Shen belongs to Slay the Gods 中文版我评论了 Enjoy! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Hope Academy ~Chapter 6~ "Come on,do you seriously think we're just gonna hand you the lantern?" Itsume asked,glaring at the three. The lead brown-haired girl smiled, "I knew you'd say that. Well,how about we introduce ourselves and then you can decide again?" Before Dustle,Itsume,or Shen could reply, she immediately said, "I'm Momoju Antsuki. Friends call me Tsuki. I'll tell you,I was the top student at my elementary school AND middle school. I got 100 percent in all my tests,and won every round of elemental battles." Itsume and Shen stared at her blankly. Even Dustle was a bit annoyed. He expected more from this narcissistic girl. "...and?" Shen asked. "WHADDAYA MEAN 'and'?" Antsuki crossed her arms,"YOU SHOULD BE SCARED OF ME!!!" Dustle decided to cut in,"With all respect,Miss Antsuki,it's amazing that you're the number one at your earlier schools,but it doesn't mean that you are number one here. This is Kibo Academy. Besides,I don't recall hearing your name during the interview,which means that I got to go earlier than you,and you got a lower score than me. So,Miss Antsuki,I consider you first try to be the top student here,and THEN maybe we'll get scared." Dustle smiled at her. It was a smile mixed with annoyance,encouragement,and mock respect. Antsuki blushed fiercely,then stuttered,"Ugh,you-",then fell silent,looking everywhere except Dustle. Dustle saw Itsume and Shen trying VERY hard not to laugh and failing miserably. "Ah,I'm sorry. Did I hurt your feelings? I didn't mean to." Dustle said to Antsuki. It sounded like he was mocking her,but Dustle actually was sorry. Kind of. Maybe. A little bit. Antsuki's teammate,the brown-haired girl,shook her head and told him,"It's fine. From the short time I've been with this girl,I've known that she's always like this. Just ignore her." She sounded ultra-super-mega friendly. The complete opposite of Antsuki? The girl waved,"Hiya. I'm Ame. Nice to meet you." Itsume answered for them,"I'm Itsume.The half-human half-creature is Dustle,and the person beside me who looks like an idiot and in reality IS an idiot is Shen." Shen smacked her,"You're the idiot here." Itsume smacked back harder,"An idiot always denies what they are." "Sounds like you." Said Shen. "ALL OF YOU,SHUT UP!" Antsuki suddenly shouted. Itsume and Shen broke up,startled. "You." Antsuki pointed to Dustle,"I WILL rise to the top one day. But for now,I cannot allow you to have that lantern for any longer. Kira,let's go." The green-haired girl,Kira,who had been silent all this time,looked up at the sound of her name,and politely said,"Yes,Miss Momoju. I will exterminate all that threatens you. I take it you want to best Dustle,so I shall crush the other two for you. Ame,come with me." Ame sighed,"Seriously,why do I feel like everyone is trying to take charge here?" She glanced at Itsume and Shen. "Sorry,you two." Ame said apologetically,"But I want to pass too." Without another word,the battle began. Antsuki charged straight for Dustle without a moment's hesitation,and when she reached exactly beneath his throat,she summoned an ice spear and striked it up. Dustle grabbed it firmly, stopped it from making contact with him,and crushed it. Antsuki looked surprised,but only for a moment. She fired icicles at him,and Dustle easily dodged them. "This girl seriously needs practice. How's her control so weak? It seems that her special talent is high-level cryo magic." Dustle noted in his brain. "Aah,anyways." Dustle continued noting,"I just need to wait for the perfect moment to use THAT spell. She's using long-range attacks right now,so I should get the chance soon." Meanwhile,on Itsume and Shen's side,the fight wasn't going so well. "Shen,support me! I can't use elemental spells that well yet!" Itsume shouted. "Well,neither can I!" Shen shouted in response. "Should I try to control them?" Itsume whispered. Yes,she actually whispered. Sensing the sudden seriousness in Itsume's attitude,Shen became serious too. "Try it first. If it doesn't work,you'll have no choice but to use [Hope]." Shen whispered back. Itsume nodded,then muttered,"If only I could have a lollipop right now..." Scratch that. She wasn't serious at all. But then,she said,"You know what to do" and ran towards Ame and Kira. Shen did know what to do. He'd done it so many times with Itsume that he's practically become the master of it. With Ame and Kira's attention focused on the running Itsume,Shen created a huge explosion with his hands. "Eek!!!" Ame cried,the tips of her sweater caught on fire. She quickly extinguished it. In the midst of the smoke,Kira suddenly appeared calmly right in front of Shen and stabbed his right arm with her shining sword at lightning speed,before Shen could even react. (+)
