Chapter 51: Chapter 45 - "Lionize"
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Cracking the knuckles of his bleeding hands, Garfiel entered his fighting posture, ready to protect the others if either Adam or the Damsel of Distress would decide to make a move. Which, they didn't. Garfiel Tinsel didn't lose them from their vision, and even if they would move, he was confident enough to stop them. Despite being a kid, Garfiel Tinsel possesses phenomenal Brute powers.
The man, who was standing in front of Garfiel and next to the Damsel of Distress, with his clothing resembling death, placed his hand on the hilt of his blade, ready for combat. According to Tattletale's Semblance, Adam Taurus would be a Brute 9, and a Blaster 7. Both of these specifications are based around his Semblance Moonslice. As a matter of fact, from what Adam Taurus had shown, it was the only power he had. Of course, he's a masterful Swordsman, but he was still a person, with only one power.
However, despite it sounding easy, it wasn't. Brute 9 is a specification which the Endbringer Leviathan had. Thus, just like the Leviathan, Adam had never been defeated. Still, this didn't affect anyone. The thought of their enemy being undefeated didn't demotivate anyone.
Slowly, Tattletale raised her body, and stood up. With doubts being carved on her mind, she still believed that they could win this fight. Thus, finally stood up, and walked towards Garfiel Tinsel. Soon after, the others did as well. Everyone, those who followed Jens, all stood rightfully with shoulder to shoulder.
Tattletale : "Otto, Garfiel and I will take care of the Damsel of Distress! Weiss, Blake, Yang, beat that psycho's ass."
Without any hesitation in their minds, the three girls dashed as if they had no choice. As a matter of fact, they didn't. From the beginning of their meeting, they knew that the day that they would reunite with Adam Taurus, would be the day that they would kill him. After finally reuniting with Blake Belladonna, they finally understand it. They understand everything. Because of this, there is no such thing as forgiveness left for a Demon like him. One might call him a Demi-Human from outside, but deep within his body, he's a Demon, with only one desire. The desire to be Lionized.
That right instant when they made their move, Otto and Garfiel did as well. They leaped forward, as if they had no doubts in the outcome of their battle. Losing was no option. They have dedicated their life to fight near the side of Jens and Emilia, thus the only option that was left for them, was to triumph.
Ash : "Time for a Slaughter!"
As soon as they landed on their feet, Garfiel hit an uppercut on the Damsel of Distress' chin, and Otto kicked her in the stomach right after. The strength of those two blows resulted in the woman being blasted away, into another valley. She landed on her back, and tried to recover soon after. However, Garfiel and Otto didn't allow to do so.
Tattletale : "Go get her! I'll follow!"
As soon as she screamed out those words, Garfiel and Otto disappeared from everyone's sight, and left the square to fight the Damsel of Distress. Then, Tattletale ran after them, thus disappeared as well.
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Adam : "Three women who have walked down the path of trickery… Hahaha, and now you're here, ready to be killed? Pathetic…"
As soon as he left out those words, the three woman approached him even more closely. The man's hair was glimmering crimson, just like the sheet of his sword. Red Aura was leaving his body, as if he had too much to store up in his normal body. Truly, a Brute 9 and Blaster 7 specification threat would be at least considered to be an S-tier.
Weiss : "I do not like repeating my words, so I will only say this once. Leave us alone. Not just me, but my friends as well!"
She placed her hand on her chest, opened her eyes widely, and spoke out her thoughts loud and clearly. However, those words did not break through Adam's ideal thought.
Weiss : "I have nothing to do with your past. It was my father, Jacques Schnee who turned you into you."
She tried to convince him, thus stepped forward. Then, she placed both her hands on chest, as if she was desperately trying to make something clear. Yes, it's true, she was indeed desperate, but that wasn't a reason for her to stop believing. That desperation which blossoms within her when she sees Adam, is the one reason why she believes she can change him.
Adam : "Then I am sure he'll be very, very sad as soon as he hears that the Heiress of the Schnee Dust Company and the Schnee House was murdered by a man like me. Certainly, that will boost your reputation even more."
Forming a fist out of her hand, Yang Xiao Long stepped forward, and pushed Weiss slightly aside. She raised her hand towards Weiss as if she was blocking Weiss from interfering.
Yang : "I can't stand the kind like you. First of all, I ain't gonna allow you to hurt my sister. She is the only reason why I am still standing. It's because I believe I can be the one to safe her, and protect her. You turned yourself into a monster, just for power and fame… How dare you call yourself a Hero?"
