A/N: Uhh…better late than never, right? Haha!
I don't own Fairy Tail!
Please enjoy!
Chapter 36: Ravager
April 16, X792 - Mid-Morning
Both Seth and Atlas had attempted to slam a fist at the other, but they each easily caught the fists that had been thrown at them. They struggled back and forth for a moment, both of them still smiling over the start of the fight.
"It seems you have some decent power in you," Atlas said.
"And just think!" Seth said, "I haven't even used my magic yet!"
"I can tell you're going to be a much more enjoyable opponent. It almost makes the champion feel sad for the loss you will be experiencing today!"
"But didn't Gordon beat you?" Seth asked, laughing when he saw Atlas's face fall, "That wouldn't make you the champion anymore, right?"
"Of course I'm the champion!" Atlas shouted, letting up from the struggle to strike a pose, "I'm still here challenging your guild again, aren't I?! We're just getting started!"
While Atlas rambled on, Seth took this to his advantage to run back into the bands around the ring in order to launch himself at the wrestler. His eyes grew in child-like excitement when he felt the rush of being thrown forward, almost making him forget it was an actual fight he was currently part of.
Atlas was still going on about being the champion until one of his men shouted at him. He turned to see Seth coming right at him, giving him just enough time to jump out of the way. Seth continued forward, almost falling out of the ring. Though, he grabbed onto the bands and twisted himself up and over them in order to fall back into the ring. Instead of letting him land solidly into the ring, Atlas moved right under him and caught him around his waist tightly.
"Reverse Slam!" Atlas shouted as he sent Seth down into a suplex behind him. Atlas released him and Seth laid on the ground for a moment in order to regain his composure. The wrestler came to stand over him, "Is that all you have?! Then that little steel man was actually the better opponent!"
"Like you said, we're just getting started," Seth answered, his usual smile reappearing on his face as a tattoo of a wolf's nose on his left thigh began to glow, "Chimera Shift: Wolf!" he shouted, covering his body in shaggy, gray fur. Atlas jumped back in surprise, allowing Seth the room he needed to get back up to his feet, "It looks like some increased speed would work well against you," he said before running straight for the wrestler.
A gray flash was all that Atlas saw at first, missing the fact that it had come up right behind him. Seth had threaded his fingers together to slam both fists right into Atlas's back. Atlas coughed out more in surprise than anything and his body was flung forward, skidding to a stop on the other end of the ring with his face smashed up against the flooring.
"Boss! Look out!"
Atlas was once again saved by his men as he turned over to watch Seth's fist whoosh right passed his face and through the flooring of the ring. Atlas wasted no time in sending back a punch at the man above him, forcing Seth to move off away from him long enough for Atlas to slide away from him and stand up. Atlas then turned to land a roundhouse kick on Seth since his hand was still stuck through the flooring, but Seth ducked low enough for it to swing directly over his head. Though, he didn't expect the wrestler to be so quick with his next attack. As soon as his foot landed on the ground from his first kicking attempt, Atlas twisted around on that leg to swing his other leg into Seth. The mage was fairly certain it felt like steel being slammed into his chest, the force hard enough to pop his hand out from the flooring and sending him barreling into the bands on the other side of the ring. He quickly bounced off of them and down onto the ring, landing hard on his knees and elbows. He gave himself a moment to shake off the hit before he pushed himself back on his feet, letting his joints pop as he stretched out before he jumped back into the fight. During this, he had his back turned towards Atlas, which the wrestler took advantage of as he moved up on him to take him down with a surprise attack. Though, Seth's body went stiff before turning and close lining Atlas before he fully came up on him.
Atlas coughed for a moment from his position on the ground, looking up at Seth in surprise when the attack had started to fade off, "How did you know I was coming at you?"
"Well aside from being able to hear you, I could smell you too," Seth answered, his usual smile still in tact, "You didn't think this form only increased my speed did you? It amplifies the senses too."
"Your…your…your guild master sent out such wonderful opponents!" Atlas announced loudly.
"I'm sure she'd like to hear that," Seth grinned, "But we have a fight to finish here."
"Right, right! The champion isn't finished yet! I have strength for you to marvel at and failure for you to meet!"
