Resolve and Secrets

Fire Gin: What the?

A.I. blocks the Fire Gin attack and grasps the giant's hand making it powerless.

A.I.: How rude, Mr. Fire Gin. You just cut off my sentence like that.

The giant speaks as it's half face being repair from the damage.

Fire Gin: You're one arrogant little girl. The fight is not over yet and you're asking me to surrender.

A.I.: Okay. I understand. You don't want to surrender. Well, I just pulverize you into pieces then. Don't blame me for being cruel.

A.I. gives a follow thru punches from the Fire Gin's arm and chest. The impact is so powerful, the disfigured face and the shattered lower extremity of his body remains.

Watching the battle from my eyes, I'm quite amazed from my partner. She turns the winning table from our side.

*Does she still need me for the final attack? *

Well, maybe she does once she becomes powerless. Maintaining a lot of power has an aftereffect from the body.

I continue observing.

A.I.: My bad. I used my hand just now. Still alive, Mr. Fire Gin?

Having his abdomen and legs crushed, the Fire Gin is enraged.

Fire Gin: WHAT ARE YOU?!!!

A.I.: I think I just answered that a moment ago. So, are you going to surrender now?

The Fire Gin, hoping A.I.'s power fades, continue to challenge the little girl.

Fire Gin: Whatever you do, victory will still be mine. Just you wait!

The smashed body of the Fire Gin copes up from the damages and regenerates.

A.I.: It's getting boring now. Don't let me wait for you to be restore and be crush into pieces again. You're weak.

The Fire Gin roars with rage.

Fire Gin: YOU!!! CALL ME WEAK??!! HOW DARE YOU!!!

A powerful kick is release hitting A.I. The moment the Fire Gin hits A.I., his leg takes the damage and bursts into pieces. The giant loses his balance and falls down. He looks at A.I. who doesn't seem to be hurt by his attack.

The SSS Rank Tanker speaks.

A.I.: Continuing the battle is futile. It's getting boring. If you still insist, you will be just a speck of dust in no time. You need to admit your defeat and surrender.

The Fire Gin in his fallen state still persists.

Fire Gin: NEVER!!! I won't say it. I won't be defeated!

A.I: Okay, if you say so. I will call the kid to end this boring fight.

I believe, I just witness an insane and an incredible battle once in my lifetime.

My partner, a little girl, who is an SSS Rank Tanker take down the giant without breaking a sweat.

Witnessing the end of the battle, she calls me.

A.I.: Hey Ray! It's your turn now.

Finally. I then start to walk headed towards their battle ground.

The Fire Gin, hearing what she just said sounds arrogant as ever.

Fire Gin: So, you're losing your power huh?

A.I.: Not a chance. I'm just letting this kid handle the last of you. He needs to regain his confidence.

Fire Gin: YEAH RUN ALONG! WAIT UNTIL I REGAIN BACK MY BODY, I WILL LET YOU PAY TWICE WHAT YOU DID TO ME! UGLY!

I'm about to approach her, when I felt a chill on my spine. The surrounding falls into tremor and deadly shake from the ground turns the ruined temple into dust.

From the massive smoke created from the area, I see a beautiful woman who resembles the statue that I saw in the City of Ambeist.

A.I. hearing the word coming from the Fire Gin fails to control her anger.

A.I.: WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?

Fire Gin: UGL---

The giant missed his words and feels a large surge of power approaching. The place crumbles and the ground breaks.

Shock from the event and the sudden change of appearance of the little girl, the Fire Gin speaks with terror.

Fire Gin: Goddess Aegis??!

The Goddess with her fierce gaze grabs the remaining disfigured face of the Fire Gin.

Goddess Aegis: NOW TELL ME, WHAT HAVE YOU SAID TO ME?!

Fire Gin: I'M TERRIBLY APOLOGIZE FOR MY ACTION, GODDESS! I SUR---

Goddess Aegis: Shhh. You can crumble to pieces. Ray!

Ray: I'm here.

Holding my mended stone sword, I jump and strikes the Fire Gin's face. The flames on his head fades.

A massive beam of light energy emerges from my sword and sweeps the remaining body parts of the giant and turns them into dust.

As the wind carries the Fire Gin last cry, the scenery changes and we are once again transported back, in front of the doorway.

I look at my companion.

I never thought that the SSS Rank Tanker little girl, who I've chosen to hire as my travelling partner, is the living statue herself. Maybe? I'm not sure.

She finally speaks.

Goddess Aegis: Come closer kid. The Fire Gin wants to speaks to you.

From her hand, I see a creature with a tiny flame above his head. A miniature version of the Fire Gin.

The Fire Gin speaks with a cute little voice.

Lil Fire Gin: Here it is, fragment of light.

From its tiny little hands, a badge suddenly appears. He tosses the badge towards me. The badge has a flame carved on it.

Lil Fire Gin: That's the proof you have cleared the 50th labyrinth. Now begone and never disturb my dwelling again!

The Lil Fire Gin jumps from the hand of the Goddess and vanishes in front of the doorway.

I then start to ask the Goddess.

Ray: What will happen to the Fire Gin?

Goddess Aegis: He will return to his place and replenish his strength.

Ray: I see. Hmm. You seem to resemble the statue on the City. Are you her or just a replicate?

Goddess Aegis: (*Okay. My nephew is a total airhead. *) No. You just mistook me from her. I will have to go back from my former form.

Ray: Okay. Just a resemblance.

Goddess Aegis: Yeah. So, keep this as a secret if you don't want to be curse. Surely hope you do remember the contract?

Ray: Absolutely. Right. Thank you by the way. I will keep this badge then.

The Goddess smiles as they go back to the City of Ambeist.