0.39: Acceptance

"No, I'm not…he killed my-"

"You, of all people…took advantage of my kindness; what did I do for you to fool me like this?!"

"I would never do that! You have been my childhood hero ever since I heard you for the first time."

"You said you were blind…then how can you look at me in the eye with no mistake?!"

Before answering that question, he recalled having his sight back the entire time. "I…got it back with the help of-"

"Mercedes!"

More soldiers from the other guilds surrounded the siblings and Austin.

"Seto and Noriko Kaname, you both are officially fugitives from the quarts!"

Seto was tremulous throughout the event, yet nothing was processing to react. "Wait, you guys are jumping to conclusions! Skiros killed one of his members!"

"And who would that be?" Austin asked.

"My mother, she's lying right-" To his surprise, her body disappeared from its previous spot. "…what? Noro, where's mom?"

She was just as shocked, and now they stood with no evidence to back them up.

"THAT'S ENOUGH! I have heard enough from the two of you! Not only are you trying to buy yourself time, but you have also stolen the prowess of your leader!"

"Stolen?" Seto held his arm up and noticed Skiros's last attack still charged it up. "NO, this is just because of the wires…LOOK!"

He began pulling the wires with his teeth, hoping to break the flow.

"Capture them!"

The groups began homing to the kids, where one wire finally snapped.

BLAST!!

Mistakenly, it whipped itself across Austin's waist.

"Huh?"

ZAP!!

"AAAAHHHH!!" It conducted with his water prowess, sending shockwaves through his entire system.

"MISTER AUSTIN, NO!" Seto pulled his arm back to undo its wrapping.

SLASH!!

"…"

A rain of blood flowed around the walls of the street as Austin was cleaved off his torso. Silence surrounded the place before Seto shrieked from his feat. "AAAHHH!!!!"

"KILL THEM!!!!"

"WAIT-"

SLASH!!

With every gesture he made, the whip unconsciously slaughtered the ronins.

"GAH!!"

"NO, I DIDN'T WANT TO-"

SLASH!!

"STOP-"

SLASH!!

"NOOO!!!"

SMASH!!

He struck his fist down on the road, ending the havoc. The surviving ronins stopped hiding and resumed approaching them.

"Forget getting close to them. Let all four of our attacks end this already!!" a Ranger said.

So they all surrounded them and charged up their spiritas. Seto felt his arm burst with spiritas one last time, signaling an even more devastating attack. "Oh no, everyone! You have to run away from this place; I don't want to hurt any of you; I CAN'T CONTROL THIS THING!!"

"You could have said that before slaughtering my boss!" A member of the Sapphire Frosts said. "I will never forgive you for that."

The wires began lighting orange, and Seto watched the prowess flow everywhere. "NORIKO, RUN!!"

She swung herself above ground and took off.

"FIRE!!"

BWOOSH!!

Countless elements targeted Seto; all that was left was a simple flashback of his life.

"…how, how did things turn out this way? I'm not…a hero; I can't kill people; I don't wanna fight."

A tear falling from his face, Skiros appeared as an apparition before him. "You thought being the captain was just a title? I'll ruin your name so you won't be able to breathe calmly again."

Lighting surrounded him while the floor lit up. "MOTSUBIS ARE STRONGER WHEN ENRAGED!! THIS IS THE EXTENT OF MY POWER!!!"

~LIGHTNING PROWESS: SUPREME SKY ROAR!!

BOOM!!!!!!

Hundred meters worth of an eruption as the impact eradicating all buildings and streets. The effect even caused the rain to fall from the sky, with Seto still in the puddle of blood. The sync finally wore off, the wires slowly vanished off his palm, and he lost his vision again. His hair was still dyed red, and tears diluted with rain.

"…"

He did not have the strength to react or move, just the idle position staring at the gray clouds. Noriko returned but, with all she could, failed to say a word. They were powerless and back to their normal states.

"Noriko…you should've hung me from the beginning. None of this would have happened."

She frowned at him and lifted him to start running.

"There's no point… we'll get caught eventually. We will die here; just let me rest in peace."

KICK!!

Noriko was hit off her feet, sliding down the mud puddles.

"Where do you think you're going, kitten?"

"…N…Noriko, what happened?!" Seto stood up but failed to pinpoint her position due to the rain. "DON'T YOU HURT MY SISTER!!"

He picked up a rock and flung it to the voice.

SPLOOSH!!

To no one's surprise, he threw it right on another puddle…nowhere near the foe.

"HAHA, you're a funny kid. I remember the little girl, but you, not at all." She said.

"I'm her older brother, and I will beat you if you lay a finger on her!"

She stared, confused as to why he was shouting at the puddle. She waved at him from behind but got no reaction. ("He's blind and can't react to spiritas movement.") So she helped Noriko up and wiped the mud off her face. "I'm sorry, I had no idea you guys had disabilities…"

Seto recalled the same response from Azahii. "Alright, why don't you say I help you guys?"

"How can we know we can trust you?" Seto asked.

"I'm the summoner of the demoniacs, meaning I could have killed you within seconds. But I had kids way back, too, so I deem for you guys when you struggle."

Noriko lowered her guard and rested on the lady's waist. She picked her up on her back and held Seto on her side. "You can call me Felicia, upper five of Hajiman."

"Upper five? So there's more of you?" He asked.

"You'll learn all about it once you're at the base. For now, let's get-"

BOOM!!

Felicia dodged the surprise attack and took cover. Sir Williams arrived at the scene with all ten guilds at his disposal.

"Felicia Panthers, you have someone I want dead. And with you being a wanted ronin, I'd suggest you hand them over or face the consequences." He mandated.

She hid them away and shielded them with a zone. "Alright, my demoniac will take you guys away from here. No matter what happens, don't look back, alright? GO!"

ROAR!!

It arced its back and ran off with the siblings. "HAHA, wow. I'm still caring; that's not good."

Felicia walked out and blossomed in the lights from the helicopters. "WOW, William…I didn't know you had so many toys!"

"A small price to save the city is all it takes."

She scuffed at his statement. "A city ruled by us for nine years now? Are you SURE you're not the problem?"

Feeling irritated, he turned back, and they all fired at her.

"OO, did I hit a nerve…well then, let's have fun, shall we?"