Shuntal took off his robe revealing a large muscular body. It was admirable considering his age.He stares off against Barbaros who grins in excitement. With Reginald and Vorus standing behind him."Kiddos," Shuntal faced the duo and smiled. "Why don't you lend a hand to your leader. Ada and I will handle this one." He pointed at Barbaros with his thumb."Hahaha!" Barbaros laughs maniacally. "Finally! A fight worth fighting." "Old man," Reginald glares at Barbaros. "Don't die.""Give my regards to your captain. I won't be here without your efforts." "Thank him yourself," Reginald said nonchalantly. "Come on big guy."Vorus had been staring down at Barbaros the entire time. He clenched his fists. "I'm weak. Too weak. After coming so far, I couldn't match up to him." Reginald seemd to have figured out what was going on in his mind.He places his hand on his shoulder. "I'm not one to give motivation but... Shuntal lost to him once, remember. You did good lasting so long. If you're wo
"Relic Awakening!" Kira exclaims excitedly as she clashes with Rhea.Kira parried an attack and struck Rhea in the chin. She then grabs the stunned Rhea by the hand and slams her with an elbow.She takes advantage of the gained momentum and strikes her face with a hard right."Tck." Rhea spat blood. "Is that all?" Kira paused. "Something's off." She said softly. She looked at her knuckle, it was bleeding. "Is her body getting harder the more I hit her?""I'll tell you my relic's powers," Rhea spoke up to answer the question."The way your relic gives you a buff the more blood you draw, my relic gives me more power the more blood I lose. This is my blood rush!" Rhea explained. "I see..." Said Kira. "Hihihi." She snickered. "This means that we can keep on fighting!"Rhea gazes at Kira. At first, she had nothing but resentment toward her. But as their battle unveils steadily, she seems to have developed a form of respect for her opponent. The same goes for Kira as well."I'm having
"This cage of yours won't hold me for long!" He snars at her. She smirks. "I know it won't. But it'll hold just enough for me to show you the fruits of my labor!" She saw flashes of the training she did in secret when Vorus and Conroy were developing their new techniques while Ace, Kaz, and Reginald were in the East. She trained hard not taking a day of rest just so she could prove to her friends and mostly to herself that she's capable enough to stand on par with them.Tommaso began emitting a powerful aura burst to disrupt the cage. "It's only a matter of time." "I have just about enough time!" Maggie declares as she raises her hands. She began to make certain obscure movements. It almost seemed as if she was dancing. A wind current gathered around her. The air was so strong that the spectators had to shield their eyes. "She's able to control this much power?" Tommaso was stunned by the showcase from the historian. "You're a witch. A wind Witch!" He shouts. "You haven't se
"Kill Switch!"Boom! "Unbelievable!" The announcer shouted. The crowd witnessed another one-sided battle featuring the ex-assassin. They cheered calling out his name and his clan's name. "Ace!" "Aegis!" "Ace!" "Aegis!" "And with that, ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the Aegis clan advanced to the quarter-finals alongside Kira and Zod!"Ace looked over at his flattened opponent. "Tck, I wanted to fight Tommaso this round... Well, let's see how he'll far." He pockets his hands and leaps through the sky before landing beside Vorus and taking a sit. "Haha. As expected of the captain. You crushed your opponent without holding back." "Thanks, Vo.""Without wasting any more time, let the next match of the day begin... It's,m Rhea vs Metal!" "Metal?" Rhea's opponent was a man donning the armor of a knight. He fought wielding a lance weapon.Rhea made quick work of the knight and easily secured the win."Rhea joins Ace, Kira, and Zod in the quarter-finals. We have 4 more batt
"Ace! Ace! Ace! Ace!" The crowd cheered for the final Victor after what will go down in history as one of the most awe-inspiring battles in the Vagrant games. "He did!" The Aegises and enders cheered. "Zoddy..." Kira said with concern. Rhea wrapped her arms around her former opponent. "Those two gave it their all, kind of reminds you of our match." "Hmph, I guess you're right. And knowing how much of a man my Zoddy is, he'd congratulate Ace." "That final attack was narly bro!" "He created an aura burst, then compressed the aura around him into a ball and... Impressive." Keith remarked. "Haha! Was thete ever a doubt that the captain would lose?" Vorus asked no one in particular. "Sir Ace grows stronger with every battle. That's his unique trait." "You're forgetting something, Conbro." Ernie nudges the archer. "You've all gained experience from this tournament in onr way or the other." They have participated in several heated confrontations. Some of which were between themsel
The thunderous cheers of the crowd shook the colosseum."Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Vagrant games!" The announcer's words made the crowd cheer louder. "We've so far witnessed several intense matches. But I promise you, it'll only get more fierce from here onwards."Meanwhile, the Aegises were gathered around Maggie.She was still unconscious but her casts were removed."She's in a stable condition now and may wake up soon." They all sighed in relief hearing the report of the doctor.He gestured to a big screen behind him. "We got this placed in case you wouldn't want to miss the matches.""Narly, now we can cheer you guys on and watch over Mags!" Ernie exclaims. "Thank you." Ace thanked the doctor. "It is our pleasure. By the way, I'm also rooting for you, I'm a huge fan." His words made the ex-assassin smile. "Right," Ernie wraps his arm over the necks of Ace and Vorus. "You too get over there and knock em out of their pants." "You don't have to worry about Magg
UNKNOWN LOCATION A woman wearing a brown cloak stood in front of a shabby building sitting in the middle of a deserted village. She was attracted by the faint noise of movements from within the household.With her sword strapped around her waist, she made her way inside. What welcomed her was the unpleasant sight of two dead bodies, a man and a woman. "What are you doing in a place like this?" She said to a boy that stood atop the bodies. "You shouldn't be holding something like that, boy."She pointed at the knife he was holding. Seeing that it was covered with blood, it didn't take much for her to realize that the boy standing in front of her had just killed those two people. "Are they your parents?" The boy shakes his head. He was hesitant to speak up at first until he saw the radiant smile on the woman's face. There was no malice on sight, he felt like he could trust her."Th-they kidnapped me." "I see. Well then, let's get this off of you." She crept closer carefully not
Ryker and Ming sat across one another in the dining.They ate in silence without uttering a word."Spill it?" She said without averting her gaze from her plate."Eh?" impossible for anyone to miss the sight of the tower."My, my," Jackal said admiringly. "This place had gotten busier since the last time I was here."He paused in front of the tower. A sign which reads "Elfiem Magic Tower" was visible on the sides."Well, here we are." He grinned. "Time to go see how Kris is doing."...LOCATION: BLACK STALLION.Swoosh!Clank!"Ahahahaha! More! More! More!""Tck," Ryker sweatdropped. "I can barely keep up with their movements."Ming was engaging the Kinkaid.The Scythe wielder laughed maniacally as he swings his large scythe around to cut the android.Ming's metallic body proved useful in blocking his relentless attacks."They're too fast."Ryker on the other hand ended up becoming a spectator.The ex-hunter gritted his teeth over his helplessness. "We were supposed to fight this psych