He growled out of anger, and held the hilt even more firmly than before. With his power, it was possible to break the hilt, but he didn't. He could control his anger luckily. Then, after a few seconds of blood lust, he released a sigh.
Adam : "You humans don't understand my greatness. That truly is your only flaw."
Blake : "Then what about me…?"
Suddenly, the shy, cat-eared girl with long black hair spoke out. Her yellow eyes glistered in the sunlight, and grabbed something from her back. It was her signature weapon. It had a thick, gray sheath with a sharp edge, similar to that of an oversized cleaver. Although serving as a sheath, it can be used effectively as a weapon. Blake's weapon, when unsheathed, appeared to be a dark gray katana and was equally as effective as, if not more than, its sheath.
The essence of the two weapon components is that they fit together as one, but come apart to be two, so that they are compact for easier carrying. When in sheathed form, it was held by the hilt, but when the two components separate, the sheath was held by a small rectangular hole near the top. The katana also had a compact, striker fired pistol built into its hilt.
Adam : "What about you? You simply walked down the wrong path. The path of filthy humans. Don't you remember what humans did to your parents, what they did to me… what they did to you?"
Blake : "Adam… Your vision of [Liberation] is all about you, just you. It's not about me, not about your parents, nor about any Demi-Human."
Adam : "Tsk!"
Clicking his tongue out of annoyance, he dashed forward towards Weiss Schnee, as his hatred was mostly directed towards her. Just before the red edge of his steel blade collided with Weiss' white rapier, his memories were engulfed by light and happiness, thus asked himself;
"Why must things… always change…"
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ーSince the beginning of his consciousness, Adam Taurus had lived in Larikt.
The Holy Kingdom of Gusteko exists out of three Major Cities, with each being an essential location for the stability and balance of the Kingdom.
ーThe Holy Impacta Capital is the capital of Gusteko, with Fonyai being the former Gusteko until it was completely frozen by Odglass. The current capital is mostly called "Impacta", and is known for its huge amount of gold, mana sources and nobles. All relatives of the Royal Gusteko family lived there, along with the Crazed Prince and the Washuu family.
ーMirula is one the three cities as well. It is commonly known as the Wind Gate City. It's a giant city which is located in the middle of the mountains. The center of the City has a temple which leads to a massive Wind Mana source.
ーThen, there is Larikt. It's an island which can only be accessed by crossing a massive bridge. The city is known for its astonishing amount of trades, merchantmen and auctions. It's also known for its great location, as Larikt is right next to the Mountain of Pardkia. Which, is a mountain where one of the Four Great Spirits resides, Odglass.
??? : "Mama… Do you have time later to read the [Tale of Glacier] once more?"
A short boy, with beautiful red hair, bull horns, and light blue eyes looked at his mother. The boy has lived in Larikt for over seven years now, from the beginning of his life in fact.
ーHe, like a lot of children through out Gusteko, love the [Tale of Glacier]. It's classical Gusteko literature and history. It's a story about the founder of the Royal Gusteko family, Glacier Gusteko, who made a pact with the Great Spirit Odglass. Through battles, hate, beatings by his own father, Glacier found a way to become the Ruler of Gusteko, and formed the royal family. Then, he adopted two sons, Kichimura Washuu and Lyan Kamishiro, who became distant relatives of the Gusteko Family so the Royal Family would never go extinct. Before his death, he and his wife had a son, Igor Gusteko.
ーAfter all his deeds being fulfilled, he explained to his three children that the future of the Northern Kingdom is in their hands, and that Kichimura Washuu and Lyan Kamishiro are their last hopes, and trained them through hell. In the end, he passed away on his death bed, without ever saying to his children that he loved them.
ーSince then, the descendants of the Gusteko Royal family started to rule the Holy Northern Kingdom, and in times of need, the Washuu and the Kamishiro family took over. Kichimura Washuu however, soon passed away after his father, due to sickness. Lyan Kamishiro on the other hand, left the Kingdom, and abandoned all connections with the Kingdom. Hios children, his money, all of it, he left it behind, just for freedom.
??? : "Of course Adam. Please, could you go and buy some Ryokucha? I need it for diner."
The mother of Adam Taurus, a lady with a gentle smile on her face, with long brown hair and bull horns growing out of her head, gave her son five Holy Coins.
