New Brotherhood

Leonidas went for the first attack, but Benedict dodged the attack and evaded Leonidas's kick. He countered with a powerful strike fused with demonic energy. Leonidas grunted as he slid backwards. He dodged Benedict's attack and jumped backwards.

'With this rain up...I can't grow any stronger. So I'll do this!' Leonidas thought to himself.

He generated a ball of flames then threw it at Benedict, knowing the Meta Luck Zone would affect it. Benedict smirked then noticed the flow of the fireball shifting and was propelled to the sky.

"Heh...You should've known that wouldn't have worked, Lion!" Benedict laughed.

Leonidas smirked and his eyes shined. "I knew."

"What..?!" Benedict looked at the sky and the fireball exploded, making a hole in the clouds then the sun rays began to shine down on Leonidas, empowering him.

Leonidas began to absorb the sunlight and his energy grew stronger. His attributes gained a hefty boost and he let out a roar. He dashed toward Benedict then glided across the ground then hit Benedict with a swipe chop fused with lightning energy, blowing him away. Benedict landed on his feet then chuckled lightly.

He dashed toward Leonidas and the two clashed.

'He isn't physically stronger...Meta Luck doesn't seem to boost his attributes, but...I can't let him use any of those abilities!' Leonidas thought to himself.

Leonidas pushed Benedict back, catching him off guard then struck him with a powerful blow to the stomach. Benedict groaned and coughed blood then was blown away.

'No...this isn't any normal opponent. I can't just be holding back! I'm using everything in my arsenal to end this quickly!' Leonidas thought to himself.

Leonidas bellowed and his aura surged powerfully. He began to power up. His mind became clouded. His bloodlust intensified. His Pride intensified. His Rage intensified. The flame inside of him grew stronger. He let out a powerful roar and transformed into his Perfected Berserker Mode.

"Perfected Berserker Mode. Leonidas isn't holding anything back..!" Alice said and got out of her car. "This could be bad though.."

"How?" Paige asked.

"This is a form over Overburst Power...He might die after this..." Alice answered.

The other women looked at Alice in shock. Alice looked at me, who was still in the Love Domain. She wondered what I could be talking to Shiro about.

Leonidas chuckled darkly then ran toward Benedict. The Pride Symbol shined on his forehead. Benedict watched him then dashed toward Benedict. The two clashed rapidly then Benedict countered Leonidas then kicked him back. He launched a barrage of spheres of demonic energy at Leonidas.

Leonidas deflected all of them and clawed the air, sending five cutting waves at Benedict. The cutting waves all avoided Benedict and hit a few buildings.

"We are live in the city of San Angelo! We advise all citizens to leave the city until Paid Relationships has handled this immediate threat! There's no telling how the city will fair after this!" A news reported said as she was in a helicopter.

The citizens screamed and tried to evacuate the area as fast as possible.

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I heard the screams and looked at my hands. "I need to go back out there."

Shiro nodded as he stood near a lake. "Go. I have given you all that I can for now. I will leave the rest to you."

I nodded and closed my eyes and entered back to my reality. I opened my eyes and noticed explosion after explosion. I stood up and heard Gabrielle and Alice scream my name.

I looked back at them then nodded. They looked back at me and nodded back. I surrounded myself with my aura and flew toward Benedict and Leonidas.

Leonidas grabbed Benedict's face then a burst of flames blew him away. Benedict groaned as he rolled backwards then he stopped and panted.

"What the hell..? How are my abilities not affecting him..?!" Benedict asked. He looked at Leonidas and noticed the Pride Symbol. "Of course. The Sin of Pride. You've granted yourself Power Immunity. You're immu-"

Leonidas gave Benedict a powerful strike to his face, sending him crashing through multiple buildings. Leonidas grunted and held his head.

"Leonidas Hubris Pride..." A voice said in his head.

Leonidas shook his head and looked forward then heard Benedict's bellowing. He looked at Benedict who was in the air. He blessed himself with Combative Luck, Survival Luck, and Rule Bending.

"I will not lose to some beast! I am The Chosen!" Benedict bellowed and flew toward Leonidas at high speeds.

Leonidas went for an attack, but Benedict flawlessly dodged it then appeared behind Leonidas then kicked him away. He boosted his attributes to Tier 6 Levels to bypass Leonidas's durability then flew toward Leonidas. He kicked Leonidas to the ground. Leonidas groaned as he hit the ground then bounced back up. Benedict appeared on the side of him then struck his stomach, knocking him to the sky.

Benedict flew above Leonidas then released a beam of demonic energy, blowing Leonidas back down to the ground. Leonidas grunted as he struggled to get up a bit.

"What the hell..? How did he get so strong..?" Leonidas asked himself as he stood up and wobbled a bit.

