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(Play Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN – [Ride the Fire])
Cinder and her apprentices flinched when Minato suddenly slammed himself right against the barrier that Salem was conjuring up.
It didn't stop there however. Minato only continued to attack the barrier with his head, legs, and left hand relentlessly. One would at least expect a pause or for him to catch his breath due to so much strength in each move. The blue-haired boy did not appear to be getting tired at all.
There were also his eyes. His light-blue eyes that was almost calming for his bland nature. They had changed. Been warped. Twisted. Such pieces of flesh now were insane, bringing chills to anyone brought within their sight. It didn't help that he was grinning as well.
Minato's pupils were focused straight on Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury.
Salem meanwhile did not look pleased in the slightest. With a grunt that was barely audible, she applied more power into the invisible shield she was creating. Noticing that her son was focused on something behind her, she turned her head and saw his targets. "Cinder," Her voice caused the female to sharply intake a single breath before looking. "I advise you to retreat and hide from Minato."
Cinder seemed shocked by this order. But then looked at the white-skinned being before looking at Minato, she suppressed the urge to shiver in fear. "Emerald, Mercury, we're leaving."
As the three teenagers turned around, Minato seemed to stop his assault against the invisible wall. His wild flailing ceased. Raising an eyebrow, he turned around and held his chin in his left hand. "Huh…" He grunted, looking down onto the floor while tapping his right foot. "Hmm…" His hum came next, as if he were thinking. "Hnn…" Bringing his right hand out of his pocket, he continued to think before he grew a grin. "Heheh!"
Holding up his right fist, the flesh was suddenly covered in black tar. His head was turned slightly over, just giving Salem a glance of a mischievous gleam in Minato's eye. The boy suddenly spun around and punched the barrier with his right side.
Like glass, the barrier shattered, and Minato didn't waste a second to chase after Cinder and her companions.
Salem tried to stop the boy. Unfortunately for her, she didn't think about how fast he could be. Taken by surprise at the power he displayed, she watched for a second before having to chase down Minato.
Mercury was the first one to be Minato's victim.
Just as the three villainous teenagers made it to the door, Minato had tackled the grey-haired boy. Rolling out into the open path that with the background of a wasteland, the blue-haired boy ended up on top.
Raising his left leg, Minato stomped on Mercury's leg so hard it broke. But rather then a snap of a bone, the crazed male had broken right through the limb. Instead of blood and bone was metal and sparks, meaning that Mercury's leg was made of metal and seemed to be of a robotic nature. But judging by the screams that the grey-haired boy produced, it was more than a prosthetic of sorts.
The reveal however did not mean anything to Minato at all.
Raising his foot again, Minato stomped the other leg into two. Just like the first one, it was metal. The son of Salem then continued embedding his foot onto the body of Mercury, this time seeming to hold back just so he wouldn't put any holes in his victim. Planting his left foot on the ground, Minato then brought his right leg up backwards before kicking Mercury into the air.
Extending his right arm behind him, Minato only watched Mercury fall back down to the ground as Thanatos crawled only half-way out of its master's shadow. The monster seemed to make effort to pull something out with it. Thanatos then out a coffin, which Minato grabbed with his extended limb, before sinking back into the darkness.
"Pathetic, you damn bastard!" Minato roared in madness. In the middle of his taunt, he swung the coffin over in head in an arc motion. Just as Mercury fell back onto the ground, the blue-haired male slammed the box of the dead right onto top of the downed body. Upon impact, the coffin shattered into splinters and Mercury was unconscious.
Hunched over due to the amount of force Minato put into that attack, he suddenly felt something hit him. If he were to say, it would be something like a bullet. Looking over, there was nobody in sight. He then smirked. "Not nearly good enough, so…" Bending his knees, the suddenly leapt up and forward into the air while throwing out his right fist. "Drop dead!"
Feeling his fist hit something in from thin air, Minato watched an airborne Emerald appear out of nowhere. The girl had lost focus when the boy had punched her. But he was far from done with her. Just as the two of them were falling, Minato grabbed her face. Upon landing, Emerald had the back of her head slammed deep into the ground.
Minato then started running, all while making sure that he was putting a ton of weight on his right side. Emerald meanwhile felt the constant skidding and power against her head as she continued to be dragged into the ground. After moving fast for a good few seconds, Minato tossed the green-haired female into the air.
