YOOOOOOO! What's good everyone! I hope you guys are okay so far, when it comes to me I just moved in to my new college which is way more awesome than my last one! But enough about that! I know you guys are ready to dive into the new chapter
When it comes to this chapter it will cover the semi-finals of the tournament, it will also covering the plot of Team SPR + RYBN trying to find Jaune with the help of Junior
Alright! Without wasting anymore time let's get this chapter stared!
RWBY Opening 1
Volume 1 (Underworld)
Chapter 12: Explosions and Aura
Junior's Night Club... Downtown Vale.. Kingdom of Vale.. Planet Remnant
"The Underworld?" asked Yang with a raised eyebrow towards Junior as she took a sip from her Strawberry Sunrise that one of the bartenders gave to her "What the hell are you talking about Junior? as far as I know we are looking for information that leads to that bastard that capture Jaune! Not about a realm that supposedly existed millions of years ago"
"I have to agree with Xiao-Long on this one, I highly doubt that a word that is used in pre-historic books can help us to look for Jaune Arc" added the heiress as she was giving a cold glare at the owner of the club who was slightly sweating at her gaze "If you are giving us misleading information then I hope you wouldn't mind having V.P.D knocking on your doors for hosting criminals and trafficking information, and a Schnee always get what it wants so I have no problems shutting down your club"
"Sheesh! I didn't know Weiss had it in her! She must be really determine to get Jaune back" thought the silver-eyed girl quietly as she could see the determine expression her partner was showing towards Junior who replied quickly but with a subtle nervous tone
"D-Don't worry! Why would I be lying when you gave me a good amount of lien to tell you classified information Ms. Schnee!" responded quickly Junior, he knew that he was cornered with that statement the Heiress made, knowing fully well of the influence of the SDC has through the globe specially in the Dust market was something that he didn't want to mess with..
"Then you better explain why this 'Underworld' is linked with Jaune Arc and it's kidnapper" said Weiss still keeping her icy tone towards the owner of the nightclub who gave a deep sigh and looks at everyone
"When I mentioned to all of you about the Underworld, I wasn't referring to the ones that supposedly existed in the mythology books of Remnant" explained Junior with a serious tone towards everyone as he took a drag from his cigar to calm his nerves that he got from the SDC Heiress "I'm referring to an entire different ball game that is not known through the masses, only a few people know about this place including some members of the Council of Vale"
"And that is..?" added Ren with an eyebrow raised, he had admit that he was curious to learn about this place that only a few specific people knew but what peeked the attention of the leader of Team RYBN was the members of the Council of Vale having knowledge of this
"A series of underground tunnels that were left to rot after old government collapse from the Great War. However twenty years ago, an old mafia group from Mistral found those tunnels and form the place known today as the 'Underworld of Vale'" explained the owner of the nightclub as he look at the group of young huntsman who were stunned from his explanation for a couple of seconds until the orange-haired girl spoke up
"So it's like a super secret society for the criminals?" asked Nora with genuine curiosity towards Junior who sweat-drop comically by that comment along with the other students
"Something like that... I would call it a Black Market in easier terms" answered Junior with honesty towards the orange-haired Mistrali who was satisfy with his answer "However, Vale is not the only one who posses an Underworld filled with Assassins, Criminals, Rogue Hunters, Traffickers, etc. Mistral along with Vacuo and Atlas also have their own Underworld but what separates this one from the others is the amount of powerful people who work there.."
"But what about the Council? You mentioned that the Council of Vale was aware that this place exist, why are they not doing anything?" asked Pyrrha towards Junior. She wanted to know more about this 'Underworld' and how the V.P.D and the Council wasn't doing nothing to get rid of it, hell even Beacon Academy wasn't doing anything about this situation if they were aware about it!
Did her partner knew about this? If so then why not mentioning it to her or the team? Was he hiding even more which cause him to be kidnapped by someone who belonged in this 'Underworld'
"Because it affects their hidden agendas and their resources that they gain easily. If the V.P.D or Beacon Academy have no choice to raid the Underworld it would cause a massive decrease in their bank accounts and connections which will make the corrupted Councilman to cut ties and aid with Beacon for putting their nose at the wrong affair" explained Junior to the red-haired champion
"But that's wrong.. Isn't the Council supposed to be in the good side of the law and not colluding with criminals?" asked Ruby with a hint of frustration on her tone of voice, all her life she thought that the government aka the Council were in the good side with the Huntsman to create order, sure they were still some unfairness when it comes to the Faunus community and its segregation in part of the Kingdom
But colluding with criminals just to gain more economical and influential power just sounded wrong and immoral in her innocent eyes
Why?
"Because that's how the real world is Ruby" spoke Blake towards the silver-eyed girl who just looked at her slightly stunned from her answer along with the others "No matter how much you want to believe that the world is black and white, greed can chance even the purest soul to wanting more power"
"Blake.." responded Ruby softly at her explanation
"The girl is right Red" added Junior to the conversation as he throws out his finished cigar to the trash bin "At least criminals admit that they do sketchy stuff meanwhile councilmen hide their 'dirty rags' under the laws they put on people"
"As much as I'm interest to learn more about the Council being in cahoots with major criminals, that still doesn't answer our question of Jaune Arc being kidnapped, what does this 'Underworld' have to do with our friend?" asked Ren seriously as he tries to remain on the main topic of matter, he also notice that the others nodding in agreement as his comment since they couldn't be wasting more time..
"I was getting into that.." said the owner of the night club as he stares at the pink-eyed Huntsman for a second and then looks at the rest with a serious expression "Have you guys heard of Roman Torchwick?"
"Of course! Who hasn't heard of the most wanted criminal in Vale and even around the other Kingdoms" responded Weiss in a matter-of-fact tone, of course she knew about Torchwick, he has been active on the news and his bounty increase to a whopping ten million lien which can made a person rich but not Schnee-level of rich
"Oh! I fought him a week ago when he tried to steal Dust from one of the main dust shops in Vale" added the scythe user to the conversation, this attracted the attention almost everyone besides Yang since she knew about this when they got into Beacon "But for some reason I had this feeling that he was holding back against me"
"I'm surprised you survive an encounter against Torchwick, the guy is a monster in combat and he can kill all of you, not even the Four Times Mistral Champion could hold a candle against him" stated Junior seriously as he got caught glimpses of Roman's true abilities, he could definitely say nobody in Beacon besides the Headmaster and the professors would be able to challenge him
"I doubt he could be that strong" said Yang with confidence towards Junior "I mean the seven of us along with Jaune are ranked as one of the best in the first year in Beacon"
"I'm just warning you, if you don't flee when you confront him in the battlefield then be my guest blondie" replied Hei Xiaong with a sigh as he decides to continue with his explanation "Torchwick is one of the heads who controls most of the Underworld thanks to his influence and of course his fighting abilities, His right hand is known as the 'Black Rabbit' who made a deal with Arc for something in exchange, and it seems it he didn't keep up with the part of his deal which could be the reason of his kidnapping and taking him to the Underworld"
"What kind of deal?" asked Pyrrha with an edge of concern, this was getting more confusing and concerning! What kind of deal did Jaune made with that 'Black Rabbit' which is the right hand of the most notorious criminal around Vale!
Why did he hide this from her and the rest of her of the team? Does he not have enough trust to tell his secrets that they needed to find out through other people
"I can't reveal that kind of information.." at the moment Junior murmured those words, the blonde brawler from Team RYBN stood up from her seat and violently grabs Junior from his collar shirt and pulls him closer to her face
"Don't give me that 'classified' bullshit Junior! If you don't plan to tell us what kind of deal he made with Torchwick's right hand then I'm going to kick your ass so hard that this nightclub will come down with it" stated Yang in a threatening tone to the owner of the nightclub who was sweating bullets from the gaze he was receiving from the blonde haired girl
"I swear blondie I can't reveal that information! Arc gave me enough money to not reveal his secret so I'm following part of our agreement!" responded quickly Junior out of fear, he knew he was already stepping on thin ice by revealing Roman's right hand identity, fortunately he only mention her mask identity and not her true one. And he was not planning to rat out the Arc kid because he gave him good money in how to get forged transcripts to Beacon Academy
"Wrong answer!" Yang shouted angrily as she stared to form a fist with her free hand which cause the Malachite Twins to stand up from their spots they were sitting on and the other Huntsman-in-training to reach their weapons in case everything goes down
However, a certain pink-eyed leader touches Yang's shoulder and activates his Semblance which cause her body to gain a blackish color, then her emotions started to calm down as her eyes went back to her original color along with letting Junior go, this cause Yang to turn around to see that it was her leader's doing that cause her to relax all the sudden
"What did you do Ren?" asked the blonde brawler in a neutral expression as she still felt the effects of Ren's Semblance, it was like she lost her emotions..
