Chapter 12: The Lightning Man

YAMI: Let's finished this once and for all. (A lightning from nowhere advances to Yami and he dodged that, and Yuuto came)

YUUTO: Maybe we should... (He suddenly became shocked as he saw Yami) Yami. You finally came (Uses his lightning power and runs with speed to attack him)

YAMI: Yuuto. So happy to see you again (Said as he Smiles devilishly)

(The two fought a serious battle and Yuuto gives him a blow but Yami dodged and kicked him. Yuuto was angry and runs back to attack him. Kaaru watches them as he was surprised)

KAARU: (Thought) Yuuto knows this guy same with Hiro? So who is he?

(Nate came behind from Kaaru and brought out his gun to fire him. He shot and the bullet came out and it pause in the air. Nate was shocked and Kaaru turned and saw Nate and the bullet in the air)

KAARU: Woah (He said it surprised)

(Eito came and adjusted his glasses)

EITO: Glad to make it.

KAARU: (Was happy to see him) Eito!

EITO: You made a close range. You think you will be lucky but you aren't.

NATE: (Thought) I was really close.

EITO: (Turned to Kaaru) This is what you mean by the power of time.

KAARU: (Smiled) Yeah.

[Back to Yuuto and Yami]

(Yuuto kicked Yami and he slammed himself to the wall. Yuuto jumped up with his lightning on his right hand and hits him and they both collapsed a building. Yami was on the ground coughing as dust were surrounded. Yuuto came)

YUUTO: I've been waiting for this moment to finished you up. You betrayed everyone, everyone that were so close to you.

YAMI: I see. You want death to take me. That wouldn't work (got up) I'm going to make sure you will feel the pain and die rotten in hell.

YUUTO: (Clenches his fist as he was angry and was ready to give him a blow) Shut Up! (As he shouted)

(He shouted and Yami still wanted to give him. The two fist both landed on each others as they were angry. Yami uses his leg to kick him but Yuuto uses his other hand for defense. Yuuto finds an opening and punched Yami's stomach. He reacted to the pain and Yuuto kicked his face and flew backwards)

YUUTO: Everyone calls you the lightning man because you were known for the damaging of houses and seizing all the electricity supplies.

YAMI: (Tries to get up) The name is a praise of acknowledgment, I'm well known to this city and I'm going to take advantage of it.

YUUTO: We'll see about that.

[Back to Hiro]

(Hiro tries to get up as she was in pain, she quickly healed herself and begin to thought)

HIRO: (Thought) Yami, that was you right? That bastard (Clenches her fist)

(Surprisedly, Tasha jumps behind Hiro and was ready to attack)

TASHA: Hahaha! The battle is not yet over.

HIRO: It will soon be

(Hiro ran towards her and uses her power to manipulate a long stem from the ground and it attacked her. Tasha cuts them with her sword and advances to Hiro. Hiro dodged, somersaulted and kicked her from her back. She fell and get up immediately to attack her back. Hiro grabbed her hand and threw her to the ground. Hiro jumped up to march her but she dodged and tripped her on the floor. Hiro got up and not knowing Tasha runs with speed and punched her. She fell to the ground)

HIRO: (Thought) She really showed me what she got. (Tasha sees that Hiro has already given up as she left. But surprisedly she managed to get up to her feet and Tasha turned surprised) I'm not going to fail, samurai girl. I'm still going to win!

[Back to Eito and Kaaru]

(Kaaru and Eito are fighting with Nate. Eito kicked Nate and Kaaru jumped and gave him a blow. Yami turned and saw that Nate is have a difficult time, so he runs to them and blast Kaaru and Eito)

NATE: (Saw him) Thanks.

YAMI: When I said I really like you and your sister, I wasn't lying.

NATE: (Smiles) Well that's what friends are.

YAMI: (Surprised to hear what Nate just said) Right, let's go finished them together.

YUUTO: I don't think so. We haven't finished yet! (He said as he jumped him. Nate and Yami dodged the blast made by Yuuto)

YAMI: Yuuto you better calm yourself. Anger wouldn't be able to solve this. (Punched Yuuto and he managed to dodged that. Yuuto kicked him and Yami uses his hand for defense and blasted him)

KAARU: Yuuto!

YUUTO: Quit shouting dumbass go finished the katana boy.

