Chapter 3

A bloody battle for a new start

Noire stands up and raise her hand.

"Let the final match begin everyone!" Noire shouted as Blake charged at me and pinned me to the ground. He looked at me with pure rage in his eyes.

"You really think you can defeat me?! I really want to see that." He pulls out two knives and stabs my shoulders. I scream for agonizing pain.

"AHH! You mother fucker." I grabbed him by the neck and throw him away from me. I pull the knives out and scream for more pain. I stared right at Blake.

"I'm winning this fight Blake. I will show you what I'm made of." My body felt a sudden fuel of rage that is ready to kill Blake. Blake gets back up and swings his giant broadsword. I flew almost out of the ring. I'm hanging by the edge just trying to get up. I saw Noire for a few seconds. She looked worried for some strange reason. I get myself back up. Blake charged at me like a raging bull to throw me out of the ring. I prepare for an attack.

"Cosmic Blades" I started with a horizontal slash. I release a flurry of sword slashes.

"You're mine now." I kicked him in the air and charge at him. Swords surrounded me. I grabbed swords left and right as I slice through him.

"AGH!" Blake fell down shortly after I stopped. I looked at him.

"Damn I was hoping for a bigger threat than that. I guess not." I turn away for a second. I heard his voice.

"You cocky little shit! I'm killing you right now!" His sword glows a weird shade of black and he charges at me with all his power. I blocked his attack somehow despite being thrown across the rings. I felt blood coming down my head. I knew at this point I'm going over my limit. I looked right at him. My eyes turned dark red. A red aura surrounded me. Noire looked shocked as she saw this happening.

"I can't let some asshole like you win. I simply will not allow it at all!" The red aura grew bigger. We charged at each other. Blood is everywhere as we tried to kill each other. Noire became shocked as she saw blood spreading all over the ring. We stopped for a few moments to catch our breath. Blake and I are covered in each other's blood and sweat.

"You're pretty damn tough kid. I will give you that much. You really want to win this fight." Brian cackled.

"I do. I will live to see another day Blake." I stated as I'm surrounded by this weird red aura.

"We will see about that." His sword glows dark red as he charges at me and hits me. I screamed as I flew across the ring right next to Noire. I coughed up blood.

"Damn it." I coughed some more blood as I tried to get up.

"Anthony. . ." Noire said with fear in her voice.

"Please Lady Noire, I can still fight." Blake comes toward us. He grabs my neck and lifts me up.

"I'm so close to being next to Noire." He laughs so loud that everyone could hear him. The crowd started to go crazy. I grabbed his broad sword and stabbed him with it.

"There is no way in hell I will let a monster like you near her! You hear him!" I picked up my sword and charged at him. My sword glows a reddish orange color.

"You let yourself open Blake. Now I'm sure I'm winning." I furiously slice and dice Blake endlessly. My sword turned black as my body felt a holy light surrounding him. My Aura is now black and blue.

"Dragon's Fury!" I sliced until Blake finally screamed for pain as he fell in defeat. I'm shaking at this point as the light faded away. Noire stands up.

"We finally have a winner everyone! This fight's winner is Anthony Cooper!" Congrats Anthony." Noire smiled as the crowd chanted my name in victory.

"I won? No way. . . I won the tournament! Hell yea." I felt my body collapsed before me and I fell to my knees. Noire comes toward to lend me a hand

"Come on Champion. Get up." Noire said in her usual tone. I grabbed her and thanked her. Her hands are so soft and warm. It's rather comforting in a way. Blissful in a better word to describe that

"Let's return to the basilicom Anthony." Noire stated. I nodded and walked with her to the basilicom. We enter the basilicom and Noire stopped me.

"Anthony. . . Now that you won you can choose your position in the basilicom." Noire stated. She seems a bit nervous.

"I can choose?"

"Yes. Now choose quickly. You're wasting my time." Noire said in a haughty tone.

"I. . .I wish to be your personal guard Lady Noire."

"What? Really?" Noire seems really flustered.

"Has that position been filled?" I asked her

"N-no! I'm just surprised a little. That's all. If you really want to be my personal guard, then fine you may. How much should I pay you Anthony?"

"I want no payment. You're giving a place to stay. That's enough for me." Noire became even more shocked.

"R-really?! You sure?"

"Yea I'm sure. Having somewhere to rest in enough for me." I let out a small smile. Kei comes towards us.

"So Anthony became victorious. Congrats Anthony." Kei said in a cheerful tone.

