Ark 25/Episode 57: Why Did I Get Married

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Yumi had listened to her father and uncle in regards to the games, their big introduction and what they must do next. Connor makes the first move, dipping his hand after biting his thumb and watching the black murky liquid enter his blood stream. Her uncle answers the question of what it was and she gives a surprised expression…they weren’t joking around were they? She copies the gesture, biting her thumb and placing her hand inside…it felt strange indeed but so far nothing out of the ordinary. Turning, she watches Connor and gives him an encouraging nod until he tries to lift the egg up and she laughs a lil when he has some trouble. Shaking her head, she goes over to her own egg, sizing it up before kneeling down to lift it up on to her back, placing her hands behind her to cup under it and keep it still. “Well…good luck.” She tells him and off he goes! Biting the inside of her cheek she watches her husband and so far so good until some of the platform began to give out! Not to mention the harsh waves of lava crashing against the pillar to knock it down. She steps forward in alarm, watching quickly but sighs in relief when Connor makes it to the next one. “Okay…” Looking to her father she nods at him before taking a couple of steps back. “Here we go.”   She chooses one of the many platforms and instantly makes a run for it, jumping more horizontal than vertical as the higher one goes the bigger the impact it causes on the platform which causes it to give out. She was more gliding forward and at first it seemed like it’d work until one particular wave destroys the platform the moment she lands on it! Gasping, the thing crumbles underneath her and the platform begins to crash down, takin the red head with her. With narrowed eyes, she wastes not a second and jumps forward, leaping onto the next one only it was MUCH taller! With only one hand now holding the egg with some difficulty, the other grows her claws to impale into the pillar, sinking the nails into the rocky surface and keeping her there before throwing herself up to climb with a lot of effort she scales the pillar just using her bare feet and her hand, dodging the blobs of lava that spurts out at random. Gritting her teeth she continues to scale upwards until finally making it to the top of the platform and rolling ontop of it, heaving a big breath. The egg was fine and by her side now as she watches the outline of what appears to be a baby dragon curled into itself sleeping soundly inside. It was actually kind of fascinating to see…but now was not the time to be astounded by dragon life as she shoots up to her feet and hauls the egg back up on to her arms, onto her shoulder. With quick speed she continues to jump from platform to platform until the ceiling begins to shake and she slides to a stop on the edge of one, gazing up in time to see a gigantic spike cracking and breaking off from the top only to come in slow motion towards them!! This thing was HUGE!! Clearly it’d take out most of the platforms and not only that the gigantic WAVE of lava it’d create would cause a tsunami of sorts and swallow them whole!! “Connor!! We gotta pick up the pace!!” The heat radiating off was almost unbearable and the ocean of red firey death seemed to even be rising!? The massive spike did as she predicted, slamming itself onto the middle of their only way to get through but Yumi was always thinking two steps ahead as she had begun to run her way to the rocky platforms off to the side, making it to the last one just in time and jumping on to a rather spikey part of the wall, hanging off of it in a sideways sort of angle, her hair dangling and her grip on the egg tightening as it wobbles slightly from the change in gravity, Yumi doing her best to balance it this way as she looked like web strider did when he stuck to a building. Watching from a safe distance, the spike continues its decent to the red magma and she frowns, looking to what she had left to commute….

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNxNXNxaUQk&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7&index=24 ) Connor began to continue his romp and close calls amongst the pillars and what not the came his way, and began falling wildly and violently around him! Connor was adapting…as quick as he could, and with all the physical skill he could muster while carrying the egg in both hands! He’d lap one more platform, and watch it crumble right in front of him! His eyes widened but he wasn’t about to let that stop him….he couldn’t! a red glare in his eyes, as his body seemingly floated dowanrds. He couldn’t feel his chi like that, but he could see some of these rocks had pretty big masses on them. that being said, Connor would’ve pushed off of a floating rock, that was on it’s last limb, and propelled himself up wards! Jumping from falling rock to falling rock, with the egg in his two hands, ascending upwards, flipping and spiraling bwetween what he could avoid, until he’d landed on another solid platform. Even using the word “soild” was scarce, as this platform he’d landed on was wobbling. One could tell Connor wasn’t form this plane, as his body was oozing and pouring with large amounts of sweat. He panted, similar to how a dog would to expel the heat form their bodies. “Damn it’s hot in here…like really REALLY fucking hot…ngh.” Connor looked around to see Yumi a platform ahead of him. “Thank god she’s handling this well…this shit is taking a toll!” Connor was about to leap platforms to meet up with her, and see if the could commune, maybe get a battle plan going and work together to do this, but all of that went straight out of the window   as Connor could see one of the giant spikes in the top of the area breaking apart. “Oh no…no no no no no.” Connor shook his head and actually started talking to it as if it were a person. “Don’t you DARE fall you hear me?!? You hear me god dammit?!?” “Connor!! We gotta pick up the pace!!” Connor heard yumi yell and the heat began to radiate heavily…was. Was the lava flow increasing here?!?! The pillar finally broke off, and Connor watched it dorp in what seemed like forever motion. “Damn…” Connor looked at the egg in his hands and then looked to the left and right sides of him. He could see the lava wave beginning to rise, and he didn’t have very much time to act. He was towards the center, so either direction he went would’ve done him just right, and he decided went off and darted towards his right side! Running over the platforms as far as he could, he’d have reared the egg back like last time and tossed it! Using all of his strength, and knowing he could travel faster without the egg weighing him down, he’d throw it! Watching it travel diagonal before he jumped up after it! His body straight like a torpedo for a while, before he flipped his body and opened his legs, catching the egg between his thighs and calfs, only to the stuff his finger tips into the rock surface, and using every single bit of upper body strength he could muster to hang onto the wall for dear life to let the giant heat tsunami travel and crash down! A lot of the platforms were taken out with that initial sweep. “Yumi you alright?!?!” the crowed cheered a bit, as Connor decided to choose the safe route, and begin shimmying along the wall, using his fingers and arms,and supporting the egg between his legs. “We’re almost there! Just a little bit further!”   Connor said this with some confidence to him, but as he did he’d notice the lava began to stir one more good time. Xander commented. “Yikes. I thought the whole whirpool thing was removed.” Xandu shook his head, emotionless as always. “Nope. It’s still a thing.” The lava began to circle and swirl…the rock walls adjusted themselves to keep it contained in that area as not to burn anyone else in the vicinity. In doing so, the lava would’ve been forming a whirlpool and slowly rising upwards, twaords the both of them! Connor would furrow his brow and yell out as loud as he could. “Dammit Yumi we need a plan!......a good one!” Connor felt his grip slipping. Unlike his girlfriend, he REALLY wasn’t used to these temperatures and it was getting to him. The only thing keeping him going at this point was the sheer force of will that stubborn attitude allowed him to embody.

