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Chapter 49 - Astral's Rise Part 5: Guardian

Jaime would be the pace to set for the crew. Given Astrals spear, shield, and gladiolus she would be the one for everyone to be behind. The strength of her was immense compared to the average tournament participant. 

Even James and Angel couldn't keep up, their entire lives being based around combat and yet struggling to stay with the one trained by Astral himself. Anders would inspect the dead bodies for science while Zeta defended her from any target, his precise movements and accuracy meant no one could get close to the only true human in the tournament. 

Adam would be atop of Zeta as a support role. Pointing out targets for them to attack as well as incoming threats. Some of his drawings would be similar to fortifications to the three of them and the other drawings were entirely meant for scouting.

His drawings of prototype drones would be surveying the entire layout of the moon and solar system when he picked up a weird oddity, like the gravitational field was shifting around them. He paid no attention to it. 

Astrid would be the link between Adam, Anders and Zeta from Jaimie, James and Angel. Making sure no one split the gap while watching the doctor conduct her research, with her sword she was able to keep everything at bay when need be. But that's all to change.

Someone would be smiling at the crew, looking over they saw a hulking mass of meat running towards them, throwing a punch straight at Jaimie's temple. It was met by Astrid standing her ground and launching a punch straight into his hand. "You will not hurt my friends!" Astrid would scream, despite her being much smaller, the two entered a deadlock. 

The left hook from the figure changed this, sending Astrid flying, who would have one eye damaged in the process. Jaimie charged at him as it would launch a barrage of punches at the five still standing. Jaimie took each and every hit, blocking them with her shield. The last punch knocked her backwards and as she looked up all she could see would be a fist bearing down on her.

James hopped over her and slammed the fist down, climbing up the arm he was able to scratch the face of the creature before being thrashed into the ground. Angel came in and slashed the arm that held her brother, having the man drop him and focus on her. She was bull rushed, but kept flying backwards and away to avoid the impending doom.

James and Jaimie both got up and helped out Angel as Adam summoned a flurry of ninja drawings that attacked the man. Who would face directly at him, Adam backed up, falling over himself, still uncoordinated as ever he saw his life flash before his eyes. Titan's foot came bearing down on his skull. Looking away he feared he was done. 

Jaimie would not have it so. Blocking the stomp with her shield. "Listen asshole, only I can pick on him." She turned hyper aggressive, staying close with Astral's gladicus landing many deep cuts on him. Being able to push him back.

The others would all close in around Zeta as Jaimie took this forward intuitive push as far as possible. Switching to her spear she would stab at him. Clearly missing the mark he would laugh before being hit by the shaft of the spear. Being sent in a full loop around the moon.

Landing back in front of her, the man would be shocked. "There is another, how wonderful." scowling at her with a hiss he would launch a one thousand punch volley at her. She kept up as she would use her spear and block each punch in combination with her shield.

She will not let him pass, she is their guardian. She hooped back a step and stood in form watching for Titan's next move. He would just start laughing.

"Miss, you seem like a wonderful prize, I will make you mine if we face each other in the tournament. The gods may spare you if you become under my control. Too bad you haven't made me truly test my abilities." Titan would flex as Jaimie became ready. He came back at her throwing in new blitzes and magic.

She would now start to suffer from fatigue and the magic spells. Being hit with walls of ice and barraged with high speed winds. She could no longer see with ice covering her eyes as she had to base off her blocking and attacks on her other senses, striking just as true as before however it sensed to her he was just toying with her. 

Angel and James would make one last effort to help as Adam tried to stop them. They couldn't sit back as Jaimie risks herself to protect them. Angel would fly upward and divebomb directly into Titan. Pushing him back but shattering her shoulder in the process. 

Titan would swing down on Angel as James blocks it with his hands, using all of his strength as Angel is dragged back by Astrid. Titan saw this as an opportunity to finish off two animals with one robot.

Jaimie would peel off the ice from her eyes and closed the gap as Titan punches James into his sister and Astrid, who would catch him as Titan tries to slam the three with a large sheet of metal.

Jaimie would rush at Titan. Launching a kick into his chest to knock him off balance. The piece of metal fell and Zeta would catch it. Holding it above them as shelter before bending it to be a shield for them.

Jaimie would stand ready as she only had her shield to help defend herself. She would launch a large amount of attacks to piss him off. All of them would be allowed to connect as each blow would break one of his bones. It didn't matter.

Titan would pick apart her stance and defense before she dropped it. She had one final choice. Making this stand now. Closing the gap she would be right next to him with her in front of her and slash wildly with the gladiolus. All of the wounds were too shallow.

 He laughed as his skin instantly closed back up. "Oh you poor soul, sadly time is up for you!" He was too fast, and Jaimie couldn't block the punch in time. She needed her guardian to defend her.

Astral would be just in time, using his built up momentum he would drop kick Titan who was tunneled on Jaimie, sending him through the barrier the gods had made. Landing gently on the ground the paws would cushion the drop to the ground.