"I thought you said no one would recognize you." Bruce asked.
All of Team Valiant were wearing hooded cloaks to hide our faces. We were all waiting outside the town.
"Better safe than kicked out." I said.
"Don't you guys think that wearing that is a little suspicious anyway?" Karla asked us.
"No way! This always works in the movies!" I protested.
"I thought that was a trench coat." Emily said.
"Yeah, it was defiantly a trench coat." Amy said.
"No, it was a cloak." I said.
"I think a trench coat is much cooler." Dan said.
"With a hat defiantly." Isa said.
"I believe a cloak is superior." Gunny said.
Bruce and Karla looked at us as we all argued whether a cloak or a trench coat was better. These are the same guys with amazing power right? They both thought while sweat dropping.
"We should get inside." Karla said.
We all went inside the city. It was bigger than our small hometown of Terel and smaller than the mega city of Gilded.
"We're going to go see the Alchemist. Thanks for helping us out but I think you guys shouldn't come with us." Karla said.
"Why?" We all asked.
"You'd probably accidentally destroy the alchemist's lab." Bruce said.
We all looked sheepish.
"Just try not to stand out." Karla said.
They went off. "Can I take this stupid thing off yet?" Isa asked tugging at her cloak.
"We're banned from this town. We can't just go walking around all willy nilly." I said.
"How do you know we're even still banned? We could just be wearing these things for no reason." Dan said.
I pointed at a large mission board in the center of the town. It had pictures of us all of us with evil looks on our faces and devil horns.
"Oh," They both said.
"At least they got my good side." Dan said with a grin.
The town's local officers were bringing in two new prisoners.
"Are they wearing panda hats?" I asked in disbelief.
"They must be a part of the ninja clan of the panda." Yuki said.
Amy got a dreamy expression on her face.
"You just mentioned her two favorite things. Ninjas and Pandas." Isa and I said.
"MUST HAVE!" Amy said running after the officers.
"Amy, wait!" We all shouted.
It was too late. She was already gone. "Don't worry about it leader boy. I'll go help her out." Emily said.
"I want to save the pandas too!" Heart said with a determined look on her face.
The pair of them took off running after Amy. I sighed. "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be fine." Yuki said.
"Um, where did Ian and Dan go?" Isa asked me.
We all turned around us. There was this huge mansion and a ton of people where going inside.
"It looks like a wedding." Gunny said.
We all looked at each other thinking the same thing. We all rushed towards the building hoping to catch our two thieves.
Dan and Ian walked up to the side of the building. This is going to be sweet Dan thought. The rooms upstairs must be empty and full of treasures.
"Alright little man, I need you to toss me up to that open window on the fourth floor. Got it?" Dan asked him.
Ian grinned and gave him a thumbs up. Dan smiled.
"That's why you're coolest kid ever." Dan said.
"Okay, 1,2,3! GO!" Dan shouted.
Ian threw him hard at the side of the building. A little too hard. Ian over threw and Dan crashed through the roof. Dan went towards the window and looked down at Ian who grinned sheepishly. Dan sighed.
"Well, same result. I'll just get Heart to heal my internal organs later. Right now, we got shit to steal!" Dan said throwing down a rope to Ian.
Bruce, Karla and Song had managed to find the famous Alchemist's lab. His name was Alan Scott and he was one of the most powerful Alchemists in the Netherworld. The lab was full of random herbs, beakers, and bottles of liquids in different colors. But it was well lit and well organized. It smelt warm and homely as well. More like a bakery than a lab.
"Well, what can I do for you youngsters today." The salt and peppered haired man said with a warm smile.
"You see my mother has fallen very ill and nothing seems to be working. All the healers in my town have no idea what's going on. I was hoping you might have a clue." Karla said to him.
Alan thought very hard. "It sounds like a very powerful poison. Has your mother ever had a run in with a necromancer called Trinity?" Alan asked.
