Rise of the Alliance

Chapter 14: All or Nothing

There was something about this Outrage form that was unsettling to say the least. It was like Nathan was there, yet not at the same time. The swiftness of the malicious form Nathan had been taken over by was astounding. It was also something to be cautious of. Nathan was definitely faster than normal, he was definitely physically stronger. But at what costs? Did they really need a killing machine to fight Aiden in whatever way he was taken over?

Nathan had continued to fight, always taking hits and dishing them out. He never moved unless for attack. If Aiden threw a punch, he would throw one back. The two would hit each other with a powerful force. Leroy continued to fight too, but hoped to end it, without death.

Aiden shot Nathan in the leg. Then in the shoulder. Nathan winced in pain, but then he just smiled menacingly. Leroy stood there, not knowing whether to help Nathan, or wait to see what happened next. He held out a hand and began to charge a Ki Blast. Nathan looked over to Leroy, he still had that smile. Then he turned his head back to Aiden, and lunged at him. He tackled him to the ground and began to punch Aiden multiple times in the face. Suddenly Aiden's light blue aura faded. Aiden closed his eyes, as Nathan kept punching.

Blood began to run from Aiden's nose. Nathan had broken it, and he still kept punching Aiden. Why had Aiden's aura left him? Why wouldn't he fight back? Those were the questions Leroy asked himself, before he finished charging the attack. He was about to fire it. He was gonna get rid of both Aiden and Nathan. It was the only solution he could think of. He didn't want to. But he felt that was right.

"D-don't do it L-Leroy." Mink managed to say, starting to get up. Leroy was confused, but fired the blast up into the air. The blast kept going up into the air, until Leroy fired another to destroy it. Mink got to her feet and slowly made her way closer to the three. Nathan was still punching Aiden, more blood ran down Aiden's face. "Nathan s-stop, please." Mink told him weakly.

Nathan stopped and turned to look at Mink, she was still hurt, but was able to get up thankfully. Mink gave a small smile and said softly, "Please stop." Nathan still looked at her, the crimson aura began to fade. Soon his eyes changed from red and bloodshot, to their normal blue color.

"How did you do that?" Leroy asked Mink, but she didn't answer. Nathan got up, then looked down at Aiden. He couldn't believe what he had done. How he could've done that to his friend. Yes, Aiden had attacked them, but what he'd done wasn't necessary. Nathan slowly moved away from Aiden. Mink reached into her pocket and pulled out four vials with a red liquid in them. She gave two of them to Leroy, who drank one and helped Aiden drink the other. In no time the two's injuries began to heal. Mink drank one herself and offered the last one to Nathan.

"No thanks, I don't have many injuries," He told her, "besides, I heal faster now anyways." Mink, confused, shrugged and stuck the last one back into her pocket. Leroy helped Aiden to his feet.

"So what happened to you?" Leroy asked him. Aiden just shrugged in response. Aiden tried to move, but stopped when his body reminded him of his injuries. Jack ran over and helped Aiden until he was able to move better. Nathan just stood away from the group. He couldn't remember much of what happened. The last thing he remembered fully was Mink being hurt. He didn't know what to think of himself. While the reason he became Outraged was for a good reason, it didn't justify the things he did to Aiden. He saw his things on the ground. He went over to pick them up. As he grabbed the Master Sword, he saw his reflection in the blade. He looked at it.

"Am I really worthy of using this?" Nathan mumbled. Mink seemed to have heard him, because she turned her head to look at him. As their eyes met, Nathan frantically sheathed the sword on his back, and did the same with his other one. He also grabbed his shield and put it on his back as well. Then he gave her a smile just to try and make it seem like he was fine.