Chapter 6
Team Battle!
Vergil & Jude Vs. Kuro & Romana
Kuro
I was slowly regaining my sense, and I got up from the ground. I look my surrounding to see a endless forest, and some strange light in the sky coming to my left.
"I remember coming to Mt. Trojan…and everything after that is a blurred.." I said.
I try to think of everything that happen prior to my coming to the mountains, but it was no use.
"No point standing here, I must find my way out."
I walk forward into the wood to find anything useful to me, and as move my way through branches, and bushes, I found a road. I scout my surrounding, to my left is nothing, but road, and to my right is the same as to my left, but I see someone coming. I see a girl, and she seem rather confused. The girl's height is about 5' 7, and her short burgundy brown with curls was standing out. Her eye's color is light-brown, and she seem to be wearing one shirt, that look like she was wearing two. The shirt is color black, and her sleeve were white with five dark purple stripes. She wear a simple blue jean, and brown boots.
"Hey you, do you know the exit for this place." She ask.
"I don't know." I answer.
"Okay, what's your name then?"
"Kuro."
"The names is Romana, nice to meet you." Romana smile.
"…"
I noticed something strange behind her, and I see a person that was flickering static as he move.
"Are you even listening!" Romana said.
"Behind you." I said.
She turn to see a boy with white straight down hair, and his bangs swept to his left eye. Strangely, everything below his face was a blurred, and I couldn't see anything, but darkness. He begin talking, but his mouth was moving, and no word came from his mouth, but rather symbols. He was smiling innocently, but I felt strong evil coming from him.
"..Space..curve big right arrow..white triangle…right arrow..down arrow…bottom left arrow.." He show, before disappearing.
"…"
"Who was that guy?" Romana ask.
I hear footsteps coming from behind me, and I turn around to see two boy, and a girl.
What strange things will occur now..
Vergil
We continue our journey in the path through the woods, and with a happy Jude walking ahead, while carrying a backpack, which I didn't see him wearing.
"Who gave you that backpack?" I ask.
"This? I got it from Venus, she said that everything that we need is here." Jude explain.
"Hmph, That woman care for the human too much."
"But it's sweet for her to do something for us in her busy time." Maxine smile.
"You're right! Although she's scary, and powerful, she seem nice to us." Jude smile.
"Oh! I have an idea, why don't we name our team!" Jude suggested.
"A name for the team?" Maxine ask.
"Yeah! How about Soul Crusader!" Jude answer.
"Do you even know what crusader mean?" I ask.
"I see! Then maybe Friendly Fighter." Maxine said.
"…"
"Maxine's brightness sure shine through." Jude said.
"What about you Vergil?" Maxine ask.
"Anything with the word Fallen or Remnants is fine by me." I answer.
"Fallen?..Remnants?.." Jude though.
"Okay, then let's try combining all our idea." I suggested.
"To make?" Maxine ask.
"Soul Remnants Fighter." I said.
"Soul Remnants Fighter?" Maxine said.
"hmmm.." Jude turn to us thinking, while walking backward.
"You should be more worry about the path ahead o-"
"Hmmm? What's wrong?" Jude ask.
"Look like we have company." I said.
We all look forward to see a girl, and a boy together looking at us.
Are they human?..their more human trap here as well, well it doesn't matter.
The boy's height was 5' 8" and he has medium black hair. His eye's color is black, and he was wearing a silver necklace with small lock pieces, and four black stripe behind the necklace. He seem to be wearing a loose black pullover hoodie, underneath the hoodie was a white shirt, and dark-grey jeans with black converse shoes.
"Who are you three?" The girl said.
"We are just traveling through the Lord's territory to find the exit." Jude answer.
"So, you know the exit then." The boy said.
"Yeah! Oh, my name is Maxine, nice to meet you two." Maxine smile.
"My name is Jude, and our leader here, his name is Vergil." Jude said.
"Kuro." Kuro said.
"Romana, and likewise." Romana answer.
"Why don't you travel with us to the exit." Maxine suggested.
"I like to travel alone." Kuro said.
"Yeah, I have to agree with Kuro." Romana said, and Maxine was sad to hear their answer.
"Then, We're done here, you two let's go." I said.
"Wait! We can't leave this two alone, they will die." Jude said.
"I won't die so easily." Kuro said.
"Yeah, we're stronger than you three." Romana said.
"Come on..let's be friend, and escape here toget-" Jude reach for Kuro, but Kuro reacted to Jude's action, and try to pull something behind him.
