THOOOM!!!! Crack! KROOOOWW!!!! WHAM! KABOOOOM!!!! Atlas watched, barely able to keep up with Sky's movements as he and the shadow trained. After watching for a few more minutes Atlas decided it was enough.
"SKY! STOP!!" He shouted.
The blurred dance continued for a second longer before coming to an abrupt halt as Sky landed on the ground and the shadow fell with a thump next to him, frozen.
Atlas watched as Sky put it away and came up to him. He had grown significantly, now standing taller than most men. He had a toned physique full of scars and marks from his journey's out. His once long white hair had been cut somewhat short, keeping the hairstyle he had before but now much shorter. He was wearing a white t-shirt and blue pants with his signature long, white coat hanging off his shoulders with its sleeves dancing in the wind. His hands were now covered in slash and stab scars, along with the rest of his body. On his scarred and oddly shaped fingers were the metal knuckles he always fought with.
"Atlas," Sky said with a smile, his voice had gotten deeper, "I'm eighteen now, I can handle myself."
Atlas smiled. "I know, but they're coming back, it's only fair we greet them." He said.
Sky nodded and the two made their way outside the arena. Six years had passed since Sky started living at Eagles Nest. Throughout that time he had done a substantial amount of training and once he had proven himself, had gone on countless journeys and quests with the other masters.
As the two of them walked through the streets people waved and cheered, inviting them over for lunch, snacks and drinks. Politely the two refused and kept walking.
"You've gotten quite popular here." Atlas said sneakily.
"I have, haven't I?" Sky held in a laugh from his snarky remark.
Atlas suddenly grabbed Sky's head and put him into a headlock. "Now you're getting too full of yourself!!" He squeezed, ruffling Sky's hair.
"YOUR THE ONE WHO SAID IT!!!!" Sky shouted, desperately trying to break out.
The people on the streets laughed as the two continued walking, arguing with one another along the way.
Once they had arrived at the tree they finally stopped, seeing how everyone was already present. Sky smiled as he looked at the other masters, over the past six years no one had changed drastically.
Blitz had cut off his mohawk and now had short orange hair and an even larger and more braided beard. He looked more muscular and even more blocky than before with his drum-like forearms now making up most of his arm.
Elsa had grown her short black hair out and now tied it into a ponytail as well as gained some muscle. Faust had started styling up her puff hair and had toned down, making it hard to tell a difference between the twins.
Silk had grown out his silvery hair and let it fall past his shoulders, though when it was time to fight he tied it in a bun. Like Sky, he had grown taller as well and now the two stood equally next to each other. He had developed muscles on his otherwise lanky frame, giving him a figure that was slightly slimmer than Sky's.
Rune had kept his bun but trimmed his once bushy beard down allowing it to sharpen to a point as it reached his chin. He had gotten stronger, having more muscles and a larger frame on him now, catching anyone's eye when he entered a room.
Lea had lost the bandana, allowing her shiny, pink hair to flow, giving her almost an angelic look now. Her physique hadn't changed much but she held a stronger presence than before, drawing all eyes towards her when she spoke.
Sky looked at Nebula, Nova and Neutra, despite so much time passing, neither of them had changed nor aged, looking the same as when he first met them.
They were all wearing comfort clothing, simple t-shirts with pants or shorts with him being the only one dressed for a fight.
"So, how'd it go?" Atlas asked.
Lea looked up at the twelve apples that hung from the tree, only three of which were glowing now. "There are only three left, Damasen, Enceladus and Porphyrion." She turned to Sky as she said the last name.
A silence took over the room as Sky thought for a moment. "As I am now, without any disturbances, I can take Porphyrion." He said confidently.
Another silence settled in as Lea started speaking again. "Not only that but Porphyrion has strengthened his numbers knowing his time is short." She said.
"What does that mean!?" Elsa shouted.
"It means that he has backup." Rune simplified what Lea had said, looking at her afterwards, "And not the easy kind."
"When we were last there, Silk saw traces of Oceanus, Hyperion and Krios." She explained.
Atlas grabbed his forehead with his thumb and index finger and squeezed it, moving his head annoyingly. "Of all the times those three choose to show themselves…" He murmured.
"So we're not only up against the three remaining giants, but also three titans…" Rune repeated, "I feel better now."
"I can make us some endurance stuff, but nothin' can withstand that much." Blitz said.
"Rune, nothing coming to mind?" Faust crossed her arms.
Sky closed his eyes and thought.
"Well, there is one thing we can do…" Rune started.
"Talk to the other camp, go fight them together." Sky finished.
"Yea, that- that was the other thing." He pursed his lips and pointed at Sky while looking down.
Yet again another silence took over the room as each of them thought about the choice.
Sky took in a deep breath. "We have to… this time we can end it for sure, but we have to do it together." Sky said.
Atlas looked towards Sky. "How confident are you that you can beat him?" Atlas asked.
"I will beat him!" Sky said, looking into Atlas' eyes.
It was his turn to close his eyes and think. No one else spoke, waiting for what he would say.
"Let's go to the other camp then, we'll decide what to do about the other titans when we get there." Atlas said as he turned around.
"We?" Elsa said.
"We!" Atlas said as he walked towards his room.
"We're leaving bright and early tomorrow, have your things packed, weapons sharpened and bags ready!" He shouted.
Everyone nodded. Soon after the group dispersed and Sky found his way back to his home. As he entered the home he was hit in the face with a strong scent of stew and a sight of Stella cooking dinner in the kitchen.
"Welcome back!" She said with a smile.
"Good to be back." Sky smiled.