Shattering Humanity-Chapter 315: A Takamagahara Instant Classic: Laban’s At Bat (And Dom’s...Kinda)

Chapter 315: A Takamagahara Instant Classic: Laban’s At Bat (And Dom’s...Kinda)

"This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.

The priest is to splash the blood against the altar of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the demons to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.’

Say to them: ’Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord must be cut off from the people of Israel.

’I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people. For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.’" -Leviticus 17:5-11

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[Inner Sanpaku]

Man’s Voice: "You ready?

Lift!"

A large sheet of plywood is raised from both sides and two men carefully walk along the recently destroyed Sanpaku wall.

Daisuki is standing at the base of the destroyed wall, examining it while multiple groups of men wearing gloves are lifting up pieces and sheets. Leaning them up against the cement walls of the tunnel.

Daisuki: "The pieces and sheets are fine right there for now, men!

We’ll get a heavy duty truck later on sometime during the week and move these sheets to the outside."

While he admires the work of his men, a panicking woman comes running in from the darkness deeper in the underwater tunnel.

Woman: "Mr. Mina!

Mr. Mina! You have to hurry!"

The curious men stop working and Daisuki quickly spins around to face the troubled older woman approaching them.

Daisuki: "Is everything okay, Ma’am?"

The frantic woman runs up with tears in both of her yellow eyes and she looks up at the leader of Sanpaku.

Woman: "It- It’s Buck.

He’s..."

Daisuki’s eyes widen and he looks back at the pausing men working hard for him.

Daisuki: "I’ll- I’ll be right back guys!

There’s an emergency health situation!

Phil, you’re in charge for now!"

One of the confused men slowly and unsurely puts a finger to his chest while looking around.

The Head Hancho runs into the darkness of Sanpaku with the woman behind him towards Buck and Princess Kawaii’s tent.

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[Faithful Friends Firehouse Field]

*CRACK!*

Jormungand makes perfect contact with the ball and it goes sailing towards right field.

Running perfectly underneath the pop fly just in time to catch the fly ball is the quick and aware outfielder/captain.

Shelly jumps up in excitement while everyone else stares out in disbelief, especially Jormungand who stops rounding first and stands in the base path in front of his equally gobsmacked older sister.

She recovers first and smiles sweetly at her ’out’ younger brother.

Shelly(thinking): *Katsu isn’t just a good football player, but he’s also exceptional at other sports too!

I have to impress him and show him I can be talented at other things too.

Not just fighting.*

She swivels her head and looks over at home plate.

Her eyes that were filled with love and determination from looking at Katsu, become annoyed and angry once she sees Laban, batting lefty, already pointing her bat towards the sky, signaling a shot calling home run.

Laban DaeMon: "Y’all better just sit down, and wait, cuz this ball ain’t coming back."

Everyone from the dugout on her side has their head in their hands.

Itsuka: "This dumb bitch."

Meanwhile, Princess Rebekah is admiring her Mama’s confidence once again.

Princess Rebekah: "Go get em, Mama..."

Spinning the bat in her twisting wrist multiple times, Laban eventually gets into her lefty stance. She keeps the bat moving while bobbing the top of the bat up and down.

A pissed off Shelly gets into her stance and wind-up.

She delivers a speeding pitch from her hand that *ZIPS* right passed a non-swinging Laban.

Laban DaeMon: "I ain’t swinging at that cheese."

Shelly: "Oh come on!

That was right down the middle!

It was perfect!"

Laban takes a step out of the left batter’s box and points it at the pitcher.

Laban: "Did you not hear my Saki?

Only swung on pitches are strikes.

So if you don’t wanna be out here all night, you won’t throw that junk." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

An annoyed Shelly lifts her arms in disbelief over at the Izanami dugout.

Both Saku and Itsuka are massaging the bridge of their noses.

Saku: "Laban, can you just swing on strikes, please..."