Bang!
I shoot at the ground between them, and both of them took a distance between us. I noticed the "something" he try to reach for, and it was a kunai.
"What the! You're carrying a gun!?" Romana said with anger, and I sigh.
"I wanted to avoid this pointless battle.." I said.
"You save me? Have you realized your true calling." Jude said.
"What a bothersome partner." I said.
"Awww, thanks buddy." Jude said with sarcasm.
"You won't be safe for doing something like that, we have weapon too!" Romana took out a brass knuckle from her pocket.
Their weapon..it remind me of Venus explanation..
"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.
"Your little toy isn't enough to hurt us." I grin.
"We will see about that." Kuro said, and both of them rush toward me
"Oh man! They're coming!" Jude said.
"Let's go, avoiding this fight is impossible now."
"Let's try talking, and-" Kuro try to slash Jude, but Jude dodge the attack. Jude ran away into the forest, and I was left alone with Romana.
"You like to give order, and order other people, but I hate people like you, people who pretend to be right, and bully the weak!" Romana said.
"Incompetent girl, I don't pretend to be right, I'm always right. Your opinion mean nothing to me." I answer.
"Grrr! I don't care, I'm just going to beat you to make you understand how wrong you truly are!"
Romana throw some punches with her brass knuckle, and I test her ability to fight.
"If a fool try to invade a dragon's territory, then it should be obvious for the dragon to retaliate." I explain to her, while dodging her attack.
"Shut up! Just get lost!"
She hit me to my side, and launch me quite of distance from her. I was on my knees, and I hear Jude being launch, he was on the floor behind me. I see Kuro coming out of the forest, and walking toward us.
"Get up you two, please!" Maxine plead.
"Serve you two right! That's for not minding your own business." Romana said.
"Now you understand, I'm not weak." Kuro said.
I got up, and I adjust my tie, while Jude check on his hat for any problem.
"It's my business now, for an ignorant girl who doesn't know her place in this world. That was hardly a good punch." I sigh.
"You don't understand how powerful some monster are, so I'm helping you no matter what! For Maxine plead, we will stand our ground!" Jude said.
"Disappear then.." Kuro said.
"I'll show you!" Romana said.
"Let's bind them with your retractable snake stick." I said.
"Oh! I'm into that plan." Jude nodded.
"Take this!"
Romana throw a punch toward me, and I block the attack, then I grab her arm to throw her to Kuro. Kuro see this, and step aside to avoid her completely.
"Hey! Why didn't you catch me, we are in the same team." Romana said.
"I fight alone." Kuro said.
"Why you!"
"Jude bind them." I order.
"Right! Come bind!" Jude said.
Snakes came from underground to bind them, but Kuro manage to avoid it, and binding Romana by wrapping all around her body.
"What the hell!? Snake!?" Romana said.
"Amazing! Look at the snake!" Jude eyes gleam with excitement.
"Focus Jude, we have one more to bind."
We turn to see Kuro throwing toward the sky a kunai, and rush toward us.
It doesn't matter now, let's just finish this.
I rush toward him, and he throws two kunai to me, I managed to avoid them to attack him.
Now.
Suddenly, the kunai from before the battle started fell down into his hand, and it surprise me with a quick slash. It hit me, but..
Bang!
"No matter how many time to hit me, it won't do much." I said.
He fell on his knee from the damage caused by my bullet, and snake slowly wrap around him.
"Damn it.." Kuro said.
We gather both of them together, and they look angry at us, because we defeat them so easily.
"Now you understand how weak you're with your weapon, you need upgrade weapon if you want to survive here." I explain.
"Yeah, so come with us, and we will guide you two to the exit." Jude said, and but they remain quiet.
"Let them go Jude." I said.
"Huh!? But why?"
"If they don't understand, then just let them die, I care for my team survival, rather than some people who don't understand their place." I said, and Romana growl.
"I'll let them go, but I won't abandoned them so easily." Jude said.
The snake scatter away from both of them, and they got up.
"Hey." Kuro
"You talking to me?" I ask.
"If I come with you, will you show who made that weapon." Kuro ask.
"Hmph, of course, but you must follow my order." I said.
"What! Follow your order, that's rea-"
"Fine by me, as long as I meet the maker of those weapon." Kuro said.
"It's good you understand, but now for the girl.."
"Yeah, I understand as well, I'll follow you, even though I hate it." Romana said.
"Welcome to the team, now we can move forward." I said, and walk forward.
I felt a slight pull from my sleeve, and I see Maxine smiling at me.