Benedict landed in front of Leonidas and smirked. He walked forward and chuckled. "How do you like my Flash Precognition and Attribute Manipulation..? With this power-"

Leonidas stood his ground. "I don't give a fuck about that shit.."

"What?" Benedict asked then rose an eyebrow.

Leonidas bellowed and his Zodiac Aura surged powerfully around his body. "I will sacrifice my very life to defeat you and the other Mask Users that are against Charlotte! No matter what I have to do! I'll kill you all!"

Leonidas's Pride Symbol shined brightly and the Lion Symbol on his back shined brightly. "I won't give up until the very end! I AM THE STRONGEST!"

Pride Aura surrounded Leonidas as he began to grow even stronger from Pride. He appeared in front of Benedict then struck his face then blew him away. He propelled himself after Benedict then knocked him to the ground then launched a barrage of fireballs at Benedict. A small explosion soon began to grow into a massive one.

Leonidas sensed Benedict behind him then dodged his attack. Benedict smirked as he knew Leonidas would dodge then went for a other attack. Leonidas dodged that attack as well.

"What..?" Benedict asked and was taken aback.

"I copied your Flash Precognition...The Sin of Pride is an awful lot like The Ace. Just the ability to do anything and everything just as long as we believe hard enough. I haven't gotten this far by losing to chumps like you." Leonidas said.

Benedict went for an attack, but Leonidas caught his fist. He bellowed and punched Benedict's face, sending him crashing through multiple buildings once more then he fell into a lake.

Leonidas and Charlotte were opposites. Leonidas fights with a clouded mind and with a Berserker Mode. The more the beast within screams at him the stronger he becomes. Charlotte fights with a Clear Mind or Clarity State. The more silent her head is, the stronger she becomes.

Leonidas made his way to the lake and prepared to finish the battle. He wanted to waste no time killing Benedict. Benedict climbed out of the lake and growled.

"To be beaten by a low classed, feral minded beast! I won't accept this! I won't accept this loss!" Benedict bellowed and his aura grew more powerful.

"Say goodbye." Leonidas said then held his hand out. "Infernal Judgement."

A massive beam of infernal flames was released toward Benedict as he powered up even more. Reality began to distort and warp. The Infernal Judgement just vanished as if nothing ever was there. Benedict chuckled softly and looked at his hands.

"I have finally achieved it. Reality Warping." Benedict said and gave an evil smirk. "A skill I couldn't learn with normal Luck..."

Leonidas wasn't hearing any of that and went for an attack, but Benedict warped reality to teleport behind Leonidas.

"This is the end of the line for you, Lion." Benedict said then went for the killing blow on Leonidas.

I flew by and grabbed Leonidas and pulled him out of the way of the attack. Leonidas was surprised then looked at me.

"Ryder!" Leonidas said, surprised.

I set Leonidas down then looked back at Benedict. "It ends here, Benedict.."

Benedict looked at me then smirked. "Oh..? You think you can defeat me?! You think you can defeat The Chosen?!"

The news helicopter flew above us and watched. This was being broadcasted across Texas and somewhat across the entire America.

"The Ace has arrived on the scene!" The news reporter said with hope.

"I don't know if I can say with confidence that I can defeat you, but I know...I will give you a hard fucking time." I said then my aura began to form around my body. "Now feast your eyes...on a real transformation that comes from hard work!"

I bellowed and my aura surged powerfully then lightning crackled around my body. Benedict grunted as he felt a huge jump in power then jumped backwards. My blue wing emerged from my back as I entered my Limit Break.

"What is this power..?" Leonidas asked and stepped backwards.

"Let's do this. Feel Wrath. Know Wrath. Express Wrath. Desire Wrath! KILL! FEEL HATRED! KILL ALL ADVERSARIES! KILL THEM ALL!" Satan yelled at me.

All of my pain and hatred began to boil inside of me. Terrible memories of my past began to flash into my head. People that I hated flashed into my head.

Alice and the other women screamed as they felt the ground shaking.

"What is going on?!" Alice yelled as she held onto her car door.

Gabrielle began to feel intense demonic energy and her eyes widened. "Ryder! He's using the power of Sin like Leonidas!"

As I continued to power up, the cars alarms began to go off. My energy caused some nearby buildings to collapse. The helicopter began to lose functionality. The pilot tried to make the helicopter land as safely as possible in the lake.

Blood red aura began to mix with my already demonic energy. The Wrath Symbol shined on my hand then all I began to feel was War, Death, Destruction, Rage, and Wrath. My Darker Side and I finally became one. Satan and I created our bond, there was no turning back.

"Well well. The last man to impress me like this was Shiro. I'm surprised this energy hasn't completely destroyed your body." Satan giggled coldly. "Keep in mind, I am a Devil. I can snatch your soul at any moment."

I stayed silent then a second black demon wing emerged from my back. The trees around us began to rot, the grass began decaying.