Yumi held on tight to the wall, watching Connor almost get swept up by the lava but he himself managed to hang on tight to the walls after throwing himself violently. He wasn’t too far away and she could trust him to not let go but that wasn’t what worried her…Connor was still human and this heat was even becoming unbearable for herself so she could only imagine how he was feeling. The armor she wore kept Yumi from taking her wings out to fly or so she thought at first but she could risk attempting to bring them out….the only problem? The chi being sucked away….bringing them out would waste chi and she couldn’t afford to do that right now. “I’m fine but hold on! Stop moving! Youll exert yourself!!” If he had stopped, Yumi picked up the speed of scaling the wall sideways, uncaring of her knuckles and knees being scratched and torn….believe it or not Dragons are excellent climbers both in beast form and human form though Yumi wasn’t much for being a free climber or doing parkour she had a natural tact for not falling off dangerous rocks. Connor wouldn’t be able to take the heat much longer without having a heat stroke and with the egg still on Yumis shoulder, she used her legs and just one arm to move quickly until she could just reach him. “It’s okay…I have a plan just…grab my hand.” She outstretched her fingers to his if he had done so but the moment their tips touched she began to absorb his heat! Gritting her teeth she focused on taking what was necessary to cool his body temperature off so he wouldn’t die of heat exhaustion of course with all the extra heat she honestly did NOT need she’d have to change it into energy and find some sort of outlet quickly or she herself would burn. Looking over Connors head, she spotted a particularly thick pillar bigger than all the rest and much more stable….it had to have been formed by the volcano ages ago as part of the cave wall was swallowing it slowly. It reached up to almost the ceiling and one couldn’t tell where it ended as it was in the river of lava. Yumi knew what had to be done but it was risky though they didn’t have much choice. The whirlpools were growing dangerously close. “Connor, I love you. I’m really sorry I got you stuck in this.” Placing her egg down between her legs, she tried her best not to fall off and digging her toes into the creves of the wall she placed both hands together lacing them together to form one big fist and with a raise above her head she uses the extra energy to slam her knuckles into the wall, shooting a blast of heat wave into a particular crack that led straight over to the pillar and exploded it right off the wall! The entire wall and ceiling trembles ferociously and Yumi almost loses her balances but doesn’t stop, doing it once more!! “HYAAAH!!!” Once more the cave shakes violently until the pillar snaps away from the wall and falls forward!! The giant piece of rock lands with a splash into the lava and the whirlpool attempts at sucking it but the thing was so massive it wouldn’t budge…yet anyway. They didn’t have much time as Yumi tiredly lowers her arms and leans her forehead on the wall, heaving a sigh. “Jump on the pillar and run the rest of the way….I’m behind you…” It was a decent plan, the end of the pillar did make it the rest of the way to the next cave while it was still a float.

Connor held on for deer life but she SHIT it’s hot! Connor couldn’t think this enough as it was the god honest truth! Connor continued to shimmy as best as he could, not willing to give this up for even a single second. He refused, absotlutely. He’d…struggle. But he’d give it his all. Yumi wasn’t just a girl he’d for on the regular anymore. No she was his wife, and he was going to treat her like it dammit. That’s when He could feel her prescence drawing closer to him. Connor turned his head to see her coming his way, and he’d laugh weakly. His throat was dry, but he was to stubborn to talk quietly, and instead he’d speak with his normal tone. “Thanks for coming to visit! SO about that plan!” “It’s okay…I have a plan just…grab my hand.”   Connor nodded and took her hand in his. When he did he felt a rush of cool come over his body, and heat leaving his being almost instantly. “did she..take my heat?” Connor questions this for a moment but he knew he didn’t have time to. It looked like it pained her more than anything to do that, but Connor at least felt like he’d caught a second wind almost. Connor watched her tuck the egg between her legs and as she did, he’d hear her speak even over the roaring crowd and rumbling rock. “Connor, I love you. I’m really sorry I got you stuck in this.” Connor’s eyes widened for a second, but then dulled on down, as he smiled. “Aw, Yumi…” Connor watched as she went 0 to 100 and began double axe handle hitting the wall repeatedly and Connor shook a bit trying to hold on. “WHOA I SAID A PLAN DAMMIT NOT A SUICIDE!” but connor’s common sense kicked in when he saw a giant stone pillar come down from above and practically plug the hole up entirely. Connor looked back to yumi and saw how tired that made her… “Jump on the pillar and run the rest of the way….I’m behind you…” Connor furrowed his brow, and reared his right foot back only to jam it inside of the rock for a foothold. He’d then push his left foot flat against the wall and truck the egg over his shoulder, and extend his hand out. “Hand me your egg. We’re moving together. You don’t walk behind me, you walk beside me. Remember? Your tired so I’ll take the weight and use the fall to catch your breathe.” Connor would egg her on if she protested and if she finally agreed, he’d tuck her egg on his opposite shoulder. “It’s just til we hit the finish. Come on.” Connor would’ve pushed off of his left foot and diagonally dived straight for the pillar! Flipping forward the weight of both eggs would’ve come crashing down on his shoulders, causing him to gritt his teeth but he’d bare it as best as he could until she came down too. Once she did, he’d hand her, her egg and stand himself back up, walking up the pillar and the both of them finally having reached the other side the crowd would’ve applauded! Xander and Xandu would’ve both clapped in approval, impressed at their teamwork and resourcefulness. Connor would’ve hiked the egg up and looked back at Yumi with a smile. “Come on.”

As the two would’ve continued, the stone door would’ve arisen and hidden itself away revealing a room. A very empty room to boot. This room was still made of stone, mind you, but it was barren. In the center there was fruit. Just two things of fruit. Nothing special looking except they were purple and had spots on them. “Is this a break or something?”

