Xylos' Battalion Book One: The Champion

Before The Tournament Kelub P.O.V.

The day before we all were to travel to the tournament, Xylos said he wanted to talk to me in private. I met up with him and asked, "What's up? Druella said you wanted to talk to me?"

"Yes. I need to talk to you about something before the tournament starts."

"What's that?"

He walked up to me and held out a scroll.

"What's-" I was cut short by the scroll combusting and turning into an energy orb. I stepped back, and suddenly chains sprung all around me, forming an orb around me. I couldn't see anything from the outside but I still tried yelling to Xylos. "Xylos! What's going on!?"

All I heard was, "You'll be fine, just be still." Then, something hit the front of the sphere of chains that surrounded me, and the chains reshaped to fit around my body. The sudden shock of the weight brought me down to my knees.

"X-Xylos... Help... I can't stand..."

"Hold up." Xylos grabbed the chains with just his left hand and held them up and allowed me to gain my footing again. "You got it?"

"Yeah... I think so..." He let go and I almost fell over again.

"Sorry but I needed to do that."

"W-why...?"

"You see, I want to give you something. But I realize that you might not be able to handle it. I'm not sure if you have enough energy..."

"W-what...? What for-"

He then crushed the orb that was in his right hand and held it back as if he were to punch me. "Sorry, but you're going to need to stand still Brother." Suddenly, energy started to swirl around his fist. Galaxy colored of course.

"Xylos...? What are you-"

"Full Power Galactic Punch!" He then punched me in the chest, cracking every chain wrapped around my body, and they all blew off. Suddenly I felt a rush of energy and I honestly felt overwhelmed. I felt like I was going to blow up. Then, Xylos opened his fist and placed some silver energy into my body. Suddenly, I screamed, not from pain, but from the sudden transformation that I was undergoing...

A few hours later I woke up. "Wha..?"

"Rise and shine sleepyhead." Xylos said.

"How long-"

"Only a few hours. That transformation really knocked you out."

I looked at my hand and clenched my fist a few times. "Xylos...?"

"Yeah?"

"Why did you do that...?"

"What do you mean?"

"Force a new transformation on me... I mean, it's powerful, though I'm not sure if I'd really call it a transformation, but still... You didn't really ask me first. You just... Did it."

"Oh. I didn't realize that you wanted me to ask. Either way, you're more powerful now. How does that-"

"Is that all you care about?" I asked.

"What?"

"Why did you give me the transformation in the first place...? Did you think that I was too weak? Do you think that I'll drag the rest of the team down?"

"What!? No of course not! I just wanted to be nice-"

"Right before the tournament I notice..." I said. "Listen Xylos, I appreciate it, but please don't do that again. No matter what skills or forms I learn, it won't change that I'm the weakest. I'm fine with that, but you always trying to help me get stronger... Well... It just makes me feel weaker..."