[Y/N] - Your Name
[M/N] - Middle Name
[L/N] - Last Name
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["Talking"]
["SCREAMING"]
["Whispering"]
["Thinking"]

I am genuinely surprised by the engagement...

I thought that like, three people would read this story, and maybe one of them would've been transphobic. I guess I was just being too pessimistic... Even then, thank you all for the incredible support on the last chapter. I am so glad, in fact, that I am writing this at the same day! Indeed, I am writing it right after! That is how much you guys and gals make me hyped up to write and share all of my ideas with you!

I won't bother you all too much here either, since I know most of you skip these messages anyway. And even if you don't, there really isn't anything important for me to say here which I haven't said already... Thanking you all for the support, and etc. All in all, I am just glad that I have you people. Writing becomes so much easier and so much more enjoyable when you have people to share all your ideas with, heh.

Please, enjoy the story my friends!

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Y/N: ["Hey, Basket..."]

Bridget: ["It's Bridget-"]

Y/N: ["FUCK OFF!"]

Y/N groaned in annoyance, walking with both hands inside his pockets. His hair, skin, and eyes are now back to their usual pale color. He slouched forward, Bridget closely following him. The two of them were still damaged by their battle, and that was very clear thanks to some of the bleeding and bruised areas around their bodies. As usual, Y/N looked done with everything, ready to punch whatever mildly-annoyed him.

Bridget kept a composed posture, and a gentle smile on her face. As she walked alongside the man, the two of them made their way throughout the dark, empty streets of the Hollow Night. Bridget didn't really understand what was going on, and Y/N indeed was her target now, but at the very least, he didn't immediately try to take a bite out of her unlike that creature they had teamed up against a few minutes ago.

She had remained quiet throughout their walk, something which Y/N greatly appreciated. But, of course, he would rather die than admit that outloud. As the two of them continued walking in silence, with it occasionally being broken by Y/N cursing at something, or just telling Bridget to get away from him, the blonde girl looked up at him. Noticing their difference in height which made her face against his chest.

Bridget: ["Hey... What is going on? What is this "Hollow Night?"]

Y/N: ["I'm a dropout, not a teacher. Be quiet"]

Bridget: ["What was that thing that attacked us just now?"]

Y/N: ["His name is Merkava. There, now shush"]

Bridget: ["And what are you? How did you gain your powers?"]

Y/N: ["I am going to kick you!"]

Y/N pointed at Bridget, and it was a very strange sight. On one side, you had a tall, lean man with fierce white hair, and an expression of hatred. On the other side was a short, cute girl with an oversized hoodie, looking up at him with a gentle, and careful smile. Y/N glared at Bridget, his narrowed eyes twitching as he tried to scare her off of asking him any more questions, or making any more of her unnecessary commentary.

However, she didn't budge. Even as Y/N's arms turned red, and his fingernail poked right at her nose, Bridget remained the same. Her small, little smile which gave her an almost smug look (Y/N hated to admit it but it was quite cute), and her bright eyes. Her smile widened, as her lips parted to show her bright teeth in a grin of clear happiness. Y/N's eyes twitched even more in response, as he merely growled and backed down.

Putting his hands back into his pants' pockets, Y/N returned to walking. His arms returned to normal, the red in them seeming to disappear as if it was drying blood. As he continued walking, Bridget remained following him. She could tell he was attentive, his ears were perked, and his eyes never focused on a single place for too long. Neither did her's, as she always seemed to be on edge for any movement.

Bridget: ["He's not exactly muscular but... His body is quite athletic"] Her eyes darted down Y/N's body, taking in his features ["The fight was tough, and he took a mean hit, yes, but... Still..."]

She was quick to note him again. Seeing the bruised and cut parts, as well as his quickened breathing. He wasn't just damaged, and he was not tired, he was exhausted. Bridget knew that a man like himself should've at least regulated his breathing at this point; something had drained him like this, and it wasn't just the fights of the last few minutes. The girl hummed, catching the man's attention.

Bridget: ["At first I thought that you created it, but..."]

Her gentle voice was still alarming. Y/N's eyes were narrowed, carefully glancing down at the girl without him turning to face her. As he stopped walking, the steps of his shoes and her boots came to a halt, once more leaving the streets dead and empty, to the point where not even the whistle of the wind sung, Y/N stood. Slowly removing his hands from his pockets, as the red in them began to appear again.

Bridget: ["That blood you use. It's your own, isn't it?"]

Y/N remained walking. His eyes were still careful, analyzing the girl who remained looking up at him. As his arms turned red, and his hair began to change, Bridget's hands gently tugged at the line of her Yo-Yo. Gently passing it from hand-to-hand while Roger climbed her arm and up into her shoulder. The two remained staring at each other, Bridget having to look up, and Y/N having to look down at her, silent.

Bridget: ["You're quite a tall guy. Not too muscular, so you probably weigh about... 60 Kilos?*"] The girl tilted her head, a polite smile still present in her face as she did ["Still, average humans have about 5 Liters* of blood, you know? That's kind of a lot!"] Y/N's eyes began to turn red, as Bridget began to spin her Yo-Yo around ["And you never made a lot of stuff at once... All the time you made something, destroyed it, then built it again..."]

