Getting punched in the muzzle again, Bowser groaned before spitting out three fireballs. Rushing for the attacks, Tatsumi zigzagged between them before nudging Bowser in the stomach. Feeling his eyes pop out of their sockets, the monster gasped. As for him, Tatsumi moved back into fighting position. After several minutes of fighting, Bowser's stamina was finally reaching its limit and Tatsumi took the opportunity to gain the advantage.
Not wanting to admit his defeat, Bowser rushed over to him, before trying to slash him with his claws.
"KOOPA KLAW!"
Seeing one of his hands rush to his face, Tatsumi positioned his arm in front of his face to block his attack. Then he hit Bowser's muzzle with the palm of his other hand, causing him to fall back.
Seeing him collapse on his back, Tatsumi then kicked him, like a soccer ball, and hurled him against a wall.
"It's over, Bowser." The boy asserted, seeing him on the ground. "It's been twenty minutes since we fought and I took the advantage! From now on, you're too weak to be able to break my armor! It's a shame! If you hadn't been so arrogant at the start , you could have won, by being focused. "
Hearing this, smoke came out of Bowser's ears, as he roared.
"Who do you think you are? Do you know who I am? I am BOWSER! BOWSER, the king of this world! The invincible, the almighty! I am the supreme being! And you, you are nothing but a little brat. "
Puffing his cheeks again, he was about to create a huge ball of fire.
"I will destroy you, even if I have to destroy my castle."
However, he was surprised to see Tatsumi standing in front of him before punching him in the chin. Finding himself with his jaws locked, Bowser was unable to breathe out flames. Immediately, an explosion took place in his mouth, and his head disappeared inside the smoke.
Falling to his knees, the monster appeared unconscious. Anyway, he was unable to react, when Tatsumi jumped in the air, before hitting the top of his head, with his foot. The attack was so powerful that a crack appeared in the ground, before turning into a rift.
"What ...?" Tatsumi wondered, feeling the ground shake.
Then, in an instant, the ground was pulverized, as the bodies of the two adversaries passed through the ground.
Meanwhile ... back with Seryu
Receiving Lava Piranha's attacks, Koro felt part of his body melt. However, after a few seconds, his body regenerated, angering the lava monster.
Meanwhile, Seryu stayed behind her teigu and watched the battle, keeping her arms folded. Showing a mocking smile, she declared.
"If you are unable to defeat Koro and get me to fight alongside him, then that means you are very weak."
"SHUT UP!" Lava Piranha roared, pretending to aim at her.
"KORO! ARM!"
Pulling back in fear, Kammy saw Koro's arms grow in size and grow huge.
"What ... ? "
Then, leaping towards Lava Piranha, the teigu gave him a powerful punch, which made him back away. Nonetheless, once he did, his fist caught fire and flames began to engulf his arm. In an instant, his arm was transformed into flames.
"If you do me damage, I will damage you too." Lava Piranha assured, standing up.
Standing still, Koro was then struck by a lightning bolt, created by Kammy.
"HAHAHA! I got you!"
However, he stopped laughing, seeing the teigu remain standing, before recreating an arm. In an instant, his body had no more scratches.
"WHAT ? "
"It's time to be done with you." Seryu announced, walking towards Koro. "I will show you the power of my justice! KORO, NUMBER 1!"
Immediately, her teigu bit her arm, making it bleed. Then, spinning like a top, he finally let go, and revealed a large flail, which now replaced Seryu's arm.
Seeing this, Kammy began to float higher in the sky, while Lava Piranha laughed.
"HAHAHA! What do you think you are doing with such a weapon? You're nothing but a woman! Do you really think you're going to scare me? Do you at least know how to punch and .. .? "
Not letting him finish, Seryu hit him with her giant weapon, sending him flying until he crashed and vanished into the lava.
"LAVA PIRANHA!" Kammy scared.
"KORO, NUMBER 2!"
Barely having time to turn around, Kammy saw Seryu with four missile launchers on her shoulders. Smiling psychotically, she aimed at the wizard, before firing.
