Fallen Stars

Mystery Thirty-Six

Vega vs Draco!!!

The two run towards each other, clashing swords.

Draco: Haha.

Draco grinning.

Vega: ….

Vega smirked under his mask.

The two collided back and forth, swinging their swords harder and harder.

Regulus is still hiding behind Wrath, gripping his cape.

Regulus: Are... they mad at each other?

Wrath: Nope. They want to do this. Look at them smiling.

Draco and Vega go back and forth doing slashes and cutting attacks, with the other dodging and going back in. All while Draco is smiling, and Vega is smirking.

Regulus (worried): Then, who is Perseus?

Wrath: Ah. He’s a friend of ours. Vega and Draco were close to him.

Regulus: What about you?

Wrath: Eh, Perseus, and I were cool with each other. He’s just too loud all the time for me.

Regulus looks down confused but then nods his head understanding.

Regulus: Where is he?

Wrath: Don’t know. The five of us were forcibly separated after middle school. But, he is on the mainland. That’s for sure.

Draco and Vega continue clashing only with their swords. Enma is in the back making sinister noises, tendrils spazzing.

Enma: (C’mon, Vega! You have to win this!)

Apocalypse is flying above him. Watching the fight.

Apocalypse: (Draco is going to win this.)

Enma turned to Apocalypse, menacing.

Enma: (Vega will definitely win this.)

Apocalypse: (Hahaha! Draco wouldn’t lose to someone weaker than him!)

Enma: (Weaker?!)

Enma’s ominous sounds get more threatening at Apocalypse. As the two headbutts.

Draco and Vega clash and jump away from each other. Vega sends a flying slash directed at Draco.

He blocks the slash and sends it away from him.

Draco: Gotta come better if you want Perseus!

Vega clenches his teeth. They both gauge the distance away and quickly dash toward each other, doing a quick slice and pausing after the cuts.

Draco: ….

Vega: ….

One slash appears beside Draco, cutting up the dirt and ground. A slash appears beside Vega doing the same.

Regulus: *Gasp*

He grips Wrath more.

Draco: Close.

Draco begins taking off his jacket, throwing it to the side.

Vega: Mhm.

Vega smirking also takes off his cloak. Enma and Apocalypse are on the sidelines.

Enma: (Vega! You got this!)

Apocalypse: (Draco is winning so far!)

Enma: (He’s what?!)

Apocalypse: (Winning!)

The two continue headbutting.

Regulus: They’re getting serious… Should we stop this?

Wrath: I want to go in too!!

Wrath feeling left out.

Vega quickly dashes towards Draco, and Draco runs right at him, doing a quick slash. Vega dodges and is right above him, warming up his arm ready to swing, doing a strong slash! With Draco barely getting out of the way.

Vega: Close.

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With Vega landing. Another slash comes ripping up the ground!

Regulus: I didn’t even see that other cut!?

Wrath: Vega is a speedy one.

The two clash again, swinging their swords and matching the opponent.

Wrath: I’m just wondering…

Regulus: Hm?

Cling Cling Cling is ringing throughout the vicinity.

Regulus: Wait, you guys have powers, right? Why aren’t they using them?

Wrath: Exactly what I was wondering.

Apocalypse: (Draco!!!! Win this!!!!)

Enma: (Vega!! You got this!!)

Zeus: (I don’t know who to go for.)

Apocalypse: (Go for Draco!)

Enma: (No! Go for Vega!)

Zeus with an expressionless face.

Zeus: (Eh…)

Draco: We should end it here, Vega. Let's not be too wild.

Vega: This will be the decider then.

While the two stay a close distance away from each other. Draco readies his sword. Vega closed his eyes and breathed in and out. The two dashed so quickly Regulus couldn’t even see it.

Regulus: What?!

The two just stand apart from each other. Draco slowly falls over, while Vega puts his sword back into its sheath.

Regulus: What happened!!?

Wrath giving a play-by-play. While he does this, the battle is replayed.

Wrath: They both ran in to slash each other, while Draco did his, Vega slightly countered it and got his cut off on Draco, but…

Regulus: But?

Wrath: But… right before he cut Draco, he stopped.

Regulus: ?

Vega walks over to Draco. Draco turns over, looking up at Vega.

Draco (smiles): Haha, seems you won.

Vega reaches out his hand, offering to help Draco up. Draco grabs it and gets up.

Vega: Ahaha. I won this time.

Draco: Right, right. The victor of this battle is…. Vega!

Draco holds up Vega’s arm.

Vega appears smiling under his mask. Wrath walks over with Regulus.

Wrath: Vega, why didn’t you cut him?

Draco: Tck. Wrath, we weren’t actually trying to kill each other.

Vega (annoyed): Duh.

Wrath (confused): What?! But- Nevermind.

Draco: Vega, you're a better swordsman than me.

Draco cracked a smile, Vega smirking again under his mask.

Vega: My swordsman ambition has rekindled.

Draco is getting hyped, and Vega looks up into the sky, with sinister eyes.

Vega: I want to stand above all swordsmen! No matter the challenge!

Vega starts picturing himself standing on top of a mountain looking down with his red eyes gleaming, a group of swordsmen is looking up at him, covered in sweat and fear. He’s preying on swordsmen!

