Narrator- The Next Day, 2:00 p.m (Day 2)

(Outside the Aquatic Hospital)

Raiden(with an excited face)- So all ready??

Hinaka(while wearing eye bandage, chest bandage, shoulder bandage)- .........

Livon(while wearing leg bandage, rib cage bandage, face bandage)- ........

Ayumi(while looking at hinaka and livon)- Hahahahaha!!

Raiden(to hinaka and livon)- Huh...?? Why so dull?? I ask, are you guys ready
or not!!

Hinaka(to raiden)- Yeah................ Pumped up......!!

Livon(to raiden)- Absolutely ready.................!!

Raiden(with an excited face)- Good, good!! Better, better!! I won't tolerate any dull faces on the day we are going to get our new mission. So, now its time to head to the Aquatic Academy and meet Sir Aiden!!

Ayumi(to hinaka and livon)- Here, take this. If any injury unexpectedly takes more time to heal, then use this. (moves ahead to hand over noriko's homemade herbal cream)

Hinaka(with a worried face)- But.... I have never used it before.... what if it ends up having negative effects on me...?? And I have also heard from the guys that have used it, they said that noriko's cream only work on those who she personally want it to.

Ayumi(to hinaka)- Don't worry hinaka, nothing will happen. Haha!! You see, this is my go to cream, it has always worked on me, so I am sure it will be just fine with you too. (then hands over the cream to hinaka)

Raiden(in his mind)- Just fine......?? Ayumi herself isn't even 100 percent sure whether the cream will work or not!! And she is out there disturbing it to everyone and acting as a brand ambassador!! I wonder if ayumi and noriko have secretly signed a major contract!!

Livon(in his mind)- Damn..... I will just keep on walking and pretend, I never saw and heard anything. (starts walking)

Ayumi(while stopping livon from back)- Where are you going?? Huh??

Livon(while holding his right leg)- Ohh..... my leg, it is all good now!! Yeah, its prefect!!

Ayumi(to livon)- Wasn't your right leg hurt??

Livon(with a worried face)- Ohh, now I remember!! I wanted to go to the washroom!! I need to hurry!! Sorry ayumi, but you should take care of the cream for me.

Ayumi(to livon)- Stop it!! Don't make bad excuses!! Take this now!! (hands over the cream to livon) Aaah...... everything is done!! (in a relaxing tone)

Livon- Sheesh.......!! I shouldn't have apologized to noriko!!

Narrator- After a walk of approx 30 minutes, all four of them reached the Aquatic Academy.

(Inside Aiden's Room)

Elite Soldiers(while bowing down)- Sir!! We are here as per your orders!!

Aiden(while sitting in a royal chair)- Good!! But before I explain anything, tell me why are livon and hinaka in such conditions??

Raiden(in an awkward way)- He-he-he-he!! There conditions.....??

(in his mind) If anything happens to our mission then its all over for both of them!!

They..... had a little dispute nothing else.(to aiden)

Aiden(with a surprised face)- A dispute between elite soldiers in my country!! (in a commanding voice)

Ayumi(to aiden)- Raiden, its okay. It was a friendly fight between them.

Aiden- Hmph...?? A friendly fight with these brutal injuries?? No wonder, why raiden called it a dispute. Hahaha!! But its all fine until its friendly. The spirit of competitiveness to grow stronger is very important too!! But..... are you both healthy enough to participate in the next mission or not??

Raiden(with a joyful face)- Mission?? Is it really a mission?? Are you sure about it??

Aiden(to raiden)- Ofcourse, I am. If it wasn't confirmed then why would I have called you guys over here in the first place!!

Livon(to aiden)- So what exactly is this 'mission' gonna be??

Aiden- A joint mission between Aquatic Country and Dragon Country. All four of you will be required to go over there for this mission.

Ayumi(with a surprised face)- A joint mission....??

Livon(to aiden)- But what are we even supposed to do?? You still haven't told us that.

Aiden- I can't tell you that. All the details regarding the mission will be told to you by Hanna(Chief In Commander of Dragon Country) once you guys reach there. But yeah everything will depend on livon and hinaka, if they both are healthy enough then only we can go ahead with this mission. Because requirement of all four of you is very important.

Livon and Hinaka(to aiden)- We are alright!!

Aiden- Okay. Then the mission is on!!

Raiden(with a joyful face)- Yess!! But sir can you tell us anything more about the mission?? Anything more will be good!!

Aiden- Well then....... anything more would be...... Huh, it will be a long mission. By long, I mean it will at least take 30 days to complete.

Hinaka(in his mind)- Hmph!! Great, 30 days with mizumi roaming around!! I can already feel every second moving slowly from now on.

Aiden- Now, go back home, have a nice rest and then leave tomorrow morning for the Dragon Country. I will be counting on you guys to show me good results.

Elite Soldiers(while bowing down)- Yes sir!!

Aiden- And one last thing, expect the unexpected. Remember what happened in the last mission(Rimsor Forest) and try to better yourself.

