Here's chapter 10 of The Ninth Guardian General. Hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own. Asura's Wrath. Only Nekora is mine.
Chapter 10: Rest and Relaxation
When Asura woke up, he looked around and noticed that he was somehow in a hot spring.
"What the hell? How did I get here?"
He then heard a familiar laugh coming from behind him. He turned in the direction of the voice, and saw his old teacher, Augus.
"Can't even handle a tiny explosion like that. You lack training!" he shouted.
"Augus?! What are you doing here?"
"Relax, Asura. Enjoy every moment." he replied, sitting down in the water. "You fight, then eat good food. You fight, then drink fine wine. You fight, then sleep with beautiful women! Hell, fight with beautiful women! Heheheh! That is what it means to live!"
Asura finally decided to sit down as well.
"I am not like you."
"So you think."
Augus motioned for Asura to look toward the entrance to the spring, where he saw three of the attendants standing. Augus signalled for them to come into the water, and they took their places next to each of the Demigods. The girl with purple sat next to Augus, the blonde one with Asura, and the last one, who was about Nekora's age (appearance-wise), sat next to him.
The young Demigod noticed Asura staring at the attendant's chest, before shaking his head and looking away.
'I can't be thinking about that right now. I'm still married.'
'How shameful. I thought he'd have more respect for Durga.' he thought, oblivious to the fact that Asura saw his wife die in his arms. He took a sip of sake, and recoiled at the after-taste. "Ugh. How can you stand to drink this stuff so often, Master?"
"It helps to relax me after a tough battle. I think it should do the same thing for you. Just don't drink too much. You're still young, after all."
They then heard Asura getting up, and saw him reaching toward the attendant's chest as she covered it with her arms, before Augus knocked him out with a punch to the face, and began laughing, as usual.
*A while later*
"The world has become a boring place. That fool Deus claims he'll bring salvation to Gaea. He has this grand plan for it all." Augus said.
He drank a cup of his sake.
"He actually thinks he's going to save the world. The Great Rebirth. Ridiculous!" he shouted, crushing the cup in his hand.
"They are all too dependent on Mantra. That is why Wyzen and Kalrow were so weak. The battles I fight for them are disappointing. They are unsatisfying. Things were different before. Yes. We used to fight side by side. Those were the days."
*In the past*
Asura was running towards the cliff when he noticed he was surrounded by Gohma Howlers. The leader roared at him and the creatures attacked him all at once. He quickly took them out with several punches, and continued heading to the cliff. He entered a tunnel in the mountain and turned the corner, just barely dodging to the side as a Gohma Charger sped past him. It raced toward him again, and almost rammed into Asura, but he jumped over it, grabbed it by the horn, and slammed it into the ground before throwing it into the wall, killing it.
A second Charger appeared farther down the tunnel, and as he got closer to it, the beast also charged at him, which he dodged. He grabbed it by the leg and threw it into the pillars, causing the rocks above to fall down and crush it. He then exited the tunnel and saw that he was in another clearing, where more Howlers and a Charger spawned.
He easily took out the Howlers that surrounded him with a large burst of Mantra, and launched the Charger through the wall behind it. Asura walked out of the field and found the cliff below him. He jumped down and immediately heard heavy footsteps in front of him. He looked up to see a Gohma Squasher standing before him. The monster jumped into the air and tried to land on him, but he rolled out of the way and punched it back into the air, then jumped after it and kicked back onto the ground. It rolled around, trying to get back on its feet as Asura continuously punched in the face, before it returned to a standing position. It knocked Asura away, and fired several fireballs at him, which he countered with small blasts of Mantra. He then ran towards the Gohma, and hit it with a spinning uppercut, sending it flying into the air again, then punched it back into the ground, killing it.
He then screamed to the sky and pounded his fist onto the ground.
"Where are they?! Where are my enemies?! Come on!"
Augus, who was standing nearby, watched his little outburst with amusement. He then noticed a Gohma Glider spawning at the edge of the cliff. Asura smirked at it, and was about to attack when Augus landed in front of him.
"Leave this to your Master, Asura. I have not yet had my fill."
"You never taught me how to stop my fists!"
"In that case..." he trailed off, turning to look at Asura. He then hit him in the face, momentarily disorienting him, and sped towards the Glider.
"Let's see who gets there first!"
Asura raced after him, and they jumped in front of the Gohma as it opened its mouth to try and swallow them.
*At the hot spring*
Augus finished drinking the last of his sake and put the bottle down. Nekora and the attendants had left a while ago, leaving Asura and his Master alone in the spring.
"Now then..." Augus said, looking at his student while smiling. Asura opened his eyes and looked towards his teacher.
They both stood up suddenly, as Augus yelled, "Let's settle this!"
*To Be Continued*
Here's chapter 10! I hope you guys enjoyed it and I'll finish the next chapter soon. As always, be sure to leave a review containing your thoughts on this chapter, and if you have any questions, you can PM me. That's all for now, so I'll see you guys later!