Hoo boy another action scene! Im excited! Ten hours of work, and I'm finally typing this.
Just a warning, the beginnings a little risque, but it dies down rather quick.
One last thing, I got some feedback for the pairings, but I need more to make a good decision. So please, even if you're a guest, please give me some feedback on a pairing.
Enjoy.
The next day in the Nether rolled by after a few hours, if you can say that, as we see Joe and Mary both peacefully sleeping in their shared cell.
In his sleep, Joe had moved from his position and was laying flat on the ground, with Mary laying on top of him, laying face-down, with her face in Joe's chest.
He unknowingly had his right hand on her right hip, as he slightly snored.
She had her arms tightly wrapped around his neck, as if he was a pillow. She had the most peaceful look on her face as she was sleeping on him, judging by her smiling face.
They were both peacefully sleeping, until Mary opened her eyes, and found she was sleeping on him.
She had a smile across her face as she looked upon his sleeping face, as he snored slightly.
She didn't know why he was so appealing to look at. Maybe it was his looks, his sleep pattern, she didn't know what.
Maybe because she had a little experience with his heart.
He was generally a humble, caring young man. His heart was with his friends, who he cared about so much.
Even though she tried to kill him, he still had it in him to comfort her, when she was terrified beyond belief. She felt her heart beat fast when she looked upon him.
But, in that moment, unknowingly in his sleep, raised his left hand and accidentally grabbed Mary's right breast.
She made a slight moan, but tried to keep it down, to not awaken Joe.
"I found you, Mr. Marshmallow…" He muttered in his sleep.
Mary didn't know whether to be flattered or embarrassed, as Joe's hand moved, fully groping her breast.
Her face went red, as she started to breath heavily, partially consumed by pleasure.
She didn't know why, but she allowed Joe's accidental groping, as she rested back on Joe, biting her finger in pleasure.
She was then fully consumed with pleasure, as she started to caress her hand across Joe's chest, feeling his body through his clothes.
Her breathing then turned into partial moaning, as Joe was rubbing, squeezing, and fondling with both her breasts with both of his hands.
She let out a louder then normal moan, which she thought was too loud.
It was too loud, as it had awoken Joe, who slowly opened his eyes.
He then realized he was grabbing onto something, as he cupped both of his hands.
Soft and squishy.
He looked down to see he was fully groping Mary with both of his hands, while he was breathing and slightly moaning in pleasure.
His face turned the deepest red his body could make, as he let go of Mary, and scooted away from her.
"I-I-I-I'm so sorry! It was an accident! I don't know why I was! I'm sorry!" Joe yelled frantically, in a state of embarrassed panic.
Mary then sat up, with her back turned to Joe. She turned herself to Joe, but much to his surprise, her face of utter pleasure was still on her face.
She looked at Joe, still breathing heavily.
"M...More…" She moaned.
"M-Mary?" Joe said, unsure of what to think.
In that moment, Mary went on all fours and started crawling towards Joe.
"More…" She muttered, her face unfading.
It then hit Joe. He went red as a beet.
"M-Mary, be reasonable here, we-gah!" Joe said, but was interrupted by Mary climbing back on top of Joe, riding him.
"Give me more…" She said, as she closed her eyes, and puckered her lips. She then placed her hand on Joe's cheek, and moved her head closer towards Joe, going in for a kiss.
"H-Hey, cut it out! We can't do this!" Joe yelled, as Mary's face came closer.
And when she was mere inches away from his lips, the prison room door slammed open, with a Wither Skeleton stepping in, which snapped Mary out of her horny trance.
"Rise and shine, it's death day." The skeleton said, as he unlocked the cell door and walked back to the door.
It then closed the door, as Mary slipped off of Joe, and shook her head.
"What...What was I doing?" She asked.
Joe's face beamed in confusion.
"W-Wait, you don't remember what you were just doing?" He asked.
"W-Well…" She said, her face turning pink. "I remember waking up, looking at you, then everything went white…"
Joe blushed at this, as he scratched his head.
