Vino stands on a hill, looking down at the open field. His army behind him, waiting for his word. Carmelo stands alone in the distance.
Vino turns around to his soldiers.
"You are the wall."
The soldiers look at each other, confused.
"But you are not brick. No, you are not stone." Vino continues, pacing before them.
"You are living. You are breathing. YOU ARE UNBREAKABLE."
The soldiers clench their jaws and tighten their fists.
"Every part of you… muscle, voice, soul. Is Noza Ginova made flesh. Are you not?"
He says, walking back and forth in front of them.
"Don't fight for glory. Don't fight for names."
The soldiers nod their heads, their adrenaline rising fast.
"One man stands ahead." He stops and points at Carmelo in the distance,
"One."
He takes a breath.
"Show him Noza Ginova!!!" Vino yells.
"NOZA GINOVA!!!"
The soldiers start running down the hill.
Carmelo sighs out and gets in position.
"Oshoku, get the rookies ready." Vino says, as he turns and walks away.
"What? You're not gonna stay?" Oshoku asks,
"I'll be nearby, don't make me repeat myself." Vino says as he disappears into the forest.
"Yes, sir." Oshoku replies, eyes closed as he enters his brain link.
"Taiho, flank now." Oshoku orders mentally.
…
Behind the town, deep in the forest, Taiho leads a small group of instructors. Beretta, one of them.
"Hey rookies, If you run into Carmelo before I do, let me talk to him."
"Roger, sir Taiho!" Beretta replies quickly.
Suddenly, pressure presses heavily down on them.
A figure walks out from the trees.
Taiho feels sweat forming on his forehead. Beretta and the rest stand frozen in place.
"Yeah, yeah. No need to fill me in on the plan," the man says.
'Nas the Impaler?!' Taiho thinks in shock.
'What is he doing here?!'
"Me? Vino just hired me, I'm not here for any other reason." Nas says, bored, holding the back of his neck.
Taiho blinks quickly, 'Did he read my mind?!'
"S-sure, let's get moving," Taiho says,
…
Red lightning starts dancing around Carmelo, making the ground shake and split.
He lunges head first at the army and strikes down a few with one blow.
The second line of soldiers take off at him.
He meets them head-on.
The first swings with a burst of green mana, Carmelo ducks under the hook, drives his fist into the soldier's gut, lifts the man off the ground and throws him at another wave of soldiers.
The second charges, Carmelo lunges at him anyway and knees him in the chest, snapping his ribs.
Carmelo grabs the third by the shirt, headbutts him in the nose, then slams him onto the dirt.
The fourth tries tackling him. Carmelo quickly sidesteps, and does a finger gun with his hand.
"Shatter."
The fourth completely explodes.
The fifth quickly swings with his entire body, Carmelo blocks with his forearm, then delivers a straight punch to the face that sends his head flying back with blood leaking.
The sixth gets behind him, Carmelo spins and elbows him in the jaw.
"This guy… he's a monster…" One of the soldiers say, scared, from a distance as Carmelo continues picking them off one by one.
Carmelo breaks into a sprint.
The first soldier can't react, he hits the first with a flying knee.
He grabs two and smashes their heads together.
"He can't keep this up forever!" One of them says in a panic.
"Pyro Style: Senoue's Fire!!"
A strong beam of fire shoots at Carmelo rapidly.
Carmelo's eyes widen, he quickly grabs one by the neck, uses him as a shield to block the beam.
The soldier screams in agony as he gets burnt into a crisp.
Carmelo throws him away after the beam disperses,
Suddenly, two jump on Carmelo from behind, holding his neck and head down.
Carmelo's body starts shaking until his red mana erupts, burning everything around him.
A soldier lands a mana infused hit on the right side of Carmelo's ribs.
"Fuck!" Carmelo yells,
Carmelo grabs his arm, twists it until his bone snaps, then kicks the soldier away.
"Damn it… damn it…"
…
Nas, Taiho, Beretta and more are walking through the empty town. Nas walking at the front, hands in his pockets.
"People are watching us." Nas says.
"Yeah, families are hiding." Beretta replies.
Nas shakes his head. "No. Mana users are watching us."
Beretta looks around. "Eh? Mana users?"
Nas stops.
"I'll go alone in that direction. You can continue forward." He points west.
"Hmm… okay…" Taiho says carefully.
Nas walks off, bored and relaxed.
"Let's continue." Taiho orders.
They move through the town,
Then suddenly, a shirtless man with long dark purple hair steps out from one of the houses.
"A civilian?" Beretta asks.
Taiho frowns.
"No… he's strong. I can tell."
The man stretches his wrists, smirking faintly.
"Jovi made me fight the bum squad, huh?"
"Bum squad?!" one of the instructors snaps,
He quickly charges blindly at the man,
"No!" Taiho yells.
Taiho blinks, the instructor's head is already rolling on the ground.
"Let's get rid of the bums." The man says with a cocky grin.
…
Nas pushes open the doors to a wide, empty dance room.
"You were calling me, weren't you?"
Jovi calmly stands at the far end of the room,
"I'm glad you noticed, Nas the Impaler."
Nas tilts his head.
"How could I not notice? You were flipping your presence on and off. You wanted me to come here, you madman."
"My efforts paid off, then." Jovi says.
Nas takes his hands out of his pockets.
"I'm warning you, before we fight, I'm ending it quickly if you're boring."
Jovi steps forward.
"Fight? This is a dance room." He says, his tone calm and mocking.
They lunge with insane speed at the same time, vanishing from where they stood.
The mirrors explode as they clash, the room shaking from the impact.
…