Fight with the Fates: Part Three
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Dusty still held onto her wound as she stared at Austin's attack on the Norns, as well as Aisa and the wolves surrounding Niri protectively. She spat out the blood in her mouth and sighed, "Can't believe we got our asses saved by kids...," she shook her head, "...we'll never hear the end of this, especially if Devon finds out,"
"Are you okay?" Aisa asked, climbing off the wolf pack leader and kneeling by Niri.
"Just peachy, kid," Niri gave a thumbs up and winced, "I can't get up...something's keeping me down,"
Aisa looked at Niri's back to see a group of wires criss crossing her backside, keeping her pinned to the ground as they cut into the flesh.
"Oh man...," Aisa wiped her chin, "I wish aniki were here, he'd be able to help!"
"Even if the World's Greatest Assassin was here, I doubt he'd want you in this fight," Niri scoffed, grinning a little for some reason, "Kids...so stupid!"
Aisa smacked her upside the head, "We're here to help, you know!"
Niri growled, "I don't care if you are here to help!" she looked at Aisa, then at Austin, "Get out of here, you two! It's too dangerous!"
I know it's dangerous... Austin flicked his nose with a gloved finger, ...but my big brother is defending this place with his life against enemies with great power! The Captain, Kirsty, and even that stupid love musician risked their lives to fight, so I will, too! I'll need some help though...
The Norns watched as Austin removed one of his gloves.
"What is he doing now?"
"I don't know...how is Belldandi?"
"Grr...I'll live, I'll live...can't say the same for him, though. What the hell is he doing now?"
Time for a little Penguin Missile action! Austin grinned and stuck two fingers between his lips and blew a long, shrill whistle.
The wolf pack howled as the boy whistled, but they didn't suffer long, the whistle only lasted a few moments.
As it became quiet, everyone looked around, but saw nothing.
"What in the name of Asgard was that for?"
"I don't know,"
"Same here,"
A loud rustling from the side made everyone turn to see Niri's ammo bag shift around. Niri, Dusty, Azu, and Austin grinned while the Norns, the wolves, and Aisa were left confused.
"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!"
Like a black and white bullet, Pingu leapt out of the ammo bag and landed in front of Austin, punching the air with his flippers, a pissed off look on his face.
"Pingu-kun!" Niri cried out, "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? WE COULD'VE USED YOUR HELP!"
Pingu quickly turned around and gave a look of shame, his eyes wide.
"Aww...," Niri lowered her head, "I can't stay mad at him,"
"That was fast," Aisa muttered, sweatdropping, "That still doesn't help on how I'm supposed to get you out, though!"
Another honk made Aisa look back at Pingu. The small bird reached behind his back and quickly pulled out a pair of clippers.
"Alright!" Niri nodded and shook her head to Aisa, "Toss it, Pingu!"
With another honk, Pingu threw the clippers while Dusty and Azu looked at him, a little confused.
"Where the hell was he keeping those?"
"I don't think we wanna know, Kit,"
As Aisa went on to snap the wires around Niri's body, Pingu turned back to the enemies, a smug look on his face.
The Norns looked at each other, "A child and a bird?"
Not just a child, but a son of a great Shandian warrior! Austin glanced at Pingu, who met his eyes, and nodded. Pingu gave a short salute and turned to Austin.
"What are they doing?" Urd asked as the little penguin began to punch Austin's red gloves.
"I have no idea,"
"Neither do I...,"
After a few moments of punching, Pingu climbed onto Austin's arm and started honking angrily at the triplets.
"Anyone speak bird?" Azu asked loudly, looking around, "Cause I don't get what he's saying,"
Pingu paused in whatever he was saying and snapped his head back to Azu, honking the penguin equivalent of angry shouting.
"LEARN THE FRICKIN' TONGUE ALREADY, YOU BAKA HUMAN!!! FOR YOUR SAKE, LEARN THE NOBLE PENGUIN TONGUE!"
Azu turned to Dusty, "What I say?"