[* - 1.2-1.5 Gallons / 132.28 LBS]

Y/N: ["... I guess I should've expected you'd pick up on it"] Y/N sighed, as his body returned to normal ["Shit... Nothing pisses me off more than a smartass. Still, she seems fine, and I don't wanna drag Merkava's or anyone's attention. Fuck... Wish I could just wreck her again"] Y/N thought to himself, remaining silent as he glared down towards the young girl ["Yeah, so what? I still wrecked your ass. Would've been done too if that Void asshole didn't show up"]

Bridget: ["And... What's a "Void?"]

Y/N: ["Tsc... Will you shut up if I tell you?"]

Bridget: ["Sure will~!"] She beamed with a happy smile ["I just gotta understand what is going on, you know?"]

Y/N: ["... Look over there. What do you see?"]

Bridget followed where the man's finger was pointing, quite far into the distance. There, as her vision settled in the part of town, there was nothing noteworthy. Maybe the creepy atmosphere of loneliness and lack of anything in the place at all, but aside from that, nothing struck Bridget. She stood on her tip-toes, using her hand to cover right above her squinting eyes. Humming, the girl looked up back at Y/N in that pose.

Bridget: ["Nothing"]

Y/N: ["Exactly. Voids cannot be seen by normal people, which is why the Hollow Night is so dangerous"] Y/N calmly spoke, taking a turn through an alleyway to avoid crossing paths with the Voids ["They also cannot be killed by regular means. And when they take a normal person, they devour them... Voids come in all shapes and sizes"] As he continued his explanation, Y/N stopped suddenly, causing Bridget to bump into him. He glanced around the exit of the alleyway before confirming there was no one around ["Their most common form is that of a small blob of EXS, the stronger ones take the form of snake-like beings and the strongest forms are tall, human-like creatures shrouded in darkness..."]

Bridget: ["And, when they get someone, do they, like, eat them, or...?"]

Y/N: ["Pretty much. When those assholes take a bite out of you like you were a premium steak or some shit, you can start to see them"] Y/N continued walking, glancing up at the dark skies for a moment, seeming to trail to somewhere ["It's hard to keep your head in the game when that happens. Not too sure what happens, but I think they just make your head pop like a watermelon being stomped by an elephant"] Y/N continued explaining, his eyes narrowing for a moment as he glanced around, seemingly lost ["When they do bite you, it's what turns someone into an In-Birth"]

Bridget: ["Wait, so you're telling me that invisible creatures that bite people can go around sneaking up at all times?!"] Bridget seemed somewhat reluctant, taking a step closer to Y/N, who, albeit an asshole, wouldn't bite her... She hoped ["But these guys don't exist in the real world, right? ... Right?"]

Y/N: ["Bah. If they did, you'd see a lot of heads go pop each day, they're confined to the realms of the Hollow Night"] Y/N shrugged off her fear, taking a step further to avoid her touching him ["They only go out when they're strong. And by "strong", I mean extremely strong. Been coming here for ages and the only one I've ever met was that noodly-cunt"]

Bridget: ["What was his name again? Vibrava?"]

Y/N: ["Merkava. Asshole. Cunt. Noodly-Bitch. Toothy-Cock-Sucker, the list goes on"]

Bridget: ["Oooh, I see... So, he's a Void, right?"]

Y/N: ["Yeah, that's what I just said"]

Bridget: ["And... Does he just go around looking for trouble all the time?"]

Y/N: ["No, that's my gig. If an asshole tried to take them, I'd have to show them who's the original one"] Y/N comments with his ever-present annoyance being made crystal-clear ["Hell if I know who he is, or what he does. Far as I'm concerned, he's just another stepping-stone for me to kick that Paradox bitch right in her fucking teeth"]

Bridget: ["So this place really is just a jungle, huh...? Survival of the fittest..."] Bridget glanced around alongside Y/N, but was quick to chirp up again ["And why are we not seeing anyone? Why is it so... Dead?"]

Y/N: ["Most either got turned into Voids, or are just hiding. Either that, or those Night Blade cunts are protecting them"] Y/N clicked his tongue, clearly annoyed by the mention of that name Bridget couldn't recognize ["I swear that if I run into that chick with the big tits again imma rip her throat with my damn hands..."] He angrily muttered under his breath, exhaling while clearly bothered ["Still... I can feel a lot of In-Births around. We might finally run into some trouble in a bit"]

Bridget hummed in response, too lost in her thoughts to comprehend what Y/N had just said. She tried to make the best of the situation, and probably stick around with the only person who she knew wouldn't at least kill her on sight for the time being. Y/N had said a lot, explained a lot, and still not much was actually revealed to her, a lot of terms and people he mentioned? She had no idea who or what they were.

Bridget: ["Hollow Night, Night Blade, Voids, EXS, In-Births, Paradox, Merkava..."] Bridget muttered to herself, soon glancing up towards the man ["And what are EXS?"]

Y/N: ["You said you would shut up!"]

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Chapter 2: [Under the Night]
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Y/N: ["... Hmmm..."]

Bridget: ["Something's on your mind?"]

Y/N: ["Even better..."]

Y/N fell into silence. As he did, Bridget watched as his arms, hair, and eyes turned red. Their crimson color running like a river of blood across himself. Her eyes wandered from him, towards where he was looking, instantly arming herself, the girl pulled out one of her Yo-Yo's. She spun it around as Roger jumped to action, reading himself for the fight. Bridget couldn't see it, but Y/N's lips parted into a wide and sharp smirk.

