Judgement: Arc 1, Chapter 8 - Break of Fate

"So, are you just going to stare at me?"

Two officers, clad in military uniform, would stand outside of a prison cell. The room they were in had only one cell, and seemed to be heavily armored. The prisoner in the cell had on a blank grey outfit, devoid of any sense of individuality. The prisoner has heavy iron handcuffs which had a cord made out of Kevlar connected to it, with the cord going through the wall into a unseen room. The prisoner has brown, scruffy hair, and a unkempt beard.

"Prisoner Z-1, we have your delivery." The first officer said. The prisoner replies, "It's been 10 years, I won't snitch if you call me by my real name." He continues, "In fact, why give me a newspaper and food in the first place? I could probably use it to get out of here, you know?" The second officer replies, "We were informed of your deal, and if you don't wish to prevent that deal falling through, you'll stay here." The prisoner laughs, "I could've changed in the 10 years since then, and I don't doubt he's changed."

The first officer slides his food and newspaper under the bars, "Take it, you crazy old man." The officer says. The prisoner laughs, but as he reads the newspaper, his gaze gets more intense. The prisoner says under his breath, "Looks like it's time, can't leave them waiting for me to join the party." The prisoner stands up, and starts to strain his handcuffs. The second officer says, "We've been through this song and dance before, just stop it before you hurt yourself. The handcuffs suddenly crack, and the first guard taps the other on the shoulder. Both guards start running away, but, the prisoner says, "You two should step to the side." The prisoner shatters the handcuffs, shrapnel flying across the room. The prisoner then throws a few practice punches, before raising his arm back, and punching forward. The sheer force from the punch ripped through the metal bars, and shattered the door of the room.

As the prisoner walked out, he said to the guards who were crouching in the corner, "Thanks for keeping me company." As he walked out of the room, guards were running down the hallway. They began circling him, and one guard said, "Prisoner Z-1! You have 10 seconds to surrender before we fire!" All of the guards raised their guns at him, but they were still shaking. The prisoner simply walked through the formation, but when 10 seconds passed, one guard fired at the prisoner. The prisoner grabbed the bullet in mid air, and would through it into the wall ahead of him, destroying the wall, and making a entrance out. The prisoner would begin to walk outside, but would stop after remembering something.

The prisoner suddenly made a mad dash, running back inside and through several walls, knocking them over. He would run through crowds of guards and prisoners, as he was looking for something. Eventually, he made it to the armory, and he kicked the door open into it. The officers in there started firing at him, but whenever their bullets hit his skin, the bullets would be crushed instantly. The prisoner walks through the guards, into the back of the armory, where there was a sealed door. The prisoner would punch the door down, shattering it. Inside the room, there was many items, but the ones that caught the prisoner's eye was a sword and a suit of specialized combat armor. The prisoner puts the armor on, and grabs the sword with it's sheath. He quickly uses the sword to trim his beard up, before walking out of the room. The prisoner would walk out of the armory, and would walk out the front door, without meeting much interruption. The prison he was in was on a island, a fair bit ways away from the shore. As he walked out the front door, he was in the outdoor section. The prison was on a mountain on the island, and could only be accessed by helicopter, jet, or other aerial transportation methods. But, when he turned, he saw a tank driving straight to him. The prisoner sheathed his sword, before putting his hands up, ready to fight.

The tank launched a shell at the prisoner, but the prisoner threw the shell far away. Then, the tank started rapidly speeding to him. The prisoner held his ground, and prepared himself. When the tank was about to hit him, he grabbed it, and threw it in the air. He jumped up to the tank, and punched the tank, shattering it, before grabbing the person in the air. As he reached the ground, he would throw the person down. A helicopter would fly in, and drop a rope. As the prisoner started to walk to the rope, the man from the tank yells, "Wait! I know who you are, and what you can do. I've heard stories from my dad, and other people here! But, my radio, and what I just saw, told me that you haven't killed a single person here! Why do that, when your unconfirmed kill count could number in the thousands, or even more!" The prisoner's normally light expression would darken, before returning to normal, with the prisoner saying, "Maybe I've gotten soft, unless you would like me to change that?" The man was about to say something, but the prisoner grabs the rope, and the helicopter starts flying away. As the helicopter flew away, two tanks would come out of the back, and start shooting at the helicopter.

The prisoner unsheathes his sword, and would cut the shells in half from a impossible distance. Then, the prisoner continues to climb up the rope, eventually making it to the top. When he did, he saw a man with black hair, and a white robe, a woman, with a striped black suit and glasses, a younger man with sweat pants and a T-shirt, and a man with trench coat and a Gatsby Cap. The prisoner smiles, before saying, "I assume this isn't just a reunion." The prisoner sits down, and the helicopter continues flying towards the coast. "You're correct in thinking that, Nicolas" The man in the white robe would say. Nicolas responds to the man in the white robe, "Alright, Zephyr, so give me the briefing, and tell me what I gotta do." The man in the trench coat says, "Yeah, tell him what's going on." Zephyr says, while glancing at the man in the trench coat, "Our friend here has told us, that the world's gonna go to crap this year." Nicolas says to the man in the trench coat, "I know dang well, that you know more." The man in the trench coat smirks, saying, "That'd ruin the fun, wouldn't it? Besides, I have my own agenda to push." Nicolas says, "So, why tell the when, but not the why or how?" The man in the trench coat responds, "Because, I want to."

Zephyr says, "That's about all he would tell us, but I do have a job for you." Nicolas replies, "And, what's that?" Zephyr replies, "You need to cause as much chaos as possible, to bait out the people responsible for this. Me and the rest of the lords will attempt to go to as many foreign leaders as possible, and communicate with them." The man in the trench coat says, "And, I'm just gonna do whatever the hell I want." Zephyr groans, before saying, "Yes. That's how this is gonna go." The woman in the striped black suit would say, "I still want my rematch, so if I find you Nicolas, I hope you'll be ready to fight." Nicolas replies, "Sure Iwai, sure." The man in the sweat pants would say, "I gotta do a actual job, unlike the rest of you bums." Iwai says, "Yeah, William here has to be a big hero for us, and do paperwork and our actual jobs." William would say, "Just because I'm not over 40 like the rest of you, doesn't mean you can treat me like a kid." The man in the trench coat says, "You do act like a kid, so it's very fitting." William says, "You can't talk, you're the oldest one here!" The man in the trench coat says, "That's correct." Nicolas says, "So, is that it?" Zephyr would say, sarcastically, "Why? You want to end the fun early?" Zephyr quickly says after, "But, I do understand that you do have a son to see, so I'll let you off." The helicopter was right above a beach city. Nicolas turns and says to the rest of the group, "Well, I'll see you all later." Nicolas would jump down from the helicopter, and Iwai says, "He never waits, does he."

As Nicolas impacts the earth, he fell directly in a clothing store. As he got up, he saw a man with a uniform for the clothing store, standing in fear. Nicolas gets up, and puts on a Hawaiian shirt. He walks out of the store, and breaks off a piece of the wall. As he walked to the shore, there was people standing on the side of the road, watching him. When he reached the shore, he threw the piece of wall on the water, and jumped on it. He thought, "I'll save you from what's gonna happen, my son! I'll make up for being a terrible father, for your sake." Then, he used his hands to paddle himself on the piece of wall forward, at shocking speeds.

"I'll save you, because no one wants to know what will happen this year."

"Because, I think I know what will happen."