"Oi..."
"Hmmm? His demeanor suddenly changed..."
"Run."
"What?"
"Get the hell outta here, alternate."
The alternate looked offended. "Who do you think you suddenly are, young man? Weren't you cowering in fear mere moments ago?"
"I won't repeat myself, this is the final warning. Leave."
The alternate became even more offended once again gaining a furious look. "You pathetic insolent fool! How dare you bark that nonsense at me, you weakli-"
With just one swift swing from Alternate Takeru, the alternate was sent flying to the side into another wall. Takeru's face grinned. "Have it your way then, foolish alternate."
Yabo, Hina and Kohei watched looking confused. "What's going on? How did the kid get so strong suddenly?", Kohei whispered.
Alternate Takeru chuckled. "Oi, you over there! Are you a moron? I can hear you perfectly fine, we're not too far from each other. How dare you display such idiocy in front of me. For that, don't you deserve to die?" Yabo got pissed hearing that from Takeru. "What the hell are you yapping about!?", He shouted.
"Silence from you, You're the one I'll enjoy most ripping to shreds. All 3 of you stay right there, don't you dare move an inch. When I'm done with this one, I'll devour all of your heads one by one.", Alternate Takeru replied.
Yabo, Hina and Kohei were shocked and most importantly, terrified. They had realized the horrible truth. "Takeru's alternate has taken over..."
"AAHHRGHHH!!!", The alternate screamed in pain and frustration as he came out of the broken wall. His body had been damaged all over and he was trying to regenerate all of the injuries.
Alternate Takeru looked over at him with excitement, his grin growing bigger and bigger. The alternate screamed, "HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU! I'LL KI-" In the blink of an eye, Alternate Takeru popped up right in front of the alternate's face. The alternate was shocked, he instinctively went back a few steps in utter fear.
"You'll what?"
"I- I- I'll- I'll-"
"Come on, just spit it. I don't appreciate you wasting my time."
"I'LL KI-" POW!
Alternate Takeru delivered a brutal punch to the alternate that went right through its stomach causing its guts to slowly spill out. "Yuck... Disgusting, most of the human body is disgusting. The head is only good part, after all."
"AHHHHHHH!", The alternate screamed in agony.
"You should've ran when you had the chance, boy.", Alternate Takeru said in a cold unfeeling voice. He took his hand out of the alternate's stomach and it fell onto the floor still screaming in agony.
"Please... Show me- me me- mer- mercy..."
Alternate Takeru scoffed. "Mercy? I'm never making that mistake ever again. That is the greatest lesson this universe ever taught me."
Realizing he was about to die, the alternate attempted a last ditch effort. He finally decided to make use of his unique ability. The alternate possessing Sasaki Fuyutake had the unique ability to heal others from any injuries and diseases. Using it, he healed Yabo, Hina and Kohei that were still regenerating. "KILL HIM! YOU 3 PEOPLE! KILL THIS MONSTE-"
CHOMP!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! QUITE THE PATHETIC END FOR YOU INDEED! BUT I MUST THANK YOU, I GET TO FULLY ENJOY PLAYING WITH THESE 3 BECAUSE OF YOU!", Alternate Takeru shouted as he munched on Sasaki's head.
They were all terrified, so much so that they couldn't even move. Yabo tried to man up. "So- so thi- this... is the special ca- case... ri- right!?" Alternate Takeru began deforming his mouth and gave a freakish smile. He leaped towards Yabo and was suddenly right in front of him. "I'M GONNA HAVE FUN KILLING YOU, YOU ANNOYING LITTLE SHIT... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Yabo, Hina and Kohei were all shaken back. Hina and Kohei began to slowly move away in fear.
"I bet you will... It would be quite the honor to kill someone like me, huh?", Yabo replied trying to sound cool and calm.
"HUH!?", Alternate Takeru said in an angry voice, he then kicked him right in the gut and it pushed him into the wall causing Yabo to bleed heavily from his mouth.
"What he hell is he!? This alternate is too damn strong, stronger than any I've faced before! Is this what you call a High Alternate!?"
Alternate Takeru began to laugh hysterically. "Oh come on, is that all you got? Even after the help from the alternate that I just devoured, what a joke you are..."
VZZZT!
"Yeah... YEAH! THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE! COME ON, THEN! SHOW ME YOUR FURY! SHOW ME YOUR STRENGTH!"
Yabo looked over at Hina and Kohei. "YOU TWO! JUST RUN! GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE! I'LL STAY HERE!"
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT A NOBLE MAN YOU ARE! A COMPLETE FOOL! INORDER TO SURIVIVE, YOU HAVE TO BE SELFISH!"
