Chapter 8:

Hiroshi's Powers

Blaze Borne

[LOCATION: MAJURO'S HUT]

[TIME: 9:30 PM]

They reach the Hut

The moon shines from above the tip of the Hut

Shinzo: what's this place?

Hiroshi: you read my stories. You must know about Bajuro. This is the Hut of Majuro. Just like you are Krimson's Great Great Great Grandson, Majuro is Bajuro's Great Great Great Grandson.

Shinzo: ooohhhhhhh! Your team! I remember! Hiroshi, Krimson, Bajuro, and Ryumi.

The word 'Ryumi' makes Hiroshi freeze

Shinzo: what happened? Did I say something wrong?

Hiroshi smiles a bit

Hiroshi: no, nothing.

They knock on the door

Majuro opens the door

Majuro: oh, Hiroshi and Shinzo. You guys are here.

They both enter inside

This time, there are three chairs instead of two

Shinzo: how did you know I was coming?

Majuro: I am a sage. I can see you both from my vision.

Shinzo: that's creepy.

Hiroshi steps in front

Hiroshi: I have something to show you.

He shows Majuro the cube

Majuro: the teleportation cube! In yellow colour!? I've heard of green. Yellow is something new. Did you give it extra power?

Shinzo: extra? He charged a Tokia company mobile using a PiePhone charger.

Majuro: that explains the problem. This cube has supercharged. And it's dangerous.

Hiroshi: do you know anything about it?

Majuro: no. Not quite. I need to go to the 'Torojima Family's Ancient Library of Magical Books'. It's in Indonesia. I'll leave tomorrow morning. You both leave for the next ring tomorrow morning as well. I will take the cube with me to study on.

Shinzo: how will we go there without the cube?

Majuro: the portal Hiroshi used to come here can be altered to take you to Antarctica.

Hiroshi: Alright.

Majuro: hey. You unlocked your fire powers. Mind showing them?

Hiroshi: sure! It's night time as well! I'll show them to you. Come outside.

They all go outside. Hiroshi goes a bit far from both Shinzo and Majuro

Hiroshi: I have a total of twelve moves. I'll display them.

Majuro has taken a wooden staff with him

Majuro: Haystack dummies!

Majuro bangs his staff, creating 3 dummies made of hay

Hiroshi: thanks Majuro. The first move is, INFERNAL SLASHES!

Hiroshi takes his daggers out in a stylish way

He tosses them in air, and grabs them before they can fall

He rapidly moves his hands, causing the daggers to slice the air

Slashing waves project towards the dummies

The curved waves of flames cut through all the dummies with ease

The Slashes glow in the dark

Shinzo: Beautiful!

Hiroshi: that's the first one.

The dummies disappear. Majuro creates 3 more dummies

Hiroshi: the second move is, PYRO STORM CUT!

Hiroshi extends his arms, daggers kept vertically at a supplementary angle (180°)

Hiroshi rapidly spins the daggers in his hands vertically

The rapid spinning causes an outward moving conical tornado of flames with slashes through all the dummies as they get torn up to pieces

The tornado looks beautiful in the night

Majuro: perfection...

The dummies disappear and Majuro creates 5 new ones

Hiroshi: the third one is... VOLCANIC IMPACT!

Hiroshi extends his arms upwards, grabbing the daggers firmly

He waves his hands downwards and bangs the daggers in the ground

A successive series of multiple small volcanic craters erupt and hit the dummies, exploding them all

The explosions look flamboyant in the night

Shinzo: such a beauty...

The craters slowly disappear. The dummies disappear too

Majuro creates 7 new dummies

Hiroshi: the fourth one is... EMBER BURST!

Hiroshi keeps his daggers back in and joins his hands forward, forming a cup-shaped structure

A ball of fire comes in the cup structure

Hiroshi suddenly widens his hands, the ball of fire turns into multiple blazing embers of fire

Hiroshi claps his hands, projecting the embers at a high speed

The dummies are blasted

The projecting embers and blasts look like firecrackers exploding in the dark

Shinzo: so beautiful moves...

