Flame Dragon's Story

Chapter 8: Unexpected Diagnosis

"The revelation shall be clear, to be unleashed when time comes..."

The streets were windy, steps after steps, I ran myself and pushed as hard as I could. My so-called "justice", chasing down the men who trashed down the school. And what happened next? I figured, I got myself surrounded by their reinforcements.

"He's the kid! He made our job harder!"

"Let's beat this grunt down, shall we?"

"You have nowhere to go now, kid!"

As if they would give me a break...

My bat started to wear off, I had to think rationally to win this battle. They started charging against me as I knocked their weapons off, eventually slowly breaking the weapon of mine. Kicks and fists were my backup plans as I tried to find an opportunity to loot one of their weapons. But no, this was harder than I thought I could work it out.

I found myself in a dead end. One mistake and I fell down onto the road, I could see one guy taking advantage and attempted to knock me down with his metal pipe. God, save me...

"Stay off the kid, you trash!"

That was a surprise. I recognized the voice as well. Turning around and what I saw was a group of... The school seniors? Why would they risk their lives just as I do?

"Take five, Takata-san! We'll take it from here!"

What was supposed to be me-against-enemies, now turned into a full-scale war in the streets between the school and the mobs. I never thought of myself to be involved in this kind of situation, where I would be hitting on people. Well, at least for a supposed cause.

The heat was scorching within the fists, the adrenaline pumping through the blood and mind, as violence possessing our thoughts throughout the chaos in the scene. What's more to explain as the whole thing was like hell on earth: blood splattering everywhere, bodies scratched and bruised.

An hour passed, and it seemed that my party started to take possession of the fight, despite that it continued for longer.

"I got the high gr- Argh!"

"Minato! Get a hold of yourself!"

Crap, the others started to lose their morale and strength. I had to protect them...

The thugs aimed towards the seniors as I charged against to defend ourselves. But as of then, I felt like suddenly someone blocked me off, making me lose a grip on my bat. What the hell is going on?

"Finally...!"

What the... I felt like I've been the main target all this long, but why? I looked around, an what I saw wasn't ever in my expectations. Someone, that I wouldn't believe in my life, would even appear in front of me in this chaos.

Seiki...?

No, this can't be...

The battle continued for longer, as I went into a duel with... my own brother. His strength was unsual, I never expected to fight with someone from the same blood as mine. What kind of sign that I had to know?

I started to lose my strength and momentum, as he wore my energy down the longer we fight. I started to feel blurry, I could feel as well the blood rushing slower. I couldn't take it anymore, and ended up myself falling down to the ground. I realized, the rest of the seniors were badly injured. Am I losing...?

I felt my body being dragged, and held captive. My arms being grabbed strongly, I couldn't feel my legs touching the ground. The only view I could see, Seiki was in front of me despite how blurry my view was. What was he doing here all along...?

The blurry voices, my hearings started to fade slowly. I felt something sharp so sudden within my stomach. Why did blood came out of me in an instant...?

Seiki, what did you...

Did he just stabbed me...?

Why did he do that to his own brother...?

I collapsed onto the ground, as my body was freed from their captive. I felt like suddenly the world was fading away from my consciousness. I've never felt so weak in my life. My body started to feel cold, my blood spilling out of my body as it poured throughout the ground. The last view I saw, was Seiki walking away with his men. Why...?

I felt myself slowly drifting into a void of darkness, and kept hearing faded noises, something like a siren. I tried my best to stay awake, as every time I blinked, I kept seeing blurry visions of light moving around me. I feel cold.

That was the last time I saw a family of mine, at least for now I hope...