Ch.83 True Colors

Prologue 

Ch.1 End of a New Beginning 

Ch.2 End of a New Beginning Pt. II

Ch.3 End of a New Beginning Pt. III

Ch.4 End of a New Beginning Pt. IV

Ch.5 Return of the Champions 

Ch.6 The Champions History 

Ch.7 Power Orientation 

Ch. 8 Into the Marsh

Ch.9 Fear of Demons

Ch.10 The Underground City of Belrim

Ch.11 Night of the Betrayed 

Ch.12 Unspoken Truth  

Ch.13 The Redbeard Pt. I

Ch.14 The Redbeard Pt. II

Ch.15 Reunion 

Ch.16 Before the Storm

Ch.17 Flashpoint

Ch.18 The Fatal Swordsman

Ch.19 Rebirth

Ch.20 Into the Abyss

Ch.21 Overseer 

Ch.22 Demon General Balor Balor Pt. 1

Ch.23 Demon General Balor Balor Pt.2

Ch.24 Demon General Balor Balor Pt.3 

Ch.25 Demon General Balor Balor Pt. 4

Ch.26 Fallen King

Ch.27 Last Wish

Ch.28 Awakening 

Ch.29 Aftermath

Ch.30 All That Remains 

Ch.31 Chances

Ch.32 Gearing Up for Yalti

Ch.33 The Jungle of Yalti Pt. I

Ch.34 The Jungle of Yalti Pt. II

Ch.35 Armlocke Village 

Ch.36 A Rogue Healer  

Ch.37 Moving Forward 

Ch.38 Invasion

Ch.39 Tempo Blaze

Ch.40 Scream of Liberation

Ch.41 Retaliation 

Ch.42 Green-Band

Ch.43 Green Band Pt. II

Ch.44 Serpent Pool

Ch.45 The Silent Swordsman

Ch.46 The Serpent King Pt. I

Ch.47 The Serpent King Pt. II

Ch.48 The Serpent King Pt. III

Ch.49 The Serpent King Part IV

Ch.50 Prelude to Freedom 

Ch.51 Queen of Elbaronce 

Ch.52 Bounty

Ch.53 New Horizons

Vol.1 Afterword

Ch.54 Tyranny in Darmin

Ch.55 The Pink Sea

Ch.56 Wreckage 

Ch.57 Gathering of the Most Wanted

Ch.58 World of Champions

Ch.59 Womcos Wasteland 

Ch.60 Making of a Marksman 

Ch.61 Outfit Three

Ch.62 Unspoken Truths Guild

Ch.63 Goals & Decisions 

Ch.64 Captain Butch Jones Pt. I

Ch.65 Captain Butch Jones Pt. II

Ch.66 Captain Butch Jones Pt. III

Ch.67 Dragon Foot

Ch.68 The Message Pt. I

Ch.69 The Message Pt. II

Ch.70 The Message Pt. III

Ch.71 Time Will Tell

Ch.72 A New Adventure

Ch.73 A Deserted Island

Ch.74 Chimpa's Animal Kingdom

Ch.75 A Rising Threat 

Ch.76 Devil of the Sky Pt. I

Ch.77 Devil of the Sky Pt. II

Ch.78 Vessel of the First King

Ch.79 Humbled 

Ch.80 Kanon

Ch.81 Becoming a Symbol 

Ch.82 Emergence

Ch.84 Phoenix

Ch.85 Our Beginning 

Ch.86 The Sixth Member

Ch.86 The Double Agent

Ch.87 The Astlin Pirates

Ch.88 A Worrisome Threat

Ch.89 Whistling Bounty Hunter

Ch.90 Stone Island Zetra

Ch.91 Havok

Ch.92 Out of the Shadows, Darmin's Rebellion

Ch.93 The Third Brother Pt. I

Ch.94 The Third Brother Pt. II

Ch.95 Locked Away

Ch.96 Prisoners

Ch.97 Examination

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Chapter Eighty-Three:&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;True Colors&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;In this world, I never was sure how I would react or adapt to this harsh environment. Sidelined for most of the time standing behind everyone, watching them flourish here. My emotions and thoughts remained at a standstill.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;What was I supposed to do?&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Is there something about me that did not feel the need to change?&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;All I have done is drag them all down. Even still, I can never repay them, for everything they have done for me, until now.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Those two were always so strong&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Lloyd and Jai never seemed to be fazed by anything. In an alleyway after school, I got into a dispute accidently, with some bad people. All over spilling my lunch on one of them.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Three guys surrounded me in the alleyway with school uniforms. They were cracking their knuckles and radiating pure menace.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;They looked determined to hit me.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;I was pinned against the wall.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;You are so going to regret this, first-year foreigner&#x2026; But hey, she sure is a cutie!&#x201D; Azumi muttered.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Pervert...&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Minutes felt like hours, until the light shot into the alleyway.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Oi, you put your hands on a girl?&#x201D; The voice of my childhood best friend appeared. It was Jai&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Aw come on, pretty boy&#x2026; Cool your jets! Gal is just getting what she deserved. You should just ignore this foreigner,&#x201D; One of the three, Genji, a bald-headed third-year, commented. He still wore his school uniform. Jai wore his basketball gear.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You think you&#x27;re going to beat all these guys alone&#x2026; Idiot! Kazuki call for the authorities and an ambulance. It&#x27;s going to get messy!&#x201D; Lloyd said to a messy black hair boy, from the basketball team. He was passing the alley and noticed everything going on.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;He calmly dropped his bag and stretched a bit, while Kazuya disappeared on the phone.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Cocky foreigner! Disgrace! All three of you!&#x201D; Another guy, Suya, a long hair blonde kid yelled. He was freakishly tall and quite muscular.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;That was the day Jai and Lloyd became friends. Up to that point, they hated each other and were both friends of mine. It was funny seeing them work together, because throughout the fight, they argued constantly.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Jay, you bastard!! He is mine,&#x201D; Lloyd yelled, slandering Jai&#x2019;s name.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Oi, it&#x27;s Jai, idiot! Did they not teach you that in special ed.?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Why you&#x2026;&#x201D; The two said butting heads, as Genji attempted to attack.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;He had this sickly battlecry, that would make even a five-year-old not take him seriously. I almost laughed. I remained alone behind the older boys. My back against the wall as I watched.