Heading out for family time Amazons at the beach Part 3 Max's spar

"Raahh!" Boudicca let loose a resounding battle cry that stunned Selina and Bruce. Claire felt her blood pump up. "Do not take me lightly."

*Pat!* Max caught her fist and her other fist as she punched. His hands, though smaller kept her at bay. Max started speaking in ancient Greek.

"Palió mou agapiméno." Lifting her up, he threw her down onto the ground letting go. His voice changed back after that. "I will gradually increase in strength. Do not relax!"

*Boom!* Max stomped on the ground barely missing her head. Boudicca rolled and pushed up with her hands. Leg sweeping to hit Max. With her speed she hit, but Max did not budge. The Amazons eyes went wide, so did Boudicca's.

"Ugh, stronger than steel!" Boudicca looked at the bruise on her leg with slight worry. She would not try that again. 'His core has to at least be weak.' Stepping forward she moved with the strength of a raging storm.

*Bam! Wham! Wham! Wham!* She delivered a devasting right to max's stomach. The next three blows heading directly against the head. Max slid to the side from the last blow. His footing offset from his head ringing.

*Fwip!* Boudicca's next punch was dodge with a head slip. max turned to the side fixing his footing at the same time. His left hand moving in a palm strike straight at her core. *Smack!* He connected with her stomach. But Boudicca, stomach muscles would let go as she grappled him.

"Up we go!" Boudicca yelled jumping. Greek woman and wrestling was never good. Added in Amazon's strength and it would cause some pain. Her hands moved fast towards his back as she moved him. "Stop wiggling!" Max's head was between her thighs while she was in the air coming down.

"Max!" Bruce yelled trying to enter the arena. A hand held on to him tightly. "Oww! Let go, Selina!"

"No, now just watch." Selina said coldly. She would not let anyone from their side interfere. If Anything, she would knock Bruce or Claire out if they tried. 'Better I stop them than Circe.'

*Booom!* Max was slammed into the sand head first. Boudica stepped back leaving half his body from the chest. She pulled back and delivered a full powered blow towards Max's stomach.

*Bam!* max popped out the sand like a shrimp. He landed at the edge of the arena.

"Finish him off Boudicca!" Artemis yelled. Her and the others cheering. But she stopped noticing the blood dripping. "Eh?" Boudicca was nursing her hand. It looked broken. Blood dripping from the wrist as bone stuck out.

"Amazing, just amazing. I think you. I truly I do." Max stood up all smiles. His skin looking actually scorched. His bones grinding under his skin. To Bruce, it sound like Max broke something. "Thank for helping improve myself."

*Badump!* His heart audibly as spirit energy circled. Endurance had pushed to the highest point. Coupled with Ms.Nashton signing a contract, he had all the energy needed for the breakthrough in the Virtue path. "I am going to start beating on you now, do not die my dear."

"Tch!" Artemis clicked her teeth as she felt a chill run down her spine. "Boudicca... throw in the towel." The words making her sick.

*Crack!* In a burst, Max appeared in front of her, punching her square in the face. her face cave in and went back. Max turned in a sweep knocking off her feet. Before she fell down he deliver a blow to the solar plexus knocking into the sand.

*Boom!* The sand went up around the two. Boudicca Wrapped the extended arm in an armbar before he pulled back. Blood leaking from her face as she refused to let go.

"Yield or I break it!" Boudicca yelled.

"Pft, people give armbar to much credit." Max picked her up as she tightened her grip. Hovering above the ground dangerously ready to slam her down. "Brute strength can end it. Besides, it is just an arm. I can always fix it later."

"You are bluffing." Boudicca stared into his eyes the cold gaze pushing her to do so. "I warned you!" Flexing and giving a pull, she broke Max's arm.

*Crack!!* Max's wrist, elbow, and forearm cracked. Bone sticking out from his shoulder. The Amazons smiled thinking the fight was over and that Max would surrender.

*Whip!* Max whipped his arm and Boudicca over his head. Her grip still locked tight as he slammed into the sand. The impact was so strong and fast that it might as well have been pavement.

"Ahhh!" Boudicca screamed as her left side received the most damage from her turning to mitigate some of the damage. She let go on reflex to try and recover. "Dammit!" Struggling to get up, she stared at Max. He had a steady gaze in his eyes. Not bothered by the damage at all. 'He feels familiar. But why?'

"Boudica, get up!" Diana said as a command. But her eyes did not betray the concerned look she had. "You always tell me not to quit. So you can't either!"

"Sometimes you have to." Max shot forward right as Boudicca got to her feet. 'Dark Requiem!' He activate the Virtue technique. Instead of it showing outside, spiritual flames flowed in his veins contained.

*Woosh!* Max's body left after images as started punching and kicking. Two strikes to each temple. Two towards the ribcage each side. Two towards the thighs. As the body was battered by afterimages, Max pulled back and delivered a short uppercut to the jaw shattering it.

