Fullbring in the air [PG-13, NDE]

[Souzetsu Masarao]

"I'm here for track sports." Souzetsu said. "I've been here trying to go pro in track running, pole vaulting, and a few other things." That was just about it for his expertise. He wasn't interested in telling that he was just here as a cover. The only reason he was here was because Karakura was his base of operations, and he was the PEA for Death-Sama. He wasn't interested in explaining that he used athletic events all over the world as an excuse to travel to places, and then kill people under the guise of the Phantom Reaper. Souzetsu didn't dare reveal any of that, even if he had suspicions that Nishiru there knew, and that Nishiru was here with the aim of killing him. Souzetsu wouldn't allow that kind of thing, of course.

He was preparing to shoot Nishiru. He was in the process of finishing up the hot dog. He just needed a chance. He needed a good opportunity to get out his secondary Fullbring, that gun, and shoot Nishiru dead in the face. He needed to do it quickly, though. He had to be fast, or Nishiru would be able to counter him. If Nishiru was really here to kill him, the only reason would be that people wanted Death-Sama's PEA out of the picture. In that case, they'd know that to be a PEA was to be very very strong. Therefore, in that case, it should be obvious that Nishiru was very powerful if he'd been sent to kill Souzetsu. Therefore, this meant that Souzetsu would need to be quick. A dragged out battle would be bad.

[Captain Wonderful]

“I’m here for track sports,” said Souzetsu, “I’ve been here trying to go pro in track running, pole vaulting, and a few other things.” Wow! This guy was quite the athlete! Noroi was done listening to other people talk and couldn’t contain himself any longer. He didn’t know what he was going to say, but he was going to say something, dammit! With that thought in mind, Noroi started talking just to hear himself talk,“Haha, wow, really? That’s cool! One time, in America, I threw a pole over the Sears Tower. Except it wasn’t one of those javelin things. It was one of the big ones you use for pole vaulting and it was cause it was a dare, and I totally did it, man. Like, no joke, I could be in the Olympics or something.”

Obviously Noroi was stretching the truth if not outright lying. He had a compulsion to be better than anyone else and outdo everyone he met. The boy believed the misconception that this was how one became accepted. How little he knew about social matters. “So what about you, Nishiru?” said the human, turning to the other one, “What are you doing at Karakura Town University?” No doubt Souzetsu would be more interested in the answer to this question then Noroi would, for little did the student know that Souzetsu was an assassin who suspected Nishiru to be after him. To Noroi both of these were simply his new friends and he was oblivious to any underlying conflict between them.

[Nishiru Tokoheita]

"I'm here for a software engineering major." Nishiru said simply, responding quickly to Noroi. He was pretty knowledgable in the fact that something like that Noroi was saying was a lie for someone like him. There was no way it was true, and of course most people would also be aware that he was lying about it, and would therefore be unimpressed. Naturally, Nishiru couldn't say he liked Noroi. He was just here out of curiosity of that Fullbring. He wanted to see the process for his own eyes, what it was like to be a beginner in Fullbring. He'd never seen the process, only experienced it. This was supposed to be a learning experience. However, he might give up, having to hear this guy talk and all.

On the other hand, Souzetsu's answer had also been pretty quick. Did he want to get out of here as much as Nishiru? Come to think of it, why was he here? A guy like him, there was no way he could stand Noroi. Sure, Souzetsu seemed like the friendliest guy in the world, but he was definitely the type of guy that would get annoyed by someone like Noroi. Nishiru began to wonder, they'd both been drawn to Noroi at the same time. Was Souzetsu also interested in the Fullbring? It was possible. Maybe he'd seen it, and wondered what this telekinesis of the pencil was. "Though for athletics, I'm pretty good at baseball and football." Nishiru tacked on. No doubt, Noroi would toss in another BS lie to try to impress Souzetsu and Nishiru.

[Captain Wonderful]

“I’m here for a software engineering major,” said Nishiru. This guy was one sharp cookie unlike Noroi. Although the boy wouldn’t admit it, he was currently the dumbest out of the three. Even if one included the poor, depressed hot dog vendor across the street, Noroi would still come in last. That wouldn’t stop him from bragging though. Oh no... not at all... In fact it was Noroi’s stupidity that was the driving factor encouraging him to show off. No one in their right mind was as full of unearned pride as Noroi Kirameki. “O-oh that’s cool,” he said in response to Nishiru. In truth he couldn’t care less, but this was the mindless banter that was required for social interaction.

