Chapter 2: The Zipper Man
A week has passed since William arrived on Earth, and things have been going pretty well. Despite having pink skin and magic abilities, he fit right in, as if he was you or me. He was eventually known by nearly every single person, as he was literally exploding with excitement, and wanted to make as many Human friends as physically possible. Marco was definitely his best-Human friend in his opinion, as he at times tries to be a "bad boy", but ends up being that "Safe Kid", everyone call him. He's even got a girly ringtone on his phone!
On this day, Diaz brought the Oozai to a popular taco place, called "Britta's Tacos", for lunch. It was the first time William ever saw such a thing, as a "taco" had never been introduced to the Oozai Realm as far as he knew. For some reason, he just stared at the Mexican delicacy, like he didn't know it was edible.
(Don't know if it's racist to call a taco a "Mexican delicacy", but I didn't wanna say it so many times in the same paragraph. Though I think it's worse that I acknowledge that it sounds racist.)
(Marco)"Something wrong?"
(William)"...Heh, I know this'll sound dumb, but how do you even eat this? Like, do you eat it like a sandwich, or from the side?"
(Marco)"You eat it from the side."
(William)"Oh, ok."
He took a bite, and suddenly stopped all movement.
(William)"..."
(Marco)"Uh, are you okay?"
His eyes beamed a bright green, as he scarfed down the rest of the taco.
(William)"DULIIG!!!"
(Marco)"...Is that a yes?"
(William)"This is the best thing I've ever tasted! I never thought such a thing could exist in the universe!"
(Marco)"You've seriously never eaten a taco before?"
(William)"Nope! We don't have Earth food in Oozai Realm, not like this at least!"
(Marco)"Just wait until you discover pizza then."
(William)"What's that?"
(Marco)"It's a famous type of food from Italy."
(William)"Italy.... Oh! So that's what that was!"
(Marco)"What was?"
(William)"My friend Imor showed me this, I think it's called, Anime? Anyway, it was about this blond kid with superpowers fighting a gang in Italy."
(Marco)"You mean Golden Wind? I think I heard about it online."
(William)"Golden Wind? He doesn't call it that, gets real mad when people don't say Vento Aureo."
Suddenly, a light blue portal opened near them, and a blue man with a long coat steeped out.
(William)"Oh, you're an Oozai too? Ahnok!"
Oozai have the natural ability to sense Oozai Magic, so even if one looked absolutely nothing like the norm, any other Oozai would instantly know if they were.
(???)"Ahnok, is that seat taken?"
(William)"No, you can sit here if you wanna!"
He sat down at the third chair, then slightly unzipped the coat to where you can see his mouth.
(Riivrax)"You're the younger Prince, William Zai, aren't you? My name is Riivrax."
(William)"That's right! What's brings you to a place like this?"
(Riivrax)"Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing! You see, I'm looking for a certain pink Oozai, one who's done something, well, he hasn't actually done it yet. What I mean is, he is trying to do something that would not just hurt the Oozai Realm, but everything in and around it."
(William)"Wait, are you serious? How do you know?"
(Riivrax)"I run this detective agency throughout the dimensions, sort of like a detective. I've got ears, who have their own ears, and eyes with their own eyes, you could say. But the reason I came here was that all I currently know about this pink Oozai, is that he needs a powerful soul to complete it. Specifically, he apparently desires yours for some reason."
(William)"My soul?"
(Riivrax)"To be more exact, at least a sample of the Determination it secretes."
(Marco)"Uh, what's that?"
(Riivrax)"Oh, you don't know about Determination? It's the energy that all living things. An Oozai's Determination is more potent than others, making it extremely valuable."
(Marco)"...You sell it...?"
(Riivrax)"Some people do, yes."
(William)"Nevermind that, what can I do to help? Should I get my Dad to aid in the search for this guy?"
(Riivrax)"That will definitely help, we have no idea what he even looks like yet, he could be anywhe-"
A pink fist went straight through his chest, and he fell to the ground, blood pouring from a massive hole where his heart would be. The two were obviously horrified.
(Marco)"O-OH God!!"
(William)"W-Was that the Oozai!? Riivrax, I'll try to heal you!"
His hands started to glow green, and he was about to place them on Riivrax's body. But before he could do it, the hole closed up, and he was getting up again.
(William)"Riivrax...?"
He noticed that the white pinpricks were now pink, and he had this odd aura about him.
(Riivrax)"...Gohma has decided, you will be the sacrifice!"
With a swift motion, he backhanded the hybrid across the face. As soon as he made contact, a yellow zipper appeared on his cheek, and around the back of his neck.
(Like this.)
(William)"What the?! What are you doing?!"
(Riivrax)"My eyes have been opened, and now I must assist Gohma in his plan for revenge! I only need to take your soul, so try not to be a pain!"
He was about to attack once more, but then Diaz landed a chop and kick to his torso.
