|| Aprey ||

There are times when inexplicable feelings of worry and dread come swirling in without reason. The feeling of something heavy pressing down on your chest. That complicated and unpleasant feeling came swirling into Bachira's chest as he made his way towards the field.

Bachira: "Do you feel that?"

Isagi: "What do you mean?"

Bachira: "Never mind."

Both Team Z and Team W came out of their respective tunnels at the same time, and met each other's eyes, sizing up their opponents for the second time.

During that short time of malevolently staring at one another Bachira tried to meet with Sho's eyes but was denied as he kept his eyes pointed towards his shoes.

This feeling of discomfort, regret, and overall disappointment overwhelmed Sho and he stepped back on the field for a second time and unusually spoke to himself.

Sho: 'When have I ever followed other peoples advice on the way I play? Never! So why start now. It's time I put all my trust, all my faith, all my belief, all my confidence into all of my incomplete ego.'

Once Sho's head rose from looking down, imaginary black strings grew from his left eye and dragged itself towards Bachira's legs until it enveloped them.

All players on the field suddenly broke into a cold sweat and unknowingly looked towards the source of their hidden fear. Sho. Sho weirdly looked past their unwanted stares and looked at the weird black strings covering Bachira's legs.

Sho: 'Huh?'

A ring was then heard from the speaker above them, signaling the start of the 2nd half.

Junichi received the ball from his teammate in the center circle and got the sneaking suspicion to pass the ball towards Sho's direction, so he turned to the right and passed it his way and eagerly waited for Sho to lead the way.

Sho ran with the ball down the field, and took a whole different approach from his former self and aggressively pressured the short defender in front of him. Sho gazed at his opponents eyes, easily detecting the worry in them.

He turned around and put his back against his opponent's chest, then in one swift move he pushed off him. Effortlessly bumping him away from him. Sho took advantage of the free space between them and arced the ball over his defenders short frame, scoring Team W's first goal in the game.

Team W 1-2 Team Z

Almost as soon as the ball connected with the net of the goal, Sho paid attention to the short defender walking up to him and looked at his demoralized eyes and uttered a single word.

Sho: "Switch."

Bachira looked on at what had transpired and giggled to his fellow teammates near him.

Bachira: "Nya ha, welcome back Sho."

Sho walked back to his side of the field, and didn't pay attention to his teammates' uneasy expressions.

Isagi wiped some sweat off his forehead as the ball reset in the center circle, kicking it towards Bachira.

Bachira's emotions slowly grew from bored to excited as the selfish Sho he knew came back onto the field.

Bachira: "Finally it's time to set things straight between us. Let's finally see who's better."

A demented expression took over his excited face, as he dribbled down the field with the ball. Junichi saw that demented look and quickly threw his arms to the side in hopes of blocking him.

Bachira: "That weak defense won't help you."

Junichi slowly closed his legs as he saw the oncoming ball pass through them. Bachira ran past him, successfully nutmegging him. Another 2 defenders approached Bachira head on, as he approached the goal.

Without thinking Bachira instinctively feinted to the right, then the left which didn't seem to get them tied up, so he thought of the next best thing and used his Hyperspeed scissors to thrust himself towards the right of them.

One of the defenders seemed to hold onto Bachira's coat tails as he rapidly stopped his charge and spun around him, all the while keeping the ball out of their reach.

Bachira licked his lips as he approached his rival Sho.

Sho didn't take up a defensive stance but instead let him pass him, all the while intently watching his legs perform various spins, dribbles, and multiple other tricks.

Bachira took advantage of Sho's unexpected reaction and made it to their penalty box.

With no one around him Bachira excitedly kicked the ball past the upcoming defender and gawked at the goalie's efforts to stop the ball, which were fortunately successful.

Team Z's goalie grasped onto the ball for dear life and readily threw it past Bachira's exhausted figure, and right to Sho's feet.

The imaginary black strings from Bachira's legs unraveled after his remarkable play and slowly returned to their home in Sho's left eye, reverting them back to his normal heterochromatic eyes.

Sho began processing all the information from the imaginary black strings and had a surprisingly calm air around his body as he looked back towards Bachira's fatigued figure.

Sho: "Watch this Bachira."

From the right corner of Team Z's penalty box, Sho didn't question passing it towards his teammates and steamed ahead.

