Hora and Hera walk through the aftermath of Grim'Lok and 82's battle. "Unique fighting style." Hora says as he picks up the mountain staff watching it fade to dust under his touch. "He took the mask. Dargus is gonna be pissed." Hera says inspecting 82's slowly disintegrating body, "Who cares what he thinks, We have a bigger problem. Grim'Lok" Hera closes her eyes as she feels the Chi in the air "How much Chikara did he emit." Hora closes his eyes concentrating on the Chikara in the air. "I can sense it, he's strong." Hora grins as starts following Grim'Loks trail. "Find Nay." He says as he darts off, continuing to follow Grim'Loks Chikara trail. Following into a dead end where Grim'Lok stands waiting for him. "Clever kid." Hora says as Grim'Lok tilts his head a little left. "You're following me. Why?" He questions Hora. "Oh you know, Doing what I'm told, And unfortunately for you i gotta bring you in." As Hora says this Grim'Lok dashes at Hora who dashes immediately after. "I'll kill you before I let that happen!"
Many miles away, In the Town of Archfield Erik Strombringer talks with his team "Dargus?" Meko asks as Salim Dort looks at her "Yeah Dargus. They say Eriks battled with him before. Is that true captain?" He questions Captain Erik Stormrider. "Me and him have a… troubled history to say the least." He says "Before it happened." They look at him and he takes a step forward. "Enough about them, How about we take a trip to Seiji. I'll show you guys the slums I grew up in." And with saying that he walked out the room. "Don't forget to tell Kuro. We'll get there before the next morning."
Erik stares at the stars observing the 4 that surrounding Seiji. "Those stars always meant so much to you." He says as he looks down at the stack of papers on his desk. "We'll get there before tomorrow morning." he reminds himself before he quickly starts signing paperwork.
Nay hangs her apron up, stepping from the break room to the eatery in the front of the Inn. "Luca, I'm clocking out. Keep the Inn clean for me." she said as she heads to Grim'Lok's room opening the door and finding no one, but the window open "He ditched me!" She screams out as she darts outside, heading into the cold streets of Seiji. "When I find him i swear I'll knock his head off!" She said as she runs towards the town square. As she comes close to the town square she feels the chi in the area fade and suddenly Hera appears infront of her. "So this is Nay? Disappointing." Hera says as she circles her. "What? What are you talking about?" She looks at her, then suddenly Hera says "Seigen Ken" As she hits Nay in her Chikara points, Nay looks up as she feels the Chi inside her body fade slowly. "What did you do..!" Hera smirks sinisterly at her then kicks her in the stomach, Launching her into the already destroyed town square. Nay, surrounded by rubble, looked up and then at her surroundings. Hera shoots a beam of Chikara at Nay which she jumps out of the way to avoid. "Missed." Nay looks up at her and gets into a fighting stance. "I ain't backing down." Nay charges at Hora, She punches Hora's guard and throws a left hook which is blocked by Hera. Hera dodges every single punch. "Is Grim'Lok that much stronger than you?" Nay lets her guard down slightly at the mention of him causing Hera to kick her into the air "GAAH" She screams out as Hera appears behind her spin kicking her into the ground. She floats down to the ground just before Nay's body. "Do you have anything else to say?" Nay tries to move but her body doesn't let her. "I guess not." she smiles before being interrupted by a loud boom a few blocks down. Hera turns towards to look at the blue star that flashes before disappearing and in that moment Nay feels the Chikara flood back into her rapidly. "I guess he is strong." as she turns back to Nay "Blinding Flare!" Nay blinds Hera and dashes towards the smokescreen caused by the explosion, Hera screams out trying to regain her vision, during that distraction Nay escapes.
Nay runs through the quiet streets, the energy in the air getting thicker with each step. "That's a crazy strong energy signature." As she takes another step, time slows down as Grim'Lok comes crashing through the wall holding his block up. Hora comes walking out of the destroyed wall laughing. "So it's not a fluke 82 died to you." He looks over at Nay and then at Grim'Lok. "Rounded them up nicely." Hora says, "Don't mention it." Hera jumps down from the top of a building landing in front of Nay. "Don't let your guard down he's strong-" Before Hora can finish Grim'Lok hits Hera with a Chikara reinforced fist sending her flying into a building, then throwing a gigantic Chikara Ball towards her before turning to Hora. Hora rushes Grim'Lok their fists clashing. Nay looks down at her hands and summons the energy within her "Kyori's Gauntlets!" Chikara surrounds her forearm creating gauntlets made of pure energy "I've been working on this one." She says before she rushes towards Hora. Hora hits Grim'Lok with a left hook before getting hit with an overhand by Nay followed by a Chikara Ball point blank range to the chest by Grim'Lok. As he staggers he's hit with a double uppercut by Grim'Lok and Nay. "Good Job." Grim'Lok says as he gets kicked by Hera sending him into the arms of Hora who German suplex's Grim'Lok. Nay blocks Hera's kick "Those Gauntlets don't make you stronger." Hera laughs as Nay comes in with a punch that causes her to drop to the floor Briefly. "You think so?" Nay says, Grim'Lok kips-up looking at Hora with an Angry look. He walks towards Hora which turns into a sprint as he grabs Hora by the face running towards Hera and Nay. Nay and Hera are clashing as Grim'Lok come flying towards them punching Hora into Hera sending them flying through multiple buildings. He spits out blood then looks at Nay. "Who would've thought