Chapter One An Unexpected Encounter
I slowly wake up to a bright ray sunlight coming through the curtains and to the blare coming from my alarm clock. My name is Riken Inakura, I'm 18 years old, about 125 pounds, I have a thin muscular build, I'm about 5" 10', dark green eyes, and I have short silver colored hair. I hit my alarm clock to shut it off and I sit up to rub my eyes.
I get out of bed and pull out a clean collared shirt and a clean pair of jeans I put them on and walk out of my apartment. I lost my parents when I turned 16 but at least I still had my grandfather to comfort me and to take care of me until I was back on my feet. Since I inherited a hefty sum of money and an apartment complex I don't really have to work but I do small chores and jobs around the neighborhood and for my grandfather.
In the mornings I go around and help some vendors sell whatever they have for sale. In the afternoons I go down to the nearby docks and help some fishermen sort their catch from the night. Then at dusk I clean my grandfather's shrine as well as train with my katana and chi cards with my grandfather.
But for some reason today feels like something is going to happen. From the moment I woke up I've had this feeling that something significant is going to happen but it is going to be marked with a horrible event. I sigh and make my rounds around the city. I look to the sky still trying to shake the feeling but it doesn't work.
I put the feeling out of my mind as I help out the vendors. I finish helping them at around 10 o'clock so I move on to the docks along the way I just randomly look around and I see someone leap from on top of a building to another.
I continue walking to the docks. The strong scent of the sea and salt was always calming to me. "Hey Riken!" A voice yells out I look around and I see the head of the docks running toward me. "Hello sir." I say when he gets close enough to me. "I'm sorry Riken but we don't need help today something has scared away most of the fish. Not only that something destroyed most of the boats." He says in a sad tone of voice.
I nod in understanding but it peeked my interest to hear so many boats were destroyed. I go down to the docks to confirm what he said and to my amazement several boats were either in pieces or smoldering. 'What the hell caused this?' I think as I examine the remains. I look around to make sure I am alone before reaching into my pocket and pull out a red card with the Yin-Yang symbol on the back.
"Kan, Da, Si!" I say after I toss the card over the boats and make three hand signs in the north, east, and south. The card glows and shows me blurred images of what happened all I could see is two creatures fighting with each other as well as two people. I end the chi spell and recall the card, 'Hmm that was strange I've never seen creatures like those before. Yet they caused all this destruction? As well as scaring a ton of fish from their homes.' I think as I continue to look around.
After wandering around for a while I find a small destroyed electronic device that looked like it was shattered by a strong blunt force. 'Even more strange.' I think and look for a clock I find one nearby and it says that it is about 10:30 in the morning.
'I guess I'll head back home for now.' I think as I begin walking home. When I get back I set my alarm clock and drift off to sleep to recover some chi that I used. Once I full fall asleep I begin to have a dream. It starts off as nothing but darkness but then a ray of light shines out of nowhere.
"It is almost time for us to meet. Just be patient just wait a few more hours." A feminine voice says right as I begin to wake up. I look at my clock and see that it is about four o'clock. 'Damn! I'm late.' I swear in my head before getting up and rushing out.
I make it to the shrine just as the sun was beginning to fade on the horizon I see my grandfather waiting on the front steps of the shrine. "Sorry I'm late grandfather." I say after I catch my breath. "You don't have to apologize my grandson. Do you even remember what today is?" he asks with a small smile on his face.
I think for a few seconds before shaking my head. He laughs, "It is your birthday! I cannot believe that you forgot." He says as he stands up and walks into the shrine. I stare at where he was for a while before following him.
"Wait grandfather!" I yell out as I catch up to him. We enter the main hall of the shrine where a small dinner is set up with a small cake in the center of the food. "Well let's eat you maybe late but it is still warm." He says s he put a hand on my shoulder and gestures to the table. "Thank you grandfather." I say with a smile as we both sit down to eat.