Atlas popped up from the floor, facing off with Seth as the two men conducted another intense stare down. Atlas boosted his power up through his body and Seth felt his muscles prepare themselves for the next part of the battle that was about to begin. As soon as they both blinked, cutting off their stare down, they both took off once again, the floor of the ring creaking when they launched themselves forward. Hit after hit began to ensue then, the two using any part of their body to land those hits. When a fist would meet a chest, it would quickly be paired off with a kick meeting the side of a body or a palm meeting a jaw. Muscles tightened and released pure strength behind them with every hit made and more holes were slowly being made through the flooring with every hit narrowly dodged. Teeth could be heard clacking together with every hit made to the face and heavy grunts were let out with every hit made to the body, but both men continued forward with the fight despite drops of blood beginning to show up across the white flooring of the ring. It was when the two men ran at each other and managed to slam a fist into the other's face at the same time did they get a moment to breathe since they had both been forced away from each other. Atlas ran a hand across his top lip to help clear away some of the blood running out of his nose while Seth took a moment to gather the blood in his mouth before spitting it all out outside of the ring.
"It seems we are currently evenly matched!" Atlas announced, "It looks like I'll have to up this a notch then!" he said before Seth could suddenly feel magic rising in the area. He stared over at Atlas curiously to see his muscles beginning to ripple due to the amount of magic that was being channeled through his body. Seth was pretty sure that if his hits had already felt like steel, that his next round of attacks would definitely leave him as a bloody pulp, "The champion shows his true strength!" Atlas shouted, striking another pose with his newly gained strength in place, "Feel honored that you have forced me into this position!"
"Things just keep getting more interesting," Seth said with a laugh, not seeming to fear the new level of strength his opponent carried.
"You should be more fearful and cautious! You are about to see what true failure really is!"
"But where's the fun in being scared all the time?" Seth asked as he took a moment to relax his body, "Besides, you think you're the only one that can power up like that? There's a reason I'm known at the Colossal Lycian," he said, sending a smirk towards Atlas when he saw recognition pass across his face, "It seems that even if my face isn't known, my title is!" he continued with a laugh, "So let's see how well you do against this. Chimera Shift: Ravager!" he shouted, the tattoo of the tiger claw beginning to glow along with the wolf tattoo. The shaggy, gray fur stayed in place, but now along his arms and legs were orange stripes. It was easy for Atlas to feel Seth's own magic power rise in this form, the wrestler certain that he now had a strength bonus along with the high speed he previously had in the wolf form, "So are you ready to show me true failure then?"
Atlas steeled himself once again for the next part of the battle that was about to begin. It wouldn't do for him to be shocked over who he was fighting now that he actually knew who it was. He still planned on winning the match no matter who it was against, "Yes! Let us see who is the true champion!"
The two men smiled before taking off at each other once again, both letting out a shout as they made their attacks.
"Super Kick!" Atlas shouted as he moved to land a powerful roundhouse kick on Seth, one that was usually strong enough to shatter bones. Seth didn't move to block or dodge it this time, feeling the kick hit him hard in the side. He was certain that a large bruise would appear in that spot and even more certain that a couple of ribs had cracked, but he ignored that pain as he moved forward to land his own hit on the wrestler. Atlas was surprised to see Seth still moving with ease, allowing the mage to slam a fist right across his face, his teeth clacking hard enough to chip a tooth and to have blood spraying out from his mouth as well as returning the nosebleed from earlier tenfold. Atlas's body flew back and slammed down on the floor with that single punch. His body bounced against the floor while Seth shook his hand from the hit, as it did indeed feel like he had just punched a steel beam. He looked down at his fist to see it already swelling, but he had to ignore that feeling of pain as well when he saw Atlas begin to move and stand back up, forcing Seth into a fighting stance, "The champion is truly impressed," Atlas mumbled out, spitting out the broken part of his tooth along with some blood, "It's not everyday that someone chips a tooth of mine. You should feel proud!"
"I suppose I do a little," Seth smiled, "So does that mean you're finished?"
"Never! You will feel overcome by my glorious victory that is to come!"
"Well then, show me!"
