ECC! The Elemental Control Club

ECC! Secrets! #2: I'll Come Find You

A continuation of last time.

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Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there lived a man, but not just any man, this man lived a long life as a great and powerful general at such a young age. Because of his efforts and his bravery, upon his death he received the title 'General' and was transported to a place where warriors of past life are tested if they are worthy to proceed to the Mystic Haven.

The young General made it to the finals, where he had to face the champion, and that champion is none other than Lord Artemis, ancient ruler of the Galaxies. Lord Artemis laughed as he came face-to-face with the young General.

"You must be joking. This little rat can't be the one who beat countless trials to get up here." Artemis chuckled. "You amuse me, little one, you truly do amuse me." He then crossed his arms. "Very well, I shall give you the privilege to try and beat me. Come on then, make me laugh."

No one knows how it happened, it all went by so fast, as if it was within the blink of an eye. But all the people saw while the smoke cleared out was the General walking away with half of Lord Artemis' precious gem, and the latter trying to reach out to him while he tried to stand up from the ground as shadows then broke out of his chest where the other half of his gem used to be. The shadow devoured parts of his body as he winced in pain and his breathing became ragged.

"Y-You!! I'm not...DONE WITH YOU!!! The General stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Artemis.

"Your reign of terror over the galaxies is over, Lord Artemis. I'm in charge now. And I swear to make this universe a better place, to clear it out of any evil beings," he lowered his hat. "Starting with you." He snapped his fingers and just like that Lord Artemis was entrapped by golden chains, restricting him of any movement. He was levitated up in the air and was placed inside a coffin that resembled him, and sealed off with a magical enchantment.

And so it ended the legend of the Ancient Ruler of the Galaxies, Lord Artemis, and the start of the never-ending cycle of death and resurrection of the General, up to this day.

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MJ chose to teleport to the arena by herself in order to get some exercise. It was the weekend after all, their earlier mission this week was a complete success, and she had nothing better to do. She cracked her knuckles as she walked towards the General who stood firmly with his hands on his back. She jokingly greeted him with a small salute.

MJ: Good day, General. BattleBots please.

"Good day to you too, Shadow. You seem to be in a good mood."

MJ: I am. I decided to make my goal of being stronger my top priority! Well, next to finding out what happened to my dad, of course. *rubs her nape*

"...I see."

MJ: Well, enough of that! I came here to punch some BattleBots in the face, and that's exactly what I'm doing!

The General chuckled. "Very well! And since this is a very rare opportunity of it being just us, shall I join in on the battle as well?"

MJ: If it's no trouble to you sir, then I would love to see you in action.

"That's what they all say," the General then summoned a sword and held it backhandedly. "Let the battle commence!"

The other side of the arena opened up to reveal heaps of BattleBots heading towards their way. MJ took her axe with a confident smile and the General lowered his hat. They both waited a while before they shouted at the same time, "NOW!!" and charged towards the Bots.