Seeing four missiles hitting her, Kammy created a magical shield in front of her. Then, a moment later, she disappeared behind several explosions that shook the room. Seeing only smoke, Seryu waited a few moments, before seeing the silhouette of her opponent, still safe behind her magic shield.
Still alive, Kammy was completely terrified. If she hadn't used her magic, she would have died. Compared to Mario, Seryu wasn't looking to knock her out. She wanted to kill her.
"Hey, I thought you were justice! Justice is not supposed to punish disbelievers by putting them in jail?"
" It's ridiculous. " Seryu retorted, smiling gloomily. "Why imprison the bad guys, when we can kill them? Don't worry! Koro will take great pleasure in devouring you."
Seeing the huge monster baring his teeth, Kammy didn't dare to remove her shield.
" This girl… she's completely crazy! She brings justice? Lord Bowser looks more like a vigilante than she is. "
Letting out a roar, Lava Piranha came out of the lava, before screaming.
"You're going to die, dirty slut! As if I was going to be humiliated by a woman and her ..."
Interrupted again, he felt a missile hit his face, knocking him back into the lava. Seeing this, Kammy roared.
"You incapable."
However, he let out a cry of fear, seeing revolver bullets ricocheting off her magic shield.
"Come fight here." Seryu ordered her. "You may have the right to a quick death."
Trembling with fear, the wizard cried out.
"Wait ! Wait ! Wait! Why do we have to fight? I mean ... Peach has already been released! There's no point in beating us! I'm even willing to spare you and leave you go! So get out now, before I change my mind. "
Continuing to smile cruelly, Seryu ordered.
"KORO! NUMBER 2, 7 AND 8!"
Immediately, Seryu's upper body vanished into Koro's mouth, before reappearing, with more firearms and rocket launchers. Screaming in fear, the wizard begged.
"Please! NO!"
Suddenly, appearing again, Lava Piranha emerged from the lava, before rushing towards Seryu, his mouth wide open.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ! "
However, when he was only a few inches from Seryu, he was struck by several rockets.
" JUSTICE VOLLEY FIRE! "
Hit several times, Lava Piranha vanished in various explosions, which knocked him back, before forcing him back into the lava. However, with smoke coming out of his mouth, the monster lay unconscious and let his body sink into the lava, only to disappear for good.
Kammy, meanwhile, continued to scream, as her shield was attacked by the other missiles.
"Impossible! It is impossible that you could kill me! My defense has no fault."
However, snot trickled from her nose, as she saw a crack appear in her shield.
"That ... ? "
Stopping attacking, Seryu dropped her weapons, before jumping back.
"KORO!"
Catching her in his huge hand, her teigu targeted Kammy, before throwing Seryu at the wizard. Dashing like a cannonball, the Jaeger positioned her arm back, before hitting the shield with her fist. Pulverizing it, she shattered it to pieces, before hitting Kammy's face. The glasses broken, the wizard let out a cry of pain, before crossing a wall. Seryu had defeated her in one fell swoop. Doing several pirouettes, she landed on her feet.
Resuming his small size, Koro began to applaud her with his small paws. Taking him in her arms, Seryu was delighted.
"We won, Koro! Justice won again."
"DON'T THINK IT'S OVER!"
Reappearing in the sky, while flying on her broom, the wizard stared at Seryu, while her face was bleeding. Nevertheless, preferring not to fight again against this psychopath, she hastened to flee, while insulting her.
"I need to find Bowser-sama! We were completely wrong about how powerful the Jaegers are."
" GRAUHORN !"
Seeing spears of ice being thrown at him, Mario hastened to perform various leaps back to avoid them. However, barely the spears touched the ground, when they began to transform it into ice. Soon Mario finally stopped and nearly slipped as the ground began to look like an ice rink.
" WEISSSCHNABEL !"
This time, huge blocks of ice appeared above the plumber. Seeing them fall towards him, Mario had no choice but to jump into the air. Then, taking out an orange flower, he ate it, before his clothes turned white and orange. Then creating two fireballs in his hand, he used them to strike a block of ice, which was pulverized into small pieces. Putting his foot on one of them, Mario used it as a springboard and began to jump from block to block.
