Accelerator looked at the ground, and saw a walking stick nearby. Probably something that flew near him from the spectators that were affected by their fight. Now, accompanying the uproar they’ve caused several hundred people has crowded around.
But Accelerator showed no intention of hiding. Other small fries will take care of covering up the incident, there’s no point in worrying about this himself.
“…”
Looking back,
In the centre of the crossroad that’s in upheaval, Kakine Teitoku is lying there on the ground. The white wings that had their control of the vectors being taken from them have stabbed through Kakine. A puddle of blood is slowly spreading, as if an unknown magic circle is slowly taking shape.
However, Dark Matter is still alive.
And Accelerator is a Villain, not one of the ‘good guys’.
At this time, one of those puke-inducing ‘Good guys’ will probably leave it at this, and turn to walk away. Or maybe they will even be merciful, staying to take care of the wounds the ‘bad guy’ suffered, and point him a new direction in life to make everything better. But now, Accelerator only wordlessly pulled out a gun from its holster on his side. From the instant Kakine Teitoku decided to involve civilians and Last Order in his fight against Accelerator, he never had the thought of forgiving him. This is probably the difference between a ‘good guy’ and a ‘bad guy’, Accelerator thought as an aside.
“Farewell, scum-bag.”
Accelerator cocked the gun with his thumb, and said in a quiet voice to the still comatose Kakine.
“Well, this is probably better than being taken down by one of those Heroes.”
His index finger is on the trigger. It’s all over. Not relying on the kindness of others, nor miracles from the heavens; this is the future on the path of Evil that is carved by Accelerator’s own actions. Accelerator carried out his actions in his own style, and pointed the gun at the enemy’s head, and slowly putting strength into his right hand.
There is only one step left to the end of everything, and the peace that’s built on death.
“Stop, Accelerator!”
A loud voice sounded out from outside his view. From the crowd gathered a familiar face jumped out. Wearing a green jersey that’s ridiculously unfashionable, and her face that have no make-up on it. She’s a school teacher and also one of the Anti-Skill that keep the peace.
Yomikawa Aiho.
She ran straight towards him.
“I don’t know where you went, or what this current situation mean. But, all I have to say is this: Give me the gun. That’s not something you need!”
Yomikawa doesn’t have a gun on her. She doesn’t even have special batons, tasers or anything that is for self-protection. Everyone watching might think she’s an idiot. Facing a rampaging esper that did this much damage, going in with unarmed is almost like suicide.
Yomikawa probably know just how dangerous the situation is herself.
Or putting it another way, as an Anti-Skill standing on the frontlines, she understands far better than bystanders just how dangerous her actions are.
“I’m a Villain.”
“Then I’ll stop you.”
“Are you serious?”
“Apart from that I have no other choice.”
Not defeating him, but just stop him. That’s her way of doing things. Just like how Accelerator chose a life of a Villain, Yomikawa would never agree with methods that point a weapon at the children that they need to protect. Accelerator stared into Yomikawa’s eyes. Those eyes shone out with determination. In Accelerator’s view this is a way of life that is beyond foolish, but to her this is something that is worth giving up her life.
“It doesn’t matter whether you are a Villain or Hero, Accelerator, nor is what kind of world that you are involved in. for me, what’s most important is bringing you back. No matter how dark or cold your world is, I’ll never give you up, and drag you back!”
In this instant, the two of them share the same position. This has nothing to do with being the strongest Level 5 in Academy City or an adult with no power of her own; Yomikawa Aiho is blocking Accelerator’s way.
“That’s why I have to stop you. For the children I must protect, and for the dearly-loved peace. Where you and Last Order can both happily live together. For such a future, the gun in your hand is unnecessary.”
“…”
Accelerator wordlessly finished listening to her words.
He came to a conclusion.
The gun that was pointed at Kakine turned and pointed towards Yomikawa.
(So,)
Yomikawa is an enemy. Even if she’s one of the ‘good guys’, even if her reason is for Accelerator’s own good, her actions are impeding the way of Accelerator’s path of Evil.