"I activated my Semblance to calm down your emotions Yang, you could of have done something that could affect all of us in the long run since we are affiliated with Beacon Academy" stated Ren calmly as her removed his hand from her shoulder and deactivates his Semblance and causes her body to return to its original color "We can't afford to create commotion in a public place"
"But.." was about to respond the blonde brawler as she was interrupted once again but this time by her own sister
"Yang, I know your frustrated and I can guarantee your not the only one. But we need to be focused on this mission to retrieve Jaune and not cause so much destruction, we will get the answers from Jaune himself alright?" said the silver-eyed girl as she flashes a smile to her older sister, she as well was getting annoyed at Junior who was keeping them more vital information that could help them to retrieve Jaune but at the same time concern that he doesn't want anyone to know his deal with Torchwick's right hand.. Just what was he hiding so badly!?
"You look so cute when you make these kinds of speeches little sis" responded back Yang as she forms a grin on her face and grabs Ruby on a head-lock and rubs her fist to her head comically
"Yannnnnnnnnngg! Not in front of everyone!" shouted Ruby in embarrassment, this act of sister bonding made the group smile, hell even Junior was amused by this
"Since Jaune told you to not tell anyone about his deal with Torchwick's right hand, then can you at least tell us how to get into the Underworld so we can look for him?" asked Ren towards Junior with a serious expression as he got everyone's attention once again, as much as he wanted to relax on a Friday night, they needed to be focus at the mission at hand and not waste anymore time
"That will cost you more money" stated simply Hei Xiaong as he was expecting to received another barrage of threats from the Huntsman but for his luck he saw the Schnee Heiress puts down a few hundred Lien next to his hand as he grabs it quickly and looks at the students once again "On the roof of this building, there's a secret elevator that will take you to the main tunnel of the Underworld where it leads to the underground Coliseum which a tournament is being held at the moment"
"A tournament? What kind of tournament?" asked Pyrrha with curiosity, the word 'tournament' peeked her attention since she didn't expect a society full of criminals to hold a tournament
"A Martial Arts one, since the creation of the Underworld it has been a tradition to held a Martial Arts Tournament for the sake of entertainment and also to gain the title as the 'King' of the Underworld by defeating the strongest fighters around the criminal world" explained the bearded owner to the students "Torchwick along with his right hand and other international criminals are holding the Tournament at this moment we are speaking and I assume that your friend Arc is competing against his will to repay his debt"
"Then what are we waiting for?! Let's go use that secret passage to the 'Underworld' and find Jaune-Jaune!" exclaimed Nora with a excited grin on her face as she stood up from her spot and was about to dash off to the rooftop of the building until he was stopped by Junior's voice
"Hold it pinky!" shouted Junior with a stern tone "You can't go guns-blazing to the Underworld! if you guys don't disguise your appearance, specially the Schnee Heiress and the Four Times Mistral Champion who are pretty famous in their own right, it would cause every bounty-hunter and assassin to kill all of you on the spot"
"Then what can you recommend us? As you can see we don't have any extra clothing to disguise ourselves" commented Yang as she made an expression of not having extra spare of clothing
"I got that covered.. Is the least I can do from all the money I got from Ms. Schnee.." responded back the nightclub owner as he then looks at the Malachite Twins "Melanie, go take the girls to the dressing room upstairs and give them a dress along with tiara mask so they look like they belong with the Underworld society and Militia, take the boy with you and find him some fancy outfit along with a half-mask I used to use before"
The twins/body-guards nodded at his order as they stared to retrieve the group of Huntsman to the second floor thus leaving Junior by himself who lit up another cigar to calm down his stress that he received from all that talking/interrogation
"I just hope this doesn't come bite me in the ass.. Just what the hell did you got into Arc, you said you had the money to pay Neo!" thought deeply the owner as he took a long pull from his cigar "However.. That girl with black hair and amber eyes reminds of a certain White Fang member who went rogue and was known as the 'Silent Shadow'... Nah I doubt she end up in Beacon with all the heat she was leaving in the Underworld so there should be no way that she's willing to go back there, could she?"
"I'm going to need a drink to calm these damn nerves..."
Scene Change... Underworld of Vale.. Coliseum waiting room..
Cana Alberona or mostly known as her alias the 'Drunken Maiden' stared to regain conscious as she slowly opened her eyes and notice that she was looking at the roof of the room she was at. As she slowly stood up she could feel a annoying pain in her stomach which made her grit her teeth, the brown-haired girl was wondering how did she end up here until she remember..
"I lost against that silver-eyed person.. I didn't expect that he could increase his abilities by using his Semblance, a powerful one no less.." thought Cana deeply as she looks down at the floor for a moment until her hands form a fist as she gritted her teeth in frustration "But still! I have to get stronger to not let this happen again! But without a Semblance of my own it will be harder to improve"
"It seems that your awake.." someone commented to Cana who turned her head around to see Eyepatch staring at the TV where they were streaming the other matches of the Tournament
"I didn't take you being the one who cares.. For someone who's cocky and cold to it's opponent" responded with a smirk the brown-haired martial artist towards Shiro who just cracked his index finger casually
"Let's just say I'm compassionate with strong opponents who have gained my respect" stated casually the white-haired Saiyan. He wasn't lying about the comment of him respecting strong opponents who make his Saiyan blood feel the adrenaline, however him being concern over a stranger is a trait that Jaune has so he inherited as well as much he doesn't want to admit it...
"Yeah sure.." responded Cana sarcastically as she stared to look for her flask on her pockets, fortunately she finds it there and starts to drink from it
"Don't you ever stop drinking alcohol?" asked Shiro with a deadpanned tone, he was wondering how her body could handle so much pure alcohol in such a short time, he doubt Aura could cure all of that unless she has a Semblance to negate it
"Nah? Without it I just don't feel the same, besides it has been like this since I stared to learn the Drunken Fist style" responded casually the brown-haired girl as she stood up from her spot and made her way towards where the Saiyan was standing as he's staring at the screen "So any opponents you have your eye on"
"Indeed.. One of them is this ash-blonde haired guy who goes as 'Lord Explosion Murder', stupid name if you asked me" said Eyepatch to Cana who just snickered at the name "However, he has an impressive Semblance that backs up that title"
"And that is.." asked the girl with a raised eyebrow
"Being able to create explosions with his own Aura" responded the white-haired Saiyan with a serious tone, never before he has seen a Semblance that is able to create powerful explosion that can shake entire stadiums, impressive for a Human.. "His match was fairly short since he overwhelms his opponent with his powerful explosions, he doesn't give them a moment to think"
"That's pretty smart if he has such a powerful Semblance" commented Cana as she looks at the screen where they were repeating the match in which 'Lord Explosion Murder' dash off towards his opponent at fast speeds and overwhelms it with a powerful explosion from the palms of his hand "As much as I hate to admit it, I would lose against him since my style involves being engage on hand-to-hand.. How do you plan to defeat him?"
"I'll think of something." simply said the white-haired Saiyan as he was staring deeply at the screen that was focusing on Explosion boy who was grinning like a maniac as he was celebrating his win to the Semi-finals, meaning that he's going against him.. "Any opinion on him Goku?"
"Hmmm.. Besides having the attitude like my rival Vegeta in his old days, I have to admit he's faster than you when you use Aura Amplification at 5% or even beyond, his explosions are powerful enough to knock any Huntsman-in-training if he wants to, I can also tell his battle instincts are sharper than that Cana girl.. The only way you can defeat him is being faster than him and hit his weak spots" explained the Saiyan God with his arms crossed meanwhile Jaune was sitting down in a lotus style with his eyes closed, however he was clearly listening the conversation
"I had my suspicions that was the case, He's stronger than me when I use Aura Amplification at 5% which is how much I can handle before feeling my stamina diminishing, as expected for someone who can be at the level of a professional Huntsman specially with that Explosive Semblance.." responded back Shiro with a neutral tone
"Then why don't you use the Zanzoken or go beyond with Aura Amplification, since we don't have human limitations anymore I say you should go for it and you can overwhelm him with raw speed" added Jaune to the conversation which attracted both Goku's and Shiro's attention
"I wasn't expecting you to give info in how to defeat him.. What's the sudden change of heart?" asked the white-haired Saiyan in a teasing tone which made Jaune just 'tch' in annoyance
"I'm only giving you my input because I don't want MY body be destroyed into an oblivion by a nut guy" sneered the black-haired Saiyan at his alternative personality
"Jaune is right Shiro, if you use the Zanzoken or go beyond 5% with Aura Amplification then your chances of beating 'Lord Explosion Murder' will become larger" exclaimed Goku with a care-free tone towards Eyepatch who slightly cringe at his happy attitude
Before he could say anything within his mind, the white-haired Saiyan was suddenly interrupted as he feels Cana shaking his shoulder "Yooho! Remnant to Shiro! Are you still there?"
"Sorry.. I was in a depth thought" responded simply the martial artist as he looks at the brown-haired girl with his lone Silver eye "I needed a strategy in how to efficiently defeat explosive boy"
"Well it took you like a couple a minutes to even get your attention.." said the 'Drunken Maiden' as she took another swing from her flask "So how are you planning to defeat him and overcome him?"
