Uncomfortable Start

Shu was taking slow and powerful steps, his hands shoved inside of his pockets as an ominous aura engulfed his body.

Whilst Louis seemed excited, looking forward to the battle with his hands resting behind his head, and with that, they both stepped into the ring, glaring at each other from afar, and before anyone could say anything before anyone could cheer, both of them disappeared in a blur, appearing in the middle of the ring, clashing against each other, causing a loud and strong shockwave, which excited the crowd as they began to cheer loudly

" Woah! And it seems our tournament has started off with a bang!! "

As soon as they clashed, Shu's fist would turn red as Louis's began to vibrate

" Huh? "

Louis exclaimed as he looked away from Shu's face down to his own fist, staring at it with confusion, before being pushed back by the strong wind of the clash

" What was that? "

Louis questioned as he shook his left wrist, trying to stop the vibrations from his hand, before stepping to a side, disappearing in a blur, appearing behind Shu, receiving a punch to the stomach in return

" You have a pretty fast reaction time "

Louis said as he used Shu's fist to push himself into the air, landing on the corner of the ring with a smirk on his face, seeing as Shu grabbed at his stomach, almost like he was feeling pain in that area

" Don't you get it? All the pain I should be feeling from your attacks are simply bounced back to you, there's no point in attacking me "

Louis explained as a sadistic smile took over his grin, his eyes squinting to an extreme extent as he walked toward his opponent

" Then. Why is your first bleeding? "

Shu questioned, as he pointed at Louis's left hand, and just as he said, it had blood dripping from it, clashing against the ground like rain

" What the fuck? "

Louis said to himself, his face taken over by the fear of pain. With curiousness the cyan-haired boy would lift his arm, putting his fist in front of his eyes, looking at his blood.

His injury wasn't that of a cut, rather, a mix of cracks, cuts, and bumps. His hand was utterly destroyed

" Y-you bastard!! "

Louis screamed, the pain of his broken hand resonating within his voice, and as soon as he yelled, he took action, dashing at Shu at an incredible speed, just to be met with Shu's right fist.

In the blink of an eye, Shu would bash his fist into Louis's face, pushing his entire body forward before slamming Louis against the ground. The boy's nose was bleeding, his cheeks—no, his entire face was red, as blood began to drip down to his chin

" Why...why am I feeling pain? "

Louis questioned, his eyes rolling to the back of his head, almost losing consciousness, as Shu simply stood him up by pulling his hair

" You were the one that injured Ean to the point where he almost died to monsters, right? "

Shu questioned, completely changing the topic, squeezing upon Louis's hair, almost ripping it off as he glared into the noble's eyes

" What are you talking about? "

Louis replied, unsure as to what Shu was referring to, but whatever it was, it didn't matter, Louis was angry, and this boy was the reason for it

" How dare you... how dare you talk to me like that! "

Louis screamed, opening his mouth as he did, his blood landing all over Shu's face before he slammed his forehead against the albino's nose, as soon as he did, Shu would release his grip, letting go of Louis's hair

" Hah, pain's a bitch, isn't it? "

Louis whispered before punching Shu in the stomach, licking his leg, and proceeding to grab his face, as markings, very similar to tattoos began to cover the noble boy's neck

" Now, to make you pay. No commoner should be allowed to harm a noble. Spiritual Awakening: True Pain"

Said Louis, as his pupils took a dark tone and his hair, began to glow, he would then proceed to rip off his shirt, throwing it to a side as tattoos began to form around his shoulders, abdomen, back, and chest, while it slowly began to spread across his hands and neck.

In this new state, Louis seemed to have become stronger, or at least that's what the participants and spectators believed as they saw Louis's energy, spreading from his body across the entire ring

" Pain's cycle: The Sphere of suffering "

Louis whispered as he spread his arm forward, as tattoos would begin to float around Shu, engulfing him with its darkness, and as soon as it did, Shu's shirt was blown away, revealing newly created injuries that the tattoos began to engrave into Shu's skin.

