So after the finger wrecking battle another chapter :D Thank you everyone for the reviews! Glad you liked the fight. So this is a question for you guys what about Sakura now? Should she just go away? For join SEES? (No impact on the story, she'll just be there for another help of sorts.) So tellme personally I think she should go away but I'm not sure so I'd like it if you guys can tell me! :D
Enjoy this one! A bit of assurance to MeowMeow :D
Blac: I kinda wanted to do that but scrapped it since from what I have seen only Avalon can overpower EA.
Zombie : Thanks alot! :D
Ren : Taken reference eh? :D Well lets see what People Power has to say.
Michelle : Hehe! God? I'm not sure but still thank you glad to see all of you enjoyed the fight and bingo on the fact. Minato was fighting nyarly all along.
"WAKE UP!" Sakura shook Minato whose breathing went haywire. The battle finally ended, the whole place was blown apart with blood at every step.
"Please." Sakura begged, her gray eyes opened wide as the recurring dream flashed in her mind.
"He saved me and… died?" She asked herself but quickly shook her head "Minato! Minato!" She frantically shook Minato whose breathing was really shallow now.
"Don't slip! PLEASE!" She screamed as she pumped his chest up and Minato ended up coughing blood.
"Someone! Anyone!?" She screamed out for help…. But it was the dark hour. She looked down at Minato, the boy she fought over half the year was at his most defenseless right now, she could easily kill her.
"No that's in the past. I won't let him slip." Sakura swore "Please I beg of you. Don't leave me after you saved me."
SEES came running towards the scene. Everyone except Mitsuru and Fuuka told a minute to soak the carnage around them. Mitsuru's frantically looked around to see Minato lying next to a silver haired girl.
"Minato!" Mitsuru cried running towards him. She took Minato into her arms and looked at Sakura with a glare "You did this didn't you?" Sakura froze, waving her arms "No I swear… I didn't."
"This is all you're fault." Yukari came running to them "You bitch." She slapped Sakura across the face. Sakura busted into tears as her cheek stinged from the slap.
"You're are crying now? After what you put Minato and us through?" Yukari gritted her teeth and grabbed her by the hair.
"No please! I didn't mean it. That was HIM! I never wanted to harm you." Sakura pleaded as tears trailed down her cheeks.
"Like I believe y—" Yukari was about to slap her again but Fuuka spoke up "She's not the one Yukari-chan." The brunette looked at her "She was just a vessel." Fuuka answered as he crouched down to Minato's level.
"Dude?" Junpei asked horrified as Minato's expression changed into a painful one. Minato began screaming out in pain, twisting his body.
"Minato!" Akihiko touched Minato's shoulder and felt a burn, he drew his hand back "No good. He's burning like a fire."
"AHHH." Minato screamed out in agony, scaring the living hell out of everyone.
"Minato hold on." Mitsuru pleaded as Minato gritted his teeth, his body raised up a few centimeters and slammed back onto the ground.
"Lets go back to the dorm." Mitsuru ordered, barely keeping her tears back. She looked at Sakura "You're coming with us."
Sakura shakily nodded and got up "I swear I didn't mean any of this."
"We know." Aigis answered as she lifted Minato up, he was burning but Aigis didn't care about that "I no longer sense the malicious intent from you." Sakura looked down "I'm sorry everyone."
"No time. Let's move." Mitsuru commanded.
…
"Did I do it?" Minato asked himself as he stood in an endless void "I defeated Nyarlathotep and saved them?" He smiled "Yes! I did this.."
"Minato!" The crying voices of his team mates called out to him.
"I don't care if I die right now." Minato smiled "I finally protected everyone." He suddenly fell onto the ground "I did it." He chuckled "…..Finally."
He slowly began fading into the darkness below him "Heh! I don't care come and get me Death." Minato chuckled as he slowly plunged down.
"MINATO!" Someone shouted as Minato's body slowly went lower and lower. The hand that was about to sink into the abyss was grabbed by someone.
…..
"NO! He's not breathing." Fuuka sobbed.
"Please get up." Yukari sobbed as Minato's breathing went haywire again.
"He's clinically dead." Aigis choked as everyone's heart nearly stopped.
"NO! He can't die." Junpei yelled out "He just can't. He's Minato."
"Heal him!" Akihiko yelled as Yukari and Mitsuru tried their luck again.
"…..No." Sakura sobbed from the side "He…. Can't."
….
"Minato!" Minato suddenly experienced a harsh pull and like a reflex he took a deep breath. He felt the void around him vanish and to be replaced by blue.
He opened his eyes to see wet golden eyes staring at him. Minato opened his eyes completely.
"Ugh Eliz.." Minato could barely complete that sentence when someone tackled him out of the chair, enveloping him into a hug.
"Elizab-" Minato was about to tell the silver haired girl to give him some space but he realized that Elizabeth wasn't a blonde "MARGARET?" Minato's eyes opened wide in horror, the always professional Margaret was hugging him.
Minato despite having a cracked body blushed "M-Margaret?" He could barely say anything else before someone tackled him again.
"Ugh." Minato groaned as the severely injured body of his protested to the sudden tackle. Minato blushed as someone began showering him with kisses.
Elizabeth began smooching Minato all over his face "You did it." She cried. Minato dumbly nodded but then screamed, a few of his bones crackled completely.
Elizabeth and Margaret released him as Minato sighed in relief, he tried to get up but collapsed again. He got up again and was about to fall until Elizabeth caught him.
"You've done a lot Minato." Elizabeth gave the brightest smile and slowly rested Minato on the chair. Igor was sitting opposite to Minato. The huge ominous grin back on his face.
