(Part 2)

Azazel eyeing Alan clutched his fists hard heading back silently, his expression grave. Pushing his sleeve up, he rubbed the ball on his skin taking the right side. "Changing side's hun… that little black kitten."

Alan thought tapping his bat grinning. "Little kitten, be a little calm and focus. No need to think too much." he advised. Azazel smirking back rushed towards him. Stepping on the popping crease he bowled towards Alan.

Alan eyeing his grip stared alerted, "He is gripping the ball with his knuckles? A knuckle delivery?"

The ball leaving Azazel's grip headed towards Alan slowly. "Grave Knuckle…" Azazel whispered. "A slow ball? No! It will suddenly turn fast!" Alan thought stepping behind eyeing the ball which by a second's change altered its speed into super-fast heading towards the right corner of the wicket.

"Azazel used it! Grave Knuckle!" Pointed Silas as Izack nodded.

Alan hurriedly raised the bat upside down, pushing the ball behind the wicketkeeper which was out of his limits of grasp as well. The ball tapping farther and farther once again touched the boundary claiming a four.

"Close…" whispered Alan relieved.

"He claimed a boundary again…" Feng whispered nervously. Xavier and Helios stood silent.

"What a weird atmosphere…" thought Adam tracing worry over the middle schoolers who didn't dare utter a single word.

Azazel turning around eyed the ball shocked. "A four again…?" he asked in disbelief, "Even though, I bowled a skill delivery of mine?" Alan walked over, "Little black kitten, what have you been thinking about ever since you stepped onto the ground? I know, you aren't this simple to tackle. So giving me boundaries and smashes just doesn't feel right."

Azazel ignoring him gazed at the ground dazed. "I-I can't do it…?" he whispered senselessly.

"Huh?" asked Alan puzzled yet concerned at the same time. "If this keeps up, I might just be the worst player of all. What will everyone and captain Kenzo think of me? Right, he is watching me right? I wonder what his expression is like right now…!" Azazel thought suddenly looking at Kenzo who stared back at him grave.

A sudden thump went inside his chest.

"Oh no… he is really disappointed. He is looking at me with those eyes again. The same as that time… what- what should I do?" Azazel thought baffled. Sweat dripping his forehead ceaselessly.

"Hey, little black kitten…" Alan called grasping Azazel's shoulder however, Azazel suddenly rose up.

"Your highness, is Azazel…!" asked Silas worriedly. Kenzo sighing closed his eyes, "Seems like it."

"No way…" whispered Heber in disbelief. "What wrong?" Seles inquired. "That is the same feeling which pulls him into doing something wrong. His Red eyed Ghoul personality." Seraph told as Cassiel nodded worried.

Gabriel eyed them silent. Ryan looked at Xavier who clenched his fists. Turning around Azazel eyed Alan with his pupils burning bright red. A gentle smile turning into a viscious one, he grinned at Alan devilishly.

"Little black kitten? Should you call your grim reaper that way?" he sneered dangerous. Alan abruptly pulled his hand away. "Yikes?! Devil Azazel is here!!" Adam hid behind Ezekiel. Kenzo upon his sight sighed while Damian came down patting his shoulder.

"Hey, what's wrong with him?" Noah uttered stunned. "His irises… they turned red?" pointed Aaron baffled.

"But weren't they already red?" asked Senri blinking his eyes confused. Azazel turning around eyed Alan with an atrocious gaze. "I am afraid, this is what the one thing I didn't wanted to happen." Nagi forewarned.

"What do you mean?" Senri looked around puzzled. "That's right, Haha! I was such an idoit. Why didn't I realize it back then? It would've been better if you were just gone! Because, we won't even have the hassle to feel crestfallen or suppressed after facing you. Toying with us as if you already knew everything and everyone. I utterly despise those kind of people. And sadly, you turned out to be one of them Alan. That's why… just do us a favor and disappear!" Azazel grated disgusted.

Alan hearing his word's stood with his expression widened, images of past unravelling his mind he stood dumbfounded.

