Kaiga's P.O.V

I stood before them as I wiggled my fingers, controlling Seijoh's every move. Each strings on my fingers is connected on one of them. I saw fear struck them right through the core with confusion.

I know they are confused since no one knew about my ability. I clicked my tongue in annoyance. I hate controlling people, but they used that tactic so might as well do so.

"You just stood upon the presence," I said, standing straight and staring blankly at all of them, "Of the Master Puppeteer."

I saw Kira back away while still on the ground in fear, though this time, I didn't controlled him. It was his will that do so. Tadashi gaped in both awe and fear while Takane's smile vanished in his face. That smile never vanished, but it did now.

I looked at the scoreboard and saw that we still have 58 seconds left. Fifty-eight seconds left for me to control them.

The game continued, but I know everyone know who will win. Alejandro Hernandez got the ball, but I wiggled my finger again, controlling his movements. The ball went to Seijouro, surprising the latter as he made a shot.

The next minutes, the ball was pass towards me as I sighed and just effortlessly tossed the ball with one hand, as if just tossing away a garbage into a trash can. Takane was about to jumped, but I pulled my hand forward, making Takane fall once more, making a loud 'thud'

The last point was made by Shintaro, with a three and Tadashi was too busy staring at me with fear to stop him. Shintaro made a buzzer beater and everyone cheered, not caring that it was a sure win for Teiko when I entered.

Seijoh and Teiko grimly fall in line and bowed, shaking hands. I faced the three Princes and sighed.

"Sorry," I said coldly as they stared at me with blank eyes, "but I don't want any more of my comrades to suffer the way Taiki did."

Then I walked away, not wanting to see their reaction. As I was walking towards the bench, I saw Mikka walking towards me, as if expecting something to happened. Just I was behind Daiki, darkness took over my vision.

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3rd Person's P.O.V

Teiko was in the locker room, freshening from the previous game. They slowly regain their composure from being awestruck by Kaiga's ability. This still of course, confuse them.

Was it just his abnormal personality change in the court that affected Seijoh? They know it wasn't, they also felt something holding them back in falling down in the game, but what was it? Even Akashi was confused at what happened.

After the game, Kaiga fainted all so suddenly and Aomine have to carry him since he's the closest to him when he lost consciousness. Mikka took care of Kaiga in the locker room while the others attend the closing ceremony. The crowd didn't seem to be bothered by what happened at the last minute in the game and kept on cheering for Teiko.

After the ceremony, they found Kaiga laying down, unconscious. His head laying on Mikka's lap as the blonde wipe his sweaty forehead, putting aside the red turban.

There was silent as the team continued with their habits, when all so suddenly, Kaiga's parents entered the locker room, earning their attention, but Kaiga remained sleeping.

Kaiga's mother looked at Kaiga and sighed in relief. Akashi took this chance to ask his aunt.

"What was the red and blue strings in Kaiga's fingers?" This caught their attentions. They didn't saw any string strings in the brunette's fingers so what is their sadistic captain saying?

"So you can see it too, huh, Seijouro?" Miokia asked as Midorima also asked her what was the red head male is talking about.

"Was that Kai-chin's ability?" Murasakibara asked, eating a chocolate bar.

"Yes. Actually, one of his abilities," Kaiga's father said making Kise's eyes wide.

"Wait! So that's not Kaigacchi's real strength, ssu?" The blonde asked, surprised. Seeing what happened, they can't believe that is just one of his abilities inside the court.

"No, not yet," Mikka muttered, quietly, stroking Kaiga's soft brown hair. Aomine look skeptically at the two and look away after Mikka glanced at him.

'Those two looks like a great couple,' he thought, mischievously suppressing an internal smirk.

"Just how strong is Kaiga to be exact? What is his ability he used earlier, nanodayo?" Midorima asked as he eyed his brown haired friend, recalling the Oha Asa forecast earlier. Leos will reveal a part of his or her potential this day.

"He seems to be an Abyss," Momoi stated. For sure, Kaiga is stronger than the Miracles all combined.

"Most likely, but also not," Miokia said, walking over to her son. She kneeled down as Mikka let her, caress Kaiga's hair.

"What do you mean, Miokia-sama? Kuroko asked, popping out of nowhere, scaring the living hell out of them, except Akashi, the Kudos and Mikka.

