Episode 20: A Dying Flame Can Only Last So Long…
Hiro stood across from Takuya, his plan had worked almost perfectly, he smiled and then decided to soak completely into the dark spark.
Hiro(Calm): “Consume that which is pure and soak it in darkness. 夜のように黒くなる”
Takuya(Confused): “What’s he even saying!?”
{As Hiro spoke the chant, his dark spark emerged and consumed him, like spiders or water creeping down his back, the darkness spread.}
Ryokui(Excited): “This is where the fun begins.”
{Hiro looked up at Takuya, and black pupils pierced through Takuya, he had never felt such fear.}
Hiro(Corrupt): “Let’s get this last battle over with.”
{Takuya gulped as sweat crept down his face, the droplets falling from his face and hitting the ground leaving a spot. He went to lock Ares War onto his launcher when he realized he couldn’t even move his arms, as they were shaking uncontrollably.}
Takuya(Mind): “I can’t…I can’t bring myself to battle him!”
Hiro sighed and said,
Hiro(Corrupt): “I’m not wasting my spark on someone as pathetic as you.”
Takuya looked forward as Hiro spoke those words, and a time from his past arose.
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{Memory…
“Takuya, you’re so pathetic, you can barely play sports unlike Masashi! He’s so cool with every play he makes.”
“Takuya, you’re so pathetic, you can’t get nearly as good scores as Wataru, he’s extremely smart.”
“Takuya, you’re so pathetic. Takuya, you’re so pathetic. Takuya, you’re so pathetic. Takuya, you’re so pathetic….”
Within Takuya’s mind, he stood within a pool of black liquid(shadows), he then felt hands grab onto him and begin pulling him under, he tried to grab something but couldn’t get a hold onto anything, he looked for someone(anyone, something!) He then was pulled under and couldn’t breathe, he looked down and saw his old classmates, all the ones who made fun of his father’s death, his brother’s disappearance, his grief and inability to cope with the loss, his average grades.
Takuya(Deep Thoughts): “I hate them! I hate absolutely every single one of them! I’ll show them all!”
Takuya then ripped the hands off himself and began swimming up, each hand that tried to grab him would explode with darkness consuming the hands, and dark flames flying into the shadow sea, each burning with hatred, darkness, sorrow, grief, any and every negative human emotion created the Spark.
{The Spark is far from a good thing, it’s the Spark that consumes someone and makes them go insane. Certain people have tamed this spark and set it good, The White Knight, Kagami and Shinobu have all tamed this spark. Takuya had not, and now...
…Memory End…}
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Takuya(Dark Spark): “I’ll make you eat your damn words!”
{The dark spark began flaring from Takuya, Ryokui looked down and thought.}
Ryokui(Mind): “I was right in looking into Takuya Takeba’s past and digging up his deepest hatred.”
Hiro looked up and smirked to Ryokui, the two knew that they had done everything properly now.
Hiro then looked up and called,
Hiro(Excited): “Let’s battle now then, pathetic scum!”
Takuya(Corrupt): “Shut up!”
{Takuya hastily locked Ares War onto his launcher and prepared to launch, when…
Ares(Concerned): “Takuya! Don’t let him get to you!”
Takuya(Corrupt): “Shut it, Ares!”
{Within the bey mindscape, Takuya raised his hand and consumed Ares with the Dark Spark. He then exited and saw Hiro ready to launch.}
Both: “3! 2! 1! Go Shoot!”
{As Takuya launched, he pulled his Winder with too much force. This would result in him breaking the internal gears and thus rendering his launcher absolutely useless.}
{Ares War and Devil Destroy hit the stadium floor, Devil Destroy was once again set into it’s Attack Mode and the two beys began rushing around the stadium.}
Takuya(Corrupt): “Go now, Hero Rush!”
Hiro(Corrupt): “Don’t mess up now. Devil Rush!”
{The two beys rushed around and began to barrage one another quickly, each attack seemed to crush one another, but as they battled their sparks grew. Corrupt Sparks grew with hurt and darkness whilst normal Spark grew with passion and light.}
{Ares War and Devil Destroy both returned to the outer ridge and rushed towards one another again.}
Hiro(Mind): “Two more.”
Takuya(Corrupt): “Crush ‘em! Hero Upper!”
{Ares War slammed into Devil Destroy, and surprising Hiro, launched Devil Destroy into the furthest wall, as Devil Destroy fell, Hiro spoke chants once again.}
Hiro(Corrupt): “Fallen Star, Dragon Scales, Retribution.”
{Devil Destroy seemed to regain all it’s lost stamina and rushed at Ares.}
Takuya(Corrupt): “How did you? Cheater!”
Hiro smirked while gripping his bicep and taking a deep breath,
Hiro(Mind): “I’ll let about 45% out.”
{Hiro then released his arm and his dark spark awakened once again though it didn’t seem as strong. Takuya looked and observed the spark around Hiro, he didn’t know at this moment but the only good thing the dark spark brought him was the ability to observe spark and it’s flow, down to a near perfect level.}
Takuya(Corrupt): “Why’re you holding back!?”
Hiro and Ryokui both wore surprised faces when they realized,
Hiro and Ryokui(Surprised): “He can read sparks!?”
