Kevin's group, consisting of him, Ryona, Shiki, Kafuru and Yomi, were running through the temple, looking anywhere they can for a lead on where Beo could be residing. Kevin hoped they'd find it soon, considering Ryona was freaking out over the various torture devices surrounding the area.

"OOOOH~ I wonder if I got on that stretcher right now~ It'd feel SOOOOOOO good~!" The Masochistic Maniac giggled as Kevin felt like driving his axe into his head just as a means to make it stop.

"Sorry about Ryona, Kevin, but she does get eccentric about these things." Yomi apologized as they continued through the various halls.

"Ugh, where the hell is that damn door?!" Kevin asked to the high heavens and as if God had heard his call, they found a door with a large V crest marked on it.

"SCORE!" Kevin said, happy to not only have found an entrance but also to finally get Ryona to stop geeking out over the various horrific torture devices littering the halls that even he would draw a line at.

"Ho-Ho-Hold up, Kevvy!" Shiki warned as she got Kevin by the shoulder and they soon saw a familiar face napping by the door.

"Oh my, isn't that Koik?" Yomi asked, remembering the silver-haired lazy boy from when he confronted her, Kevin, Shiki, Ryona and Katsuragi a few months ago.

"Ugh, I don't wanna have to deal with that Dork right now. Babes, get your weapons ready." Kevin ordered as the girls nodded and readied their weapons.

"I wonder if he can hurt me as a toll to make us pass~." Ryona though with a perverted giggle as Kevin groaned before the group made their way. Koik awoke when he heard them coming.

"Ugh...What do you guys want? Can't you see I'm napping?" The Warrior of Sloth said with a groan as he turned around, trying to go back to sleep.

"Look, Dork, we ain't gonna let you stop us, so just give up now and nobody gets hurt!" Kevin said as he pointed his axe forward. Koik groaned as he got up and cracked his neck.

"To be honest, I don't really wanna fight. I just wanna nap..." Koik said as he slouched. Kevin and the girls remained on guard in case he was planning something.

"We don't, like, have to fight you. You can just chillax, we won't be bugging ya." Shiki said with a shrug as Koik sighed and moved out of the way.

"Then I'm not stopping you. It's too much of a pain to fight you guys anyway..." Koik was about to let Kevin's group pass before his eyes flashed red and the Symbol of Sloth on his palm glowed brightly.

"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Velhallen Beo's voice echoed through the temple. Kevin and the girls got back on guard as Koik fell to his knees while clutching his head in pain.

"JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE MY WARRIOR OF SLOTH DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET TO LET THE ENEMY PASS! NOW GET YOUR LAZY BUTT IN GEAR AND DESTROY THEM!" Koik began screaming even further as he suddenly began transforming and suddenly gained an apologetic look towards Kevin's group.

"Sorry...Guess I have no choice..." Koik apologized before he was consumed in a flash of light and in his place stood an armored anthropomorphic polar bear.

"If it weren't for the fact you were transformed against your will, I'd say that look is pretty choice, dude." Kevin said as Koik let out a roar and lunged at the group, who all split up and dodged his attack.

"Guess we have no choice, I'm sorry, Koik!" Yomi apologized as she raised her Claymore and brought it down on Koik, but the transformed Warrior of Sloth turned and caught the blade in his giant claws before yanking Yomi towards him and punching her hard in the gut.

"YOMI!" Everyone shouted as Yomi crashed into a wall and collapsed. Kevin ran over to her and checked her pulse, sighing in relief when he saw she was still alive.

"Don't worry, babe. I'll take this chump..." Kevin promised before turning and seeing Ryona shooting at Koik while skating around him with her guns.

"No fair! Hit me too~!" The Older Ryo Twin cried as she continued dodging Koik's attacks and shooting back at him before he decided he had enough and stomped the ground, knocking Ryona off-balance and then grabbing her in his claws.

"Dammit!" Kevin cursed but knowing Ryona she'd be okay...because...