Finding himself on top of Esdeath, he leaps towards her, before creating several balls of fire. Smiling confidently, Esdeath positioned his hand in front of her, before summoning an ice shield.
" ICE WALL !"
Hitting the shield, Mario's attacks had no effect.
"What?" The plumber wondered.
"Too weak." Esdeath asserted, rushing over to him.
Seeing her draw her sword, Mario began to jump back. Nevertheless, hampered by the ice, Mario also had to move while dodging the blocks of ice that fell around him. Unhindered by them, Esdeath sliced through the blocks of ice, as if they were butter, and tried to slash the plumber's chest. Defensively, Mario attempted to retaliate, throwing several fireballs.
Unfortunately, showing superhuman agility, Esdeath dodged each of his attacks, before finding herself in front of him. Frightened, Mario suddenly spat out drool as he felt Esdeath's heel hit his stomach so hard he felt like she had just pulverized his organs. Falling several yards away, Mario remained on the ground, writhing in pain.
Running towards him, Esdeath saw a block of ice fall between them. Pulverizing it with her sword, she was surprised not to see Mario behind him.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, the plumber appeared to her right and tried to punch her. Unfortunately, blocking him with her saber, Esdeath stopped him without the slightest problem.
"That's all ? "
Nonetheless, she was surprised when she saw a white cuttlefish in the plumber's hand. And before she could react, the animal spat black ink in her face. Astonished and blinded, Esdeath couldn't help but take a step back, while letting go of Mario. Taking advantage, the plumber grabbed a huge orange mushroom.
Rubbing her eyes, Esdeath managed to regain her sight. However, the first thing she saw was a huge foot. Looking up, she saw Mario, who was several meters tall.
"Oh ? "
"Esdeath… I don't understand why we're fighting! Before this ends badly, I advise you to…"
A block of ice was thrown at his face, causing him to recoil.
"Stop talking idly and fight seriously!" Esdeath ordered, creating several blocks of ice.
Seeing this, Mario created giant fireballs, which he threw at the blocks of ice. Matching each other first, the two attacks created a cloud of vapor. However, Esdeath then saw the fireballs pass through the cloud and attempt to crash into her. Jumping back, she saw the attacks crash into the icy ground, pulverizing it.
Continuing to back away, Esdeath felt the attacks brush against her. However, instead of being scared, she smiled like a child.
"Yes! More! I want more!"
Hearing it, Mario took a lightning bolt from his pocket, before crushing it in his hands. This time, a black cloud appeared above Esdeath, before creating lightning. Dodging it in time, Esdeath saw a boulder being struck down and becoming miniature.
"Um? Does that lightning reduce the size of what it hits?"
Soon Esdeath had to dodge the fireballs and lightning. Seeing her pull back, Mario thought she was unable to defend herself. Yet, only analyzing the attacks, Esdeath saw an opening. Creating an ice spear, she hurled it at Mario's face.
Noticing the attack in time, the plumber tilted his head to the side and managed to dodge the ice lance at the last second.
"What…?" Mario wondered, estonished that Esdeath could continue to attack him, even being bombarded with attack.
Then suddenly he felt his body shrink. When the allotted time was up, his powers left him and Mario returned to his normal size. Wasting no time, Esdeath rushed towards him. Jumping back, Mario tried to avoid her. Unfortunately, much stiffer than him, Esdeath passed behind him, after having slashed him. Coughing up blood, Mario fell on his back with a wound in his stomach.
Seeing him down, Esdeath asserted.
"You were an interesting person to fight! But if you really are the most powerful warrior in this world, that's pretty disappointing! If I decide to conquer it , I could take control of this world very quickly. "
" In your dreams ! "
Surprised, Esdeath turned and saw Mario stand up.
"Huh? Can you still fight? Very impressive!"
Ignoring the sarcasm in her words, Mario grabbed a red mushroom. Eating it, he was able to quickly regain much of his health. His wound now gone, he began to stare at Esdeath seriously.