A man hooded with a black jacket sneered over his injured sight, "Haha, aren't I just right, one who doesn't even cherish friendship should just disappear!"

Alan blinking his eyes turned around, heading towards the pitch wordless.

Orion stared wide eyed. Azazel grabbed the ball tightly with a scornful grin heading back. "Seems like this is good bye, Alan!" he uttered rushing towards the pitch, twice the speed. "Fast!" whispered Isa worried as Zach eyed him serious. Leaving the ball, Azazel stood staring at Alan brutally.

"Hehe… if I just finish you. Captain Kenzo wouldn't even have the need to step onto the pitch to face you." he whispered.

Alan eyeing the ball stood taken a back. "His speed instantly improved once more, while he again bowled a knuckle ball. I should better hit it before it changes it's speed…" he thought moving forward and slamming the ball against his bat however, little did he knew that the ball rather than being hit back spun towards his face twice the power, hitting his forehead ruthlessly.

"Alan!!" the highschoolers called out bewildered standing up from their seats.

The ball tapping away landed over the pitch as Alan fell onto the baseline grabbing his eye with a thud. The whole stadium went silent as the highschoolers along with Kazuna rushed down.

"He really hit him!" uttered Adam scared. "Is he alright?" asked Silas shocked. Helios and Xavier looked at each other worriedly.

"Alan!" Seles worried too headed down. "That brat…!" gritted Heber as Ryan eyed Feng worried. "Is he alright? Shall we take go take a look?" Seraph asked Poseidon and Cassiel. "Look! Alan isn't getting up." Ezekiel pointed baffled.

"He was hit with a cock ball after all." Gabriel recalled. Orion in frenzy stood up stepping into the ground however, a harsh voice called out.

"Stay wherever you are, nobody dares to take a step in or out! Whoever does, is disqualified from the base! Did you all forget the rule?!" Rauf warned grave.

The highschoolers hearing him halted. "But, Alan is hurt! Let me see if he is alright…" debated Elias however Nidou shouted, "Do you wish to be disqualified!?"

"Let him handle his own messes, no one from this side or that one goes into the ground. If I see anyone, then he can say goodbye to his career!" he continued to threaten.

"No way… he's so cruel! Isn't Alan his own son?!" Adam inquired shocked tugging Seraph who stood wordless.

"Forget it, we can only trust Alan." told Seles walking towards the middle schoolers, "Since interruption of outsiders amid the game results as that particular person's disqualification in the base's rules."

"And what if someone dies, then what?" asked Xavier displeased as Poseidon stared cross. "If the coach say's so then be it. We can't interfere." told Seles hopeless, "But he is human too, he knows what kind of injury this is." Kenzo eyeing the sight clutched his fist tight. "What will happen now?" Faris gulped.

Alan regaining his consciousness massaged his hairs. "Augh… what in the world…?" he thought confused. "My, my, did it hurt that bad? I didn't meant to do so? Sorry." Azazel sneered disdainfully.

"Ah… I remember now. Seriously, even when hit this badly I just hear that old man shouting clearly…"" Alan shook his head looking back at Azazel however, his eyes instantly widened.

"What…?" he asked looking on the ground to see his surroundings pitch black. Soon, to find something dripping on his hand. "Am I bleeding as well?" he thought muddled pressing his forehead, he winced.

Orion stood bewildered, "Coach! Captain Evan! Alan is bleeding as well, just let me tend him. I swear I won't…" Instead, to find the two of them staring at him grave. "Rauf…" called Evan and Haruf however no use.

Alan taking a deep breath stood up. "Say, little black kitten… I take back when I said that you were easy to tackle." he corrected.

Raising his arm up, he wiped off the blood dripping over his right eye. "Pft, Haha… glad you realized it." Azazel replied heading back.

Alan looking below spotted around. "Haiz, my head hurts and I can't see a thing. Moreover I have also lost my bat. I wonder where it might be…" he wondered kneeling on the pitch looking around.