The two men were instantly in another punching and kicking match, one of those rare no hold brawls that both men got to have. It wasn't everyday that they got to unleash their full power on someone as most people would have given in or have been knocked out before they could shift into their final forms of power. And the cheers all around the ring only spurred on the two men to continue their battle, putting everything they had into every hit. Explosion after explosion of power reverberated through the ring and out into the town, causing the excited cheering to skyrocket from the intense battle that was growing.
Though, once Seth saw an opportunity for a finishing combo move on the wrestler, he took it. Atlas made the mistake of taking a step back from Seth, allowing him the moment he needed to run backwards into the bands around the ring again. He launched himself at Atlas, even more speed behind his attack in his Ravager form. He landed a punch on the wrestler that had him stumbling backwards as Seth flew passed him after the hit landed. He fell into the bands again and threw himself back at the wrestler feet first, the attack landing directly on his back and forcing him down onto the floor. Seth then moved off of him and ran towards one of he corners, jumping up onto the post that was stationed there. He used the post to launch himself up into the air high above Atlas. The wrestler had enough time to roll over and see Seth coming down towards him. Atlas let a surge of magic shoot through his body, strengthening it again right before Seth spun once in the air to add momentum and force behind the kick he was bringing down on Atlas. As soon as his foot made contact with the man's gut, the flooring cracked and broke under the sheer force of the hit. It caused a huge whoosh of air out of Atlas's body, the wrestler feeling certain that all the air had been knocked out of his lungs. Halfway through the attack, his eyes went completely white, indicating it had been a knock out hit, the man laying in the broken flooring unmoving and his mouth agape.
Seth stood over the man a moment longer with his foot still pushed into his stomach. Once it was apparent that Atlas wasn't getting back up, Seth took in a deep breath as he dropped his Ravager form, his tattoos no longer glowing. He picked his foot up off of Atlas and attempted to stretch out his body, though the damage from the kick to his side from earlier decided to rear its ugly head and had a bolt of pain shoot through his body.
"Mmm, seems like I'll have to be careful about that spot for the time being," he said, looking back towards the wrestler, "But it was a great fight! Thanks for giving it your all!" he said before moving out of the ring and running off in the direction that the rest of his team had disappeared into.
Just as Seth was turning the corner, movement from Atlas could be seen from the men still surrounding the ring. His eyes came back into focus and he rose up from his spot in the ring with a loud shout, "The Legend Reborn!" he said, the surge of magic from earlier that he had used igniting power and energy through his body once again. It had meant to be a fake out move in order to attack Seth when he was least suspecting it, but it had seemed that Seth's hit had been much harder than he had anticipated. Though, he still rose ready to fight, looking around for the man that had just been in the ring with him.
"Boss!" his men started, "He's already gone! You were down longer than usual!"
Atlas let out a huff of disappointment as he moved his shoulders around to loosen them up, "It seems the champion is having more trouble than he thought he would."
"You're not giving up, are you, boss?!"
Atlas looked down at his men for a moment with a straight face before a victorious smile spread across his face and he began laughing loudly, "Of course not! The champion never gives up! That is why I am the champion to begin with! Let us continue forward in our endeavors!"
The men cheered with him for a moment before they looked at the destroyed ring, "Um boss…the ring is broken."
"Hmm?" Atlas hummed as he looked at the wrecked ring, "I see. Well then it's simple really," he said, the men thinking that they'd get to leave the ring behind, "You all will just have to fix it!" he announced, causing the men to drop their heads in defeat.
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"So what is it that you would like to discuss with me?" Bern asked, staring down the guild master in front of him.
Bern sat behind his large desk while Cordelia was lounging in one of the chairs in front of the desk. Eli and Ace stood behind her, feeling much more cautious about the situation than Cordelia was.
"You're all so serious," she said, smacking a hand back into Eli's stomach, "Lighten up. That includes you too, Bern."
"And you should be more serious in this situation!" Eli snapped.
"His is right," Bern added, "You're stuck in my office on my ship. What were to happen if I turned on you right now? I would still be in my rights with those bounties in place."
"If that were to happen, I would enjoy seeing you explain to the Admiral how you were able to apprehend us in the first place," she answered, seeing him bite down on his toothpick a little harder, "But I also get the feeling you're a man of your word, so I'm choosing to trust you for now. I do run a legal guild, so I feel as if we should have some trust between each other, yeah? We're both the good guys, we just happen to run things a little differently."
