Outcasts and Outlaws
Volume 3, Chapter 34
A Destructive Clash
Opening Music: https/youtu.be/KSLG_oeD1yw [Attention Question- Tohka]
! Means a beat in the music
Music Starts
(Shows Daryl standing in Dust Valley, holding a gun. He raises his arm and points the gun whilst flashbacks of his team and his past appear behind him)
Music stops for about a split second then starts again
(Shows Connor standing in Dust Valley, looking at the ground with hair covering his eyes. He looks up as flashbacks of Team Kalos and the rest of his friends appear behind him)
(Connor runs at Daryl and aims a punch)
(Daryl fires his gun)
OUTCASTS AND OUTLAWS!
Are kore kakaekonde omoeba iranai mono made
(Shows Connor sitting with his head between his legs)
Umaku naru iiwake to myou
(Shows Ruby sitting inside of Connor's head with her legs drawn up to her chest)
na PURIADO!
(Shows Kalos sitting on top of the stone wall)
Jibun wo tana ni agete (Shows Jim, Yang, Kane, Irileth, Mars, and Stephane standing in Dust Valley, their hair and clothesflapping in the wind)
hito no koto aadakouda!
(Shows Murlough standing on the naval platform amongst the dead bodies of the generals)
Iu tsumori mo nai kedo!
(Zooms in on Murlough's face as he punches his hand and grins evilly)
Mukishitsuni
(Shows Daryl towards someone) Mawaru Tic and Tac!
(Shows Damien walking towards Daryl)
Ganbaru tte
(Connor and Kane approach Daryl from either side)
nandarou!
(Connor and Kane charge at Daryl) Attention! Question! Nantonaku nagasateru socchi no mizu wa (Shows Connor and Kane fighting Daryl with their semblances)
amai desuka!
(They hit Daryl's air current barrier with their golden light and black clouds)
YES/NO!
(Shows Isabella in tattered clothes with purple energy around her) YES/NO!
(Shows Mars with green energy around him)
Atari mimawashita totan ni!
(They shoot their energy blasts at each other)
Koko dake
(Connor goes into Dragon State and launches himself off a rock face)
toki ga tomaru
(He flies out and hits Daryl) COLOUR!
(Shows a massive light in Dust Valley)
(Shows Connor on the naval platform)
(Shows Murlough on the naval platform)
(Shows Murlough and Connor looking at each other from afar, Murlough with black clouds trailing from him, Connor with golden light trailing from one hand and black clouds trailing from the other) (They charge at each other)
END
Murlough grinned with malicious pleasure up at the airship hovering above the naval platform, carrying on it Connor. His cloak was still torn up, without sleeves and ripped shorter, looking more like an open vest jacket than a coat. His undervest was also torn to the point where it barely clung to his body. He stared back down at Murlough with a stern glare, looking completely serious.
"Come to finish me off have you?!" Murlough yelled up at Connor, getting to his feet and commanding his dark clouds to begin circling around him intimidatingly. "Your mistake..." He then brought a shiny, smooth metal hand out to his side, his malevolent grin widening, the dark clouds collecting in his palm. He then thrust his arm forward into the air, the blacks clouds bursting outwards and impacting the the airship, it consequently exploding.
Murlough's thoughts that it had been enough to take down Connor were quickly corrected. Connor landed just in front of Murlough, his golden enveloped fist hitting the ground where he had been stood just a second before as he stepped back defensively. The impact left a dent in the steel floor and sent forceful waves of aura all over the platform. Connor wasn't messing around, he intended to fight to the best of his abilities. He followed up by raised a leg to kick Murlough in the cheek, but his boot on steel had no effect. Murlough simply sneered as he grabbed onto Connor's ankle and effortlessly threw him over his shoulder, into the rubble with a crash.
Contrary to Murlough's hopes, Connor rose from the rubble, bruised but still able to fight on. His golden light concentrated around his forearms, forming two sharp, fin like shapes. He then rushed forward whilst yelling, "Golden Dragon Wings!" He slashed the sharp blade wings past Murlough, skidding to a stop and looking back. When Murlougg turned, the attack had failed to make even a small chink on his metal body. Murlough wasted no time in amassing dark clouds in his fist, and blasting them out towards Connor in a wide and ravaging stream. Connor swiftly dodged to one side, barely escaping the torrent.
