Chapter 11A: The One Who Dominates Gravity – Yuichi And Wolfy Vs Isaac I

Wolfy and I are currently being pulled to the ground by some unknown force.

“What is this!?” I fight the pull but I'm quickly pulled back down again.

“Ki-he-he-he, the foolishness of youth, I simply increased the gravity around you,” Isaac states. “Let the weight crush you into nothingness.”

“”GUHHH!!”” Wolfy and I grind our teeth as the force intensifies.

“Nothing can hold down beauty!!” I shout as I manifest several silver javelins outside the pull area and launch them at Isaac. The gravity on our bodies suddenly disappears, allowing me to move, at the same time the javelins fall to the ground.

I see. So that's how it is.

“Spread out, Wolfy. He can only use that technique within a certain area, we can't let ourselves both be caught in it again!!”

“Yes, Master.” Wolfy agrees as we each jump to opposite sides of Isaac.

“Well analysed, and after just seeing it that once, ki-he-he-he. I see that your genius is more than a self proclamation.” Isaac congratulates.

Well yeah, you'd be hard pressed finding someone more awesome than me. And It'll be out right impossible to find someone more beautiful.

“Master, stop grinning and concentrate on the fight!!” Wolfy shouts as he shoots a fireball, but Isaac holds out his open palm and a small dark sphere appears and absorbs the fireball before disappearing. I create and shoot more javelins, but again they are pulled to the floor. I close the distance and swipe at him with my silver sword.

Ching!! - he draws a blade out from his walking stick and blocks. My silver sword suddenly feels as heavy as lead.

He's running his power through his blade.

I create a silver javelin directly over Isaac's head and drop it.

Pulling down isn't going to help you here.

Isaac, upon noticing the javelin, raises one of his hands. Suddenly my javelin flies up and pierces the ceiling.

“I can also do the opposite you know,” Isaac smiles.

I feel my eye twitch in annoyance at seeing his grin. You won't be smirking like that for long, time for a sneak attack. I create a small ball of silver directly beneath him between his legs, and a moment later...

“UUUUUOOOORRGGHHHH!!” A horrible sound as his testicles are smacked by the silver ball. “How could...” Isaac starts as he holds the effected area in his hands. The anti gravity suddenly releases and my silver javelin starts to fall back down towards him. Despite his pain, Isaac jumps back and avoids the attack.

But this is my chance, now that he's stunned. I run past Isaac and launch myself towards the generator holding Tsubaki, I pull back my fist ready to smash the glass.

“Master, WAIT!!” Wolfy screams. But I continue on with the momentum until.

“URGHHHH!!” My head slams into some kind of invisible wall. I slide back down and flop on the ground in pain. “What was that?” I ask as I rub my head.

“Master, this guy was obviously deployed here to protect the generator, of course it's going to have a barrier.”

“What, why!?” I scream in shock, my master plan of saving Tsubaki and disabling the power is now all ruined.

“To protect it obviously. From stray shots, and idiots who try to destroy it without fighting us,” Isaac returns to his feet, his eyes filled with malice, “You really did it to me just now. There are some things you just don't do, and you crossed the line!!”

“I threw morality out the window the moment you kidnapped Lilicia. I'm here for blood, not honour.” I retort, “Those who make any girl of mine cry loses every right to their existence!!”

I launch several silver javelins, at the same time Wolfy unleashes several fireballs. An attack from both sides.

“Don't count your chickens yet, whipper snappers!!” A dark aura covers Isaac, “Gravitation Repulsion!!”

“WHAT!!? URGHHHH!!” Wolfy and I are forced against the wall. My javelins are flying back at me.

Shit!! I forcefully disperse my silver before it can pierce me.

“URGGHHHAAA!!”

“Wolfy!!” I scream as he's pelted by his own fireballs. “Damn it!!” The aura surrounding Isaac disappears allowing me to move. Wolfy falls to the ground from his injuries. “What the hell!! Isn't your power gravity!? How can you force us any direction other than up and down!?”

“I take my previous comment back, you're no genius if you can't work such a simple thing out.” Isaac sniggers, “My power allows me to increase or even reverse gravity. So a question for you, what is gravity?”

“Are you making fun of me!?” This old git, “It's the force that pulls everything down to the ground.”

“So simple. Gravity technically pulls towards the world's core. But I'm also capable of turning myself into a gravitational core. So gravity can revolve around me instead of a planet.”

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Okay, he's completely lost me. But long story short he can force me backwards as well as up and down. Now the question is how do I beat him?

I charge at Isaac who in turn, despite his age, runs at me too.

If I try and stop his blade dead I'll only be dragged down by his gravity

Ching!! - I parry the attack to the side and the heavy blade slams into the floor. I slash at Isaac, but he jumps into the air.

“Ki-he-he-he, haven't you realised you can't win? Or do you need death to teach you the harsh reality?” Isaac taunts as he hovers in the air.

“I've lost count how many pricks have said similar lines only for me to screw them over.”

No matter what, the beautiful will always reign supreme.

“Death it is then,” Isaac kicks off thin air and hovers directly over my head.

“URGGHHHHH!!” I'm forced to the ground again.

SHIT!! Isaac falls towards me, sword first, from above.

I quickly manifest a silver wall directly above myself.

Ching!! - Isaac's blade and my wall collide, stopping the attack.

I create a silver javelin directly overhead that is instantly pulled down by the gravity. Isaac jumps away to safety, releasing the gravity in the process. I quickly roll away and get back to my feet. That was too close.

“Ki-he-he-he.” Isaac laughs disgustingly.

I scratch the back of my head momentarily, “Well, this fight certainly couldn't be going any better,” I joke as I tighten my grip on my silver sword.

I need to turn the tides back to my favour.