“Though for athletics, I’m pretty good at baseball and football,” said Nishiru. “Baseball and football?” thought the boy, “Those are sports played in America!” Noroi smiled and opened his mouth to boast once again, “HAHA! Funny you should mention football and baseball! I grew up in America and was starting pitcher for the NFL!” It would be obvious that Noroi didn’t know anything about either sport and it would be clear to both Souzetsu and Nishiru that Noroi was quite the braggart. “Be right back!” said the boy getting up, spotting a garbage can across the street. He had some tinfoil to throw away from the chilidog he bought. This would also give Nishiru and Souzetsu a chance to be by themselves momentarily.

[Souzetsu Masarao]

While Noroi got to the trash can, random bystanders were walking past him. One of them, spotting him, instantly decided to be sort of a dick. He was probably as much of a dick as Noroi was a derp. He was one of those big jock guys that had been the star of the football team in high school. His shoulders were huge, insanely broad, and he was exceedingly tall, at last 6'5, with massive muscularity. He had the type of toning that suggested he was able to plant himself and stand firm. The way his body had toned itself, typical of a football player, albeit very very impressive even for one, suggested that he could slam just about anyone to the ground with a tackle, while just about no one else would be able to bring him down. His hair was a buzz cut, though the color was blond. His eyes were blue, and his skin was pretty tan, suggesting he played his sport in the sun. The arrogant look in his eyes confirmed what should be known!

This guy was a dick. He may be impressive, but he was one of the biggest assholes around. A single shove to Noroi, slamming his face straight into the trash can; This assault from the football player was what emerged. He laughed a pig's laugh, snorting. He was one of those typical movie jocks. Generally, he was the enemy of the main character jock in a romance movie where the jock found love with a nerd girl. He was good at his sport, but he was also a huge asshole that opposed the main character jock's attitude, so he got screwed over by the end of the movie. However, considering that this was in fact, not a movie, this meant that the asshole here would probably not get screwed over. "Hey, wimp! You having fun dumpster diving? Hahahahaha! Fag! Comic nerd! Comics are for fags!" So he'd seen Noroi around campus, seen the comics, and decided Noroi would be his new toy for bullying. Well, this was going to distract Noroi for a while. He'd be stuck here, unaware of what Souzetsu and Nishiru were doing.

Souzetsu waited for Noroi to be out of earshot, then stood up, aiming his palm at Nishiru in a blurring instant. He was fast! Instantly, in his left hand, a golden desert eagle handgun materialized. It was a .50 caliber weapon. This didn't activate with properties activated, it was just a regular form. This of course was Souzetsu's Secondary Fullbring. He was going to take out Nishiru, who he was almost perfectly convinced was an assassin! Nishiru was definitely some kind of assassin. The only reason that came to Souzetsu's mind for another assassin to be here was for his own life to be taken. With the gun aimed straight at Nishiru, Souzetsu squeezed the trigger, releasing a bullet with a deathly and thunderous banging sound echoing into the air from the shot. Of course, Souzetsu tried to quiet his Fullbring by manipulating the air around his own gun. He couldn't silence it, but he could restrict it to a smaller area. There weren't many people around the fountain.

[Captain Wonderful]

Before Noroi knew, his face was in the trashcan and he was kicking and trying to pull himself away to no avail. The asshole keeping his face in the garbage was huge and much more physically fit then the fullbringer. “Hey, wimp! You having fun dumpster diving? Hahahahaha! Fag! Comic nerd! Comics are for fags!” chuckled the bully as he went about publicly humiliating the boy. “S-stop it!” yelled Noroi desperately as he grabbed the edges of the trash bin, “I’m warning you!” The boy’s threats were empty for the most part. At the bottom of the bin the boy spotted a half-eaten plastic cup of pudding. Maybe he’d be able to grab it with one hand and slam it into the bully’s face behind him? No, Noroi sensed that the minute he took one hand off the sides of the garbage can he’d go all the way in, headfirst. “Use the force,” thought the boy, remembering a famous quote from Star Wars, “If only I could. Noroi simply closed his eyes and waited for someone to help him. All the while he concentrated on how awesome it would be if someone nailed this asshole in the face with a pudding cup.

