1.75: The Entrance Exam!
Franco arrived with the rest of the Elite Force at the school.
"Hey, have any of you guys heard anything from Tedashii?" He asked.
"Well, last time I saw him, he was with the new kid. But that was a day ago, right?" Yuro said.
They all tried to remember before they spotted him. "There he is!"
"Tedashii! Where the hell were you?" Adrian asked.
"I…have a vague memory. The last thing I remember was sparring with Seto; after that, I don't know."
"That's weird; you said the same thing last time you fought with Franco."
Franco knew that this was no coincidence. "Tedashii, could it be that you-"
"WE'RE HERE TO REPORT BREAKING NEWS!"
Chloe's voice halted them on the TV in the hall. "Five robbers were suddenly transformed into Demoniacs at the City Bank. And it appears that the police have no control over them!"
The cops were doing their best to shoot at them, but bullets did not affect their rough skin. Some citizens ran away, while others hid in places to stream the incident.
"People, please go hide elsewhere! This is not the time or place to be near the area!" They commanded, but none of them moved aside.
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***Quickhall District, Legon City***
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Chiampa arrived after disposing of his old body in an alley before returning to Motoroshi's home.
Knock! Knock!
The lady heard the door and put her son to sleep.
"Who is it?"
"It's…Chiampa…"
"Mister Chiampa. It's good to see that you made it back-AAAHHH!!!"
She fell when she saw who it was. "O-Ogata Sanetomo?! H-What are you doing here?"
Out of stress, she pulled out a knife next to the counter and tried to stab him.
CATCH!!
Chiampa caught her hand and took the knife away from her. "It's me, Chiampa…I have a lot of explanation to do."
…
"Wait, Verbis Diablo? That is a forbidden prowess if I'm correct." She said.
"How do you know about it?"
"I was a physician at a regional Hospital, and my colleagues were all magic users. I had a break once, so I looked it in her book…I had no idea that was even possible." She brought him some coffee to drink. "But Mister Chiampa…if Mister Motoroshi did this to survive, why did you do it too?"
"…I, I had a rough path. After losing the only woman that loved me…I had nothing. My son passed away during one of the apprehensions…all because of my irresponsibility. I thought that maybe if I looked better, you would give me a chance to start over-Look I know-"
Thud!
Chiampa stopped talking when she hugged him. "Mister Chiampa…you saved my and my son's lives; I am forever grateful. And even how you were before…never changed my opinion of you." He did not respond. "You took good care of us ever since Mister Motoroshi let us stay here, so you've always been a father figure to Miro. So no matter how you looked like, I always considered you like a husband."
"…" Chiampa stood smiling, then fell to the ground on his knees. "I PROMISE YOU; I'LL MAKE SURE YOU AND MIRO WILL LIVE THE HAPPIEST OF LIVES!"
"Hehehe, I know you will."
BOOM!!
An explosion was heard nearby, and Miro woke up again.
"Take cover in the room! I'll go check what it is."
But before he could run out of the house, Miwako held him back. "Chiampa, no! Don't forget, you're in a new body. So who knows if Ogata could fight?"
"Don't worry. Different body, still Chiampa the Brute!"
So he took off and closed the door behind him. ("As much as I deny it… she's right. I'm in the body of a cameraman! How the hell will this help?!")
Suddenly, a human was killed at the bottom floor of the building, and there appeared a Demoniac.
"You…have got to be kidding me-F*CKIN FELICIA!!"
He jumped and took out his club but could not lift it.
SLAM!!
Trying his best, it just would not budge. "No, Dammit!"
Sniff! Sniff!
Chiampa froze when he felt the demoniac's presence right behind him. So he sprayed some dust from the ground and ran away.
("I'm NOT dying today, not after this!")
SCRTCH!!
But his heart began racing when he found himself at the bank, with the other four surrounding him.
"Oh no! People, do you see?! Gale's famous partner, Ogata, is surrounded by them!" Chloe said.
"OGATA GET OUT OF THERE!"
"HOW DID HE END UP HERE?!"
"WHERE IS GALE WIND?!"
"I'll be his next cameraman!"
The citizens tried to rout them away, but their prime focus was on the defenseless teenager in front of them.
"WATCH OUT! I'M HERE TO HELP!"
~ICE PROWESS: FROST RUSH SHOT!!
BLAST!!
An iceberg separated Ogata from the demoniacs.
"HE HAS BEEN SAVED, BUT BY WHO? IS IT MISTER EON, MISS KATE??"
"NO!" the ronin stood on top of the ice column. "MY NAME IS NEO FROST! The brother of Eon and Kate, AND THE NEXT STAR TRIGGER OF THE ICE CLAN!!"
...
Everyone went quiet, even the students at the school.
"I assume by that he is also your cousin?" Franco asked.
"Yep…he is…" Tedashii replied.
...
"Citizen! Are you alright?"
Chiampa just stared out of annoyance.
CRACK!!
The demoniacs were breaking through the ice. "What? How can they do that?!" Neo asked.
Chiampa then took a good look and saw the color of their edge. "Dammit, their water dominant! Ice is ineffective against them!"
"How do you know that?"
"I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE…movies on them…"
…
Everyone went silent, even the demoniacs.
"Did you get that on camera?" Chloe asked her cameraman.
"…yes. That was the dumbest response to such a serious situation."
"Were there movies about these beasts?"
"Where in the world did he watch that?!"
"So…is he still going to die? I want to be Gale's-"
"NO, I'M NOT GONNA DIE!!" He responded.
ROAR!!
The demoniacs became impatient and began charging at them. Gale came late to see what was going on in the news. "…Chiampa? OGATA!!"
BOOM!!
A large explosion cloaked the scene as everyone stood and stared.
"NOO!"
"Gale, calm down! The city bank is miles from the school; you won't make it in time." Eon tried to hold him back.
BLAST!!
Suddenly, one of the demoniacs got dragged into a portal.
VWOOSH!
The next second, it vanished. "Wow, did I miss this feeling?"
The whole crowd jumped out of amazement as they were saved in time.