Celestial Students
By: Tsubasa Caligrapher
Chapter 34
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As the smoke cleared away, Anne watched in surprise as Kat and Ashant'e had a strange glow about them. When she saw the source of their energy, she saw they had a little power-up of their own. Kat had on some really cool and decorative gloves that had a red jewel imbedded in it, where fire seemed to ne swirling in right now. And a newly attached sash appeared around Ashant'e and attached to it was a bladed Chakram with a strange lilac handle that seemed to ooze with power.
" … Wow. " she said simply as she grabbed Daisuke and Ericel's shoulders carefully and pulled them to the side behind her.
" Now that everything's a bit more even, let's get to it. " Ashant'e smirked as she fingered the circular weapon at her side while Kat tightened her gloves. In a flash, both sides disappeared and as various craters appeared in the ground between them, Anne couldn't believe her eyes. They had moved so fast that in a flash, they had already switched sides.
" Jaen ! " Kat yelled as she lifted her hands and held them one above the other, a globe of fire appearing before her. In a moment, a giant flame was released, its power incomparable to her previous Jaen spell as it ripped through the air at the enemies. But, the woman herself threw her umbrella forward as it turned into a beam of light and clashed against the fire and exploded.
" Ya ! " Ashant'e yelled as the smoke cleared and she appeared through and grabbed the woman, bringing her inside the smoke. After a few clangs here and there, she emerged again back to the side of the man, obviously fatigued.
" Right there. " she said as she pointed to a shadow in the dust and he just nodded as he started to power up his arm. But something was different, the woman sounded strange, but when she turned to Anne and winked, she realized what just happened. Anne looked over and saw that Kat was charging a spell of her own.
" Dai Jaen ! " she screamed as a blazing dragon charged forward but the man didn't have any idea what happened as he sent forward his own energy blast and they collided into the shadow. Kat smirked as the dust cleared and there stood the woman. As the man stood there confused, the woman next to him had an energy circle around her feet that slowly traveled up, transforming her into Ashant'e ! As the circle changed back into her Chakram, she held it above him and it once again turned into an energy circle as it flowed about the man and constricted him.
" Shikuchi ! " Ashant'e yelled as she teleported the man away, but she frowned as she saw the figure still standing tall.
' … H-how could she still be standing after all that ? ' Anne watched in horror as she saw the woman still standing there, kimono in tact in all. She smirked at them and with a spin of her umbrella, she disappeared too. After awhile of nothing happening, Anne got up and started running to the others to congratulate them, only for them to faint from exhaustion.
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' … No … please, stay away ! I don't know anything ! … Please, let me-aggghh ! '
" No ! " Ashant'e screamed as she woke up and looked around wildly, realizing that she was back at Misato's house. She suddenly shivered as a cold chill swept around her and wondered what was up with her ? Her mind suddenly flashed back to the battle from before and she immediately shot up.
" Shikuchi. " she said as she tried to concentrate her power, but then sighed as it didn't work.
" I knew it. " she muttered as she started running for the door.
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" … What … are … you doing. " Ericel said, trying to keep a straight face as he saw Daisuke bent back almost in half as he was on Ericel's exercise machine …
" … Hehe … nothing … AAAGGGHHH ! " he yelped as he bent all the way back and fell off. Ericel just sighed and walked out of the room. As the doorbell rang, he ran out to the door and opened it to see a panting Ashant'e and Anne.
" …. Huff …. Huff …. hey. " they concluded as Ericel just raised his eyebrow.
" …. Why are you so tired ? " he asked, seeing as Ashant'e could teleport.
" I ran all the way here. " she said before she walked in. Ericel looked over at Anne and saw that she was motioning towards Ashant'e which meant she also ran.
" … Why ? " he asked as he followed them in.
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Duc and Ginji were wandering about the city, wondering about what happened. Misato had come up with an excuse for Ericel and the others and hadn't told them about the battle they were facing. Meanwhile, Kat was also wandering about the city, thinking of the situation from before as she created a small but weak flame to entertain her.
" Oh, sor- hey, I know you. " Duc apologized before he realized he just bumped into Kat.
" … Oh, hey. " Kat said as she searched through her mind to remember him, which she did. As they continued walking together in silence, Ginji's stomach growled …
" Oh, hehe. Sorry, just haven't eaten anything in a long time. " Ginji chuckled good-naturedly. Duc just grinned up at him as they went to a nearby stand, with Kat slowly following as she was still deep in thought.
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" … so whenever we overuse our powers, they're temporarily disabled. But since I'm stronger than you guys, I could recharge pretty soon. " she said as she demonstrated her ability to teleport small distances, but only small. The other three teenagers nodded slowly as they tried to comprehend what Ashant'e just told her. Suddenly, Daisuke's cell phone went off.
