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Mari, Prince, and Saint arrived at a distance from the abandoned church,
"Saint, now that we're here, take a close look at how our target is treating that man." Mari says while the three crouch, Saint takes a look hiding behind some bushes.
"Not helping out those in need, calling himself a priest but refusing to help out because they don't share the same religion… These people make me sick…" Prince says coldly,
Just outside the entrance, there's a priest mocking a homeless old man, begging for a piece of bread.
"Saint, this is the moment you decide if you want to join us. Our target probably has reinforcements hidden inside the church, you can't hesitate because they will kill you." Prince whispers, the mocking by the priest continues, he even teases the poor man.
Saint takes a deep breath,
"I'm in." He says calmly,
"No going back…" Prince reaffirms,
Mari nods and the three lunge at the priest, Prince getting the homeless man to safety while Mari traps the Priest in a shadow pool, Saint just behind her.
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Back at Sangre De Reyes, Ari, Beyce, Monita, Kevo, and Plaster are walking towards the cafeteria,
"Man I wonder what's for lunch today!" Beyce says while chatting with Kevo,
Ari is behind everybody, conflicted because nobody seems to really care they almost died last week, when suddenly Plaster joins Ari in the same pace,
"You're pissed, right?" He says,
Ari chuckles lightly,
"Like you wouldn't know…"
"I heard what happened to you, you good?" Plaster asks, but he looks the other way. Besides Saint, Ari and Plaster really were the closest in the group.
Ari hesitantly says, "Yeah… I'm good, can't wait to get back in the field."
Plaster nods, "You don't feel weird that you know… Saint isn't with us? We didn't really talk, but I know you guys hanged a bit."
Ari looks at Plaster with a straight face,
"It is weird that nobody cares. But besides that, I don't really know him like that, but I hope he's good."
They enter the cafeteria, as they sit down, Beretta appears out of nowhere at their table.
"Everyone, hope you're enjoying your meal. After break, head to class because we will discuss mentorship and groups. Since the invasion, Oshoku feels the need to strengthen the school." He says professionally,
The five of them look at each other curiously,
"So the tournament is canceled?" Beyce asks,
"Yes, unfortunately all the annual tournaments have been canceled for the year."
Ari notices Monita not eating her food, she's just sitting beside them with closed eyes, clutching Dori Dori,
"Um… you're not gonna eat?" He asks,
Monita looks up slowly,
"Dori Dori doesn't eat, I don't eat. I need to take responsibility." She says softly,
Ari looks at Monita with wide eyes,
'She's actually…' Ari catches himself and shakes his head,
"You should, it's good…" He smiles,
Monita just looks at him back with an icy stare,
'Never mind…' Ari thinks,
…
Mari questions the frightened priest,
"Hey loser, where's your team? Inside? Are they here?" She asks mockingly,
The priest is shaking, he can't move since Mari has him trapped in a shadow pool,
"I'm talking to you. Helloooooo?" Mari says teasingly,
Then suddenly 2 people heavily drop on Mari and Saint, the impact causes smoke and rubble, as the smoke clears, the two reinforcements stand tall,
"Father, are you hurt?" The man asks,
Mari and Saint emerge from a big shadow in front of them,
"Brian… Alma… GET THEM!" The priest yells!
"Alma, let's go with that combination." Brian suggests,
Alma nods, "Right!"
"Kiddo, who do you want? Girl or boy?" Mari asks with a cocky smile,
"Uh-" Mari interrupts Saint's answer,
"You get the girl, don't let me down now." She winks at Saint before diving into her shadow, she appears underneath Brain and drags him down into the shadow, leaving Saint alone with Alma and the priest,
"Behind me, Father."
Saint stares at Alma awkwardly,
"Um… do we really have to figh-" Saint gets interrupted again by Alma, she lunged and punched Saint in the stomach, sending him flying back,
Saint regains his balance and lands on one knee,
'She's strong…'
Saint quickly steps back to face Alma and they both exchange blocked blows,
Alma goes for a throat punch, but Saint sees it coming, he swiftly dodges left, he revs up a right hook, Alma's eyes widen
'He got me!' She thinks, but at the last second Alma managed to dodge back, she falls on her butt.
Saint drops his guard, the priest is visibly scared behind Alma,
'I won…' He thinks,
When suddenly Alma does a triangle with her hands,
"Flower Style: Rose Blast"
A red rose projectiles against Saint from Alma's hand sign!
'What the-' Saint's eyes widen, the rose blows up in his face with a small explosion,
The smoke from the explosion clears and there is Prince, tanking the impact with no effort.
Alma's eyes widen, "It's you! But what happened to SGT. G!?"
Prince chuckles,
"Oh, that weak guy with a military hat? Not much of a problem." He boasts, when he was taking the homeless man out of the area, Alma and Brian's leader ambushed Prince.
Prince looks back at Saint.
"When we get back, we need to train you, dude." He quickly lunges toward Alma and knees her abdomen, sending her flying inside the church, easily defeating Alma.
"Now, father Antonio, you're going to answer each one of our questions, right?" Prince says, looming over the priest, Saint looks at the scene with wide eyes, Prince was on another level…
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Shortly after, the priest is tied to a tree, with Prince standing tall in front of him with his arms crossed, then from the shadows Brian flies up crying, followed up by Mari casually emerging,
"I'm so hungry…" Mari says, in a sad and sarcastic tone,
"Yo! Mari, here he is." Prince waves,
Mari walks up, stretching her shoulder,
"How did the kid do?" She asks boringly,
"Not bad…"
"You hesitated, didn't you?" Mari asks, annoyed,
Saint chuckles
"Sorry…"
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