Connor got up and ran at his foe as quickly as he could, charging up crackling golden energy in his fist as he went. "Golden Explosive Fist!" He exclaimed as he punched Murlough directly on the chest, a small explosion following. Murlough skidded backwards, still unharmed by the attack, Connor scowling at his own powerlessness. Before he could move, Murlough was in front of him and hit with him with a hard, dark cloud powered uppercut. The punch was hard due to the steel knuckles alone, the dark clouds only made it more painful, Connor gasping at the feeling in his jaw. Murlough followed up with a devastatingly hard punch to the chest, the force of it and the dark clouds powering it sending Connor crashing back along the steel platform on his back.
Feeling major bruising on his back, hoping his spine hadn't been seriously damaged, Connor groaned as he lifted his head and tried to get back up. The first thing he saw was clusters of dark clouds coming down on him like meteors, Murlough controlling them with his hands in the air. The clusters smashed into the metal surface with a mighty bang, almost completely destroying that end of the platform and sending what remained into the ocean. Murlougg smirked confidently, thinking his opponent would drown, but then reeled back as Connor ran out of the smoke and appeared beside him. Sticking one hand out in front of himself and one behind, Connor called out, "Golden Wave!" His announcement was followed by a storm force of golden light smashing into Murlough, carrying him with it as it travelled all across the platform. Murlough landed on his feet and skidded to a halt as it faded away, still unharmed.
"Your attacks are impressive, Connor. I'll give you that." Murlough reluctantly praised as he straightened his posture. "Unfortunately for you, my body is made out of the ultimate unbreakable steel. You'll have to hit me much harder than that to even crack it!"
"To drag you out of the darkness, with my shining light...that is my goal." Connor replied sternly, quoting Damien's last words to him. "I'll pull you out of the darkness you're trapped in, by force if necessary."
"I don't know what the hell yours going on about, but beating me is a far stretch for you!" Murlough snarled back doubtfully, launching another big blast of dark clouds Connor's way. Connor once again expertly dodged to the side, but was afterwards impacted from above. Murlough kicked him down into the metal platform, the force of the dark cloud burst afterwards hard enough to smash the both of them through the flooring.
Underneath the platform, the two of them floated in the dark ocean. The support beams of the platform above surrounded them, blocking Connor's view of his foe. Acting too fast to be stopped, Murlough smashed into Connor from the side, bringing a barrage of dark clouds with him. He was surprisingly quick in the water, his semblance propelling him and he having no need for breath in his metal body. As for Connor, he opened his mouth as he was hit, swallowing water.
Next Murlough hit him with another dark cloud uppercut, sending him smashing through the platform once again and landing back on its steel surface. He then surfaced himself, sending an explosive force of dark clouds out of his hands. Connor achingly rolled forward to avoid being hit, then stood up as swiftly as he could and aimed a golden punch at Murlough, who effortlessly dodged it with a simple sidestep. Connor couldn't stop his momentum and kept going past Murlough, who smirked and prepared to hit his opponent from behind. "Too weak! Too weak!" He taunted, charging up a ball of dark clouds in one of his metal hands, then firing it whilst yelling, "Chaos Bomb!" The ball slammed into Connor, the dark clouds exploding outwards with such force that he was sent flying back into the rubble.
Barely able to lift up his head after that attack, Connor was met with another ferocious blow from Murlough. "Chaotic Sledgehammer!" He called out, smashing both of his dark cloud covered hands down onto Connor and smashing him through the floor and into the water again. Connor could already tell the dark clouds Murlough was using were far more powerful than what he was used to with Kane. He at first though they were more refined, but that wasn't the word. They were more destructive and unstable, riddled with fierce and explosive power.
Thinking of an idea to fend off Murlough's next underwater attack, Connor put his hands on one of the steel beams that was holding up the platform, knowing one wouldn't make a difference, and pumped his aura through his arms. His hands glee with golden light, the energy melting part of the metal and letting him pry it loose. As Murlough shooters towards him through the water, he held it up like a baseball bat, smacking him away with it when he came near. He knew it wouldn't have been enough to damage his metal shell, but it had hopefully brought him a few seconds to escape the water.
