Spark in Darkness: Unworldy encounter/Prototype

Spark 48: Somebody not to mess with

Haruki made his shield disappear, but still put up a slightly defensive stance. The person before him should be a Spark, or so Haruki thought, but he felt there was something different with the Light he had.

"I'm asking who the heck are you!" The teenager raised his voice.

Haruki proceeded with caution. "I don't think I really need to introduce myself? I'm just another Spark coming to try and get my Torch. Don't mind me, I shall be on my way..."

"And where do you think you're going? I don't see any doors or windows behind you, and the exit I've torn open is behind me." The person smirked.

Haruki groaned mentally. This guy was deliberately taunting him.

"What good will I do if I introduce myself, though?" Haruki was still reluctant to expose his identity, wary of what the intruder could do.

"Well, I'd let you go, of course...if your name isn't Haruki Yamata, I presume?"

Haruki froze, his muscles tensing up as the man exerted a huge amount of pressure at the instant he said the name.

"Hah...of course not...what business do you have with this guy called Haruki, though?" Haruki gave a nervous laugh.

"For starters...I'd give him a good bash in the face for lying!"

The man charged at Haruki, his fists drawn back to throw a punch.

He's fast! Haruki jumped to the side as the man threw a punch at him, and took on a fighting stance. So he knows my identity already, huh. 

"How did you even find me? What's your agenda? Who are you?" Haruki asked.

The man in front of him cracked his neck. "That guy named Liraire have some awesome tools. I just threw this black ball he gave me at the entrance to the Tree of Life and it practically tore a hole through the building. He even knew you would be here, Haruki Yamata, the one who is with Rinya. I'll kill you, then her."

"You're a Spark and yet you work with the Nayshards? To hunt down Rinya?" 

"You're one to talk, aren't you? Being brainwashed by Rinya to hunt down the Sparks across LeFolia! I'll get rid of your small group of failures!"

Haruki was surprised. "Hunt down Sparks? What are you talking about? I won't even do that!"

"Ha! Lying blatantly again! This past month after the bloodbath with that one called Cynthia, you have gone rogue and slayed the Sparks who have been trying to fight the Nayshards! I'll start by crushing you!"

With that, Leonard leapt at him, his fists burning with flames.

Haruki was surprised for a moment, but he quickly regained his wits. This guy felt different because he had one of the seven colours imbued in him...the fiery orange from the flames confirmed it.

"You're experimented on, too, huh!" Haruki yelled as he dodged the blow that scorched the ground. 

"To gain greater powers!" Leonard dug his feet into the ground and threw his fist towards Haruki, and a pillar of flames shot towards Haruki.

Haruki threw up his shield, which blocked the fire a safe distance away, but that did not stop the heat from lightly burning his skin.

"This is tough...!" Right out of training and he had to deal with a modified Spark by himself...!

"Hoh! Let's see what else your gloves can do!" Leonard smirked, before clenching his fists and letting the flames coat the entirety of his arms. He then ran at Haruki, who charged up his gloves with Light.