Benedict looked around his surrounding and noticed death energy looming around. "What is this power..?"

'His attitude...this cold air. This presence...This is definitely Charlotte's Clarity State intensified. This is Demonic Presence..!' Leonidas thought to himself.

Benedict laughed and looked at me. "Do you think this is enough to defeat a literal God?! I have Reality Warping! I can just will you out of existence!"

I stared at Benedict. I gave him a wicked smirk. "Try it."

I launched myself toward him and Benedict looked surprised at my speed. I struck his stomach and he coughed blood. I launched him away then ran after him and jumped up then kicked him to the ground, creating smoke and debris.

Leonidas looked surprised as he watched. "This boost in his attributes. Who exactly is this guy..?!"

I landed on my feet and popped the bones of my fingers. I looked back and dodged Benedict's sneak attack then blew him away with a Pressure Strike then flew after him. I grabbed his hair then dragged his face along the ground and laughed. He groaned in pain as he began hitting rocks and eating straight concrete. I threw him and released a beam of demonic energy at him. The beam hit Benedict then an explosion happened.

All I saw was red. I let out a bellow of triumph and laughed. Talenta watched me and smiled then looked ahead, noticing Benedict dashing toward me at high speeds. I began to have more memories that weren't mine.

"Now it's time to really try! Ryder!" He threw a punch.

I bellowed and went for an attack at the same time then we punched each other then sent one another flying. I rolled backwards then recovered on one knee then noticed myself on the top of a building.

'Where am I..?' I asked myself as I looked around.

I noticed a man with golden hair and purple eyes in front of me. I stood up and looked at myself and noticed I was reliving one of Shiro's memories.

"This is your end, Shiro!" The man bellowed and his aura surged powerfully.

I looked to my left and noticed a few women spectating me. Two of them was Luckie and Lustie. I didn't know who the third woman was. I looked ahead and noticed the Lust Sigil shining on my hand.

"Shiro! You have to defeat Kismet! Use your power!" Lustie cried out.

I grunted then began to induce Lustie, Luckie, and the third woman with Lust, empowering myself. I bellowed and dashed toward Kismet then he dashed toward me. We bellowed and went for an attack at the same time then the memory ended.

"Kismet.." I said then stood up.

Benedict looked surprised to hear that name and glared at me. "So it's true...You are his successor. Heh...killing Shiro's successor will be a grand treat!"

Benedict dashed toward me and awakened his Flash Precognition. I dashed toward Benedict and went for an attack in which he dodged. He got behind me then grabbed my arm and flipped me over his shoulder, but I landed on my feet and pivoted into a powerful kick, generating a shockwave to blow him away.

Benedict launched himself toward me then groaned as Leonidas kicked him away once again.

"Let's go!" Leonidas bellowed.

I nodded then ran forward. Leonidas ran after me. Benedict groaned and stood up then noticed us. He dodged my strike then grabbed my arm, trying to pull me to him, but I pulled him then Leonidas hit him with a powerful lariat, sending him flying. We propelled ourselves toward him then he warped reality, sending two giant missiles at us. Leonidas and I kicked the missiles to the sky and they blew up.

Benedict and I clashed fists then I parried his next attack, hitting him with three Pressure Strikes to stagger him then used Launching Pressure to sent him to the sky. I used Launching Pressure on Leonidas and launched him above Benedict. Benedict smirked and warped reality, swapping placed with Leonidas.

Leonidas smirked and pointed upwards. Benedict looked surprised then groaned loudly as I slammed a massive sphere of demonic energy against his back. The sphere of energy exploded and blew all three of us away.

Alice noticed the explosion and closed her eyes. She held her hands to her chest. "My love...please don't die.."

Gabrielle began to pray and her angelic energy surrounded her body. "God, I know he's a demon in sense, but please grant him your eternal blessings. I know I have sinned, but please answer my prayers. I will repent for my ways! So please! Take away Benedict's power!"

Benedict and Leonidas rapidly clashed then Benedict gasped as his heart thumped. Luckie and Benedict were separated then the Meta Luck Zone disappeared. Leonidas bellowed and punched his face then his mask fell off his face. Benedict crashed into a massive eighteen wheeler.

Leonidas picked up the mask and looked at it. He tossed it over to me and smirked. "Well well...your luck seems to have ran out."

I walked forward and took of my Mask of The Ace and put on The Mask of The Fortune. Luckie appeared at my side beside Talenta and her evil charm had shattered. "You think you are the chosen..? Think again, Benedict. Now you are nothing."

I took off the Mask of The Fortune after freeing Luckie then the Mask of The Ace reappeared on my face. "Your story comes to an end. You live in MY Destiny. You are just a stepping stool for my story. I am The Hero. Now! Face my Wrath!"

