August and Winter
The boy, I'm assuming to be August, looks to be about seventeen, with unnatural red hair and golden colored eyes. He wears a red gi top exposing his muscular bare chest that was folded up to his elbows and goes down to his knees. He has on low cut gi pants and a black belt keeping his pants held up. For shoes, he wears platform red sandals. The boy also wears gray arm guards protecting his forearms, wrists and the backs of his hands, keeping his right arm folded away in his robes.
The girl, I'm assuming to be Winter, looks to be about fourteen with her own unnatural light blue hair and purple eyes. The girl wears a long black coat going down to her ankles which has light blue accents and a tall color that blocked out the sides of the girl's face. She wears a matching light blue scarf which covers her mouth and a black and light blue sailor's hat covering the girl's face. The girl wears low cut white gi pats held up with a black bow and a frilly waist which are tucked away into a pair of black and light blue military boots. Rather than a shirt, the girl wears her jacket open but has bandages covering her entire body. Chest, stomach, neck, arms, hands, everything but her face is covered, though the girl's face is still tucked away behind her scarf, so you can't see it at all.
August excitedly waves to the rest of us competitors with a huge grin on his face.
"I'm cold…" Winter says quietly, as the two continue marching towards the chairman. August is waving to the crowd the entire way, surveying his fellow Slayers, while Winter keeps her slanted, irritated eyes focused dead set on the Chairman.
"You think they're strong?" Grover excitedly asks.
"I'm sure that the Chairman wouldn't introduce two new wusses," Mikey grumbles.
"But…who are they?" Ella asks.
"If they were junior Slayers then they would be part of a squad. If they were senior Slayers, then we would not be fighting with them, but against them," Austin answers.
"They must be special then…" I say as I watch August and Winter march towards the Chairman.
That is, until they get to me.
August pauses, then turns to face me.
"Hey, Luis Tramonatana, Slayer Fūjin, right?!" August excitedly cries as he grabs my hands, causing me to flinch and recoil. Everyone around us is staring at August and I now. God, don't look at me. Just leave me alone.
"HUH?!" My squadmates cry, except for Mikey, who narrows his eyes suspiciously at August.
"I've been looking forward to meeting you for a while now!" August continues. Winter is silent, she just stares at me intently. "You and I are the same, and I just love meeting people like me! Let's see who wins out there, okay?" August then drops my hands as he and Winter continue their trek towards the Chairman.
"Meet me in the ring, and I'll tell you everything I know…" August whispers, causing my eyes to widen as my entire body tenses up.
I quickly spin around to face August, only to see him give me a small smile and wave, before continuing on towards the Chairman.
As Winter passes by me, I get a chill. It's like she has a constant icy aura emitting from her body.
"Okay…what was that?!" Grover asks.
"Our Luis has a secret admirer," Jamie giggles.
"HUH?! No way, I saw him first, I mean-" Ella stammars, but Mikey cuts everyone else off.
"Yeah, what was that…Luis?" He sneers.
"I-I don't know…" I answer as I turn and stare at August. August and Winter, they're…
Half demons, too, aren't they?
Once August and Winter are on stage with the Chairman, the Chairman opens his mouth to begin to speak again, but is interrupted when August snatches the microphone out of the Chairman's hands without a second thought, causing murmurs to escape the crowd yet again.
"Hey, everyone, my name's August and this is my sister, Winter!" August booms into the mic. The Chairman moves to snatch his microphone back, but August weaves out of the way with ease, causing the Chairman to embarrassingly fall to the ground. And that's my boss, eh? Thwarted by a teenager with a big ego.
"I'm looking around the room, here, and I see a lot of confused faces!" August continues. "You're wondering who we are, why we weren't in the first round, and how strong we are. Well I'm here to tell you that, after analyzing the Cursed Power of everyone here, showing you my strength, or Winter's strength, would be a waste of time!"
"And why is that?" The Chairman asks.
August looks to the audience and smirks. "Because, based on the strength of my competitors…it wouldn't even be fair."
I don't know why, but August sends chills running up and down my spine.
Mikey's eyes narrow even further at August.
"That guy…" Grover growls. "He's got a big head for someone who came here late! The future Chairman of the Slayer Organization ought to teach him some manners!"
"Just wait, Grover. We'll see what August and Winter can do when the round starts," Austin orders.
"Alright, everyone, enjoy the competition! Just when we're fighting, remember: all eyes on me!" August finishes as he tosses the Chairman the microphone, who snatches it out of the air, fumbling around a bit, before bringing it back up to his lips.
"Um…right," the Chairman stammers. "For the second round of the New York Interborough Competition, Slayers would be matched in a three man team at random and get matched up against a random senior Slayer of any occupation and fight the very same day that the match up gets announced. Now, without further ado, let's look towards the scoreboard and see the matchups of the second round! Without further ado, let's announce the matchups! And…yadda, yadda, whatever, you get the point…"
A few faces flash on screen, and the Chairman reads out their names. "Mercury Silver, Slayer Jishaku, August, and Jamie Ebba, Slayer Gorira! versus..." The Chairman looked back towards the scoreboard. "Slayer Hakari! In the West Arena, the River Terrain!"
"Ah…the new guy…" Jamie says as she peers towards August. "At least I'm with Mercury!"
Sensing a pair of eyes staring at him, August turns to Jamie and flashes her an innocent smile and wave.
