1.15: Quarrel for the Central District!

Franco and Makoto rushed forward as Yuro tried to sense out the demoniacs. With his capability of Beast Prowess, he had a good perspective of the city and any movements.

"Flaming Gaffer speaking. Light phoenix and Water Fish, do you copy."

"Wow, we are...Light phoenix here," Rin responded.

"Did you just call me water fish?!" Dazai replied angrily.

"Yes, I did, AND YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT! Now DO YOU, COPY?!" Yuro demanded.

"OHH! We'll see if you can copy when I'm gonna beat your-"

"Guys, come on! We need to focus here. And quit with the dumb call-ups, Yuro!!" Makoto said.

They set their strategy as follows: each team should have a person with a Beast Prowess, Yuro, Rin, and Dazai, all possessors. Yuro had a lion, Rin the Fox-king, and Dazai the Tiger Shark. The other guilds were ordered to stay put if they found any demoniacs or foes in their district. Only the members were around their areas, while the captains were with the citizens to protect them. The big screen finally switched on, and all the citizens came by to watch the ronins do their best to reclaim Legon City. But there was an ounce of fear in some of the people, where they could get attacked while being present at the entrance of the city. And others who feared going back to their lukewarm life at Headquarters. A man ended up with an anxiety attack, falling to the ground and screaming his lungs out. Uraka Nakamura, the captain of the Red Rangers, came to see what was the matter.

"Hey, Sir, please stop screaming. My ears hurt." He said.

"WHY ARE WE EVEN WATCHING THIS SH*T!?!? YOU GUYS KNOW DAMN WELL THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE!! We've sent COUNTLESS guilds for eighteen years to save the city. But YOU RONINS EITHER DIE OR BETRAY US HUMANS!!"

All his comments caught the attention of all the people. They began muttering among themselves, knowing that part of what he said was genuine, which caused a bit of hostility towards the captains.

"Wait, What is the president even doing now?!"

"We will win...right? I thought we were insulting them because they would go fight."

"So our hope is on ONE TEAM?!"

"YOU GUYS ARE HERE TO WATCH US DIE ARE YOU?!

"Mommy, I don't want to die.."

"MONSTERS!! MONSTERS!! MONSTERS!! MONSTERS!!"

All the people lost hope and began throwing their useless belongings at them. Then the crazy man looked around for a hostage and saw a lady holding a baby. He ran towards her, grabbed the child, and pulled a knife at his face. She screamed, and everyone pushed away from the man.

"If you guys don't call the president RIGHT NOW, This baby is getting it!!"

All the seven captains present there surrounded the man. Then Haruro Motsubi, captain of the Black Bullets, slowly walked towards the man. "Sir, please calm down. We don't need any melodrama now. It's a baby, after all…please put him down."

"Don't come any closer! I will do it!"

Regardless, Haruro kept getting closer and closer.

"PLEASE JUST LISTEN TO HIM!" The lady shouted, grabbing Haruro by the leg, fearing that her child would get killed. But Haruro didn't listen, for he trusted his gut that the man wouldn't do it. All the other citizens began shouting at Haruro, saying he didn't care about life.

"ALRIGHT BUDDY, YOUR FAULT!"

The man aimed the knife up and slammed it down for the baby's chest.

"SIR WAIT!!"

"NOOO!!!!"

At that point, all the captains ran ahead to stop the man, and then…

~WIND PROWESS: SHOSHITSU POINT

SWISH!!

SLASH!!

The knife tore the blanket right through the other end. But at some shock, there was no blood at all. The man looked up, and his head was floating above his body.

A leg swung right through his neck, decapitating him, and his body fell to the ground. All the captains stepped back, for none of them were responsible. Then, a man stood up from behind with the baby in his arms. It was Motoroshi who had killed the man. He walked towards the mother and helped her take her child back.

"He is way too young to be present to such violence. Take good care of him." He said to her.

"Thank you very much!" The lady thanked him as she cried. But then Motoroshi lifted her and the baby and jumped onto the top of a building. "Please wait for me here; I'll assure your safety." He whispered in her ear and jumped back down.

All the captains took a stance against him when he landed. He looked around and saw how many people were there when Haruro asked who he was.

"Firstly, I'd prefer if you kept your distance." He said, then Haruro stayed in place. "Secondly, my name is Motoroshi. I am...a Fushigiri."

The moment he announced that, all the people dispersed.

"IT'S ONE OF THE DEVILS!"

"A FUSHIGIRI?! HOW ARE THEY STILL ALIVE?"

The captains all pulled out their weapons and prepared to restrain him. He lifted his arms and pointed up at the sky.

"And thirdly, I'm here to announce your defeat. Felicia, NOW!"

He dropped his arms down fast, and projectiles from another building came and hit 10 out of the 500 people. They weren't bleeding but had a shard in their neck. They began to change color, and friction occurred on their entire body.

BLASH!!

Half of their head was sliced off, and the shard covered the missing piece. They turned into half demoniacs, partially human but under the control of the shard. With a fearsome roar, they ran and entered the city. All the citizens began to scream and shout, but they stayed at the city's entrance. And just before the captains could return to Motoroshi, he vanished.

"Dammit, what should we do now?!" Haruro asked.

"Everyone, head back to your respected quarts! Those ten are fast, so be vigilant at all times." Uraka ordered all the captains as his Vice came to pick him up, and they drove off. All the other captains found ways to leave the scene, as all was a disaster.