"You just have to wait and find out" simply said the Saiyan with a smirk under his mask, before Cana could say anything else he heard through the speakers his name once again meaning that his Semi-final match was about to start "About time I get some action, I was getting kinda bored of just waiting"
"Don't let that cocky side of yours get you killed, I still need to get my revenge on you" responded the brown-haired girl with her own smirk but her words didn't have any malice behind it
"I'll keep that in mind Cana.." stated Shiro as he made his way through the tunnel that leads into the arena of the Coliseum, halfway there he meet his opponent Explosive Boy or like how he likes to call himself 'Lord Explosion Murder'
"Oi Cyclops! Are you ready to meet your maker!?" asked the ash-blonde haired boy with a sinister grin on his face, however the Saiyan wasn't afraid of his expression at all
"That's funny, you took the words right out of my mouth Explosive boy" responded Shiro as he cracked his index finger casually, he notice that his opponent got irritated very quickly as he got into his face
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY TO ME YOU WHITE HAIRED BASTARD!?" shouted 'Lord Explosion Murder' with a enraged tone of voice as he slightly activated his Semblance to intimidate the Saiyan but unfortunately it didn't work
"You heard me clear sparky, and I would recommend to save your energy until the fight starts. I really want to kick your ass at your best" stated the white-haired Saiyan with a cocky tone of voice as he stared to walk forward to the arena followed by his opponent
"Ohoho.. I'm going to roast this damn monkey boy into oblivion!" thought dangerously the ash-blonde haired guy as he licked his lips in excitement as he quietly follows his prey
After a couple of seconds of silent walking they could hear the rumble and the music they put on to start hyping the crowd, as they emerge into the Coliseum the crow stared to cheer so loudly that the entire place was slightly rumbling!
"WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE FINAL FOUR OF THE 20TH UNDERWORLD MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT!" shouted the commentator from the speakers as he sees the crow getting all excited "THIS TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN FULL OF SURPRISES! FROM ONE-SHOTS TO UPSETS THAT HAS MADE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR MIND AND WONDER IF THAT PERSON WILL BECOME THE NEW 'KING' OF THE UNDERWORLD OF VALE AND WIN 1,000,000 LIEN!"
"ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE THE PERSON WHO HAS SHAKEN THE ENTIRE UNDERWORLD WITH HIS SKILLS AND HAS DOMINATED MATCH AFTER MATCH, THUS BECOMING ONE OF THE TOP THREE TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT! EYEPATCH!" exclaimed the man through the speakers as everyone stared to chant Shiro's nickname, hell he could even tell some people from the women population were giving him lustful looks under their mask which was the first time it has happened in his life..
"ON THE LEFT! THERE'S NO NEED FOR INTRODUCTION FOR THIS MONSTER! ONLY BEING 22 YEARS OLD AND HE IS ONE OF THE FEW STRONGEST HUNTSMAN GRADUATED FROM SHADE ACADEMY BEHIND NICHOLAS ARC! ALSO A TWO TIMES CHAMPION IN THE VACUO UNDERWORLD TOURNAMENT BUT HE WANTS TO EXPAND HIS 'KINGDOM' TO VALE! BEHOLD KATSUKI BAKUGOU! WIDELY KNOWN AS 'LORD EXPLOSION MURDER!" shouted the commentator as he introduced the ash-blonde haired boy who's true name is Katsuki, not a common name in Remnant but there was a fact that surprised the Saiyan
"Not only he graduated from my old man's Academy but he's called the 'King' in the Underworld of Vacuo for the last two years.. He must be a prodigy if he can beat professional opponents like nothing.. I need to be at my guard at all times!" thought the Saiyan with a serious expression under his mask as he got into his Turtle Hermit stance meanwhile Katsuki slightly lowered himself as his hands were producing mini-explosions thanks to his Semblance
"Not gonna bow down to your superior cyclops?" asked Explosion boy in a cocky manner to his opponent
"Not in this life-time sparky.. Besides you will be one bowing down to my feet when I beat your ass and win this Tournament" responded Shiro as a dark smirk was forming under his face as he could tell Katsuki was getting angry at his response
"AND NOW! LET THE FIRST SEMI-FINALS OF THE 20TH UNDERWORLD MARTIAL ARTS BEGIN!"
"DIE!" shouted Bakugou as he dashes towards the Saiyan at blinding speeds thanks to his Semblance which created an explosion that shook the arena, unfortunately Shiro saw this coming thanks to his advance reflexes he developed from training with Goku
"Aura Amplification: 5%!" said the Saiyan quickly as he activated Arc's Semblance and suddenly his body was coated by white Mana along with lightning of the same color (A/N:Similar to what Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia does when he activates One For All: Full Cowling)
After a second his opponent was in front of him with his right hand being lift to the sky as it was turning into a orange-like color which made Shiro's Silver eye go wide in realization at to was about to happen "Is he planning also to be caught by his own explosion?!"
Without wasting time Shiro uses the Zanzoken which created an after-image of himself as it was caught by Bakugou's powerful explosion, meanwhile the real version of himself was standing a couple of meters away from the explosion his opponent created
"Not only he's fast but he has also crazy endurance.." thought Eyepatch with a smirk staring to form under his mask thanks to his adrenaline kicking in, as the smoke stared to died down Katsuki was emerging without any scratches or injuries which is no easy feat from any Huntsman
"What's wrong Cyclops? Were you all talk and no bite?" asked 'Lord Explosion Murder' with a cocky expression as he cracked his neck and got into his battle position once again "I have to admit it, that shitty Semblance you have saved your ass from my attack but that won't happen again!"
"Well see about that sparky! Aura Amplification: 10%!" responded Shiro as he dashes off at blinding speed towards Bakugou who's eyes were slightly surprised at his sudden rise of power, then in the next second receives a powerful kick to the face that sends him flying away a couple of meters but recovers quickly as he wipes off the scratch he got and forms a savage grin
"Damn it! Not even 10% is phasing him.. And I'm already feeling my body being burned from the inside from all of this Mana" thought quietly the Saiyan as he releases more white lightning Mana from his body and got into battle position once again
Bakugou runs at fast speeds towards the Saiyan but instead of attacking him directly, he jumps high into the sky and with a explosion he comes down crashing at Shiro who barely dodges his powerful attack that created a crater below them. But the ash-blonde haired didn't stop there as he rushes once again towards Eyepatch but this time he coats himself in a burning fire that was created from the continuous use of his Semblance
"This is bad! If I get caught with that attack I could seriously get injured!" said to himself the white-haired Saiyan as he focus all his senses at Bakugou and before he reaches him, he kicks Katsuki's hand which made him stop for a moment using his Semblance..
But before he could deliver an effective attack, 'Lord Explosion Murder' jumps high up once again and lands behind Shiro in which he hasn't landed to the floor and was about to released an Aura-infused punch to his gut. Fortunately for the Saiyan he uses the Zanzoken once again and leaves an after-image of himself to Bakugou who's punch went through that blurred version of his opponent..
"Now is my chance!" shouted Shiro within his mind as he reappeared behind his back and was about to punch Katsuki's face with a force that can destroy a building. However to his surprised Bakugou turns around and also releases a powerful fist towards the Saiyan at the same time
When their fist collided to each others faces it created a powerful shockwave that was felt in the entire Coliseum, followed by a medium-sized crater below their feet. Both of them weren't moving a single inch despite burying their fist to their faces
(A/N: This scene is similar to Super Saiyan 2 Goku vs Majin Vegeta, Goku vs Goku Black or even Goten vs Trunks when they collide both of their fist into their faces)
"What a magnificent battle we have here so far. The 'Underdog' against the 'King' of the Vacuo's Underworld, who would of thought that their skills can rival a graduated Huntsman to even a professional one" stated the 'Queen' with glee in her tone of voice, she didn't think that this battle could have been more entertaining than the one in the quarter-finals against the Drunken Maiden
"Hmph! it is expected from the 'King' himself and his unparalleled abilities" added 'Jack' to the conversation with a smug tone of voice under his mask, besides he was the one who scouted Katsuki to participate in the Underworld Martial Arts and win it two times which crowded him as the 'King' of Vacuo's Underworld at the age of 20 "However, I'm surprised that Eyepatch is still alive and even catching up against him.. What gives?"
"Indeed.. Someone who's at the very minimum is second-year Huntsman-in-training level to be able to match a graduated Huntsman borderline professional is something you don't see everyday.." said Clown with curiosity as his gaze was directly at the Saiyan
"Old fools, since they are not able to sense Aura they are confused as to why Eyepatch is rivaling someone like 'Lord Explosion Murder'" thought Roman Torchwick to himself as he slightly cringe at the alias name of the ash-blonde haired guy, he shook off that feeling as he then stares at the Saiyan with great interest "This mad-man.. He's breaking through his normal limits by increasing the percentage use of his Semblance. However, how long can he keep breaking his limits until his body gives up from the amount of Aura he's producing.."
"Just how strong you are Jaune? With that kind of power you don't need to be in Beacon.." said the pink-brown haired girl to herself, wondering why her secret interest/slightly crush is even in the academy when he has already surpassed most of the Beacon students with his Semblance..
