《Fire Starter at White Day High》


 Chapter 1 : Clash At The School Office

    At a wide room, lit by the bright noontime suns.h.i.+ne, two men occupied it. One at a table, one sitting on a chair in front of it.


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    "So tell me, how did you start the fire!?" the elder man with tan skin color was talking with anger. "Who helped you?"


    "I don''t start any fire!!" the boy on the chair shouted. His sweated pink hair falls down his forehead. "It doesn''t done by anyone," he insisted. "and neither do I."


    A warm silence covered the whole room. The elderly man looked perpendicularly straight at the boy. "So, there''s no one starting that canteen fire..?"


    "Yes, Mr. Vacio."


    "Then, is it a magic that will burst out instantly?!" Mr. Vacio slightly shouted. In his lifespan as a School , there was no record of such pesky student causing a fire because he was skipped at the line count.


    BAAM!! The door opened, with another boy running towards the two. "Lucas!! Have you caused trouble again?!!"


    ''Moon''. Lucas murmured.


    "Mr. Moon Martin, please do leave the room while the is counselling." Mr. Vacio strongly emphasized.


    Moon gazed down. His brown hair leaves a shadow in his pale face. "I''m sorry, Sir." Why did Lucas do? A huge trouble, this time?


    Moon, get out of this mess while you can! If Mr. Vacio won''t stop sermonizing Lucas, maybe he will end up burned as well if it''s true.


    "Moon, your cousin is such a trouble maker as always. I''ve decided him to transfer to White Day High. It''s near the city''s vicinity. He is now expelled within all of Aspho High!"


    What the¡ª "Why?! Why did you do such a high punishment?!!" Lucas rapidly stood straight in front of Mr. Vacio''s face.


    An intense gaze marks the two''s immense anger. Moon tries to control his temper. But who else are trying to even control theirs? Lucas and Mr. Vacio!


    "Sir.. I will go with him!" Moon seriously uttered. His face was cold and full of certainty.


    The two turn their gazes at the standing Moon from behind. Mr. Vacio''s face was like a bursting bomb.


    "Then go away!! The Aspho High doesn''t need the two of you!!" Mr. Vacio surprisingly shouted.


    Lucas smirked and chuckled silently. Doesn''t need them? The school kept them pestered in the past just to get the two of them back at the school.


    SPOOOs.h.!.+ A fire started at Mr. Vacio''s sleeves! The gasped and almost shout! If they dont need the two of them, then there is no reason for Lucas to need them, too.


    "A fire?!" Moon gasped. He walked and leave the room in shock, while Lucas stepped slowly towards Mr. Vacio.


    "I can start fire with great rage." Lucas grimly declared. "Do you dare to make me angry again?"


    Lucas tapped Mr. Vacio''s sleeves, causing the fire to burn out.


    Mr. Vacio looked at Lucas, as the smoke started. While Lucas walked away, Mr. Vacio was about to explode. "I won''t forget this, Blaze!"


    Lucas stopped and turned his back "Blaze?" he asked unintentionally.


    "Don''t underestimate me, Blaze Harper. I knew everything that has to be known. Either this life or the past''s."


    Lucas chuckled. "Blaze Harper, huh? What a disgusting name of yours!"


    Lucas placed his gaze at the vase on the table, and it''s suddenly being set on fire!


    "But true to that name.." Lucas stare at his smoking right palm. "Blaze really suits me.."


    "It''s you.. The past you.."


    "I''ll burn you to ashes!" Lucas grins, and prepared to leave, until "Huh?!"


    "Leave our school as soon as possible, Fire Monster!!" Mr. Vacio instantly popped out in front of Blaze, and held his neck by his right hand above head, lifting him up the floor.


    Lucas tried to release his choke. "H-How can you..." Lucas repeatedly tried to be free from Mr. Vacio''s choke. "..t-teleport?"


    THUD! Lucas fell to the floor. With his knees bended, and not being able to stand for a while, he looked up at the standing Mr. Vacio.


    "I''ll leave this h.e.l.l from now!" Lucas grins, and did finally stand up, cleaning his slightly bleeding lip. "We will settle this soon.."

 Chapter 2 : Bus Ride To The School

    Yes, it''s true that Lucas Martin did start the fire, but after that, he was shocked that he was able to do so.


    Lucas stared at his right palm that was smoking. The whole canteen place was raging with fire.


    "Help! Help! Help!"


    Lucas seemed to be deaf of his surroundings, as he ran away from the crowd. He ended up in an alley and sat. "How can I able to start a fire?"


    Lucas shook his head. "And that''s what happened." Lucas grinned comically, smiling on Moon''s side, riding in a bus.


    "You''re such a troublemaker, bro!" Moon laughed, while tapping Lucas'' pink hair.


    Right now, the two were heading at the White Day High to start their new cla.s.s. Mr. Vacio already expelled them yesterday. He was really mad at them.


    The bus had many vacant seats left to be occupied, and almost few of them were there, almost 10 to 15.


    Before the two, a girl walked inside the bus, trying to get a vacant seat. The girl''s blue hair flows naturally graceful, sparkling in a slow-mo version of it. Lucas was staring directly straight at the girl.


    Lucas tried to talk to Moon about her, and he was surprised that Moon disappeared!


    "There''s a free seat, Miss." Moon uttered clearly in a gentle way, who was now on the back set of seat behind the lonely Lucas.


    Lucas sighed. Moon was such a playboy punk. But who else should girls admire? Lucas was famous for being a war freak back at Aspho High, ever since he transferred there.


    "Who are you, Miss?" Moon gently asked.


    "I''m Doll, Doll Nova." the girl beautifully smiled, making a formal and graceful attack. "Are you transferees here at White Day High?"


    Lucas'' attention was being catched by the two''s soft conversation. They''re talking about the school they were about to enter soon.


    "My cousin Lucas was expelled due to his carelessness." Lucas seen Moon speaking about his shameful carelessness at the girl with blue hair. "He even burned our canteen!"


    The girl chuckled, much to Lucas'' dismay. BAH! HOW ANNOYING!


    "The White Day High was a nice place to study at. Lyns is also nice and gentle." Doll informed the two.


    But according to rumors, White Day was a unique school, focused on professions such as archery, martial arts, sword fight, and the likes. They seldom offer academic study, but rather produce Olympic-ready learners.


    Moon and Doll continued to befriend each other, as Lucas just strike back by eating all the foods Moon bought for the both of them.


    "You''re happy there, huh.." Lucas comically grins, and eat all the foods in just an instant.


    "I am an exorcist!" Doll''s voice woke Lucas'' consciousness, thus returning his focus on the two.


    Exorcist? Does White Day should include those at their studies? But why does Lucas thinking about it. He can''t even focus himself on overhearing the talk of the two.


    "Lucas!" Moon shouts. "Where do you think we should enroll? This school is completely different back at Aspho High''s offerings.."


    Lucas thinks straight. "Is there anything related to fire..?"


    Moon stares comically straight at Lucas. Fire? Does he want to improve his Fire skills? For what? For burning schools? Academies? What is he thinking..?


    "We have Fire Dancers..." Doll chuckels, imagining Lucas performing Fire Dances. Moon laughs, leaving Lucas into dismay again.


    The bus stopped, catching the attention of the three.


    "Learners of White Day High, you can all go down, the school is right in front of us!"


    The school? Lucas gazes at the transparent window, seeing a huge city-like academy filled with people. It''s amazingly populated, but not crowded.


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    "Such size..." Lucas stares in


    "Shall we go?" Doll asks and stands. The two smiles, and both stand.


    "I''m already excited!!" Lucas shouts, as they run towards the school''s gate, finally entering White Day High at last.

 Chapter 3 : Welcome To White Day High

    Lucas stepped inside the school''s gateway. He stares at the whole area his eyes can ever reach.


    "Lucas, I and Doll will go to our respective to study." Moon tapped on Lucas'' left shoulder. "Do you choose one of yours?"


    "I can manage my life!" Lucas finished fast, and prepared to leave.


    "Goodbye, Lucas!" Doll high-pitched shouted. Lucas turned and smiles at the two. "Welcome to White Day High!"


    The two run off, as Lucas tried to find a cla.s.s that will suit his interests. He always tend to lose patience when forcing himself on the things he hate.


    Lucas gasped, as he saw a red-haired girl, trying to mimic a model''s ramp walk. She wore a huge tinted , and an elegant light blue dress. It shared most of his thigh and chest.


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    HACK! The girl tripped in front of Lucas. What''s with this girl? Lucas chuckled, as the girl tried to stay fierce, acting nothing happened.


    **


    "So you want to enroll on the Fire Cla.s.s?" a professor asked Lucas inside a laboratory room.


    "I''m a Fire Starter. I want to improve my skills." Lucas replied.


    Moon was absolutely right! Maybe he will apply for the Fortune Telling Cla.s.s.


    "Fire Starter, huh.." the professor told and walked inside the inner room. "According to what I''ve learned, that''s a very rare condition."


    Lucas followed the professor down the room. It''s dim at the place. The professor looked back at Lucas.


    "Very rare.."


    "Then what?"


    "We already have two of the same condition as yours!"


    Huh?! Lucas almost freeze on his position after learning that they are now three in this school. "Who are the two that are similar to me?"


    "They are training their skills right now." the professor answered. He continue walking outside. He guides Lucas into a populated hallway full of rooms.


    "Room 3004 is the Fire Cla.s.s Room. You will easily get there if you ride an elevator through the 32nd Floor."


    32nd Floor? That was way too huge. Lucas stands inside the elevator, and watching the door slowly close. Then, a hand hinders its closing, and forcefully tries to enter.


    That''s a girl, onto Lucas'' chest out of clumsiness. The girl shooks her blonde hair. "S-Sorry, Mr. PinkHair.." the girl uttered slowly.


    "It''s okay. Where are you heading?" Lucas looks down because of the girl''s height.


    "I-I''m going to the 32nd Floor." the girl replies. "I''m Ghaile Deus. And I want to visit the famous swordswoman at that floor."


    Famous swordswoman? The floor they are heading is actually went near. Ghaile stares directly at Lucas. "I''m Lucas, that''s all I can say.."


    DING! The elevator finally opened. Lucas walks first, leaving Ghaile behind him at Room 2687..


    Room 2687?! That was far enough?!


    "Here''s the cart!!" a student shouts from behind, catching the attention of the two.


    With great speed, the cart swiftly glides at the floor''s rails. The boy then holds the both of them, letting them ride the cart.


    "So this is the transportation for fast allocation?" Lucas asks the boy. The boy removes his cap, to reveal a very white hair of him. It suits his skin tone.


    "Yes." The man replied in a thick voice. "I''m Scottie, one of the racer here."


    As Ghaile and Lucas stares at Scottie, the cart then stop.


    "Room 3000 and beyond. Vicinity where physical trainings happened." Scottie announces and points towards plenty of rooms behind.


    BLAAG! Scottie comically throws the two on the floor, out of the cart as he goes.


    Lucas shooks his head, as Ghaile enters the Room 3000. "I will finally see her!" Ghaile whispers with excitement.


    Lucas walks slightly towards the Room 3004, and prepares to enter. "This is the room I wish to enter.." Lucas walks and leave a sigh, opening the room''s door.

 Chapter 4 : The Fire Class Room

    As Lucas entered the room, he stared in awe as he saw no one starting any fire. Two of the three men occupying the room were just sleeping, out of exhaustion maybe.


    "I AM BREAKING UP WITH YOU!!" the only standing man with an amazingly sparkling leather jacket shouted on his phone. "All you did was to act like a model, Nath!"


    Lucas stared at the man. He wore a black headset, complimenting his black hair. And ah! Modelling, huh...? Is she the girl from before?


    "You even tripped before one of the school''s transferees this morning!!"


    Was he talking about Lucas? In front of him? The boy looked back when he noticed that Lucas was there. "I-I am one of the school''s transferees this morning." Lucas abruptly uttered. "I am here to apply for the Fire Skill Cla.s.s."


    "Oh! Newbie?!" the sleeping man awakened, catching the attention of the other sleeping man.


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    "He seemed to be the newbie that Nath saw this morning.." the boy whispered. Lucas stepped forward and turned his gaze at the whole room.


    "Why aren''t you practicing?" he asked rapidly.


    "Well, it''s almost lunch, do we need to exhaust ourselves that much, huh?" the first man replied. "By the way, I''m Maru, a Fire Starter."


    This was the moment Lucas is waiting! To meet the two Fire Starter at White Day High! "I''m Zanc!" the other man told. "I didn''t really a fire starter, but my chemical level to start a fire is high. I am Flammable!" he chuckled.


    Elemental breakdowns? High ammonia? What type of disease is that?


    "Who are you?! Answer us!" the boy with black letter shouted.


    "I-I am Lucas, Lucas Martin.. Also a Fire Starter.."


    "Whoah!" Maru stared in


    "That should be good!" Zanc smirked, and looked backwards. Lucas stared from behind, to witness the door burning! He tried to leave the room in fear.


    "Don''t run, the room was immune to fire and heat!" Maru shouts.


    Lucas stepped, and feel unnerved. "Hmph, I don''t even practice a lot of my skills. The day I knew I could do this was only yesterday." Lucas monotonously uttered.


    The three laughes. Yesterday? He actually said yesterday?! "Bro, if you wish to stand out for the upcoming tournament, you should start practicing!" the black leather man shouted. "By the way, I''m Sting Alloy."


    Upcoming Tournament?


    "Yep. I think every cla.s.s have a chance of joining. "Sting walked out. The fire at the door seemed to burn out. " I''ll be taking my leave for now."


    SLAP! "How dare you break up with me?!" the girl from before shouted, hardly slapping Sting out of the room.


    "Nath! I said I don''t want you anymore!!" Sting shouted, and walked away. Nath chased him, with Lucas overhearing their quarrel even from afar.


    "So what''s the training schedule..?" Lucas hesitantly asked, shooking his nape.


    "Um.. maybe at 1 o''Clock this afternoon." Zanc replied. This school was really great huh? It''s already 10 and the next training was.h.i.+ng at 1pm..


    "So.. I should go ahead and eat my lunch.." Lucas told and walked outside the room. "I''ll be back at one!"


    As Lucas walked at the rooms 3000 below, the hallway seemed huge and clean. That was until one sword suddenly horizontally straight before Lucas'' nose, cras.h.i.+ng the wall perpendicular to it! Room 3000 was opened!!


    Bunch of males donning warrior like dresses ran away from that room, as Lucas froze there. "I didn''t expect Winter to be this strong!!"


    Lucas stared in shock, as the male warriors continue running away out of fear for the said Winter. Ghaile came out and seemed frightened, shocking Lucas, who tripped in front of him. A brown haired girl with a sword walked, going out of the room.


    "Ms. Winter ¡ª!" Ghaile screamed, as the sword rapidly moved mid-air, going through Ghaile!!

 Chapter 5 : Famous Swords Woman

    Lucas then caught the sword by his right hand and stared directly at the woman. Ghaile felt frightened as the woman grabbed Lucas hand and threw him away!


    "Argh!" Lucas tried to stand from the corner. He ignited his fist with fire and stroked the woman by his fire. Ghaile screamed from afar, as the Sword woman easily sliced the fire! "Huh?!"


    The girl was really the strong Winter! She jumped and prepared to finish Lucas by her sharp-edged sword. But Lucas stood fast and evaded Winter''s sword, and thus having the spot to attack Winter''s back by his elbow. "Ack!" Winter stroke back by kicking Blaze''s face by her right foot!


    However, Ghaile contacted the security from the emergency center not far away. " Lyns, Winter and a Newbie causing trouble near at Room 3000! Please be here as soon as possible before anything else happen." Ghaile shouted on the phone. She watched every single counter attack each of Lucas and Winter blew.


    Lucas withstanding the sharpness of Winter''s swords by bare hands, hoping that his sheer strength can hold a candle against Winter. After all, Winter was currently the cynosure of every dreaming Mages. Winter then changed her sword to spear with wash of light. Lucas gasped.


    Winter then stroke Lucas with the circling spear on his face. Lucas backed off and ignited both his right and left hand at his back. He rapidy ran and surprised Winter with his burning right hand, followed by an uppercut with his left!


    Winter fell or a moment, who was shocked by Lucas'' strength. "How dare you lay a heavy hand towards a powerless kid?!" Lucas shouted, catching his breath. "..to the point who throw a sword to her! Such !!"


    "Watch your words!!" Winter enraged. "Don''t say anythi¡ª"


    "Strange, but I''m watching my words.." Lucas smirked. "Haha, I also know that you are experiencing hallucinations from the very start."


    Winter gasped. "How can you.." She stared at Lucas, unaware of the fact that she doesn''t utter such a word to anyone at the school. "You''re strange.."


    "You know what? You can''t take a serious straight look at your target at the very moment.. Your strikes are just misses that accidentally hitting me." Lucas continued. "And that fake person in your head was a child."


    "Huh?!" Winter falls from her knees. No way he also seen her back story. The child from slavery who always wanted to break free; was her! How she wish not to remember any of that.


    "It hurts you.. It hurts you to the point you aren''t even focused." Lucas turned his back and leave. "And that what makes the Famous Swords Woman of White Day stronger.."


    Winter smiled, with tears in her eyes. She standed, "Lucas, right?" She mildly shouted. "Ghaile was right, you are an amazing person.." she continued. "She had spoken your name at the very moment we''ve met. She said she felt warm with you at the elevator.."


    That little girl Ghaile. She was a bit sweet. Lucas knew she was a calm one. "I didn''t remember I became nice to her.." Lucas spoke. "All I did was I said my name, yet it makes her warm?"


    "You''re somewhat domineering." Ghaile told behind Lucas, making the boy to look back. "You make people warm inside just like your fire.." she smiled. "You even help me here.. Thanks!"


    Ghaile was such a very cute girl! Winter held Lucas'' hands and stared at him. "Fire Starter, we warmly welcome you to White Day High!" Winter whispered. Ghaile smiled at him, too.


    "W-what are you doing?!" Lucas comically uttered. Winter patted his sweaty pink hair.


    "What about we battle again soon?" Winter uttered clearly. Lucas stared in awe as Ghaile hugged both of them.


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    "Sure!"


    "Stop right there!!" Securities came from Winter''s back. Ghaile gasped as she was the one who called them. "Winter from the Sword Fighter Cla.s.s, caused trouble again." they continued and stare at Lucas. "..with a newbie."


    "Guys, it''s been settled. You can go back to where you came from.." Lucas grins, pus.h.i.+ng the securities away. "Winter was suffering from severe hallucinations, take care of her. I''ll be leaving.."


    Blaze walked back, and ride at the upcoming cart, with Dawn and Ghaile looking back at him. "That newbie will soar up high. How I wish myself, too.." Winter whispered, leaving a sigh of relief. The Famous Aggressive Swords Woman now became an adorable and fancy Slicer..

 Chapter 6 : Canteen Fire!!!

    Moon and Doll stare at Lucas, eating at the school''s canteen. "So you met and fought Winter Dawn??" Doll asks.


    Lucas stares before Moon on his right, and Doll on his left. "Yeah." he seemed full of foods in his mouth. "And zhe iz like... um.. harus.h.i.+.." he continues. "..nating!"


    Hallucinating?? Moon and Doll blink in front of Lucas. They even stopped eating just to take a closer look at his face. "You''re probably hungry.. It''s pa.s.s 12.." Moon whispers.


    "Hmph. Aren''t you convinced?" Lucas shouts. "Even a little girl named Ghaile became her target!"


    "You met many people, huh?" Moon monotonously tells. The both of them seems joking Lucas. They blatantly replied at Lucas, doting at him.


    "By the way, the Heads announces that there will be no after lunch, because they will have a meeting for some serious topics.." Doll informs the two. After all she is the one who knew almost all the details and news the school will release. "After a week of training hard, many have suggested to partake on the Local Skill Trial for the upcoming Tournament."


    That tournament. The tournament Sting talked a while ago.. All have a chance to rise and soar. "It is an interconnected sets of schools that will battle different fields, and the winning school will be granted a prize." Doll continues. "As per the players, heaven knows what grand surprise it awaits.."


    "Little did I know, it was held annually, right?" Moon asked Doll. Lucas keeps absorbing the informations he is hearing.


    "Right! But it is completely different every time from its lasts." Doll replied. "Every year, the game constantly changes. It was full of mysteries!" She grimly narrated. "Maybe next month, they will start the trial for selecting players."


    Lucas is now up to the challenge! He only wanted to prove that he has meaning in this world. "I will compete in that selection!!" Lucas energetically shouted, full of certainty and determination.


    "He is too excited.." Moon and Doll whisper to themselves. After this very first day, he is now daydreaming of becoming one of the school''s representative.


    FWOOs.h.!.+ An explosion occurs near the vicinity! The students panic and started running! "Fire! Fire!!" all the students try to escape as soon as possible. Lucas stares in awe, reminiscing what happened back at Aspho High.


    "So tell me, how did you start the fire!?" Mr. Vacio talked with anger. "You helped you?"


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    "I don''t start any fire!!" Lucas shouted. "It doesn''t done by anyone," he insisted. "and neither do I."


    That scene.. Lucas can''t even forget the fact that he''d caused a huge shameful trouble at a powerful academy like Aspho High. At that moment, Moon suspected that ot was Lucas, too, who did this.


    "Lucas?! Was that yours?!" Moon shouts at the frozen Lucas. He even shake him but he was still in awe. "Hey, don''t out!!"


    "I''ll be leaving!" Doll stands up and prepares to leave.


    "Wait¡ª" Moon interrupted, and grab Lucas'' hand and run comically. The fire is burning the whole canteen!!


    "I-I don''t know why is there a fire.." Lucas murmurs. "I didn''t start it.."


    Moon and Doll stopped as the three of them escape the canteen. "It''s the same s.h.i.+ts you''d utter back then at Aspho!" Moon shouts at Lucas. He was his caring cousin from the very start. He can''t even face another done by Lucas with his name belonged.


    "I am now telling the truth! After I fought Winter, I thought I''ve overused by Skills.." Lucas was now pale in color. "But as I have remembered, there were two Fire starter like me in this School.. which is Zanc and Maru!" he finished.


    "Don''t tell me you were to blame the Two Bastions? Those two were the pride of the school for keeping and using their powers accordingly.. They can''t do that!" Doll replied.


    "Yes, they can''t!" a mysterious voice uttered from afar.


    The three were shocked as the person slowly walked nearer and nearer to them. Donning very sparkling leather shoes, the three overhearing its tik-tok sounds.


    "And the last Fire Starter that is left.." she continued. "was you, Lucas Martin!"


    Lucas gasped, as she looked onto this elegant and mature girl, donning a formal attire. Lucas heard the same words and accent the he heard from Mr. Vacio back at Aspho High that h can''t even forget. "Go with me at the ''s Office.."

 Chapter 7 : Principal Lyns

    At the ''s Office, Lucas was sitting just like what he did back then at Aspho High. The girl from before sitted on the table. It was Lyns! "Lucas Martin, the transferee from Vacio''s School.. was a Fire Starter??" she talked abruptly, sitting on a manner. "I am not blaming you about that Canteen fire.."


    " Lyns, if it doesn''t bother you, why did you call me here..?" Lucas respectfully utter. Unlike before, he zipped his mouth and became careful from saying bulls.h.i.+ts. The canteen was now safe, but it took a lot of damages and made 13 students now wounded. "I will leave, if you''ll excuse me.."


    "Not to fast!" Lyns rapidly shouted. "I call you for different reasons.." that sentence made Lucas curiously interested. He looked back and sit again in a respectful manner.


    "What is it, Lyns..?" Lucas inquires. "I am very honest that I did like this at Aspho High, but believe me that I learned from mistakes. So plea¡ª"


    "You know Shad, right?" Lyns quickly interrupted. It made Lucas even more curious. "Shad Cagney, the a.s.sistant of Aspho High.. was surely as popular as Vacio. I want you to tell me something about him."


    That Shad Cagney.. He was the second most powerful individual at Aspho High. But he was known for his very low profile. "Uhm.. Ms. , all I knew about him was he''d raised our school by winning last year''s Regal Games."


    "That''s right.." Lyns replied. "But how can he win if he doesn''t have enough power to do so? Isn''t that suspicious of Aspho High itself..?"


    Lucas bowed his head. That''s right. Shad is definitely the same as him. But Aspho High was infamous by their cheatings. Back then, they win various by those. Mr. Vacio can easily repeat cheatings even with his eyes closed.


    "You were truly ignorant!" Lyns awakened Lucas back to reality. "You aren''t the one who started the fire at Aspho''s canteen. You aren''t also the one who started our canteen''s fire." Lyns'' statement shocked Lucas into confusion. "It was one from Aspho High''s Elites!"


    Aspho High''s Elites??


    "They have stronger Fire Starter that they don''t want to expel. And when they knew you can also start fire, they used you as an excuse.." she emphasized. "That was and always against the rules of White Day High!" she shouted. "And since you were here, what they did to you was highly punishable!"


    Lucas can''t even utter a word. Doll was right.. Lyns is also nice and gentle. She even care about one minor transferee from the school''s opponent. "Then.." Lucas have the strength to speak a word. "..what does it do with Shad??"


    "Nice question!" Lyns spins his table and faced backwards. "It was Shad whom they protect. Shad Cagney, the legitimate Fire Starter of Aspho High!"


    S-Shad Cagney being Fire Starter? Turning back to the time that that Black-haired guy helped almost everyone in needs. He also did raising the popularity of Aspho, yet he isn''t really good that very time.


    Lucas stands and prepared to leave. "And the last reason why I called you here.." Lucas stopped but not looked back. He tells in a very low voice, "What''s that?"


    "I want you to partake at the upcoming tournament!" Lyns finished grimly. She had her very certainty she had at the one sentence. "Maru and Zanc are incapable of causing trouble with the Reputable Vacio at his own office like you did. I know that you are strong. Even Ghaile spoken your name that you fought with our mighty Winter."


    "I''ll be speeding the Trial Schedule as soon as possible. I will recommend you to Coach Clive to keep an eye on you." Lyns continued. "Defeat Aspho High for our sake. For White Day''s sake!"


    Lucas opened the door and leave the room. Moon and Doll seen him running away but didn''t even have the courage to catch him. He seemed very pale and tense. Lucas run away at the stairs and leave the ''s Building.


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    "How can I battle my friends from before.. They were my friends. Moon''s friends." He whispered and sat at one corner of the locker room.


    "What they did to you was highly punishable!"


    I am confused. I don''t know that Aspho High belongs to the schools that we will face if ever! I am confused!

 Chapter 8 : Unexpected Visitors

    After the night of over thinking that he will face his previous friends and foes from Aspho High, Lucas attended late at the school. Doll and Moon approached him.


    "What had happened the last day?" Moon curiously inquired. "You almost out from paleness!" He had some concern with the tone of his voice.


    Doll stared at Lucas and patted his left shoulder. "Don''t worry, I heard that Lyns came from Aspho High and complain about our burning canteen yesterday.."


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    Lucas fakes a smile. Why did Lyns even went to punish Aspho High without knowing the truth. "You know what.." Lucas uttered an unclear, low voice. " Lyns suggested that I should join the upcoming Skill Trial. She was looking up that I will be selected."


    Moon almost froze on shock. He also wanted to partake the Trial, but he was drove also confused when..


    "But Aspho High was one of the Schools that belonged to the competing Academies." Lucas finished sadly. "I don''t want to fight our dearest friends there.."


    Doll bowed her head. Was it truly hard for the two boys..? Uhm, after all, they spend all of their High School life at Aspho High. They made good friends, good memories.. And it''s hard to fight them by the school''s contradiction.


    "You don''t have to worry." Doll spoke out of silence of the place. "I also heard that some of Asphoes will visit us here, to have dealings of that contradiction between you Lucas and them.." Doll felt by what she said. She didn''t wanted to even confuse Lucas.


    "What?! They will be visiting?!" Moon loudly gasped. "Were they crazy?! They expelled Lucas and then suddenly became gratifying?!" Moon complained. He already knew what Aspho High was planning. They surely realized they lost big from expelling a Fire Starter with the Tournament going near.


    "And I am sure that Mr. Vacio will be there.." Doll continued. "..and Shad Cagney.."


    Lucas felt a little uncomfortable. He should go out of the school! "I didn''t know if I am the only one feeling it.. but, what Mr. Vacio was planning surely to tell the school I should not join the tournament.." He closed his fist. Bulls.h.i.+t! I hated dealings like this!.


    "Are you telling they were afraid?" Doll asked. If Aspho High won multiple , was there a reason for them to be afraid of?


    "Let''s go away!" Moon suggested, but Lucas did not responded any response. He seemed thinking straight. "Aren''t you afraid, too? We both know what Aspho High could do at moments like this!" Moon shouted. He knew it. He knew that the students who studied at the worst school.. was them!


    "We won''t do something that will bother the Martin cousins, b.i.t.c.h!"


    Lucas, Moon, and Doll all looked back. They saw a man wearing full black suit and black pants. It was Mr. Vacio!! Standing straight now in front of the three, he stepped slowly closer to them.


    "Mr. Lucas Martin.." Vacio slowly uttered. It was clear and thick. The lights of the open field where they stood were striking at Mr. Vacio and Lucas. "We went here not to negotiate with you to decline Lyns'' request. We cam¡ª"


    "They came here to replace you, Lucas, with three of the most uniquely powered students!" Lyns bravely interrupted. "Don''t approve to that jerk!!"


    Doll and Moon stepped back. It was getting more intense. Two of two different schools fighting with one student. Aspho High sure has the power to turn every table. They even wanted Lucas back!


    "They expelled you, and then suddenly wanting you back.. such immaturity!" Lyns shouted. "Aspho High even blame you from the thing you didn''t commit! You, people at Aspho High, were really interesting, huh?" she smirked.


    Mr. Vacio smirked as well. "Lyns, I knew you have your spy at our school, but sadly, you came up with the wrong information.." Mr. Vacio smiled. "I am grateful if you accept my present to your school. Three uniquely powered Students that will surely raise you all up.."


    "Sorry, Mr. Vacio, but I won''t accept your present.." Lucas uttered with his head held low. "I hate dealings like this, so you better shut your mouth up!" he shouted shaking.


    "Blaze Harper.." Mr. Vacio whispered. "I''d like to be good at first but your forcing my limits time and time again.." he grimly continued.


    Mr. Vacio leave a smirk on his face, and in a maniacal manner, he utterd "Fine, let us do the hard way!!"

 Chapter 9 : Worthy Negotiations

    "Blaze.. Blaze Harper.." a calm voice heard to be calling Lucas. It was calmly horrifying! "Blaze Harper... of White D¡ª!"


    Lucas stood straight with his head bowed. Mr. Vacio surely will use his power to treat people as his pets. "Are you willing to be back at Aspho High?" Mr. Vacio offered his right hand at Lucas. "With this, you won''t be battling with your friends.."


    "Stop!" Lucas stabs Mr. Vacio''s hand away. Doll and Moon were still watching. "Am I that worthy.. Ms. Lyns??" Lucas faced the shocked Lyns. The stepped back.


    "W-What are you saying?!" Lyns replied. "Yes, you were."


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    "See." Mr. Vacio interrupted. "Your worth alone equalled our three uniquely powered Students. Please agree while I''m patient.. As far as I know, you won''t wish this talk to end up into Aspho Negotiations.."


