A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Be prepared to get your tissues ready, besties!

WARNING: This chapter contains MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH! Proceed with caution!

edited on february 24th, 2022 @ 8:03pm

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍,
𝖮𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒.

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BAJI HAD COLLAPSED TO THE ground as Takemichi looked up. "Huh? Why? Why did Baji-kun just go down?" He thinks to himself. "We're almost there! We're just one step away from defeating Kisaki!"

Chifuyu then ran up the pile of cars. "Baji-san!" He shouted. "Kisaki! What the hell did you do to Baji-san?!"

"You saw what happened. I didn't do anything." Kisaki replied.

Chifuyu widened his eyes as he turned around to face Baji. "Baji-san!" He exclaimed.

Chifuyu widened his eyes as he saw a puddle of blood starting to appear.

"You were stabbed?! When?!" Chifuyu questioned.

Takemichi widened his eyes as he thought back to when Kazutora had stabbed Baji.

"Wait... So it was actually a serious injury." Takemichi thought.

"Hurry up and call ambulance!" Mitsuya ordered.

"R-Right!"

"Kazutora..." Chifuyu muttered as he stood up.

"Kazutora!"

Chifuyu's shout rang throughout the junk yard as Kazutora was still mumbling to himself.

"Crap! This is just like what Draken-kun said. If Baji-kun actually dies, it'll be just as Kisaki wants." Takemichi noted as he looked up.

"Yeah, Kazutora's definitely got some screws loose." Kisaki spoke up getting Takemichi's attention. "I see... He brought Baji into Valhalla so he could finish him off himself!"

"What the hell is he even talking about?" Takemichi wondered.

Kisaki then turned back to face Mikey, who was now standing up. "Right, Commander?" He questioned.

"Manjiro..." Keiji thinks to himself with concern.

"M-Mikey-kun..." Takemichi thought. "Kisaki... That bastard. He's trying to provoke Mikey-kun."

"No, Kazutora-kun..." Takemichi mumbled. "Don't listen to Kisaki!"

"I wanted to kill you." Mikey spoke up. "As soon as you got out of juvie, I thought about killing you. The one who kept talking me out of it..."

Mikey began walking forward. "was Baji." He continued on. "Baji told me that you just wanted to make me happy. And that's why you couldn't accept it. Even if he ended up killing my brother, in order for things to make sense to him, he had to make me the enemy... Apparently." He finished before finally stopping in his tracks.

"Mikey-kun..." Takemichi muttered. "He should be super pissed off right now, but he's emotionless."

Mikey continued to walk forward in silence as everyone stepped back. "Mikey..." Draken mumbled.

"Ken-chin... The fight's already over." Mikey informed.

"Huh?" Hanma spoke up. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! The fight's over?! Where the hell do you think we are, Mikey? You don't get to decide that shit!"

That's when Mikey suddenly knocked Hanma to the ground in a flash. "There. It's over." Mikey repeated. The other Valhalla members could only stare in shock.

"Hanma-san?"

"N-No way..."

"This is some kinda trick."

"He took out Hanma-san in one blow?"

"Dude, there's no way."

The Valhalla members then began stepping back in fear before they ran off.

"Run!"

"He'll kill us!"

"Hell no!"

"This wasn't the deal!"

Keiji clicked his tongue. "Tch, what a bunch of cowards." He thinks to himself.

Keiji watched as Mikey then walked over to Kazutora. "Betrayal is human nature." Kazutora spoke as he stood up. "Let's end this, Mikey. Either you die... or I die!"

Mikey sent a punch to Kazutora's face, making him fall back to the ground.

"If all that's in your head is destroying important things... I'll destroy you right here and now." Mikey claimed as he sent a kick towards Kazutora. He coughed as Kazutora stood up once more.

Mikey sent another kick to Kazutora before he sat down on him, raising his fist and punching his face over and over.

"Mikey..." Draken muttered.

"He's gonna kill him." Smiley stated.

"No one can stop Mikey now."

Takemichi could only look in shock as he remembered what Draken said.

"I wonder why I couldn't realize it on that day... The giant-ass cross that Mikey had to bear, even though he was just a 15-year-old kid."

"We're heading right toward the future I'm from." Takemichi thought.

"On that day, Mikey ended up... killing Kazutora."

Mikey continued punching Kazutora's face. "Mikey-kun..." Takemichi thought, clenching his fist. "I... I couldn't do a goddamn thing!"

Kazutora then thought back to earlier in the fight.

"So Baji's a traitor after all." Hanma informed.

Kazutora closed his cell phone as he got a crazed look in his eye. "Are you going to abandon me, too, Baji?" He asked himself.

He hopped down from the pile of cars carrying a switch blade as he stabbed Baji in the back.

"Yeah..."

Kazutora then thought back to when Shinichiro had died.

"Don't say something so sad! No matter what kind of hell is waiting for us... I'll be with you until the end!"

"It's always been like that. Baji... was always with me, no matter what he said. I guess I ended up destroying the thing that's most important to me. I'm sorry, Baji. I'll be joining you soon."

Baji then stood up. "Mikey..." He mumbled.

"Baji-san..." Chifuyu muttered.

"Mikey!" Baji shouted out.

Mikey stopped punching Kazutora as Baji coughed out blood. Mikey walked forward as Baji stumbled a bit as he smiled.