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“Hand me your egg. We’re moving together. You don’t walk behind me, you walk beside me. Remember?” At this Yumi turned her head to face him and watch him as she catches her breath before a small smile spreads through her features. “Fair enough.” Handing him the egg, she stretches out her arms and inhales sharply, throwing herself after her does and embracing the gust of wind regardless of how hot it was, it still felt wonderful against her hair before landing in a flip, crouched down and exhaling softly. This was only the first damn trial!! Looking to her family, she could see the pleased look on her fathers face, the encouraging smile on Shina and the not so happy frown on Ayame. Xander watched alongside his male cousin with a rub of his chin. “Not bad….the next trial should be an interesting one.” Yumi straightens out and takes back the egg, placing it on her back and running alongside Connor on to the next room though it doesn’t show much of anything but fruit??? She could not see the crowd anymore but something told her they knew what was going on. With a cautious expression, Yumi steps further into the room and looks around but nothing happens…there were no hidden traps or tricks just a bowl with two pieces of strange looking fruit and the next cave door though it was sealed shut. Looks like they had to eat the fruit if they wanted to go to the next and hopefully last trial. “I doubt its break time.” Stepping up to the bowl, she places her egg down carefully only to pick one up and examine it, giving it a whiff. “I don’t much like the looks of this…with our bodies already full of disgusting who knows what swimming through us draining our chi….but it can’t get much worse than that right?” She said with a shrug before handing Connor the second one and gazing back at hers. “Maybe one of them is poison? It wouldn’t make sense to kill us off like that…” They couldn’t waste any time though and with a frown, looks to Connor with a nod. “Good luck I guess??” She takes the first bite out of hers and waits…and waits….and waits…. “Mmm I don’t think there was anything wrong with this—Connor??? Connor are you okay???” She asked while placing her fruit down into the bowl. If he had taken a bite, the reason she’d asked is because his eyes changed colors…from their passionate red to a dull muddy brown like something was blinding his sight in some form of way. She gazes down at the fruit still in his hand and notices it wasn’t as fresh as hers and with a frown, she knocks it out of his hand quickly, watching it sizzle and bubble. “Okay, probably not good to ingest that…” Turning back to Connor she removes her glove and wiggles her fingers. “Come here baby, lets get that fruit out of your stomach…” She was going to try and make him throw it up before it did any damage.

“Not bad….the next trial should be an interesting one.” Connor agreed and nodded, switching the shoulder the egg was previously on his shoulder and seeing the fruit there and yumi doubting it was break time, she put her egg down and took a whiff of the fruit. Connor stepped beside her, putting his own egg down and examining the fruit for himself, just taking and simple look at it. “I mean…with our luck the fruit will probably make my head explode or some shit. To be honest I don’t even give a fuck about death anymore.” Connor took the fruit as it was handed to him, and tossed it up and down in his hand again. “Good luck I guess??” Connor would’ve caught the fruit one more time, nodding to yumi and smiling with a raised brow. “Cheers?” Connor took a bit out of his fruit, and chewed it up. He kept chewing…and chewing. Then finally tossing back the whole thing in his mouth. “aye this is actually pretty tastey. For some reason I feel overly full…what kind of magic fruit is this?” Connor was completely   unaware of what she was saying. His vision got a bit flurry…he could see her lips moving, but he couldn’t understand a word she’d said. It was to late for her to smack it out of his hand..the idiot consumed the whole thing. “Yumi?” he spoke. Her image disappeared before his very eyes! Connor took a few steps back and looked around. “Yumi?! Yumi!!?!?” Connor wasn’t aware she was still right fucking there, but all he’d seen was the barren room. That’s when he’d heard a voice coming from where Yumi was once standing….a voice he’d come to detest. “CONNOR RYOJI!’ Connor’s head turned and he’d seen….Herucles?!?! Hercule’s massive body was standing and towering over his own!



Connor took a low stance and growled, speaking aloud with a furious tone! “What is this some kind of trick?! How’d you get to dragon kang!.....i defeated you! I know I did! “ “You cannot defeat what you hate the most Ryoji! Come! Our rematch is at hand! Allow me to show you the power I’ve gained in MY ABSENCE!!!!” The room shook, in connor’s mind, and Hercules’s green chi busted from his body! Connor was running out of chi but…even with the low amount, his negative emotions empowering himself and pushing out what chi he did have to counter! “I don’t care what you’re here for…if you took my Yumi again I’ll KILL YOU RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1DPcDwdBcU&index=38&list=PLYNBny7IRlVm1xHhYq5qHlNSsKkocXSF2 ) Connor would’ve taken off full speed towards yumi, still under the impression it was Hercules! She’d be able to tell connor wasn’t holding back a single punch, and that he was about to attack her as if she were an enemy! Connor would’ve rushed her with a barrage of punches, using the Kaiju titan palm stance!

Also called the Stance Of Overpowering Annihilation, it is a highly offensive stance. This was Kin's sensei's signature stance before he took on His sensei and lost, taking his suggestion. Connor and Kin met up during the two years for a reunion, and exchanged martial tips like they'd originally meant to. Kin commented on a more effective way to throw his flurry of punches and as such taught connor this karate stance. In this stance, Kin's speed doubles with his hand strikes by that of 60 percent. Kin's hands move so quickly that it appears that he never moves them at all to those who aren’t to 0.001 of a second. Using his hand in the knife hand positioning to deliver strikes of devastating proportions. Attacking ones inner organs with destruction chi. Connor would’ve thrown about 500 punches, in only 2 minutes, each punch aimed for her head, torso, stomach, arm, leg, and even the areas around her so even if she dodged a hit, there would’ve been another incoming one coming towards whatever direction she might move to! All of these punches had the force of a sledgehammer being shot from the worlds largest slingshot, and given connor’s weakened condition this was rather impressive to say the least. If hit by one of these punches, she’d definitely be feeling it, leaving a bruise or a bloody whelp where ever his fist may have landed. Even if blocked or dodged, Connor would’ve kept punching until he was stopped or countered.

