"Welcome to Snowdin town. Huh, you know, I just got what that name means."
The group had finally reached the quaint little town in the snowy area of the underground. Seito looked around the village, noticing things like an inn and a corner store.
"It's a nice little place. I suppose this is where Papyrus and Sans live then."
The latter then came around the corner, nonchalant as ever.
"yup. it's a nice little town, locals are real friendly. don't worry about them recognizing you as humans, only a select few actually know what one of you looks like."
"That's a relief. I wasn't really looking forward to convincing everyone in town not to be afraid of us. You know, why are monsters afraid of humans anyway? It's usually the latter on the surface."
Sans either didn't hear the bit about monsters on the surface, or just didn't care.
"eh, guess i shouldn't be too surprised. stuff like that tends to fade into legend over time. anyway. you'll probably find some answers at the librarby."
Seito looked at Sans.
"I think you mean library."
The short skeleton just shook his head, and pointed towards a building.
"...I hate this place."
"heh heh, yeah. oh, one more thing. my bro may not look like it, but he's real strong. it wouldn't be smart to bring the kid along to your 'battle' with him. don't worry she can crash at me and my bro's until you've finished."
Badd gave a grateful nod.
"Thanks, man."
"don't mention it. if you need to check in with her, we'll be in the wooden house at the edge of town."
And with that, Sans took Zenko's hand, and led her towards his home.
"SEITO! BADD!"
"Oh, hey Papyrus."
"COME, I HAVE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR OUR GRAND BATTLE! THERE IS A LARGE OPEN AREA FAR ENOUGH FROM TOWN SO THAT WE WON'T DISRUPT THE CITIZENS!"
"Sounds good man, lead the way!"
The two pro heroes and the aspiring guardsman stood on oppisite sides of a large snowy field.
"HERE WE ARE! NOW, I SHALL GIVE THE RULES OF THE BOUT! OBVIOUSLY NOTHING LETHAL, FOR ONE. TWO, WE WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING UNTIL ONE SIDE IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE! THREE! IF YOU LEAVE THE SURROUNDING AREA, YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SURRENDERING. UNDERSTAND?"
The two nodded. Before the fight, Chara had given Papyrus' stats to the two, so they knew that he had the power of a high demon, which had them rather surprised. The skeleton was stronger than all of the guardsmen they had encountered, and yet was denied being one himself.
"ALRIGHT THEN! LET'S BEGIN!"
Papyrus rushed forward, closing the gap between the two quickly. He materialized a bone in his left hand, which he swung at Badd, who met it with his bat.
Seito, seeing the opening, started running towards the skeleton, but before he could make it, he was tripped by a bone that materialized right under his feet. He didn't let that slow him down however, as he sprung back upright by preforming a front hand spring and landing on his feet. Two more bones sprung out of the ground behind him and hit him in the back of the head, knocking him off balance for a second.
Papyrus took this opportunity to back off from Badd safely, before creating a wave of bones that he sent at Badd, who simply jumped over them, only to be struck point blank in the side of the head by the bone Papyrus was wielding.
Papyrus went to give a follow up strike, but was interrupted by a knee to the ribcage from Seito, who had recovered.
All of this had happened in approximately ten seconds. The combatants were moving so fast that they would appear invisible to the untrained eye.
Papyrus stumbled back, wincing slightly.
"NOT BAD. BUT LET'S SEE HOW YOU HANDLE MY... BLUE ATTACK!"
Right after he announced it, blue transparent bones appeared all around the two heroes. Having seen an attack like this from Doggo, they knew to stay still, and did as such.
The bones passed right though them, but what happened next was unexpected. The two started to glow blue, and it felt as though gravity had increased tenfold.
Papyrus then ran forward. The heroes went to dodge, but the increased gravity had slowed them greatly, and they were unable to dodge in time.
The attack was more forceful than the two had expected, sending them flying back a good dozen feet or so.
"What.. the hell?"
Badd asked, struggling to get up due to the increased gravity.
"YOU'RE BLUE NOW, THAT'S MY ATTACK NYEHEHEH!"
"Ugh, that makes things more complicated. He may be naïve and kind hearted, but he's a surprisingly good battler."
"Yeah... I don't think I've ever had this much trouble against a demon before."
"My analysis only accounts for power. Things like technique or special abilities aren't taken into consideration."
"Now you tell us..."
Seito was thinking.
"We don't really have the advantage here. Our speed is greatly reduced. I believe that we should play defensively for a while until we can create an opening."
Badd nodded, right before Papyrus rushed them again. They managed to block the skeleton's strikes, so he backed off and created a cluster of bones, firing them off at his opponents.
"He can use ranged attacks too? Come on!"
The two dodged through the bones, and Papyrus rushed in again.
"I'm sensing a pattern in his attacks. He attacks at close range, before backing off, and then goes in again. I say the safest thing to do is just follow him so he can't attack from far away."
"That may be a bit hard to do with this intense gravity. I think that I found a way around it though."
"And what might that be?"
And then Badd hit himself in the head with his bat.
"What... what are you doing damaging yourself?"
"Gettin myself a little pumped up."