"I don't know who you are and what you want! But I swore to myself to protect this kingdom! So if you want a fight, you're going to have it."
"And what do you think you can do against me? Even as a giant, you haven't even managed to touch me."
In response, Mario grabbed a yellow star, which he broke in his hand. Immediately, a luminous aura enveloped his body. Seeing this, Esdeath decided to attack him to find out what new power the plumber had just obtained.
" GRAUHORN! "
Seeing many ice spears being created, Mario remained perfectly still. Then, in an instant, he was struck by Esdeath's attacks. Astonished, she couldn't hide her disappointment.
"Let you destroy yourself? But that's no fun! Mario, you disappoint me."
"Don't say stupid things. "
Advancing towards Esdeath, the plumber didn't have the slightest wound on his body. Smiling at this, Esdeath created a huge block of ice, she threw it at Mario. Simply closing his fist, Mario jumped over to the block of ice and punched it so hard it shattered it into pieces.
Then, landing on his feet, he leaned forward, before rushing towards Esdeath. Seeing him do it, Esdeath created a dozen ice walls. Not slowing down, Mario hit them one by one. Finding themselves pulverized, the walls were but pieces of ice in a few moments. Then, hitting the last wall, the plumber found himself in front of Esdeath. Barely reacting, Esdeath felt Mario's fist hit her face.
In an instant, she flew back, before crashing into a crumbling wall. Remaining with his clenched fist, Mario remained motionless. Then the luminosity around his body vanished, as did his invincibility.
"I warned you. "
Noises of applause were heard, frightened the plumber. Coming out of the hole in the wall, Esdeath continued to clap, despite being injured in the forehead. Feeling blood run down her face, she showed, for the first time in years, the color of her blood to her opponent.
"Mario ... I apologize for underestimating you! That punch ... yes, it deserves to have been given by the most powerful being in this world."
Then, displaying a carnivorous smile, she grabbed her sword, before asserting.
"This time, I'm going to fight seriously."
Exhausted and flabbergasted, Mario couldn't help stepping back, as he feared what was to come. However, before Esdeath could take a step towards him, Esdeath saw a fireball appear between them.
"Hmm?"
Disappearing in an instant, the flames gave way to Goli, who was present with Blaziken.
"Yo!"
"You?" Esdeath wondered.
"Who are you?" Mario wanted to know.
"Esdeath-san! Sorry to bother you in the middle of a fight but, my boss just called me to tell me that my vacation is over! So before I left this world, I thought it would be better for us to finish our fight. "
Showing a mocking smile, Goli added.
"Unless you're afraid to confront me."
In response, Esdeath pointed her sword at him.
Back with Tatsumi
Tatsumi and Bowser have fallen in Bomb-omb's storage room. The bomb-ombs were behind glass so thick it took more than one bullet to shatter it. Bowser stood up, now really pissed off at Tatsumi.
"I've had enough of you, Jaeger! You've really gone through my last nerve."
Tatsumi pointed his fist at Bowser, only for him to dodge it and hit the glass wall instead, causing a crack to appear.
" ARE YOU INSANE !? YOU CAN KILL BOTH US, ESPECIALLY ME! Bowser said before avoiding another hit from Tatsumi. " If these Bomb-ombs receive the slightest shock, they will explode and kill us. "
"You have to know what you want! Either you give up or we end our fight."
"What's your problem? Do you really want to die?"
"Are you an idiot? Since the beginning of our fight, I know there is a risk that I will die! And I have been feeling this feeling for months! I am not afraid of dying! Only cowards feel that feeling. "
"Coward? Are you talking about me? Are you stupid? It's normal for a king to stay alive! Who are you to think otherwise?"
"I am Tatsumi, a revolutionary."
Bowser was confused at first, but then started to laugh.