"Thanks Kei. Let me rest now." I tried to walk upstairs despite the sheer pain I'm in.

"Wait Anthony. I think Noire wants to give you something." Kei stated. I turned around.

"She does?" Noire walked towards me with a uniform. She hands it to me.

"Since you're my personal guard. You have a special uniform. H-here!" Noire throws it at me. The uniform has my name on it. I guess my winning was predicted. It's lightweight with protection all over. It's monochrome in color to showcase the colors of Lastation.

"Thank you Lady Noire. I will wash up and rest for a bit." I walk back to my room and take a shower to wash all the blood off of me. I stopped for a second.

"Hey Noire. Thanks for allowing me to stay here. Good night. I will see you in the morning."

"Ah! Oh. You're welcome. Please rest now. You must be exhausted." I nodded in agreement and went to bed after almost dying today.

"So Noire, what did Anthony decide?" Kei asked her.

"As you saw Kei, Anthony said he wanted to be my personal guard." Noire said nervously.

"Ah I see. I'm not surprised by his decision. He told us that he would win and become your guard. He proved that much to us." Kei stated.

"I'm surprised that he won that tournament. I'm happy about it though. I wanted to see how this will work out Kei."

"Happy?" Kei becomes a bit curious

"Yes Kei. I'm happy that he won. So what?" Noire said with anger in her voice.

"Calm down Noire. I'm glad to hear that you're happy." Kei smiles.

"Anyways! I hope he can live to my expectations" Noire shaking her head as she is blushing. She went into deep thought.

"It seems like you're thinking about something." Kei stated. Noire snapped out of it.

"OH! I'm just thinking about some things about Anthony. That's all. Nothing major." Noire stated nervously.

"I see. Let's rest for tomorrow. We have a big day ahead of us." Kei stated as she goes to her room. "Good night Noire."

"Good night Kei." As Noire walks past my room she thinks to herself 'I will help him in his new life here.'Noire said to herself as she goes to bed. I get up really early and put my uniform on and stand by Noire's bedroom door.

'My first day at my new life. It's rather neat. Things will be very interesting to say the least." I heard her door crack open. I heard a cute yawn.

"AH! Anthony!? What the heck are you doing by my door you pervert!?" Noire punches me square in the face. I fell on the floor. I got back up quickly.

"The hell!? I'm doing my job Lady Noire. I wasn't trying to peek."

"Whatever!? Please come downstairs please." Noire said as she goes downstairs. So I have to deal with being accused of being a pervert and being beaten up. I hope not. I follow Noire downstairs.

"Good morning Anthony and Noire. How did you guys sleep?" Kei asked us. Noire stated that she slept fine.

"I have been up all night to be honest." I stated. Kei asked me why.

"I really don't know. I guess I have a lot on my mind. I'm not even used to sleeping anyways. All I have ever done is work for the last four years." Kei laughed.

"What?"

"So you're a workaholic. You and Noire are the same in that way."

"I guess so. I lost everything before landing here. The only I have is the clothes that I'm wearing now and my sword." I tried to smile.

"That's rather sad. Hopefully you can be happier here." Kei assured me of that.

"I think I will be here in Lastation. I can something of myself here unlike my home world."

"Great Anthony. Now on to your first mission. You need to go with Noire and save someone from a pack of wolves in a cave nearby the old factory in Lastation." Kei explained the details of the mission with as Noire already knew these details.

"Got it Kei."

"Good. You will when Noire is ready." I nodded in agreement and waited at the basilicom doors for Noire. She walked towards me. Her weapon of choice is a rapier.

"You ready Anthony." Noire asked me.

"I have been ready Lady Noire." I let out a small smile.

"Good. Let's go then shall we?" Noire and I leave for our first mission.

"Anthony, try not to be a pervert ok?" Noire stated.

"Yea whatever WAIT WHAT!? Why the hell are you accusing me of being a damn pervert!?" I got angry in my defense. I can't argue that Noire is a beautiful woman, but I have more respect than that.

"Whatever." Noire smiled and laughed as if she is having a good time messing with me. The hell? Whatever. I need to prove to Noire that I can fight and be useful to her. I wonder what will happen now that I'm Noire personal bodyguard. How will my life pan out? I guess these questions can only be answered by time itself

Author's Note: Hello guys. I got some request to write more of this story. So to the people that wanted more Noire from me. Your welcome people: D My summer special will be out shortly. Reborn will be out sometime next week. Three months and I go back to this. Sorry about neglecting this story. I'm sure Noire wants to kill me XD until the next chapter guys.