"Well, its nothing to worry about.." He said, looking at her.
She remained silent, as she looked at Joe. "I heard you have your match today."
He sighed. "Yeah, but I don't know if I'll do well…" He said.
She smiled at this. "I've got just the thing for that." She said, as she closed her eyes, and placed her hands together, in a state of deep concentration.
"What? What are you doing?" He asked, confused.
She held a finger to her mouth, asking for silence, as she concentrated.
In that moment, a blue light emanated from her hands, as she held them up in front of her.
"Whoa…" Joe said, amazed at the light.
She opened her eyes, and looked to him.
"Bear with me." She said, which caused Joe to flinch.
She then grabbed Joe with her hands, which caused Joe to freeze.
His eyes then glowed with the blue light, as he seemed to be more relaxed, in an enlightened state.
After a few moments, she let go of his head, which slumped down.
"Open your eyes." She calmly said.
Joe opened to his eyes, in which both his eyes and eyesight were a dark blue, as he looked around, amazed at this sensation.
"Holy…" He said in amaze, looking at everything.
Most of his eyesight was blue, but whatever he looked at, it was a different hue in color to him. The iron bars were a tan color, wood was brown, and Mary was a bright light purple.
"Whats going on…" He asked.
"Its called Miner's Vision." She said.
"'Miner's Vision'?" He asked, still examining his surroundings.
"Its an augment that allows you to see anything and everything. Different ores and materials glow with a respective color. Enemy's also have a respective color, even when they are invisible." Mary explained.
"Invisible, huh?" He said, looking at Mary. He was surprised to see he could see her features, but there was a light purple glow to her. "How do I turn it off?"
"Concentrate. You can activate it anytime you want, but you have to concentrate." Mary replied, prompting Joe to do so.
He closed his eyes, and focused his mind.
He opened his eyes, to see his normal eyesight had returned.
"Whoa...Cool…" He said, examining everything again.
"Consider it a 'See All' kind of power." Mary said, smiling.
"What else can it do?" He asked, as he closed his eyes, activating his vision again.
"Well, it can see thermal readings, and see through objects as well." She replied, intriguing Joe.
"Kinda like an X-ray, huh…" He said, and without knowing, his vision shifted, as he was fully see Mary completely naked, even though she still had her clothes.
He yelled a bit, as he covered his eyes.
"W-What?" Mary asked, slightly panicked.
"N-Nothing!" He replied, as his vision returned to normal.
That could be a problem...He thought, as he scratched his cheek.
"It should help you out. It can also see weak points in enemies."
"Wow….Man, I really owe you one. I could stand a chance with this." Joe said, smiling at Mary.
She let out a giggle, as he placed a hand on Joe's.
"Its the least I can do. You have friends to return to."
Joe smiled at this, as he took her hand.
"Thank you, Mary...Well, I should be going. I've got a match to get to." He said, making a guilty smile.
Mary giggled again, as she nodded.
Joe then stood up, as he faced the door.
"Well, here goes nothing." He said, as he walked out of the cell, and towards the door.
He looked back at Mary, who was smiling back at Joe, as he waved, and walked through the door.
He was met with the same skeleton leaning on the wall, waiting for Joe.
"You waited for me?" Joe asked.
"Thought you would have wanted to be with your lover one last time before dying." The skeleton said, as it started walking down the hall.
Joe grumbled to himself, as he followed after.
"She's not my lover…"
They walked on, until they stopped at a door, in which the skeleton opened the door for Joe.
"Go pick a weapon. We can't let you enter empty handed. Not that it will matter." Te skeleton said, pointing its bony thumb in the room.
Joe walked in, to see an array of weapons and armor all racked up, and ready for use.
Swords, spears, axes, you name it. All was available to him, all he had to do was choose.
As he looked around, one weapon stood out to him.
He looked and saw what looked like a sheathed katana that looked about five feet long with the sheath looking rather battered, and the cloth on the handle tattered.