Adam : "Yes Mama!"
His entire family existed out of Demi-Humans, but that didn't matter to Adam Taurus. In the end, he was way too young to understand that Demi-Humans were lesser life forms compared to humans.
He ran towards the door, right before he would leave to go and help his mother, he turned around.
Adam : "I love you Mama!"
??? : "I love you too honey!"
Her bright blue eyes glistered. Never in her life did she had any conflicts with her son, nor did she had any problems with him at all. Thus, she loved him with all her heart. Truly, she was so happy to be blessed with such a strong child. She knew, that one day, Adam would become a powerful person. But as for now, he was a child, that must enjoy and learn life.
She turned around, and continued washing the dishes, with no doubts carved on her mind. There was no need to be afraid anyway. Adam simply left to the market to buy some Ryokucha, Kararagi liquor. It is legal to buy Alcohol at every age in Gusteko, so she didn't need to be worried regarding that either.
??? : "Oh Adam! Wait…!"
She turned around, and realized he forgot his red scarf that she made for him. However, it was already too late. She heard the door close, and felt a cold breeze embracing her. She quickly ran towards the window to look for him, but he was nowhere to be seen. He probably already ran off.
The mother sighed.
Meanwhile, Adam was running through the city of Larikt. Humans and Demi-Humans are everywhere in the crowded city, accompanied by snow and cold. There are a lot of merchants trading with store-keepers, but Adam doesn't pay attention to them what so ever, he runs towards the shop where he always buys groceries for his mother.
The city exists out of five districts in total. The northern District, known as "El" is mostly dedicated for citizens, along with the eastern "Al" and the western "Ul". The center district, "Ol" is for merchants, trading and other kinds of selling. The southern district, is where the Bridge to Pardkia is located.
Adam : "Ouch!"
??? : "Hmpf!"
The little buy accidentally ran into a man. The two fell onto the snow, and Adam immediately tried to get up.
Adam : "I'm sorry! I wasn't looking properly! I'm in a hurryー"
??? : "Come here you Demi-Human!"
The muscular man grabbed Adam's light arm, and pulled him. Immediately, Adam's heart started to pump more and more intensely. He was scared. What was going to happen? What would this adult do with him? Adam is just a young boy, he didn't commit any crime, why?
Adam : "Hey! Let go off me!"
Arriving into a dark alley, the man formed a fist out of his hands and punched the little boy as hard as he could in his face. The boy was send flying a few meters back and landed on his face, causing a little scar on his forehead. His entire face started to bleed, and the boy couldn't do anything but to leave out a loud scream of pain.
Adam : "AAAAAAAAAAAAGHHH!"
The muscular man with black hair cracked his knuckles, and started to approach the collapsed boy again.
Adam : "STOP! GO AWAY! SOMEONE HELP!"
But nothing happened, except for the man coming even closer and closer with each second and step. The clock was ticking, and if Adam wouldn't do anything, he would end up being beaten completely.
Adam : "Tsk!"
He dashed towards the man and formed fists out of his childish hands. He was ready to punch the man down, however.
??? : "Hmpf!"
The man ducked, and kicked Adam in the face, causing him to lose his consciousness. The little boy collapsed with a bleeding face and body. He couldn't feel anything. He couldn't see anything. His consciousness was swallowed by the kick to the face, thus lost control over his own body.
Then, light started to flicker. As if the little boy's fingers were hanging on the edge of consciousness. Slowly, but surely, he started to regain his consciousness.
??? : "Yes. A Bull-Human. Around the age of ten, I would say. Oh yeah, very rare."
While his consciousness was swaying, just like his body, Adam Taurus could hear an adult talking about him. What was going on, and where was he right now? It felt like he was moving, but he wasn't walking.
??? : "I'll bring him to the headquarters immediately."
He tried to open his eyes, but they didn't open. His consciousness was still flickering, thus he wasn't able to do anything what so ever. Until,
Adam felt that his body was thrown away, as if someone lifted him up, and threw him. Then, after a solid few seconds, his body landed on the hard surface of the cold, stone ground.
Adam : "Huh…."
Finally, he was able to open up his eyes. However, the moment he did it, he regretted it.
A huge stone colony with at least a thousand mining Demi-Humans. Glistering ore was able to be seen in a few holes of the stone. Looking up at the sky, Adam was a few hundred meters down the ground. Everywhere, there were injured Demi-Humans mining for their lives.
