Nightmare Steve's Second Chance

CHAPTER 36 - A King again...

(Steve Saga origins Episode - The Unstoppable Steve Weapon)

Magma P.O.V

"You can have it back-!!" That was the first thing magma blurted out, feeling horror begin to form at the pit of his stomach at the sudden implication of his actions. Honey gave a sad look, seeming to see magma's reluctance to be King of a literary race of steves in his hands.

"I'm sorry magma but that isn't how this works...you won against nightmare steve who in turn won against my king- uhh- I mean thunder" He explained slowly like he was a newborn steve. Magma however began to feel panic settling into his bones as memories rose on the surface about killing so many of not only yellow steves but also how he forcefully took over the yellow kingdom after torturing the yellow king and breaking his mind into so many pieces that couldn't be put together.

"Can't I just give the title to you? Cause I don't really want it..." Magma asked with hope seeping in his voice. The last magma wanted to do was become a king again as his experience with that title results in a lot of pain and multiple deaths.

"That's not how that works..." Honey softly explained with sympathetic eyes. "The title can only be passed to another steve if they defeat the previous king or the last king gets destroyed" Magma's eyes slid between the two yellow steves and released a low frustrated sigh.

"What if he does battle?" Honey blinked and titled his head only to decline the idea.

"We both know that you are much stronger than Thunder so losing purposely would not only not work but also be disgraceful"

"It appears to me like there's only one true issue here and a simple solution" The former king, Thunder, spoke up after being silent for so long. Honey adjusts his glasses and makes a noise of uncertainty.

"I think you are mistaken my- Sir" Thunder walks forward and places an object on the table. The object is a beautiful golden crown with amber jewels and sharp tips resembling lightning bolts.

"The King is the person who is the strongest steve of that color but also they hold another job of keeping things in check that only they can do with their title" Honey frowns a bit.

"Yes, I know that but what does that have to do with anything?"

"As most forget there is another person who holds a similar position than given to them by the king to assist them" A look of recognition crosses Honey's face and magma just feels left out of the loop.

"The assistant...but you are not thinking what I think you are!"

"Ummm..someone please explain?" Magma asked, feeling extremely lost. Honey coughed and blushed a soft pink embarrassment before explaining.

"The title of king is almost a...sacred ancient law created by the first elders that give a person the right to enter certain places in the world that only a king can. These places are guarded by a special barrier that only those with titles of a king can enter and certain items, and weapons that only they can use" Thunder continued seeing as honey was lost at words to explain.

"That is why Nightmare Steve wanted the title so bad since it would allow him to sacred places he could have not entered without having it and using old dangerous weapons" Magma blinks slowly and nods already knowing this information since he had been at some of those "sacred places" during his time as nightmare steve. Thunder realized this or at least partially and got to the point. "The point is that the king can give another person access to these places- or at least most of them by placing a title about them as the assistant"

"Hold your horses- what?!?" That is something magma didn't know.

"The title of assistant actually holds power!?!" His jaws practically hand at magma's knee and he almost loses control of his darkness revealing his true form in his shock. Honey simply nods

"Yes, I was actually the old assistant before well...all this occurred"

"huh...But what does that have to do with anything?" Thunder's eye twitches in clear annoyance but honey's hand on the man's shoulder stops him from saying anything rash.

"What I mean is that you can make your assistant and I can still pretend to be king after we have a fake battle for the public eye of the steves" Magma's eyes widen at that and thinks it over. If they did a mock battle then Steve would still think thunder was the king, even if magma was still it, and magma could leave without getting tied to the kingdom.

"That..could actually...that could work..." The vicious smirk the former king actually named to make magma shiver.

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The fight, even for a fake one, hadn't been nearly close to matching one average fight he did against rainbow steve or even normal steve. All he had done with the king was use their enhanced yellow steve speed and fought with their swords for a few minutes before magma lessened his grip on his sword for the first time in a long time and was flying out of his hands. There were cheers from the other yellow steves as the now KNOWN yellow king once REGAINED his title back. Magma had been slightly surprised that the pitiful fight they had satisfied the other steves but honey had once informed him that most yellow steve hadn't even seen any other steve fights except the one against nightmare steve. Then there was also the fact that his expectation of a fight differed from others so what was easy for him left the yellow king panting and slightly exhausted from both the fight with magma and nightmare steve.

"Are you okay my king?" Honey gently asked before the now once again yellow king grunted and took a seat on one of the chairs in the "interrogation" room.

"Fine, but once magma makes me his assistant it will mean you won't have the power like you once did Honey" The younger steve nodded and pushed up their glasses.

"I know, and it's fine since I never used it much anyway" Magma stayed standing and was uncomfortable since he felt like he was intruding between the close friends.

"So...how do I make you my assistant?" The king pushed the yellow King's crown towards magma.

"First you have to put on the crown" Magma hesitated before following the instruction. "Second using the crown as a guide, since you are new to this, looks for a new energy inside you and you will definitely notice it since it will stand out" Magma modded and closed his eyes searching his energy until he came upon a part that was filled with ancient concentrated power and surprisingly and unsurprisingly the energy was somehow only latching onto magma's pure yellow steve energy and ignoring or moving away from both magma's darkness and other color steve energy. Magma with his eyes closed asks for the next steps.

"Okay, found it. What do I do next?"

"Extend your hand-" Magma raised his right hand and flinched when he felt someone's own hand touch his and place it on someone's head. "Now CAREFULLY push a small bit of the energy into me and say these words- are you ready?"

"Y-yeah" Magma could feel his heart pump quickly in his chest because this was very nerve-racking to him.

"Okay repeat after me, I hereby proclaim that Yellow steve Thunder to be my King's Assistant"

"I hereby proclaim that Yellow Steve Thunder to be K-King's Assistant" Magma gasped softly and his eyes flew open once he finished the words as a warm feeling flowed through his arm feeling him with safety and comfort he hadn't had for a long time. The yellow king was covered in the white and yellow glow for a moment until he vanished.

"I'm guessing it worked?" Magma questioned hopefully

"Yep, huh...this isn't too different from being with the king position" The yellow king muttered to himself.

"I wouldn't know" Honey replied with a soft smile. Magma removed the crown and put it back on the table, staring at the crown in hopes of it disappearing.

"I guess, I am now a King again"