After we finished eating my grandfather left for a few minutes before coming back with four presents. "Here my grandson I had these Items made special for you." He says as he hands them to me. I open one of the smaller presents and under the paper is a wristband with a black crystal in the center and it is decorated with the Taoist compass. "Wow thank you grandfather." I say as I slip it onto my right wrist.
I open two more presents and one turned out to be a leather deck holder that was designed to be attached to a belt loop. The other was a large deck of two hundred dark blue Chi cards that were designed for master level users. I once again thank my grandfather as I proceeded to open the last present it was a long rectangular wooden box that was intricately designed with cherry-blossom petals on the box.
I notice a small golden lock and see my grandfather holding out a small key to me. I take it from his hand and unlock the box, "You have mastered all that I have to teach you Riken so I believe you are ready for these." He says as he opens the box and pulls out two swords as well as a leather holster.
"Dual Katana? Grandfather are you sure I'm ready for these?" I as uncertainly but gratefully. "I am sure you are not the hesitant boy you were when you began your training and you are not a reckless fighter. You trained and mastered self-control. You are ready." He says as he hands the holster and the swords to me. I slip the holster on and strap the swords onto my back, after adjusting the straps I unsheathe one of the swords and admire the polish.
"Well Riken it's getting late you should head home before it gets too dark." He says. I nod and sheathe the blade, "Thank you again for the presents grandfather." I say as I turn to leave. Suddenly a large explosion erupts from nearby and both of us rush to find the source.
In front of the shrine we see a punk looking teenager with a large black wolf-like creature with white stripes. "Hey old geezer where is it? Where is this so called treasure this shrine protects?" He asks in an arrogant tone of voice.
"It will not fall into your hands! Such a weak person is not worthy of even gazing upon it!" My grandfather yells as he pulls out five cards preparing to defend himself. "Black Garurumon show this geezer that we mean business!" he says as he takes out a pistol and loads it. The wolf charges toward my grandfather and tries to eat him. But my grandfather puts up a barrier before he could reach him, "Riken get out of here if I fall then you are to take over as guardian of the shrine." He says struggling to keep it up.
"Grandfather tell me where this treasure is I'll get it out of here and I'll keep it safe." I say as I threw a card at the monstrous wolf and made it explode as a smoke bomb. "One treasure is in the main alter cut it in half and you will find a small tablet with the fire symbol on it. The second is buried under the sacred tree just move the rock with the talismans and it is under that." He says quickly I nod and rush out back to the shrine.
I hear my grandfather yell out an incantation and another explosion. I rush to the alter and unsheathe a sword I focus my strength before slicing the alter like my grandfather told me. In the center was the tablet my grandfather told me about. I reach out to grab it but it burns my left hand. I manage to find a piece of cloth and I'm able to grab it and pocket it.
'One down one to go.' I think as I rush to the back of the shrine and find the tree my grandfather was talking about. I push the rock with all my strength and I'm able to push it over revealing a small wooden box with a protection charm on it.
I grab the box and rush back to the front since it had gone silent. When I arrive I see my grandfather in a pool of his blood and several burns and bullet holes riddled his body. "Grandfather!" I yell as I run to his body and flip him on to his back. "Riken… run… use… the… box…" he gasps out. "I won't run and leave you here. You're the last piece of my family. I just can't leave you." I say as tears began to form in my eyes.
"Ah how sad." I hear a mocking voice say I look up and see the same punk and the black wolf as well but it was covered in cuts and dirt. "Riken… my… time… is almost… up… use the… treasure… in the…box." He says before going still.
I clench my teeth hard as I try to hold in my tears. I look to the box and rip the charm off. "Howling Wolf!" a dark voice yells out and I throw up a reflect card just as a jet of blue fire shot out from the wolf's mouth back at it. I quickly open the box and I see the same device I found near the docks in the morning except it was a regular green with a black screen and three buttons.
'What the heck is this?' I think in confusion at the device until I felt something hit me extremely hard. The wolf had swatted me while I was distracted with the device. "The time has come summon me into the human world! Use this incantation Kan!Ri!Da!Shin!" I hear the same voice from my dream in my head. Once I hit the ground I quickly get up and did as the voice said. I swing the device up, down, left, then right and in an instant a small circle of light appeared in front of me.
