Chapter 5
Soul Link
The next day, I decided to continue with my practice in the ruins, but today, I was company by Maxine, and Jude.
"My, my you still want to keep going." Venus said.
"Yeah, I want to at least hit you once, before I'm satisfied." I said.
"All right, one last try then."
Venus begin stretching herself, and Maxine sat down in a broken pillar with Jude.
"I wonder if he can hit her, she's a strong monster after all." Jude said.
"You maybe right, but.." Maxine stared at me.
I took a deep breath, and prepare myself for my last chance to hit her.
"We must believe in our leader." Maxine smile.
"Of course!" Jude nodded.
"I'm ready, so prepare yourself!" Venus said.
I begin analyzing Venus' body to see her soul, and I remember something from yesterday.
"1 husky…2 adult hamster…and…1 baby rabbit…" I muttered, and Maxine was surprise to hear me say this.
"What's wrong Max?" Jude ask.
"Oh! It's nothing." Maxine couldn't hide her smile.
"What are you muttering on about di-" I rush at her once again, but this time I'm determine to win this.
"Let's go!" Venus began throwing a barrage of punches.
I can see them now, more clearly, this time I'll show you what I can do!
Blue.
Orange.
Orange.
Blue.
Orange.
Blue.
Orange.
I dodge her attack in that order respectively, and I came behind her, not looking at her, we were back to back at each other.
"You're to slow to get me from behi-"
Bang!
The sound of the bullet was heard, and Venus was surprise to see herself being damage in her soul. She notice my right gun poking from my left shoulder, and perfectly aiming toward her heart.
"Nice job at damaging me, even though you took damage yourself." Venus grin, and I fall down to my knees.
"What happen!?" Jude said.
"I threw more punches than he predicted, so he got hit five time."
"I couldn't see any punches.." Maxine said.
"It seem I have a lot to learn…" I muttered.
"Don't worry about it, you are advancing faster than I predicted, so for now, let's go to my house to continue from yesterday explanation." Venus said, and I nodded.
We all headed to Venus's house to continue were we left off yesterday, and we talk more in her kitchen table. We all sat down in the chairs to gather information about anything useful for our journey through the Lord's territory.
"Yesterday, I explain to you about Soul Fusion, correct?" Venus said.
"Yeah, you need to have the gift to accomplish this technique." I said.
"Also, you need to develop a bond with your partner to meet the requirements of Soul Fusion."
"And, it can be done with a human, and possibly a monster." Jude added.
"Everything you said is correct, and there's another technique like Soul Fusion, but this one is so rare, document of this technique is lost."
"Another technique stronger than Soul Fusion?" I ask.
"Soul Link, I only seen three people in my lifetime wielding this rare power."
"What's Soul Link?" Maxine ask.
"It lead you partially transform into a monster that you highly respect, and think of them like a goal." Venus explain.
"And who are those three people that can use this rare gift?" Jude ask.
"hmmm..all I can tell you is that two of the tree people wielding this power, aren't here with us anymore." Venus sadly said.
"Oh…I'm sorry to hear that, did you knew them?" Maxine ask.
"…maybe.."
The whole room became gloom, and everyone was silence.
"Are you going to mourn for the death, and worry about the past, or are you going to think about the future." I said.
"Hey! Can you read the atmosphere in here, you can't said anything mean to her." Jude protest
"Thank you for worry about me Jude, bug he's right…I need to think about you three future." Venus said with her usual composure.
"So, who's the last person with this gift?" I ask, and she smile at my question. She point at herself, and smile.
"No way…" I muttered.
"Wow! No wonder you're so strong Venus." Maxine said.
"Yeah, but she look no different from any day we see her." Jude said.
"That's why I already activate Soul Link, haven't you seen Hiro? He look like a human, well I would look like him if I didn't wield Soul Link." Venus explain.
"The horns, the wings, and the tail are from someone you respect?" I said.
"They're from my father."
"Oh, you look up at your father, that sweet." Maxine smile.
"Thank you, and now that we're finish with the explanation, we can finally take bath together." Venus stretch her arms.