*SPLAT*

As if on queue the pudding cup shot up out of the trash bin, past Noroi’s head, and straight into the bully’s face. There would be chocolate pudding covering the athlete’s face and he probably wouldn’t be the happiest guy in the world. Noroi took this opportunity to escape his grip and spin around to face his opponent. “D-did I do that?” he thought in awe as he observed the no-doubt angry jock’s pudding covered face. Noroi’s face twisted into a smile that made him look like he was on the verge of cracking up. “Y-you got a little shmutz right there,” he said pointing to an area on his own face. Noroi wasn’t sure what happened, but it was clear he had somehow acquired superpowers. Noroi gave credit to the ham sandwich he had just last week. It hadn’t sat too well with him and it caused him to have diarrhea for three days, but now it was all worth it! He’d gotten through the worst of it, and now he was on the road to becoming a superhero! Noroi completely forgot about Souzetsu and Nishiru as he squared off with the huge jock in a martial arts stance he saw in a movie.

[Nishiru Tokoheita]

The bully squared himself up, making himself seem even bigger and more intimidating than before, his imposing appearance making the pudding seem like nothing. He wiped it off with one hand, clenching his fist. The pudding dripped out onto the ground, almost like he had blood in his hand from something he'd crushed. It was dripping in a rather terrifying manner, even though it was only pudding. The bully slammed his fist towards Noroi, driving it straight up and towards the comic boy's face. Now, while Noroi had watched some movie and was attempting to imitate it, unfortunately movies didn't really do well for giving battle ability. With that result, the bully's punch wasn't something he'd intercept without his newfound "superpowers", and he'd get hit in the face and onto his butt on the ground, looking like a derp, and maybe even crying if it hit hard enough.

Meanwhile, back at Nishiru and Souzetsu, something materialized all around Nishiru was the gun fired. A glowing green armor materialized around Nishiru, in the form of a knight's armor. It was made of some sort of partially transparent energy, and the glow was malicious, and evil. Nishiru's eyes were glancing back at Souzetsu, full of hostility now. An eerie steam was emitting from the armor, and it was giving off a villainous aura unlike anything that Souzetsu had probably ever experienced. This was also without properties, and the bullet was stuck against the armor, unable to penetrate. It clattered to the floor, just as the armor faded. Instantly, Nishiru stood up, gripping tightly his weapon. It was Burner Blade, which he'd allowed to explode into existence in his right handed grip. "Who are you? Why are you attacking me?" Nishiru asked Souzetsu.

[Captain Wonderful]

Noroi swallowed his fear as he squared off with the much huger boy. Pudding covered his face and made him a rather humorous sight, but Noroi wasn’t laughing. He knew he was in it deep now. There was no talking his way out of this. Why did football players have to be so physically fit? Why were the great majority of them complete dicks? What did he ever do to deserve this? The boy pondered these questions as he took some ridiculous martial arts pose he didn’t know how to use in the slightest. The larger of the two pulled back his fist and Noroi tried to summon his inner powers to make time slow down or give him amazing martial arts abilities or something. But alas, such gifts were not bestowed upon him and the big guy’s fist collided into Noroi’s face.

“Derp...” grunted the boy as he fell onto the ground with a bloodied nose. He stared straight up into the clouds with a dazed expression. Wasn’t this when the main character unlocked some hidden potential or secret power? Wasn’t he the main character or his life? How was he going to get out of this situation? Questions filled the boys head as he suddenly remembered Souzetsu and Nishiru. “Where the hell are they?” Noroi got up slowly and put up his fists. He wasn’t going down without a fight. With newfound confidence he pulled back his fist, closed his eyes, and swung directly at his opponent hoping to hit him or something.

[Souzetsu Masarao]

Noroi actually missed. Completely. He missed absolutely completely, his punch going over a meter away from the jock in a kind of retarded looking spin that just made him look like the stupidest human ever to be born. However, to his random luck, the bullet that Nishiru had caught in his armor flew back out as the armor faded away, flying with great speed through the air, and grazed across the jock's shoulder. It left a small wound, and blood shot out of it as he gasped. Obviously, being a normal human, he'd never been hit or even grazed by a bullet before. He didn't even know what it was, and the look of shock and pain on his face was evident. Seconds later, he dropped to his knees, cringing as he gripped his shoulder.

