Chapter 45: The Fated Battle: The Ashura Versus The God Of War Part 2
Nick and Mike's fist both smashed into each others faces. Unlike Mike, whose face looked like elastic when pushed in, Nick's skin began to ripple at the force of the punch. They were both sent flying across the destroyed courtyard before landing and on there feet.
'Incredible... the fact that these two can keep on fighting. Even when they should've stopped a long time ago. I don't want them to stop. No! They can't stop!'
Something within Jaune and many students caused their blood to boil. This feeling that they felt watching these two fight their hearts out in what could be known as the greatest battle ever witnessed. He, alongisde many others could no longer contain that excitement and yelled out a furious roar. "YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
He wasn't alone, as the entire classroom roared with excitement, their feet, stomping on the ground.
"Come on ASHURA!"
"KICK HIS ASS GOD OF WAR!"
Nick struck Mike with a combo that consisted of a right uppercut, a left hook and a right roundhouse kick.
"You think that's enough to stop me?!" Mike delivered a powerful front kick to Nick's chest, sending him back.
"This is insane!"
"Give us more!"
"Look at them. They're literally beating the crap out of each other!" Sun yelled.
"This is... the Lollapalooza of all combat training fights! Nobody, and I mean nobody! Will ever top this!" Kevin began to yell out loud himself in excitement.
"I don't... see it like that..." Ruby said.
"What are you blind?" Kevin said, which earned him a threatening glare from Yang. "Sorry I meant to say... Are you sure you're seeing the same thing that I am?"
"I... agree with Ruby." Pyrrha said. "What I see... are two kids... showing off what they learned."
"How so?" As Yang turned her attention back the Bell brothers delivered punch after punch to eachother. The force of the punches nearly caused them to stumble. It was there that she finally saw it. A young Nick and Mike sparring.
"Take my left straight!" A young Nick lightly tapped Mike in his face."
"Oh yeah! Well how about my right uppercut!" Mike lightly tapped Nick in his chin with an uppercut. The two fell on the floor as they laughed about the mock sparring.
"It seems we both ended up knocking each other out." Mike said. "That was quite the punch you threw."
"Not as good as that uppercut! I couldn't fully gaurd against it!" The two smiled at each other and began laughing.
"What's with that look?" Kevin asked Yang.
"Nothing..." She couldn't help but smile and think about how those two were giving it their all.
Mike was delivered a devastating straight. His face pushed in due to the force of the punch. Nick himself was struck In the jaw. The force of the was was enough to send ripples across his face. The two firrmly planted their feet on the ground to maintain consciousness.
Nick was extremely exhausted. Using Witching Hour was supposed to be only when he was in a pinch. However, he's fighting Mike. And he know that he can't hold back. Mike was also in the same state as Nick. Dragon Installation wasn't meant for extended combat. It would only be so long until one tires the other out.
"Nick... you're absolutely incredible. You know that?"
"Come on Mike. It's you whose the incredible one."
"Seriously. I don't think I've ever been pushed this far in a fight."
"You do know this is combat training right?"
"Is it? Cause what we've been doing so far. Does not equate to combat training."
"Goodwitch's gonna be pissed when this is over." Nick had a huge grin on his face.
"Let her be! I'm having too much fun to even care." Mike then realized the time. "Anyways, if we keep praising each other like this, we'll both be out of aura. And it'll lead to a draw. And I definitely don't want that." Mike got back into his stance.
"Same. A draw doesnt mean shit to me." Nick also got back into his fighting stance. The two thought the same thing. As they ready themselves for the final clash.
(My First Story: King and Ashley)
'Forget all about defence. Put my center of gravity on my front foot, and stand on the ball of my foot with my other leg.'
The two began to press their feet in the ground as bits of concrete rose.
'Just concentrate on only what's in front of you with the power in your fists.'
'And let everything else become white noise.'
'Placing your entire existence behind your fist! Outweigh everything that stands before you!'
'It's not about who is superior!'
'There is no longer a need to think!'
'This the way you do it! This is how you compare strength!'
The two once again clashed fists with each other's faces. The power emanated througout the academy.
"They've... collided!" Weiss yelled.
"Wh... what power! You can feel it even from here." Ren said.
Nick and Mike were throwing over hundreds of punches at each other. The shocking thing about it, was that every single one of their punches were connecting. They were shifting their feet rapidly to maintain their posture.