"I heard that Trinity did stop by our town. But why would he curse Karla's mom?" Bruce asked.
"That you'll have to ask him yourself. The only way to cure poison like that is if you bring me the blood of the zombie who did it." Alan said.
"How will we know which one it is?" Karla asked.
"Just look for the most powerful one." He said to them.
Amy, Emily and Heat had managed to get inside the prison where the panda ninjas where being held (I just realized how absurd this sounds. Man this shit is crazy- Iska).
"Amy, why do you think these guys are innocent? They might be killers." Emily asked.
"No way, they are pandas so they must be good guys." Amy said stubbornly.
She sounds like her siblings now Emily thought.
"I wanna help them cause pandas are cute." Heart said cheerfully.
"So, what's your plan Amy?" Emily asked her but Amy had already whipped out her staff.
"We blow this place to hell. Nobody hurts any pandas on my watch" Amy said coldly.
Emily looked terrified.
"YAY!" Heart said.
"Where the hell did those idiots run off to?" Isa asked as we entered the wedding.
"Ha, I told you cloaks are better." I said grinning.
"This isn't the time for that Nick. If those two get caught we are going to get in a shit storm of trouble." Yuki said.
"Knowing those two, they probably went upstairs to go steal from the empty rooms." Gunny said.
"I'll go find them." I said.
"But," Isa said.
"You just want an excuse to beat them up. That'll just make more noise." I said.
"Alright, we'll look around here just in case." Yuki said.
I nodded and moved towards the stairs. "We should try near the buffet first." Gunny said.
They nodded and moved towards the food area.
"Danny, I wanna go eat something." Ian whined.
They were done taking everything that wasn't nailed down and were now working on the nails.
"I told you little buddy, after we sell this stuff, I'll take you to an all you can eat buffet." Dan said grinning as he hoisted the large sack of stuff on his back.
They went towards the window but then noticed that some guards were right below them.
"Well, we can't go that way." Dan said.
They went towards the door and then noticed that guards were coming up the hallway.
"We're trapped! Oh, man this sucks. We're gonna get arrested or beat up! I'm too young and good looking to be trapped in prison!" Dan said panicking.
Ian just stared at him. "Little dude, we're done for. Those guys are totally gonna kick our butts." Dan explained to him.
Ian's eyes flashed red. "So, they're bad guys then." Ian said as his mana pressure jumping like crazy.
"Wait, Ian. Don't fight them. That'll get us in even more trouble." Dan said waving his hands.
The guards came in and Ian charged.
"Are you sure this is where the necromancer is Song?" Karla asked her.
The green haired girl nodded.
"I feel some really scary magic coming from here." She said pointing towards the large castle.
"Well, then. Let's get inside." Bruce said.
Karla put on her goggles. "I'm getting around 50 different zombie readings in there. However, one is sticking out more than the others." Karla said as she took off her goggles.
Bruce grinned. Valiant isn't the only one with a brilliant scout.
"Let me guess, main entrance?" Bruce asked.
Karla nodded. "So how do we get in?" Bruce asked.
Karla grinned. "Song, go for it!" She said to the wind mage.
Song smiled and raised her staff. "Giga Wind!" Song blasting the main doors down.
"We have been spending way too much time with Valiant." Bruce said shaking his head with a grin.
They went inside the doors as a large group of zombies rushed towards them. Bruce cracked his knuckles and rushed forwards. Karla pulled out her rifle and Song twirled her staff around.
"Big Bang!" Bruce said blasting a large group down.
"Proximity Shot!" Karla said shooting a large beam straight through another group.
"Giga Wind!" Song said finishing them off.
As the smoke cleared only one zombie remained and he was huge.
"I'm guessing that was the zombie you detected." Bruce said.
Karla nodded. "All we need is some of his blood. It shouldn't be too hard." Karla said.
"So, you three are trying to cure my zombie's poison huh?" They heard.
It was a man with jet black hair and a long flowing red cape. He smiled at them.
