"Emerald vs. Mercury" is a fight that takes place in the episode "Lost" at the base of operations for Salem's Inner Circle.
Preceding Events[]
It starts off with Emerald Sustrai asking Mercury Black why he joined her and Cinder Fall, and he replies that he wanted to and that it "made sense", much to Emerald's disbelief. Emerald tells him about Cinder, that she was like family to her and taught her everything she did not know. However, Mercury thinks that she is in denial and that she does not accept that Cinder never cared about them. Shocked by Mercury's words, Emerald vehemently attempts to defend Cinder, only for him to respond dismissively, telling her to keep him out of her problems.
The Fight[]
Infuriated of his insults toward Cinder, Emerald lunges at Mercury with a right hook before following up with three jabs and a roundhouse kick. Mercury blocks and dodges his partner's attacks while backing away from her. Emerald jumps to deliver a superman punch, only for Mercury to intercept the attack by immediately grabbing her wrist. Mercury continues to act demeaning towards Emerald, sarcastically apologizing to her for not having a "mommy" that loved her and comparing her loyalty to Cinder to his father Marcus Black, who hated him. He then shoves Emerald, who takes a defensive stance as Mercury slowly approaches her.
Mercury goes on to explain that his father physically and emotionally abused him, using "training" as an excuse to deliver continuous beatings and to direct much of his aggression towards him. As Mercury throws his fist and swings his leg at Emerald, he also reveals that Marcus stole his Semblance by using his when he unlocked it, claiming that it is a "crutch" that makes him "weak". Through false promises of being given his Semblance back, Mercury trained to become stronger, but never got it back, even after killing his father. With nowhere else to go, Mercury aims to work harder to get where he is, proclaiming that he feels that he is right where he should be. Just as Mercury finishes speaking, he raises his arms as he and Emerald circle around the room, ready to strike at each other.
The fight gets interrupted by Tyrian Callows, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation.
Aftermath[]
Tyrian enters the room and mocks Mercury for knowing only pain and violence that he is too afraid of leaving behind. Mercury angrily attempts to attack Tyrian, only to be tackled to the ground. Revealing his prosthetic stinger, Tyrian tells the pair that they are in the wrong field if they don't love what they are doing, but denies that they are allowed to leave. He then informs them that he and Arthur Watts are heading to Atlas under Salem's orders following a change in plans. Before Tyrian leaves with Watts, he "begs" Emerald and Mercury to do what makes them happy, implying that he will hunt them down if he is ordered to.
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