Chapter 69: The Past And The Future

1. Rohas Miguel-Ryder MacAllister

2. Thomas Merik-Lee John

3. Mateo Valentino-Blake Siño

4.Anderson Lopez-Sarah Vane

5.Reed Elias-Nicole Cane

6. Lovely Rose-Natie Gin

7. Gasil Finn-Tenor Hilton

8. Jasper Clint-Arinet Vicinit

9. Arthur Vince-Hit Austin

10.Alex Lance-Noelle Denis

I saw a red parked scooter in a nearby parking lot. I drove and parked nearby it. It might be Blake's motorcycle. I looked at our messages.

'When you are in the parking lot, on the left you will see a path entering the forest in front of you or the parking lot.'

I looked to my left; there is a clear pathway. I went to it and entered the forest. I went deeper until I saw two ways. I looked at our messages again.

'Go right, go deeper, and focus on the left; you will see a red lace. I am the one who left that to show you the path; please pick it up and bring it to me; I don't want to leave garbage here. Now, after picking it up, follow that unseen path or follow the stepped leaves. A hidden path to an open area—this is the first time I put my feet in here. I asked people around for a ground for a place like practicing, and an adult showed this place. I've got bored training at the Fighter's Ground, so how about another ground to practice? '

I went to the right pathway. I walked and walked deeper and deeper until I saw the red lace. I picked it up and followed the leaves that were stepped. I went deeper and saw an open area up ahead. I went through the trees and arrived. 

I saw Blake sitting on a tree with his backpack beside him. 

"Oh, hey Mathew!" he shouted.

I also greeted him back; we both exercised for a bit and made a distance.

"What is your ability?" I asked.

"Just like the name, The Past and the Future." 

"What does it do?"

"I can summon my past self 6 seconds ago and future self 8 seconds ago. I can tell my past self what happened after and ask my future self what will happen here. Or I could just make a portal and tell or ask." 

"That's all?"

"Yeah, that's all.

"Okay, let's practice then. Don't back down."

I charged my left arm and started running towards him. He suddenly summoned a portal on his left and said something. He said he can ask his future self, What will happen? That sounds very powerful, if you ask.

I will try tricking him by charging my arm but instead kicking him instead. I swung my arm halfway, then swung my right leg to kick his leg.

*Swoosh*

He jumped; I missed. He swung his leg and kicked me on the head; I stumbled back. Shit, how can I land a hit on him if he can predict my attacks?

I ignored the pain and swung my left arm to punch him.

*Bang*

I hit him in the stomach, making him fly away. Okay, I thought he was unstoppable there. 

"Shit, nice one," he said while standing up.

He summoned a portal to his right and said something to his past self. 

"Okay," a similar voice of Blake replied from the portal.

The portal closed... He suddenly banished in the thin air.

"On your left."

I looked to my left; Blake was there, standing in good shape. He did a tornado kick on me, but I blocked it in time. Ho-how!?

"How did you do that?" I asked.

"I asked my past self that you are going for another attack, so maybe my past self dodged your attack, changing the timeline," he replied.

"No way"

"Yes... way," he replied with a menacing grin.

I charged my leg and did a flying kick on him. He got kicked and staggered back.

"Damn, I got carried away."

I waited for his next move. He didn't do anything like make a portal.

"Anything wrong?" I asked.

"Well, there is something I didn't say to you about my ability."

"What is it?"

"Well, since you're my friend, I will say it to you. It has a cooldown, an 8-second cooldown after summoning my past and my future."

"If that's so, then focus on your combat and defense during that cooldown. Try doing it, and maybe you'll adapt to it."

He nodded. I charged my right arm and ran towards him. I swung my arm at him; he dodged it. He held my arm, elbowed my face, and kicked me away. Damn, this guy is a martial artist.

I ran at him again with my two legs and two arms charged. He opened a portal to his future self. What am I gonna do? Should I kick him? Or punch him?

