[Anger, helplessness, Rage. Conditions have been met!]
Fumiko looked at Kodak's rageful eyes, seeing the helplessness and rage festering deep within his heart. She saw that look in his eyes way too much. Fumiko knew Kodak just wanted to protect and cherish those he held close to him, but the reality was that he had no power. Even if he was a Kawanari.
Fumiko then placed her hands gently on Kodak's face.
Her voice was a lovely tune, only trying to calm and soothe his anger. "You don't have to give in to that darkness. Let me be the light that guides you back on the right path. Remember our promise."
Fumiko's eyes then met Kodak's, calming him deeply. A soft smile spread across his face as he held her hands that she had placed on him so gently. "Thank you, Fumiko." He said in a calm and even-tempered tone.
A memory then flashed in Kodak's mind, reminding him of that promise Fumiko and he spoke so proudly of.
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2 years ago...
A bright sun was beaming down on Kodak. He was covered in burn marks and cuts all across his body. His shirt was slightly charred and damaged, but he didn't care. The only thing that crossed his mind was protecting Fumiko.
"How could you beat up a girl! She did nothing wrong, Azar!" He yelled in anger towards the three bullies in front of him.
Azar only chuckled as small sparks of electricity crackled from his fingertips. "I'm not beating on her cause she's a girl. I'm beating on her cause she's puny and weak!"
Kodak's jaw then tensed, causing him to rush forward, enraged. "She's everything but weak! She tries harder than anyone else in the Haruka family! And that's why she'll become a revenant ranker that crushes her corrupted family!"
Azar's jaw tenses in anger from Kodak's words. The electrical energy then lashed out at Kodak, colliding directly with his chest. The white shirt is completely torn off from the blast. A cloud of dust and smoke spread across the public park.
Fumiko's eyes widen, prompting her to yell out to Kodak with a worried look for his safety. "KODAK!" She screams while extending her hand outwards, almost as if she were trying to protect him.
But as she screams Kodak's name in hopes that he'd be okay. A wave of relief washes over her as she peers into the smoke, seeing Kodak's black hair flowing through the smoke.
He had minor injuries and a slight trail of blood dripping down from his forehead.
Kodak then rushed through the smoke, and immediately began his assault against Azar.
A straight punch was thrown, but Azar redirects the punch. Kodak then twists his body, and uses his other hand to try and land a powerful hook on Azar.
But Azar opponent reads his attack and blocks the second strike. But one thing was annoying him. Why was Kodak attack at such a low angle?
Azar then decides to attack with an attack low as Kodak was, but Azar's attack is then caught by Kodak's hands.
He fidgets and struggles against Kodak's insane physical strength, but still is unable to pull his arm back.
"LET GO!" Azar yells in anger as he struggle even more fiercely than before. But before he could do anything, Kodak's back then faced Azar. And before he could do anything, Azar was then thrown over Kodak's shoulder.
His body crashes onto the asphalt. His body flares with pain and anger as he looks up weakly towards his opponent. "Y-You bastard!"
Kodak's gaze then pierced into him. Those obsidian eyes that glared ever so violently at Azar. His voice then spoke to Azar. "Y'know, you boast about how I have no powers, or that I'm so pathetic and weak. But all I hear about you is that you're a pathetic D-Ranker. You have the power and potential to be stronger. But you slack off with both your martial arts and your supernatural abilities. It's just downright sad. Makes me almost feel pity for you."
Azar's eyes then stare at Kodak angrily. The blood vessels in his eyes almost look like they were about to pop open from that furious look.
Sparks of electricity then vibrate from Azar's body, crackling and popping with a furious intensity. Kodak's hair then to float up. Danger and caution then float his mind, almost like he was being told to dodge.
Suddenly a blast of blue lightning shoots from Azar's finger tips as he yells, "SHUT UP YOU POWERLESS BASTARD!"
Kodak throws his arms up in an attempt to cover his face, and while trying to dodge the electrifying assault.
But he's not even close to being fast enough. The current of lightning harshly collides and burns Kodak's bare skin.
