FILE 7 - The Hunter's Past, Part 4

Previously on FILE 6, Furui was telling his story during that 'night'. As he and Fumiko was in danger, a classmate from their class intervened and saved them.

January 25th 2023

8:15 PM, Jamiroquai Street.

"Good job." said Mushi as he locked eyes with the humanoid. "The Beetle, come back!"

Mushi Hachito, a classmate of Fumiko and Furui in Class 4-D. He is a natural born Stand user that lived in Jamiroquai when he was young.

As Furui and Fumiko squinted their eyes to look, they finally saw something. A medium-sized rhinoceros beetle was near the humanoid as it returned back on Mushi's command.

"That sure is one hell of a 'demon' you guys encountered." Mushi chuckled a bit, as he picked up Furui and Fumiko from the ground.

"No time for jokes!" Furui spoke.

Mushi said, "Alright alright."

Their chat is abruptly cut short when the humanoid attempts to harm Mushi again by hitting him.

"WATCH OUT!" Suddenly, Furui jumped in to block the attack as he closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, a miracle happened. He wasn't hurt, at all. The same armor that had protected him earlier now manifested again.

As if in a flash, the 'demon' manifested a sword, made from the shards embedded within its body. The sword connected, but this time, a tail made from some sort of bones blocked the swing by entangling the sword.

Mushi thinks to himself "It must be a Stand… But then, if Fumiko and Furui can see it then that means… The 'armor' must be Furui's Stand!"

"Now your time! The Beetle!" Mushi commanded his Stand to attack. It followed his command flunging at the 'demon'.

The hit connected, making it fall to the ground as Fumiko looked in awe.

As if on instinct, Furui's 'Stand' fully manifests itself. He covered himself with armor covered in dinosaur bones, with an agile tail, sharp claws and his head was covered with a tyrannosaurus rex's skull.

"What the?!" Furui looked around in his armor, smiled, and proudly stated, "I think I will call this… 'T. Rex'!" Furui declared, pushing out his chest in pride.

"That's lame," Mushi replied, rolling his eyes.

"Says the guy who named his whatever you call it ''The Beetle'," Furui retorted with a smirk.

"They are called 'Stands', and there is nothing wrong with it." replied Mushi.

"Guys! Don't fight!" Fumiko interjected, her voice tinged with urgency. "It is getting up again!"

The 'demon' got up and tried swinging at Furui, but then he swiftly caught the sword with his tail again, entangling the sword.

"Do you mind?" Furui looked at Mushi, as if to ask him a favor "Mushi, if you can."

Mushi sighed. "The Beetle, go." He said with as little enthusiasm as possible.

The Beetle would flung again at the 'demon', this time sending it further. The 'demon' struggled to hold its ground as it got flung away.

"At least your Stand isn't as bad as the name," Furui chuckled, barely holding back his laughter.

"Oh, shut up, you started it first," Mushi replied, sighing in exasperation.

"Seriously, both of you, knock it off!" Fumiko snapped, pointing at the rising threat. "Focus on 'it' now, names later!"

"Yeah, yeah," Furui said, rolling his eyes. "Let's beat this thing so we can get back to our important naming discussion."

"Fine," Mushi grumbled, but a smirk played on his lips. "But only if you promise to come up with a better name than 'T. Rex'. What does it even mean anyway?"

"It stands for Tyrant Rex…" Furui held back his chuckle. "Actually, you don't know the meaning of T. Rex-" Furui is met by the gaze of Fumiko's anger. "Oh right…"

Furui and Mushi looked at the 'demon.'

"Let's just finish this, shall we?" Furui suggested as he cracked his knuckles, trying to sound cool and serious.

"Yeah, before Fumiko explodes." Mushi added, smirking.

Fumiko crossed her arms as she sighed. She then gave them both a stern look. "About time you two got serious."

"WATCH OUT! FUMIKO!" Furui detected the sword of the 'demon' thrown toward Fumiko as he lunged in to get Fumiko from the attack.

They both would share a moment as she's hugged by Furui, sensing his intimation for her but they are snapped back into reality as Mushi screamed out. "ARGH!"

"MUSHI!" Both of them ran to Mushi's aid as the 'demon' closed in on them.

Furui lunged at the 'demon' as his tail extended to hit it.

"Mushi!" Fumiko held him in her arms. "Come on!"

Fumiko tried to aid him, but is thrown aback when Furui is flung away from the 'demon'

"The Beetle…" Mushi spoke out with a weak tone. The Beetle, with its remaining strength, charged up its horn, flashing out yellow color.

"Furui!" Fumiko, noticing the beetle's horn charging up, warned Furui. "Stay away! The Beetle is going to attack!"

Furui immediately jumped back as a huge yellow energy beam shot toward the 'demon,' flinging it far away.

"The Beetle…" Mushi looked at his beetle flying above him. "It has the ability to absorb 'energy' by bumping into things, and release that 'energy' from its horn."

"I'll get it!" Furui looked back at Fumiko. "I won't let it harm anyone else!"

"Just… go!" Mushi said through gritted teeth, his voice strained with pain. Fumiko tended to his wound, a deep slash across his body from the demon's sword.

Furui nodded, determination in his eyes. He took off after the 'demon,' leaving Fumiko behind to aid Mush's injury.

Furui chased toward the location where it was flying to. There, he saw 2 bystanders, which he recognized as Tetsu Otohime and Kuro Kanjiro, the 2 most famous students in the school. He also saw a mysterious Stand fending off the attack from the 'demon'.

Suddenly, like before, the 'demon' materialized yet another sword into its other hand, with the shards embedded inside its body forming into the sword, preparing to swing.

"WATCH OUT!" Furui blocked the attack for Tetsu, but he sustained injury as his back armor got broken, the slash got through.

"Who are you?!" asked Tetsu as she was surprised. "And why are you wearing a…"

"No time to explain!" Furui stated "We need to defeat this 'demon' as fast as possible."

"I guess that's a fitting name." Kuro calmly spoke out. "I guess we will call it as that-"

"LESS TALKING AND MORE FIGHTING!" screamed Furui as he slammed the 'demon' into a wall.

"Right…" Kuro noticed some shards on Furui's back "Hey uh… You okay?" asked Kuro as he was concerned.

"I'm… fine…" Furui looked back at them, his eyes now lit red.

He then lunged at Tetsu and her Stand, trying to swipe them.

"HEY! WHAT GIVES?!" Iron Maiden blocked the attack and countered it back with a powerful kick.

"Could that be…" Kuro looked at the 'demon' as his mind raced for an answer with the shard on Furui's back "Its ability…"

Stand Info:

『Stand Name』- The Beetle

『Stand User』- Mushi Hachito

Ability - Stores energy by hitting things. Releases out the energy by shooting from its horn. Can also use the energy to 'evolve'.

As the two stories now combined, what will be the result of this battle?! Will Mushi make it? What was the 'demon' true ability?!

TO BE CONTINUED IN

FILE 8 - The Hunter's Past, Part 5