Chapter Three: "The Trial Dungeon"
After his duel with Reika, On hi way to the 4th year class Takashi started gaining fear and hatred from people around him because he defeated Reika a famous 2nd year student who everyone loved. Suddenly, a female voice was heard behind him.
"You are lucky they didn't kill you".
He turned to look and found a slightly less slim girl with curvy waist, beautiful face, red hair and red eyes. She was like an angel at the sight of Takashi.
"What are you looking at Blockhead?"....she said in a mean way.
Suddenly he snapped out of his Trans of admiration.
"Nothing"
"What did you say?"...he continued
"Did I stutter?".....she glanced at him.
Takashi became nervous.
"Well.....
She interrupted
"I said you should be happy they didn't kill you".
"Kill me?, They won't really do that will they"....asked Takashi.
"No".
"This girl must be crazy, why would she say they would kill me when they wouldn't".....He said to himself
She stopped abruptly in a manner that shocked Takashi.
She gave him a cold glance and treid to give him a punch but her hand stopped mid hair.
"How?"....she asked with surprise.
"You are from the Satoru clan".....she continued.
"No I'm not, I'm just a normal boy who gained power from his parents".
"Don't lie to me, I know Infinity when I see it".....she said angrily.
"What are you saying?, I'm not fr...
"Don't you lie to me",....she interrupted
"Okay, okay, you win. Geez"
"What's your name?"...she asked
"My name is Takashi Satoru, yours?"
"It's Sakura, Sakura Natsumi."
"We are in the same year, 4th year",....she added
Just when Takashi was about to speak, a boy in his late tenths (19) came and put his arm around the two.
"Hi, roomies."
His voice was calm and firm, his Outlook was intimidating but nice.
He is taller than Takashi Satoru, and seemed stronger too.
"This is Akihiro Matsumoto, a Shikigami sorceror, we are in the same year."
"If you ever need anything, we are here"...Akihiro added.
They headed to their dorm room and settled down.
Five minutes later, Sensei Ren came in and declared an emergency mission for the 4th year (there are three fourth year groups).
"But Sensei, we have not even rested enough."... Akihiro complained.
"Danger and evil doesn't rest, back in my days, we hardly rested and look at me now, I am one of the strongest".
"Let's go guys, who knows, it might not take long"...Takashi added.
"You will enter a corrupted rift — a failed pocket realm — and survive for 30 minutes against what's inside. Those who fall will be marked...unworthy."
"Unworthy?".....Takashi asked within him.
Only pairs or tro from each group may enter, since you guys are only three, all of you MUST!...go in.
Takashi teams up with Akihiroand Sakura. While others followed in trio making them nine in number.
"The Rift is known to contain mutated monsters and unstable magic — it's a legacy of the ancient demon war.".....Sensei Ren addressed.
The team enters the gate in trio.
The sky is crimson, ground is cracked, gravity shifts randomly.
From the ground rose up buildings tall as a sky scraper and they sense a great presence ahead.
"Guys get ready"...Akihiro alarmed.
"Ok!".... everyone responded.
They felt the presence clpser and closer. Some who could not handle it fell to the ground and others stood.
The beast came out and it's Outlook freaked them to the core except the trio(Akihiro, Sakura and Takashi).
It had blades for hands, long legs that made it taller than one of the buildings. Muscular body like that of a body builder. It split into three and dissapeared. They wondered where it went.
(Woosh), it appeared at their back and took out two down with one slam. They are dead.
It disappeared again and another one came from the front and almost hit Takashi but stopped mid air.
It's eyes widened and then it was taken down by Sakura's Shinigami Spirit Fox.
"Focus Takashi",.....she yelled.
"One down, two to go".....Akihiro added.
The demon withered and the ground shook. It split separating the group. Sakura, Takashi and one other students on one side, Akihiro and three others on the other side. Sakura tried to jump but a lava wall bursted out of the ground and separated them into different rooms.
Sakura hot headed attemptedto ramit with her spirit bull but the wall blasted her back and Takashi caught her.
"Be careful Sakura, don't injured yourself"....Takashi asked feeling concerned.
"I've never seen anything like this before".
On the other hand, Akihiro and the others were battling the second monster. It killed two and was about to kill the third one but was struck to death by Akihiro's Shikigami wolf dog.
It remained Akihiro and the last extra student Kenji Arata a scaredy cat who hasn't perfected his technique yet from soul manipulation clan (Yamada clan). They journeyed the lava wall maze together until they came around a big room with a big throne and the third demon that split at first sat on it.
In the other room, Sakura and Takashi fought together side by side in deadly unison to destroy all demons that came their way and the made it to the room Akihiro and Kenji were although the student that followed them couldn't make it.
They saw the demon and wanted to attack but it froze them and walked up to the weak one, Kenji, it looked at him, Smiled at his fear and disconnected his head from his body. It walked up to Sakura avoiding Akihiro. It seemed to be having fun but Takashi with great fury bursted out of the invicible grip and punched the monster back. It's eyes dimed and Takashi blotted out;
"You seem to be having fun, but guess what,....it's my turn".
The demon evolved into another color and form looking more intimidating. It launched with lightening fast speed and Takashi stood. The impact was so great that it created a huge crater in the ground below them. But Takashi was floating unharmed, the demon got even angrier and blasted Takashi with a huge demon beam from it's mouth.
It swallowed Takashi and surrounded him and kept him within.
Sakura thought he was dead and she started shouting at the demon.
"How dare you, you overgrown mouse, you will pay!"
The demon moved close to her and gave her a resounding slap that echoed the room. She fainted.
The ground started to shake and the beam that formed an orb started twitching, Takashi bursted it out with his mighty aura, it was overwhelming.
"What a powerful aura from a fourth year"... Akihiro stated.
The demon also looked at Akihiro with shock and then looked back at Takashi.
The battle began with firery fist from Takashi and Razer sharp claws of Takashi. The battle was so great that it destroyed the lava walls and The impact broke the freeze spell that froze Sakura and Akihiro in place.
"Did they call this a 4th year mission?, This is a god tier battle mission"... Akihiro stated.
Just when Takashi was about to land a big hit, he was caught off guard and sent flying to the wall of the room.
He stood, blood on his head and focused his energy on his fore finger and yelled;
"OBLIVION!"
The energy ball drew the demon closer and erased it from existence.
Akihiro held unconscious Sakura tightly so as not to get destroyed.
Takashi came down from where he was to Akihiro's location.
"How is she?",....he asked.
"She's alright, just unconscious,.... Akihiro responded.
"By the way, that was a good tier battle, are you really a 4th year?"..... Akihiro added.
"I just feel powerful when I need to protect people, the power just comes out of the blue, I didn't want to lose anyone again".
"Come on, let's go home"...Akihiro said.
"Okay",.... Takashi responded.
Takashi carried unconscious Sakura out of that place accompanied by Akihiro. The realm closed and the trio headed home.
Akihiro is healed from the scars he sustained in seconds, Sakura is awake but exhausted and smiles at Takashi,
"We made it, woo hoo".
The entire class watches in stunned silence as Nine Students entered a realm and only three came out alive.
Sensei Ren asked Akihiro about what happened and he explained all to him.
He felt Happy that the boy he rescued might be the end to this war,..... finally.
TO BE CONTINUED…