Chapter 9:
The Storm Within
Suddenly the bunker was deactivated and was being transported back into the gymnasium and this shook the students and the teachers, as well as the headmaster as the bunker deactivates automatically.
And therefore, the students began to grow paranoid as they believed that they were guaranteed to be killed by the hybrids.
Outside, the hybrids were making some progress as they managed to create cracks on the dome itself but it didn't matter as the dome itself began to slowly deactivate, furthermore growing the students paranoia.
Naoya and Luna arrived and did their best in dealing with the hybrids but their efforts were too late as they began swarming the school. They laid waste upon the school classroom as they ate the chairs and desks.
They then headed to the club room where they destroyed almost every item that belongs to the students and the club itself.
Meanwhile, in the bunker, the students hugging with each other whilst others stared at the ceiling with their fingers crossed while they prayed for the warriors to save them.
Mary then pulled Zukafu aside and whispered to him, "Do something."
Zukafu responded, "I'm thinking but its difficult!"
"What?" She said with astonishment. "What the hell do you mean by that?! Everyone here is about to die and you-"
Then Zukafu interrupted her stating, "What I mean is I cannot do anything without my sword and even without it, I require the environment to be an open area and this is NOT one of them!"
Mary calms down and worriedly asks, "Then what do we do?" Zukafu didn't respond as he just looked at her with the shared expression of worry.
The bunker was close to reaching the surface with hybrids trying to now rip open an entrance to inside the gymnasium. Their sounds could be heard from the bunker.
The students began whimpering in fear as they were about to meet their demise. Naoya and Luna were still overpowered the colossal number of the hybrids that they weren't going to make it in time.
Out of fright, Mary wrapped herself around Zukafu. He kept her safe in his arms while he looked up and could do nothing.
"To hell with this!" Shouted someone.
Then suddenly, the student who the teacher was holding captive broke free and made a run for it, pushing any student in his way.
He appeared to be charging towards Mary as he took out a crystal that appeared small and thin. He lept and the crystal was about to come into contact with Mary but then suddenly...
Zukafu pushed Mary aside and the student rammed the crystal around where his heart was. Mary, the students and teachers were shocked by what the student had done.
And even after jamming the crystal into Zukafu, the student dragged him to the ground and began pushing the crystal further in, causing his bones to break and blood to spew out.
He screamed psychotically, "Come on! Come on! COME ON!" The student began to tear up, "You're our only hope, storm warrior, I beg of you!"
The teachers grabbed the student and dragged him away from the bloodied up Zukafu, who just lied on the floor. The student tried freeing himself while begging the teachers to let him go.
Mary minds span viciously as she couldn't properly process what had just happened.
Yuno ran to her friend and Charao could only watch from a distant as he looked on at Zukafu's seemingly lifeless corpse.
"Mary!" Shouted Yuno, worried about her best friend, "Are you okay?"
Mary didn't respond to her friend as her mind was too focused on Zukafu's bloodied up body. Out of nowhere, she crawled closer to him despite the teachers telling her not to.
The crystal lodged inside Zukafu's heart began to dissolve into smaller particles with sounds whispers mixed with crackles as they entered through every in Zukafu's body. The students were left stunned while others were too worried about the hybrids that were outside.
Everything went black.
Suddenly a voice could be heard calling out to Zukafu as it sounded like a womans voice. The womans continued to call out to Zukafu until he opened his eyes.
He found himself back in his home, beside the tree, and in front of him was a woman who dressed elegantly and with an innocent smile. Zukafu's eyes began lighting up.
The woman helped Zukafu and upon rising, he hugged her. The woman didn't seem to be surprised by this and she just patted him on his head. Zukafu didn't speak which wasn't much surprising as he kept to himself and preferred to be silent.
She then stopped hugging him and then holds his hand as they walk back inside the house together. Zukafu looks at the woman who smiles at him to which he smiles back at her.
Upon entering the house, inside was pitch black and the door had disappeared, making Zukafu anxious. The woman walked among the darkness with calmness and with her smile.
She looked back at Zukafu before faded into the dark and this caused Zukafu run after her as he tried to call out to her but his voice could only make sounds that no one could hear.
He ran and ran and ran before the woman sent a dart that resembled a lightning bolt directly into Zukafu, causing him to return back to his body where he began acting weird.
The blood that spilled around him began to show little sparks of lightning as began to return into his body. Mary as well as the students and teachers watched in horror as Zukafu's body began shaking violently.
After a long wait, the bunker had arrived to the top and the plates guarding them rose up, appearing battered from the other side where the hybrids were.
The students and teachers immediately ran to the back at haste. Mary hugged Zukafu tightly and closed her eyes as she was about to be killed but suddenly...
The crystal in Zukafu's chest had disappeared and doing so, Zukafu rose and immediately sprung into action as he annihilated an army of them with strings of lightning erupting from his hands.
Mary opened her eyes and was amazed by what she had seen and she then looked up at Zukafu.
She let go of him to allow himself to stand up. He looked at Mary and helped her up and without speaking another word, he walked out of the gymnasium, leaving everyone visible, lost for words from what they had seen.
Zukafu walked past what seemed to be countless bodies of defeated Enigma-hybrids and upon arriving outside, he saw Naoya and Luna as they were being overpowered by the hybrids.
And in a flash, he zoomed towards them and eliminated the hybrids from them with a single zap. Naoya and Luna fell into Zukafu's arm where he carried them to the nearest bench and placed them there.
He briskly tapped on their shoulders, mumbling "You've done well..." He then walked away from them and made his way to the eight snaked Enigma. He said "But now its my turn."
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