Bern watched her for a moment before finally leaning back in his chair and propping his feet up on his desk, "All right, you make a good point."
"Glad you see it my way," she said, smirking when she saw Ace take a seat next to her. Though, Eli continued to stand behind her, choosing to keep his guard up for the time being, "Now then, what I would like to discuss with you has to do with our current enemy that was the entire cause of how we actually got bounties put on our heads to begin with."
"The Black Skulls," Bern stated.
"Exactly. I'm sure they're in your list of groups to catch, what with their reputation and all. Especially their captain, Madmartigan," she said, Bern picking up on the slight narrowing of her eyes when she said the man's name.
"Yeah, they've been wanted for a long time, and especially that captain, like you said," Bern answered, "So what about them then?"
"I want you to help me take them out."
"What?" both Ace and Eli said, looking at Cordelia with quirked eyebrows.
"Cordi," Ace continued, "You do realize this guy tried to take us out. He almost took out the entire guild! And you want him to help us?!"
"He was just having a little fun with that battle. Weren't you, Bern?" she asked, smiling over at the Vice Admiral.
"A little fun?! This dude took your Tsar Cannon head on!" Eli said, "And might I remind you that Vi is still working on it to get it fixed!"
"But our guild is still standing, right?" Cordelia asked, "But I wondered if he had so much fun fighting us, what would he do against a person that was truly wanted and he could go all out on them? I think that's a force that I'd rather have on my side than against me when the final fight happens."
"So you'll let me fight Madmartigan then?" Bern asked, his interest piqued now.
"Yes. I found out that the type of magic he uses hardens his skin beyond extreme measures. My regular bullets would most likely just bounce off of him, so having someone with strength like yours would be helpful."
"And you don't trust anyone on your guild to help you fight him?"
"It's not that I don't trust them. Because I do, much more than you if I'm being honest," she explained, "But the Black Skulls are your problem too. I shouldn't have to be cleaning up your own mess for you. I mean, how long have these guys been able to move around freely? Twenty-five years I believe. And no one from the Navy has managed to catch them? That's a bit of a poor show. It would be even poorer if my men and I took them out and handed them over to you without the Navy so much as lifting a finger to help. What would that show to the world then? That you can't even protect them from one small group of pirates? Good luck having anyone respect you then."
Bern felt his body go rigid at the quips she was making towards him. While he knew that she was right about the things she was saying, it didn't make it any easier for him to listen to her bash him so blatantly. Still, he sat in silence as he contemplated over her words, being a bit too prideful for his own good to outwardly agree with her.
Cordelia smirked as she stood up from her chair, knowing she had him right where she wanted him, "I shouldn't have to convince you to do this as it is your job to take out people like Madmartigan and his crew. I'm sure your Admiral would agree with me. But if it helps you see the light, I'll make a deal with you. You may keep the bounties on our heads since that's how you justify fighting me and I will fight you any time you make an appearance before my guild whenever you get the urge for a decent fight that you so clearly can't get from your own men."
Bern felt his skin and hair bristle with excitement over her offer, knowing he would never get another one like it. He moved his feet off of the desk and stood to walk over towards Cordelia, coming to stop directly in front of her, "You promise? Any time I want?"
"That's right."
Bern then stuck his hand out towards her, "Then you have yourself a deal."
"Great!" Cordelia grinned, shaking his hand in agreement, "But I get the final blow on Madmartigan."
"How do you plan on doing that if your bullets can't pierce his skin?"
She smirked up at the man, clearly knowing something he didn't, "Oh, I have tricks up my sleeves, just as you do with that halberd of yours. I'll be able to make that final blow. I promise," she said, her face taking on that slight serious look again before the smile took back over, "So I appreciate your help in all of this and we'll be in contact with you to make sure plans are set in place for when everything goes down."
"And how will you contact me?"
"That's another trick!" she said with a laugh before exciting his office with Eli and Ace in tow.
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"Des…Desmond?" Zipporah stuttered, not believing that she was looking at the man before her.
"It is good to see you too, Zipporah," he said, bowing towards her slightly and picking up her hand in his own. He attempted to plant a kiss on her hand, but she yanked it away before he could. He looked over at her in disappointment, but backed off nonetheless, "So you left home for a place like this? Your parents would be ashamed."
