A/N: So first fight scene I have made. I try my best to make it flow well together. IDK what I'm doing.
(By the way. you unlock a new skill.)
Really what is it?
(You unlock point of view-POV)
... Do I have to use it?
(Yes!)
... Aw man.
Chapter 10: FIGHT! AND REST!
"Mister Hori, are you ready?"
"Yes!" he gets into a battle stance.
"Mister Sapphire, are you ready?"
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"I'll take that as a yes!"
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"Both contenders!"
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"FIGHT!"
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"Wait What?"
POW!
Fuck!
My body hit the floor and I start rolling.
'Ok, Ow! This is serious now! Alright, let's go!'
I get back up and rush Bolin.
'Ok, let's remember what Mom told me. Always predict your opponent's next move if anything he might dodge me and face me head-on.'
As I get close to him, he smirks at me and does the opposite. He jumps over me giving himself a jumping boost with his staff.
I quickly turn around to catch his staff by the end of it with my left hand and pull him down toward me.
Giving him a good clothesline with my right arm.
"Rah!"
POW!
ACK!
With that blow, he gets sent to the ground hard.
'Ok, that worked. I need to keep that in mind. He can give himself a jumping boost with his staff.'
Wasting no time, I pull the chair off my back. And try to strike him while he was down.
As Bolin looks back up at me. He sees me raising my chair and ready to strike him. With no other option, he raises his staff to block the strike.
CLASH!
"Huh, Not bad. How were you able to react so fast?"
'Rule 2 of moms training. Never talk in a fight.'
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"Not talking huh that's fine. Tell me once I win."
He quickly pushes me away from him with his staff and gets back up on his feet.
He then starts to spin his staff around, and soon after blades come out of both ends.
'Ok, that's bad.'
He rushes me this time. With no other choice but to block the attack with the chair.
His barrages of attacks are fast and hard any one of these hits can and will hurt me. No scratch that, will kill me. The best I can do now is just block and wait for him to get tired.
But man can this guy run his mouth.
"What's the matter? why are you not attacking?" Bolin swings his staff aiming for my left leg.
I take a step back and I throw a punch. Aiming straight for his face.
Bolin parries it, with the other end of his staff and goes for a slash at my face this time.
It moves fast with no time to block it. I do the only thing I can do.
I follow the angle of the swing that's coming, and I drop to the floor. Once my hand hits the floor I sweep his legs with my own leg. Making him fall on his back to the ground.
OOF!
Once his back hits the floor from the sweep. I don't let up. I use my other leg to push me in the direction of Bolin's downed body.
Once on top of him.
I start throwing punches. He tries his best to block some of them with his staff, but it's no use. A Staff can only block so little. even at close range.
'Just keep hitting him until his Aura breaks.'
I look to my right, and I see the chair on the ground next to me if I reach for it I could end this match fast. So I do.
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Big mistake.
The moment I let go of the barrage of punches he pushes a button on his staff that sends me flying away from him.
And I land hard on the floor.
ACK!
"Fuck that hurts."
'So, he does have dust in his staff. and its wind dust, ow.'
I look up from the ground and see Bolin running at me.
'Shit time for plan B.'
I reach into my belt and pull out one of my grenades.
The cyan color one.
Bolin jumps and I throw it on the ground in front of me
Seconds later it explodes creating a shield in front of me.
Bolin not being able to stop, crashes on it and sends him a good few feet away from me.
I need to thank Pietro for sending me those dust crystals. They are really saving my butt today.
'Good I got one grenade left. I need to use it wisely.'
I get up and run to my weapon.
Once in my hand, I look back at Bolin struggling to get back up.
'You want me to talk, ok then.'
"There's a reason why they call it Hard-Light dust. You could say you learn it the hard way." I joked.
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The crowd started booing me for that.
'Ah come on. Anyone?!'
POV ?
"Pfft, nice one."
Back to the action
"Man that was bad. And I mean really bad."
"Yea, I know."
"But hey look at the bright side. You are finally talking."
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'Shit, he's right.'
"All come on don't be like that, have some-"
He ducks my chair that I throw at him.
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"... Did you really just throw your chair at me?"
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Why did I do that?!
"Well looks like Victory is all mine now."
He starts running at me staff at the ready.
shit! shit! shit!
Think man think what would mom do?
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DODGE!
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Oh right.
