It's been 2 days since they fought the mayor and Mari recaps Justus about what he is doing.
Justus- ugh...uh my body hurts
Mari- It doesn't matter it's been 2 days and we haven't moved to my next location.
Justus- HUH when did I say I'm going with you.
Mari- I thought we were friends though...
Justus- huh yeah we are besides this town has nothing for me now.
* They both stand up and shake their hands.*
Mari- Help me Justus
Justus- Fine, I'll help you find those Tarots User then.
*Suddenly, The piece of paper Mari got earlier starts lighting up and Mari body gets lighter.*
Mari- What just happened!?
Justus- I think you got a new power.
Mari- Let's see
*Mari pushes his Empath out and the paper changes as Fools Contract Cracks.*
Mari- It's time to use it, Fools Contract!
*Mari looks around as it goes all black.*
The Fool- You made an Ally already?
Mari- Of course I did.
The Fool- I'm shocked no offense mister but you're not that appealing.
Mari- DAMN YOU
The Fool- Anywho it's time to learn about Fools Contract.
The Fool- It's simple, if they agree into making a contract with you either by sharing a moment or by saying it. Once you're in a contract you gain their ability but weaker. The more your relationship grows the stronger that power becomes for you and the person who you got it from. You both can set rules the stricter it is the stronger the power is, but the consequences can be severe.
The Fool- This is how you form bonds with other Tarot Users also.
Mari- So try to form contract with these other users?
The Fool- Yep even better if they have more then one card.
Mari- HUH YOU CAN DO THAT?
The Fool- Of course but it's not something everybody can do it's a little difficult.
Mari- What is it?
The Fool- You need to kill the User.
Mari-.... to steal it?
The Fool- Once you kill the user, the tarot card you gained will assist you but you won't gain its power.
Mari- Thanks for the info.
The Fool- Your Welcome Mister.
The Fool- Goodbye
Mari- See you later.
*Mari returns back to the room and wakes up.*
Justus- Welcome back Mari.
Mari- Enter a Contract with me Justus and form a bond, a connection.
Justus- Sure but let's make some rules.
Mari- So the set rule is that when you enter a contract with me, I gain a weaker version of your power but I can activate it at anytime and can use it easier than Fools Copy which I need to kill someone to use their power.
Mari- The closer our relationship is, the stronger my power is.
Justus- I can set rules to make it even though. And it must falls true for you too.
Mari- The stricter the Rule the stronger the power is also and the stricter the rules if we break it the consequences will be severe.
Justus- I'll set one rule, you gotta stay true and honest with me.
Mari- Fine, I accept the Rules of this Foolish Contract
Justus- I accept the Rules of this Foolish Contract.
*The Contract between the two have been forged.*
Mari- Let's move to the 2nd pitstop which is a simple city. And what's your power?
Justus- I can stop and freeze time my base time is 5 secs and I can use more Empath to increase the time.
Mari- Let's move then...
*A day into walking, they sensed something.*
Justus- It's a Playing Card.
Mari-Let's try this, what number card it is.
Justus- It's a 4 of Club
Mari- It's good chance to get used to this contract.
Justus- Sigh, okay.
*Mari channels his Empath as it fills his body giving him the power of Time.*
Mari- I got 3 sec max right now.
Justus- Wow 2 secs shorter than me.
*They look dead into the face of the Card and rush to it.*
*Mari jumps up, while Justus goes under and uppercuts it, Mari then goes down crushing its face with his knee.*
*The Card sticks out his hand and shoots blast made from Empath.*
Mari- It's quick, be careful.
Justus- I am, besides I can handle it.
*Justus runs to it dodging the blast but then some stop moving.*
Justus - Why are they just floating??
*Suddenly they got brighter and exploded in their faces.*
*Justus gets pushed across through the dirt as Mari rushes towards the Card and actives Fools Copy for a 5x Boost.*
Mari- I been needing a new power.
*The card sends more but Mari swiftly evades the area as they explode and sucker punches the Card face launching it away.*
Mari- I can barely dodge them.
Justus- It's because he can control when they explode, thats just annoying.
Mari- But what if time stopped, he couldn't control it.
*Mari uses the Contract and uses Justus power. In the stopped time he goes runs to the Cards and kicks its leg nearly breaking it completely.
Mari- He can't move for some time now!
*Justus using his Time power, moves to the side of the Card, kicking it across the stomach.*
Mari- I'm going to finish it
*Mari walks up to it and punching it rapidly, dropping the Card onto the ground and stomping on its head, killing it.*
Mari- Now time the reward.
*Mari uses Fools Copy and feels the Empath moving in him again as he unlocks the power.*
Justus- So you can shoot blast out of your hands.
Mari-Yeah but I don't think I can control its explosion since it's weaker.
Justus- Let's move to it then, The Old Capital.
???- This is fun, Nine and Zero, they will meet Fifth-teen soon, now that will be entertaining.
*Flashes to a group of kids as we see a young girl who seems to be the same age or barely younger than Mari...*
*She has clean medium brown hair and seems to have a small build, she's wearing what seems to be a military type outfit on.*
Faye- CADET WALTS IS HERE, SERGEANT SIR.