"Thank you for your hard work." Maxine happily said.
"Hmph, I don't know what you're talking about." I answer.
"What about me Maxine?" Jude ask.
"You did pretty good too!" Maxine answer.
"Yeah! Winning sure feel nice, and we got new friends." Jude smile.
"…" Kuro silently listen.
"I hope we aren't a bother." Romana said.
"Of course not, let's escape from here together." Maxine said.
Everyone remain quiet through the whole way, and only the sound of wind, and moving branches was heard. Somehow, I hear them talking behind me.
"So, he's is your leader?" Romana ask.
"Yeah, we decided to make him our leader…well I did, but Jude wanted himself to be the leader." Maxine explained.
"Oh, he doesn't look like a leader type." Romana giggles.
"Hey! Give me a break, I took that position lightly, and beside, it will distracted me from the thing I love." Jude said.
"Things you love?" Romana wonder.
"Snake! The scale, the way they move, it's a majestic creature." Jude eyes gleam with excitement.
"Right…" Romana said.
"So, who made those weapon for you?" Kuro ask.
"Oh! Finally you decide to join our conversation." Jude smile.
"Tell me.."
"Hiro was the guy who created the weapon, so they're powerful from human's weapon." Maxine explained.
"His name is Hiro." Kuro said.
"Yup, and he like to read human "history, but in reality it's ma-"
"Really!? I'd like to meet him, and talk about history with him together." Romana smile.
"Well…" Maxine nervously laugh.
"Jude." I said.
"Yes!" Jude answer.
"We will make camp inside the forest for today." I said.
"Okay, but why?"
"Did you see the crystal from Twilight Town behind you." I said.
"Yeah, but I don't…Oh! They're slowly fading away like last time." Jude answer, and I nodded.
"Correct, night is coming, and we should rest for today. We don't want to walk blindly into the forests." I answer.
"All right."
We headed inside the forest to setup our camp there, and not near the road, to avoid any unwanted visitors. We found a somewhat treeless area that we can safely rest for today. Jude began unpacking stuff from his back pack, but he was nervous for some reason.
"We have a problem guys.." Jude sigh.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"We have only three sleeping bag, and only five of us." Jude said.
"Then, I just sleep on the floor without it, problem solve." I answer.
"No! You can't." Maxine pout.
"Huh, why not?" I ask.
"You're our leader, and you need enough rest for today." Maxine puff her cheeks.
"…" I noticed her arm shaking.
"Wow! You go girl!" Romana encourage Maxine's action.
"Fine, then let me, Jude, and Kuro grab the sleeping bag so you two will choose which of us three you want to sleep with." I said.
"S-Sleep with someone v-very close." Maxine blush.
"Hmph, I wish you good luck." I said with a small smile.
I grab the sleeping bag from Jude, and sleep in the part of the forest that's closest to the road.
Maxine
Vergil went to setup his sleeping bag to our left, and went inside of it without looking at us.
"Well, I guess I should sleep as well." Jude said, and went to sleep in front of us.
"I'll take this." Kuro grab his sleeping bag, and went to the right side.
"So, who will you sleep with?" Romana ask.
"Well…I." I nervously try to decide.
"is it your leader after all." Romana grin.
"Huh!? Please stop teasing me.." I said with embarrassment.
"Sorry, but you should think more before deciding, okay?" Romana smile.
"Of course." I answer.
I think for a couple of minutes, before making my decision, and it was hard.
I could choose Vergil, but I need him to rest more, and I don't want to bother him. Kuro..hmmm..I don't know him quite well like the other, so I don't think that's a good choice for me. Jude is probably my best choice for today.
I approach Jude, and move him to wake up.
"Huh?..please..i..need..five more minutes.." Jude muttered.
"Jude, please wake up." I whisper.
"?..Maxine?...What's wrong.." Jude half-asleep said.
"Can you…umm..move so I can s-sleep next to you." I blush.
"S-S-Sleeee-" I covered his mouth with my hand.
"Shhh, You will wake up the others." I said, and he nodded.
Jude move to leave me some space, but it was really hard for me to enter, but I managed to do it. I felt Jude's body touch mines, and his warmth as well.
I can't sleep like this…it's embarrassing..
"M-Maxine." Jude nervously said.
"Y-Yes." I answer.
"Well…I..I..um..good night!" Jude said.
"Yeah, good night Jude." I smile.