Then, he realized it. Now, Adam finally understood everything. From the moment he was caught by that man, until the moment he found himself in here, he understands it all.
Adam : "I… have been… enslaved?"
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He was surrounded by weaklings, pathetic and oppressed. Everyone here was satisfied to gnaw on scraps, yet afraid to leave this mine, as if it is their "nest".
It had been seven years since Adam Taurus left his home, just to help out his mother, and had turned into a Slave for the humans. Never in his life did Adam do something wrong, yet still a human did this to him. Never in his life did Adam commit a crime, yet he received this punishment. Since then, before he would go to sleep, Adam asks himself "Why?".
However, there really wasn't an answer to that question. It just happened. A scummy human being caught a young Demi-Human, and enslaved him. Despite slavery being illegal in Gusteko, the man still did it.
It's funny, isn't it? To be abducted without being able to tell your own mother goodbye? Truly, Adam Taurus hated himself for being weak. He really was. Unable to protect himself against people like that person. If he was stronger that moment, he could've easily beaten that human, but he couldn't. Adam was weak.
However, while it had been seven years already. Adam was finally able to think about it. While he was here, he trained day and night. People called him crazy, but Adam didn't think so. Adam Taurus is the only person in these mines able to do what others wont. He trained until he almost died out of starvation, and that is when he unlocked it. That is the moment he unlocked his Semblance, "Moonslice".
Yet, that wasn't enough. Adam Taurus formed bonds and alliances with people from the mines. He taught them about the outside world, and who their threat could potentially be. He knew that Humans were behind it. Humans. It were humans who enslaved all of them. Why? He didn't ask. All he wanted and desired, was to change the rolls. Now, it would be the humans who would gnaw on scraps and would be afraid to leave the nest.
Slowly, but in the end, Adam Taurus grew hate towards the human race. He knew about the Demi-Humans being lower life forms compared to humans in these mines. His mother formerly kept it a secret, so Adam wouldn't have to worry about it. But, now that he got enslaved, deep within him, hate blossomed within Adam.
He hates them. He wants revenge on them. He disgusts them. He finds them irritating. He wants to scorn their fate. He spites them. He feels malice towards them. He despises them. He's sick of all them. How are they allowed to act like someone above him? They are both organisms, why must Demi-Humans be treated like this?
Adam : "What do you have?"
In front of him, there were three other Demi-Humans. A Lizard Human, A Leopard Human and a Crab Human. They are all different, yet the same. They are all taken into slavery illegally. They are all taken away from their parents to work in this minefield. But why must they mine their lives in these mines? Adam knew, that once he would break out, he had to find out, and kill that person out of vengeance.
Leopard Human : "I made this blade. It ain't that special, but it is made out of Fire Lagmite, so it shouldn't break too fast."
The Leopard Human is wearing a piece of cloth, and is completely covered in filth and dust. Just like everyone. Her blonde hair wavers in the wind, and her red eyes glistened in the sunlight.
The four of them were all planning to escape. However, there was only one person suitable to break the defenses of this colony, and to set everyone free. Truly, Adam was born to be a hero. There was no way that Adam would live his life in this cage.
Adam : "Thank you."
He grabbed the blade, because it was Adam who would do the mission. Not because Adam is the only one who isn't afraid, but because Adam has the strength to do what's needed. Only he is able to unify the Demi-Humans with no compromise.
Now, Adam was finally strong. He knows that now, he would be able to beat anyone who comes in his way. He can finally protect those in need, and reunite with his mother. It had been so long since he saw her smile. Far, too long.
Adam : "EVERYONE!"
He threw his blade towards the wall of the mine, and jumped on it. The blade collided with the stone, and was stuck within it. The blade was sturdy enough to support Adam's body, who stood on it.
Adam : "HEED THIS BATTLE CRY! VENGEANCE ON THE HUMAN FILTH! THE TIME IS NOW, WE'LL RISE! FOLLOW ME, AND FOLLOW DESTINY!"
The thousands of Demi-Humans released a roar out of excitement, and dashed towards the walls. There was a single steel door, and everyone started to bash on it. The Crab-Human gave other Demi-Humans weapons to escape this cage, and they accepted it.
Adam jumped down to the ground, dashed towards the door, and kicked it. The powerful kick tore the door out of it's case. Thanks to the momentum of the door, the human guard behind it was send flying as well.
