Hey guys! Here is the thirteenth chapter of Tales of Asteria: Grand Voyage! Yuri's lethal style of justice against a mutated Goliath may put him and Asbel's bond at the brink. Hope you liked it.

Ch. 13 – Yuri's Justice

Twenty minutes earlier…

Asbel and Hirgon clashed with the Battle Goliath.

Neither side were giving an inch.

"Damn, it's strong." Hirgon commented.

"Told ya so." Asbel said.

The Goliath fired a barrage of rapid-fire bullets at Asbel and Hirgon.

But Yuri, Repede and Luke intervened in time.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Luke hollered.

Asbel smiled.

"Let's finish this!" Asbel hollered.

"Right!" Hirgon, Yuri and Luke hollered in unison.

Repede barked in agreement.

All five attacked the Goliath with hit-and-run moves, giving the mechanized fighter a very hard time to react.

The Goliath was broken down.

"It's over." Hirgon said.

Yuri attempted to advance on the Goliath's pilot.

Asbel stopped him.

"Hold on." Asbel said.

"Don't try to stop me." Yuri said.

"Stop you from what? Killing him?" Asbel asked.

Yuri scoffed.

Luke, Repede and Hirgon are beginning to worry.

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From the distance in the woods, a mysterious man watched the scene with disappointment.

"How pathetic." The man commented.

The man took out a strange trigger.

"Time to step things up." The man said.

The man activated the trigger.

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A strange pulse activated inside the pilot.

The pilot began to scream in pain, which alerted Asbel and the others.

"What the hell?" Luke asked, in an angry manner.

"Something's not right!" Yuri hollered.

"What the-" Asbel said.

The pilot let out a violent roar as he began to transform, causing the shattered Goliath to merge with it.

Asbel, Hirgon, Yuri, Luke and Repede only stood in shock.

The transformed Goliath pilot generated a massive explosion, causing all five to move out of the way.

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Everyone on various battlefronts heard the blast and saw the rising black smoke with expressions of worry.

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The smoke cleared, as Asbel, Hirgon, Yuri, Repede and Luke were safe.

But inside the smoke… that's a different story.

The smoke cleared, revealing the pilot transformed in a grotesque monster with an enlarged red arm.

(A/N: Imagine an imperfect Gamma Monster and you get a clue!)

"K-Kill…" The pilot muttered.

"What happened to him?" Luke asked.

"How could they…" Hirgon thought, in absolute shock of creating such monsters.

The monster moved at blinding speed, knocking out Repede and Luke in a single strike.

"Luke!" Asbel and Hirgon hollered in unison.

"Repede!" Yuri hollered.

The monster attempted to make a move on Asbel, but Hirgon blocked it.

Hirgon soon began to feel the pressure of the monster's strength.

"Such power…" Hirgon commented.

Hirgon knocked the arm back and attacked.

- Tornado Drive! – Hirgon shouted.

In a spinning motion, Hirgon slammed his sword on the monster's head.

The monster managed to dodge with only its right shoulder slashed.

Hirgon was shocked.

"He managed to move his head at the last moment?!" Hirgon asked.

The monster attacked Hirgon with swift brutality, with the King of Rohan barely having any time to defend himself.

The monster attempted to finish Hirgon off, but Yuri came at the last moment driving it's blade at the monster's stomach without a second thought.

The monster began to fall down once Yuri drew his sword, since the blade went straight through the spine.

Yuri felt pity for the monster; pity that such a monster shouldn't have to suffer.

Yuri prepared to cut the monster's head off.

"Hold on, Yuri!" Hirgon hollered.

"Sorry. But this is for your own good." Yuri thought.

Yuri slashed downwards, but Asbel stopped him.

"Stop it, you idiot!" Asbel hollered.

Yuri and Asbel soon met eye-to-eye, and both can already tell what the other is thinking.

"He shouldn't have to die like this! He needs help!" Asbel hollered.

Yuri gritted his teeth.

