Enforcers 73 Time To Say Goodbye

Cracks began to appear over Zero's body as he gave a small chuckle. A white light began to pour out of the cracks, as Zero burst out into full on laughter.

"I guess this means I lost." Zero said still giving small bursts of laughs, as if the funniest thing in the world just happened to him...

"...We...We...Did...It... Somehow..." Ken said breathing heavily as she dropped the broken sword. She was breathing heavily as her chest raised, and fell. She slowly collapsed to her knees as she threw her arms out in an attempt to hold herself up.

Zero gave another small chuckle as he stared down at her. He slowly glanced over to Hero who was still holding onto his flaming sword. Slowly though the flames went out. "You remind me so much of that man..." He said quietly as the image of Master Storm came to his mind once more...

"What?" Hero said in confusion.

Zero lifted his hand up then slowly placed it on Hero's head. "That damn old man..." He said laughing slightly as he ruffled Hero's hair only confusing the boy even more. "You have the same look in your eyes... That God awful need to help others, and prove to everyone just how great you are. The thing I hated most that day was when I realized that old man wouldn't hurt me... Of course, Jackson reminds me of him as well... They both have that stupid laugh." Zero chuckled slightly as he continued to stare at Hero. "I guess you remind me of One as well... Although I doubt One could have accomplished this..." Zero said chuckling again. "Tell me, boy. What was your name again?"
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"Umm... Hero... Hero Otoko?"

Zero turned away as he stared back down at Ken. "Well, Hero. Let go of my blade. I have unfinished business..."

"What! No way!" Hero said shaking his head. "You're gonna try and stab Ken!"

"Are you an idiot?" Zero questioned raising an eyebrow. By now his body was full of cracks, and his wings were already breaking off. The two Enforcers had no idea how he was even managing to stay together...

Hero let out a few small grumbles but stepped back as he let go of the blade. "Ouch, ouch, ouch..." He hissed as he began to blow on the two gashes that were on the palm of his hands. "Geez, these sting..."

Zero stared down at Ken, with a small softness as he slowly reached up. "Gi- Ken... I have seen your skill and strength." He said slowly as he placed his hand on his sword arm. "For besting me in combat, I gift to you-" He let out a small grunt as he ripped the blade out of his arm. "The only thing I can."

Ken stared in shock as he slowly held it out to her. "What?"

"Please. Take my sword." Zero said simply. "I won't be needing it where I'm going..."

Ken's hand slowly came out, as she picked it up. It was heavier than her old one, but far lighter than the massive greatsword she had been swinging around earlier. "I... I don't know what to say."

"Then say the only thing you can," Zero said smiling slightly. "Promise to me, that you will use it well."

"...I will." Ken said giving a serious look. "I promise... I'll take up your sword. I'll develop my own style... And one day, I'll be even stronger than you were!" She said giving a sad smile. "I'll become even more skilled than you."

Zero gave one last chuckle as he slowly stared up at the roof of the cave. "I suppose that is all I can really ask for right..." His entire body lit up, and in a bright flash, he vanished being broken down into nothingness as he crumbled away. "Who knows... Maybe I'll finally get to see my baby girl-"

The light exploded from the man as he completely shattered becoming pure light. It was a beautiful sight as the light danced around slowly getting smaller and smaller. Finally, it went out.

And that was the end of Yukon. The man who held the title of Zero. The Nation of whites burning hope. The Samurai's weapon. And a father who failed at saving the most important thing.

"Is... Is it over." Hero asked quietly.

"Yeah..." Ken said staring sadly at the sword in her arms. "I think it is."

"Oh thank God." Hero fell back collapsing to the ground as he stared up at the roof of the cave. "I'm gonna be honest... I don't think I can even throw another punch..."

"Hero..."

"Yeah, Ken?"

"Next time you pick the mission..."

The two kids let out quiet laughs as they slowly stood up. Hero wandered over to Maudite slowly shaking the girl awake.

"Oww..." She said hissing quietly. "My side hurts... But It shouldn't kill me..." She said shaking her head as she stood up slowly. She glanced over at Hero as she frowned. "What do you want asshole..."

"Oh good... You're still Meandite."

