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The Ultimate Prize

Summary:

What better matter to fight over than a God of Glory, the one and only Ye Xiu?

Chapter 1: Game Start.

Notes:

Some might recognise a part of this from a Fifty Shades of Glory segment - that's because it's copy/pasted from there into here, since I had planned a follow-up but said follow-up doesn't fit in at all into 50S and I wanted the two evidentally together. This has been edited/added to however, and not all that was in the original made it into this one.

I have the follow-up piece partially written, so hopefully it won't take me too much longer to get it out. :D

Chapter Text

-- 01 --

The moment Chen Guo first announced that she had procured tickets for the three of them to attend the Sixth Annual All Stars, Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

Still, he somehow managed a smile and a half-hearted, “Sounds great, thanks Boss!”



-- 02 --

The first day of All Stars reminded Ye Xiu once more of the unease he first felt.

The rather ominous appearance of darkening skies on what had otherwise started off as a rather nice, blue-skied day didn't help matters.

If it weren't for the fact that he knew how difficult it was to obtain tickets in the first place - not to mention their cost - Ye Xiu would of considered feigning illness and remaining behind at the hotel.

As it was, he tried to ignore the unsettled feeling growing in the pit of his stomach and cast one last look up and wondered why nobody else seemed to be commenting on the fact that there was an almost mystical-feel to the purple full moon above.



-- 03 --

It was quite amazing how far technology had advanced over the years, the true-to-life holographic versions of their avatars testament to such.

There was a part of Ye Xiu that despaired at the fact that such hadn’t occurred in earlier years when he still had a place on stage, for he couldn’t help but feel a sense of wrong, wrong, wrong looking upon the changed visage of his beloved One Autumn Leaf.

He looked out of place within his armour, appearance changed from a dark-eyed, dark-haired one to that of a lighter scheme - blonde hair and blue eyes was not right and seemed like nothing more than a careless desecration to One Autumn Leaf’s legacy.

One that shouldn’t of happened, couldn’t of happened had things just turned out differently.  If only…

“I’m so sorry,” He whispered, the words lost to the noise of the audience around them.

Tang Rou, however, heard the soft utterance and glanced over in time to catch the look of true sorrow within the male’s amber-gold gaze.



-- 04 --

The pre-show was over and the first event to truly kick off All Stars about to start when it happened.

There was a single, long note of an odd buzzing sound before the entire stadium was plunged into complete and total darkness amidst what sounded like crackling static.

I should've just stayed back in the hotel, Ye Xiu thought, somehow calm despite the situation he found himself in - the same couldn't quite be said of everyone else, however, the telltale signs of panic beginning to sound.

It was all lost to him, the sudden flare of heat that seemed to pulse throughout his veins left him feeling a bit stifled and he fumbled to remove his jacket, rolling up the long sleeves of his shirt, a hand rising for slender fingers to tug at his collar.

Since when had it gotten so hot?

Further thoughts were paused as panic swept through him, a brief thought on how unfair it was that he was so easily picked up entertained as he found himself being held tight against another’s chest, the faintest smell of maple wafting on the breeze.

Then there was another flare of heat, the sudden flash of light drowned out by the stadium’s power suddenly restored as though it never happened in the first place.

And that is when everything went downhill into a rabbit hole no one - especially not Ye Xiu - ever expected it to.



-- 05 --

"Let him go," The tall male dressed in an armour get-up opposite to the other's in colour scheme was glaring, the tail-ends of the large red scarf he wore waving in an unseen breeze.  He held a large umbrella in hand, grip tight around its golden handle as he pointed its tip towards the light-haired one.

Said light haired one scowled in response, tightening his hold on the human he held in his arms, "No, Master Ye Qiu needs to take me back.  I'll make him remember how much we meant to each other, and -"

There was a slightly pained groan from 'Master Ye Qiu' as the strangely-sharp nails dug into revealed skin.

"You're hurting him, you asshole!" The first launched himself at the other at the first sign of beading blood, the umbrella within his hands seeming to glow slightly as it shifted and changed forms, "Besides, why would he want you when he has me?  He's mine!"

"O-one Autumn Leaf, Lord Grim, please -" Ye Xiu tried, but failed, to draw the attention of the two avatars, unable to break free from the hold the former still had on him and beginning to feel a bit dizzy as the blonde avatar leapt about to avoid the attacks being launched at him.

His arm was also beginning to hurt a bit as his old avatar's nails - and why were they so sharp?? - dragged thin gashes along his arm with each sudden jolt.

"Please -"

There was a sudden lurch as One Autumn Leaf teetered, an attack slamming into his back that caused him to stumble and lose grip on his burden, and Ye Xiu found himself falling through the air...

"Master Ye Qiu!"

"Master!"