Minato looked at Theo who was smiling "I hope you're not gonna tackle me." Theodore smiled "Of course not but I truly thank you for what you have done."
Minato sighed as he replayed the brutal fight in his head "I almost died." Minato thought as he thought about the Chaos Wave nearly killing him.
"I thank you everything Master Minato." Igor actually bowed at Minato who painfully waved his arm "It's okay Igor, its because of you guys I could defeat him." Minato smiled at all of them.
"You were so awesome." Elizabeth cried, adopting a street girl accent "Seriously." Minto chuckled and turned to Margaret "Heck I didn't know you hugged Marge."
Margaret blushed "I was just too grateful." Minato nodded "It's okay… What happened exactly? After I saved Sakura, I remembered being plunging into a void."
"You're heart nearly stopped beating." Elizabeth informed "And all of your bones were cracked not to mention the spiritual energy was totally gone making you're body shut down." Elizabeth winced "I'm glad I was about to heal you."
"Yeah thanks Liz." Minato thanked.
"No thank you. You saved us all, even though I am still stronger than you…. You still protected me." Elizabeth smiled.
"Glad I came to your help." Minato smiled back. Truth be told his whole body was still shattered "I need to go." Minato closed his eyes "I'll take a treat from you guys later."
Elizabeth giggled while everyone laughed. Minato's vision began to fade….
….
"I say we admit her to jail." Yukari hissed as she glared at Sakura who was shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Yes! Do it I deserve it! Punish me all you want." Sakura sobbed and Yukari was about to hit her again until…
"Nobody is punishing anyone…" A weak voice called out. Sakura's heart nearly stopped as she removed her silver hair from her eyes.
Minato was awake although he looked barely alive. Everyone looked on in shock and awe as Minato struggled to get up from the couch.
"You're…." Yukari started.
"Alive…?" Mitsuru finished, Minato could barely blink before SEES came running towards him. The force of the tackle knocked him on the couch again as everyone got involved in sort of a group hug.
"You're alive." Yukari cried, hugging Minato tightly.
"Man you did it again." Junpei cheered.
"You saved us all Minato-san." Aigis gave the widest grin ever. Minato despite being injured smiled back "Yeah for you guys…. But back off I'm totally crushed right now." Everyone backed away as Minato sighed in relief..
"Minato…" Sakura's voice reached Minato's ears as he looked at her. Her gray eyes were wet and dry tears etched onto her pale skin…. She actually looked beautiful.
"I'm sorry.." Sakura spoke in a whisper but Minato understood it "I'm so sorry." She started crying again.
"I nearly killed you." She started to walk towards him.
Minato didn't utter a single word and collapsed on the couch again, making everyone worry.
"He's alright." Fuuka spoke after examining Minato "He's just recovering his spiritual energy now." Everyone sighed in relief.
"We finally did it." Mitsuru thought to herself "We finally defeated the root of all evils." She turned towards the group "We'll have a meeting once Minato recovers." She turned towards Sakura who was weeping "You'll stay here."
"I'm sorry.." Sakura sobbed again, clearly the horrible moments of pain she inflicted upon SEES was too much to bear "Mitsuru-san you have to believe me! Nyarlathotep controlled me! I never hated you guys." She frantically began yelling until Mitsuru placed a hand on her shoulder "We know… Rest for now Sakura." She slowly nodded and walked behind Mitsuru.
Minato had the strangest dream ever. He was standing in white, hugging Hamuko who looked really happy. Hamuko kissed him on the forehead and suddenly everything disappeared. Minato stood in a black tunnel of sorts. He had this dream for ten years now ever since the accident. Every time he would mindlessly walk through the tunnel. This time he saw a light in the end. He ran towards the end and looked at the blinding flash of light.
"Welcome to the end Messiah." A horrifying voice came from behind. Minato turned around to see a horrifying creature crawling towards him. The body was hideously deformed and his face had the broken mask of Thanatos.
The creature crawled and then suddenly leaped up towards Minatp pinning him to the ground.
"Death awaits you." The creature spoke, sending a shiver up Minati's spine.
"Get off." Minato kicked the creature on the chest, shaking it off. Minato crushed a card of Helel…. But nothing happened.
"The fearlessness, the power enough to beat a god." The creature spoke as Minato fruitlessly tried to summon another persona to no avail.
"You're a Wild Card because of me…Accept me." The creature growled and Minato shook his head "I'm here because I never gave up."
"LIES!" The creature hissed with a venomous tone, jumping at Minato again. For a moment everything for Minato changed, the dread he had not experienced for 10 years returned to his head.
"Sis.." Minato began shaking as he slid out. The creature roared as Minato woke up on his bed, sweating profusely.
"Questions from Sakura." Minato thought as he slowly got up "The wounds aren't healing that well." He mused and then winced from the burn on his foot.
"What was that dream?" Minato asked "Messiah? I kinda heard that name before." Minato thought hard but then shrugged "I defeated that Chaos so this was just my brain acting up… I killed the all evils so I'm pretty sure nobody can top that." With that he grinned "Yeah everything will be fine."
"Death.. 13… Arcana." Aigis's software went haywire as she nearly dropped the tray she was carrying.
"Who am I?" Ryoji looked at his hands "The Bridge."
"Nothing can stop me now." Minato thought to himself. Unknown to him something way terrifying than Nyarlathotep was awaiting him now… It had been months since Death walked the earth.
"The fall?" Ryoji asked himself as a headache creeped in.
"Anything that comes I'll rip it apart." Minato smiled "I'm invincible."
So tell me what I should do with Sakura? Okay seeya guys later! Oh and ARC 2 begins now :D