Taking the time to climb through one of the many holes in the platform and get out of the ocean, Connor was unpleasantly surprised when Murlough jumped out behind him and smashed him with more ferocious dark clouds. The blast sent him flying back across the the destroyed side of the platform, but he quickly got up again, knowing staying down for too long would only ensure his loss of the battle. Murlough once again charged towards him, dark clouds gathering in his hands and trailing behind him as he went. Connor decided it was time to step his game and clenched his right metal hand, purple lightning sparking from it as his power levels rose. Murlough's face turned to a confused expression as he charged, seeing golden light snake all the way up Connor's arms, circle around him, and form two dragon wings on his back. When Murlough's attack impacted, Connor crossed his golden shining arms over his chest to block it, before swiping it away effortlessly. Murlough let out a gasp of shock, not having seen the power of Connor's Dragon State before.
Golden energy then amassed in the palm of Connor's hand as he charged up his aura, preparing for his big attack. He pulled back his arm and, before thrusting his palm forward, cried out, "Secret Art! Flash Cannon!" His attack burst out of his hand, a wide beam of golden light shooting out towards Murlough, who brought up a wall of dark clouds to defend against it. Light and dark clashed against each other for a few moments before both faded, Murlough looking quite exasperated. Before he could catch a breath, Connor was in right front of him, charging up his golden light again as he yelled, "Golden Spearhead!" The golden light then covered his entire body like a blanket, and he tackled head first into Murlough. The attack shot off like a spear, Murlough being forcefully pushed across the platform as the golden light trailed behind Connor. When they came to standstill, Connor flinched back from Murlough, his head agonisingly sore from having smacked against solid metal. To his great pleasure however, he saw a teeny tiny chip of metal break off from Murlough's chest as he fell backwards, grinning confidently at his progress.
"You think you have time to smile to yourself?!" Murlough screamed at him, violently punching forward with a dark cloud covered fist. Much to his surprise, Connor grabbed the fist in his right hand, which was also pulsing with dark cloud energy. Murlough stared incredulously at it, not able to understand what was happening. In a slight panic, he sent dark clouds out in all directions, pushing Connor away from him. "What the hell is going on?" He questioned. "Why do you have those dark clouds?"
The answer to his question was soon right before his eyes, masking him gasp in shock as he realised what was going on. As Connor stood opposite him, his good eye glowed a midnight black. His right hand was covered in dark clouds, his left being enveloped in golden light. The wings on his back the were still present, as he was still in Dragon State, but one was now constructed out of dark clouds instead of golden light. Connor raised his metal hand and displayed the Kalos Crystal embedded within it, giving Murlough his answer.
"You..." Murlough scowled, furious at what he had done. "You and Kane...are together again?"
Ending Music: http/youtu.be/YRLW-llroVw [Fuyugyaku Replace]
! Means a beat in the music
Wake in loneliness! Loneliness!
(Shows Connor standing on the naval platform)
Falling inside your story!
(Shows Murlough standing opposite him)
Walking after you! After you! (Zooms in Connor's face)
I will share my time!
(Shows naval platform)
(Shows Connor in Dragon State) OUTCASTS AND OUTLAWS Maykoinda sekai de!
(Shows young Connor in front of his parents bodies)
Boku no kage to kasanatte
(Shows Murlough in Connor's hometown)
Ima! I can't go back!
(Shows Connor losing control of the dark clouds in his hometown) Ketteiteki no boku shoumei wa! (Shows Connor in his original outfit) Jidai wo ima koete monogataru! (Shows Ruby reach out in front of her)
I will be the brand new age!
(Shows Team Kalos and Allies) Yeah! From this day!
(Shows young Connor and Murlough walking)
I will save myself!
(Shows Connor with Kane's shadow behind him)
And the time is now!
(Connor opens his eyes, one is black, one is gold)
Kill my weakness!
(Shows Connor in his original outfit running towards volume 2 Murlough)
Weakness!
(They change to their volume 3 versions)
Kanarazu koete naite satte!
(Shows a flashback of the Murlough VS Connor fight from volume 2)
And I stay alive!
(Their semblances hit each other) Alive!
(Shows the naval base in a fiery explosion)
Saigo wo shinjitaku wa nakute! (Shows Connor's village being destroyed by black clouds)
Kill my weakness! Weakness! (Shows Murlough summoning dark clouds all around him)
Itsuka kidsuita to shita mo!
(Shows Connor going into Dragon State)
I will prove myself that I have lived today!
(Shows Connor and Murlough fighting in their most powerful states)
Starting now!
(They both hit each other's fists and let off their semblances)
END
