A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

edited on february 9th, 2022 @ 10:55am

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄,
𝖳𝗎𝗋𝗇 𝖠𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽.

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"TIME TO CRUSH TOMAN!" Hanma exclaimed as the fighting between the two gangs began along with the Scorpion Gang aiding Toman. Smiley threw a punch at one of the Valhalla members while Muto banged two heads together.

Hakkai sent a punch to one while flipping over another. Peh punched one repeatedly as Chifuyu sent a flying kick to one of the Valhalla members.

Angry elbowed a Valhalla member as he sent a thumbs up to one of the Toman members. Takemichi looked around with fear in his eyes.

"They didn't waste any time at all! Shit! Where the hell's Baji-kun?!" Takemichi thought. That's when a Valhalla member sent a punch towards him, knocking him to the ground and flipping him over.

Mikey was standing still while Kazutora headed towards him with his fist raised. "Die! Mikey!" He exclaimed.

Suddenly, Keiji stepped in and grabbed onto Kazutora's fist, preventing him from punching Mikey.

"Huh. Thought I recognized those eyes." Keiji commented. "The name's Koyanagi Keiji. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you're Hanemiya Kazutora." Keiji then narrowed his eyes. "Nice to finally meet you, Shinichiro-san's killer."

"You're—!" Kazutora trailed off, remembering a young red haired boy who he made eye contact with the night he went to juvie.

Keiji suddenly got kicked aside by Hanma as he skidded across the ground as he looked up in irritation.

Hanma smirked. "You get to deal with me, Koyanagi." He claimed.

"Bring it on, Hanma." Keiji challenged as Hanma turned back around.

"I'm leaving Mikey to you, Kazutora." He informed.

"Oi, Manjiro!" Keiji shouted as Mikey glanced over. "Nothing will give me the satisfaction of beating the shit outta the bastard who dared murdered Shinichiro-san, but I got some unfinished business with Hanshit over here. So I'm leaving him to you. Get some hits in there for me, will ya?"

Mikey chuckled. "Hear you loud and clear, Kei." He replied before him and Kazutora had a stare off.

"You'd better entertain me, Red Riot." Hanma claimed.

Keiji smirked as he cracked his neck and then his fingers. "Now, now, Hanma! You made a mistake by inviting Rin-chan and Ran-chan to watch, so I'm obviously going to go all-out!" He exclaimed.

"Mikey! I've been waiting for this day!" Kazutora exclaimed.

Mikey narrowed his eyes at him. "I'm not gonna hold back, Kazutora." He spat out.

Takemichi was crawling on the ground as he heard the fighting going on around him. He then stood up, seeing Mikey and Kazutora facing one another.

"Mikey-kun and Kazutora-kun..." Takemichi thinks to himself before he felt himself getting dragged.

"Pay attention, asshole!"

Takemichi then got punched by the Valhalla member as he crashed to the ground. Takemichi covered himself but ended up getting saved by Mitsuya as he extended his hand.

"Stand up, Takemitchy." He said.

"Mitsuya-kun!" Takemichi exclaimed before taking his hand. "You're a lifesaver!"

Mitsuya then grabbed onto his shirt. "You dumbass!" He exclaimed.

"Huh?!"

"What the hell did you come here for? We're here to fight, asshole." Mitsuya reminded him. "You're part of the 2nd Division, damn it!"

A Valhalla member headed towards the two until Mitsuya punched him in the face.

"Stay focused!"

"That's right." Takemichi clenched his fist. "If I get killed here, what the hell was the point? I need to focus on the enemy in front of me." Two Valhalla members were in front of him.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! The enemy's already in front of me?!" He exclaimed in his head. "A loser like me? I'm actually fighting real delinquents?! I can't! This is terrifying!"

"You scared?"

Chifuyu's voice brought Takemichi out of his thoughts. "Just keep your eyes on the enemy right in front of you, partner." He reminded him.

"Chifuyu..."

"I've got your back!" Chifuyu grinned. "There's no one here who's not scared of fighting. What matters is how you face that fear!"

A flash of Hinata's face appeared in Takemichi's mind as he tightened his fist. He let our a yell as he punched a Valhalla member in the face.

"Bring it on, assholes!" Takemichi challenged, making Chifuyu smirk.

Another Valhalla member sent a punch to Takemichi as he punched him back. "Ow..." He complained, holding his hand against his cheek.

"I need to do this. I need to get through this." Takemichi told himself as another hit was sent to his face. "I need to change the worst possible future!" Two more hits were sent to his face.

Takemichi panted, trying to catch his breath. The fighting between the three gangs continued. Muto threw two of them aside as Smiley was punching another repeatedly once more.

"You guys all meatheads or what, Valhalla?!" Hakkai exclaimed.

Sunada sent a roundhouse kick to a Valhalla members face. "Seriously, man! How can you be this weak against two gangs? Talk about pathetic!" The ginger insulted, before sending a punch at another.

Meanwhile, Keiji was dealing with Hanma as he sent a punch to his stomach. He blocked Hanma's punch as another Valhalla member knocked him down.