"T-Together! I-I don't swing that way!..I don't think…No!" Maxine yelled out with embarrassment.
"She look so cute when she's fluster." Jude smile.
"Let her continue with her talking, before yelling your absurd conclusion." I said.
"…." Maxine look down with embarrassment.
"Don't worry, the bath is divided into male, and female, so sorry for the guys." Venus wink.
"It's fine this way." I answer.
"Yeah, we aren't pervert." Jude said.
"Okay, then let's head out to the bath."
We follow Venus to Twilight Town, and talk with one another about the bath, as we walk inside Twilight Town.
"So, have you two being in a public bath before?" Jude ask.
"No, I only taken shower from the bathroom." I answer.
"Yeah, me too." Maxine said.
"Oh I see!" Jude smile.
"Have you been there?" I ask.
"No, I just heard from a friend that travel somewhere else, and told me all about the public bath, and traditions." Jude answer.
"Oh, so you know about the bath tradition, that's good, because Twilight Town is famous for their traditional public bath." Venus said.
We arrive in a big palace filled with many different kind of flower, and it look like it was made for someone with higher rank.
"This place doesn't look like it was for anyone to enter." I said.
"You're right, but I made reserved for the four of us, so it okay." Venus said.
"Venus! You're truly an angel from heaven." Jude said with excitement.
"Thank you so much." Maxine happily said.
"You three earn it, so let's relax!"
We enter the large palaces, and we were greeted by two anthropomorphic fox lady with robe.
"Welcome master Venus, we were waiting for you arrival." The fox lady said.
"Thank you, now show us to the ladies changing room." Venus said.
"Okay, you two follow me please."
Venus, and Maxine went to the right hallway with the fox lady to the changing room.
"Now young master, please follow me."
We follow her, and went to the left hallway. We stop in a sliding door, and she open the door for us.
"Please master, use the towel provide in this room to cover yourself."
We enter the room, and she closed the door behind us. The room was occupied by four shelves with laundry baskets, probably that were we put our clothing while we relax on the bath. On the wall to my right is a neatly stack towel she mentioned, and to cover ourselves. In front of the four shelves is the bath, but it was outside covering with wooden fences all around, and the bright light lighting up the endless night sky.
"Finally, we can relax in the bath, and most importantly..is outdoor!" Jude said with excitement, and quickly change.
I take off my clothing to put the towel, and turn around to see Jude already in the bath.
"Impatience aren't we?" I ask.
"How can anyone wait for a change like this." Jude answer.
"Even so, we do have a lot of time to relax here."
"I still want to spend every last second here." Jude relax himself by submerging on the water, and I relax myself to next to him.
"This feel good." I muttered.
"Of course!" Jude said.
"I agree too." A voice came from the other side of Jude, and we turn to see Hiro relaxing with us.
"Yo." Hiro greeted us.
"Huh!? What are you doing?" Jude ask.
"Well…I'm here to enjoy myself like you two, I didn't want myself left out of the fun." Hiro explain.
"Yeah, more people, mean more fun at the bath." Jude smile.
"And you know what we do when we're at the bath?" Jude said.
"Relax" I answer.
"Oh! Swim around the bath." Hiro answer.
"What! No! You must explore heaven's utopia garden." Jude explain.
"And where's that place located exactly?" I ask, and he point to the fence on our right.
"You mean the girl side of the bath." Hiro said.
"Exactly! That's a man's dream after all, and we men must travel through the garden in order to see the girl in their purest form." Jude speech roar through the bath.
"If only you put this much effort on fighting.." I sigh.
"Are you coming?" Jude ask.
"No, seeing the girl's body isn't interesting to me." I said, and closed my eyes to relax.
Jude
"Grrr..Fine! What about you Hiro?" I ask.
"Hmm..I read in one of my history picture book that the hero always take a peek at the girl bath, so I guess I should do that, since it's traditions." Hiro said.
"Alright! Let's move forward toward the garden!" I said.
We put a towel, and walk toward the garden.