"UGGGHHH...AARRGGHHHH...." he hissed, blood leaking across his shirt. Of course, Noroi's wild punch had taken him in such a spin, that he'd been forced off balance and pushed onto his butt. Mainly, the jock had helped this with the beginning of what would have been a response painful for Noroi. Luckily, Souzetsu's bullet had hit. When Noroi opened his eyes, sitting derpily on his butt, he'd see the jock on his knees, tears streaming from his face because of the pain. The blood was all across his shirt. Noroi, being that same derp, would assume he'd done it, of course. It was in his character to assume his random superpowers had given him the power to make that jock bleed for no reason at all. The other jocks didn't believe anything of the sort, and were busy helping their friend, Noroi forgotten.

Meanwhile, Souzetsu's gun disappeared as well as Nishiru's armor, and he let out an exhale. "Sorry." he said. "I sensed your Fullbring in class today. It was strong. I have a lot of enemies, so I thought maybe you'd come to kill me." He was honest and upfront the moment that he admitted it. Nishiru cocked his head to one side. Little did Souzetsu realize that Nishiru understood the feeling. Nishiru was a PEA as well, unknown to Souzetsu. Then again, neither knew that both were PEAs in Death Inc. The identity of each PEA was kept secret to all except the one that was served by that particular PEA. Souzetsu was rather flashy about his missions, and his secret identity, "The Phantom Reaper", was very well known. Nishiru did not have an identity on the other hand, and so if he was spotted wrong during a mission, people could come after him directly.

Both of them shook hands nonetheless, deciding not to squabble. In fact, they parted ways there, walking away from the fountain, Noroi completely forgotten. They were both going home or wherever. In Souzetsu's case, he had a mission to don as The Phantom Reaper. Later, he might go see if Noroi was doing anything at home with his newfound beginnings. Nishiru had a similar thought, minus the mission. He did not have a mission in particular then, so he was just going to go home, sleep a bit, and then do some observation work later. Nothing more and nothing less.

[Captain Wonderful]

The boy didn’t feel his punch make contact with anything. In fact, he believed he missed completely. So he punched again at the air. The boy was soon delivering punch after punch to nothing but air as his eyes were closed and his head was turned away, for fear of getting hit in the face. Oh how terrifying! “UGGGHHH...AARRGGHHHH....” Noroi heard the bully hiss. Confused the boy opened his eyes to see the large football player on his knees with blood streaming down his shoulders. Noroi stared and blinked for a few seconds, unsure how to respond. Only a few seconds ago this boy had been overpowering him. Now he was completely at his mercy! Noroi looked at his hands. Weird things had been happening all day, maybe this was another aspect of his newly gained superpowers! Yes! That had to be it!

Noroi thrust his arm into the air with his finger pointing towards the heavens. “YOU SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS DAY AS THE DAY THAT YOU WERE DEFEATED BY NOROI KIRAMEKI!!!” he stated in a booming voice completely taking credit for Souzetsu’s misfired bullet. The boy ran back to where he left Souzetsu and Nishiru, but they had both left. “Oh... well... I didn’t want to brag about it anyway...” lied Noroi to himself as he realized he’d been left by the other two fullbringers.

However, every cloud had its silver lining, and this meant Noroi could go home and practice his superpowers in the privacy of his room! The boy turned and sprinted home, taking out his dad’s motorcycle helmet from his backpack and putting it on his head as he did. Not only did it make him feel more superhero-ish, it kept the wind out of his eyes as he ran. Needless to say he was given odd looks. People usually didn’t wear motorcycle helmets around town unless they were actually riding a motorcycle. “I wonder if I could sew a superhero outfit?” wondered Noroi as he ran. “Oh man, this is going to be so fun! What would it look like? What should I call myself?” thought the boy as he ran. Suddenly Noroi stopped and gasped in realization. Quickly he rifled through his backpack and tore out his comic book drawings. Turning to the cover page of his first issue Noroi had drawn a heroic picture of his own superhero, Captain Wonderful. “Perfect...”

[Zou ۞]

+100 CTP.