Ethan was twenty years old. He had an average build, and was about six feet tall. His hair was short - he had a buzz cut - and dark brown. His eyes were dark blue, and his skin was quite pale, the kind of pale you'd see on somebody who sunburnt easily. He wore a pitch-black undershirt, which had sleeves about the same length of a t-shirt, and wore pitch-black wristbands, boots, and a pitch-black sash. His overshirt, which was a Gi that'd been custom-made to show the undershirt, was dark-red. It had a long v-neck, and on the top-right part of his chest was a yellow circle with the symbol "鶴" in it, which stood for "crane". On the center of the back of his gi was a huge yellow circle, taking up almost the entire back, with the symbol "神", which stood for "God", a symbol Guardian Fluete had given to him.
Ethan had a long, golden tail that he usually kept wrapped around his waist. It was abnormal, because most Humans didn't have tails, but Ethan proved to be an exception. His voice was borderline high-pitched, but not annoyingly so. He was outgoing, and optimistic, and at times, he could be a bit dumb, but he was always a good friend to those who treated him with respect and kindness.
Miko [Meye-koh] was also twenty years old, and he was about the same height as Ethan, but his build was a lot leaner. His hair was a bit shaggier, but still short, and it was black, and his eyes were black, as well. He had average, tan skin, and wore the same Gi as Ethan, although on the front and back, he sported the symbol "亀", which stood for "turtle". His voice was pretty average, not high-pitched, nor deep. Miko was friendly, too, but his personality was a bit more deceitful. He's not afraid to trick somebody into doing something for him that he wants, and he sees no shame in winning a battle by cheating a bit.
Evan is hundreds of years old, but physically, he's only sixteen, because he, along with Sayaka, drank out of the Fountain of Youth when they were in their teens. He's about 5'7", and he wears a long, green robe, that goes almost all the way down his body, leaving only room to see his black shoes, and the robe is long-sleeved. He has a very short, dark-blue mohawk, and his left eye is blue, while his right eye is a bit different… From training for many years, Evan attained something that he calls Kurēn'ai, or "Crane Eye", which enhances his Ki Control, Ki Release, and overall Ki Ability. From afar, his right eye only looks blue, but up close, it's easy to see the difference. Inside his pupil appears to be another pupil which is small, and bright purple, and on either side of his pupil are two white lines which seem to resemble crane wings. His eye is passive in this state. When he activates it in battle, it strains him heavily, but he says that the wings appear to be flapping when he uses it, and the black pupil becomes green, like his robe.
He wears black shoes, and on the center of his robe, on his chest, is a large, white circle with the symbol "武", which stands for "Martial Artist", and below that symbol, in a significantly smaller circle, is the symbol "鶴". Evan's voice is deep. He used to be a sadistic killer that cared for nothing more than getting the job done and getting paid the right price for it, but now, he's caring, and friendly, but he can be quite stern and serious. He is quiet, but he cares a lot for certain people, and he isn't afraid to put himself in harm's way to help the ones he cares about.
Ayumi is pretty short, her height being about 5'. She has a deep voice for a woman, and her hair is very short, and dark purple. Her eyes are dark pink. She wears a long, purple dress, with the "鶴" symbol in a small circle in the front, right in between her breasts. She wears red, laced shoes, which look quite expensive, and she wears golden wraps on both of her hands, most likely signifying the fighting style she grew up with. She is short, yes, but she can be quite intimidating, and if you cross her, the consequences can be disastrous, although she can be easily dealt with if the right person flirts with her. She's a tough fighter, but she's a real sucker for guys that she finds cute.
Sayaka is about Evan's height, and wears the same Gi that Miko does, except her symbols are the same pattern as Evan's - a big symbol for "Martial Artist", and a smaller symbol for "Turtle" below that. On her back, she wears a large, blue shell from a giant sea turtle. Her hair is very long, and black. Her voice is high-pitched, and adorable, and honestly, she's one of the biggest perverts a person could meet. She's always trying to spy on men, but when one tries to get into a relationship with her, she always rejects, because the commitment is too much for her. She's goofy, but a master at fighting, just like Evan, and she can be serious when it's necessary. She's very friendly, and understanding, and a very forgiving person, and isn't afraid to express her opinions on things.
