Akida: [Wait, I know that voice.]
Akida opens the door and her eyes almost fill with tears at the sight of a familiar face.
Akida: Ms. Kitsugiya!
Ms.Kitsugiya: Are you girls alright? Are any of you injured?
The teacher stepped into the closet and slowly closed the door behind her, Akida scooped her up in a quick hug.
Tamiko: Why're you still in the building?
Ms.Kitsugiya: I came to look for stragglers after helping the main crowd get out. A few students said they saw a man on this floor and when I got up here I saw him pressed against the door. I threw a soda can to get his attention.
Sakiko: Smart thinking! But you gotta leave, that weirdo is after us, he didn't seem to care about all our classmates
Ms.Kitsugiya: I see…Well, that's even more reason to help you get away! Who knows what he'll do if he catches you? We have to get out of here, I still have to check the upper floors so let's go.
Ms.Kitsugiya slowly opened the door and looked around, she then motioned the girls out of the closet and they slowly made their way down the hall. Each one of them knew the slightest noise could mean disaster. Suddenly…All that could be heard was a cheerful tune coming from Sakiko's pocket.
Sakiko: Dammit my phone!
Sakiko quickly reached into her pocket and shut off the call but it's too late. Rapid footsteps approached from around the corner. Ms.Kitsugiya stops and turns around.
Ms.Kitsugiya: You girls keep going! I'll buy you some time.
Akida: Are you insane?! That guy isn't normal.
Ms.Kitsugiya: It'll be alright, if he's only after you then I should be able to slow him down without getting hurt.
Tamiko: She's right, that's the most logical move; Akida quit arguing you're wasting time.
Akida bit her lip as they descended down the stairway, the next thing they heard was a crash and the footsteps started again. The girls reached the 1st floor and immediately went for the exit.
A gust of air washes over their heads and the tall man lands in front of them, his soulless eyes locking in on the girls.
Sakiko: [What happened to Ms.Kitsugiya…]
Tamiko: [So much for holding him off.]
Akida: Out of the way creep! I don't know what you want with us, but I'm getting real sick of you!
Another student shouted from behind their pursuer
Takuro: Hey Asshole! Over here!
Sakiko: [Takuro?!]
The purple-haired boy Akida saw on the 4th floor leaped into the air with a metal baseball bat in hand. The lanky man's head snapped towards the boy while his body remained facing the same direction.
He delivered a strong swing to the side of the man's head. The being that had been haunting the three girls, now lay motionless against the wall.
Two more boys caught up to the girl's savior and praised his efforts.
Akida: [Great as if this day could get any better, Atasa's here.]
Takuro dropped the metal bat on the ground, it was bent at a weird angle after being used against the owl-like man. The three girls could all finally breathe sighs of relief, they walked over and joined the three boys next to the unconscious man.
Seigan: You two alright? Got any injuries?
Sakiko: We're good! Thanks a lot, no clue what that guy's problem was; he was ultra weird. He came flying in through the wall on the 2nd floor when we were in the classroom earlier, like BA-BOOM! Oh! Takuro take this, I'm sure you'll use it better than us.
Sakiko grabs the kendo stick out of Tamiko's hands and passes it to Takuro, she could tell it suited him much better than any of them just by the way he carried it.
Takuro: Hey thanks, the baseball bat worked but this is definitely more my style.
Akida: Sakiko don't say thanks to Atasa, he didn't do anything besides run over here after Takuro did all the work.
Inezo: Regardless of who did what, we've gotta go. If this guy's anything like that goliath on the 4th floor then he won't be down for long so I suggest we leave.
Tamiko: [The goliath?]
The six of them moved back up the hallway and turned the corner to get to the main exit. The roof caved in behind the group and standing there was a behemoth of a man, the complete opposite of the girl's opponent from the 2nd floor.
Sakiko: [He's Massive! That's the guy they were talking about?!]
Takuro: He came through the floor?! What do they feed this guy?!
Seigan: Doesn't matter anymore, once we're outside he can't bulldoze us; there'll be too much space we'll be able to dodge around.
The group rushed through the door into the courtyard, the wide space was borderline empty. The only thing was one man…A man with crimson hair and flawless skin, he's dressed in high-quality clothing from head to toe, complemented by his gloves that exhibit the same elegance as his hair.