The other Valhalla members attacked Keiji as Hanma backed away. Keiji sent a upward punch, knocking one of them down.

"To-chan, Mitsu-chan, Draken! You three okay?!" Keiji asked, turning towards the three.

Mitsuya sent a punch at a Valhalla member before looking at the red head. "Yup." He replied.

Miyasato sent a flying kick towards one of the Valhalla members who was about to ambush Mitsuya.

"Shouldn't we be asking you that?" Draken questioned.

Keiji laughed. "Nonsense! I'm having fun!" He answered as Draken and Mitsuya looked over at Miyasato who sighed, already used to his best friend's antics.

"But I'll admit, there are too many of them." Keiji added on.

"Yeah... We're already at a disadvantage with Toman having 150 and Valhalla having 300. But they're older than us, so they're bigger and more powerful, too. Even if the captains hold their ground, our other guys are getting owned. Even with your gang's assistance." Mitsuya agreed.

"My crew only has about 80 men. You add that with your crew and that makes 250 men in total. We're close in numbers but not overpowering them. Sorry we can't do more." Keiji apologized.

"It's not your fault. You're helping us with everything you've got. That's all that matters." Mitsuya reassured.

"Don't! I can't do this anymore!"

"Shut up! Die!"

That's when Draken and Keiji stepped in and protected the member before the both of them punched the enemy to the ground.

"Draken... Koyanagi..."

"Get a grip. If you're panicking, you won't be able to win a fight even if you could've." Draken told him.

"Damn it... I wish I could do something, too. But we just can't fight like you, or Mikey, Draken! I'm sorry..."

"I'm going to protect all of you." Draken declared.

"What's wrong, Koyanagi? Come at me, bud!" Hanma challenged.

"Damn it!"

"It hurts!"

"I can't do this anymore!"

"Shit... Our guys are already giving up." Draken commented.

"Frankly, I don't blame them." Miyasato muttered as he looked up, seeing multiple Valhalla members walking towards him, Keiji, and Draken.

"Our commander's so far away." Draken said. He heard a scream as both him, Keiji, and Miyasato looked over to see Takemichi running through, fists ablaze, as the Valhalla members stepped aside.

"Come at me, jackasses!" Takemichi challenged.

"Takemitchy?" Draken questioned.

"Eh? Michi?" Keiji added on in confusion.

"I-I ain't going down... I'm gonna end all of this! I'm gonna... crush all of you!" Takemichi declared.

He began to fall as Mitsuya quickly caught him. "Not bad, Takemitchy." He said.

"God, we suck!"

"The hell are you whining for?"

"You were too, jackass!"

"It doesn't matter if the enemy's got double our numbers!"

"Yeah! Bring it on!"

"Let's show them what Toman's made of!"

Keiji heard cheering behind him as him, Miyasato, and Draken turned around to see the Toman members cheering.

"Draken." Draken turned to Mitsuya as he grinned. "We're good now."

Draken sent a grin back. "I guess I don't need to protect them after all." He said, raising his fist. "Our only option is to attack."

"You got a good crew, Draken. I'll admit to that." Miyasato commented.

"So do you."

"Nah, you guys fight like rockstars." Miyasato chuckled, before remembering something. "Come to think of it, upon our first meeting, I threatened to slit your throat. Now, we're fighting these Valhalla bastards side by side. Man, have times changed."

"Yeah." Draken agreed.

Takemichi glanced up. "You woke us the hell up, Takemitchy." Draken informed.

"Huh?"

"Let's go, boys!" Draken shouted.

The Toman members cheered. "Just watch, Takemitchy." Mitsuya said.

"Huh?"

"This'll work to our advantage."

"Huh? Why?"

"You lit the fire under them. Now Draken won't be tied down." Mitsuya replied.

Draken was punching one member after another. "Out of my way!" He exclaimed.

"He can change our odds all on his own!"

"The hell's with this guy?"

"He blasted ten guys in an instant!"

"No effing way."

"He's a monster!"

Draken continued throwing punches at the Valhalla member that came his way.

"So this dude's Toman's No. 2... Ryuguji Ken!"

Keiji was holding onto a guy's jacket before he glanced over at Hanma. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Hanma." He announced.

"Hey, you good? Looks like you're pretty exhausted there." Hanma taunted.

"The hell you talking about, you piece of shit? This was just a warm-up." Keiji countered.

"Wow..." Takemichi commented.

"Let's end this here, Hanma!" Keiji shouted, rushing towards him with his fist raised.

"Let's dance, Koyanagi!" Hanma shouted as Keiji sent a punch towards Hanma, sending him back.

The Valhalla members nearby could only look in shock.

"Now, now, Hanma. This is just embarrassing for you. Your subordinates have to watch you getting your ass kicked." Keiji taunted. "Because I ain't finished yet!"

Hanma chuckled. "This sucks. I had my defenses up, and still..." He trailed off.

"What the hell was that?"

"How far did he fly?!"

Meanwhile, Kazutora was hopping up onto some cars with Mikey following him.

"Kazutora! Are you just gonna keep running around?!" Mikey shouted.

Kazutora turned around as he smirked in reply. A Valhalla member sent a kick at Mikey as he dodged it. Mikey discarded his jacket before landing on the ground.