Y/N: ["... Something right in front of me"]

Without wasting a second, the red-haired boy had dashed ahead like a ferocious animal. Like before, a hand was kept in his pocket and his chest was close to the ground, and just as he got close to the next street, he spun his body around. Bridget watched as his heel collided against a red-colored blade held upside-down by a surprised man. Y/N's smirk widened as he pressed heel further against the sword.

Its wielder was thrown back, his soles grinding against the floor from the sheer strength of Y/N's push. The swordsman was a a young boy of average height with strange, dual-toned, messy hair, being bleach blonde at the front and black at the back end. His eyes are a dark red and have cat slit pupils. His apparel consists of an black, unzipped blazer with gold rims on the lapels, collar and also in the pockets.

He has a small belt with a golden buckle each wrapped around the sleeves of the blazer and the right arm is embellished with the emblem of his school. He wears two more normal sized belts around his waist, the top one is done up but not buckled while the bottom one hangs loosely. Underneath his uniform, he wore a white, long sleeved polo shirt with the topmost button undone, revealing a red shirt underneath.

Seeing the man, Y/N's eyes narrowed as his smirk only went even wider. To complete his attire, which, aside from being much more colorful than Y/N's, was also a lot more complex, this young swordsman loosely wears a red tie with two black and red stripes on the back of it. His legwear consists of black pants with two zippers going up to below the knee and black, leather shoes with a gold stripe going across the front.

[城戸 灰都 | 不明なる共演者]
[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫]
[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐗𝐒 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐨]

Hyde: ["Of course it's you of all people..."]

Hyde didn't seem surprised or amused at the fact that someone had just tried to kick his jaw. Instead, he sighed, swaying his blade around for a moment before he readied himself for a fight, knowing damn well the man crouching not far away from him. With his arms resting against his knees, Y/N slowly leaned forward before he broke in a complete dash, leaping mid-air and spinning around aiming another kick at Hyde.

The swordsman stepped back, avoiding the strike, and with the edge of his blade, he thrusted it towards Y/N who, stepping back as well, stepped on top of the blade. The pull was enough to drag Hyde forward, which allowed Y/N to wrap his hands around the boy's head. Hyde's eyes wandering down, he used his sword to block the knee strike that had been aimed towards his face, thrusting his blade up towards Y/N.

The red-haired fighter tilted his head back, watching as the blade narrowly missed him. Front-flipping over Hyde, he roared as he used the momentum to throw the swordsman into the air. Hyde managed to spin around to find his footing, but was surprised when, just as he raised his head, he was face-to-face with the ear-to-ear grin of the man that had thrown him away. Speaking of which, Y/N went for the grapple.

Hyde figured that he was going to hold the back of his head again, which is why he stepped back. Though, much to his surprise, Y/N's fingers grasped his jacket, and with a strong pull from the red-haired man's part, he was brought right back. His legs wrapped around Hyde's waist as Y/N used his own weight to bring the man down and unto his back. His hands still clutching Hyde's jacket, he continued to hold him down.

Y/N's head being thrown back, he swung it forward again, clashing his dome against Hyde's nose. The black-and-yellow-haired man's face was smashed as his head was thrown forward, banging so hard against the sidewalk that it bounced against it. He was quick to crawl back even if he was dazed, his knees being put against his chest, he kicked against Y/N with enough strength to send the red-haired man back.

Y/N coughed a bit thanks to the kick against his chest, groaning as he laid on one knee. Hyde had gotten up, and Y/N watched as he readied himself, a smirk spreading against his face as he cracked his neck from side-to-side. Putting himself up, Y/N's eyes wandered around Hyde for a moment, just as he put his hand to the side, allowing a puddle of blood to form around his legs with a small chuckle.

Y/N: ["Been a while, rookie... Thought you could escape me for long~?"]

Hyde: ["I was wondering when you'd show up... Guess Merkava was keeping you busy"] He groaned, wiping some blood from his nose with his thumb, readying his blade ["Still... Not even a "Hi", or a "How you've been"? You hurt my feelings..."] He teased with a teasing tone, prompting Y/N to laugh.

Y/N: ["HAH! ... I'm going to rip your spine through your fucking mouth ..."]

Hyde: ["How charming..."]

Y/N was, again, the one to leap forward, front-flipping ahead as he fell towards Hyde with his heel. The swordsman sidestepped the strike, but Y/N was quick to turn his upper body to the side, putting his hands to the floor and swinging his lower body, he managed to avoid a strike which Hyde had aimed at him. Performing a hand-stand, he continued the momentum that carried him around, spinning his entire body around.

His right leg kicked against Hyde who, even if he had stepped away to avoid the hit, was still followed up. Y/N's leg twisted down, and was brought down to smash against him. Much to Y/N's surprise however, Hyde didn't try to block the hit, but instead dashed ahead. His blade in hand, the kick would connect, but, at the same time, so would the blade against Y/N. Not wanting to engage in this trade-off, the man smirked.

He rolled away, retracting his leg with so much strength that the momentum carried him back to roll up to his foot. He kicked ahead just in time, putting his sole against the inner-side of Hyde's thigh and stopping him dead on his tracks. Y/N spun back, using the man as a stool to backflip and knee him against the jaw. However, before the strike could connect, Y/N found himself seeing only blurs as he was thrown back.

He rolled against the ground for a moment before throwing himself up and finding his footing. Hyde turned to the side, surprised to see the young girl revolving both Yo-Yo's around her body with such ease. Though he didn't know who she was, he turned to face Y/N who opened quite the smirk on his face. Putting himself up and rolling his shoulders as he tilted his face, raising an eyebrow in clear amusement.

