*within the north district academy akumo looks at himself at a mirror showing a deformed reflection*
Akumo: woah! This is so wicked!
Voice: you must be akumo ortiz!
*akumo turns around to see no one*
Akumo: who said that?
Voice: you’ve entered a battle you cannot escape from, and you will suffer---
Akumo: who are you!!
Voice: you do not need to—
Akumo: who are you!!
Voice: if you let me speak—
Akumo: how do you know my name!!
Shade: how did gin lose to this guy?...
Akumo: look mysterious voice I’m looking for the big bad around here and if you tell me where he is I won’t hurt you!!
Shade: the boss have no use for pathetic idiots like you
Akumo: pathetic?! I’ve defeated one of your guys! I’m pretty capable!
Shade: gin was the weakest among all of us he had the most destructive power yet he has no clue on how to use it!
Akumo: who are you to tell people how to use their magic?!
Shade: I go by shade and I’m done talking!!
*the room akumo stands on suddenly shifts and transforms into a cliff surrounded by molten lava*
Akumo: lava?!
*shade appears behind akumo as he turns around stunned&
Shade: you’re in my world now
Akumo: who are you?
Shade: that’s it!!
*shade dashes towards akumo where he unsheathe his sword and thrust but akumo’s quick reflexes causes him to didge and kick shade away*
Shade: (he’s fast)
*shade appears to thrust his sword again but when akumo dodges the real sword appears swinging and cutting akumo on the face*
Akumo: how did you do that?!
*shade slowly begins to walk around akumo as he creates clones appear behind shade with each step*
Shade: which one is the real me?
Akumo: good question…you!!
*akumo shoots a lightning blast at one of the fakes as they disappear*
Shade: wrong!!
*the ground cracks as a pillar of lava shoots out from it and falls directly towards akumo*
Akumo: wait! This is a illusion so this attack is fake!
*the falling lava illusion wears off and appears to be a large stone which it crushes akumo with it’d massive weight*
Shade: I can change anything whether if they are there or not
Akumo: crap that really hurt…
Shade: you’re ability to survive such attack is impressive
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Akumo: well yeah I did grow up fighting monsters…
Shade: but you’ve never fought against real mages have you?
Akumo: I fought a few what’s your point?
Shade: well then, let me educate you, this world is filled with mages with all kinds of magic power, but the thing is we don’t like how the emperors do things around here so the boss wants to change things up and become ruler of all 4 districts in arminisia
Akumo: I really don’t care dude I was told there was a bad guy here and I’m here to beat them up!
Shade: an idiot like you wouldn’t understand anyways, gio has to become king, those so called emperors don’t deserve to be here
Akumo: you worry too much on stuff you can’t control!!
*akumo suddenly dash towards shade with incredible speeds and with no time to react shade creates a wall of earth but to his surprise akumo passes through it and punches shade on the face*
Shade: (he knew it was a illusion?)
*shade slashes the air as it room morphs into a pit of spikes where akumo jumps and blast lightning in all directions creating a dust cloud *
Shade: (he created dust so I won’t cast illusions, he’s a lot smarter than I thought)
*a figure runs through the smoke as shade reacts by slashing at the figure where it disappears as akumo appears behind shade and punches him with extreme force*
Shade: (this power…)
*Shade sees a glimpse of Giovanni from akumo which shakes his core with fear*
Shade: (he might just be as strong as him…)
*Akumo pummels shade, not letting hum have the chance to fight back but he jumps away as he slashes the air to change the room once again to where he stands behind supposed hostages*
Shade: try to attack me now
*akumo engulfs his fist with lightning, convinced the hostages are nothing more than illusion so he dashes towards shade preparing to punch through the hostages and defeat shade but as the light reflect off one of the hostages eyes, akumo realizes they are real people and redirects his attack, shooting out lightning to the wall nearby*
Akumo: damn that was close
*shade punches akumo where he stumbles where shade cuts him and kicks akumo away but akumo jumps back and attempts to fight back to see him disappear among the hostages*
Shade: which one am I?
Akumo: oh come on! You’re using civilians now?!
Shade: I’ll do what it takes to win!!
*akumo looks around closely watching the movements of the hostages trying to see the slightest movement of a potential attack where he quickly turns and kicks a hostage as he turns into shade causing great pain to fall on his knees*
Shade: (how does he know?!)
Akumo: its best you stay down and tell me where your boss is
Shade: I’d rather die then tell you anything
Akumo: shame
*akumo goes in for the attack but suddenly stopped, his eyes widen open and fist shaking he looks down to see nothing but a hole in his shirt as shade reveals his sword stabbing through akumo’s stomach*
Shade: cool thing about illusions, I can change anything even my opponents perspective of reality
*akumo is on the verge if passing out but before he does he conjures what magic he can to punch shade in the face sending him falling back as akumo falls face first on the floor bleeding out*
Shade: still had one more fight in you huh?...
*akumo closes his eye’s it turns dark, suddenly he wakes up on a bed inside the nurses room*
Akumo: where…am I?
*akumo gets up but was hurt by the wound on his stomach as it is bandaged*
Akumo: I thought I was going to die there…
Woman: I see you’re finally awake
*the curtains turn to reveal a woman with long black hair, piercing dark blue eyes and in a white collar shirt*
Woman: your wounds are healed but you should rest a little while longer
Akumo: who are—
Kiruma: my name is kiruma it’s nice to meet you!
Akumo: kiruma?... I’m akumo Ortiz!! Why are you helping me?
Kiruma: I was supposed to be a teacher here but due to unfortunate events it was postponed I came here to see why until I saw three mages here fighting already
Akumo: three? Oh you mean me, horse tail girl and four eyes!! Where are they anyways?
Kiruma: after there battle with two of the elite four they passed out, they would’ve died by surrounding enemies until I found them and hid them here until they recovered
Akumo: so then they’re—
Kiruma: right now they’re fighting against Giovanni Hendrix
Akumo: wait isn’t that the boss of all these guys?! I have to help!!
Kiruma: not in that state your not!! You almost died and you’re just going to hold them back if you joined now!!
Akumo: but I can handle him!!
Kiruma: can you? Giovanni is extremely powerful for his age, he wields magic called rage flame magic which boost ups his power the more angry he gets, he was able to defeat all of the students here and teachers he’s definitely a threat yet the north emperor looks the other way while the damn m.h.f posted a job to deal with him
Akumo: I’m not here because of the job
Kiruma: then why are you here?
Akumo: why? Because of the reward—I mean because I have too
Kiruma: and why is it that you feel obliged to do so? What’s you’re goal?
Akumo: what’s with the philosophical questions lady? I’m just here to beat up some bad guys!!
Kiruma: are you serious? If that’s you’re true intentions then why bother fighting at all?
Akumo: because I have a dream!!
Kiruma: dream?
Akumo: ever since I was a kid I always liked adventure but I liked helping people too so in order to keep helping and adventuring I have to become a hero!!
Kiruma: a hero really?
Akumo: yeah! Like those who saves lives and help others!
Kiruma: like those superheroes?
Akumo: no! I’m talking about the ones from fairy tales they’re a lot cooler!
Kiruma: I am aware of it but why?
Akumo: huh?
Kiruma: why do you want to be a hero?
Akumo: well because it sounds cool
Kiruma: you don’t really know why?, do you?
Akumo: im not taking sass from you random lady!!
Chapter 8 end