"So... fast!" Ruby said.
"And they're... all connecting!" Kevin said.
"You can do it..." Velvet whispered. "You can do it! GO NICK!"
"Come on Mike!" Coco yelled.
The audience were divided as one side was cheering for Nick, the other was cheering for Mike.
'I never seen two people. Put their all into a fight like this.' Glynda thought. 'It's almost unreal. And they're just... children!'
"Neither one of them... has moved a single step since the clash." Ironwood muttered. "Their willpower... is absolutely..."
"Incredible!" Kevin yelled. "This... is really... incredible!"
"Yeah. Watching the two of them fight. It's really lighting my soul on fire." Torren began to grin.
Everybody was surprised by the two's expressions before turning back to the fight. Mike landed a devastating uppercut to Nick's stomach. He gritted his teeth thin order to not yell from the pain.
"Nick!" Ruby yelled.
"Guren!"
Nick launched his own uppercut into Mike's stomach. Mike held in his yell.
"Mikey!"
They continued their contest of continuous punches.
"I can't believe... that they can keep going like this. " Coco said.
"Lollapalooza!" Nora yelled out.
During the rush, Mike struck Nick in the jaw with an uppercut. Nick stood his ground and delivered his own, rocking Mike's head back. The rush continued as Mike found another opening, sending a right hook towards Nick's jaw. The impact caused a shockwave to appear. However, Nick placed all his weight down, and delivered an hook of his if his own.
'There it is... an opening." Nick saw the minor mistake in Mike's delivery of his right hook. Seeing it, he sent an elbow strike at Mike's jaw.
"Mikey!" Yang yelled out.
Seeing that Mike was open for an attack. The first thing he threw was an overhand right towards his face. It was enough to completely push his face in.
'Each punch I'm throwing... has all of my weight! All of my power into it!" He then threw another overhand right, causing Mike to stumble. Nick then leaned his body back. Delivering a skull-cracking headbutt into Mike's face.
As Mike leaned back, Nick tried to launch another headbutt. But was kicked in the jaw as Mike backflipped away. Nick however, was able to land on his feet.
"Shit... I had to... hold my...breath for that!" Mike said.
"Same... here..." The two were breathing heavily. The hundreds of punches they struck each other with took a major toll on their bodies.
"I... think... it's time to end this." Mike held out his hand. Blue and red flames encircled his palm. It then enlarged into a giant flame sphere before condensing it into the palm of his hand. He then grasped the small orb, blue and red flames burst from his right arm.
"Holy shit! The temperature just suddenly rise up like... seventy degrees!" Torren unbuttoned his blazer. He soon realized that his whole uniform is drenched in sweat.
"I think... it has something to do with what Mike just did." Blake also took off her blazer.
Everybody was effected by the heat wave. All of the students took of their blazers and button ups and had on shirts. Yang on the other hand, had only her bra.
"Have some decency Yang!" Weiss yelled.
"It's hot Weiss." Yang said. "Be glad I kept my bra on."
"Incredible." Ironwood muttered.
"Indeed it is." Ozpin said. 'The only person capable of using fire magic to such a degree is long gone. At least... until today that is.' He watched as the flames that Mike conjured become larger.
"Damn... I don't think... I have a move to top that." Nick looked at Weeping Willow. They were completely destroyed due to putting all of his power into his punches throughout their fight.
"How is... Nick going to get out of that?" Ruby said worriedly. "His weapons are destroyed."
"Guren will definitely find a way." Pyrrha smiled as she continue to watch. "We just have to believe in him."
"You're right." Ruby said with a smile.
"Heh... Whenever you're ready. Cause this is everthing I have!" Mike pulled his fist back.
"Then come at me."
He then dashed towards Nick at sound breaking speeds. "Supernova" As Mike charged forth with his fist full of flames, he saw that Nick was standing completely still.
"What is he doing?" Jaune wondered. "I don't think standing there to take an attack like that will help."
"No..." Blake said. 'I most definitely certain."
'You still have one more move up your sleeve.' Pyrrha though. She then stood up from her seat. "Win this match, Guren!"
As Mike was about to strike Nick with what appears to be the power of the blazing sun. He sudden saw that his fist was caught. He was then swept of his feet.
'Redirect the flow of power. Allow it to course through your body. Plant your feet firmly to the ground. And then... return it back to him!'