(Outside Aquatic Academy)

Ayumi- Well, I am going to go home from here. I will be meeting all of you tomorrow at raiden's place then. Hinaka and livon, do take care of yourself. (ayumi leaves)

Hinaka- I need some rest, so I will also be leaving now. (slowly starts walking)

Raiden(to hinaka)- I will escort you!! Your eyes are still recovering, let me help you!!

Hinaka(to raiden)- No, its okay, don't worry. I remember the way through my home from here, so I can go on my own. Bye-Bye!! (hinaka leaves)

Raiden(to livon)- It looks like its just two of us left now. We should also proceed.

Livon(slowly starts walking)- We should grab a bite to eat something on our way back.

Raiden(with a delighted face)- Ah-ah!! You look in a great mood today!! This is probably what sir aiden meant when he said expect the unexpected. What is the reason for your happiness, huh?? (in a teasing tone) Is it because you defeated hinaka or something else??

Livon(with a smile)- Maybe....... Or maybe something else.

Raiden(with an annoyed face)- Huuuuuuuuh.....?? Why do you we have to build so much suspense?? Now you gotta tell me everything!!

Livon(with a smile)- Nay, nay, nay!! Its a secret. Well, leave this topic aside and tell me what has uncle planned to cook for the dinner tonight??

Raiden(with a surprised face)- Ohhhhhh.....!! What am I hearing?? Usually its me or father who invites you for the dinner but this time you are the one approaching directly!! Something must have definitely changed, there is no way you can be in such good mood!! You must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed today!!

Livon(to raiden)- Hahahaha!! Its nothing like that. I didn't woke up on any wrong side of the bed... or wait..... I probably did(while thinking). But that's not the important thing here. I can tell you one thing, that is I have decided to live a happy life from now on. I want to be surrounded by people who care for me and I want to give them, the best me possible!!

Raiden(with an emotional face)- Man, stop it, I might even start crying now. I never expected to hear these kinds of words from you ever!! Come, lets eat something now.

Narrator- After one hour, they reached home. Both of them are neighbours who live next door to each other. Livon lives at the left and Raiden at the right.

Livon(to raiden)- Okay then I will meet you at the time of the dinner.

Raiden(to livon)- Yeah. Bye!!

Narrator- Raiden just before entering his house looks at Livon last time. Surprisingly, Livon stood still at the entrance and was doing something.

Raiden(while looking at livon)- Huh...?? What is he doing??

Livon(while bending down to pick up an envelope)- What is this??

Narrator- Livon then opens up the envelope and found a letter.

Livon(while sweating)- ..........

Raiden(while shouting)- What is that?? Is everything alright??

Narrator- Livon ignores Raiden and then hurriedly entered the house.

Raiden(with a confused face)- What happened to him now??

(9 p.m- Time of the dinner)

Raiden(while standing outside livon's house)- Heyyy livon!! Its time!! Livon!! (livon then arrived from his balcony)

Livon(with a depressed face)- How about we cancel our plan for today?? I am just not in the right mood.

Raiden(to livon)- Huh?? Cancel?? Where did this came from?? Stop messing around and quickly come down!! Dinner is getting cold you know!!

Livon(with a depressed face)- Aaah..... okay.......

Narrator- After the reading the letter, Livon's soul left his body. He looked liked a completely blank person. His eyes became emotionless, his body didn't even had courage to move anymore. Livon had now lost his will to live. He wanted to start a new beginning but before he could even start his past came to haunt him. He cluelessly came down when Raiden called him.

Raiden(to livon)- Ohh, here you are!! Excited for the dinner?? Father has made your favorite dish, 'Pav Bhaji' tonight!!

Livon(with a depressed face)- ........

Raiden(in his mind)- Something is definitely wrong. What did livon picked up earlier from the ground that has caused him to change so drastically in no time!!

(to livon)- Well, do you know that eating swallows all of our problems. Yes, my mother used this. She used to say that when we eat something we not only make our appetite fill but we also make our problems go away. So, cheer up and lets have a great dinner!!

Narrator- It took them about 45 minutes to have a dinner. After that, Raiden accompanied Livon to his house.

Raiden(while wrapping his arm around livon's shoulder)- Damn that was a good dinner, wasn't it??

Livon(with a depressed face)- ........ Huh......, yes.

Raiden(while looking at livon)- Tell me, what happened?? What was left there at the ground for you earlier?? You weren't so down in the afternoon, then what happened exactly??

Livon(to raiden)- Aah......, nothing. Everything is good.

Raiden(to livon)- Everything is good?? Everything is good?? Just see yourself!! Nothing is good!! You aren't required to suffer alone!! Am I not your friend?? Then why aren't you sharing your problem with me!! We can surely figure out something together!! You just have to tell me!! Don't suffer alone, please!!

Livon(while removing raiden's hand from his shoulder)- I wish...... it was that easy............. (livon then went to his house)

Raiden(in his mind)- I will never leave your side, livon. Never ever. Till the very end.

Narrator- Hours of desperation passed by and finally the time for judgement arrived.

(2:42 a.m, Day 3)

Livon takes deep breaths as he looks outside through his window. He removes all of his bandages and then exited his house to reach the Aquatic Amusement Park.

