CHAPTER 43: FIRE CITY

Mitsuka is running while launching fire at random people and cars. The people scream and drop as cars swerve around.

Sosa and Iza are chasing after her. Sosa makes a giant fan using his palms that he utilizes to blow the fire off of things as soon as Mitsuka hits them with her flames.

Gusts of wind fill the area, and the present flames fade away.

Sosa: This girl is a massive problem, but do you see if she has the piece we're looking for?

Iza: I can't see it but she could have hidden it somewhere.

Mitsuka glances, Sosa and Iza are coming closer.

"Those two are gonna catch up to me."

Mitsuka turns and runs backwards while heaving countless fireballs at them. They avoid the fire and Iza dashes forward, Mitsuka's eyes grow.

She promptly crashes into Iza's invisible ring and is launched forward. Iza strikes her in the chest, cracking bones instantly. Mitsuka flies and slams into a clothing store, glass is in the air, clothes and stands on the ground.

She pulls clothes off her body and slowly stands, Iza jumps through the window that was shattered.

"She broke something, it feels awful. What a whore."

People inside the store are hiding, the woman working at the counter is hiding behind it, mouth covered.

Mitsuka: I'm gonna burn everything!

Iza puts a hand on her hip.

Iza: I wouldn't do that.

Mitsuka: I'm gonna do it.

Smoke leaks from Mitsuka, Iza emerges in front of her and punches her stomach. Iza's ring quickly spawns and Mitsuka hits it. She is sent towards the broken window of the establishment.

Sosa steps into the store but notices Mitsuka flying at him, so he jumps back out of it to avoid her.

She hits the floor and a massive fire explodes out of her. She screams in agony, her silhouette dancing in the flames. Iza comes out of the building.

Sosa and Iza look around, structures are catching on fire, the area is getting hotter and Mitsuka's head and arms pop out from within the fire on her.

Mitsuka: I'm gonna burn it all!

From her burn scars comes out blue fire.

Mitsuka: I swear I will!

She throws blue fire at Iza and Sosa repeatedly, they run around to avoid the attacks.

Sosa: Iza, we should call the fire department.

Iza: We have Defei though. We could call him.

Sosa: Yes, but he could be busy. You and I can deal with this!

They avoid more fire and while Mitsuka is throwing some at them, she throws more at untouched buildings.

Sosa creates fans with his palms again and produces wind. Fire is pushed around, and some of it dissipates, however, the ones on Mitsuka continue to live.

Iza: I was gonna say I have no way of dealing with fire, but I do!

Iza dashes at Mitsuka, regardless of the flames, and strikes her in the stomach, sending her away.

Iza's eyes gleam proudly.

Iza: I'm not afraid of a couple of burns!

Mitsuka hits a wall, Sosa blows wind again but this time he steps closer and moves his palms harder. Mitsuka is held back and flames all around fade away constantly.

Mitsuka screams, the flames become blue as her skin begins to bleed, Sosa continues producing air, he clenches his body.

"My hands are hot. Really hot. I don't know how long I can keep doing this for."

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Sosa's skill is known as "Magical Hands." By creating hand gestures meant to mimic other things, invisible giant hands will appear to do just that and anything they turn into will be invisible as well.

The only problem is that these giant hands are connected to Sosa, anything they feel, his hands feel.

Additionally, this skill makes Sosa's hands more sensitive.

…

Iza runs in again, unfazed, even by the blue fire now illuminating her.

Mitsuka: How are you not affected by my flames!?

Iza hits her in the stomach and Mitsuka drools.

…

Iza has 4 skills.

"My Boxing Ring." She can summon an invisible boxing ring to use and fight enemies in.

"Real strong." The average super strength power.

"Combo Chain." For every meaningful punch she hits, the next one is stronger. This skill has been stacking ever since her first punch. The combo is currently at 1034 but the strength increase isn't actually that much.

But Iza hopes to stack it to a point where she, in her own words, becomes "One Punch Woman."

Her last skill is "Absolutely Immovable." She will not receive damage or be altered by it for as long as she chooses but of course, a vast amount of energy is used the longer the skill is being utilized.

….

Iza uppercuts Mitsuka then dashes back, the wind stops and Sosa looks at his hands, they're red.

"Any longer and my skin would have fallen off."

Sosa notices Iza.

Iza: I can get close but can't stay there too long. People with fire as their skill are such a pain.

Sosa: Indeed.

Mitsuka: Just burn already!

Mitsuka releases a vast barrage of fireballs out of her body that are unavoidable, Iza is unaffected when they touch her and Sosa creates a wall for protection.

Sosa: I have an idea but it will be extremely painful for my hands.

Iza: Then don't do it, what the hell?

Sosa: It can win us this fight, so pay attention.

Mitsuka: Fire, it hurts, It burns, please flames, consume it all!

Iza: I think the fire is frying her brain.

More and more fireballs are launched, and Sosa creates a small square shape with his palm which forms a small invisible cage around Mitsuka.

She stares, perplexed, as her fireballs hit it and plop onto the floor. She jumps around, feels the area, and gets angry.

Mitsuka: How dare you trap me!

Sosa's hands tremble, he lifts his other palm up and creates a fan formation. Mitsuka's fire is condensed now hiding her.

Mitsuka: LET ME OUT! IT HURTS!

Mitsuka screams wildly while punching the walls repeatedly.

Sosa: Iza, when I blow, you run in and destroy her.

Iza processes what's going to occur for a few seconds, her face lights up with confidence.

Iza: Oh, Okay!

Sosa begins to tear up.

"This is excruciating."

He stops holding the square formation.

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Mitsuka is still attacking, suddenly she yelps as her hand hits nothing and she drops to the ground due to the barbaric swing of her arm.

She's hit by massive gusts of wind that push her away and with how condensed her fire got, it is blown away instantly and before Mitsuka can realize it was and bring out more, Iza punches her forehead persistently.

Persistently until it breaks, blood leaks from the head's dented spot and Mitsuka lays still, eyes wide open, dead.

Iza shakes blood off her fist and shows a thumbs up to Sosa.

Iza: Crazy plan! Sosa.

He is too busy staring at his heavily burned hands to look at Iza.

Sosa: Yes, absolutely deranged.

Iza steps over to him.

Iza: Oh, your hands, jeez.

Sosa: Liz will heal them… Let's get going. I don't think this girl has the piece.

Iza stares at the blazing crumbling buildings.

Iza: Shouldn't we call the fire department now?

Sosa looks at the buildings as well.

Sosa: Yes. Do that.

Iza: Give me your phone. I don't have mine.

TO BE CONTINUED…