    Aspho Negotiations..? I knew I already heard that phrase.. Lucas stepped ahead, towards Mr. Vacio.. His arms at the back enveloped with the smallest fires. And then,


    PUNCH!! Lucas directly launched a right hook at Mr. Vacio''s left face. "LUCAS!!" all of them where shocked.. Lucas felt a little dizzy.


    "W-Where.. am I?" Lucas opened his eyes. Lucas looked at the surroundings. It was like at Aspho''s Office. No, it was White Day''s! He wasn''t even sure. After all, those two rooms looked pretty the same.


    "Lucas!" that was an unclear shout. Lucas looked back to see Doll entangled. He saw himself, too, with the chair. Lucas tried to break free.


    "Lucas, Mr. Vacio.." Moon then removed Doll''s ties. He came from the door. "..he manipulated the time! He was so powerful!!" Doll stood after she was freed.


    Lucas gasped. At first, he managed to teleport.. and now, he can manipulate time?! SPOOs.h.!.+ Lucas burned the rope that tangled him to the chair. "W-Where''s Lyns?" he was still dizzy. His vision was so blurry. But it was luck that he managed to learn that those two were Moon and Doll.


    "Don''t ask anything wierd.." Doll shouted. "We also don''t know where she is!" She shook his cloth''s dirt off, and tried to inspect to room.


    "As I remembered.." Moon narrated. "..when, you attack Mr. Vacio, Lyns disappeared." he continued. "And when Mr. Vacio fell down to the floor, he, Doll and I also disappeared, and teleported there."


    Lucas was dazed. "Then how can he manipulate time?" he desperately asked.


    "You felt dizzy, right?" Doll inquired Lucas. No, it was an answer. "The time was warped, and managed to lull us to slumber like what we felt at night." she continued. "It was hard to explain, but according to my hypothesis.. we are still on the ground ourselves!" she ended, shocking Lucas and Moon.


    "So.." Lucas'' eyes dilated, and the reflection of Mr. Vacio appeared on it. "..it was an illusion!!" he shouted, thus breaking the spell! They returned to the ground where they are currently standing! Lucas turned to gaze at everyone. They were quite fine. Mr. Vacio smirked at him.


    "Don''t be doing anything disturbing, Blaze Harper.." Mr. Vacio walked away. He stopped and looked back. "Remember your worth, you were equalled to our three uniquely powered mages.."


    Lucas took a sigh. "Equal?" he asked insultingly. "That word sucks!" he rushed towards Mr. Vacio and looked at him on the face. Lyns, Moon and Doll were shocked, as well as Mr. Vacio himself. "Poor Aspho, but I will prove you wrong!"


    "W-What are you saying??" Mr. Vacio was quite shocked. He even stepped back to distant this monster Lucas.


    Lucas smiled "I am stronger that them" he told in a very thick voice, and with a proud tone and maniacal manner, he spoke "I will prove to Aspho that I have the Potential!"


    Ms. Lyns, Moon, Doll and Mr. Vacio were all shocked to hear Lucas'' words. It was proud and boast. No one with a low esteem will be saying those words at a School''s Maybe he has an ace on his sleeves.


    "You want to exchange, you want to win?" Lucas insultingly smirked at Mr. Vacio. "Be sure to be obedient, Mr. Vacio!" he stood at straight with his head held high. "If I can prove my potential that I wasn''t equal to those three, you will stop pestering White Day anymore.."


    "And when you don''t prove yourself??" Mr. Vacio managed to utter a statement. He quite fine now.


    "And when I lose, I will be a nice pet that will obey your orders!" Lucas proudly spoken. "That was the White Day Negotiations!!"

 Chapter 10 : Godly Potential

    Many of the White Day High''s students have gathered around the school''s gymnasium. Now was the time for Lucas to prove his Potential. All the students made their wild guesses on the outcome of this show.


    "You know what? That Lucas Martin was just a tranferee from our opposing school, Aspho High!" a student whispered to her friend.


    "For real, that boy became cynosure all of the sudden! He also got Winter into a pulp!! I guess Lyns was backing him. Mr. Vacio also went here to get him back at Aspho!!"


    The gymnasium was left crowded, rumbling with their loud cheers and voices! "All of the students.." the emcee shouted with a microphone. "..please be quiet and welcome a student that will prove his very skills! Let''s all welcome a Fire Starter with his spoken Potential, Lucas Martin!!"


    The whole stage rumbled, with almost deafening screams. Everyone booing Lucas, stating he can''t prove it. Many shouts were heard, stating their support and dismay.


    Lucas finally stepped inside the stage, finally facing the whole crowd. "Lucas! Lucas! Lucas!" the crowd became aggressively stronger. Booing and cheering almost left Doll and Moon deafened at the sidelines.


    "You know what, Moon? I was nervous about this?" Doll stood at the middle of the crowd, with Moon on her right. Lucas looked at them and smiled. "How can he prove it..?"


    Moon sighed, the crowd was quite deafening! "Lucas was a surprising man. Maybe, you will be shocked at some point.." Moon whispered. "I am a bit nervous, too. Let''s just watch."


    "Prove to us your Potential," the emcee shouted. "Lucas Martin!!!"


    The lights on the stage gone aggressive. The light directors playfully danced the lights and focused it at Lucas. Lucas started by setting his hands on fire! "Whoooaah!" many of the students were left shocked. He jumped and glided towards the very crowd. With his arms and hands burning, he settled the now-low hull-hoop raging with fire.


    The ring of fire now finally at his location. Lucas ¡ªwith his arms still burning¡ª rushed towards the loop and psssed it safe and sound. He landed nicely, shocking Mr.Vacio on the panel. Lyns was also there. She was glad at what she was seeing.


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    Now, he laid his hands on the burning loop. The directors pulled the loop upwards and it flied with Lucas. Being elevated, Lucas swirled and bunged and the loop many times, each has a flamboyant. Many other significant students were watching there, especially Winter. Steel, Zanc and Maru were there too. Nath, Ghaile and Scottie were all scattered.


    Lucas swung and swung holding an elevated loop. But Lucas was just starting. He bursted his whole body with fire!! "Lucas called it FireMan!" the emcee announced. Almost everyone were excited at what will happen next. Lucas proudly blasts amazingly blinding fires and fireworks along the whole above head area of the gymnasium.


    Lucas then blew fire from his mouth! Doll and Moon were really shocked. It was obviously new to Doll and Moon. The careless Lucas that was being excelled now became an intricately careful one. Lucas carefully done each of his every move. Even his breathing was planned professionally. As Lucas continued showing his power, the lights suddenly gone off.


    Murmuring of dismayed students were all over heard at the gymnasium. "Now.." the emcee grimly announced. "let''s turn off our Celsius and Fahrenheit counter" he continued. "From now on, let''s count for Lucas'' Kelvin!!"


    A circle of fire was seen at the stage. It was still pure black at the place. "Fire supplied us heat," Lucas was heard. He was like speaking at a microphone. "It also gives us energies." he continued. "I will use that energy, to make you all be shocked!"


    Musics with exciting tune were all played. The rumblings lessen and all of the eyes were just staring at a small circle of fire from before. Until the lights opened, showing Lucas amazingly raging with fire. He even showed levitating them on the air. Multiple cardboard enemies appeared and Lucas defeated them with one He showed his battling skills.


    True gargantuan students appeared, circling Lucas in a horrifying manner. Those multiple men swiftly come from behind Lucas while gripping their bats, and begin to him with multiple blows with those heavily weighted bats. Lucas notes their strengths and mentally states that, "They were, in fact, strong.." As they continue to battle it out, the gargantuan men retaliated.


    "We will determine if the glory bestowed upon Lucas was worth honoring.." they spoke. "We were from Aspho High to ensure your lost." this statement drove Lucas to keep pus.h.i.+ng. No one knows that it was out of the plan! But Lucas tried his best to win this rate.


    Both talented men show no signs of backing down; delivering multiple attacks at a quick pace one after another. Once again Lucas was amazed at the fact that those men were extremely powerful, even without dropping a single sweat. If things continue like this, Lucas cannot ever prove his Potential.

 Chapter 11 : Fire Evaluation

    Lucas and the gargantuans continue their struggles against one another. "We liked your " the men commented.


    Lucas asked them, "Are what you all showing was all you''ve given?" As they break apart and Lucas readied himself, Zanc and Maru happened upon them.


    "If y''all like, I''d love to join you.." Zanc stated. "My blood was boiling. Seeing the two, the gargantuans got nervous, knowing him to be one of the Two Bastions while Lucas smirks, addressing Zanc and Maru as,


    "Fire Losers.."


    As all of them stare down one another. The gargantuans moved their hands and charging their bats, Zanc and Maru prepared to attack. "Do you have the guts to stop it?" Maru insultingly spoke, having his arms before his body.


    After all, they don''t want Lucas to be the only cynosure. "Can you all block our attack?" the gargantuans spoke.


    "I will!" Zanc replied, as Lucas notes that the two were preparing a trap. As the gargantuans fire their bats with great speed, Maru dodged sheer numbers of it, and Zanc punched all of them at once, smas.h.i.+ng them into the floor. Lucas, the panels and the entire audience stare in shock at Zanc and Maru''s incredible feat, shocking Doll and Moon to doubt Lucas'' ability to win.


    However, others remained unworried about Two Bastion''s strength. Zanc and Maru then turned to Lucas, who stares at him in frustration. Mr. Vacio smirks at Lyns. "Just gve up.." he told proudly with in his mind that Lucas will not win. Lyns then stood in the midst of the rumbling crowd.


    "Students!!" she shouted with microphone. "This fight will be the first selection for our tournament, the Fire Evaluation!!" she finished. All of the students went shocked. Even though Mr. Vacio''s plan was compromised, Zanc and Maru continued it.


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    As Lucas drops his burnt s.h.i.+rts, he stood amidst the raging crowd. He was now hotter than h.e.l.l! Revealing his toned and proportioned body, he charged forth, enveloped in his fire. Zanc and Maru prepared themselves and subsequently attack Lucas on the head, knocking him to the floor, to the surprise of the audience. "Did Zanc and Maru have taken out another opponent with only one blow.?" the audience wondered.


    "In this world, there was always someone stronger than oneself.." Zanc told in a low voice. However, Maru saw Lucas get back on his feet. Lyns, relieved, took a sigh. She almost out of nervousness.


    Lucas began telling the two that, "I also liked to look down as the strongest ones may be at my feet." and he quickly delivered a blow to Zanc''s head and Maru''s chin with his fire-enveloped fists.


    The two were knocked backwards by the unexpected blow, to the surprise of his panels and the joy of Moon and Doll, but quickly regains their composure and began their counterattacks by forcefully stopping their movements and attacking Lucas by creating fire talons, which knock Lucas into the air. Lucas retaliates with his Fire Halberd attack, directing it towards Zanc and Maru who blocked the attack by using Talus to splash fires to protect themselves.


    As the fire vanished, Lucas quickly came forth and threw a punch at Zanc, who blocks with his right hand. Maru quickly burst another explosion which hit Lucas, who was forced to use his Fire Body to avoid Maru''s attacks as he continued to explode them. As Lucas flew back towards Maru, Zanc managed to score a hit to Lucas'' head, but Lucas quickly retaliated with a punch of his own.


    The three Mages began fighting with hand-to-hand combat, scoring a number of direct hits on one another as the audience was surprised that Lucas was able to keep up with the Bastions. Lyns took note of Lucas'' strength display as well, with Mr. Vacio shocked, stating in mind that he knew he didn''t expect Lucas to be so strong.


    Lyns coughs. "The youth always grow up," she spoke, just as Lucas charged and delivered a powerful blast of fire in Maru''s direction. As the dust from the blast clears away, Maru remarked that, "I am astounded by your abilities.." as he panted in exhaustion.


    Zanc then smirked. "I haven''t been as excited in many years as I currently was.." he panted slowly. Lucas stopped and stare at Zanc.


    "You were as much of monsters as they say you were.." Lucas caught his breath. Leaving a smirk on his face, he spoke, "I am all fired up for battle!!" he finished, while Zanc looked at him.


    "We shall fight until one of us remained!" Zanc loudly spoken. Continuing the fight, Lucas began to use his secret: Fire Roar. Using this move, Lucas. .h.i.t Maru and Zanc with a powerful blow and sent them flying backwards. The Two Bastions fell to the ground with a smile on his face. Lucas stared at them.


    "I-I am defeated.." Zanc admitted. "We are defeated.." he continued, acknowledging Lucas'' victory. For his defeat of the Two Bastions, Lucas received cheering and being applauded, putting him in the lead for the Fire Cla.s.s.


    Everyone was in amazement at his strength. Yet, out of nowhere, a sinister voice rang out from somewhere in the audience. "You consider this Potential? Ms. Lyns, White Day High seems to be rather careless with their judgment."

 Chapter 12 : Shad Cagney Of Aspho High

    Everyone turned towards the voice.


    In the row of judges, Shad Cagney was sitting with his hands clasped. "Lucas was good, just about achieving the standard that Two Bastions set in¡­" He slowly opined. "But, don''t you think he is simply being a no-go? The emotions were just too high. You consider someone like this having Potential?"


    The gymnasium was silent after hearing Shad''s views. On stage, Lucas was furious. He treated Shad well in the past. However, now that he had expelled, why was he constantly getting in his way, being a pest time and time again?


    He opened his mouth to say something in defense, but Lyns had already beat him to it ¡ª


    "Mr. Shad, please don''t get Mr. Vacio to come next time if you both don''t know how to appreciate good things." Lyns never minced her words and was unusually pointed in the recent few days. "Couldn''t you tell that Lucas was completely fine?"


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    Shad gave a cold laugh. "Yes, he could only brag Bastions to a large extent and not completely ¡ª at many of the intensities he did differ from Bastions because he could not reach those!"


    The audience started to buzz with sounds of discussion. Shad was right, Lucas'' power wasn''t nice and he could easily be defeated. His power was not comparable to that of Bastions in terms of intensity. There were many attacks that he indeed was unable to retaliate.


    "Hence, Lucas miraculously defeated the two.." Lyns argued. "Every attack that he was unable to evade, he managed to resolve in a manner that was impeccable, making it as if nothing happened. It did not affect the quality of power at all¡ª can''t you tell that this is a talent that is much more valuable than Mr. Vacio''s three uniquely powered mages?"


    Many in the audience started to nod at Lyns'' statement. "Yes yes, if I didn''t know that the Bastions were like that, I would think that the three was made for Lucas."


    Lyns continued, "What''s more, Lucas did a completely different style of fighting. Bastions were racy, like a fireball in the middle of the Demonic and spectacular, full of the danger of temptation. But Lucas did not fight like that. He was more¡­ cold."


    Lyns glanced over at him at this point and said, "His power was like a mist, hiding loneliness and emptiness as someone lost at fire. For a young boy like him to fought with such emotion, I think his potential is unlimited."


    Lyns finished her short speech. Shad looked at her in silence, his lips pressed together. Lucas knew that Shad did not have anything to rebut Lyns with. With regards to fighting appreciation, he was miles apart from Lyns, and any further discussion would only embarra.s.s him.


    He stood up, saying, "We''ll temporarily leave this boy at White Day for now."


    As he completed his sentence, he gave Lucas a deep gaze. This time, he was able to read his emotions clearly. There appeared to be a tinge of nostalgia mixed with some disdain, some hatred as well as a hint of a sigh¡­ It was hard to tell if Shad and Mr. Vacio were feeling joy or sorrow as the emotions were complicated.


    Mr. Vacio turned around and left without saying anything to him¡ª those at Aspho High were people of action, not words.


    Shad''s final look left Lucas shuddering and unable to breathe as if he was being gripped by a pair of freezing hands.


    He stood in his place until the emcee announced the conclusion of the event and Lyns walked over. Moon and Doll came to pat Lucas on the shoulder. "Lucas!"


    He came back to his senses. Moon him the items in his hands¡ª a gla.s.s of warm water to cool him up. "Don''t push yourself so hard next time." Moon said, "You need to protect yourself so that your power can last."


    He gave a start and then smiled at him in "I know."


    Doll placed her index finger on Lucas lips to indicate that he should stop talking, and then brought him back to the rest area with Moon. Lucas sat down, as Lyns came beside him.


    "You''re such a powerful boy." she spoke and put a towel on Lucas'' bare body. It was smoked and burnt. "Since you win the fire evaluation, you will be a part of the whole selection that contained every "


    Lucas was astounded, as Moon and Doll were glad. Lyns smiled and utter such with a clear voice, "Coach Clive will train you!"

 Chapter 13 : Meeting Mr. Clive

    Lucas was still trying to figure it out when Lyns went on. "It was Coach Clive. He will come over later and both of you can get to know each other."


    Coach Clive¡­ this name sounded familiar. But he could not recall where he heard it before.


    Doll said, "Coach Clive is one of the best coaches in White Day High, he''s just a little domineering. Even Lyns doesn''t dare challenge him. I wish you luck." she looked at him with a hint of sympathy.


    Lucas finally remembered where he heard Coach Clive''s name from. Back in the ''s Office, Lyns had mentioned the man who coerced her into preparing the selection for the tournament.


    A while later, the rest room door opened and a man strode in.


    He looked elegant yet haughty, with a sort of suaveness that made him look like a King from another world. He wore a flattering office outfit, a clean-cut maroon hair, and a light silk necktie. Besides those, he did not have additional accessories on. With his shoes clicking, he walked towards Lucas and stopped right before him, looking down at him¡ª


    "So it''s this little boy?" his voice was cold and piercing, like an impeccable gla.s.s of ice-cold liquor.


    Lucas was unhappy, what did he mean by "little boy"? He wanted to tell Coach Clive that when he was expelled, he was already 21-years old, way past the age of a "little boy". What a pity that he could only keep those words to himself.


    Lyns'' work expression was plastered with a smile as she politely stood up. "Coach Clive, please take a seat."


    Coach Clive did not sit, and in fact, he did not even turn to look at her. He squinted as he scrutinized Lucas.


    Many years down the road, Lucas and Coach Clive spoke of their first meeting. Coach Clive had a cup of coffee in his hand as he reminisced. "You at that time¡­ you looked so scrawny and sickly. Had I not watched the judgement before meeting you, I wouldn''t have believed that it was you who defeated the Two Bastions"


    Lucas could not read Coach Clive''s mind.


    Coach Clive sized him up with him exacting standards for a while. "Lucas, is that right, so you think you''re great being able to in the selection? You don''t even cherish yourself at such a young age, just look at your ghostly being, how are you going to make it big?"


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    Lucas was rendered speechless with all the lecturing. Coach Clive was right, being a fighter depended on individual strength and ability ¡ªone had to take good care of themselves and avoid falling sick. But this cold was really an accident, if there was anyone who should be blamed, it would be Mr. Vacio. If he hadn''t called him and negotiating for him to be back at Aspho, he would not have ended up like this.


    Looking at the situation, Moon stepped forward to intervene, and with much effort, he managed to get Coach Clive to take a seat by the side.


    He looked like a King even as she sat on the sofa, going on about the things that new fighters had to take note of ¡ªnot to entertain the audience as they pleased, not to get into battles as they wished, to respect the opponent''s arrangements for them, to always be mindful of their image, the list goes on. In fact, he did not have to be briefed on all these, Lucas knew exactly how to handle them and was all second nature to him.


    What Lucas was bothered about were the training things instead.


    "For a fighter, the training will be a waste of force." Coach Clive told him. "All the training suits that you''ve been wearing have to be replaced by new ones. You have to up your resistance."


    As he spoke, she glanced at Lucas'' appearance with a look of despise.


    Lucas forced a smile. His appearance was a result of that Potential thing, with clothes remains that were left behind by the burned clothes itself. The clothes have been bruised and burned many years that the color was dark, but he had no choice, that judgement was a must to win at every rate, which he did, that he was now part of the school''s skill selection.


    "Maybe I should go out to take some fresh air myself." Moon interfered and stands. Doll also leave the room. Lucas still was not happy nor sad. He has to be happy about being selected, but he has to be sad that Moon and Doll did not. They might be parting ways.


    Lyns stood. "I should leave the both of you alone. You have a lot of things to talk to." she spoken, and leave. Lucas watched the door slowly closed by the wind.


    Outside, Lyns saw Moon and Doll sitting on a balcony near a tree. It was hot this afternoon. But one thing caught her attention. Moon Martin looked like as sad as a person with a dead loved ones. She just ignored it.


    As Doll and Moon doted at each other, Lyns was right. But unbeknownst to her, Moon''s parents did died, and in fact, it is their first death anniversary.

 Chapter 14 : Moons Parents

    As Moon and Doll sat at the balcony not too far from the school, the guy recalled his past. He had been a test subject in the School of Demonic Possession as a child. "Mom.. Dad.. I will find you." the child Moon cried in heartbreak. After all, he had been freed from the school.


    But all of his run and escape turned into vain as the military found him again and again as he repeatedly escape. "Your mother and father died!" they shouted. It left Moon crying again. But unbeknownst to him, the military were lying. His father actually went the school to get him back.


    "Please be merciful! I wanted my son back!" Moon''s father shouted in despair. But the military were deaf. They didn''t even reply a word, nor actions nonetheless. His father went home with no Moon on his side.


    As Moon looked down, Doll was just listening, she has the respect to be considerate at least. Moon was looking pale, as he continued, "Once, I''ve managed to escape the facility and returned home to my mother and father..."


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    Backstory of him began. With which, however, he had seen his mother and father with three other kids, Mylo Halberd, Lunar Invel, and Shad Cagney. "Mom, look, I did a paper plane!" Lunar was looking happy. Calling Moon''s mom as his was a huge heartbreak for Moon. He always thinking that his parents have been happy, and got rid of him and replaced him with those three kids.


    Moon returned to the facility in order to acquire the power he needed to take revenge on his parents. Every night and day, he went to various power-up facilities. He was bruised and alone, with a mindset to take revenge alone. He even look for books with teachings on how to become stronger. That was when he met Mr. Vacio.


    "Moon, you can enter our school.." Mr. Vacio calmly spoken, the reason behind him studying at Aspho High.


    "B-But.. I have a cousin named Lucas.." Moon nervously replied. "C-Can we go together?"


    "Sure!"


    While at Aspho, he learned of magic and trained under Mr. Vacio''s security to learn of a type of Lost Magic called Devil Soul. It transform a man''s strength into what Devil has. He didn''t mention any of this to Lucas, and that he studied now on a Devil Transform cla.s.s.


    "Devil was the enemy of man, thus enemy of my parents!" Moon thought. While sitting in the balcony, he told himself that everything he did was to turn his cursed existence into a life of happiness. He looked at Doll with tears in his eyes, but got distracted by a voice calling out for,


    "Help!"


    He saw a flashback of his mother and father carrying little Moon in their arms. "Look, our son looked handsome!" his mom was so happy. She had her teeth appearing.


    "He was a sign that we need to move on from our bad lives." his father replied. His parents worked illegally back then.


    Move on... It rang on Moon''s mother''s ears. "Move on.." she whispered. It was exactly Full Moon when he was born, thus making his name as, "MOON, his name was Moon!"


    Not only because of the full moon, but also about MOve ON. And time came when he had gotten sick. His parents went asking for someone to help their child who''s running a high fever. "Our son had been born with too much Magic Power! Help us!"


    Moon realized that he was really in the balcony himself. He recalled that Moon''s parents legitimately died at the Air Park when they''ve stocked at depression. Their remains combined with the air itself, and he thought with disbelief that, "Am I with her mother and father?"


    He saw his mother crying in front of the people she entrusted with Moon and demanded that they give back her Moon. "He had died. Sorry, but Moon didn''t withstand the difficulties of the trainings.." the military lied.


    "That''s not how I remembered it at all!" he commented. He suddenly snaps back to reality and saw Doll the position for Exorcism. She had talked his parents with Exorcism: Call, finally learning the truth.


    Doll moved closer to the edge of the seat and spoke, "Your parents once told me: when Moon had been born, they felt a light s.h.i.+ning into their hearts and they dreamed of a bright future for that little boy." Doll smiled. "They have been so happy then by the power of life and they couldn''t stop their tears from overflowing." she continued on.


    Moon had been the proof that he lived, and "MOve ON." As Moon cried down after the words Doll had spoken were all done, he had dreamed only one thought. "I-I want to go back to the time.. before I hated my parents!" he shouted and hugged Doll. With tears in his eyes he was left weeping at the girl, and admitted, "I just wanted to be with them one last time!!"

 Chapter 15 : Skill Selection

    The trainees in the large hall gathered in small groups, excitedly discussing the selections. Lucas found a corner where he stood alone, feeling slightly irritated. After all, he was firstly selected. Suddenly, he heard a jubilant voice calling from a distance and coming nearer. "That Lucas guy!! You''re here, I was looking all over for you~"


    A shadow in light pink darted toward him. Without looking, Lucas knew it was Nath. "You are here?." he sighed, extracting himself from Nath''s presence. "Why are you looking for me?"


    "I will be judged at some time.. aren''t you wis.h.i.+ng me luck?" Nath unabashedly sat next to Lucas.


    With a smile, Lucas patted Nath on the top of her head and said, "Okay. Break a leg." After much hullaballoo, Lyns finally arrived. The examination commenced.


    One at a time, each team of students at the same cla.s.s walked into the evaluation room nervously, coming out gloomy, while the selected ones were glad. Nath started to get affected by the atmosphere. She was so nervous that her hand holding Lucas'' was shaking.


    Lucas did not know what to say as he extracted his smarting wrist from Nath''s hand. This girl was unabashedly sitting next to him. Group after group of Students entered the room, and soon it was Nath''s turn.


    Lucas watched as she entered the room before resting his head on the corner of the wall and closed his eyes for a little rest. It was nice that Nath left. After some time, he felt a weight on his body. An unknown man tapping on his shoulder. Opening his eyes, he discovered that it was none other than Moon.


    "You''re done with the examination?" asked Lucas.


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    "No!" Moon replied. "Lucas, I think I was really stupid this time. I have to tell you, I studied at a Demon Possession Cla.s.s here. I completely forgot how to tell you this at first. I would have been the most stupid man, Lucas!"


    "W-what are you saying?" Lucas was completely unaware.


    However, Moon was saved by the voice of the coach calling out. "I should go in now." he hurriedly pulled Lucas off himself and then ran toward the evaluation room as if he were escaping.


    As the doors of the evaluation room opened slowly, Moon followed the rest of the group into the room. He took a final look at Lucas. As he enter, he saw it was a wide and brightly-lit room with a long, thick metal table at one end.


    Moon recognized Lyns immediately. That woman wearing no make-up as usual, dressed in a red low-cut top. Moon was slightly surprised after noticing that Lyns was not seated at the main seat in the center of the long table. Instead, the main seat was occupied by a man that... Lunar Invel?!


    Dressed in a simple white s.h.i.+rt and wearing silk neckties, he had not a single extra accessory in his entire outfit except for a watch on his wrist ¡ª a watch that he wore back then.


    Why was this could make Lyns play second fiddle?


    Lyns, understanding the hidden meaning behind her gaze, said with a tinge of a smile in her voice, "We are commencing the examination now. You can introduce yourselves first." As she spoke, she gestured to them beneath the stage with a G-Pen in her hand.


    The one who was beside Moon, stepped forward. "Good morning evaluators, I am Jayze Morbid. I was one from the Devil Possession Cla.s.s. I started at White Da¡­"


    "Next." the one from the evaluators interrupted him abruptly.


    Jayze was taken aback, and then hurriedly stepped back. Moon did not have to turn his head to be able to sense his panic. He secretly shook his head. Sometimes, being too keen to impress could have the opposite effect. This was an important evaluation, the self-introduction section was just a test of the politeness and elegance of the students. Who would be interested to hear a small fry tell his life story?


    He stepped forward as he was thinking, and then introduced himself. "20, Third Year, Moon Martin." A short and cool introduction. Easy for the evaluators, and easy for himself. Moon wanted to irritate Lunar for good. Revenge was about to be held.


    Lunar took a second look at Moon before indicating for the next person to continue.


    The next student was not as succinct as Moon, but learned from Jayze Morbid''s mistake and kept it relatively short. An expression of satisfaction came across Lyns'' face, and the next students immediately followed suit. As a result, the self-introduction segment was completed smoothly.


    Next up was an intense battle segment.

 Chapter 16 : Moon And Doll Evaluated

    Intense battle referred to the different foundation battle styles that were used in different selections on a regular basis. The evaluators would randomly pick combatants to test the students'' fighting abilities.


    Given that they were picking students to represent White Day, Moon thought that the intense battle style would be more toward the Division''s incredible standard. However, the combatants that Lyns picked was unexpected. It was an all-out fight!


    Moon glanced at Lyns and saw that she was completely disinterested, her eyes still glued on Lunar Invel. She had no spare capacity to care about anything else happening in the evaluation room.


    Lunar ¡ªin the main seat¡ª placed a hand under his chin, looking on indifferently, allowing other evaluators to call the shots.


    The stage slowly readied for battle.


    Moon followed everyone as they started their stance, focusing on making sure he would stand out. This was similar to Doll, that was on a different room and was being evaluated as well.


    Even though it was a little narcissistic to think like that, at this moment, Doll was immensely grateful to one of her evaluator, Mr. Vacio, for choosing an all-out battle. If he had chosen a one-on-one in the Division standard, which wasn''t her forte, pretending to be mediocre would be even more torturous¡­


    Doll called for multiple spirits to help her fight. Moon transformed into his Devil Soul.


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    As expected, an atmosphere of excitement started brewing once Lyns and Mr. Vacio ¡ªon two different evaluation rooms¡ª announced the start of the intense Battle Round.


    Typically, every students would use this only opportunity to present the fight they were most confident in, as it was the best time to show the evaluators their magic power. But not all of them will be selected.


    The students who were feeling unlucky that they did not flaunt their powers in the past year immediately took their places and focused on showing the best of what they had prepared.


    Doing their battle styles, Moon and Doll rushed to battle their enemies. Shouting for victory ¡ªthe two of them, on two different rooms and evaluations¡ª defeated all of their with little unease.


    Moon and Doll were satisfied with their performances as they were panting due to exhaustion. While they were the only one left standing in each of their respective rooms, they saw several of their enemies giving them looks of contempt.


    Very good, in the overall school selection, they just needed to keep it together ¡ªwith Lucas, of course¡ª and victory would be theirs. They will be at the Tournament if ever.


    Moon and Doll remained unaffected, continuing to mind their own businesses. the selection would be the perfect scenario as it really was.


    As they walked on with satisfaction, Moon raised his head only to see the Lunar sitting in the main seat looking at him.


    Behind his innocent and clear look, Moom could not make out his expression. Very quickly Lunar s.h.i.+fted his gaze, and turned to say something to Lyns in a low voice.


    Lyns nodded, stood up and announced the end of the evaluation.


    Moon was uncertain, what did that man told the Did he say something to embarra.s.s him, or did he simply ask to announce the end of the evaluation?


    That cold, distant glance made Moon feel mildly uneasy. Or maybe, Lunar was expressing his disdain of him to Lyns. On the other hand, maybe it was just a misunderstanding...


    However, Doll was of the view that she had fight as intense as it could possibly get. If she could not be selected with such a compete victory, White Day High should just close down.