"Shiro's fighting skills are evolving as he keeps fighting this Katsuki guy..." thought Cana with a critical eye as she was watching the fight in the waiting room "Could this relate to what he told me about his DNA letting him to become stronger as fights progress?"
Meanwhile back in the arena both Shiro and Katsuki move their fist away from each other as they jump back at the same time since both needed to gain distance. Both fighters were analyzing each other to see what could be the next move
"He's slowly figuring out how to counter-attack my Zanzoken with his fighting instincts.. I need to change my style if I want to caught him off-guard" thought the Saiyan as he slightly flinches from the pain he was feeling inside his body from all the Mana it was through his body "10% seems to be taking a toll in my body but I have to push through this! I need to break through my limits once again!"
"This damn monkey...! How is he keeping up with me?! I should have be roasting him the minute I released my Explosion" said Bakugou within him mind with anger and frustration as he was glaring daggers at the Saiyan who also was doing the same "What are you waiting for bastard?! You really think someone like you could defeat someone like me! The King of Vacuo's Underworld?! I'll put you in your place shitty peasant!"
"Like hell I would be defeated by a 'King'! I'll show you who's the superior one here 'Human'!" sneered the Saiyan at his opponent as he ran towards Bakugou at blinding speeds without realizing that he increased his Semblance capabilities to a 15%
"What the! He increased his speed all of the sudden!" murmured in surprised the ash-blonde haired boy as he puts both of his arms in a 'X' form as he embraced Shiro's shattering punch. The impact itself mades him grunt in pain as he's pushed back all the way to the other end of the Coliseum
"It seems that when I got mad, I manage to achieve 15% of Aura Amplification and it has done some damage. But would that be enough to defeat him?" said the white-haired Saiyan to himself as he was looking at Bakugou who was still shocked at the sudden turn of events
"Not only his speed increased... But his strength manage to go through my Aura-enhanced defense!" thought Katsuki with raw anger as he didn't waste anymore time as dashes off towards Shiro with a massive explosion trailing behind. Eyepatch also did the same as he ran towards Katsuki thus leaving behind a trail of white lightning
The both of them were running so fast towards each other that they had difficulties to stop themselves but quickly recovered themselves as they gave a warrior yell at each other trying to connect their attack. Shiro was the first one to land a hit at Bakugou thanks to his speed gained with Aura Amplification 15%, he made the 'King' of Vacuo's Underworld stumble which made the Saiyan realize he could end this
Shiro stared to spin at blinding speeds to get momentum and land a powerful kick towards Bakugou's head who saw this coming as he barely dodges the shattering kick, since the ash-blonde haired guy was in a uncomfortable position he decided to go all out in his Semblance as he releases a massive explosion from his right hand that it's size almost covered the entire arena and consumed both of them
As the explosion stared to died down, both fighters could be seen at each end of the Arena with their clothes tattered thanks to the explosion Katsuki created. Shiro's formal clothing was all tattered, exposing half of his defined upper-chest and right arm, his mask was also ruined so he decides to take it off thus revealing his entire face and his other eye which is a blood-red color similar to Yang and Katsuki, lastly his snow-white hair instead of being slick down it was back its shaggy form Jaune usually keeps, also everyone could see his weighted wristbands that Goku made for this body
The same could be said for 'Lord Explosion Murder' as half of his tank top was burned off from that explosion which exposed a major part of his upper body and his mask was also destroyed from the impact, but he didn't care about that! His goal was to kill this damn bastard who has prove to be more than a pebble to become the champion of the Vale Underworld!
He will put this damn cyclops into his place even if he has to blow up the entire Coliseum!
"Damn... If I hadn't risen my Aura Amplification to 20% then I would have been severely damage from that explosion" said Shiro somewhat tired as he could feel his Mana healing his physical scratches at a fascinating rate, however the inside of his body was begging him to stop using his Semblance so recklessly but he couldn't stop now! He needed to win this fight and prove these fighters and the entire Underworld who the boss is!
"You...! I swear that killing you is my main priority! I will put you in your grave you shitty monkey! You will regret crossing my way to victory!" shouted Bakugou as he was shaking in anger for a few couple of seconds until he took a deep breath as he makes a circle with his left hand and puts his right hand behind it "I have been developing this attack for a while! So you better embraced it you shitty peasant!"
"He's concentrating a great amount of Aura in a single point..." thought the Saiyan as he see Bakugou's hand staring to light up to the point it was becoming slightly difficult to see
"He's planning to release a long-ranged blast towards you, this might be is trump-card to win this battle" commented Goku within his mind with a serious expression on his face, so far he has been focused on the explosive battle between the two fighters and he had to admit this Katsuki guy was pushing Shiro to break his limits in the usage of his Aura Amplification, fortunately this didn't affect Jaune thanks of not being linked to his physical body at this moment
"Well then... It seems I don't have excuse to use this then" responded back the white-haired Saiyan as he forms a dark smirk and cupped both of his hands together near his waste as he stared to concentrate all of his latent Mana into a single point "Kaaaaaaaa... Meeeeeeeee..."
Before Shiro could continue to chant those famous words, he suddenly came into a harsh stop as he feels a massive headache going through his head in which it made him roar in pain and clutch his head down to the floor and deactivate his Semblance.. This of course took everyone by surprised including Katsuki who stopped charging his attack and raised an eyebrow in confusion, he could swore that he heard two voices coming from his mouth
"ARGHHHHHH! Stop! It hurts! It fucking hurts! I'm going to kill you Ozpin's pet!" shouted hysterically the Saiyan as painful tears were coming down from his lone red-eye that was switching off from red to blue every second
"Your not the only one who's feeling this pain! But if this takes to stop you from using an attack that can kill innocent people then I'll go through it!" responded painfully Jaune as he was forcefully taking control of his body which was hurting him like hell mentally that he as well was letting painful tears running down his face, but the youngest Arc wasn't gonna let this 'personality' of his get away of releasing a Kamehameha which can destroy mountain with ease!
However before the pain could go even further between the both of them, Goku appears behind his student via Instant Transmission and with a chop on his neck knocks Jaune out cold which stopped the pain both of them were feeling mentally. With this out of the way Shiro stared to calm down as his red eye stopped switching from blue to red and stop up slowly as he could feel the aftermath of the effects
"Thank you Goku..." said softly but tiredly the Saiyan towards the warrior of Universe 7th who just gave him a grin in return despite not seeing it physically
"No problem. Despite Jaune having a good heart in stopping you from killing innocent people by using the Kamehameha, that stunt he pulled was going to affect the both of you on a spiritual level that it would have cripple this body from using Mana if Jaune kept going" explained Goku with a serious expression, thanks to his advance sensing abilities he developed through Whis's training he felt a great disruption going through Jaune's body when he tried to take control forcefully which is already a bad idea of its own as it disrupts the flow of what composes the spiritual side of Ki and Aura itself "However, I agree with him that using the Kamehameha is going over the board since you haven't mastered it and it could kill you if not careful and I know you don't want that Shiro.."
"Then what am I supposed to do to respond against his attack.." asked Shiro once again in a low tone of voice as he didn't want his opponent or anyone else hear him speak and it became harder to hide since his mask was ruined from the last explosion
"Concentrate your Mana through your index finger as you point it at him in a pistol-like style and when you have enough energy charged up then released it in a form of a blast, it might not be as strong as the Kamehameha but it will get the job done trust me on this one" explained Goku in a neutral tone of voice, it wasn't a powerful Ki technique like the Kamehameha but it was enough to battle back what his opponent was about to release, besides he used this technique against Caulifla and Kale in his Super Saiyan God form
Shiro nodded at his indications as he puts his right hand forward and forms a pistol-like symbol with his index and middle finger being the lead, with a deep breath the Saiyan activated Aura Amplification at 25% which created a crater below him thanks to the pressure his Mana is releasing, then he concentrated all that energy into his two fingers which was staring to form a bright yellow ball with lightning surrounding it
Bakugou at seeing this forms a dark-grin as he kept charging his ultimate skill "I don't say this everyday but for someone who is a shitty peasant, you fight decent. However! With this attack I will blow you into a oblivion!"
"Keh! For being a hot-head without a filter your not to shabby either! You made me break my limits multiple times through this battle so I appreciated the help! But like you said this battle is over one way or another!" responded back Shiro with his own smirk of amusement, he might hate this guy but he could be a great sparing partner to advance onto the next level! The stronger he gets the better..
Being a Saiyan was a blessing from the Gods!
"This could be bad..." commented seriously Clown from the private stands as he could see small rocks and wind gust being produced from those two
"Indeed, with the amount of Aura they are releasing they could be considered Top-Class Huntsman.. Those two are truly monsters of the Underworld" added Queen with respect towards the fighter who were giving everything they got, it was a truly a battle of monsters
However, Neo and including Roman were quietly staring at the white-haired Saiyan with a bit of concern. When Eyepatch was having a sudden metal breakdown for some reason it raised curiosity on the international criminal, with his critical eye he notice that Eyepatch's blood red eye was changing color from red to blue every second of that breakdown.. It reminded him when Neo was having personality difficulties when she ate the RC Dust a year ago for the sake to create another personality and infiltrate in facilities with that personality
Could it be that Eyepatch's personality is struggling to have control with his alternative one?