Prince: OK! It would seem my servants have failed me, how disappointing, outsmarted and beaten by a group of children. I know they weren't the best but I had faith in them. What. A. Shame!
Akida: [His servants?!]
Akida: So you're the one who sent that lanky bastard after us?! What's your problem? You got a bone to pick with us?!
Takuro: Don't bother, now that we know he's with them, we know he's not gonna let us just walk away.
Takuro gets in a fighting stance and prepares to charge at the man in the courtyard.
Man: OK! OK! I'd rather not have to dirty my hands let alone my clothes but you seem very eager to pick a fight with me, boy, hmmm how about this; I the great Prince Undinis will humor you just this once does that sound fair?
Prince placed both his hands in front of him, his left hand extended outward and the right hand closer to his body. His stance was strangely full of openings. Prince smiled a devilish smile as if to bait Takuro to approach.
Tamiko: [Weird…what kinda stance is that? I don't recognize it.]
Inezo: Takuro wait!
Inezo grabbed Takuro's shoulder, halting him before he could try his luck on his crimson-haired opponent.
Takuro: Inezo let me go! This isn't the time for this, I've got the best chance out of all of us to—
Takuro turned around and looked at his friend. Inezo's hair was standing on end and his hand was slightly shaking. His eyes focused solely on the crimson-haired man.
Sakiko: [He's sweating buckets!]
Inezo: This guy's different, he's not like the giant or the owl…I don't know what it is but you won't beat him!
Seigan: Well he's blocking the gate, so we might as well try our luck with him.
Inezo: No! We can't! Let's just back up into the school, regroup, and think of a plan; I'm sure we'll be able to think of something.
As Inezo backed up he was met by a brick wall. He spun around to see the behemoth towering over him. With one swipe of his massive arms, he grabbed all six of the students in his unrelenting grip.
Akida: Way to go Eye bags! Now we're caught.
Seigan: His name's Inezo, and I didn't see you offering any ideas.
Akida: Neither did you! All you did was sit and watch as Takuro did all the work!
Seigan: Well Takuro saved your ass! Maybe we should've just saved the twins and left you to deal with the bean sprout!
Prince: OK! That's enough bickering back and forth between you two, oh Bishop come over here.
The slender man rounded the corner, head still bleeding.
Prince: Ok! Now that we're all here and we have all six of the high-value targets it's time for us to take our leave. Oh! But first things first…
Prince walked over to the Bishop and dropped him to his knees with two quick kicks. The man was silent as they heard his bones shatter.
Prince: Ok! You not only failed to capture a single target but you also got beaten by them! As I said before, those who serve under me…DO.NOT.FAIL.
With a swipe from Prince's hand. The lanky man's eyes rolled back in his head and he collapsed to the ground, motionless.
The group of six still trapped in the giant man's arms all looked at the inanimate man, with a mixture of concerned and confused expressions.
Akida: The hell? What happened?
Inezo: He cut the string that was connected to that guy.
Seigan: Huh? What're you talking about?
Takuro: Shhh he's coming over here.
Prince: Ok! Now that that's taken care of I can turn my attention to you six! But, I can't have you all up and about while you're being transported can I?
Seigan: Transport? Where are you taking us?!
Prince: Ok! I know you're excited but calm down, you'll see soon enough. But before that…who should I deal with first? How about the boy who made me kill my servant
Prince approaches Takuro and sizes him up.
Prince: Ok! Seems I made the right choice, when it comes to physique you're much better than the rest of them. Thank you for volunteering
Takuro stared at Prince with a perplexed look.
Suddenly Prince cocked his hand back and delivered a devastating gut punch straight into Takuro's abdomen; rendering him unconscious.
Takuro: *gasp*
Inezo: Takuro!
Takuro's head fell and his body went limp.
Seigan: I don't know what you need us for but you're gonna pay!
Prince: OK! I like that fire behind your eyes, but don't worry the Prince treats all his guests equally.
The man swiftly incapacitated the rest of the group with four more powerful blows.
Akida: [I'm gonna kill this bastard…]
Prince: OK! I should obtain another servant on the way back since the last one was defective, but regardless, Mission Accomplished!

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