The spectators began to cheer loudly as the battle continued, but Ean seemed worried, and Arthur, well, he looked a bit irritated

" Phew, I love it. I love it when other people feel pain "

Louis said, blushing at his own sadistic statement, chuckling, before striking Shu's right shoulder with a quick jab, as soon as he did, Shu's shoulder would begin to bleed everywhere, as cuts surrounded it

" Pain's cycle: Deep Wounds "

Louis whispered, before barraging Shu with a flurry of punches, landing every single one of them, on his chest, stomach and arms, and just like his shoulder, those parts also began to bleed.

As the barrage continued, the spectators began to get bored, one of the opponents was not fighting, which made them less and less interested in the current match

" What's up with that boy? "

One of the spectators said

" He's just standing there, taking it. I mean if you want to die, at least die honorably and fight back "

Another said

" Yeah exactly, this is starting to get boring "

Yet another spectator said, as they then began to yell at the current participants

" Get this over with, and bring in actual fighters, this fight is boring, no one wants to see someone attacking a person who isn't even mov- "

The spectator couldn't finish his sentence, as a loud 'pow' interrupted him. Turning to the place where it originated, he and the other spectators saw Shu's fist bouncing off of Louis's stomach, sending him flying across the ring, and once he was about to reach the edge, he was grabbed by the back of his head by Shu, who had appeared behind him

" You didn't answer my question "

Shu said as he squeezed on Louis's head, before slamming his face against the ring's floor, creating cracks across it

" Why aren't you saying anything? Were you the one who did it or not? "

Shu questioned, before pulling Louis's face away from the ground

" Well, it doesn't really matter, I know it was you anyway. You put Ean in critical condition "

Shu said, before dropping Louis to the ground, staring at him.

That simple act, was enough to make Louis fear him, his eyes looked ominous and threatening, his aura felt heavy and scary, and the way he was standing above Louis, made him look like a giant in the noble boy's eyes, but before Louis could utter a word, he felt as the bone in his right leg, cracked.

Shu had stepped on it, not only cracking his bone, but also the floor below it

" So I'll make you feel, the pain that you made him feel "

Shu said, before grabbing Louis's right arm with both his hands, breaking it like a stick. His bone popped out as blood began to spew from where it did, the pain Louis felt was unmeasurable, but before he could cry about it, his other arm was broken, and then his left leg.

Louis found himself in agony, but that didn't stop Shu, he wanted to make this boy suffer, more than Ean did, at least ten times the amount.

Shu would begin to step upon Louis's injured body, as the spectators watched in silence, and just when he was about to step on Louis's head, the man floating in the air yelled into his yellow rock

" And the winner is Shu Hellgard!! "

The interruption didn't really matter to Shu, as he was about to move on with his action, but his foot was stopped by the man, who held with his left hand

" The match has been decided, you are the winner, Shu. Please move away from him "

The man said, pushing Shu's leg away as he glared at the boy with his eyes slightly squinted

" Killing was allowed in the Mini-Game, but not here, the citizens' perception of the academy can not change, so please, avoid killing this boy. For now, at least "

The man explained, as he looked down at Shu, who stared back up at him

" Fine, but if I ever meet him again, I won't hesitate to kill himself "

Shu replied, as the man simply smiled

" Wow, you cooperated easier than I thought you would "

The man said, laughing a bit as Shu turned around, beginning to walk out of the ring

" You're way above me, I'm injured right now, so I'm not in the position to fight with you right now "

Shu replied, leaving the ring, as all the participants stared at him. Arthur almost seemed glad that Shu won, and Ean looked worried, but no one would be allowed to say anything as the man once more interrupted everything

" What a great and unexpected end for a match!! But, although it seemed dangerous, worry not, as none of the participants here will die!! "

The man said, relieving the spectators as he then continued

" So let's, refresh our excitement, and begin our next match. Ean Lianert against Asai Mino!! "