Mike eyes widened as Dragon Installation ran out. Memories of him and Nick began to flood his mind.
"Just watch..." Mike heard Nick mutter something as he wiped his eyes. "Just watch! I'm gonna win! Just you wait and see!"
"A declaration huh?" Mike had a smile on his face. "I guess we have to continue working on our skills."
"I'll keep challenging you until I beat you! And you'll never see me cry again!" Nick tearfully yelled.
"Come on Nick. Everyday we fight and of course everyday, you know how this will go."
"I told you, I won't stop until I can finally beat you." Nick said. The two charged forth.
"Five days from now." Nick stood up. "Me and you. Let's have a fight."
"It's been a few months since we last fought. It might end up being-"
"No... it won't." Nick and Mike were soon face to face. "Because this time. I will beat you."
"Man! That was a good match little bro. Way better than back then."
"I... don't need your pity Mike."
He then had a smile on his face. 'Nick... I'm proud of you."
As if he heard him say that Nick looked at Mike, who was smiling at him. "Ashura Style Secret Technique: Kiou" The Ashura's fist went into Mike's face and smashed into the ground. Creating a huge crater.
"Holy shit..." Kevin, alongside everbody else looked on.
"Hey guys... look." Torren pointed at the television. As the smoke cleared, they saw that it was Nick who was still conscious. His fist completely pushed Mike's face in. He rolled off of Mike as he stuggled to get up. Battered, and bloodied, he was praying that his counter was enough to defeat him. However, his face became pale at what was suppose to had been certain victory.
"He...really lives up to his title." Neptune said.
"No kidding. They've been at it for nearly an hour." Sun added.
"He was... so close" Ruby hung her head. Pyrrha did not say a single word.
A thunderous applause was given to Mike as he stood back up. He was just in bad shape as Nick from before he activated his semblance.
"That was... definitely a good counter." He had a huge smile on his face. "I put everything I had into that attack. And then you go and turned it against me."
Nick's expression was no longer that of horror. As he then began to laugh. Rarely has anyone heard him laugh. But it was loud enough to resonate through all of Beacon.
"Is he laughing?!" Weiss yelled. "Mike shrugs off his attack, and he laughs?!"
"To be honest. It's kinda scaring me." Jaune said.
"Care to put me in on the joke?" Mike asked.
"Oh... it's... nothing really. I can't... use my left arm." Nick showed Mike his arm. It was completely battered and bruised as he began to wave it around. "I had to give it up in order to use Kiou. Not only that, but my body is completely on fire. I think I might have some broken bones and ruptured organs."
"Think... you still have it in you... to keep fighting?"
"Are you kidding?" Nick got into a pitiful fighting stance. However, he had a smile full of confidence. "Of course I can."
Mike eyes widened. He then began to laugh out loud himself before calming down. "I... think I'm sat...is..." Mike fell on his back. His arms and legs stretched out as he lost consciousness. "Fied..."
The entire arena was silent. Not a word was said as to what happened. Whispers of expressing disbelief was the only thing being heard.
Glynda was so surprised by what occurred these past few minutes, that she didn't even realized that she was suppose to declare the winner.
"Glynda?" Glynda shook her head to snap herself out of the shock. She turned her head towards Ozpin. "You may declare the winner now."
"Oh... yes!" Glynda then cleared her throat. "Michael Bell no longer has any aura! The winner of this match is Nicholas Bell!" The crowd yelled out in a thunderous applause.
"Nick did it! He really won!" Ruby yelled out loud.
Pyrrha was absolutely happy about the win. She began to tear up. "You really did it Guren."
"Best match ever if I say so myself!" Kevin yelled out.
"Hell yeah!" As Torren stood up, he accidentally spilled water all over Weiss' lap.
"Ugh! Really Torren?!" She was not pleased about it one bit.
"Maybe he thought it would... chill you out?" Yang joked. And of course, nobody was pleased to hear that.
"Go see your damn boyfriend." Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose in anger.
"That's right!" Yang then ran off.
"Well what are we waiting for?! Lets go see Nick!" Ruby dashed off behind her sister, wtih everybody else in tow.
Nick couldn't believe his ears. "Could... you repeat that again?" Nick asked Glynda again in order to make sure that it was not a dream.
"Did you lose consciousness when I declared the winner? It was you who won, Nicholas."