The dummies disappear. Majuro spawns 10 dummies this time

Hiroshi: the fifth attack is... FLAME COMET!

Hiroshi extends his arms upwards, his hands pointing opposite

A big, really big comet of fire is made

Hiroshi grunts and thrusts his hands forwards, releasing the comet and burning all the dummies down

The explosion looks like a real comet explosion

Majuro: immense power...

The dummies disappear, Majuro creates 5 dummies placed in a straight line

Hiroshi: my sixth move is... FIRE BLAST!

Hiroshi takes out his daggers in the same stylish way

He slashes the air in an X-shaped pattern

An X-shaped wave of fire is released

The dummies are cut down to four pieces one by one beautifully

Shinzo: perfection in each move...

The dummies disappear. Majuro creates two dummies this time, both in a straight line

Hiroshi: the seventh move is... FLAMING SLASH 'N DASH!

Hiroshi grabs his daggers tightly and dashes towards the second dummy, avoiding the first one

The dash leaves behind a flaming trail

The trail burns the first dummy

Hiroshi approaches the second dummy and slashes violently, cutting the dummy using flaming daggers

The slashes and the burn look flamboyant in the dark

Majuro: such a beautiful move...

The dummy tears down to shreds

It disappears. Majuro creates 25 dummies, standing in a circular pattern

Hiroshi: the eighth one is called... SCORCHING DOWNFALL!

Hiroshi jumps into the air, his feet covered in flames, making him hover, he throws his daggers really high and creates a cup shape using his hands and makes the fire ball

He separates his hands quickly, which causes the embers to form, but this time, the embers multiply several times, forming hundreds of embers

The daggers slowly fall, he grabs them

He grabs them oppositely, his hands extended at the angle where the dummies are

He rapidly spins his daggers

The embers are released along with a flaming tornado

The dummies are both shredded to pieces and blasted. This time, the dummies didn't disappear themselves, they turned to ashes, then disappeared

The move looked so beautiful it made Shinzo and Majuro's jaw drop

Shinzo and Majuro: [in unison] such a perfect move!

Majuro tries to spawn dummies but is stopped by Hiroshi

Hiroshi: wait. This move doesn't require dummies. Instead, throw projectiles at me. Sharp weapons.

Majuro creates hundreds of sharp weapons using magic and releases them towards Hiroshi

Hiroshi: the ninth move is... FLAME WALL!

Hiroshi stomps his feet on the ground

A wall of flames is created

All the weapons try to cross the wall but get incinerated instantly

The weapons release sparks when they burn

Shinzo: that's the one you used back at the Headquarters!

Hiroshi: yeah. Send more projectiles.

Majuro sends more projectiles

Hiroshi: the tenth move is... BLAZING TORNADO!

Hiroshi extends his hands wide, opposite to each other

He spins his body horizontally

It creates a tornado of flames that deflects the projectiles

The projectiles fall away on the ground and disappear

Majuro: truly majestic defense...

Hiroshi: thanks. Now spawn a dummy.

Majuro spawns one dummy

Hiroshi: the eleventh move is... ENGULFING FLAMES!

Hiroshi runs towards the dummy ferociously, his daggers ready to stab

His run leaves a pattern of flames like a comet's trail

He approaches the dummy and stabs on its chest using both his daggers

The stab causes flames to release that coil around the dummy, burning it

Shinzo: majestic moves...

Hiroshi: those were all my moves.

Shinzo is a bit confused

Shinzo: wait... Didn't you say that you have twelve moves? You only showed eleven.

Hiroshi: see... Uh... The thing is that... The twelfth move is a suicidal move. Really deadly. It is called...

"The Horizon's Sun"

You remember the move I used to charge up the cube?

Shinzo: yeah, I do.

