Chapter 5-Encounter

POV: Firenze 

As we entered the bungalow, Rudolf ordered us to sit on the sofa in the main hall. It was a hall with milky white walls with no decoration at all. He dragged an oak chair and sat opposite to us.

"So, Grey. Let's discuss the important stuff first before coming to the boy." He announced, to which Grey shrugged.

"So first off, it's about Reforma." The moment Rudolf uttered those words, I started gasping for air while slowly collapsing to the floor. "Enough!" Rudolf roared and that unpleasant feeling vanished.

"Grey, you really need to hold your temper." He sighed as I got back to my seat. "As I was saying, they are after Cecilia now and are tracing her in the city. But, there's only one person you need to be wary of the very person tracking her."

He disappeared for a second before reappearing with an Htab in his hand. "Shaorung. He takes direct orders from their boss. He's an American but Shaorung isn't his real name and he isn't of chinese descent despite first appearances. I don't have any other details for you about him other than the fact that I barely held out against him the other day."

"You?" Grey hissed. "Yeah, me." He shrugged. Grey clenched the armrest while gritting his teeth. His legs tapped restlessly. "Is that all?" He snarled, releasing enough bloodlust to make me sweat buckets, but not enough to make me lose my senses. Rudolf, seemingly unaffected, nodded. Grey then turned to me.

"I'll be back in two hours." He said as he jumped up from the sofa and marched to the door. As he slammed it shut, Rudolf looked at me.

"Now tell me, boy. What are you doing with a Legacy weapon?"

Welp. I am screwed.

"Now, you are not the only one with a Legacy weapon." He smiled as he conjured a red Lance in his hand.

"The Bloody Lance." Yeoui whispered.

"Now Firenze, which stage are you in?" Rudolf lazily questioned me as he twirled the Lance in his hands.

"The second stage. Just started." I muttered, but loud enough for him to hear. I cupped my hands out of embarrassment. Of course he could know. After all, he figured out that I had a ki centre without using ki. Must be a perk of a legacy weapon user.

"Now that you have a Legacy weapon, don't tell anyone else about it. I will modify the training schedule and arrange everything. Until then, let's eat. You have to bulk up first before we start training."

I licked my lips in satisfaction. Food.

"Greedy moron." Yeoui sighed as I chortled.

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POV: Grey Willbeck

I left Rudolf's place and took out my Hphone to check the tracker I discreetly attached to Nico. He was 300 metres to my South. I augmented myself with ki and leapt on the roof and decided to track him in hopes of finding a lead to Reforma. While I was a bit perturbed about their safety, my main priority was to track down Reforma. As I was leaping from roof to roof, I spotted them at a cafe. I swiftly ducked and changed my outfit to a grey cap with a blue shirt and faded jeans. I then descended from the rooftops to keep a close eye on their whereabouts. 

Right when I approached the cafe, they surged out of there, following which two men in casual wear left their seats and tried to discreetly follow them, but I knew that they were following them.

One of them wore a black mask with sunglasses. I needed to be careful as the guy could be Shaorung. His height and demeanor matched the image Rudolf showed me. I needed to be careful since Rudolf could tie with me in a duel.

I stalked them like a tiger scouting it's prey….FOR TWO FUCKING HOURS!! No matter how many times and whatever methods Nico and Cecilia used to lose their trail, they still clung on their trail like persistent ticks. I decided to call Nico so that we could deal with them in the open.

"Nico, it's me!" I yelled exasperated.

"Yo man! You don't have to make me deaf. Now's not a good time to call." He growled in a voice laden with tension and worry.

"Listen, I know that you are being stalked right now, but head to an open ground. We will deal with them there." I reasoned.

"Besides, I have been following them as well."

"Ok then." He sighed. "But give me five minutes. Also, don't lose their trail."

"Gotcha!" I then cut the call and decided to keep an eye on them. Soon, Nico and Cecilia headed for a graveyard, with their stalkers closing in. I mutely followed suit. The moment we had passed the doors, I turned to the guard and knocked him out. Fortunately, there was no one else inside the yard. I then confiscated his card to lock the door.

[AN:The card is scanned by the lock to lock/unlock the yard]

As the doors slammed shut and the locks turned, the stalkers turned around to look at me. I then released my bloodlust onto them. The masked man didn't react, but his companion flinched.

"What is your purpose for stalking the couple?" I growled.

"Whoever you are," The masked man revealed his face, "Please leave. They are wanted criminals by the government and we are going to arrest them. Please kindly cooperate." When I saw his face, I realised that he was Shaorung.



"Sure." I shrugged. "But first, please show me your IDs."

The moment I said that, Shao's companion manifested a ki sword and dashed towards me. His ki concentration implied he wanted to end me in one swoop. I sighed as I casually dodged it while simultaneously forming a wind dagger in my hand before stabbing him on the neck. I grinned in glee as he collapsed. Shaorung however clapped his hands.

"Excellent. Shall we move to the final boss?" He smiled as his left faced towards me and his right towards Nico and Cecilia, who were both getting ready to take him on. "Now, how should I compliment you?"