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;SHADUPPP!!&#x201D; A fierce double attack connected to knock Genji into a wall.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Genji&#x2026;&#x201D; Suya yelled and then turned his attention to the two. They made quick work of him and then slayed the mountain with a barrage of punches.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Azumi got what he deserved from me. I gave him a swift foot into the family jewels, to send them packing.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;In the aftermath, the two gave a thumbs up to me, still hating each other.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I stared at the two of them, who finally worked together for a common goal.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Jai was my childhood best friend. He was practically my brother since I did not have any siblings.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Lloyd, the guy in his first year here, caught my eye a lot of the times when he wasn&#x2019;t looking.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Thank you, I am glad we&#x27;re all friends&#x2026;&#x201D; I said, purposely giving them both a hug. The two had no choice but to agree, as they hugged me back. They accepted each other, finally starting to get to know each other.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;They were off on a bad start, but after a couple times at a classic caf&#xE9;, they were best buds.&#x26;nbsp;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;They shared one passion in common. Animosity, anger, and a deep-centered focus lasered in on those three guys from our school.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;When Jai fell unconscious, it gave me the opportunity I sought after to finally become strong enough to protect him. Even though I ultimately failed. I learned a lot from training with Cassiel those days.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Oi, Bell&#x2026; People are not like these concrete blocks. They are not going to just wait for you to hit them,&#x201D; Cassiel argued. I was taking my time to perfect my technique.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;I&#x2019;m sorry, I can go faster&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I punched the blocks at least twenty times, until I stopped. My hands were not suffering any damage, but they were starting to burn up. It was the amount of aura called Rai around my hands that caused this.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Listen, your ability gives you the power of great strength, but it also has a tweak to it. You can change the amount your fist carries with the earth Rai, you possess. If you wanted your punches and kicks to feel like air, so be it. But, if you wanted, they could feel like a whole kingdom slamming into someone&#x2019;s face,&#x201D; Cassiel said, explaining my ability.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Why am I unable to control it, then?&#x201D; I asked him.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;He turned away from me, staring into the crisp sunset humming away from the opening in Belrim. Cassiel pointed to his brain and stayed silent. Finally, he spoke again.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I tilted my head in utter confusion. He watched the sun fully disappear beyond the horizon.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Because the thing holding you back is your head, Bell&#x2026; Your physical strength is one that weighs the most power to people. Rai is not just about having a strong ability or outrageous strength. You would be the strongest, if that&#x2019;s the case. Having a stronger mind than body proves more valuable&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;His calm lecture on my weakness pierced my heart. I became moved by everything he mentioned in that moment.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Lloyd is above average, at best, with all his strengths. Which is why, Oba Oba sensei is teaching him the arts of fighting smart. He sure is a hard worker, so it only intensifies and adds to his strengths. You are gifted physically, so we just have to fix this! Because your mental aspect of survival and life is the only con.&#x201D; Cassiel explained, knocking on my head as if it was a door. He even messed my hair up, which ticked me off.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;How do we do that&#x2026;? I do not know if this is a good idea,&#x201D; I said, brushing my shoulder and fixing my hair.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Then let me ask you something, Bell. Has there ever been a time where an event made you, so upset you were utterly someone else? A completely different person?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I sat in deep thought for a moment. Only silly scenarios were all I could bring up. Like me getting angry and laser focused, in one of my volleyball games. It was like a switch flipped, where my clumsiness disappeared, as well as my kind heart, which darkened.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Cassiel explained why that was important to have. If that was somewhere deep inside me, that dark side of me would be helpful.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;When a person is angry, he or she loses all emotions that weigh them down. Fear, anxiousness, or self-esteem is not a thing. Their goal to achieve and take down whatever it is that&#x2019;s in their path is what matters!&#x201D; Cassiel noted.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;So, am I supposed to always be an ass&#x2026;?&#x201D; I jokingly asked.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Cassiel chuckled and shook his head.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;No&#x2026; But something like that comes to you when the time is right. That concentration and control with your power comes at that moment. The moment you awaken your true colors!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Cassiel grabbed both of my shoulders. For a moment, I was flustered. The man looked into my eyes, trying to find my soul. Instead, he released his arms and poked my forehead with both of his index fingers.