Chapter. 17

The fallowing morning Vincent drove to the library faster then normal, even running a few red lights. He stopped outside the library and barely came to a stop when jumped off his bike, throw his helmet down as he walk to the front door.

Catherine stepped outside and saw Vincent walking towards her. "Vinny! Great work yesterday! You've imer-"

Vincent punched Catherine in the nose, causing her to stagger back. "Now that was-" Vincent punched Catherine again, this time sending her to the ground. Catherine held her nose and found blood.

"You fucking sold me out!" Catherine stood up and Vincent punched her again.

Catherine covered her eye as she looked up. "Would you like to know why or keep hitting me?" She smiled through the pain.

Vincent raised his fist when a massage appear. He tapped it with the side of his hand.

Tyrant come to the unlimited field. Teal will show you the way. Opal.

Vincent glared down at Catherine. "Explain."

"You want to talk now?" Catherine lowers her hand to show the injuries he's done. "I think you own me something now." Vincent only glared at her. "Say sorry and we can move on to important matters."

Vincent turned and walked away. Catherine crossed her arms. "Is your pride that big that you wouldn't say sorry to someone you hurt?" Vincent didn't stop. "Opal doesn't like to be kept waiting Vinny!" Catherine grinned as she ran to catch up to him, taking out a cloth for her nose. "Okay, okay. I'll let you off the hook this time, but I won't be so nice about this." Catherine lowered the cloth to check the blood. "You're lucky you didn't break anything, I need my nose."

"Of course you do you fucking whore."

Catherine took out a cord from her bag. "You'll need this." Vincent glared at her. "The unlimited field is a place you need to be at level four to get to. you're level three so you need me, like you always do, to get there."

Vincent still didn't move and Catherine groaned. "If I let you punch me-" Vincent punched her in the eye again. Catherine stood up and brushed the hair out of her eyes. "Better yet?"

"No." Vincent grabbed the cord and connected it to his neuro linker. Catherine smiled as she connected the cord to her neuro linker, causing Vincent to tighten his fists. "now then, Unlimited Burst!"

The world broke apart around them, the two were changed into their duel avatar forms while the city around them was rebuilt into a burned down counter part under a black sky.

"This way Vinny." Catherine walked towards the building in front of them when Vincent shot her in the back. Catherine fell to her knees and watched Vincent walk past her. "Good, get angry Vinny. Get angry and stay angry." Catherine stood up and walked with Vincent.

On the roof they found an avatar in a shining white armor and a grey shoulder cape over its left arm. The avatar turned to them with green eye lenses. "The clock is nice but Rebecca's armor is better." Vincent retraced his thoughts. "Why did I think about that?"

"Hello again Teal. Welcome Tyrant, to the unlimited field. I am Opal Commander."

"Why am I here?"

"I like that about you Tyrant, straight to the point. To start I'd like to say, on behalf of the opal legion. Thank you for defeating Sapphire Brawler, destroying his legion and giving us their land."

"What?"

Opal Commander stepped closer to Vincent. "Sapphire's days were numbered. He wouldn't have lasted much longer, but we didn't think you'd have beaten him."

Vincent clinched his fists. "So you fucking threw me to the fucking wolfs? For what? A joke? A laugh? For the fucking LOLs?! Vincent held up his blaster at Opal. "I'm sick of your fucking games! Tell me what's happening, what your goal is, and why are you doing this."

Opal Commander giggled. "You would raise your hand against the one wielding the ban hammer?"

"What?"

"When you join a legion its leader has a power called judgement blow. Something for the leader to use on bad players. A close range attack to take all of your points. You know what happens after that, right?"

Vincent sighed and lowered his arm, Catherine watched the action in wondered. "You hesitated? There's something you want to keep. Interesting."

"I'll tell you after to pass a test of your power."

"So giving you two legions isn't enough?"

"I wanted to test you after you defeated Amber but Teal had other plans and wanted to hold on it."

"And you're fine with what she did to me!? You just blindly fallow this fucking thot!?" Vincent noticed Catherine twitch at his final word.

