Chapter. 43

As soon as Vincent returned to the real world he was struck with the pain he felt in the unlimited field all at once. Vincent fell to the ground and screamed at such a high pitch that nothing was heard. Vincent rolled on the ground for a few minutes until the pain subsided. Vincent pushed himself up, with heavy breathing he limped to his bike. Half way there Vincent dropped to his knees as a large headache hit him. Vincent reached for his medicine but lost balance as the world around him was spinning, falling on his side. He closed his eyes then reached for his pockets to take out his pills.

Taking two pills and swallowing them whole Vincent pushed himself up then slowly stood on his feet. He opened his eyes to see everything was still spinning around him. He shut his eyes and took slow careful steps to his bike, opening his eyes only to make sure he was going the right way. Vincent reached his bike, he rested his hands on it then kneeled down. Taking deep breathes to try and calm his mind.

After what felt like forever Vincent was able to open his eyes without feeling sick. He opened his linker and put in the location Rebecca gave him. Vincent took a deep breath then climbed on his bike and drove off at a slower speed.

Ten minutes later Vincent arrived outside a building with the words "Game Grid" hanging over the entrance. Vincent walked through the doors to find the insides looked like a large gaming lounge with dozens of chairs and sofas around pillars for everyone to connect to with their linkers. Inside everyone was in a panic over the loss of their ruby legion.

Vincent walked in to search for Rebecca. Halfway several people spotted Vincent, one of them walked to stand in Vincent's way. "Hey who are you?" Vincent punched the person in the face, putting them on the floor. Another grabbed Vincent's arm from behind, Vincent grabbed onto the person's shirt and hurled them on to a table. Vincent felt dizzy from the encounter and held his face with his hand, trying to calm his mind. He slowly lowered his hand and turned around to see if anyone else wanted to fight.

As he waited he saw Rebecca stand up from a sofa. "Reby..." Vincent dashed to Rebecca and hugged her. "Come on. Let's get out of here." Vincent took Rebecca by the hand and lead her out as everyone got out of her way. Outside Vincent turned to Rebecca. "Reby."

"V. I-"

"Don't, we're here now, that's all that matters. The thot will pay, but right now it can wait." Handed Rebecca a helmet. "Care for a lift?"

Rebecca immediately took the helmet and put it on. The two climbed on to the bike, Vincent sent a message to Lyle then saw another message from Jade. "Where are we going?"

"To our friends." Vincent revved the engine then drove off.

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It was noon when the couple arrived at the library. As they approached the entrance they spotted their friend waiting for them. Corina saw them coming and ran towards them, hugging Rebecca. "Reby!" Corina spun her around. "I'm sorry for what I did, I wouldn't have taken those photos if I knew what Catherine would use them for!" Corina let go and held Rebecca by her shoulders. "But I can tell you for a fact there was no love between her and Vincent!"

"Thank you Coco." Rebecca hugged Corina back.

"So the couple is back together now?"

Just as Levi asked the question Vincent hugged her then quickly let go. "Thank you Levi. This wouldn't have happened if not for you're help."

"It was nothing, really. Anything to piss off Catherine."

"Catherine." Vincent tightened his fists. "I need to see Jade." Vincent headed inside the library with everyone right behind.

"Who's Jade?" Rebecca dashed to Vincent's side.

"The boss of the opal legion." Vincent opened the back room door to the private room to find Jade waiting for him.

"You have any idea how long I've been waiting for you Tyrant?!"

"I'm not at you're beck and call. I have to tell you something-"

Jade noticed Rebecca standing behind him. "Who is this? Your child?"

"None of your business, now I have to report-"

"The ruby legion has fallen. I'm to guess that was you?"

"Yes, Rebecca and I took it down."

"Rebecca, huh?" Jade stepped past Vincent and held out her hand. "It's good to meet you, On behalf of the opal legion I thank you for breaking the ruby legion apart. I'd be happy to welcome you-"

"No." Vincent knocked Jade's hand down. "She's not joining your legion battles and I'm done fighting you. We gave you the ruby legion, on top of the amber and sapphire. I've done enough."

"Don't you forget who holds your leash Tyrant. As the leader opal I can destroy you anytime." Jade and Vincent stared each other down. "Besides, you agreed to assist in taking the emerald legion, and I will make you hold up your end."

"Taking out the ruby wasn't enough?"

"Was it really you who took him out?"

"Me and Reby."

"And Reby was apart of the ruby?" Vincent nods. "The amber and sapphire legions came under our control because you with the opal when you defeated them. If Rebecca was the one to beat him then the territory goes to no one. The emerald and topaz will picking up free land while we recover what we lost. What we lost because of you."

"Alright. Fine." Vincent threw up his hand. "FINE! I'll fight to take the emerald, but after that I'm done." Vincent took a deep breath. "Anyway, I need to tell you something important. When I fought Ruby Dragoon he was using the incarnate system."

Everyone in the room was shocked by the news, except Rebecca who was confused. "Are you sure about this?" Asked Lyle.

"Absolutely. He even admitted to learning it from Catherine." Vincent turned to Jade. "Your spy is a double agent playing everyone."

"Jade crossed her arms. "I know you two hate each other so I'll need some hard proof of this, for all I know it's just you wanting to cause a fuss."

"Then how about this for hard proof."

Levi opened her linker then sent a message to Jade. "This is a recording I made on Catherine. Give it a listen."

Jade glared at Levi then pressed play. "You're lucky I need the opal legion but it won't protect you forever. Once it falls you're the first one I'm killing."

"Need more or will that one be enough?"

"Why were you recording your conversations with Catherine?"

"I record all conversations with burst linkers. Never know when something incriminating will come up."

Jade sighed. "Alright. I'll start an investigation into Catherine. I'd like to know what she's up to."

Vincent nods. "Good, and for the record. Everything that happened with the ruby legion all started with Catherine." Jade rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. Once she was gone Vincent took a seat on one of the sofas. "So, how did you all do against the emerald?"

Lyle took a seat on the sofa across from Vincent. "We took two zones. Just another three and will have the leader's movement's covered."

"Good, so just a little more then."

"V." Rebecca sat beside Vincent. "What did you mean when you said 'incarnate system'?"

Vincent took a deep breath to collect his thoughts. "The incarnate system is basically when you're forcing your will on brain burst. It's when you're strongly picturing something happening, making up different ways to fight, making them real."

"Is this a secret power?"

"Yeah you can it that."

"Can I-"

"No." Vincent held a stern look. "The incarnate system is strong by it comes at a cost." Vincent lowered his gave to his hands. "Lately I've been getting headache from using it. Besides, it's used by using negative emotions. I'm not turning you into me. You're better then that Reby."

"V."

"Actually!" Corina spoke up. "The incarnate system can use positive emotions as well."

"What?!" Vincent took us but his legs gave and fell back into his seat.

"We all learned how to use the incarnate system with negative emotions from Catherine, but Lyle and I never got the hang of it. So we thought that if it could use negative, why not positive?"

"It works better that way as well." Commented Lyle. "Stronger too, and we've never had and headaches."

"Can you show us?" Asked Vincent.

"Yes. It would be best if Rebecca learned how to use it sooner then later. Let's go to the unlimited field."

"Alright. Reby I'll help you get in." Vincent opened his bag, he looked inside but everything was spinning again.

"V are you okay?"

"Yeah." Vincent closed his eyes and slowly opened them as he reached into his bag to take out a cord, handing one end to Rebecca and connecting the other to his linker. "Unlimited Burst."

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