    As she thought more about it, this latter explanation seemed more likely. She immediately felt relieved.


    As Moon and Doll followed the last group of students that were entering the room, they had only taken a few steps before spotting Lucas, who had been waiting in the large hall for a long time.


    Doll jumped up and got ready to report on Lucas, but Lucas was prepared this time. With a cold look, he abruptly said, "You were selected?"


    "Lucas¡ª" Moon blinked his eyes at Lucas, his voice deep and with a slight disappointment.


    Lucas was unmoved and simply received the bottle of mineral water that Doll handed over. "Let''s go to the dorms and celebrate our victory before we go to sleep.."


    Moon smiled and slightly laughed at Lucas. With Lucas signalling for a group hug, the two joined it with Lucas shouting his cheer, "We three were got selected at the upcoming overall selection!!"

 Chapter 17 : The Selected Participants

    As the evaluation ended in a short amount of time, the selected students were all happy and glad. Lyns planned a celebration for them the next day, along with the evaluators that decided their fate.


    Lucas, Moon and Doll slept with smiles on their faces. As they woke up, they prepared themselves for the celebration. But for Lucas, it wasn''t about having fun. He will attend just to know all his upcoming enemies at the selection.


    Their preparations were all done. At the school, Doll entered at the hall first. "Where is Lyns?" Lucas asked Moon. Wearing just a casual maroon s.h.i.+rt and an elegant pants, Lucas was so gentle in appearance.


    Moon turned his head. Wearing beige s.h.i.+rt and light brown silk pants, his chained necklace complimented his look. "I haven''t seen her yet." he replied.


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    Inside, Doll commingled with everyone. Wearing light blue and s.h.i.+ny sandals, Doll sat at a chair near Ghaile. "Ah, so you were also selected?" Doll was full of shock. Who knew this little girl would be selected.


    "Yes, just like my idol Winter." Ghaile left a smile on her face. She was a known Enchanter. As the two continued talking, Winter entered the scene..


    "So you were selected, Doll?" Winter expressed happiness. She was a strong girl with a soft heart. "You know Lucas, right?" she asked.


    "Yes." Doll chuckled. Lucas was sure saying the truth that time. Winter really met him. "He''s outside with my¡ª Um, he''s just outside..." she shook her head.


    Ghaile and Winter looked at her in contempt. Was she talking about Moon? "Yes, he was over there!" Moon happened to enter the hall and being unnoticed.


    "Speaks of the devil.." Ghaile contemporarily whispered to Ghaile while being comically watched by Doll.


    "Yeah, the real Devil you spoke.. remembered he studied at Devil Cla.s.s.." Winter comically whispered to Ghaile.


    Moon suggested a cheer with Doll, but the girl was shy to even cheer in front of Winter and Ghaile. She just drink her wine as result.


    As everyone partied it out because they were selected for the whole-school evaluation, they just need to rest and unwind.


    After some time, Lyns came late as always. Before she can enter the hall, Lucas grabbed her hand. "Ms. Lyns!" Lucas shouted.


    Lyns tried to break free. "Why?!" she whispered in rage. "I have to the " she walked out.


    "Did you spoke the truth to Shad?" Lucas continued, making Lyns to stop. "Am I really Potentiated?"


    Lyns saw Lucas'' disappointment. "No one in their right minds would try to beat Two Bastions at their determination alone. That would just be courting death." she replied.


    Lucas became obviously disappointed.


    "Lucas, you did really well that time. Your technique is on par with the two and the delivery of your attacks were more powerful than them." Lyns said with her head bowed. "As long as you stick with what you are good at and persevere, one day you will definitely represent our school to the tournament!"


    He understood what she meant. That would be the peak that belonged to him, completely different from what Two Bastions created.


    He felt expectation rising in his heart despite his unhappiness, and said to himself softly, "Yes¡­ the pinnacle that belongs to me, what would that look like?"


    Lucas drank up the wine in his gla.s.s as if tensed, and then lifted his head, " Lyns, thank you."


    "Why are you thanking me? I''ll be more than thankful if you stop torturing yourself." Seeing that he was fine, Lyns became sarcastic again, saying, "I can''t believe you were this dumb to follow that idiotic Mr. Vacio in pus.h.i.+ng yourself to your limits?! Are you trying to trick him, how much do you hate him?! Are you trying to make him reject and then cry over you?!"


    He replied sheepishly in a thick voice, "But I''ve defeated the Two Bastions, right¡­?"


    "Even if you did, you are not in a good enough condition to battle such number of opponents all at once!"


    "But you told Shad Cagney this last few days that I performed it perfectly¡­"


    "I was lying to him! You believed me?! Are you as dumb as he is?!"


    He was unable to say anything to her rant and simply kept quiet until she said her piece and turned to leave.


    After Lyns had walked away and entered the hall, Lucas dejectedly went to have his wine drank before going back to the hall to meet the other , feeling utterly exhausted.


    As Lyns stepped inside the hall, all of the people present there looked at her in shock. "" she said proudly. "Let''s welcome our dear evaluators that help our school to judge your performances this year''s evaluation!"


    Moon and Doll stopped and wait for the evaluators to enter. Few unknown evaluators entered the hall and applauded by the students. Lucas simply entered the hall by the alternative entrance.


    Trying to spot Moon and Doll, Lucas heard Lyns shouting Mr. Vacio''s name. Students clapped, as Lucas saw the man himself again. Such face again and again made him sick.


    Doll turned to Ghaile and whispered to her something. Making Moon curious, he just wait for the next evaluator.


    As a young man entered, he was left nothing but shocked when he learned that the man was his lifetime foe, "Lunar Invel?!"

 Chapter 18 : Celebration With Fury

    Doll, hearing Moon whispered Lunar Invel''s name, take a look at the man. She clearly remembered what Moon had told her. Lunar Invel was one of the adopted children of his parents.


    As the students applauded, Moon and Lunar share a mutual gaze. It was cold but furious. Lunar continued walking and became unfindable because of the crowded hall.


    "Here we go for, Sherry Heartly!!" Lyns continued. Doll, shocked, tried to gaze into that unknown evaluator''s name.


    She was shocked to learn it was one of her evaluators, along with Mr. Vacio in respect. "She was the one.." Doll''s heart quickly pumped. "..she boosted my confidence!" she ran to shake a hand with the girl.


    Sherry spotted Doll running towards her, and with a cold voice, she said "Stop!"


    Doll was left confused.


    "You left an impression with me.." Sherry spoke with cla.s.s. She tossed Doll away with her smallest skin can ever touch. "I have selected you so you can just leave me alone!"


    Doll was left dumbfounded. She just froze until Sherry really the one who left.


    Lucas spotted her standing still, and he asked, "You know her?"


    Doll did not respond a word, but she just turn her head as if saying yes.


    "She was from Aspho High, don''t you know?" Lucas informed. "By the way, where is Moon?" he turned around.


    "Uhm.." Doll was dazed. She shook her head, and tried to find Moon. "He was right there not so long ago.."


    Shoes clicking were heard going towards Lucas and Doll. "Blaze Harper.."


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    Lucas looked back to witness Mr. Vacio coming. At the same time, Moon happened to find Lunar Invel and confronted him.


    Lucas and Mr. Vacio stare at each other. With smirks on their faces, they share an intense gazes. At the same time, Lunar and Moon stood at a secluded area. With intense stares happening and a moment of rage enveloped the hall, Lyns stood holding a microphone.


    "Students, one of our evaluators wanted us to partake their celebration." Lyns'' statement stopped Lucas, Moon, Lunar and Mr. Vacio and suddenly listened. "There will be Lamia High''s Fiest!!"


    Lamia High? It wasn''t a so much powerful school. As Lucas knew, it was one of the school that will partake to the Upcoming Tournament.


    "Do you all accept their invitations?" Lyns asked with a smile on her face.


    "YEEEESSS!!"


    Sounds of buzzes from other selected students were heard. Lucas did not turn very much attention to it, but rather turn his focus back at Mr. Vacio..


    "Vacio," Lucas whispered. "What are your subordinates planning? You all dominating our school as time by."


    Mr. Vacio smirked. "We don''t have plans to tell you.." he maniacally replied. "After all, I went here as an evaluator."


    Lucas watched him speak his words. As time , he developed much more lying skills. If he hadn''t knew him for so long, he may be deceived by this man.


    "Blaze, just be calm and enjoy the celebration. Not so long, we''ll be at Lamia High." Mr. Vacio spoke before walking out.


    Lucas stared at him in contempt. Aspho High was the highest issue here, not them, nor Lamia High.


    Meanwhile, as the students partied, remarkable students were seen drinking their of red wines. Nath, Steel, Scottie and other unknown students were all happy.


    Moon and Lunar continued their unfinished talk. Lunar cleans his specs, as if teasing Moon. "From the time I saw you at the evaluation room, I sensed that it was you, Mr. Moon Martin.." Lunar slowly uttered his piece.


    Both standing on an area not too crowded, Moon replied with a shout. "Me, too. As I saw your ugly face, I already been fired up!" he shouted. "Seeing a face like that, I''d be better stare at a scavenger that you!"


    Moon will continue teasing with Lunar, until a man already beat him to it¡ª


    "Mr. Moon Martin.. Mr. Lunar Invel.. Do you remember me?" shoes clicking of a black haired man were heard. It was Shad Cagney! "You looked the same as before, Lunar Invel.."


    Lunar Invel was relieved. Shad Cagney was his friend, not a foe. Moon became furious than before.


    "Oh, Moon..." Shad Cagney continued, staring at Moon. "I would give condolence to your parents. I was sharing your despair.." he stopped.


    Moon was really furious! The two men.. The two men standing in front of him.. was the children that his mother and father have adopted from before. They were now on front of his very face.


    "Be glad that I have the shame, so you better keep quiet." Moon coldly uttered. "But don''t you know?" he lifted his head to look at the two men.


    Moon recognized the excitements that were marked on the face of Shad Cagney and Lunar Invel.


    "..there was only one type of person who keep quiet forever.." he smirked and turned aback, walking away in rage. He turned to look again, "It was only dead people who were quiet forever.. "


    Moon finally continued walking out. Shad Cagney and Invel Yura share a mutual stare.


    Lucas and Doll have spotted Moon walking to their way. "Moon~~" Doll greeted.


    Moon did not reply, and instead tapped Lucas'' shoulder. "What''s the problem? " Lucas asked.


    Moon bowed head, with his fist closed. He opened his mouth, and directly said to Lucas, "We shall get out of this burning h.e.l.l!"

 Chapter 19 : Lamia Highs Festivities

    This noon, there was not a cloud in the clear bright sky. Following Lyns''s lead, the selected headed for the Lamia High''s Feast.


    It was a rural place far from the city. The selected '' chartered bus circled along the winding rural road, the paths between the ridges are half concealed and the lakes are flowing continuously.


    Viewing the scenery from the road, one could easily spot the picturesque disorder of the from the huge buildings, the clean and beautiful lines of the architecture dim against the mist, creating a wonderful aura.


    Every scene along the way seemed like the result of nature''s work, yet it was all an ingenious creation by no less than an expert.


    Lucas couldn''t help but ask, " Lyns, where''s this place?"


    Moon also wondered, "The houses in the neighboring views seem to be uninhabited, only this place we are on has a huge school. Is it a newly-developed tourist attraction?" he asked.


    Lyns, who was in front of the bus, rolled up bunch of paperworks in her hands and patted the head of Lucas and Moon who asked the question.


    "Have you ever seen a tourist attraction with so many students? Let me tell you, this is Lamia High. This place," Lyns gestured. "and the neighboring places ¡ªany area within sight¡ª is theirs."


    "Whoa¡­" A unanimous gasp of envy echoed through the bus.


    Lucas looked out the window and saw roads after roads, their peaks a dark grey in the distance ¡ªthe territory was indeed big. However, he wasn''t as excited as everyone else. He had seen similar estates of Aspho High''s before, but they were mostly private schools and universities. Thus it was no novelty to him anymore.


    The others were in high spirits, gathering around Lyns and asking, "Are these Lamia High''s property?"


    "What rubbish, of course! Which other school do we actually heading on?" Lyns sarcastically laughed.


    That was enough to crack everyone else up as well.


    Lamia High ¡ªunlike their school¡ª which had a long history, was a fairly new university. Lucas remembered the time when it was just established. He was already studying at Aspho High back then. Even so, it was just within the little amount of time that it bloom from a small, unremarkable fry into a huge and established university. Even an enormous School in the industry like White Day High was shaken.


    All of Lamia High''s achievements were said to be their ''s credit.


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    Lucas had never seen their in person, and everything about it was impressions he formed through hearsays.


    In his Aspho life, he never focused for rumors, she couldn''t even remember the face of Lamia''s at this point.


    Thinking of all these he rested his head on the back of his seat and fell asleep in the midst of all the murmurings around him.


    Later, it was Moon Martin who shook him to be awakened. The bus had parked at the parking area inside Lamia High.


    They had just settled down when Moon looked for him to grab their usual journey snacks, and then gathered everyone ¡ªstudents and evaluators ¡ª to the main gymnasium for the Lamia High''s Feast.


    The feast was hosted by Shawn Lamia, the and owner of Lamia High.


    Almost all the selected students were expressionless of the festivities, and with their mouths gasped, they quickly scribbled all the important spots.


    Lots of colorful strips of papers and plastics were all scattered and tied to make a fiesta like ambiance. Then, fireworks were blown and make every viewers become ecstatically amazed.


    Every second and every minute, all of the happenings constantly innovating. Fireworks gone more aggressive every time it exploded. Songs and dances become more intricate and more exciting.


    "Lamia High sure was wealthy.." Doll whispered to herself, clanging with Moon on his left arm. Her head sat down his shoulder. Moon happily let Doll do that way.


    Lucas, on the other hand, was wandering around to look for more information surrounding the tournament. He ran and multiple students, panic sighting there. That is until he ended up to Winter again.


    "L-Lucas..?" Winter gasped. "Have you seen that little girl Ghaile?"


    Lucas turned his head. He haven''t turned so much attention to everyone at the time he stepped inside Lamia High. Who knows how many people he unknowingly to.


    "Why are you looking for her?" Lucas inquired. "Sorry but I have to go!"


    Winter has to utter a word to Lucas, but the boy already run away, wandering the huge school without clear purpose.


    The whole time that was left on the day were all spent by the wandering students around the school and watching the festivities. All was exhausted and faintly go inside the bus for the second time. But this time, they will be heading back.


    Looking aback, they journey again to the winding rural road from before. But now, the whole area were drove dark because of the mist of the twilight. As the sun settled, the bus returned back to what they are from. At White Day High at last.

 Chapter 20 : Dolls Hometown

    Lucas trailed to the hall and noticed the strange atmosphere. Doll was looking enthusiastic and animated.


    "What''s up with you?" Lucas asked Doll who''s already standing by Moon''s side.


    Doll withdrew her eyes from the map she''s holding and turned to him. "It''s the last day of the month."


    "So?"


    "Our Day-off."


    Lucas froze at what she said. Day-off. It''s the day when the students of White Day can visit their hometown.


    But there''s only one thing, one person, that came into Doll''s mind. Sher Heart. She could see her childhood friend; she could talk to her today.


    But Doll don''t know why.. but other than excitement, she''s nervous too.


    "DOLL!!"


    Doll woke from musing when she felt Moon nudging her on her side. She furrowed her brows and turned to him.


    "What¡ª" she couldn''t continue when she saw all the students looking at her. "Um¡ª I was thinking about visiting my hometown."


    "Ah okay," Moon answered with a shrug.


    Doll slowly turned around to Lucas. She noticed he has the same reaction as Moon, who has apathetic expression. But somehow, she saw something flashed on his eyes. Was Lucas amused?


    Lucas looked up. He relieved a silent sigh. "You should have known, that aside from yourself, not from us knew where you really come from."


    Doll almost overlooked that one simple fact; she''s not one of them before. If they are friends, Doll considered herself as the counterfeit.


    The three a.s.sembled in front of the school. Leading before them is Lyns. They walked along a wide way out of the school. It''s more than Lucas remembered. It''s almost like a deserted way. They got out of White Day High after a few seconds of walking.


    Nearly an hour later, they got out of the city and the town was then revealed to them. Doll''s heartbeat picked up its pace when she saw the familiar environment; the smell, the noise, the old houses, the place itself. She almost felt weak on her knees. This is home for her!


    She noticed Lucas looking in her direction when they entered the town. She started to feel conscious from the looks they got from the town''s people. Some of them are even familiar to Doll, but they seemed not to recognize her.


    "Stay with me as much as possible." Moon stated.


    Moon faced Doll and leaned in her direction. Doll can''t help but step back when his forehead almost touched Doll''s. What is his problem?


    "What display of such¡ª," Lucas enviously uttered.


    When Moon withdrew, Doll immediately noticed the people looking at their direction.


    But, the real town is still further inside. This place is far different from where they are. She need to walk at least a few minutes before she get where Sher was. Just a little bit more and she can see her again.


    She looked at the two with her. Few minutes had already but they''re still on the same getup.


    "Doll Nova¡ª"


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    She froze. Her ears almost went deaf because of what she heard. The voice was like that it recognize her. She lifted her eyes to the people around them. She saw confusion on their faces when they heard the voice called her.


    Doll saw a familiar looking man. He was a bit dirty, wearing tattered clothes like the rest of the people living in the town.


    "Yes, you are right. That''s my name." Doll told politely.


    The man smiled and looked into her eyes. "I heard your name from them." He looked at Lucas and Moon that was not too far away.


    "Thank you."


    She don''t know why but she feel much worse then. She realized that he knows her. She saw in his eyes that he recognized her even before she got near him.


    He knew Doll was that child he used to entertain with his spooky stories about spirits from before. He knew it was her, but he chose not to admit and even covered up for her. Why? Did he have an idea about Doll''s current situation?


    Doll wanted to hug him. She wanted to tell him that it''s her, the Doll Nova from this dirty and noisy town.


    Lucas and Moon were just staring. Doll was surely being nostalgic. It was her hometown, though.


    Doll wanted to talk more to this old man before her; let him know. But she couldn''t and she shouldn''t. She understand that it will be a big trouble if she insist on what she wanted.


    Instead, Doll just nodded. "It''s nothing. Maybe you should do what you are doing from before. We are sure have wasted your time..."


    Lucas and Moon handed him his fallen suitcase. It maybe fell when he became ecstatic after seeing Doll.


    "You''re still the same as before." he whispered when he reached his suitcase. This time no one heard him.


    "Just like your previous childhood friend from before."


    Doll''s hands went cold at what he said. "Do you know where Sher Heart is?" she asked in a cautious voice. From the corner of her eyes, she saw Lucas and Moon approaching them.


    The old man noticed the urgency in Doll''s voice so he answered me directly, "Girl, she''s not in this town anymore," he stated, and continued, "She studied at Aspho High as Sherry Heartly."

 Chapter 21 : Rock In A Treasure Ches

    Doll couldn''t sleep that night. Or even the next night. Maybe that man made a mistake, and wrong referring. Sherry Heartly, that evaluator, had no impression to be Sher Heart!


    Days , Lucas noticed something. The strange gaze of the students to him. Like everything was never right. There''s something enigmatic in their looks.


    Lucas continued walking. He was ordered to get a thing from the room he stood at: the Null Room.


    He opened the door of the room. The moment he touched the handle, Lucas felt it¡ª the danger...


    Pairs of hands instantly pulled him inside! They violently dragged him further in!


    The door quickly closed after he''s dragged in. The room became black, and he couldn''t see his own body. What is this place?


    Lucas flinched when he heard noises. Oh¡ª he couldn''t see anything and his powers weren''t responding.


    Out of nowhere, a cold hard rod hit the side of his body. The air was almost knocked out from him because of that. It was so painful that he fell and keeled to the floor. Lucas held on and closed his eyes. He tried to use his fire¡ª What? It didn''t work!


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    "Your ability won''t work here," a guy''s voice said. It''s familiar!


    "This is the Null Room. The room that can fully nullify every magic. Nothing works here."


    Lucas heard the footsteps again. He tried to get up from the floor. "What''s your problem?" he screamed.


    Something hit Lucas on his back. He''s hurled to the floor by the impact. Is what hitting him a metal rod? He heard the voices around him laughed.


    How many are they? They sound to be quite two or three.


    "Heh, well. Where''s your courage now, Lucas?"


    "Lucas Martin," someone called again, as if mocking him.


    "The boy from Aspho."


    Lucas froze. It felt like something stuck in his throat and he couldn''t breathe. He couldn''t answer!


    "Are you surprised? You didn''t expect that we''ll find out?"


    Lucas don''t know why but instead of getting scared, things just started to sink into him. They already knew.


    "Why aren''t you speaking?" a voice sounded.


    "You''re just from Aspho. Why are you here? Tell us what trick did you use so they''d let you study here?"


    Lucas laughed, startling them. They didn''t know how he got here? How stupid. If they''re going to dig out secret of someone, it would be better if they could find everything.


    Now he know why the other students looked at him that way. All of them found out.


    But Lucas was still lucky because these were the only ones who were courageous enough to slap him the truth.


    Something hit Lucas for thrice, this time it''s his arm. Lucas whimpered in pain. He bit his lip to stop his cry. The Lucas he knew wasn''t crying!


    His hands were itching to create fire and burn them all. Even though he know he couldn''t. He don''t want to be expelled again.


    Then, a hand roughly squeezed Lucas'' face. "We made the mistake of respecting you as White. You act as if you''re such a strong student. You had just selected and you think you''re superior than us."


    "Remember this; no matter what you do, a rock placed in a treasure chest is still rock¡ª"


    Lucas yanked away the hand gripping his face.


    "Continue your speech without touching my face."


    The surrounding became quiet and the atmosphere intensely s.h.i.+fted.


    "Done?" He asked when no one spoke. "Do you have anything else you want to say? Speak! You think it would affect me? You think I would care?!"


    Lucas stood straight even though he couldn''t even keep his balance. His whole body was in severe pain. Still, a few of them took a step back.


    "You''re right. I studied in the schooled opponent. I am an Aspho! Is that what you want me to tell you?!"


    "You still have the nerve to refute us!" One of them shrieked at him in anger.


    Lucas smiled sardonically. "Why not? I''m one of you now. Oh wait, I''m more than you''ll gonna be. Because I''m selected while you are not. NOW SUCK IT UP!!"


    A strong impact came from behind Lucas that made him almost crack the floor. The sudden hit, once again, almost knocked every air out of his body. He fell and cough hard.


    "Let''s go."


    A debate seemed to be building around Lucas. It looked like some of them still wanted to hurt him but they soon agreed to the man who called for the stop. One by one, those feet around him walked away until he heard the door opening.


    Lucas didn''t turn to look at their faces. He didn''t want to see them. He can''t make the same mistake twice.


    Lucas tried to stand but fell back down again. If he don''t leave, he might lose consciousness.


    Lucas don''t know why but he wanted to laugh at what happened. Hmph! So this is how it feels like: To be a rock in a treasure chest.

 Chapter 22 : Protective Coach Clive

    Lucas went out of the Null Room holding his almost crushed arm.


    He shook his head in frustration. However, he was sure to himself that he can fix this thing. He''s determined that he can handle this alone. He was staggering along the path so it''s good that this place was usually unvisited. They can''t see him like this.


    Lucaa got out from the previous hall and shortly walked back to the path where he was ordered, then, suddenly, he into someone. He almost shouted loudly because of the pain from hitting his arm to the man''s body.


    "Lucas."


    He froze when he realized who it was. He slowly stepped back away from him and avoided his gaze.


    "Coach Clive."


    Lucas struggled to make his voice normal even though his teeth had been grinding together non-stop due to the pain.


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    Coach Clive frowned. He looked at the path where Lucas came from. Lucas just realized why everyone have that reaction when he said he was going there earlier. They maybe aware, but don''t want to say the truth to me.


    "I have to go, Coach Clive."


    Lucas tried hard to keep a straight face and walked as normal as possible while Coach Clive''s still watching him. His frowned deepened when he looked down at Lucas'' left arm. Lucas followed his gaze and saw that it''s now bleeding!


    "Wait."


    Lucas froze at his tone. He knew that kind of cold and commanding voice so well.


    "What happened to your arm?"


    He was staring at Lucas without a single expression on his face. Lucas had this feeling that he already knew the answer but still wanted to hear it from him. Too bad, because Lucas will never tell him anything. He''s not Lyns that was scared to him.


    "It''s nothing, Coach Clive."


    Lucas looked at him straight in the eyes and for a minute, they just stared at each other. Coach, who''s waiting for him to say the truth and Lucas, who kept onto his lie.


    The staring contest only came to a halt when they heard noises. It was followed by bursts of laughter and voices as if telling some stories. Lucas tightened when he realized these familiar voices.


    Coach Clive became rigid beside Lucas. Lucas lowered his gaze and saw Coach Clive''s anger. Lucas knew then. Coach Clive already had a good grasp of what really happened.


    "Clive," Lucas warned.


    He doesn''t care if the formality in their conversation ceased. The noise came nearer and sounded like they''re soon about to come towards their direction.


    "He''s daring as h.e.l.l. If only Maru didn''t get scared; we could have crippled him."


    Lucas grabbed Coach Clive''s arm to prevent him from taking any actions. Lucas winced painfully because of the sudden movement.


    Coach Clive was so scary. But Lucas'' more afraid of what will happen to him if he gets into trouble again.


    "Clive, calm down."


    Coach paused and looked to Lucas. His eyes landed on his feet that''s about to give way from supporting Lucas and to his arm that''s still bloodied which was starting to spread.


    "Go to the main hall," Coach commanded with deep voice. He started to walk away from Lucas.


    "Clive, what are you doing?"


    Lucas struggled to follow him, almost tripping on his way through. Lucas hurriedly blocked himself before Coach. Blood started to trickle down Lucas'' arms to the tip of his fingers.


    "You can''t hurt them. I already has too many problems. If you do what you''re thinking, it will just get bigger."


    Clive narrowed his eyes at him. Lucas can''t help but be overwhelmed and intimidated by his stare.


    "I said go."


    Lucas stood his ground firmly. "No."


    "Go before I drag you." he ordered.


    Lucas raised his hands higher. "Just forget this, Clive!"


    "Why are you so stubborn? Can''t you see yourself now? You can barely stand on your own feet. You think I can just let someone mess with the and get out without a scratch?"


    "Then don''t treat me as !" Lucas shouted. "I''m a transferee. So stop!"


    Clive froze. He grimly looked at Lucas. A moment later, Lucas suddenly fell on the floor¡ª he held to the nearest wall as sudden searing pain shot through his whole body. He arduously closed his eyes due to the extreme pain.


    He heard Coach cursed while quickly approaching him. Lucas shove his hand and forced himself to stand alone.


    "I''m fine."


    "d.a.m.n!"


    Lucas was so surprised when Coach pulled him. He can feel his tight grip on his hands. It looks like he can''t stand Lucas anymore.


    "Why are you always like this?" he asked in irritation as they started to walk. Coach was almost dragging him. Lucas don''t know where they were going.


    "You can leave me here," Lucas ordered him but in his head it''s more like begging. The way Coach pulling him is really painful and he''s also trying hard to keep up with his pace.


    "I already said go before I drag you," he replied seriously. "You made your choice."


    They continued walking while Lucas felt that Coach Clive was catching his breath.


    "As per who did this to you.." he stopped. "We will settle this at Blue High''s !"

 Chapter 23 : Theres No Other Option

    "Is the dosage enough?"


    "Add more."


    "But that would hurt him."


    "He can take it."


    Lucas saw eyes startled staring at him. They moved soon after a while.


    A woman in front of him, wearing white dress and masks, was holding a syringe.


    "Lucas you need to lie down." Lucas knew it was Doll who spoke.


    "Where am I? How did I get here? What am I doing here?" Lucas asked. His throat was dry and can hardly talk.


    "You out while Coach was helping you get here at the Emergency Room." Moon was the one who answered.


    Emergency.. Room? Lucas looked around the familiar room. He bit his lips while gazing at his injuries that were now covered with thick bandages.


    "Why didn''t you fight back?"


    I turned to Moon who was leaning on the wall and was looking at him.


    "Moon," Doll warned.


    "What?" Moon retorted. "He''s my cousin! If I find out who they are, I will make them realize who they are messing with!"


    Lucas was moved. Moon was his only relative left. And he was considered lucky with Moon.


    After a while, the door suddenly opened. Lyns entered. "Are you okay?" she asked in a drawling voice.


    "Fine." Lucas managed to say.


    She came closer to Lucas and examined his condition, and then she smiled. Lucas'' turn, he frowned.


    "This is a critical issue in a critical time of the tournament. Anytime now they''ll be done." Lyns sat on one of the chairs. She crossed her legs in an elegant way.


    "Someone leaked the information about Lucas. The news already reached the of some schools. They think it''s unfair to import someone from other localities to compete with them in the tournament. But then.. we can''t blame those stupid people."


    Moon snorted with a slight laughter.


    "So since the issue has yet to be settled, no one can move without the permission from the to avoid additional mess."


    Lyns said some more but Lucas wasn''t listening anymore. One thing kept rewinding in his mind.


    Someone leaked his informations. They can be the one who''ve beaten him. Those with great anger with him.


    But one question came up on his mind. Who would do this?


    ---


    The selected were currently in the conference room and a few days had already since the incident in the Null Room. Lucas was as fine as before. They sat on the chairs placed around a room, facing a board, with Lyns explaining things they should know.


    "So here''s the deal¡ª"


    Lyns pointed the board to where a graph was shown. It''s a graph of the Tournament''s previous winners.


    "This year is going to be the 17?? Division Skills Tournament. But aside from the nine schools in the country, only seven were remained to "


    One by one, Lyns stated each school that won the Aspho High won the most¡ª 5 times. Second was Lamia High with 4 wins. Next were White Day High that won 3 Then, Blue High and Siren High, which both had 2 wins. Retriever High which had 1 win. Lastly, Main Drip, with no wins at all.


    "You see, we are just third." Lyns pointed the ''White Day High'' written on the board.


    "Aspho and Lamia are the leading schools. Did you know that.. there was a time Aspho won three consecutive tournaments? How do you think they did that?"


    Moon snorted with distaste. "They cheated!"


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    Lyns stared at him pointedly. Well, it was the truth.. They were just totally unaware.


    "Teamwork?" faked Doll. After all, she already knew what Aspho''s real color was.


    Lyns nodded. "It is one of the most vital element in the tournament. But Aspho has another thing¡ª"


    "They were eager to win."


    Everyone looked at Lucas'' direction when he answered. "What?" he asked. "What''s wrong with what I said?"


    "They were the first winner of the Tournament. They became the leading school for many years. They were scared that their would be seized so they did everything to win. They''re just not afraid of defeat, but also disgrace and humiliation."


    "Okay," Lyns said in a hesitant voice. "You have a point, Lucas. The desire to win. The mindset that there''s no other option but to win..."


    There''s no other option for Lucas, too, but winning. If he don''t, he won''t be able to see his worth in this world anymore. He promised that to himself. He will do everything to win the game.


    "I want you to have that mindset but only better. I want you to have a deeper and greater reason for wanting to win."


    "There are other reasons more important than the prizes and recognition. Believe me, in the matter of life and death, those material things are nothing but words. You will definitely lose if you die!"