Dusty shrugged, then winced, "I dunno, but whatever they plan to do, they better do it soon...I'm runnin' out of blood, here!"
I'll hurry... Austin looked at Pingu and nodded.
Whoo! Pingu hopped off Austin's arm, SUPER PENGUIN TORPEDO!
Austin rammed his arm forward, his Impact Dial glove pressing against Pingu's body. The familiar blasting sound of the Impact was heard and the next thing they knew, the little penguin was soaring right for the Norns.
Urd scoffed and grasped her wires, "Wire Net!" she swung her arms outward and immediately, a large net of metal wires appeared, the metal crossing over each other. Urd smirked as the bird came closer, "Nothing can get past-,"
SHUT UP! NOTHING CAN STOP THIS! Pingu honked as he approached the wire netting. He made contact with the wires, but he kept going forward. The wires dug into his little body, making blood ooze out. Pingu could hear the frightened cries of Niri, but he just grit his beak and kept going foward until...
SNAP!
Urd and her sisters watched, surprised that Pingu broke through the netting, though at the sacrifice of his body and his adorably good looks. Due to the netting slowing him down, Pingu suddenly dropped to the ground and rolled around until coming to a stop just inches from the Norns' feet.
"H-He...," Urd blinked, staring at the bloody bird, "He broke through my Wire Net! No one's done that before...only those in the New World came close to doing so, but not even they did it! How did he-?!"
Pingu climbed to his webbed feet and shot a grin that reminded his nakama of the smiles they saw in their captain. As blood dribbled down Pingu's head, the penguin kept his smile.
"Damn bird!" Belldandi raised her spear and brought it down, aimed for Pingu's body. Quickly, Pingu rolled forward, dodging the spear.
Gotta get to it...! Pingu spun around and latched onto Urd's waist
"AH!" the triplet cried out as she tried to reach for the bird, "I'm being molested by a bird!"
No, you're not! Pingu leapt off of Urd's body, You were getting robbed! he turned to Azu, "Catch, you pervert!"
Azu saw something flying towards him and as soon as he caught it, he found out what it was. A large grin crossed his face as his eyes sparkled at the sight of his beloved saki jug. Laughing, he pulled the cork from the bottle and held it up.
"Thanks, bird-boy, I owe ya one!" he laughed again before bringing the jug to his lips.
"Got ya!" Aisa tossed the clippers away and helped Niri to her feet, "Are you okay?"
Niri nodded and winced from her wounds, "I'll be fine...Aisa, I need you to do something for me,"
"What is it?"
Dusty groaned as the wolf pack latched onto her clothes and brought her upright, "I'm up, I'm up...," she held her stomach, "I don't know if it's because I've been impaled or what, but I'm feeling very hungry,"
A growl from the side made her turn to see the wolf with the scar over it's eye, the leader, walk up to her, something clenched in his teeth.
"Waddya got there?" Dusty reached down and pulled it out of the canine's mouth. It was something wrapped in leaves, but it smelled wonderful. She unraveled the leafy outer casing to see a large, roasted piece of meat.
"SWEET! Thanks guys, you rock!" Dusty bowed her head to the wolves and immediately stuffed the cooked meat into her mouth, "MMM!! SO GOOD!"
"AHH!" Azu finally lowered his jug, his mouth wet from the liquor inside and his neck covered with streaks. He wiped his mouth and grinned widely, "...that was some good drink!" he hiccuped and took a drunken stance, "Pingu, Austin...you guys can hang back, now! It's our turn again!"
The Norns were too taken back to notice Austin, Aisa, and Pingu retreat to the sidelines, with the wolf pack around them as escorts.
Niri cracked her neck and spun her father's pistol around her finger a few times before stopping it and aiming it at the three sisters, "You think you're strong, New Worlders?" she asked, a small grin crossing her face, "We may have been weaker against you before, but now, witness our full strength!"