Serg- too loud Faye your a Valkyrie, act like one.
Faye- Sorry Sir...
King- It's okay Faye, atleast you never got embarrassed like me that one time in class.
Faye- Oh yeah in History Class, that was gross.
Serg- QUIET CADETS, YOU BEEN TRAINED SINCE BIRTH FOR THIS.
Serg- There has been a suspicion man spotted outside of the capital near a ghost town. South from here, he has 1 horn so he is suspected to be a half race and has Empath higher than most of us so be careful.
*Serg Radio goes off.*
Radio- SQUAD ALPHA REPORTING..... THIS MAN.... HELP...USING OWN... MEN..
Serg-What... ALPHA REPORT IN... ALPHA
Serg-SQUAD BETA ARE YOU READY
Squad Beta- YES SIR
Faye- My first mission as a Valkyrie, this guy is dead.
King- Let's hope it's easy.
Faye- Doesn't even matter we will succeed no matter what.
*Switches to a man in a ghost town..*
????- Sigh, why did they try to kill me.
*Shows the man over group of corpses as he hears a radio.*
Radio- ALPHA REPORT IN
????- huh should I answer... nah this was enough... I feel it, one of them like me wait no TWO. This could be dangerous.
????-And some weaklings coming here , I could use more practice.
*Switches back to Justus and Mari.*
Mari- Justus you feel that right..
Justus- Yeah this is dangerous, it's another one of us but he's scarier than any player card I faced.
Justus- Let's hurry.
*Switches to Faye and the Squad Beta.*
Faye- SQUAD BETA REPORTING
????- that's embarrassing
*He picks up his weapon and in one slash an entire side is cut in half. *
????-Good-luck
*Faye watches as her allies got murdered, their blood on her*
Faye- what.
????- scared already?
*Faye legs tremble as she struggles to speak.*
Faye- It can't be...
*Faye gaze brightens as she gets into a battle position and rushes the man.*
Faye- I will kill you for my squad!
????- Woah aggressive much?
*The man falls back and kicks Faye mid air as she falls backwards.*
????- This is pretty simple.
Faye- I'm not done yet.
*Her gaze sharpens as the rest of her squad stands behind her and starts stabbing him.*
*The man simply smiles and looks down at them his eyes looking at them with pure malevolent.*
????- This is simply not enough. Due to killing many others. I have obtain many souls ready for this moment.
*The man's body gets a dark aura as all his wounds disappear and he seems to get stronger.*
*Faye freezes as she realizes that they had no chance.*
*The man snickers*
????- Let's continue this.
Faye (Scared)- RUN THIS MAN IS THE DEVIL
* The mystery man wipes the squad one by one killing them like a plague*
????-Wheres that confidence and yelling from earlier.
*He put his weapon... A twin blade sickle up to her neck...*
????- Such a leader all by yourself now.
*Mari appears and kicks the blade away from her neck and pushes the man beside.*
Mari- Your one of us, but your aura... you can't be trusted.
????-this is dangerous, I sensed two of you though..?
*In that moment Justus showed up from behind the man.*
????- Woah what a surprise?
*The man punches Justus as he falls back then Mari pops up infront of the man.*
Mari-( He managed to react to time stop!?)
*Mari uses Fools Copy and copies 5x boost sneaks up on the man and tries punch him.*
????- A simple punch is that all?
Mari- No I'm just bait.
*A dagger from across gets thrown cutting the man's arm.*
*From the cut it revealed a number 15 tattoo.*
Faye- Number 15?
Mari- Don't get distracted.
*Mari punches the same arm as bones are heard cracking.*
????- Shit I've underestimated them.
*Suddenly a portal from under him appears.*
????- Nice timing but it could have been better.
????- Goodbye 9 and 0.
Mari- WAIT COME BACK.
*As the man disappears.*
Mari- A portal... he's working with other one of us.
Justus- Another Tarot Card who can summon Portals.
Mari- That man... he could have killed us.
Mari- The way he was acting... he was going easy.
*Faye with 2 other survivors get sent to the doctor.*
Faye-Who were the survivors beside me.
Doctor- Your 2nd in command King and another cadet who barely survived.
Faye -( I don't remember King being there... It's like he disappeared.)
Doctor- Faye who was your attacker..?
Faye- He was hiding his face but he had a number 15 tattoo. He was almost like The Devil.
*3 Days Later*
Justus- Damn, the bodies were cut perfectly, we gotta be careful while fighting him.
Mari- We have to move, the last pitstop is the old capital, it's where the old royal family lived before The Royal Cards of the Club took it over.
Justus-Let's move then
*Switches to the mystery man.*
????- The cut is deep on my arm can you heal it.
* We see a female doctor appear as the mystery man says that.*
Female Doctor- At least say please, Azrael
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??-I expected more fighting and death. At least it would make my life easier for me.
????- That's mean to say.
??- Which one are you?
????- Call me 13.
??- You seem familiar.
????-You have met me and at the same time you haven't.
????-Besides I'm not here for you as much as I'm here for her.