Comedically, Laban has hearts around her and she sweetly looks over towards her Captain/God.

Laban DaeMon: "Okay!

Whatever you say, my Sakiiii<3!!"

Everyone sighs as the difficult batter regains her composure and locks blue eyes with the pitcher.

Shelly: "Are you good now crybaby?"

Laban DaeMon: "Shut up and throw that shit!

So I can get my celebration kiss from my Saki!"

Saku and Itsuka both shake their heads with their faces in their hands.

Shelly takes a deep inhale and slowly exhales before she gets in her wind-up.

With her knees up, she slams it down in front of her, and slings the pitch over the middle.

Laban swings and *knock*, makes contact but *bang* it redirects and hits Scylia’s facemask.

The unfamiliar catcher looks around and at Saku with a smile.

Scylia: "Wow, I didn’t even feel that!"

Saku smirks and nods in confirmation.

Catching the thrown back ball, the cute pitcher smuggly looks at ticked off Laban.

Shelly: "That’s 0-1.

Just like your record fighting against me."

Laban’s grip tightens around the bat, and her teeth clench. The Scandinavian witch gets back into her stance and awaits the delivery.

Shelly wastes no time and once again, begins her motions.

This time she throws a pitch a little inside the playe, but Laban’s swings for it anyway.

The bat makes decent contact with the ball, but it is a fired ground ball right at the scared Aiden at first base.

Both Laban and Shelly break into a full sprint from their spots.

The smacked baseball skips a few times off the dirt, but eventually takes a bad hop right up at Aiden’s face.

The most unathletic of the group can only lift up his glove to defend himself.

The ball ricochets off of the scared first baseman’s glove right at Shelly.

In a close foot race, while on the run, Shelly manages to catch the redirected ball and beat Laban to the bag for the clear out.

Katsu: "Oh my God!

That was freaking incredible!

Good play Aiden and Shelly!!"

Shelly: "Make that 0-2 against me."

Laban is furious and approaches the cocky pitcher.

Laban DaeMon: "You know what,fuck you Skalmönd.

Throw the hands right here, right now!"

Shelly raises an eyebrow but chuckles as she stares down the ex-Don.

Stopping the possible scuffle, a deflated Saku can be heard from the dugout.

Saku: "Laban...

Just get back to the dugout...

You’ll get another chance to face her later..."

Shelly: "Yea, and another opportunity for you to look dumb too."

Sucking her teeth Laban is the first to break the competitive stare down as she jogs back to the dugout.

Shelly looks out to center field and sees Katsu giving her a tattooed thumbs up for her success.

Bashfully, Shelly walks back to the mound. Once she gets there, she looks back at home plate to see smug Dom. Not learning from his teammate’s failure, he too points to the heavens with his bat.

Dom: "Don’t worry you guys!

I’ll get us on the board."

Shelly chuckles while shaking her head and from center field.

Katsu: "Aye, Shell!"

The pitcher turns around and sees her purpose coaching her.

Katsu: "Try that pitch!"

Shelly nods with a blushing smile.

From his dugout, Saku becomes skeptic of the phrasing used by the fellow sportsman.

Saku(thinking): *There’s no way he taught her...*

Dom puts the bat on his shoulder and awaits for the pitch.

Saku carefully watches as Shelly begins her wind-up and in slow motion, Saku’s Anjell Eye notices how Shelly’s grip on the ball is slightly different from before.

Saku(thinking): *He taught her how to throw a curveball!*

From center field Katsu is smirking as the pitch leaves Shelly’s hand and the ball breaks in mid air.

Everyone is caught off guard by the off speed, breaking ball.

However, since it was her first ever thrown curveball, the pitch slips and curves hitting Dom right in the back with a *THWAP!*

Shelly: "Oh my God!

Dominic are you okay!?"

The batter, unable to answer or reach the spot where he was beaned by the ball, can only silently yell in pain.

Saku: "Take your base and walk it off!"