Now, Sileanic is different from everybody else. He is pale. Not pale like Ethan, but he is as pale as a ghost - pure white. Sileanic is not a Human, but he is known as a Spirit Doll. He was once just a doll, but the Gods decided to give him a spirit for whatever reason, so he lives on the Earth. He became Evan's close friend, and trained under him… He is 6'5" tall, and has a very muscular build, his muscles constantly bulging, and showing veins. He has a long, handlebar moustache, going down to about his chin, and wears the same attire as Evan, although he only has the "鶴" symbol in the middle. He is completely bald, and instead of walking, he constantly hovers a foot above the ground. It can also be noted that his body is also seemingly giving off a light blue glow, and it can be heard humming from time to time. Sileanic also has a very, very deep voice, one of the deepest voices one can hear. But, despite his intimidating look, he's really goofy, and he's really fun, and makes things very interesting. He's the type of person that's the comic relief of a bad situation, and he's basically Evan's polar opposite, which is most likely why they attracted so well…
Ethan was relaxing in his wooden cabin, alone, after a hard day of training. The sun was slowly setting, and Ethan felt at peace. It had been four years since the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Ethan has not seen his friends. He'd visit, he thought, but he thought he'd give them a break from fighting and enemies. He felt almost like he was a bad-luck charm, because as soon as he'd begun collecting the Lizard Spheres, the problems with the Android Army and Demon King Keonde began.
Ethan's house was dark at this point. It was a two-room cabin, one room being the bathroom, and the other room containing a bed, a guest bed, a kitchen area with a counter, stove, sink, refrigerator and freezer, and a small, circular, wooden table to eat at with red-velvet cushioned stools. There was also a red-velvet cushioned sofa in front of an oak-wood coffee table. Ethan's bed had dark-red blankets, and a bright blue pillow. His house was comfy and homely. It could draw anybody into its beauty. Ethan was just beginning to doze off, until he heard three loud knocks at his door. He shot right up out of bed, and quickly hovered over to the door, and slowly opened it.
On the other side of the door was none other than Miko. He slowly waved, and Ethan lunged forward, and gave him a huge hug.
"Miko! It's been forever! How've you been doing?!" He shouted. Miko chuckled a bit, and embraced Ethan.
"I've been doing pretty well! It seems like you've been living nicely… I've been staying with Mistress Sayaka at her island because I can't afford a place of my own yet." Miko said.
"Huh…? Miko, you should've told me, I would've bought you a house with some of my Zenni!" Ethan shouted in return. Miko chuckled again.
"Well, I'm not gonna bum money off of ya'. You won that tournament fair and square." He responded. They stopped hugging, and stared at each other for a moment with a slight silence. Miko then reached into his Gi, and pulled out a piece of white, lined paper that had been folded several times until it was a rectangle. He slowly handed it to Ethan. Ethan slowly opened it, and began reading the writing on it.
"Dear Ethan,
Hi! It's been a while, deary! This is Mistress Sayaka writing to invite you to a little reunion I'm having tomorrow! Evan, Miko, and Sileanic should all be there! You should come, it'll be fun! I miss havin' ya' around, kid. Anyways, I hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Mistress Sayaka"
Ethan dropped the letter, and began jumping up and down in excitement.
"Wow! I finally get to see everyone again! This is going to be great! You're going, right?" Ethan asked. Miko nodded.
"Of course. I live there, remember?" He said. They then both began laughing…
The next day, Ethan headed to Mistress Sayaka's Island, flying as fast as he could, ready to meet everybody again. He was very ecstatic, and he was excited to his friends once more. It took about an hour to fly from his cabin to Mistress Sayaka's Island, and when he arrived, it had looked the same as it did when he last saw it. She lived in a tiny, square, azure-blue house, on a tiny island with a beach, lush, green grass, and a few palm trees. When Ethan landed on the island, he could hear talking from within the house, so he went up to the door, and knocked a few times.
"Who is it?" A voice asked from inside.