His eyes widen and jaw clenched in pain. His arms felt like they were on fire, and his organs hurt like hell.
But as the lightning coursed through his body, Azar got up from his downed position. He rushes at Kodak fiercely. Tryng to take advantage of his current state.
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH!? YOU DON'T GET TO TALK, YOU HAD EVERYTHING RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING!" Azar's screams echo as he rushes forward.
Azar delivers a crushing punch directly to Kodak's liver. His opponent's body seemingly shuts down, falling limp onto the ground.
He wanted to get another hit on Kodak. That one attack was not nearly enough. But upon trying to strike Kodak, Azar saw purple petals surround the area.
He sniffed the flower petal that fell into his hand. It had a relaxing aroma of lavendar and vanilla.
But as he looked at the petals, a punch was landed against his jaw. It was heavy, fierce, and had malicious intent.
Azar's shoes scrapped against the ground as he skidded across the asphalt. He looked forward, seeing Kodak surrounded by the same purple flower petals.
He could see that a soft shade of purple covered Kodak's body, almost like a shield. But it wasn't his.
Azar's head then turned towards Fumiko, seeing her extended towards Kodak.
[Innate Skill: Defensive Flourish activated with protective intent!]
Kodak looks around his body, feeling the energy that Fumiko so generously protected him with. It also had a type of serenity to it as well.
He then heard Fumiko's voice. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!? BEAT HIS ASS!"
Kodak's then suddenly flickered a mixture of dark crimson and purple. Azar scoffed, before unleashing ablther wave of lightning.
It crackled through the air as Kodak felt the air beginning to vibrate violently. But before anything else could process throigh his mind, a blue blast of lightning struck him.
He flinched, not ready for more pain to be unleashed upon him. But something was different. In fact, he couldn't even feel the eletrical current.
Azar's eyes then widened in shock as Kodak pushed through the wave of electricity.
"HOW THE HELL ARE YOU NOT DEAD, ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN!?" He yelled at Kodak, angry and frustrated with his newfound strength.
Kodak then swipe his hand through the lightning, and pinned Azar to the ground.
"I told she's not weak." He said in low, and menacing tone.
But as Kodak whispered his threat into Azar's ear, he heard anothe one of the bullies yell at him.
"GET THE HELL OFF OF AZAR!" One of the bullies said. A mysterious glow of turquoise then lit up in his hand.
Kodak dodges the attack, and continues to mover around the onslaught from his attacker.
The purple petals around his body then scatter as Fumiko's fingers then snap. The sharp and quick sound echoed. The petals seemed to move to her command.
Kodak then smirks as he watched the petals shroud his attacker. Small cuts and slashes appear on his bkdy a he tried to shield his body with the same turquoise energy from before.
Kodak then ran in as the other bully helped Azar up, trying to help.
"You said this would be an easy fight! But their not weak whatsoever. In fact, they might just beat all three of us!" Azar's face frowned upon hearing the whining from the 3rd bully.
It was like nails on a chalk board. Just a painful annoyance to listen to.
"What are we gonna do!?" The bully whined again, while failing his arms in the air foolishly.
A vein then spawned in the middle of Azar's forehead. His face was sparking with rage, prompting him to slap the whineful fool.
Azar then screamed at him, while grabbing his collar in a aggressive manner. "THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE GIRL! I'LL TAKE CARE OF KODAK YOU FUCKING IDIOT!!!!"
Azar then dropped him, and rushed in the help the other bully attacking Kodak.
[Innate Skill: Thunderous Aura!]
Yellow then thunder boomed from Azar body. Each footstep he took produced a small shockwave that echoed through the empty streets of Seoul.
Kodak then punched his attacker. Blood splattered onto the ground as he got on top of the bully. He punched him again and again.
More blood splattered onto the ground as the bully's vision became fuzzy and distorted.
"P-p-please... Mercy." The bully begged pathetically. Blood slowly fell from his forehead as he pleaded.
Kodak then pressed his forearm into the bully's neck. "My mercy is ruthlessness." His tone was different. It was more coarse and rough.