Snatching the back of her skull this time, he then slammed her face right against the dirt of the surface he stood on. "Come on! Come on! Come on! That the best you can do?!" With each sentence, Minato reared his arm back only to smash Emerald's head against the ground. After three bashes, Minato added in a fourth one for good measure just before weakly throwing her into the air. Just before she could fall though, Minato kick her right in the stomach and away from him.
Just as he set his foot to the ground, he felt something pierce his stomach.
Looking down, the hilt and handle of a sword were seen while he assumed that the rest of the weapon was inside of his body and behind him. Craning his head up, Cinder was in his vision and had both of her hands on the handle. A victorious look grew on her face as Minato seemed to quiet down.
Her expression fell when Minato flash a shit-eating grin and he clutched her face in his right hand.
"It's a shame to show you how serious I can get!" Minato yelled out, the strength behind his grip causing Cinder to buckle down and try to pry his fingers off. Lifting her into the air, he then threw her a meter away.
Cinder then flipped backwards in hope of gaining distance from the close-quartered fighter. But just as she got back up, she was suddenly swept from underneath her feet. Looking down as she fell, she was shocked to see that chain links were extended all the way under and past her.
The grappling claw eventually grabbed onto a rock and Minato pulled himself forward quickly. Just as he stopped himself in front of the falling female while bringing left arm and chain back, Minato swung a right hook across Cinder's jaw. He then immediately hit her stomach with an uppercut from the left fist which caused her to collapse to her knees and cough violently.
Cracking his knuckles, Minato began laughing like an insane psychopath. Throwing his right fist forward against her face and sent her flying away. But she suddenly stopped soaring as his claw grabbed her clothing when he had punched Cinder. Dragging her back, Minato then threw a heavy left hook. Just like his right, the left claw grabbed onto Cinder and dragged her in front of the boy to get hit by him again.
It was a brutal moment. Minato threw right fist after left, constantly dragging Cinder back just to hit her again. After a few seconds of his fun, he made sure to stand her up straight and then punched her across the jaw with his right hand.
As Cinder staggered, Thanatos suddenly leapt out from Minato's shadow and slapped her with the back of its right hand. Stumbling, Cinder felt Minato slam the heel of his foot against her stomach. Thanatos drew its sword and bashed the flat end against the top of her head. Minato threw another right-handed punch against her face. Thanatos kicked that exact spot.
Minato then ran forward and grabbed Cinder by the neck. "Just die already!" Lifting her into the air, he then slammed her body against the ground and straddled her. Cinder's eyes burned with so much anger. She tried her usual trick of summoning flames to burn Minato. But the fire did nothing as what came next was a barrage of punches from the male teenager.
Left. Right. Right. Right. Left. Right. Left. Right! Right! Left! Right! Right! Right! Left! RIGHT! LEFT! RIGHT! RIGHT! RIGHT! LEFT! RIGHT! RIGHT! RIGHT! LE-!
Before Minato could swing another fist down onto Cinder's beaten face, he was blasted with something and felt a burn.
Snapping his head over, Minato saw Watts, Hazel, and Tyrian. Hazel was carrying machine which Watts was operating. Tyrian meanwhile had what looked like strobe light with a long cable at the back that was connected to the object which was in Watts' and Hazel's hands.
Dangling his hand down while holding onto the weapon, Tyrian raised his free hand curled it up to imitate a telescope. "Whew, looks like that made him mad!" He commented.
"What do you take this for?" Watts questioned, almost sounding a bit insulted while cranking a few knobs and tapping a few buttons. "Shut up and aim at him again. A level 8 charge wasn't enough. I'm going to risk a level 10 this time. How are you holding up Hazel?"
"Fine." The large man grunted, eyeing the mustached-man. "Just set it up already."
"Aaannnddd you might want to hurry." Tyrian notified them both, causing them to look up at the scorpion-Faunus. "It looks like Mini-mini coming right for us."
Indeed, the blue-haired male was running right at them on all fours as if he were some type of animal. But fortunately for them, Watts was already prepared. "Tyrian, take aim." Watching the addressed man do what he was told, Watts waiting for Minato to get closer. "Firing!"
Light began firing out from the end of the cable Tyrian held. But rather than a white color like one would expect from a lightbulb, this element was yellow. No electricity sparked from it though. As soon as the light landed on Minato's skin, the collapsed to the ground like a sack of potatoes.
