2nd Quarter
Score: Vorpal 25 – Roanoke 21
The crowd noise was thunderous. But inside the court, silence reigned for one cold second.
Then Kagetsu moved.
Not with speed. Not with force.
With intention.
Like a blade being unsheathed.
Coonie caught the ball off a side inbound, looking for a swing pass
Marcus "Flash" Daniels appeared out of nowhere, slapped the ball clean, and was gone.
"STEAL!" the announcer shouted.
The court widened with every stride he took.
Coonie gave chase, but Marcus had one more gear his body twisted like a slingshot as he rocketed forward.
Flash Step Crossover into a no-look lob.
From behind the trailing defenders, Kagetsu exploded.
"THUNDERCLAP!!"
His body elevated unnaturally high, knees by his chest, hand cocked back—
BOOM!!
A dunk that shook the rim.
The crowd gasped, even the Vorpal bench instinctively leaned back.
Score: 25–23.
Ayumi whispered from the bench:
"They're… back to form."
