Chapter 48: Force of Nature
[Willow and Tank stand face to face, cracking any bones in their body to prepare, both circle the arena readying their weapons, in this case, Willow prepares her weapon, Tank cracks his knuckles]
Tank: On a scale from one to ten, how much do you think you'll win this fight?
Willow: I want to say 8, but I think I'm being too harsh on you.
Tank: Cocky are we? Then let's start! Achilles!
Willow: Abnoba!
[Tank Charges in]
[Willow summons her Seed Shot and draws a spell circle to create an arrow]
Willow: Plant Arrow! Rose Thorns!
[Willow fires the Arrow with her bow, and Vines of wild roses come out]
[Tank breaks through the Thorns and punches Willow in the face, she does not fly however and holds her ground]
Tank: Huh?
[Willow summons another Plant Arrow and aims it at Tank's head]
Willow: Plant Arrow! Carnivore Plant!
[Willow fires and a Carnivore plant from the Isles emerges from it, trying to eat Tank's face]
Tank: SHIT GET OFF ME!
[Tank struggles to get the Plant off of him, and Willow ducks and runs behind him]
Willow: PLANT ARROW! MOSS TRAP! FLESH-EATING GRASS!
[The Moss begins to form around Tank's feet, forcing him to slip into the Flesh-eating Plants that are also found on the Isles]
[Willow leaps into the air and fires one last shot]
Willow: PLANT ARROW! FIRECRACKER!
[Flaming Plants soar through the air and explode Tank on impact]
[Willow lands behind the explosion and checks her seeds, she notices that she only has one seed left]
Willow: this is the last one; I can't use it. Right now, I'll have to fight him hand to hand.
[Willow remembers West telling her about Tank's abilities and how he's indestructible. Luckily she also reminds herself that, according to West, she might be the only one tough enough to break through that shell. Tank gets up and rips the Carnivore plant off his face]
[Willow cracks her knuckles]
Tank: Okay, that may have been short, but you've had fun! Time to dance!
[Willow takes a deep breath]
Tank: Omega Spirit! RAGE CHARGE!
[Tank activates his Fragment and runs towards Willow]
[Willow opens her eyes while they glow green, and both Punch with their right fist forming a conqueror's Clash]
Tank: Oh my!
[Willow and Tank deliver a vast amount of Punches to each other]
Tank: Dozens of Conqueror's Clashes at once! This could be interesting!
[Tank avoids Willow's left Fist and aims for her left rib, Willow coughs blood but doesn't let it stop her, she jabs twice on Tank's Arm and aims for his head]
[The standoff continues with both trying to push each other back, with multiple blows on their torsos, it could be anyone's game]
Tank: HAHA!
[Tank grabs both of the witch's arms, spreads them out, and front kicks Willow to push her out of the way]
[Willow is pushed back by just two feet and leaps forward to punch him in the head, she then spins to add more force to another punch, making his head lower and shattering his mask]
Willow: Is that the best you can do?!
[Tank rubs his head and pats the dust off of him]
Tank: So you broke my mask? That's a new concept for me.
[Willow gets a good look at his face and notices that it's covered in scars, burns, and a ripped lip revealing some of his fangs]
Tank: HAHAHA! Not bad, Witch! I feel relieved that someone actually managed to break off my mask! And not even an ounce of fear within you!
Willow: *serious* That's not even what I was thinking! I thought people said you were indestructible? What are the scars?
Tank: You're right, I can't break, but the guy who did this to my face managed to do so. But he's dead, so I don't care anymore.
Willow: No backstory?
Tank: I'd rather fight than waste my time!
Willow: Agreed!
[Both continue to duke it out in fisticuffs. Meanwhile, somewhere on the side of the room, no one has noticed a prominent figure with glowing eyes, sitting down and drinking tea]
[Tank throws two more punches leaving tiny cracks on Willow's Gauntlets, but Willow fire back with her points and creates a gash in Tank's Armor]
Willow: AGH!
[Willow throws one last punch and leaves Tank on the ground, bending a knee]
Willow: He's down! Time to end this!
[Willow grabs her Bow and prepares her final shot]
Willow: Abnoba! Lend me your p-
[Willow's mouth is grabbed by Tank's right hand]
Tank: That's not even going to work! Not for me, at least!
[All the pieces of Tank's chest armor fall off]
Tank: And to make sure you can't use any plant-based attacks!
[Tank snatches Willow's bow and crushes it in one hand]
Tank: NOWW!
[Tank lifts Willow and throws her to the ground]
Tank: STAY DEAD!
[Tank continuously punches downward, burying Willow into a crater, but Willow blocks his attacks with her Gauntlets]
[The one observing the fight notices that the cracks keep growing with every attack Tank throws at Willow]
Tank: Your shields are almost broken! Time to end this!