"AHHHH~! Harder! HARDER~!" The Masochist cried as Koik continued crushing her in his grip before he was suddenly clobbered over the head by a dolphin in a crown.

"This could have been easier if you just gave up now. I'll make that beastly form of yours obsolete soon enough." Kafuru taunted as she aimed both her water pistols at the back of Koik's head before he suddenly threw his head back and hit her, stunning her as he dropped Ryona and grabbed the youngest Mikaruga Sister before slamming her into a wall.

"Kuh!" Kafuru gruted in pain as Koik reared his fist back to smash her into a paste until a spinning scythe hit him over the head. The transformed Warrior of Sloth turned to glare hatefully at Shiki who caught her scythe as she tossed up her hat and made it grow to a giant size.

"How about this?! Kū Soku ZIX!" The Valley Girl shouted as a wave of darkness hit Koik but the he began slowly pushing through as Shiki tried to ramp up the intensity of her attack before Koik completely broke past and knocked Shiki back.

"Crud! Like, so not cool!" Shiki said in worry as Koik loomed over her and raised his fists ready to crush her before Kevin suddenly got in the way and blocked the attack with his axe, being forced to one knee by the force of the blow.

"Shiki! Get the others to safety! I can handle him!" Kevin said as Shiki shook her head.

"No way, Jose! You'll be killed!" Kevin turned and gave the blonde a look that told her that he's got this as she looked worried before nodding reluctantly and running to carry the other girls to safety.

"Awww...Is it over already?" Ryona moaned in disappointment as she and the others moved to a safe place.

"Come on, Baloo, just you and me!" Kevin taunted as Koik snarled and lashed down with a bite attack but Kevin used the handle of his axe to hold Koik in place before suddenly being lifted up and shaken around.

"HOLD-STILL-WILL-YA!" Kevin shouted in between swings before finally being thrown into a wall and grunting in pain. Unfortunately, the Jock couldn't react as Koik was on him and delivered a fierce barrage of punches that pushed him further and further into the wall, creating a giant crater behind him. Koik let out one last roar before punching Kevin hard in the gut.

"Dude..." The Jock said weakly as he fell down to the ground in a heap.

"KEVIN!" The girls cried, even Ryona looked panicked at seeing Kevin in danger.

"I'm...Sorry..." Koik managed to stutter out before raising his fists and preparing to strike Kevin down when a flash of light suddenly blinded him. Kevin started getting up as he showed his Symbol of Charity glowing.

"You know...I think this situation is making me realize why Ben made me the Symbol of Charity..." Kevin said as he got up, his wounds miraculously healing as he had his trademark cocky grin on his face.

"It's because ever since I was a kid, I was looking out for the others at the Cul-De-Sac. Sure, I was a total jackass but deep down, I wanted to make sure my friends didn't fall for any of those Dorks scams...and then when I found out ol' Dorky was suffering himself...well, I decided to help him out, no pay for all his dumb schemes, just a hand of friendship." Kevin said as he suddenly began glowing with a brilliant green aura.

"Wait...Is he really doing it?" Kafuru whispered to herself as she recognized what Kevin was doing.

"And you wanna know something else? While training with that old bat, Sayuri, I learned a new technique..." Kevin suddenly began levitating in the air as the aura took the shape of a gorilla and suddenly metal armor began materializing around the aura as Kevin smirked at Koik.

"It allows the user to channel their Spirit Animal into the physical plane. Of course, a few of the girls already know how to do it as I've been told, but I decided to take my style a bit further..." The armor completely encompassed the aura except for Kevin's head as a helmet shaped like the face of a gorilla began forming around him.

"I decided to throw in a little of my flair into the look." Kevin then formed the helmet over his head and was now completely transformed as he beat his armored chest.

"HIDDEN NINJA ART: ARMORED GORILLA MODE!"

Koik snarled and lunged at Kevin, who simply caught his rivals hands with his own as they got into a deadlock. The girls watched in amazement as the two transformed boys continued struggling, the sheer force creating a depression in the ground underneath them.