"So that's your greeting towards me? Insulting my guild like that?" she asked, gnashing her teeth together in irritation.
"And yet you insult your family name by wearing a guild mark. You were meant to be something so much more."
"My family insulted me by making choices for me. They didn't even ask what I wanted. You didn't ask what I wanted!"
"But you come from a noble family, Zipporah. Everything you wanted could have been yours. I have been searching for you since the engagement was cancelled. It will be good to finally report back to your father that I have found you and I can take you back home now."
"You won't be taking me anywhere! I never asked to be married off! It was only for my family's benefit!"
"But I truly do want you as my wife. That is why I came to take you back home."
"Even now you're not listening to me! You're so arrogant, Desmond! I don't want to be married to someone like you!"
Silence filled the guild at her declaration, Desmond feeling embarrassment and anger wash over him because of it. A scowl had replaced the calm face he had previously been wearing as he reached out for her.
"You will be coming home with me. Your father entrusted me with that mission, so whether you like it or not, you will be leaving this guild. You have no place here."
His hand continued moving towards her to grab her arm, but it was quickly knocked out of the way by a lead pipe. He glared over at the blue haired woman who Zipporah had been talking with before he came aboard the guild.
"I do not think that is happening," Alisa said, her own glare fixed on the man, "You are quite rude. Worse than even the pirates that we have been dealing with. At least they have the excuse of being pirates. What is your excuse?"
"Do not get in my way. This matter has nothing to do with you."
"I can say that your speech is quite good," Alisa said as she ignited her pipe with electricity, "But it sounds rather disgusting coming out of your mouth."
"Oh wow! You really managed to piss her off," Aria said, chuckling as she showed up behind the Captain, Hiryu at the ready, "Even with good speech, she's looking down on ya! That's pretty impressive!"
Desmond looked between the two women who seemed more than ready to fight him, frowning at both of them, "So you are willing to take on a Captain of the Naval Forces and risk being arrested?"
"I do believe you were given orders to stay off of our guild," Alisa said.
"Yeah, so we're only defending ourselves against a giant idiot like you!" Aria finished.
Desmond felt his eye twitch at their words, "I do not have time for this. Zipporah, you are coming with me and I will take you home. That is how it is. As I said, you do not belong here!"
He made another move for Zipporah, causing the redhead to grab onto one of her swords while Alisa and Aria prepared to move in on him. Though, before anything could be done from either party, Desmond was knocked backwards, a foot slamming him down onto the deck. When he looked back up to see who had hit him, he came face to face with a barrel of a large, silver revolver. He moved his eyes up to meet furious blue ones.
"Shit," he cursed.
"I told you to stay off of my guild!" Cordelia shouted, "And here I find you harassing my mages and starting fights!"
"They were the ones that-"
"You were the one that came onto my guild! You started this fight the moment you stepped onto Storm's Helm!"
"Well, these matters do not concern you," he said, doing his best to send a glare up at her.
"They concern me when you're telling one of my mages that they don't belong here! You're the one that doesn't belong here! Zipporah is a mage of Storm's Helm! And as such, I will make sure to protect her from little pricks like you!"
Desmond felt his glare harden and he attempted to use his magic against the woman over him.
"You can go ahead and try to use that lightning of yours against me, but I guarantee that my bullet will move much faster than you can conjure up a spell," she said, keeping her revolver steadily hanging in his face.
"Desmond!"
The Captain felt his blood run cold when he heard Bern's shout from the naval ship. He looked up to see the Vice Admiral staring down at him with a fierce stare, Kira standing next to him with a look that said 'I told you so'.
"Sounds like you're master is calling, so feel lucky that he's in my good graces today," Cordelia said, "The only reason you're leaving here without a wound from me is because I'm sure Bern has something much worse in store for you. So piss off!" she snapped, letting her foot up off of his chest.
Desmond scrambled to his feet and began making his way towards the plank that led up to the naval ship. He slowed for a moment when he passed Zipporah. He frowned again when he saw the glare she sent his way.
"I said, piss off!" Cordelia shouted, shooting off a bullet at his feet to scare him into moving again.