Adam : "IT'S TIME TO TURN THE TABLE ON WHO'S TYRANNIZED!"
With such powerful words leaving the mouth of Adam Taurus, he stood there. Like a hero and savior to be Lionized.
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Weiss : "Arma Gigas! Rise!"
The woman known as the "Ice Queen" raised her Rapier known as the Myrtenaster, and a white light started to descend from underneath her. Then, a massive, spirit-like armored knight appeared behind her. Weiss Schnee swung her hand, and ordered the Arma Gigas to kill Adam Taurus.
Adam : "Haha…. Pathetic!"
The massive Arma Gigas swung its fist towards the man, which were both around the same size. However, Adam Taurus quickly drew his blade. Thus, the red steel of his blade and the steel of the fist collided with each other. Nothing happened until Adam Taurus released a powerful scream.
Adam : "Hyaaaaaagh!"
Then, a red shock wave of energy left the blade, and the entire Arma Gigas which was light blue, turned to red. It had been set on fire, and diminished after a few seconds. Then, all that remained were sparks of Mana.
Weiss : "Tsk! Yang!"
Yang : "I am on it!"
The woman with bright yellow hair used her gauntlets to launch herself forward. Then, she starts running towards the Bull-Human Adam. The space between them was great, but with a little bit of running and the use of her gauntlets Ember Celica,
Adam : "Not so fast blondie!"
Quickly as ever, Adam used the ground to launch himself towards her faster than she could. Then, he swung his blade, sending dark images of himself to attack and disorient her. Multiple versions of Adam stood there swinging their blades, but all of them were blocked by her Ember Celica.
His semblance didn't allow him just to send power back, he mastered this ability from the times that he was enslaved by the Schnee Dust Company. When mastered, he's able to form clones out of himself thanks to the stored up energy, and send them to attack targets in eye-sight.
Yang : "Kch!"
Unable to take more, Yang punched the ground with her fists, and launched herself high into the sky. Then, she used one more gunshot to launch herself back to the ground towards the real Adam. Once she started to come close enough, she released another gunshot, sending herself flying towards the confused Adam at a hypersonic speed.
The man stepped aside, but the powerful fist collided with the ground, and the impact was massive. It caused everyone's legs to be shaken, even those of Adam.
Yang : "Now!"
Blake grabbed her weapon, and fired it towards the face of Adam Taurus. However, he ducked. But as a response to it, Blake clicked on her belt, and caused the weapon to return to her hands, causing some cuts on his left hip.
Adam : "Augh…! You fucking…. Bitch! How dare you?! Nothing of this would've happened if you all just obeyed!"
The man swung his arms out of anger. He asked himself why they couldn't understand that they are at fault. If he had the chance, he would have slaughtered all of them. To him, he's the lord and savior, and they are the sinners.
Weiss : "No… I am sorry for what my father did to you. I'm sorry that my uncle took you into Slavery. But those things have nothing to do with me, nothing to us! Yet…. it was you who caused this scar on my eye."
Everyone paused for a second. Adam stood in the corner of two houses, and was unable to go anywhere. In the middle was Weiss Schnee, Yang and Blake were on both of her sides. It was heartbreaking to think about the event which happened at the Schnee family house. Adam, who set the building on fire, and attacked Weiss Schnee.
Adam : "You know what they say Ice Queen… Eye for an Eye? Did you forget what they did to my face? DID YOU FORGET THE REASON WHY I AM HIDING MY FACE?"
Those words scorned everyone's mind. It was painful to hear those words, but it was true. It was Weiss' family which caused Adam to hide his eyes. However, to Weiss, it was meaningless to let out his anger on her and her friends. She, personally, didn't do anything wrong.
Adam : "I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID, DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU TOOK ME AWAY FROM MY MOTHER, FROM MY ROOTS, AND THEN SCARRED ME FOR LIFE!"
The man ran towards Weiss, and threw his blade towards her feet. The blade started to spin quicker and quicker at Weiss feet, so she stepped back and grabbed her rapier. However, the blade flew towards the sky, and Adam jumped up, kicked the hilt, and send it flying towards Weiss' face.
In an instant, Yang jumped forward, and punched the blade aside.
Adam : "YOU FUCKING WHORE! WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS HERE TO RUIN… EVERYTHING!"
Yang : "Because Weiss is my family… A few hours ago, we were fighting. But… Jens taught me… again… that we are a huge family."