Hiro looked down and thought,
Hiro(Mind): “I thought I was the only one.”
{Devil Destroy then closed in on Ares War, and Hiro cried.}
Hiro(Corrupt): “End this now! Corrupt Slash!”
{Takuya grit his teeth and clenched his fist, as his spark awakened but the fire seemed dark and was consuming his entire arm.}
Takuya(Spark): “Not happening! Elite Slash!”
{Ares War and Devil Destroy struck one another and both were sent to the Xtreme Line and only Ares War locked onto the Xtreme Line.}
Hiro(Pissed): “Wait, what!?”
Takuya smiled and entered the Bey Time Shift as Ares War seemingly teleported around the Xtreme Line and rushed off towards Devil Destroy.
Takuya(Corrupt): “Now this is the end! Corrupt Sword!”
Ares(Concerned): “Takuya! End this attack, I fear Hiro is…”
Takuya(Corrupt): “Be quiet, Ares!”
Hiro smirked as Ares War closed in on Devil Destroy,
Hiro snapped his fingers and called,
Hiro(Corrupt): “Now consume and engulf! Devil!”
{Devil’s avatar awakened and flew from the shadow ocean, it grabbed his war staff and swung it as it roared, it’s wings flaring out and the shadow liquid dripping off of Devil’s body.}
Hiro’s spark then flared beyond the maximum flare, Takuya had known.
Hiro(Corrupt): “Let’s the curtains close on your pathetic blading career! Corrupt Devil Slash!”
{As the bey collided, Devil’s immense power shook through Ares’ entire body, and it soon sent a crack right through Ares.}
Ares(Damaged): “Takuya! Devil is going to break us!”
Takuya(Corrupt): “For the last tim…”
{As Takuya turned, his entire corrupt spark blew off him as Hiro and Devil began consuming his Spark, he looked forward and realized the error he had made.}
Takuya(Concerned): “Wait, Ares no!”
(Takuya…was too late.)
{Devil Destroy struck Ares War and sent it’s maximum spark engulfed attack through Ares War, the small crack on it’s metal grew and soon formed across the entire layer, this all occurring within milli-seconds, Devil Destroy would then move slightly and snap Ares War’s layer in three equal segments.}
Takuya watched as now his own made bey was destroyed but not by some bullies who had fame go to their head, by his own mistake in letting his dark thoughts take over. He then couldn’t hold the tears back, as they fell from his eyes,
Takuya(Crying): “Ares! I’m sorry!”
Hiro smirked as the dust settled, Devil Destroy spun on the stadium floor, while Ares War sat on the stadium floor, it’s layer now broken, crack formed within it’s ratchet and the locking mechanism had broken as well, leaving both the 4-50 ratchet and Low Rubber Flat Bit un-useable.
{Hiro and Takuya stood there, Takuya’s spark all but gone, while Hiro finished consuming Takuya’s old corrupt spark and exhaled. The process that Ryokui and Hiro followed was Ryokui researching people and finding and using their darkest secrets to exploit them and cause them to have corrupt spark flare up and then Hiro would battle them and break their bey and consume their spark. It was a process that was evil.}
Hiro(Calm): “I’ve gotten what I wanted. I’ll take my leave now.”
{Hiro grabbed Devil Destroy and Ryokui walked down from the metal loft and the two left while Takuya stood there and couldn’t move.}
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{Incident End.}
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{Takuya returned to his house, and when he arrived he quickly decided to visit Chris and Angie.}
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{Woods’ House, Yotsukaido}
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Takuya entered their home, his eyes red and baggy from his crying.
Chris(Concerned): “Takuya! Are you okay?”
Takuya nodded and entered their home and they all sat down on the couch together and Takuya relayed the entire event from when he texted Chris to check who the Dark Prince might be to his battle against Hiro to the breaking of Ares War.
Takuya looked down and said,
Takuya(Sad): “You guys should continue Kingslayer without me.”
Chris stood up quickly, and without hesitation said,
Chris(Mad): “Like hell we will! We’re gonna make him pay for what he did. We can revive Ares!”
Takuya looked up slightly,
Angie(Mad): “We ain’t just gonna let him take over the blading world!”
Angie and Chris then stood their hands out to Takuya, he looked up to them, his eyes sparkling in the light coming through the light.
Chris(Sincere): “Come on, Takuya. We’re in this together.”
Angie(Sincere): “This team won’t be the same without you.”
{Takuya looked down and everything came to him, even after his father’s passing and brother’s disappearance, everyone who bullied him at school and his depression, he had found friends who supported him through everything.}
Takuya looked back up, his tears flowing down his face.
Takuya(Overjoyed): “Thank you guys, so much!”
{Takuya was then pulled up by the two and they formed a group hug, and the few remaining corrupt sparks all died out.}
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Takuya, Chris and Angie all walked into the garage as Takuya pulled out his broken Ares War and lied it down in front of himself and opened the 3D software.
Takuya(Confident): “I’ll revive you partner, just wait for me!”
{Ares seemed to almost glow in response, and Takuya knew his partner wasn’t dead, as he looked to the screen, a new spark was born and took over.}
Takuya(Spark): “We’ll save the blading world!”
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Pretty sure, this is the longest episode yet. Only more episode of Arc 3.