Desmond took the warning shot to heart and ran the rest of the way up the plank and onto the ship. As soon as he came to stand next to Bern, the Vice Admiral placed a heavy hand on his shoulder, almost feeling like he was going to break it from the pressure he was using to squeeze it.
"Like I said, Bern, we'll be in touch!" Cordelia called up to him, "And I hope your subordinates are better trained the next time we see each other!"
"Aye, you don't need to worry about that!" was all he said before he turned away from Cordelia as his ship began to move out, guiding Desmond along with him to what Cordelia was she to be his doom for the day.
Cordelia then let out a sigh of relief as she recalled her revolver before looking over at Zipporah, "Are you all right then?"
"Yeah," she answered, slowly beginning to feel relaxed again, "Thank you for your help."
"Of course," Cordelia smiled, "But I might request that we talk later so I can get a better idea of what we're dealing with when it comes Desmond. If you don't mind anyways."
"Sure," Zipporah said with a nod before Alisa and Aria gathered around her.
"Oh, and be happy knowing you have such good friends to look out for you when I'm not here," Cordelia said, smiling at all three girls now before walking off across the guild, Eli and Ace still closely following her since they still had questions about the deal she had just made with Bern.
Zipporah could only smile in response as she had been happy to see her friends set aside their differences for once to make sure nothing bad would happen to her. She felt like she had lucked out with deciding to join the guild when she did.
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"I swear to god, if a single one of you say a word about this to anyone, I will tear you all into fucking pieces," Gordon growled loudly from the stool he currently stood on.
"But it is such a lovely sight," Kasra said, "Why should we not share it with everyone?"
"And the color even suits you," Isaak added, "You should feel a little proud that you can pull it off so well."
Jean and Rin sat on a couch, the two currently cracking up so hard that they had to lean against each other for support.
It was then that Seth entered into the clothing store that Isaak had mentioned before the team split up. He called out for the group and quickly entered into the back area where the group was when he heard Isaak answer him. As soon as he stepped into the back room, he stopped to stare at what was happening. Isaak and Kasra were still making comments over Gordon while Jean and Rin still couldn't contain their laughter. Gordon stood on a small stool with a small, older woman flitting about him with pins and a measuring tape. Gordon was currently wearing a soft blue, satin dress with white frills along the edges of it. The old woman had been using him to piece together her newest dress that was to be used for a more voluptuous body type and the larger men in their group had been just what she was looking for to build the dress. Gordon stared flatly over at Seth when he saw how long he had been staring at him.
Soon enough, a smile crossed Seth's face, "So did Gordon finally swing to the other side?"
"What the hell kind of comment is that to make?!" Gordon roared as the rest of the room erupted in laughter, "Why am I always getting the short end of the stick here?! OW!" he yelled when he was suddenly pricked with a pin.
"Don't move so much," the old woman grumbled, "You'll mess everything up. So if you want that puzzle piece, I suggest you stay still."
"Old hag," he growled, only earning him another prick of a pin. The rest of his team continued in laughter at him, "I fucking hate you all."
Storm's Helm Question Corner!
Today's question comes from Momochan77 for Seth:
How many tattoos do you have?
Seth: So I finally got a question just for me?
Watson: Yes, but your help within other question corners has been appreciated.
Seth: Oh, right! I had to carry you out of the last one! Haha!
Watson: Don't go bringing it up again! *throws pen at his head* Just concentrate on your question.
Seth: Hmm, well have all of them been revealed in the story now?
Watson: Yeah, they've all at least been mentioned even if they haven't been used.
Seth: All right, let's see. *looks down at chest* Two there. I think there's some on my back. Mind counting? *takes off hoodie*
Watson: *blushes* Shouldn't you just know how many you have already?!
Seth: Sometimes I forget, so just count them. Plus, they get to see them this way!
Watson: Three…there are three on your back. And there's one on your shoulder.
Seth: So that makes six so far. I should have two others… *begins to undo pants button*
Watson: GAH! Keep them on, you idiot! We all know by now you have two on your thighs, making for a grand total of eight!
Seth: But doesn't the crowd want to see them?
Watson: That wasn't part of the question! *looks to readers* Well that should be it for this time around! See you all next Sunday! *looks back at Seth* Well don't just stand there! Button your pants back up! Good lord! I don't need you teaching Gamu weird things!
