S1: Chapter 9 - Another Chance

- I'm new at the city. Name is Kayra. Nice to meet you!

- Nice to meet you Kayra, I'm Leyce. What are you doing all the way here?

- I'm searching for someone actually. A friend of mine got lost in the woods.

- Oh is that so? Do you need help?

- Well actually I could use an extra help. But I really don't want to bother you so it's fine.

- It's also fine by me. I'll help you search if you want!

- Really?? Great, thank you so much! He went to the forest a few days ago and didn't come back at all. So I became worried and started searching. I also saw you everyday next to the tree so that'd why I came to see what are you up to.

- Oh I get it. Well, let's go find him then.

- Yes, let's go!

The search for a "friend" begun and Leyce had no idea who was he accompanying.

After searching for some time, the two of them eventually went deep enough and came across the bottom of the mountain.

This is a perfect place. I just need to hit him when he is not looking and...

- You would die.

- Huh?

- Try it. It's not going to work. And you're just going to die right after.

Damn this brat! How did he realize?!

- I was already told your name after that first battle in the forest ended. Next time, you should use a fake one instead. Sadly, there won't be a next time.

- POISON ELEMENT: FATAL PIERCE

This one surely is a crazy one. And 5th finger again. How come? Anyways, as long as I maintain my distance it should be fine. That trick of hers is well known, it doesn't need to actually pierce me in order to poison me. Even if I inahle it, I'll get poisoned. The "pierces" are just a decoy, to spread the poison in the air.

Kayra was chasing after Leyce who started running around and jumping over rocks.

- You can't run forever you know!

- Surely I can't...

If I get closer to her I might inhale poison. It's too risky.

- Look at you running like a rat! As much as I'd love to keep on playing cat and mouse with you, I don't have all time in world for this. Not to mention how boring it is. I'm ending it. NOW

POISON ELEMENT: SNAKE'S RUSH

Second after, Kayra went through the air so fast and was right before Leyce. She was just one hit away from immobilazing Leyce...

However, Leyce remembered something. It was an important advice Kagutsuchi gave him

- Listen Leyce. Your physical form still isn't in the best shape. It's going the better way, but for now it puts you at a disadvantage. Instead of stressing over that now, you should focus on things you can do. You have speed, precise, quick attacks and most importantly Lighting. The same way you did at enterance exam, if you have nothing else up your sleeve - do it.

Go all out, all in. Collect all the power you have, and release it from the bottom of your lungs. Strike them with all your might!

- It's over, he is centimeters away. With this,

IT'S ALL OVER FO-

Lighting emerged from the sky and hit Leyce. The air from it pushed Kayra and made a fine distance between the two of them.

- SO IT REALLY WAS YOU! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO KILLED KURAGARI! YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME, EVERYTHING THAT I HAD! HOW DO YOU EVEN SLEEP AT NIGHT AFTER RUINING SOMEONE'S REASON TO LIVE?

- Reason to live? Took everything she had? - Leyce thought to himself - both are 5th fingers... Wait no... Could it be?

Lighting Element: Super Sonic Charge

Again, like in the forest Leyce started glowing from feet to head. Small sparkles of light were all around him until he charged completely.

- All I have to do is charge myself completely... And release it in an instant!

In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Kayra.

Both of them thought to themselves:

- He will inhale the poison? What is he doing?!

- When releasing attacks, I have to exhale the air out of my lungs. With move like this, not only am I exhaling the air, but will also go through everything in front of me at the speed of light. There is no way for me to inhale anything.

Lighting... STRIKE

- Huh...? So fast.....

Kayra's hand fell down. And Leyce was way behind her.

- That's all. I'm leaving now. - said Leyce.

- Why... WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL ME FIRST?

- Was he a family member?

- What? Why do you ask that now?!

- Becau-

- YOU DIDN'T CARE WHO WAS HE WHEN YOU KILLED HIM DID YOU?

- Did you care when you tried to kill Kaichi... Or Kagutsuchi. I don't think so. People only complain about the cruelty of the world once they get hit by it.

- DON'T GO ON LECTURING ME NOW!

- Don't get the wrong idea. I had no intention of killing anyone that night. You guys attacked us. It was simply kill or be killed. That's all. I won't say that I'm sorry for what I did. But I also won't ask you for forgiveness.

- Damn you! - through tears Kayra started saying

- I'm weak. Originally, there are 5 fingers and each person resembles one. However, as I was weak, he let us, Kuragari and me serve together as one finger. Kuragari was my boyfriend. When everyone abandoned me, ee was the only person who was there for me, and yet you still took him away from me! Kill me now too!

- I won't. If you wanna die, kill yourself. But if you really wanted to, you would've done so days ago. Either way, what you're doing is selfish. Try to live, for his sake at least. I'm sure he would want that.

- LIKE HELL IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING!!

- "Please be safe... Kayra". Those were his last words. You think of a way to live up to those words.

As Leyce turned around and headed back, Kayra got on her knees. Completely in shock.

Outpowered, beaten, and spared, she was utterly defeated. Yet still given another chance... at life.

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