    "Now let''s rephrase something. There''s no other option but¡ª"


    She intentionally didn''t continue what she was saying. She just smiled seeing the group''s silence. Lucas looked back to the front and uttered in a whisper.


    There''s no other option but to defeat Aspho High!

 Chapter 24 : Suspects Of The Inciden

    Everyone were still fired up for the upcoming tournament, especially the selected ones, but more specifically Lucas. He still wanted to defeat and annihilate Aspho High, and that irritating Vacio at his face.


    He walks towards the main hall. But, however, not all of the students are staring at him as usual. Some are busy like having a hectic schedule.


    Lucas wandered the hall, wondering what is the event this time.


    "Faster, in a few hours White Day High''s Founding Anniversary will commence!"


    White Day High''s Founding Anniversary..?


    Lucas was left shocked. But he wasn''t minding it seriously. He didn''t and can''t feel any novelty to such festivities anymore. All he wanted to prove was his skills. That he has a meaning in this world of magic power.


    Lucas then stopped after spotting Steel and Scottie at the canteen. His heart throbbed after reminiscing the scene he made at Aspho High''s canteen before. He seemed to have a phobia towards canteen ever since that day.


    "Lucas! So you''re a real cynosure now, huh?!" as always, Steel still was shouting. With some resemblance of his black leather jacket from before, he wore a dark red one.


    "No, not really..."


    Steel patted Lucas'' left shoulder as if treating him as a child. "Don''t be so humble. You aren''t really the strongest!"


    "Yes." Scottie seemed sad. With his tone of voice, it was like he was worried about something.


    "Didn''t you know that there will be an elimination for the selected when the founding anniversary commence?" Steel asked Lucas. But it seemed he was informing him.


    " Lyns got the list of her handpicked to partake the last Overall Skill Selection." he continued.


    Scottie bowed his head. "And I am sure that I am not on that list.." he whispered.


    "D-Don''t feel down.." Lucas spoke. "At first, I also thought that I wasn''t so strong enough to be selected. But here I am, winning against Two Bastions."


    "I''ve watched that show!" Steel was full of energy. "You were hyped!"


    "I''ve become superior to them now." Lucas continued. "By that, I wasn''t feeling down with myself."


    Scottie now happened to make a smile of his face. His white hair was impressive as always.


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    Then, something kept rewinding on his mind. The moment a man squeezed his face at the Null Room!


    "We made a mistake of respecting you as White. You act as if you''re a strong student. You had just selected and you think you''re superior than us."


    Huh?! Were they the¡ª it couldn''t be!


    ¡ª"But here I am, winning against Two Bastions."


    ¡ª"I''ve become superior to them now."


    They can not be the ones who''ve beaten me! I did not sure they can! But, were the Two Bastions beaten me?


    ¡ª"Huh, well. Where''s your courage now, Lucas."


    ¡ª"He''s daring as h.e.l.l. If only Maru didn''t get scared; I could have crippled him."


    No, Lucas was now sure! It was Zanc and Maru!! First, they went excited after finding out that he was a Fire Starter when he transferred in. Then, they battle him when he was proving his Potential. Why? Why would they battle him?


    "Hey, Lucas! Don''t out!!"


    Steel''s scream made Lucas snapped back to reality. But still, he wasn''t sure about the fact he just found out.


    "I-I am fine."


    "Are you sure you are fine?" Scottie''s face was painted with worry. "You looked pale!"


    "I just come up with a realization. I finally knew who were the men that beaten me at the Null Room!" Lucas ran away. He did because if he don''t, the Two Bastions will surely lose face when he tell them.


    Why? Lucas asks in his mind while running. Why would the Two Bastions have such an immense anger with him?


    Why?


    "Lucas!"


    Lucas to a man. As usual, he don''t have to look at the man to know who he is. He has the sense to know that at least.


    "Moon!" he shouted. "You''re here?!"


    "No, why are you here?" Moon retorted with an expressionless face. It was his angry face, if Lucas remembered. "It was the hall to my , that''s why I am here. And you..?"


    "I just realized who the guys at the Null Room that time!" Lucas replied. "I remembered you saying you''ll made them realize who they are messing with, right?"


    "Those men.." Moon''s teeth grinded a bit. "Just tell me who they are!"


    Um.. Moon, you can calm down. You can. "Am I suppose to tell you at this moment?"


    "I am not joking!"


    Moon.. you''re giving me a hard time.. "Umm.. It was Zanc and Maru.." he softly whispered.


    "WHAT?!!!!"


    "Eh... you''re expressions were over.. Calm down..." Lucas chuckled.


    "Lucas, Moon!"


    It was Doll''s voice. Moon faced back, while Lucas looked at Doll. She has a worrying face.


    "There was a spy from Aspho that was rumored to be listing our handpicked !" she abruptly shouted. She was so anxious to the point that she was mildly shaking.


    "A spy?"


    "No, , rather! Lots of them surrounding us, according to Lyns!!" she continued.


    "We should hurry!" Moon replied.


    "Yeah!" Lucas eagerly shouted. He prepared himself. "Let''s go before the Founding Anniversary started!"


    DING! DING! Oh, it''s the emcee!


    "Now, let''s start the celebration of White Day High''s Founding Anniversary!!!"

 Chapter 25 : Embarrassed Lucas

    Lucas, Moon and Doll rushed down to the hall as the emcee commenced. It seemed the three were the only remaining people left.


    Lucas walked in silent through the foundations as he approached closer to the hall where the anniversary slash mission was being held. It was so crowded.


    Lucas could only heave a sigh. "You can do it, Lucas. You''ll be fine."


    The brightly lit hall greeted him when he entered. Almost all the people inside were looking at him, when...


    "Ladies and gentlemen. Lucas Martin, a Fire Starter, was also handpicked!!" the emcee announced.


    c.r.a.p. Lucas should face the crowd and go upside the stage. But, he was still trying to locate the


    After hearing that from the emcee, the people on the crowd changed their expressions. Some of them lowered their drinks and fully looked at him while going upstairs. Some scrutinized him from head to toe. He did finally face the whole crowd, the same as when he was proving his Potential.


    From the corner of Lucas eyes, he saw Mr. Vacio. He was the first familiar face that he noticed in the middle of the crowd. Despite how good his camouflage was, Lucas still did found out.


    "What a shame." Lucas heard someone said.


    "Look at him, did he thought he can erase himself from being from one of the Asphoes?"


    Lucas could feel his hands clenching as an immense anger came to him.


    "Hypocrite."


    "How did he even get here? I wonder how much he paid for letting Ms. Lyns to become one of the Whites."


    "I wonder also if he paid Ms. Lyns for being picked."


    "He''s hot. Maybe he used that to seduce¡ª" By that last remark, Lucas totally lost his temper. He almost rushed to the person who said it.


    Then, Coach Clive suddenly came up and stood at Lucas'' right side.


    "Lucas," Coach Clive said calmly, trying to raise his tolerance. "You''re not any of those words. Let them believe their a.s.sumptions that are as stupid as them."


    The noises from the crowd grew. Louder and noisier, until the room was filled with their angry voices.


    "You need to face this." Coach Clive said beside Lucas. "You need to see how these stupid people would rave. They will always find multiple wrongs no matter what you did was purely right. Don''t make them be satisfied from getting into your tempered self."


    The noise and their arguments became louder as Lucas just watch them like what Coach Clive said. A moment later, he heard Lyns'' voice.


    "So ," she said. "It''s so that people from White Day look more uneducated than the man in front of you!"


    All of them stopped. Traces of rage on their face could still be seen. Lucas looked at Lyns, who''s standing behind him, sitting previously from the main chair onstage.


    What is she saying? Does she not know what she said will just make everything more complicated?


    "Excuse me?" A senior student whose cloth was seemed costing like an expensive car asked.


    "Do you understand what you''re saying Lyns?"


    "What is going on with White Day High?" Another one retorted.


    "Everyone, calm down." Lyns calmly said, not a trace of mincing of her words or doubt in her voice was heard. It''s as if she had already seen things going to be like this.


    "We are here for White Day High''s Founding Anniversary. I hope you haven''t forgotten. We are also here for the recognition of the students of this school that did well from the held selection. Just set aside your self-interest for now."


    Most were able to calm down and be silent, but some of them were still annoyed because of what they heard.


    "Can we continue now?" Lyns asked while smiling. Some people from the crowd nodded.


    "If that is the case, you may go down Mr. Lucas Martin. Call the next selected , Mr. Emcee." she ended.


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    "Next was Wright Halberd!!! A Magic Calligraphist..."


    The emcee continued with a lot of remarks, but Lucas wasn''t listening anymore. He went downstairs, and realized that his legs were shaking but he still continued inconspicuously. Even without Lyns'' consent for him to go down, he surely will.


    Suddenly, a hand touched Lucas'' arm. He turned and realized that it was Moon.


    "We''ve been waiting for you," Moon exclaimed. "Go down faster, let''s search!"


    "Yeah. Let''s go." Lucas managed to say.


    Moon lightly pulled Lucas down the stairs, then to the crowd where they needed to search for the hidden


    They were walking towards the middle of the crowd while Doll was far away from them. Apparently, Mr. Vacio saw Lucas, so he ran as fast as he can. When Mr. Vacio was nowhere to be found, Lucas was able to heave a sigh of relief.


    "Another one was an Exorcist.. Doll Nova was also handpicked!!"


    Oh? Doll was also handpicked? But Lucas wasn''t listening. He had no idea what the emcee said. He was out as usual.


    "I didn''t expect that you can restrain yourself." Moon said, stopping Lucas. "I was expecting you would blow it off." he muttered, as Lucas faced him. "I''m impressed."


    Despite the situation, Lucas wanted to laugh at what Moon said.


    Lucas'' face was covered by shadow, as he said, "If only you knew how hard I held my self back.."


    "..You will truly be impressed as h.e.l.l!"

 Chapter 26 : Love Team In The Making

    Moon chuckled by the speech that Lucas spoke. It seemed that it was a joke for him. They both stood at a somewhat secluded area.


    Amidst of the events, the ceremony continued with the both of them staring at Doll onstage. Moon was delighted.. grateful that Doll was handpicked. How he hope himself, too.


    "Uh, so Doll was also handpicked?" Lucas asked. His face was still pale. After all, who would not be by the people''s manner of talking a while ago?


    Moon faced Lucas, folding the sleeve at his right wrist. "She was strong," Moon smiled. "and pretty, as always.."


    Lucas grins. This Moon.. All he can do was to attract girls. Hmph, but now, he was only attracting one: Doll Nova.


    "Lucas.. don''t be loud about it, but.." Moon bowed his head. "I think I''ve fallen for¡ª"


    "For whom?"


    Moon looked back, while Lucas chuckled. It was Doll!


    "For whom, Mr. Moon Martin?" Doll''s voice became demanding. It was an order, not a question. It was like she was forcing Moon to speak.


    "Uhm.." Moon shook his nape, unable to answer.


    "Speak,"


    "Moon Martin! You were also handpicked!!" the voice of the emcee gave Moon a way to excuse himself.


    He rapidly run away as if escaping, until a hand grabs his right hand. "I''m still talking to you.."


    Moon looked back to witness Doll gripping his right hand. He let go of Doll''s grip, and spoke clearly and loudly that, "I love you!"


    Moon then go upstairs, leaving Doll and dumbfounded. Doll''s face gradually becoming pale.


    Lucas approached Doll. "Doll," he spoke in a calming voice. "what are you feeling?"


    Doll can''t answer. Now, she was the one who can''t. She opened her mouth, and heave a sigh.


    "Thank you, Mr. Moon Martin!!" the emcee remarked.


    Doll just watched Moon slowly going downstairs. "I should not asked him," Doll whispered. "You know why, Lucas..?"


    "Please continue, because I don''t..."


    "I also thought that this feeling.." Doll placed her hands on her chest. "..was also affection!!"


    Doll then felt a sudden pounce at her back. A sudden hand that back hugged her. She tried to look by moving her eyes, but it will impossible to see the man in her back.


    "So, we''re both in love with each other..?"


    It was Moon''s cold voice from Doll''s back. It gave s.h.i.+vers at Doll''s nape. He gradually placed his body as if it lingered Doll''s.


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    "Now, answer me.. Ms. Doll Nova.." Moon''s voice was so good to hear. His whispers were manly and cold, but with somewhat hotness in its tone.


    Doll''s face was painted with blush. This sudden feeling of arousal was a must to avoid. She was a millimeter away on the bulk!


    "You seemed to forgot that I was here.." Lucas expressionlessly interrupted, comically staring at the two.


    Moon and Doll quickly tried to be as normal as possible. Doll''s face continued to be reddish, and Moon tried to be as presentable as always.


    "You two, you may kiss each other, ETERNALLY!" Lucas comically shouted. "I''m kinda fine.. no, I''m perfectly fine, while seeing you two doing that stance."


    Lucas comically cried, as if full of jealousy ¡ªno, envy. He was envied.


    "Can you do that again, stupid !" he walked out.


    Moon and Doll stare at him while walking away. Going to the middle of the crowd, until he was nowhere to be found. Doll and Moon looked and made a smile to each other, as if talking.


    ---


    Lucas, wandering the whole crowd, was being gossiped again. Hearing whispers of enviousness, Lucas was left to be irritated.


    "Oh, the Aspho Boy!"


    "The hypocrite.."


    "Hmph.." Lucas only heave a sigh to lessen his stress.


    The event was also about to end. The 25 lucky handpicked students were all ready for the Skill Selection, with an exaggeration for Lucas. He was ahead of ready, even determined to crush all enemies he will face in the tournament already.


    "Mr. Moon Martin.. Ms. Doll Nova.." Lucas spoke with an irritated face. "I should have a girlfriend, too!"


    b.u.mP! "Oh, Lucas Martin~"


    Same voice, same pitch, same loudness.. Nath''s irritating presence drove Lucas'' even irritated.


    "It''s you~!"


    "I know it was me.." he unintentionally replied. His tongue was a piece of sharp s.h.i.+t as always.


    "How mean you are, Mr. Lucas Martin.." Nath unabashedly lean towards Lucas. Her face lowered, and his body posed into an inverted 90¡ã stance. It made her slight breast to show itself. "I''m also handpic¡ª"


    "I''m busy..." Lucas moved aback, interrupting her abruptly, running away, and bombarding every person hindering his parkour escapade.


    Who would know that Lucas was so allergic towards females. Uhm, not maybe just females, but to clinging females that were always sticking into him.


    That left Nath alone in the middle of the crowd. Hopeless and broken, with a bit exaggerated expressions.


    She can''t and she shouldn''t cling to Lucas as frequent as possible. Because if not.. er, never mind.

 Chapter 27 : 3 Years Of Humiliation

    The 25 handpicked students that will partake the Overall Skill Selection gathered at a room, and will about to be taught with things they need to know.


    Lucas, Moon and Doll sat near each other as always. Doll at the center, with Moon allowing the girl to rest her head on his left shoulder.


    Lucas, looking at the whole room, recognized some familiar faces ¡ªSteel, Winter, Ghaile, Scottie, and that irritating Nath. Lucas supported his head by his left hand, looking like uninterested.


    Chatters and whispers were all over heard, until Lyns arrived late as always.


    "So, here it is.." Lyns walked elegantly, talking at the very moment she entered the room. Holding a clipped papers supported with brown board, she stood at the front of everyone.


    She pointed her gaze to everyone, speaking, "Do you remember what I told to you last night?"


    Buzzes of sounds gradually become heard. Lucas was still bored.


    "Remembered the thing?" Lyns asked with a smile of malice. "It was a no-go false mission. All I wanted was to distract all of you.."


    Moon looked bored, too. Even Doll fell asleep at Moon''s shoulder. Almost all of the students weren''t listening anymore, not even a single one.


    "Since all of you have reached the ''false mission'' I have given.. you all put your attentions into finding the Haha," she just chuckled, continuing still despite the group''s uninterested behaviors.


    Lyns later noticed it. She stopped abruptly, clearing her throat. She thought that when she speaks about the false mission, everyone will be enraged, but did not.


    "Enough of the jokes," she continued. "Did you know that once you''ve the upcoming selection and represent our school.. you can''t ever again?"


    Everyone''s attentions hooked. It even awoken Doll, and made Lucas excited.


    "It was once in your lifetime experience. So you must do your best, because the tournament is not just a tournament. It was an all-out country war. Schools over schools.. competing to win the of the strongest school in the country.."


    Lucas wanted this kind of lesson. He has no time for jokes, love, nor anything materials. All he''d putting his attention to was his meaning ¡ªto prove it.


    "I am looking forward to our Three Beasts.." Lyns gazed to those behind Lucas. Lucas turned back.


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    A tall boy stood, "Eyepatch Thunder.."


    Another one, but a girl, was called. "Pea Hardsh.e.l.l.."


    And, "Winter Dawn."


    Lucas was left in awe. Moon and Doll also looked back.


    "The Three Beasts have a high percentage probability of getting selected." Lyns announced. "You can all be seated."


    As the three sat, Doll spoke. "You know what? Those three were the strongest among all of us." she informed. "Even stronger that Two Bastions, Lucas.."


    Lyns continued by walking nearer to the group. "And I can only apologize.. Sorry, Lucas, for what happened yesterday.."


    Lucas was shocked. She maybe referring to what the people called him. Those harsh words were never be replaced, they will stay as words.


    "You don''t know why White People acted like that towards Asphoes.." she continued walking. "This is the perfect time for you to know."


    "Before the tenth year of the tournament started, White Day won two of its three We''ve found out a way to continuously won all of the upcoming tournaments.. But Aspho High put their eyes onto us.."


    "By that tenth year, Aspho High send us a batch of transferee from them. We accepted them, so they are all selected. Those students were really stronger from what we''ve expected. But it the end, they remained loyal to Aspho.."


    Lucas and Moon were just quiet. Almost everyone, too.


    "They acted weak at the actual tournament, and lost." Lyns stopped to clean her specs. She walked, wandering the whole room as she spoke.


    "We thought it was only an incident that can be avoided the next time. Another year have and we accepted another batch of strong Asphoes. Unexpectedly still, they lost the tournament."


    "That year marked the White Day''s dark days; two consecutive years of becoming the weakest school of all, while Aspho was hailed as the strongest with their 2 consecutive wins, with an overall of 3 that time.."


    Lucas knew that Aspho was the tournament''s first winner. So they won their second at the tenth year? So that why they were too desperate to win at every rate.


    "Next year, it keeps happening. Another set of super strong student transferred in to White Day from Aspho. Yet, unexpectedly, they all got defeated. And Coach Clive learned about the sabotage."


    They keep listening, not so similar from they were before. Even the youngest Ghaile, and the eldest one was listening.


    "That three year mark, three years of Aspho''s Victory, and White Day''s Despair. Three consecutive wins for them made possible because of our team. They helped Aspho to win, and made White Day to lose; that''s how immature Aspho is until now."


    Lucas felt guilty. He can''t blame White People now at this point. They have a deep meaning from getting angry. But he was not like the Asphoes from before. He even wanted to crush Vacio, rather than to help him.


    But, Lucas has no choice. Even if he was handpicked because he wanted to win for this school, people still think that he was sent to betray White Day again. How bad fate really is..

 Chapter 28 : The Girl In The Sick Bay

    After the meeting, Lyns left the room and the students. Lucas, Moon and Doll prepared themselves to leave the room as well.


    Lucas lifted his backpack, clinging it to his right shoulder, before walking out. He unintentionally to a tall man.


    "Hey, you..."


    Lucas can''t lift his head because of the man''s deap voice. It was lower than ba.s.s ¡ªlowest of the lowest possible tone. Moon and Doll looked back, witnessing the tall man.


    Lucas looked up, to stare at the man, that was wearing armored s.h.i.+rt, silver plated chest piece, and an expressionless face.


    "So you were that Aspho man..?"


    Moon tried to help, but Doll grabbed him aback. Almost all of the students went out, and the only people left were Lucas, Moon, Doll and few of the man''s subordinates.


    "Y-Yes, but I am one of the Whites now.."


    Lucas, after answering, walked out and decided to accompany Doll and Moon. A girl suddenly stood firmly on his way through, and blocked him thoroughly.


    The girl wore a revealing set of clothes, having a sharp eyes staring directly at Lucas. "Not too fast, Aspho."


    The man stepped forward, totally cornering all the possible ways for Lucas to run through. Lucas stood steadily still.


    Doll and Moon decided to help, but blocked by a sharp ray of light. Doll looked to saw the girl who utilized the spell. It was razor sharp, that almost cracked the nearby wall.


    Lucas intentionally the man, to be freed by their cornering. By the last step that Lucas will do, the man lifted him up by his enormously strong right hand.


    Moon, seeing the action, attacked with his Devil''s Beam, utilizing it with his left palm. That causes the tension to start inside the Conference Room.


    The man ran away, with Lucas in his hands, towards the widely opened door. Doll, insistent, blocked the way with her summoned spirits. An old man, and a young girl.


    The two attacked with bare hands, hand-to-hand combatting the man. The two then being a.s.saulted by a powerful punch done by the man himself, that sent the two into withdrawal.


    Doll was moved. She tried to retaliate, but the girl rushed to her with an amazing speed, causing multiple cuts on her skin in such time.


    "Are you the girl on the sick bay?" the girl asked.


    However, Moon tried to help Lucas, kicking the man with all of his might. "Free Lucas! !" he shouted.


    The tension continued, as the battle between boys and girls commenced. Lucas, being the subject of the battles, helped himself to be freed, but found himself incapable to do so.


    As Doll and Moon kept themselves pus.h.i.+ng their limits to be unlocked, the two strangers seemed relaxed and chilled.


    Doll panted over exhaustion, as she laid her left knee on the floor, still catching her breath.


    That led the girl to kick her face with her right foot. Doll was being thrown into a boulder near the wall.


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    "Doll!" Moon lost his attention in his battle, thus resulting in consecutive attacks he was now receiving from the man. That causes wounds, deep enough to draw blood from his right face.


    While the two arose ambiguously victors, Lucas was given a chance to be freed, by kicking the man''s face by his right foot.


    The man rapidly back up, and tried to get Lucas, but Moon blocked his way with a huge made-up boulder.


    "You will not getting any of us!" Moon shouted, as Doll ran away and kicked the man''s nape.


    The man glided towards the girl and hit her, causing damages to the both of them.


    Lucas, Moon, and Doll accompanied each other, standing firm despite their slight injuries. That is until a pile of ash swallowed Doll from behind!


    "DOLL!!" the two boys panicked.


    The man and the girl smiled, and a.s.saulted the panicked cousins, attaining clear victory over the two.


    Lucas and Moon can not get back on their feet, as the attack was strong enough to cause grievous damages.


    The man stepped closer to Lucas, and held his face, while talking into a small device. "We got the girl in the sick bay.."


    The girl grinned from behind. "Let''s get going, ArmorBoy." she spoke in a malicious tone.


    ArmorBoy.. It sounded familiar.. Like Lucas heard this name from before..


    "Yeah, our only objective is to get that girl.. right, BladeGirl?" the man replied, and be enveloped by the ashes that swallowed Doll.


    No, it wasn''t ash. It smelled like.. corpses?!


    "Lucas, let''s report it to the !! " Moon shook his clothes, and tried to stand. "We''ve experienced a lot more painful than this!"


    Right! Lucas almost broke his bone when he tried to leave the Null Room. He endured the searing pain, just to avoid death.


    "Lucas, are you deaf?!" Moon shouted. "Help! Help!!"


    "I finally remembered!" Lucas snapped out. "Their names.. They''re from Aspho High!"


    "What?!"


    Lucas stood and ran away to ask for help. He almost tripped to the wide hallway.


    "HELP! HELP! Doll was abducted!"


    Lucas'' shout caught the attention of a bystander that looked a little concern on what happened..


    He looked back at the running Lucas, and took a sigh of nervousness, whispering, "The Headmaster will be mad at this.."

 Chapter 29 : Respect Begets Respec

    Pea Hardsh.e.l.l happened to locate the unconscious Lucas and brought him to the infirmary with the help of Zanc and Maru.


    Moon was also there and the two cousins were being treated. There was also the bystander, named Light, that was also a handpicked member.


    "I heard Lucas shouting that Doll Nova was abducted.." Light spoke to Pea Hardsh.e.l.l. He has his cobalt blue hair, highlighted with few white strands on it. Also, bunch of piercings were seen on his right ear, but there was no earnings place on each hole.


    However, Pea was a beautiful girl with a nice character. She looked pretty concern even to the two that she didn''t made friends. "The Headmaster will be there soon, to take charges of this two patients.."


    In front of Zanc and Maru, Pea decided to leave the infirmary, leaving the five boys in the room.


    Zanc and Maru seemed tensed. Light was keeping his eyes on them. They can''t look to Lucas, even if the boy was unconscious.


    "Is there any problems between you two and Lucas?" Light asked.


    Zanc slightly panicked. "Uhm.. We''re okay.. I-I am just concern, m-maybe if wouldn''t heal quickly.."


    Maru faked a smile, wiggling his feet back and forth to help himself to be stable from nervousness.


    Suddenly, Moon woke up, shocking Zanc and Maru, who both avoided to be stared. However, Moon''s eyes was easily be captivated by them.


    "Two Bastions!"


    Zanc avoided his stare by looking down. Maru''s face was supported by his palm, and his elbows were resting on his thighs.


    "Lucas, wake up!" Moon shook Lucas'' chest. Lucas frowned and opened his eyes. It dilated when he saw Zanc and Maru.


    "You, two!!" Lucas stood and glared at the two. "Do you think I won''t found out?!"


    Light became pale. He was there when the Bastions left the Null Room. He was also there when Lucas also left.


    "L-Lucas, s-sorry.." Maru whispered. "I was very hesitant at first, but Zanc insisted.."


    Zanc bowed his head lower. "Spare us. We will accept any punishment you will give.. Just don''t burn¡ª"


    The creek on the door stopped Zanc from speaking. A man with formal attire entered it as if hurrying.


    "So you were Doll''s friends..?" the man asked. Maybe he was the Headmaster they were talking about.


    "Yes."


    "No."


    Lucas and Moon answered oppositely. The man looked at Moon who answered no. "Then who are you to her?!"


    "Uhm.." Moon cleared his throat. "We love each other. Is there wrong with it, Sir?"


    "You surely was a transferee, huh? You don''t know that Doll is my daughter!!" the man shouted. "I wasn''t letting her to have boyfriends like you."


    Daughter..?!


    "If you love her, you must''ve protect her! That was surely a moment of confusion or attraction, but not love!!"


    "Headmaster Nova, please calm down." Light interrupted, and prepared to leave. "Please excuse me.."


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    So he was Doll''s father. "Sir, Doll''s abduction was purely accidental. No one knew that she was targeted.."


    Lucas stepped closer to Headmaster Nova. "Sir, if there was to be blamed, please put it to those ArmorBoy and BladeGirl. They defeated us, and transport Doll using piles of ashes while we are not looking."


    "Sir, we protect each of us that needed to be protected.. Maybe it was enough for an apology for you to accept." Lucas ended.


    "Apology?!" Headmaster asked angrily. "No, I won''t accept it! Go ahead and find her as soon as you can! No, now!!"


    "How can we go out and find her with our condition like this?!" Lucas'' tone raised slightly noticeable.


    "Hmph," Headmaster chucked, covering his mouth with his closed palm. "People nowadays are lacking respect, how rude.."


    "Respect?!" Lucas retorted.


    "Lucas." Moon warned, but Lucas continued.


    "You first to show respect as a higher up, before receiving what you wanted." Lucas exclaimed. "Respect us lowered people first, and we''ll respect you back!"


    The Headmaster felt tensed, and a rising angriness went straight on his spine. "You¡ª"


    "Stop your s.h.i.+tty lessons, and lend your ears for others, too." Lucas abruptly said. "Remember that the one who became rude should be the one to be rude at!"


    Headmaster Nova was stopped by Lucas. He was right. Respect begets respect. That precept should not be forgotten.


    "Whether you order us to search for your beloved daughter, we will surely do that. She was our friend. We will protect ¡ªnot hinder¡ª each other from what we want."


    Lucas turned back and sat at the bed he previously laid on. Moon heave a sigh, as the Headmaster turned to leave.


    He held the door handle, but turned back for a while. "I trust you now. But made sure to save my daughter, Lucas Martin.."


    Headmaster Nova finally left, while Lucas looked to Moon whom he found sad.


    "Is there a problem?" Lucas asked in a mild voice.


    "No, never mind." Moon replied, but truly, he was minding what Headmaster Nova said:


    ¡ª "If you love her, you must''ve protect her! That was surely a moment of confusion or attraction, but not love!!"

 Chapter 30 : A Bucket To Pee A

    Doll awakened to found herself inside a wooden room. The room was narrow and old. She gazed at the surroundings, and quickly realized that she has been bound with Magic Sealing Shackles, which surprised her.


    "So you are now conscious..?" BladeGirl revealed her presence to Doll. "Magic Tools were indeed useful.. Just look how helpless you are.." she commented while chuckling.


    "Why am I here?!" Doll angrily asked, trying to free herself out of the shackles. "Were Lucas and Moon here, too?!"


    BladeGirl just laughed, and walked towards her. She stepped up on the platform of the chair where Doll sat, and squatted directly over the top of her.


    "The size and quality of your eyes.." BladeGirl intentionally wondered, staring at Doll''s eyes. "How I wish to cut them, too.. Or maybe I should gouge them out." BladeGirl threatened Doll.


    She expressed her desire for Doll to scream, but Doll refuses to adhere to the girl''s whims, staring directly still. "Go ahead! Even if I become blind, I will remember everyone and everything that I love clearly." she spoke in a loud voice. "I am not even scared."


    Angered by Doll''s stalwart , BladeGirl swings a blade out, and quickly slashes it down.


    "WAAAAH!!!" Doll screamed in surprise, but out in a quick tossle.


    When Doll awaked in the now-destroyed room, she finds ashes spattered on her face and wonders where BladeGirl is.


    "What happened..?" she inspected the place, while laying down the floor full of ashes.


    "Ugh!"


    It was a moan of pain that Doll heard nearby. She looked over and surprisingly found brutalized BladeGirl and ArmorBoy, sitting in a boulder in the wooden walls.


    ---


    At the school, Lucas and Moon felt scared and tensed. It was a day after the abduction, and they are gradually healing. Ghaile was there, insistent that she will accompany Moon and Lucas on the search for Doll.


    "Let''s try to ask if someone know who were those BladeGirl and ArmorBoy, and where they reside at.." Lucas was planning a rescue mission.


    They sat at the canteen, with Moon, Ghaile, Winter and Headmaster Nova. There were obvious cuts and wounds still marked on Moon and Lucas'' faces, and bandages with a little paint of blood.


    Moon lost his fighting spirit, while Lucas was trying to gain more confidence and morale for everyone.


    "When we cornered them, one of us will sneak, as the rest will battle the kidnappers.."


    Lucas said many things but Moon wasn''t even listening. One sentence kept looping in his mind.


    ¡ª"If you won''t save Doll from the rescue mission, I won''t let you lay a hand on her ever again!"


    It was Headmaster Nova who spoke to Moon. It was his only hope left to keep pus.h.i.+ng. To find Doll, for them to be happy.


    Meanwhile, after seeing this, Dawn stood her seat. "Let''s get going!" she ordered her teammates to scatter.