"By letting me kill you, bitch!" I growled, my intent leaking out which made Cecilia sweat and Nico gasp for air. Shaorung was however unaffected. 

"You do well for a child." He jeered. In an instant, I was bombarded by an overwhelming pressure, pressure which I have never felt ever since I last duelled Vera. No wait, it's a bit weaker  but enough to make me sweat buckets. A wooden staff manifested in his hands. It was adorned with flowers and leaves and emitted a peaceful aura. Cecilia dashed towards him with her ki sword already manifested. She swung it towards his left, but he parried it back to her. I tried to do a surprise attack by going for his knees. Just when he was about to knee me in the face, I pivoted mid-air and swung my sword upwards, leaving a shallow vertical cut on his torso as I received a knee on my temple. I was flung back a few metres as I almost blacked out. I then regained consciousness as I saw Cecilia stomp his body which was in a pool of blood.

"Cess, what happened?" I called out to her.

"Nothing much." She replied as she halted her stomping. "Nico took out his AK-47 and pumped four bullets into his vitals." Nico appeared from her back, grinning like a madman. "Well, you gave me the opening, Grey." He sheepishly replied, his cheeks red.

"And what about me?" Cecilia gave him a stern stare. Nico gulped as I laughed.

But my delight was short-lived as a spear was embedded into Nico's stomach. Cecilia screamed as I took out the Sword of Victory. As Nico collapsed, I saw Shaorung, apparently unfazed by the attacks, behind him.

"So you are the one who shot me. Very well, that's taken care of." He then turned towards us. "So, who's next?"

Cecilia had tears rolling down her face as she stammered. "B-b-ut th-the bul-"

"It's useless." He waved her off. "Right now, I must fulfil my purpose." I looked at his chest to find that the slash I had imparted to him had faded.

"Cecil!" I roared. "He has regeneration. Aim for the-"

BAM!

I was sent flying to the wall by a blast of ki, making me spit blood. I groaned in pain as more ki blasts rained on me. Damn, another of her outbursts? I artfully dodged all of them, but Cecilia's outburst wasn't the real problem.

Normally, when a person is within the range of Cecilia when she loses control over the immense amount of ki that she possesses, a single ki blast would make your average ki user stumble. However, Shaorung, without using any ki was swatting them away. I viewed him with anxiety as I noticed his flower staff. What if that staff is giving him his outlandish abilities? If we destroy it, maybe we can beat him. I then conjured a ki bow and ki arrow. Though it's more taxing than a sword and can be parried with ease by people with good swordsmanship, he was distracted and I didn't have much of a choice. I took aim at his staff right when he was within striking distance of Cecilia and released it.

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POV: Shaorung

I felt a sharp pain in my left hand as I was about to conjure a mace to knock the legacy. I looked at my palm to find....

This fucking dumbass thought he could destroy a legacy weapon with a mere bow and arrow?

A ki arrow had chopped off my middle finger before falling to the ground. Well, it's not like you can destroy a legacy weapon so easily. You need a legacy weapon to destroy a legacy weapon. Wait a second….

POW! I felt a blast of ki hit me in the jaw as I was sent flying in the air. Fortunately for me, I was able to land back on my two feet. My eyes turned towards the Legacy as I noticed that she lay sprawled on the ground and the billed cap approached her, but his cap had flown off during the fight. I was surprised to see who was hiding their visage with it.

Challenger Grey.

But he shouldn't be here. Anyways, that isn't important right now. What's important was getting the Legacy.

I lunged at Grey like a madman, only to be greeted with a straight punch. I took advantage of this and gripped his arm. He chuckled at the sight.

"Now what? You are gonna beg for your life?" No sooner had the words come out before he noticed that I had dug my nails into his skin. "AAARRGHH!!" He yelled as he flung me away, which allowed me to rip off a bit of his skin. I smirked as I dashed towards him. He tried to hit me with a Brazilian kick, but I had faced that move too many times to make it predictable. I ducked as I dodged the kick to my head, which was seemingly targeting my liver. Then, I tackled Grey into a toe hold on his right leg and used it to break his ankle and toes with a crunch.

"NYARRGHHH!!" He screamed in pain as I let him go. I felt sorry for the guy. It's not like I wanted to do any of this though. My heart was squeezing me in my chest after I stabbed Nico. Now, it wanted to burst out of my chest. My ribs were trembling. I stumbled with every step I took, regretting the bad decisions I made. Then again, what was that saying? Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. 

As I picked up the Legacy, I felt a sharp pain in my right leg. I looked down to see a knife in my leg, implanted by Nico. "You…are…not…leaving.." He panted as he caught hold of my leg while slithering on the ground. "You…are…dead." I turned around only to feel a burning pierce in my heart. Looking down, I realised that I had been penetrated by a fire-imbued ki spear. Grey was leaning on a tree, smirking.

"Adios, bitch!" He grinned. I noticed at the end of the spear was...A FUCKING GRENADE!! WHEN THE FUCK? I had no time to save myself as I dropped the Legacy and leaped into the air.

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