A Dangerous Bet
The screams flow, they flow and flow.
He isn't that strong? Why is he getting hit by my pillars so easily?
''So Half, where's all that energy from before?''
The pillars are making Half fly higher, as a result, those pillars grow on each other to hit half, second after second.
It does hurt. Every time a pillar hits my body it hurts. I can handle it, it's not that bad, but it hurts.
Enough. I can't let this drag on forever.
*KRG* Another pillar comes flying in.
Just a moment away from hitting Half he disappears.
?
He dodged it. He's extraordinary, learning a hard move just by seeing it, dodging fast hits after taking 5 of them. Unbelievable.
!
He's behind me!?
I couldn't sense him? I should have felt him getting closer by the way the wind was acting or the presence he was giving off.
The sound of someone moving behind him catches his attention.
Yota turns around to see Half quite far away enough to observe him clearly.
The presence Half's giving off isn't bloodthirst, the presence he's giving is that he wants to end this as quickly as possible.
''Hey, Enki.'' He says with a cold voice
''What is it?'' Yota turns around fully, puts his hands into his pockets while speaking with a laidback calm voice.
''Let's bet.'' He said while taking off his scarf turning it back into a cloak and putting it on.
''What?'' An angrier voice answers him.
The cloak is fluttering with the wind silently.
As soon as he puts that cloak on, the air became dense hard to breathe in, but still cold and silent.
Everything is a bit slower since he put his cloak on. Even Yota himself can feel this.
''So, what did you want to bet on?'' Yota asks composed
It's pretty obvious what's he going to bet on.
''Listen, I win; I get that girl and kill that kid, you win; I answer any question you ask me, but it has to be a specific one. First, one to die or lose consciousness loses, deal?'' He offers.
He needs the kids? Why? Aalish is the son of Ater the mark under his left eye just confirms it, but he doesn't want him? Just the girl? What is so special about her? Then again, I can get any question answered, like who is he and why does he need Aalish dead and that girl alive. I can get all the answers all I need to do is win this bet.
''Okay, I accept the terms, but under the condition that we move just a bit away from here so that we won't hurt them,'' Yota says.
''Do what you want Enki.'' He says not caring about the words he said.
In a moment both of them disappear far off to the distance Ovia and Aalish can see them just enough to make out who's who.
Half starts speaking as soon as they get there.
''5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Go.''
They both disappear at the same time.
Multiple pillars start growing from the unseeing ground one after another at incredible speed.
They are so high in the sky that the ground isn't visible, but still the pillars Yota's making are up there in seconds.
I can barely pinpoint him, he's a sneaky one.
We are in the open air. We went straight left from the War Mountains; the mountains are still visible on my right now.
The sky is full of small broken clouds. The light is shining through them.
Here standing in the sky is me, but there's no trace of him.
Yota turns around to see what passed by him.
''There's no meaning in hiding, the faster the better it is for me to finish this fight.'' Half says reviling his location.
''Well, that's how I feel as well, so care to start the end game?'' Yota replies with a fearless smile
''So that's how you want it.'' Half's words sound quiet and cold
Half stops quite far from Yota, but still enough to see each other. He takes a deep breath, looks at Yota with his eyes full of seriousness.
Half slowly exhales his warm breath.
His cloak starts to flutter in the air while rising.
His sharp white hair flows with the massive amount of Ectoplasma he's releasing.
Black chains that look like they are not from ''here'' appear in his hands.
Rusty, gritty, and harsh the chains with green waves in them.
Ectoplasma rises and rises.
It's green, lime green full of all sorts of green.
He can see the green outburst of Ectoplasma around Half.
His mouth slightly opens.
''Made with Curses!''
The pressure is immense, with the whole space around him turning heavy.
Resulting in a strong explosion.
With the explosion, a massive amount was released.
The green Ectoplasma that was out bursting just seconds started to take form.
''10 Steering Wheels!''
The moment Half said that Ectoplasma took the form of 10 Pirate ship-like steering wheels flying above his head and next to him creating a half circle above him.
''Steering wheels?'' Yota says with confusion.
Shining green curvy lines slowly start to appear on Half, they are like tree vines, they swarm all over him getting to his face. It's like they are tattooed on his skin and clothes.
His head turns toward Yota with his before-black eyes now glowing in lime green.
''I win.'' As soon as he says those words
In a blink of an eye.
Half is in front of Yota kicking him in the right side of his head making him fly across.
The kick Yota received from Half made him hit the ground and slide on it making a massive crack in the ground surrounded by trees.
With no hesitation, Yota gets back up, jumps back to the place he was while bringing about 25 pillars with him.
The pillars are bending, it's like they're an extension to his body.
Yota catches a glimpse of Half, immediately his pillars start to bend toward him.
Pillars hit him one after another while also trying to immobilize him by trapping him in them.
But even after that, the pillars break with Half emerging from that explosion.
Yota closes the distance between them.
Yota fires a left punch to the liver, but Half stops it by catching it.
While grabbing onto Yota's fist, he pulls himself up with it kicking the left side of his head.
Yota flies again but stops in a second.
''I don't have time for this.''
Half says while getting into a stance.
''Ninth Steering Wheel!-''
!
What's this uneasy feeling? Yota thinks to himself
This isn't going to be good!
''Proto-''
The Ninth Steering Wheel reaches his hand.
Yota takes his right hand out of his pocket stretching it out to the side.
Suddenly, red particles appear forming a longsword made from red crystals.
He grabs the sword and swings it at Half.
Yota smirks.
Just as he's about to slice Half, A random hand redirects his sword as well as punching Half into his stomach canceling the Ninth Steering Wheel.
In front of Yota's eyes, there was a man with long hair and dark brown eyes in the same cloak as half.
''Yo.'' He says with no ill intentions.
He puts half on his shoulder and looks toward Yota.
''I'm sorry to stop you two, but I need this kid somewhere else right now.'' He says with a tired voice.
Kid?
''What are you doing Beiste! I was just about to finish this!'' Half says with an angered voice.
''What can you do? It's an order. You'll take care of this later.'' Beiste replies.
''But I could still finish them you know!'' Half responds
''Yeah, yeah whatever, let's get down since I hate using Jastaran.''
Yota without a second thought swings his sword back up to slash both of them.
''Oh, not so quickly.'' Beiste says while disabling Jastaran and falling down.
''We'll see each other next time!'' He says while waving and smiling.
Yota disables Jastaran as well to catch up to them, but they turn into brown particles disappearing.
Yota stops himself from falling uses Jastaran again and heads back towards War Mountains.
''Oh, I can see him'' Ovia says with a worn-out voice while supporting Aalish with her shoulder.
Yota land on the ground in front of them.
''That was quite tiring, I didn't know kids were that strong these days.'' Yota says while looking at where he was.
He turns around to look at them both.
They are both covered in blood. I can also see severe stomach injuries, better take care of them or they'll die.
''Old man Yota.''
Yota turns around to see Aalish smiling at him and giving him a thumbs up.
''Glad you're…o..kay…''
''Hey Aalish watch o…ut….''
They say before collapsing to the ground.
Yota looks at them with a smile on his face.
''Oh, kids these days.''