"You're Trinity?" Bruce asked.
"At your service. Now, what can I do for you?" Trinity asked.
"For starters, why don't you tell me why you poisoned my mom?" Karla shouted.
"Karla Steiner. You're quite the shot I've heard. It was rather simple really. I lost control of my zombie here for a moment. Your mom was in the way unfortunately." Trinity said.
"Then, why didn't you give her the cure?" Bruce asked.
"It was an accident but I have no intention of injuring my most powerful zombie. His poison is something else. Incurable and it kills you from the inside out. You mother must be horrible pain." Trinity said as he petted his monster.
"Then we'll be taking it by force." Karla said pointing her gun at the monster.
It roared. "Kill them." Trinity said calmly.
They all leaped out of the way as the monster slammed it's fist at them.
"Giga Wind!" Song said launching the wind spell.
It didn't even blink an eye. "Big Bang!" "Proximity Shot!" Bruce and Karla said using their best attacks.
The monster was still standing. Damn it, we could use Valiant's absurd strength right about now Bruce thought.
"I'm got a back up plan Bruce. We just need the blood." Karla said as she pulled out a strangely shaped gun.
She fired and it was a syringe that stuck in the monster and a small amount of blood trickled in. Bruce rushed forwards and with his amazing speed pulled it out. He landed next to his friends.
"We'll it's been swell Trinity, but we got a potion to make." Bruce said winking.
They ran out of the place. "After them." Trinity said as he leaped onto it's shoulder.
Amy, Emily and Heart blasted the cell doors down. The panda boy and girl looked at Amy.
"Who are you?" They asked.
"Just your friendly neighborhood panda lover." Amy said grinning.
A large group of guards came rushing forwards. "Giga Star!" "Giga Fire!" Heart and Emily both said blasting the guards away.
The Panda ninja's eyes widened. "Amazing." The panda girl said.
"We should get you guys out of here." Amy said grabbing their hands.
They ran out of the building with the guards on their tails. "FIRE!" The leader said to his archers, gunmen and mages.
A barrage of attacks headed towards the group. The mages of Valiant skidded to a stop and whirled their staffs around. "TRIPLE WALL!" They shouted creating a massive wall that blocked all of the attacks.
"Amy, go for it!" Emily said passing her a ball of star magic. Amy created the wind magic and created the ball of lightening as she forced her hands together.
"Max Accel!" Heart said boosting her speed. Amy rushed forwards with her attack swiftly dodging all the attacks coming at her. She leaped into the air and pushed the attack into the ground.
"LIGHTENING ARC!" She shouted as the blast blew up and lightening shot out everywhere. It knocked all the guards into the air and they all fell down. The panda ninja looked at Amy in awe.
"That should take care of them. " Amy said with a satisfied grin.
Heart leaped on Amy.
"You are so cool Amy!" Heart said squeezing her.
"Can't…breathe." Amy said.
"Not bad human girl." Emily said with a grin.
"You weren't so bad yourself demon girl." Amy said with a grin.
Amy and her fist bumped. Their power and coordination are incredible. Who are they? the ninjas thought. The ninja pair walked up to them and bowed.
"We are entirely in your debt. I'm Yuma and this is my sister Lora. May we have your names?" The ninja boy asked.
"I'm Emily, this is Heart and the show off is Amy." Emily said.
"Miss Amy. We are forever in your debt. As is tradition, we are now your guardians. As long as we shall breathe, it will be to protect you." Lora said with her eyes shining.
"Wait, I have two panda ninja bodyguards now?" Amy asked Emily and Heart.
"Apparently." Emily said. "Awesome!" Amy said hugging the pair of them.
"We can't breathe Amy-sama." They said.
"You two are just so cute!" Heart said hugging them too.
Emily shook her head.
"We should go back and see everyone." Emily said.
"There are more of you?" Yuma asked in shock.
