Cowboy Blade - The Ragnarok Saga
By Kevin

Prologue

Forget what you know and think you know, because this is the REAL world.
There are no superheroes, no spider senses, and certainly no mutant healing. Just like there are no more adults in the world.
At least none of the older generation....but then again, there is always more than meets the eye.
Three months ago, the "children of the new world," the Tribeworld, discovered that the future holds so many mysteries, both explainable and not.
And this night, there is a man whose been through the most painful, the most greatest, and the most dangerous of life. A young man born of both worlds: shadow and light.
And right now...he is bleeding to death.

He clutched his hand hard against the wound on his side. Though there were more, he clutched only the worst of his wounds.
A dark figure limped into the mall and collapsed against the statue.
His energy drained from both the tiredness of his muscles and the loss of blood.
He would have to tend to the wound quick in order to survive, but right now he couldn't even keep his eyes open.
As his hand trailed down the statues smooth but hard surface, blood followed with it.
"Ash!"
A beautiful young girl ran to his side and held his weakened body in her arms.
Followed closely by a tall and lanky dark brown haired boy.
They say your life flashes before you die.
The moment he felt her arms touch him, the memories came flooding....

Then-Three months earlier after the defeat of the Technos and the sudden reappearance of Zoot

Java looked up to the spy dog.
She had to grin to herself for such great planning, and acting as well.
And now, Ram was out of the way, leaving them all the power they needed.
"Mission accomplished." Mega grinned triumphantly.
"A rather nice job. I just hope that our little VR Zoot will be enough to scare off my scheming little witch of a sister." Java scowled at the mention of her sister.
"Don't worry. The last time I checked, she was going all hysterical on Jay."
Mega shook his head as he chuckled. "The fools actually think they have won. That the Technos are defeated."
Java brought the wine glass to her lips, letting the sweet taste pour down her throat before she settled in the chair.
"Oh, I've got some more good news. Jay's planning on joining those Mallrats. With him out of the way, we can complete Ram's secret weapon."
Java looked up from her glass with her forehead wrinkled. "Secret weapon. What are you talking about?"
"Oh, you didn't know?" Mega smirked as he crossed his arms. "I've been doing some research as of late, and apparently our boss was looking up something. He called the file Ram's Secret Weapon."
"I wasn't told of this." Java looked upset.
Mega only shrugged. "I guess he didn't trust even his wives…."
The lights started to flicker within the room. Within seconds, the room was dark. As was the entire building.
"What the..?" Java looked up at Mega confused.
Mega looked outside through the window.
Kids who used Paradise threw off their helmets, shaking them violently. While other kids were outside, looking baffled.
The power had gone out.
"Ram. He must've triggered the power line in case anything should happen to him." Mega hissed before walking out.
"Where are you going?" Java called.
"Where else. To turn the power back on." He called back.
She sighed as she looked around the room. "Just great." she groaned.
…Was it her or did it suddenly get kind of cold?
She hugged herself and ran her hands fast up and down her arms to keep warmth.
The door of the room suddenly cracked open, then came footsteps.
Great, what now, she thought.
"Let me guess. Mega needs my hel…" she turned, and her eyes went slit when she saw who it was.
"What are you doing here?!" she sneered.
A hand suddenly gripped tightly around her neck.
"W-what are you…"
"Come. Zoot awaits you."
"Zoot's dead." Java managed.
"No."
From out of the shadow, Ebony leaned closer to her sister with a sadistic smile. The same smile she had always on her face when she was Queen of the Locos.
Another pair of footsteps were coming. A girl, dressed up like Zoot, walked in with a file in her hand.
"I've got it." she told Ebony.
"May Zoot bless you, Sister." Ebony told the girl.
Java's eyes went wide when she saw the girl.
"What the hell is going on?!" she cried.
Ebony looked back to her sister.
"It's you knew the truth, Java. It's time you knew everything."

"Java! I've got bad news…!"
Mega ran into an empty room where he was sure Java was staying.
"What…Java?"
He searched down the hallway, but no sign.
"Java!"