    Everyone ran off, except Headmaster Nova, dedicated to bring her daughter back, their ultimate goal to fulfill.


    While leaving, Lucas overheared a group chatting about ArmorBoy''s whereabouts. Lucas quickly took a hostage from that group, in order to learn Doll''s place.


    "Where is that ArmorBoy?" Lucas asked to the man he took, while the others felt scared.


    The man doesn''t want to speak, but Lucas has his ways of making people talk; burning them with his fire.


    "Uhm, they were living in the Southern Woods!" the man replied on shock, so Lucas went there immediately.


    ---


    In the Southern Woods, Doll found Mr. Vacio arriving, but looked a little shocked.


    "She wasn''t Ghaile Deus!" he shouted. "What do they mean when they heard girl in the sick bay?"


    Doll thought that Ghaile was supposedly the real target, so she went to ask, "Then why did you kidnapped me?!"


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    "Whatever," Mr. Vacio replied, "It''s just a effect.. and we can gather Lucas and Moon here even sooner." he added. "The end of Martin cousin will finally come to an end!!"


    Mr. Vacio kicked the ashes off the floor. BladeGirl and ArmorBoy prepared to leave the room.


    "I will let CorpseBoy finish that irritating Lucas and his cousin Moon.." Mr. Vacio laughed evily, spreading his arms mid-air.


    Lucy was devastated to hear this, and tried to be free. "I want to leave. Please release me." she ordered with a calm voice. "I have to go to the bathroom.."


    "I know your plan.." Mr. Vacio thought these tricks were laughable, so he decided to go with the flow.


    "Please.." Doll insisted. "I''m about to pee. Can you even let me pew here?"


    Mr. Vacio gave her a bucket as a result, shocking her.


    "A BUCKET?!" Doll comically shouted, but thought of a plan to break free.


    Doll pretended to strip, much to Mr. Vacio''s annoyance, shocked that Doll was truly about to pee. "Fine. But I am not pervert, so I will turn."


    He turned around, giving Doll the spot to execute her plan. She slowly walked towards the unaware Vacio, and kicked him in the crotch.


    "AHHH!" the sudden left Mr. Vacio instantly incapacitated.


    "You sucking old man.." Doll sighed, and attempted to leave. She gazed on the opened door, but found out that she was being kept in a sky prison.

 Chapter 31 : Burning Corpses

    Lucas, Moon, Winter, and Ghaile arrived at the Southern Woods together. It was a huge forest, but it has a gate that cannot be opened without a key. However, the gate opened unknowingly, shocking the four.


    "Why would the kidnapper let us enter this forest?" Moon pointedly asked.


    Everyone wondered the same question, but decided to move forward instead.


    Lucas recklessly ran and tried to search for Doll. "DOLL!! DOLL!!" he recklessly shouted. "WHERE ARE YOU, ARMOR AND BLADE b.a.s.t.a.r.dS¡ª"


    "Lucas," Winter has to intervene, preventing him to shout. "There should be a deeper meaning for the kidnappers to let us in.."


    "Maybe someone is following all of our movements," Ghaile spoke in hesitancy. "they maybe open the trapdoor to let us in on purpose.."


    "Right!" Moon agreed. "So let''s search as quiet as possible, and let us find Doll without any noise."


    The four continued to walk on the mossy forest, cleaning the way of vines with their hands. Suddenly, a pile of ashes appeared, and quickly engulfed the area as if storming.


    "What''s this?!" Lucas asked with his eyes protected. "And this smell was different from as.h.!.+"


    "It smells strange.." Winter spoke, and shook her head full of the ash-like thing. "It smells like¡ª"


    "CORPSES!"


    The strange voice wiped out all the storm of ash, thus freeing the team from it. Lucas looked back, to witness an unfamiliar man, wearing a skull-like headpiece.


    "That little particles isn''t ash, but the powdered form of corpses.." the man continued to speak. "Your Doll was in the middle of this forest.. But if you go nearer and nearer at the center, let''s see if you can withstand everything.."


    The anger can be seen on both Lucas and Moon''s faces, closing their fists in the motion. However, sudden attack from the man shocked them all.


    "Everyone, EVADE!" Winter shouted, as they all jumped away from the attack. The attack went straight to the ground, burning it to cause smokes.


    Lucas looked at him in contempt, as he landed safe, along with his team. "You can burn, too.." he whispered.


    "Let Doll escape!!" Moon shouted emotionally. "Free her, free her now!!"


    "I am scared.." the man insultingly uttered. "CorpseBoy never got scared.. Remember that, s.h.i.+tty Whi¡ª"


    "Remember, your a.s.s!" Lucas came and unexpectedly punching CorpseBoy on the right side of his face with his left hand. "Let''s battle it out if you can!"


    A smirk on CorpseBoy''s face appeared, as Lucas prepared for the battle. As the a.s.sailant raised his hand, Lucas ordered for his team to back-up for a while.


    Multiple piles of ashes instantly popped out of CorpseBoy''s hands, that Lucas cannot properly evade. That left some burns on his body.


    "Your power is useless!" Lucas said, and enveloped with hands with fire, and firing Fiery Tornado of fire.


    The attack suddenly came into void, as CorpseBoy converted it to ashes himself, shocking Lucas. "Which power is now useless..?"


    The battle of voidings commenced as Lucas and CorpseBoy repeatedly attacked each other, without harming them in any means. Lucas'' fire can''t even harm CorpseBoy, and CorpseBoy''s ash cannot injure Lucas.


    Lucas stopped for a while, as CorpseBoy stood, panting on exhaustion. "Hm, so you were really strong.. " Lucas complimented CorpseBoy.


    Suddenly, CorpseBoy felt someone''s presence on his back, which is Winter, that slashed him on his back.


    "Everyone, escape and find Doll!" Winter shouted, as she landed to the ground. She looked at CorpseBoy that was vanis.h.i.+ng into ashes.


    The ash particles then collided back to form CorpseBoy without any harm. CorpseBoy smirked, "No one can harm me!" he revealed.


    Winter was stopped, scared at


    CorpseBoy''s strength. Lucas and Moon were quiet, as if s.h.i.+vering, as Ghaile looked very CorpseBoy then took his leave, transforming into piles of ashes. Lucas, relieved, heave a sigh.


    "We better keep going.." Lucas whispered, as a deafening silence cover the whole team into a pulp.


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    "Let''s find Doll!"


    ---


    Back at the Sky Prison, Doll was unwilling to go home now, but she wss very sure that her friends will help her.


    "Don''t leave!" Mr. Vacio shouted in despair, as he laid down the floor from Doll''s sneak attack from before.


    Trusting her life into her friends'' hands, and confident that Lucas or Moon will come to help, Doll jumped off the cell, falling mid-air.


    "I trust you both.." Doll whispered, as she fell down the elevated prison. Her clothes and hairs were blown by the air pressure, and her head now became the part of her body that will to the ground if ever.


    Their friends.h.i.+p was so strong that Doll actually felt someone approaching, and it was indeed Lucas, running to catch her before she fell into the ground.


    "DOOOLL!!" Lucas shouted in , as he tripped, but still tried his best to stand up again.


    Moon, Winter, and Ghaile came, too, hurrying to accompany Doll. They were so ecstatic to see her.


    "Everyone.." Doll whispered in tears, as Lucas caught her with his hands on time.


    The sudden force made the two of them laying on the ground, as they look into the sky, covered with tree leaves.


    Lucas and Doll laughed, as Moon, Ghaile, and Winter came to check her condition. But before Moon can ask Doll, a familiar voice from above shouted.


    "HERE YOU GO, BLAZE HARPER.."

 Chapter 32 : Aforementioned Blaze

    Lucas and Moon looked over the voice from above. It was Mr. Vacio, reeling on the sky prison.


    "I swear vengeance on you, Lucas, and I will show my true face: one of pure evil!" Mr. Vacio still continued.


    "I will take responsibility for this.." Lucas vocalized to his team, blocking their ways. "Get Doll back, leave this forest safe and sound!"


    The group seemed to be refusing, especially Doll, who seemed guilty of what happened. "It is all our problem," Doll spoke. "because we are all friends."


    "No!" Lucas insisted.


    Lucas'' act caused discord to erupt between Doll and Moon, with the two disagreeing on whether to let Lucas on his reckless action. "We should battle him together!" Doll retorted.


    "No, you should be given to your father!" Moon discussed.


    Eventually, Doll bowed her head, and decided to walk away, following Lucas'' plan and leave Mr. Vacio to him.


    Moon, Ghaile, and Winter followed, with Winter looking back to gaze if anything was under Lucas'' control.


    Meanwhile, Lucas made the first contact with Mr. Vacio''s puppetry, charging straight through them with an intention to make Mr. Vacio fight himself. He took out a huge number of made-up puppets, using fire for both offense and defense as the puppet fire back with beams.


    Initially being overwhelmed by their relentless attacks, Lucas quickly responded to those in kind with his magic, wiping out almost hundreds of puppet in an instant. Ultimately, Mr. Vacio stopped his rampage, and faced Lucas, much to the boy''s excitement.


    "I thought it would take more time to make you fight, Vacio.." Lucas pointed out and stopped his , standing on his ground.


    "Well, I always wanted you to fight me for real, even this first time.." Mr. Vacio replied in contempt.


    Lucas got ready, removing the bandages all over his body. Mr. Vacio noticed an immense amount of magic power, as well as heat, coming from him.


    Lucas smirked as he charged Mr. Vacio, delivering a devastating punch enhanced by his determination and flames that sends Vacio cras.h.i.+ng through a nearby tree.


    However, Mr. Vacio jumped out and shot his powerful blast of magic towards Lucas, which Lucas incinerates, much to his shock.


    Making the use of his speed, Lucas instantly appeared in front of Vacio and before he can react, he took yet another attack from Lucas: an attack that kept growing in power, as the entire forest fell to Lucas'' flames.


    Lucas continued to barrage Mr. Vacio with a number of attacks. In spite of this, Mr. Vacio smiled and launched a counterattack that gashed Lucas'' face. Undeterred, Lucas kept clas.h.i.+ng with his foe; Mr. Vacio backed away for the moment.


    "Your newfound power was nice, I wondered where it came from..." Mr. Vacio commented on Lucas'' strength.


    Lucas panted in response, saying, "I learned it from ''a friend,'' a manifestation of the Strongest Flames that was inside me." Lucas explained.


    It took his whole month of staying at White Day High for him to be able to properly use it. Mr. Vacio seemed surprised.


    "Once after I use this Remnant Magic, it will never regenerate back.." Lucas further explained while panting.


    He tapped into this power and surprised Mr. Vacio, that was watching as even the ground begins burning.


    "I am going to end this fight.." Lucas exclaimed.


    Unbeknownst to the two, ArmorBoy was watching from the Sky Prison in surprise. His worried expression soon changed to a smile as Lucas fell on his knees ¡ªexhausted.


    Lucas severely panted "I am alright.." he claimed to himself. "I can still attack once. I can still defeat you.." he ended while panting.


    The dust cleared out, revealing the figure of a now-heavily-injured Vacio, giving Lucas the strength to smile.


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    "Please lend me ''your'' power..." Lucas whispered, "for one more blow.."


    Mr. Vacio smiled, and stated that, "You''ve attained such immense power.." he whispered in a smile. "I always hoped that you would stop me.."


    Lucas planned to blow his last retort, standing from his fall.


    "But I thought it was too late.. Blaze Harper.." Mr. Vacio continued. "Because I have decided to destroy the White Day instead..."


    Seeing Lucas'' current strength, Mr. Vacio began to hope that Lucas would be able to stop him, so he decided to reveal something important.


    "You are Blaze Harper from the past.." This greatly shocked Lucas.


    "600 years ago, everyone that survived the Neo Belleza were revived without memory of what happened.." Mr. Vacio continued. "And everyone who died before it was activated managed to live with memories of the past.."


    "You are Blaze Harper, a Fire Supreme Wizard.. resurrected as Lucas Martin.."


    Lucas refused to accept this. "I heard that name from a book at Aspho, that wasn''t even true!" he claimed.


    "Those books.. were your lives.." Mr. Vacio revealed. "Lives of the people who remained alive after Neo Belleza.."


    Summoning the very book, Mr. Vacio shot through it, causing Lucas immense pain. That move proved their link and proving Vacio''s story.


    Lucas was left shocked, searing with immense pain ¡ªMr. Vacio''s story was proven factual.

 Chapter 33 : Favor From A Headmaster

    Mr. Vacio stood his ground, staring in front of him where Lucas stood. The boy was in immense pain, and can''t believe of what he learned.


    "Y-You are lying.." Lucas utterly said. "H-How was that move became a firm proof..?"


    "I knew that Coach Clive also died before the incident of the Neo Belleza, and thus he also had the memories of the past.." Mr. Vacio extended his explanation. "You can ask him on what really happened.."


    Hearing this, Lucas lost his patience and charged at Vacio. "Shut up, LIAAR!!"


    In the middle of this, Vacio revealed one more thing: "And when I die in this life as well, everything will cease to exist, and the past life will begin again.."


    "I don''t care!!" Lucas firmly stated, and continued to rush towards Mr. Vacio to execute his resolve of wanting to kill him. His arms enveloped with much more heater flames, enraged at the man.


    In such time, ArmorBoy came down and stopped Lucas from delivering the crippling blow by his durable armor. It left smoke to scatter all over the place.


    As the dust cleared, ArmorBoy was revealed with his armor grievously broken, but then, he was fine as h.e.l.l. Mr. Vacio gasped, as ArmorBoy got his hands and ordered him to flee.


    Lucas flames gradually faded, as Mr. Vacio reluctantly fled away with the ashes of CorpseBoy. Left alone, Lucas said to himself that he was no longer capable of stopping Mr. Vacio now, and bid him a farewell.


    "Blaze Harper..?" he whispered. "That name, again.. huh?"


    He stopped by a lake inside a forest to rest. He wondered if Moon and the rest were alright, as the team head back to the school. Recalling what just happened and what he learned about his , he can only heave a sigh.


    ---


    Meanwhile, CorpseBoy approaches Vacio, witnessing the ''s injuries disappearing instantly. "How can you do that, Mr. Vacio?" CorpseBoy asked.


    "There is no one capable of stopping me anymore, and that any hesitation I have had dissipated..." Mr. Vacio stated, as he stood on a nearby ground. "Let''s continue our plan ¡ªto conquer White Day¡ª and incapacitate Lucas!"


    As CorpseBoy accepted these orders, Mr. Vacio presented one more request:


    "Give me new clothes, clothes that are more befitting an ''AVACIOUS'' for me!"


    ---


    After Lucas reside at the lake, he came back to school, and go home afterwards. He can''t sleep that night, and the thing in his mind kept rewinding and rewinding still.


    As the sun rise, another day came for Lucas to spend. He woke up and prepare for study. Wearing his White Day''s Uniform, and head outside his dormitory, he wore a smile and hope for a brighter future.


    Moon saw Lucas heading to school''s hallway, the way to his room, and Lucas noticed him, too. "Moon!" Lucas greeted.


    "Lucas, the Headmaster was at the Office. Doll returned and he has to give you a favor for what you did.." Moon informed and tapped Lucas'' left shoulder, before walking away.


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    Lucas looked back to saw Moon, walking away with his head bowed. "What just happened when I was away..?"


    Never mind. Lucas continued his way, and decided to go to the Office.


    Inside, Headmaster Nova, Lyns, and Doll were all sitting on the sofas there. "Lucas, I''ve been waiting for you!" Headmaster Nova greeted with a smile. He hurried and shared a hand with Lucas.


    "Have a seat." Lyns said before clearing her throat. "Nice job, Lucas, as always.."


    Lucas sat at a sofa near to him. He just smiled and wait for them to speak.


    "Lucas, Dad had decided that he was willing to give you a favor." Doll spoke. "What do you want?"


    Lucas stared at Doll as if asking what kind of joke is this. He stared to Lyns, too, but the just made a smile of malice.


    "Lucas?" Headmaster Nova waited for him to answer.


    "Uhm.. Sir, all I wanted is to prove that I still have a meaning in this world." Lucas calmly replied. "Apart from that, I don''t have anything luxurious pleasure.."


    Lucas felt uncomfortable. Was it an under-the-table deal? c.r.a.p! Lucas was allergic at this kind of stuffs.


    "Also, I wanted to be selected at the selection and represent our school.." he continued. "..but that seemed impossible, isn''t it?"


    "Hmph." Lyns sighed. "What about we start the Skill Selection as soon as possible, Lucas? Do you agree?"


    "It''s all up to you, Miss Lyns.." Lucas replied. "You''re the , after all.."


    "You''re a nice guy.." Headmaster Nova spoke. "I wanted you for my daughter.." he ended up chuckling.


    "Dad.." Doll warned, feeling slightly


    "After all, that Moon have no right to lay a hand on you.." the Headmaster continued, talking to her daughter. "I said that if he wouldn''t save you, he won''t have another chance.."


    "But, Mr.." Lucas abruptly interrupted. "What if I wish Moon to have a chance at your daughter..? Is it possible for a favor?"


    Headmaster Nova was moved. He felt a little tensed. "You know that I owe you something.. but please don''t give hard time, Lucas.."


    Lucas just smiled.


    It maybe favorable for him, but he will never be so heartless as to took this offer as an advantage, that will hurt his cousin Moon. But, in fact, at the first moment he saw Doll, he was really became captivated.

 Chapter 34 : Mysterious 5?? Gen

    Lucas just kept his gaze at Lyns, Headmaster Nova, and Doll as they kept the same way to him, too. A moment of silence covered the room.


    Lucas cleared his throat. "Ms. Lyns and Headmaster Nova.. the people who attacked Doll were people from Aspho." he mentioned. "namely CorpseBoy, ArmorBoy, and BladeGirl. I thought that my favor to you is to ban those at White Day!"


    Lyns'' face seemed to be slightly shocked. "Uhm.. Lucas, they were studying here." she revealed in worry. "They were also handpicked as well.."


    Lucas and Doll gasped as Lyns stated the revelation. Headmaster Nova''s face gradually became furious.


    "If that''s the matter, then, let''s expel them from White Day, Ms. " Headmaster Nova suggested.


    Lyns bowed her head. "It was a long procedure.." she whispered. "The things we need were pictures or videos that can clearly state that they are guilty. Expelling a student without concrete evidence was a punishable crime.."


    Lucas just bowed his head, too. Punishable, huh? He recalled the same word from Lyns again.


    ¡ª "What they did to you was highly punishable!"


    "It can last for weeks, but I have already signed the papers that are confirming that the Overall Skill Selection will be held this Friday." she ended.


    Doll''s eyes dilated. If the Overall Skill Selection will be held at Friday, then, there will be 3 days for them to train themselves.


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    "Ms. Lyns.." Lucas vocalized. "If the three were studying here, then why did they accompanied Mr. Vacio on the abduction of Doll?"


    Lyns gasped. "Vacio?!" She stood her seat and prepared to leave¡ª


    "Where are you going?!" Headmaster Nova interrupted.


    "Coach Clive!"


    ---


    "What''s your business?" Coach Clive commanded the group to answer.


    "Coach," Lyns sat on one of the chairs at the canteen. "CorpseBoy, ArmorBoy and BladeGirl allegedly having connections with Vacio, ultimately accompanying him for abducting Doll."


    Lucas and Doll just stared at Coach Clive, waiting for him to answer.


    "That''s a serious matter, Lyns." Coach Clive replied. "As suspicious as it is, this case maybe a sabotage one more time."


    What is Aspho High planning? That question repeatedly rewind on Lucas'' mind.


    "As per the expellees, it will take a very long process." Coach Clive continued. "What we can do now.. is to defeat them on the Overall Skill Selection!"


    "What?!" Lucas gasped, then stood. "You don''t know how strong they are, Clive!!" he shouted loudly.


    "Lucas!" Doll warned. "Drop your ego!"


    Lyns and Coach Clive gave their sharp glances at Lucas.


    He has no option but to sit back. "They are not weaklings. They possess tremendous power!"


    "Lucas.." Coach Clive whispered. "Little did you know, the expellees have their group: the 5?? Gen! A group of Five Supremes!"


    "Five Supremes? So they weren''t only three?!" Lucas asked in doubt.


    "I was keeping an eye on those Five. They transferred here last year, a nice way of hiding this upcoming sabotage.." Coach Clive started narrating.


    "They were really strong, but did not on the last year''s selection." he continued. "They maybe planning to commence as per Vacio''s order, a right time for the sabotage to take place."


    "With Lucas now transferred, attention of the crowd will instantly turned to Lucas, and they thought their background will become a secret forever, but they are wrong!"


    "But we have no choice since the Overall Skill Selection is nearly coming." he stood, and walked through Lucas. "I have faith in you, Lucas. There us someone on that group that needed a high comprehension to defeat."


    Coach Clive stopped for a while. "And we have to put other things first, like the Two Bastions.."


    Lucas gasped in surprise, as well as Doll.


    "What''s with the Two Bastions Mr. Clive?" Lyns asked.


    "Remember the Null Room incident? They were the suspects of that crime!" Coach Clive revealed.


    But for Lucas, that case wasn''t a matter anymore. It was buried on the past, a forgotten history if ever.


    "Can I have the papers on your desk, Doll?" Coach Clive ordered, which Doll quickly obeyed. Receiving the papers from Doll, he handed it to Lyns. "Your signature was the last thing needed, Lyns." he handed Lyns a G-Pen.


    Despite Lyns already have a pen with herself, she accepted Coach Clive''s pen, and signed the Expeller Form, then gave it back to Coach Clive.


    "It''s final! Two Bastions will be informed by this form this afternoon." Coach Clive prepared to leave the canteen. "They will leave the school tomorrow."


    Coach Clive finally left, leaving Lucas, Doll and Lyns at the canteen.


    Lyns looked gloom. "Two Bastions once became the trademark of this school.." she stated sadly. "I can''t believe that they did such a heavy crime.."


    "That''s okay, Lyns. Things like this was indeed inescapable.." Doll comforted Lyns. "Some people we knew weren''t the people they really are.."


    At the midst of it all, Lucas was still on his seat, thinking about something. He was bowing his head, as if thinking really hard.


    "5?? Gen..? High Comprehension..?" Lucas whispered to himself. But that left Lucas into only one question.


    "Who is that man Coach Clive thought I can defeat?"

 Chapter 35 : A Paparazzos Scoop

    The next day, Wednesday, Lucas packed his things and took a ride to the school to study.


    He walk to the hallway and saw the strange stares of the people again. Is something bad will happen again?


    As he continued walking the murmurings of the people became louder..


    "Look, the sabotage happened last seven years will surely happen again.."


    "Right! With that double agent Lucas present, he would definitely brainwash the and the Coach!"


    "Was he not ashamed of himself?"


    Just as Lucas reached the hallway, the speakers surrounding it sounded with the noise, "LUCAS MARTIN, COME HERE TO THE PRINc.i.p.aL''S OFFICE!"


    The murmurings of the people became even louder.


    "There we go!"


    "That Lucas will always be expelled in every school because of his character!"


    Lucas was left dumbfounded.


    He neglected the people as he was previously doing and headed to the Office. He glanced at the nearby Bulletin Board and saw that newspapers were now published for the month.


    After a minute of walking, he stopped when he got near the ''s Office.


    Opening the door, he saw that there was none other than the Lyns herself, not shocking Lucas a bit.


    Lyns was in her usual get up ¡ªa formal uniform donned by most ¡ª as she invaded him hurriedly, handing a stack of newspapers to Lucas.


    She spoke to him, "The news from Doll''s abduction the last days was out. Take a look for yourself."


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    Lucas cannot do anything but to accept the stack of newspapers and saw that the School''s News Section had an eye-grabbing headline¡ª


    Mr. Vacio was visited by a White Day Student at the Southern Woods outside the town. The visitor is Lucas Martin?!


    Several photos accompanied the headline, all taken at the Southern Woods, depicting him talking to Mr. Vacio in a man-to-man manner.


    That paparazzo had good camera skills and chose great storytelling angles. His straight back ¡ªas he stood¡ª towering over the strong-standing Mr. Vacio. Also, the disbelief and contempt in Vacio''s eyes was clearly shown. Just by looking at the pictures, even Lucas himself was almost deceived into believing that he had an under-the-table talk with Vacio.


    She read the news scoop in detail.


    It was indeed depicting the story from the Southern Woods where he was left to battle Vacio. The report claimed that before abduction, ''Lucas'' had already been looking for Mr. Vacio with regards to the transferring of him to White Day. Mr. Vacio could only tolerate him. Yet, could have known that after Doll was saved, ''Lucas'' appeared again to talk with Mr. Vacio and negotiated him as to win the selection for the victory of Aspho High ¡ªthe lost of White Day in proportion.


    This time, Mr. Vacio spoke that they have no connections, and that Lucas was not studying at Aspho High anymore, but at White Day High now. Who knew that this would lead ''Lucas'' so much that he insisted on sabotaging White Day and then stated that he was still belonged to Aspho High.


    Mr. Vacio had a second degree burn and was hospitalized that night and needed emergency attention.


    "What a nice scoop, Ms. Lyns." Lucas slowly folded up the newspaper. No one was more aware of what happened other than him ¡ªthe Lucas Martin that they accused. He hadn''t been closely involved in all of the dirty plans and monitoring of Mr. Vacio towards him. He was also positive that Mr. Vacio was completely fine, and didn''t have any burn on his entire body.


    And.. Mr. Vacio was so good in this news? What a joke!


    Lyns confirmed this fact. "I''ve got someone to investigate already. He did not have any burn or whatsoever. But¡­" She only had the opportunity to lecture Lucas now.


    "What was up with you this past few days? Why did you go mess with the people from Aspho High?!" she shouted. "Aspho High''s position and power was overshadowed by your current status, and that they clearly saw you as a pain in the eye. They were probably looking for an opportunity to get back at you. Why were you so stupid as to give them an opening?!"


    Lucas kept quiet as he felt that Lyns was right. But not the news..


    He was being dumb that day, and battle Vacio despite having rescued Doll, thus allowing a paparazzo to take such pictures. But¡­ he recalled how he felt from the attacks that he retorted to Mr. Vacio, it made him feel much better.


    Hence, he promised Lyns sincerely. "If I cross his ways again, I will make sure to find a time and place that I can kill him. With that time, no one will take pictures of us."


    Lyns was speechless. And Lucas seemed to have strength to talk with that Vacio again..


    One thing, one question was in the ''s mind. Was it because this boy has stayed too long beside Vacio that he had been influenced by his grimly comprehension?

 Chapter 36 : Lets Boycott Lucas Martin!

    After Lucas and Lyns have left each other, Lucas has to see Moon for a while.


    The Two Bastions have left the school as Lucas and Lyns were talking. Their exact whereabouts now are unknown.


    Meanwhile, Lucas opened the Room 467, where Moon was supposed to be practicing. After all, they have only tomorrow to practice, and that next day after it is the Overall Skill Selection.


    "This time I failed to handle it well." Moon reflected on himself, something that he did not do often.


    Lucas shook his head. "It''s not your fault."


    Moon''s forehead was pulled into a deep frown. "This is a problematic situation."


    Lucas asked, "What should we do?"


    His cousin gave him a stare. "I want to hear your thoughts."


    Lucas raised his head, wearing a smile on her face and coldness in her eyes. "I talked to him, yes! It isn''t a big deal, I''ll just admit it."


    Moon broke into a slow smile. This young man''s was just what he was looking for. It was also expected.


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    Lucas admitted that he talked to Mr. Vacio. This admission did not mean he admitted to all the allegations, but¡ª


    "Yes, I talked to him, and so?"


    This sentence with his signature was displayed all over the school and immediately incited a ruckus. The rumors and gossips went crazy.


    Lucas went home with a disguise, to avoid to be stampeded by the students. Having the disguised Moon on his side, they both glued the last sentence on the front of the school''s ground floor before escaping.


    "Hey, it''s Lucas!"


    That shout caught the attention of everyone in the vicinity and some took a video of him using their cellular phones.


    Some tried to chase him, but to no avail.


    The sentences Lucas and Moon glued last were captured, and was posted on every social media platforms, including the School''s Social Media Channel.


    Soon, everyone including onlookers who knew nothing at all about the truth or only had a vague idea of the situation started to criticize ''Lucas'' after looking at the School''s Social Media post. They said that he was a hypocrite and that he should not become a part of the competing team for the tournament. They spoke as if they were standing on a moral high ground, and wrote with eloquence as they criticized everything about him.


    In just several hours, Lucas was now considered as a notorious in the Academy.


    Even his official Social Media channel was full of angry people scolding him. Every update was filled with the worst insults and wrong hearsays.


    ---


    Lucas sat in front of his computer, reading those Media posts and insults with his cousin Moon in his dormitory.


    Moon said, "This is maybe just the start. Are you afraid?"


    The blue light from the computer screen reflected on Lucas'' face, making a light shadow under his head. He turned his head slightly, "What is there to be afraid of?"


    His voice was very low, as always. It was also thick and raspy. He had been through greater storms and waves than these before, what was this compared to those?


    Moon smiled, "Then, let''s put the plan into motion."


    "What plan?" Lucas unknowingly asked. Moon just grinned as a response.


    ...


    Lucas raised his hands and stretched to relax his bones. He laid back and gently typed a sentence on the keyboard of his computer.


    "I talked to him because I need to. As to why I need to, he would know it in his a.s.s. He would also know whether or not he actually had a second degree or a mere burn to presume."


    He unhesitatingly pressed SEND.


    There was a great commotion in Social Media again. This time, more people started to curse at him.


    "What do you mean by you need to? Lucas Martin, explain yourself clearly if you''re truly innocent!"


    "Why aren''t you telling us the reason? That''s because you have a guilty conscience, Fire Starter!"


    "Yeah, it was clearly you who had insisted for a sabotage for White Day. Mr. Vacio was avoiding himself for getting into the trouble. And you also burned him, stop lying!"


    "You''re scared and looking for an excuse now, that''s why so many of us are scolding you!"


    "Exactly! A coward that is trying to accuse others! Putting the blame out of him!"


    "Mr. Vacio had a deep burn all because of you! How come you are still trying to frame him up for faking it?! You shameless Aspho-still-man!"


    "You''re rubbish of a person without a single cell of a White! You Aspho!"


    "You''re so cruel! I regret watching your Potential Evaluation!!"


    "Let''s boycott Lucas Martin!!"


    "Let''s boycott Lucas Martin!!"


    "Let''s boycott Lucas Martin!!"


    All the boos culminated in one chant. "Let''s boycott Lucas Martin!!" This was repeated nonstop in the Social Media thread. Countless reposted this Social Media post together with the chant. The scale of it was as if they were not going to stop unless he had been chased out of the School Division.


    Lucas quietly closed his computer screen. "What a pain in the a.s.s!!"

 Chapter 37 : 40 Inside The Virtual City

    The day of the actual Overall Skill Selection came to commence. Lucas, Moon, Winter, Ghaile and Doll reside at the same spot while everyone are scattered.


    "Only 8 should be left on the Ground before we end the Selection. Those 8 will be trained and will be the part of White Day''s team for the Tournament."


    Lyns instructed the rules of the Selection. Standing in the middle of the whole city-like field. Holding a microphone, she said "It was not a one-on-one battle, nor tag battles.. It was an all-out war!"


