Chapter 3
To Take Arm
Joy's height is 5' 7", and she was wearing Maxine's jacket, but it's green instead of gray, underneath the jacket is a white shirt with three black stripe, and two dark-yellow stripes. She also was wearing white pants, and Maxine's colored sneakers. Jude's olive-green army cap was still there, and her eyes were golden.
I'm surprise to see she was telling the truth about the fusion, and now I am standing close to Maxine, and Jude fusion.
"So, pretty need huh." Venus smile.
"I'm curious on who is control on that body right now." I said.
"I feel lighter, and more feminine, but somehow I feel Maxine inside my soul, and very powerful." Joy said.
"Only one person can control the body?" I ask.
"No, I'm right here, so I think both of us are in control, but strangely, I feel like I need to look for snake for some reason." Joy said.
"Hmm..two people in control, and their unique features are still in there, but with some changes." I said.
Suddenly a flash start again, and when it fade away, Maxine, and Jude were separate from each other soul.
"That was fast, I didn't last more than 5 minutes." Jude complain.
"Well, it's a miracle you were even able to fuse." Venus responded.
"What do you mean?" Maxine ask.
"If you two weren't compatible with each other, then the results of trying a fusion without the requirements, can lead to death." Venus explain.
"Death!? Why do you lead us try something that dangerous in the first place!" Jude said worrying.
"It did work didn't, so I don't need to apologize." Venus grin.
"At least try to hide it!" Jude said.
"So, what are the requirements for fusion?" I ask.
"You need to build a friendly relationship with your desire partner, before trying to fuse with one another, and I recommend to reach Lv. 5, before doing so."
"Lv 5 you said.." Jude muttered.
"What about fusion with a monster?" Maxine ask.
"I don't know…human aren't here to try that, but you three can pull it off, but just like before, you need to develop a bond with them. At least Lv. 5 just to make sure.
"I see, that the requirements for fusion, and sound simple enough." I said, and Venus laugh.
"I didn't know you were a good comedian Vergil."
"Just continue woman." I said.
"Now for the most important thing, you three most choose a leader for this three man group." Venus said.
"Why do we need a leader?" Jude ask.
"You'll have to travel through the monster lord territories, and you need a leader to make good judgment, and make good choice for everyone sake." Venus explain.
"Oh! Then pick me for the job, I can make a good leader." Jude smile.
"You fool, You're taking this role to lightly." I said.
"..Then, who do you think is more fitting for the role of a leader." Jude ask.
"Do you even have to ask such pointless question." I answer.
"You can't be serious! You're dangerous for the team, and you rely on violence, rather then talking. I'm a good person, and I'd talk thing through.
"You need to prove everyone you have the power to lead them, talking isn't everything." I said.
"Let's ask Max for her opinion." Jude said.
"M-Me?.." Maxine muttered.
"Yeah, you can be the tie breaker! Which of us is better for a leader." Jude said, and Maxine nervously play with her fingers.
"I think…um..I pick Vergil." Maxine answer.
"What!?" Jude yelled out.
"It seem I'm the leader of this team like I thought, and now we can move on to the important task." I said, and Jude was angry for the results, Venus clap her hand to get our attention.
"Come on, stop with the fighting, and let's move to your weapons." Venus said.
"Why do we need them, since I have one already." I ask, and Venus giggle.
"What's so funny?"
"Your little toy isn't enough to hurt us." Venus grin.
"…."
"My brother can make some good weapon for you three, and unlike your weak guns, he can make them stronger." Venus explain
"Weapons…but I don't need it." Maxine said.
"Don't worry, You will use this new weapons for protection against monster you may encounter on your journey. Now, come with me, and pick your weapon." Venus walk inside her house, and we follow her.
We pass through the hallways, and into a room filled with all kind of weapons. They were all stack neatly in their shelves, as if someone took a good care of them, and a table also filled with weapons. Maxine look around the table, and I also decided to find a weapon.
"Wow, you were not kidding when you said to choose our weapon." Jude talking to Venus.
"Vergil, what kind of weapon are you picking." Maxine ask.
"The same two kind of gun I have." I answer.
"You mean the two pistol?"
"Correct."
"Most boy would rather choose a sword or katana." Maxine smile.
"Is that so?"
"Well, that what I hear from the boys from my school."
"People with obvious weapon like a sword or spear may stand out from the rest, but I prefer a gun."