"Yeah, my big brother is so gonna be jealous." Amy said with a gleeful expression on her face. An older brother? Surely he must be a powerful and incredible warrior Yuma and Lora both thought
"Damn it, I'm lost!" I said.
I came upstairs to try find Ian and Dan but the place was so freaking big. I was just wondering massive hallways hoping to find them. I sighed.
"This is going no where fast." I said opening the door to a room.
Inside was a gorgeous girl coming towards me her long silvery hair flowing behind her. She looked at me.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I came up here to chase down my little brother and got a bit lost." I said smiling sheepishly.
"It's you. You came back for me!" She said leaping on me. I turned bright red instantly. WHAT?
Gunny and Yuki headed off to see if the could find Ian. As they thought, they turned up nothing. As they wondered towards the wedding crowd.
"As I thought, we didn't find anything." Gunny said.
Yuki nodded."You don't have to be worried about them. While our team is mostly comprised of morons, they're strong and good hearted morons." Gunny said with a smile.
Yuki smiled. "Yes, I know." She said.
A woman wearing a bridal gown stand down in a huff.
"Is that the bride?" Yuki asked.
"It's the mayor's daughter alright. I remember her from last time we were here." Gunny said.
"She seems upset. I wonder what's wrong." Yuki said.
Gunny then walked up to her. Yuki sighed.
"Today should be one of the happiest days of your life. I'm not getting much happiness here." Gunny said to her.
The blue haired demon sighed. "It's my groom. I'm not in love with him. I don't wanna marry him but my dad wants me to." She said.
"I see. Well, I would say do what you really want. Who cares what anyone else thinks?" Gunny asked.
The woman looked at Gunny and then she smiled.
"You're right. You seem really familiar. Have I seen you before?" She asked Gunny.
"Well, um, I just have one of those faces I guess. Good luck with your wedding." Gunny said moving away quickly.
He came back to Yuki. She smirked. "You're right. There are a lot of idiots on this team." She said looking at Gunny.
Gunny flushed in embarrassment.
"I'm quite sure she hasn't recognized me." Gunny said.
Suddenly, they heard a loud boom. They looked at each other and ran towards the source.
Isa and Mandy had spilt up from the rest and were looking around for Ian and Dan.
"I guess they didn't come to the buffet huh?" Isa asked.
"I guess so. I hope Nick finds them soon." Mandy said.
"Knowing that idiot he probably got lost." Isa said with a sigh.
"Nick is pretty hopeless sometimes." Mandy said with a smile.
"Yeah, well, he's the leader so we have to support him and all that touchy feely crap." Isa said grinning.
"Well, what do we have here? I've never seen you around darling." A silvered demon man said to Mandy with a smile.
"You might want to step away from her." Isa growled.
"Come on, I'm merely talking to this lovely lady. What's your name baby? I'm Shawn." The man said to Mandy.
"Um, my name's Mandy." Mandy said unsure of what to say.
"Why don't we go somewhere private?" Shawn asked with a wink.
"Sorry, but I already have someone I'm interested in. Thanks anyways." Mandy said with a smile.
Shawn looked taken aback. Isa smirked.
"You heard the lady. Piss off." Isa said to the man.
Shawn glared at the pair.
"You don't know who you two are messing with. I am the mayor's son." Shawn said.
"This is my not giving a shit face." Isa said glaring at him.
They heard a massive explosion. Dan and shit ton of guards came flying through a wall. Idiris leaped out and rolled to his feet. He dashed forwards and did a quick two hit combo on one. On another he leaped backwards.
"Tiger Charge!" Ian said punching the guy and sending him into his friends. They all went flying backwards and smacked into a wall. Isa grinned.
"Well, now I have no reason to hold back!" Isa said punching Shawn.
Shawn's friends came running forwards with swords drawn. Without out hesitating, Mandy picked up some spoons and threw them at the men. It hit them in the head with incredible force which knocked them out. Isa gave her the thumbs up. Mandy smiled.
"Ian, you didn't have to hit me too bro!" Dan said rubbing his head.