Dusty gulped the rest of the meat down and grabbed her scythes, looking revitalized and ignoring her wound, "I dunno what that meat was, but I feel great! Think this is how Luffy feels when he eats...," she crossed her scythes together and shared her nakama's smile, "...Round Two, guys?"
Azu and Niri nodded, "Round Two!"
The Norns looked at the three of them, amazed that these rookies were still alive.
"They're supposed to be dead!"
"But they're still standing!"
"Damn right, and you know why?!" Niri pulled the hammer back on her father's pistol, "Because we don't know when to quit! Now...to get rid of those stupid head decorations!"
BAM! BAM! BAM!
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"C'mon, where are they?"
'I don't know...figured they'd be easier to spot, huh?'
Devon and Thrymr flew over the forest of Upper Yard, trying to find the kids. Even at this height, Devon was able to spot something, but so far, nothing at all.
"Shit, where can they possibly be?!"
As they flew around, a loud sound that sounded like a large blast made Devon come to a stop. Flapping his wings, Devon looked around until he saw a certain area of the island being covered with smoke. From here, he could even see Nola thrashing about, hissing loudly.
"No...!"
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"Monkey Drinks Master's Wine!"
Urd landed on her side, a large bruise already forming on her face. She snapped her head back and glared at Azu, who was stumbling towards her.
"Niri!" the drunken boxer waved idly to no one, "Good call on the head doohickies! Makes it so much easier for me!"
Urd growled as blood slowly trickled down her forehead and over her nose. She and her sisters had been tracking their movements, but ever since that girl with the pistol shot them clean off their foreheads, the Fragments of Muspelheim were useless to them now!
"C'mon, lady, let's party! I'll buy the drinks...," Azu reached down for her.
Acting quickly, Urd kicked Azu in the face, snapping his head back before leg-sweeping him. The shipwright would've landed on his back, but he caught himself and he was now bent backwards, holding his weight with all four limbs.
Azu blinked and looked back at the girl, "Uh...,"
Urd raised an eyebrow, "Not so tough, now, eh?"
"Uhm...," Azu suddenly began to scuttle from side to side, "Lady Has Crabs!"
"AZU YOU IDIOTIC PERVERT, THAT'S DISGUSTING!" Dusty and Niri screamed at him.
Urd blinked, Is...is this guy an idiot?
"Crab Pinches Lady!" Azu pushed off the ground and suddenly latched himself around Urd's body, his legs and arms locking onto each other, "Dog Humps Lady!"
Urd gawked at him and tried to swing him off, but it was no use.
"PERVERT BASTARD!!!" Urd screamed, unable to reach for her wires, "SISTERS!"
"Ooh, I'm always open for more!" Azu smiled, his face red, "This'll give me sometime to try out some moves I saw in a book once,"
Urd gawked at him, horrified at the idea, "GET OFF ME!" she screamed.
Azu chuckled and placed his chin on her neck, "No...," he whispered, "You screwed with my nakama, and my treasure...you must be punished,"
A chill ran down Urd's spine at those quiet words of her drunken captor.
Azu gripped his wrists tighter and began squeezing his legs more, "Time to end this,"
Urd yelled as more and more pressure was placed on her body and limbs.
"Let go of me, you bastard!"
"Bear Glomps Hunter,"
A loud cracking sound filled the air and Urd's mouth jerked open, her eyes wide. Quiet gasps escaped her lips as her eyes twitched.
"Sorry...hate hurting good lookin' babes like you, but you asked for it," Azu apologized as he unhooked himself from his opponent's broken body and gently lowered her onto the ground. He gave a short nod to her, taking in her motionless body and broken wheel of steel wires.
"Be glad I didn't kill ya though," he turned and started walking away, but stopped, "Oh...and if you're wanting a good cure for that move...go with saki, that cures everything!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Dusty brought her scythes up, stopping both of Skuld's swords in mid-swing. She stuck out her tongue and grinned, "Man, I'm so full of energy right now! I gotta ask those wolves how they made that...,"
"You should focus on your opponent instead of your stomach!" Skuld growled as she pressed down on Dusty's scythes.