Y/N: ["Awh~? What's the matter, Bucket? You and prince charming teaming up?"]

Bridget: ["It's not very polite to go around and attack random people, Y/N!"] Bridget said with a polite, and happy tone, even in the face of his taunts ["And just so we're clear... It's Bridget. Not whatever Y/N calls me"]

Hyde: ["Had figured that already, he is not very good with names..."]

Y/N: ["Well, if you wanted into the fun, why didn't you say so~?"]

Bridget's eyes narrowed as her expression turned serious. Hyde noticed this, but couldn't tell why. Unlike him, Bridget wasn't a rookie to fights, let alone bloodthirsty psychopaths like Y/N. She knew her thing, and she could walk the walk, her instincts kicked in the moment Y/N's eyes closed, and his expression seemed to relax. She was right. In a moment's notice, only one of Y/N's eyes opened, but something changed.

Blood took over his face.

Around the single eye that had opened, a streak of thin lines of blood had appeared, coursing through his body like rivers. Around his irises, the red was present all around, and his sclera had equally-crimson lines of red coursing through them. His eye, still black, had turned back to a whitish color. The blood had formed two coursings, two going up into his forehead, and two going down his cheek.

Y/N: ["... Let's get this party started ..."]

https://youtu.be/jynTNYSKNuk

[Anime - JuJutsu Kaisen]

[A/N - Not that I really needed to say what anime this is, huh?]

Roger acted fast. Never before had he moved so fast in his life as now, putting himself between Bridget and Y/N. Though he had increased in size, and had placed his hands in front of himself to guard, the kick still went through. Almost piercing through the bear's arms, it sent both him and Bridget flying away like they had been hit by a truck. Both of them smashing into, and again, right through a wall much like before.

Hyde was surprised, not with the kick, but the fact that, a mere instant afterwards, Y/N had appeared in front of him. Though he tried to put the blade in his side to block the strike, Y/N's hands were much faster. Instead of grasping his side, they instead grabbed the inside of his sleeve. Y/N pulled Hyde closer, much as he had done before, and with enough strength to send him face-first against the asphalt below them.

Hyde felt as if over twenty people had pulled him at once. Just as he had his face against the ground, he felt Y/N's hand grab him by the hair. He was unable to do anything as the man dashed away, roaring as he lifted Hyde up. Smashing him against while still running, a path of destruction and a clear sign of red was left in the road as Y/N dragged his opponent's face all the way towards the building on the other side.

Hyde's eyes widened in pain thanks to the impact, his back meeting the brick wall, it took all the air away from his lungs. Y/N's eyes narrowed as he glanced over his shoulder, noticing the trail of red he had left behind. A chuckle escaping his lips, he twirled to the side, just as Hyde's vision became a blur. His body was pulled forward so fast that he barely had time to register what had happened before the clash.

What clash, you might ask? Him going jaw-first into Bridget's forehead. The two of them pulled at once by that single trail of blood Y/N had left behind them both. They crashed against one another at such speeds that their entire vision turned into a blur thanks to it. A strong hit to the jaw made Hyde's brain bounce around the little space inside his skull, hitting all parts at once and nearly causing him to black out.

But before the two could even fall to the ground, they both felt a hand grabbing them by the hair. A smirk on his face as he stood between the two of them, Y/N's eye was still closed, and the crimson was still spreading across his face. His eyes moved from Bridget to Hyde, and from Hyde to Bridget as he chuckled. Glancing down, he noted the bruise on her chest from the kick, even if she was standing behind Roger.

Y/N: ["Well, what's the matter~?! I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO HAVE FUN!"]

Y/N dropped them both, stomping the ground. From underneath them, a singular arm of crystalline blood had erupted. Right between them, it expanded into what seemed like a staff, striking the two at the same time. Y/N grasped it, twirling it around for a moment as the hand shattered. Stepping towards Hyde with his ever-present grin of malice that went, almost-literally from ear-to-ear, with his eye starting to tremble.

He glanced down at the blade that Hyde had dropped. A little click of his tongue as he shook his head from side-to-side, he turned to face the young man. Hyde struggled to his feet, his body trembling as he gave all he had to even put himself up. The sound of metal clanking rang into his ears, prompting him to turn to face Y/N. The red-haired man kicked his sword towards him, causing it to tumble in front of Hyde.

Y/N: ["Pick it up"]

Hyde: ["...."]

Y/N: ["Pick. It. Up"]

Hyde clicked his tongue much as Y/N had done a bit ago. Picking up his sword, he found his footing. Y/N, turning to face over his shoulder, smirked as he saw Bridget also standing alongside Roger. He turned to face Hyde, but was a bit surprised when the swordsman was already face-to-face with him. Y/N found no trouble in dodging the strike from the blade that was swung at him, easily stepping back to do so.

He tilted his body as a yo-yo flew by him, narrowly missing his nose. He grasped the line, and was ready to yank on it, was it not for Roger running alongside the line in question. He tried to kick against Y/N, who easily avoided the strike and let go of the line, allowing Bridget to recall her weapon back. The man leaped just as Hyde swiped at his legs, and standing mid-air, he kicked to both sides, perfectly landing both hits.