    "It was like what the Tournament does. Even a group of people can beat a single one if they wanted. They can hide to prevent being defeated, too."


    "You can be defeated anytime. You can stand again anytime you fall. But one thing is for sure.. The one who keeps standing until the end will be the one who will be selected!"


    Lucas listened carefully despite being nauseous yesterday. He can''t sleep that night, thinking about the danger he felt.


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    "Five Orbs are scattered in all of the 5 parts of this virtual city." Lyns continued, holding the peace of orb in front of her. "This was the center orb!"


    Everyone watched how Lyns hold the orb with protection. She suddenly struck the orb, shocking the group.


    Tremors from the ground starts! It made everyone panicked. "Calm down, everyone!" Lyns calmly said.


    The tremors went off.


    Lucas and his company can only heave a sigh of relief.


    "Destroy the orb, or protect the orb! Those two options can lead into two outcomes of this selection." Lyns continued. "You will found out when it settle slowly as you pick one of those options.."


    "Let''s start the Overall Skill Selection!!"


    Just as Lyns shouted that sentence, all of the organizers, as well as herself are teleported back to the school.


    "Let''s get going." Lucas instructed. "We should win thi¡ª"


    Just in a blink of an eye, Lucas was teleported also, somewhere else in the Virtual City.


    A voice rang all over the place! "DEFEAT EVERYONE YOU WILL MEET ¡ªFRIENDS OR FOES¡ª THEY CAN HINDER YOUR DREAM OF REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL!"


    It was Lyns.


    Lucas just continued to wander the deserted city. There are average heightened buildings that were looking too old. You can see that with the marks they possessed.


    Lucas stepped on the Ground. The smell of the city.. It was strange. He can still smell that he was inside the school.


    "I have to find the others!"


    He ran off and a young girl!


    "Mr. Lucas Martin!!" the girl gasped in surprise.


    The two fell to the ground as a result. Lucas sensed the familiarity on the voice.


    "Ghaile Deus?"


    "Yes."


    Lucas stared at the girl. Is he supposed to beat her? Beating a child to win the game? No!


    "Let''s find the others, Ghaile!"


    ---


    In some part of the city, Moon and Winter were walking together.


    "This Selection sucks! How can enemies be here in this huge Virtual City?!" Moon shouted in irritation.


    Winter just looked at him in contempt. Holding her sword firmly, she pointed it to Moon!


    " Lyns said to defeated anyone you will encounter.." she said in a serious voice. "So I will beat you hear and now!"


    Moon smirked. The legendary Winter Dawn challenging him for a battle.


    The two backed off and stand their ground. Moon prepared his attack, as Winter kept hers, too.


    "WRAAAAAAAH!!" Winter ran off, holding her sword and slashed it towards Moon.


    Moon unexpectedly evaded the attack by ducking down and kicking Winter''s face in the process.


    Winter then speed up, and repeatedly struck Moon with her long, sheathed sword. But Dawn then stopped unwillingly.


    Moon looked back to witness Doll, controlling Winter with her Command Spirit. Moon smiled, and soon frowned.


    Doll saw Moon, so she strongly battle Winter for him. Summoning a huge spirit in an instant, it rushed through Winter for a chance to beat one of the Three Monsters.


    "Giant Spirit! Beat that Winter Dawn!!"


    Winter readied herself and jumped up as the Giant Spirit got into her standing ground. She fell back by slas.h.i.+ng the Spirit from its head into the most bottom part of it, splitting the Giant into two!


    That move shocked Doll, that was struck by a huge boulder from her left side. Moon arrived to catch the girl.


    Winter gazed on Doll''s left side, and witness Lucas and Ghaile.


    Lucas smiled. "Oh, Moon! Doll! Winter! You''re all here!!"


    Moon froze the whole vicinity by his power, hindering Lucas from reaching them. Ghaile and Winter''s feet froze with the ground as well.


    But Lucas impeccably melted the ice with his Fire! "Hey, we can team up to defeat the others!" Lucas shouted.


    "Everyone''s considered as enemies!" Moon replied.


    "Moon.." Lucas whispered.


    Suddenly, a loud noise enveloped the whole Virtual City.


    "What''s that?!"


    "Noisy!!"


    Lucas looked into the sky and saw the raging heat of the sun. It suddenly darkened, being s.h.i.+elded by someone.


    "It was from The Ender! Everyone, cover your whole body!!" Winter instructed, s.h.i.+elding both Lucas and Ghaile, as well as herself, with his metal s.h.i.+eld.


    Moon and Doll s.h.i.+elded themselves with Moon''s force field.


    "The Ender? Who''s that?" Lucas asked.


    "Don''t ask! Just s.h.i.+eld yourself!" Dawn replied. "Or else, you will be controlled by that scary Mage!"

 Chapter 38 : 41 Tainted Selection

    The group continued to s.h.i.+eld themselves, as the loud noise was still banging at the Ground.


    As it came to an end, Winter released her s.h.i.+eld, as well as Moon to his force field.


    "So this how the Overall Skill Selection works.." Lucas noted to himself.


    Footsteps heard.


    They all looked back to witness someone going towards them.


    THUD! The girl that was supposed to go towards them fell onto the Ground! Lucas rushed to help her.


    "Are you okay?!" Lucas panicked, as well as Moon and Doll. The rest of them went there to see who is that girl.


    The girl looked pale. She has her hip-length, blue hair. She was bruised and exhausted.


    ----


    "So that Ender has the power to control others with her loud noise?" Doll asked, sitting on a boulder along with the others.


    The girl they met was still weak, and was still lying on their made-up bed. Moon and Ghaile were there near at her to treat her.


    "We should check if the others were also okay.." Winter whispered.


    "No! Let them be defeated! That way, we will win!" Lucas negated.


    Everyone gazed at Lucas as if he said something very wrong.


    "You will be safe if you follow me."


    Lucas turned to where that sinister voice came from. Doll froze, as an old woman appeared before them.


    The woman wore a long and hiding hoodies along with a long robe. It was like she was a witch, with her face hidden.


    "Follow me," said the old woman. But this time, her voice was sweet and convincing.


    ---


    Lucas, Doll and Winter stood in front of a huge building along with the old woman. Moon and Ghaile left to treat the girl from before.


    "Come in." the old woman commanded. She entered the hall, so that Lucas and the others.


    Inside, they can see only pure darkness.


    The old woman smirked. "We can''t let go of people who threatens The Ender."


    The door suddenly shot closed! Few candles lit one by one as if bulbs that was opened by a series of switches one by one as well.


    The see a very detailed hall. The corners and the floor are intricately carved.


    Old and traditional. That''s how the hall was designed and furnished.


    Lucas and Doll was moved. Winter kept surveying the surroundings.


    "It''s me, Winter Dawn!" Pea Hardsh.e.l.l suddenly came clinging on Winter''s left arm, wearing the same wardrobe.


    Winter, shocked, can only moved aback. As Lucas and Doll s.h.i.+elded themselves with their fists, multiple hooded figures appeared, the same getup as the old woman and Pea.


    The old woman smiled and released her hood, to reveal her old looking face. "You committed two sins," she said.


    Lucas, Doll, and Winter were left shock. What''s happening in this selection?


    "First, you possess a magic that was far too powerful that goes against The Ender." the old woman grimly revealed. "Second, you came here to destroy her!!"


    Pea suddenly closed her fist, and armed a punching position at Winter. Winter leaned back and evaded the upcoming punch.


    "Let''s play like the good, old days, Winter!" Pea s.a.d.i.s.tically smirked.


    Lucas kept protecting himself, until all of the hooded figure revealed themselves by removing their hoods.


    One by one, the selected revealed themselves. All of the selected except Lucas and his company were there! All wearing the white and witchy getup.


    As the selected lined up in front of Lucas, Doll and Ghaile, they suddenly cleared the way on their center, revealing a familiar looking girl.


    It was that girl on the cliff last night! She wore the same uniform ¡ªthe white and blue clothes.


    She walked elegantly towards Lucas, Doll and Winter. "To be honest, I don''t care about the Tournament.. That''s just another evil." she said. "Someday, it will need to be tainted as well."


    "But for now.." she continued, almost scaring the three. "I focus on you.."


    Lucas, Doll and Winter slowly stepped back.


    "Once I''m done with all of you.. White Day is all mine!"


    Lucas felt his willingness to burn the girl in front of him. But he can''t be the same reckless from before.


    The Ender faced Pea Hardsh.e.l.l. "I ordered you to bring everyone here.."


    "I''m sorry, Ender." Pea bowed her head.


    "Beast, Ever! Punish your eldest sister Pea!" The Ender shouted.


    Doll and Winter are confident that Beast and Ever won''t harm their eldest sister, but they went ahead and kick their sister anyways, shocking them!


    "Stop!" Lucas shouted, but Sting came crossing his way. The two stared at each other for a moment.


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    Doll seemed to be in despair on what''s happening. Winter kept her gaze on Light.


    Doll covered her mouth, preventing herself to weep, saying, "W-Was it a bad dream..?"


    ---


    "I was able to share this information because of Lyns." the girl revealed to Moon and Ghaile. "Unbeknownst to you, she was inside The Ender''s body as her second persona."


    Moon and Ghaile kept listening to what the girl is saying.


    "For some reason, everybody is allowed to live for now," she continued.


    Moon thought about Lucas. He maybe in danger..


    "But everybody can be killed at any time depending on how The Ender is feeling."

 Chapter 39 : 42 Destroy All The Orbs!

    All of the selected are there standing in front of Lucas, Doll, and Winter. They readied themselves for battle.


    But, before anyone and anybody can commence for a blowing attack, The Ender came across the center of each party, stopping them immediately.


    Raising her hand, she said, "I will taint all of you!" pertaining to Lucas, Doll and Winter.


    With a blink of an eye, Lucas, Doll and Winter felt the pulling force on them. It felt like a vacc.u.m pull, a strong gravitational energy.


    "What''s happening?!" Lucas asked.


    "I feel that my power was being drained!" Winter said.


    The Ender smirked, while the three were in searing pain. "You''ll understand once you end up tainted as well!" she shouted.


    Lucas tried his best to defy the pull of The Ender that seemed sipping their magics. The same was to go with Doll and Winter.


    "BODY ANOMALY REVERSAL MAGIC, RAISE!!"


    Ghaile was that one who shouted, voiding the tainting process at Lucas, Doll and Winter.


    Lucas stood fine, as well as Doll and Winter.


    "I am here, too.." Moon was revealed there as well "...DEVIL''S WAAALLL!!"


    That spell created a huge barrier that separated Lucas and his group to The Ender''s group, resulting in two rooms at a glance.


    "With that thick wall," Moon smiled, standing in front of the three. "I am very confident that it won''t be¡ª"


    "Eyepatch!" The Ender ordered.


    "Yes." Eyepatch replied, walking towards the wall.


    Suddenly, the group was send drifting into the hall''s boulders through the door, along with the remnants of the Devil''s Wall ¡ªEyepatch punched it with his left fist, despite him being right-handed, completely destroying it.


    "No way!" Ghaile gasped.


    "Let''s retreat!" Doll suggested.


    Lucas, Moon and Winter commenced the escapade, that Doll and Ghaile followed.


    "Catch them!" Eyepatch ordered, but quickly stopped by The Ender.


    "Let them escape.." The Ender smiled with contempt. "They will on their own.."


    "I''ll return to the original plan that has been slightly changed." she continued. "We''ll turn the Ground tainted. With all of our power!"


    ---


    "So everyone''s magic has been removed by that loud noise?!" Lucas gasped, asking the girl while sitting on a stone bench in the middle of the city.


    Doll, Moon and Ghaile surrounded the girl, as Winter and Lucas was just sitting unabashedly.


    "The Ender cannot live without a second persona alongside her." the girl revealed. "And that second persona was Lyns."


    The group was left shocked, but did not bother to interrupt the girl.


    "As you can remember, before the selection commenced, Lyns broke the first orb." she elaborated. "It was a ruse one. The Ender cannot destroy the orbs."


    "It was a simulation, a test on how the orb will behave when destroyed."


    "So, you mean.." Doll spoke. "..that the five orbs are still completed?"


    "Yes. And because of Lyns, it made possible."


    "So I was right." Winter seemed to have a thought in herself. "The Lyns who talked about defeating even friends or foes.. wasn''t really her!"


    "So, it was the time Lyns was taken by The Ender as her second persona?" Moon asked.


    "That seemed as it was." Lucas replied.


    "Everyone''s lives are given because of The Ender''s Second Persona ¡ª Lyns." the girl revealed. "Just the one word of DIE, and everyone tainted by her.."


    "No way.." Ghaile despaired.


    ---


    The Ender and the rest reside at the Underground part of the Hall. There lies the first orb ¡ªthe legitimate Center Orb.


    Everyone placed their hands before the orb that was supported by vines and roots.


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    As per The Ender''s order, all of them struck the orb with their powers, ultimately crus.h.i.+ng it to pieces!


    Tremors began just like what happened on the Press Conference this morning. The Ender smiled as she watched the remnants of the orb fell into the rooty floor.


    "Upper Left, Upper Right.. Lower Left and Lower Right.." The Ender uttered. "If you destroy all of these remaining 4 orbs.."


    Lucas and the others felt the tremors as well. The girl looked strange.


    "..This selection will be finished." she said strangely. It was as if she was possessed. Or controlled, if maybe.


    The Ender was also saying the exact same words, with the same voice and facial expression. She smirked, and said, "My power cannot destroy these orbs.."


    Lucas asked what the girl is behaving. But she said another strange sentence..


    "Now go, !"


    The girl snapped back as if she was being freed from her possessor.


    "Ah! Those were the words of The Ender!" the girl revealed in a gasp. "The other persona shared that with us."


    "They are planning to destroy all the orbs!" Ghaile shouted.


    "We should protect them!" Winter ordered. "This is what Lyns was talking to: choosing between protecting and destroying the orbs."


    "Look, everyone!" Doll abruptly shouted. "Isn''t it a good opportunity? Ghaile can heal them and their taints will be voided!"


    "Enchantments wouldn''t be possible with controlled people." Ghaile replied. "They should be out, because it take some time."


    " out, you said?" asked Lucas. "Then let''s defeat them all!"


    Winter placed her hands under her chin. "In that case, we might be able to do something... but, no.."


    "Eyepatch and Pea are there." Moon added up. "Light and Sting are also going to be a pain..."


    "That doesn''t matter!" Lucas was full of determination. "I will defeat all of them! It doesn''t matter if they are controlled!"


    Doll felt a little nervous with Lucas, who is so determined ¡ªjumping in excitement.


    He blazed his fire on his hand, and said, "I am all Fired Up!!"

 Chapter 40 : 43 All-Out War Started!

    Lucas was full of energy ¡ªexcitedly rus.h.i.+ng, running ecstatically around the Virtual City.


    The controlled Lucas will defeat them all and get them back to normal!


    "WOOOOOH!" Lucas screamed, running and leaving the rest few meters ahead of him. The rest of them were just standing on their Ground.


    "Lucas, won''t you wait?!" Winter shouted.


    "Wait! It''s not something you can do by yourself!!" Doll added up.


    "NAH!" Lucas shouted in full spirit. "EYEPATCH, PEA, LIGHT, AND STING.." he continued. "I''LL TAKE THEM ALL DOWN!!"


    "THIS IS THE ALL-OUT WAR PRINc.i.p.aL LYNS WAS TALKING ABOUT!!!"


    "He''s going to fight friends.. for whom is that excitement?" Hailee asked to Moon.


    "You don''t know Lucas..." Moon replied. "For him, it was not just a fight, but was some sort of contest of strength."


    "Let''s go, too!!" Winter started running. "Our other are heading to the four other orbs!"


    All of them followed Winter, running behind her.


    "We can''t let them be used for the plans of that Ender!!"


    "Yeah!"


    ---


    In the previous hall where The Ender first appeared, there was Lyns.


    "Isn''t that alright, White Day Students?" Lyns said while sitting as elegant as she was always doing. "You have two objectives."


    Pointing her left hand''s index finger, she started narrating, "First, in order to win this selection, you have to break the remaining four orbs."


    "And second," she said, pointing her middle finger as well. "Lucas, Doll, Moon, Winter and Ghaile.."


    "Execute those who go against our objectives."


    It was like that the Lyns who was talking wasn''t really her, but The Ender''s second persona.


    Sting and Nath seemed to be approving with what Lyns said.


    Eyepatch and three unknown other students were also listening.


    There also goes Light.


    Pea along with her younger brother Beast, and younger sister Ever as well.


    Also some unknown selected are there, too. But one person was the very intriguing of all...


    Coach Clive.


    Doll got her own path and head running somewhere else. Moon also separated himself from the rest of their group.


    Ghaile, despite being too young, remained brave to find someone else to defeat. Winter also rush towards her chosen direction.


    And last, Lucas was so excited to find an opponent. "I''LL TAKE YOU DOWN.. ALL AT ONCE!!"


    ---


    At some part of the virtual city, lots of buildings cover the area for Moon to see anyone from far vicinity.


    Moon was aware that The Ender can cancel the magics of the that she have tainted.


    The girl told him that even that the hypnosis wore off, her magic power was still controlled by The Ender. Everybody''s magic power probably won''t be returned unless it''s split enchanted from The Ender, too.


    As Moon continued running, he saw someone hanging upsidedown the buildings. "Chuck!" Moon gasped.


    Chuck remained hanging upsidedown. "It''s been a while, Moon." he said maniacally. "You don''t remember? The Division Battle Meet," he elaborated, smirking in a contemptuous manner. "You''ve been beaten up into a pulp by me!"


    "In an unfair way!" Moon retorted, smirking back to Chuck. "Will you play fair and square this time?"


    "Well... I don''t know."


    Moon stood still, but unbeknownst to him, someone appeared behind him, holding a long sword.


    The man slashed Moon in an instant, ripping his left arm''s sleeves, shocking him. "Wright?!"


    "Yes."


    Moon looked up after hearing that girlish voice from above. He saw a girl holding a pair of Chinese traditional fans. "Faye!"


    Landing onto the Ground, the girl raised her her handed pair of fans, creating a series of explosion. "Gremlin Bombardments!"


    That explosion caught Moon off guard, and was being thrown near the vicinity.


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    "WRAAAH!!" Moon screamed in pain. Midair, he put his hands on the Ground and glided back in his posture.


    "You who go against The Ender''s objectives.." Wright Halbert uttered, and they all stood in front of Moon. Pointing his sword towards Moon, Wright said, "We, the Patcher Corps, will judge you!"


    "What are you saying?" Moon smirked. His remarkable wounds and bruises were seen. "You''re supposed to be Eyepatch''s cult, aren''t you?"


    Somewhere else that was looking like near an park, Doll was running, in chance to find an opponent.


    She saw cloaked figures there that were standing near the area, stopping her. She left with no expressions but gasp.


    "Doll, found you." The girl in the middle said in a lovely voice. "You''re alone?"


    The three revealed to be Pea, Beast, and Ever ¡ªthe Siblings trio, arming in a defensive counterattack.


    "Of all people, Pea?!" Doll comically gasped. She raised her right hand above head. "I call the Lion Spirit, please, Leonard!" she shouted in panic.


    As Doll put her right hand below her waist, she successfully summoned Leonard, posing in a manly manner.


    "It seemed that you got into a lot of trouble!" Leonard simply spoke, but suddenly began shaking in despair. "But, I''ll be frank, I''m not sure if we can win against the monster Pea Hardsh.e.l.l."


    "Yeah.." Doll said while shaking, so, ", I call you, too!"


    "Long time no see, Queen Doll." said in an expressionless voice. Her hands were tied, leaving Doll dumbfounded. "But even with the three of us, I''m not sure if we can win against Pea Hardsh.e.l.l."


    "Yeah."


    "It''s a bad situation." Leonard added up, tensioning Doll even worst.


    "But we don''t have any other choices!!" Doll shouted in despair.


    Using her magic to Take-Over the power of Leonard into herself as well, Doll stood her Ground in a defensive way, as Leonard and did the same behind her.


    "Let''s go!!!" Doll shouted.


    ---


    Two unknown were struck down the Ground by a strong opponent. That opponent was revealed to be Lucas, laughing at the loss of the two elderly.


    "Hahaha!" Lucas laughed, resting his both hands on his waist. "You still lacking training!"


    While laughing, he sensed someone on his right! Looking up, he saw Sting jumping midair towards him.


    Smirking at him, Sting continued to rush as if flying, angering Lucas even further.


    As Sting fell into the ground, it created a contact with the Ground, breaking the vicinity where Lucas stood.


    Lucas spun repeatedly to avoid being crushed by Sting. He glided to create friction with his right hand, to stop his movements. As he stood, he saw Sting laughing.


    "I''ll kill you, Lucas Martin." Sting smirked, staring at Lucas.


    Lucas smirked as well, staring with Sting as well, provoking him to fight him. "It''s been a while since we met. I wish we can have a serious fight, Sting!"

 Chapter 41 : 44 Lucas Vs. Sting

    Standing on the cleared part of the forest, Sting and Lucas stood their Grounds.


    "Here we go, Sting!" Lucas smirked.


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    "Come here, Lucas!" Sting provoked.


    Lucas then rushed through Sting, enveloping his right fist with fire! He punched Sting with it, but blocked by Sting''s right arm!


    Lucas then prepared his left hand as an alternative, and punched Sting with it, but the man leaned back to prevent any contact.


    Raising his left foot because of his leaning, Sting turned his leg into a metal saw, shocking Lucas, and he used it to attack Lucas.


    Lucas bended aback just to evade the huge leg of metal saw. He glided again, and without even returning back with his stance, Sting simultaneously attacked, now with his leg kick.


    Sending a wave of sharp slashes, Sting kicked through Lucas'' direction. Lucas ducked down and evaded the attack. But that waves slashed the trees behind Lucas, shocking him!


    Supporting himself with his left hand, Lucas hurriedly rushed towards Sting and head- him! Sting backed off for a while, and counter attacked with a headb.u.t.t, too, sending Lucas onto the Ground.


    "I''m sorry for not informing you," Sting smiled, standing for a while. "My body was as hard as metal!"


    "That hurts.." Lucas was left sitting on the Ground, holding his head- forehead.


    Sting went flying towards Lucas in an instant, having his right arm now as a metal saw!


    "You better not forget as well.." Lucas smirked, and back flipped vertically, kicking Sting''s chin. That attack send Sting drifting away from Lucas. Lucas landed fine, and grinned. "My fire melts metal, too."


    Sting looked unmoved. Instead, he chuckled again as a result. Turning his hands into a shadow, it shocked Lucas. But he was even shocked when Sting turned into a fully bodied shadow!


    Drifting and turning with his shadow form, Sting appeared in front of Lucas, uppercutting him with a goal to defeat the Fire Starter! "Shadow Metal Club!!" Sting shouted his attack, hurting Lucas.


    He turned back into a shadow and circled Lucas in a fast, and furious manner. Confusing Lucas, he was kneed, when Sting reappeared, on his back, sending him flying midair.


    "Metal Magic Secret Arts.." Sting planned for a trump card attack, shocking Lucas who decided to block it with his bare hands. Taking the risk, Lucas kept his hands crossed in front of his face.


    "Metal Karma: Shadow Sword!!" Sting shouted, creating a blast.


    As the Sword landed, Lucas'' arm was perfectly fitted on the sword''s inverted "U" shape pattern repeated all over its border into its end.


    Sting kept pus.h.i.+ng it harder, while Lucas kept trying hard to s.h.i.+eld it with his wrists.


    "It''s different from an ordinary sword, Lucas!" Sting smirked, making the sword even heavier.


    Lucas, standing still despite being pressed by the huge sword, smirked as well. "Yeah. I felt that too." he said. He raged himself with a huge blast! "Lightning Magic, Activate!!"


    Just in the blink of an eye, Sting was now lower handed and sent flying away into a far area, as Lucas fired a strong lightning blast. Sting was left fallen into the Ground.


    He smiled and sat in his area. "It''s about time you got serious, Lucas." Sting said insultingly.


    Lucas stood with his whole body enveloped with fires. Some overpoweringly hot flamed caused lightning and thunders to appear around him. "I''ll wake you up!" Lucas seriously stared to Sting. His forehead that was head- was bleeding obviously.


    Sting just grinned, enveloped with shadowy smokes. His body was as s.h.i.+ny as of metal.


    ---


    Pea, Beast, and Ever were standing in front of the defensive Doll, Leonard, and Pea then grimly turned into a real monster ¡ªa Demonic Girl wearing a black suit.


    "Now then, how will I punish you?"


    With "punish" being mentioned, that was tied up became ecstatic! "Can you punish me please?!" excitedly asked. "What about restraints, or shaming stuffs? I want that!!"


    Pea then slapped with her satanic tail, pleasing for more.


    "!" Doll shouted.


    sat in front of Pea, letting her see her tied up hands. "Should I ask for more, Ms. Pea?" she asked comically.


    "Wooooooh!" Beast then suddenly came before Doll, wanting to crush her by his enormous body.


    Leonard suddenly came between Beast and Doll, s.h.i.+elding himself by crossing his arms before his face. "I''m your opponent." he said. "Leonard, the Lion, will defeat you!"


    Beast then turned into a wild, enormous lion, shocking Leonard!


    Punching Leonard with his enormous hand, the spirit was sent flying towards the buildings, but got up by gliding onto the floor.


    "Let''s see who is the best lion, Leonard!" Beast shouted.


    "Beast.." Leonard whispered while resting his hands onto the Ground while sitting. "Were you that strong?"


    "Doll!!!" Ever suddenly came close to Doll, running towards her with her sharp and long claws.


    Doll, shocked, turned left to avoid being shredded, but still being a.s.saulted, shredding the piece of suit she wore in her chest. "Please open your eyes, Ever!"


    "You were the one who should open your eyes, Doll!!" Ever rushed again towards Doll, running. "Let''s be tainted together!!"


    "Come on what are you saying?" Doll asked, until she was a.s.saulted repeatedly in a fast pace. Ever''s sharp claws created a fast continuing to pester Doll. "Fast!!!"


    Doll ducked down, and hold the Ground with her right hand. Squatting, she spoke, "But.. I also have an ultimate move!!"


    Doll let Ever see her right hand''s back ¡ªa symbol was marked on it. It was like a cross.. or combined two, different lines.


    "Sorry though, it may hurt a bit." Doll continued, as the spell she was using are currently changing her clothes.


    Ever was left shocked, and cannot move. "What... is that symbol?!" she angrily insisted for an answer.


    Doll stood with her dress changed. It''s as if a combination of Leonard and ''s outfits.


    Proud on her new brand power, Doll smiled, "Exorcist Mix: Leonard ¡Á Form!!"

 Chapter 42 : 45 Raging Battles!!

    Doll stood up straight, dressed up nby the combined suit of Leonard and as her dress.


    Leonard looked at her in confidence, as if he believed that Doll can ultimately defeat the trio. "Exorcist Mix." he said proudly. "A fused form with the power of me and "


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    "Pretty..." Ever glanced lovely, and then snapped back. "Ah!"


    "It seems that I can''t use this two''s power as they are," Doll said while staring at Ever. "Plus, it is very strong."


    Doll stood her ground, her back revealed her newfound spirit wings. There was also Ever that was on her defensive stance.


    "The effect doesn''t last long." Doll said, and became determined to battle the trio. "Let''s do it quickly, Ever!!"


    "I also have a trump card." Ever proudly stated. Bowing down and putting her right hand on the ground, Ever''s tails grown many in number. "Nine Tailed s.h.i.+ki!"


    With that, Ever released a powerful blast.


    "s.h.i.+ki Impact!!" she attacked, while Doll s.h.i.+elded herself with her crossed hands.


    Doll''s hair was blown, as she resisted in keeping onto her Ground. "Leon s.h.i.+ne!" she shouted, reaping the spell that Ever unleashed. "p.a.w.n Light."


    "HYPER NOVA!!!!"


    Doll''s attack created a huge blast that popped out from the Ground, followed by another one. Many of them bursted from the floor along their vicinity, shocking Ever.


    Once a.s.saulted, Ever fell onto the floor, unconscious, catching Pea''s attention.


    "Ever!!"


    "With a bit more of a chance," Doll shouted, pointing her right hand in front of her. "Pea, and Beast, too!!"


    "GO DOWN WITH THAT!!"


    Doll''s attack created a huge blast of raging magic power, concentrated along the place. Beast was blinded by the blinding light, as Pea s.h.i.+elded herself by her crossed hands.


    Leonard just looked on in excitement, as the attack left a shadow behind him ¡ªhis front body was almost white.


    BOOOM! The light vanished after it was unleashed. Doll was left with almost no magic, as she stood in an exhausted manner. She returned back in her Leonard Form, almost falling on her knees.


    "I can really change just for an instant." Doll whispered while grievously panting. She stared at the defeated Ever, changing back into her white cloak. "Sorry, Ever." she continued panting.


    However, Pea and Beast appeared to be unharmed, standing firmly before the exhausted Doll.


    "You really beat Ever up, huh?" Pea asked s.a.d.i.s.tically, still on her Demonic Form. "You won''t be forgiven, Doll."


    "They''re still intact after taking that?!" Leonard can only disbelieve what he was seeing. "I can understand for Ms. Pea.. But was Mr. Beast that powerful?"


    Doll checked the surroundings. "What happened to !" she asked in concern.


    "The Queen Doll..." said in a shaky voice, as she hung midair with a rope tied on her waist. "..completely lost." she ended up, leaving Doll dumbfounded.


    ''How can I win against Pea Hardsh.e.l.l?!''


    However, Ghaile was seen rus.h.i.+ng towards somewhere with great speed. "I saw it, the upper right town!" she said. "I have to search for the orb, but.."


    A hall on that town glowed with great light, catching Ghaile''s attention.


    "That light. It''s probably there." she continued, rus.h.i.+ng with an even fast pace, done by her Agility Enchantment. "Here I come, Upper Right Orb!!"


    At the Upper Right Town, Winter was rus.h.i.+ng towards the nearby hall. Just like what Ghaile saw, it''s area was lit as well.


    "That light.." Winter whispered, as she opened the door by banging it up by her right arm. She saw a cloak figure near a bright rooty branch from the ceiling, and one from the floor.


    The roots aren''t making a contact, because the Upper Right Orb was in the middle of it. The cloaked figure removed his hood.


    Once removed, Light revealed himself in a smirk. "Winter. Don''t get in my way." Light seriously uttered.


    "So that is the orb." Winter said in a serious stare. "Why are you here?" she asked while standing in front of Light.


    "I followed The Ender because I wanted to win the selection." Light replied. "I learned how great Her objective is, so I ended up here."


    "Good grief. Can''t be help." Winter said in a calm voice and began transforming. Now having a long and razor-sharp sword, Winter pointed it towards Light. "Come at me."


    Light was seen removing his cloak. "No."


    Winter defensively stood in front of Light, until she was slightly shocked into a dumbfound.


    "You come at me!!" Light shockingly spoke, while completely stripped, only wearing a tight, black boxer.


    "Wh-Wh-Wh-Why are are you undressing?!!" Dawn comically gasped in shock. Her face was in a high blush.


    Light smiled as if impressing Winter. "Because I''m in front of you!" Light handsomely spoke. Sparkles were all over his face.


