Dream of the Guardians I-1: Rising

Chapter 14 - Clues

It's been three days since the tournament, during which Chris has been sleeping without a stop. Hanna has not been separated from his side at any time, she only spent it contemplating his friend after what happened. Beyond the simple admiration of power, what she feels is concern, that expression he had, the emergence of an unknown power, the feelings that exploded during the final shock, everything she could feel with great intensity and fills her heart with insecurity.

Everything she desires becomes reality, he opens his eyes, totally serene, but bewildered by the situation. Hanna explains what happened after losing consciousness. The damage to the Colosseum was minimal, it was limited to the combat arena, there were no injuries after the final blow and Queen Alice made his victory official, but Chris' expression is the same, discouraged.

She also explains that Guilian managed to recover from his injuries and is rehabilitating, but Tsubaki does not allow him to visit Chris because of all the ruckus he would cause for his buffoonery. At least one piece of good news, the only one that makes his shoulders a little lighter.

She is surprised by his reaction, it is then that Chris confesses that he does not consider it a real victory, because it was a matter of luck to have defeated Ryuken. Had he not figured out how to defeat the fire clones, he would have lost inevitably, plus it was that miscalculation that caused Ryuken to receive the vast majority of that day's damage.

It was precisely that damage that prevented him from properly using all his power, that final clash, despite having been colossal, was only counteracting a weakened attack, he was not at his best. Chris can only look forward and become stronger, enough to stand up to him once again, in his ultimate form.

The Six Lords will never be something taken lightly, they hide large amounts of power and abilities that allow them to handle almost anything that obstructs their path. But the words Ryuken said that day are still hanging around in his head.

Three days ago, after the final crash, Ryuken was lying on the ground and Chris was about to faint from exhaustion, but he clearly hears how Ryuken in the matter of a blink is back on his feet. Despite all the damage, he tries to keep his consciousness a little more and keep fighting, but Ryuken raises his hand to surrender.

He admits to having been defeated on that occasion, if he continues, his own power will tear his body apart, so the best option is to surrender. Chris is relieved that he doesn't have to keep fighting and gets some questions from the good loser.

"Where did you get that pendant?" Ryuken asks very curiously.

"I've always had it, for as long as I can remember, maybe even before." Chris replies openly.

"Why did you fight so hard against me?" his curiosity is lighting more and more.

"For my friend who you beat up, I will never forgive you." Chris' voice alone is not enough to express all the anger he still has inside.

"Do you care so much about his dream? Why?" Ryuken's disgust emerges a little in his tone, but the fight leaves him with no strength to attack even verbally.

"Because it's a lot like my goal." Chris' answer seems empty.

"Enlighten me." Ryuken asks without the magic words.

"I'll go to King's Mountain." Chris' answer doesn't explain much.

"And how does that resemble your friend's dream?" Ryuken begins to get exasperated by the lack of details.

"Becoming king of the world is only a step, my real goal is my full name, the one that is engraved in stone, with it I will be able to find my family." Chris' eyes as he declares his goal without any filter are filled with a strong determination, one that is difficult to carry, one that can kill you if you don't carry it out.