Just as the bear and the swordsman were thrown back, Y/N landed while still on that split pose. His body arched back as a Yo-Yo flew past his face. Though, with a tug on it, Bridget caused it to fly back. Y/N, expecting it to try and hit him, rapidly stood up. To his surprise, however, the yo-yo swung around his body, tightly securing itself around his waistline. With that, Bridget pulled on it as she railed her other Yo-Yo.

As it hurled forward, Y/N's eyes followed it closely. Just as it banged, a familiar sound from before, it crashed against her second yo-yo. The ricochet towards him made the man giggle with amusement. Surprisingly easy, he ducked under the yo-yo, spinning his body around with a massive twist of his hip. As he brought his body forward, his chest down as if he pushed his waist against someone's midriff, Y/N roared.

His hand clutching the line of the yo-yo around his waist as he brought it over his shoulder, essentially judo-throwing Bridget over himself and into the ground as she was brought towards him thanks to the tug on the yo-yo line around his waist. Though that wasn't all done and done, as Hyde rapidly dashed towards Y/N, who spun around the staff that he still held in his hand, ducking under one of the strikes.

As he did, Hyde's eyes went wide as, from Y/N's back, a figure made out of blood emerged. It seemed like a perfect copy of Y/N, and it quickly grabbed the staff made out of crystalline-blood that the two were now using. Swinging it around, the figure revolved on top of Y/N itself, and with a single, fast strike, brought the staff against Hyde at such strengths, that he bounced off of the floor, and up into his feet.

[Series - Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]

Hyde wasn't capable of reacting when Y/N jabbed the tip of the staff against his chest, forcing him to lean forward. As he did, Y/N grasped him by the back of the head, and smashed the boy against the floor with such strength that, once more, he bounced off of the asphalt. Y/N twirled the staff around himself, and with a quick blow, he swung it like a baseball bat against Hyde's jaw, causing the staff to shatter into multiple pieces.

As the boy flew right past her, Bridget put herself up. Alongside Roger, she stepped back with both of her yo-yo's being twirled around. As she shot them ahead, Y/N noted a smirk on his face, but didn't think much of it. What? Did she really think that some children's toy would work again? To him it was but a little joke, something that he wouldn't take seriously even if it would be something dangerous to others.

As the yo-yo's once more used the techniques of ricocheting by crashing into one another, Y/N positioned himself to grab one of them. Much to his surprise, the yo-yo once more changed courses, going towards his chest, another yo-yo suddenly crashed against it, sending it away towards the right, where it was again, struck by Bridget's second yo-yo that stood mid-air upon ricocheting the first one.

It was sent back, crashing right into Y/N's mouth. Not his jaw, not his nose, not his teeth, but right into his mouth. At that speed, the yo-yo lodged itself through his open teeth, and as Bridget smile, a pull of her finger was enough to make a blast be heard throughout the empty streets. Y/N, already being shot back thanks to the impact, was now blown away even faster thanks to the barrels of the yo-yo-gun hybrid shooting.

Once more getting a taste of his own bitter medicine, he crashed through a wall, making Bridget wonder if she'd have to pay for the damage. She could, yeah. But it would still be nice if she didn't need to alert her parents about the fact that she had destroyed a street after fighting a psychopath and a swordsman in an alternate dimension. It would really spare her some time, if you think about it for a bit.

Bridget turned over her shoulder to see Hyde struggling to walk towards her. Standing by her side, the girl would look up at him with a cheerful smile, even if she was hurt. Her face beaming with a positive attitude, made the swordsman question who she was. Though times for questions would come, as the two of them watched Y/N step out of the rubble, coming out seemingly unscathed save for some bruises.

Hyde: ["Well, damn... Ain't this guy a tough son of a bitch..."]

Bridget: ["He seems pretty durable. But we just gotta hang on... Look at his chest"]

Hyde followed the girl's direction, seemingly confused at first. Though, once he did, he could note how Y/N's chest was rising up and down much faster than usual. Not as if he was tired, or exhausted, but so fast that he could now even hear the man breathing while still being so far away. At the same time, some more blood covered Y/N's face, now taking half of it, and spreading almost like an ocean of blood.

Bridget: ["He is using up too much energy at this point... Moving so fast, striking so much. The blood he uses seems to be his own"] The girl comments as she still twirls her Yo-Yo's around, a cheerful expression making its way into her face ["In other words... If we hang on, he'll eventually tire himself out, as he did when fighting Merkava"]

Hyde: ["Still... It would be best if we can take him down now"] He comments, readying his sword as his eyes narrowed ["I wonder how the hell did he get so fast and so strong... Simply breathing more?"]

Bridget: ["I would say that's part of it, yeah. But it seems more... Complicated. More oxygen in the blood doesn't mean faster"] She noted as Y/N began to walk towards them, a calm, but still violent stomp in his slow step ["My bet is that he's overclocking the heart's cardiovascular output to rapidly boost he's metabolic rate..."] She hummed, narrowing her eyes as the red-haired man clenched his fists while still making his way towards them ["In other words, causing a increase to his velocity, acceleration, torque and, consequently, the speed of his strikes output"]

???: ["Oya~? That so?"]

A sudden, high-pitched voice made the two of them turn around. Bridget seemed confused, and a bit cautious, while Hyde's face showed surprise and excitement. Amidst the rapid-paced breathing of Y/N, the only sound was the click of the young woman's heels as she walked towards the two of them. A carefree smile on her face as she hummed, Y/N glaring at her with his breathing becoming even more erratic.

