Three months have passed since Alixandre arrived in the Aeyeaseon Kingdom. His hair had finally turned silver. He was no longer sickly looking. He had a mesomorph body with broad shoulders and defined abs. Under his eyes, where the black veins used to be when he entered his trance, were replaced by permanent crimson red veins. His fighting ability had grown immensely since sparring against Neymar. He never came close to winning, but his technique and battle sense got better.
Alixandre and Neymar were about to finish their last sparring session before he met the Queen of the Kingdom.
The sound of their blades echoed throughout the air as their swords collided. The ground below them cracked with every clash.
" Come on! Show me what you've learned!" yelled Neymar.
Not falling for provocation, Alixandre jumped back to gain some distance between the two. Alixandre and Neymar circled each other, grinning at the atmosphere of the fight. Alixandre walked with his swords stretched at his sides. Neymar walked with a sword in hand, and the other behind his back. Suddenly, Neymar leaped forward.
Alixandre's eyes shot open, confused about how Neymar became eye to eye with him in a split second. A wry grin grew wide on Neymar's face.
" This is what happens when I don't hold back."
Unprepared, Alixandre crossed his swords to intercept the blow which brought him to his knees.
Neymar looked down at the boy bowing to him with a smug face. " No blood art? There are pools full of blood around us, and you haven't used any of it to defeat me since we've been here. Is hand-to-hand combat worth so much to you that you're willing to die for it? If you had any other weapon in your hand, you would've been cut in half."
" You really tried to kill me?" Alixandre said, slowly raising his head, looking into the eyes of Neymar like he was prey.
" I told you this was our last training session before you met the queen. I guess that I have been too kind to you."
" Fine," Alixandre said. " You tried to kill me. It's only right that I try to kill you."
Releasing his sword, Neymar allowed Alixandre to stand. They walked a few feet away from each other, their backs turned without looking.
The pools of blood around them began to bubble. Hundreds of blood-red spears formed around Alixandre. The battlefield is now set.
" Come!"
With the declaration of war, they turned toward each other and dashed into battle. Neymar looked at the mass of spears ahead of him with no emotion. He filled his longsword with his red aura. With one swing, his sword shot out an aura slash wiping out a large portion of them.
Alixandre rushed at Neymar, trying to take advantage of his distraction.
* CLANG*
Their swords collided. Alixandre slashed down with his sword. Neymar parried it while dodging the oncoming spears. Alixandre smiled as the man, who had an emotionless face, had finally wrinkled his brow just a little.
Neymar was pierced several times, but he moved well enough to avoid any fatal wounds.
Neymar stomped the ground, causing it to tremor.
*BOOM*
The earth shook fiercely as it crumbled below Alixandre
' This fucker is too much. I have to kill him"
With all of his spears shattered, and Neymar fighting him for real, he knew he only had one chance of leaving alive.
He jumped back from the crater ahead.
" Old man, I wish you the best in your next life!"
His full magic base was released. Even Neymar had to approach cautiously.
His body grew thick red fur with streaks of white, and purple in the fur. His body grew large. His limbs turned into that of a wolf.
* Roarrrrr!!!*
The ground around them quaked violently as the ten-foot wolf roared, causing Neymar to fall to his knees, covering his bleeding ears.
' My wolf form is bigger and stronger. I could kill him right here, but I don't want him to die. '
Alixandre ran forward. Every step caused the earth to shake. Just as he was about to slash Neymar, he felt oppressive magic energy.
" Stop!" A Feminine voice said in a commanding tone.
" Neymar, I'm so disappointed in you. Almost dying at the hands of someone so much weaker than you. I will admit, this wolf form is formidable."
A red-haired woman with giant pitch-black wings descended from the sky. Yellow-colored skin. High cheekbones and slanted monolid eyes. She had jet black space buns with a few strands of hair dropping down to her collarbones. She wore a sleeveless black dress with slits explaining her long legs and plump thighs.
" Hey, wolf boy. I can't have you killing one of my favorite subordinates," Scarlett said while slowly approaching Alixandre. With every step she took forward, Alixandre took steps back. His massive body shook with every passing second.
' I have to get out of here. This woman is too much. She's stronger than Sylvia by a mile!'
He turned around, running as hard as he could, but red chains were summoned from the ground, restricting his four limbs and snout.
" Your first instinct was to run from me. You have potential. I try to weaken my presence as much as I can, but you see right through my bluff. Remember, I'm not here to kill you. I watched your fight and got a little excited if you know what I mean," she said with a smile.
" Turn back so I can meet the future father of my child."
With that, Alixandre turned back into his human form, with the chains removed from his body.
He stood up, surprised that the woman in front of him was only an inch or two shorter than him. His cheeks were flushed at the beautiful woman ahead. With an outstretched hand, Scarlett formerly introduced herself.
" My name is Scarlett Aeyeaseon, the queen of this kingdom. You are-"
" Alixandre Lockwood. A nobody from a planet called Earth."
His hands wobbled as they greeted each other.
she stared at him silently, slowly gazing upon his nudeness. Her eyes stopped at the thing dangling between his legs.
" I'm guessing the baby-making process is going to be fun."