Chapter Two of my second fic! AND I HAVE A FOLLOWER YAAAAY!Remember that this is a sequel, so it is advised to read The Nature Goddess's Warrior first. That means I should be better at writing! This chapter is a long one, with fight scenes and BLOOOOOOD! Sequoia's blood.

Sequoia: WTF?

Shut it, you know the drill, you get your ass kicked then you kick the opponents ass. Or you die. Viridi! Make a beautiful bouquet of flowers for the funeral just in case!

Sequoia and Viridi: ...

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

(Sequoia's POV)

I walked around the temple and into my bedroom, I was not very happy at all. My clothes were torn to bits from a very angry beaver that decided he didn't like me protecting the trees. I can't kill innocent creatures, so I let the furious bastard maul me for a bit until Viridi stopped laughing and got me out of there. The only bit of my tunic that still existed was the bottom half barely staying on my waist due to a makeshift belt made from my scarf. I walked into my bathroom and set a change of clothes in front of the mirror. I turned the left faucet in the tub as far as it could go, I really needed a hot shower. The warm water flowed down my back, but it stung like hell when it touched the stubs that used to be my wings. Usually an angel's weak point, but I was never a real angel. Materialized from a lost soul by Hades, I was given to Thanatos to be trained. I was made to look like an angel so I could infiltrate Palutena's army and cause better havoc to her reputation by slaughtering towns. To be honest, I loved killing. I still do in a way. That's why I joined Palutena's Light team as a fighter, so I wouldn't be controlled by Thanatos or accidentally murder something in a war against the Underworld. This made me different from other angels. I swore violently and frequently, as I was taught to. I solved thing with a fist to the jaw instead of asking politely. My interrogation method were inhumane but effective, I mean after all, losing your tonsils, appendix, and kidney by it being crudely removed with a large hand is good incentive. Then I met Viridi. I still swear more than anything but I'm not as violent. At least not away from the battlefield. I tuned off the water and donned my armor, walking out of the steam-filled bathroom to find an L-shaped weapon lying on my bed. It was shard on the outside of the L and could be gripped and thrown, only to have it come back. A boomerang, nice. Then Mister Smart Ass decided to put in his two cents.

"Nice, a boomerang."

Tages was so very annoying. I would have hated him if he wasn't useful. I walked out into the small training area outside the temple to find my old commander eating chicken straight off the ground.

"What the actual fuck Pit?"

Pit turned to me with his mouth full and crumbs on his lips. He swallowed and wiped off his mouth so he could answer.

"Floor food, it's good for you."

Tages took over my body in full-on pissed-off mode. He sounded like a profane nerd, which I can respect.

"No it fucking isn't! Do you even know how many damned germs are on the floor? Your health is at risk from that! You could get sick or die if you weren't Palutena's pet! She'll fix you whenever you get sick or fall in battle, won't she?"

Even me, oblivious, dick-headed me knew that was a touchy topic with Pit. I just kicked back an imaginary chair as I watched Pit stand up, kick the chicken aside, draw his bow, and rush at Tages. I spoke in Tages' mind, or my mind, or some-fucking-one's mind, I'm a little iffy on the science.

"Try not to get pummeled too bad."

Tages just grunted at me and threw his boomerang at Pit. A boomerang was a defensive, offensive, and tactical weapon, so Tages was probably better at using it then I am. I winced as the boomerang made a nice gash in Pit's cheek, then continuing its death circle and hashing the other cheek too. The little swirly death frisbee stopped when Tages caught it, and I watched in horror as Tages made the mistake of letting his guard down to taunt Pit. Pit arrived in front of Tages in a second, lacerating my body in the next. I saw Tages leap back and chuck the boomerang at Pit, but he's a quick learner. I watched as Pit sidestepped and fired a bolt at Tages, throwing my body back into the pavement. I cursed at Tages and hoped for the best.

(Third Person, I can do more with the fight scenes.)