It looked ancient, and was covered in dust as Joe picked it up.
"Just the right weight…" He said to himself, as he grabbed the handle, and pulled the sword out of its sheath.
The blade was as long as he hoped, and the weight of the weapon was just perfect. Only problem was the blade was partially rusted, and was chipped throughout the edge of the blade.
But the weight, the feel, and the look of the sword was absolutely perfect to him.
"Oldie….but definitely a goodie." He said, as he twirled the blade and sheathed the sword in the fashion of a samurai.
The skeleton noticed this, and laughed.
"That rusty metal stick? Oh, this will be good." He said.
Joe then "hmph"ed through his nose, as he looked for a good set of armor.
He looked around, and saw something that peaked his interest.
He saw a leather cuirass lined with metal plates, looking like scales of some sort. It had gauntlets, greaves, and the armor for the bottom and top of the torso, but no helmet.
This didn't faze him, as he picked up the armor, and fitted it on himself.
A perfect fit.
It fit over his regular clothes, making it more comfortable to him, with his face beaming in excitement.
"If I make it out of this, I'm definitely keeping you two." He said, looking at his armor and sword.
He strapped the sword to the left side of his waist, and to his surprise, it had a loop that perfectly fit the sword. Almost as if the two were meant to be paired.
"Nice…" He said to himself, as he walked out of the room.
The skeleton saw this, and chuckled.
"You look rather good."
Joe nodded. "Thank you."
"Too bad you're gonna die in it."
Joe sighed in annoyance.
"Yeah, yeah, 'it won't matter', 'you'll die anyway', yada yada." Joe said, walking past the skeleton.
The skeleton then walked in front of Joe, leading him down another corridor.
They walked on until they met with a large gate. On the other side of the gate, Joe could partially saw what the Tournament arena looked like.
To the side of the door, was Krieg, the pigman from the Court.
"Name." It simply said.
"Er...Joe." Joe replied with.
"Joe the…?"
"...Human?"
"Joe the Human. Your match will begin shortly. Wait in the Arena. And remember this…" Krieg said, looking at Joe. "The only way out is to win, or death."
Joe gulped at this, as he nodded in agreement.
"Splendid." The pigman said, as the gate was then raised out of nowhere.
Joe could hear the screams and cries of the audience, as he looked out to the battleground.
"Move." The skeleton said, as it pushed Joe forward, forcing him into the arena.
He was amazed of the look of the arena, with the audience cheering and screaming in anticipation.
He was both amazed, and very nervous at the same time, waiting to see his opponent, as he started walking forward.
The gate then slammed shut behind him, making him jump and look back at it.
He then let it faze, as he looked forward, waiting in his own anticipation.
In that moment, what seemed like a mic check sounded out, as he looked over to what looked like a throne above the northern side of the Arena, which looked like VIP seating for football games.
"And now, announcing, Princess Blazette." Krieg said in the mic, which echoed throughout the Arena.
The fiery princess then stepped in vision of everyone, and sat on her throne. She took the mic, cleared her throat, and spoke:
"Let the Tourney begin!" she announced, which was returned with a massive uproar of anticipation and excitement from the audience.
Joe gulped again, as he looked over to the Princess, who was staring straight at him.
He looked forward to the other gate, lost in his thoughts.
Don't mess up Joe, shes looking right at you…
The mic went off again, as Krieg spoke.
"And our first match, in the east gate, hailing from the human dimension, we have...Joe the Human!"
The audience then went to a series of boos and yells for his death, which made Joe shiver.
"Man, didn't know I was hated that much…"
"Aaaand in the west gate, we have, hailing from the South Kingdom….Braug the Destroyer!"
In that moment, the west gate opened to darkness, as the crowd was cheering and yelling in praise, as a hulking beast of a warrior walked out.