Vega (determined): Forget Heaven -- Hell will remember my name!

Regulus looks at Vega who is looking up and is just in awe.

Draco: Hahaha. I know you can do it, I have faith in you!

Vega looks over to Draco and they both shake hands, dapping up.

Vega: You always had my back, Draco!

Draco: And you got mine!

Vega: Of course!

Wrath was sickened by the two of them being so happy.

Wrath: Bleh! Can you all stop this? And how do you plan on standing above everyone, you fucking midget?

Vega’s eyes look agitated.

Vega: …. You want to die here, Wrath?

Wrath: Yahaha. And look at you getting all happy about being a great swordsman, ya big softie.

Wrath laughs more.

Wrath (joking): Or should I say… little softie.

Wrath continues laughing!

Vega (annoyed): (..... I should’ve just killed him.)

Draco: Let’s move on. Where’s Perseus, Vega?

Vega put his hand on his chin while looking up.

Vega: Hmm. I don’t know.

Draco: Wait. So what direction are we going in?

Vega: Hmm. Don’t know, we should still get you that title first.

Draco looks confused.

Draco: Huh?! If we were going to do that anyway…. Wait.

Draco thinks to himself.

Draco: You’re not the forgetful type, that’s me. We were going to get both of them anyway, you wouldn’t forget The Oath.

Draco looks at Vega.

Draco: You just wanted to even out the score between me and you!!

Vega’s mouth goes to the side under his mask as if he’s lying.

Vega: I don’t know what you’re talking about….

Draco: Vega!!!

Their animals come over.

Enma: (Great win, Vega!!!)

Enma jumps on Vega, licking him.

Vega: Ahaha.

Apocalypse: (How could you lose, Draco! You’re still weak!)

Apocalypse is flying beside Draco.

Draco: Tck. Shush, Ap!

Apocalypse: (You better win next time!)

Draco joking around calms down.

Draco: Let me write down this city before I forget.

Draco goes to write in his journal. Regulus leans over to see what he’s writing.

Regulus (interested): Whatcha writing?

As Draco says it, he writes it down.

Draco: I record all of the places we’ve been. This one. The city is called Stephano. With different creatures: Goblins, Knockers, Trolls (lol), Trows, and Hobgoblins.

Draco finishes up and closes his book.

Draco: I just write the name and what’s in the city.

Regulus: To record all of your memories?

Draco: You could say that I have a terrible memory. So I need to write this stuff down.

Draco taps the pencil to the side of his head.

Regulus: I have a great memory! If you forget something, I could remind you!

Draco: Thanks, that would help.

Wrath: I guess the pipsqueak isn’t so bad.

Regulus fumes, but whispers.

Regulus: Not a pipsqueak.

Draco puts his jacket back on, puts his sword back in its sheath, and grabs his bag of gold.

Draco: Ok, we’re setting out! To Triton!

Vega: …

Wrath: Alright!

Regulus: Right!

Wrath and Vega getting themselves together. All of their animals are together, then the four of them start walking, with Apocalypse and Zeus flying behind them, and Enma walking.

Draco: Regulus.

Regulus turned his head towards Draco.

Regulus: Hm?

Draco: Do you remember how long it was from Triton to Stephano?

Regulus: Yeah! We were driving for some days.

Vega: So this walk will be a while.

Wrath: I’ve been saying we need a car!

Draco: We have some money now with this gold. We’ll look into it in the next city.

Wrath rubs his hands.

Wrath: I wonder what cars they have, yahaha.

Draco: Hopefully nothing is covering the sky, I want to see the stars!

Draco starts picturing himself standing in the darkness, but then he starts covering himself in starlight, illuminating the whole area!

Draco smiling, Regulus sees Draco daydreaming about stars, and is just in awe again.

Regulus: Hmmmhm.

Regulus just laughs as he walks, but suddenly Draco’s mind starts to wander, he sees a random light above him in all the darkness. Vega notices him becoming enveloped in his stare.

Vega: (He’s spacing out again.)

Draco starts to reach out for the light.

Wrath: You know, I thought about something.

Draco: *snaps out of it* What?

Wrath: What the fuck is up with Caffua?

Draco: …Huh?

Wrath: Not telling us there’s a whole nother classification out there! One that gets all of the boosts!!??

Draco: Oh.

Wrath: Why wouldn’t he tell us about the “God” classification?

Draco: Hmm… I don’t know.

Vega: …

Wrath: There’s probably a whole bunch of stuff he didn’t tell us about. Could’ve at least told us about the powers we wield.

Vega: I feel like he hid a lot from us. You saw how he hid his second power...

Draco thinks about it.

Draco: ...We’ll figure it out.

[Six Days Later.]

They finally make it to the Gates of Triton.

Draco, Vega, and Wrath: Whoa!!!!!

They see an all-golden gate, with buildings floating in the background, behind the gate!

[Draco, Vega, and Wrath finally get revenge on their first nemesis, Zosma! An event that took the three of them to take down a formidable foe! But nevertheless, they keep pushing forward! Not looking back! After defeating the enemy who started this journey, a new era starts for the trio, a new beginning, a new dawn!!]

[The Ending of the,

New Dawn Arc!

But, This is Triton!!?]

Mystery 36 Fin

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