WHAM! CRACK! FSSSH!
Megumi and Victor strike their weapons against eachother again and again, running all around the lab room with the sole intent to land the brutal hit. Megumi had slowly began opening up from her tiredness, her Senzai Output slowly increasing as her polearm made heavy contact with Victor's electric sword. The lab around them cracking and breaking with each clash of their weapons.
Usually, in battles between Senzai users, the one with more Output, in this case, Victor, wins. However... Having more reserves and being able to passively and actively contain Senzai is another skill. Senzai Efficiency.
Regardless of if someone has more Senzai Energy Reserves than the other, it doesn't matter much when the person can barely contain the energy. Every user of Senzai leaks Senzai 24/7, but it can be as miniscule as 0.0001%/s for example. This is passive energy loss. Energy doesn't get lost as per physics literature, but it leaks from the user constantly in here.
However, when in a fight or when a user is using Senzai Arts, the user goes through a temporary phase of active energy loss. For example, a person launches an attack that contains 100 Senzai units. But before that attack leaves the body a small unit (e.g 20 units) of it is leaked as a waste and the rest (e.g 80) are utilised well.
The only way to minimise this huge drain and even the passive drain is to maintain a steady and calm flow of Senzai through oneself and to concentrate and focus on your attacks whilst you're fighting. Even a small slip up in focus can waste that attack alot. The users who have reached pinnacle of Senzai mastery have practiced focusing so much that their body does it on its own.
And in this case, Megumi, through rough physical training, more Senzai Control and the calming advantage of her own Art, was well on her way to beat Victor down. As Megumi and Victor's clashing come to an end, Megumi immediately wrapped her legs around his neck. "W-what! Get off!", Victor screamed electricity running out of him as he started flying and crashing everywhere to throw Megumi off.
He was faster, yes. But speed is nothing when the foe has you... By the neck. Megumi instantly flips herself crashing Victor down against the floor with a sickening crack, his body bouncing off of the floor as Megumi proceeds to kick Victor against the control panel.
"Let's see how fast you really are, Mr Second Commander~", Megumi scoffs before pointing her hand towards Victor's crashes body.
"Hydro Art:
Pressure Slash"
With multiple loud sonic booms, a crescent of fast high pressured water slash flies towards Victor. It emanated a 'fizz' sound that bombarded through the air.
Victor's eyes widened for a second before he dodged at the last second, electricity trailing behind him. The slash cut through the lab wall with a powerful force as it kept cutting through the underground for a hundred metres before succumbing to the friction of the earth.
Victor's heart raced as he saw how close to death he was from Megumi's attacks. Megumi Mizu has finally released her full strength. Victor looked back at Megumi before speaking with a less cocky tone, "I suppose... I have to resort to using something I don't like to use...".
Immediately, large volumes of Senzai inform of bright powerful electricity erupted through Victors body, crackles flowing out of his finger tips. His energy loss was even larger... His output increases!
"Wait... How is he randomly increasing his output? And this fool! Doesn't he realise he's going to burn through all of his war chest!", Megumi thinks to herself gripping her polearm tightly.
Victor laughed maniacally as electricity pumped more out of him. He opened up his arms taking in the ecstacy of newfound power growing through him.
"Electrokinesis Art:
Power Surge: 150%!"
Victor cackles, yellow eyes glowing with more power. "You see, Megumi... I might have... 'failed' chemistry, how you so kindly put it, but I didn't fail physics. Power equates to voltage into current. I forced increased my Senzai Output to 50% more of my original through increasing my power. I'm 50% faster, stronger and more deadly!", Victor says with renewed vigor as he grabbed his fist, pumping with electricity.
Before Megumi could even react, Victor was right behind her. He punched her hard against the back of her spine sending her flying forwards. He slips down against the floor, speeding up to catch up and points his finger right under her.
"Lightning Shot!"
Electricity crackled around his fingers before sending out a more powerful thunder bolt out of his fingertips with a loud booming thunder. The lightning shot being far more faster and more deadlier with Power Surge Technique working concurrently. Megumi's body goes flying up through the roof of the underground and crashes through the floors, her body not stopping through multiple layers of concrete, rebar, furniture and more as she stops right at the ground floor. Smoke all around her.
Victor smirks looking up as he comments, "You had a good run, Megumi... Well, time to claim my prize!". Victor looks towards Sora's laid body on the floor. Concrete pieces, glass pieces and more scattered around him from the earlier fight. Victor comes close to Sora and places a hand right above his heart. "Wake up", Victor orders his eyes becoming cold before pumping Sora with an electric shock.
"Ngh... Where am I?", Sora says in his subconscious state as he looks ahead of the darkness. His vision slowly clearing as he sees an entire village lit in flames. Sora reaches a hand out, his eyes tired and he was tearing up. "I-I couldn't save you, Akane...", Sora grimaced his voice cracking.
