Among the ones who possess the golden marks of the heavens,
Twelve warriors will arise,
To fight against a great darkness
That no men have experienced before.
The crowd cheered wildly as Zero's long golden katana smashed against Shinobu's red tachi*. Neither of the boys backed down as their swords grinded against each other and created little sparks. Their contest of strength continued until Shinobu kicked Zero's -ankle, throwing the black-haired boy off balance and knocking him down. The green-eyed boy smirked and closed in to attack Zero. His health bar decreased slightly on the monitor.
"OH! Shinobu's surprise attack throws Zero off! Will Zero be able to attack before Shinobu-"
The DJ's sentence was cut off as Zero swung at Shinobu with unbelievable speed, cutting a fabric off of Shinobu's jacket and shirt. Shinobu, surprised, jumped backwards after the attack earning Zero some time to get up and gain his stance again.
"That attack wasn't fair, you know!" Zero shouted to Shinobu, pouting a little.
"You should have expected it! We are battling right now, not sparring."
"You would have done that even if we were sparring!"
"It's just how I play, then." Shinobu shrugged and sprinted towards Zero, who got ready to defend.
"Who do you think will win?"
Jasmine asked without taking her blue eyes off from the TV screen. Sakyo, who was sitting next to her, didn't answer and focused on the battle. Jasmine growled and elbowed Sakyo's side.
"What do you want?" Sakyo's red eye glared down at her.
"I was asking you a question."
"So?"
"Ugh, can't you answer my questions once in a while?" Jasmine threw her arms in the air with frustration, making some of her stray forest-green hair fly and go back to where they were before.
"No." Sakyo crossed his arms and legs and focused on the match again. Jasmine grumbled and cursed quietly, mentioning how stupid Sakyo was.
"You know I can hear you."
"It was meant for you to hear!"
"OH MY-! Shinobu's kunai knives* are heading towards Zero with unbelievable speed! Can Zero be able to block them?!"
The DJ's shouting was soon covered up by the wild crowd screaming when Zero actually blocked the almost invisible kunai knives. Shinobu ticked in annoyance and summoned more, grasping the handles between his fingers.
"Those knives aren't gonna help you!"
"We'll see!" Shinobu flung the knives again, this time setting them on fire. Zero's eyes widened, and before he could react, the knives hit him, burning his skin slightly. The boy hissed in pain as his skin turned bright red. Zero's health bar dropped down, showing a tiny portion of the once full bar.
"Shinobu!"
"I did say that I will go hard on you today."
Zero growled and gripped his long katana tightly, making the golden blade burn with intense red fire. Shinobu took this as a sign and gripped his tachi tightly, its blade burning with orange fire as well.
"Looks like they're about to finish it off! Zero's health has decreased a lot, but so has Shinobu's! Who will win this match?!"
Taking the DJ's explanation as a sign to attack, both boys charged, flames trailing behind them.
"TAKE THIS!"
The TV monitor was shut off in Sakyo and Jasmine's waiting room. Jasmine slumped into her chair while Sakyo stood up quietly.
"I still hate you for not saving a spot for me." Jasmine grumbled as her blue eyes glared at her red-hair friend.
"You never asked me to save a spot." Sakyo ignored her glare and opened the door.
"Oh! Sakyo!" And the two boys from the last match happened to be in front of his door. Both Zero and Shinobu's skin was red from minor burns but none of them seemed to care about the pain.
"Did you see our match? Awesome, wasn't it?"
"Not really. It was obvious that you would win from the start." Sakyo pointed towards Zero, and then moved towards the entrance of the stadium for his match.
"It was obvious that Zero would win? What's the problem with that guy?" Shinobu frowned, crossing his arms.
"Shake it off, Shinobu. He's always grumpy." Zero patted his annoyed friend's back soothingly, glancing towards where Sakyo had been a minute ago.
*tachi: Japanese sword which its blade is longer and more curved in than a katana.
*kunai knives: tiny knives that are easy to carry and throw. They're little knives that ninjas carry around.
Li-Chan is back with the new chapter of The Power Within- I'm sorry, the REWRITE of The Power Within Us!
Today's our second day of summer, and I came back to fulfill my promise! My summer's busy this year with the whole early SAT class thingies, tutors and my cousin coming over from Korea, so I'm going to try to update a lot this week.
Weeeell, it's 11:40 already in our time when I'm sitting in front of my messed-up laptop and I seriously need sleep today. Adios, amigos!