BLUE LOCK: UNDYING FLAME

[PREVIOUSLY]

The three midfielders that were closing down on Shinji, suddenly felt a change in their opponent.

Shinji ran a hand through his hair, a calm expression on his face as his mouth morphed into a small grin. Raising his head, an earthly green glow was seen in his eyes with arrows diverging from the iris outwards.

Shinji felt free, liberating and.... flamboyant!!! His gaze ran through the pitch, multiple green arrows entered his view, travelling from the ball towards multiple outlets down the field. He grinned, "Alright, the lead actor has taken the stage. Let's end this show flamboyantly, shall we?" He said, the glow in his eyes deepening.

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Running a hand through his head, an excited grin made way to Shinji's face. He felt excited, giddy and just absolutely flamboyant!

The three defenders didn't register in Shinji's mind at all. To him, they just mere side-characters to him, the main actor on his grand stage.

His eyes scanned the field in front of him-mulitple green passing lanes for him to choose from.

"Ah, yes this will do," His eyes zeroed in on one, but he needed to pass the midfielders marking him for optimum result.

All of this happened in just a second in Shinji's head.

Shinji took a subtle touch to his left, his body poised for a long pass. The midfielder rushed in, hoping to dislodge the ball from Shinji. Shinji just calmly rolled the ball through the defenders legs. "Bye bye now." He teased playfully.

The remaining two midfielders, seeing that their fellow midfielder was passed by, quickly rushed in for help. Shinji took a touch with his right leg towards the outside, then quickly tapped it through the second midfielders legs. Shinji's left leg shot out, rolling the ball towards him, then tapping it through the third midfielders legs.

After bypassing the three midfielders, Shinji's leg winded, sending a through ball in-behind the defense. The ball curved just pass the outstretched leg of a defender into the open space for the running Hayato.

Hayato took off, leaving his defender behind.

SENDAI'S players quickly ran back, trying to stop the counterattack.

Hayato soon reached the edge of the penalty area. A defender stood in front of Hayato.

Hayato slowed down a bit, the defender slightly relaxed. Hayato immediately cut in on his left foot.

Baro's image appeared. The defender ran, hoping to cut off the pass to Baro. Hayato immediately dashed to the left with the ball.

The boy grinned as he winded his leg before blasting it with power into the far corner. The ball shot passed the outstretched hand of the goalie, into the far left corner

1-1

"GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!! GOAL FOR SEIRAN HIGH. SEIRAN EQUALIZE THE GAME WITH A GOAL FROM THEIR WINGER, HAYATO AND A BEAUTIFUL THROUGH BALL ASSIST BY SHINJI." Taro commented.

"IT SEEMED THAT SENDAI WOULD SCORE ON THE COUNTER, BUT A GOAL LINE CLEARANCE FROM THE STRIKER, NERON, STOPPED THE PLAY. WILL THIS START A COMEBACK FOR SEIRAN." Akira added.

Hayato jumped up in celebration, a grin on his face. His teammates joining in the celebration.

Hayato threw an arm over Shinji, "That was an awesome pass Shin."

Shinji ran a hand through his hair, "Of course, a flamboyant pass from I will result in such a goal. But immaculate finish as well Hayato." He replied.

Neron grinned at this, "Nice Shinji, let's turn this round."

Shinji nodded.

SEIRAN went back to their positions after celebrating, their spirits high. Meanwhile SENDAI found themselves a bit mudded, they had hoped to score a second goal to quickly burry the game, so that goal came quite unexpected for them.

Tosa, SENDAI'S coach, stood with a tense look. The game plan was working, evident on the fact that they had scored, and he felt they should have had another. His gaze fell on Shinji, his brows furrowing. The goal came from him, so they needed to quickly neutralize him before he proved to be more of a threat.

"PRESSURE ON NUMBER 15!!!" He quickly shouted the instruction.

The players, hearing the shout, nodded in agreement.

The striker for SENDAI restarted the kickoff, passing it back to his midfield.

The midfielder recieved the ball, he looked up and was about to pass the ball, but was startled as the figure of a running Neron came into view.

He quickly passed the ball back. Neron ran past him, keen on hunting down the ball like a rabid dog. It wasn't only him, but all of SEIRAN players increased the press as a unit.

Tosa's brows furrowed. He looked towards Sophia. Sophia just smiled at him innocently, Tosa gritted his teeth in annoyance

The ball reached the goalie, and the figures of Neron and Baro running at him in full speed, starrtled him and he immediately booted the ball away, like he was playing a game of hot potato.

The ball soared through the air, SEIRAN immediately regaining back possession.