" … Yeah, … what ! Ok, I'm there ! " Daisuke said in alarm as he stood up quickly.
" What's up ? " Ericel asked in worry.
" Uh, gotta get to the hospital. " he said in a somewhat disoriented voice as he started towards the door. They just watched as the door slowly closed after his departure.
" Huh … I wonder what's up with him ? " Ashant'e stared at the ceiling …
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As Misato lounged around on her couch, she stared at the ceiling, deep in thought when suddenly her phone rang.
" Hello ? " she asked, suddenly sitting up in shock as her eyes widened.
" … Are you sure ? … No, it can't be … I thought that wasn't allowed ! … No way in hell, I'm gonna be there. And … are you sure ? … Positive ? … fine, then you know better than me that we can't deal with this alone … I can't bring those kids, this is too dangerous ! …. But … who cares ! …. It'll be dangerous without them huh … " she came to defeat as she slowly shut the phone.
" Damn. " she whispered as she clicked her fingernails and stood up angrily.
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As Ashant'e teleported back to her room, she stopped as she heard heavy rustling coming from Misato's room. When she peeked in, she saw that Misato was angrily ruffling through the papers. As she seemed to find something, she put it on the table gently and got undressed. Ashant'e looked on as she saw Misato pack more weaponry than usual. A pistol attached to each leg and a knife below each elbow.
" What is going on ? " she wondered. Suddenly, she felt a gust of wind behind her. She quickly shut the door and spun, striking out a kick as a figure materialized.
" Still slow I see. " Karin grinned as Ashant'e slowly lowered her leg.
" Back so soon sister dear ? " Ashant'e asked in a strange voice.
" Of course. Now, have you made a decision yet ? " she asked.
" … It's only been a day ! " she said in exasperation. Suddenly, she heard Misato coming closer so with a wave of her hand, Karin had been teleported away.
" H-hey ! Hahahahaha … hehe ? " she laughed loudly and nervously as Misato just stared at her strangely.
" That was too close. " she sweat dropped as Misato just shook her head clear.
" Come on, we need to get to Eric's house. "
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" Where's Davis ? " Misato asked as she looked around the room. Ashant'e had found Kat along the way. She informed them that Duc and Ginji were staying at a hotel and she was just walking around.
" He's at the hospital. But I don't think he's up to anything right now. " Ericel said quietly as Misato nodded.
" Everyone, I'm really sorry …. but I'm gonna need your help. " she said seriously, making them all pay attention to her.
" Tomorrow, the head of NERV all around the world are gathering at the Otto Hotel. We need to go protect them. " she said simply. But all of their minds suddenly went to work.
" Why are so many important people gathering at once ? And so soon ? " Ashant'e asked.
" Why pick a rather common hotel ? The Otto has a very successful chain all around the world but still, shouldn't something this important be held somewhere else ? " Anne asked as she remembered her random hotel knowledge.
" Why do you need us ? Isn't there enough provided security for something this big already ? " Ericel wondered.
" … Do I need to go ? " Kat asked plainly. They all just stared at her with a strange look before she gave in. Misato shook her head and sighed deeply, unconsciously staring at each of the rings on their fingers.
" Intelligence says that they're being targeted. And no matter where they go, they'll probably still continue being targeted so they just need to get this over with. It's too important to leave alone. And the reason I need you guys … is that it's been discovered that a Ryoushi is working with the enemy. " she said, making them all freeze.
" …. W-what ? " Ericel wondered aloud.
" … What exactly is NERV ? " Ashant'e asked seriously. Misato stared at them before she sighed and shook her head.
" I can't tell you, not just yet. " she said, but Ashant'e wanted to know one more thing.
" But you will tell us one day ? " she asked. As Misato nodded, Ashant'e accepted it and looked back towards the others.
" Are you guys going ? " Ashant'e asked, knowing it was short notice but still.
" I'm going, anything with a Ryoushi and I'm there. " Ashant'e said.
" Yeah, I need to learn more about this …. " Ericel said before looking over at Anne.
" You think we'll be able to sneak a peek and listen into them during this conference … thingy ? " he whispered as she slowly nodded.
" And my powers are gonna be useful right ? So I'm there. " Anne smiled, finally feeling happy that was going to be of some use to a higher power. Then with that, they all looked over at Kat.
" … What !? … Oh fine, nothing else to do anyway. " she grumbled as Ericel and Anne looked at each other one last time.
" Now … should we ask Davis or not ? "
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Yes, I know. I took forever, but hey, I had summer school ! But now, finally just some time to relax and type. Please review !