Bolin jumps,
Get ready!
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NOW!
Combat roll!
I Roll to the side barely missing his strike.
With an opening, I run to the chair that I threw.
"Oh No you don't!" with a press of a button on his staff a wind current was sent my way. Sending me flying.
... Right next to my chair.
ACK!
"ow"
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"... Man I really need to label these buttons on my staff. That was supposed to send you back towards me." Boling said looking at his staff.
'Nows my chance.'
'Rule 3. Never take your eyes off your opponent'
I pick up my chair and pull out the last grenade of my belt and I pull the pin.
1..2..3..4
Timing it just right I throw it behind me.
'Oh, this is going to hurt so much.'
5
BOOM!
With a powerful shock wave, it sends me into the air right toward Bolin.
Bolin hearing the explosion looks up and sees me coming down toward him with my chair fast and strong.
This reminds me of someone, so I yell out.
"GET BENT!"
Aiming my chair right at his head.
With no time to dodge, he does the only thing he can do, block.
BOOOOOOOM!
With a big explosion, the whole arena is covered in smoke. Wondering what just happened and trying to see who won.
"Seth!"
"Bolin!"
"Sweet heart!"
It took a good few seconds for the smoke to vanish and to be able to see the ring again.
To the surprise of many and including two worried mothers. Both competitors were still standing.
Well, one more than the other.
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'Dammit, I'm going to feel this one in the morning.' with shaky legs Seth tough.
"Man not bad, you almost got me there. Thankfully my staff was able to stop your attack. Too bad for your chair though."
It's true my chair is beyond saving. The whole top of the chair flew off with that clash. The only part remaining was the legs and the seat.
"Well, then should we continue?" With that Bolin kicked me in the stomach and it sends me flying back with what was left of my chair a few feet away from him.
ACK!
"Seth!"
Damn even with that clash he still got power in his kick. ow!
'I forgot one thing and now it's going to bite me in the ass for the rest of this match. Damn Aura, how much is left for it to break?'
I think I just lost. Without my Aura to protect me, this ain't gonna end well for my body.
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But I can't give up yet.
I sit up from the ground and I see Bolin walking towards me. I try standing up but with my legs and knees hurt, I feel like they're about to break. I think me landing like that is really affecting me right now.
'Come on just a little more, push yourself. I trained so hard to become a huntsman. What's a little pain in your lower body.'
With all the power I got left in my legs, I get up and throw what's left of my chair to the ground in front of me. Waiting for Bolin to get close to me.
I got one last chance and that's it. I need to do it and go all out.
Push my legs to the limit and go for broke with this last attempt.
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"SETH!"
I hear my mom yell.
"Remember what I told you, Never Give up!"
I can't see her, but I can hear her voice.
'What? When did you tell me that? Wait was this back home when you told me?!'
"Because I Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you."
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The Crowd all start to look at my mother wondering what she was saying.
That was one of the songs I wrote in my notebook. So it was that song that she read.
'...That was so offbeat, but I think I know what she trying to say.' I just smile at that.
"Huh...What is she saying?" Bolin wondered.
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"She's singing. And it's Music... She's trying her best though." I tell him
"Music? Singing? Oh, please that was just noise, I don't even consider what she just said as music." He readies his staff to swing at me.
"Well, then I Gotta make you understand."
As Bolin swung his staff with full force to my head... I ducked under it rolling towards him and quickly getting behind him. And with all of the strength I have left, I grab him by the waist and lift him up. Falling backward and making him fall right on his head, onto the broken seat of the chair.
"MANTEL SUPLEX!"
SLAM!
The sound of a skull hitting steel is heard all over the arena. With many of the audience wincing at the sound of it.
"OH!" "Damn!" "That's got to hurt!" "Is he alive after that?!"
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'Did it work? Did I win?'
I let go of my opponent's waist and move my body away from him. My breathing is heavy and my lower body is hurting. I see a person running towards us.
'must be an official.'
The man kneels down next to us and checks on Bolin. It takes him a good minute to check him and then looks at me.
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"Did I win?" that's all I could say.
"Well... The kid is out cold. So yea I think you did."
He pulls out his Scroll and calls someone.
Minutes later the announcer is back.
"The Winner of this Match by Knock-out goes to Seth Sapphire!"
It takes the crowd a good second to realize what just happened. But in the end, they start to cheer.