"There you go again, trying to think you can help someone by sticking your own nose into it." Yuri explained.

"But I got news for you…" Yuri continued.

"This is my justice to help someone suffering like this!" Yuri finished.

"By killing?!" Asbel asked, in an angry manner.

Yuri got angrier at Asbel's stubbornness.

"What the hell DO YOU KNOW!?" Yuri asked, in an angry manner.

Yuri kicked Asbel to the side.

Asbel quickly got up and tackled Yuri to the ground.

"Both of you, stop!" Hirgon hollered.

Hirgon attempted to stop the fight, but the injuries he took from the monster started to take in as he coughed blood.

"Shit!" Hirgon thought.

Hirgon can only look as Asbel and Yuri began to fight each other.

"This is bad…" Hirgon thought.

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Now…

Asbel and Yuri continued to clash swords with pure rage, as the others were forced to watch.

"Why? Why now?!" Cheria asked, in a sad manner.

"Are they serious?" Tear asked.

Tear and Cheria began healing Hirgon, Luke and Repede despite still being focused on watching the fight.

"Those idiots!" Rita exclaimed.

Sophie looked very sad.

"Asbel-san. Yuri-san." Sophie thought.

Mieu, Jade and Liu became very troubled.

"Yuri…" Flynn thought.

Flynn planned to stop the fight, but Richard stopped him.

"Your Highness!?" Flynn asked, in a surprised manner.

"Don't interfere." Richard replied.

"This is something Asbel has to do for Yuri's justice." Richard explained.

"Yuri's justice?" Cheria, Sophie, Jade, Rita and Liu asked in unison.

"You know what I'm talking about, right Flynn?" Richard asked.

Flynn became somber.

"Yeah…" Flynn replied.

Flynn took a deep breath.

- Lightning Strike! – Asbel shouted.

- Brutal Fang! – Yuri shouted.

Asbel and Yuri clashed swords at their strongest.

"Will you stop already?!" Asbel asked, in an angry manner.

"Shut up! Everything you say pisses me off!" Yuri hollered.

"What?!" Asbel exclaimed.

"Ever since day one, you've always been one to tackle problems by yourself!" Yuri hollered.

"Never one to get past your pain! Never one to let people share your burden!" Yuri continued.

"You've always been a spoiled little bastard down to the heart!"

Asbel got angrier.

"Take… that… BACK!" Asbel shouted.

"I HATE YOU'RE GUTS, BASTARD!" Yuri shouted.

Asbel and Yuri clashed more violently.

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"Back when we were kids, Yuri and I were commoners at the Slums of Yilsse, where the poor were treated badly without remorse before Richard became king." Flynn explained.

"Yuri even got to see children been tossed around like livestock. It infuriated him to the point he killed those who hurt people." Flynn continued.

Everyone became shocked that Yuri kill to protect.

"In the years that follow, I became a member of the Azure Knights and rose up the ranks with Yuri by my side. To find a better way to stop criminals without killing." Flynn continued.

"And when Richard became king and Asbel came, everything managed to calm down." Flynn continued.

"But Yuri left the Knights to become a vigilante… but only to kill criminals who are psychotic or having no respect of life." Flynn continued.

"And sometimes… he would kill those who are suffering a fate worse than defeat. To SAVE them from their pain." Flynn finished.

Everyone's expressions became very saddened.

"But even if Yuri do that, it's hurting him on the inside." Liu explained.

"Poor Yuri…" Mieu muttered.

"A lowly dog who cares about life even if crossing a line he shouldn't cross." Jade explained, adjusting his glasses.

"Yuri-san…" Sophie thought, very saddened.

"Not even Asbel-san knew about it. Just me, Luke, Flynn-san and Richard-sama." Tear explained, finish healing Luke.

Hirgon petted Repede's hair, who can only stand watching his master attacking one of his friends.

Cheria felt very saddened to the point she doesn't know what to say.

Luke, now awake and hearing what Flynn said, has had enough and went to stop the fight.

Richard soon joined without saying a word.

