Jack stood vigilant as he stared down his adversaries from afar. Blackness they took for symbolism and through darkness they had become. Vapors of black mist swirled to each of their right sides forming into solid bo staves. As each one took to their new profound weapon, the charge ensured in shear numbers.
Jack smirked at the approaching horde that was swarming down upon him. He lifted his arms across his chest swinging them quickly back to his sides. His hands now in engulfed in bursting fire; he thrust his right hand forward following with his left at the horde. Two powerful fireballs launched at the oncoming horde blasting them to an oblivion.
As the horde pushed forward against him, Jack again ignited his hands only this time forming the fire into duel wielding flame swords. He charged forward clashing into the horde slicing his foes down one by one. Jack noticed two of them readying to aim at him from point range shot. Jack pulled back his arms over his shoulders then forcefully threw his fiery blades at them; the blades landed to them in the chest bursting them into black vapors. Jack soon found himself completely surrounded. Not willing to go down without a fight, he mustered up his remanding energy unleashing a surrounding flame around himself; with a push of his hands the fire ensnared every foe. Those that remained fled to escape and Jack walked off with another victory...for now.
Element Rising
Part 1
"Concentrate Eddie, when you focus the mind and the chi as one you will master it," Rudy instructed while working with Eddie.
"I don't think I can do it Rudy," Eddie replied doubtfully.
"Sure you can. Trust me you'll get the hang of it," Rudy reassured.
"Listen to Rudy, Eddie, he knows what he's talking about. After all he helped me master mine," Kim added in.
"Easy for you to say Kim, you took to water like it was nothing," Eddie responded.
Kim swirled a ball of water in her hands before solidifying it to thick ice.
"Well I am pretty flawless. You know like ice," she tried to pun to lighten the mood, however, Eddie seemed to see it as a gloat.
"You shouldn't complain Eddie, at least you're able to wield an element," Milton aimed envious.
"Milton, I'm sure in time yours will surface soon enough," Rudy tried reassuring.
"It's been two years since you recruited me, Rudy. I haven't showed any signs of elemental capability at all. How you sure I even have one?" Milton expressed.
Rudy was about to reply until Jack came back to base.
"Oh Jack, you're back great, I need you to train with Eddie he performs well under your guidance ," Rudy stated.
"Rudy, we have a problem. A big one in fact," Jack announced.
"What problem?" he asked.
"The Black Dragons are growing in numbers at an alarming rate," Jack mentioned.
"But you still handled them with ease," Rudy thought.
"Well yeah, but-" Jack began.
"See nothing to worry about, Jack," Rudy implied.
"Listen to me Rudy, I had to use all the power I could muster to deal with them. Their numbers were by the thousands if not more," Jack explained.
"That's impossible no way have their numbers been able to increase this fast," Kim noted.
"I also think their readying for another assault attack," Jack expressed.
"Thousands of Black Dragons oh man I'm too young to die!" Eddie cried.
"No one's going to die!" Rudy gained control.
"That's why we need to leave this place, Rudy," Jack suggested.
"Leave? And go where Jack? The Black Dragons have already destroyed our training ground and our HQ. We have nowhere else to go," Rudy explained roughly.
"Then what will you have us do?" Jack asked.
"We will hold our ground here," Rudy insisted.
"I can't keep doing this by myself I need help, your help," Jack replied.
Rudy nodded in agreement.
"Milton, keep eyes on the front. We need to spot and stop the apposing force beforehand," Rudy ordered.
Milton complied as he stationed to his post.
"In the meantime Jack, take Eddie under your wing," Rudy implied to which Jack nodded.
"Listen Milton, about earlier I have faith that element of yours is bound to reveal, I mean you have something there for without you we wouldn't have found Jack or Eddie," Rudy encouraged.
"But Jack and Kim, even you were all able to connect to your elements with ease," Milton stated.
"And yet everyone's different and it comes to others when they least expect it. Just between us Milton, when I first taught Jack he could hardly muster a flame, little alone a spark. The element grows as every way you do, so give it some time," Rudy advised kindly.
Jack continued his supportive nature towards Eddie with the training.
"Okay, I think you should give your gravity manipulation a try," Jack insisted.
"Can't I just keep moving rocks around I'm very good at that," Eddie replied.
"Come on swipe me off my feet," Jack instructed.
"Ah guys, I think Jack was right more Black Dragons are coming," Milton announced.
"How many?" Jack asked. "I can't tell, but looks like an army of them," Milton replied worriedly.
"Jack let's go we'll hold them off," Rudy suggested.
"Wait I can fight too I'll help," Kim insisted.
"Can't allow it Kim," Rudy denied her.
"You do this every time Rudy," Kim countered.
"Having you and Jack out there the same time will hinder both of you, your elements oppose one another. Let Jack and I handle this one okay," Rudy strongly insisted.
All of a sudden Milton became the matter of attention as he let out a deep gasp with his eyes lighted out.
"Guys, I sensed another," Milton spoke softly.
"Another elementalist? Which type?" Rudy asked sharply.
"I don't know I couldn't tell it's one we never encountered before. I know it's a him living in...Seaford," Milton replied.
"Alright new plan. Kim, you and I will hold off the Black Dragons," Rudy ordered.
"Got it," Kim replied.
"Jack, go to Seaford find this other wielder and convince him to join us. If he has an element we haven't seen before it maybe our only key in defeating the Black Dragons," Rudy tasked him.
Jack nodded to him before he headed to a back routed exit from the base to head for Seaford to find the this new mysterious elementlist.
Part 2 coming soon.
(AN: I'm sure in some parts of this story are rather confusing right now, but this is only the first chapter and more details will be uncovered and explored as the stroy progress. Overall, I hoped you enjoyed my first sci-fi/fantasy take of Kickin' It.)