"HINA! KOHEI! JUST RUN!!!"
They looked conflicted. Kohei said, "But what abou-"
"I SAID RUN!"
They both nodded and left.
Alternate Takeru chuckled. "You know I'll just go chase them down and kill them after I'm done with you, right?"
Yabo said nothing, just looked angrier. "Yeah... Now fire that blast at me already, see what little damage it does."
Yabo gulped. ZZZZZHHH!
Hina and Kohei were running away as fast as they could, they made it out Itabashi High School but Kohei suddenly stopped. "What's wrong?", Hina asked while gasping for air.
"I can't leave him in there... I have to go back."
"What!? Why!?"
"I just can't! You stay safe. I'm gonna have to go back in."
"You're being stupid! Yabo gave us a chance to live, you're going against what he wanted if you foolishly walk back in there!"
"Well, I don't wanna owe anything to that dickhead! If- If anyone should die, it should be me... I'm the only one that's fine with dying..."
"Bu- but... you said that you were changi-"
"Whatever, It doesn't matter.", Kohei said as he rushed off back into the high school. Hina was left there standing alone. After a few seconds of pondering, she ran off.
Breathing heavier and heavier, Kohei eventually reached the entrance to the basketball court and there, he saw a sight he was all too familiar with.
There there were, the bully and the victim. Alternate Takeru laughing as Yabo's limbless injured body laid on the ground. Just like all the times before in his life, it would be easy to assume Kohei would just stare not being able to act on his emotions due to fear or whatever reason the situation provided him but not this time. Just this once, Katsuragi Kohei would act.
"Hey! Look over here, you disgusting piece of shit!"
Alternate Takeru looked over and seemed pleasantly surprised. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Just what the hell does a weakling like you plan to do, huh!?"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!? I TOLD YOU TO FUCKING RUN, YOU USELESS BUM!", Yabo screamed while still on the ground feeling immense agony.
"Just fight me, you stupid alternate!", Kohei shouted desperately trying to sound confident.
Alternate stayed silent for a second and then immediately busted into laughter. "YOU!? YOU!? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! COME ON THEN, KATSURAGI KOHEI! SHOW ME YOUR PASSION!"
Kohei leaped towards Alternate Takeru using 2nd form on his legs. Just as he was about to reach him, he got smacked into a wall. "I knew you were weak but this is just too much... I didn't even put any effort into that one..."
Kohei was already on the ground amongst the rubble bleeding from his nose and coughing up blood from his mouth.
Alternate Takeru walked over to him and sneered at his sight. "You Humans are truly disgusting, aren't you?", he said as he bent down to get a better look at Kohei. He began growing out and sharpening his nails. "This is the end for you, I'll enjoy every second."
SHNK! SHNK! SHNK! SHNK! SHNK!
Alternate Takeru began stabbing Kohei's torso again and again with unwavering cruelty. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU LIKE THAT, HUMAN!? NOW YOU REALIZE THE MISTAKE YOU MADE BY CHALLENGEING ME!? HUH!? DO YOU!? WHAT COULD A PATHETIC HUMAN LIKE YOU EVER DO TO THE LIKES OF ME! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"KOHEI!!!", Yabo screamed from a distance. This was a moment he would never forget. Completely limbless, unable to move or look away and having to watch your friend get stabbed relentlessly. A haunting moment that felt like eternity.
As Alternate Takeru kept on stabbing Kohei again and again, Kohei's eyes started to lose more and more of their light and when it reached a certain point,
"Katsuragi-senpai...? KATSURAGI-SENPAI!"
Being so close to death, Kohei still smiled. "You're back, kid? That's nice to know..."
"SENPAI! NO!!!!! I- I- I'M SO SORRY, SENPAI!!! THIS IS ALL MY FAULT!", Takeru screamed as an immense amount of tears ran down his face.
"Huh? What's wrong, Ichino-kun?", Kohei said in a soft voice.
"You- you're dying..."
"Oh, that? Didn't I tell you I was fine with that? More importantly, what do you think of my no beard look? Isn't it nice?" It was clear It was getting hard for Kohei to talk.
"It- it looks great, senpai... You look awesome!", Takeru said still crying uncontrollably.
"I'm glad you li- like... it..."
"Yeah, I do!"
"..."
"Senpai...? No... No! NO! NO! SENPAI!!!" Takeru began hugging Kohei's body tightly almost like he was desperately trying to hold onto his life. He was still sobbing and so was the limbless man behind him.
Katsuragi Kohei had died.