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'Yeah! I won. Man, this should feel great and all but right now. I can't feel my legs right now.'
"Hey, kid are you ok?"
"No. I can't stand right now. I think my legs are out."
"You need medical assistance?"
"Yea. That would be nice."
I lay on my back on the ground, and remove my glasses while keeping my eyes close.
'Huh... I can't believe these are still on me.' remember all the times I have been sent flying.
I hear people getting close to me, grabbing me, and putting me on something soft.
'Must be the medics. That's fine.'
I'm just gonna take a break.
I pass out.
When I open my eyes I was hit with light
"Fuck! Why is it always light!" I say groggily
I turn my head and I see my sunglass on the table next to me. I pick them up and put them on.
'Ah much better.'
I look around the room and see that I'm in a medical room
'Shit, what happened after the fight?' I try to move but I felt my legs weak. I remove the blanket on top of me and see my legs covered in bandages.
'Man, I really did a number this time huh? At least they kept my pants on, so that's a good start.'
The door of the room opens and I see someone walk-in.
'Oh great this guy again.'
"How are you feeling kid?"
Horrible and In pain.
"I have been through worse."
"Really? Cause by the looks of it." He shows me an x-ray of my lower half. "Your whole lower body looks like it's been run over by a bus."
Oh, you have no idea what that feels like man.
"Where did you get those? Aren't you security?"
"Not important right now. And it doesn't help that you were just in a fight with someone who had his Aura up. And hitting you with no restraints."
Yea, not one of my best idea after all. I think I could have been worse if once of his staff hits were to actually hit me.
sigh... "Listen, kid. I think your run in this tournament is over."
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"What? No, I'm okay I can still fight! I just need to unlock my Aura and I'll be fine."
"Kid look at your legs here." He points at my X-ray and I see that a part of my Tibia was broken on both legs.
'Yea, that's not supposed to be like that.'
"Even if you do get your Aura unlocked, it's not a guarantee that it will fix your leg right up. Just face it kid the decision is f-"
SLAM!
The door behind him opened with such force that it made both of us jump
"Mom! What-"
She runs up to me and hugs me.
"I'm sorry. I am so sorry sweet heart, I should had remembered to unlock your Aura. With all the excitement and being back at Haven it really passes on me."
oh man she's sobbing.
"Mom, it's fine. I mean I forgot about it too."
And with all the stuff that has happened up until now. I don't blame you.
"Haha. If anything, I believe that the training you-"
"Seth take this seriously!" my mother finally snap.
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"This is not a game anymore. This is not training. This is your life on the line. And you're just here laughing about it. Like you didn't just put your body on the line!"
"Mom, you told me to not give up."
"And right now, I'm regretting that decision."
To hear that coming from your own mother really hurt.
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sigh... she's right. I am joking about this.
I look at my bandage legs.
If I didn't take that risk of launching myself into Bolin. I might have been able to avoid the injury.
"Seth... I think you need to drop out of the tournament."
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"Kid, listen to Mother she knows what is best for you."
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sigh..."Fine."
I really don't want to, If anything I just want to relax a prepare for the next fight. But seeing my mom upset with my decision, I think the best option is to not argue with her. I mean it's only one tournament, they could be many more in the future for me to enter.
"Thank you sweet heart."
"Yea, no problem, Mom." I looked down at my legs.
"I'm going to tell the planners about the decision you made." The man said, "Cheer up kid. I think you made one hell of an impression for your first match."
I just smile at that.
"Thanks."
with that, the man left the room.
"Are you okay?"
"No."
"I know this is hard for you to accept but please understand that-"
"No, I get it Mom. It's just I wish I didn't forget about my Aura. Feels like I forget about a lot of things now."
"We both do."
We really do forget a lot. More than one should but for me, it's been like that for a long time.
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"So you got any idea how long I got to be like this?"
"Seth..." She looks at me not amused.
"Not to Fight, more like to know if I would be ready for school when it starts back again."
"...Well the doctor said you will be better in about 4 to 6 months to heal."
"Great."
So I'm going to miss the beginning of my fourth year at school."
Why is it always the fourth year when all the excitement happens to me?
"But... I think I know a way to cut that in half."
I looked at her, She was not a doctor so I have no idea what her plan was.
She raises her hand to my face and removes my sunglasses of me.