But there was a second effect. Black sludge that was almost invisible at first was blasted off revealed itself when airborne. It was as if it had originally was a part of Minato's skin. As soon as the boy was on the ground though, the substance started crawling back towards him. The thick liquid almost had a mind of its own and destination already planned out.
Before it could reach him however, Salem finally appeared. With one hand, she curled her fingers around the front of Minato's face. Scooping him up, she arched her arm in a wide motion and slammed him back onto the dirt.
Placing her other hand on top of the first one, Salem began to clench them tighter. What came next was black smoke coming from her own hands. Such miasma was pumped into Minato's face. The more time Salem applied the smoke to the boy, the less the sludge moved. Minato's hands shot up and tried to pry the pale flesh off his face.
But eventually, Minato fell unconscious.
Y13 (End Song)
When Minato opened his eyes, it came flooding towards him.
The last thing he could remember was the fight with Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury. The memory made him frown. He had almost lost.
But then came the moment when he had devoured that crystal he had broken when first arriving. What followed that was a change of clothing, and he felt himself almost going insane and berserk. Minato knew that he was capable of being brutal and violent. But what he did to those three… how he acted…
The very memory did not please Minto.
"…I see you're back to your usual self."
Hearing a voice, Minato looked up from his thoughts and to his side. Blinking, he nodded his head. "Mother…" He said, his tone blending into both a greeting and statement. He leaned back on the bench and the action made him pause for a moment.
…When did he sit down?
(Play Persona 3 ost – The Poem for Everyone's Souls)
Looking around, he realized that the area they were in reminded him of a funeral home. The setting was… kind of blue. As he already discovered, he was sitting on a dark brown bench. Looking to his side and behind him, more benches were seen. But in front of him was a spacing for several things.
The first one was a large coffin that looked to be of a similar design that Thanatos would have hovering around its back. On top of the box were yellow flowers. Behind the coffin were two chairs next to each other with a cross between them, hanging up on the wall. In the corner on the left was a piano, apparently playing a calming tune on its own.
"I see that you have realized that you are in an unfamiliar environment." Salem noted, causing Minato to crane his head back over to the white-skinned being.
"…It is a bit of a surprise that I originally was in a wasteland to now be inside a funeral home that is mainly colored blue." Minato admitted, having his eyes wander the room once again.
Salem watched her son curiously take in his surroundings. "That is because this is a special setting set between dream and reality… mind and matter. Only those that I desire and wish to speak to may enter such a location." She then looked around as well. "The design of the room however… it appears to have taken on an appearance that possibly appeals to you."
…Appealed to him? Well, his mother did also say that it was possible. So there was potential that it was wrong then. Still, him technically creating the color and design to this environment? If he had to say… not bad. A lot of blue however.
…Also that was something Yang would say…
"…Why am I here then?" Minato realized this and asked his question.
To that, Salem's face fell. "You won… But do you remember your fight with Cinder and her followers before devouring that crystal, correct?" Minato's expression also went down, answering her question. "Then you recall that you went berserk, brutally beating them before Hazel, Tyrian, Watts and I had intervened in time."
The displeased look that he wore was all she needed. "…" There was also the silent stare he sent her.
"Considering how I rendered you unconscious, I considered it the perfect time to speak about an issue." Her own face fell. "I assume you are curious as to why you suddenly went on an insane rampage?"
Minato nodded his head, wanting answers.
Salem exhaled through her nose. "…As I have explained, your father wanted you to play a large part in his plans for his desired achievement." She began. "It seems as though that has already begun." She paused, waiting for Minato to respond. But he didn't which allowed her to continue. "When you devoured that crystal, the properties of the gem seemed to have resonated with you. The aftermath was you unlocking much potential. But with your sudden increase in power, it had affected your mind. After getting used to it, you would have returned to your normal mental state."
The blue-haired boy moved his head around a bit. "So when you laid your hands on me…"
"It was an attempt to seal most of the excess power that had affected your head." Salem finished for him. "Seeing how you are acting, I assume that I have succeeded."
"Does that mean I am unconscious at the moment?" Minato asked before pointing around. It does also help explain the sudden change of environment." Salem nodded once. Something else came to his mind after. "What exactly was that device that the others used?"
Salem looked down, thought growing on her face. "…It was a device that was created in hopes of harming or potentially crippling your father if he were to return. Considering how you hold the same power as him and I…" She didn't need to finish as Minato could already finish the sentence.
"I see…" He quietly noted. "Then why tell me this now? Why show me this… mindscape when you could have just explained everything when I wake up?"