We see bush all around the right side of the fence, and we pass through them to find a small gap for us to stand in the gap without no problem.
"Now, where's is th- Aha! Found it." I found a hole in the fence.
"What did you find?" Hiro ask.
"The window to see the garden of course, now let's see." I look at the hole to see fog, and two shadow moving.
Did you have any boyfriend Maxine?
No! I-I don't have any, why do you ask!?
Because you have a great body, and I thought you have one lucky boy.
Please…stop with the love stuff…I can't handle it very well..
"You know what, I'm going to see this from the top of the fence." I said.
"And how are you going to do that?" Hiro ask.
"You can lift me up on your shoulder, so I can see them from the top." I said.
"What!?"
"Shhh! Not so loud! and don't worry, we will switch so there's nothing to worry." I smile.
"I'm thinking this is a bad plan." Hiro sigh, but agree to lift me up to the fence.
"A bit more…a little more..Ah! I think I got the-"
Snap!
Suddenly, I felt like I was slowly falling down to earth, and I felt water rushing through my face.
I safely land on the water, but I was under the water to be safe, and I hear people talking.
Ahhh! What happen?
Those boys! They couldn't control their lust…well, let's beat them for their efforts.
I stay under water to be safe from Venus's wrath, and I need to find a way out of here.
Vergil
I was relaxing in the warm water, when suddenly I hear something breaking to my right. I turn around to see the fence not there anymore.
What happen to those two?...What a bothersome those two are causing me, but I need to check up on them.
I put my towel, and I went behind the bushes to find the fence broken, but no Jude or Hiro insight. I see two shadow coming from the fog, but it wasn't them.
"We found you pervert!" Venus scream with anger.
"V-Vergil!" Maxine yelled with embarrassment.
"Stop with your yelling, I can hear you two just fine." I answer with anger.
"I never thought Vergil of all people is trying to peek at the girl's body." Venus said.
"Hmph, I have more important thing to do then just stared at your voluptuous body like a fool." I answer.
"Vergil…why are you so calm?..aren't you nervous or scare to see another person body." Maxine ask.
"Is just the human body, it isn't something special, we were born naked from the start." I said.
"Well, since you put it that way." Maxine relax.
"No! Don't let him fool you, he just want to see your body Maxine!" Venus said.
"M-My body!?" Maxine nervously said.
"This is a waste of my time." I said, before leaving the bath.
Jude
I hear footsteps leaving the bath, and I was safely on the man's side of the bath, thanks to Vergil intervention we made it.
He just walk away from his actions, maybe he should be like Jude, at least he isn't a pervert like Vergil.
Well….I..I think we are over thinking this, and maybe he wasn't his fault?
You trust your leader too much Maxine, anyway let's get out of here.
I got out from my hiding place, and I sigh with relief to made it out of alive.
"See, nothing to worry about." I smile.
"I'm not going to do this ever again.." Hiro said.
After that incident happen, we all change to our regular clothing, and we decided to meet in the exit of Twilight Town. But, for some reason, Vergil wasn't here.
"Now, I wish you good luck on your journey, and I know it won't be easy, but try to help one another." Venus smile.
"Of course!" Maxine happily said.
"I agree." I answer.
I see Vergil, and Hiro coming toward us, but I felt tension coming from them, and it wasn't good.
"So pervert, you finally came, and you're the leader after all."
"…" He didn't answer to Venus complain.
"I was just joking..you don't ha-"
"You two let's go." Vergil said as he walk away from us, we said our goodbye to Venus, and Hiro to follow him quickly.
And so, our grand adventures begin now!
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Vergil
"Why do you want to see me?" I ask.
"…"
"Stop wasting time, and tell me what's on your mind all ready." I said to Hiro.
"Do you remember when I told everyone their LOVE?" Hiro ask.
"You said it was zero for the tree of us, what about it." I said, and he became quiet for some reason.
"Do you know what L.O.V.E stand for?" Hiro ask.
"No."
"Is stand for Level of Violence." Hiro answer.
"I don't see the point in explaining this to me, since my love is at zero." I said.