These words made Weiss reconsider her former actions, and a genuine smile blossomed on her face because of the heartwarming words of Yang Xiao Long. She stepped forward, and raised her hand which was holding the rapier Myrtenaster.
Weiss : "It's not just me and Yang! Blake, Ruby, Qrow, all of them! I am not protecting them, and they are not protecting me! We are protecting each other!"
Those words caused a cold shock go down Adam's spine. At the light of speed, he dashed towards his blade, and swung it towards Weiss, releasing a shockwave of energy.
Blake : "WEISS!"
The silhouette of the cat woman Blake Belladonna disappeared as soon as she released that scream. Then, she reappeared in front of Weiss, and collapsed. Her Semblance, known as "After Image", allowed her to teleport just in time to protect Weiss, thus she collapsed.
Weiss : "Blake!? No… Yang protect us, I'll bring her to safety."
Yang : "On it!"
Quickly, Weiss grabbed Blake's body and ran away. The back of the Cat Human, it had a massive cut a few centimeters deep. It could, possibly, be a lethal cut. Yang just kept standing there, alone. She was facing Adam Taurus this instant, and she knew that she had only one job, and that was to protect those in need.
Adam : "Moment of truth Yang, do you think you're faster than you were at Weiss' house? Back then, you failed to protect her. Now won't be different."
Yang : "Save your breath."
The man bit his teeth, and dashed forward. He swung his blade horizontally to slice Yang Xiao Long in half, but she ducked. Then, as a response to his action, she hit a powerful uppercut on his chin. She released a gunshot the moment the uppercut hit, causing herself and Adam Taurus to send flying. Then, the man landed back on his feet, just like Yang.
Yang : "Stop… I don't want this. You know that I don't want this."
Adam : "SHUT UP!"
The man ran forward and swung his blade horizontally again, but Yang ducked and grabbed his arm. Then, she kicked him in the stomach, on his back, and on his chin. Thanks to having his arm firmly in her hands, she was able to grab his neck and smash it into the ground.
His mask started to crack, but it was still solid like stone.
Adam : "Augh! YOU BITCH!"
He placed his sword back into its sheet, and then pressed a red button on its side. The sword got launched out of its sheet like a gunshot, and the hilt of the blade hit Yang's face. Out of shock, she lost balance of her feet and needed time to recover. That instant, Adam Taurus rushed towards her, caught the flying blade, and tried to decapitate her.
However, she used her gauntlets to launch herself aside, and dodged his attack. Then, the red haired man swung his arm, only to be blocked by Yang's hand. She grabbed his coat firmly, and dragged him back, causing him to open his stomach like a weak spot. She fired two shotgun shots into his stomach. Then, she punched him on his back, and kicked him in his face.
Adam : "Augh!"
He quickly swung his blade in an arc-form, but Yang quickly dodged it by stepping aside. Then, she used her gauntlets to send herself flying towards him. She formed a fist out of her hand, and aimed at his face. However, Adam quickly drew his blade. The powerful punch collided with the red steel blade.
Yang : "Hiiiiyyyaaaaaaaah!"
Then, Yang reloaded her gauntlets, and started to attack him rapidly. She used at least fifty gunshots to make her punches really fast. However, all of the punches were blocked by the blade. Her rapid punches didn't land what so ever.
As soon as she noticed it, she decided to try an uppercut, which resulted in Adam making few somersaults back. Quickly, Adam recovered back on his feet. The top of his head was bleeding, and his gray suit was covered in blood.
Yang stood there, shaking out of fear. Yet, she still stood there. Because she knew, that if she would run, he would return.
Yang : "Adam… Stop this…"
Her breath was rough. She needed at least a minute to recover from all the punching and the fighting. However, there was no time. Contrary to Adam, Yang was very exhausted. Adam on the other hand, looked as if he was ready to fight. Truly, she needed time, or deal with him very quickly.
Adam : "Ain't gonna happen. Ragh!"
The man's silhouette started to shine bright crimson red, and his blade as well. Then, he placed it back in its sheet, and launched it right towards Yang's face. However, thanks to quick reflexes, Yang was able to punch the blade into the soil. Due to Ember Celica covering her fists as well, punches did not hurt, not even on metal.
Yang : "Hiyyaaa!"
The yellow haired girl then released a few more gunshots towards Adam Taurus. However, he started to run as fast as possible towards the blade which was in the soil, and dodged all the gunshots.