He would ask him that later when the battle is over
"NOW DIE! AP SHOT!" shouted Bakugou at the top of his lungs as he released a orange concentrated blast with the half-sized of his body towards the Saiyan who also had his attack ready and with a warrior yell he releases a yellow stream of Mana that has the same size as Bakugou's AP Shot
When both beam attacks collided at the same time it created a powerful shockwave that was felt in the entirety of the Coliseum followed by strong wind-gust that made the crowd to cover their faces, even the people who were at the top of the coliseum protected by bullet-proof windows it was slightly cracked from the wind pressure
"Holy shit..." murmured Roman as he stopped smoking from his cigarette and was witnessing the beam-struggle, something he has never witnessed in his life before, the criminal could literally feel the vibrations of both attacks trying to overcome each other..
It was an spectacle from another world
"This scene right now looks something out of a magical world..." added the 'Queen' in awe, never in her life she has seen a quiet scene like this one before. This just further proofs how powerful these individuals are, hell! From these two there could be someone who can challenge Rob Lucci on a full on fight!
"But that's impossible! How could a mere underdog is able to mimic a technique that is similar to Katsuki's AP Shot!?" said 'Jack' out-loud, he was still having a hard time that someone who's first time participating in the tournament could rival the champion of Vacuo's Underworld! Just who the hell is this kid and where did Roman and Neo got him
"He's no mere underdog that's for sure! But I have to agree with the old man... How is he able to shoot Aura from the tip of his fingers when his Semblance is a Amplification base?" said Neo within herself as her gaze was firmly focused on the battle going on in the arena
Meanwhile in the tunnels that leads into the arena or the waiting room was Rob Lucci with his arms crossed and eyes closed, not even bothered by the wind-gust the two fighters were producing from their attacks. However he was interested to know if the monkey 'Faunus' would actually win and make to the finals
He was curious in the depth of power the white-haired fighter wields
"These guys are in a another level! Did Shiro truly hid all this power in his fight?!" wondered Cana out-loud as she could feel the wind-gust and vibrations from the arena but her gaze was mainly focused on the battle she was watching on a stream.. She was in awe with the amount of Aura and skills these two have showed so far..
But at the same time she felt irritated at the fact that Shiro wasn't even trying to use his full capabilities as a fighter against her
It made her feel inferior and she didn't want to feel that anymore!
Back to the arena, the ash-blonde haired fighter still couldn't believe that he could find someone with an attack powerful enough to keep his AP Shot in a stalemate! It just made him even angrier that this monkey can rival him! Bakugou knew that he still has more power within his Semblance to make his attack more devastating, but the downside was that his arms were going to feel a sharp pain from the mere pressure his AP Shot..
But if it was to beat this guy and go to the finals then screw his arms!
With a warrior roar he puts more power in his concentrated blast that it got slightly bigger and pushes Eyepatch's energy beam back which shocked the Saiyan since he wasn't expecting his opponent to have more power within himself
"Damn it! I knew the Kamehameha would have been better to defeat him!" thought Shiro with a irritated expression as he was gritting his teeth from the pressure Katsuki's attack was putting on his "I can't even increase my Aura Amplification properly! I'll just use all the energy I have within me!"
Then with a massive yell, the Saiyan puts all his Mana into his energy beam which increased in size and stared to push back Bakugou's AP shot to the middle of the arena
"You shitty peasant.. Just give up already! Your nothing against me! NOTHING!" shouted Katsuki with raw anger as he released more power in his attack, however all of the sudden he felt a sharp pain on both of his arms that it made him grit his teeth but his concentration didn't go off "Using all my Aura in this attack is straining my arms to the point it can be broken..! But still I won't lose!"
"If you think I'm giving up then your dead wrong!" responded out-loud the Saiyan, as he gave another warrior yell and slightly pushes back the AP Shot, he could feel his two fingers breaking apart thanks to the pressure of both attacks. The beam attacks were in a stalemate in the middle of the battlefield for a couple seconds until something that nobody was expecting happen out of nowhere
The attacks stared to fuse which created a condense dark purple ball of energy, this took by surprised the fighters along with the crowd and the organizers of the tournament. However the people who knew how to sense Aura to a higher degree were in awe and terrified at the same time
"Shiro! Get away from that purple ball! It's about to burst in a massive explosion!" shouted the Saiyan God from Universe 7 within Shiro's mind. The white-haired Saiyan notice with his critical view that the ball of energy in the middle of the arena was staring to crack which made his eyes go wide as he stopped his attack and moves all the way to the edge of the arena
Bakugou also stopped his attack as he notice the purple ball cracking every second, but before the ash-blonde haired fighter could move away from the where he was, the ball of energy created a blinding light that consumed everyone in the arena followed by a massive explosion that covered the entire battlefield and send massive shockwaves through the Underworld of Vale
"Neo! Protect these old fools" said Roman towards the pink-brown haired girl who just nodded at his order and with her weapon stared to block all the rocks and and glass that was broken from the shockwave. The orange haired criminal also did the same as he used his Soru to appear in front of the window and destroys all boulder of rocks with a single combo of kick
"This is insane... The explosion is being felt in the entire Underworld of Vale.." commented Jack in shock as he was covering himself from the massive wind gust with his right arm, the other organizers were in the same situation despite having mask to protect them from the wind
"Eyepatch... You surely are interesting with the energy you wield. It definitely goes beyond the concept of Aura" thought Rob Lucci with his eyes closed but evading all the debris and rocks the explosion produced with utter ease, until one that double-sized of his body was coming towards him. Then in a single second the boulder stopped moving towards the Leopard Faunus as it was cut in multiple pieces like some hot knife going through butter "Hmph..."
"Those two are crazy!" stated out-loud the brown-haired martial artist as she felt down to the floor from the violent vibrations that were coming from the arena, and she wasn't the only who was having difficulties in standing up, other fighters who are in the waiting room were trying to keep themselves standing but the vibrations were too much that they fell to the floor
What everyone didn't know was that the vibrations were going to be felt beyond where they were
Scene Change... Junior's Night Club..
Lie Ren was looking at himself in the mirror dressed up in a new outfit to blend in the Underworld. His outfit consisted of a bottom-up black long-sleeve with a pink tie around his neck, along with black slim formal pants and his combat shoes. Overall his outfit was simple but yet formal but what surprised him the most was that these clothes are for combat as well
Who knew that there was formal clothing that could be use for combat
The leader of Team RYBN looked at the table that was near him and saw the half mask that Militia gave him to put on. An orange, beak-shaped mask reminiscent of a plague doctor. A unique style he had to admit.
As he puts on the mask, Ren looks at himself in the mirror one last time and grabs his weapon StormFlower and puts them away under his sleeves. He was ready to start this mission and maybe even risk his life as he took Junior's warning about powerful people residing in the Underworld..
"I wonder if the rest of the girls are ready..?" thought Ren to himself as he was about to head out of the changing room until he felt a vibration going on, it wasn't strong but it was slightly moving the stuff around the room. The vibrations only lasted for a couple of seconds which it didn't cause any damage but it increased the curiosity of the pink-eyed Huntsman "Was that really an earthquake..? As fas as I knew Vale doesn't suffer from any earthquakes.."
"Is everything alright?" asked Militia who was outside of the changing room waiting for Ren to come out
"Yeah. I'll be right there now.." responded Ren calmly as he adjusted his tie one more time and walks out of the changing room to meet one of the Malachite twins who was waiting patiently with her arms crossed, both of them stood there quietly for a second looking at each others eyes until the pink-eyed leader spoke up "So... What do you think?"
"You look sharp, nobody will notice that you are a Huntsman from Beacon.." answered black-haired girl with a small smile as she eyed the leader of Team RYBN with a bit of lust "Question, are you single?"
The question made Ren raised an eyebrow in curiosity as to why she asked that but he decided to answer nonetheless "Yes, I'm a single. Why do you ask?"
"Look I'll cut straight to the point.." responded softly the Malachite twin as she got closer to Ren's face which made the Huntsman-in-training slightly uncomfortable but he didn't want to interrupt her out of respect "You're hot, plain and simple. So why not have fun in the nightclub between me and you along with my twin sister and Jaune Arc, it would be like a double date"
"Uhhh..." said Ren somewhat confused and shocked at the same time, nobody has come up to him and straight up asked him for a date, not even his best friend Nora who usually denies that they are not 'together-together' which just mades him chuckle at her antics.. "I barely know you.."
"That's okay, when people have interest on a certain person it doesn't matter if you know them personally or not.." responded Militia still keeping a small smile, with a quick move she grabs Ren's scroll earning a 'hey!' from him and she types down her phone number and sends a message from his scroll to hers so she can save it up "I put down my scroll number on your contacts so we can be communicating, I also got yours so I can tell you what day we can make this happen"
"Aren't you being a bit forward with this...?" asked the pink-eyed leader with curiosity as he grabs back his scroll and puts it away on his pocket
"Not really.. That's just the way I am. I might not talk a lot like my sister but I get straight to the point. Besides it has work with thickheaded people who can't take a hint of whats in front of them" simply said the white-dressed twin as she turns around and walks away and slightly sways her hips to attract Ren's attention "Now come on, the others must be waiting at the rooftop"
The leader of Team RYBN just stood there in the same position for a couple of seconds until he shakes his head and walks at the same direction where Militia was heading "She's weird.. Not like Nora's type of weirdness but weird. But I can focus on that later.."
