Week 5 - Chapter 11 Changes That Occur In Drogoz
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“Can you all not play around in this place?”
"If we're still like that later, it won't be possible for us to get to the next layer quickly."
Jin Kazama nagged the actions of all of them looking like children.
“Hey Jin, we really accidentally set the trap.”
Hazama and Drogoz said it at the same time, not only the two of them but Naoto also denied it. Somehow the three of them seemed closer now, especially Hazama with Drogoz.
"That's right Jin, in the beginning, it doesn't mean I stepped on it on purpose. It's just that it's really hard to tell which floor is the real one and which is the trigger for the trap."
Naoto also supported Hazama and Drogoz's statement.
"Is that true?"
Jin Kazama glanced at the three of them and asked in disbelief.
"Hah?! You didn't believe the three of us just now, did you?!”
Hazama approached Jin Kazama while pointing at him.
“It's not that I don't believe you, but that you trigger traps in succession as if you were on purpose for revenge.”
Jin Kazama just shrugged his shoulders as he continued on his way.
"Damn it, I hope you do too."
Drogoz got angry and pouted when he heard that.
Then Drogoz felt a hand tap his shoulder, when he looked back it was Hazama.
"Relax my friend, he still doesn't understand what it's like to step on that trap."
Hazama sighed at how unlucky the three of them were.
Everyone behind him could only look at each other and walk after Jin Kazama.
“Actually I did intend to do it on purpose to take revenge on Naoto, but I really didn't do it on purpose.”
Hazama walked forward following them all while pocketing his hands in his pants pockets.
“Hey, why me?! Didn't I already say it was completely unintentional.”
Naoto chased after Hazama while saying in an annoyed tone.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Seeing the actions of the two of them being so stupid, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Then when they started to continue their journey, for some reason they saw that Jin Kazama had stopped halfway.
Then he turned his head back, to see everyone.
“Sorry guys looks like I'm starting to believe in you three too.”
Jin Kazama's face turned sheepish then apologized to the three of them for not believing what he said.
"Hmm? What's wrong Jin? Why is your face so weird?”
Naoto was confused when he saw the strange face Jin Kazama was making.
"Don't tell me you..."
After seeing Jin Kazama's expression, a bad feeling appeared in Hazama, Drogoz, and Naoto's minds. Because for some reason this expression was the same as they were back then.
"Right, I accidentally stepped on the trigger."
Jin Kazama smiled bitterly at all of them.
“Damn you Hazama! Your words really came true!”
Drogoz shouted while holding Hazama by the collar.
Suddenly the labyrinth floor shook violently, then the ground and walls began to shake. it was as if a huge object was about to come near them all.
"Be careful everyone, something big is coming your way."
Crist, who had touched the wall, felt a very large object coming towards them.
Then they saw a boulder rolling this way.
“Damn!!! Does this prison want the prisoners here to die?!”
Drogoz swears at the people in charge of the Tartarus prison.
"Run!!!"
Naoto shouted while running around.
Then they all ran as fast as they could.
“Hey Naoto, can't you use that demolition ability of yours?!”
Hazama who was running shouted at Naoto who was behind him.
“No, I still can't control my abilities completely. If I do, maybe not only that boulder but even the place we stand on will be crushed.”
Naoto answered Hazama in a hasty tone.
"If it's Jin, it's possible that he can control it."
Naoto turned to Jin Kazama.
“No, if you the original owner can't control it then neither can I. Especially this is my first time using your ability.”
Jin shook his head disapprovingly of Naoto's suggestion.
Hearing that, almost everyone felt gloomy. But they heard someone's voice behind them.
"Just leave it to me."
Drogoz who was behind them suddenly stopped.
"Yeah, maybe with his blade ability he can cut through the boulder."
Claris Lily then turned back while looking at Drogoz who had stopped.
"Of course, our boss's abilities are the best."
Crist and Crush nodded in agreement with Claris' words.
“There's no way he can cut it head-on. With the thickness of the rock, it's impossible to cut it even if Drogoz and I attack it at the same time.”
Jin Kazama shook his head, there was no way such a thing would work.
"But it might just slow down the rock."
Then Jin Kazama rushed to approach the boulder.
Jin Kazama and Drogoz stretched out their hands towards the boulder, then their hands both started to turn like enormous blades.
Four large blades pierced straight into the rock, but could only be pierced a few centimeters from the rock's surface.
Even though their four blades stabbed into the rock, it was a pity that the boulder's movement still couldn't be stopped at all.
“Damn it, can't even stop it one bit?!”
Drogoz was annoyed after seeing the efforts of the two of them not producing satisfactory results.
“Hey Drogoz, how about we unite these forces together?”
Jin Kazama turned to Drogoz and suggested his plan.
But Jin Kazama only saw that Drogoz remained silent and didn't answer his words. Then after a few seconds, he turned to look at him.
“Hey Jin, to be honest, I still hate you for beating me.”
Don't know why Drogoz suddenly said something unrelated to his current actions.
"But after your words, while fighting with me, I feel like I'm slowly starting to understand where my hatred is coming from."
The power of the blade in Drogoz's hand started to get bigger and stronger as time went on.
"You know Jin before I turned into a seeder I actually had a fiancé who could accept me as I am. With my noisy intonation, my bad past, even life back then wasn't enough.”
“However, we are supposed to be living happily and peacefully as usual but that has all changed because of the changes that are starting to happen to this entire world.”
“My fiancé had died at the hands of Awakener who was on a rampage.”
Then Drogoz's facial expression began to turn angry.
“After hearing the news, I don't know why the seed in my heart suddenly bloomed. After that, I gained the ability to turn parts of my body like a blade and kill the Awakener with my own two hands.”
"That's why I started hating the whole world and entered a hundred demons to let go of my frustration towards the world, but thanks to you now I'm starting to accept who I am."
With a sad face, Drogoz turned to the large rock in front of him.
Then the blade that stabbed into the boulder began to grow stronger and the color of the blade began to turn pitch black.
Then the boulder shattered very easily to pieces.
"Thank you, Jin."
Drogoz then released his blade ability and lightly hit Jin's chest.
Then Drogoz turned towards them all.
Seeing the changes that had occurred to Drogoz's body, Jin Kazama could only stare at him blankly. He was speechless after hearing those words, then he touched the spot that Drogoz had hit.
"Hate the world?"
Jin Kazama looked up with his empty eyes.
“It seems that he has freed himself from his hatred and is starting to accept who he is now.”
Jin Kazama sighed then walked over to where they had gathered.
“Yo Drogoz, that's really cool. How do you do that?”
Hazama approached Drogoz who had just arrived.
“Yeah, suddenly your blade started turning pitch black. It looks strong and so cool boss.”
Crush raised both thumbs.
Crush, who usually rarely praised himself, embarrassed Drogoz.
"I don't know, I also don't know how I did it but at that moment I felt a warm feeling in my heart."
Drogoz touched his chest.
“Hey Jin, do you know what it was like just now?”
Naoto asked Jin Kazama.
“You will feel like Drogoz when the time comes.”
Jin Kazama did not explain further and continued walking forward to continue his journey.
"What do you mean by what Jin just said?"
Naoto, Crush, and Crist were confused when they heard what Jin had just said.
"It's true what Jin said, when the time comes then you will feel it for yourself."
Claris Lily and Hazama unexpectedly also gave the same sentence as what Jin said.
They all looked at each other because they didn't understand what the two of them meant, then everyone could only shrug their shoulders because they didn't understand at all.
Then they all started chasing Jin Kazama and Claris Lily to continue their journey in this maze.
- Writer