"Your Highness!" Flynn hollered.

"Luke!" Cheria and Tear hollered in unison.

"Master!" Mieu hollered.

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Asbel and Yuri were panting heavily like they were near their limits.

Blood came from their swords that dripped small ones.

"This is it, you son of a bitch…" Yuri muttered.

"You're dead…" Asbel muttered.

Asbel's right hand started to slowly glow.

Both attempted one last strike.

However…

Luke intervened, stopping Asbel with his sword and gripping Yuri's right hand holding [his] sword with his left hand.

"Both of you…" Luke muttered.

"STOP THIS NOW!" Luke shouted.

Luke pushed back Asbel and Yuri with anger.

"Why you…" Asbel growled.

"Stay out of our fight!" Yuri hollered.

"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!" Luke hollered.

Asbel and Yuri stopped.

They both see Luke shedding tears.

"It doesn't matter what you're problems are!" Luke hollered.

"But I won't let you two kill each other – not over this!" Luke continued.

"So please… just stop fighting." Luke finished.

Luke bent down and cried a bit.

Both Asbel and Yuri became saddened by what they done.

Richard looked at the monster with sadness.

"To think Roxas capable of such brutality without a second thought." Richard thought.

Richard delivered a swift killing blow to the monster, sparring him from its pain.

Richard then looked to Asbel, who was hugged by Cheria.

"Asbel. I understand you want to help this poor man. But you should've already know that once someone transforms into something that's beyond reversing…" Richard thought.

"… Only death can spare those who are suffering." Richard thought.

"But never forget, your friends are here to help share your burdens even if there's discomfort and dispute." Richard thought.

The battle for Rohan was now over.

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In the aftermath of the battle, everyone began to treat their wounds and properly bury the monster pilot in a grave alongside those who died with respect and pity as night drew.

Everyone left the funeral to mind their business, leaving only Asbel, Yuri, Repede, Luke and Mieu alone.

Asbel and Yuri became silent.

Luke, Mieu and Repede became worried.

"Master, should we do something?" Mieu whispered.

"No. We need to let them figure it out on their own." Luke whispered.

Luke and Mieu then left without a word.

Asbel looked at the grave and began to take in the gravity of the choice he made.

"Yuri." Asbel said.

Yuri turned to look at Asbel.

"We've known each other since I came here." Asbel explained.

"So why didn't you tell me about your pain?" Asbel asked.

Yuri sighed.

"After hearing about what happened to you in Altea seven years ago…" Yuri explained.

"… I just couldn't tell you.

"Why?" Asbel asked.

"Because…" Yuri replied.

Yuri began to cry.

Repede whimpered.

"… I didn't want you to become sad again." Yuri continued.

"I… just wanted to protect you from my pain." Yuri finished.

Asbel gave Yuri a brotherly hug, shocking the vigilante.

"I know. And I know you wanted to kill that monster because you didn't want to see it suffer anymore." Asbel explained.

"I'm sorry for being such a jerk for not knowing your feelings." Asbel continued.

Yuri became touched by Asbel's kindness, even though he once said he despised Asbel's noble heart.

"It's okay." Yuri said.

Asbel and Yuri comforted their pain, as Repede gave a howl that echoed the sky.

Now having their bond restored, Asbel, Yuri and Repede began to head back to Rohan.

Preview Skit:

Cheria: You sure you and Yuri are okay now?

Asbel: Yeah.

Cheria: Asbel-kun…

Asbel: Don't worry. We managed to come to an understanding with each other.

Cheria: I was just worried you two were gonna kill each other?

Asbel: Sorry if I worried you and everyone else.

Cheria: I know.

Cheria left the scene.

Asbel: Cheria…

Asbel became silent for a few seconds.

Asbel: Next time: Chapter 14 – Coming Storm.

Did you enjoy it? This was a sad chapter, but every character needs to express their feelings and how to share them with others. I may not be good with this due to my own experience, but that's something I wouldn't tell unless I'm clear with myself to tell.