The GATE Academy [Please read description]

Chapter 45: The Elimination Process

"Feel free to come at us when you're ready," Tsukara said as he, Hiei, and Kaiser began to spread out in the Arena.

My friends and I walked off to the side so that we wouldn't be in the way. We were all waiting for someone to step up, but nobody was ready apparently. It's typically hard to get something started with a group, but once a few individuals step up, the rest will usually follow with ease. This seemed to be the case here.

A Caucasian male with blue hair stepped down from the bleachers and made his way towards Tsukara. As he approached, I could see more clearly his emotionless expression and icy blue eyes. Though appearing to be emotionless, there was a confidence felt from him, as he was the first to step up.

"What's your name and year?" Tsukara said as the student stopped before him.

"JM Javier," the student said, "Senior." ( @makyou28 )

JM got into a defensive stance and waited for Tsukara to make the first move.

Shortly after JM made his move down from the bleachers, two more students followed after him. The first was Pantera.

Pantera was a bit shorter than me, so about 5'11," and was a lightly-tanned Latino half-neko, a neko of the non-demonic nature. He had jet black hair and a pair of light brown eye. Nothing about his appearance makes him look explicitly like a half-neko, but I knew him to be one after seeing him in action in past years, as well as hearing him profess it in person. Pantera grinned confidently as he descended the stairs and approached Kaiser.

The second student was of average height for a male, around 5'9," and had chocolate brown skin with a head of long, black hair. His heterochromatic red and purple eyes were filled with a look of excitement, smiling brightly with a set of sharp-looking teeth as he walked down. I recognized him to be a junior just because of the crowd I saw him in, though I don't believe I remember seeing him in the last years. He was most likely a transfer then.

Seeing as Tsukara and Kaiser were already taken, he had to engage Hiei. I figured I probably would have gone with him myself because Kaiser already knows how I fight and Tsukara uses water. Plus, fighting the Demon of Fire? Doesn't that just sound exhilarating?

"My name is Gabriel Andern!" the third student said cheerily as he readied himself, "And I'm a transfer junior!" ( dwanerzgdefoe01 )

I was right about both his year and the transfer, sweet.

"Hm, let's get this over with..." Hiei mused.

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[I will be doing the fights in third person]

[JM's Fight]

JM waited for Tsukara to make the first move. Hearing that Tsukara was the Demon of Water made him want to challenge him. Though his expression didn't show it, he was excited to fight a demon of such prowess. It would be the perfect opportunity to showcase his ice powers and also get a wish after this whole ordeal was over with. It wasn't really his priority to fight against the Dark Brigade, but what had gotten him was that wish. He knew full well what he wanted...

The Demon of Water sprang forward with an intense look in his eyes, replacing the previous considerate one. This shift in expression discomforted JM slightly, but he dashed off to his left to avoid the Demon.

Super speed Tsukara noted to himself, As well as ice. No control over water, though...

JM made two finger guns and pointed them at Tsukara. He shot forth a rapid stream of bullets of ice at him as he continued to run. Tsukara turned to face JM as he continued his onslaught. He allowed the bullets to make contact with him, but took absolutely no damage. JM stopped in his tracks and intensified his output of ice bullets, but Tsukara had began advancing him through the attack.