Chapter 70: Glitch Manipulation

1. Rohas Miguel-Lee John

2. Thomas Merik-Blake Siño

3. Mateo Valentino-Sarah Vane

4.Anderson Lopez-Nicole Cane

5.Reed Elias-Natie Gin

6. Lovely Rose-Tenor Hilton

7. Gasil Finn-Arinet Vicinit

8. Jasper Clint-Hit Austin 

9. Arthur Vince-Noelle Denis

10.Alex Lance-Ryder McAllister

"Name!?" I shouted to the person who is standing in the middle of the Fighters Ground. 

"Sarah, Sarah Vane," she replied after turning around and looking at me.

I can't believe I am going to practice with a girl again.

"Your power is glitch manipulation, right?" 

"Yes, and yours is Inner Beast? I watched you fight with Bill; that was a good fight."

"Yeah, I don't need to explain my abilities since you saw it. What are your skills or abilities?"

"The first is Glitch Lashes; it's like I can summon glitches that look like tentacles and I can use them to attack my enemies. I can summon only 6 lashes."

"Sounds familiar to me," my Gigantosaurus said.

"Next?" I asked.

"Glitch Globs, I can throw globs to the enemy, making them stick to a wall, to the ground, or somewhere, giving me advantage to the helpless enemy."

"Third?" 

"Glitch Echo, I can summon copies of myself with the same abilities and skills I have, but somehow I can only summon 2."

"That sounds a good one," my Gigantosaurus said.

"Fourth?"

"Glitch Repair, I can use my glitch to repair myself or repair things. For example, a door is split in half and the other half is nowhere to be seen. So I can use my glitch to make an alternative for the other half, repairing the door fully. Also, for my wounds, my glitch fixes or covers up my wounds. If I have a missing arm or one of my arms has been cut off, I can use my glitch to make an alternative, making myself a brand new arm."

"Fifth?"

"Glitch Barrier, making a barrier to defend incoming hits."

"Sixth?"

"Glitch Body, I can turn my body into a glitch for 15 seconds; when you attack or punch me, it only just phases through me."

"Seventh?"

"No more"

"Then let's get started then; no holding back."

Both of us stretched, upper to lower body.

"Ready?" I asked.

She suddenly summoned glitch lashes from the ground and started attacking me with the sounds of glitches. I started running sideways, dodging the lashes.

"What the hell, I am still asking if you are ready; why are you attacking already!?" I shouted to her.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I just can't wait to dominate a new face," she replied.

"Nah, I'm going to dominate you before you dominate me!" I shouted back as I charged my right fists and ran towards her, dodging her glitch lashes.

"Oh my, you are going to dominate my body? You're lucky I can summon two copies of myself so you can dominate three." 

"Wait what? What are you even talking about!?"

I jumped to her, ready to hit her. But suddenly, something grabbed my leg, pulling me and smashing me on the dirt. I saw another incoming lash about to hit me. I rolled to my right, dodging it.

I stood up and started running at her again, dodging the incoming lashes. I finally went nearer to her.

*Tick*

My right fist has been already charged for a bit long now; it is half charged. I swung my fists to her.

*Chckakchkk*

My fists phased on her stomach; her body looked glitchy; she used her glitchy body. She smiled evilly; she held my head near to her and threw me to the ground; she threw glitch globs on my hand.

It is very sticky; I can't escape. She went on top of it and crouched down. She held my head to make me face her. 

"Oh my, you are really helpless. I already practiced with five people, and you are the weakest."

"Oi, Mateo, she's calling us weak," my Gigantosaurus said to me.

She started touching my stomach and caressing my face.

"What are you doing! Don't you have a boyfriend!? Or no!?" I shouted. 

"Don't worry, I don't have a boyfriend; I just found you. Handsome."

I struggled, but the glob still stuck.

"The glob will wear out and melt in 1 minute, very long, right? How about you feel, the feel of romance?"

Feel, feel of romance... My body is like. Getting manipulated by romantic feelings. This feeling is so familiar. What I felt during my practice with Blake.

My body started twitching; the feeling of seeing two couples in a show or real life is making me twitch. Sarah looked me in the eye; her eyes widened.

"What happened to your pupils?"

I felt the glob melt. I charged my arm with romantic feelings and hit her in the face. She flew, rolling on the ground. One of her glitch lashes caught her and carried her, making her stand again.

I stood up, admiring the beautiful pink particles.