"No..! It can't end like this! How was I separated?! It can't end like this! I will kill you all!" Benedict bellowed then coughed blood, feeling the effects of Leonidas's Death Blow.

"This is the end..!" I bellowed and held my hand out toward Benedict. "Shiro and Charlotte taught me this one."

Benedict's eyes widened as he recognized the stance. "No...N-Not like this!" He yelled and tried to run away, but my death energy trapped him.

"There's nowhere left to run, Benedict. You're finished." I said then a magic circle appeared in front of my hand. "Destiny..!"

"I will not fall!" Benedict bellowed.

"Overdrive!" I bellowed and released a massive beam of multicolored energy at Benedict.

His eyes widened as he noticed the beam getting closed then yelled in agony as the beam struck his body. An explosion happened and I panted then my eyes stopped shining. I reverted to my normal state then felt weak. I fell back but Leonidas caught me. I had passed out due to exhaustion like Charlotte did.

Leonidas stared at me and smiled. "Heh...you are one interesting human."

"Yes! Benedict is dead! Yes! Fuck yeah!" Talenta celebrated and held Luckie's hands with joy.

Luckie blushed and stared at Talenta then smiled. "You...you've changed and for the better..~"

Talenta looked at Luckie and smiled. "And you're back with us...That's one mask down six to go and we will all be back with our Master."

Luckie looked at me and smiled a bit. "Or we can have Ryder claim ownership over us."

Talenta looked down at me, watching Leonidas carry me back to the others. She smiled and closed my eyes. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't want that. Now I understand how Lustie truly felt with Shiro. Instead of feeling satisfaction with him having sex, watching him grow his Abilities is the most attractive thing about him to me. I want to stay with him...but.."

"Come on, Shiro is no longer our true Master. He married Lustie. He's moved on and is taking Ryder in as his student just about. If you don't make that move, I will!" Luckie said.

Talenta blushed and looked at Luckie. "You are not taking him!"

Luckie giggled softly and watched how protective Talenta got over me. "That's cute. You do really like him. It's a shame we don't have a physical body so he can't even touch us, but our bond will strengthen him."

Talenta nodded and agreed with Luckie. They both followed Leonidas.

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Alice, Noel, Paige, and Gabrielle noticed Leonidas carrying me back to them. Alice looked surprised and hurried out of her car only to bump into the barrier that I still had set up. She placed her hands on the barrier. Noel, Paige, and Gabrielle followed.

"Benedict is dead. Ryder...he saved my life and we teamed up to kill him." Leonidas said with a smile then reverted to his normal form and fell to his knees.

Alice noticed his lifeless eyes and her eyes widened. "Leonidas!" She screamed.

"Commander Leonidas!" Noel yelled.

Talenta and Luckie looked surprised and flew over to check up on him. He had used his life force against Benedict only taking the aftermath when he reverted to his normal form. He wasn't dead...but he was forced into a recharge state and so was I.

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Five days later....

I woke up in my room and noticed Rebecca and Rhea sleeping in the same bed as me. I felt someone on top of me and grunted. I noticed Gabrielle sleeping on top of me.

"Good morning, Ryder!~" Luckie giggled as she floated above me.

"Hey I wanted to say it to him!" Talenta whined.

"Gotta be faster!" Luckie giggled and floated around with Talenta.

I smiled and noticed Gabrielle waking up. She grunted softly and sat up, fixing her dress. She placed her hand on my chest and looked at me with a gentle smile.

She leaned closed to my face then pecked my lips. "Good morning, My Hero..~"

I smiled at Gabrielle. "Good morning, Angel..~"

I didn't give it too much thought about how she was here, I was just glad she was safe from the Black Market. It's been five days since the battle at San Angelo. I felt bad about the destruction of the city, but Charlotte had already begun funding the city for reconstruction. I grabbed my phone off the nightstand then noticed a text from Leonidas.

Leonidas: That battle in San Angelo, it reminded me of my old team. It was amazing working with you and there will be more missions to come. Don't think you can get away from me now because we're brother in arms now. I hope you get well soon. Take it easy, Ryder.

I smiled and laid back down. "Leonidas Pride..." I said to myself. I chuckled softly and felt my heart warm as I was happy to have met Leonidas and formed a pretty strong bond with him already.

With Benedict defeated, The Syndicates had to compensate an even bigger loss with us gaining the Mask of The Fortune. We were now given a break from all the action and missions. Charlotte let Paige take a break from scouting and let Alice and I take a break from the missions. I was ready to build stronger bonds with my harem starting with Paige.

"Maybe this isn't so bad..." I said to myself. "A harem all to myself...full of the finest women. Keeping them all happy. Making sure I remain the strongest and I have an actual bond with the Shiro Moji. Life is really turning around."

Talenta and Luckie smiled at me then flew off around the house to do something together.

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