BXBX NOVEL Chapter 330 Favors X5!
"Nice move, but that won\'t save you from me. I have always been stronger than all of you, but none of you have ever pushed me to see just how much stronger," I shouted at her as she hit the stands and skidded to a stop. She glared at me, and I could see the fire in her eyes.
"You think that I am going to let you just walk away from this? I am not going to let some weakling like you defeat me!" she roared, and I tilted my head to the side.
"Weakling?" I asked as I narrowed my eyes at her, and she shrugged.
"Fine, maybe not a weakling. But if you think that you are going to just walk away from this, then you are sorely mistaken!" she said as she started to get up, but I was to her faster.
I reached out and grabbed her shoulders with my hands, stopping her from getting up. She lashed out at me with her spear, but I dodged it easily and stepped back before grabbing the handle of the spear.
"You really think that your pride is going to be enough against me?" I asked as Aries glared at me with a fury that had always been there, lurking just beneath the surface of her calm exterior.
"It has always been enough," she snapped at me before trying to pull free from my grip, but I tightened my grip.
"You really think that you are the only one who can\'t be defeated? You really do think that you are the only one who can\'t be beaten?" I shouted at her, and a flicker of anger crossed her face.
"Yes, I do!" she growled as she tried again to pull away from me, but this time I used my other hand to reach out and grab her chin with it.
I tilted her head back so that she was looking up at me and then brought down my fist hard on top of her helmet. She yelped in surprise as the helmet broke into pieces underneath my hand. The astral power that was coursing through her shattered like glass, and she stumbled back a few steps before collapsing to one knee.
"This is impossible!" Fate screamed, but I whirled on the young man and stabbed my finger at him.
"Just try to mess with this. Just try to give her more power. Give me a reason to fuck you up. Break a rule, and then we will see who the boss is around here," I said in a calm voice as I turned to look up at Fate, and Karma flinched back.
"Now, Now, you two. There is no reason for more fighting. Fate, your champion lost, so now Galio gains a favor point from you to be used at any time he would like," Karma said quickly while staring at her brother. I did just plan to kick his ass all over the ring, but Karma seemed to think I was going to spill the beans on us. That would surely get his blood pumping, but it was not worth it if I couldn\'t get control of the Winds of Change.
I needed to have them all on my side, but Murphy didn\'t like anyone, and Fate was a prick. I was already pushing the lines here, but the five of them had no real physical strength. The problem with them is how they could change things to bend the way that they see fit. If I messed around too much, they might start affecting me in the Mortal Realm if I wasn\'t careful, but I had to keep a strong front.
While I did miss some of the people up here, keeping everyone in line and not fighting was a balancing act on its own, but having to worry about how it affected my life below increased the difficulty exponentially.
"I just want us all to get along. You challenged me and pulled a good card, but fighting isn\'t an option, and I am not here to force anyone to do anything. I didn\'t even come to see any of you, but it is really nice to see you all here after so long. There are some of you that I think a talk is long overdue, but if any of you are pissed off at me, or have anything they want to get off their backs, come down here right now. I am here, and the time below is stopped, so let\'s get this over with. Come at me as a group if that is what you want," I called, spinning around to look at all the eyes that were on me.
Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, and Even that lazy piece shit Sage got up with big grins on their faces, and I rolled my eyes.
"Come on, Bro! How often do you open your mouth up like this to offer us the chance to screw around like this?" Scorpio asked as he leaped down from his seat along with the other three.
"I have been itching for a good clash for a while, Shit Cat. You take on the girls, but you don\'t want to cross horns with me?" Taurus taunted me, and I crossed my arms with a grin.
"Awe, I missed that ugly mug of yours as well. How is Aquarius doing? She still put up with your bullhead?" I retorted, and the bull-man grinned back.
"The little water sprite is still as feisty as ever. Things are going well, but the place is pretty boring with you coming around to stir trouble up," Taurus laughed as the four Zodiacs began to circle me, but I saw Aquarius wave down from the stands, so I waved up to her with a chuckle.
"Just so we\'re clear! The Fate card is still active!" Fate yelled down, and I frowned.
"Really?" I asked, and the ignorant shit nodded with a smug look. "Okay, but no cheating then, okay?"
"What? Why would I cheat?!" Fate demanded, and Luck started to giggle, and Karma facepalmed.
"Good! So after I am done here, you will owe me five favors, got it?" I called up as the four Zodiacs started to smile broadly, and panic spread over Fate\'s face.
"Wait! That is not how it works! I... Ow!" Fate trailed but then cried out after Karma slapped him.
"You really are a child sometimes. Yes, that is exactly how it works since you set the challenge and then reset it without changing the rules! So Ophiuchus gains one favor every time he defeats you, and when the four are defeated, he wins," Karma explained as she glared at her brother.
"What? No way! That is bullshit!" Fate shouted as he started to get up, but I held out a hand and stopped him.
"It is the rules that I set, so deal with it," I said before turning and walking back to my spot on the ground. "Alright, men, you heard the boy. Proceed with the kicking of my ass, or at least your attempt to!"