"Now that you mentioned, you're right." Maxine said, and suddenly she stop.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Look!" Maxine point toward a pair of pom poms in one of the shelves. The pom poms look like it was made out of crystal, and Maxine try them out.
"Those thing are weapon?" I ask.
"Looks can be deceiving, and it's best for you to remember that." I look at were the voice was located, and I find a guy standing at the door. The guy height is about 5' 7", and strangely enough, he look like a regular human being. His hair is white, and he keep it down with his bangs reaching down to eye level, but not covering his red eyes. He was wearing a black blazer, and underneath it was a white collar shirt with a blue tie. His pants were gray, and his shoes were black.
"The name is Hiro, nice to meet you all at last." Hiro said.
"You finally arrive, brother." Venus said.
"Sorry, getting materials was difficult this time around." He scratch his head.
"Er..are you going to ask something very important to him?" Jude said.
"Like what?" I said.
"The clothing he is wearing right now! He's clearly wearing some kind of uniform." Jude point out.
"Oh! You like my armor, don't you?" Hiro boy smile.
"Why are you wearing that kind of clothing? Do monster go to school too?" Maxine ask.
"They aren't clothing for school, but rather, I use it like an armor when battling, just like every human hero does in one of my history picture book I read." Hiro smile.
"Picture book.." Jude mumble.
"You mean manga?" Maxine said.
"Enough with this mediocre talk, let's move on to the most important task."
"Fine, fine you want weapon correct? Then tell me what weapon you want, and I'll find it here, since I already made every weapon made by humans, and they are power by the soul of the user."
"Can I have this pom poms as my weapon? I don't like to hurt anyone." Maxine said, and everyone got quiet due to her response.
"Of course! That kind of thinking is so…so..fantastic! Those pom poms are power by your soul like the others, and gives support to allies, by raising their Attack, Defense, Speed."
"Attack? Defense? Speed? This is turning out like a video game." Jude said.
"Video game? I don't follow..but I can see everyone status above your head. Your level is 1, the girl is level 2, and the mean guy is level 6. I'm glad to see you all have Love at 1, and zero Exp." Hiro explain.
"Is that even accurate?" I ask.
"The way he explained it sound bad, but he's always accurate with his level prediction." Venus said.
"Oh, is that so, then what your level?" I ask her.
"Lv. 100" Venus smile.
"…."
"Why am I the lowest level? Okay, I'll choose the best weapon there is in here" Jude search around the stack weapons, and Maxine was trying out her new weapon, but got embarrassed when I watch her.
"Found it!" Jude happily said.
"You found something useful?" I ask, and he nodded with determination.
"Look at the most powerful weapon in the wor-no…the entire universe!" Jude show us a gold retractable snake stick.
"That seem useless to me, and it doesn't look like it was made for fighting." I said.
"That retractable snake stick is made for binding people, and strangely, it can also attract snake toward the user." Hiro explain.
"See! This weapon is made for me, and it's the best weapon for a snake lover like myself" Jude lift his weapon proudly, Maxine smile, and I sigh at his pointless speech.
"Now, the only person left is the leader." Venus said.
"I already have them in my possession." I show them a black handgun, and white one.
"Those two handguns combined are dangerous, and they are a tool for fighting, rather than support or defensive." Hiro explain.
"It seem all of you have acquired your weapon, and now you three can relax." Venus said.
"You mean we can do whatever we want? Maxine ask.
"Yeah, think of it like your free time for today, tomorrow I will lead you out of my territory, and you three must go into the 2nd lord's territory."
"Oh! This is the perfect time for you human." Hiro search his pocket.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"Here it is!" Hiro pull out a poster with "Monster Festival" written on top.
"Today, The monster festival is going to be open to the public, and lots of game, food, and even a party is in here."
"But, we are human, we can't walk through the festival like we are from town." Jude said.
"Don't worry, my people aren't going to hate you, rather they are excited for your arrival." Venus smile.
"Why is that? I thought monster hate humans like your king." Maxine said.
"The people of Twilight Town follow my sister's beliefs, and so they all want to meet a human, just like her." Hiro explain.
"Oh, if that so, then I'll gladly go there to have fun." Jude said with excitement.
"Yeah, me too." Maxine agree with Jude.
"Then, we should leave now, so we can experience the whole festival from the beginning through the end." Hiro happily said.
"Come on Vergil, let's prepare our self for the festival." Maxine said.
"I see no point for me to be there, and besides, I would juts be a bother for you two." I answer.