"The hell did you just call me..."

"Listen can you heal our Vice-Captain?" Hero questioned.

"Oh my God, I forgot about Jackson!" Ken said horrified as she ran over to the man.

Maudite let out a sigh as she slowly wobbled over to him. "I... I can heal him..." She grumbled slightly. "But... Well, it'll take up all my remaining power and I'll turn back to that annoying version of me."

"So you're not gonna do it?" Ken said in a horrified tone. "He's badly bleeding! He'll die!"

"I'll do it..." Maudite grumbled.

"What..."

"I said I'll do it okay! Geez..." Maudite said pouting. "I owe you guys one... I mean technically this is mostly your faults but... I'll look past that..."

"Wow... Good job Hero."

"He has nothing to do with this!" Maudite yelled out.

"Yeah. Sure."

The two girls began to bicker slightly while Hero wandered off to go do... Well, whatever Hero does when he's left alone?

Jackson let out a small cough as his eyes slowly opened. He felt a wave of warmth go through his body as the bleeding hole in him stopped slowly beginning to close. "What the hell?" He questioned looking around. "I'm alive?"

"Jackson!" Ken said wrapping her arms around him. "I was so worried!" She cried out.

" What... Ken?" Jackson looked around groggily as he tried to remember what happened.

"There I'm done..." Maudite said rolling her eyes. There was a flash of blue as she changed back to the original. "Thanks..." Maudite whispered quietly giving a shy smile.

'...Don't mention it.'

"What happened?" Jackson questioned.

"You were stabbed!" Ken said practically crying as she hugged onto the man. "And I thought you were gonna die!"

"Wow... Shorty actually had a heart-"

'Slam'

"Oww..." Jackson whinned out.

"You should know I can finally hit you while your down like this..." Ken said giving him a dead pan stare.

"Noted..." He scratched his head sheepishly as he looked around. "So what happened. Kind thought we would all be dead by now?"

"Hero and I defeated Zero."

"No seriously. What happened?"

"No... We... We actually did."

"What."

"We beat him. Hero stopped him from stabbing me, and I slammed the pointy end of your blade into his crystal. Then he turned into light and broke into nothiness."

"What the fu- Okay... Sure... Can you give a little more detail." Jackson asked.

"Sure... You want the good news or the bad news?"

"Good news?"

"Nobodies dead," Ken said nodding. "Well. On our side."

"Bad news?"

Ken slowly handed over Jackson's broken sword...

"I thought you said nobody was dead..." Jackson said as tears began to stream down his eyes. "My baby!" He sobbed holding the sword close to him.

Over with Silky, the Bestia Macht was quietly rolling around as it slept. After being injured it went into a healing sleep in order to recover. It was important that nobody disturb it while it was in this state, less they gain its wrath-

"Poke, Poke!" Hero said poking the deadly monster with his finger. "Rise and shine sleepy-"

The Bestia Macht shot up slamming into Hero as it began to violently beat its tail into his head.

"Ahh! I'm sorry!" Hero screamed as the beast pounded him into the ground.

Silky let out a huff as she slowly slithered off of him, and wandered over to Jackson. "Hey Silky..." Jackson said patting the snake on the head. "I see Dawson packed you... Sorry about that."

"I'm in pain..." Hero coughed out.

"I'm in emotional pain," Jackson said glancing back down towards his broken sword.

Hero rolled his eyes as he slowly walked over to the three unconscious recruits. "We should probably wake them up." He said nodding.

Ken nodded as well as she wandered over as well. "I got North. You get Kitsune."

Hero reached out placing his hand on Kitsune's chest as he shook the boy. "Hey. Wake up, Nerd."

"Don't kill me my family is rich!" Kitsune yelled out bolting awake.

"What?"

"What?"

Hero and Kitsune both stared at each other for a few seconds neither saying a word. "So... Uhh... We beat Zero."

"I can see that..." Kitsune said nodding.

"So is that how you wake up every time?"

"Let's not talk about this..."

Over with Ken, she placed her hand down on the recruit in front of her shaking them awake. Ken frowned slightly as she shook them. "North. Wake up... I'm not about to reverse sleeping beauty you so wake up!"