"Our goal right now is to help Team JSPR in saving Jaune..!"
Scene Change.. Underworld of Vale... Coliseum..
Every spectator stared to recover from the massive explosion that the both fighters created from their ultimate attacks, their gazes turned to the arena that was still covered in a giant cloud of smoke but was slowly dispersing
"That was a heated explosion! I haven't seen something like this in my lifetime! It was out of a fantasy world! Let's hope our contestants are still standing" exclaimed the commentator through the speakers which surprisingly are not destroyed from the multiple shockwaves it received from those two monsters!
As the smoke stared to disappear, everyone could see how devastated was the fighting arena to the point it couldn't be recognized anymore. A giant crater was formed in the middle of the battlefield and pillars of rocks were at the edges of the arena (A/N: Imagine the Tournament of Power stage after the Ultra Instinct Omen Goku vs Jiren but at a smaller scale)
In between the pillars of rocks the spectators could see Eyepatch emerging with his clothes fully ruined, his toned upper body was now fully exposed to the world which made the women population blush, his Saiyan tail wasn't wrapped up on his waist anymore, his weighted wristbands were still intact from the massive explosion which surprised Shiro since he would expect to be the first thing destroyed. But the fingers that he used in his attack against Bakugou were completely shattered as two fingers gained an unhealthy purple color with blood dripping down on them, the pain was bothering him a lot but he decided to ignored it for now
He needed to finish the fight
The Saiyan was using Aura Amplification at 30% just to survive that massive explosion and even then he still had injuries and blood dripping down his face and parts of his body. And it didn't help that he was almost out of stamina which meant his body can barely handle the amount of Mana he was producing from his Semblance
So he decided to let his injuries to heal the natural way as he deactivates his Semblance and jumps onto a rock pillar to look for his opponent, he used his sensing abilities and quickly finds him as he turns his head to the center of the arena and sees Katsuki laying down on the ground with injuries and blood all over his body
As Shiro walks to where the ash-blonde haired fighter was laying down, he notice that Katsuki was coughing a lot of blood and was trying to stand up but his body didn't allow it thanks to him taking the majority of the blast..
"I... I can.. still fight... shitty peasant.. Don't think.. this is... over.." responded Katsuki in a painful tone as he was trying to move towards Shiro with all his willpower
"He's too stubborn to give up..." thought to himself the white-haired Saiyan as he could understand that same feeling of not giving up until the end, however he could sense that Bakugou had no more energy to fight after that last attack "It's over sparky... You don't have enough Aura to even stand to fight."
Then suddenly he felt someone trying to clench on his right leg, the Saiyan looks down to see that it was Katsuki using his left hand holding on his leg with all his life. But what surprised Shiro the most was the primal look Katsuki was giving him with those red eyes
"Like I'll lose... I will break this.. body if If means.. to win.. I'll win this tournament.. and then..." spoke Katsuki in between coughs that made him spit blood but still didn't released his hold from Shiro's leg "Then... I'll become the number one Huntsman in Remnant... And surpass Nicholas Arc.. As a promise for a certain Ne..."
The ash-blond haired fighter couldn't keep going as he fell unconscious from all the pain and lack of Aura he had inside his body. Everyone in the stadium including the white-haired Saiyan were quiet for a couple of second until someone in the crowd stared to cheer out-loud which lead the others and the rest of the stadium do the same
"MAJOR UPSET DONE BY OUR UNDERDOG EYEPATCH! HE ADVANCES TO THE FINALS OF THE 20TH UNDERWORLD MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT" shouted the commentator with glee through the speakers as everyone was cheering along with him..
Meanwhile Shiro just stood there staring at the unconscious form of Bakugou with a tired expression, out of all the fighters in this tournament so far Katsuki interested him the most with his fighting abilities that surpass his own in his Base power. He could be a great rival to train with since both of them have similar goals..
But what interest him the most was that Katsuki wanted to surpass his old man as a promised of a certain someone, he was about to mention the name but he couldn't finish his sentence thanks to his injuries and lack of Aura
"Katsuki.. You really are worth to call a Huntsman, but I'm curious as to why you want to defeat my old man" said to himself the Saiyan as he bends down to lift up Bakugou's unconscious body. At the moment he put the weight on his arms and hands he could feel the pain intensify on his two broken fingers, but he decided to suck it up and leave the Arena to go to the waiting room where he could heal himself and Katsuki
"That was an extraordinary fight! I have never seen something this intense in a tournament! Not even the Vytal Festival can offer something like this!" exclaimed the 'Queen' with a happy tone of voice under her mask as she was staring at the Saiyan walking away with the other fighter in his arms
"Indeed they left the entire arena destroyed.. We won't even have time to fix it so that means we will continue as to how it is" added 'Clown' to the conversation, not only the arena was destroyed but the window of where they were watching the matches was destroyed as well from the shockwaves..
"I can't believe 'Lord Explosion Murder' was defeated it by a nobody! If someone this strong existed in the Underworld then why didn't participated before?" complained 'Jack' as he was shocked and frustrated that someone was able to defeat the King of Vacuo's Underworld.. Who has been called the best huntsman of this generation in Shade Academy!
"Who knows, the boy is a enigma as far a I know..." stated Roman nonchalantly as he jumps down from the window and starts to walk away from the room they were in, followed by Neo who did a cartwheel on her way out as she followed her boss without saying anything under her mask
"Where are you going Roman? Aren't you going to watch the other semi-final between Lucci and Eraser-head?" asked 'Queen' towards Roman who stopped walking but he didn't turned his head around to her location
"There's no point in watching that fight since I know Lucci is going to win.. And as for where am going that's none of your business" responded sharply the international criminal as he simply walks away from the room
Meanwhile in the tunnel that leads to the waiting room, Shiro was walking calmly as he was carrying the unconscious Bakugou on his arms and having an internal conversation with Goku about his fight
"I have to say, that Katsuki fellow is powerful in his own right!" exclaimed Goku with a cheerful expression as he was sitting down in a lotus position next to Jaune who was still unconscious from the chop in the neck he received from the Saiyan God
"Indeed.. He is indeed a powerful opponent to keep around, I'm still curious as to why he wants to surpass my father.." responded Shiro with curiosity as he slightly flinches from the pain he felt on his two broken fingers and his body was still hurting from that explosion "Goku, how long until my fingers are healed or my body as a whole?"
"With how Mana work differently than Ki and Aura. Your fingers would take a couple of days to fully recover, with Aura Amplification you would shorten the spam of time but I wouldn't recommend it if I were you" reported the silver-haired Saiyan with a neutral tone of voice "Your stamina is running low and spamming your Semblance drains that stamina away, also I wouldn't recommend to go beyond 30% of Aura Amplification, your body can't handle so much energy inside your body.. If you keep increasing the percentage it will cause your body to burst from all that contained Mana. Not even your self-healing will help you.."
"I see... No wonder my body was aching in the inside despite having advance self-healing. But there's something I don't understand, Why don't I feel stronger in my base form? As far as I know Saiyans are supposed to get twice stronger from near-death experience and I know I went through one in this fight" exclaimed the white-haired Saiyan towards his mentor. So far his body doesn't feel stronger despite going through lethal attack that could have killed him!
"Because your body hasn't properly heal. You have to be fully healed to get a Zenkai, it won't work when your low on stamina and have injuries all over your body. As long as your completely heal then you will be stronger than before.." answered Goku back with the knowledge he had gained from Vegeta and all his battles, specially in the Tournament of Power. The only reason he got stronger gradually in the tournament was because he was constantly fighting different opponents that were pushing his limits to the point he had to break them.
Shiro however, he stops and continues to fight which won't let his body to truly break his limits in his base form. At least he broke his limits through his Semblance but that was because his Saiyan body allow him to handle so much energy inside him
"I guess I have no choice but to keep fighting with what I have.. I would use the burst of Ultra Instinct that resides within my Silver Eye but that will drain my stamina completely.." said Shiro with a sigh "Anyways, is Arc still knocked out?"
"Yeah, He will unconscious for a couple of minutes" responded Goku as he looks down to where Jaune was laying at "What he did was truly dangerous. It could have cripple this body in using Mana or any type of energy.."
"He's an idiot. He cares to much about Human life and his actions can jeopardize himself without realizing it" stated annoyingly the white-haired Saiyan
"That's Jaune alright" said the Saiyan God with a healthy laugh "He really wants to be a Hero for the people of this world. I wonder how long it will take him to accomplish his goal.."