She was about to make him throw up but suddenly he took steps back and started calling for her. She frowns and waves her hand, shouting at him. “Connor I’m right here!!” He wasn’t responding and she curses under her breath. Did the fruit blind him? “What is this some kind of trick?! How’d you get to dragon kang!.....i defeated you! I know I did!” What? What was this idiot going on about? She looked to the fruit and realized…he was hallucinating. He thought she was someone else! “No Connor it’s me!!” He wasn’t listening! “if you took my Yumi again I’ll KILL YOU RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!” Her eyes widen as her fists ignite into flames and she took a quick stance…oh no, he thought she was Hercules….this was bad. She’d used up a lot of energy already getting them to the next trial and little by little she could feel her chi draining or so she thought….that first bite of the fruit had her feeling suddenly refreshed. “Connor no snap out of it!!” In a flash he appeared in front of her and she gasped, placing her armored arms up as his punches began to contact though the reinforced gold plate absorbed his blows but that wasn’t to say they weren’t leaving a horrible stinging sensation on her arms!! His speed was incredible for someone who was growing weaker and soon enough the armor itself would begin to dent. She didn’t want to hurt him! But if she didn’t, he’d kill her! “CONNOR STOP!!” The first arm brace snapped off and her left arm was now exposed though it worked quickly to catch his assaulting fist in her palm as she began to absorb more of his heat though with dire effect as her palm was bruising quickly even if it was still on fire and attempting to slow him down with burns. She wasn’t giving it her all, she didn’t want to hurt him even if he was hurting her. She could see it in his eyes though, a pure hatred he wasn’t willing to extinguish until she was dead. In those 2 minutes, Yumi had danced her way to and fro, dodging as best she could but this was Connor she was fighting and hits did make their landing, though the armor did its best to protect her she couldn’t stop the momentum and her heels dug into the dirt to keep from being sent flying back with the force behind each punch. Finally she snapped and her eyes narrowed before glowing white, a burst of inferno exploding around them that could interrupt his barrage and send him soaring to the other side of the room with temperatures over 1000 degrees, not to mention the heat absorption she’d done each time a punch landed on her palm or exposed arm, trying to slow him down before attempting to knock him off his feet to give them some room so she could think. The boost was helping but for how long? She couldn’t tire herself out! If her explosive flame had given them some breathing room she’d shift in to a blur and using another bit of chi, her tail came flying out as she twirled and like a beast would do in the wild, the dragon Halfling used her tail as a mighty weapon, swinging it towards the left side of his face, scales and all to impact! It’d feel like a semi truck going 90 on the highway. Hit or miss she’d follow up with a left haymaker to the right side of his head and throwing in a right hook to the chin before lifting her leg up above both their heads in a perfect straight vertical line only to have it soar down, the heel attempting to implode the top of his head with a violently ‘KOW!’ If at any time he’d blocked or attempted to counter her limbs, her tail would’ve snaked its way around his neck and give it a tight squeeze to try and put him to sleep or at least weaken him. “SNAP OUT OF IT!!” With a choke hold of a grip, she’d continue to absorb more and more of his heat to slow him down.

Connor continued punching at her, well at Hercules, thinking his hits were doing something or some kind of damage! Connor however furrowed his brow as Hercules’s move were quite different…he was blocking. Only blocking. This ddin’t make sense to him. That being said each punch Connor threw he could feel heat leaving his body and rather quickly! “WHAT TRICKERY IS THIS?!?”   Connor finally watched as some of the punches were dodged, and Hercules struck back! A burst of while emitting from his body and sending Connor flying back until his back hit the wall, and spatial left from his mouth! Connor hunched himself up, and wiped his mouth with his forearm. “Come on….COME ON!” Connor flexed his arms once again and a golden chi would’ve bursted from his body this time, as the rocks around him flew up slightly! His chi was waning, but he wouldn’t quite until he put Hercules down again! When he’d come towards him and twirled out, there was nothing…there. But for some reason Connor could feel a roaring impact hit him right in the face! Connor’s face whipping towards the right side as his eyes twitched a bit showing that hit rocked him pretty well!. Connor was dazed and ended up taking the haymaker that followed to the right side of his head, and another hook to his chin! “This strength….is’…it’s not the same!” Connor would’ve looked at Hercules again and seen him raise his leg. “Since when…does he kick?...it doesn’t matter…what you learn. You’ve got some tricks…but..” Connor spoke aloud. ‘I’ve got someone to fight for!!!!!” Connor would’ve dodged the coming axe kick and let her foot impact the ground! Using his Eagle eyes, what he could of     them, he was able to catch the invisible force that hit him last time, i.e her tail! Connor would’ve gripped it tight with both hands! His breath beginning to feel a bit frosty, as the white breathe left his body! Connor would yell at the top of his lungs and attempt to sling Hercules, over his shoulder and into the ground face first! If successful, Connor would’ve raised his right foot and attempted to curb stomp the back of Hercule’s head into the dirt with enough force to crack his skull! Weather this hit or not, if Hercules found a way to return to a standing position, Connor would attempt a combination of his called the good morning!

A simple attempt preformed as a startup or a counter combination. Connor would throw a speedy hook punch with his right//left hand, aimed towards the left/right side of an opponent’s face. If it connected, the opponent's head and body would be rocked to the left/right, putting them off balance and shifting their weight against them, leaving a nasty bloody bruise on the face! The moment Connor's fist impacted them however, or if it didn't, he'd then attempt to throw a left/right knee into the gastric of his opponent, enough force equal to the psi of a hand cannon equate to a magnum., that would send an outwards dent in the opponents back side like out of a dbz episode, before connor would take the same attacking leg and attempt to unbend it, shooting the tip of his foot towards the base of his opponents chin, knocking their hed upwards, giving his opponent the feeling of false decapitation, spraining the neck and making head movement difficult for the rest of the match.. The last maneuver in this combo would send the opponent skyrocketing upwards in a beeline into the air by at least 10 feet. “Something’s different…hercules doesn’t fight like this. These moves. I’ve seen them…countered them…what’s going on here?! Why is he back?!?! Connor thought to himself through this process.

Connor could feel the elbow coming in the bottom of the sole of his foot! the pain made him wince.. what was more shocking was how crafty Hercules had become in all of his recent combat experience. Connor took it. not being able to dodge it, and turn away he'd have continued doing what he was doing before! attempting to continue his onslaught when he tried to knee her it was stopped! Hercules had caught his knee and grinned to tuant him as well! "you bastard!" Connor murmured as Hercules Leaned forward and headbutted him right in the chin! Connor took it, his head whipping back and his lip busted and eyes shut tight! He'd had a strong chin sure bit this shit rattled his teeth and sent him back first into the ground! His leg bent to his chest and Hercules mounted over him speaking aloud! "GIVE UP RYOJI! your wretched whore will be my slave for an eternity! I can hardly wait for the day she bares my seed!" Connors eyed widened! he was nearly drained! almost completely out of chi! and yet hearing about the things he wanted to do to his wife made him sick! "oooooOOOORYAAAAAAAAAAA!" Connor would've used every ouncle of strength in his half demon body and lifted his leg with Hercules on it and toss him off, sling shorting him odd and across the room smack dab aagisnt the wall like being fired from a catapult! Connors body had been flexing from up and down, him gaining power off of negitive emotions and pain! while the bending of his leg did nothing much all in part of his flexibility, Connor did want to make sure he and herc had distance!