Ian grinned sheepishly. Gunny and Yuki came rushing towards them looking furious.
"We're trying to not get noticed! What the hell have you two been doing?" Dan asked. Dan and Ian looked at each other.
"Um, getting rich?" Dan said holding up his sack.
Isa and Mandy came to them as well. A large number of guards started to surround them. They all went into fighting stances.
"Yuki, since Nick isn't here, you're in charge." Gunny said.
Yuki nodded.
"Alright, we got no healing and magic. We can't last in a long fight. We need to go offensive. Rush Formation." Yuki said.
They all put on the speed and dashed towards the guards. Spread Shot! Tri Shot! Atremis's Arrow! Fury Strike! Vampiric Edge! Big Bang! The powerful attacks defeated all the guards in an instant. The crowd looked at the fighters standing in the middle. Who in the world are they? They thought.
"You people! You're the ones who turned my beloved into a Prinny!" The Mayor said as he rushed towards the group.
Everyone looked sheepish. The leader of the guard brought in Archers, Gunslingers, and Mages. Everyone held up their hands.
"What the hell are you doing here?" The Mayor said.
Amy, Emily and Heart came in with Yuma and Lora.
"More of you. Wait, where's the last one?" The Mayor asked.
"He went upstairs looking for Dan and Ian." Yuki said. "Well, then let's go find him." The Mayor said leading the way.
The group was exchanging stories as they went upstairs.
"Where's Team 3?" Emily asked.
"I thought they'd be with you guys." Isa said.
They went upstairs and opened a door. They walked in with the Mayor's daughter lips around my own.
"W-What are you talking about?" I asked as I took a step back.
"You were here two years ago. That Necromancer was terrorizing the town. You saved me from that powerful attack." The girl said.
It then dawned on me. She was Jennifer. The Mayor's daughter. "You're the one who put up the request. I'm sorry about your mom." I said.
She smiled sadly. "She was my step mom. My real mother died years ago. At least, my step mom is still alive." She said.
"I'm guessing your dad didn't take all that long to find a new wife." I said.
"He's on his sixth marriage. Dad's a nice guy but can't seem to keep a wife for long." She said. She looked at me.
"I thought you wouldn't ever come back because of the ban." She said smiling.
"Well, our friends are here to see the local Alchemist." I said.
"Alan's an amazing Alchemist. I'm sure he'll be able to help your friends." Jennifer said.
I nodded. "Well, I think I should get going. Some of my friends wandered up here by mistake. Can't have them getting caught or me for that matter." I said smiling.
I was starting to walk out when Jennifer grabbed my hand.
"Wait, I never got a chance to thank you last time." She said flushing.
"That's not ness-" She walked up and kissed me.
My mind turned numb. Suddenly, everyone walked in along with the Mayor. Dead silence. Dan snapped a picture with a camera. I pushed away quickly.
"W-Wait, this isn't what it looks like." I stammered.
"Dude, you were totally macking on her." Dan said.
The Mayor turned red in anger. "GET OUT OF MY TOWN!" He shouted.
I ran out along with everyone else. Suddenly, Team 3 came rushing in.
"Hey, guys what's-" Amy started.
BOOM! A giant zombie came crashing inside. I recognized the man riding the zombie.
"Trinity." I said simply.
"You bastard! I thought you were dead!" Yuki shouted.
"Well, if it isn't my old friends Team Valiant. Today really is my lucky day. I get to kill those troublemakers along with you." He said.
"How do you know him?" Bruce asked.
"He killed him. He killed Rex." I said as rage bubbled in my gut.
The entire team was furious. Bruce, Karla and Song looked confused. Who's Rex? They thought. "He was a worthy opponent. But, he just wasn't enough to kill me." Trinity said.
I drew Caliburn as the whole team's mana pressure jumped up dramatically. What? They've gotten incredibly powerful Trinity thought.
"Critical Corpse Raise" Trinity said holding up a dark sphere.