[Tank throws one last punch, and the Gauntlets Shatter, Willow's eyes glow with a green light and begin to get stronger with the weights off, Willow gets up and sighs with relief]
Willow: I've been wondering when the cuffs would come off! And now I know!
Tank: Cuffs?!
Willow: Alright, no more holding back!
[The man in the back, stops sipping his tea and grabs the object right next to him]
[Willow begins to overpower her foe, beating Tank down and not giving the man a chance to fight back, with every punch she throws, the more cracks enter Tank's Armor, she then summons plants from the ground to pierce his metal skin, injecting them into his flesh. Willow pulls the Plants down along with him]
[the big man rips the plants out of his skin and continues to counter, both go into another flurry punch standoff, this time with Willow throwing Tank inches back]
Tank: you know! I haven't dealt with a conqueror's clash since I met that three-eyed friend of yours!
Willow: BOSCHA?!
[Tank and Willow clasp their hands together and try to win a pushing contest]
Tank: Is that her name? Is she a friend of yours?
Willow: Not precisely!
Tank: Whatever! Cause once I'm done with you! I'll find your pathetic friends and pick'em off one by one! Then I'll head to your family and make sure they follow you to the void!
[Willow grits her teeth]
Willow: Well, I'm not going to let that happen!
[Willow's Aura grows more furiously, she headbutts Tank out of rage and then decides to finish it]
Willow: I need to end this quickly! But I don't have a bow to create my last seed!
[Just then, her Earth sense kicked as she felt someone throw an object at her]
Willow: Huh?
[Willow dodges the object as it lands on the ground tip first, noticing a new and improved bow radiating powerful vibes]
Willow: Who, *groans* No time, Willow, grab it!
[Willow grabs hold of the Bow, however, once her hands grab on, a strange pain begins to surge through her body]
Willow: What is this power?! It's too much! Can't hold on!
[Willow struggles to even think due to the pain, but with the blood and magic in her body, she slowly powers through and prepares her final seed]
Willow: ABNOBA! LEND ME YOUR POWER!
[Willow fires the last seed arrow and creates a giant Tree-like Fist!]
[The figure begins to silently root for her]
Willow: COME ON! WORK WITH ME!
[Willow then pulls her fist back and waits for Tank to come at her]
Tank: You won't finish me today! Not now, not ever! NOW DIE!
[Willow launches herself at Tank and throws her final Punch]
Willow: THORN CANNON!
[She and Tank are caught in the middle of a massive explosion between them when the dust falls, Willow is found on the ground, missing her left arm and burned from the torso, gasping for air]
Willow: *tired* Did I, did I beat him? I can't feel my body; I can't feel anything; I think this is it for me.
[Willow's life flashes before her eyes, and she begins to tear up]
Willow: Dad, Papa, I'm sorry I couldn't come back home; Luz, Gus, King, I'm sorry I didn't make it to you alive. And Pops, thank you for believing in me.
[Willow's breath becomes weaker as her heart slowly loses its pulse.]
Willow: Thank you all.
[She can't hear anything, then a floating Orb comes closer to her]
[The Orb slowly absorbs every piece of flesh it could find and put itself back together, revealing it to be Tank]
Tank: HAHAHA! You almost had me there, Willow; whatever that last attack was, it must have been worth it! I may be indestructible, but I'm also immortal, and right now, I'm just going to send you to hell!
[Before Tank can deliver the final blow, the figure watching them jumps ahead of him, Tank senses him and evades him by leaping backward]
Tank: Oh great, who are you supposed to be?
[Warlord ignores him and tends to Willow, grabbing the Celestial Shard]
Warlord: You passed Willow; now hold onto this for me.
[Willow grabs hold of the shard, Warlord places his hand on her chest and releases a wave of energy to keep her heart beating]
[The figure unveils itself and reveals to be Warlord]
Warlord: My name is Aiden Veers, The Diamond Jack from House of S.W.O.R.D.
Tank: Yeah, I've never heard of you.
Warlord: You're about to learn with the ten minutes I gave Willow! I'll be sure to finish you off in eight!
Tank: My aren't you a little cocky!
Warlord: I'm not cocky; I'm just doing as I have said. I will finish you off in eight minutes.
[Tank scoffs]
Tank: Whatever, I'll send you both to your grave! So good luck to you!
Warlord: Not like I'll need it!
[Warlord then reacher deep down to summon his Spirit Power]
Warlord: Spirit Power! ASHURA!
[The six-armed God appears above him and grants him instance buffs for his fight]
Tank: An Ashura, this should be interesting!
[Both men charge at each other and begin their battle]