Wiping the blood from his nose, he turned to step off the ring, the silent spectators began to clap before the announcer's voice cut them off. "Combatant, the next match is yours, don't leave the ring"
Rin raised an eyebrow at the words, the fixture she was holding clearly showed that it was her turn, on impulse, she looked up at the vip area, catching the smirk on the prime minister's face before it vanished. 'Shameless'
"Your next opponent– Leon raider"
A tall, green-haired student walked onto the ring, his green eyes pulsing, the moment he stepped on. The presence seemed to change, everyone could feel a strong pull, one that was demanding their attention
"Great match, I enjoyed watching you"
"You're using a curse"
"I know, any and all legal advantages to win. I use"
Aki's head wad already overwhelmed, and the curse was making things worse for him, deciding to clear his head, he slowly sat down. Closing his eyes and taking slow and steady breaths
"Begin!"
Leon's hand shot up, glowing as vines grew from his hairs, wrapping around his hands, reinforcing them
[Earth Magic] Vine Armor
He dashed foward, eyes fixed on his opponent. Suddenly, dark tentacles shot from the ring, wrapping around him, then squeezing hard, the grip strong enough to nearly suffocate him
"What's this?!"
"A skill of mine" Aki said as he stood up, dusting imaginary debris from his clothes, he looked up at the announcer, "Where's the barrier?"
"Oh, our mistake. Mages, we need a stronger barrier please."
He released Leon, letting him catch his breath while the mages created a new barrier
During that time, Aki took off the earrings. 'Sorry, but I won't win with these in the way' He threw the earrings up, straight into the vip area, where they landed right by the railing
He felt lighter, mind clearer, energy less restrained, and less hinged, meaning he could fight at the full power allowed by the suits. The screens, replaced using magic, lit up, displaying the ring below, this time, with analysis on the power gauges of the suits, showing how much each combatant was currently pushing out of the allowed 120 000
Leon- 98 000/ 120 000
Aki- 119 999/ 120 000
The mages finished making the barrier, the announcer signaled the start of the match, and everyone looked down in anticipation
In less than a second, Aki was already standing on the edge of the ring, leaning over as if he almost fell off, his face slightly red in embarrassment. "Oops"
He steadied himself, preparing to attack again. 'With my head messed up, my perception lags behind my movement. I'll have to think of something else. Vi equals Vf maybe?'
[Psycho series] Prime phenomenon
Prime recreation- Constant kinematic
Leon turned to face him, his face full of anger, when he saw him, he faltered. His opponent had become slightly blurry, glitchy even. Looking closely, he could see that Aki seemed to flicker in and out of the position he was standing, but it was so fast that you needed to have quick eyes just to be able to process the slight changes
Everyone else couldn't notice anything unusual, so they just watched the match in awe
Rose looked from the earrings to Aki, then the prime minister, but ultimately kept quiet
Sam was watching from the doorway of the locker room, leaning against it, he was smiling faintly, enjoying the match, while thinking about how this was the first time he had seen Aki in a fight
Back on the ring, Leon raider summoned his Vine Armor once more, this time however, it mimicked Aki's tentacles, bursting from under the ring. He roared as one of his vines shot towards Aki, before Aki could move, a sharp pain shot through his head, and his knee buckled
'Dammit' he covered his mouth as blood threatened to spill. He managed to raise one hand in time, blocking the attack
His vision flashed: [Void Body] [Void Particle] [Void Takeover]
His eyes dimmed, the red color fading to black, and then filling with an ice chill blue. His tentacles awakened into their eldritch forms- shards for teeth, glowing insides. They rose up, their roar so loud it once again shattered the barrier,
His senses snapped, and the power took over
[Psycho series] Prime disbalance
The academy shook violently, Infrastructure began vibrating to dust, students collapsed one after the other
[Void Series] Void Particles
Small dark orbs materialized, circling around his neck. Rose and Chloe immediately got up and ran down to the ring, hoping to stop him
As everything else happened, Aki's consciousness floated in an empty space, a lookalike stood before, dark-eyed, dark, purple and blue cracks stemming from the eyes to the cheeks. Hair black and dark blue, it stood there, watching him without saying anything
Finally, "Yield to my command, boy", its dual-toned, hollow voice echoed through the emptiness, sending chills down Aki's spine. When he spoke, he found his voice similar to the lookalike
"Who are you?"
"I am-"
Back at the disaster, the Prime minister had managed to put up a barrier, which was already beginning to Crack, the vibrating was still making it through, disorienting him, one wrong step later, he tumbled over the railing, falling down to the field, unluckily, he landed hard on the ring, his past probing towards Aki causing Retaliated Omen to activate. The combination of the piercing pain of Retaliated Omen as well as Prime disbalance, wrecked his brain so much his death came due to brain hemorrhage
"Are you going to continue letting all these people suffer?" The lookalike hovered closer, cupping his face, with a unnaturally wide smile on its face
"Answer my question first. Who are you?"
"Can't you tell? I'm you"
"Bullshit!"
"You don't believe me? That's fine. You'll come to realize me with time, afterall, this so called Nature activation is pending. Best if I come back to takeover then, is it not?"
"Go to hell"
"How rude. However, i still got to enjoy myself, afterall. A single lost soul is better than none"
It glanced down, and the void cleared, revealing the chaos happening on the field, its eyes locked on Rose and Chloe, whom were rustling towards Aki, a wicked smile formed on its face, "Two more for the road"
"Damn you!" Aki's eyes blazed, and he lunged, kicking the entity back, cracking its left eye. Two red streaks of blood ripped across his eye, in the same spot he had kicked the creature."Shit"
"See. You and I are one. Since you're eager to protect those- humans. How about this?"
It raised one finger, the space rippled, and it exploded in cosmic colors. "One of your gates, give me access, and I'll leave"