"Kuff!" Boudicca stumbled back. Blood gushing from her mouth and ears. A smile on her face from falling in battle.

*Thump!* her body dropped in the sand as she gazed up eyes open. Everyone remaining quiet to watch what happens next. The first to speak was the youngest of all.

"Max... are you going to kill her?" Bruce asked shaking. He watched as Max walked over and picked the woman's head up. His damaged arm gripping her mouth, as his good arm cradle the back of the head. "Max.. you.."

"Sigh you have to learn a few things Bruce. One, never tell me what I can and cannot do. Bad thing really. Two, people with strength do what they want. From what these women said beforehand, what do you think would have happened if they won the fight?" Max stared intently. Bruce was still stunned and shaken from what he witnessed from the fight. "They would have taken me away and did all sorts of things to get their answers."

"Surely they wouldn't have?" Bruce looked around seeing none of the women disagree. "Would they?"

"They would have. Which would be in their right." Max said as if it was the most natural thing in the world. His hands glowed golden-white as he healed Boudicca's most serious wounds. "I would not have been since I agree to it. One must keep their word Bruce. Despite the problems it could bring."

"Then you agreed because you knew you win?" Claire asked.

"Yes. But she has not been in a serious match with someone who can out power her." Max channeled the spiritual energy all the way to the base of her toes and back. "I have told you to check into the Occult for good reason. If you wish to know more about your parent's death, you will need to be stronger. As well as.." Max toned changed as he stopped his speaking in that direction. "No. The other parts can wait."

"Max the occult just does not make sense." Bruce said. He was skeptical despite what he was currently seeing. He rubbed his arm uncomfortably. "Just, is not scientific."

"How is she?" Tharna asked.

"Good. I took care of some lingering problems she had. Just making sure the last strike didn't to much." Max said calmly. Claire noticed how tender Max was to a woman he just met. But his speech and mannerisms begged the question.

'Max acts like he knows her.' Claire looked at Selina that stared at Max's arm with interest. 'I really hope she never fights as crazy as he does.'

"Ugh, let me go." Boudicca said sternly. She made no move to get free however. Max stood up still holding her. The Amazons seeing her healed calmed down a lot more. "So what do you want for winning?"

"To the victor, goes the spoils." Max said as he leaned forward and kissed her hand. Circulating his energy into her to heal any major damage one last time. "Mwah, not bad. Very tender." He said, as he then reached in his pockets and pulled out a necklace with strange symbols on it. "Return home knowing you honored your people." Just like that, Max clasped it around her neck and stepped back. "You can give it to your queen Hippoly if you like. I am sure she would want to see it. But it matters not if she doesn't."

"Carina, do you know what this is?" Tharna turned to the young sorcerer. 'She has to with that daze look in her eyes.'

Carina and a few others looked at it. They were mesmerized by the design and felt a connection to it. Some more than others. Those closer to magic felt their blood thrum excited.

"Thank you.." Tharna said looking at Max. Even more so, she was vary of him. "If you come across any more like that, would you be willing to part with them?" Boudicca had moved behind her and let the woman run her hands over it.

"Hmm," Max gave her a full toothed smile and laughed. "Ha, I could be persuaded to part with some. If the right payment is made. More of the same like this." Seeing her smile back, Max added a little more. "But it would be hard to get in touch with your kind. How will I be able to do so in the future?"

"We can find you!?" Tulla said a little to excitied. She was unsure of herself but wanted to talk with Max. The symbols on the necklace reminded her of a dream she had. And that was something she willing to get close to someone from man's world for. "I mean an emergency trip will be good if the queen says so!"

"Calm yourself sister." Makana said chasting the girl. "You are a Wayne, so we will find a very normal way to come to you." The woman was the most experienced traveling back and forth. Max detected a slight cuban accent in her speech. it was well masked.

"Heh, very well then. I look forward to it maybe." Looking to Selina, Bruce, and Claire wondering if they had fun today.

"Your collarbone looks bad." Bruce said pointing at it. He had been staring at the damage area of Max's body after calming down some. "You entire side looks awful."

"Oh, easy fix." Max put his good hand on it and stopped for a moment. "If your squeamish look away." Seeing no one do so, he continued and placed it back inside.

*Crrk,* the bones were forcefully put back. *Pop!* The remainder boned slid back in with a slicking popping noise.

"Much better." He was already circling his energy fixing everything.

"You. .just.. I cant.." Bruce mumbled before his eyes glazed over as he fainted.

"Thump," his body hit the sand.

"You said Bone Placement was dangerous!" Claire said walking over. Moving the pieces of his shirt out of the way, she became frustrated. With a quick look around seeing no "normal" people around, she set them on fire. In a puff of smoke, his shirt was gone. "Much better. I want to try something new. You trust me?"