we would be fighting together so soon." Nay says as Hora and Hera walk towards them. "Let's show them our true power." Hora says as Hera touches the ground "Zenith Seal." As she says that the Chi within the area as well as the Chikara within Grim'Lok and Nay fades away within an instant. Nay looks down at her gauntlets as they also fade away. Grim'Lok not wasting any time dashes at the two of them unsheathing Oathbreaker. Hora blocks a slash from Grim'Lok as Hera comes flying in with a hard punch to Grim'Lok. Nay runs towards them only to be stopped by Hera who moves towards Nay faster than the blink of an eye. "Haven't you learned your lesson?" She backhands her, Following that with an elbow to her stomach making her spit blood, Hora clotheslines Grim'Lok through the wall turning to look at Hera and Nay with a sinister smile. Hora walks towards them "So you're the weak link?" Hora says as he grabs Nay by the throat then he slams her into the ground. Suddenly Salim Dort jumps from a shadow throwing Kentars Chain at both Hora and Hera watching the chain wrap around them, Suddenly he looks up to the rooftops watching as Kuro Weaver jumps from off the rooftop, "NOW!" He screams out. "DIVINE LEVIATHAN!" Kuro Weaver screams out as she sends out a gigantic beam of chi that takes the form of a Leviathan. Hora and Hera stand stunned while Grim'Lok comes from behind them Grabbing Nay and running towards Salim. Hora and Hera throw an object at the ground as the beam engulfs them and the zenith seal is broken. "You two are very lucky we were passing by." Salim says, A commanding voice chimes in. "Very lucky." Erik Stormrider steps in front of them. Grim'Lok looks confused as Nay is starstruck. "S- Stormbringers." She says as Erik looks down at her with a smile, and then Salim and Kuro hit them on the back of their neck knocking them out instantly. "Transport them back to Archfield." He says as he looks at the destruction caused by the battle. "These kids have potential."
in the morning, back in the City of Archfield, Erik Stormbringer sat up on his bed looking at his greatsword, He got up, Leaving it behind as he put his armor on, and headed to the training ground. Once he's on the training grounds everyone stands at attention. "Captain Stormbringer." The recruits say in unison. "At ease." Erik says to the recruits. He analyzes the faces in the crowd. "Where are those two kids?" He ponders on it for a moment before he regains focus. Salim Dort stands in front of the passers of the last Omen Exam, "Alright, We're gonna see how strong you've gotten over the last 5 years."
Dream Sequence
Grim'Lok stands in the middle of a room with Mirrors Each mirror showcasing each separate moment of Grim'Lok's battle with 82 as well as Hora and Hera, "Oroteme." A voice says as Grim'Loks body suddenly starts overflowing with Chikara. One by one the mirrors crack as Grim'Lok starts to take each blow dealt in each fight to himself. "GAH!" He screams out as he takes the brunt of each attack until suddenly he can no longer feel it. Suddenly the silhouette of his mother appears in front of him saying "Adapt." before darting towards Grim'Lok and before he can react jumping into his chest as he once again overflows with Chikara until he jolts awake.
Reality
"NOOOO!" Grim'Lok screams out as he springs to his feet grabbing the mask off his hip. "Huh.." Grim'Lok looks around the room. "Okay. Okay good." Grim'Lok gets to his feet noticing a fresh pair of clothes on the dresser. After he puts the clothes on he leaves the room, As he steps out into the halls Salim Dort is waiting for him. "Yo Grim, How you feeling?" Grim'Lok looks up at him "How do you know my name?" He asks, "Your friend Nay told me." Grim'Lok nods as Salim starts walking and Grim'lok follows. "Where am I?" Grim'Lok asks, Salim points to the emblem on his back, "Omen. More specifically, we're at the prep school for the Exam.." Salim grins, "Yes we are. You and your friend would've died there if it weren't for us stepping in." Salim says as he leads him to a office that reads "Erik Stormrider." As he Enters the room Nay is already sitting down, Grim'Lok sits next to her as Salim leaves. "Grim'Lok, Nay. Let's cut straight to the chase, Because you two showed battle prowess battling exceeding that of a civilian, You two are automatically enrolled into the Omen Exam." Erik says as he shuffles the papers on his desk, Grim'Lok nods and Nay "Currently you are at the Nemesis, taking place in exactly 5 days is the Omen Exam." Nay crosses her legs "So were at Archfield?"
Erik nods "Yes you are." Nay gets ready to say something else but Grim'Lok says something first. "Do you know what Wolfshire is?" As Grim'Lok asks that question Erik leans forward with a wide grin. "The only thing i know about wolfshire is it was a clan of warriors strong enough to destroy continents." Erik leans back. "But enough of that, Find yourselves an inn." He says as he puts a sack of coins on the table. "Nice meeting you captain." Grim'Lok says as he grabs the bag of coins and stands up, Nay doing the same. They both walk out of his office "I'm starving." Grim'Lok says, "We could make our way to the market." Grim'Lok nods "Well what're we waiting for." Grim'Lok says as they make their way into the streets of Archfield. As they walk past the people they overhear some people talking about the exam "I heard the Ice King's son is gonna take the exam this year, He's crazy strong." another person buds in "But the firelord's daughter is taking it as well."
They make their way to the market. The market is full of vendors of all sorts.They split the money between themselves before Grim'Lok wanders through the crowd following his nose and leaving Nay alone on his way to find the booth that sells the best food. Nay maneuvers through the crowd stopping to buy new clothes for the Exam.