She was a young woman with long, reddish-pink hair in a ponytail, red eyes and a slightly above-average bust. She wears a fuchsia camisole that leaves her belly button and stomach visible, a light pink jacket with fuchsia flowers at the end and on the ends of the sleeves that hang on her shoulders, white-bright blue skinny jeans that are unzipped and unbuttoned with a unbuckled belt and high heels sandals.

[ユズリハ | 神速の斬撃]
[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝]
[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐗𝐒 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐘𝐮𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐡𝐚]

Yuzuriha: ["Well, that makes things a lot easier~!"]

A carefree smile on her face as she tapped the sheathed blade against her shoulder, she watched as Y/N's expression became even more sour. He gritted his teeth, his eyes narrowing as the blood spread to the rest of his face in a moment's notice. His smirk disappeared and was replaced by a scowl of anger as he glared at her. A roar escaping his lips, he dashed forward, past both Bridget and Hyde, towards Yuzuriha.

The woman raised her blade just in time, and even though the strike sent her sliding across the ground, she firmed her footing, and managed to not even tumble back. Bridget and Hyde as, with clear ease, she managed to avoid Y/N's incoming strike, rapidly side-stepping his kick, ducking under another one, and merely stepping back in order to make him miss a crystalline spike made out of blood from underneath.

She moved with surprisingly ease, matching Y/N's extreme speed that appeared to make him almost teleport a short distance. The woman with the large sword swung down her blade, prompting the young man to step back against it. Hyde drew breath to speak as Y/N stomped on top of Yuzuriha's sword, pulling it and wrapping his arms around the back of her head as she stumbled forward thanks to his sudden tug.

However, as he was about to knee her like he had done to Hyde, the woman wrapped her hands around the leg which he had raised. Spinning her body around, and swinging her right leg against his, she sweeped the young man off his feet, and not in the manner that you probably want to. As Y/N fell back-first into the ground, he rolled to the side to avoid being stomped by Yuzuriha, who pierced the floor with her heel.

A little smile on her face, she swung her leg forward, ripping off part of the asphalt and throwing it towards Y/N. As she did, the man ducked under the debris, raising both hands towards the woman that had tried to strike him, he parried the hit of the blade with his elbow, pushing the sword off-course. His fingers grasped her shirt, and he pulled her closer at the same time that he threw his head towards her face.

She spun around, wrapping both arms around Y/N's neck as he threw it forward, she slammed him over his shoulder, and back-first into the ground. At the same time, still holding his neck, she pushed him up, stepping ahead and kicking against his back. The boy's eyes went wide thanks to the heel nearly piercing through his jacket and into his back. But, even though the strike sent him away, he managed to stand up.

As Yuzuriha threw her blade towards the man, he once more parried, hitting it with the back of his hand to throw it into the air. The woman leaped, spinning around before she kicked the sword's hilt, once again, sending it towards Y/N. Yet again, he struck it, sending it to the ground, ricocheting it off-course and causing the edge to stab into the asphalt underneath. Yuzuriha rapidly ran towards her blade to pick it up.

As she did, she still maintained the momentum of the run, and dashed towards her opponent. Swinging her blade up, Y/N avoided the hit by back-flipping away from it as Yuzuriha completed her twirl. As she did, instantly sheathing her sword, she rapidly struck once, prompting Y/N to raise his arms and block. She found it weird that he did it so effortlessly, and in the blink of an eye, she swung her sword two other times.

[Series - RWBY - Volume 4]
[A/N - Red sword, sheath gun, Iaijutsu and the way he removes Yang's arm... Y'all can't tell me Adam isn't a Jetstream Sam reference]

Yuzuriha's eyes narrowed as she watched Y/N smirk behind his raised arms. She noted the crystal-like surface of his red arms, and this time, she was the one to smile. As she did, she dashed forward, her blade back in its sheath, she easily ducked under one of Y/N's strikes. As he had tried to kick her, she wrapped both arms around his leg, tossing her blade up in the air as she did. Swinging her body around to slam him.

However, as she was completing her rapid spinning, Y/N wrapped his other leg around her own, and both arms around the woman's face. His fingers digging into it, he tried to shove both indexes against her eyes. To his surprise, however, the woman managed to push back against it, and even managed to release herself from his grasp. However, Y/N still had one leg wrapped around her as she jumped in the air.

As she did, Y/N was surprised once he saw that she had disappeared. Leaving behind a trail of pink glow, he suddenly found a stinging sensation against his chest that was thrown back. Pushed forward again, the same sensation was felt on his back as yet another pink flash of light erupted around the area. Finally, he turned around just in time to avoid the strike happening against his face, and instead, in his back again.

[以下略！八重一輪]
[𝐄𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚! 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡]

As Y/N fell to the ground, he put himself up again with some struggle. Yuzuriha stepped not too far away from him, a nonchalant and carefree smile on her face. As she did, Y/N glanced down, noting the cuts around his body. His teeth clenching as he growled, his glare returned to Yuzuriha once more, who hummed. She then glanced over her shoulder towards Hyde, a gentle smile being present in her serene-lips.

Yuzuriha: ["Can you hear that?"]

Hyde's eyes narrowed alongside Bridget's. The two of them heard a faint, rapid-paced thumping sound, almost like the engine of an approaching car. It got louder and louder, to the point where, even if they couldn't exactly pin-point where it came from at first, it was like it was ringing right against their ears. Hyde didn't notice it, but Bridget surely did, her eyes widening in surprise as she pieced the pieces together.