He then lifted up his fist, trying to end this short confrontation. But as his fist inched closer and closer, he felt the air vibrating again.
Two voices then screamed out to him. One of aggression, and the other was a cry for help.
Kodak looked to left to see who was the aggressive tone. It was Azar, and his deadly lightning. He was rushing at him ever so maliciously.
But Kodak's eyes then widened in shock a he looked past Azar. The other bully that helped Azar, was starting to beat on Fumiko.
Rage filled him upon seeing that innocent girl being harmed. Something was growing inside him. Hatred, rage, and fury.
Kodak then screamed in rage as he felt like he was going to snap. That darkness was becoming more clear. "MOVE AZAR!" He screamed as his eyes then flickered a dark shad of purple.
Azar then smiled a twisted grin upon hearing Kodak's furious scream. "THEN MAKE ME YOU POWERLESS NOBODY!"
Lightning then engulfed Azar's fists as he threw multiple strikes at Kodak. The first one was aimed directly at his face, but Kodak moves the fist out of the way.
The purple flower petals around Kodak's body then clash against Azar's lightning engulfed fist. His hand then springs back a little bit from the brief contact with Azar.
Kodak then cocks his hand back, and aims to strike Azar in the gut. His hand tenses as the flower petals reinforce around his hand.
Azar then ducks really low as Kodak attempts to counter attack. Azar's feet dig into the ground, giving him a more solid base. His lower body feels stronger, taller, and even more durable.
Kodak's fist then misses Azar. Leaving him wide open for an attack.
But Kodak doesn't give up, and swings his head back, dodging the uppercut from Azar. He then brings his head back down, headbutting Azar violently.
As Azar falls to the ground, Kodak rushes across the street. His eyes look forward as he sees Fumiko covered in bruises. Anger cloud his mind. Violent thoughts plague his mind as he feels something breaking.
A message then appears from Fumiko's perspective. One that didn't suit their situation.
[Warning! You've taken too much damage!]
[Innate Technique and any active skills will forcefully shutdown!]
The lavender purple flower perals then fall still as the energy dissipates. Kodak feels his strength falling, but he didn't care.
The bully then smiles and grabs Fumiko by her hair. "Looks like we're having quite a fun time. Looks like you boyfriend is gonna die to Azar!" His voice was vile, gross, and perverted.
Kodak then screamed at the vile bastard that held Fumiko. "LIKE I'D LOSE TO SOME BASTARD WHO CAN'T EVEN PISS PROPERLY WITHOUT BEING TOLD TO DO SO!"
A blast of energy then bursts from the bully's hand, colliding with Kodak's chest. Hitting him in the same spot that Azar did a couple minutes ago.
A cloud of dust is kicked from the attack. Fumiko yells out to Kodak as the energy blast hits him directly. "NO!"
The bully then smirks at her as he raises his hand once more. "Heh, dumbass. Now back with you."
But as the bastard goes to touch Fumiko, a hand swipes through the cloud of dust. It grabbed the bully, pulling him away from Fumiko.
The bully then falls on his ass. He looks in front of himself, seeing Kodak.
"What, did I make you mad?" He mocked Kodak as he looked at him with little fear.
But as soon as the words left his mouth, Kodak rushed forward delivering a crushing hook straight to the jaw.
A loud crack then echoes once the punch lands. The bully then holds his jaw in pain. It wasn't just fractured, Kodak had broken his jaw.
The memory then ends as Kodak holds Fumiko's head gently in the present day. "That's right. Fumiko and I have been fighting for one another for years. But we never would let it get too lethal. I've been too driven by that rage from way back when, to even consider my promises." Kodak thought to himself.
He then walks out of the locker room with Fumiko, and looks back at Azar on last time. "Mark my words. We will settle our differences in that arena when the time comes."
Azar scoffed at his words. Calling him a pathetic weaking. "You powerless rankeds have no right. I mean that's why you can't even get into a revenant program like Nexus or even the Iron Lotus Academy."
Kodak then turns away from Azar, walking away into another locker room with Fumiko.