The air was thick with tension, the oppressive heat of battle pressing down on them. Emiko's breath came in short gasps as she watched the scene unfold. Her classmates were scattered, their faces painted with fear and determination. Ryushi, stood at the centre, his tentacles thrashing as he faced off against their enemy.
"Run, Korosensei. I'll buy you time—just hide somewhere and recover!" Emiko heard Kayano's voice ring out, desperate and commanding.
She snapped her head to the side, eyes widening as she saw one of 2.0's tentacles slicing through the air. Without a moment's hesitation, she launched herself towards the fray, her movements a blur of speed and precision.
"Get back!!" she shouted, her voice echoing through the clearing. Emiko's feet pounded against the ground as she sprinted towards her target. She saw Kayano, directly in the path of one of those tentacles, and she knew exactly what would happen if that touched her. That and she read the fine print of when she had been signed onto this mission. She couldn't let any of these students be harmed. 'She still has a whole life ahead of her... I'll be damned if she dies now!'. With a burst of adrenaline, she leaped, grabbing Kayano's and flinging her out of harm's way.
The world seemed to slow down as Emiko flipped herself over, narrowly avoiding the tentacle aiming for her head, instead, she felt a sharp pain pierce her chest. She watched, almost detached, as droplets of blood hung suspended in the air before falling to the ground. The impact of her back hitting the earth sent shockwaves of pain through her body. Her vision blurred, but she could make out the familiar form of Ryushi crawling towards her.
"Ryushi, I—" Her voice faltered, a wince of pain cutting her words short. She saw the concern in his eyes, but before she could say anything more, a dark aura enveloped him.
'How could I let myself get so carried away...?'
"There we go!" Yanagisawa's voice was triumphant, his finger pointed accusingly at Ryushi. "When you're beside yourself, your emotions become twisted, your whole body goes pitch-black! You couldn't be at full power otherwise. In other words, this is the destructive creature showing his true colours. You yourself have negated the whole year you spent wearing that ridiculous yellow hypocrite's face! Most satisfactory!"
'I could've easily avoided that attack.. I really do need more training...'
Emiko's vision wavered as she fought to stay conscious. Yanagisawa's words were like a dagger, twisting in her heart. Ryushi's transformation was both awe-inspiring and terrifying. His once bright and cheerful form was now a shadowy figure, brimming with uncontrollable fury.
"And as for this full-bore fury of yours..." Yanagisawa continued, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "In showing his true power, 2.0 will negate that, too. Now for his final attack..."
Everything around Emiko dissolved into darkness.
Karma Akabane stood frozen, his heart plummeting as he witnessed a tentacle from 2.0 pierce Emiko's chest. A visceral shock paralyzed him, rendering him unable to move, unable to do anything but watch in horror. Shiro's voice sliced through the chaos, drawing attention to Korosensei.
"There we go!" Shiro exclaimed with a twisted satisfaction, pointing at Korosensei. "When you're beside yourself, your emotions become twisted, your whole body goes pitch-black! You couldn't be at full power otherwise. In other words, this is the destructive creature showing his true colours. You yourself have negated the whole year you spent wearing that ridiculous yellow hypocrite's face! Most satisfactory!"
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Deadly One
FanficLife hasn't been the very best for Emiko Mizuki growing up. At the young age of six, Emiko's family was killed by a gang, following her father's last wishes she ran out of a bloodbath of a house and didn't stop until she was so tired she passed out...
