Chapter 49: The Rogue Warrior
[The battle between Warlord and Tank has just begun with both men punching and kicking each other without landing a single hit to the body]
[Warlord throws a left jab, but Tanks parries it with his arm, Tank performs a judo throw and launches him to the other side]
Warlord: Hmph!
[Warlord lands on his arm and bounces back to his feet]
Tank: Huh?
[Tank rushes in, and Warlord takes his stance]
Tank: RAGE CHARGE!
[Tank activates Omega and blasts, Warlord with every attack he has]
[his opponent uses only one hand to block every attack without moving an inch away from his spot]
[Warlord manages to grab onto his arm and activates his ability]
Warlord: God Slayer Fist!
[Warlord pulls him in and throws three jabs to the stomach and a mighty palm strike]
[Tank is pushed back and stumbles on his feet when he feels his body for pain, he feels nothing]
Tank: HA! What was that supposed to do?!
[Warlord sighs as Tank suddenly feels three explosions throughout his insides]
Tank: What was that?!
[Warlord glares at his opponent and taunts him]
Tank: So you think you're pretty good, huh?! But not good enough!
[Tank screams in anger and charges at him once more]
[He throws as many punches as possible, but Warlord does nothing but swiftly evade all of them like they are nothing, Tank screams again and lunges forward]
Warlord: If Rage is all you are capable of, then I don't think you'll make it to the end.
[Warlord performs a spinning back kick on the back of Tank's skulls]
Warlord: *serious* Judging by the fact that you lost to Willow makes it sadder.
[Tank scoffs and lets his Rage Charge make him stronger]
Tank: Cocky Bastard!
[Tank speeds up to throw hands, Warlord blocks again, and a shockwave pushes them both back]
[Warlord still keeps a severe face but cracks his neck]
Warlord: And now it gets more interesting.
[Warlord also sped up, and they bounce around the room landing multiple blows, whether in the air or on the ground, as long as they can hit each other.]
Tank: This is bullshit! How can someone like him keep up with me without showing a hint of struggle! I have to find his weak points. What's even more strange is that
I've heard the name Aiden Veers somewhere before. But where?!
[Tank and Warlord continue to scurry all over the battlefield]
Tank: Screw this nonsense! I know exactly what I need to do to defeat him! Not even One would dare face this attack!
[Tank summons Achilles]
Tank: Achilles! Ankle Stone Arrow!
[Two Arrow blast from Achilles' Ankle and land on the hearts of both Warlord and Tank, Warlord stops in his tracks as his curiosity kicked]
Warlord: Oh, and what is this supposed to be?
Tank: It's my special attack! The Ankle Stone Arrow!
Warlord: And its capabilities are?
Tank: The Arrows aimed at Achilles's heel are what killed him in the first place, and with that being his weakness, I use this to pass the time by turning it into some game for my victims!
Warlord: And what is this game?
[Tank laughs]
Tank: The game is simple! We each use our strongest attacks to hit each other; the game will end till one of us dies! But if we dare leave the circle! Arrow placed on your heart will turn you to stone from the heel upward.
Warlord: And if I refuse.
[Tank thinks to himself]
Tank: (this shall scare him, no doubt!) Then you'll be turned to stone immediately! (That's right! Cower in fear! And you'll be forced to face me in this game! There is no way you'll want to enter, though! It's foolproof!)
[Warlord sighs]
Warlord: Very well then.
Tank: Huh?
[Warlord cracks his knuckles]
Warlord: I accept your challenge; I want to know what will happen if you lose?
[Tank laughs]
Tank: Not like I'll die; I'll be stone sure, but give me three years, and I'll be back to normal!
Warlord: That sounds good to me.
Tank: Well, aren't you prideful! How are you so sure you're going to wi-
[Warlord uses his God Slayer Fist Karate chop to slice him in half]
Warlord: It's not pride; it's called courage! I wish you wouldn't mock me!
[Tank is shocked by the attack and puts himself back together]
Tank: YOU! YOU! YOU PISS ME OFF!
[Tank's rage proliferates along with his power, thus forcing him to lift the half of the arena Warlord places himself on and throw it into the air]
Tank: I'm GOING TO WIPE THAT STUPID LOOK OFF YOUR FACE! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING LEFT AFTER THIS ATTACK!
[Warlord and the piles of rock begin to fly down]
Tank: YOU HERE ME, YOU BASTARD!
[Tank releases all his energy into this attack, making another explosion within that arena and vaporizing the debris, Willow's body is still intact after all that!]
Tank: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU BAS...TARD?!
[As the smoke clears up, Tank notices that his fist barely even scraped his skin, but instead, he broke his wrist trying while using his best attack!]
Tank: *fear* Huh?!
Warlord: I bet you probably wondered where you heard the name Aiden Veers before, are you?
Tank: *gasp*
[Warlord activates his fragment]
Warlord: If you remember correctly, three Roundtable Knights were sent on a mission, and two of them were sent to assassinate Lancelot. But they were both killed and brought back to a secret location to be revived into celestials. Unlock! COURAGE CHARGE! Omicron Spirit!
