BXBX NOVEL Chapter 329 Not So Tough Now, Are We?
"We force Ophiuchus here, and he is just talking to his partner. While you may disagree with this, this is the way that things are now. Fate has given you a chance to take your Grievances out on Ophiuchus, but you can do that after," Karma said in a voice that carried around the arena, and I landed beside Cancer.
"So, the Cat God is coming to get his prize?" Virgo asked, but I gestured, and an Astral Portal appeared under her, dropping her through and into the chair beside Sagittarius. The Centaur God briefly opened his eyes to look at Virgo and then went back to sleep.
"You came?" Cancer asked as I leaned down to kiss her forehead and then nodded.
"Yes, I planned on just spending some time with you, but it looks like I have to deal with this first. After I am done, we will get out of here, okay?" I asked, and Cancer tried to look away from me, but I caught her chin. "I know that you think this is your fault, but it isn\'t completely. Things were due for some stirring around here, and Aries has never liked me, so this would have happened anyways."
"I guess so, but she is even madder at you now, but this isn\'t your fault!" Cancer said as tears filled her eyes, but I just chuckled and wiped them away.
"Don\'t worry about it. I will kick her ass, and then we will go have a picnic, okay?" I asked, and Cancer wiped her own eyes and nodded. "Good girl."
I kissed Cancer before hopping back down into the grass-filled area where Aries was waiting for me impatiently. The place looked more like a sporting arena than it did a battle one, and I rolled my eyes.
"Finally, you are here. You have been a big pain in the ass ever since you got back," Aries said as she started to move forward, but I held up my hand to stop her.
"First things first, no talking. Just shut up and fight. I didn\'t come here to listen to you bitch about something I have no control over. You are a gluttonous bitch, and I am your everyday gardening tool; come to get all my Astral children back in a row!" I growled, and Aries\'s galactic astral armor snapped on her, along with her spear and shield.
"I have always done what I wanted, and I will do what I want now. You may be the so-called strongest god, but you are no match for me this time!" Aries roared at me before charging forward again, but I was ready.
I dodged her spear, but she slapped me with her shield. I got a few shields up, but I was still blasted into the stand like I had been hit by a speeding boulder. I smashed into the stands beside where Scorpio was sitting, and he laughed as he looked down at me.
"Looks like Fate must have given her a bit of a boost, aye, bro?" Scorpio chuckled as I stood back up to glare at Aries, who was grinning under her helmet with the burning astral mane on top of it.
"Five times challenge," I growled, and Cestia clicked her tongue at me.
"Should have been six-times times!" Cestia said, turning up her nose at me, and I narrowed my eyes on her.
"You were never happy with Aries, so don\'t even bother lying to yourself or us. If you want, I can make it my personal goal to make sure you get back to her if you would like? Do you really want to become her toy again?!" I snapped, and Cestia flinched back, but Scorpio got between us.
"Bro, that is taking it a bit far, don\'t you think? Remember, I am standing right here?" Scorpio asked as he looked between us, but I shook my head.
"This is your woman now, right? Are you really okay with her acting like this? If she is yours, then she should be hoping that I kick the shit out of Aries, so she doesn\'t have to go back. Why do you think she is even doing this?" I demanded, and Scorpio sighed and sat back down. "Everyone really needs to give their heads a shake around here."
I turned back to Aries and hopped back down to the arena. Looks like this wasn\'t going to be an easy fight, but that was almost expected from the card I had got. I looked over at Fate, who was standing beside his beautiful sister. I knew that she didn\'t want me to bring our time up in front of him, but something told me that he wasn\'t going to place fair, and the odds were already stacked against me.
"Not so tough now, are we?" Aries asked with a deadly grin, and I nodded.
"Yeah, that little power boost Fate has given you does well for you. I guess I am going to have to take you seriously," I said as I reached out and drank my own power into me. It felt like forever since I had felt this power course through my body. Galactic coating covered my hands, feet, tail, and the rest of my fur, and I hopped a couple times on each foot as Aries charged me.
"You think that this will make a difference?" Aries asked, and I grinned back at her.
"It\'s better," I said as she rushed me, but I barrel-rolled in the air at a ninety-degree angle, dodged her spear, and smashed my tail into her shield. This time, Aries was sent bouncing across the ground, but she caught herself and rushed me again.
I reached out and stopped the spear with a single claw, and waves of power burst from the connection. Then Aries started to stab at me repeatedly, but I stopped each of the thrusts the same way.
Aries screamed at me, but I used the brief break to slide into her guard, grabbing her spear wrist with one hand and sliding inside her shield side with an arm around her waist. I quickly forced the Zodiac into a two-step but then spun quickly, flinging her by her wrist into the stands again like a throwing star.