Slowly a figure or a shadowy silhouette of a woman appears infront of him. Her eyes the only visible thing. But her eyes felt... uncanny. Her left eye was glazed, but the right eye... An Eye of the Eclipse. Sora's brows furrowed his face contorting in disgust a hint of last trauma before he shakes his head trying to reach out.
Suddenly another taller shadow appears before him as it puts it's hands around the woman. But the shadow had two eclipse eyes, of course that's a true eclipse. But Sora could recognise this. His eyes immediately shot red in anger, his veins popping around his face as he screamed. "TSUKUYOMI! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!", Sora yelled. His voice echoing through his subconscious before he is awakened by Victor's shock. "HAAAAAH! What the hell- oh", Sora gasps as he sits up immediately looking around and seeing Victor besides him.
Victor smiled, standing up as he spoke up, "Ah, you woke up... I know this looks immature for me to appear like this infront of you, however, I mean no disrespect, Mr Sora Makizushi!". Victor grinned mischievously as his sword dissipates. Victor continued, "I am Victor Van Volt, but call me Victor! It's a pleasure to meet you, quite a pleasure!".
Victor forcefully shook his hands with Sora, the contact sending a shock through Sora who was skeptical of Victor. "Who are you? You don't look... Our kind...", Sora said curtly unaware of the seemingly racist remark. Victor blinked his eyes before shaking his head. "Oh, I can understand. Been a thousand years, huh? And Japan opened up in 1850s, so yeah I doubt you've seen a Dutchman in your life...". Victor shook his head again, seemingly going off focus and continuing, "You see Sora, there's a legend about you. According to historical textbooks, Sora Makizushi will wake up when a person is able to reverse the technique that send you into a cryosleep many centuries ago. And seems like we were lucky. I work for an organisation called the New Faith Order, Sora. Join us. We want Senzai to be in everyone's fingertips so they can defend themselves from Eclipses. We just need leaders and members that can help us counter this junk". Victor points towards the room.
"The PPA have supporting the narrative that those with naturally born Senzai access capabilities can defend humans, but they are never enough! Too less! What if this was not the case, what if everyone could defend eachother... Their family... So that's why we want the world to know! Take down these hoarders and establish a utopia!", Victor says his eyes zoning out as he contemplates the NFO's ideology out loud to Sora.
Sora's face is full of confusion as he remarks with a grin, "You know your company's ideology reminded me of someone... Your idea isn't all bad. Good luck on it, I guess...". Sora patted Victors shoulders before he walks towards the hole going way up in the building from their underground lab. "I have other places to be... Thanks for saving", Sora continues as he is about to jump up.
Victor immediately gets enraged as he flies towards Sora at lightning speeds grabbing his collar and flying up through the hole made by Megumi. Sora, surprised for a moment tried to resist but his hands never could reach, only flail. As Victor flies out of the hole...
WHAM!
Victor gets kicked into the mirror of the ground floor of the building crashing through it into the street with Sora landing close. Glass shards scattering all around them. The people in the PPA building, the staff and receptionists looked in awe and worry. Megumi had been standing there waiting for the right moment to incapacitate the Victor. Megumi sighs as she slowly walks out choosing to use the automatic doors rather than walking through concrete which she could, but Your would probably cut her paycheck.
"Victor, we have fun and all, but I have a duty and that's arresting you for terrorism and murder as you're a threat to human society," Megumi says in a bored fashion as she grabs Victor by the sleeve of his suit. Sora stood up standing next to them. His face pissed off as he spoke,
"So, you work for that white haired woman, miss? You fucking kidnapped me and put me in an incubator? I'm not some weapon you can use! And you, blue haired freak show! I don't work for anyone! So you both can have my two cents-".
Sora's ranting was abruptly interrupted as he saw from the corner of his eye: a small distortion in reality. A simple night skyed texture circle getting larger and larger. It had a physical distortion as it opened up to be a portal. Suddenly two people walk out of it slowly but menacingly in an entrance. The first one holding his palm out, probably the user of this Art. He had black curly hair and a face mask that only showed his eyes.
The second manned, however, seemed to walk out with a sway in his hips. Blond, but more darker, probably more coarser and denser curly hair, pale white skin, normal black eyes that had a hint of suspiciousness behind it, a smirk on his face. He also wore a suit and in his one hand was a cane. He giggled as he walked out.
"Ehehe~ Aw~ is our friend Victory in some deep shit? Don't ya worry! Me and Glitchy are here to help you. Afterall, Lord Nakamura doesn't want failures now does he?", the blond haired man said, his voice apathetic, condescending and freakish. He emanated horrifying Senzai out of him which only Sora could notice.
"A-Adrik! I don't need back up!", Victor yelled in anger. His face pissed out from his appearance. Megumi looked at the two in nervousness. She's an Executive Class, yes, but this might be too much for her to handle.
Chapter 9, end