Romana
I need to decide who I will sleep next to..hmm..Vergil…I don't like him very much, and he's a bully after all. Kuro on the other hand is cold, and doesn't talk much, but he was the first person I meet..soo…
I approach Kuro, and he noticed my presence, so he turn to see me.
"What do you want?" Kuro ask.
"I'm your sleeping buddy." I smile.
"…"
"…"
"Get lost." Kuro said.
"Hey!" I said, and force myself into the sleeping bag.
"You're a problem you know."
"Yeah, so?" I ask, and he sigh.
"Don't bother me while I'm sleeping." Kuro said.
"Good night Kuro" I said.
…
..
..
"Good night.." Kuro said, and I smile.
~(Vergil-Maxine Rank 3 Friendship)~
As I walk, I noticed a happy giggling Maxine holding something, and I was curious.
"Maxine." I said.
"V-Vergil!?" Maxine yelled out, and hide the thing behind her back.
"Why are you hiding?" I ask.
"It's nothing! I'm not hiding a present from you! That would be silly." Maxine nervously said.
"A present for who?" I said, and she sigh.
"I try my best to keep it a secret from you, but…here!" Maxine embarrassed gave me a Pendant.
"A pendant?"
"Yeah, Hiro told me how to make a pendant, and I made that for us." Maxine smile.
I took a closer look at the pendant, and I quickly noticed that the half part is missing.
"Where is the other half?" I ask, and she took the other half of the pendant from inside her jacket.
"I'm already wearing it, and I wanted for you to keep the other one, to represent our friendship." Maxine happily said.
"Friendship.." I muttered.
I look at my half of the pendant, and I see a white dragon with half of a blue gem, while she had a black dragon with the other half of the blue gem.
"You don't want it.." Maxine sadly said.
"No, it's just..I never had a friend..you're my first friend in my entire life." I said.
"Then!"
"I'll accept it, since you work hard to make it." I put the pendant around my neck, and let it hang next to my tie.
"Thank you! Now, let me show you how it look like when it's complete."
Maxine grab my pendant, and hers to put both of them together. The two dragon move to bite each other tail, and flap their wings closer to the blue gem, the gem begin glowing.
"Let our friendship last through even after we escape from here." Maxine said with determination.
"Hmph, of course, we will escape from here….friend.." I said with a small smile.
~(Romana-Kuro Rank 1 Friendship)~
"Kuro!" I wave at Kuro.
"It's you." Kuro said.
"Hey..I wanted to talk with you about something that happened in the battle against Vergil, and Jude." I said.
"Something that happen?" Kuro ask.
"That time when I was being thrown, and you didn't catch me, even though we were on the same team." I explain.
"…"
"Well?"
"I fight alone, you were never my teammates in the first place." Kuro said.
"Hey! We were! I help you fight against those two, and you didn't help me out." I said with anger.
"You were weak, you weren't helping me at all." Kuro said.
"Why are you so mean!" I said.
"Is not mean, it's the truth." Kuro said, before leaving.
"I'm not weak..I'm not.." I muttered.
~(Romana-Kuro Rank 2 Friendship)~
"…"
"It's you again." Kuro said.
"Yeah! I'm not letting that go!" I said.
"What a troublesome girl." Kuro sigh.
"I'm going to prove to you, that I'm strong." I said.
"…How?" Kuro ask.
"I'm going to fight you of course!" I said with determination.
"…"
"Well, what are you waiting for me, let's just fight already."
"You aren't weak." Kuro said, and I was surprised to hear this so suddenly.
"What did do just said.."
"You aren't weak." Kuro repeated.
"Then, why?" I ask.
"Because, I'm not very good with teamwork." Kuro said.
"Oh…"
"In reality, I'm the weak one." Kuro said.
"No! That isn't true, you just need more practice, and surely you can work with other." I encouraged him.
"Who will go all for that trouble, just for me to get better at that." Kuro ask, and I point at myself.
"You?...but why? After all the trouble I caused you." Kuro look in pain.
"Because, we're friend, and we need to help one another." I smile.
"You're one strange girl….and yet, I'm thankful for it." Kuro smile.
~(Vergil–Romana Rank 1 Friendship)~
As I practice my shooting, I felt someone watching me coming from my left, and I turn to find Romana glaring at me.
"So, it's the nuisance." I said.
"I hate you!" Romana said with anger.
"Like I said before, your opinion mean nothing to me, and they're just meaningless word, nothing else." I explain.
"You bullies are all the same, you must always be right about everything, and make the weak miserable by hurting them. Well, I'm here to stop those people from hurting other, and you're no different from them!" Romana yelled out.
