Chapter 17: 11:55PM
11:55PM.
Aodh: Hey, it's been a little bit.
Mellan: Yeah, sorry I couldn't avenge you.
Aodh: I mean none of that matters right now. We just gotta put our faith in Gabriel now.
Mellan: I guess so.
Aodh: You know, he kinda reminds me of Sile. Keeps to himself but puts everything into things he's passionate about just like her. He's got this.
Gabriel: Cenric...
Cenric: What? Sad the kid you've known for a few days is dead? Get over it.
Gabriel: What are you?
His entire demeanor changes.
Cenric: First the bandana kid ask "who am I" now you asking "what am I". I'm free that's what I am! I can do whatever I want whenever I want because no one can stop me! Does that answer your stupid question!? My God I should just kill you now for wasting my time!
Vines erupts from the ground towards Gabriel as he flies through them. Cenric uses an ability from one of the other losers to summon sharp shards of glass to cut Gabriel. He reinforces his soul to block the damage and morphs his arm into a sword and slashes Cenric across his chest.
Cenric: Wow, you learned even more advance forms of soul manipulation so quickly. Maybe you're not such a waste of time!
Cenric grows a leg from his chest to kick Gabriel away.
Cenric: I can't wait to eat you!
He patches his chest up and shoots bullets out of his hand towards Gabriel. Gabriel morphs his soul around the bullets as he runs towards Cenric. He creates more tendrils from out of his back to grab Cenric and throw him around but Cenric slices them with sickles pertruding out of his body. Cenric shoots a giant fist out of his hand with Gabriel knocks it away.
Gabriel: I'm ending the tournament right now. With you along with it!
Cenric: Let's see then kid!
They charge at each other, fist cocked back ready to strike before they collide, Gabriel's soul is jolted back to his body.
Gabriel: (I didn't know I had a time limit.)
Cenric: Oh, looks like this isn't gonna end as fun as I thought. Just like every thing else, boring.
The clock strikes 12. Midnight. The B.0.T.s are soon to begin their patrol.
Gabriel: (I can't move, I'm dead when the B.0.T.s come out.)
Cenric: Sad that I won't be the one to kill you. Thankfully the B.0.T.s can't see me.
Y3110W exits the room and begins scanning the area. He just walks pass Gabriel and stares down Cenric.
Y3110W: Number 100, Cenric Corbyn, you have been disqualified for killing number 61, Mellan Quinn, breaking rule number 3. Effective immediately.
Y3110W begins charging up a beam of energy from his hand.
Cenric: What? How can it see me? This can't be happening right now. I'm above you, you rachet piece of scrap! You do what I say when I say it!
Y3110W: You. Are. Not. The Founder.
Cenric: I'll be above him too! Nothing will stop me! NOTHI-
Cenric is disintegrated by Y3110W's beam. Gabriel smiles as his eyes slowly closes.