For the last few hours, Gin and Shinning have been doing intense training in the Crystal arena, however, Gin seemed to be struggling to keep up with Shinning who was easily dodging all of his attacks.
"ACK!" Gin shouted as he fell over in a heap while Shining sighed in frustration.
"Ugh, this is insane! The idea of turning a kid like him into a warrior in only a few hours is crazy! What was Cadence thinking?" Shining thought as Gin tried to catch his breath.
Gin slowly reached down and picked up the sword he was using and once again dashed towards Shining. However, just before Gin could attack Shining Armor suddenly he vanished and reappeared right in front of him. Once again Shining swung his shield and knocked Gins weapon into the air then in one swift move he punched Gin in the stomach. Shining sighed while Gin tried to catch his breath again.
"It's.....Gin, right?"
"Y-Yes sir!" Gin said as he tried to stand back up.
"My real name is Ginta Toramizu! But everyone usually calls me Gin for short!"
Shining Armor sighed before his shield began to glow before turning into a ring. Gin couldn't help but grin at the amazing stuff this world had, however, Shining was more annoyed than anything.
"Well Ginta, I hate to say this but......you have absolutely no chance of becoming a warrior. Especially in less than a single day!" Shining explained while Gin seemed to cringe at his words.
"You have next to no combat experience. You have no idea how to use ÄRM, or even what types of ÄRM there are! And to top it all off you have absolutely no magical potential!" Shining shouted as he and Gin stood silently.
"I-I'm sorry kid....but there's no way this is gonna work. I don't know why Cadence was so dead sent on making you a warrior but, I have other things I have to attend to." Shining said as he began to walk away.
Gin didn't try to stop him, after all, why even bother? Shining Armor wasn't wrong! Gin had no idea how this world worked and now he was stuck here. It was now that the full gravity of the situation dawned on him.
"I'm stuck in an alien world without any friends or family to help me......I'm all alone."
Gin walked out of the arena and into the street. He didn't look around at the brilliantly designed crystal town, he was too busy mopping around. However, before he could get in a worse mood he heard what sounded like crying. He walked around the corner and found a child crying in front of a crystal tree. Looking up he saw a red balloon tied to one of the branches.
"Hey, you don't need to cry. I got it!" Gin said with a grin before crouching down and with one swift motion, he leaped up to the branch and snagged the balloon.
Gin landed on the ground with a thud and the child looked in awe while Gin handed him the balloon.
"Here ya go kiddo! Sorry for the wai-" Gin tried to say before the child interpreted him.
"BOSS!"
Suddenly the doors and windows swung open and the citizens stared at the two. Some of the citizens were wide-eyed and others had tears in their eyes as they crowded around them.
"The boss came back!"
"Finally! We're saved!"
"That bastard Sombra doesn't stand a chance!"
The crowd began to chant while Gin started to shrink under everyone's hopeful gaze. However, before they went to far Gin had to rain on their mini parade.
"Umm I'm sorry everyone but I'm not this 'Boss' guy you keep talking about." Gin explained as the crowd all honed in on him.
"My name is Ginta, sorry everyone."
Suddenly the crowd began to die down as everyone began to turn pale. Gin noticed how everyone became distraught and lifeless. He looked down to see the child crying again.
"I-I don't understand! who's this Boss!?"
Gin heard someone cough and he turned around to see an older man with a cane. The rest of the citizens turned their attention to the old man while the child ran over to cry on his coat.
"Boss was a hero. He was the savior of Equis and the only person we all truly respected." The old sage explained while Gin raised an eyebrow.
"Ok, so what made this guy so important anyhow?"
Everyone gasped while Gin smiled awkwardly, however, the old sage began to explain.
"Boss was the leader of the group known as the cross guard. They battled many years ago aginst the Black cross! The Black Cross is an organization who were bent on taking over the entire world. Boss was the one who challenged them during the last war games."
Gin suddenly remembered the words that the masked man had explained to him earlier.
"The war games shall begin in three months~!"
"Umm, what exactly are the war games?" Gin asked as the crowd seemed uncomfortable with the subject.
"The war games was a tournament created by the gods to judge who would rule the world, and the winner would granted one wish regardless of what it was." The old sage explained with a tired sigh.
"After the last war games, the Crystal Empire was enslaved by the Black cross! And it was none other than Sombra who stole the throne!" One of the citizens shouted while the rest of the crowd cringed at the memories of their tyrannical ruler.
Gin felt his body tense up and anger began to boil in the pit of his stomach as the crowd voiced all of their pain. They shouted about how they were treated as slaves and forced to work in mines for the Black Cross, however, it was what happened next that made Gin snap.
"Grandpa!" The child choked out in between the tears.
Everyone turned their attention to the child who was still crying on the old man's clothes.
"I-I don't want Sombra to come back! He-He....." The child cried as the crowd joined in his sorrow.
"He killed my mommy and daddy! I don't wanna go back! Please don't make me!!"
Suddenly Everyone heard yelling and turned their attention to Gin who was screaming at the top of his lungs. After a minute, he stopped and felt his fist Trimble.
"I promise....." Gin whispered as the crowd focused on his words.
"I PROMISE I WON'T LET SOMBRA WIN! YOU HEAR ME!!" Gin shouted as the crowd felt something strange in their hearts.
"I PROMISE THAT I WON'T LET HIM HURT YOU EVER AGAIN! THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE......" Gin exclaimed as the crowd suddenly began to cry again, however, now they cried tears of joy.
"THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE WILL BE FREE AGAIN!!" Gin shouted as the crowd stared in shock.
The old man stared at Ginta and quickly realized the uncanny resembled the Boss. Their tone, attitude, and most of all their hope for the future!
The crowd was silent for a moment before bursting out into a loud cheer that rang across the whole kingdom. Gin, with a new fire in his eyes, started to run towards the castle.
"I'm weak! I get that....but....but! I can't just turn my back on these people!!" Gin thought as he sprinted towards the castle.
Suddenly he saw Shining Armor in the distance and picked up the pace. Then without warning Gin tried throwing a punch and without even trying Shining caught his attack, but suddenly he saw Gin swing his left leg up and swiftly kicked him in the jaw. The guards watched in awe as their captain went soaring into the castle hallway while his assailant was catching his breath.
"OW! What the hell is wrong with you!" Shining shouted while holding his nearly broken jaw.
"I've made a decision!"
Suddenly Shining noticed something. Did Gin look.....different? He looked a lot different than he remembered from only an hour ago. It was hard to explain but he felt more mature than he did before.
"I'm weak! I may not be a warrior! I may not understand those ÄRM thingies! And I may not even have any Magical whatchamacallits! but......I REFUSE TO LOSE WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING!" Gin shouted as a strange shining blue aura surrounded his body.
Shining stared in awe as he felt Gins eminence magical power! It felt like a giant flood of water was being poured on him and it was all coming from this kid.
"Not even an hour ago this kid was hopeless! But now he has enough magical potential to rival even the sacred four!!" Shining thought as a grin spread across his face.
"Alright then kid!" He said before standing back up and throwing him a sword.
"Show me how much you truly want to save these people!" Shining said before raising his left hand showing off his weapon.
"WEAPON ÄRM: BATTLE SHILD!"
Suddenly a giant shield appeared in front of him and then he slid his arms through the two holsters on the back and somehow split the shield in half.
"Ok...I won't lose! Even if it takes everything I got! I CANT LOSE WHEN I HAVENT EVEN TRIED!" Gin thought as he picked up the weapon and charged towards Shining Armor.
TO BE CONTINUED!