The Hard Way
After a moment of awkward silence, Adam spoke up.
"Uh… Hey… Sorry we interrupted, but we'll be going now…" [Adam]
He stood up to leave, but a voice demanded him to halt.
"Stop!" [???]
The crowd shifted, allowing two people to come through.
"...Shit." [Orion]
There came two familiar faces, Toban and Gael.
"Oh? Orion? How nice of you to come here." [Toban]
"Dibs." [Gael]
Stepping forward, the orange haired student raised a fist at Orion.
"Yeah, no." [Orion]
He placed a hand on his ground, causing Gael to halt his advance.
"Huh?" [Gael]
Looking down at his feet, Gael found them wrapped in tree roots. He struggled to break free, but to no avail.
"Shit! Someone get me a knife!" [Gael]
"Nobody give him a knife." [Toban]
"Toban?!" [Gael]
The purple haired student crossed his arms beside Gael, keeping an unamused expression on his face.
"We don't need you making more trouble than it's worth."[Toban]
"Toban!" [Gael]
He thrashed around, but the roots kept him still.
"Anywho… Orion, what made you think that coming here would be the smartest idea?" [Toban]
"Simple." [Orion]
Standing with sheer confidence, Orion stomped the ground.
"I can get my payback when everyone is all here." [Orion]
The ground trembled with a slight vibration, startling the students within the building.
"Something's coming out of the ground!" [Startled Student]
"Get it off me!" [Shocked Student]
An immense amount of roots wrapped themselves around every person in the room, excluding only Orion and Adam.
"...I didn't expect this." [Toban]
"Me neither. I didn't think everyone would get caught so easily." [Orion]
"Who said we were caught?" [Toban]
Just as he said that, many of the students shouted something aloud.
"Flare!" [Struggling Student]
"Burst!" [Irritated Student]
"Melt!" [Sleepy Student]
One by one, the students freed themselves of Orion's roots.
"Hey, you! Get the roots off me!" [Toban]
Calling over to one of the people inside, he was freed along with Gael.
"...Shit. Adam, plan B." [Orion]
"We had a plan B?!" [Adam]
Orion lunged at Toban, pulling out a wooden sword out of thin air.
"Accelerate." [Toban]
"Wha-?!" [Orion]
Toban turned into a blur, dodging Orion's attack as if it was nothing. Within an instant, Orion took three blows to the chest, causing him to fall backwards.
"Ugh…!" [Orion]
"Orion!" [Adam]
He rushed over to Orion's side, only to be struck by Gael.
"Decelerate." [Gael]
Gael threw an onslaught of punches, but Adam managed to block them.
"His punches don't hurt that much… but why do I feel so slow…?" [Adam]
"You managed to block that? Nice! Try some more!" [Gael]
Without wasting even a second, Gael began to pummel Adam.
"Give me a break!" [Adam]
He attempted to intercept the blows, but he couldn't keep up. The attacks slipped through his guard, striking his chest and face.
"Can you just… Not?!" [Adam]
In an attempt to stop the barrage, Adam ignored anything coming his way and focused on attacking.
"Woah!" [Gael]
Adam's sudden outburst surprised Gael, causing him to back off for a moment.
"You're wild, you know that?" [Gael]
"First I've heard of it." [Adam]
The exchange left Adam out of breath, and he began to wonder why.
("Damn, why do I feel so tired…?") [Adam]
"Have you tried thinking about your opponent's ability?" [Krino]
("No, I'm sleepy as hell. It's late and pretty much everything is going in one ear and out the other.") [Adam]
"...Fair enough." [Krino]
The two conversed for a small amount of time, allowing Adam to regain some of his stamina back.
"Phew… How about we call it quits?" [Adam]
"What?" [Gael]
"Orion is pretty much down for the count, and it's kind of late. How about we pack up and go home?" [Adam]
"No." [Gael]
"Fuck you, and no." [Orion]
Just from the corner of his eye, Adam could see Orion sticking the middle finger up while sprawled out on the ground.
("Well, shit. Negotiations have broken down.") [Adam]
"I wouldn't call that a negotiation." [Krino]
("Shut up.") [Adam]
Seeing as there was nothing left to do, Adam steeled himself.
("Guess we're dealing with it the hard way.") [Adam]
"Krino!" [Adam]