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Chapter 11B: The One Who Dominates Gravity – Reno Vs Kaiser II (Perspective: Reno)

Kaiser smiles as I gather flames around my fists I'm going to burn him to ashes. As I charge towards him something appears that shocks me.

“Silver!?” I state in shock. Six silver javelins form and fly towards me. I dive to one side, avoiding the attack, the silver then dissipates. Kaiser throws a knife, I punch it with my flaming fist, melting it to nothingness on contact. “What did you do? That was Yuichi Shiro's technique just now.”

How can he use it? Silver Manifestation is Yuichi Shiro's Soul Technique which is like DNA, it can't just be replicated like that.

“Why don't you work it out, genius?” This clown's smile is pissing me off. I shoot several fireballs in retaliation. Kaiser dodges with over the top movements like somersaults and back-flips. I charge at him and attack with my burning fist, but Kaiser, also with a flaming fist, smashes his fist into mine. “Show me more of what you've got.” He taunts as he jumps off the ground and spins his outstretched legs faster than a helicopter's propeller.

“URGHHHHH!!” A concealed blade in his shoe scrapes my arm as I forcefully grab his spinning leg. Kaiser pivots and attacks me with his free leg, I duck my head and dodge. “URGHHHH!!” But Kaiser arcs his back forward and slams his fist into my face sending me skidding along the floor.

Just how flexible is this guy!?

“My envy grants me endless power!!” Kaiser proclaims as eight tentacles sprout from his back. The eyes within all glare at me and flash.

“What!? That can't be possible!!” All eight of Kaiser's Photon Options shoot at me at once. I don't have time to dodge so I cover myself in flames “URGHHH!!” Despite my guard, the lasers still pierce me, but I was able to avoid serious injuries. The tentacles on Kaiser's back disappear into nothingness, like they were never there.

“Photon Options is a Thanatos Reaper Technique unique to their bloodline. Why can you use it? And not only that, but that silver attack before. What are you doing!?”

Kaiser just smiles as another six silver javelins form and fly at me, I create a wall of fire to defend myself. I won't fall for the exact same trick twice. Kaiser jumps into the air and shoots several fireballs at me. Wait, the way he's doing it, he's replicating me. I jump back to safety.

How's he doing it? Silver Manifestation and Photon Options? If he used just one of them, I would say he's got some sort of copycat power, but he's used both of them. Silver Manifestation is a Soul Technique, whilst Photon Options is a Reaper Technique. They're too vastly different for one power to cover them both. Then what is his power? Each Human Anomaly has only one Soul Technique, so just what is his?

Kaiser creates his eight Photon Options and they all quickly shoot their lasers at me together. I jump into the air and throw a colossal fireball at Kaiser, who dives to one side and throws several knives at me, I create my firewall and melt them. Wait, something isn't right.

Kaiser creates six silver javelins and launches them at me, I use my flames to push myself to one side.

Why is Kaiser always shooting the Photon Options simultaneously? If he fires them one at a time he could remain on the offensive and I would have a much more difficult time dodging them. Also, if he can create silver, why does he just keep using the javelins? Yuichi Shiro has many more lethal techniques, yet he keeps using the same one. Wait, maybe it's the opposite, it's not that he isn't, he can't.

Kaiser swings a colossal stream of fire that is extending out from his arm at me. I duck down below the attack. That's another of my techniques. I manifest a column of fire that shoots several huge fireballs into the air. “Magma Rain!!”

“Such a grand technique, I'm truly envious!!” Kaiser smiles as he creates a wall of fire to defend himself from the assault.

Once again another of my techniques. After the rain of fire ends, Kaiser creates another six silver javelins and launches them at me. Now, time to figure this out. I watch the silver carefully as I jump into the air and recall the previous instants he used this ability. As I thought. The silver hits nothing and moved exactly the same as it did every other time. So that's his power. No wonder he kept it a secret, despite being such a loud guy, having it revealed would have spelled his defeat.

As I land on the ground I cannot help but smile as Kaiser unleashes his eight Photon Options. Now to test my theory. As the eight Photon Options shoot their lasers I move my feet just a few metres and then standstill. I watch the eight Photon Options hit nothing but air as my smile broadens. Now I'm sure of it.

Kaiser stares at me in shock at my lack of evasive action in the last assault. His confident smile no longer present.

“I've figured it out.” Kaiser's eyes open in shock at my proclamation. “Your Soul Technique is nothing short of playing back the actions of someone else as your own. And you play them back exactly to the letter. You never had Yuichi Shiro's Silver Manifestation, you've merely copied a single technique he uses.” Kaiser steps back in disbelief,

I'm on the money. His power is like copying a piece of computer code and then playing it back. But that's all, he has no way of altering the code. The silver javelins he uses, they will always have the same number sent out, and they will each always follow the exact same trajectory. The same can be said for the Photon Option's lasers, they always shoot together, and they will always fly in exactly the same directions.

“It's over, Kaiser Crave.” I declare as I rush in with a fire blade manifesting over my hand.

“No, I won't let it happen!!” Kaiser launches the six silver javelins. Remembering the trajectory from previous attacks, I move into a safe zone whilst still moving onwards. Next he uses the Photon Options, I continue onwards regardless, likewise none of the lasers hit me. “This can't be...” The clown's face shows despair.

“Like a magician who had his tricks revealed, you're nothing!!”

“URGHHHH!!” I pierce my blade of fire through Kaiser's abdomen. “Such a sharp flame....I'm truly....envious....” When I disperse my technique Kaiser falls to the ground in a puddle of his own blood.

I quickly take out and apply the Prison Collar. When I padlock the black leather around his neck a black shadow covers his entire body, which slowly disappears from this dimension.

“Have fun being envious behind bars, damn clown.” I throw one final curse to my fallen nemesis.