"Yes and no." Max smiled at her.

Frowning she gave him a stare. "Why the heck not?!"

"I trust you to have my back but I dont trust you to finish your homework. I dont trust my cookies around you either." Max rebutted with a small smile. A few of the amazons chuckled at the the two.

"That was one time." Claire said stomping her foot in the sand. Seeing his look she corrected her self. "One time this month! Just let me check over your setting." Adding fire to her fingertips she ran it over Max's collarbone.

She found several muscle tears as well as multiple fractures. They were healing, but very slowly. She thought it odd considering Max's skill level. Maybe he was to tired she thought to herself.

"Ok, here we go." Reving her power up, her hair became the fiery red like normal. Around her wrist and ankles, motes of flame appeared. "Healing of the Flamed Lady." She declared as a torrent of fire washed out and travelled on Max's chest.

The bones healed as well as the torn muscles. Several bits of her energy buried deep inside Max healing phantom injuries that he left alone for when he was stuck in a breakthrough. It was not a problem to let her heal them to increase her skill.

"Hah, that should do it." On wobbly feet, she forgot to pull back her power. Free from her control Max was engulfed completely in flame.

*Fwish!* Fire circled around causing his body to be lost from sight. A few of the Amazons blinked at the intensity. A few of the sorcerors understood what that was like.

"What the hell did you do?" Selina asked amazed at her recklessness.

"Oops." Claire said smiling wrly. "He will be fine.. I think."

"Yeah, I am." Max said from in the flame.

*Suck!* Breathing in the flames, he stood before them naked as a jaybird. "Oh, now that is hot." Max muttered a small spell and his clothes returned. He looked at Claire who was still staring at his crotch. "Eyes up top young lady. Heh."

"Um yeah. I thought you were small since you never made a move on anyone in school. Gulp, I am so telling Harley about this." Claire stood up and dust herself off. "Why are you celibate by the way?"

"Eh... I am not celibate Claire." Max said stunned at her words.

"Then why dont you date any of the girls in school?"

"They are to young that's why." Max refuted. "I also have someone already." His eyes looked over to Circe.

"They are the same age as you dork." Claire said puzzled.

"Claire, I am older then I look remember?" Looking at the Amazons, Max gave them a once over and pointed. "I am older than each of them added togethor times a thousand."

A few of the Amazons actually flinched at that. They started talking to each other wondering if Max was one of the gods in disguise.

"Eh, but you act like us most days. I mean you are a little weird at times. I just thought you were kidding." Seeing Max still staring at her and only blinking a little, she needed to rethink some things. "Well, how old do they have to be for you to date them. Cause let's be real there.. a few of our friends, are gonna use their birthday wishes for something crazy eventually."

"Umm 18 I suppose. If they are mature enough I guess. I know that is the minimum age I placed in my self spell wise."

"Spell wise?"

"I have a spell placed on myself to prevent me from becoming influenced sexually by anyone under 18 as well as anyone married or spoken for. It also works for the few races I know as well. The age for Atlanteans is 22 and those of Azeroth 25." Max said thinking it over. 'Hopefully, I do not have to date anyone like that. Maybe Circe would want to move forward. If not.. shit!'

"Ehh wait what about Martians?" Selina asked.

"60 or so." Max thought then smiled. "21 for Kryptonian and Kandorian. They tend to get there emotions in control by then. That way no blast from their heat rays. But that is beside the point. I am a monogamist anyway."

"Sure you are." Claire said rolling her eyes. She did not believe it. Especially since she knew Max's identity as a musician would make that difficult. Selina smiled knowing it to be true. The cultivation she studies with Max made sure about certain things. "I am hungry."

"Hahah, we should go eat. Farell for now ladies." max said turning to leave. With a wave of his hand, the beach returned to normal.

"Wait!" Diana called out surprising him. They stopped to stare. Circe had Bruce over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "If in the future, if they wish to come visit our country.." she pointed to Selina, Claire and Circe. ".. you would not interfere will you?"

"As long as it is visiting, I will not bother. But..." Max's gave her a hard stare. "if it is a forceful visit, I do not mind killing my way to retrieve my family again. It would not be the first time. Good dreams Princess Diana."

The Amazons watched as they walked away. Boudicca remembering hearing words like that once before. A man that resembled Max much older and kinder saying the same to Hippolyta. She shook it away for later.

"You look as if you know him sister?" Tharna asked.

"Maybe in another life." Boudicca said somberly. "But this has been worth the visit. After the others come back and we receive a few more sisters, I think it best we return to inform the Queen."

"Yes, sounds good. As well as the whereabouts of Circe. She has worried over her long enough. But I wonder how she broke the curse?" Tharna said after remembering the woman's face. "Much to learn about the changes in man's world."