So she must be eliminated; but she doesn’t have to be killed. If he wants to go easy on her his gun skills is more than enough to do so.
(Here and now,)
Accelerator also has people he wants to protect. People like Last Order, SISTERs, Yoshikawa Kikyou, and Yomikawa Aiho. So, he must be cruel to the very end. Even if he has to fight against the whole world, and even against those he must protect, he has to save those people from the darkness.
(Fire.)
“You can’t do it.”
By the time he realised, Yomikawa have walked up to him, and covered both the gun and Accelerator’s hand softly with her own hands.
“You aren’t a Villain that has rotted to that degree.”
Victory is decided just like that. The fingers that is holding onto the gun is slowly plied open one by one by Yomikawa. Then she took out the clip, pulled the smoothbore, and took out the bullet already in the gun. Faced with this kind of end, Accelerator can only stare blankly.
At this time,
Splat.
An attack made of Dark Matter came suddenly, and cut off Accelerator’s thought.
The target wasn’t him.
Yomikawa opened her eyes wide in shock. She slowly looked down. The white wing made of unknown materials has stabbed through the side of her stomach like a knife. Her green jersey has been dyed red. And with each passing moment the redness have spread into a frightening large patch.
Yomikawa wanted to say something, but after stumbling a few steps she collapsed.
Accelerator can only look on. Behind the collapsed Yomikawa stands a human figure. It was the unconscious Kakine Teitoku.
And behind him are the six wings.
There’s no need to explain what had just happened.
Swish. The sharp wings that stabbed through Yomikawa’s side were lightly pulled out.
“… She actually said no matter how dark or cold the world you are in, she’ll definitely bring you back?”
Kakine said with a face stained with blood.
The reason he attacked Yomikawa isn’t because she was in his way. From the beginning, Kakine’s eyes only have Accelerator. That slight hesitation, the slight hesitation in front of Yomikawa that he will step off the path of Evil, was the reason he attacked Yomikawa.
That hesitation is to him is the obstacle.
If Accelerator has given up Evil, then just what have he himself lost to?
Because of that, Kakine Teitoku raged.
“That’s impossible! How could it be that easy?! This is our world. This is the end of darkness and despair!! Babbling on with fancy words, but at the end of the end you rely on something like this. This is what you called ascetics?!”
A shattering speech. Lead by rage and ill will, the words that are illogical smashed against Accelerator’s body like blast waves.
“In the end you are the same as me, unable to protect anybody. After this many more will die, killed by a mongrel like me. Isn’t that right, Accelerator!! Didn’t you also slaughter your way to where you are now!!”
Kakine shakily stood upright with his body stained with blood and grime.
But this isn’t for fighting against Accelerator. For him who has a good understanding on ill will, Kakine’s ill will is directed elsewhere.
And that’s towards Yomikawa lying on the ground.
“S,stop.”
“I can’t hear you.”
Cracking sounds are made, but no-one’s sure what is happening. Kakine isn’t touching Yomikawa, but Yomikawa’s body is being stepped on by something unseen. Her body is trembling, and the red-black patch upon the pressure has started to spread once more.
“Stop!!”
“I can’t ****ing hear you!!”
Accelerator’s voice is being drowned out by Kakine’s roar.
“Don’t count on me to stop, you idiot!! What do you expect talking to solve, you villain? You have got to be joking – that’s not how we do things!”
Kakine used his ability and increased the pressure on Yomikawa.
This time it’s not just her side, even Yomikawa’s mouth started to have sticky crimson liquid leaking out.
“If you want to stop someone than kill him, if you don’t like something then destroy it. That’s the Evil! Being saved is unnecessary!! Being smiled upon and forgiven is unnecessary!! A piece of **** ******* like you doesn’t deserve to be forgiven! Come on! Let me see, the ‘Evil’ that you, who have only spouted fancy words have!!”
--- you fool.