She’d landed some hits but kept on her toes and as her tail is grabbed, she goes flying forward right into him with a glare and gritted teeth. “BRING IT THEN!” And brought it he always did as Yumi lands face first into the ground with a grunt. Without any time to turn her body around, she looks out of the corner of her eye and catches his foot coming for her skull! Throwing her elbow up the last split second, it tries to come in contact with the sole of his foot, ramming it into the muscle and through the bone as her scales hardened the already steel bone used to assault her attacker. With such force he had placed to skull crush her times the speed she herself did to counter him, their speed together could have broken his foot and severed the tendons used to use that foot to walk on. Regardless of what Connor did next, she did throw herself back up only to meet with a hook to the face, spit flying out from her bruised lips as she takes the next few steps backwards to attempt at dodging his combination. Thankfully the scales crawling on her face had stopped her from being rocked to the point of the world spinning but the pain was something else. Connor never held back punches but it was even worse when he was doing it to put someone under. Her jaw cracked slightly but she ignored it in favor of putting her hands up to defend herself from the next oncoming combination which happened to be a knee to the gut a simple hit but coming from someone like Connor, one could be throwing up their organs. Once more her scales came in to play, protecting her most sensitive spot though without much effect as her eyes widen and she throws up more spit and even stomach acid before glaring and catching his leg, wrapping her arms under his knee to keep him from moving anywhere. “ENOUGH!” Shooting herself forward, she attempts at head butting under his chin with a ferocious ‘SNAP’ that could crack all 24 of his teeth! She didn’t stop there as she put all her weight into him, using his leg to throw him off balance and urging him to land on his head, with his body curved up, his leg now being bent painfully towards his chest!! Yumi straddled his neck, eyes narrowed down at him as she held tight to his limb to the point of breaking it right out of its socket. “Connor WAKE UP! Snap out of it!!” They couldn’t keep wasting their chi like this other wise the last trial was going to kill them….if Connor didn’t kill her first that was.

III
Connor would've poured what little chi he had left into his aura! his Hatsu! his aura swirlled around his body and began to pour into his right hand! the gold aura pouring into a bright red glowing right hand! Connor would utilize the true essence of his chi nature, which is Destruction & and it's adverse new found nature which is Fortification. Connor has come to terms that his chi will only allow him to destroy things. While he is not over confident about it, he is aware of the power he posses and thus, has come up with a way to use it to the best of his advert ability, while maintaining a sense of morality, he will kill an opponent if need be, and that is precisely what this move is for. Connor focuses all of the destruction chi he can muster into his entire right or left hand. (the right this time)Then in doing so, adds small flares of fortification chi that resemble burst of lightning or sparkles almost like camrea lense flares. In doing this, his hand will glow with a violent red color, that appears as a small flickering red light at first before shining brightly. Connor can choose to charge this move post by post. To "Charge" the tecnique sucesfully without interfearence, Connor would create a skin thin layer of destruction chi/Fortification chi/ and a compressed Akuma no honshintsu to attempt to keep outside forces from h arming him, as if he used any of the three, should there be an outside interfearene coporeal or non coporeal, it would be destroyed, chopped into hundreds of peices, or sizzled away (Or all three, should connor chose to implement all of his defenses at once, for a sure fire charge. which in this case he would use all 3) Connor would then utter a phrase along the lines of: “This hand of mine glows with an awesome power!" As Connor shouted this the foundation of the room around hem began to shake And shiver violently! its burning grip tells me to defeat you! " Connor would've spread he's legs and squated down! like the idiot he was planning to expoliate all of his remaining chi into a single attack! "Here I go! ANNIHILATIIIIING FINGEEEEEEEEER!!” (Phrase can be bypassed) In doing so, Connor would then use a micropush form his entire back side, to blast and propel his own body forward, at a speed similar to a bullet train, but this can vary via charge time. Connor would then attempt to use the properites of his hand to perice or impale his opponent outright weather it be through the stomach or decapitiation via the neck. Durability aside, with Destruction chi's properties of destroying any and all forms of matter combined with fortifications chi ability to sharpen and cut on large or small scales, it has a very high sucess rate of impaling. This is not to downplay any opponents calibur of durability per say, but to block the attack head on, would take unconventional means or outright dodging. If impaled, whatever part was indeed impaled, would be cut through and destroyed, on the spot, leaving not even a drop of blood to flow from the wound, as the chi would incinerate it all on touch. "HYAAAAAAAAA!!!". Connor would've darted full speed at Hercules And drawing his right haand back he'd attempt to impale Hercules in the pit if his gut unless of course the spell was broken. only then could Connor at least compose himself.

<p class="MsoNormal">Connor wasn’t going to snap out of it, she wasn’t surprised but she was beginning to grow angry. Before she could try and snap him out of it any further, his body moved and she did her best to keep him still but whatever he thought she said sure pissed him off!! Without a moment to react, Yumi is sent flying in a straight shot to the other side of the barren room. Using a blast of flames to slow her momentum down by shooting it opposite of her trajectory she catches herself against the wall and slides down to her knees, panting harshly as she was using too much of her chi. “I can’t…keep doing this…” Her head snaps up when she recognized a flurry of energy coming from her husbands hand and blue hues widen for a split second with a tinge of fear and alarm. “No…Connor no don’t!!!” But it was no use, he wasn’t listening…he was only seeing what he wanted. She tries to move forward but the exhaustion of the chi draining, the first trial and trying not to hurt Connor was getting to her…Falling to a knee, she continued to catch her breath before shutting her eyes. No one escaped this attack did they? Well no one in her condition could…swallowing hard with tears pricking the corners of her eyes she shook her head and murmured. “At least it’s by your hand I suppose…” Was she giving up? No, that really wasn’t her style…and sure she could accept it was Connor ending her life but how could she give him the satisfaction? With a quick inhale, her head snaps back up and she glares. “BRING IT ON THEN!” As if reaching a second wind, or as a last hail Mary, Yumi allowed her destruction chi to pour out by the gallons, planning on trying to somewhat match his attack or weaken it somehow but what else could she do? Standing up, her hair raises above strong shoulders and she gets into a stance, both arms on either side of her hips holding strong and her legs shoulder width apart. Pieces of the ground began to break away, the cave trembling from both of their energies as more of her dragon features began to show, her scales growing green and bigger to protect her skin and harden it though against an attack like annihilating finger there wasn’t much of a chance she was going to survive this even in his weakened state. Her tail curls around her armored torso as if that might help and she continues to heighten her levels of destruction chi to create a barrier of sorts against his and hopefully cancel it out or weaken it so she could survive!! Connor shoots off while screaming his attack and Yumi couldn’t help the overly confident smirk while saying with a smart tone. “Kevin wouldn’t pull some shit like this, maybe I was better off with him in the end….”