"Why are your pupils pink hearts!? Are you... in love with me!?" She shouted.

"I don't know, but I somehow discovered this during my practice with my recent partner."

"I don't believe you, but that is new. And don't go near me with those eyes; I don't know what you are going to do with me."

I started running towards her, charging both of my fists and legs with romantic feelings and my Gigantosaurus. She barrages and launches her lashes at me. I dodged all of it the best I could; I finally reached her.

*Bang*

I uppercuted her, making her fly to the sky. I used my charged legs to make me leap higher. I grabbed her and went on top of her to make sure she was the one to land on the ground first.

"Looks like someone's weaker" I said to her

"Let go of me!"

One of her lashes grabbed me, and I let go of her falling to the ground. One of her lashes caught her. I hit the lash holding and started falling to the ground. I charged both of my arms to hit the dirt, making it like my cushion.

*Bang*

As my fists touched the ground, it shaken and destroyed the dirt. I took my arm out of the dirt and shook my arms to take off the dirt that stuck on my arms.

"Don't worry, I'll fix this after finishing the fight."

"Your eyes give me the creep! If it's your ability, don't use it on girls!" Sarah shouted.

"Power is power; what are you even going to do to stop me from using this?"

I sprinted at her; she summoned two copies of herself. The two copies summoned another six lashes totalling to 18 lashes including the original Sarah's lashes. 

*Chklakklkkl*

The sound of the glitch just echoed in my ears. 18 glitch lashes waving and wagging on the air.

"Even how many are you? I am not backing down."

"You fuckin..."

I charged my arm both of my romantic feelings and my Gigantosaurus—I am going to call my mixed abilities, Double Charge. I sprinted to one of the echoes. 

*Bang*

The echo flew, landing on a tree; the echo suddenly vanished, and the glitch went back to the original Sarah. Both Sarah and the copy went around me. I double charged and sprinted to the copy.

*Swoosh*

I dove below as one of the lashes came to hit me. I hit the copy, sending it flying to a tree, vanishing, and the glitch went back to Sarah. But Sarah was behind me; she unleashed a barrage of Glitch Glob at me.

"Oh no, it looks like you are not going to escape the globe," she mockingly said.

I double-charged again; the romantic feelings felt so, so good, watching a couple doing couple things, watching shows and the main character kissing her girlfriend, and much more.

I hit the glob, but it stuck to my fist; the other globs went to my arms and legs. 

*Thud*

One of the lashes turned into a fist, hitting me. I flew and landed on the ground. I stood up and just stood there, waiting for the glob to wear off. One of the first lashes went to me. I timed it and hit the fist with my double-charged arm.

*Clackchkchakakch*

The fist broke into pieces; it's like glass. Another fist went to me. I charged my arm and hit it, but it didn't break; my charge is too weak. I flew; the fist grabbed me mid-air and threw me to the ground. I stood up.

"This doesn't even look like a practice Mateo, and it felt like she didn't need practice," my Gigantosaurus said.

I double charge both of my fists and legs. I sprinted to Sarah; I dodged the incoming lashes and arrived near her. I raised and swung my fists to her; she summoned Glitch Barrier from the ground.

*Bang*

*Clackchkchakakch*

The barrier broke into glass-like pieces. My fists went through and hit Sarah's face. I raised my other arm and hit her on the face again.

*Bang* 

She flew to the ground; all of the glitches went away, including the lashes.

"Please, please, can we have a break for a moment?" she said.

"Okay"

My romantic feelings started to fade away, including the charges on my legs.

"Looks like the one who has the most potential asked for a rest," I mockingly said.

"Shut up" 

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We leaned on a tree, eating our biscuits. 

"One, you need to learn how to use your echo. It is strong, but they are one shot, so order them strategically to a safe place. Two, give your lashes with roles; one is for attacking, some are for defense, and some are for catching you or handling you. And third, don't forget your Glitch Body."

"I understood... Master, anyway, what's wrong with your pupil? Why are there pink hearts? I haven't seen it during your fight with Bill. Does it only work when fighting with a girl?"

"I don't know; the first time I found and used it was the first day I practiced with Blake."

"Maybe Blake is a girl."

"Shut up, I know the guy. We both went to the male bathroom at the same time as proof he is a male."

She looked at me differently.

"You boys are weird."

"Fuck you, like it's not weird for girls to enter the bathroom at the same time."

We continued practicing, practicing, and practicing until our last day as a partner.