"I can focus on whatever I want!" Dusty shot back, "If I wanna focus on delicious food, then I can and no one stops me! By the way, you shouldn't tell me to focus when you can't!"
"What are you talking about-?!" Skuld was cut off as one of Dusty's feet came up suddenly, connecting with her chin. The sudden move snapped the Norn's head back, causing her to cease her attack long enough for Dusty to get another move in.
Using this chance, Dusty ducked, turned her weapons sideways and stuck them fast into Skuld's abdomen. The triplet gasped as blood specks flew out of her mouth. Dusty grinned and dug them deeper into her body, "Eye...for an eye!" she muttered before pushing her scythes upward, lifting Skuld up in the process.
The Norn dropped her blades and glared down at Dusty, "You think...you think you can beat me...beat us?!"
Dusty grinned, "Maybe...let's see, huh?" she flipped Skuld over onto her back and began to spin her around and around by the scythes that were stuck inside her. As she spun around, Dusty could feel more and more blood squirt out, landing on her body or the ground nearby.
"DO...NOT...MESS...WITH...THE...FOX!" Dusty stomped the ground hard with her foot and swung her enemy downward, the Norn sister still spinning around. Skuld collided with the ground hard and sent large chunks of dirt and rocks into the air as a small crater was created under her. Panting, Dusty removed her scythes and fell to her knees, her stomach wound re-opened.
"Think...I think I overdid it...,"
She looked around to watch Azu fall to the ground exhausted, and to see Niri have her own time with the remaining Norn triplet.
"When I'm done with you...," Belldandi thrust her spear towards Niri, only to miss her, "...I'm going after the boy and then the bird!"
Another thrust came at her, but instead of dodging it, Niri caught it before it went through her stomach. She glared at the Norn, "Don't you dare threaten my nakama...especially those two!"
"I'll do what I want!" Belldandi screamed at her, "I'm on a different level than you and your nakama! We're from the New World! We're stronger, we're faster-!"
"Faster?" Niri repeated, as if she didn't hear her right the first time, "Well, dodge this then!" she gripped the needle spear tightly and pulled it towards her.
Belldandi was surprised to see the newfound strength in this woman. Not only was she able to stop her attack, but now, she was pulling her towards her!
"NEKO...," Niri pulled a tight fist back and threw it towards Belldandi's face, "...PUNCHY!"
Niri's fist rammed itself into Belldandi's nose, and seconds later, the triplet was sent flying backward, her eyes rolled into the back of her head and her nose broken. The former marine winced and shook her hand as the woman flew into a giant tree root, unconcious.
"Dammit...," Niri held her hand, her skin around her knuckles split open and bleeding. She bit her lip, "Note to self: wear protective bands in fights from now on,"
"HOLY CRAP!"
Niri turned to see Aisa standing a short distance away, her jaw resting on the ground. The former Marine grinned and walked over to her, "Never saw a girl kick ass like that before besides Laki, eh?"
Aisa shook her head, "N-Not that...they said they were stronger, and you three beat 'em all!"
"Aw, don't look so surprised," Niri stretched her shoulder muscle, "Someone's gotta fall to someone else at some point in their lives. Kinda disappointed though...for people of the famous New World, they were weaker than they advertised, even with those Fragments the others told us about,"
Dusty limped over, holding her reopened wound, "I know what ya mean, Niri...what the hell was up with that?"
"I believe I can answer that, young lady,"
They turned around to the source of the voice.
"Who the hell is that?"
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Kilnorc: Oh man...that was kinda rough on me. I'm still new to the "New World" strength thing, so I did my best on how to deal with this fight. Hope you guys enjoyed it anyway.
On the next chapter of Homeland...
Niri: Who are you, old man?
Dusty: The Fragments...they have another weakness?
Gan Fall: Everyone, run! Escape while you can!
Herman: You guys want this city and it's people, you have to go through us!
Invasion and the Fall of Shandora
Frigga: Witness my power...I can control not only plant roots, but I can command my own army!