    Dawn seemed to be arousing. She was quite intimidated. Light wore only a little cloth, while she was wearing a small top and a long bottom, her belly was exposed. Winter can no longer stare at him, and just shaking.


    ''He''s definitely gone mad!! I have to defeat him as fast as possible!!!!''


    ---


    Lucas and Sting stared at each other, as Moon stood in front of the Patchers.


    Commencing the battle, the trio ran off towards Moon, readied to him. The three of them have near Moon, with Wright aiming his sword, but evaded Moon when he turned right.


    However, Faye landed a bare left foot kick on Moon''s left face. Brawling in a fast pace that was hard to notice by bare eyes, Moon was attacked on the head by Chuck''s left foot, pus.h.i.+ng him onto the Ground.


    Moon glided to remain on his feet. "s.h.i.+t!" he cursed. "It''s complicated when there are three enemies."


    Stopping the battle for a while, the trio stood straight, as Moon aimed for an attack from afar.


    "All of you, FREEZE TOGETHER!!!" Moon shouted. Aiming his arms before him, he suddenly stopped unwillingly.


    His magic doesn''t work? It maybe Wright''s doing, because he kept smirking in front of him.


    "Can it be...?!!"


    "Dark Technique!!! Everybody in here cannot use Ice Magic!!!!" Wright shouted, raising his hands. That spell created a wall that encircled their place, marking the border of his power''s vicinity. That''s unfair!


    "You''re going to be defeated again in the same way." Chuck laughed.


    "This technique cannot be done by anybody." Wright added.


    Moon just smirked, and revealed to be in his Devil Transformation, powering up for real.


    "You''re telling me to use only my Devil Magic?" Moon smirked. "I take no responsibility for what happens next."

 Chapter 43 : 46 Full Deviled Moon

    Moon, with his Devil Form, stared steadily at the Patcher Corps.


    "A demon''s power." Chuck said. Faye can only stare.


    Wright made his eyes black. "I''ll also use Demon''s Magic." he said, transforming into a black, robotic man. "The power of darkness!!"


    Moon unhesitatingly rushed towards Wright in a fast pace, as Wright also ran towards Moon.


    "Severing Demon!!"


    Wright cannot continued what he was about to say next, as he coughed out blood, being a.s.saulted by the Devil-Formed Moon.


    By staring at Moon''s stance ¡ªforwarding his right hand as if reaching to something, and squatting down almost near the floor¡ª you can conclude that Moon attacked Wright in a fast pace and outwitted it on his stomach, almost breaking it.


    Wright coughed out blood again. "Wright!!" Faye shouted, being noticed by the angered Moon.


    Moon was revealed to be far behind Faye, aiming a slap-like stance. Faye, in the foreground, was almost naked ¡ªthe attack caused grievous damages.


    Moon squatted again, touching the floor by his right hand that he used for twisting. Now, Moon was facing Chuck, shocking him!


    Chuck aimed for a defense. "Wall Formation!!!"


    He succeeded unleas.h.i.+ng the attack, but was too late to harm Moon, as he was punched onto his face. Moon remained midair of seconds, as Chuck fell few meters away Moon.


    Wright looked on in shock. "What strong..." and as he said "" he was left captive by Moon''s hands on his face.


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    Moon strongly pushed him onto the Ground, creating damages on both the floor and Wright. Faye, hiding her female parts, just looked on shock, as well as Chuck with many damages ¡ªthey are shocked to see the leader of their team being handed easily.


    Wright reverted back into his normal form. "Demon Wish: Pain!!" he shouted.


    Letters P, A, I, and N appeared Moon''s chest, marking Wright''s wish granted. On Wright''s shock, Moon seemed numb and nor feeling the pain!


    "You... don''t feel... pain?" Wright asked while lying on the floor. However, Moon replied by punching him straight on his noise by his left hand.


    Moo n punched Wright again, right now by his right hand on his left face. Moon gone wild and simultaneously punched Wright as if he was not going to stop.


    Wanting to put a stop on Moon''s rampage, Chuck and Faye planned on using each of their eyes on each purposes.


    "Turn into a stone!" Faye shouted.


    "Be controlled!!" said Chuck.


    After that, they stared at Wright on their front, with no Moon a.s.saulting him.


    "Huh? Where is he..?"


    Moon teleported at the back of the two. Sensing Moon, the two can only share a mutual stare on shock!


    "GYAAAAAAAAH!!!"


    Unintentionally, the two fell onto each other''s powers. Faye went controlled by the now-stoned Chuck.


    In front of them, Wright lay down unconscious. Moon was completely exhausted.


    "There''s no way I couldn''t feel pain.." Moon whispered while panting. "..since I was hurting my co-Whites."


    Back at the forest, a powerful magical blast appeared erupting into the air. Lucas revealed to be shaking on his knees while standing, with Sting on his front, catching his breath as he put his left hand on the Ground ¡ª the two are panting with their severe injuries.


    "Am I... gonna lose...against him..." Sting said while shaking, resting his right hand on his bended knees.


    "And there''s still Eyepatch, Light and Pea after." Lucas also said in a shaky voice. "But I''m almost out of magic." he added staring angrily at Sting. "d.a.m.n, fall down already, Sting!"


    "I don''t wanna lose..." Sting was holding still despite his grievous injuries. "I don''t wanna lose..." he added as he stood shaking. "against you..."


    Much to Sting''s shock, someone having female resemblance s.h.i.+elded him as she spread her arms horizontally.


    "If you plan on hurting Sting any more, then..." Lucas noticed this irritating voice ¡ªNath. Nath stood, protecting Sting. "..I will be your opponent, Lucas."


    "Nath?!" Lucas gasped. A girl protecting her ex-boyfriend was kind of cringe to Lucas.


    "You!! I told you not to come here!!" Sting angrily shouted. This! This is what cringed Lucas. "There''s no way you could win against Lucas!!"


    Nath raised her hands even higher. "It''s not about winning or losing." Nath calmly replied. "It''s all about fighting for you!!!"


    Lucas rushed towards the two. Being nice can ruin his purpose. "Anyways, everyone is going to be blown away eventually!!!" he shouted while running towards the two. "Here I go, Nath!!"


    "Stop it!!!" Sting shouted as if begging.


    "Card Gun, Fire!" Nath attacked to protect themselves. It sent multiple bullets towards Lucas, which he used to absorb.


    "That won''t work!" Lucas said, and prepared to punch Nath with his right fist. "Your body is all open, Nath!!!"


    "STOP IT!!!!" Sting lost his temper, shouting at Lucas in great rage. That caused Nath to cramp in a painful stomach pain, moving Lucas'' thoughts.


    Lucas can not do anything. He was stopped and was looking like pitied. Did he care about Nath too much? His right fist was left closed, as Nath cramped in front of him in pain.


    But it was all a trick, thought by Nath to gain time. "Now!!" she turned into as fine as before. "Card Cart!"


    Just as Nath quickly stood, her cards turned into a huge cart, almost being able to carry a person. It moved, carrying Lucas to the intention of Nath.


    "Wait, Sting!!" Lucas shouted as he glided down the forest, being carried by the cart.


    Nath and Sting stared as Lucas was now nowhere to be found.


    "Are you alright, Sting?" Nath asked Sting.


    "You did something reckless." Sting replied. "I... lost to him..."


    "And that is fine.." Nath heave a sigh of relief. Holding Sting''s hand, she smiled. "Because to me, Sting is the best."


    "I see." Sting replied, smiling despite having his right eye involuntarily closed because of his injury.


    At the Upper Left Town, Dawn and Light both gliding their swords toward each other. Light pushed his head near at Winter in a maniacal manner.


    "As expected, you''re strong, Winter." Light whispered.


    Winter obviously blushed. "Hey!! Your face is too close!!!" she shouted, simultaneously slas.h.i.+ng Light.


    Light calmly evaded every attack, gliding with a smile. "I want to see you more closely. Your face."


    This guy... Did The Ender''s control work on him the wrong way?


    At the Upper Right Town, Ghaile opened the door''s hall.


    "You came.."


    Ghaile looked up where she thought that voice came from. She noticed a long-tongued man, sticking up onto the ceiling like a spider.


    "Prey..." the man smiled scarily. "A new... prey..."

 Chapter 44 : 37 What Have You Contributed?

    The next day, Thursday, was the day before the actual implementation of the Overall Skill Selection. Lucas and the others were busy at the Press Conference for it.


    It started on the topic of the Selection''s format. They talked about the rules, the venue, until Lucas'' name was finally related. Once again, everyone''s attention was directed to him.


    "What kind of school is these that he could immediately be forgiven?" A more civilized question made by someone.


    "He harmed other school''s ¡ªVacio, to mention!"


    "Silence, everyone." Lyns calmly said. "Lucas is not the culprit. He was¡ª" somehow, Lyns paused there.


    "He was accused of an offense that he did not commit. Lucas was innocent."


    There was a moment of silence as if nothing had sunk in them immediately. But slowly, a violent uproar of complaints erupted.


    "Innocent??"


    "It this some kind of a joke?!"


    "What kind of accusation you said?"


    Lucas don''t know what to say. Will Lyns say what happened in front of them?


    "Lucas," Lucas heard Lyns call him. Even Moon, or Doll alongside his father were now confused on what''s happening.


    Lucas stood up.


    "Why don''t you tell these people what happened?"


    Lucas was dumbstruck. Tell them what? About the whole thing? If he do, they would definitely be furious.


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    For the first time in his life, Lucas was afraid of what the parents of the will say to him.


    "Go on." Urged Lyns with a smile.


    Lucas stood up straighter and acted as if he didn''t care.


    Lucas didn''t know what was ''s trying to do. But this was better than leaving them like this other than letting them think of other things.


    The crowd waited for with their eyebrows raised while waiting Lucas. But Lucas won''t explain anything.


    "I battle Mr. Vacio. I attack him, kick him, punch him. So what?"


    The surrounding was filled with silence. Lucas watched all of them while they were staring at him in disbelief.


    "That''s the reason why he needed medical a.s.sistance," he continued. "I talked to him but I didn''t plan any kind of sabot¡ª"


    A cold water directly hit Lucas'' face. He was so shocked that he just stood there rigidly.


    "You''re a hypocrite!"


    A parent closest to Lucas said. Lucas looked down at the gla.s.s the parent was holding.


    "Honestly, you are too cheap to be sprayed by this water!."


    Lucas noticed that the other selected students were about to come in his defense but Headmaster Nova gestured them not to join the fray.


    This is for the better, Lucas thought. At least they know now.


    Lucas approached that person''s table calmly while holding a gla.s.s of dirty water. He just smiled before he faced the parent who tossed him the water.


    "You said I don''t deserve to be sprayed with clean water," Lucas said. "I agree with you."


    Lucas raised the gla.s.s of brownish water and poured it on the top of his head. The parent stepped back at what Lucas did.


    "Satisfied?" Lucas asked. The parent speak. "This is what you want to witness right? Now, are you satisfied?" he asked again.


    No one answered.


    "Is it enough, no? So what exactly do you want from me? Do you want me to leave school?"


    Lucas was trying hard not to look at the students ¨DMoon and Doll.


    "A few weeks back, I was hoping the same thing; to flee from this place. But you know what?"


    "I''ve seen the hards.h.i.+ps of the organizers around me just to build this tournament group, to make it whole and ready. And I realized myself, just like them, I''m also afraid for this group breaking apart and all our efforts and hards.h.i.+ps merely end to nothing."


    Lucas looked again at the parent in front of him.


    "You know the importance of Tournament not only for this school but also for the entirety of the city, correct? But I will ask you, what have you done so far to help?"


    The parent opened her mouth to respond but was instead shocked silent due to the whispers she heard from the people behind her.


    "Spray water on me? Tell me I''m worthless?" Lucas answered his own question on his behalf. "Actually, I don''t care even if you do that to me. But before you go around complaining to everyone, please take a look at yourself and check what you have contributed."


    "If you have contributed the same amount of efforts as we did; at that point, you have the right to complain. Moreover, don''t go around telling that your child runs this school; it''s not effort, it''s accountability."


    "I will immediately leave if those people who had let me come will send me to leave. So whatever you say or do, unless that time has not come, you can do nothing but acknowledge me."


    Lucas turned to quickly depart from the hall and from the sight of all of them. But he was astonished when he heard a clap. He don''t know if it''s trying to p.i.s.s him off.


    "Nice speech, Blaze Harper.."


    Lucas turned harshly to where it came from and saw a familiar man clapping with a smile towards his direction. Lucas was greatly taken aback.


    Isn''t that Coach Clive?

 Chapter 45 : 38 Night At The Cliff

    A few hours have since the Press Conference took place at White Day High. Bunch of onlookers are still continuing to bash Lucas online, adding the scene he created at the meeting. Some are also blaming him for the expelling of the Two Bastions.


    Lucas'' Social Media followers grown many in numbers. Some Social Media Influencers stated that the way he was gaining his followers is the bad side of it.


    "Is he trying to be famous by picking up a School war?"


    "It made him clown. Boycott Lucas Martin for real!!"


    Lucas just closed his computer. He didn''t expected the reactions of the townspeople would be this great.


    But what Lucas didn''t expect was that he wasn''t punished because of the scene he made at the meeting earlier. When he left the Hall that morning, he thought he would be called by Lyns or maybe Headmaster Nova.


    Lucas made a big risk in answering the parent who threw him a gla.s.s of water in front of so many important people of White Day High. But it seems that almost nothing happened because they still continued with their usual activities.


    But, according to Doll, Coach Clive''s approval had been a big factor. The legendary Coach Clive is a big influence in this school and throughout city. So when he supported Lucas, they could no longer make the issue bigger.


    But it would be a mistake if they think that Lucas regretted what he did. Because he don''t have anything to regret for. What Lucas did is never for them but for himself.


    But one thing was still on his mind. Coach Clive called him Blazd Harper, the name Vacio kept calling him.


    Mr. Vacio also stated that Coach Clive knew everything from the past, where hr was named Blaze. Was Vacio''s story true?


    Lucas had to release his frustrations, because if not¡ª


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    This place is filled with prejudiced, scornful, and selfish creatures, after all.


    It''s just ridiculous that for them it''s a very big problem that he get into another trouble about Mr. Vacio. It''s ridiculous that they minding the problem of others. Such a school filled with concern people, huh..


    They have no idea what the word ''problem'' actually means. These bits of issues they called ''problem'' are just pinch of sand compared to the problems he faced on his everyday basis.


    Lucas had over thought so much, that he fell asleep that noon. He forgot that the Overall Skill Selection will be held tomorrow.


    ---


    It is almost midnight when Lucas suddenly woke up. He don''t why but he feel that there is something wrong.


    He sit on the bed and feel the dark surrounding. Silence. He can''t hear any noise.


    But he know that something is not right. It is the same feeling when something bad will happen¡ª not to him but the people around him.


    Lucas suddenly got up on his bed. s.h.i.+t. What is this?


    He always slept s.h.i.+rtless so he just wore his favorite jacket and barged out of his dormitory room, as he was not in himself. Who among the borders? Where?


    Before, he immediately know that it was Moon because he''s the only person who is important to him that could be in danger. But now¡ª it could be anyone from the dormitory. There lived most of the selected


    He continued walking around the tiny hallway. It was smaller and narrower compared with the school''s hallways.


    Lucas don''t know where he was going but he know he need to go somewhere.


    Was it Ghaile? Winter? No. They are not that close from here.


    Suddenly, he stopped walking in the hallway when out of nowhere, Moon entered his mind. He almost curse when he realized to whom this warning is for. d.a.m.n it, Moon.


    Lucas ran in the hallway hurriedly. He did not care if the borders will wake up. The image is clear¡ª Moon is somewhere outside. Near the behind the dormitory.


    What is he doing there? He have no idea. But he knew that something bad will happen.


    Light after light lit up every time Lucas every room, and after he , it immediately switches off. He arrived at the back of the dormitory and what immediately greeted him is the dark surroundings and the cold air. He tightened the jacket that he is wearing while looking around. And noticed where he was.


    The cliff.


    The cliff where Moon always reside when he has a problem that he doesn''t want to reveal.


    Lucas hurriedly rush to find Moon.


    "Moon! Where are you?!"


    The surroundings were dark. The winds gone aggressive. But as the cloud that hid the light of the full moon was being blown by the wind, the area gradually lightened.


    He looked all over the that wasn''t even trimmed for whole two months. He ran through the almost three-feet tall


    "Moon!"


    Lucas finally spotted Moon, sitting at the edge of the cliff. He seemed to be stargazing.


    In fact, the stars that were scattered all over the night sky was indeed beautiful. But what was the warning from before.


    Lucas saw Moon slowly standing back on his feet, standing at the actual edge of the cliff. He hurriedly ran through his direction.


    "MOOOOOOON¡ª!!"


    Lucas panicked and ran through the place where Moon is ¡ªthis time, he went late.

 Chapter 46 : 39 Foreseen Danger!

    "MOOOOOOON¡ª!!"


    Lucas panicked and ran through the place where Moon is ¡ªthis time, he went late.


    He didn''t noticed that Moon himself was the one who hurriedly went into him.


    "Lucas, what are you doing?"


    Lucas felt the little rasping texture of Moon''s voice. It felt like he cried and was acting to talk as normal as possible.


    "No, Moon. What are you doing here?"


    Moon looked unaware. He was staring at Lucas and cannot asnwer.


    "Hey, Moon!" Lucas exclaimed.


    Moon looked back. "You know what?" he laughed.


    Lucas felt it ¡ªhis sadness. He wasn''t laughing, he''s crying!


    "Why she has to be that Headmaster''s daughter?!" Moon continued. "Why?!"


    Lucas bowed his head. After all, he wasn''t the only one who is experiencing problems. Moon has his own, too.


    "I cannot see her anymore.. Why?"


    Lucas tried to reply, but he can''t. His throat dried up ¡ªhe shouldn''t, also.


    Moon sat at the rocky part of the cliff. There have no gra.s.s at all, looking like a mountainous surface.


    "Moon, let''s sleep." Lucas just replied. "The Overall Skill Selection is tomorrow. Don''t forget to sleep, we have to win that selection.."


    Moon left a laugh of hopelessness. "How can I win the game, if I can''t win a girl?"


    This time, Moon faced Lucas with that sentence. Lucas smelled the alcohol behind Moon''s breath. He was drunk!


    "I will never be enough.. For anyone and anything.."


    "You were drunk! Let''s get back to the dorm." Lucas insisted. "It was cold here outside. I don''t want to catch a cold!"


    Lucas was still investigating the surroundings. He can still feel the danger.


    "Let''s go, Moon!"


    The two ran off to check the dormitory. Once inside, the are wondering that the dormitory was completely fine!


    All the borders, as they came, was currently awakening because of them. Some complains on them being clumsy, that they awakened because of them.


    The two just share mutual stare. They head back to their room in response.


    "What happened, Lucas?" Moon asked. "What is that danger you are talking about?"


    Lucas shook his head. "It looked like something bad will happen, but I don''t know if it was really you. All of the borders are completely asleep."


    What did Lucas saw about Moon? But.. was it really Moon who he had a bad feeling that something will happen to?


    "Never mind. Let''s just sleep. The Selection tomorrow sure was hard."


    Moon laid down on his bed. "Goodnight, Lucas!" Moon greeted with his eyes closed.


    "Goodnight, too!"


    Just as Lucas laid on the bed, an object in the room caught his attention. He watched the two suits neatly attached to a corner of the room.


    One is reddish brown like a maroon, and the other is dark red. He remember the one who gave the first suit.


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    Coach Clive.


    After Lucas left the Hall that morning when he was wet with waters, he headed straight to his He was no longer planning to go back to the meeting.


    Lucas was surprised when suddenly, he heard a knock on his door that time.


    Lucas opened it instantly, and he was stunned to see Coach Clive. He smiled at Lucas and in his hands, he held a training suit. Lucas still remembered what Coach Clive said.


    "You did a great job back there," he said in a refined, deep voice, "I admire you for that."


    Coach Clive does not look like a saint, because Lucas can see the tone in his voice that there was a discipline in his eyes. He was not that demanding and scary coach from before.


    However, he looked like a father¡ª the image in Lucas'' mind when he try to remember his parents. But to Lucas, his parents did not exist anymore in the first place.


    "If you ever go back there and finish the meeting, here, wear this."


    He gave the training suit to Lucas and left after that. Few seconds had before Lucas closed the door again. He didn''t use the training suit because he know going back to the meeting is futile. But he was not able to return it to the Coach.


    Lucas heaved a sigh and removed his gaze from the training suit. He laid down on the bed and watched the ceiling. It''s just awkward that one of the most demanding and scary Coach in this school looked like they are far from what everyone was expected. For Lucas, he seemed that Coach Clive has changed.


    ...


    At the cliff, where Moon and Lucas previously reside at, a mysterious woman appeared to be sitting. She has her curly white hair up to her waist.


    She faced back, seeing the headband in sky blue color being wore by that girl. Her eyes were a bit of a slash. She kept her smirk on her white face.


    "Those who violate the creed of the White must be returned to naught..." the girl uttered in a grim, pitchy voice. "Things like fires belong to Blaze Harper.."


    The girl laughed out loud, slightly pestering Lucas who is sleeping, and suddenly vanished without a trace.


    The Ender. That girl is The Ender.

 Chapter 47 : New Generation

    Ghaile looked on in shock, as the notorious man kept sticking at the ceiling like a spider.


    "What is that thing..?" Ghaile asked in a whisper, still looking up at the man.


    The man gasped "Hmph?" he mumbled. "This one.. smells like the sick bay..." he continued, spitting a thread like vomit. "GIRL AT THE SICK BAY!!"


    Ghaile evaded the by using her right hand to move backwards. "This is..?!!" The thread like vomit went straight at her. "...Spider Thread?!"


    The man repeatedly vomited a lot of that spider thread thing. It went into multiple directions, that one of it hit Ghaile at her left shoulder!


    "AAHHHH!" Ghaile tried to be freed by the sticky thread. "Oh no!!"


    "Round her. Encircle her!" the man smirkingly shouted, circling his fingers as if stirring something.


    Ghaile was now fully covered by the thread. "It''s no good!! I can''t move!!" she shouted trying to break free from the thread. "This thread is sticking to my body!!"


    "Round her. Encircle her!" the man repeated, smirking as he shouted, circling his fingers again as if stirring.


    "Enchantment: Wing Blade!" Ghaile attacked at her defense, successfully ripping the thread around her. She posed in a manner that her hands were sideward, kneeling down the floor.


    The thread did break, but for a moment. It stuck back again into where it way, shocking Ghaile that seemed into despair.


    "No way!!" Ghaile gasped, being encircled again by the sticky thread like thing.


    "Round her. Encircle her!" the man smirkingly shouted for thrice, circling his fingers as he previously did.


    "AAAAAAAHHHH!" Ghaile can only cramped as she was stuck at the wall nearby. Her hands and feet were all placed as if she was doing jumping jacks. The man released a thread in his right hand, and used it to glide down slowly, hanging with the use of that thread.


    He squatted scarily in front of Ghaile, revealing his long and unique tongue. His razor sharp teeth was also seen. "I am StickyBoy." he revealed. "I am one of the 5?? Gen." he ended.


    "The 5?? Gen that tried to kidnap Doll?!!!" Ghaile gasped, shouting at StickyBoy. "The group that have mistaken Doll as me?!!"


    "We came to outwit the Whites, as per Mr. Vacio''s order." StickyBoy revealed. "And to do that, we need to break the five orbs." he added up. "I will also break the ones who came for the orb. But you are different.." he chuckled silently. " were the Girl at the Sick Bay!"


    "KILL!" StickyBoy then shouted grimly. "I WILL KILL YOU!!"


    ---


    Somewhere inside the Virtual City, a place where someone can spot how big the whole place is, ArmorBoy and the rest were there.


    BladeGirl stared elsewhere. "Nothing beats a meal while looking at the quarreling " she stated sardonically.


    "They are unaware that we will beat them next." CorpseBoy seriously uttered. They all sat at a wooden chair in front of a wooden table. He placed his elbows there.


    "Such a cute ending!" ArmorBoy smiled, as he supported his chin with his right hand.


    "Wait a second. We are in the Upper Left right now, don''t we?" BladeGirl asked, abruptly uttering. "Does that mean we can just destroy this City?"


    ArmorBoy happened to smile at what BladeGirl said. "I''ll give it a try¡ª"


    "Stop!" CorpseBoy interrupted. "It was said that the Virtual City was still inside the school, and that CCTVs watched us. We don''t know what will happen if we move carelessly." he explained. "That''s why we need to destroy the orbs first."


    "Still, what are the odds?" BladeGirl asked, wearing a smirk. "I never would have thought that there''d be people other that us who would try to destroy the orbs."


    "If we leave them be, the orbs may all get destroyed." CorpseBoy said in a low voice.


    "But I''m quite worried for StickyBoy and GhostBoy." ArmorBoy said in a frown.


    "No, those people trying to destroy the orbs... I will appreciate their help with our objective." CorpseBoy said in a thick and manly tone. "They will become troublesome afterwards... we have to get rid of them." he ended.


    "In that case.." BladeGirl smirked in a way. "I''ll just have to be a bit violent." she continued grimly. "I just caught a whiff of my pet!"


    ---


    "Meooow!"


    Winter tried mimicking the sound of a cat, wearing a catty headband, shocking Light who was blus.h.i.+ng.


    "Look at me! I''m a cat, Light." Winter said unabashedly, posing in a seductive way, wearing a , catty costumes. "Meow!!"


    Light cannot resist but to back off. Winter smirked as if thinking about a plan.


    "I know how your hypnosis quite well.. you seem like you''re getting high at all." Winter whispered to herself. "But I know. You aren''t immune to girls!!"


    "I also have a tail, meow!" Winter said seductively at Light, whose face was blus.h.i.+ng at high level.


    "Aaaaaaaaaaah!!!!" Light shouted as if crazy! "Aaaaaaaaah!!!!"


    "Or maybe you''d like me to be more seductive?" Winter whispered and leaned unabashedly, revealing most of her breast by doing so.


    "WINTER!!" Light shouted and jumped at Winter irresistibly. He landed above her.


    "WOAH!!" Winter comically gasped, as she laid down the floor, with Light above her. "Oh no!!! Did I overdo it?!!"


    "WINTER!!" Light shouted. It made Winter to swallow deeply. She closed her eyes. "Winter, I¡ª"


    "Am I interrupting you, Light?" a sudden manly voice rang out of the room, shocking Light and Winter, who were looking like as if they''re making love. The man who spoke was revealed to be Eyepatch.


    "Eyepatch." Light seriously said, Winter ¡ªon his back¡ª seemed She just suit herself with a decent one.


    "You''re not forgetting our objective, right, Light?" Eyepatch asked grimly.


    "I know." he replied seriously. "I''m playing with Winter." he added, comically shocking Winter. "Or rather, I''m the one getting played with."


    "Dont tell me you''ve completely forgotten?" Eyepatch asked. "We must destroy all five orbs.. Anyone who interferes must be killed."


    "No, I must at least have Winter. Or something like that." Light seriously retorted, shocking Winter even more. "Even if you are an ally in terms of The Ender, I won''t let you allow to hurt Winter."


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    Winter was dumbstruck, blus.h.i.+ng as she walked back.


    "I know you where here!" the sudden opening of the door shocked the three who looked at the shadowy figure, because of the light, that was standing over. "Hey! Nice to meet you!" BladeGirl revealed herself.


    "Who the h.e.l.l are you?" Eyepatch seriously asked, making BladeGirl to look over him.


    ---


    Elsewhere, the cart that Lucas was riding glided down to the city. A man with white hair at the foreground noticed it, so he its wheel and made the cart to stop.


    By the sudden stop, Lucas fell off of the cart. "I... I''m saved..." Lucas whispered dizzily.


    Lucas saw the shadow of the man, "You have not been saved." the man said, shocking Lucas.


    "Can you hear me? Can you see my form?" the man smiled, as if his dream was finally fulfilled. He revealed his pale face as he smiled, "I am GhostBoy. Thank you for finding me!"

 Chapter 48 : The Said Supremes

    Lucas tried to stand, as he knelled down in front of the pale man with white hair, claiming himself as GhostBoy.


    "GhostBoy?" Lucas seemed unaware. "Where''d you came from?" he asked, because he haven''t seen this boy when they face The Ender at the Center Hall.


    "If I said 5?? Gen, would you understand?" GhostBoy coldly elaborated.


    5?? Gen?! Lucas recalled familiarity of the name.. But, that doesn''t matter!


    "I will kill you. Because you are a SUPREME." GhostBoy calmly said. "But first, I just want to tell you that I''m grateful you found me."


    "Huh?" Lucas stood, unaware of what GhostBoy was saying. "Sorry but I got no time to deal with you." he continued. "I have to beat Sting, Eyepatch, Pea, and Light¡ª"


    Now, Lucas finally remembered! The 5?? Gen is the team who kidnapped Doll, right?!


    GhostBoy raised his right hand above head, and quickly sent multiple circles of bluish white energies! Lucas quickly moved back to evade the wave of


    "White Flames?!" Lucas gasped, asking if GhostBoy''s power was indeed Flames.


    "They are human souls." GhostBoy calmly retorted, standing in front of Lucas from afar. "They are souls of the dead, and they are crying..."


    "SO QUIT THROWING THEM AT ME!!" Lucas quickly exclaimed. "I have to get everyone back to normal as soon as possible." he continued, aiming for a punch as he ran. "SO DON''T GET IN MY WAY!" he now landed a punch.


    No, he did not. His punch just on GhostBoy''s stomach. It through as if GhostBoy''s body wasn''t there!


    Shocked, Lucas released his hand, and repeatedly punched GhostBoy. But, all of his turned into vain, as it all through GhostBoy''s body repeatedly, irritating Lucas.


    "Son of a..." Lucas angrily whispered, as he attacked with his raging fist enveloped in fire! But, it also through GhostBoy, as if nothing!! "No way?!" he gasped, as his fire vanished, and left only smokes.


    With Lucas'' right fist still through the illusion-like body of GhostBoy, he landed an uppercut at Lucas with his right arm, catching Lucas off-guard.


    Lucas aimed for another punch, but as expected, it through his opponent''s body again. His stance made him open for GhostBoy''s right elbowing, pus.h.i.+ng him to the Ground.


    "Why is it my attacks don''t work but yours do?!" Lucas angrily asked. "Not fair!!"


    "Mr. Lucas!!" a boy suddenly went rus.h.i.+ng towards Lucas, that made him look back.


    "Crip?!" Lucas gasped, remembering this young boy he defeated earlier. "Crip, stay back!!! This guy is dangerous!!!" he repeatedly shouted.


    Crip stopped in a gasp. "Who?"


    "This guy right in front of us!" Lucas shouted, while pointing GhostBoy with his left hand.


    "Huh?!" Crip seemed to be puzzled. "But there is no one there.."


    Lucas kept pointing GhostBoy. "What are you saying?! He''s right here!!" Lucas angrily insisted.


    "Mr. Lucas, quit freaking me out..." Crip was now scared, shocking Lucas. "There''s no one else there but you, right?" Crip continued.


    Lucas gasped, and looked at GhostBoy. "There are very few people who can see and hear me." GhostBoy replied. "That''s why I''m grateful that you found me." he added up.