(Jojo's Bizarre Adventure:Stardust Crusaders OST: Destination: Return of Travelers)
"I... I won?" Nick couldn't believe his ears. "I... won?" He fell on his knees as tears welled up in his eyes."I dont... believe it." Grinning uncontrollably, he then yelled out towards the sky. "I! WON!"
Mike soon opened up his eyes. He realized that his head was lightly elevated. He looked up and saw that it was Yang.
"Hey..." Yang looked down at Mike. "How are you feeling?"
"Like shit. Considering that I both lost and in complete and utter pain." Mike tried to laugh but couldn't due to the immense pain he was feeling. He then turned towards Nick, who was greeted by Ruby and the others. "Although... I'm happy with the outcome."
"At least the fight ended... with a Yang?!"
"For the first time ever Yang. That was a corny pun." She embraced Mike as the two laugh.
"Mike." Mike looked up and saw Nick walking towards him. He had a smile on his face.
"Sorry for calling you a runt Nicky." Yang rubbed the back of her head. "It was... in the heat of the moment."
"It's all good. Honestly, I think it was because of you, that he was able to keep going throughout the fight." Nick then turned to Mike.
"You... you think so?" Yang began playing with her hair as she looked at Mike. "Is that true?"
"Of course! You're the reason why I was able to go push forward. Yeah I wanted to win. But... I wanted to also impress you."
Yang began to tear up as she started laughing. "God! What did I tell you about being so cheesy?!"
"Hey! You know you love it!" Yang went to hug Mike as he held in a yelp due to the state he was in. He then saw that Nick had a sad expression.
"Looks like... this will be the last time we'll be able to fight each other... huh?"
"What do you mean by that?" Mike raised an eyebrow at what Nick said.
"You're gonna be attending those second year combat training classes... right?"
"Uh. Hell no?!" Mike winced in pain. "First off! Can't nobody in that entire year lay a finger on me!" He then felt a metal purse strike him in the back of his head. "Ow! What the hell!"
Coco was standing over Mike while twirling her weapon. "I don't care how hot you are. But don't you dare underestimate us second years." Mike looked up and saw a menacing aura appearing from Team CFVY, even Velvet to his surprise.
"Real tough attacking an injured person." He muttered. "And of course most importantly, where else am I gonna enjoy a fight like the one we just had?"
Nick was surprised by what his brother just said. "Meaning... you're gonna stay?"
"Duh!" Mike yelled. "Besides... it's what I should've done when we were at Sanctum. Stuck by your side." He then had a huge grin on his face. "Well... until then. You're the strongest first year. There's gonna be plenty of people who might try to take that title."
"Uhhh... not me. I'm fine." The Bell brothers turned to see Kevin in the others backing away. "I'm fine with being just Kevin Silver, God of Lightning."
"I still have a whole lot to improve on before going up against either of you." Jaune said.
"Oh! Well one of you have to fight me then!" Sun said. "I need to know who's actually stronger?!"
"I'd also like to put myself into that wager." Torren said.
"Well... looks like we're gonna have to keep up on our training then." Nick then placed his hand out.
"Oh you better! Because I'm definitely gunning for that rematch!" The two then gave each other a handshake. It's sound resonated throughout the arena.
"I'll be looking forward to the day we fight again... big bro."
"Same here... little bro."
"You two! Will never fight each other! And I mean never, ever again!"
Nick and Mike were both in the nurse's office being chewed out by Glynda. They were completely covered in bandages due to the extensive damage that they built up throughout their fight.
"Do you have any idea how long this will take me?! The amount of destruction you two caused is absolutely astounding!" Nick tried to speak up, but was completely shut down.
"Not. A. Word. Nicholas!" Glynda gave off a purple aura that stopped him from speaking. "I don't care if both of your names show up on the randomizer at the same time! It won't happen! I shouldn't even have you fight the other students because you two don't listen!"
"Are you done?" Nick asked.
She surrounded a purple around Nick, but stopped herself. "Yes Nicholas. I am."
"We just wanna say that we're sorry for causing all of that damage and having you do all this work." Nick had a small smile on his face.
"Honestly, I can't tell if you're lying or telling the truth." Glynda took a deep before letting it out. She then walked towards the door and opened it. "You two best heal up. Because you have classes in two days." She then slammed it behind her.
"Wow... how did you do that?" Mike asked.