Papyrus was starting to worry for his friend. They were taking his attacks very well for humans. But then Badd had whacked himself with his bat.
"ARE YOU ALRIGHT BADD? WE CAN TAKE A QUICK BREAK IF YOU WANT... WOAH."
Badd was in front of Papyrus before he had finished his sentence.
"Nah Paps, I'm better than ever." He said, before giving a swift whack to the skeleton's side, winding him and sending him skidding.
"What the hell was that!? His power just spiked instantly!"
"His 'fighting spirit'. I had heard accounts of it, but seeing it in real life is a different story. The more damage he takes, the more powerful he becomes."
Papyrus sat up groaning a little.
"YOWCH... YOU HAVE PROVEN TO BE WORHTY OPPONENTS. HOWEVER! I HAVE YET TO REVEAL MY FULL POWER! IF YOU CAN LAST THROUGH THIS ATTACK, THEN I SHALL SHOW YOU MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" The skeleton boasted, before unleashing a complex pattern of bones at the duo of heroes.
Badd managed to dodge with little effort, but Seito was still under the effects of the blue attack and was pelted rather mercilessly. However, due to his immense durability, it did little to damage him.
Suddenly, a the ground started to rumble, almost like a mini earthquake, before a sea of bones erupted from beneath it, with a huge bone at the back.
"That's not even his special attack?!"
The ocean of bones was moving towards the heroes at a steady pace, and they had no doubt that it would hurt if it hit. Badd took the initiative, and went to bashing the bones out of the way.
Seito soon followed, smashing the bones to pieces with his bare hands. They were breaking their way through the attack swiftly, until they got to the end.
"That's one huge bone."
"I'd wager that it's at least a couple hundred feet tall."
The two then smirked, before Seito jumped up, slicing the thing in half with his signature technique, and Badd swiftly Busted the two pieces into splinters with his bat.
Papyrus looked on, stars in his eye sockets.
"WOW! THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, EVEN UNDYNE HAS A BIT OF TROUBLE WITH THAT ATTACK! YOU REALLY ARE STRONG! BUT NOW, PREPARE FOR MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" He announced, before appearing to concentrate.
Suddenly, a giant dragon like skull appeared out of thin air.
"Uh, Papyrus, what is that thing...?"
"THIS IS MY SPECIAL ATTACK! IT'S STILL FAR FROM COMPLETE, BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL! SANS SAYS NOT TO USE IT UNLESS I'M BACKED INTO A CORNER, AND I THINK THAT THIS SITUATION QUALIFIES! NOW, FIRE!"
The beastly skull opened it's maw, and charged up a blast of pure energy, before firing it out as a beam of pure destruction.
Badd and Seito ducked under it just before it reached them. It went flying through the woods, vaporizing everything in it's path, before impacting with the wall of the cave, creating a crater at least a mile wide and deep.
The entire group stood wide eyed at the destruction, before the heroes turned back to Papyrus.
"WOW. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER USED THAT! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS SO DANGEROUS!"
Badd took a deep breath, before laughing.
"Are you kidding me!? That was awesome! With firepower like that, you would be an S-class hero for sure!"
Papyrus looked amazed at that.
"REALLY, ME? AN S-CLASS HERO!? ...WHAT'S THAT?"
"A hero is a symbol of justice that protects the citizens from the evil of the world."
"I KNEW THAT! I MEAN WHAT DOES S-CLASS MEAN?"
Seito gave an 'ah'.
"The S-class heroes are the top heroes in the hero association, a group dedicated to upholding peace and justice. Myself and Badd are heroes of this association as well. I am the number one A-class hero, although I have the potential to be class S, and Badd is the 15th ranked S-class hero, although he is stronger than some above him."
Papyrus absorbed this information.
"WOW! YOU'RE STRONG EVEN AMONG OTHER HUMANS!"
"That's an understatement. We're actually considered freaks of nature as far as power goes. Most humans, and even other heroes aren't close to being as powerful as we are."
"WOWIE..."
Badd and Seito explained the workings of the hero association, and the qualifications to become a hero, with Papyrus listening intently to every word.
"WOW! IF I EVER MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE, I'D LIKE TO BECOME A HERO TOO!"
"I'm sure you would make a fine hero Papyrus."
"THANK YOU, HUMAN BADD! NOW, I MUST BE MAKING MY WAY BACK TO TOWN! I PROMISED ZENKO THAT I WOULD 'HANG OUT' WITH HER LATER!"
"Alright, see ya."
After Papyrus left, Seito looked to Badd with a contemplative expression on his face.
"What's up?"
"It's just, I've been thinking. The monsters down here are so... civilized. Do you think that if, given a chance, the monsters on the surface could learn to be the same way?"
Badd gave a laugh.
"To be honest with ya, I've caught myself thinking the same thing. I'm sure that if we gave em a chance, they could turn themselves around, but I guess we won't know until we try, right?"
"I suppose so."
"Well, come on, you can think on that as we go back to town."
Badd turned around, walking back into town, leaving Seito to his thoughts.
Perhaps... things may not be as bad for me as I originally thought.
The veins on his arm started popping up, before he retracted them.
I hope...
Edited 3/16/20