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Ow&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;That moment, you will not be a liability. Your champion power will carry you and all of us forward! Burn that moment into your mind, FOREVER!!!&#x201D; Cassiel yelled.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;A champion is someone who is always willing to improve. This group never sees themselves as the best or the top of the mountain. Everyone has flaws, but no one in any world has more flaws than strengths. That is what a champion is, someone who continues to strive further more to surpass their own limitations.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;Once you go forward, you will no longer feel the need to go back. By then, the ones who stayed back, will always be the ones chasing forward to those who left them! Pick and choose, which way you want to travel.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Cassiel inspired me, as I woke up to reality.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;One thing I learned from these three was to let go. Whatever it was that set me back and made me afraid to live, I had to let it go. I am my own person.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Even with this challenge in front of me, I cannot weigh myself down. It&#x27;s time to let go of all the insecurities and overcome this hurdle.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Because that is who I am, Lucy Bell&#x2026; The girl who changes the world of others!&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;This girl has some bite to her&#x2026; I like this!!!&#x201D; Asaka yelled.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I grew annoyed, biting my lip in displeasure.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Asa- I mean Captain&#x2026; You must be careful because this girl could cause a danger to us. Let us help you!!!&#x201D; Inra yelled out.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;No!! This battle is between the two of us, if I lose, kill her as you please.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Our barrage of punches continued to collide and cause a light to shatter and throw us back.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;I could feel my ferocity yelling out in the force of every strike I threw. Asaka either thought like I did or read every move.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You were smart to not doubt me, because now, when I beat you, it will not be a shock&#x2026;&#x201D; I declared viciously.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Who is this woman, in front of me? You are not that angel I thought you were!&#x201D; Asaka said, as if it pleased him more than anything. But even he was not the same and I repeated his statement, calling him out. &#x201C;It makes the mysterious nature of you, even more beautiful than your outside appearance!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Asaka laughed graciously, excited for our battle.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I could not tell why, but it was like the beat of my own heart.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Incredible&#x2026; That girls Rai is engulfing her entire body! It&#x27;s almost like she not only mastered it but was able to treat it like breathing!&#x201D; Natasha said out loud. My barrage of punches still could not get through.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The thick foggy orange aura around me was thin but noticeable. From head to toe, it was all around me. The punches after I noticed it, were getting heavier to where I believed it was time.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Time to try something new&#x2026;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;The bracers started to emit a heavier Rai energy. Asaka noticed, as his eyes widened so did the man&#x2019;s mouth.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;No way&#x2026; From there!&#x201D; He muttered. We were so close my senses picked it up.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Now I must hit him a hundred times for it to work!&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;Feather barrage!!&#x201D; I said, as my speed picked up.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;We further parted from each other in a twenty-meter radius.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;What&#x2019;s this? I can just counter it with my Rai!&#x201D; Asaka planned.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;I jumped so fast towards him that even his own senses, could not pick up what occurred. I was slanted to his side, but the only thing that moved was his eyes and head.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;No way&#x2026; She flew here, in a matter of milliseconds, no less!&#x201D; Asaka shouted in surprise.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;I started to pick up steam from my bracers, as the punches flew at a speed that even Lloyds burning time ability would find challenging to overcome.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;It looked as if twenty punches hit him all at once. He was unable to counter the storm. He continued to take the attack, until my last punch sent him backwards, engraving his feet to the ground. He dragged a great amount of dirt with him.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;Captain!!!?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;A war that has caused a continuing rift between two worlds!&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Mysterious rifts open around the globe, transporting regular people to another world. On a normal day a teenage boy, Jai Marshall and friends are sucked in. The group is forced to serve as champions of the world. This sequence of events is not at random considering Jai&#x2019;s older brother Omar was formerly a champion of this world. Jai will do anything to ensure the safety of his friends inside a world where the unexpected is constantly broadened. Even though the group is equipped with ancient abilities from past champions, the task they have been given is a great mountain to climb. Can Jai and his friends survive this world?&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

AFK 