"Sweet heart I want you to close your eyes and concentrate."
"Concentrate on what?"
"On your heart."
On my heart? Why would I... You know what, why not can't be the weirdest request she ever told me to do.
So I close my eyes and try to concentrate. Hearing it beat every second and trying to understand what I got to do.
Then my mom place a hand on my hearth and started talking.
"For it is in passing that we achieve greatness. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all, infinite in distance and unbound by death. I release your soul and by my life protect thee."
I made the decision of opening my eyes and saw my mother glowing blue, and when I look down at my hands I saw I was glowing a dark blue.
But the strange thing was that all the pain that I was feeling all over my body earlier was now disappearing.
'Wow...unreal...my gosh...This is Amazing! I FEEL INCREDIBLE! I FEEL-'
"Seth! Do you hear that?"
"What?"
"That noise, it's coming from you." My mom asked
'What?'
I listen to what she said was noise, and yeah I hear it.
"It sounds like a drum beat."
But was it coming from me?
I place a hand on my head thinking I lost it. But no if my mother was hearing it too then. I don't know what's happening.
"Mom, What did you do?"
"I just unlocked your Aura, but this is all new to me I've never done this before."
"Any idea how to stop it?"
"Like I said all new to me."
Well, that's no help. Hearing this beat is driving my head crazy now. What to do, what to do?
"Stop! Umm, Cease! Enough this is driving me crazy!"
"Seth calm down. Just relax."
Easy for you to say I'm hearing this in my body and I don't know how to stop it.
"Just breathe Seth and relax."
"Ok." Just relax and breathe.
I place a hand on my chest to try to calm myself.
"I got this. Breathe in... and out..."
It's not working
"Stay calm and control the beat."
I move my hand to my heart to get a better grip on my breathing and the moment my hand was on top of my heart the beat stopped.
"Huh... It stopped" I take my hand off my heart.
"You did it!" my mom cheered
Did I really do it?
"Yea, I think I did." How?
"Well now that you-"
I move my hand to my heart again and to my surprise, the beat started again.
"Wow, That's cool!"
I do it again and It stops.
I do it again and it stars.
Again Stops.
Again Starts
Stop
Starts
Stop
Starts
Stop
BONK!
Fuck that hurts!
"Ow! Whyyyyy!" rubbing my head
"Because you seem to be having fun. Why do you think Seth?"
"Right sorry. but at least I know how it works now?"
"Yes, just try to control the urge to use it now please."
"Ok, Mom. So, any idea what it could be?"
She sits down next to me in a chair.
"No, like I just said. This is the first time unlocking someone's Aura So I have no idea. My only explanation is that somehow you got your semblance but that can't be right. It takes time to develop one and I never heard of a semblance that just pops out of nowhere when your Aura unlocks."
Yea, that does sound weird. I read a lot about Semblances and how they develop depending on the person. But it's just weird that this doesn't feel like a semblance. Then again I don't know what that feeling is.
"How did you get your semblance Mom?"
"From what I remember I got it when I was training with my father. He told me my mother also had some type of wind semblance too. So, when I asked her, she said her mother also had it. So, I guess it runs in the family."
That's weird. I never hear of a semblance that follows a lineage like that.
"You think I lost my chances of getting a wind semblance like that?"
"Hard to say. What I do know is that only my family line had it. So I don't know if it will go to you. But chin up anything can happen sweet heart."
"Yea. I hope"
Semblance huh?
I hope this is not my semblance. But then again, I don't have an explanation as to why this is happening. I don't think this would be useful in a fight. Maybe to annoy people, but still it doesn't feel like it's mine.
Knock! Knock!
The door opens and In walks the drunk as I like to now call him.
"Alright kid, So I got good news and-"
The man just stood in place looking at me like he had just seen a ghost.
'Why is he just standing there.'
I looked at my mom and I see her narrow her eyes as if to say she was watching him and his next move.
I looked down at my bed and see my sunglasses there.
'Ahh I see, this man is going to hit me with the old 'your blind' stick, great.
"Kid. You..."
'Here we go.'
"You have Silver eyes?"
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Um, is he drunk or what?
A/N: Well there you go, a fight scene was it great? (Eh 4/10) If anything I hope I get to do more later in the story but with better direction (Pfft u will) If anything thank you for reading. I hope you enjoy the chapter and see you all later.