The creature was about seven feet tall, had the mouth of an orc, and ears of an elf. Its armor was nothing but blood-splattered cloth, covering barely anything on him. Luckily, it was covering its privates, as the beast carried a blood-splattered, double-edged axe, with the blade larger than its head.
The beast named Braug them raised its arms in the air, and growled, causing an uproar in applause.
A bell then rang, as Krieg yelled into the mic.
"FIGHT!"
Braug then sprinted at Joe, who flinched and nearly fell backwards, as the beast raised its axe and swung it down at Joe.
He luckily jumped out of the way, landing on his side, as the axe was plunged into the ground.
"Shit, that was close…" Joe said to himself, as he hastily stood up.
Braug pulled his axe out of the ground, as he growled at Joe.
"Well, I'm fucked…" Joe said, as he about-faced and started sprinting.
Braug then ran after him, growling and yelling at the young man.
"Fight, coward!" The beast screamed as it chased Joe.
It then raised its axe again, as it brought it forward, throwing it in Joe's direction.
He heard the wind being cut, as he turned around, and saw the axe heading in his direction.
He quickly ducked, as the axe stuck itself in the wall.
He turned around and saw Braug running at him, as Joe ran back at him.
When they were feet away, Joe then dropped to the ground, and slid forward.
Braug couldn't react to this in time, as Joe was able to kick him in the legs, causing him to topple over, as Joe slid between the monster's legs.
It landed on the ground face first, as Joe stood up, and looked over his work.
He laughed at this in pride, as he sees his opponent standing up.
Meanwhile, Blazette's inturged face was turned to surprise, as she watched over Joe.
The beast looked at Joe, and seemed to smile. It stood up straight and pulled it's axe out of the wall.
"Slippery little rat…" Braug said, as it brought its axe over its shoulder.
Joe then unsheathed his own sword, only to have ridicule over the blade's rusty and chipped look.
Braug himself laughed at his sword. "You expect me to be scared of a rusty metal stick?"
"Be scared of this, asshole." Joe replied, as he closed his eyes, and reopened them, activating his Miner's Vision.
He could see the large crowd cheering in various colors, with Braug in a black glow.
He could also see iron chains across the walls of the battleground. This sparked an idea in Joes mind.
He looked over and could see a red spot on Braug's chest.
He smiled at this. "Bingo."
Joe then sprinted towards the beast, with the monster raising it's axe again.
It brought it down, but Joe managed to move out of the way, moving in front of Braug.
He then jumped with his blade out, and quickly slashed at the red area.
Braug yelled out in pain, as Joe landed behind it.
The beast then toppled over in pain, letting go of its axe, as Joe acted fast.
He ran to the chains, and used his sword to cut them from the links, and carried them to the monster.
He then started to wrap the chains around Braug's legs, binding them together.
Braug tried to grab Joe, but he slashed its arm before it could grab him.
He then wrapped the chains around Braug's arms, binding them to his chest.
"You little!" It yelled, as Joe finished tying the chains around the beast.
The monster laid on its back, trying to struggle out of the chains, as Joe stood on top of it, his sword ready to impale the beast.
"W-Wait!"
"Huh?" Joe asked.
"S-Spare me! Please!"
Joe was shocked.
"...You want me to spare your life? After you just tried to kill me?"
"I-I only came into this tournament to win the prize to support my family! Please! I have a daughter!"
Joe was beyond speechless. On one hand, this beast had a family with a daughter, and he could easily return to them. On the other hand, the crowd and presumably the princess were awaiting the final blow.
He could hear the crowd cheering, calling out for blood.
He looked down at the binded monster, who had a desperate look on his face.
"Please…"
Joe was silent, as he sighed.
"Dammit…" He said, has he stayed his blade from the monster, and sheathed it.
The crowd was hysterical. An arena fight without death? They wouldn't have it.
The audience went crazy.
"Kill him!"
"Finish him off!"
"We came for blood!"
Joe was angered at this, as he screamed at the crowd.
"ENOUGH!"
The crowd went dead.