"It's Ethan!" He responded with a smile on his face.
"Well, c'mon in!" The voice retorted. Ethan swung open the door, and walked inside.
Inside, he saw everybody he remembered. He saw Miko, Sileanic, Mistress Sayaka, Evan, and Ayumi. Evan and Ayumi had their backs turned to Ethan, facing Mistress Sayaka, Miko, and Sileanic. They were all talking over each other. But when Ethan made himself present, they all turned, and greeted him with smiles on their faces. However, Ethan couldn't help but stare at a little girl that Evan held in his arms.
She was a tiny thing, she couldn't have been taller than 4'5", and her skin was pale. She wore the same exact outfit as Evan, except smaller, of course, and the symbols were different; there was no smaller symbol, and the bigger circle had the "孫" symbol inside, meaning "descendant". Her hair was shoulder-length, and very dark-purple, and thick. Her left eye was bright green, but her right eye was exactly like Evan's - dark blue, with the purple pupil inside the black pupil, and the white lines resembling crane wings. She had inherited the Kurēn'ai from him.
Ethan stared at her, long and hard, and she stared back, before eventually hiding her face in Evan's chest.
"Wow. So you had a kid of your own, Master Evan?" Ethan asked. Evan nodded, and then quietly chuckled a bit.
"Yeah, what gave it away that she was mine?" He asked.
"The eye." Ethan responded. Evan nodded.
"I thought as much." He said.
"So… Who's the lucky lady, Master?" Ethan asked, with a huge grin on his face.
Ayumi's face became red, and she turned away, looking to the side, and Ethan's grin became wider, and he bursted out into laughter.
"You're telling me that YOU TWO hooked up?!" He shouted, laughing aloud. Everyone else joined in the laughter, enjoying Ethan adding goofiness to the moment. After everybody finished laughing, Evan set the girl on the ground, although she continued to hide by burrying her face into his leg.
"Everybody, I want you to meet my daughter - Bella Shinto." He said.
"Nice to meet you!" Everybody said in sync. Bella shyly waved her hand to everybody.
Everybody fell silent for a moment.
"Now… Let's begin this party!" Mistress Sayaka shouted. Everybody cheered in agreement. Mistress Sayaka went over to a radio, and pressed a button on it, and pop music began blaring through the house, and everybody began dancing along happily. Something was troubling Ethan, however. He could sense a familiar, sinister energy outside of Mistress Sayaka's house, and it bothered him that nobody else seemed to notice it. He left the house and went outside to see if he was feeling things, or if his feeling was actually real. Outside, it looked completely empty. The wind was lightly blowing, and Ethan heard nothing but the calm waves of the ocean.
He walked to the edge of the island, and looked out towards the sea. Nothing. He thought that maybe he'd been feeling things, so he turned around, with intentions of heading back into Mistress Sayaka's house, but there, in between him and the house, was a man about half his size, hidden by a huge, black cloak, his face unable to be seen. He stood with what appeared to be his head tilting down towards the ground. His arms were folded over his chest. His cloak had a long, black cape going down his back, and it lightly blew in the wind. Under his cloak was a visible pitch-black tanktop, and pitch-black shorts, with pitch-black shoes. On the center of his tanktop was a white circle with the symbol "殺" in it, meaning "kill". His skin color was shown, and it was obvious to Ethan that this man was neither Human, nor Spirit Doll, nor whatever Keonde was.
His skin was a faded azure color. Ethan and the man stood in silence for the longest time, before Ethan decided to speak.
"... Who… Are you?" He asked. The man paced back and forth for a moment, grumbling something to himself. He then picked his head up, and stared at Ethan through the darkness of his cloak.
"Your energy is sinister, almost like somebody I know… So, I'll ask once more - who are you?" Ethan asked. The man slowly began walking towards him.
"My name is Qwerty… I am a Makyo that comes from the star he was banished to many years ago… I come to wreak havoc on your precious Earth and show your Guardian what he has sparked… You will all burn in Hell…" Qwerty spoke, calmly and quietly.
