Guided by Fate (Fiz-Bun Fluff)

Chapter 40

Fiz and I stepped back as the metal walls slammed shut. Emi, without hesitating, spins around and performs a roundhouse kick.

The door doesn't budge an inch.

"Well, I'm out of ideas," Emi said. "I built my character mostly around strength and intimidation.

"What can Luna do?" Fiz asked. "Because I'm just a healer."

"Music. It's only helpful in a fight or in social standings." Luna shrugged.

"... what if we used fire PSI? Hyper focus it into a blowtorch and then cut through the wall?" I suggested.

"Not a bad idea. Why don't you tell your teammates about what your skills are?" Emi asked, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow.

"Uh, neutral? I've got a small amount of stat-boosts, as well as a bit of Fire, Ice, Push, and Spark PSI."

"You're a wild card, I guess." Luna said. "You'll need a lot of SP to focus your flame for so long. I can restore 50% with a song, but it's got a wide AoE that'll boost enemies on the other side, too."

"I can charm them!" Fiz bounced. (knocking our miniatures over in the process)

"Got it. Are we ready?" I asked, lighting a small fire over my finger and focusing, condensing it down into a smaller, finer, hotter jet.

I pressed the fire slowly against the wall, melting a hole in the steel before I began slowly, carefully, pushing through in a wide circle. Beads of sweat quickly formed and I began to hear a song play from behind me - if I weren't so busy, I would have paused to listen, but I couldn't.

Halfway through the circle, I felt like I was about to collapse, but suddenly, as the music faded, a burst of renewed energy flowed through me, and I pressed onward.

I crossed the fire with the line I had started at, and paused, panting, as Emi pressed against the steel, slowly pushing it out of the wobbly hole I had made.

"Ugh. Sorry it took so long." I said, still kneeling.

"... that was barely two minutes. I had to only do a single verse of the song so it wouldn't take too long." Luna said, slipping her guitar onto her back again.

"Good job, Tommy!" Fiz giggled, stepping out of the hole and pausing.

"There's just a whole lot of metal people here! They're holding little books, and one has a sign!" She says, leaning back toward us. "It says 'tour guide?'"

The Emi, Luna and I look at each other, and gently step through the hole.

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Happy new year, everyone! I plan on finishing up this story within a few months, and then moving on to a special project to celebrate 2023: the year of the rabbit!

I hope y'all enjoyed~♡