"With the progress this body is making not long. However, being a Hero for this world is delusional. People will try to get advantage of him thanks to us being Saiyans and the abilities we posses. Ozpin and his group are a prime example of using him as an Agent in a secret war that a few selected people know about, and it doesn't help that he's the supposed Chosen Child, it just adds weight to his responsibility and affects his hero-complex.." explained Shiro with a calm but serious tone. He knows how Jaune truly acts, a person who developed a hero-complex from hearing stories from his descendants and how heroic they were. He wanted to be a hero just to cover his childhood trauma. It made him live in a reality that he didn't care about himself. As long as he's helping someone no matter how they respond he will be satisfy.. That's the true Jaune Arc everyone knows
And then there's him.. His 'true' personality. The real Jaune Arc who is very aware of the ugly side of the world and wants this establishment to change.. The one who still remembers the torture session he went through ten years ago. The one who hates the White Fang and specially their lieutenant for the things they did to him.. The one who desperately wanted to be stronger so he can make a change
That's the personality that black-haired Jaune is afraid off..
Before Goku could say anything else, Shiro had to cut the conversation short as he notice Rob Lucci walking to his direction followed by another person with long black hair and some unique gauges to cover his eyes for some reason. He suspected the person is the opponent the Leopard Faunus is facing for the next semi-finals
The Saiyan stopped moving as he saw that Lucci along with the long-haired guy also did the same. The three of them on a 2-on-1 stare-down that if there was a normal civilian near them they could have faint from all the Aura surrounding them
"Eyepatch." simply said the Faunus as he looks at the Saiyan deep in his silver and red eyes for a couple of seconds until he looks at the unconscious form of Katsuki "I have to admit, I wasn't expecting you to leave Vacuo's Underworld King in this condition"
"Hmph.. Let's just say I'm full of surprises" responded back Shiro with a small smirk forming on his face as he could feel his Saiyan attitude taking control
"Then let's hope those 'surprises' can give me a decent challenge" said Lucci in a cold tone as he walks away from Shiro towards the arena followed by his opponent who gave one last glance at the Saiyan before turning his gaze away from him
"Rob Lucci still hasn't revealed his true power which makes it difficult to measure his power.. However that guy with the gauges gives me a weird vibe.." thought the white-haired Saiyan for a few seconds until he shakes his head to clear his thoughts and keeps walking
As he arrives to the waiting room, he notice that most of the eliminated contestant were giving him weird looks which didn't bother him at all as he puts Katsuki down in one of the benches
"Shiro!" shouted someone towards the Saiyan which made him turn around to see who called his 'name', it was none other than Cana who was walking to his direction with a surprised expression "How the fuck are you still alive from that explosion?!"
"Like I said before, my DNA is far superior than anyone in this tournament which makes my body stronger. Explosions that can cover multiple street-blocks are nothing against me.." responded the white-haired Saiyan in a neutral tone. He wasn't lying after all, his Saiyan body was far more resistant than the one of a Human or Faunus with Aura unlocked.. However, if that explosion were to happen in downtown Vale it could have take down multiple buildings with ease
"And here you go with that 'superiority-complex' bullshit" said Cana with annoyance as she rolled her eyes and then looks back at the Saiyan "You know, it makes you sound that you are a member of the White Fang"
"Don't compare me to those low-lifes!" sneered Shiro in a dangerous tone towards Cana who was slightly taken back from his sudden change of attitude "I'm nothing like those weaklings who preach all the time about 'Faunus Revolution' when they are part of the fault as to why society doesn't trust the Faunus.."
"Jeez, sorry I didn't mean to get you triggered.." responded the brown-haired Mistralian with her hands raised
"That's okay, you didn't know" simply said the Saiyan as he looks at the unconscious Bakugou and puts his un-damaged hand on the ash-blonde haired chest
"I have to say, you gave quiet a beating to sparky right here.." added Cana to the conversation as she was standing next to the white-haired Saiyan, the Martial Artist from Mistral gave a side look to Shiro as she slightly lick her lips with a smirk at the well-build body he posses "Oooh, momma likes what she sees.."
"Shut it, I need concentration for a few seconds" stated the silver-red eyed fighter towards Cana who just made a zipped sign with a teasing smile which made the Saiyan rolled his eyes but decides to ignore it as he concentrates at the unconscious Katsuki "Aura Amplification 5%"
At the moment he said those words, the Saiyan activated his Semblance which made him slightly light up in a golden light followed by white cracks of Mana covering his body. Then those white cracks stared to transfer towards Katsuki which meant he was amplifying his Aura reserves so he can heal slightly faster. After a couple of seconds of silence he deactivates his Semblance and removes his hand away from the unconscious fighter who now looks more at peace and in a stable form
"You healed him.." murmured the brown-haired girl in shock "I thought your Semblance was amplifying your power by a certain percentage"
"Yes and No. My Semblance lets me 'Amplify' everything that is related to Aura which are linked to power, speed, resistance and more. I only increased Katsuki's Aura reserves by 5% so his Aura can heal himself faster so I didn't actually healed him" stated Shiro, as much as he didn't want to explain the concept of Arc's Semblance he didn't wanted to deal with the nagging question Cana would come up
"I see.. But what about yourself?" asked the girl as she pointed on his two broken fingers with blood and the rest of his body with scratches "Aren't you gonna heal yourself?"
"I need to save my stamina for the finals. My Semblance keeps draining more of it as I keep using it so I'll just have work through the pain" said the white-haired Saiyan
"Then at least let me patch up your injuries" replied back the Mistralian girl as she took from her pockets some bandages that she found in the waiting room
"That won't be necessary.." said Shiro as he was about to walk away from where he was, but before he could do that he felt someone pulling on his ear which made him wince in pain "What the fuck?! Hey what do think your doing woman!"
"Stop being such a stubborn ass! I can tell from your face expression that those two broken finger were taking a toll on you" stated Cana with comical annoyance as she pulls Shiro into one of the benches to sit down "Now be a good boy and let me patch you up"
"This woman.. Who does she think she is?!" thought angrily the Saiyan, now he understood why Jaune and Goku are always afraid of hot-headed woman.. They were to annoying to deal with. After a few seconds of silence Cana was finished wrapping up his two burned/broken along with other parts of his body that just needed patches
"It might not stop the pain completely but it will definitely make it more tolerable" said the martial artist with a small smile on her face "You might gain some scars in those two fingers so try not to use them this match"
"I can't promise anything" responded the Saiyan as he stood up from the bench. As he was about to walk away his sensing abilities were telling him that someone he knew was approaching
"Hello Eyepatch!" exclaimed Roman Torchwick with a grin as he arrived to the waiting room along with Neo. As he reaches towards the Saiyan he puts one of his arms around his shoulder "Congratulations on reaching the finals! You have exceeded my expectations"
"What the hell do you want Torchwick?" asked Shiro towards the international criminal. He knew that Roman was putting an act thinking that he was about to fall for it. Well too bad for him, he can sense bullshit from a mile a away
"What? Can a person visit their fighter?" said the orange-haired criminal in a fake hurtful tone which made Neo silently chuckle under her mask
"Just get to the point, I don't have all day for trivia questions" simply said the Saiyan in a dangerous tone as he tried to make Roman scared of him, however the criminal just sighed and removed his arm from his shoulder
"Good grief can't have fun with edgy kids these days" said Roman as he took out one of his cigars and lights it up "We need to have a talk kid, let's go to a more secluded place."
Shiro looked at the international criminal with a raised eyebrow as he then turns his gaze on Cana who has been quiet the entire conversation, the girl just shrugged meaning that he had no idea of whats going on so he gave a sighed in defeat
"Alright.. Let's just get this over with" simply said the Saiyan as he stared to walk away along with Roman. Cana notice that the bunny-mask person who came with Roman was staring at her for a couple of seconds until she disappeared via Teleportation which surprised the Martial Artist with such technique but at the same time she was confused as to why the masked bunny stayed a bit longer
"This is a good place to talk.." stated Roman out-loud as stopped his tracks on the stairs that lead to the room where he has been watching the matches, before he could say something Neo casually appears next to the international criminal via teleportation thanks to her Semblance "What took you so long? Were you having a one-on-one with the Drunken Maiden?"
The pink-brown haired girl only nodded at his answer
"Did you something to her?" asked Roman once again
She didn't nod nor shake her head
"Neo..."