<p class="MsoNormal">Connor’s body was propelling forward! He could see Hercules standing up and emiting a burst of chi from his body! As if he was preparing himself for the end! “BRING IT ON THEN!” Connor’s hand drawn back, he was about to drive it into the pit of Hercules’s stomach! Why he stood idol, he didn’t know, nor did he even care! Connor would’ve only been a few feet away from him when he’d heard words, deep down he knew Hercules wouldn’t have any knowledge or bother to say in the first place. “Kevin wouldn’t pull some shit like this, maybe I was better off with him in the end….” Connor’s brow raised as he stuck his feet out, and instead of pushing his hand through Hercule’s stomach, his hand only stoped, touching the bare surface of the skin…except this didn’t feel like rough manly skin…it felt soft. Feminine. “WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YO ARE? FUCK THAT PUNK ASS KEVIN, HE LOST YUMI TO-wait….with him…” connor’s vision began to blurr again, as his brain started to work again and he began to put the pieces together. Hercule’s image soon faded, and all went black for a moment, before Connor’s vision returned to what it was before! His red hues shinning vibrantly once again as he shook his head a few times and saw his hand on yumi’s stomach! Connor quickly pulled away! Leaving a bit of a red mark right on her abdomen, as Connor stepped back a bit in shock. “Wait what?!?...was i?...fighting you?!” Connor tapped his stomach a few times. “That fruit! Some powerful stuff! My body usually rejects that kind of shit but wow!” Connor chewed the inside of his jaw a couple of times before moving it around, and reaching inside of his mouth. As he did, he’d pull out a loose tooth and flick it to the ground. “Man Yumi, you really REALLY know how to pack a punch….shit.” Connor moved his jaw a couple of times, but was smiling the entire time. “Not gonna lie you’ve gotten better. Hell of better. Aye fuck these trials, lets’ keep this shit going!” Connor would’ve gotten back into his fighting stance, as if nothing had happened this entire time, and everything was kosher. “Sorry about the mark by the way….i must’ve failed the test. I’d never hurt you, not unless I’m smashing you.” Connor held his stance, but his face looked a bit saddened, like a puppy who’d lost it’s way. He was hurting…upset that he’d attack Yumi out of spite and malice. It wasn’t long before he took his regular stance and walked up to her, reaching for her hands, to place them in his own. “Yu-Yu I’m sorry…” Connor looked at the scar. “I don’t know what kind of test this was…but I don’t like it.” Connor looked at the stone door as it opened up and began to ascend upwards. “But I take it we passed…you do forgive me right? I mean aye.” Connor would’ve dropped her hands and began gesturing with his own. “I meeeeean if you wanna fight about it you know….you can see me off the hands. Not gonna lie though, if not for that tail, I’d have put my foot in your ass pretty quick.” Connor would’ve flicked his nose with his thumb and smiled at her playfully. “Ready for the final test?” Connor would’ve hiked the egg up and over his shoulder, waiting for Yumi to be ready after what ever shit she would’ve given him.

<p class="MsoNormal">It seemed what Yumi had said struck a nerve in Connor as he slowed down though that didn’t make too much of a difference as her armor melted in the torso area, exposing her stomach even with the scales, it didn’t matter and shes almost pushed back as his hand lands the blow though it was more of a touch now as she grits her teeth and winces at the horrific burning sensation…it wasn’t like a fire burn, this felt like an incinerating agonizing ache even with her destructive chi attempting to protect her. Suddenly the hand is removed and she stops using her chi and staggers back to rest against the wall, letting out a relieved sigh. “Oh fuck….” “WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YO ARE? FUCK THAT PUNK ASS KEVIN, HE LOST YUMI TO-wait….with him…” He finally snapped out of it and she placed a hand on her wound, ignoring the stinging and smirking in annoyance. “Took you long enough.” Connor spit out a tooth and complimented her on her fighting which she scoffed at him for it. “What did you think I was getting weaker??” She mocked playfully but then she saw that sad expression and it made her melt. “You didn’t fail idiot, I’m still here aren’t I? So you passed.” Pushing herself off of the wall, she takes his hand and leads him to the fruit she’d eaten before as he starts talking that shit but Yumi could only laugh a little at his smack talk. Taking the fruit she bit, she stuffs it into his mouth. “You talk too much. Eat this, NOT all of it leave some for me!” She waits for him to do so and explains calmly. “It gave me a boost of energy we’re going to need it.” She begins to eat the rest and sighs in content when that boost returns while Yumi pops and cracks her muscles. “Okay lets finish this babe. We are having so much sex when this shit is over, I swear.” She hoists her egg up on her shoulder and looks to him with a smile. “Try not to kill me in this one okay?” She jokes as they pass together to the last trial. This room was…huge!! Where were they?? It felt like they were ascending and as Yumi gazes up she could just barely make out the night time sky…it was night? At first she assumed this giant open space was just full of rocks and very long lines of chain links. The floor had cracks with lines of lava here and there…they’d have to be careful where they stepped it seemed or they’d burn their feet. Well Yumi might be able to handle the lava even in her weak condition but too much and she’d be in trouble. Suddenly she noticed a sort of display and instantly pieced it together that the eggs went there. Nudging Connor, she gestured carefully to it and goes first, eyeing the arena with caution but when nothing happens she puts the egg down takes note of something odd…this looked a lot like a nest? When Connor does the same is when a tremendous roar shakes the room and her head snaps up to gaze at the very antsy dragon awakening from its slumber at the sight of its returned eggs. It was huge in every sense of the word, with thick horns protruding out of its skull and powerful bumpy scales on rough skin and beady ember eyes.