"I learned that apologies really work well with her. Plus... she does have to repair the damage we caused. In some way, I don't blame her for being mad." Nick said.
"Well damn. I guess it'll be a while until we can actually fight each other again... huh?" Mike leaned his head back.
"There's nothing we can do about that. She was extremely serious about that." Nick sighed in annoyance.
"Well at least we can rest without worry." Mike then leaned back. "So, all of the girls from the first year wanted to see us. But Yang scared them off."
"Well good." Nick took a look at his cast. Every one of his friends wrote on it. The one that stuck out was "Get well soon!" from Ruby. "I really don't see the point of this if we're just gonna heal in a matter of days?"
"Uhhh... it's to show how much they care?" Mike showed his. It was filled to the brim with girly handwriting. "Yang claimed every single one of mine."
"Kinda territorial, isn't she?"
"Yeah. But I love I her for it." The two shared a laugh. "Well, we have two days. And since Ms. Goodwitch forbidden you from healing using your semblance you have no choice but to stay here."
"Yeah. How fun."
"In the meantime, how about we play some poker? Try to win that lien that you lost?" Mike took out a pack of fresh cards.
"You're on!"
The next day
"Say... ahhhhhh"
Mike open his mouth while Yang fed him food. "You know? I can get use to this. But why did Torren bring me all of this food?" He was surrounded by loads of different delicacies.
"He said to make sure you eat every single bite. Otherwise he'll kill you." Yang's smile soon disappeared. "I wonder if he was serious about that?"
"Ask Nick." Mike then pointed to the Ashura "One time, he accidentally gave him eggs. To which he threw out. And Torren literally chased him all over Beacon with a knife in his hand."
Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Really?!"
"Yeah. Although he calmed down when he found out that I really don't eat eggs." Nick lifted up his bandaged left hand. "Dammit. I can't feed myself due to this damn cast in my arm."
"Well I can always tell Ruby to come here and feed you?" Yang said with a sly expression. She then felt an alarm go off. She then saw her scroll. "Oh man! I'm gonna be late!"
"What's the occassion?" Mike asked.
"Combat training. Apparently, I'll be fighting today. And against Kevin." She then looked at Nick. "Any tips?"
"Try to trip him up when he's zooming all over the place. Also, watch out for his throwing knives. Yeah... he has throwing knives now."
"You know he's on our team, right?" Mike said.
"I know. I just wanna see his face when he comes in talking about how he lost."
"Thanks! Well, I'm off!" She patted Nick's head and kissed Mike before running out. The two stared at all of ths food around them.
"Hey, remember that time when we tried to cook for ourselves?" Mike said.
"Yeah. We ended up getting food poisoning for about a week because of it. We missed out on getting alot of fight money. We were pretty disgusting eaters back then."
"Oh! Thank god for learning about take out, right?" As the two laugh, they suddenly they heard a knock. It was Pyrrha, who had loads of food in a bag.
"Pyr! Hey." Nick said.
"Pyrrha! You bought us more food!" Mike said.
"Sorry Chrome. But I can see that Yang has bought you enough food." Pyrrha placed the food on Nick's table. "This is for Guren."
"Thanks for that. Wait... shouldn't you be in combat training?" Nick asked.
"I decided to take a day off to come see how you have been."
"Thanks Pyr..." Nick's eyes widened a bit. "Uhh... can you step out for a quick moment?"
"Sure." She then stepped out. Once she closed the door, Nick gave Mike his headphones.
"What's these for?"
"Just put them on." He said.
"Awww! I wanna hear what you two gotta talk about?"
"Just do it."
"Or else?"
"I'll heal you and you won't have a choice but to leave. And Yang won't be able to baby you." Nick then had a smirk on his face while activating Golden Time.
"Ok, I'll do it!" Mike placed the headphones on and turned his head. "Damn."
"You can come back in Pyr." Nick said. She then came back and sat down.
"So! How have you been feeling?" She asked Nick.
"Well, I finally got feeling in my left arm again. Plus the nurse said that we should be ready to go in about another day or two." Nick went to reach for the fork but had trouble holding it. "Dammit... why did I have to be left handed?"
"Here. Let me do that for you." Pyrrha held the fork. "Now. Open your mouth and say ahhh."
Nick's face was completely red as Pyrrha went to feed him. "Ahhhh." He took the spoonful of food and ate it. 'I guess... this isn't bad.'