"Well, yes, Kaiga's ability seem to be bottomless, but everything has an end to be sure. Kaiga is a very well trained athlete from the start of his years so it is not very surprising if he really gained so much strength in his plays," she explained, removing her hand off Kaiga.

"What do you mean from the start of his years?" Akashi asked. This may be the day he asked so many questions. But this family that he is connected to is full of riddles. Secrets and locked doors.

"Well, since Kaiga was two months old, he already come to see me and my brother play sports so he inherited the passion for it, quicker than we expected," Kaiga's father, Kyumre said eyeing his son.

"Kai-chin's amazing," Murasakibara said, getting a new bar of chocolates.

"As for the ability he used?" Momoi asked.

"What are those strings Akashi said he saw?" Aomine asked, pointing at the red head captain.

"We call that ability Puppet Control. He controls whatever he wants in the court and it will happened. Spread fear, make someone fall, let someone purposely commit a foul, you name it. That is why he called himself the Master Puppeteer," Kyumre said as Miokia continued standing up.

"The red ad blue strings Seijouro saw was the imaginary or not so imaginary strings connected to Kaiga's fingers to be able to control the players. Each strings are connected to the player's body and Kaiga is free to control them," Miokia said giving shivers to Momoi's spine.

"Such dangerous ability," she muttered.

"How come only Akashi can see it, nanodayo?" Midorima asked, clutching the wristband Mibuichi Tadashi gave him.

"People who can see Kaiga's puppet strings are the people who posses special eyes in sports. Hawk eyes, eagle eyes and Emperor eyes. Like Taiki once said to Aka-kun, he is most likely in our team to obtain the Emperor eyes so he saw the strings," Mikka explained softly, making sure she won't disturb Kaiga's peaceful slumber.

"He can obtain such eyes, ssu?" Kise asked, eyes widening and Mikka nodded. She'd seen Kaiga's strength so she knows what she's talking about.

"So Kaiga-kun only used a part of his strength to counter Seijoh for just a few seconds?" Kuroko asked as Kyumre scratched the back of his head.

"I wouldn't say counter. Much like saved the Princes by his own sacrifice," he said, sadness is trailed from his voice.

"Saved?" The teal haired male asked, eyeing his friend's father, "What is the consequences of the tactic?"

Kaiga's parents locked eyes before releasing a frustrated sigh.

"When they fully performed the tactic till the last minute, Seijoh's body will be fully exhausted and will be paralyzed for a year. Or worst, for eternity," a disturbing chill went up their spines hearing that. Being paralyze is a horrible thing to happen for an athlete who pour such dedication to one's sport.

"That's horrible!" Momoi exclaimed as Aomine clicked his tongue in annoyance. How could he challenge Kaiga now that he knew this guy has an abyss like strength?

'Why did you left me way behind, you baka?' Aomine asked in his thoughts as he glared at the Master Puppeteer.

"And Kaiga-kun? What will happened to him?" Kuroko asked.

"Maybe he will be in a three-month comma...again," this what really shocked them. A comma?

"Wait! You never told us anything about Kaigacchi being in a comma!" Kise exclaimed. No. He never heard of him having a comma ever. He'd worked with him in modeling and he... Kise's career as a model is much younger than Kaiga's....

"Kaiga had a comma three months before Middle School started. Right after..." Mikka didn't continued because she doesn't want talking about that topic.

"Kaiga sacrificed to save the Living Prodigies from being paralyze. That's how much he care about his friends and Teammate," Miokia said, "And I envied that trait of his," she added eyeing the whole Generation of Miracles.

Mikka put a hand on Kaiga's forehead, after noticing his heavy breathing. Her eyes widened feeling his temperature.

"Miokia-sama, Kyumre-sama! Kaiga has a very high fever!" She exclaimed, making Kaiga's parents widened their eyes. They kneeled next to Kaiga and measured his temperature.

"Darn it! He never had a fever before!" Miokia exclaimed as her husband carried Kaiga.

"We need to get him in a hospital, quick! His fever is so high!" Mikka said as they ran out of the room. The others followed, growing worried of the brunette's health.

'Kaiga's strength is as bottomless as his dumbness! Darn it!' Mikka thought as she called for an ambulance.

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