Bridget: ["That's..."]

Yuzuriha: ["Yep~! That's his heartbeat, alright~"]

The woman turned to face Y/N who, a bit far away, began to walk towards her. His neck starting to turn red in color alongside his chest, he made his way towards the grown woman. His hands opening before clutching again, a trail of blood was left behind as he did. Bridget and Hyde glanced back and forth between the two, Yuzuriha merely letting out a giggle as she glanced towards Y/N and his fresh cut wounds.

Yuzuriha: ["You sure you should be revving up your heart so much with those cuts?"]

Y/N's eyes moved down towards his chest and his wounds. Widening for a moment, the street fell dead silent thanks to the sudden stop of his heartbeat. Though his body had returned to its normal color, his teeth still gritted. A mere instant afterwards, an explosion of blood occurred throughout his body. All of his cuts geysering out a torrent of crimson as everyone only heard a deafening and spine-shivering scream.

[Manga - Kengan Omega]

Y/N's body fell to the ground limp. The street was silent as the blood from his wounds poured into the streets, forming a puddle underneath him. Hyde glanced at Bridget, who glanced at him at the same time. The two of them glanced in unison towards Yuzuriha, who hummed as she made her way towards Y/N, crouching near him with her sword leaning against her shoulder, a gentle smile present in her face.

Yuzuriha: ["Increasing your own heartbeat and blood flow doesn't go well with so much injuries, eh?"]

Hyde: ["This guy came out of nowhere... I just turned the street and the next thing I know he's trying to kick me"] Hyde groaned, holding his sword against his shoulder and glancing towards Yuzuriha ["Man, he's the same as every single Hollow Night, I tell you..."]

Yuzuriha: ["He was particularly nasty tonight, eh? That was a pretty interesting technique that he had. Pumping himself up like that"] A gentle smile on her face as she remained kneeling, she glanced down to hum noting the pool of blood that Y/N laid in ["Well, don't your sword cut through EXS, silly? You should've just landed a single hit"]

Hyde: ["I tried, but he seems to have gotten used to my attacks... He did the same thing with me, stepping on the blade and kneeling me, I mean"] He groaned, rubbing his jaw and rolling his shoulders a bit with a tired sigh ["I guess he's just much more used to battle than I am... Still, I gotta land a proper hit next time. See if I can sever his EXS..."]

Bridget: ["What are EXS?"]

The cute and gentle voice of the girl echoed around. Yuzuriha and Hyde turned to face hre, the two of them seemingly having forgotten that the girl was ever there in the first place. They glanced between one another for a moment, noting the girl's features, as well as Roger who she carried in both of her arms, hugging him closely. Yuzuriha, with a smile, turned Y/N so his chest was facing the sky, and began to talk.

Yuzuriha: ["EXS" stands for "Existence". Everything that was, is, and will be, are made of EXS"] The woman continued, gently putting her hands around Y/N's pockets ["Meaning that Hyde's blade over here can very much kill beings that are otherwise similar"] A small giggle escaping her lips, the woman turned around with a little smile ["That said, he lacks any sort of proper technique or form to compliment it"]

Hyde: ["Oi! I've been training!"]

Yuzuriha: ["Not enough, it seems. This is the third time that Y/N has kicked your ass, and the second I had to save it"] Yuzuriha commented in a laid-back and nonchalant tone, seemingly unbothered by it ["And who might you be, dear? Just another clueless soul wandering around the Hollow Night?"]

Bridget: ["i was kinda brought here when I was fighting him... The night came in, and engulfed us both"] Bridget commented, shrugging in a gentle manner as she glanced between both ["It was because Y/N was attacking the place I was at. For all I know, looking for someone"]

Hyde: ["Jeez... This guy really got no chill, huh?"]

Yuzuriha: ["Could this be the someone in question?"]

Yuzuriha raised what seemed like a piece of paper she had taken from Y/N. Hyde, narrowing his eyes, stepped closer to it, snatching it from the woman's hands. His fingers clutching the portrait, his eyes narrowed while his teeth gritted. An expression of clear annoyance and anger present in his face. Bridget decided not to question or comment on it, but instead, she just listened on, wanting to see who, or what it was.

Hyde: ["Paradox...?"]

Yuzuriha: ["Seems like we aren't the only ones gunning for her. Wonder what's his problem with that woman"] The woman hummed, shrugging her arms as she stood up from her crouching position ["Knowing this guy, he likely just wants to kill her because he finds her annoying"]

Bridget: ["And Paradox is...?"]

Yuzuriha: ["Big bad woman runs a group of evil people. We, the NIght Blade, have been trying to take her, and her little group down"] Yuzuriha glanced down at Y/N, a smile present on her face as she did, snapping her fingers ["Well, then! Seems like we've got a newbie who can handle herself, and someone that is also gunning for Paradox!"] She walked over to Y/N, noting his closing-wounds as she picked her up ["And you're coming with us!"]

Hyde: ["He's WHAT--?!"]

Yuzuriha: ["Oh, hush, you! Reddie over here got some mean kicks and techniques, he'll be of help"] The woman walked towards the two of them, a smirk present on her face ["Since the night is coming to a close, I think we'll just need to go around and see if we can save some more people, we may need to gun for Paradox next night..."]