Then, as soon as he grabbed the blade, he used Moonslice to teleport himself next to Yang. He then kicked, as hard as possible, her leg. It caused Yang to collapse, only so she could punch stomach, and send him flying into a house. The entire house collapsed onto Adam, causing him to be covered by thousand wooden planks.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang looked around, she hoped to find someone, only to be disappointed. There was nobody to be seen, not even Adam luckily. She tried to run away, in hope to find Garfiel or Weiss, but her leg was a pain in the ass. It was stinging out of pain, and so she tried to crawl.
Yang : "Ugh!"
Then, from behind, she heard someone standing up. She turned around, and saw Adam Taurus recovering from the collapsed building. Slowly, he walked towards Yang like a zombie.
Yang : "No…. Nononono!"
Adam then quickly recovered, and ran towards her. He unsheeted his blade, and pointed it towards her.
Adam : "Sorry blondie…"
He kicked her face as hard as he could, causing Yang Xiao Long to lose her consciousness. Her bright lilac colored eyes shut, and her yellow hair was covered in blood thanks to her bleeding nose. Her outfit was completely destroyed thanks to this battle, and now, she's completely powerless compared to Adam.
Adam : "It was fun knowin' you…. Blondie."
He pointed his blade towards her stomach, raised his arms, and let out a powerful scream, ready to strike her down. But then,
A bright crimson red portal appeared next to Yang Xiao Long, and a woman in a kimono of crimson swung her blade. The power of that attack caused Adam to take a few steps back. To understand what happened, he looked at the woman which saved Yang Xiao Long's life just now.
The woman's face is covered my monsterous mask. Her spiky hair, which is similar to Yang's is jet black, which is tied by a red bandanna and loosely done up in a ponytail with the ends resembling curved black feathers. Through slits of the mask, her blood red eyes are able to be seen.
Adam : "Ha… Long time no see… Raven Branwen."
The woman, who appeared to be Yang's mother, removed her mask from her face. Her black eyebrows, her white complexion, and slight age lines under her eyes, those were facial characteristics of Raven Branwen.
Raven : "Adam Taurus… Everyone's Lord and Savior."
She quickly placed her blade back into its sheet, and looked at the boy. His face is nearly completely covered in blood. His mask his shattered, and his outfit is completely ruined by the fight he just had.
Adam : "Your daughter really is powerful. But isn't that the reason why you abandoned her? Then why are you here, saving her? I was about to fucking kill her."
Raven : "Amy… Now!"
Then, a silhouette descended from the shadows. Her frizzy brown hair and eyes were the first things Adam saw in front of him. The girl which was covered by a robe which was alabaster white and had a medic's red cross on the chest and the back, placed the palm of her hand on his face. Then, that right instant, the man lost control over his body and collapsed.
Amy Glory, Panacea, the new follower of Raven Branwen, her Semblance was the power of Altering Biology. It allowed her to completely control, adjust or manipulate someone biology.
Adam : "Why… How…"
Amy : "Count yourself lucky, Hero bitch, that you are beneficial for our plans.
She murmured to Adam,
Amy : "Or I'd maybe given you a heart attack. Or cancer."
Adam swallowed hard. He wasn't counting himself as particularly lucky at this point.
Raven : "Take him to the base. It seems we have hit the jackpot."
The woman known as Raven Branwen swung her blade, and created the same crimson red portal that she came through. Right before Raven stepped into the portal, Amy questioned something.
Amy : "What about your daughter?"
Raven : "Nothing about her. Leave her be. We are leaving."
As cold as it was, Raven Branwen, once again, saved Yang's life. However, she didn't leave any trace of her and avoided any kind of contract with her.
Amy simply nodded, grabbed the collapsed man and then entered the portal. Before Raven Branwen would enter the portal as well, she looked around. But there was nothing to be seen but her defeated daughter. She shook her head, then released a sigh, and left the portal.
Slowly, but surely, Yang Xiao Long's consciousness started to return, and when it did, the first thing she hang onto, was the fact that she survived. She raised her upper body, and looked around. Yet, there was nothing to be seen. She then looked down at the palm of her, while recollecting her train of thought of what happened just now. She took a heavy hit, but no way did she beat Adam Taurus. Just like the answer to what happened, Adam's body was gone.
Yang quickly came back to her feet, looked around one more time, and ran back towards where the others were. Still, the fact that she didn't know what happened, bugger her.
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