    "BECAUSE I AM A GHOST." he revealed.


    ---


    Back at the Upper Right City, Ghaile was still stuck at the wall. She can''t do something because she can''t move her body.


    StickyBoy stared s.a.d.i.s.tically at Ghaile, squatting before her. "I will take your wind magic. I will kill you, SUPREME!"


    "It''s not wind!" Ghaile replied in a shout. "My magic was Enchantments!!"


    "Round her. Encircle her!" StickyBoy repeated this spell, binding Ghaile with the thread that was stuck on the wall. "Round her. Encircle her!" he added, binding Ghaile to the point that she looked like a coc.o.o.n.


    "Round her. Encircle her!" StickyBoy repeated, holding Ghaile''s coc.o.o.n. "Look, you can''t breath now." he added, as the coc.o.o.n wasn''t moving. "Time to kill!!"


    StickyBoy quickly tried eating the coc.o.o.n, but Ghaile broke the coc.o.o.n on her right foot and kicked StickyBoy''s chin by it.


    "This one..." StickyBoy whispered, as Ghaile released her left foot also. Ghaile also broke the sides of the coc.o.o.n and revealed her right hand, and later, her left hand. Cracks appeared on the place where her face supposed to be at, and seconds , her face was now revealed!


    Ghaile stood, as her hands, her foots and her face was revealed. StickyBoy stared at her in shock. "Now it''s my turn! I''ll show you my full power!!" she shouted, and ran, but later tripped! "My full power..."


    That made StickyBoy dumbfounded. "Spin up not work." he whispered. "This one... can''t move."


    ---


    At the Lower Left City, BladeGirl, Eyepatch, Light, and Winter stared at each other.


    "You looked like SUPREME." BladeGirl said to Eyepatch, standing in front of the three.


    Eyepatch gasped. "Don''t get in my way."


    "If you targeted Winter, then you''re enemy." Light also spoke.


    Meanwhile, Dawn seemed puzzled. That girl''s BladeGirl of the 5?? Gen. Then that means that the others are here, too. Their team.. Ender''s team, and 5?? Gen are targeting the orbs. This certainly possessed a problem.


    The orb?! Dawn gasped as she stared at the orb at their back. It created a beacon of light inside the room. By looking in its size, it was just in a right shape for Winter to carry.


    Eyepatch and Light kept staring at BladeGirl. While those three as standing off, Winter will just secure it!!


    ---


    Back at the Center City''s Park, Leonard and were all binded and tied up. Doll cannot do something for a counterattack.


    "Now it''s your turn, Doll." Pea said sardonically while still on her Demonic Form, with Beast at her back. "Time for a punishment."


    "Leonard and , please withdraw!" Doll shouted, pointing at her two summoned spirits as they slowly vanish. "Now, I call the Giant Man, Guliani!"


    That spell let Doll summon another spirit, a one in great height, that can alter Beast in terms of strength. "Wraaaaah! Guliani Form still was the best!" Guliani shouted.


    Doll transformed into Guliani''s Form, and seemed refreshed in power. "A power-type spirit should be a match for Beast!!" she claimed.


    "And for Ms. Pea! Doppler!" Doll continued, summoning a doppelganger. "Now, change into Ever!"


    "Sister Pea!" The Doppelganger that transformed into Ever said, shocking Pea.


    "I''m sure that''s the only weakness of Pea!!" Doll shouted with a smile, not until Ever vanished into ash.


    Doll and Pea was shocked as the doppelganger vanished, and then Guliani was pushed onto the Ground. He was defeated by someone in armor.


    "So we meet again."the armored guy whispered.


    "You are always there whenever we are also present." CorpseBoy revealed to be there, with ArmorBoy. "Doll Nova!"


    "5?? Gen?!" Doll gasped, as Pea seemed to be enraged.


    Angry with the two, Pea asked, "Are you the one... who just erased... Ever?!"

 Chapter 49 : Lets Be Tainted Together

    Pea stood angrily while still on her Demonic Form, staring at CorpseBoy and ArmorBoy. She was enraged even the Ever they defeated was Doll''s spirit.


    "Pea!!" Doll tried stopping Pea, but she went rus.h.i.+ng towards CorpseBoy anyways.


    Trying to catch CorpseBoy with her right hand''s claws, she was pushed by ArmorBoy with great power, and was being thrown elsewhere. She glided to compensate.


    Beast tried helping his sister, and a.s.saulted ArmorBoy with a right hand punch. ArmorBoy just stood as Beast landed his punch, that hurt him so much! "What''s with his toughness?!"


    Beast fist bled, as ArmorBoy calmly replied, "I am ArmorBoy, idiot!"


    CorpseBoy turned his body into ash, and encircled Pea''s close vicinity with it. Strands of ashes then popped out of the Ground, and sent a.s.saulting Pea, who jumped and tumbled to evade the


    The part of the Ground that he attacked turned into a sinkhole of ashes, shocking Doll. Pea just continued rus.h.i.+ng towards CorpseBoy, determined to defeated him.


    She slashed CorpseBoy with her right hand''s claws, but her opponent''s body turned into ash, voiding her attack. He just levitated on the air.


    "Your attacks won''t work on ash." CorpseBoy explained in a calm, deep voice. Pea just stood below him.


    Pea placed her both hands in front of her, and created dark beams in her palms. She sent a powerful shock wave of Dark Magic, creating a wash of dark-violet light.


    Doll was blown by the powerful shock wave, as well as Pea herself.


    Unbeknownst to Pea, CorpseBoy was on her back on his ashes. As he reverted back, he kicked Pea into the floor, attacking the Demon''s back, almost defeating her.


    "Pea!!" Doll cramped, as she kneeled down the Ground. She was shocked as a snake gripped her right foot, slowly moving upwards.


    It revealed Ever transformed into a Snake, gripping Doll with her elastic body. "I caught you, Doll." she whispered s.a.d.i.s.tically


    "Ever!!" Pea shouted, as he laid down the floor helplessly.


    Doll cramped in pain, as she tried to free herself. "I don''t have time... to be doing this.." she whispered. "But they are strong.. I can''t match their strength!!" she shouted at Ever.


    Ever have gripped Doll severely. "We have two ways of dealing with those who defy The Ender." Ever explained. "Let''s not talk about the first one. The second one is tainting them white as well."


    Doll stared at Ever, "I... can''t breath..."


    "I prefer the second one..." Ever continued, holding Doll''s cheeks with her both hands. "Come on, Doll, look into my eyes," she added up. "and be tainted white."


    Doll unconsciously stared at Ever''s eyes. She just smirked as Doll continued staring at her in a couple of seconds.


    "That''s right, Doll." she whispered happily, facing Doll nearly. The gaps on their faces can be measured by millimeters. "Let''s be tainted together..."


    ---


    At the Lower Left City, BladeGirl send a sharp kick towards Eyepatch, that blocked it with his left arm.


    Eyepatch sent a punch of electric shock, pus.h.i.+ng BladeGirl fad away, almost near the door of the Hall.


    BladeGirl retorted, as she shouted, "TORNADO BLADE!!" she attacked, sending swirling razor-sharp beams towards Eyepatch. It teared the parts of the Hall due to its strength.


    Light s.h.i.+elded himself with his right arm, as BladeGirl stood. "There''s nothing I can''t cut!!!" she claimed, laughing evilly.


    Winter looked at the orb, and turned. "Now''s my chance..." she can''t continue walking. "What?!" she gasped. She can''t move her body!


    "Stop!!" Light ordered Winter, pointing his right hand at her.


    Winter looked angrily. "This is...!!!" she tried speaking, but still can''t move her body.


    "I''ve stolen your body''s freedom!" Light revealed seriously. "So let us go!!! Together!!!" she said comically, lifting Winter up.


    "Go where?!!" Winter comically asked, shouting.


    "You and I shall be tainted together!" Light continued, running outside the Hall.


    "Stop it, Light!!!" Winter tried to be freed. "Let me go!!"


    "Breaking the orbs is my objective," Light explained. "but tainting you is way more important!"


    It''s bad! Winter cannot move her body. And Light seemed to be.. He''s gone too far!!


    ---


    Back at Lucas, he just stared at GhostBoy, with Crip that cannot see him anyway.


    "By a ghost, you mean...?" Lucas asked comically. "you''re already dead?!!"


    "That''s right." GhostBoy replied.


    "Mr. Lucas..." Crip nervously whispered. "Who are you talking to...?"


    Lucas held Crip''s neck and lifted him in front of GhostBoy.


    "What are you doing, Mr. Lucas.?" Crip asked.


    "I''m putting you right next to the ghost." Lucas replied. "You really can''t see him, Crip?"


    Lucas put Crip almost on GhostBoy''s face. "I can''t see anything!! And I''m scared!!!" Crip panicked. "If there is really a ghost, I''ll be cursed!!"


    "Am I the only one who can see you?" Lucas asked, putting Crip back behind him.


    "I seem to be visible to Asphoes." GhostBoy explained. "That''s why I joined 5?? Gen, that was from Aspho."


    "If you''re really a ghost, then.." Lucas whispered seriously. "Go rest in peace!"


    "Lucas is really talking with somebody.." Crip whispered, cringed at Lucas


    "That is not possible. Not until I find the man who stole my life." GhostBoy replied. "Until that moment.." he raised his hands, and created a mouth figure on the Ground, and, "I have to get stronger!"


    The mouth popped out of the Ground, and chomped Lucas midair.


    "CHOMPING SPIRIT!"


    Lucas shouted in great agony, as he was being devoured by the giant mouth. "Lucas!!" Crip shouted. "What''s that bluish white flame that came of out nowhere?!!"


    "They are not flames, but souls.." GhostBoy replied to Crip''s question, but stopped because he knew he can''t heae him.


    "AAAAAAAHHH!!!!!"


    "AAAAAAAHHH!!!!!"


    "AAAAAAAHHH!!!!!"


    Lucas repeatedly shouted, as the souls from GhostBoy a.s.saulted him continuously. It killed her soul, much to his pain.


    "Those souls.. are crying." GhostBoy whispered, and created a explosion. It banged out of the whole place, throwing Lucas away!!


    Crip ran to help Lucas. "Lucaaaas!!" Crip ran as he went near Lucas. "No way..."


    Lucas laid down the Ground, as something round came out of his body as per GhostBoy''s order.


    It was a rounded fiery thing, that was bluish white in color, just like GhostBoy''s attacks. It levitated onto the air, and landed just above GhostBoy''s right palm.


    He placed his right palm in front of his face as he said, "Your soul is mine. As is your power."

 Chapter 50 : People From The Pas

    In front of GhostBoy''s immense power, Lucas got his soul removed and died?! Did he just die?!


    Crip seemed to be in despair, looking on at Lucas whose lying in front of him. GhostBoy was also there, but cannot be seen.


    Lucas laid down in grievous injuries ¡ªhis eyes were all white! "Lucas.." Crip whispered in despair. " damaged?! WHERE IS THE ENEMY?!!"


    GhostBoy bowed his head. "I cannot be seen or heard. Not by you." he said calmly. "Now then, time to eat this soul.." he continued, staring at the ball of soul on his right palm.


    "Lucas!! Please wake up!!" Crip went wiggling Lucas, but he has no responses. Much to his despair, he just screamed out of the Virtual City loudly with, "LUCAS!!!!"


    "He has already..." GhostBoy continued, aiming to eat Lucas'' soul. ""


    The whole place whitened. A bright mountainous place was seen floating onto the clouds. Lucas was there, laying. He slowly opened his eyes, and sat as if amazed. "Hmph?"


    He stood in amazement as he checked the surroundings.


    "Where is this place?!" he unknowingly gasped. He walked and felt the fluffiness of the floor. "And what''s with the Ground?! Clouds?!!"


    In excitement, Lucas ecstatically jumped up and down the cloudy floor, feeling the fluffiness on it.


    "It feels good." he childishly smiled. "No, wait!!" he sat back seriously. "If I remember right...!!!"


    "You were battling a ghost." someone not far away just uttered, shocking Lucas.


    The one who spoke has the appearance of a young man. He wore a high-collared black and tan robes with gold trim, along with a large, flowing white toga draped around his torso. He has short black hair, dark eyes, and abnormally sharp canines.


    "It''s been a while.." the man greeted Lucas. "..Blaze Harper."


    Lucas can only gasped as he asked, "Shad Cagney?!!" he was ultimately amazed. "Wha... huh.."


    "I''m not Shad, but Shadow.." the man claimed to himself. "Don''t be confused. HE''S MY REINCARNATION."


    Lucas comically gasped. Lots of questions circuited in his mind.


    "I am already dead. And the place to meet dead people... do you understand where are we?" Shadow asked in a smile.


    Lucas cannot process everything, as he unconsciously said, "Is this h.e.l.l?!"


    "You weren''t thinking of heaven?" Shadow faked a smile, as he was left dumbfounded by Lucas'' answer.


    "It''s because you''re here." Lucas replied. "Ah, who are you, really? I don''t know if we met?"


    "Blaze, I''m your greatest opponent in your past life." Shadow explained. "But this place weren''t h.e.l.l, nor heaven. It''s something similar."


    "So..." Lucas bowed his head. "I dead..?!" he seriously whispered.


    "It''s not death, but a close to death situation." Shadow elaborated. "It''s hard to explain why are you here."


    "It''s true that it''s the place where dead gathered." a barefooted girl uttered. She walked slowly towards the two.


    Lucas turned back to know who is that girl.


    "But there are times when those whose deaths aren''t determined yet come here." she continued. "Just like you.. Blaze.."


    The girl revealed her presence. She has very long, wavy, pastel yellow-blonde hair that reaches down to her feet with a small ahoge. She has peachy skin and a slight child-like build. She wears a frilly, pink layered robe with a red ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. Around the chest are three blue diamond patterns with two blue triangles above. Each series of these is outlined in a hot pink.


    " Lyns!!" Lucas then ran and hugged the girl, weeping comically. "WOOOOAAAHH!!"


    "I''m not Lyns." the girl smiled. "I''m Lync¨¦e Blendy. I''m also dead."


    Lucas was shocked, still clinging on the girl. "Hey, stop clinging to my wife!" Shadow shouted.


    Wife? Lucas was left shocked. Lync¨¦e bowed her body and introduced two young girls. "Yes. Here.. come say , Magenta, Kamikka."


    " Nice to meet you."


    Lucas only dumbfound, as he gasped comically. "They''re our children." Shadow hugged the two of them. These two are so pampered here."


    Lucas and the "past-life" people he met resided at a house at the cloudy heaven-h.e.l.l place. He sat at a table, with Shadow on his left. Lync¨¦e was playing with her children.


    "In our past life, I did many horrible things to you." Shadow uttered seriously. "But I believed you''d forgive me because you''re such a nice person."


    "Even if you do forgive me, I thought that the people I''ve caused such sorrow probably won''t." he added. "But this place isn''t heaven nor h.e.l.l, Blaze."


    "I don''t know what you''re talking about.." Lucas whispered.


    "This... is the Heaven that you''ve imagined." Shadow revealed. "Let''s call it the Made-Up Heaven."


    Lucas was shocked.


    "It is the image of heaven that resides in your unconscious, past mind." Shadow elaborated. "And I don''t know where our actual souls are.."


    "My past life''s heaven?" Lucas asked.


    "Yes."


    "It''s weird, because I imagined heavens with more fire and a lots of Deities..." Lucas said expressionlessly.


    "That.. sounds and looks like.. h.e.l.l!!" Shadow said in a dumbfound.


    "A Deity?!" Lucas gasped, as a gigantic Deity whose bodily majority is covered with dark, red scales appeared behind them.


    Its lower body, specifically his stomach, the inner portions of his long tail, and legs, are beige in color. His back has numerous black spikes, reaching down from the back to the end of his tail.


    "I''m here, aren''t I?" the Deity asked. He has a triangular head with horns, a pair of large, round eyes with yellow sclera and a sharp horn pointing upwards just above his nose.


    Lucas stared at his very sharp canine teeth, and his claws with long, sharp, red nails. His large bony wings resembled a bat''s, with rippled tips. This Deity has four legs.


    "The Deity that gave me the Remnant Magic.." Lucas whispered ¡ªhis face slowly turned into weeping one. "Victorious...?!"


    "Long time no see, Blaze, my foster son." the Deity greeted. "In your mind, Shadow, Lync¨¦e, and I all live peacefully."


    Lucas wiped his fallen tears. He don''t know, but his heart was touched after seeing Victorious. He slowly bowed and stared at Lucas closely.


    "Your truly a kind child." Victorious, calmly said. "That''s why you are strong...!!!"


    "Now, it''s time to go, Blaze. " Shadow interrupted, standing at Lync¨¦e''s left.


    "You have always turned a bad situation into a good one and burned bridges." Lync¨¦e smiled.


    "But... this time, my enemy is a ghost.." Lucas bowed his head. "..my attacks won''t ¡ª"


    "What are you saying, Blaze?" Victorious asked. "Right now, aren''t you something of a ghost yourself?"


    This shocked Lucas. "When you returned to your world, you won''t remember anything." Shadow explained.


    "There is no helping it since it''s the world of your unconscious, past mind." Lync¨¦e added.


    "However.. even if you don''t remember us," Victorious continued. "we will always be in your heart."


    "Yeah, thanks, Victorious. My dad..." Lucas smiled. "And thank you Lync¨¦e.."


    Lync¨¦e and her children smiled back at him. Shadow just stared at Lucas as the place was slowly vanis.h.i.+ng.


    "Make sure to be a good person, Shadow." Lucas bud a farewell to the Made-Up Heaven.


    "You..." Shadow slowly vanished.


    "I..." Lucas smiled, and the Heaven he imagined now completely vanished. "..have to keep living!!!"

 Chapter 51 : Body Synchronization

    Aiming to eat Lucas'' soul that was on his right hand''s palm, GhostBoy was shocked when it moved on its own!


    It bitted GhostBoy''s fingers, and escaped in a run. "DON''T JUST GO EATING MY SOUL!!" Lucas had uppercut GhostBoy, shocking him.


    "Wha! Th-This is.." GhostBoy gasped as he checked Lucas.


    "Lucas!!" Crip continuously with wiggled Lucas'' body. "Please get up!!"


    "What''s going on?!" GhostBoy was confused, as Lucas'' soul found his real body, dumbfounded as he was completely beaten up. "An Astral Projection?!!"


    Lucas'' soul gradually turned into an ethereal copy of his body. "So that''s it! I don''t quiet get how, but I''m like a ghost now, right?" Lucas in his astral body shouted.


    If he can go back to his body now... No!


    "Since were both ghosts.." Lucas went ahead and punched GhostBoy with his right hand. "..my attack might work now!!!"


    GhostBoy was thrown not too far away, that made Lucas to chuckle. He just smirked and stared at the beaten GhostBoy.


    "I don''t remember much, but I feel like someone taught me this." Lucas angrily spoke, confident in his astral form. "How to use Astral Projection!"


    It''s about for a counterattack! Lucas returned from his near-death, having the power to alter GhostBoy!


    "You came back to me as an Astral Soul.." GhostBoy whispered, now stranding before Lucas'' soul, touching his attacked chin.


    "Now, I can attack you!!" Lucas shouted and attacked GhostBoy with a powerful right hand job!


    GhostBoy just resisted the blow, and stopped as he glided, not even losing his stance.


    "Finally, my counterattacks are connecting!" Lucas happily smirked. "That stress from earlier... I''ll relieve it by blowing you away!!!"


    Lucas had simultaneously punched GhostBoy, with the ghost evading it. "What a surprise." GhostBoy whispered. "You''re the first one to do this."


    GhostBoy smirked, and began vanis.h.i.+ng. No, he went straight towards Crip, possessing him!


    "POSSESSION!!"


    Lucas was shocked, as Crip slowly turned towards Lucas'' astral body.


    He has dark eyeliner just like GhostBoy. "I am able to possess human bodies. I can freely control them as well." the possessed Crip said with the way GhostBoy speaks.


    "No, no, no, no!" Lucas hesitated GhostBoy''s move. "You can''t win of you possess Crip!"


    "But you can''t attack a young, can you?" GhostBoy on Crip''s body provocatively asked.


    "Hmph.." Lucas thought about that question. He bowed his head, that soon darkened by the lack of light.


    Crip just stared in contempt, as he heard Lucas said, "Sorry, Crip."


    "I CAAAN!!!" Lucas proudly shouted, as he punched Crip''s left cheek, surprising GhostBoy, who unpossessed Crip''s body.


    Leaving, he whispered, "He.. did that to a young boy.."


    Crip slowly became conscious, and quickly sat. "NYAAAAAAH!!!!" he comically cried, holding his punched cheek. "IT HURTS!! IT HURTS AS IF I GOT SUDDENLY HIT!!!"


    "To think there are trash owners like you who abuse their lackeys in this world.. " GhostBoy contemptuously whispered.


    "Crip is a teammate." Lucas replied, cracking his right hands joints. "If he gets possessed by some weirdo, I''ll hit him to get him out." he continued. "And I won''t forgive who''d hurt him."


    "Even though you''re the one who hit him..." GhostBoy whispered, his body was moderately injured. "What an irrational person."


    Lucas continued his rampage and kicked GhostBoy away with his left foot. "THAT''S WHO I AM!!!"


    GhostBoy was a.s.saulted at his chin, and was being thrown far away.


    "This one''s power.. was equal to CorpseBoy''s?!" GhostBoy claimed to himself. "He''s quite strong!!" he continued, and started fleeing away. "I should withdraw for now!! I can''t win unless I possess a stronger human!!"


    "H-Hey?! You''re running away?!!" Lucas angrily shouted. "WAIIIT!!"


    "Waaah! My cheek still hurts and Lucas won''t wake up." Crip cried in front of Lucas'' real body. "What should I do?!! And it hurts..."


    Lucas just watched Crip in a dumbfound, as he continued crying for him. He just returned to his body, saying, "Don''t worry, Crip." he said expressionlessly, shocking Crip in a dumbstruck.


    "GYAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!"


    "I''ll just turn back into an astral projection and fight that GhostBoy real quick." Lucas said in a quick pace, as he laid down still. "Guard my body!!"


    Crip was puzzled, as Lucas quickly ran away with his astral form, trying to catch GhostBoy and defeat him.


    However, GhostBoy was just flying away the city, finding a suitable human to possess. For him, just a strong one wasn''t enough. He needed a human that Body Synchronize well with him.


    The higher the Body Synchronization is... the more his power and the human''s will be multiplied.


    "That guy," Lucas angrily shouted, as he ran through buildings and buildings. "if he can pa.s.s through houses, then can I do that, too?" he added.


    He continued rus.h.i.+ng towards the house in front of him, and he luckily through! Yes, he did it!! And he won''t break anything! Coach Clive won''t be mad at him again.


    "Wait.." Lucas stopped, "I saw Clive previously at the Center Hall.. Why was he there?"


    Meanwhile, GhostBoy continued wandering the whole place. There are three conditions to increasing the Body Synchronization.


    The first is... to have someone equal or greater magic power that the possessor.


    The second is that... it has to be someone who has already seen the abyss of death.


    The third is that... it has to be a relative. Since, GhostBoy has no family, that one can''t be fulfilled.


    He just needed someone that matched the first two conditions. He believed that there must be someone in this large city.


    "I found one!" GhostBoy shockingly gasped.


    "Waaaaiit!!!" Lucas shouted, as he ran through the deserted city, and soon stopped. "Where did he go?!! That guy..."


    A person in a white robe slowly stood. It was later revealed to be Coach Clive himself!! Standing as if possessed ¡ªhe has dark eyeliners.


    "This body..." the possessed Coach Clive said grimly. "It has an incredible Body Synchronization."


    Lucas was left dumbstruck! "CLIVE!!!" Lucas gasped as scared. "Did you just go into Clive''s body?!!"


    "My power multiplying into that.." Coach Clive stared at his right hand, walking towards Lucas. " gave way to unrivalled Magic Power!!"


    Coach Clive stood in a confident manner, as he powered-up, scaring Lucas even more!


    ---


    At the Park, Ever was still gripping Doll with her Snake Body. "Now then, Doll, be tainted.." she whispered at Doll''s face. "Together, with us.."


    Doll almost fell for this trap, but later be equipped with an eyegla.s.s! "That was close!!" she smirked. "The magic connects with eyes."


    "S-" Ever gasped, as she was later held captive by Doll''s spirit: Executer!


    "I''ll have to faint you for a moment." Executer said, as he choked Ever by his right arm, and his left arm holding her head.


    "Sorry, Ever." Doll whispered, as Ever successfully fainted. "Thanks for the help, Executer."


    Doll heaved a sigh, as Pea and the rest were preparing to continue their fights.


    "I have just though of..." Doll smirked, as he reverted to her usual form. "...a plan to save everyone." she added, and started running, shouting,


    "FIRST, I HAVE TO FIND NATH!!!"

 Chapter 52 : Second Orb Destroyed!!

    Pea and Beast stood side by side, as they faced ArmorBoy and CorpseBoy, readying themselves to continue their battle.


    "Big Sis, these guys..." Beast whispered at Pea, panting with moderate injuries.


    "They''re strong..." Pea continued, still on her Demonic Form. CorpseBoy and ArmorBoy stared at them.


    "Attacks won''t work on ash." CorpseBoy said in a thick voice, smirking confidently.


    ArmorBoy also smirked, saying, "And they will not work on Armor as well."


    At the Upper Right Town, Ghaile was still trapped in a coc.o.o.n. She stood angrily, staring at StickyBoy.


    "You still moved... though you were all wrapped up.." StickyBoy whispered, as she jumped midair, releasing lots of spider threads again! "Get wrapped one more time!!"


    Ghaile stared at him, as the attacks went straight through her, so she ducked and rolled using her coc.o.o.n body. "That attack won''t work again!!" she shouted.


    She continued to roll, shocking StickyBoy. "Sick Bayer... rolled!" he gasped in shock, while Ghaile went flying towards her, rolling for an


    "Enchantment:" Ghaile prepared to attack, staring angrily as she kicked StickyBoy with her right foot. "POWER CLAW!!!!"


    StickyBoy was pushed onto the floor, and laid down, seemed beaten up.


    "Now for the final blow!!" Ghaile shouted, as StickyBoy released a spider thread from her right hand''s index finger.


    Ghaile jumped to evade an upcoming attack, but shocked when StickyBoy just used his thread and clang at the Orb! He held the orb s.a.d.i.s.tically as he sat near to it.


    "Interesting.." StickyBoy smiled sardonically, still holding the orb. "That''s why I don''t kill you. I will do my real goal." he added, shocking Ghaile.


    "Oh no!! The orb!!" Ghaile gasped.


    "Round it. Encircle it!" StickyBoy just gestured his fingers as if stirring, and.. "BOOM!!!" he ended, breaking the orb in the process!!


    Ghaile was left into a dumbstruck! StickyBoy just chuckled evilly, as the rumblings and tremors started shaking the Ground!


    At the Upper Left, The Ender noticed the tremors and smiled. "The second one has been destroyed." she whispered. "Three remain... then the Selection will be done.. only three left."


    At the Lower Left Town, Eyepatch stood before the overpowered and beaten up BladeGirl. "This... can''t be..." BladeGirl cried in pain, as she laid down helplessly.


    "An orb has been destroyed, huh...?" Eyepatch wondered, as he checked the surroundings. "That makes three left. And one of them is here."


    "An orb was destroyed..?!" BladeGirl gasped helplessly. "And I also can''t believe... that there''s someone that... strong?!" she added. "You.."


    The tremors went off ¡ªEyepatch smirked as he asked BladeGirl, "You still wanna continue, Miss?" he asked seriously.


    "But that''s good!!" BladeGirl happened to make a smirk on her face. "I wonder how should I cut you?"


    While Eyepatch and BladeGirl shared a mutual stare, now was the best time for Winter to take the orb. But she was tied up on a tree.. Such lameness!


    She tried freeing by moving his arms and feet, but she can''t. This situation...


    Light came close and looked closely at Winter''s face. "Winter, now is the time for you to turn tainted." he smirked calmly, aiming his face as close as possible to Winter.


    Winter trier resisting, but she can''t speak because of Light''s spell.


    "There''s nothing to be afraid of." he yanked Winter''s face with his right hand. "Leave yourself to me... All of you..."


    Winter looked on at Light''s eyes. She wore the expression of willingness. The willingness to break free. She stared at Light as if ordering him to release his bindings.


    Slowly, one by one, the ties that wrapped Winter''s hands and feet on the tree disappeared. After being freed, Winter bowed her head. "Sorry." Light whispered. "I won''t do that again."


    Winter then started undressing, removing her broken, stripped cloth. It looked as if it''s bandages, shocking Light when she undressed all!


    "What are you..!!! Winter..!!!" Light comically gasped, as Winter throw the strips of her clothes at him, much to his shock!


    "NOW IT''S TIME FOR YOU TO GET BOUND!!!" Winter shouted and wrapped Light''s eyes, and hands at his back, making him hostage. But, instead of trying to break free, Light seemed teased by this!


    "Just stay like that for a while!!" Winter shouted and dressed up in her usual form, running away towards the Hall. "I have to hurry back to the orb!! I''ll secure it!!"


    ---


    However, Lucas just stood in front of the possessed Coach Clive. GhostBoy was confident with his newfound immense power.


    "Now that I think about it, I''ve never fought Coach Clive.." Lucas said to himself.


    "You should not think of me as an unclosed friend." the GhostBoy slash Coach Clive said. "This man''s magic was combined with me...


    ...AND IT HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO UNRIVALLED POWER!!!" he ended in a shout, punching Lucas in a powerful right hand hook.


    Lucas was in pain, as he was thrown into the wall, it thoroughly. The impact cracked the wall, much to Lucas'' agony.


    "That hurts!!" Lucas held his nape and shook it. "And that earlier I was through walls..!!! Hmph?" he gasped, and stood, asking GhostBoy, "How did you land a hit on me if I am a ghost?!! Even though my real body can''t attack you!!"


    "We''re not on the same level in the first place." GhostBoy replied. "I am a ghost.. and strictly speaking, you''re just an astral projection." he added. "In how my attacks have contacted, it depends on my point of view."


    "I don''t get it, but it sounds unfair." Lucas angrily said.


    "No, you unconsciously decided to make contact on your point of view as well. By nature, an ethereal body cannot touch anything." GhostBoy elaborated. "But you managed to hit the boy that I possessed. So you could also hit this man if you felt like it."


    "I don''t quite get if being a ghost is handy or not." Lucas said to himself.


    "That being said... who is this man?" GhostBoy asked unknowingly. "This is a Body Synchronization I never experienced before.


    "Coach Clive is a renowned Coach that raised White Day''s popularity at the Tournament." Lucas answered GhostBoy''s question.


    "A Tournament''s Coach... that explains the enormous magic power..." GhostBoy wondered, sensing his and Clive''s Body Synchronization. "And judging from his age, he might have seen the abyss of death in all his experience."


    "Still, with just that, this Body Synchronization is..." GhostBoy continued, still wondering. He gasped as he asked himself, "Wait.. does this mean.. he also fulfilled the third condition?!!"


    What did GhostBoy said?! Does he mean... Coach Clive and himself were... a Blood Relative?!!


    "This man..." he still wondered, staring at Coach Clive''s hands. "Did he have some relation with me?!!"