"You're wrong, I didn't want to said this in front of my sister, but.."
Suddenly, sword appear behind Hiro, and they were rotating all around him.
"Your LOVE is at 100!" Hiro yelled out.
"…"
"Should you kill any monster in this journey, then.."
The sword slowly faded away.
"Every monster will hunt you down, and destroy you completely."
"…"
~(Vergil-Jude Rank 1 Friendship)~
I see Jude running toward me with something on his hand.
"What the rush?" I ask.
"Oh Vergil, well I just got really lucky on buying this." Jude show me a hamburger
"A hamburger?"
"Not just any hamburger, but a delicious rare hamburger that only serve once a year in Twilight Town. They said that this hamburger taste 10x better than our, so I bought seven of this, but now I have an extra one." Jude explain.
"I'm amazed of your stomach durability, but why not just give this to Maxine." I said.
"I could, but I don't know where she is...What about you?" Jude ask.
"What about me?"
"Do you want it?"
"..."
"Is that a no?"
"No, is just I had never tasted a hamburger before, I only eaten food made from famous chef, and only remember them from a book." I said.
"Oh! Then you must try it." Jude gave me the hamburger, and I smell the hamburger first.
"It smell good at least, but.." I said uncertain.
"Just eat it all ready!" Jude said with excitement.
"All right, just give me a sec." I took a bite, and waited.
"..." I think for a couple of seconds.
"Well?"
I quickly eat the whole hamburger in a matter of seconds.
".."
"Wow! You really like huh!" Jude smile.
"Yeah, it was good, and thank for the experience." I said with a small smile.
"..."
"What's wrong?"
"You're smiling, and thanking me...are you really Vergil?.." Jude said.
"Why don't I even bother" I sigh.
~(Maxine-Hiro Rank 1 Friendship)~
"Hello Hiro."
"Oh, is miss heroine." Hiro said.
"Me? Sorry, but I'm not a heroine material." I said sadly.
"You lack confidence, just give it time for you to realize how wrong you're." Hiro smile.
"Venus said the same thing about me lacking confidence, but sadly, it's true.."
"Maybe you should read about a heroine character from my history picture book, Here!" Hiro gave me a book.
"This is the end of chapter, and the heroine is fighting against V-"
"La la la la la la la, I can't hear you!" Hiro cover his ear, and sing loudly.
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….next chapter…new fallen human is joining the group…Profile updated..that is all.
Relationships
Vergil
Maxine – Lv. 2 Friends
Jude – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Venus – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Hiro – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Maxine
Vergil – Lv.2 Friends
Jude – Lv. 2 Friends
Venus – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Hiro – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Jude
Vergil – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv. 2 Friends
Venus – Lv. 0 Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Venus
Vergil – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Jude – Lv. 0 Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 10 (Max) Brother
Hiro
Vergil – Lv 1 Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv 1 Acquaintance
Jude – Lv 1 Acquaintance
Venus – Lv 10( Max) Sister
Profile
Vergil (Leader/Protagonist) Leven 10 Level of Violence 100
Leader of the team, and prodigy with the skills of all, but master of none.
Maxine (Support/?) Level 5 Leven of Violence 0
A girl that's kind, but afraid to go over the limit, and one with a hidden potential. Her bright smile can bring happiness to the one being shown.
Jude (Support/Defensive) Level 3 Leven of Violence 0
A boy with the heart of gold, and nobody can calm everyone fear or worry like him with his personality. The person that can understand the situation more than anyone.
Venus (1st lord) Level 100?
A lord with a hidden past, and somehow the strongest for being the lowest rank of all the other lords.
Hiro (Blacksmith) Level ?
A guy with child traits, and kind to everyone he meet, surely everyone like his "hero" appearance.
Forte (King) Level ?
The king of all monster.
Soul Fusion Compendium
Vergil
Maxine – ?
Jude – ?
Venus – ?
Maxine
Vergil – ?
Jude – Joy, The Savior
Venus - ?
Jude
Vergil – ?
Maxine – Joy, The Savior
Venus - ?