Tages hit the pavement with a resounding thump as Pit sprinted towards him. Pit's bow disappeared and was replaced by a white-and-gold staff with a green orb at the front. Pit jabbed said orb into the midsection of Tages, causing the tactician to begin to lose control, giving Pit the upper hand. Tages kept throwing the boomerang at the angel, but each attacked was dodged and countered with a staff to the face, knees, or stomach. It went on like this for a while until Tages couldn't take any more. He collapsed to the ground and let Sequoia's mind fill the bruised body, causing the beating to affect him. Sequoia, as if to make amends, rose to one knee and extended his hand to Pit. Pit grabbed it and helped him up as he rose to his feet and grinned.

"Wanna go for a real fight?"

Pit grinned at the proposal and changed into a fighting stance. Sequoia latched the boomerang to where his wings used to be as Viridi claws occupied his hands. Bright red gauntlets appeared on Pit's hands as three flaming claws appeared from each red gauntlet. Both warriors relentlessly slashed at the other, blades clashing together and sending sparks as their hands moved in a blur. No warrior gained the upper hand for a long time until Sequoia swept his leg under Pit, making him fall. He stabbed his right gauntlet into the ground next to Pit's head, cracking the ground to show the angel that he had lost. Sequoia helped Pit up and they shook hands and departed, each sporting nasty gashes.

(Sequoia's POV)

I walked into the hospital as I sat down on my personal cot and waited for the new way of treatment since I wasn't revivable anymore. I screamed loudly as large roots came out of the ground and plunged into my wounds. I fought the urge to writhe in agony as the roots moved around my insides and killed any sickness or germs. The roots retracted but a throbbing where the gash on my arm was alerted me to something wrong. There was a large black seed in my arm, visible under a thin layer of skin. I materialized my Phosphora bow in my hands and gently cut off the thin layer of skin. I grabbed the seed but it stabbed thorns into me in response. Is it appropriate to call a seed a bastard? If it isn't, then what I did next was highly inappropriate. I gave up on taking it out and accepted it, figuring it was something to help later. I fell asleep on the cot like I was supposed to, Viridi told me that it was best to sleep while I healed. When I woke up, I was greeted by a tree. Or flexible branches to be specific. The seed had branches coming out of it and were wrapped around my whole body. It was like a suit of armor. There were even branches around my head, leaving a slit over my eyes like a visor. Was this what the seed did? It was cool. I subconsciously reached up to scratch my head in curiosity but I actually touched my head. I felt the branches retract so they didn't form a helmet anymore, and instead left only the torso and below the waist. I imagined the armor fully retracting, and it followed suit. That's when I got a weird taste in my mouth, one I knew well from a bet with Tages. Sap from a sequoia tree. How ironic. I spit the sap out and wiped the remnants off my mouth. I hated irony. Then my little sequoia roots enveloped my left arm and formed a mace over my hand. I let impulse take over and I used it to break the cot in two, before giggling like a schoolgirl and skipping out of the room. Today was an off day, and I wasn't quite right in the head.


I woke up in an Aether Ring in the middle of the night, with a half drunken Drink of The Gods in a cup holder, and fifteen empty bottles scattered around the Aether Ring.

"What. The actual. Fuck."

I hopped out of the Aether Ring and downed the last of the fluid in the bottle. I couldn't get any more hungover then I actually was. Except I could, thanks to the curse. I fucking hate Thanatos. I couldn't remember what happened or why I had pine cones stuck into my back. I didn't even try to remove them. Giving a fuck was not even close to being a priority when I was hungover. I was new to drinking, so I mistakenly thought that drinking more would help. Tages decided to relay what happened when I stopped remembering things.