Recieving the ball from Daichi, Shinji dropped a shoulder; turning his defender and ran forward with the ball.

Shinji tapped the ball to his left. The left wingback stepped to immediately mark Kaito, but Shinji passed it between him and the central defender to the running Neron.

"OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THROUGH BALL BY SHINJI. NERON IS ON THE GOAL, THE KEEPER RUSHES, AND.....GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!"

"GOAL FOR SEIRAN. AND AT THE HEART OF IT AGAIN IS NUMBER 16 SHINJ, WITH TWO ASSISTS ALREADY."

The score 2-1

Neron slid in celebration, a wide smirk on his face. He gazed at the stands where the school sat, a banner of the team displayed. In the stands, Alina, disguised with galsses and a cap, shouted in celebration; breaking her disguise but at the moment she didn't care the least.

The team went back after celebration. SENDAI'S mood plumminted even more, making more mistakes and their confidence quickly hitting rock bottom.

The ball was stolen by Kaito on the wings. He dribbled slowly on the wings to the bieline, drawing in two players. "Oh, I'm feeling lazy to hold the ball. Here ya go." He said, backheeling the ball to Shinji.

Shinji ran a hand through his hair, "Much appreciated Kaito. In appreciation, here's a front row seat to this fabulous pass ." He said, without taking a touch, whipping the bal with his left foot immediately into the box.

The ball zoomed through the air, going into the zone of uncertainty. The keeper hesitated, unsure of whether to go out or stay. Seeing the ball come closer, he gritted his teeth, quickly making his decision, and jumped to punch the ball away.

The ball sailed curved just away from his hand, the goalies eyes widened in shock and fear at his mistake. Baro, in the air, headed the powerfully into the open net.

The score 3-1

"GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!"

"WITH A DELIGHTFUL CROSS FROM SHINJI, AND A GASTLY MISJUDGMENT FROM SENDAI'S GOALIE, BARO NODDED THE BALL INTO THE EMPTY NET. IT SEEMS SHINJI IS HAVING A FIELD DAY, ALREADY WITH A HAT TRICK OF ASSISTS."

Baro shouted in celebration, his hands outstretched to his side. The team around him in celebration.

The goalie gritted his teeth at his mistake.

"PHEEEEEEEW!!!" The referee blew the whistle for Half-time.

SEIRAN went in to the lockeroom with high spirits and with all the momentum.

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In the lockeroom, the team's spirits were high and mighty.

Sophia walked in, a smile on her face. She clapped her hands, drawing in the attention of her team. "Okay guys, I know you're happy now but the match is not finished get. The second half is still left, so I want you all to still give you're all." She said seriously, the team nodded in agreement.

Sophia looked towards Shinji, "Great game today Shinji, keep it up." She said.

The boy noded, running a hand through his head. "Understood coach, my stage to shine for my audience. It would be a deservice to end the show here." He said, a measured smirk on his face as he ran a hand through his head.

Sophia chuckled lightly, "....Okay, let's go into the second half. We need more goals to change our goal difference, don't be complacent." She brought her hand forward, the players joining in, "SERIAN FIGHT!!!" She shouted, the players reciprocating it.

The team exited the lockeroom, fire in their eyes to win this game with more goals.

SENDAI, seeing the change in the players, invontarily gulped in fear.

The referee seeing the two teams were ready and set, set his watch for the time and blew his whistle. "PHHHHHHEEEEEWWW!!!" The second half commencing.

Neron passed the ball, and jogged forward.

SEIRAN moved the ball fast and precise, SENDAI still sat back, hoping to find an opportunity to counter, but they couldn't even get the ball and at the heart of that was Shinji.

Shinji received the ball. He looked up, Hayato the target. Shinji sent a pinged ball to Hayato, and took off forward.

Hayato chested the ball and brought it down. He immediately found himself double teamed. The figure of Shinji appeared, and he passed it back to him and took off.

Shinji faked a pass to Hayato, freeing space for himself. He cut it, looking like he was going to shot, the defender stretching his leg, but then Shinji cut in-faking the shot.

At the bieline, Shinji sent a curling pass with the outside of his left foot.

The ball sailed through the air. Neron bursted through the defense, chesting the ball into space. The goalie rushed to take the ball, but Neron stretched his leg, poking it past the goalie into the net.

The score 4-1

"GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!"

"ANOTHER GOAL FOR SEIRAN, AND ANOTHER GOAL FOR NERON. SEIRAN ARE TEARING SENDAI APPART NOW. IT SEEMS THE GAME IS WELL AND TRULY OVER." Taro spoke

"IT SEEMS THE COACH THINKS SO TOO, MAKING THE FIRST SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME, A DM FOR AN AM." Akira added.

