Chapter 6: The Happy Soul and Klepto
"Okay students, that was very impressive. Now I want to wrap this up for the evening with the last group. I want Heatstroke and Night Stalker as the Villains. Then lastly, I want Happy and Klepto as the Heroes." The teacher said while looking at the four students he named.
The students glanced at one another as they walked in the arena. While both girls got set up at their location, they couldn't help but look at their opponents as something seemed off about the one obscuring his face with a hood of his jacket.
"Klepto, keep an eye out on that one. We both know the other must some sort of fire ability. Do you think you can absorb that power to slow him down?" Happy asked while looking over at Y/N.
Y/N simply nodded as she didn't once look away from the one known as Heatstroke. 'I guess he's my target. I never absorbed fire before. I wonder how that'll feel.'
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"Okay, everyone ready?... Heroes, are you ready?"
"Yes!" Happy spoke up knowing Y/N wouldn't.
"Villains, are you ready?.... Okay, final round. Let get this over with. Begin!" The teacher demanded through the intercom.
Both girls looked at one another. "Okay Klepto, I need you to be the tank while I follow behind to make sure no one gets to our bomb."
Y/N nodded as she quickly ran off in the direction where the boys went.
Happy followed behind as she was on high alert for anything unusual. The second she left the room with the bomb she closed her eyes. She sent off a powerful energy wave as she whispered, "Soul Finder." At that moment she felt three soul in the area. Her heart sank as she realized one was directly above her. While looking above her head she saw a figure hanging from a tail like a monkey. 'What the fuck?' Happy thought as she noticed he was heading directly to room where the bomb was. Happy was still standing in front of the door when she noticed within a blink of an eye he vanished in thin air while leaving behind a faint mist. Then reappeared right in front of her as the mist above disappeared. Happy was startled as she quickly raised her hands in defense as he was just a few inches away from her. He tried to reach forward to push her to the side but her hand was already on his face sending a powerful wave through his body like an electric current causing his muscles to relax and soothing his mind. Happy quickly grabbed his arms as his whole body fell limply to the floor. 'I didn't think I hit him that hard. Well, I guess it's his fault for scaring me like that.' Happy thought while looking down at the now sleeping body.
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Y/N was walking where the bomb was located while she noticed she hadn't seen the fire guy just yet. I wonder where he is? He must be guarding the bomb. Y/N thought as she was slowly approaching a doorway. As she peeked inside she saw the one known as Heatstroke casually leaning against the bomb with his arms crossed. 'Is he just waiting for me?' At that moment she noticed him glance at her seeming slightly bored. Walking up to the guy she grew even more confused as he was acting as if he didn't care if she touched the bomb. Curiosity got the best of her as she simply tried touching the bomb. Suddenly she stopped herself when she heard flames erupting near her. Looking over to the claimed villain she noticed he was holding up a single fire ball while still looking awfully relaxed and still pretty bored.
"I only have to stall you, this will be over soon don't worry." He said kinda seeing full of himself.
This slightly pushed Y/N the wrong way as she glared at the cocky little shit. She stayed silent as she didn't want her opponent knowing even the slightest bit that she was flustered. Seeing this he pushed himself off the bomb while walking up to her. She was caught off guard as she slightly backed away from him. "This is pretty boring, I already know my partner is going to win any moment, so why don't we make a deal. Since there's a small time limit. I'll tell you what, if you can knock me on my ass before he gets there. I'll let you touch the bomb. That is if you have the courage to come in contact with fire." He said while holding up both hands with fire appearing in his other hand.
Y/N simply stood her ground as she waved him on in a silent taught.
"Hmm, this just got interesting." He stated as he stood in his fighting stance. He was slightly confused why she wasn't showing her abilities. Curiosity filled him as he began to wonder. 'What is she capable of doing?'
Without a warning Heatstroke attacked first as he threw a small fireball at her just as a simple test to see if she would use an ability. Y/N moved out of the way as she was not impressed by his humor. Looking up at him she noticed he was grinning slightly as he grew amused. Y/N kept silent as she began to wonder. 'Is this a fight or is he just fucking around?'
"So what did you call yourself, Klepto? I guess that means you see yourself as some kind of thief. But I thought thieves where supposed to be sneaky. You should change your name to something more accurate." He said while throwing another small fireball from his other hand.
Y/N dodged the fireball then began to feel the vein in her head throbbing as she knew what he was doing. Trying to get under her skin to dig deep into who his opponent truly was. Y/N was not going to a give in to his game. She knew she had to turn the tables as she thought to herself. What could piss this guy off. She looked him up and down while quickly coming up with a way to set his flame off. Realizing something she pulled off a devilish grin. "You know, you say I should change my name but I'm beginning to think the same about you. I never seen flames so small and pathetic. You call yourself Heatstroke, that takes a lot of courage for such a small, petty guy. For you to label yourself to something so extreme is very misleading. You need something that is more accurate. I'm beginning to think Flame Boy suits you well." She said while crossing her arms.
Heatstroke's grin fell while noticed Y/N he began grinding his teeth through his closed lips as his jaw was tight. Y/N knew at that moment she was playing with fire.
"Oh, let me guess. The name suits you well but maybe there's more meaning behind it. I'm guessing your really hard on me because you like guys, am I right? Maybe if I was a boy this would be a different encounter."
He didn't say anything as she started feeling the air getting hot all the sudden. She knew she could dig deeper.
"So Flame Boy, is that why you have fire powers? Because your a just FLAMING!" Y/N said while speaking in a higher pitch while mimicking a flamboyant tone.
At that moment flames erupted on the boy as he let out all his sudden rage into his attack. When the huge fire wave struck at Y/N, she held out her hands letting her power take over. While breathing in deeply she closed her eyes feeling her body so hot and tingly. Suddenly the fire came to a stop. The second she opened her eyes she saw the boy tense as if he was scared. While taking a step toward him, he quickly backed up as he became so frightened that he tripped on his footing while landing on his ass. Y/N held out her hand as she touched the bomb. The second the intercom announced the Heroes won. She felt a heavy pulse throughout her body as if her heart was giving a warning. She realized the fire was still burning inside her at this moment. Without a processing thought in her brain she collapsed on her knees as she clenched her chest while trying to breath.
"Whoa, are you okay?" Heatstroke asked while quickly crawling over to her aid as he was still on the ground. When he placed his hand on her shoulder he could feel the extreme heat he had learned to find comfort in. 'Whoa, she took the flame from my attack and absorbed it. Shit, I need to act fast before she gets a heat stroke herself.' Heatstroke grabbed both her hands away from her chest while closing his eyes as he could envision taking the flames away from her body. He took a deep breath in as he felt the heat transferring to his hands while up his arms then chest. Holding his breath in as he forced himself to pull every last bit out of her, he let out a large breath while opening his eyes he could see steam coming out of his mouth. Suddenly he noticed her hands went limp so sudden. Looking down he noticed she was passed out. He put two fingers on her neck to feel a pulse. He breathed out in relief as he felt a strong pulse. 'Damn, that was close. She really doesn't know how to control fire. I mean, it is a learning method. It took me forever just to control it inside me. Someone new to it is suicidal, especially that much fire I shot at her. She is really interesting. But one thing I noticed. Why was she not speaking for so long until absolutely necessary? Is she keeping something to herself that we don't know about? All I know is, I want to know more about this quiet mystery girl.'
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