"What's wrong, Mikey? You shouldn't be down on your knees like that." Kazutora taunted.

"I'm surprised he managed to defend against that surprise attack."

"I'm sure it was just luck. With most guys, the rumors about 'em being strong are just that."

"Kazutora, seriously? You can't even fight one-on-one?" Mikey asked.

"One-on-one? Who the hell promised that?" Kazutora countered as he tilted his head. "These guys are fighting experts I gathered for my own use. They were the strongest when I was in juvie."

Valhalla Captain.
Chonbo.

Valhalla Captain.
Chome.

"Let's go, Mikey!" Chonbo exclaimed, hopping onto a car and heading towards Mikey.

Mikey ended up dodging his attack. "Get back, Chonbo!" Chome shouted as Mikey kicked a car while Chonbo moved out of the way just in time.

"Yikes, that was close!" He exclaimed.

"Stop scuttling around!" Mikey said.

"Oh, shit."

"Guess he is the real deal."

Keiji and Hanma stared at each other as they threw their fists at the same time. Hanma grabbed onto the red head's arm before kneeling him in the stomach.

Keiji head butted him as Hanma swung his leg and Keiji dodged it just in time. Hanma sent a punch to his face before Keiji threw a roundhouse kick towards him, knocking him to the ground. Hanma kicked at his face as he hoisted himself up.

"Wanna know why I lured you here, Mikey?" Kazutora asked as Mikey didn't reply. "With your footing being so unstable, I guess you won't be able to easily land your nuclear missile kicks."

"Hey!"

Mikey got kicked back by Chome. "We're just getting started!" He exclaimed.

Kazutora spotted a metal pipe before he picked it up as Mikey continued fighting off Chome and Chonbo.

"Is this really a two-on-one?"

"Dude, this kid's awesome! But..."

Both Chome and Chonbo grabbed ahold of him. "You're mine!" Kazutora shouted before hitting Mikey with the metal pipe.

Mikey then collapsed to the ground, getting Draken and Keiji's attention.

"Mikey!"

Draken's yell grabbed the attention of the other members.

"You're kidding." Takemichi thought. "Mikey-kun!"

"We win." Kazutora claimed.

Keiji chuckled to himself as he saw Mikey slowly getting up. "Looks like the bastard forgot who he's dealing with. Manjiro isn't the type of person to give up." He thought.

"Just tell me one thing, Kazutora." Mikey spoke up.

"Huh?"

"Am I..." Mikey paused as he looked up. "Am I your enemy?"

Kazutora then had flashes of a younger him and Mikey.

"You belong to me, Kazutora. Which means your pain... and suffering... All of it... belongs to me."

"Betrayal is part of human nature. I don't remember much from my childhood. What I do remember seeing is a fist raised in the air, and my mother's face as she trembled in fear."

"Kazutora, are you taking your dad's side?"

Kazutora widened his eyes at the memory.

"Or are you on my side? You can't choose both. You have to choose one."

"I..."

"I..." Kazutora began. "I suffered because of you. I went to juvie because of you."

"Huh? What the hell are you talking about?" Mikey asked in confusion.

"Of course you're my enemy!" Kazutora exclaimed before turning around. "I'm going to eliminate everything in my way. Did you know, Mikey?"

Kazutora stepped on top of a car. "If I person kills someone, they're a bad guy. But if you kill your enemy..." Kazutora paused as he turned back around to face Mikey. "You're a hero."

"What the hell is this dude talking about?!" Takemichi thinks to himself.

"Fucking bastard..." Keiji mumbled.

"Batshit cray-cray, am I right? ♡︎" Hanma commented.

Keiji glanced over to him. "This is the one time I'm agreeing with you." He informed.

Chonbo and Chome both held Mikey still as Kazutora pointed the metal rod towards Mikey. "Don't let him go." He ordered.

Kazutora then hit Mikey's head with the metal rod once.

"I guess it's over." Hanma stated.

Kazutora then hit Mikey's head with the metal rod once more as everyone could only watch.

"Mikey lost." Rindou said.

"That's not fair! His arms and legs are pinned!" Takemichi noted. "This isn't a fight!"

"Manjiro!" Keiji shouted, rushing towards him until Hanma stopped him from interfering, sending him to the ground.

"You're playing with me, remember?" Hanma reminded him.

Miyasato used his knee as he jabbed it into Hanma's face. "Go, Kei!" He shouted as Keiji stood up, grabbing a nearby metal rod before jumping on top of the cars.

"I'm going to become a hero by killing my enemy." Kazutora declared as he swings the metal rod down once more onto Mikey's head.

Blood was dripping down from Mikey's forehead. "Mikey-kun!" Takemichi shouted.

"Kill your enemy? Is that why..." Mikey started to say as he glared up at Kazutora. "you killed my brother?"

Before Mikey could do anything however, Keiji kicked both Chrome and Chonbo to the ground before swinging the metal rod down onto Kazutora's head, knocking him out cold.

"Good riddance." Keiji thinks to himself.

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A/N: Another chapter is done! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 2525 words.