ℝ𝕎𝔹𝕐 𝕌𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝟙: 𝒢𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓂 𝒮𝒽𝒶𝒹☯𝓌𝓈 (Oc X Blake)

Chapter 28: The Fall of Beacon

With a small groan from the male, Akito began to wake back up after taking his nap. Waking up in the medical bed, the male still could only see out of his left eye, simply because the right side of his face was still bandaged up.

???: "Bout time you woke up." The male sighed but chuckled as he turned his head to see Dante, standing there at the door, his arms crossed.

Akito: "Hey there."

Dante: "How are you feeling?"

Akito: "Better for sure." he said as he sat up straight and stretched his arms, with a slight groan. The white haired man released a small sigh. However... "I think I saw her..." This statement confused the male as he tilted his head

Dante: "Saw who?"

Akito: "That... Salem person... my true mom." the man's eyes widened in surprise from this. "I believe it was an illusion... I'm even more confident about it because of what Yang did... But the fact that I saw her of all people... Something doesn't feel right at all..." There was silence for a brief moment before Dante suddenly leaned off of the wall, his eyes narrowing.

Dante: "You strong enough to stand, kid?"

Akito: "I'm confident I can still fight."

Dante: "Good. Go find your sisters, friends and your girl, now. I feel like something's going to happen and you and that Nikos girl may need to go to the vault soon." Akito's eye widened but he quickly regained his composure and nodded his head.

He could feel it too... The rising tension in the air from the tournament and that sinking feeling growing more and more prominent.

>Chapter 28: The Fall of Beacon<

Ruby and Ace stood in front of Mercury, just as the announcement of the next match was made, which ended up being Penny against Ruby. The argent eyed girl seemed to be frozen in complete horror at the mere thought of the match happening, considering she knew Penny's secret while Ace didn't know what that was about, but was still frustrated by everything. Ruby tried to reach for Crescent Rose but realized she didn't have it. So, she pulled out her scroll and tried to call for help but with a quick shot from his boots, Mercury destroyed it.

Mercury: "Let's just keep this between us friends, shall we?" With him gritting his teeth, Ace opened a portal to the Null Zone, where his weapon, Liberator, flew out and into his hand.

Ace: "Ruby! Do everything you can to stop the match! I'll handle Mercury!"

Ruby: "Got it!" She nodded before she quickly turned around and began to dash away.

Mercury: "Oh no you don't!" He began to chase after her, but Ace quickly got in the way, throwing a kick and forcing the silver-haired male to block and be pushed back. He stood between the male and his sister as she had activated her Petal Burst to dash away. Ace began approaching, with an angry expression on his face as he gripped Liberator's handle.

Ace: "This is for Yang, asshole." With a yell, he charged towards Mercury, who quickly began firing off Air Dust Shots from his boots at him, which he proceeded to deflect with Liberator.

With him firing a shot from Liberator at the ground, he leaped into the air and slammed down on Mercury, the silver-haired male grunting as he parried with him raising his leg. They proceeded to trade blows rapidly, Mercury's kicks coming fast and hard and forcing Ace into a more defensive position. Mercury quickly dropped down, landing on his hands and performing a breakdance kick that the blue-haired male managed to barely dodge before he gritted his teeth. He watched the silver-haired male charge at him but suddenly, things around them turned to black and white, causing Mercury to look around in confusion as the silver on his outfit was glowing.