(MOVED!) Project: INFERNO

Chapter 18: Magachi & Tamarei!

(As the Umezaki's returned to Earth, Sawano was being healed after being taken in to their dojo for saving Azumi and Yusei's lives but passed out after falling to the Bident's blow. Azumi was sitting with Sawano to make sure he was ok.)
"Yusei: Nee-Chan, how is he holding up?"
"Azumi: He's doing alright for now, the blow was lethal but its like he built an high substance to take attacks like that."
"Yusei: That's good. We do owe him for saving our lives."
"Azumi: Yeah."
(She looked at him and started to feel strange but remembered her childhood for a brief moment and gasped a bit.)
"Wait.. Why do I feel like... I've met Sawano somewhere before..?"
(A while later, Sawano woke up from healing and looked around, noticing he's back on Earth.)
"Sawano: Wait... Oh.. I'm back on Earth.."
(He slowly sat up after awakening from the floor and Azumi walked in the room a while later.)
"Azumi: You're awake!"
(Sawano looked to see Azumi at the door then closed it behind her after she changed to her yukata which was made personally for her.)
"Sawano: Azumi, hey."
"Azumi: Can I ask you something, Sawano?"
"Sawano: What's that?"
"Azumi: Do you remember your childhood?"
"Sawano: When I got my power back, I may or may not remember almost half of my memories."
"Azumi: Oh.."
"Sawano: But. When I saw the Sakura Tree, I did remember something."
(She quickly looked at Sawano in curiosity to know.)
"Sawano: I was... lying underneath one when I was a kid. But... Its a little fuzzy, I think I was there with someone besides Okisaki."
"Azumi: Oh. Well.. I remember most of it."
(He gave Azumi his attention as she tried to remember.)

"Well... It was actually with a boy. I can't remember him quite well but... We was good friends and we made a promise to one another. I wonder what happened to him..."
(Sawano smiled and looked out the window.)
"Sawano: I wonder about mines too. It seems we both was underneath a Sakura Tree."
"Azumi: Yeah.. I guess we was."
(They was silent for a moment which filled the atmosphere with awkwardness.)
"Sawano: Do you think-"
"Azumi: Do you think-"
"Both: No you first- Nope you, I'm serious, you first!"
(They both covered their mouths as Azumi talked first.)
"Azumi: Do you think.. our memories was altered?"
"Sawano: Probably. Could be possible."
"Azumi: I see... Well, uh.. We have to start training soon..!"
"Sawano: Hold on."
(She paused for a moment and was a bit anxious on what he was about to say.)
"I like the yukata. Fits you."
"Azumi: ....Thank you..!"
(Her face blew up in red and quickly left the room and Sawano looked around to try and remember his past more but instantly remembered Xiazress after looking at his ring.)
"Sawano: ...Xiazress.. tch.."
(He then threw the ring into the sky at high speed then was gone in an instant. At Xiazress's palace, she was seeing Kazuya crawl and walk as Alesander watched her.)
"Alesander: Hey Xiazress, have you ever talked to any of the guys or girls back in the city?"
"Xiazress: Actually... No. After what Sawano said to me... I told the others to leave me alone for a while until I got my head straight."
"Alesander: Oh.. Well... what about you and Sawano?"
"Xiazress: We uh... broke up..."
"Alesander: Wait.. huh...?"
"Xiazress: I guess that lie really screwed things up for me huh...?"
(She laughed a bit as her hands was clenched and started to cry.)

"Why... why didn't I just come clean with him and say I adopted Kazuya...? I know he doesn't even think about me anymore..."
"Alesander: Why don't you try to talk to him?"
"Xiazress: I want to.. but I can't. He called Kazuya a mistake... I don't want anything to do with him if he doesn't want to see his adopted son...!"
"Alesander: Actually. I think Sawano is taking this a lot worse."
"Xiazress: Huh..?"
(Their TV would be switched to every new channel that shows the aftermath of the war and talking about Sawano's disappearance. Xiazress was listening to the comments from every channel until she had enough and slammed her fists through the table in anger and started to rage but Kazuya pulled himself on the couch and poked her. Xiazress then looked at Kazuya and held him as she calmed down.)
"No.. Its ok.. Its ok..."
"Alesander: I still cannot believe the man was an Anti-God but was truly trying to save the world from the colossal threats like these."
"Xiazress: I just... I just still love him..."
"Alesander: If you love him that much, why not talk to him?"
"Xiazress: I can't reach him.. Plus, I can't find him and I can't talk to him like I said..."
"Alesander: Look Xiazress. As your father, your mother and I went though something like this before and we made up and guess what! We both apologized about it then... forgot.. about it..."
(He backed up at the window to see a menacing shadow in the window as Xiazress gasped in fear and Kazuya started to cry again as Xiazress held him tight. Glass was heard shattering as Clara and the rest of the guards saw the main chamber of the palace become deserted within a blink of an eye. Meanwhile after a few minutes, Azumi and Sawano began training in sword combat as they both matched one another in combat.)
"Azumi: Not bad..! You're pretty good with swords!"
"Sawano: Not just that..! We Senvoinians has advanced physical speed when it comes to welding weapons! The faster we swing, the faster we are!"
(She challenged his theory and started to gain more speed for every clash their sword has. In an instant, Azumi snuck past time to land a strike but was stopped by Sawano's sword with quick thinking which had her surprised.)