A/N: And there we are! I hope you all enjoyed it!
This was a pretty fun chapter! Between that opening fight, Cordelia making that deal with Bern, Desmond being Desmond and that ending scene it was all super fun! That ending scene though! Haha! I can't even feel bad for Gordon right now, so he keeps getting stuck in those situations! But it's just too much fun not to do it to him!
And I finally got to see Vin Diesel's new movie and it was awesome! So much action and awesomeness! I can't take it! Now he just needs to make the next Riddick movie! So hopefully some of the inspiration I felt from that movie transferred over into that first scene!
Oh and just as a fun fact here, the title that Seth has - Colossal Lycian - well Lycia is the originating place in Greece for chimeras, so that's where that comes from. So thanks again to Origm2012 for sending that title over for me for Seth! I think it worked rather nicely!
I think that should be it for this time, so I'll jump right into all those awesome reviews!
Momochan77 - Haha! Yep, Jean and Rin got super shot down! And hopefully that Round 2 with Atlas was just as good as the first one! And thanks for your question, especially since I used it this time around for the Question Corner! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Origm2012 - Wasn't expecting that reverse order, haha! We talked about those videogames the other day, so that part if taken care of. Of course I had to use a cliff hanger right then! It was too good to pass up and it was made even better since it was Seth's fight, haha! That pervert genie was a big thanks to Dread since I really had no idea how he was going to play out, so it's great to see everyone enjoying the surprise of him being a huge pervert like that. And because of that decision, all I could picture was that blood leaking out of the spout, haha! It was great in my head, so it was good to see you all liked it too. And the ugly man hands! I still crack up over that since I hear it in that high pitched voice coming out from the lamp, lol! Sigh…Jean and Rin and their flirting attempts. It's just so bad, haha! But at least Isaak was able to slide right in there with his smoothness and fix everything! But I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and I hope you enjoyed this one too!
Benthino - Haha! There might be a bit of a theme there. But Bahir turned out so well! But so many awesome things got set up that chapter that we got to see play out in this one! So I hope you enjoyed it!
reven228 - YAS! I got to have a Pokemon reference! But I started making myself laugh since Kasra and Ingrid appeared in my head when I read that, lol! But I'm glad you enjoyed all the things going on in the last chapter, especially with Atlas coming in for her next fight! CHA! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Joshua1277 - Yep, Cordelia definitely gets to enjoy walking around freely on that naval ship with a bounty on her head. She couldn't really pass that up, lol. Yeah, Desmond…things aren't going to end well for him now that Bern has a hold of him. Haha! Those pick up lines were so bad! I give them kudos for trying though! But I'm glad you liked how Bahir turned out. And Atlas doesn't seem to pay attention to his losses, does he? But he's the world champ, so why would he? Haha! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
LightandDarkHeart - Yep! A genie! But a completely perverted one! Good thing none of the girls were there or else they might not have gotten anything done with Bahir freaking out over them, lol! But I hope you enjoyed the chapter and the fight in that first scene!
XLil MEkoX - That flirting from Jean and Rin…sigh…it was just so bad, lol! But at least Isaak came in to save the day! And Gordon will continue to get the short straw, if this chapter proved anything! And always with the cliff hangers! I can't let an opportunity pass with them! But I believe most of them were answered in this chapter, so not too long of a wait to see how everything turned out! So I hope you enjoyed the chapter!
ThePrinceOfLight - Glad you enjoyed the last chapter! Yep, after all the crap Cordelia has been through, it's nice to see her back to being herself. She even convinced Bern into a deal! And we got to find out about Desmond and Zipporah this chapter. Haha! Yeah, I would never advise on taking flirting tips from Jean and Rin. Always got to Isaak first! And it seems that most of you liked Bahir, so I'm glad he turned out so well! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Dreadburner94 (Guest) - Always with the procrastination, lol! But yeah, Jean and Rin…sigh…they really need to take some lessons from Isaak. At least one out of the three knows what they're doing when it comes to flirting, lol. Haha! Yeah, both Bahir and Gordon got the short end of the stick when it came to him being summoned. And hopefully the return of Atlas was just as good as the first round of his fighting! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
That should be it for this time around!
See you all next Sunday!
Yours Truly,
MyDearWatson