A mass of zombies arrived inside the building.
"Since we defeated your guards, we'll take care of this." Yuki said to the Mayor.
"But," The Mayor started. "I think it's best if we let them handle this." The Leader of the Guards said. They sound serious he thought.
"We'll help you." Bruce said but I raised a hand.
"This is our fight. Go make that potion. We'll met up later." I said calmly.
Bruce and Song were about to protest but Karla placed her hands on their shoulders. "I don't understand but tell me this. Was this Rex important to you all?" She asked.
"He was the master guard here two years ago. He was brave and noble. Above all, He was our friend." I said with my eyes still locked on Trinity. Karla nodded.
"We'll leave it to you. Make sure you all come back safe." She said.
"Wasn't planning on anything else." Gunny said.
Team 3 ran off. "Miss Amy," Yuma and Lora started.
"Stay back, that's an order." She said.
They nodded and disappeared. "Shall we get started?" Trinity asked.
"Yeah, let's." I said as we rushed forwards.
BOOM! The Zombies flew into the air. Yuki and I slashed at the Giant zombie but he blocked with his arms and pushed. We flipped in mid air. Gunny and Mandy aimed at the Zombie.
"Remnant! Dual Mana Transfer!" I shouted as my sibs mana and mine went into Gunny and Mandy while I was still in midair.
Mandy and Gunny charged the power and nodded at each other. They began gathering mana.
"CROSS CANNON!" They both said firing two blasts that merged together into one giant purple beam.
It hit the Big Zombie with force. It was pushed backwards roaring. A group of smaller zombies came towards us.
"Remnant! Dual Mana Transfer." I said as more mana pumped into Emily and Amy.
Amy and Emily charged two enormous balls of wind and star magic. They pushed them together as a giant ball of lightening. Emily and Amy both nodded at each other and ran forwards with the ball. I charged my mana.
"Class Change! Paladin." I said.
Heart and I both focused. "MAX ACCEL!" We both said powering them both up.
They both shot forwards in complete harmony. Together leaped into the air and pushed the ball into the ground.
"THUNDER BREAK!" They both shouted as the blast destroyed all the smaller zombies and knocked the bigger zombie into the air.
"Remnant! Dual Mana Transfer!" I said as the mana pumped into Ian and Dan.
Dan pulled out his daggers and Ian picked him up and threw him upwards at the Zombie. Dan spun himself in midair till he became a whirling tornado.
"TORNADO TOSS!" They both shouted.
He went straight through the zombie and kicked it downwards.
"Remnant! Dual Mana Transfer!" I said as the mana went into Isa and Yuki.
Heart and I pointed at them.
"BRAVEHEART!" We said buffing them.
They took off as the Zombie fell towards them. An image of a tiger was behind Yuki and an image of a wolf was behind Isa as they charged forwards. They dashed and leaped slashing through the Zombie.
"FURY OF THE BEAST!" They said as the tiger and wolf went through the zombie.
As they stood there, two claw slashes hit the zombie and it fell apart. Trinity looked at us in shock. That power. How can that be the same team from before?
"You can't beat us Trinity. Not the way we are now." I said to him with the team standing behind me.
Trinity looked furious. "I refuse to lose to the likes of you! Ultra Corpse Raise!" He said.
The place began shaking. I felt horrible mana pressure as the air began to turn cold.
"What is that?" Yuki asked.
"I don't know but I don't think it's gonna be good." I said.
A dark rift opened in air. A dark clocked figure walked out with a large scythe.
"No way. That can't be.." Dan started.
Trinity smirked. "Meet your maker Team Valiant. This is my Reaper and he's come for you." Trinity said.
The hooded figure calmly walked towards. I felt scared out of my wits. It was a monster with tremendous dark power. Death was literally walking towards us. The Reaper raised it's hand and launched an enormous beam of dark energy at us. Amy, Emily and Heart raised their staffs.
"TRIPLE WALL!" They said building the massive wall.