"If you fell then you fell. Only the strong can stay in this game, but you didn't fall. You defeated Amber and gave us their land. You defeated Sapphire and gave us their land as well." Opal Commander reached out to hold Vincent's shoulder but Vincent swatted her hand away. "You have power, great power. Now it's time for you to prove it."

"Again, giving you two legions wasn't enough?"

"It's good but I want to see if you can do more." A large monster walked past the building the three avatars. The monster was pale grey and stood on hind legs with long arms it had dozens of eyes on his face with tentacles hanging from where its mouth would be. Opal Commander points to the wondering creature. "That is an enemy, monster that walk this world. You will fight that enemy alone."

Vincent stands on the ledge to see the enemy. "Lovecraft wants his monster back."

Opal spins to Vincent, pulling her clock over her arm. "To run a legion, order is needed. To keep order a ranking must be made. Right now you're a pawn, you're only goal is to fight for the legion in the weekend battles. If you can't last a minute against an enemy that's what you'll remain as."

"Alright."

"If you last a minute, you'll be a square, able to lead in the weekend three on three battles. Last three minutes and you'll be a knight, you'll have position in the war room to decide the course of action in leading the opal legion."

"What happens when I kill it?" Catherine and Opal started laughing. Vincent clinched his fists. "Don't underestimate my strength."

Opal spoke when the two calmed down. "Teal lasted four minutes. Try to aim for that."

Vincent turned back to the stairs and walked outside, he pointed his blaster at the enemy and fired a few shots to get its attention. The enemy turned to Vincent as it swung it arms and swatted his away. Taking a third of his health.

"Don't think you can get rid of me that quickly fucker..." Vincent pushed himself up and drew his sword. With some energy in his special gauge Vincent aimed his baster at the beast's head. "Charge Shot!" A large beam struke the enemy in the face but the monster didn't slow down.

With his blaster overheated Vincent ran from the enemy but its long arm knocked Vincent away again, taking another third of his health.

The enemy raised its hands and slammed them onto the ground, Vincent stood up and leaped back to dodge but was pushed back from the shock wave. As Vincent struggled to stay on his feet the enemy got closer and raised its hands again. "It's doing the same attacks?" Vincent leaped back to dodge, this time to plunged his sword into the ground to to keep from being blown back.

"It's an AI, not a player. I need to think like I'm fighting an AI. Fixed patterns, fixed actions, attack ques." Vincent took a deep breath to calm himself. "Breath in, focus. Everything can be broken down into a science." The enemy swung its arm low and Vincent jumped to evade but his timing was to short and was struke in the legs by the enemy's hand and sent sliding a along the ground.

Low on health Vincent stood up and held his blaster at then enemy. "You think I'm scared of you?! You're just a bunch of zeros and ones! You're nothing to me!" Vincent fired his blaster, hitting the enemy's face. "Fight me bitch!" The monster lowered its arm, grinding it against the ground to swipe at Vincent. "Royal Cut!" Vincent held his sword low then swung upward to slice off the enemy's arm.

"I'm gonna fucking eat you!" Vincent raised his blaster and fire into its face again. The enemy stood up on its hind leg to drop its body on Vincent. The tyrant ran towards the monster and slid under it as he fired at its chest. Once behind the monster Vincent stood up and raise his sword. "Royal Cut!" Vincent swung his blade down to cut off one of its legs.

The enemy spun around to struke Vincent with its remaining leg. Vincent back-flipped over the leg and ducked when he saw its arm coming for him. Vincent backed away from the monster as he fired at its face till his blaster overheated. The enemy raised its hand to crush Vincent who dove out of the way of the attack.

Under the enemy's head Vincent rolled on to his body and held up his blaster. "Charge Shot!" The beam struck into the monster's chin. "Fucking die already!" The beam grew larger and pierced into the enemy's head and broke through its skull.

The monster's body turned a bright green then shattered into data. Vincent stood up and sheathed his sword as he walked towards the building where Opal and Catherine waiting. Reaching the roof Vincent kicked the door down and stared at the two. "So... what happens when I kill it?"

Opal glance to Catherine then nods. "I think it's time we meet in the real world."

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