(3:01 a.m, Aquatic Amusement Park)

Chronos(while sitting on a ride)- Late by a minute. But I am not angry, so no worries, everything is good.

Livon(with a depressed face)- .......

Chronos(while looking around)- This is one of my favourite places, you know. This amusement park, it is my comfort zone. Especially at nights, when no one is around, you can feel the true loneliness of this place, one which usually gets covered by all the people at day time. Aah, don't make such faces, I know you might be wondering why I called you over here. BUT THE TRUTH IS, I WAS JUST GETTING BORED AND WANTED TO KILL SOME TIME, SO I DECIDED TO INVIT.........

Livon(to chronos)- FIRE BARREL!!

Narrator- Before Chronos could even complete his sentence, Livon attacked him with his fire barrel attack.

Chronos got surprised for a moment but still was easily be able to dodge it.

Chronos(while dodging the fire barrel)- Now, this is bad manners. If someone is speaking, specially if it is your elders then it is your duty to liste.........

Livon(to chronos)- FIRE FIST!!

Narrator- No time was wasted by Livon. He used his fire barrel attack as a medium to close out the distance. And once he got close to Chronos, he punched him right in the face and sends him 5 meters away.

Livon(to chronos)- FIRE PUNT KICK!!

Narrator- Chronos was down to his knees. The position was prefect. Livon attempts to kick him in the head but Chronos avoids it and gave him a low blow instead.

Livon(while gently holding his balls)- Aaaaaaaah............!!

Chronos(while squeezing livon's face)- Hahahahaha!! EARTHQUAKE FIST!!

Narrator- Chronos packed his fist with earthquake and then punched Livon to the ground.

Chronos(while looking at livon)- Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!! You damn idiot!! You certified damn loser!! You don't understand anything!!

Livon(to chronos)- FIRE MINES!!

Narrator- While lying down on the mercy of Chronos, Livon triggered his fire mines.

In normal circumstances, this attack at that moment would have proved very useful. As Chronos doesn't have a shakti which can counter fire nor he has ability to fly. But still, Chronos managed to found a way. The distance proved decisive over here. Chronos infuses his legs with earthquake and then jumps on the back of Livon to avoid the fire mines.

Livon was left with no other choice but to remove the fire mines. Chronos then picks Livon from the ground and gives him a support so he could stand up properly.

Chronos(to livon)- EARTHQUAKE FIST!!

Narrator- All that support was given by Chronos, just so he could punch Livon at his stomach.

Livon(while coughing blood)- ........

Chronos(while punching livon)- Hahahahahaha!!

Narrator- One punch, two punch, three punch, four punch. Chronos laughed and Livon bled.

But then suddenly, Livon spits on Chronos face.

Chronos(while cleaning his face)- Roach!! Now this is what you have gone down too!!

Narrator- As Chronos was busy cleaning his face, in the meantime Livon infused his right leg with fire and then gave him a knee strike to the face.

Chronos(while covering his nose as started to bleed)- Damn you..............!!

Livon(to chronos)- You think I don't know this place?? Huh?? This is the very last place I visited with my parents before you killed them!! You murderer!! FIRE BLADE!!

Narrator- Livon took out his blade and then slashed it at Chronos chest. Returning him the same kind of wound which Chronos gave him in there last battle.

Chronos(while being in pain)- GROUND RUPTURE!!

Livon(to chronos)- LUMINARY RING OF FIRE!!

Narrator- Even after a slash to the chest, Chronos was still standing on his two feet and was about to go for his next attack 'Ground Rupture'.

Livon quickly retreated backwards, thus maintaining a distance from him. And then threw his 'Luminary Ring Of Fire' of 500 centimetres.

Chronos barely avoids it, but still got a cut mark at his face. Due to this attack, he wasn't able to execute his ground rupture.

Livon(to chronos)- CRESCENT FIRE!!

Narrator- Livon produced a massive crescent of fire and directs it towards Chronos.

Chronos got hit by it at this chest and went flying in the air.

Livon(to chronos)- And now nothing can save you!! FIRE MINES!!

Narrator- The distance was now on Livon's side. These consecutive attacks ensured that Chronos had no where to go this time when Livon triggers his fire mines.

The short duration between Chronos getting hit by the crescent fire and flying through the air was targeted by Livon for the fire mines. So the next time when Chronos lands on the ground, it will be all over for him.

But before Chronos could land, the ground started rupturing suddenly. All the fire mines got destroyed due to it.

Livon(with a surprised face)- How did he do it??

Narrator- Even though Chronos was earlier unable to execute his attack. The radiations of shakti were still sent successfully to the ground when he brought down his fist. That's why it took certain time for the attack to be executed automatically.

Due to all the ground rupture, Livon ultimately fell down to the ground.

Chronos(to livon)- I will tell you the real reason why I called you over here. I called you because I wanted to play with my toy!! A broken toy!! A toy that is so broken now that it doesn't even know what to do anymore!! A useless piece of toy!!

TO BE CONTINUED