Turning point

[ACSRS: Ketsui to kakugo]

Accelerator looked above him at the distortion going through his plasma, he calculated what must be happening and cursed under his breath. The sudden wind was not controlled by him and it was tearing his plasma apart. The sudden wind had possessed little-to-no build up so it was unlikely to be natural.

His vision passed over the city and saw the windmills turning in both directions at seemingly random speeds. He spoke quietly but those in the railyard heard him "Hold on, I've heard about this before. It's something about the motors within the windmills when hit with specific electromagnetic waves. They-" He cut himself off there suddenly as a thought crossed his mind. "Is it them?" He spoke suddenly "What do they think they are doing? They are not just carelessly spinning the windmills. They are being used to disrupt my formulas!"

He spun around to see Railgun carrying one of the sister units. His eyes locked onto the clone "She's doing it? She is directing the others in what they have to do?"

I have to stop her! That is what he must have thought. "I'm going to kill you!" was what he yelled. In that moment Misaka stepped forward to protect 10032. Though her arm was still broken she wouldn't allow her little sister to come to harm. She looked Accelerator dead in the eye and spoke "I won't let you."

Through the night sky danced a blue butterfly, ignoring the powerful winds it continued to where she felt the one she cared about. She saw the electricity that charged the air but more interesting to her was the 'Web' that overlayed the area. It looked to her like it was connecting all the nearby windmills that were creating this wind, all of them connected to at least two other windmills and a single spot in the middle of the railyard.

Lumen wasn't afraid of spiders. While most butterflys could get caught in a web she had never been in that danger, she was a mental construct after all. Either way she wasn't afraid of them so she decided that the sane idea would be to head to the center of the web and then look for GV, he was probably somewhere there.

"I don't understand you people," admitted Accelerator "first we have the gallant appearance from third-string over there," He nodded at Touma who was still on the ground "and before that there were you and the other guy. All just to defend the wind-up doll." He looked a mix of pity and confusion "It is an over-produced factory reject of yourself. I would think out of everyone in the world you would be the most digusted of it. Or maybe it freaks you out to see something that looks like you getting all beat-up, but then, that's not a very good reason to put your life on the line."

He began to laugh then "So maybe you can't stand to have somebody else become a level 6 before you, or maybe it's some kind of atonement for being the reason they started these experiments in the first place."

Misaka looked him dead in the eye "I don't desire power for it's own sake the way you do. Nor do I think of this as atonement for any of the things I've done wrong in the past."

10032 looked away ashamed, A moment passed before Misaka gave the answer "It's because she's my sister." 10032 looked at her, through her ears the entire network was listening. Misaka continued "All of these girls, they are my little sisters. That is why I'm here."

The network came to a conclusion at that moment but it kept it to itself. Misaka continued speaking but this time it was just to 10032 "I'm sorry. After all this time I have no right to ask you this, but still, just this one time may I fulfill my role as big sister?"

Though 10032 spoke it was the entire network that spoke through her "Yes."

Misaka smiled and took a breath, her non-broken arm stretched in front of 10032 in order to protect her. "I will not let another one of them die" she declared.

Accelerator started chuckling only for it to turn into a grand laugh "Man that is rich! I have to admit that I didn't see that one coming. Playing at sisters? That's a good one. You're way out of your league here. If there is something I want to do you can't stop me! Two little girls like you can't even slow me down. It's kind of like how a person's vision can only be messured up to 20/20. Level 5 is the highest rank an esper can attain in Academy City. So that's where I am stuck. Even though I am Better than the rest of you. I'm sick of looking at the same damn face day after day so I'm going to kill all-" he was cut off by a sound; Touma climbing to his feet.

His clothes were little better than rags and his chest was covered in blood but he stood. Even Accelerator was silent. Touma stepped forward a few times. Misaka had to hold herself back from running to help him.

Accelerator had a strange smile come to his face before speaking "This really has been fascinating but I've had enough. It ends Now!" In a moment he flew towards Touma.

Misaka cursed her broken arm that prevented her from shooting in this moment.

As Accelerator swung his hand at Touma, Touma ducked. Accelerator began to punch with the other only for his fingers to be broken by Touma's hand.

Touma whispered "You're the strongest guy in Academy City. That's not going to help you now, the weakest guy is taking you down."

Touma's punch hit it's target and a feeling of finality struck with it.

The blue butterfly settled on top of GV's nose.

With a pained smile he spoke to it "Good to see you, can you call an ambulance for..." his gaze shifted around "five people?"

The butterfly gave an airy laugh "Well, at least you are still in high spirits. Help is on the way."

End of chapter

Finally we are out of EP15 and halfway through 16, we might actually get somewhere now.

Either way I am thinking next week will be another chapter of the sidestory but I am not sure yet.