KAARU: (Surprised and thought) Oh... right. (He looked for Nate and surprisedly he came and sliced Kaaru but he managed to dodged that) That was close. (He runs to attack)

[Back to Hiro and Tasha]

(Hiro punches her multiple times and Tasha was feeling weak as she didn't see clearly. Tasha advances to Hiro as she tries to stab her with her sword. Hiro looked surprised as blood splash in the air. Hiro looked at her and Tasha froze as her sword was still pointed on Hiro's belly and blood then begins to come out from her mouth at the side, she looked at her belly, touches it and looked at her palm stained with blood. Tasha has been stab by Hiro's stem, which was a sharp pointed one)

HIRO: I'm sorry but you need to rest. A true hero dies in a battlefield. (The stem finally came out from Tasha's belly and she fell. Hiro's was about to leave and Tasha calls her back)

TASHA: D-Did I fought... Well?

HIRO: (Turned back a little as she looked at the ground) You fought well. Your skills were remarkable. Your father must be really proud of you.

TASHA: (Her eyes were widened opened after hearing the last line from Hiro and tears started gathering from her eyes and they begin to fall) Dad (She said in a low tone) Thank you (She said as she bursted into tears)

(Hiro leaves her on the ground as she started crying. Nate could hear someone crying and surprisedly saw that it was Tasha)

NATE: Tasha! (He shouted as he runs towards her) Tasha... (Surprisedly, he froze as he was unable to move) What, I can't move (as he thought, be begin to get weaker as he was losing strength)

EITO: Not so fast (as he stretches out his hand towards him) Now Kaaru!

KAARU: (He runs towards Nate) I'm sorry. (Nate was surprised to hear from him and Kaaru gave him a heavy blow on his face and he flew and slammed himself to the ground)

YAMI: Nate! (And he also saw Tasha) No, this can't be happening!

(Kaaru, Eito, Hiro and Yuuto came together)

KAARU: We still have one more

(They all looked at Yami and walked to meet him. Yami became afraid and uses his lightning power from his hand and hits it on the ground to created a dust as everywhere was dim. The four started coughing and  couldn't see anything. The dust cleared and revealed that Yami was gone same with the two assassins)

YUUTO: Damn it they got away.

HIRO: Don't worry, next time he's not gonna run away like this.

(Eito didn't say anything. He was looking so sad as his eyes were down and he was thinking of something. Kaaru looked at him and didn't know what was wrong)

KAARU: (Thought) I've never see Eito looking so sad like this.

[Back to Yami]

(He drops the two down after running a far distance carrying them on their shoulder. He rested them on the wall)

NATE: Why did you save us?

YAMI: I just wanted to. That's what friends are, right?

NATE: Yeah...Thank you.

YAMI: Come on, let me take you to the hospital.

NATE: You can't. We can hold ourselves together.

YAMI: But you have to.

TASHA: No Yami! (She shouted as she felt a pain at the side of her belly and touches it)

NATE: Yami, you better go back and tell master that it's over. You work at the blue tree, don't you?

YAMI: (Surprised to hear that from Nate) Yeah I do. But I can't leave you guys.

NATE: What else can we do. We are badly injured.

YAMI: (Was sad and stood up) Okay.

NATE: Thank you. (So Yami turns back and ran away)

TASHA: Nate?

NATE: Yeah?

TASHA: I really want to eat Yakisoba for the last time.

NATE: Me too.

TASHA: You are such a reckless brother. You left me fighting that guy the first place. (Nate didn't answer) What kind of brother are you? The first born of the Leighton clan.

NATE: Shut up! Just shut up okay! (Said as he became angry)

TASHA: (Surprised) Nate. (Said in a low tone)

NATE: I can't blame myself. It's all his fault just because he lied.

                (There was flashbacks)

(Nate and Tasha were at home after their father left the war. Nate was reading as he was taking note of some of the words on his textbook while Tasha was cleaning the house with a vacuum. Surprisedly a knock was at their door)

TASHA: Don't worry I'll get it (She heads to the door and it was a warrior who was sent to give the a letter)

WARRIOR: Good day miss. I was sent to give you a letter.

TASHA: Oh thank you. (The warrior left as she shut the door. Tasha opens the letter and murmuring reads it. She was happy and runs to where Nate was) Big brother! Big brother! (She calls her name)

NATE: What is it, sis?

TASHA: Look (She gives him the letter as Nate begins to read it. He was surprised)

NATE: You mean we won!?

