VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD

Chapter 5

Kakashi picked up Eugene from the floor and began dashing towards the clinic. He ran through the hallway with his heart pounding, afraid for his friend's well-being. After running for a few minutes, Kakashi barged into the clinic and placed Eugene on an empty bed.

"Please, save him!" Kakashi voiced out with a frightful expression as the nurse headed toward Eugene to examine him.

"What happened to him?" Nurse Iris questioned as she examined Eugene attentively.

"I do not know, I just found him in the changing room and he refused to say anything or who did this!" Kakashi explained restlessly and cold sweat trickled down his face.

"This injury is very severe. The chances of him surviving is seventy/thirty" Nurse Iris informed me as she began to do some work on Eugene.

Hearing the words of Iris, Kakashi's heart sank and he stood there in boiling anger. Eugene never crossed his boundary or harmed anyone, yet Aoki went ahead to beat him up this badly. For what? Some stupid basketball game?

Kakashi clenched his fists tightly, his blood boiling in anger, and his once-clear vision became crimson.

"I SEE YOU ARE MAD."

A deep and menacing voice sounded in Kakashi's head, causing him to turn around but no one was there.

"LET ME OUT, YOU PUNK, AND I SHALL HELP YOU GET YOUR REVENGE!"

Hearing the voice again, Kakashi now knew it was Lord Zodiac whispering to him.

"Shut up, I can't risk letting you out knowing there's a chance you could hurt people," Kakashi muttered.

"WELL, SUIT YOURSELF. LET'S SEE HOW YOU WILL MANAGE TO BEAT UP THE BULLIES ON YOUR OWN!" Lord Zodiac voiced the head of Kakashi.

Lord Zodiac wasn't wrong. The only reason why Kakashi has allowed Aoki's bullshit to go on this long was because Aoki was far stronger than he was. And on top of that, he had minions who followed his every command.

Someone like Kakashi going up against a guy like him would only be suicide. But he had no choice. Aoki beat up his best friend to a computer that he might not make it out alive, the least he could do was make him pay.

"Take care of him…I will be back." Kakashi spoke as he dashed out of the clinic and began to make his way towards the basketball court.

Kakashi ran for a few minutes until he finally arrived at the already crowded basketball court and students could be seen practicing. Kakashi glanced around the place until he spotted Aoki among the students taking practice.

Catching a glimpse of Aoki, Kakashi clenched his fist and began to make his way towards him.

"Hey, where do you think you are going?" The basketball team's coach, Coach Daniel, blocked Kakashi's path. "You aren't selected for practice today, you aren't even prepared, so sit your arse down on the bench." He added.

Kakashi almost cursed the man out loud, but chose to comply and went to sit on the bench. He could always wait for the practice to be over before getting revenge.

Sitting on the bench and watching the practice, Kakashi only had his gaze fixated on one guy. Aoki. The way he acted like nothing just happened made his blood boil even more.

"That guy still showed up to practice?" One of Aoki's lackeys, Oda, informed while pointing towards where Kakashi sat.

"That bastard." Aoki clenched his fist tightly as he caught a glimpse of Kakashi's face. "Perhaps, harming his friend wasn't enough. We will go after him when practice is done." Aoki declared before running back to his spot.

The practice went on for several minutes until a player got injured and was taken off.

"Hey, Kakashi!" Coach Daniel voiced, catching the attention of Kakashi. "Get your arse in here!"

"But I am not even prepared," Kakashi responded with a dumbfounded look. He was currently dressed in a red hoodie and Jean trousers, instead of the basketball jersey.

"Come on, princess, this is just practice and not an actual game! Get in here and show me what you've got!" Coach Daniel voiced out. Kakashi nodded before rising up from the bench and dashing into the court and standing in his position.

He shifted his gaze towards Aoki who was busy glaring at him in hate and disdain.

Kakashi also glared at him before dashing forward as the ball was tossed. He dashed towards the opposing team's court while his teammates had the ball.

The teammate swiftly dribbled past a player and kept moving forward with Kakashi beside him. He glanced at his side and passed the ball over to Kakashi who caught it gracefully and began to bounce it on the floor while running forward.

"Leave him! He is mine!" Aoki voiced as he shot out like a rocket and began to head towards Kakashi with his face bright red in anger.

Closing in on him, Aoki attempted to tackle the ball off him, but Kakashi swerved his body around and made Aoki miss him and fall face-first on the ground.

After successfully dribbling Aoki, Kakashi dribbled another player by bouncing the ball in between his legs and was now directly in front of the court. With the ball gripped firmly with both hands, he leaped up into the air and dunked the ball into the net.

Noise erupted in the crowd after the spectators just witnessed an awesome feat that just played out right in front of them. A substitute student who took on a whole team solo and also dribbled the team's ace.

The other players except Aoki and his minions surrounded Kakashi and began raining praises on him, while Kakashi just stood there emotionlessly as if his mind was somewhere else entirely. His friend was in a coma and the one responsible for it was still walking freely.

"Hey, Kakashi! Get your arse over here!" Coach Daniel's voice reverberated throughout the area as Kakashi made his way towards him. "Welcome to the team, kid. You are now a starter."