"What?" Irene sat up looking around as she was breathing heavily. She glanced around at the destroyed cave as her eyes widened. "What... What did I miss."

"What didn't you miss!" Hero said. "I got stabbed. A lot." He shrugged.

Irene let out a sigh as she slowly sat up. "My whole body hurts..."

"Mine too..." Kitsune groaned out. "Why the hell are you moving around..."

"Regeneration sucker!" Hero said proudly.

"...Fuck you..."

"What about her." Irene asked looking at Ken.

"I wasn't scrub, and didn't get hit," Ken said smugly. Hero lightly pressed down on her side causing her to drop to the floor from the pain as she cried out.

"So... Who wakes Cloud up?" Kitsune asked.

"One, two three not it!" Hero yelled out.

Everyone panicked stumbling over their words but it was Kitsune who was last. "Damn it..." He muttered out moving over to Cloud.

Meanwhile over with Jackson, the man was staring down at the body of Anga. "Was... Was he one of the men?" Maudite asked shyly as she stared down at the body.

"Yeah." Jackson bent down placing his hands over the man's eyes. "He meant well... He just did it all wrong... I know all too well what that feels like..." He said quietly as he shut the man's eyes.

"You do?"

"I had a friend... Way back in the day. However... I hurt him... My brother... He said some things about my friend, and like an idiot, I foolishly believed them without any evidence... My brother turned out to be a liar... I ended up breaking apart our friendship for no reason..."

"If he was a friend he would have understood..."

"That's the thing... He did. I was the one who didn't understand." Jackson slowly pulled away from Anga as he made a cross over his heart. "May the Light guide you forward."

"We're just gonna leave him here?" Maudite questioned.

"Yes..."

"What! We can't do that! His body should be returned to his family." She said in shock.

"Believe me. I would love to." Jackson said slowly as he let out a heavy sigh. "But Anga was right. If others find this place it would be bad... I think it is best of everything here just disappears..."

Maudite gave a heavy frown, but nodded her head showing that she at least understood. "I still don't like it though..."

Jackson turned away from her as he turned to see his recruits. He blinked slightly out of surprise when he saw Kitsune get launched into the air by an annoyed Cloud.

"Well. I think it's about time to say goodbye." Jackson said giving a small smile.

Three Hours Later...

"As I said earlier... I will pay for any damage done to your village!" Jackson said giving a small bow.

Father Darvin stared at him numbly for a moment as he gave a small nod. "I suppose we won't have to worry about anything else?"

"Well unless there is something worse around, than no... You won't." Jackson said nodding his head.

Father Darvin gave a small nod as he turned to look at Maudite. "I hope you do well on your travels..."

"Travels? I'm staying here!"

"What?" Everyone stared at the girl in shock as she shyly stepped away.

"I... I want to stay here." She said again much more quieter.

"But why?" Ken questioned.

"I didn't like this place. I still don't. But. I think it can change for the better. I want to come with you guys, but I also want to make sure that this place is fine..." She said giving a small nod. "I want to protect my home... Even for just a little while."

"Are you sure?" Jackson asked raising an eyebrow.

Maudite gave a small nod. "Yes... And... And in two years I'll be eligible for a letter anyways. So you all will see me again anyways! And until then I'll learn to control my power! I'll become my own version of a hero. And I'm gonna be better than the both of you!" She announced pointing at Ken and Hero.

"Good luck with that," Ken said giving a small laugh. "In two years I'll already be a world famous hero. And in two years Hero might be useful!"

"Yeah!" Hero said nodding. "Wait what?"

"So... You're choosing to stay..." Father Darvin said quietly as he stared down at his granddaughter.

"Yes... But there is something I want in return." She said giving a slightly smug smile.

"Which is?"

"My parents... You only told me bad stuff... I want you to tell me the good stuff now."

Father Darvin gave a small laugh as he placed an arm on Maudite's shoulder and began to lead her to the stone building. "I suppose I can do that... But where to start? There is just so much to talk about."

The six Enforcers watched them go as they all turned away. "Well, gang!" Jackson said staring out at the vast landscape of ice. "We got a long walk ahead of us..."

Chapter end