(Riivrax)"Oh? You know some martial arts, do you? That's fine, but stay out of this, Sen!"
He then struck the Human several times in the chest, causing zippers to materialize all over, and leave his body scattered around like broken mannequin.
(Riivrax)"Now where were we? Oh right, I was just about to extract your soul!"
(William)"Brahnu!"
With an even brighter green emanating from his fist, he delivered a powerful blow the Oozai's gut, sending him flying into a bench. It seemed like his ability had some type of range, as Marco's body reassembled, and the zippers disappeared.
(William)"You alright, Marco?"
(Marco)"Ugh, I think so. What was that you just did?"
(William)"Since I'm a pink Oozai, I have mastery over life energy, I can give it to other people to heal them, or what I just used on him."
(Riivrax)"You little...!"
He attempted to use the bench to pull himself back up, but ended up pulling it out of the solid concrete.
(I'm pretty sure some benches are bolted to the ground.)
(Riivrax)"Huh?! I hardly put any strength into that!"
He then tried standing up on his own, but nearly ran into William, as if he was flung towards him.
(Riivrax)"So this is the power of the pink Oozai? Ha! The life energy you gave me didn't benefit you at all! Your movements are slow, as well!"
At the moment, William was throwing a punch in slow motion.
(Riivrax)"I'll end this quickly! Die, William Zai!"
He formed a magic spike, and attempted to ram it through the boy's skull, only to phase through him.
(Riivrax)"Wha!? I can't hit him?!"
To make things even more confusing, he saw himself, next to an undamaged bench. He was still there, he never even moved.
(Riivrax)"Th-This is the true ability of his attack! He hasn't slowed down, my consciousness is too fast!"
William got close to his physical body, clocking him in the...I'm still confused, I don't believe they actually have a jaw...so, where his lower jaw would be. Still in slow motion, he felt the impact longer, and twice as painful as it would've been. After knocking off one of the black accessories by the sheer force, he was brought back to regular speed.
(William)"And when a living being is imbued with life energy, their consciousness will be temporary accelerated, leaving them open to attack."
(Riivrax)"Ah...you're stronger than what Gohma anticipated, Sen. I'll have to go at this a different way! Let's see you dodge this!"
Pointing above his head, there was a large stone object that resembled his face. It fired a white beam, and the boy materialized a transparent red barrier by crossing both of his index and middle fingers.
(The barrier is based off of Bartolomeo's Devil Fruit, from One Piece.)
(Riivrax)"You're quite skilled, I didn't actually expect you to have such capabilities at your age."
(William)"I WAS trained by Imor, Zach and my Dad, so thank them."
(Riivrax)"Still, my zipper magic make that defense useless! All it takes is a single touch, even for a split second."
(William)"We'll see about that..."
Out of nowhere, a little frog hopped on to William's leg, and up to his torso. He thought to himself, "It came back..."
(Riivrax)"The hell's that thing?"
(William)"A frog, obviously."
(Riivrax)"Swat it off! It's interrupting our fight!"
(William)"I don't need to listen to you! Why don't you come over here and do it yourself!?"
(Riivrax)"Wanna be a Mindosaal Reym, eh? Fine! Have it your way!"
He spun around and kicked the hybrid right where the frog was.
(William)"...I forgot to mention, I made this frog."
(Riivrax)"Hu-URK!"
Some invisible force made a small indention on his torso, causing him to fall unconscious.
(Marco)"Whoa, now what was THAT?"
(William)"That's the second ability pink Oozai have. If we give a nonliving object life, we can then turn it into a living creature. And if they take any damage, it'll be redirected to whoever, or whatever caused it."
With a green glow, the frog turned back into the teardrop-shaped broach.
(Riivrax)"Ugh...what happened?"
(Marco)"He's back up!"
(Riivrax)"What...? Was I fighting you two?"
(Marco)"Wait, you don't remember?"
(Riivrax)"No, I was explaining the situation, then...there was that pink arm."
(William)"Well we solved three mysteries today."
(Riivrax)"What do you mean?"
(William)"We know he definitely wants my soul. His ability is some form of mind control, and his name is Gohma."
(Riivrax)"Gohma?"
(William)"You said it while being controlled, but it seems like the effect seems to wear off after getting knocked unconscious."
(Riivrax)"Hopefully he won't try it again. We should definitely get your father's help for someone who can attack from anywhere."
(William)"I don't believe he will, but that's just a feeling I have."
(Marco)"So what do we do now?"
(William)"Right now? Well, I think I know something that'll lighten the mood."
(Some time later...)
(Riivrax)"So this is a 'Pizza'? I've never seen one before."
(William)"It looks almost as good as the taco, let's dig in!"
They each took a slice, and the Oozai froze in place as soon as they bit into it.
(Marco)"Uh....."
(William/Riivrax)"DULIIG!!!"
(Marco)"Yep, that's what I expected."
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