I DON'T KNOW!!! I swung my right arm at him, but he dodged to the right. He held my arm again, just like before, and elbowed my face. He kicked me in the stomach with his knee and pushed me away.

Damn, his ability felt like toxic. I hit him with my leg and kicked him again with my other leg, making him staggered backwards. He summoned again a portal to his past self and said something to him.

Now I am ready this time with my charged arms. He disappeared; I punched the air where he was last standing; he didn't appear.

"Behind you" 

I looked behind; Blake is there, standing with his fists ready to hit.

*Smack*

I got hit on the face. Damn, why does his ability feel like an irritation? We continued practicing for hours, practicing nonstop.

I just continued giving Blake a barrage of hits and punches.

"Hold on there, Mateo, are you... okay?" My Gigantosaurus and Blake simultaneously asked.

"Just nothing, giving my all," I replied while trying to land a hit on Blake.

Blake did his trick again after hitting him again, calling his past self. I ran at him to hit him, but the portal moves as he moves. He dodged the hit and gave me a kick on the side of my stomach and disappeared, going back to the place again where I last hit him.

How the fuck do I counter him? Wait, am I going insane? But why? The toxicity of his skills? I don't know, but how can I defeat him or make him unconscious?

Left hit, right hook, left hook, kick. His martial arts skills helped him dodge. He used his past skill again. I stopped and focused. I closed my eyes and cleared my ears.

I disappeared after talking with his last self.

*Tchk*

The sound of the grass: HE IS BEHIND ME! I charged my right arm, turned around, and was ready to hit him. He is blocking, but I hit his arms away, making him open.

My left arm, who has been charged a while now, I raised my left arm, ready to hit. He looked me in the eye; his face is suddenly full of shock. My left arm hit his face, making him fly and land on a tree.

The feeling after hitting this toxic guy felt so good. I opened my eyes... There are pink particles mixed with my green particles. Why are there pink particles?

"Wha-what is that?" He asked, pointing at me.

I feel.... Some romantic feelings on me—what you feel when watching romance shows.

"What is what?" I asked.

"You're eyes! Look at a mirror or use your camera!"

I took out my phone and used the screen as my reflection. My..... Pupils are not... Pupils, they are... Pink hearts. THEY ARE PINK HEARTS!

"What is this! Why are my pupils pink hearts?" I shouted.

The romantic feeling still remains. The pink particles, my pupils.

"What is happening to you, Mateo!?" My Gigantosaurus said.

"I... don't know, it felt like I activated something inside me. But different."

"So that's why I felt something new after arriving here," my Gigantosaurus replied.

Pink auras started charging on my right fist, blazing pink. It started to fade away; my romantic feelings came back again. The pink aura suddenly grew bigger after that. I felt another romantic feeling, and the pink aura again grew bigger.

"Go to a tree and hit it," my Gigantosaurus said.

I went to a nearby tree and punched it.

*Thud!*

It broke just like how I charge my power, but without the sound of a gunshot.

"It is very similar but with a different mechanism. Using, releasing, or feeling a romantic feeling charges it, but why and how did you have this?" My Gigantosaurus said with a staggering voice.

"I... I don't know, am I gay?"

"No, you're not gay; I haven't seen you doing something gay."

"Hey, I don't know what is happening to you, but I'm kind of feeling something, something kind of a romantic feeling!" Blake shouted.

I looked back at Blake; his eyes, his pupils, are also heart-shaped pink. He summoned both portals of his past and future. Suddenly, particles started coming in both of the portals and went to his arm. 

His arm is also charged; it has similar looks to mine. He punched a tree nearby.

*Thud*

It destroyed the tree, but little damage than mine.

"I don't know, but I got to go; let's practice tomorrow again!" He shouted while taking his things and went out of the practice ground. I charged my arm with using my romantic feeling again. It glowed with a pinkish aura and particles.

"This is getting crazy, Mateo, charging a stick or weapon then this!"