From the circle a tall fox-like creature appeared. "It's about time I found a worthy master." The creature says as it turns to me. The creature has ice blue fur, red markings under its eyes and on its forelegs, as well as red elbow length gloves, its eyes were a purplish color from what I could tell.
"Well are you just going to stare at me or are we going to fight these guys." The creature says and turns to the two who killed my grandfather. "I'll take the wolf you take the punk." I say as I unsheathe my katana, it laughs, "I'll deal with the Black Garurumon you deal with the human." It says before rushing at the wolf with its fist enveloped in a blue flame. "Power Paw!"the vulpine punches the wolf hard enough to throw it back.
I pull out a card and rush at the punk. He aimed his pistol to fire at me but I threw the card to put up another barrier. Once I'm close enough I cut his pistol in half and kick him hard in the stomach. He drops the device and I cut it clean in half while it was still in the air. The pieces clatter to the ground and I look to the wolf still fighting with the creature I summoned.
I watch for a little while before I noticed that the wolf went berserk when I destroyed the device. I noticed that the creature was covered with large cuts and crimson stained it's once spotless fur. I throw a card to put a barrier around the fox creature to prevent it from being harmed. I rush at the wolf as I jumped onto its back and sunk my swords into its back.
It howled in pain and tried to throw me off its back by running around. "Get off of its back!" The fox creature yelled. But then the wolf jumped into the air, curled in to a ball, and began to spin. I didn't expect it to be this fast and I quickly lost my grip on my katana.
Due to the speed at which it was spinning it threw me into the barrier I put up. I slump to the ground holding my side since I felt a rib crack. The wolf landed a few feet from me and it began to approach us to deliver the final blow.
Suddenly another creature like the one I summoned appeared in front of us and launched several white projectiles at the wolf. I take a closer look at the fox in front of me. It has black fur, silver tipped ears, no gloves and I could see a tattoo in red ink on its shoulder.
"Are you two alright?" the creature asks and I nod in amazement at the creature. Near me I hear a grunt and I look to see a guy about 17 years old, brown hair, about 120 pounds from what I could tell. He is wearing a grey pullover sweatshirt, black jeans, Running shoes, and a one strap backpack. "Let's finish this fight Deserae." He says and holds out a black device similar to the one I had but the screen was glowing. "Da! Shin! Ri!" He chants and moves it like I did to summon the creature.
Then I noticed a bright light coming from the ground around her and suddenly a large cloud of feathers surrounded her and went toward her arms to form two swords. She readies the swords and charges to the wolf the wolf also charges.
"Enjeruburēdo!" she yells out as she slashes the wolf in its side and it broke down into small bits before disappearing and my katana fell to the ground. She fell to the ground holding her side and blood began seeping through her fingers. The guy ran to her and helped her up. I dissolve the barrier and help the creature I summoned stand.
"What you did was reckless and crazy but at least you gave it a shot." She says as she leans on me for support. We slowly make our way to the two who helped us, "Thanks for coming to the rescue. It looks like you need healing." I say once we are close enough. I pull out three cards and threw them into the air. "Si! Da! Shin! Kan!" I chant and the cards create a healing light that closed our wounds and restored some of our energy.
I pulled my swords out of the ground and sheathed them before turning back to my grandfather. I grab his body and pull it off to an old burial ground on the shrine's grounds. I begin digging a shallow grave and place my grandfather in it after taking the chi cards he had.
"Were we too late to save the guardian?" the guy asks in a solemn voice, "The old guardian yes but not the new one which is me." I respond as I get up. "Come, I'm going home this has been draining and I just want to rest." I say as I begin walking home with the guy following me. The two creatures disappeared but I could feel them following us.
End Note: Hey guys I'm going to be working on this as I work on Fallout: A new Journey. This is my first attempt at writing something other than Pokémon anyway Read and Review and I do not own Digimon.