Predicament

Conflict Arc 5

Tatsuya slammed his fist on the wooden table, splitting it into halves as soon as Maya left. He was once again powerless against Maya, this time allow her to grab Mayumi away from him right under his nose. After fixing the table with his Regrowth, he dashed straight into his basement to suit up for the battle that is sure to come. He swung his leather jacket around his back and grabbed Trident out of habit and stared at it for a while before putting it back where it was. For the longest time, he used Trident mainly to mask his ability to Flash Cast magic sequences but that was no longer required of him. For the first fight in his life, he was no longer had any restrictions, no Pledge to limit his Psions and no identities to hide. It was the first time he can fight as his true self for what he truly wanted – to save Mayumi.

He was getting more anxious with each second his Clairvoyance refuses to pick up the location of Mayumi. Pacing around the room, he took out the Hliðskjálf and scoured it for information desperately. He found the declaration of war on Koichi which he naturally assumed was by Maya along with the attached address. Without second thoughts, he hopped on his motorbike and made a mad dash to the given address which he was all so familiar with – the Yotsuba main residence. He had rushed out so fast even Miyuki had no chance to ask him where he was headed to.

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The closer Koichi was to the designated address, the heavier his sighs became. He knew that the region he was in was firmly under the influence of the Yotsuba clan and the address is bound for an undeveloped field which based on his clan's intelligence was supposedly the Yotsuba main residence although it was never confirmed.

He was never more sorrowful to see the doors to the house open as he stepped out of his car and walked into the Yotsuba main residence. After all, since Maya invited Koichi she thought it would only be polite to show a welcoming gesture by opening the doors before he arrived although he was bound to be killed soon.

The Yotsuba main residence exuded an aura of darkness meant to intimidate, but that did not make Koichi cower in fear. He walked in his usual gait, full of confidence and power, down the hallway. At the end of the hallway, he met the final door which was the only thing between him and Yotsuba Maya and pushed it open without a moment's hesitation.

"You came faster than I thought, didn't do many preparations did you?" The light was sucked out of the entire room as soon as the door opened, ensuing nothing but darkness. Maya stood directly between Koichi and Mayumi as she sought to dictate the fight from the start.

"I'm sure you didn't have anything special prepared for me too. We both know each other far too well to be opponents, don't we?"

Maya chuckled at that comment as it resurfaced old memories she once shared with Koichi back when they shared a rather close relationship. There was no denying that they shared earnest feelings for each other and was bound to be together if not for that incident, instead now they are about to kill each other out of vengeance.

"We do indeed, so why don't you bring out your magic? Don't you want to at least see me amidst the darkness?"

Punching several buttons of his CAD created flashing flames, floating around him in a flickering dance. "We just aren't compatible, even right down to our magic. Guess we just weren't fated to be together until the end, even if the incident didn't happen." Koichi's magic revolved mainly around the basis of light which was in direct contrast with Maya's magic which revolved around the basis of darkness. Koichi's orbs of flame revealed the beauty that is Maya, standing in front of his daughter, carrying a sinister smile with a lust for blood.

"Say, you were really determined to see the downfall of my clan, weren't you? So much that you wanted to use our dearest, most respected teacher to pit against me as well."