"He has been defeated! He lost! He doesn't have to be dead!" Joe yelled.
Meanwhile, the princess had a shocked look on her face as she watched Joe defend the monster.
"I won't be responsible for this proud beast's death!" He said, as he looked over. "His daughter shouldn't grow without a father."
Braug then smiled in joy at Joe, who in return smiled back.
"You fought well." He said, as he pulled off the chains around Braug.
Braug stood up, and extended an arm to Joe.
"Thank you…" The beast said, as it offered its hand.
Joe smiled back, as he took its hand, in a firm handshake.
The crowd then went wild.
The mic also went out, as Krieg's voice could be heard.
"I-It would seem...that Braug has been given mercy! Joe the Human is the victor!"
Braug looked over at Joe, placing his other hand on Joe's.
"Your honor will go down with my people."
"Just get going already, you have a daughter waiting on you." Joe said, laughing.
The east gate then opened, as two Wither Skeletons came running out, and apprehended Braug.
"H-Hey! He's done nothing wrong!" Joe said, his hand on his sword.
"Calm down."
"Huh?" Joe asked.
"He will be in the prison for a bit, but he will live. He will return to his family in two days." One of the skeletons said, which calmed Joe's nerves.
"Thank you, Joe...I am in your debt." Braug said, as he was being taken by the guards.
Another one stepped out, and walked out to Joe.
"You have one victory, so you have a choice." It said to Joe.
"Choice?"
"You can either choose to release yourself, or one of any other prisoners."
Joe thought to himself, as he quickly made a choice.
"Take me back to the prison. I choose to let one of them free." He said, as the Skeleton nodded.
A few moments later, Joe and the skeleton are back in the prison, with all the prisoners cheering for him.
"The fresh meat is now the winner!"
"Let one of us go!"
Joe looked over to his cell, to see Mary against the bars, looking at Joe, her eyes tearing up.
He walked over, and turned to the skeleton.
"Open her door, please."
The skeleton nodded, as it did so.
Mary sprinted through the door, and quickly embraced Joe, burying her face in Joe's chest.
"I can't believe you won!" she said in Joe's chest.
He chuckled, as he returned the hug.
After a moment, Joe then let go of Mary, and grabbed her shoulders, looking into her eyes.
"Mary, they're going to let you go now. I need you to tell everyone back home I'm going to be a bit late. Let them know I'm alive." He sternly said to Mary.
Mary was shocked, but then as happy as Joe had ever seen her, and nodded.
"I-I promise…"
Joe smiled, as he looked to the skeleton.
"I want her free. Please bring her back to the overworld." He said.
The skeleton nodded in agreement, as Joe let go of Mary, who followed after the skeleton.
"Thank you Joe...I won't forget this…" Mary said, looking back at Joe as she followed the skeleton.
"I won't either. Just be sure to tell the girls, please." Joe said, as he waved.
The door then closed, and Joe was left alone in the prison, with the other cellmates going to their own business.
The other door then slammed open, to Krieg, making Joe jump.
"Joe the Human, you've been requested by the Princess. Please follow me." He said, as he turned around and walked in the other direction.
"T-The princess?" Joe said, as he ran to behind Krieg and caught up with him.
While walking down the dark corridor, Joe was lost in his thoughts.
What would the princess want with me?
They walked for about a half-hour, as they reached a rather grandiose set of double-doors.
"Step in when you're ready, she's expecting you." Krieg said, as he turned around and walked back into the darkness.
Joe was then left alone in front of the door, as he nervously sighed.
He then placed his hands on the doors, as he breathed to himself.
Showtime, Joe. Were his thoughts, before he opened the door.
Oooh, a cliffhanger! Good lord I suck as action scenes…
Anyway, I still have a lot to type, but I'll post it tomorrow, I promise.
But, what I said above, I need some input for a pairing in this Fic. Even if you're a guest, please give me input. Anyone reading, I please ask for your opinion.
Thank you for your time, I'll see you in the next chapter.