"But…" Maxine try to continue.
"I knew you were going to said that." Venus said.
"What?"
"That why I'd like for you to come with me."
"For what purpose?" I ask.
"So we can train of course."
"Hmph, That seem like the most logical option for me." I answer.
"Hiro, take Maxine, and Jude to the festival. While I will be busy training in the ruins with Vergil." Venus said.
"Sure! Follow me guys." Hiro wave at them to follow him.
"Sweet! I can hardly wait for the festival." Jude left.
"Try to not over do it, Vergil." Maxine said before leaving.
"My, my it seem one person cares about your well being." Venus smile.
"You're annoying." I walk toward the ruins, while Venus follow behind me.
~(Maxine-Jude Rank 2 Friendship)~
"Jude!"
I hear Max calling for me, and I see her running toward me holding something with her.
"You look like you ran for quite a while Max, are you okay?" I ask worrying.
"I'm okay….but that's not important right now….what's important is that I'm here to apologize...about our last conversation." Max sound exhausted, and serious.
"You don't have to do that Max, because it-" Before my very own two eyes, I see Max holding a snake, but not your typical normal snake, rather a unique snake I had never seen before.
"H-Hey.." I gulp.
"This is my sorry gift for you Jude!" Maxine smile, and she gave me the unique snake. I touch the snake, and feel the scale of this wonderful creature.
"Look at the scale! It seem so smooth, unlike the snake from our place!" I was focused on the snake.
"I'm glad you like it." Max sigh with relief, and I noticed dirt in her clothing.
"Where were you all this time? And how did you got yourself dirty?" I ask.
"I spend most of my time looking for a snake, and when I try to search it in the grass, I accidentally fell down in the dirt." Max said.
I can't believe she go that far for my sake.
"Now, I can finally be at ease, and I should probably take a shower, bye bye Jude." Max left toward Venus' house.
I feel like I was the bad guy here…
~(Vergil-Hiro Rank 1 Friendship)~
"Oh, is you? What are you doing in a solitary place like this?" I ask.
"To collect materials for my weapons." Hiro said.
"I see, let me ask you this, because I'm curious. Why do you look like human, rather than a monster? Is it because your mother was a human?"
"How do you know that!?" Hiro said with shocked.
"Venus told me this information."
"To think my big sister can trust a human with our secret, hehe."
"Well?"
"That's half the reason, but I was born weak, unlike my sister who was born with the gift of Soul Link." Hiro explain.
"Soul Link?" I ask.
"I guess, she didn't told you guys this yet…you just have to wait for her to tell you that, before I can explain her looks, and mine."
"That's fine." I said, and strangely, Hiro's height is slowly dropping down.
"Hey, can I ask you a very important question.." Hiro ask.
"What is it?"
"…Can you help me get out of this quicksand, I'm currently stuck." Hiro said with a smile.
"…."
"Hey wait! Don't leave without me!" Hiro cry out for me, as I left.
Read Important
I didn't expect Jude's answer for choosing a leader, and especially Maxine's answer. If the answer are unpredictable like this one, then so will this story. Also, I updated the Soul Fusion Compendium, Relationships, and added Profile.
Relationships
Vergil
Maxine – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Jude – Lv. 0 Stranger
Venus – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Hiro – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Maxine
Vergil – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Jude – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends
Venus – Lv. 0 Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 0 Stranger
Jude
Vergil – Lv. 0 Stranger
Maxine – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends
Venus – Lv. 0 Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 0 Stranger
Venus
Vergil – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv. 0 Stranger
Jude – Lv. 0 Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 10 (Max) Brother
Hiro
Vergil – Lv 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv 0 Stranger
Jude – Lv 0 Stranger
Venus – Lv 10 (Max) Sister
Profile
Vergil (Leader) Lv. 6
Leader of the team, and prodigy with the skills of all, but master of none.
Maxine (Support/?) Lv. 2
A girl that's kind, but afraid to go over the limit, and one with a hidden potential.
Jude (Support/Defensive) Lv. 1
A boy with the heart of gold, and nobody can calm everyone fear or worry like him with his personality.
Venus (1st lord) Lv. 100?
Hiro (Blacksmith) Lv. ?
Soul Fusion Compendium
Vergil
Maxine – ?
Jude – ?
Venus – ?
Maxine
Vergil – ?
Jude – Joy, The Savior
Venus - ?
Jude
Vergil – ?
Maxine – Joy, The Savior
Venus - ?