(SCENE: KRONIKA'S KEEP) (POV: 3RD PERSON)

Oscar, Cetrion & Geras emerge from the sand tornado as they found themselves in front of a massive hourglass.

"Wow. This place is both beautiful & incredible. Kinda wish I had my last birthday here." Oscar says, causing Geras & Cetrion to smile at this.

Suddenly, Kronika appeared before them. "Ah, so glad to see you all here." She says as she levitates down in front of Oscar. "But onto more pressing matters. I have brought in some help to save the Realms of a dark future." She says as she summoned 5 people into her Keep: 3 females & 2 males.

"Most of the Warriors have agreed to help us, in exchange for a new life. Nana Shimura, however, was slain in battle, but I have brought her back to help us." She explains as Nana approached Oscar.

"And Oscar, I am sorry my disappointment of an apprentice made you feel like you had nothing left to live for. Apparently, I chose wrong." She says as she starts explaining her past with All Might.

Once she was finished, Oscar placed his hand on her shoulder. "Nana, don't blame yourself for that disappointment. He made his choices & he will learn of the consequences." He says, trying to make Nana feel better.

It worked a bit as she felt a bit better at this. "Oscar, apologies for interrupting, but I have something you may need on your journey." Cetrion says as she hands him a medallion made out of material from the earth. "This medallion have been infused with a small portion of my energy. Put this on & you'll be granted the powers of nature herself, making you stronger than any Quirk user from your old world." She explains as she places the medallion around his neck. The medallion glowed a bright green color as it transformed Oscar's clothing into something designed for combat.

Oscar started feeling the power flowing through him. While he was happy to finally get a power after many years of having none, he had to remember to be both humble, kind & not to be corrupted by this new power.

"Thank you for this, Cetrion. I shall use these powers to bring a better future for your Realm." He says as Cetrion smiled at this while having a faint blush on her cheeks. "I am pleased to hear that." She says as Geras approaches Oscar with Khopesh swords in hand.

"Here. These sword will be most useful." He says as Oscar took the swords and gave them a little test drive. "Thank you Geras, these swords will definitely help." He says as Geras smiled and nod his head.

"Now then, it's time for you 6 to join the battle against evil & save the Realms from disaster." Kronika says as she creates a portal to sand. Oscar & his group enter the portal as it closed it behind him.

Once they were gone, Kronika turned to Cetrion. "Dearest Cetrion, why didn't you inform Oscar of your little secret?" She asks as Cetrion blushed in embarrassment at this. "He has too much on his mind right now. I'll tell after the tournaments." She says.

(What does she mean by that? Guess we'll have to wait till the MK9 Arc is done. Anyways, next up is the start of the MK Tournament.)