Though you’ve said before you won’t involve normal people this is the result. Even though you’ve given up on the light, even though you’ve decided to stand at the pinnacle of the darkness, in the end you got tempted by soft words into reaching for the thread of light that reached for you. His own sight only slightly left the world of darkness, his own hands only slightly touched the world of light. The priority of eliminating Kakine Teitoku was pushed aside and this tragedy is the result.
So,
Accelerator this time changed completely into ‘Evil’.
He swears no matter what he will lose, he will completely shatter Kakine Teitoku!!
A searing headache. It felt like something sharp have stabbed into his brain, and devoured everything in Accelerator. His ears can hear something like fruit being smashed into pulp. His eyes have started to flow with a liquid that is not tears. A liquid that smells of rust, is redder than tears, thicker than tears, and feels uncomfortable. Even these liquid that comes out of his eyes only leave a taste of disgust.
And what came afterwards is,
Rampage.
“Oh.”
That pillar that supports him has completely shattered. His whole body have been infected by a murky emotion. Accelerator, who clenched his teeth and has crimson eyes lets out a roar that echoes to the ends of the Earth!
“Aaaaaaaargh!!”
From behind him spread murky black wings, as if it shot out from his back. This pair of wings that contains something that can blow away the mind, and anger that shatter his own sense of self, spread instantly over tens of metres, and shaves off parts of the buildings and roads around him.
“Ha.”
This pair of black wings, Kakine has seen it before, and knows what it is.
The elementary particles that don’t exist in this world, ‘Dark Matter’.
“… So strong. Such powerful Evil. So you can do it if you put your mind to it, Villain. If that’s the case then indeed ‘Dark Matter’ is only suitable for being the ‘Spare Plan’. However, this doesn’t mean it’s all decided!!”
Kakine’s six wings, as if responding to his roar, spread explosively. The wings that span several tens of metres emit a mysterious glow, and at the same time have an inorganic feel like a machine. Almost like a giant weapon gods and angels normally use.
Flap. The air around the six wings lets out a howl.
Accelerator and Dark Matter control the organic and inorganic powers respectively.
Different to this world, this is organic and inorganic in terms of a different world. The one who wields the power of God and the one who have touched the territory of God. Now the odds of victory are even, only that different to Accelerator, Kakine have not lost his self.
An unprecedented power is expanding within him.
And, he has perfectly mastered this power.
Now the position of the Number One and Number Two of Academy City is about to be reversed. This is neither a bluff nor an exaggeration. He now believes even if he fights against all the armies in the world, and even every esper in Academy City, he can emerge victorious and unharmed.
“Hahaha!! Uwahahahaha!!”
Kakine laughed and waved his completely awakened six wings down at Accelerator.
He no longer sees Accelerator as a threat, but only thing to test his new powers on.
Splat.
Kakine Teitoku’s body got pressed into the tarmac by a great power.
“Wha…?!”
He completely doesn’t understand what just happened.
Accelerator’s wings didn’t move at all. He only stared at Kakine and slightly moved his hands. With just that, he defeated Kakine who had absolute power and grinded him deep into the ground.
His right hand that had the Pincet Glove on it got torn off from the elbow onwards.
(Ah! … Uwah! Wh, Wha?! Just what is - )
Accelerator must have changed vectors and energies of some sort, and redirected those towards Kakine as a attack. Even though he understands, but even if he gathered all the energies in this world this phenomenon shouldn’t have happened. The Kakine Teitoku now can’t lose to this world.
Unreasonable.
Inexplicable.
With a overwhelming presence Accelerator walked step by step towards Kakine Teitoku. His steps are like the countdown until the end of Kakine’s life, when it reaches zero it will be all over. And, Accelerator has reached that last step.
“Ha, ha.”
“--- yjrpEVILqw”
“*******…! Damn it, so this is how it is!! Your mission is…?!”
No reply, just a fist filled with killing intent.
An overwhelming slaughter has begun.
Credits: The Observer
[End Vol15 Ch5 Pt4]