"You got mad for my sake. Thanks." Baji said.

"Stop moving, Baji-san!" Chifuyu shouted as Baji moved Chifuyu to the side.

Baji stepped down the pile of cars weakly. "Baji..." Mikey mumbled in surprise.

"Baji-kun? He's alive." Takemichi thought. "But..."

Everyone just looked at Baji stunned as he walked past Mikey and towards Kazutora. "I... won't die. This isn't enough to kill me!" Baji claimed.

"No way..." Takemichi mumbled as blood continued dripping from Baji's wound. "That's definitely... That's definitely a mortal wound!"

"Don't worry about it, Kazutora." Baji said as he took out a switch blade and raising it in the air. "I won't die at your hands."

Baji then stabbed himself in the chest as everyone looked in shock. Baji then began falling to the ground.

"Baji-san!" Chifuyu shouted out, running down the cars to get to him before holding him in his arms.

"Baji-san!" Chifuyu began tearing up. "Why?!"

Kazutora walked forward towards Mikey. "Mikey... You're next. You two can go to hell together!" He claimed.

"Shut up. I'll punch you to death." Mikey threatened.

Takemichi was panting heavily. "Baji-kun... Why? I don't understand. Why the hell would you stab yourself?" He asked.

"Take... michi..." Baji spoke. "Come closer..."

Takemichi walked forward as he kneeled on the other side of Baji. "Kisaki is the enemy. After the fight with Moebius, when Pah ended up stabbing Osanai... He asked Mikey to let him be the 3rd Division's captain in exchange for getting Pah-chin out of jail. I saw him bring that deal to Mikey." Baji explained as he paused for a moment.

"The 3rd Division's captain... isn't Kisaki." Baji continued. "The six of us created Toman. No matter what happens... The 3rd Division's captain... is Pah, and only Pah."

Baji began tearing up. "Baji-san..." Chifuyu muttered.

"Pah-chin... Mitsuya... Draken... Mikey... Kazutora..." Baji began. "They're my treasures."

Baji then saw Shinichiro in his vision. "Guess it's about time... I'm starting to hallucinate shit." He stated.

"Huh?" Takemichi said as he stood up.

"Takemichi... In some way, you're like Shinichiro-kun. Mikey and Toman... I'm leaving them to you." Baji told him.

"No, Baji-kun... Don't say that!" Takemichi said. "You can't die!"

"Chifuyu..." Baji started to say.

"Yes, sir."

"I could sure go for some Peyang yakisoba right now."

"I'll go buy some right now." Chifuyu promised.

"Let's split it, okay?" Baji said.

Baji then smiled. "Thanks... Chifuyu." He said.

With those last words, Baji stopped breathing. "Baji-san?" Chifuyu questioned.

Chifuyu began crying as he hugged Baji's lifeless body.

"Baji-san!"

Keiji sighed as he heard Chifuyu's shout of agony. Mikey then went back to punching Kazutora.

"I'll kill you!" Mikey shouted as he repeatedly punched Kazutora.

"I knew you didn't actually betray us. Baji-san was fighting on his own. I knew it from the start. I knew it, but..." Chifuyu trailed off. "I couldn't protect him. I couldn't save him!"

"Damn it! Damn it! I couldn't do anything... I'm an idiot! I'm the worst!" Takemichi thought as he looked up. "I'm sorry, Baji-kun."

"I'm leaving them to you."

Takemichi let out a yell as he extended his arms, separating Mikey and Kazutora.

"Move. Or I'll kill you, too." Mikey threatened him.

"Let's stop this, Mikey—"

Mikey cuts him off by sending a punch to his face. "This isn't..." Takemichi looked up. "This isn't what Baji-kun wanted!"

Mikey then sent a kick to his face. "Don't you dare speak for Baji." He said.

Takemichi breathed heavily. "Don't speak for Baji?" He repeated.

"Baji-kun is dead!"

"Why don't you get that?!" Takemichi shouted, taking off his blazer. In the process, something fell from his pocket, catching Mikey's attention.

"Why the hell do you think Baji-kun risked his own life?! It was for both of you! For Toman! Baji-kun chose not to be killed by Kazutora-kun, and took his own life! Because he didn't want Kazutora-kun to feel responsible for his fate!" Takemichi claimed.

Kazutora widened his eyes when he heard Takemichi's claim. "Because he wanted you to forgive Kazutora-kun! Because he loves all of you guys! That's why he made that choice! Why the hell do you not understand that?!" Takemichi shouted.

"Takemitchy..." Chifuyu muttered.

Draken stepped forward, followed by Mitsuya as Takemichi wiped his eyes. "Damn it..." He mumbled.

Mikey stepped forward, picking up a familiar charm. "Takemitchy..." He began. "Where did you get his charm?"

"I picked it up... at our last gathering at the shrine." Takemichi answered.

"Charm?" Draken questioned.

"That's..." Mitsuya started to say.

"Baji... held onto it this whole time?" Mikey asked himself. "It's the charm from that day."

Kazutora stumbled in surprise. "Baji..." He muttered.

A gust of wind blew in the air as Mikey continued to stare at the charm.

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A/N: Another chapter is finished! Ah, the pain hurts. Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1679 words.