The game continued on, with SEIRAN dominating possession. Though they decided to calm things down now, swing as the game was done.

In the 89th mintue, Hayato lost the ball on the right. The LWB immediately sent a long ball over the highline of SEIRAN.

The striker ran to the ball. The rest of SENDAI also ran forward, hoping to get at least one more goal and make the result less... terrible.

The striker passed it to he right, to a galloping wingback.

The wingback, sweat dripping heavily down his face. His chest heaving up and down, and an exhausted look on his face, gritted his teeth and urged his body to push more to get to the ball.

He took a touch and ran with the ball. Reaching the bieline, he looked up to see the striker in the box and immediately sent a low cross into the box.

Daichi positioned himself infront of the defender to intercept the ball, but the striker used his hands and superior strength to reach the ball. He tapped the ball, and it looked like it would go in, but the figure of Shinji appeared-dashing all hopes of that.

Shinji flicked his hair, Before He drove the ball forward.

Two midfielders stoo in his way, determined to stop him. Shinji feinted to the left, passing the ball to his right foot then took a touch and executed a roulette around the second midfielder.

Shinji continued with the ball, he glided past two more midfielders. He soon reached the edge of the box. Shinji took a touch inside with his left foot, looking to pass to Neron, but then rolled it to his right foot.

The goalie rushed towards him, his face determined to stop him. Shinji smiled, then lobbed the ball over the goalie.

The goalies eyes widened as he jumped back, full stretch to try and block it, but he was just short. The ball sailed beautifully above the goalie, landing beautifully into the net.

The score 5-1

"GOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GOAL FROM SHINJI, TODAY HE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT AND HE CAPS IT OFF WITH A BEAUTIFUL SOLO RUN AND CHIP."

Shinji smiled, his hands outstretched as he bowed to the roaring crowd. Then suddenly, he felt weight on himself. The team bundling unto him in excitement.

Shinji smiled at the celebration.

"PHHHHHHEEEEEWWW!!!" The ref blew the whistle, the game concluding.

SEIRAN celebrating on the pitch, their excitement palpable. Sophia smiled in joy at the team.

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In the bus, the team's mood was joyous. They had won their first game of the TENSEI CUP, so you couldn't blame them. Shinji the most joyful of them all, having had a bad game in the previous game, he needed this. And he was rewarded as he was given the man of the match.

Sophia smiled at this, leaving the team to celebrate the win. They deserved it.

Meanwhile, in a certain hospital room. We see a girl, her long blonde hair and white skin shining under the sun. The female nurse doing her usual checkup.

The nurse looked at the patient, then she noticed her hand twitching. Her eyes widened, as she immediately went to inform the doctor. It seemed the match wasn't the only good news Shinji would be receiving.

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After a celebration for the team's victory, Shinji decided to go home but not without checking on his sister first.

As he approached the hospital, there was a certain feeling he was getting but he couldn't quite put into words.

Entering the hospital, Grace, the receptionist, immediately rushed him. Her face mared with tears, but not of surrow, but of joy.

Shinji looked at her, dread feeling him a bit. The thought of his sister....but before any negative thoughts could follow, Grace quickly spoke up.

"S-shin, shin, H-hana she's responsive." She said rapidly, her words stumbling out of her mouth with joy.

Shinji's eyes widened. He immediately took off, his mind racing with various emotions. Relief, joy, and happiness were among them.

Barging into the room, Shinji looked at the bed of his sister. Hana's eyes opened, immediately widening in joy-small tears flowing from it.

Shinji felt tears running down his face, but he didn't bother to wipe them. He immediately rushed towards her side, careful not to hug her. He held her hand, and he felt her gripping his; joy emanating from him. "S-sis, you're..." He spoke, but the words were interrupted by his cries, relief and joy.

Hana too was crying, though she couldn't move at all, she still squeezed her brothers hand in support. I'm still here, were the words conveyed, though not spoken, meant a thousand words to the boy.

The two shared a moment for a few minutes. Shinji smiled, though his sister couldn't move, she was back and that meant the world to him. He brought his head to her's, closing his eyes. "I promise you sis, you'll see your brother play fabulously one day on the grandest stage." He said. Hana closed her eyes, knowing her brother will do everything in her power to do so.

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A/N: I won't lie to you, I cried writing the last part and I was listening to 7 years old, the slowed down version and it just felt perfect 😭.

Anyways, that's this chapter done. Shinji absolutely bossed today's game, he was fabulous 🤩. Do tell me your thoughts and feelings people, and if you have any ideas you'd like to share, feel free.

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