(MOVED!) Project: INFERNO

Chapter 10: The Search For Eight!

(As Okisaki and Xiazress left the school's campus, they made it back to Sawano's dojo and thought of Ideas on who to recruit the next day.)
"Xiazress: Alright, the official rules of this tournament states: "There must be a present and accurate count of TEN competitors. Anyone with a ranking higher than God and/or Deity will not compete due to their overpowered nature. However, this tournament will begin in approximately two months from now. All elemental division rankings from star sixteen or higher (including twenty) can participate in the ten member team. Knowing our recent issues with both Tayna, Goddess of The Dead and the Anti-Gods, most of our fighters in Japan has been called out as injured, severely wounded and as some even quit their fighter jobs and some manages to retire. With that being stated, we once again require stars sixteen and higher to compete. If there is any questions or concerns, please contact the Elemental Federal Officials."
"Okisaki: So with Sawano gone and almost all of Japan's fighters out of action, we've signed ourselves up which means we need eight more people to join us. But who exactly would be willing to join..?"
"Xiazress: We got to think... I got an Idea."
"Okisaki: Huh?"
"Xiazress: Sawano made a lot of friends during his fighting career. Why don't we start with the Disciplinary Committee from Saikan Academy?"
"Okisaki: Hm.. Could be possible-"
(She gasped and remembered someone.)
"WAIT! I KNOW WHO!"
(Alesander later on yawned after waking up from his nap, holding Kazuya as he was sleeping.)
"Alesander: You guys back..?"
"Xiazress: Yeah. You can head home dad, I'll take Kazuya with me."
"Alesander: Oh, that's cool..! If you need me, I'll be back at the mansion."
"Xiazress: Thanks a bunch dad."
(The three of them left the dojo and separated. A while later, they stopped at the student counsel's office in the academy then opens the door.)
"Okisaki: Hey!"
"Oshikida: Okisaki!!"
(They'd hug one another with happiness.)

"Okisaki: Its been a long time! How's the student counsel business?"
"Oshikida: Its been great actually! I heard about everything that's happened in Tokyo. Things are looking bad for our fighters."
"Okisaki: I'm sure you heard about Sawano right..?"
"Oshikida: Yeah. To be honest, when I was recruited for the student counsel, I was so busy I barely had the time to help you guys."
"Xiazress: Its not your fault Oshikida, we did our best to stop them. Unfortunately, Sawano's a whole lot different than before.."
"Oshikida: What do you mean?"
"Okisaki: His poison is returning..."
(She gasped and sat down on the chair with fear.)
"Oshikida: Does this mean he's going to.."
"Xiazress: Don't think that way! He'll survive this time, I know it!"
"Okisaki: She's right!"
"Oshikida: Y-yeah..! You both are right.. Anyway, you guys came here for something?"
"Xiazress: Right! We was hoping to recruit you for the tournament!"
"Oshikida: Wait, that Intercontinental Elemental Tournament we was announced? I don't know.. I might be a steam elemental, but I'm just considered a fifteenth star fighter and I'm kind of rusty really... so I might just hold on to your offer."
"Okisaki: Really? It does begin in two months."
"Oshikida: Yeah, I know that and honestly.. I gave up on fighting after a few months ago."
"Xiazress: Aw, really?"
"Oshikida: Yeah..."
(Kazuya began to wake up and looked around.)
"Okisaki: Aww, good morning Kazuya!"
(He spoke in gibberish and smiled.)
"Oshikida: Aw! Who's child?"
"Xiazress: Me and Sawano's! We recently was engaged!"
(She gasped then dropped her pen in shock and said nothing else except stared blankly into the air which had the both of them a bit worried.)

"Okisaki: Uh.. Oshikida..?"
"Oshikida: Uh.. Sawano is.. engaged... to you..?"
"Xiazress: Yeah...?"
(Oshikida got up and looked at the table.)
"Oshikida: I need some air."
(She left the room without saying anything which had Okisaki and Xiazress at an end.)
"Xiazress: So what now?"
"Okisaki: She'll let us know if she wants to join."
(A while later, they began to leave and asked most of the fighters from star sixteen and higher. A while later, they stopped at the nearby coffee shop across the street from the hospital and ordered the same espresso with light cream as they figured to recruit still.)
"Xiazress: Well... what about Faiz..?"
"Okisaki: He's currently helping the injured fighters. He'd be too busy and his healing is a big help to the wounded."
(She drank her espresso until a hooded man sat at a booth behind Xiazress.)
"???: Hey. I overheard that you guys are looking for a team. What's this for? International Elemental Tournament?"
"Okisaki: Uh.. Y-Yeah..? How do you know?"
"???: Ehh, ears can hear everything if you know where to go."
"Xiazress: Well really, who are you?"
"Noah: Ah alright. My name's Noah. Just Noah."
"Okisaki: Do you have a last name?"
"Noah: I uhh... rather wish to not talk about it."
"Okisaki: Oh, sorry!"
"Noah: Nah, its ok."
"Xiazress: How do we know we can trust you?"
"Noah: Because, I'm known as the lowest of the low in seventeenth star rankings."
"Okisaki: Wait, you're THE Noah?!"
"Noah: Unfortunately yes..."
(They both drunk their espressos as they got to know Noah more.)