TASHA: Yeah

NATE: We won against Jonaha?

TASHA: Yeah (As she begin to smile)

NATE: This is great. So dad will be coming back?

TASHA: (Was sad) You didn't finished reading the letter. (Nate was surprised as he reads it to the end)

NATE: Oh he wouldn't be coming. He has important things to do there. (Looked at her) But it's okay sis. At least we won. We can go prepare ourselves and bring out the wine (He smiled as his eyes were closed and Tasha was surprised)

(Suddenly a group of assassins burst into the house from the window while some at the door. Nate was shocked as he took his sword to protect his sister. Nate runs and fought them swinging his sword and one of the assassins kicked him and he fell)

TASHA: Big bro!

(One of them came to Tasha and she was surprised)

??: Don't kill her (A voice was heard and came in, he was seen on black outfit and a mask. He looked at Tasha and she was afraid)

(Nate advances to him with his sword)

NATE: Don't touch my sister!

(The man uses his powers to create a force that pushes Nate backwards and he slammed to the wall)

??: I'm not going to hurt you two. (He said as he looked at Nate)

NATE: So who are you?

??: Call me master.

NATE: I was sent by your father to protect you two.

TASHA: Really? (She said in amazement) Where is dad coming home?

??: I don't know. Maybe a month, but I can give you what you deserve only if you follow me.

NATE: I don't think so.

??: You can go out fighting manipulators.

(Nate was surprised as he noticed that he is still a manipulator. He thinks of the power he used on him)

NATE: Why should I do that?

??: They cause harm to this city and they should be banned. You hate them, don't you?

NATE: I have encountered them so many times and all I know is what you exactly said. So... Will I be paid?

??: Of course you will (he smiled under his mask)

TASHA: So we are in? We can protect ourselves and dad too.

(So the two goes out fighting and killing manipulators. And they were paid just like master said... Infact he pays them bigger amount and they were grateful to him)

                   (End of  flashbacks)

(Nate looked up a little as he stretches up his hand)

NATE: You don't know anything about dad... Master. (And he dropped it down)

[Back to Kaaru and the rest]

(Kaaru, Eito, Hiro and Yuuto were both walking)

KAARU: You guys still came to the rescue.

HIRO: Don't thank me. Thank Yuuto

KAARU: Huh? (As he was surprised)

HIRO: He was the one that called us.

YUUTO: I don't need your compliment. You can save it some other time.

KAARU: Thanks

YUUTO: You don't just listen, don't you?

KAARU: Well what will happen if I don't?

YUUTO: You haven't seen the other side of me, you damn nerd.

KAARU: Who are you calling damn nerd? Angry man.

YUUTO: What!

EITO: You two that's enough (He said while the two turned back to looked at him)

KAARU: Er... I almost forgot. About that fight, you guys know that lightning man, right?

YUUTO: You know the lightning man!?

KAARU: Yeah I do. He's everywhere on TVs and radios.

EITO: His name is Yami Takahashi. And he was my friend.

KAARU: (Shocked) How did he end up like that?

EITO: I don't know.

KAARU: How do you guys met?

EITO: We met during school time.

KAARU: Wait school! (Reacted as he had an imaginary cloud under his head, trying to imagine it) So I will be seeing his creepy face displaying his lightning as he burns down the whole school.

YUUTO: Stop saying what you don't know. He's no longer going to school again.

KAARU: (Sighed in relief)

HIRO: He was expelled due to disobedience of teachers and trying to kill a student.

KAARU: Woah that's bad. But I'm glad you guys are okay.

YUUTO: Yeah those assassins are gone.

(Kaaru felt the pain in Nate's saying)

                       (Flashbacks)

NATE: : I'm here to end you and to protect my sister and my dad from you guys.

                (End of flashbacks)

KAARU: (Thought) I'm sorry, you couldn't protect her. But I'll make a promise to myself. I'm going to protect you guys (looked at his friends as Yuuto looked at another direction, Hiro smiled as he talked to Yuuto and Eito was reading a book)

HIRO: (Looked at Kaaru confused) Are you okay Kaaru?

KAARU: Yeah I am. (The three walked together)

(But that was not the end, It was already starting to rain as something surprisedly happened, Nate and Tasha's father came back home as he was exhausted. He looked up to his house and didn't see his two children coming out to embrace him and he was surprised and calls their names)

FATHER: Nate! Tasha!