The Ultimate Host

Cross kneeled and pressed his two fingers on Bryant's neck to see if he was alive. And he was. He only had a little life let in him. Cross saw him as a true warrior who goes down in history books. Bryant coughed up chunks of blood. Take it easy. You are badly wounded. Moving will only make your pain worse than it already is. Bryant looked into the sky and smiled. Beautiful isn't it?" asked Bryant. Cross was confused. " What are you talking about?" The sky." I always thought it was beautiful every since I was a kid before I was interested in architecture." It's like the world's greatest piece of art." Even though he knew Bryant was about to kick the bucket, he just ignored everything he said. They were 2 different people after all. When Cross was about to stand up, Bryant grabbed his leg. " Wait!" Before you leave my side I have a gift to give you. I just want you to promise me one thing. What?" asked Cross. You will only use this for good and not for evil. Cross stared at Bryant with a very serious expression on his face. He kneeled and waited for Bryant to give him this gift. He instructed Cross to hold his hand. Cross followed the directions. Suddenly white aura began coming out of Bryant"s body. It was being sucked inside Cross's body. Cross felt as if his insides were cooked. Cross could feel he became way stronger than he originally was. He placed a small smile on his face. Suddenly he was kicked in the face. He came crashing through a tree. As he was about to run towards The Chameleon, he suddenly smashed into an invisible barrier that pushed Cross off a cliff. The Chameleon giggled. "Finally. No more interruptions." Now we can get down to business Bryant." Your time is nigh. Bryant who was about to pass began laughing. Taking my soul will not benefit you." The Chameleon began shaking his head. " That's where you are wrong." The Chameleon generated a purple aura around his left hand slowly placing his hand on Bryant's head. Suddenly Bryant began screaming. The Chameleon lied about that taking his soul would be painless. Bryant felt like was being stabbed by swords and spears. When he successfully ripped out Bryant's soul, Bryant's flesh burned off his body like butter. He became a bloody skeleton that was missing limbs. The Chameleon sucked Bryant's soul inside of his body with the millions of souls that manifested in his body. The Chameleon began snickering. He ripped off Bryant's blood skull and crushed it in his hand crumbling it into ash. The Chameleon walked towards the cliff and looked over it. " Your soul will be the next one I will take. Forcefully. The Chameleon opened a portal by snapping his fingers.

5 minutes later.

Cross climbed up the cliff with no hassle. He was an expert climber. He was finish climbing, he scanned the area for The Chameleon. There was no sign of him. After scanning for The Chameleon, he scanned for Bryant. As he walked around he saw a giant blood splatter sitting in the middle of the rocky ground. As he ran towards it he saw a blood skeleton missing a skull. This could only mean that The Chameleon fulfilled his goal. Cross wanted to ask what the gift he received was. After a couple of hours of critical thinking, Cross found out what his gift was. He inherited the Crushing Blow Volumes 1-7. As Cross clenched his hand tightly, he could see his veins popping out of his forearm. He punched the ground using 25 percent of Crushing Blow Volume 1. A giant crater was created. This meant his already immense strength was given a boost. Cross looked at his hands and smiled. With his new gift, he knew he would have a chance to defeat Veil once and for all.

Akashiri and Charlotte's location.

Akashiri and Charlotte were now back in The City Of New Malar. Akashiri was looking for Cross. Charlotte and the other hand wanted to meet Akashiri's friends he spoke highly off of the time she spent with him. Akashiri recently developed a habit to smoke cigarettes. Mostly apple cigarettes. He pulled out one from the pack and asked Charlotte if she wanted one. She gladly accepted. Both of them walked through the city filled with construction workers who were rebuilding the previously destroyed building from the previous fights that occurred. While Akashiri was walking he pulled out Victor's sword which Victor kept shined and sharpened. The sheath was white and smooth and had many in detailed cravings. This sword was also a prized possession. As he examined the sword, he suddenly sensed Orion's power level which was close by. This made Akashiri grin. He would explain why he left without saying a thing. He began following Orion who was with Master Irwin, Sarah, Jesse, Lucia, and Jagger.