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<p class="MsoNormal">“No…” Yumi murmurs….a dragon?! They had to fight a DRAGON?! People cheering breaks through the roar and she continues to look up, watching the people of the village and the royal family watching from a stand at a safe distance up high. Xamer was smiling, happy to see Connor had not killed his wife before silencing the crowd and speaking with a below. “Your very last trial Ryojis! Tame the beast! But do not kill our sister dragon!! Let us see your mercy along with your passion of battle!! BEGIN!” The crowd cheers like barbarians and Yumi watches with a frown. No weapons…barely any chi left and they COULDN’T kill this thing?!?! “So….you got a plan, babe?” She asks as the massive beast begins to run towards them all hundreds of teeth exposed while its massive jaw opens wide and smoke soars out of its flaring nostrils. Each step it took, its claws would dig deep into the volcano and create a crater underneath it.

IV
<p class="MsoNormal">Connor would’ve had the fruit stuffed into his mouth while holding the egg an taking a bite of it. Connor chewed it slowly in fear that the fruit might just take him over again…luckily it didn’t. The fruit actually revitalized Connor a bit, bringing back some of the access energy he expended that he never meant to. “Ahhh. Well.” Connor would’ve flexed his hand a bit, making a fist and releasing it. “I guess this will do for the time being. I’ll have to make due of any energy I get my hands on.”. “Okay lets finish this babe. We are having so much sex when this shit is over, I swear.” Connor adjusted the egg on his shoulder, and placed a hand on his hip. “Oh you know we are. After this shit, you better give the best head of your draconic life.” Try not to kill me in this one okay?”   “Aye aye Cap’n Yu Yu.” Connor would’ve sarcastically saluted her and carried on. The two of them would’ve ventured inside of the dark room. It was huge….and Connor was losing his sense of time here. He couldn’t quite tell weather it was day or night anymore, but he wasn’t tired so he’d try not defer on it much. The floor looked like it was held together by thin streams of lava, which is a completely contradiction but a lot of things in this world didn’t make sense as is. Why should it start now??? Yumi nudged Connor and began walking towards something that resembled a nest. Connor’s eyes narrowed. “Hmmm….” Connor sat his egg down and began rubbing his chin. “I’m putting two and two together here…”   Connor would’ve picked up his egg and mimicked her, taking it over and sitting the egg down inside of the nest. That’s when the roar came from above, and Connor would’ve snapped his head to look upwards and his inner hypothesis was right! It was a giant fucking dragon! “WHOA WHOA WHOAAAAAA!!!” Connor took some steps back, his fist clenched and his body on the defensive. . “Your very last trial Ryojis! Tame the beast! But do not kill our sister dragon!! Let us see your mercy along with your passion of battle!! BEGIN!” Couldn’t kill it? That just made this all the more difficult! The hell were they supposed to do?!?!? Subdue it?! Connor gritted his teeth in frustration! “God dammit…” “So….you got a plan, babe?” “Hell yeah I do….” Connor would’ve taken off, running to meet the dragon half way in it’s stride as it landed! “We punch the shit out of it!!!!!!!” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIbxNTTDDP4&index=14&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7 ) Connor would’ve taken the first attack! Leaping into the air with his fist cocked back, about to bring it down upon the dragon, until it’s giant claw moved faster than what even he expected it to be able to do and smacked Connor back down to the ground! It’s strength was amazing!...Connor didn’t even fathom a   creature could be this strong! That’s when it hit connor…this wasn’t just a creature. No. this was a full blown DRAGON. The creatures of legend, myth, and power…massive amounts of power…Connor winced. He just lost 3 ribs he was sure of it. Connor used the wall to brace himself for a second, before he saw the dragon’s mouth begin to light up and ignite with fire. Connor struggled to move for a sec. did….did he have a collapsed lung? Connor grunted. “Fuck me….” The dragon would’ve launched   a giant fire blast towards him and connor wasn’t able to get out of the way in time!

<p class="MsoNormal">“Wait Connor no!!!” Dammit act first and think later was always Connors method but that wasn’t going to fly here! He shot off to meet the dragon halfway but she couldn’t react quick enough to stop him and soon enough that massive claw makes contact with the Ryoji man and sends him flying like a rag doll. She winces and finally shoots off with the boost of energy and like a speeding bullet makes her way in front of Connor with a protective stance, her dragon features returning full force now….she couldn’t transform into a full fledge dragon but she’d be damned if she’d let that stop her. Her eyes, now a piercing yellow with pupils slit like a reptiles, her jaw grew and teeth sharpened dangerously while hands shifted into claws and her wings sprouted out to block Connor from the damage coming their way. The armor expanded around her form or what was left of it of course after Connors annihilating finger attack but it did its best to further protect its user. The heat was growing and the flame attack drew closer, giving out a blinding bright light as the waves of inferno blew back Yumis hair though she stood strong and dug her heels into the rocks, opening her arms out and at the last moment when the ball of embers seems to make a hit, the red head parts bruised lips and inhales violently, eating the fire right up!! The attack swirls into a vortex that leads right into the halflings mouth and vanishes!! Shutting her eyes, theres an eerie silence that soon follows while the crowd stares in anticipation and the mighty Dragon watches with narrowed eyes….Seconds after, yellow eyes snap open and Yumi roars powerfully, the fire returns as compressed energy shooting right back to the beast in an explosive sphere the size of the dragons head! It sounded like a piercing firework shooting into the air only with much more dire effect and brighter color. The ball imbeds itself into the ground as it flies forward, destroying whatever was beneath it and before the Dragon could move out of its way, the attack makes a straight shot right into its chest, knocking the legendary animal right off of its legs and into the other side of the volcano, destroying the wall and knocking it down. Yumi grabs hold of her throat and falls to a knee, feeling the burns…dragons were fire proof on the outside sure but on the inside it was more difficult than that. She’d never abosorbed such a gigantic fire blast before especially from such a mighty source. Using her destruction chi to compress and morph the attack into external energy was dangerous if there was too much of it but at least she’d been able to do it. Turning to look at Connor she watches him before realizing just how hurt he was….The pained expression soon turns into anger as the more animalistic part of her had awoken and she growls. “No one….hurts my husband…” Lifting herself back up she begins to walk forward as the dragon was adjusting itself and getting back on its stomach to growl dangerously at its opponent. Yumi couldn’t kill this creature…but she sure as hell wasn’t going to just keep counter attacking and trying to dodge, she needed a plan….her eyes shift to gaze at the huge amount of chains and that’s when she gets an idea. But how to go about it…Gazing around the final stage, she noticed the amount of pillars scattered around the arena and began to piece it together until the Dragon, tired of waiting for her move would begin to rush towards her but she wasn’t going to just stand around anymore. Shooting off the balls of her feet, she rushed as well! Though not to the dragon, she vanished to the sides where the chains lay! Tons of chains were piled on and Yumi made quick use of it as her claws land on the end of the links only to run right for the beast! Tying the chain around her waist so her hands were free, the links followed her while she slammed her fist into the ground, forming a gigantic slab of rock before lifting it right off the ground and soaring for the dragons head!! The beast opened its fierce jaw as if welcoming her into its throat but Yumi using her peak human strength swings the rock that was three times her size right into the dragons mouth with her still attached. The beast lowers its head down to meet her hallway and slams its teeth down tight, shaking its head back and forth violently. Yumi crawled forward now given the chance with the dragon busy destroying the chunk of rock she used for a diversion and crawled up its head, unwrapping the chain from her body only to swing it around the dragons neck and throw herself off, holding on tight to the end of the extensive links and landing roughly on to the ground. The dragon now with bits of rock falling from its mouth, sees her and lifts its hefty claw to crush her but Yumi was faster, doing a shoulder roll out of the way and right underneath the dragons neck, gazing up and making sure she was out of sight. She needed to finish tying the Dragons neck with the chain if she was going to continue her plan….