The lady with the baby was shocked about what had just happened, as Motoroshi appeared next to her again. "Let's find you a place to stay; it is a bit dangerous in the meantime."

"…but, why did you spare me?"

"Firstly, it's better not to ask many questions. Secondly, don't let it get to your head. And thirdly, we will talk about this later. Chiampa!"

Within a split moment, Chiampa approached them. "Take this lady and her child to my place. Tell Hade to treat her to anything she needs; is that clear."

"It's crystal." Chiampa slowly picked up the baby and told the lady to get on his back.

"I'll see you guys there." As Motoroshi said that, Chiampa disappeared again with the lady. Then, when he turned around, Felicia sneaked behind the doorway.

"You've gotten soft there, eyy roshi?"

"You will die if you call me that again, Felicia. I specifically said only two people, and yet you struck ten?"

"I was bored, okay♡? Besides, I had to pose during your boring speech until you called me up. Can't you talk like a normal human?"

"...Well Firstly…"

"Oh, give me a break!"

Someone came by from behind them. He was wearing a blue cloak, one of which was not associated with any of the guilds, with the emblem "AR" on it. "Guess you can't speak like a normal human."

"Oh, it's you, Kim team."

The Vice Commander of the 4-star unit. He was part of the Anti-Ronins, the rebel guild that fought against the Quarts yearly for the city. They consist of five leaders who all have power according to their star rating, with the 5th being the leader. Depending on the ronin's strength determines the star units that get to face it. Motoroshi and Felicia were from the second rebel guild, Hajiman, and cooperated with the AR to keep the city under their rule. Motoroshi is their head boss, and his leaders are above him. Felicia was responsible for turning humans or corpses into demoniacs, while Chiampa was his guard.

"So, how is the operation going?" Kim Tam asked.

"Currently, our only objective is to eliminate the guild in the central. So, Felicia, those ten hostages, can you keep them within this district? That way, we can outnumber them."

Felicia smiled and began walking away. Now, both Motoroshi and Kim Tam remained on top of the building.

"Your subordinates, where are they?" Motoroshi asked.

"Well, as we speak, Rico might have already found his first victim; Destiny is still setting a trap for her opponent. And that leaves me to face the two captains. What about yours?"

"Chiampa went running an errand for me. While the others are just going around looting some of the empty stores. I'm just waiting for… a specific person to get involved."

"Well then, that's not much of an organized bunch you have there. And your leader, or should I say, leaders?"

"To tell you the truth, I understand that they are not involved. They believe they don't need any of them to since I'm taking care of this. So, you should be more worried about My next move."

Silence struck. Both men stare into the camera concealed in one of the buildings.

"Rebirth is watching huh?" Kim tam said.

"This is not a show for them to sit and enjoy. Better proving them wrong now." Motoroshi said as he prepared a blast at it but was outmatched by a sharp claw that destroyed the entire building.

SLASH!

Motoroshi laid his guard down as he noticed who was the cause of the sudden destruction.

"Sorry for being a little late, boss!" It was Kim Tam's partner in crime and his most trusted subordinate, Rico Ookami. Aside from the 5-star Lieutenants, he is just one rank behind him. He is the second generation Yakuza and the first Anti-Ronin with beast prowess.

"Well, talk about good timing! I'm glad you're here, Rico. So, any update on the current situation?"

He stayed quiet, took a deep breath, and glanced at the bottom floor. "If you are looking for an update, why not look down."

Kim tam was somewhat confused, but as he looked down, it surprised him. Franco, Makoto, and Yuro had finally made it to them after spotting the explosion. Motoroshi, not wanting to get involved just yet, was ready to walk away.

"Kim Tam, you guys can take care of these three. I have places to be."

Kim tam was annoyed with being ordered around, but right before he could say something, Motoroshi vanished.

"And then he disappears! What an a-hole!!"

"Guess your friend knew his place, don't-ya think?" All the attention went down to Franco.

Kim tam stared into his eyes, feeling nothing but disgust. "You have some nerves. Who the hell are you guys?"

"If we are in the Central district, who do you THINK we are?" Franco replied

It took a few minutes for Kim Tam to realize it finally. "So, it's you guys, the 10th Quart. For a moment, I thought you guys would have come as a whole. Where is the rest of your guild?" He asked.

"Wouldn't you want to know? If you want them, find them. I'm not stopping you."

Kim tam and Rico began to get irritated. Makoto came close to Franco and whispered to him.

"Franco, what's your plan?"

"Just wait, Max. I have a plan."

"Franco, they are charging up their spiritas. They will attack us."

"Wait up. I. have. A. plan."

Kim Tam noticed that they were whispering secretly.

"What's this now? Are you guys planning an escape from us? I don't think that we would-"

"Who said something about running? If you think we are running away, were you seriously gauging up all that spiritas to run after us?! Are you a captain or just another field athlete?"

Franco kept taunting Kim Tam. "GRRRR! I'LL SHOW YOU AN ATHLETE!!"

They both leaped off the building and down towards Franco and the others.

"Franco, they are heading our way."

"Calm down. They are still seven stories away."

Kim tam began charging up lightning as they fell while Rico pulled out his fangs.

"Franco?!"

"Wait for it..."

They were now only jumping height away. And they both had their attacks on Franco's face.

"FRANCO!?!?"

~ZONE PROWESS: THE ZONE!

BLAST!!