The Beam broke through with ease. We were all hit with blast and fell to the ground. The pain was unbearable. "Surrender to your fate." The Reaper said in a chilling voice.
I barely managed to get on my feet and laughed bitterly.
"My fate? That's all I've been fighting against since I've gotten here. They say that you're going to get killed or you're going to turn into a demon. Well, here I am defying fate. My destiny is driven by no one else but me!" I shouted.
My friends and family slowly followed my example. They stood behind me and I grinned at them as they smiled back at me.
"As long as Valiant is behind me, I will never surrender!" I shouted.
The Reaper laughed in it's chilling voice. "Well, then human, show me what your destiny is." It said. "Gladly, REMNENT!" I said clutching my necklace.
The entire building, which was full of holes and falling apart, shook apart as my mana pressure skyrocketed. "Dual Mana Transfer!" I shouted as the Mana gathered into Yuki and I.
Caliburn was glowing blue with mana while the Katsuki was glowing red with mana. Amy and Emily raised their staffs.
"BRAVEHEART!" They shouted buffing us both.
Heart gathered her mana. "MEGA ACCEL!" She said buffing the pair of us at the same time.
"As you mortals say, come at me bro!" The Reaper shouted in it's chilling voice. I was still terrified but I can't give up. Not after we've come so far.
"A true warrior never backs down!" I said shouting the motto of the Kitamura clan.
Yuki smiled and nodded at me. We dashed forwards at the Reaper. It tried to blast us once again but this time we were ready for it. We moved out of the way and leaped into the air.
"DRAGON CROSS!" We said slashing a red and blue slash that came together and became a red/blue x shaped slash with a dragon roaring behind us.
It hit the Reaper with immeasurable force. The mansion was coming down but the Reaper stood their with it's hands blocking it's face. It's feet made long cracks in the ground when it was pushed backwards.
"What do you think of that? No bad, huh?" I asked with a goofy grin as I fell over.
My siblings fell over as well. Everyone else was still standing but their mana was completely drained. "They really overdid it." Gunny said with a smile.
"I'm surprised they're still alive." Emily said.
"Our human friends are much more powerful then they look." Yuki said smiling.
"Yeah, they are something alright." Dan said grinning.
They then faced towards the Reaper. "Which is why we'll protect them till the end!" They all shouted.
The Reaper laughed. "You mortals are really quite amusing. Those humans, they are quite interesting. I suppose I won't destroy you after all." It said.
Trinity looked taken aback. "What? You are my servant. You follow my orders and I order you to kill them." Trinity shouted.
The Reaper laughed again this time more menacingly. "Pathetic fool. You think you actually have power over me. It's time I ended our little contract once and for all." It said turning on Trinity.
"No, please don't kill him." I said weakly.
Everyone looked shocked and Reaper stopped. "This man tried to kill you. Why do you want him spared?" It asked me. I smiled.
"Killing him won't bring Rex back. Besides, he might change." I said.
"What if doesn't?" The Reaper asked.
"Then, I'll be there to kick his ass every time he doesn't." I said with a wink.
I collapsed with a smile. The Reaper stopped.
"That boy becomes more interesting by the minute." The Reaper said walking away.
"Why do you think we hang around them?" Yuki asked.
The Reaper stopped and thought for a moment. "I hope we meet again Valiant." The Reaper said disappearing.
The rest of Team Valiant finally gave in to exhaustion and collapsed.
I woke up in a hospital room. I looked up at my friends worried faces.
"I thought you would never wake up." Yuki said with a smile.
I rubbed my head as I started to get up. Pain shot through my body.
"OWWWW!" I said.
"Sorry Nick, I can't seem to heal the damage the Reaper did." Heart said with tears in her eyes.
"It's okay, Heart. It's not so bad. It just sorta surprised me. Is everyone okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, no one got hurt since Guard Leader managed to get all the civilians out in time. The teams a little banged up but no worse than usual." Gunny said.