Hiroshi: well, instead of poking a small hole, if I cut that pocket space, all the energy leaks through. Resulting in a massive blast that can destroy an entire galaxy.

Shinzo: WHAT!?

Hiroshi: yeah. What else do you expect from a supernova. So... I can't use that move.

Shinzo: okay. Understood.

Majuro: wait... You said that Hiroshi gave the cube extra powers... You didn't tell me that he charged it with the power equivalent to a SUPERNOVA! YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS!?

Hiroshi: [nervous chuckle] uh... No..?

Majuro: this cube is so strong, that if used, it can BEND or TEAR the entire space-time FABRIC!

Hiroshi: wait... Bend or... Tear..? You mean... Like... The tear just like the one Varkonians came from..?

Majuro: exactly! That could result in another portal which will connect Earth to other multiple planets. Those planets will fight too. And the battlefield for their fight will be... EARTH!

Hiroshi: wait... If Varkonians used it... Is it made by the Varkonians?

Majuro: Probably. We don't have much details. This cube didn't actually belong to Krimson. He might have taken it from somewhere. The Varkonians must've thrown it away after knowing it's useless now.

Hiroshi: what if they try to reclaim this after knowing it's powerful again?

Majuro: it's no use for them. It will be safe with me. I'll go now.

Shinzo: wait. Weren't you supposed to go tomorrow morning?

Majuro: I was. But now, after knowing about the danger of this cube, I need to head out now. You both go sleep, and leave for the ring tomorrow morning. Okay?

Shinzo and Hiroshi: [in unison] Alright!

Majuro starts to leave, Shinzo and Hiroshi go inside the Hut

They go to a room connected to the main room

Hiroshi: this Hut is bigger from inside than outside.

Shinzo: probably due to magic...

Shinzo sees a singular bed and a couch

Shinzo: there is only one bed here...

Hiroshi: it's alright. I'll sleep on the couch. You sleep on the bed.

Shinzo: are you sure?

Hiroshi: of course.

They both go to sleep

[TIME: 5:30 AM]

[Date:- 13th August]

Hiroshi wakes up and tries to wake up Shinzo as well

Hiroshi: Shinzo, wake up!

Shinzo slightly wakes up and talks mid-sleep

Shinzo: [murmurs] No... I don't want to go to school, Mom...

Sleeps again

Hiroshi grabs a bucket and fills it up with cold water from the kitchen

He throws the water at Shinzo, with the bucket

Shinzo: [wakes up screaming] AAAAAAAAAAH!!! SO COLD!!!

Hiroshi: Shh! We gotta go. It's morning. Get freshened up.

Shinzo: Morning!? (Looks outside the window) it's only sunrise now!

Hiroshi: you'll take time in getting ready. Go get freshened up fast or I'll leave you.

Shinzo: alright...

[AN HOUR LATER]

Shinzo gets ready with new clothes

Hiroshi: where did you get those?

Shinzo: I carry seven pairs of clothes and wash 'em every week.

Hiroshi: damn... [Sigh] Well, let's go now.

Shinzo: Kay.

They both leave the Hut

They walk towards the temple and reach it

Shinzo is stunned to see the temple

Shinzo: is this your temple!?

Hiroshi: yeah.

They go on top

Shinzo: so, this is the portal Majuro told about. I remember you came from it when I tried to kill you but instead, you almost killed me. How do we go to Antarctica now?

Hiroshi walks up to the portal and places his hand on the pedestal while thinking of Antarctica

The portal turns Icy-Blue in colour

Hiroshi: let's go.

They both enter

[LOCATION: ENTRANCE OF THE ANTARCTICAN RING]

[TIME:- 7:00 AM]

When they come out, they see the entire ring filled with walking and talking seals, penguins and even snowmen

The time looks night, the stars chime, moonlight shines.

a beautiful green/purple aurora appears in the night sky.

They both go down

A snowman approaches them

The Snowman: [excited] Welcome To the Antarctican Ring!