Chapter 25: Silent & Surprising
Continuing right from the last chapter...
"The Final Tournament match has been postponed due to technical accidents & deaths...That wasn't supposed to happen. All sides are just as afraid, worried, excited & cautious but it couldn't have been avoided. This is the risk of becoming the part Of 4A. I'm very well aware of that but...I didn't think it would caught up to rookies this early. My match will be held tomorrow & I'm trying my best to keep my traumatization away from my head..I've been trying to keep myself together, i don't want to lose now. I can't lose now. But no worries, I'll meet you guys soon enough, believe it".
A message sent to Zukkei & Hira by Zuoni...
Hira: Zukkei...What do you think
Zukkei: I...I'm not so sure myself, part of me is excited for him to win this match, the other part of me...No, he won't die. I know him, i refuse to believe he'll die now!
Hira: You're right. Even though I've not been through much with him but i know him well enough. He wouldn't choose death over not being glorified
Jay just looks at them & refuse to say a single word so that he wouldn't cut off the mood...
A day later...
Yorumin: Dear contestants, all of the technical difficulties we've gone through the whole course of yesterday has been settled. Anyone wanna ask a question before we the next match?
Yoshihiro raise his hand...
Yoshihiro: I won my match yesterday but...Can I back away & not take the 4A license?
Yorumin: ...Yes, you're allowed to do so but since you've already been verified to hold the license but you refused to, you won't get another try any year
Yoshihiro then just leaves the hall with no respect
Yorumin: Anyone else?
Iyanari raise her hand
Iyanari: May i know the result of yesterday's match. Both Matohi VS Waruwi & Yotaro VS Sorachi?
Yorumin: Mr Matohi has accepted that he loses the match & he'll try better next time. As for Yotaro & Late Sorachi...With the unfortunate death Mr Sorachi, Yotaro has been disqualified therefore none of them could make it to the final 8.
Any other questions?
No one raise their hand
Yorumin: All right. Referee, we may begin
Referee: Contestant Zuoni & Oda may gather here at the fighting ground
They then stood there...
Zuoni: *breathes heavily*
Zuoni feels pressure as he was the last remaining audience of yesterday's match but this time. Almost all contestant are watching him...
Referee: Contestant may start!
Zuoni starts running away from him to look at his opponent from far away but Oda instantly caught up with him
Zuoni In His Head: Damn it! He's fast!
Oda then punched Zuoni right at his stomach forcing him to back away a few meters.
Zuoni then tries to stand still as he was sounding like he choke on something
Kamoyo: Ooh, that gotta hurt
Oda just stands with his hands in his pocket while looking at helpless Zuoni...
Zuoni In His Head: I can't keep myself together. This is not even due to my traumatization...His punch was just naturally brutal...
Oda then rushes towards Zuoni & punch him...But he faked his punch
Zuoni In His Head: Damn you...Poking fun at me in front of these people...You-
Zuoni then makes a pistol symbol with his hand & point it straight at Oda's chest
Tori In Her Head: What is he trying to do?
Zuoni: Qun..Pu
Oda then suddenly feels an immense amount of Aura surrounding Zuoni & backs away but he didn't go to any other direction
Zuoni: ...Shot
Zuoni then fires a flaming Aura bullet out of his fingers & the bullet was fast enough to reach Oda but he blocked it with his defensive Aura
Zuoni In His Head: You're lucky *coughs*
Tori In His Head: This doesn't change a fact that he can't fight properly...
Oda then rushes towards Zuoni but as Oda was about to lay a finger on him
Zuoni: Lit Up
Zuoni lit his entire body up with flames...But he knows if his Aura isn't strong enough, Oda can hit him anytime he wants but Oda isn't approaching him...
Zuoni then managed to finally stand properly
Zuoni then waste no time to rush towards Oda
Zuoni: Flamekic-
Oda caught Zuoni's foot but Zuoni then
Zuoni: Kick!
This time Zuoni caught Oda
Zuoni In His Head: I did it!
Yorumin In Her Head: He still uses the technique that he used on the first part of the exam. He concentrated his aura through his body & get rid of the aura leaving it with its own physical body to trick his opponent. Fake Body.
Smart one, kid & if I'm not mistaken...
Zuoni then backs away to stay safe
Zuoni In His Head: Just a few punches wouldn't be enough to keep him down
Zuoni then jumps in circle around Oda & he then tried to land a suprise attack on him. As Oda was about to punch Zuoni, he sticks his right foot to the ground & suddenly Oda falls to the ground & as he was falling. Zuoni takes the chance & double-chop his back
Zuoni In His Head: Alright!
Zuoni then backs away
Yorumin In Her Head: Hiding his Aura glue costed the overall momentum of his chop
Zuoni then discomposed his Aura glue
Zuoni In His Head: Now what do i do. He's definitely pissed off about that...
Oda managed to stand on his feet after getting chopped by Zuoni, he then puts his hands back in his pocket
Zuoni: Firetrail!
Zuoni then runs around the hall to left some of his flaming trails & Oda just lets him do that
Zuoni In His Head: You cocky piece of crap!
Zuoni: Flame Blast!
Zuoni then tries to land some blast on Oda but he keeps dodging
Zuoni In His Head: There must be som-I know it!
Zuoni: Fireball!
Oda then was caught off guard & he then uses his technique...
Oda: Steel Shield
Oda finally exposed himself
Zuoni In His Head: Element Consumer & a Steel User? So that's why about half of your arm is covered by bandages huh
Zuoni: Bounced Qunpu!
Zuoni then shoots multiple flaming bullet that can bounce off the wall & the ground
Oda In His Head: Hmmm, all i need is to sense it & I'll be safe
But then Zuoni then shoots more of them. As Oda was dodging all these bullets, he got caught by one of them
Oda In His Head: Damn it!
As he was wary about the bullet hitting him, he didn't realize that Zuoni was besides him
Zuoni: Flamefist!
Zuoni caught Oda twice
Oda In His Head: Damn you! I had no time to react
Oda then got sent a few meters away from Zuoni, he then throws particles of metals around the Fighting Ground
Zuoni In His Head: What?!
As Oda was dodging the bullets
Oda: Grow!
Zuoni: Wha-
One of Oda's particles then expands into a big steel particles & goes after Zuoni & he got caught by it
Tori In His Head: I see. His particles can expand at any time under his command & can attack anybody also under his order...
All the particles starts expanding & going after Zuoni & he can't dodge them
Oda: Attack
Zuoni In His Head: Damn you...
To be continued...