"That's good. Wait, the Reaper didn't kill Trinity did he?" I asked.
"No, he didn't. Both of them vanished." Emily said.
I sighed in relief. "Well, then the last thing to ask is if you guys got your antidote?" I asked Team 3.
"Yup, Alan's brilliant alright." Bruce said.
I grinned broadly. "Cool, then alls well that ends well." I said.
"Well…" Everyone said.
The Mayor and his kids walked in. I looked at them and remembered all the crap we put them through.
"I'm sorry about your wife being a Prinny, and about stealing your stuff and about ruining your daughter's wedding and about kissing your other daughter and about beating up your guards and blowing up your house and…Wow, we're really horrible at being heroes." I said sheepishly.
The Mayor breathed in deep. "Everything you did was unacceptable but you did protect our town from that necromancer again so I'm willing to let it all slide." He said.
We all grinned. "One condition. Until my house is built again, all the money that team Valiant earns is 50% mine." He said.
Dan looked outraged. "Listen you fat fu-" He started but Emily put her hand on his mouth.
"Deal," We said.
"We should be going now." Yuki said.
"I hope we meet again Gunny." The Mayor daughter Megan said.
"I'm sure we will. Maybe next time, you'll find someone you like." Gunny said.
"It's okay. I think I already have." She said looking at him.
"It was nice seeing you again." Jennifer said smiling while pink.
I flushed as well. "Yeah, it was um nice. Though, I'm curious, does this mean we're married now?" I asked innocently.
Jennifer turned bright red. The Mayor pointed at the door. Yuki grabbed my ear and Gunny's ear.
"Wait, what'd I do?" I asked confused.
"Yuki, I believe this is very unorthodox." Gunny said.
" Let's go lover boys." Yuki said dragging us with a sigh.
Isa and Amy snickered under their breath. We moved towards the next seal which meant we'll have to face Heart's mom.
"Good luck guys." I said to Team 3.
"Ditto to you guys." Bruce said fist bumping me.
Song gave Ian a quick hug which made Heart say AW and squeeze them both. As we waved good bye, we set out towards Arcane.
"I hope this one's a lot easier." Dan mumbled under his breath.
"It's Heart's mom. I doubt it." Isa said grinning at the idea of a tough fight.
Yuki looked at the Remnant. "That thing contains a lot of power. During that fight, when I did those attacks with you and Isa, my body was on autopilot. I've never done heard or done those attacks before." Yuki said.
I know what she meant. The attack I did with Yuki, I didn't even know I could do something like that. Once that power was inside me, I knew what to do instantly. I held it as it gleamed in the light.
"Well, it'll help us get the seals alright, so it's fine with me." I said.
"I know it will. What I'm wondering is what the team is going to do without you all." Yuki said. Emily grinned.
"Don't you mean what you're going to do without Nick?" She teased.
"Isn't that the same thing?" Yuki asked not getting it.
Emily looked confused. Isa and Amy patted her on the shoulders.
"Those two aren't ever gonna get together. They're romantically retarded." Isa said grinning. Emily looked upset.
"I know but you guys are going to go. Doesn't that bother you?" Emily said looking at us.
Isa and Amy got unreadable expressions on their faces. Heart looked sad while Mandy fiddled with her bow. Dan looked away while Gunny had his usual calm face along with Yuki. But, I could see it in all their eyes. They didn't want to leave each other. It was more than a team to us. It was a family. It dawned on me too. What would I do without everyone? How can I go home leaving all my friends behind? How can leave without- I shook the thoughts out of my head. I have to stay strong for my friends and sibs. I can't start doubting myself. I know what we're capable of now. With this thing, we were able to fight a Reaper one of the most powerful monsters in the Netherworld. I grinned at all of them.
"What's with the sad faces? We're not leaving yet. We got more ass kicking to do." I said to them.
"Next stop, Arcane." I said as we headed out of the town with heavy hearts and minds