(+) Blood spurted out and Shen cried in pain,then created another explosion,which Kira dodged by gracefully leaping to the left. She striked and once again succeeded in stabbing Shen,this time on his left arm. "Itsume." Shen thought, panicked,"Come quickly. This girl's STRONG." Itsume did indeed try to finish her side quickly. "Shen's distraction didn't hold off that Kira one bit. From the way she moves and talks,she must be a highly-trained swordswoman." Thought Itsume,"This Ame,on the other hand..." "Yikes,what kind of attack was that? Scary,don't you think?" Ame laughed nervously at Itsume. Without replying,Itsume stretched out her hands,palms open and pointing towards Ame. Her eyes, locked with Ame's,glowed purple. Ame broke Itsume's spell by simply breaking the eye contact. "Hey,Itsume,what're you doing?" Ame asked curiously. Again,Itsume didn't reply. "...I see. You're super talkative with Shen,but with others...it's like you're a completely different person. So cold..." Ame remarked. Itsume had to admit she was right. "Hehe. You two are interesting." Ame teased. Itsume answered,"He's annoying." "Oh? Well,I feel like that's what you keep telling yourself. But you...feel different,right?" There.Ame's eyes were locked with hers again. Itsume completely ignored what she just said,and repeated her earlier stance. This time,she won't mess up. Eyes glowing purple again,hands wide and pointing towards Ame,Itsume chanted "Freeze". All this happened in less than a second. Immediately,Ame's eyes glowed the exact same shade of purple as Itsume's,and she froze in place. "Go attack Kira." Itsume ordered. Ame moved automatically and fired a wind blade at Kira,who was engaged in a fight with Shen. "Itsume!" Shen shouted as soon as he saw her,"Help-" Then he saw her current state and fell silent. "Nice job." He said to her,but he knew Itsume couldn't hear him now that she was controlling someone. Kira dodged the wind blade by swerving her head to the side. "Ame." She said darkly,"What are you doing?" Then she noticed Ame's eyes and Itsume's state. "Hmm. A special talent for control magic,huh? This is gonna take a while." As soon as Kira finished saying that, she charged at Itsume from the back She had figured out instantly that Itsume couldn't hear a thing right now. That left her downright vulnerable. Shen created an explosion and shouted,"Not on my watch!" Itsume turned around and saw Kira,who would've stabbed her straight in the back if not for Shen's explosion. "Ame. What is your special talent?" Itsume asked. "I can change and control the weather." Said Ame robotically. Itsume turned to Shen,"Should I tell her to use it? What did she say?" Shen gave her a thumbs up,then pointed to the sky. Itsume looked confused,but commanded,"Ame,use your special talent to attack Kira right now." Ame raised her hand and at once the clear sky was overlaped by dark clouds. Not even three seconds later,heavy rain began pouring down,accompanied by lightning and thunder. Itsume stared at the sky in shock. It was clearly not the special talent she thought Ame had. Ame then directed the rain at Kira. She ran to stay out of its path,but the rain was simply faster. It soaked her whole body. Kira glanced at her wet clothes in disapprovement,but didn't say anything. Then suddenly the lightning was directed at her too. And the thunder rang specifically at her ears. Kira covered her ears in pain,"Ugh..." Shen didn't give her a chance to recover. He flashed behind her,and an explosion engulfed her whole. When the smoke cleared, Kira was lying on the ground,dusty and unconscious. "Ame,summon a wind rope and tie up both you and Kira." Itsume said. After it was done,she exited out of controlling mode. "Phew." Itsume wiped sweat off her forehead,"That was tough. Looks like we won." "Itsume! Don't ever do that again! That was the scariest experience I've ever faced!" Ame cried. She was out of Itsume's control now. "I could use my five senses normally,but when you commanded me,I couldn't do a single to resist! I gotta admit, that was incredible! Just don't use it on me again." "We'll see." Itsume swiftly replied,then she and Shen high-fived. "I saved your life today. Repay me with lollipops later."Itsume grinned. Shen rolled his eyes,"Whatever. Let's go see if Dustle needs any help." (Meanwhile...) "Kotono! What did you do with Yasushi?" I asked angrily. Kotono grinned at me,"Oh,you noticed?Well,nothing serious. Buuuut,if you want to see her again,you better back off and leave us alone." "Where is Yasushi? It must be Kotono's special talent that made her disappear.Wait...I sense anemo magic..." I thought. Kotono tilted her head,"Sorry,were you listening? I said-" I raised my hand and ripped the anemo magic away. "Firekle!" Came Yasushi's voice. She sounded breathless. "I knew you're still here.Where are you?" I asked. "I don't know what Kotono did,but I can't see myself!" Yasushi cried. "Aah...you found her,huh?" Kotono said,"Well,too bad." TBC...