"Hmph, you're comparing me to trash, hahaha, that's really brave of you to said that to me without falter, I really do like that about you." I said.
"Hey! Don't make funny of me, and besides, I'm going to follow you everywhere you go, so I can stop your evil doings." Romana said with confidence.
"Such childish actions, I don't believe you will do it." I answer.
"Watch me!" Romana said.
~(Romana-Maxine Rank 1 Friendship)~
"Oh, Hey Romana." Maxine greets me.
"Hey Maxine, Oh, can I ask you something?" I ask.
"Sure."
"Why do you follow him?" I ask.
"Him?" Maxine wonder.
"Vergil, you look like someone who doesn't follow such a mean person."
"Well, I'm just following him that's all." Maxine answer.
"What about your opinions?"
"I don't need to say anything, I would rather just follow our leader."
"Grrr, what about your ideas, dreams, and most importantly, what you think is best for the team!" I said with anger.
"I can't.." Maxine muttered.
"Why not?"
"I just can't…"
"Why are you so afraid, you need to let your ideas be heard!" I said, but she disagree.
"No..it's best to follow." Maxine said, and left.
"That stupid girl."
~(Vergil–Romana Rank 2 Friendship)~
"What a bothersome girl." I sigh.
"See! I told you I'd follow you." Romana said.
"You're persistent, I'll give you that."
"Now are you going to give up your bullying way." Romana said.
"You talk about how you hate bullying, and how you dealt with them, but how do you deal with bully in your school." I said.
"I beat them, of course." Romana answer.
"Is that so, then why aren't you doing the same thing to me?" I ask.
"Well…I.." Romana hesitate to answer.
".."
"I wanted to get your attention.." Romana muttered, and I was rather surprise to hear her say that.
"You don't pull any punches do you." I answer.
"Shut up! I try really hard you know, and this is the only way to get your attention." Romana fluster.
"Okay, you have my attention." I said.
"Well, to tell you the truth…i…"
"What is it?" I ask.
"I didn't believe I could get your attention, so I don't know what to say next." Romana smile, and her tongue to the side.
"…" I left.
"Hey! Don't run away you coward, and when we were so close to talk!"
Relationships
Vergil
Maxine – Lv. 3 (Rank up) Friends
Jude – Lv. 1Acquaintance
Venus – Lv. 1Acquaintance
Hiro – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Kuro – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends (Evolve)
Romana – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends (Evolve)
Maxine
Vergil – Lv. 3 (Rank up) Friends
Jude – Lv. 2 Friends
Venus – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Hiro – Lv. 1Acquaintance
Kuro – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Romana – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Jude
Vergil – Lv. 1Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv. 2 Friends
Venus – Lv. 0Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 1Acquaintance
Kuro – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Romana – Lv. 0 Stranger
Venus
Vergil – Lv. 1Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv. 1 Acquaintance
Jude – Lv. 0Stranger
Hiro – Lv. 10 (Max) Brother
Hiro
Vergil – Lv 1Acquaintance
Maxine – Lv 1Acquaintance
Jude – Lv 1 Acquaintance
Venus – Lv 10( Max) Sister
Kuro
Vergil – Lv. 2 (Rank up & Evolve) Friends (Evolve)
Maxine – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Jude – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Romana – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends (Evolve)
Romana
Vergil – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends (Evolve)
Maxine – Lv. 1 (Rank up) Acquaintance
Jude – Lv. 0 Stranger
Kuro – Lv. 2 (Rank up) Friends (Evolve)
Profile
Vergil (Leader/Protagonist) Leven 12 Level of Violence 100
Leader of the team, and prodigy with the skills of all, but master of none.
Maxine (Support/?) Level 8 Level 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 7 Level 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 (1stlord) 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.
Kuro (Offensive) Level 10 Level of Violence 0
A quiet guy with few words, and quick with harsh simple response, the wildcard of the team
Romana (Offensive) Level 9 Level of Violence
A brave girl that's happy, and angry at the same time, has a soft spot for children.
Soul Fusion Compendium
Vergil
Maxine – ?
Jude – ?
Venus – ?
Maxine
Vergil – ?
Jude – Joy, The Savior
Venus - ?
Jude
Vergil – ?
Maxine – Joy, The Savior
Venus - ?
Kuro
Vergil - ?
Maxine - ?
Jude - ?
Romana - ?
Romana
Vergil - ?
Maxine - ?
Jude - ?
Kuro - ?