I walked around, staggering a bit and falling over at one point while I walked into the temple. I turned to Cragalanche and began hugging him. The poor rock had no clue what was happening so he took me to Viridi. Bad idea, she was the last person I'd like to be around while drunken, I'd most certainly embarrass myself or her. Maybe both. It was both. I kept hiccuping as Cragalanche dumped me in front of Viridi. What happened next will be the death of any fool stupid enough to repeat it. I stood up and lopsidedly smiled at Viridi.

"Well hello, sexy."

I watched as she grew red in anger and embarrassment.

"What did you just say to me?"

My drunken, idiotic self acted on impulse and walked until I was right in front of her. I leaned towards her ear and whispered in a low tone.

"I said, hello sexy."

I would have died, right then and there if Viridi wasn't paralyzed in shock. I kissed her for about twenty seconds while Tages watched in astonishment. I pulled back and walked away to my room.


Then I came to. I nearly saved Viridi the trouble and stabbed myself when Tages told me the last bit. Instead I went to the Overworld to stay at John's for a few days to play it safe. He let me pose as a tree in his backyard using my new armor. I stayed there for a week until John made me go back, where Viridi returned the favor of embarrassment.

"You are very forward when you're drunk. I should get you drunk more often."

Her words shocked me ten times more than when my Phosphora Bow misfires and electrocuted me.

"Mistress Viridi! W-why would you say that?"

She walked over towards me until she stood right in front of me. She lifted my chin until my face was aligned with hers then she cupped her free hand on my cheek and tilted her head as she leaned towards me. Then she kissed me. Nothing special about the kiss, aside from the fact that I was sober when it happened. My eyes closed so I could enjoy the moment, and my left hand went to her hair and my right went to her lower back because I didn't feel comfortable leaving my hands limp at my sides. Viridi took the hand that had lifted my chin and placed it on the back of my head so she could pull me further into the kiss. She massaged her lips against mine and I tried to actually gain my bearings. Nope. Not happening. Too surprised, too inexperienced, take your pick. Susan made a mental recording of the moment and Tages just kind of day there gaping in my mind. Viridi eventually released me and walked away smiling, while I literally stood there as my eyes slowly opened and my mind slowly formed. Tages ruined my moment.

"What the fuck?"

"Dude I don't fucking know."

Sap filled my mouth again and I swallowed it this time.

"Make her something," Susan echoed in my mind. Tages covered my back with banter at the expense of Susan.

"That's the first fucking useful thing you have ever said."

Susan knew better than to respond, and Tages gave me an idea of what to make her. I was surprised at the ingeniousness of the idea. First I needed some supplies though, so I went and picked up some flaming Wolf Claws and my boomerang, and an Aquarius Blade. I ran outside and grabbed several buckets and a metal pan. I used my armour to stretch out a length of wood past my arm, then cut a gash in it with my boomerang, then grabbed the Aquarius Blade. I had the blade morph the water composing it into a small stream of water that went into my arm, mixed with the sap, then came out and went into the buckets. After most of them were full, I withdrew all water but left the sap so I could get to work. I poured one bucket into a metal pan and lifted it with one arm. With my free hand, I grabbed one of my flaming claws and held the burning blades to the underside of the pan. After a while the large amount of sap turned into a tiny amount of syrup. I repeated the process until I got a bucket full of the sweet sequoia syrup. I poured it into several bottles and tied a note to the bottles, saying that I made it from the armor so Viridi wouldn't kill me for harming a real tree. While I was writing the note, sap filled my mouth again. I swallowed it and cursed to myself. Every 30 seconds sap kept filling my mouth. I didn't understand it at all. I had a theory, but I didn't like it very much. My thoughts were interrupted when I saw another seed popping out of my finger. I brushed it off and went to bed. I'm sooooo tired that it wasn't even funny. I just crashed into my bed and dozed off to dream of tomorrow's events.

Aaaand finished. I'm getting better with my chapter lengths. Also I have several chapters saved, but I still have minor tweaks for them. Anybody got any theories about what happened to Sequoia? No? Yes? Leave a review!

RagedCagedPenguin waddles into the sunset...