Suddenly, Kevin hit Koik in the leg with a kick and knocked him off his feet before grabbing him by the arms and spinning him around and around, forming a tornado around them from how fast they were going as the girls held onto something.

Soon, after a whole minute of spinning, Kevin threw Koik into the opposite wall, creating a large tremor as the girls lost their balance from the vibrations. Kevin soon stomped over to Koik and raised his fists high.

"And another thing: The reason I'm Charity is because I'm also gonna help you! Even if that means beating the crap outta ya..." Kevin said before delivering a rapid flurry of punches that pounded Koik further and further into the ground. After 30 seconds of non-stop Star Platinum-esque beatdown, Kevin jumped into the air and delivered an Elbow Drop that pushed Koik even further into the ground.

"AND THE FINISH!" Kevin said as he picked up Koik before pin-pointing something with his eyes...and then casually throwing him in that direction.

"Well that was intense." Kafuru muttered as Kevin suddenly shed his armor and floated down before the armor and the gorilla-shaped aura disappeared as he fell to one knee.

"Kevin! That was, like, totally radical!" Shiki cheered as the girls helped Kevin up. The Jock chuckled as he struggled to catch his breath.

"Yeah...Phew, this ninja stuff is so awesome...yet it takes a whole lot outta me..." Kevin muttered as he and the girls relaxed for a bit before opening the door that Koik was guarding.

"Let's hope those Dorks and the others haven't stolen all the thunder already." Kevin said as the girls all laughed before Kafuru walked up to the Jock.

"That was impressive...I was wondering when you were going to pull out that technique." Kevin smirked as he pet Kafuru's head, causing her to blush.

"You're pretty righteous, I'll give you that." Kevin said with a smile. Kafuru blushed further and gave him a light punch to the side as he laughed along with the other girls.

"Say, where did you throw Koik?" Ryona asked as Kevin smiled.

"Don't worry, I sent him not to far...He'll get help from HER."

*with Sayuri and Hanzo's group*

Malachi had recently joined in the fighting as he, Sayuri, Hanzo and Daidouji tore through the Yoma attacking the city.

"Good to see you arrive on such short notice!" Hanzo said with a jolly tone as he stomped down a Yoma that looked like a fusion between a spider and a rat.

"Just finished making sure my daughter and that Ed kid were okay along with their group!" Malachi replied as he delivered a backbreaker to a Rock Golem Yoma.

Suddenly, a large figure crashed nearby and the group went to investigate it before seeing Koik, who glowed brightly before turning back into his normal human self.

"Hmmm...One of Beo's Warriors of Sin...Don't worry, sonny. I know you aren't truly evil at heart, so let me fix you up." Sayuri rolled through hand signs before placing her palms down on Koik's chest.

"SIN SEAL REMOVAL." Sayuri said as Koik's Sloth symbol on his palm disappeared completely, freeing him from Beo's control permanently as he muttered and opened his eyes.

"What happened." The Former Warrior of Sloth asked weakly as Sayuri pet him on the head.

"You're free. Beo's hold on you is no more." Koik groaned as he got up and rubbed his head before taking out his glasses and putting them back on.

"Ugh...I just wanna nap...but seeing as how there's still a lot of Yoma running around, I guess I'll help out for now...even if it is a pain." Koik grumbled before stretching out his back and suddenly turning his right arm into a bear claw.

"That's the ticket! Let's give him hell!" Malachi cheered as the group charged at some more Yoma. Daidouji looked at the temple floating nearby and soon gained a look of determination before heading towards it.

"That boy...Rolf...I wish to see if he is truly as much of a man as he is..." The Strong Hanzo Graduate thought with a blush as she headed into Beo's temple.

That was a tight one! Glad to have popped it out!

Next will be Rolf and his group fighting against Dougen. Diligence vs Greed! Hope you look forward to it!

If any of you got ideas for how the next chapter should play out, just say so.

See you soon and Stay Frosty!