"Winter, Ella Calia, Slayer Hīrā, and Ivy Birch, Slayer Shizen!" The Chairman continues. "Versus Slayer Renzu in the South Arena, the Jungle Terrain!"
"Hey, it looks like we're together!" Ivy says as she walks over to Ella and the rest of us, with Ralph and Lyzan in tow.
"That's nice," Ella smiles. "Except…we're with Whitner and she's scary!" Ella then whimpers.
"Looks like our squads matched up with both of our new friends…" Austin grumbles.
"Aw man! I want to fight my squad captain!" Grover sulks.
"I know, right?! I'd love to fight Renzu or Hachi!" Ralph adds.
"Lycan Beowulf, Slayer Ōkami, Austin Habicht, Slayer Takanome, and Rokku Blender, Slayer Rokku! Versus Slayer Kurāken, in the North arena, the city terrain!" The Chairman continues.
"Oh. I'm with you, Austin," Lycan says.
"Who's Slayer Kurāken again?" Austin asks. "That name sounds familiar."
"Yeah, she's that crazy chick who was talking about dissecting me and what not when I took the Slayer Exams," Mikey answers.
"Oh yeah, her!" Jamie exclaims. "Jeez, she was creepy…"
"Slayer Ronbun, Astra Vidomir, Slayer Mirai, and Luis Tramontana, Slayer Fūjin, Versus Slayer Kaze in the Center Arena, the field terrain!" The Chairman booms.
"Kaze? Like wind? Another wind user?" I ask.
"Michael Hakan, Slayer Kaen, Ralph Shannon, Slayer Yajiri, and Jin Kerr, Slayer Kauntā! Versus Slayer Supurasshu, in the West Arena, the river terrain!" The Chairman booms. "After the first five matchups are complete, we will return to this arena to announce the next five! Now, everyone…go to your match or whatever match you want to watch!"
"Surasshu? Never heard of her," Mikey grunts.
"Yes you have! She was dispatched to stop you during your Pyromaniac phase!" Austin snaps.
"Oh yeah," Mikey replies. "Whatever. She was weak. This won't even help me show off my strength."
I sigh at Mikey's…Mikeyness.
"And finally…Grover Bradshaw, Slayer Midori-" the Chairman begins to say.
"Aw…yes, I'm fighting at last!" Grover cheers as he pumps his fists into the air.
"Slayer Haruku, and Slayer Tobu" the Chairman continues. "In the North Arena, the city terrain! Versus…"
"Slayer Hachi."
Grover's eyes widen.
My eyes widen.
Our entire squad's eyes widen.
Hell, even Mikey's eyes widen.
"I'm fighting…Nick?" Grover stammers.
"That's scary…I wouldn't want to fight Nick, he's too strong…" Ella whimpers.
"Ah, that's tough luck, there's no way you can win," I sigh.
"Even I'd struggle with Nick," Mikey agrees.
"I'd feel bad fighting someone I know as well as Nick," Jamie adds as she sheepishly rubs the back of her neck.
Grover says nothing. He just stares at the ground in front of him in silence, absolutely applauded. Probably wondering how -even as the future Chairman of the Slayer Organization- in Hell he's gonna win. I mean…it's Nick. He's called the strongest around for a reason. Being matched up against Nick is tough luck, especially for Grover, who's speed is his main weapon, fighting the fastest man ever. Also especially because if Grover wants to become the Chairman, he has to do great in this competition.
"Hey, Grover!" Austin snaps, causing Grover to perk up.
"Yeah…?" Grover weakly asks as he peers up, locking eyes with Austin's smirking face.
"Don't I recall you saying how you'd love to fight your squad captain, when Ivy was matched up against Slayer Renzu?" Austin asks, causing Grover's eyes rto widen. "Don't go chickening out on us now! I was forced to forfeit my match, so I'd never forgive you if you don't go all out against Nick!"
Grover shakes his head furiously from side to side, then grabs his headband and pulls with all of us might, letting it snap back against his forehead. When Grover turns back to face Austin, he's smirking as well. "I'M GROVER BRADSHAW, SLAYER MIDORI, FUTURE CHAIRMAN OF THE SLAYER ORGANIZATION!" He booms. "SO IT'S ONLY FIGHTING THAT I'D GET MATCHED UP AGAINST THE STRONGEST PRO SLAYER, A TRUE TEST OF MY WORTHINESS OF BECOMING THE CHAIRMAN!"
That's right. This is Grover we're talking about.
"Nick may be the strongest, but let's face it. No one is quite like Grover," I say with a smirk.
"Sorry Grover, we should be encouraging you instead of disparaging you!" Ella exclaims.
"Sorry Nick, but I'll be rooting for you with all my might, Grover!" Jamie cheers.
"I don't think he's winning…" Mikey grumbles. All at once, Ella, Jamie, Austin, and I turn to face Mikey.
"NO ONE ASKED YOU!" We simultaneously snap, causing Mikey to apathetically shrug.
When we turn back to face Grover, we see that he has a booming grin spread out across his face. "Thanks guys!" He says. Grover then turns to the audience, scoping out Nick and points to him, who smirks back in response. "WATCH OUT, SLAYER HACHI!" Grover booms. "BECAUSE I, GROVER BRADSHAW, SLAYER MIDORI, AM COMING FOR YOUR TITLE AS THE STRONGEST PRO SLAYER!"
I can swear I can see Nick say; "I look forward to our match.