He didn't answer us.
"Oi, Hikaru! Answer your brother!" Aiga yelled agitatedly.
"Calm down, Aiga," Shu said before turning to my brother. "Hikaru, care to tell us what happened in that battle? We're not mad at you. We just want to know so that we can help."
It was then that Hikaru spoke.
But,
It didn't sound like him at all.
"Help? Don't me laugh, Shu Kurenai," the person who I thought was my big brother said. He finally turned to us, but something was wrong.
His eyes were turquoise instead of green. And his voice was different. There was also this scary aura coming from him.
The Not-Hikaru spoke again, glaring at us. "You can't even help that stupid student of yours. What makes you think you can help Hikaru?"
Weird. Why was he talking in third person? That was when Shu asked him:
"Helios. What have you done to Hikaru?"
Helios?
The thing disguising as my brother let out a dark chuckle. "You caught on quick, Kurenai. And here I thought the bamboo shoot was going to find me first. Goes to show how less he cares about his own brother."
"WHAT?! No, I care about Hikaru! What are you talking about?!" I yelled at the thing claiming to be Helios.
"Oh, really? Then what did you do after he suffered that devastating loss from that disgusting brat?! That's right, you decided to sleep the night away without consoling him one bit! Do you know how much he cried that night?! I was the only one who cared enough to give him this strength!"
His words. For some reason, I felt a sharp pain in my heart when he said those words. How could I ignore what Hikaru was going through?
"Is that why you possessed your blader? To take revenge on Lane?" Shu asked further.
Helios nodded. "Precisely, and none of you will stop me!"
A large dark blue flare surrounded Hika- no, Helios. It sent a shockwave that forced us to cover our eyes.
That was when I put everything that had happened before together. Hikaru going missing all day and coming home tired was because...
"You...You forced my brother to train over his limits! You're the one causing him fatigue!" I angrily screamed at Helios, tears starting to leak from my eyes. "Why...?! Hikaru trusted you as his partner! Why did you have to do this to him?!"
"You don't understand. I'm doing all of this to make Hikaru stronger! I want to make sure he can win against that monster!"
"You're the monster here!" Aiga argued back. "Do you really think Hikaru would agree to this?! Plus, breaking beys is absolutely unacceptable!"
"That's why I took over this body. He needs to learn the true meaning of strength, that is...to show NO MERCY!"
The dark blue flare grew larger. For a split second, I could see the spirit of Helios behind my brother. He was controlling him like a puppet.
And I was not going to let that slide.
"ENOUGH!" I ran towards Hikaru, ignoring Shu and Aiga who called out to me. But at this point, I didn't really care about my own safety. It doesn't matter if I'm facing up against something powerful. I just want my brother back.
I eventually reached him and gave him the biggest possible hug.
"HIKARU, I KNOW YOUR IN THERE!" I cried out. "PLEASE FIGHT BACK! YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS!"
Helios was getting irritated tried to push me away. "Stupid brat! Let go of me! Your brother listens to me, and me alone! He doesn't need a reckless, dumb brother like you!"
He grabbed me by the hair and pulled really hard. It hurt a lot, but I didn't care. When love and family are involved, all that's negative goes numb.
"Hikaru, please...come back...I know you don't want any of this.... You're not that kind of person...."
I repeatedly and desperately called for my brother while remembering all of the happy times we had together. Sure, we may have argued a lot, but in the end, we're still family.
That was when I heard...
"H-Hyuga?"
It was his voice alright. The one I have recognised for so long.
I was glad that my brother was back. However, that happiness didn't last long when I heard him cry and speak in fear.
"I-It hurts...I...can't control...my body...he won't stop..."
Oh, now I'm really mad at Helios. To think that a beyblade would betray their partner like this.
"Don't worry, big bro. We'll find a way to save you. I promise."
He continued to cry and I hugged him tightly nonstop, trying my best to console him and say that everything will be alright.
Later, he stopped crying, and I would find myself being thrown across the hallway.
Luckily, Shu and Aiga managed to catch me before I could hit a wall and possibly get a concussion. When I regained my bearings, I saw that Helios had taken over my brother again.
"How annoying," he snarled at us. "You may have been able to reach him, but I am far more powerful than all of you! I can take over this body whenever I want!"
He then turned around to the other side. "Until I finally defeat that Lane Valhalla, stay out of my way."
Helios gave us a threatening look before leaving. I wanted to chase after him but Shu stopped me.
"Don't go after him, Hyuga," he said to me. "What he said was right. We are no match for him, at least for now. All we can do is prepare."
I was angry at him at first. I need to see my brother again! I can't let Helios force him down this path! But the longer I thought about it, the more right Shu was. I'm just a kid. I'm can't compete with a spirit as strong as Helios. That would just be a death wish.
I could only watch as Helios walked away from us in Hikaru's body. As I stared at him, I looked back at what I said to my brother before.
I promised to save him,
and I'll fulfill that promise no matter what.
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