Alright here is chapter 14, we're almost done with this story. I own nothing except my ideas.
Ash sat on top of the clocktower with a lamenting look on his face, ignoring his surroundings. Kat flew over to Ash and stayed behind the bell, watching him. Ash growled before sighing in irritation. "Come on out". Ash says sharply. Kat flinches before walking out and sitting beside Ash. "What made you leave like that"? Kat asks. Ash hisses at the memory before calming his rage. "I was used". Ash mutters, making Kat blink. "This whole time, my journey, my adventure, my actions, they were all just a play and me being the puppet of that play". Ash says sadly. "What do you mean"? Kat asks. That was the final straw in Ash's mental patience. "WHAT DO I MEAN"!? Ash snaps angrily, making Kat jump back. "MY ENTIRE LIFE IS A JOKE TO THIS GUY! MY POWERS, MY FATE, ITS ALL A JOKE TO HIM, A LITTLE PLAY WHERE I HAVE BEEN HIS PUPPET"! Ash roars before collapsing on his knees, tears beginning to fall once more. Kat frowns before hugging him, surprising him. "I don't think so, you may have been the puppet, but you aren't now". Kat says in an attempt to cheer him up.
"Oh really"? A voice intervenes. Ash's eyes shifted to a blood Crimson as he turned around. Standing there was a cloaked figure who had his hands casually behind his back. "YOU"! Ash snarls, his fangs bared. "I admit, you took some paths I didn't expect you to, if it wasn't for you going to Pandaria, I would have already ended your roll". He says while Ash growled. "What do you want with Ash"? Kat asks, Dusty hissing beside her. "Want? I simply wanted to fulfill Ash's wish". He answers while Ash growls. "What do you mean by that"? Ash snaps. "You wanted to be a Hero, someone people would look up to, so I decided to fulfill that wish, even if it meant pulling your strings". The figure replies. Ash huffs with a smirk. "Your lying". Ash responds. The figure smirks under his hood. "Perceptive as always". He says with a unseen smirk. "And the truth"? Ash asks. "The truth comes to those who wait, ta ta". He says before vanishing. Ash growls before his eyes shift to normal.
Ash sighs before kicking some loose rubble. "I'm heading out to stop Alias". Ash says before walking forward, ready to fly up the World Pillar. "Good luck, and stay safe". Kat says worried. Ash turns to her before giving her a thumbs up. Ash was surrounded in his Aura before flying upward, ready to confront Alias.
Kat headed back to her house, finding Gade reading a newspaper. "Hey Gade". Kat greets. Gade looks up and saw Kat. "Hello Kat, how was Ash doing"? Gade asks in worry. "He is...hurting, but he's off to fight Alias now". Kat says while Gade sighs before nodding. "Alright, I hope he makes it through". Gade says before going back to his reading.
Ash growled as he accessed his full speed, and flew upward faster than a jet. Ash saw the top appearing, and slowed down, not wanting to fly into an ambush. Ash flew upward before landing on the top, and seeing the tree he was laying under at first. Ash turns and saw Alias standing in front of him, arms crossed behind him. "Hello Ash". Alias says with a polite tone. "Alias". Ash says, voice cold as ice. "I see you managed to break through the limits of this world, and by the look in your eye, something must have scared you". Alias observes in an instant. Ash growls before taking a stance. "Cut the jokes, why did you ask me to come here"? Ash demands. "Simple, a final confrontation, and a way to purge the Rising Death". Alias says while Ash raises an eyebrow. "The World Pillar has the power to purge it, but to do so, it requires a worlds worth of energy, and you just so happened to have such a huge reservoir of energy, it could be enough, the only thing to do, is kill you". Alias says while taking an offensive stance. "Good luck with that". Ash growls. "But you misunderstand, why did you think I had you kill those Nevi, to give you power...no, to give ME power"! Alias says before holding his arms out.
Ash shouts as the Nevi powers were ripped from his body, the wolf, monkey, and eagle figures appeared out of him and went into Alias, who began to laugh. "Ah, the power it is incredible, I wasn't strong enough to end the Nevi's lives for their power, but you did that for me". Alias says with a laugh. Ash collapses, breathing heavily. "And the whiplash has exhausted you, how convenient". Alias says before his hand develops a claw like shape. "Now, time to put an end to the 'Hero'" Alias says while holding his hand upward to finish the job. He swung the claw down, only for it to be blocked by Celestial's Will. "What"? Alias exclaims. Ash breathed out before grinning. "I'm not done yet". Ash says before a white glows surrounds him.
Alias was blasted backwards as a black and white sphere surrounded Ash, the earth quivering beneath him. The Pillar began show a dull glow as the energy empowered it, before fading. Ash roars as he unleashed his power, the hemisphere cracking before breaking, the fragments flying to Alias, forcing him to cover himself from them. Alias turns and if you could see his face, a look of shock crossing it.
Ash now stood before him, his hair now a whitish-gold, with onyx pupils staring back at him under the glowing locks. He has a tough black and yellow leather armor which has an Ox pauldron on his right shoulder. He has black ebony gauntlets with plating on the top, strangely they were fingerless gauntlets. His pants are made of the same leather, with plate armor at the knees. On his belt were brew bottles, some having strange writing on them. His shoes have tough plate armor, and were an ebony black. He has a black leather face guard, covering the bottom part of his face. In his hand, was a ebony black polearm, which was as tall as he was, if you didn't count the blade part. It had a strong ebony pole which Ash's hand gripped, with brown wrapping going along the top. On the top were two spear blades in the shape of Ox horns, which jabbed upward and could trap something between them, mainly a head. Ash grunted before twirling the polearm, kicking up a whirlwind, before slamming the bottom into the ground beside him, cracking the ground beneath it.
Ash walked forward, before looking at Alias, seemingly staring through his mask. "Are you prepared"? Ash asks, his voice calm and commanding. Alias took a step back, as Ash twirled his polearm, and slammed the bottom into Alias' stomach, knocking him back. "You will pay for your crimes". Ash says before taking a stance, ready to end the menace that was Alias.
To be continued.
Alright there you go, Ash has gone into his Niuzao form, I wanted to use this one for a long time, maybe I'll use the Yu'lon one before I'm done with this one, anyway what do you think? Like the Niuzao form? Surprised that Alias stripped Ash of his Nevi powers? R&R This is Oathkeeper0317 signing out.