MY CELESTIAL SYSTEM

THE DAMN ANT

Two boys could be seen walking into a building that was teeming with people. The building had a sign REYNOLD'S PLACE above it, it was a bar.

"What exactly are we here for again?" One of the boys that had long black hair and two black swords on his back in an x shape asked the other.

"I thought you wanted to test out your new weapon? There's no better place than this!" The other boy which had blue hair said enthusiastically.

The two boys were of course Jim and Axel, after Jim got his weapon, Axel had praised Jim non-stop for his good choice even if the sword was just a mysterious piece of metal from unknown origins for now, Axel had said it was these type of weapons that tends to have the most potential later on in the future. Jim had wanted to stick it into his spatial ring but Axel had insisted that he strapped it to his back that it made him look cool. Not that Jim cared anyway, but he still strapped it anyway.

"And where exactly are we going?" Jim asked.

"It's a fight club one that allows the use of weapons. You'd be surprised that the academy has such a place, the thing is, it's really not legal, but, who cares right?" Axel said and Jim could only stare at him with wide eyes.

'Is he even listening to himself?' Jim thought but he also thought it was a good idea to test his skills against a real opponent.

"Let's go." He urged.

They walked for a bit before arriving in front of an elevator that looked run down. Jim didn't say anything and just followed Axel's lead who got into the elevator and pressed a combination of keys, they soon started descending and after a while, they came to a stop and the doors opened. Jim was taken aback by the sight in front of him.

There was a lot of people down here even greater in number than the people in the bar and this whole joint was underground. The sound of cheers from the audience reverberated as people placed bets here and there while some simply watched.

"You sure about this?" Jim asked a little nervous.

"Of course, if things get heated in there you can always just throw in the towel." Axel explained.

" The main reason I brought you here was because the organizers have a strict policy of no usage of abilities during fights so it's a pure test of skill." Axel explained making Jim heave a sigh of relief, he was somehow relaxed after hearing that and was more confident.

Seeing his reaction, Axel nodded and proceeded to register them both as participants. It was a lady that was behind the desk, she was busty and had her hair cut she smelled strongly of alcohol and had bags under her eyes. She eyes the duo contemptuously before scoffing.

"This ain't no place for children boys." She said looking particularly at Jim.

"Oh you don't have to worry sugar, these boys can handle themselves pretty well." Axel said and the registrations was done he handed Jim a piece of paper when Jim stared at it he winced.

"Dark slasher? Really? You couldn't come up with a better name?" Jim sulked at his friends poor naming sense.

'Even dark blades would have sufficed.' he thought

"You gotta get one of those if you don't want some sore loser hunting you for the rest of your life." Axel advices as he pointed to a place where masks were sold, Jim nodded in understanding as he went over and purchased one. He took something simple that wouldn't draw too much attention since they weren't the only ones with masks, at some point Axel had also put on his own mask.

"Let's do this buddy."

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In a dark room, two figures were having a conversation.

"Joe and his wife has been confirmed dead sir." One of the figures said while on one knee.

"Where is she?" The second voice asked. The two voices were almost identical and one would think it was the same person who had just spoken.

As soon as this question was asked, the kneeling figure trembled and sweat dripped unto the floor.

"Where... Is... She?" The second voice asked again, slowly this time around.

"She... We... Th-they lost her sir, but, but we know where she is we just need to... "

*SLASH!*

*THUD!* The headless body of the kneeling man dropped to the floor as his head which had been separated from his body had a look of horror plastered on it as it rolled to the side leaving a trail of blood.

Another figure instantly appeared from the shadows.

"Find her." The figure who just decapitated the man said and the one who appeared from the shadows bowed before disappearing.
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Ten minutes later.

*CLANG!*

"Is that all you got big guy?! Come on! Show me something!" The hysterical voice of a teenager was heard followed shortly by maniacal laughter.

On the stage, an unbelievable scene was playing out as a boy with blue hair was completely overpowering a man that was at least twice his size.

"How could he have such brute strength?!" The people wondered as they watched some were almost a screaming in frustration. It was obviously not what they had expected to happen when they were placing their bets.

"Just crush the damn ant! How hard can it be?!" Someone yelled from among the crowd his voice was quickly drowned in numerous other voices that shared the same rage. The funniest part was that the blue haired teenager was actually just messing with his opponent. He even went as far as naming himself "THE DAMN ANT."

Eventually the crowd died down when the goliath of a man fell to the ground with a thud he had lost too much blood due to the numerous cuts and bruises on his body while the blue haired teenager was mostly unscathed.

"The damn ant wins!" The announcer exclaimed as the blue haired boy walked casually out of the ring. The boy was obviously Axel.

"Hey whatcha think?" Axel asked as he approached Jim. Jim only had one though on his mind though.

'He's a monster.'

"I guess now you see the importance of the masks" Axel said as he sat beside Jim.

He noticed that almost everyone were staring daggers at them Jim shuddered at the thought of having this many people after him.

"Yes, yes I do."