Chapter 58 - The Team (1/2)

Age 1989

”You're pretty strong...” James let out a heavy breath as he looked up at the man who had spoken to him. James was badly bruised and bloodied and currently was face down in the dirt. Despite that fact though, he still managed to look up towards the person who beat him. ”It would be a waste for you to stay here...”

”What?” James asked slowly as he let out a pained cough. ”You're a weird guy... First, you defeat me, then you announce that I'm strong...” He spat out. ”Not like I stood a chance though... Even if I had beat you, the guy behind you would have jumped in...”

”I suppose it is sort of strange for you, isn't it...” The man said walking forward and reviling that he was Anga. Anga bent down holding his hand out. ”My name is Anga... The guy behind me is my brother Yang...” He said speaking softly.

James stared at the man's outstretched hand. ”What do you want...”

”How about a name?”

James was quiet for a few moments but finally spoke. ”My name is James...” He said taking the man's hand.

Anga gave a slight smirk as he helped the wounded man up. ”Well, James. Tell me. How did you get so strong? And why?”

”Who the hell asks a question like that?”

”Forgive my brother,” Yang commented keeping his arms crossed, and his eyes closed as he was slumped up against a wall. ”He has a curious attitude that he can't suppress...”

”I'm just curious,” Anga said simply.

”I got strong to get strong,” Janes said pulling his hand back as he turned around. ”I was tired of being weak... And besides. The world only ever bends to those with power...”

”Well, James... Do you crave power?”

”What?”

”Power. Do you crave it? If I offered you a way to increase your power several times what it currently was would you take it?” Anga questioned.

”What kind of question is that... If there was a way I coupe get stronger then, of course, I'd take it, as long as there weren't any side effects of course...”

Anga smirked slightly. ”Then do I have the job for you...”

Age 1990

”James...” Anga said in shock as he watched the body of his comrade hit the floor. James let out a few gasps for air before suddenly falling limb. ”Damn... Damn it...” Anga hissed out squeezing his hands shut. ”To think... All I ever did was yell at you... For you to end up like this...”

Yang reaches out placing a hand on Anga's shoulder. ”We don't have time to mourn him Anga. Let's honor him by avenging his death...”

”You're right...” The man said nodding his head.

”H... He's dead...” Ken said horrified as she grabbed onto Hero's arm. It was times like these that Hero was quickly reminded of the fact that Ken was a fourteen-year-old girl.

”I... I was not prepared for that...” Kitsune started looking a little green. Cloud reached over patting the boy on the shoulder.

Cloud, Hero, and Irene all seemed to be handling it pretty well but Ken and Kitsune both became an utter mess.

”It killed him so quick...” Irene muttered biting her lip. ”It just punched straight through him... Then we really are useless here... Is there even a point to us being here...” She wondered.

”Enough!” Zero announced loudly as everyone, even the monster, turned to look at him. He held his blade up pointing it at the beast. ”We let our guard down... We won't do that again... This time I'll personally slay it.”

”Like I'm gonna let you get all the glory...” Jackson stated as he smirked. Both men stabbed their swords into the ground as a white aura exploded around them cloaking them in what looked like white flames! They both gained a massive increase in power as they got ready to slay the beast.

The monster let out a loud roar, as both men ripped their pair of swords out of the ground. In a flash, they both charged the creature.

Jackson appeared next to the monster as electricity crackled off of him. The energy surrounded his sword as he swung it at the monster. There was a loud hissing sound as the blade tore straight through the monster ripping it in half.

The creature let out a howl as its two sides fell back, but that seemed to only piss the monster off as seconds later its body sealed together, as it healed itself. ”Okay that is bulls-” Jackson began only to be viciously backhanded across the cave wall.

”Prolonged Execution!” Zero yelled out as he sliced his blade down. There was a white flash as razor edges of wind seemed to slash into the monster ripping into its shoulder! The monster let out another howl as it punched up slamming its fist into Zero's gut hard enough to cause the man to almost throw up. Zero was sent flying as he crashed into the wall of the cave.

A loud whirring sound could be heard as the monster opened its jaws and began to charge up an attack!

”Twenty-Steel-Bars-Break!” Anga shouted slamming his fist straight into the monster's head, with enough force to break through twenty solid steel bars.

The punch actually spun the creature to the left as the beam fired out hitting the wall and sending out a massive wave of heat and wind that blew all of the recruits back!

The monster stopped as it let out a quiet hiss as it slowly straightened up and gave a death glare to the man.