Salem went silent. Nothing was spoken. Not even a sound was heard between the two of them for a few seconds. "With your sudden flare of power, no doubt it would attract your father here." She finally explained. "I did not want to waste any time." She turned back to Minato. "You are my son, but I ask that you at least leave this area immediately when you regain consciousness. For the sake of your safety, the sooner you leave the better it will be."
Now it was Minato's turn to think of something. "…My father… is he really that bad?" Minato asked.
"…It depends on who you question." She answered curtly.
That raised Minato's interest a little bit. It wasn't just his mother who knew who his father was? Well, she could be referring to all the other adults that follow her. But he still nodded his head. "Okay. If you think me leaving is for the best…"
Salem seemed to catch something that Minato was thinking about. "This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter." She reminded her son. "If you ever feel the need to talk to me, all you must do is allow your mind to drift off and you will find yourself here. I will know if you wish to communicate."
He blinked once. Comprehending Salem's words, Minato then nodded his head to confirm he understood and heard her. "…And to remind you-"
Salem seemed to sigh, cutting Minato off. "Yes, we are not allowed to pursue the Winter maiden until we have obtained the remaining ones. Don't worry, Minato, I promised you this and did not forget." She then stood up. Holding her hand out, she gestured to the doors that were at the back of the room. "Shall we depart?"
Looking up at Salem, Minato was still for a moment before getting up to his feet. Stepping forward once, he was next to the white-skinned figure. Another second passed and he sudden hugged her slowly.
"…Thank you…"
Salem did not show or say, but she was surprised at the initiation that Minato had taken. Eventually, snapping out of a tiny stupor, she slowly returned the embrace. "You're welcome… I love you, Minato."
"…" Minato nodded slightly, rubbing his face against his mother's body in the process due toe the action. "…I know…"
With an unspoken signal, they both broke apart their hug. Watching his mother soon take the lead, Minato followed her to the doors that led away from the room that was velvet blue.
Y13 (End Song)
"Ahh, home sweet home… Well, at least the island that can be considered home."
Yang stretched her arms after wheeling her motorcycle off the ferry from Vale. It was a long trip and she was absolutely beat. Driving alone from her mom's camp to Mistral. Taking an airship to Vale and catching a boat after. It was incredibly boring.
But the blonde remained to be a bit upbeat. Humming, she pulled out her scroll. The device told her that she didn't have any new messages, so she decided to send some.
But as she was just about to tap her thumbs on the screen, she saw something through the holographic screen. The sight made her grin and pocket the electronic. "Yo, Minato, over here!" She called out loudly while waving. "Looking good! Where did you get those new threads?"
Her blue-haired boyfriend looked over when he heard her voice. Watching him approach, Yang noted that he was faster than usual. Before she knew it, the blonde was suddenly hugged.
"Whoa!" Yang let out a surprised breath with a grin. "Guess you really missed me that much, huh?" She jested. But after a couple of seconds, Minato's hug became tighter. Yang suddenly went silent, noticing the strength behind his arms. She then began to smile gently, closing her eyes and returning his embrace. "Hey… it's okay…" She said softly, comforting the boy. "I'm right here…"
"…Yeah…" Minato whispered.
"Seems like you had a bit of a rough time." Yang commented. Feeling Minato loosen his hug, she did the same as well. Leaning back, Minato's hands prevented her from falling too far so she could get a look at his face. "You want to talk about it?"
Y13
"Wow… and I thought the relationship with my mom was weird."
Minato agreed with Yang's statement with multiple nods of his head as he wheeled the motorbike down the sidewalk.
They had talked. Out of the many comparisons, there were quite a few they had in common. The main thing they pointed out was that their moms were powerful figures with their own set of followers for one.
On Yang's side, it was tiring. Raven insisted that the blonde keep training to protect herself properly. Everyday, it was practice without a break until it would be the time for a meal. On the bright side, Yang learned how to use her maiden powers much more effectively. She even learned how to float and fly around.
Minato's tale however was a bit crazier.
"But on a serious note, we really discovered some crazy and twisted stuff, huh?" Yang asked, walking backwards with her hands behind her head.
"…Yeah." Minato nodded his head.
"…Damn, we can't really tell anyone else either." Yang sighed, her face falling into a small frown. "Mom said don't tell Uncle Qrow even though he knows about this stuff because of Ozpin. Who knew that the headmaster would be in on this magic stuff as well?"
