Miyu is sitting in an empty classroom. Suzu enters and gives her a can of coffee. She sits beside her while asking:
"So what happened? Why did you call me so urgently?"
Miyu takes a sip and replies:
"I... I was working in the student council room when a girl interrupted me by knocking on the door."
Suzu asks:
"A girl? What's so bad about that?"
Miyu gulps and replies:
"Everything — because she was telling me things I don't even know about."
Suzu nods and asks:
"What did she say to you?"
Miyu sighs and says:
"I don't remember much except the part where she talked about Marshal fighting someone."
Suzu smiles slightly and replies:
"Typical of you for remembering things where Marshal is involved."
Miyu looks down and says:
"I don't even know what else she was babbling about, and out of the names she said, I only know Marshal."
Suzu furrows her brow and replies:
"I told you to let me stay in the room. If I were there, I'd take care of the matter, but you never listen to me!"
Miyu takes a deep breath and says:
"My head hurts... So I'd like to sit here quietly."
Suzu nods while saying:
"Sure thing! I'm waiting right here. After that, I'll be with you in the student council room."
Miyu replies:
"Thank you!"
Suzu says:
"No problem! But, do you mind if I ask... the name of the girl? Maybe we can have some research on whether she's from our school or not."
After some time of silence, Miyu replies:
"S-Seren Alison, that's what she said to me. I guess you might know about her."
Suzu gasps and says:
"Seren Alison? I'm sorry, we don't even need to do any research. I can tell by the name that she isn't a student in our school."
Miyu calmly asks:
"Are you sure?"
Suzu replies:
"Yes, I'm sure about it but I can still check if you want me to."
Miyu says:
"In that guess, only Marshal can answer who that girl really was. So, why don't we wait until he comes back?"
Suzu thinks a bit then replies:
"Sounds like a good plan but where is he right now?"
Marshal is standing in the space with his alien form awakened — watching all the planets except Earth move towards him. He looks down and says to himself:
"Tch! I had to get into my alien form, but I have no choice because my Full-Blown State faded already."
Xandro is floating at a little distance — in front of Marshal:
"How long are you going to stand there?"
Marshal says:
"Shut up! I'm thinking."
Xandro rolls his eyes and says:
"Whatever!"
Marshal says to himself:
"There is certainly a technique I learned a while ago, but will I be able to awaken it?"
Marshal sighs, but Xandro appears in front to attack him and says:
"You know, we don't have a year to stand here."
Marshal replies:
"Oh! So can you attack me in my alien form?"
Xandro throws a punch but his hand moves through Marshal's gut. Xandro says to himself:
"He didn't allow my attack to register at all."
Marshal grabs Xandro's arm and throws him away. A portal opens which pulls Xandro inside. Marshal extends his arm and says:
"Sage Style: Reversal!"
All the planets that were moving towards him stop midway and teleport back to their elliptical paths in an instant.
After using the technique, dark blood spills out of Marshal's mouth and gathers into small globules, drifting around him.
Marshal's out of breath as he says:
"I knew it... This technique is quite exhausting."
A portal opens, and he walks through it. On the other side of the portal, Marshal stands in the sky looking for Xandro.
Xandro appears behind Marshal and tries to kick him in the head, but fails as his leg goes through Marshal's head.
Marshal looks back and says:
"You can't bypass this system until I approve your attacks."
Xandro smiles and replies:
"No! This is enough because in my system this does register as an attack."
Marshal says:
"Very well! If that's the case, then we must carry on this battle."
Marshal moves towards Xandro and tries to throw a punch. Xandro teleports behind him and kicks him.
Marshal pulls his leg and throws him away. Xandro flies backward, but quickly gains momentum.
Marshal runs towards Xandro while saying:
"This might end here, Xandro!"
Xandro opens his celestial eye and says:
"Sigilli del Destino!"
(Seals of Fate!)
The void falls around Marshal but he bypasses the seals and kicks Xandro in the gut. Xandro falls backward, and in that time Marshal awakens his domain:
"Como Tensen!"
Xandro stands and sees some guys with no legs hanging in the chains of cosmos. He smirks and says:
"Did he hang them here? HahaHAHAHA... I LIKE IT!"
Marshal's voice echoes as he says:
"Welcome to my domain!"
Xandro's third eye quickly absorbs it, and he says:
"This domain was awakened by instinct, too, but this is weak for me."
Marshal falls in front of Xandro and says:
"Damn, you..."
Xandro puts his hands inside his pockets and says:
"I'm still below my base form. C'mon, don't you have something new?"
Marshal quickly moves his hand and calls Shi no Karasu — his katana. He moves it and slices through Xandro's chest.
Marshal slowly stands up and pushes the katana. Xandro coughs, and his mouth gets full of blood.
Xandro looks at the katana, then at the face of the Marshal, and says:
"Y-You're such a rookie."
Xandro's body releases immense pressure which makes Marshal fall down — half-conscious.
Xandro pulls Shi no Karasu out of his chest and walks towards Marshal — the fatal bruise gets healed.
Marshal tries to stand up, but Xandro punches him in the face. Since Marshal is half conscious, the attack registers.
Xandro extends his arm and calls a katana covered in electricity. Xandro is about to attack Marshal, but Marshal mumbles:
"A-AMATERASU!"
The black fire covered in white smoke instantly covers Xandro's katana, and turns it into dust.
The black flames travel and start burning his body. Xandro instantly falls on his knees — in front of Marshal.
Marshal slowly stands up, and extends his arm, to call Shi no Karasu.
As Marshal swings it to land the final blow on Xandro — his alien form vanishes.
Marshal falls again — heavily bruised and spilling blood from his mouth.
After looking at Marshal's situation, Xandro grins and says:
"Your last hope has vanished."
Marshal doesn't say a single word, but listens. Xandro continues — both have fallen down:
"The reason is even if I couldn't land a proper blow. I was still able to consume emotions from your body. So, now your body is shallow just like Geko had in his last moments."
Marshal tries to stand up but fails. Xandro looks at him and says to himself:
"The other reason is that he called his katana, because the cursed bindings of his own weapon left him vulnerable."
"Even if Geko is dead. The cursed bindings will stay for a little while longer, but eventually they will fade away."
Marshal says to Xandro:
"I'd not let you destroy this city nor the world."
Xandro replies:
"Let's see how far you can really go with this mortal body."
Marshal's legs tremble, bloody trickles spill from the sides of his mouth, but he extends his arm and says:
"I'll fight you with this normal body, because in the end, this one is the... strongest!"
(TO BE CONTINUED)