"How is it?"
"Mmmf mmmf mmmf." Nick said with a mouthful of rice.
"Guren. No talking with your mouth full." Pyrrha began to chuckle.
Nick then swallowed the food. "I was saying it's really good."
"Im glad to hear." Pyrrha began to blush. "I... really didn't have any idea as to what you would like. So I thought I'd get everything." Nick saw that Pyrrha was a bit down.
"My favorite thing to eat in the morning is chocolate chip pancakes." Pyrrha eyes lit up. "Although I hate eggs due to an incident where I had ate some rotten ones a few years back. Other than that? I'm not a picky eater and will eat just about anything." He had a small smile on his face. "I know due to... everything that happend. I never really told you much about myself. Or about my past. But... I'm willing to tell you... if you're willing to listen."
"Of course."
And so, Nick told Pyrrha everything. From when he and Mike met, til now. She listened intently. Not saying a single word until after he was finished.
"So... that's why you entered Purgatory." Pyrrha said.
"Yeah. It was so that the people who took care of us would never have to suffer such hardships like that ever again."
"I was so concerned about myself... that I never once thought about what you were going through." Pyrrha began to wipe her eyes. "Guren... I'm terribly sorry." Nick then reach forward and patted her on her head.
"It's fine... At least things turned out good in the end for the both of us. Plus... I got my best friend back." Nick's face then began to flare up as he thought back to what Mike said prior to their match.
"Come on Nick! I can see how she feel about you."
"Look... all I'm saying is go for it. Before someone else actually takes her away."
"I'm fine... with her being taken away."
"Really Nick? Are you?"
'No! Nick! It's time I mustered up the courage! The dance is in three weeks! I will do it!" Nick then slapped himself in the face.
"Uhhh... Gur-"
"Hey Pyr?" Nick stared directly in Pyrrha's eyes as he interrupted her. "Are you free next Saturday?"
"Well... I was going to... train Jaune." She was caught off gaurd as she began to twiddle her fingers. "But... I can always reschedule it for another day."
"Really? It's fine if you are busy then-"
"It's fine! Forget Jaune! I would love to go out on a date with you!" She yelled.
Nick pumped his fist as he had a toothy grin. 'Hell yeah! In your face, Jaune!'
In reality
"A... are...yyyyou... fr...freee next... sat..ur..day?" Unlike Mike, who had plenty of years of experience dealing with the opposite sex. Nick was a compete novice. And he was absolute mess at it. He was basically in a cold sweat as his nerves were completely out of control. He closed his eyes tightly as he waited for the possible rejection.
"I am." Nick opened his eyes. What he saw was Pyrrha staring straight into his golden eyes. "You wouldn't happen... to be asking me out? Are you?"
"Ye... yes! I mean no! I-I-I- mean... you know? J-J-Just the... two...of...us! " Nick was all over the place. 'Dammit! I sound like Ruby when she gets nervous around new people! God this is embarassing!' This was basically his first crush so he was an absolute nervous wreck. However, he soon calmed down as Pyrrha reached out and held his hand.
"Guren, I'd be happy to go out with you." She was just as red as he was.
"R... really?"
"Of course. We haven't spent as much time as we use to due to our commitment to our teams. But I'm happy to have a day where it's just the two of us."
"We... well... it's a date... I mean outing! Yes! An outing! Ow!" Nick yelled out in pain.
"Well, I'll be waiting for next Saturday." Pyrrha then stood up. She reach forth and gave Nick a hug that lasted nearly a minute. "This was for four years ago."
"Huh?" Nick's face was completely red by the sudden hug, that he was absolutely lost for words.
"It's nothing." She turned towards him and gave him a her biggest smile. "Get well soon, ok?" She then left the room. Nick suddenly heard slow clapping. He opened Mike's curtain and realized that it was he who was doing it.
"Ooooooo! Little Nicky Bell! So very popular with the ladies!"
"Ho... how much... have you heard?" Nick was absolutely embarrassed.
"You should make sure that the music is actually playing before handing them over to me." Mike then gave Nick back his headphones.
"Ahhhhh! I could just die!" Nick placed the cover over his head in embarrassment. Mike began howling with laughter.
"Come on Nick. I'm only-" As Mike tried to reach over to him, he fell off the bed. "Ah! Shit! Nick! I've fallen! Help me!"