[Warlord raises his hands with his fist full of fiery energy]
Warlord: One of the knights was Percival, my youngest friend and niece if I were to presume so. And the other was me. Agent Gawain!
[In Tank's eyes, he saw a three-story tall man in front of him holding the power of the sun within his fist]
Warlord: I trained under multiple masters and gained new abilities! And learned of the race I genuinely originate from! And you will be killed before this game can even end!
[Warlord launches his final attack with Tank screaming in terror]
[A few seconds later, Warlord pulls his arm up and sighs in disappointment]
Warlord: Honestly, I thought you'd be the type to put up more of a fight. I guess I was wrong.
[Tank is a statue trying to run away]
Warlord: You're all bark no bite when it comes to those powers as you are.
[Warlord looks at his pocket watch]
Warlord: And all finished in under four minutes and thirty seconds. That's a new record, if I do say so myself.
[Warlord looks over to Willow, whose heart is still beating]
Warlord: I still have five minutes. I better get started.
[Warlord uses his energy to fix the entire battlefield good as new and focuses it all into one finger to draw a specific circle, surrounding this circle are eight symbols, Destruction, Courage, Entertainment, Fortune, Intelligence, The Earth, The Ocean, and Heaven]
Warlord: Don't worry, Willow, you'll be back soon enough.
[After he finished drawing it, he places Willow in the center and grabs a drop of blood from her. He puts it on the Celestial shard, and it begins to glow]
Warlord: There we go!
[Warlord places the Shard on the Earth Circle, activating the process]
Warlord: Great power of the celestials! I bring you the new warrior you have selected to fight amongst your ranks. Bestow upon her the power and energy needed to fulfill her duties! And get her a new life from this day forth!
[Warlord spreads his energy across the circle so the ceremony can be effective!]
Gus: WILLOW!
[King and Gus make it to the next room and notice Willow's body is being absorbed into the crystal]
Gus: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
[The energy from the ceremony pins them to the wall leaving them nothing to do but watch]
[Just then, a dragon from the nature circle emerges from the ground and enters the shard fusing its Spirit and Willow's]
King: WHAT'S GOING ON?!
Gus: I DON'T KNOW!
Warlord: Release your new vessel and become one with this world's great Celestial of the Earth!
[The Crystal forms a body and a shockwave ends the ceremony as Willow bare naked in Warlord's arms]
Warlord: Your body is as good as new.
[Warlord places his hand over Willow's chest and gives her a new outfit and bow to fight with]
Gus: Willow! Get away from her!
[Warlord stops Gus with his hand and places Willow and lays Willow in front of him]
Warlord: I will be back for her another day; right now, she needs to get used to her new abilities as the new chosen Celestial.
King: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!
[Warlord walks away from and grabs the statue of Tank]
Warlord: You will learn in the future young Titan. For now, be grateful your friend is not dead.
[King is confused and decides to check on Willow]
[Warlord then walks up the steps with Tank with him]
Warlord: All of them have been defeated, all we need are our fragments, and A.X.E.L.'s and the mission will be complete. We'll kill Luz Noceda and end this battle once and for all!
[Warlord makes his way up the steps for the final battle]
[Fourth Floor Victor: Warlord and Willow]
Gus: Willow! Willow, wake up!
[Gus tries to shake her awake, then suddenly begins to cry, King cries with him as they embrace their friend]
Willow: You guys are squeezing me too tight.
[Gus and King look at Willow, they smile and hold her tighter than before]
Gus: Do you remember anything?!
[Willow remembers the last thing she did while fighting Tank]
Willow: First, my body was dying, then some buff guy gave me this bow.
[Willow takes a good look at it and remembers how it almost killed her]
Willow: I don't know why he gave it to me. But I heard him say his name was Aiden from something called S.W.O.R.D.
[Voices are heard from downstairs]
Lilith: Edalyn, do you have to run so fast? You'll waste your energy!
Eda: Don't worry about it Lily. The fast we make our way to the top, the faster we can get to Luz!
[Eda and Lilith make it to the fourth floor]
Willow: Lilith!
King: EDA!
[King hugs Eda]
Eda: Hey there, King, I'm guessing you missed me!
[King is annoyed, but he doesn't want to admit he was worried]
[Eda notices Willow's new outfit]
Eda: Dang, Willow, nice duds; where did you get them?
[Willow only then notices her clothes]
Willow: I guess that new guy gave them to me!
[Gus then remembers the name S.W.O.R.D. from a few minutes ago]
Gus: Oh crap! We have to go now!
Willow: Why?!
Gus: Willow, if we don't move right now! Luz is going to die!
[Eda, Lilith and Willow are shocked but confused]
[Meanwhile, Luz and One standoff on the top of the tower, ready to fight]
One: I've wanted to fight you since the beginning, and here you are, prepared to take me on with everything you've got!
[One prepares his chain sword and shotgun]
One: But tell me Luz Noceda! Will it be enough to stop me?!
[One says that as he summons Seth to his side]
[Luz takes a deep breath and summons Azura while spinning her staff]
Luz: Not only will it be enough to keep you entertained! I'll make sure that you'll be taken down for good. And that you'll never step foot in the Isles ever again!
[End]