"GWA HA HA HA HA HA HA! A revolutionary ? What kind of stupid is this? " Bowser asked. " Don't you know that revolutionaries are always the ones who die sooner than everyone else? They do the dumbest things like trying to replace kings or trying to prove something they can never do ! Revolutionaries are nothing but waste of life ! It is much better to be a real king ... these are the people who can get anything they want without lifting a finger ! Like me for example ! When I will be done with you, I will become the king not only of the Mushroom Kingdom, but too the king of the whole world ! GWA HA HA HA HA HA HA! "
Bowser laughed in glory, while Tatsumi was not amused.
"I pity you ..." Tatsumi said, as Bowser stopped laughing.
" What was that?" Bowser asked.
"I pity you ! You're nothing but trash! Do you think being king is just getting what you want? I'm part of Night Raid, a band that wants to achieve something! We chose to do a thing that nobody can normally do: defeat Esdeath, to get rid of Honest! I would save my country and right now you're on my way! So if you keep wanting to fight or laugh at Night Raid, don't be called upon to make me kill you. " Tatsumi exclaimed, before rushing over to Bowser at full speed, while Bowser did the same.
"Stop overestimating yourself!" The king ordered, folding back into his shell, before forcing it spinning like a top.
Hitting Tatsumi's chest hard, Bowser finally reached the metal plates that covered Tatsumi's chest, allowing the thorns on his back to slice through Tatsumi's flesh.
"AHHHHHHHH!" The boy shouted, coughing up blood.
"I told you ! Revolutionaries die sooner than everyone else, but you don't listened to me." Bowser remarked, getting to his feet, while pointing his fist at Tatsumi's face. "No, instead you gave me a stupid lecture about kings and revolutionaries' dreams and all that stupid stuff ! As I see it, you're just a joke to me! Don't worry, I will end your life as slowly and painfully as possible. "
However, stopping Bowser's fist in the palm of his hand, Tatsumi lifted his face to fix Bowser's gaze.
"I WON'T COME DOWN SO EASY!" Tatsumi exclaimed, grabbing Bowser's arm and starting to squeeze it, forcing Bowser to let go.
Tatsumi then grabbed Bowser by the neck and threw him at the cracked glass, which this time shattered into pieces.
The Bob-ombs it contained began to come out of the glass, but have not yet exploded. Seeing them, Bowser tried to crawl on the ground, to get away from the bombs.
"We must not stay there."
Nonetheless, appearing in front of him, Tatsumi held a bomb in his hand which he juggled with.
"What ... What are you doing? Do you want to die?"
"Um? Didn't you hear what I said?"
Suddenly the boy threw the bomb and threw it at the very large group of Bob-ombs on the ground.
" NOOOOOOOOOOO ! " Shouted Bowser.
"The only thing that scares me is letting you tyrannize over this world."
His gesture caused a very large explosion, making Bowser and Tatsumi fly directly to the ceiling of the castle and high in the sky. Bowser was barely conscious after that as he continued to fly upward.
"This kid is definitely on a whole new level." Bowser thought as he finally started to look around. "I can't see him anywhere ! He must have died in the explosion. What a relief…" Bowser said continuing to fall until he saw something above him.
"BOO OOO WWW WWW SSS SSS EEE EEE EER RRR RRR!" Tatsumi exclaimed. as he headed straight for Bowser from above.
"No way ..." Bowser said seeing Tatsumi, who was still alive.
No longer having his armor on him, Tatsumi now held his sword, which he aimed at Bowser.
"I'M GOING TO CUT YOUR ASS!" Tatsumi screamed, rushing over to Bowser.
Responding immediately, Bowser created a fireball, which hit Tatsumi's body. Yet despite the flames and explosion the attack caused, Tatsumi overcame the pain, and continued to fall towards Bowser, still holding his weapon in his hands.
This time, Bowser screamed in fear, before feeling Tatsumi gut him open. Then, coughing up blood, Bowser crashed into the throne room, as did Tatsumi. For a few seconds there was a strange silence. Then someone got up. Spitting blood, while feeling his body burn it, Tatsumi managed nonetheless, to put his teigu away, before asserting.
"I won. "
For his part remaining on the ground, Bowser was unable to get up, despite still being confident.
"Curses… first I lose to a plumber, now I lose to a stupid kid." IT IS NOT FAIR ! "Bowser screamed in pain.