Strong arms caught him before he could hit the ground, hugging him for a brief moment against its owner's chest.  His eyes opened as he found himself being settled onto his feet, relief flooding through him at being on solid ground once more, and he turned to thank whoever it was that rescued him -

Desert Dust's dark eyes stared at him, unreadable, before he reached over and pat his head.

"Be safe."

"..."

Without another word, the Striker turned his attention to where the first two avatars' still stood, frozen in shock, before launching himself at them.


"... what is going on..." Ye Xiu felt a bit faint, a hand absently moving to cover the still sluggishly bleeding gashes on his arm as all three of the avatars seemed to come to an unspoken agreement to move their battle back to the stadium's stage.

The whispers beginning to circle about him as people shot him glances and murmured about 'Ye Qiu?' were unheard as his eyes were drawn downwards, and he hoped he wasn't the only one hoping this was all some dream at the sight of what might as well of been an all-out battle royale between most of the avatars belonging to the professional league teams.

Chapter 2: Capture the Ye Xiu I

Chapter Text

-- 01 --

"Okay, so this is our battle plan."

The tall male spoke in a firm, concise manner to those gathered, looking around once he was done.

"Everyone understand?"

He frowned at the sight of his now scattered group, turning to the only one who remained.

"What?"

"Lord Brother," Dancing Rain began, "You pretty much were just saying the same thing over and over - Protect Master.  Make sure Master is kept safe, ecetera... Just different variations."

His frown deepened a little before he sighed and nodded his head.

"Right, I get it - as long as Master is fine, then that's all that matters."

"Yes, well, about that... how are we even going to get him back from Team Tyranny?"

"..."



-- 02 --

"You should be just fine, now," The white-haired, bespectacled male had a serene smile upon his face as he pat the human on his once-injured arm.

"Thank you," Said human responded; one couldn't say he wasn't one to show gratitude.  He supposed in cases like this, having a Cleric actually wasn't bad to have around, "So... can I leave?"

"I'm afraid that won't be possible, Little Leaf."

"Why not?" He frowned, "Also, 'Little Leaf'?"

"Is that not your name?  It's all that Master Dust refers to you as."

"..."

"Also, apparently you are meant to remain with us until a set time limit.  Master Dust insisted on it, and I nor the others are ones to disobey his orders."

"... Ye Xiu."

"What?"

"My name is Ye Xiu.  If I'm going to be stuck here with you, at least call me by my actual name, please."



-- 03 --

The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was pointed directly at him, an ominous glow to its tip as its user just glared.

"No."

"Come on!" He couldn't help but stamp his foot, uncaring as to how much of a child it made him seem, "None of the others will have me, and you know that Excellent Era could care less about this - other than Dancing Rain, but she's already here!

"I thought you of all people would understand - please, Master Ye Qiu -"

"I said no.  Master is mine, and after you hurt him earlier -"

"I said I was sorry!"

The two avatars glared at one another, the stand-off broken as another moved over to the pair.

"Back again, One Autumn Leaf?"

"Dancing Rain!!  Tell him to let me join your team, come on, remember we're partne -"

"We haven't been partners ever since that night.  Besides, you aren't the same One Autumn Leaf."

"...."

Speechless, all One Autumn Leaf could do was stare at the two avatars' retreating backs.



-- 04 --

Ye Xiu patted himself on the back for the ingenious idea he had to escape from the clutches of Team Tyranny's group of avatars -

In the end, it had been rather simple, really.

(He didn't know what he would of done if any of them insisted on accompanying him into the restroom - it was bad enough that they insisted on keeping guard outside...)

The question he was now faced with was one of more pressing concern.

Just how was he proceed from here?

The window situated some ways off the ground seemed tempting, but therein lied another problem.

If by some miracle he managed to get up there, how would he then get down?

....

Not for the first time this night, he found himself wondering just how was this his life again?



-- 05 --

It turned out that in the end, the choice was taken from him, ducking into one of the restroom stalls as the too-familiar sound of fighting broke out beyond the closed doors.

"Ha ha ha, you think you ever had a chance against me?"

He couldn't help but groan as the loud voice rang out among the clash of steel and arcane explosions, needing no other hint as to just which avatar it belonged to.

"Yeah, yeah, go and run and think twice next time before choosing to PKPKPKPKPKPK me!"

"There, there, Rain, I think they've gotten the idea."

"Right -"

Ye Xiu cringed at cracking wood as the restroom's door was destroyed, lacking time to debate how to get out of this situation when the stall he was in soon lost its door as well.

"God Ye, God Ye, God Ye ~" Troubling Rain's bright smile sent shivers down his spine, "Aren't you glad to see that it's us?  We rescued you from those dirty Tyranny goons, now you have to come with us to Blue Rain ~'

"Do I even have a choice?" Ye Xiu wondered aloud, not at all surprised when the Warlock that was Swoksaar appeared behind his fellow avatar and gave him a too-serene smile that sent another wave of shivers down his spine.

"I'm afraid not."