"Calm down I can sense her from all the way here so she's still alive" responded Shiro with a neutral tone. He notice that Neo was glaring at him but he could guess as well that she had a pouting expression underneath her mask "Now, can we get to the point? As you can see I have a match to prepare for"
"I'm aware of that you sarcastic ass" said the orange-haired criminal annoyingly as he took a drag from his cigar as he looks at the Saiyan with a serious expression "First of all now that your a finalist in the most important tournament out of the four Underworlds, criminals will either try to take your head or shit their boots when they see you, specially that your complete face is now exposed to the world"
"Then it seems that I'm doing the right job after all.." added the white-haired Saiyan to the conversation with a smirk on his face
"Whatever keeps you happy kiddo.." said Roman with a bored expression "Second, your opponent for the finals IS the 'King' of Vale's Underworld, he has been keeping the throne for more than a decade and nobody including Rogue Professional Huntsman could hold a candle against that monster"
"A monster huh?" asked Shiro as his smirk widen a bit as he could feel his Saiyan blood asking to fight that person now "He's just a Faunus like me, what makes him so different than the rest of fighters in this tournament"
"Trust me kid. I know that guy personally and what he's capable off.. He could definitely place as one of the strongest Top-Class Huntsman around the world with mere skills alone and let's not even talk about his Semblance.." shuddered Roman a bit as he remembers the training he went through with Lucci.. Hell even his boss Cinder had to struggle a lot to best him in a one-on-one with her 'Semblance'
"Alright.. Let's just say I believe you, but you still haven't told your reason to tell me all of this" responded Shiro in a neutral tone. As far as he knew he couldn't sense Lucci's true power and receiving input from Roman who seems to know him personally is something that he will take advantage
"Because you have grown on me surprisingly.. And because Neo won't let me live in peace if you end up dying down there" said Torchwick with a smirk and looked at the pink-brown haired girl who just nodded on his statement "But jokes aside, you have become much valuable than I thought that the other important figures of the Underworld will want you to be in their side to do their dirty work.. Specially Cinder if she doesn't find out about him"
"If they think they can own me, then they have another thing coming.." said the white-haired Saiyan in a cold tone that he didn't realize that he leaked some of his energy "And that threat goes to you Torchwick, I'm not going to be a pawn of yours"
"I knew that would be your answer" stated the orange-haired criminal with amusement as he wasn't phased by the energy the Saiyan was releasing, he has felt worst with Cinder and Lucci
"Is that all you need to say to me?" asked Shiro with an raised eyebrow
"No." simply said Roman as his tone of voice got into a serious one once again "Me and Neo saw what happened to you before releasing that attack towards that Katsuki kid. You were having a mental breakdown out of nowhere"
"And why do you care? besides it was just the aftermath of using my Semblance and pushing it to the limits" responded the Saiyan with a serious expression as he didn't want to deal about Jaune and himself being different entities so he decided to lie
Of course, Roman wasn't buying that lie..
"Come on kid! your really bad at bullshitting!.. The reason I'm saying this is because I have seen those symptoms before in Neo, so that makes me think that you took the RC Dust to create an alternative personality, am I wrong?" asked Roman as he took a drag from his cigar casually. He notice that the white-haired fighter just stood there quietly with a scowl in his face "Your silence is more than enough to prove that you indeed take it"
"So what if I take it? That has to do nothing with you!" responded Shiro with clear annoyance towards Roman who just sighed tiredly at his attitude
"Kid, I could give less than a shit about you wanting to have an alternative personality.." stated the international criminal "I ask you this because I can give you a tip in how to prevent sudden breakdowns done by your other personality"
"Really?" responded the white-haired Saiyan in surprised and interest at the same time, if he wanted to prevent those painful breakdowns he might get from Jaune intervening then he might as well listen to the international criminal who is close with Neo "So what do I have to do?"
"You have to kill it."
"Pardon?"
"You heard me right Eyepatch" commented Roman as he took one last drag before throwing out his cigar "If you want to stop your alternative personality from preventing you to do actions then you have to kill him and after that absorb his soul completely so you guys can become one completely and dominate his appearance.. Besides having two personalities from the same Soul for a long time can hinder you from using Aura forever.."
Shiro just stood there quietly for a couple of seconds pondering what Roman has said about his problem.. Killing Jaune who is the original owner of this body so he can prevent more threatening headaches and be whole once again? As much as he hates the Arc with his soft personality he never seriously thought of killing him
Now thought? Added with the stakes of losing how to use Mana forever thanks to the disruption that the two personalities bring?
Just what kind of shit did Jaune/himself got into for the sake of being a Huntsman?
"I know what I said it's a lot kid but if you don't do it you can kiss goodbye your life as a fighter.." simply said Roman as he stared to walk away towards the stairs.. The international criminal felt a vibration on his pocket and saw that he received a message on his private scroll, he checked the message his face turned annoyed as it was none other than his boss saying that she was coming to the coliseum to watch the finals
"Shit! of all times Cinder now wants to come see the matches?! And something tells me that the kid won't be save from her clutches if she sees what he's capable off.." thought Roman to himself as he turned his head around to see Neo still on her same spot having a conversation with Eyepatch through her scroll but the Saiyan was just plainly ignoring her so there was no point to stay "Neo! Let's go upstairs, the bitch boss is coming soon to watch the finals with us"
The pink-brown haired girl quietly sighs in defeat as she takes off her mask for a few seconds and then kisses the Saiyan on his cheeks, however the fighter didn't realize it as he was still in deep thoughts about what he heard from Roman. Neo notice his sudden change of attitude but she wasn't going to bother him since she herself had to go through the same
"I know what your going through Eyepatch.. You know Jaune won't make it that easy for you to kill him, however you have to come to an agreement sooner or later before your Aura becomes to unstable and you lose the ability to use it forever. Good luck.." thought to herself the young assassin as she puts her mask on and leaves the Saiyan by himself
"Shiro! You don't have to follow his opinion! We can find a different alternative for this problem!" exclaimed with concern the Saiyan God from Universe 7.. He knew that Jaune and Shiro were creating a disruption in his body thanks to being two different entities, but he didn't expect that the solution of this problem has to be killing one of the personalities and then let the winner absorb the loser
"Goku please, I don't want to talk about it.. I have a final match to concentrate, we can talk about this another time when Arc is conscious" responded back the white-haired Saiyan as he stared to walk away from where he was towards the waiting room
He didn't need to worried about this crap! There was a final match that he needs to win..!
And cut! Holy fuck man! This is like the longest chapter I have ever wrote for a fan-fiction that I thought I wasn't going to be finished but at least the deed is done haha. And it's my fault as well since I have college classes to attend and do their homework and when I'm free I either was writing this chapter or reading Webtoons like God of Highschool, Dice, UnOrdinary and The Gamer which have me hooked at the moment
As for Golden Fairy, forgive me that I haven't upload in months and it looks I'm putting more focus on this story than my biggest one, but I have been having writers block in how to continue to write the rest of the chapter and I know it's not an excuse. However, I'm already in the 8,000 words so I'm 60% done
That chapter will be out before the year ends that I can promise haha!
Anyways now thats out of the way, this chapter had a lot of revelations and things that I want to go over before people tell me in the reviews that they didn't understand how it happened so here goes
1. In this story. Remnant still has the Divine Brothers but there will be others Gods and Primordial beings from different real Mythologies so I won't be using the God hierarchy from Dragon Ball Super in this reality Goku landed. Hence to why Yang and Weiss tried to call out Junior for using the Underworld as a excuse to not tell them where Jaune is
2. Yang is still hot-headed as ever when Junior still refused to release information about Jaune's Fake Transcript or Neo's identity. I think that's pretty in character for her specially in Volume 1
3. Ruby thinks that the Council should be in their side by default for being 'good people of the law'. When she learned from Junior that the councilmen were in cahoots with important criminals in the Underworld it made her realize that her view is too black and white and that she needs to learn that some people with good hearts have bad intentions
4. Ren in this story can use his Semblance to cover them from Grimms and also calm someones emotions
5. Cana still has the attitude she has in Fairy Tail like her alcohol addiction. But since this Cana was born in Remnant and raised in a different way she will act differently
6. Katsuki Bakugou still acts the same way he acts in My Hero Academia. However in this story his goal is to become the strongest Huntsman in history, similar to Jaune's goal. But he also has a side goal which is to defeat Nicholas Arc on a one-on-one battle, it a promise he made with someone back in his Academy days in Shade
7. Cana and Katsuki will play an important roll in the future arcs and their backgrounds stories will be revealed soon
8. Shiro vs Katsuki is mostly inspired by the Deku vs Kacchan part 2 that went down in the anime with different results
9. Katsuki's Semblance is the same as his canon Quirk but its more powerful since he's older than his canon counter-part by 6 years
10. Shrio broke through the limits of his Semblance all the way to 30% which already puts him on par with Graduated Huntsman. The reason why he hasn't gotten stronger in his base is because he hasn't healed properly to gain a Zenkai
11. Jaune and Shiro existing in a single body for longer period can affect their use of Mana in the long run like how Roman explained
12. Katsuki's AP Shot is his strongest Semblance-based attack which can destroy multiple buildings completely
13. Cana still hasn't unlocked her Semblance but with her skills as a Martial Artist she hasn't put effort to unlock it
14. Shiro's attack that he used on Katsuki is similar to Yusuke Urameshi's Spirit Gun
15. Blake hasn't spoke a word about the Underworld because she feels that she would get caught by her team of being a former criminal aka member of the White Fang who was active in the Underworld so she opted to stay quiet and listen
Since that's out of the way I want to say thanks to everyone who has been reading this story and gave a chance to try it out. It brings me joy that people enjoy what I write for fun, I know that not everyone agrees with that and I understand completely just don't be an asshole lol
Well next chapter will be the finals between Shiro and Lucci! The climax of the Underworld Arc, major key players will be watching the battle! And who knows maybe there is a new 'King' who will be feared in the criminal world!
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Ja-ne!