Tatsumi looked at him plainly. Then, having no more strength, he finally collapsed to the ground. Looking up at the sky, through the hole in the ceiling, he declared.
"Maybe you should do something easier like pick flowers in a garden, or bake cheesecakes or something." Tatsumi suggested.
"Cheesecakes? Shut up, kid, it's not over between you and me. You just got lucky, that's all. "Bowser said." And you know what? I would give up my title of king and take it back only when I had defeated you. "
Hearing it, Tatsumi let out a tired sigh, before smiling.
"If you promise to stop harassing Peach, I'll fight you whenever you want."
"DEAL!"
Kammy then entered the room, horrified by what she was seeing.
"'Bowser-sama! It's a disaster! All the generals have been defeated and Peach has been freed! It's a total defeat."
"Calm down, I can still fight." Bowser said as he tried to move, but he was too exhausted.
"Don't move, your hideousness, I'll shoot him down using the secret weapon." Kammy said before walking to a lever behind a painting.
"Secret weapon… SECRET WEAPON !? WAIT A MINUTE, KAMMY!" Bowser exclaimed as he suddenly stood up and tried to stop Kammy from pulling the lever, but it was too late.
"Nyeh heh heh, now this boy is going to pay." Kammy said before seeing Bowser with a panicked look.
"WHAT DID YOU DONE, CRAZY OLD SORCERER?" Bowser asked with great fear in his tone.
"Why are you angry, Bowser-sama? The secret weapon will surely destroy this boy in an instant." Kammy said pointing to Tatsumi in confusion.
"A secret weapon? I don't have the strength to fight anymore."
"He's not the only people that's going to be destroyed." Bowser exclaimed as the castle suddenly began to shake.
"What do you mean, Bowser-sama? " Kammy asked, now a little scared of what was going to happen.
"This lever is for self-destruct purposes only! You just pulled the lever that will cover the lava castle in 5 minutes." Bowser screamed as Tatsumi and Kammy realized the situation they were in.
"WHAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAT?" Tatsumi and Kammy were panting at the same time.
"I don't understand! I thought the secret weapon was just a name for a super powerful weapon, but I didn't think it would blow up the castle." Kammy said fearfully.
"RUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Bowser exclaimed.
"OYE, GET OUT OF HERE!" Tatsumi screamed as he, Bowser and Kammy started running for their lives. As they ran out of the throne room, a pillar of lava emerges behind them.
Hiding behind a block of ice, Mario saw the room where he happened to be covered with ice and flames.
"Who are these people? And why does this guy have a pokemon?"
Smiling, Esdeath continued to face Blaziken while displaying a gleeful smile.
"Pokemons? What incredible creatures! Yes, I wish to go to their world to fight a whole army of them."
"Instead of wanting to fight a whole army of them, already manage to defeat my pokemon. " Said Goli. " Can you continue Blaziken?"
"Blaziken" The pokemon assured.
Immediately, getting ready to attack again, Esdeath and Blaziken stopped, hearing a voice scream.
"MARIOOOOOOO!"
Astonished the plumber saw Tatsumi running towards them, while being chased by the lava.
"Mama mia, what have you done?"
"RUN MARIO, RUN!" Tatsumi screamed as Mario started to run as fast as he could.
Imitating them, Bowser picked up his unconscious son, Bowser Jr., off the ground and carried him with his shoulder before running again. For his part, seeing the lava, Goli sighed.
"I think it's time for me to go."
Staring at Esdeath, he declared.
"Esdeath ... let's continue our fight later! I'll be waiting for you in the realm of Hyrule.
"Hyrule?"
"Don't worry! It will be in your way."
Then he threw a bomb on the ground, which created a cloud of smoke. And when the smoke cleared, Goli and Blaziken were gone. Showing only a look of frustration, Esdeath only reacted when Tatsumi walked past her, before grabbing her hand.
"Esdeath, we're breaking up."
At first surprised, Esdeath ended up blushing, before smiling as she felt the boy's hand shake hers.