<p class="MsoNormal">(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW5q-YTg8Fk&index=4&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7 )Connor watched as the giant blast would’ve come his way, but alas his love Yumi stepped in to check on him and make sure he was okay! That’s when she turned around, and pulled a maneuver Connor had thought she could do in theory, but never actually saw her do it! She swallowed the dragon’s flame whole! Just gulfed it up as a whole, and consumed the flame! Connor’s eyes winded for a second, before he blinked. “Talk about deepthroat.” Connor remarked, as he then watched as she spit the giant fireball right back at the dragon and knocking it slam over! Connor would’ve sighed with relief closing his eyes and laughing a bit. “No one….hurts my husband…” “Thanks love…” Connor felt on his own ribs for a second and winced. He’d place his left hand against them, to push them inwards a bit, wincing as he did, and he’d then elbow himself towards the front curve of his ribs, to microfracture them in place, to keep them from flailing around. Connor spit some blood up from his lip and let it fall to the ground. “Mmm….one more step.” As   yumi went into action, Connor would’ve squatted down wheezing up a storm. Taking a few rocks and using what remaining chi he’d gained from this painful experience, to make use of it. Using fortification chi, he’d fashion a rock like straw, with a point at the end. Connor would’ve felt on his chest some more, trying to see which lung was collapsed. It was his right one. Not hesitating connor would’ve impaled himself, and the air would’ve released from his lung and Connor would’ve sighed a sigh of relief. “ahhhhhhh….that’s better.” Connor would’ve stood up and dusted himself off and looked at Yumi in action! She went for the chain, and was maneuvering herself to what looked like tying it around her neck. Connor caught on to this and decided to aid in the best way he knew how. Hitting shit. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f_pBrCyJPk&index=2&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7 ) “YUMI! JUST GIVE A DIRECTION AND I’LL GO…BUT I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!” Connor would’ve spiked his chi! Iwt was running in short supply but he had to push! His body was in pain, and every muscle he’d had was aching but he didn’t have time to waste, not even for a second! His arms by his sides, he’d scream out and pour what destruction chi he had left around his body! Letting his Hatsu chi aura stream form his body as he destroyed the air and resistence forces around his body to move at the speed of sound!

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<p class="MsoNormal">Connor would’ve darted towards the blind spot on the side of the dragon and launched a kick, with tremendous force! This kick empowered by a micro push from the back of Connor’s leg, would’ve had enough strength to hit and uplift the giant beast about 10 feet into the air! This was a good bit considering her size! Once done, Connor would’ve leapt up beneath her and took hold of the chain, before that same red aura poured off of him, and Connor would’ve moved at that similar speed to completely pull and fashion a good chunk of the chain around it’s neck and drag her back down tot eh ground with a slam at the same time! Connor would’ve kept held of the chain, and began moving at that same accelerated speed again, his right calf splitting a bit and now having a cut on it! The poison running through his viens was weakening   him and his muscles,to the point where his body wouldn’t be able to handle his own power after to long! Connor tripped for a moment but began to burst and manuver the chain through various pillars around the room! The dragon struggle, and breathing wild amounts of fire, as Connor had pretty much created a cross second tie up! At the end of the last pillar, Connor would’ve coated his leg in fortification chin, and tied the chain around his ankle. After doing so he’d lift his foot into the air and shove it into the ground with enough force to burry his leg all the way up to his calf in the rock! Making his body a human anchor! Connor winced, remaining on his good knee and one hand to support him. Each time the dragon tugged, he could feel the bone in his leg close to snapping, but he refused to give in! “WHATEVER YOU’RE GONNA DO, DO IT!” Connor took hold of the chains in addition to what he was doing as well to make sure the beast stayed somewhat subdued! “I have NO issue killing this thing but we need to pass this test!

<p class="MsoNormal">She hears Connor and could only laugh though a wince comes after and a light groan. “Okay, don’t make me laugh.” As shes helped up, she blinks in surprise from him offering his back. Smiling softly and gets on it very carefully. “My hero.” She kisses his cheek before using a dull blue flame to attempt to heal them but she was much too tired. With a small sigh, she murmurs. “Lemme just…catch my breath and I’ll be able to heal us.” They step out and the first chance at fresh air, Yumi was taking it all in. Her uncle congratulates the two of them and she grunts in pain. “Yes, thank you uncle…” Connor lets her down and she tries to stand with his help, really wishing she could use her blue flame…suddenly said flame appears, engulfing both husband and wife and instantly healing their wounds inside and out after a couple of minutes of burning into the. The cool flame didn’t hurt as usual but this flame? It sent a rush through them!! Like not only were they being healed but their chi grew as and replenished. Yumi would sigh in relief, eager to have the pain go away only to lock eyes with the one healing them! She smiles slowly, her eyes softening. “Father…” The flame was massive with a powerful blue glow before finally vanishing and leaving them feeling good as new. Xamer had been the one to heal them and after doing so, goes to the both of them and lets out a proud grin. “I KNEW YOU’D PASS!!! We know how to pick our mates don’t we Yumi? You both deserve the rest ahead of you because now we CELEBRATE!! ALL NIGHT LONG! BIG PARTY!!” Yumi winces at his loud bellowing but grins, laughing at her father and agreeing. “Sounds good to me…” Her eyes shift to Connor before giving him an amused expression. “You married me babe.” She teases knowing he probably was so overly done with this place.