"…As long as we prepare ourselves, we should be fine…" Minato answered. "But for now… we should enjoy ourselves."
"Mmm." Yang hummed. "By the way, how does it feel to be the son of someone bent on trying to end humanity and Faunus-kind?"
Minato raised an eyebrow. "Not really any different."
Yang continued walking backwards but then stopped when Minato did. "Yo, dude, everything okay?" She asked, walking over to the boy. Seeing him nod, the action just confused her. Realizing that Minato was looking to his side, she did the same as well. "…Why are you looking at the pharmacy?"
Feeling something grab her hands, Yang looked down to see that Minato was squeezing them gently. The boy then bent forward. Surprised by the tenderness, Yang froze when his face and her own were so close.
Feeling his warm breath tickle her skin, she heard what he whispered in her ear.
Y13
"Tonight's the night Yang and Minato are coming home… Why aren't we at your house and at a bar instead again?" Qrow asked critically, narrowing his eyes and pointing at Tai.
The blonde adult sighed while shaking his head. "While it's nice… I feel as though I should give them a bit of time alone, away from Mistral." He answered. "Raven… I just have a bad feeling she'll have an affect on them. Considering how they were away for nearly a week…"
Before Qrow could open his mouth to retort, a jingle disturbed them both. Tai reached into his pocket and pulled out his scroll. He held a bit of a concerned look when he read the name written on the caller ID.
Tai flicked the talk symbol with his thumb and put the device to his ear. "Hey, Ruby, sweetie, everything okay?" He asked.
[Dad, Qrow, you have to come back home immediately!] The girl's voice nearly shrieked at the other line.
That one line immediately made Tai wince at the sheer volume the girl produced. "Sweetie, what's wrong?" Qrow narrowed his eyes at Tais' question.
[It's Yang! She's gone crazy!]
"Wha… Yang's go-"
[She's trying to get Minato involved in the dark arts!]
Right after that line, Tai's gaze fell flat. "…Ruby…" Tai said slowly. "Could you explain what you mean?"
[We-well, I was eating a midnight snack when Yang threw and slammed the door open then shut. She was laughing like crazy and dragging Minato around. Yang went up the stairs and…] Ruby paused at the end. [Oh no… the water in the bathroom is running… I think she's trying to get Minato to summon Bloody Mary!]
"…" Tai and Qrow both look at each other. The black haired adult however was confused. "Ruby, listen to me very carefully. Go to your room, lock yourself in, and make sure to ignore everything that you hear."
[A-are you sure?]
"Trust me, Minato's a strong-willed guy. There's no way he'll succumb to her. Okay?"
[…Okay…]
"Right, see you later." Tai then hung up the scroll. Looking over, he noticed that Qrow was still giving him a weird look.
"…The hell was that all about?" Qrow asked.
"…Well… Ruby saw Yang dragging Minato around… and she heard the bathroom water running…" Tai slowly said.
Qrow then immediately knew that was happening. "Minato Arisato is having sex with Yang?!" He then gasped. "How inexcusable (I am so proud of him)!" Qrow didn't even care about the gaze Tai gave him when he proudly stated his true intention through clenched teeth. "Truly this must be a horror to you (fuck her sister next)!" He then cleared his throat.
"…" Tai gave the other man a dull stare. "…Qrow…" The blonde then started to grin. "My thoughts exactly!"
The two immediately shook hands in excitement and started drinking in celebration.
Y13
As the water ran, Yang blushed.
Yes, she was eager to move forward with Minato in their relationship. But despite all of her teasing, Yang had to admit she was not fully prepared for the main event of the night. She even hesitated to take off all of her clothing, at least settling for keeping her bra and underwear on.
Minato was down to his boxers when he noticed Yang's reaction to the situation. He didn't blame her. His question was pretty sudden after all. Yet her answer was extremely swift.
"Yang," His voice seemed to snap her out of her trace. Walking closer, he slowly placed his hands on her body. Gently, his fingers traced her skin as he lowered himself onto his knees. "I love you."
Blinking, Yang knew that Minato was trying to comfort her. His words made her smile. "I love you too." She answered back.
That night, they made an oath and bond that would only grow deeper as time would pass.
Welp, here we go. Bits here and there… Yeah…
Going to move onto Beacon in the next chapter… just to spoil it for you guys. Cause… you know… kind of technically been a 22 chapter prologue in a way or sense…
No flames please.