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“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” I admitted. “So Reaper, did Director Wells mention how you’re supposed to go about challenging The Greater?” I asked as I turned my attention to Reaper.
“I thought we agreed not to talk about work,” Jason said.
“It’s fine, Ace,” Reaper replied, still keeping his eyes on the road as he drove. “We just have to find him, basically. With that necklace I told you about, he has no choice but to accept my challenge. The problem is that I have to challenge him in person. Besides that, Wells also went over some other stuff about the rules and regulations and such. It's actually a pretty interesting process.”
“Oh, yeah? How so?” I asked.
“Well, apparently I don’t have to fight him alone if I don’t want to. The Anokian laws allow up to three allies to join the challenger in the battle against the Right Hand.”
“Really?” I questioned, as I wondered about the purpose of such a law. “What about him?” I continued. “Does he get to fight with anyone?”
“No. The Right Hand must defend his title alone.”
“Wait a second… you’re telling me that this guy has defeated over a thousand challengers who all had the potential to fight him with four to one odds?”
“That’s what Wells said,” Reaper said nonchalantly.
“You don’t sound too concerned about this, Reaper,” I replied.
“Why should he be?” Jason asked. “Their laws allow us to take him on together. I don’t care how many times he’s won in the past. There’s no way one guy’s gonna beat us both.”
“Actually…” Reaper started. “I was gonna take him on by myself, Ace.”
“Excuse me?” Jason asked, obviously taken aback.
“I just think I should take him on alone. One-on-one, you know? You don’t think I’m up to it?” Reaper asked.
“No, I’m not saying that. I’m just saying if I’m allowed to fight with you, why not let me help?”
“So you’re saying you think I need help?” Reaper asked. “You really don’t think I can beat this guy by myself, do you?”
“Come on, Reap, this is the fate of the world we’re talking about here. I’m not saying I don’t think you’re up to it. I just think it wouldn’t hurt to have a little insurance considering the stakes. I’m sure we can all agree that you’re pretty much guaranteed a victory if we fight him together.”
I stopped skimming through my emails and chuckled after listening to Jason’s last statement.
“What’s so funny, Howie?” he asked.
“Well, I was just thinking that we may be getting ahead of ourselves,” I said.
“What do you mean?” Jason asked.
“I just want to make sure we’re not going into this thing with a false sense of security.”
“Meaning?” Reaper responded with a hint of frustration in his voice.
“I agree with Jason. Taking him on alone is simply a bad idea,” I said flatly.
“Hey, I didn’t say it was a bad idea!” Jason protested.
“Sure you didn’t,” I said sarcastically as I looked back to Reaper. “In any case, I think both your ideas are bad ones. As confident as I am in both of you guys’ abilities, I think it would be foolish to think of this thing as a done deal just because you get to fight together. I don’t think I have to remind you that the two of you were once defeated by the Stranger officer Tango who was not only fighting alone, but he was just a man. If The Greater is as powerful as they say it will likely take more than just the two of you to defeat him. If their laws allow for a team of four then that’s what we should do. It wouldn’t hurt to have a couple of extra hands on deck just in case we need them.”
“You’re kidding me right, Howie?” Reaper asked with a hint of agitation in his voice.
“No, I’m just being practical,” I replied.
“More like pessimistic,” Jason quipped. “As I recall, Reaper wasn’t even 100 percent during our first fight with Tango, and in the second
“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” I admitted. “So Reaper, did Director Wells mention how you’re supposed to go about challenging The Greater?” I asked as I turned my attention to Reaper.
“I thought we agreed not to talk about work,” Jason said.
“It’s fine, Ace,” Reaper replied, still keeping his eyes on the road as he drove. “We just have to find him, basically. With that necklace I told you about, he has no choice but to accept my challenge. The problem is that I have to challenge him in person. Besides that, Wells also went over some other stuff about the rules and regulations and such. It's actually a pretty interesting process.”
“Oh, yeah? How so?” I asked.
“Well, apparently I don’t have to fight him alone if I don’t want to. The Anokian laws allow up to three allies to join the challenger in the battle against the Right Hand.”
“Really?” I questioned, as I wondered about the purpose of such a law. “What about him?” I continued. “Does he get to fight with anyone?”
“No. The Right Hand must defend his title alone.”
“Wait a second… you’re telling me that this guy has defeated over a thousand challengers who all had the potential to fight him with four to one odds?”
“That’s what Wells said,” Reaper said nonchalantly.
“You don’t sound too concerned about this, Reaper,” I replied.
“Why should he be?” Jason asked. “Their laws allow us to take him on together. I don’t care how many times he’s won in the past. There’s no way one guy’s gonna beat us both.”
“Actually…” Reaper started. “I was gonna take him on by myself, Ace.”
“Excuse me?” Jason asked, obviously taken aback.
“I just think I should take him on alone. One-on-one, you know? You don’t think I’m up to it?” Reaper asked.
“No, I’m not saying that. I’m just saying if I’m allowed to fight with you, why not let me help?”
“So you’re saying you think I need help?” Reaper asked. “You really don’t think I can beat this guy by myself, do you?”
“Come on, Reap, this is the fate of the world we’re talking about here. I’m not saying I don’t think you’re up to it. I just think it wouldn’t hurt to have a little insurance considering the stakes. I’m sure we can all agree that you’re pretty much guaranteed a victory if we fight him together.”
I stopped skimming through my emails and chuckled after listening to Jason’s last statement.
“What’s so funny, Howie?” he asked.
“Well, I was just thinking that we may be getting ahead of ourselves,” I said.
“What do you mean?” Jason asked.
“I just want to make sure we’re not going into this thing with a false sense of security.”
“Meaning?” Reaper responded with a hint of frustration in his voice.
“I agree with Jason. Taking him on alone is simply a bad idea,” I said flatly.
“Hey, I didn’t say it was a bad idea!” Jason protested.
“Sure you didn’t,” I said sarcastically as I looked back to Reaper. “In any case, I think both your ideas are bad ones. As confident as I am in both of you guys’ abilities, I think it would be foolish to think of this thing as a done deal just because you get to fight together. I don’t think I have to remind you that the two of you were once defeated by the Stranger officer Tango who was not only fighting alone, but he was just a man. If The Greater is as powerful as they say it will likely take more than just the two of you to defeat him. If their laws allow for a team of four then that’s what we should do. It wouldn’t hurt to have a couple of extra hands on deck just in case we need them.”
“You’re kidding me right, Howie?” Reaper asked with a hint of agitation in his voice.
“No, I’m just being practical,” I replied.
“More like pessimistic,” Jason quipped. “As I recall, Reaper wasn’t even 100 percent during our first fight with Tango, and in the second
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