"Serves you right! Nosy! You deserve to stay down there!" As Nick began to laugh at Mike's agony. The Nurse then had enough of their bickering.
"Would the two of you be quiet?! Otherwise, I will call Ms. Goodwitch in here to straighten you two out!" Nick and Mike both flinched at the threat.
"Yes ma'am!" The two said.
"Man is she scary." Mike looked up and saw Nick placing his hand out. "And Kev swears she's a sweetheart."
"Well... let's just rest up." Nick and Mike soon laid back in their beds.
"Surprised you actually asked her? What made you change your mind?"
"I guess... i really don't... want anybody else taking her away."
"So... how do you feel now that you got that out of the way?"
Nick couldn't help but have a huge grin on his face. "I feel...Overjoyed."
(Goblin Slayer OST: Calls From The Past)
"Agni... I'm certain... he said it." Ozpin was sitting in his office late at night. He was staring at a black book. "Many millenia later. You all begin to finally show yourselves."
He was looking at a picture of Nick in Witching Hour. "Although the resemblance is there, it was the narkings of the brother Gods that proved it. You really have returned."
He then stood up from his seat. "I feel as if... I barely even gotten close to what was needed to be done. As if... I've broken the promise we made that day." Ozpin opened the book. Revealing a sketch of a man who features were actually similar to Nick's, albeit with longer and shaggy hair.
"Is there anything we can do to stop her?!" The man resembling Nick asked. "We... we lost too many people in this battle. Our comrades... My brothers!"
"I know. It seems like a losing war. But can you honestly tell yourself that you're fine with having the rest of your loved ones suffer because we gave up?" Said his ally. He wore blue armor and had tanned skin with a tied back ponytail.
"I'm not!" He roared. "Every attack we throw at her... she instantly regenerates! It's almost like... she cannot even die. What can we possibly do to end her?!"
"There is a way. Although... it won't cause death... At least... it will at least buy us plenty of time."
"What do you mean?"
"By creating a seal." The ally turned away. "Although... in order to do it... a sacrifice must be made from someone with a vast amount of aura."
"A sacrifice? Then... you knew."
"With my maidens scattered across the planet. The relics hidden in a place that won't be found in time. We... have nothing left." He then glanced at the warrior. "But... with the power that the brother gods blessed you with. You can use it to seal her away. Although It will... cost you your life. I can assure you that your wife. Your daughters. I promise that no harm will come to them while I continue to live."
The warrior didn't hesitate to make a decision. "Then it's what I must do." He placed a hand on his ally's shoulder. "Promise me this. By time... should the seal ever break. You have a plan to take her down... for good."
"I give you my word Asura. Your descendants. Agni's, Indra's and Gilgamesh's. All of our allies who died in this battle. We will rid of the darkness that loomed over us for so long. And save this planet."
The man had a sad smile on his face. "Thank you... Ozma." He then proceeded to accept his fate as he stepped forth. Hopeful that one day, Ozma will defeat her once and for all.
"It seems... too soon." Ozpin stood in front of the nurse's office. He was surprised by seeing Ruby exiting from the office.
"H..headmaster Ozpin!" Ruby backed away in shock. "Are you hear to see Nick and Mike?"
"Ms. Rose. Just the person I was looking for." Ozpin gave her a warm smile. "I have a project that you might be interested in. Do you mind?"
"Of course!"
"Please, follow me." The two went into his office. He then pulled out what looked to be rusty gauntlets with a familiar pattern streamlined across them. "Do you think you can... modernize these?"
"Really? These seem... really old. What if I break them?"
"I can assure you. These... are one of a kind. And are completely indestructible." Ozpin looked at the old gauntlets.
"Well since you said so. Sure thing!" Ruby took the weapons from Ozpin." I'll have them done in two days!"
"I appreciate this favor that your doing for me, Ms. Rose." Ozpin then opened his door. "Until then."
"Good night headmaster!"
"Good night, ." Ruby then left out of the office. Ozpin sat back down in his chair. 'Fate... sure has a way of reuniting old friends. Huh, Asura?'
Finally! I completed it. And this time, I actually gave my word of a double release. Anyways, I don't really have much to say this time besides I have a lot of things that's going to happen. Besides all of that. I want to thank you to those who were patient and waited. Plus to those that actually take the time to read it. The next chapter will be revolving around a certain red bear. So, be on the lookout for that.