Isagi was the first to approach Sho as he repeated Bachira's movements, immediately nutmegging him. A pretty tall guy with reddish pink hair followed alongside Sho, as they both continued down the field.

Sho: "You're pretty fast, huh."

Sho abruptly stopped everything he was doing and watched as the tall guy with reddish pink hair ran past him then hastily stopped.

Sho: "Another small bump in the road."

Sho mimicked the exact way Bachira used his Hyperspeed scissors and then thrusted himself towards the right. Sho's defender tragically looked towards his right knee as Sho disregarded him and passed by.

Now Sho was in arm's reach of the penalty box, but instinctively caught a glimpse of Bachira slowly slide tackling him from the corner of his eye. Before Bachira's shoes could touch Sho's heels, Sho kicked the ball a little past him then swiftly darted to the left of Bachira.

Sho: "That was a close call, but wanna see something even closer?"

The goalie saw the ball by its lonesome as Sho kicked it away from Bachira and took the risk of challenging Sho for it.

A sudden shot of adrenaline rushed through the goalkeeper's veins as he charged Sho for the ball in front of him. Sho was at arms length of the ball while Team Z's goalkeeper was a step too slow for him.

Sho's left leg lunged forward, instantaneously retrieving the ball. Then in one rapid motion he rolled the ball to his right foot. He then planted his right foot next to the ball then wrapped his left leg behind his right, Rabona kicking it over the goalie's head and into the goal.

Team W 2-2 Team Z

Every Team W player came running up from behind Sho as the rest of Team Z looked on in a state of surprise and confusion.

Junichi: "What the hell was that Sho, I knew you were acting weird but if I wasn't even expecting that!"

Sho: "Well what were you expecting?"

Junichi: "Chigiri, the guy with long reddish pink hair to outrun you."

Sho: "Oh yeah, Chigiri. Well I tested my hypothesis on em' and it seems he still hasn't ran with his right knee, so let's keep attacking him."

After their short conversation, Sho and Team Z ran back to their positions and held in the rest of their excitement till the end of the game.

Sho glanced up to the clock as it slowly ticked down from 1:01.

Sho grimaced at the sight of the clock slowly running out of time, but quickly reverted back to his stoic facade, hoping other players didn't notice his exhausted state.

Sho: 'Alright, I think I can manage scoring one more goal within a minute.'

The ball reset in the center circle for the third time this half.

Bachira put both arms to his hips while taking a deep breath through his mouth as he retrieved the ball from Isagi and slowly paced himself walking down the field.

After taking a few steps forward from the halfway line, Bachira passed back to Isagi.

Isagi: "Dammit Bachira. If you can't do it, I will!"

With unexpected confidence, Isagi charged forward from the halfway line and expected the worst. With a near deranged expression on his face Isagi released his Spatial Awareness and his Goal Scent from it's binds.

He instinctively felt 2 players approach his back as he approached Team W's penalty box. While he ran with the ball, he sniffed the air and stared behind him in shock.

Thirty seconds were on the clock as Isagi turned his back to Team W's goal. Then he lightly kicked the ball over Sho's head.

Sho saw the ball slowly fly past him, and finally figured out who Isagi passed to with his own Spatial Awareness.

Sho: "Chigiri!"

Sho's heterochromatic eyes stared at Chigiri's superhuman speed as he flew past him.

Chigiri ran with passion for the first time in years as he swiftly kicked the ball approaching him with all his might.

Each second felt like a minute for Sho as he saw Chigiri kick the ball towards the goal. Both Sho and Team W's goalie looked on helplessly as the ball flew right into the top left of the goal.

Time then returned to normal for Sho as a loud ring was heard throughout the field, signaling the end of the game.

Team Z 3-2 Team W

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PLEASE READ BELOW

The mimic ability allows the user to copy whatever is in the imaginary black strings. It also allows the user to replicate or even use a stolen ability better than it's original user. Can also be used at 100% if he is already proficient at the certain skill. Also this ability can only ever be used during incomplete and complete flow states. If you want to read more about this ability please check the Auxiliary chapter titled "Sho And His Abilities."

It is an incomplete ability as well, so please understand that this was his first time using this ability so he needs to learn how it still take advantage of it.

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