Hyde: ["You serious? Don't you think it's a bit dangerous to have this psycho come along? He attacked the two of us, and he even knows the girl-"]

Bridget: ["Bridget"]

Hyde: ["Imagine what he'll want to do when he wakes up after you almost killed him like that!"] The man argued, Yuzuriha merely keeping a gentle smile present in her face as she did ["He's reckless, cocky, and above all else, overly-aggressive!"]

Yuzuriha: ["In other words, he is similar to you! Except Y/N can back up his talk"] A snarky giggle escaping her mouth, she walked past them both ["But come on, it'll be 3v1 if he wakes up, and I alone managed to take him down like that, we're safe"]

Bridget: ["As aggressive as Y/N is, he isn't unreasonable. He had many chances to strike me by surprise, and didn't"] A smile present in the girl's face, she followed Hyde and Yuzuriha with a gentle sway to her legs ["As long as you don't do anything reckless, or annoy him too much, I think we'll be okay !"]

Hyde: [".. Jeez... Well, if you two say so, I guess we'll have a loose cannon in our hands"] The man sighed, shaking his head from side-to-side as he did, clearly not a fan of the idea, but deciding to not go against it ["Still... I think that he might need some work. In all areas"]

Bridget: ["So you guys are Night Blade, right? I think Y/N commented about you... Lovely stuff, as usual"] She joked with a teasing manner, a little giggle escaping her lips ["So... You protect people from the Voids, right? Y/N explained it to me"]

Yuzuriha: ["It's never as simple as that, but that's the basic idea of it, yeah"] She continued to carry the passed-out man in her arms, not seeming to mind his weight ["We try to, at our best, avoid conflict, but sometimes we run into people like Paradox and her organization, Amnesia, and the likes of Y/N"]

Hyde: ["He's the sort of guy that isn't chained to anything or anyone. The most dangerous type, since he always fights like he expects his fight to be his last..."] A tired sigh that had escaped from his lips made it clear that he was quite exhausted ["Still... I wish that he would at least chill out for one night or two"]

Yuzuriha: ["Awh, come on now! I'm sure that he isn't the worst out there!"] A gentle smile on her face, Yuzuriha turned to face Bridget ["... Is he?"]

Bridget: ["I haven't really known him for long enough to say... But I guess he isn't as bad as it could be"] She shrugged, raising her eyes to the sky pondering her thoughts ["In my ears of Bounty Hunting, I certainly came across some nasty folk... None of which protected me from a strike coming from a humanoid, sentient void"]

Yuzuriha: ["Oh! So you already ran into Merkava, huh? Nasty fella, but seems somewhat peaceful if you don't cross his way..."] Yuzuriha hummed, also yawning with a hand covering her mouth, giggling ["Man, I'm exhausted... We should really get ready to wrap things up here"]

Hyde: ["And what do we do with the murder after the night is over?"]

Yuzuriha: ["We'll cross that bridge when it burns! For now, let's just focus on doing our job"] The woman turned to face Bridget, glancing down at the girl with a smile ["So, whaddya say about teaming up for the night, eh? We could use someone with your skills"]

Bridget: ["Sounds good~! In the meantime, I have a lot of questions about, you know, all of this"] The woman walked alongside Hyde and Yuzuriha, a small smile on her face as she did ["I gotta say, Y/N really doesn't seem like the worst. Bad, at maximum"]

Hyde: ["Still... I've known this guy much longer than anyone here. He was the same even in school"] The man shook his head from side-to-side, a small smile of nostalgia creeping to his lips ["But regardless, if you two think it'll safe, so be it, then"]

Bridget: ["You know, in my years of bounty hunting I've met a lot of people..."]

Bridget began, her eyes wandering up towards the stars in remembrance. A nostalgic glow in her eyes that seemed to glitter underneath the stars. Her lips parting into a small and gentle smile. Roger glanced up at her as well as she remained in a serene quietness, as to recall exactly the words she had heard from that man. Her eyes then fell to the side, glancing at the passed-out man that laid in Yuzuriha's left shoulder.

Bridget: ["And this one man asked me, "what is better? To be born good..."]

She watched his features, his soft skin which highly-contrasted his nature. His long, flowing red hair that, underneath the night like this, seemed almost majestic. While he "slept", he even kept that same nasty, and wide grin that he usually had when fighting, something that Bridget couldn't help but giggle at. Her eyes facing the skies one more, her smile parted even more as her soft, gentle voice finished speaking.

Bridget: ["Or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"]

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[Published in - 06/12/23]
[Word Count - 8.682]

Look at this cutie.

Who could hate her for wanting to be herself?

Apparently this one person, which I am NOT calling out. Why? He is not worth my time lmao. I literally already got beaten up because I love a trans person, I got my ass kicked in the middle of the street once because I simply love someone that wants to be themselves. That's the country that most kills trans people for ya. If I didn't care for that, y'all think I'm gonna care about an edgy teenager whining in my Wattpad?

Unlike him, I'm a grown-up.

Anyways, thank you for reading, my friends~! Over 100 with just a chapter sure is something... I don't think many stories had this same level of engagement, as far as I recall, only OPM's and Saint's Lion, the latter of which is my main story, so this was a pleasing surprise to see! Sorry about the delay, some stuff came up regarding training and work, so I had to put this in the backseat for a moment, but we back now peeps!

As usual, I hope you enjoyed.
Thank you for your time and interest. 
I hope to see you in the next chapter, my friends.