He continued walking towards Ethan, until they stood right in front of each other, Qwerty looking up at Ethan, and Ethan looking down at Qwerty. Inside Mistress Sayaka's house, Miko noticed that Ethan was gone, and he decided to go outside to look for him. When he went out the door, he shrieked at what he saw. The music stopped, and everybody rushed outside to where Miko, Ethan, and Qwerty were. They all witnessed as Qwerty had his hand inserted into Ethan's stomach with a large purple blade of energy shooting out of his back. Ethan's Gi was now shredded where Qwerty's hand was, and blood was seeping out of a hole in his chest onto his clothing. His eyes were wide, and he coughed up some blood.
Miko clenched both of his fists, and began running towards Qwerty and Ethan.
"You get away from him right now!" He screamed at Qwerty. Qwerty brought his free arm up, and made a circle with his pointer-finger, engulfing Ethan and him in a huge wall of flames that seemed to tower up infinitely. Qwerty observed as blood ran down Ethan's body onto his arm, and felt as Ethan's life-force was slowly fading. Qwerty slowly began lifting Ethan up off of the ground into the air above him, the sounds of his screams and flesh being cut ringing through the air, as blood now splashed into the air, and onto Qwerty's cloak. The cutting forced the hole in his stomach to meet the hole in his chest with a thin line that was a cut through his body. Blood poured out of him, and he eventually passed out, his body hanging limp over Qwerty's head. The wall of fire that engulfed them slowly dissipated, and Qwerty slowly began letting Ethan down. It seemed like he was going to be considerate enough to gently put Ethan on the ground, but instead, he threw him into the ocean, hoping he'd drown. The passed-out Ethan began sinking into the ocean, several hundred feet away from Mistress Sayaka's Island, blood rising up from under the water to mark where his spot was.
Qwerty slowly lifted off of the ground, and rose a few hundred feet into the air, beginning to laugh like a typical evil-genius would. He then turned north, and his laugh halted. He growled.
"... Fluete…" He mumbled. Then, a clear aura surrounded his body, and he blasted off to the direction he faced, leaving within seconds. Evan leapt from the island into the water, and began searching around for Ethan, as he sunk deeper and deeper, his life-force ever so slowly fading into nothing…
Evan swam under the ocean, and grabbed Ethan in his arms, and quickly flew out of the water. They got him inside Mistress Sayaka's house, and wrapped up his wounds with thick bandages, eventually forcing them to stop bleeding. Ethan was still unconscious, and they laid him down in the spare room so he could rest. Meanwhile, they all went out to Mistress Sayaka's kitchen to discuss the events that had just transpired.
But they didn't discuss at first. It was very quiet… Everybody was still in shock at what had just happened to the strongest warrior on Earth.
"... Who… Was that?" Miko asked. Evan and Mistress Sayaka were staring at each other, wide-eyed, obviously thinking the same thing.
"Qwerty." They both said in sync.
"Who's that?" Ayumi asked. Mistress Sayaka heavily sighed.
She looked over at Ayumi, and then back at Evan, and then she drooped her head, closing her eyes.
"... Hundreds of years ago, when Evan and I were legitimate teenagers, we trained with each other under the heroic, generous, and all-powerful Master Senpu. He was known as the Dragon Hermit, and he knew much about Martial Arts; more than both us combined know today. Our most important task under Master Senpu was to locate the Fountain of Youth and drink out of it. We did both find it, however, so did Qwerty. He was an Alien not of this planet, and he was from Planet Makko, a distant planet with a race full of warriors. Qwerty had come to Earth to find, and kill the Earth Guardian, Guardian Fluete. Evan and I both could not allow this atrocity, so we challenged him to a fight. With our combined techniques, we managed to at least get Qwerty out of the Fountain of Youth, but we failed in protecting it, because our attacks caused the entire place to collapse.
Qwerty went free, away from our grasps, and before we knew it, he had an army, and was leading an invasion on Earth. The army was full of Makyos, just like him, and they were all strong, too. Qwerty slaughtered millions of Humans with his army, but enough was enough, and Evan, Master Senpu, and I went to confront the Makyos. They unleashed a full-out onslaught onto us, and we began beating them, one-by-one. However, we got to Qwerty, and he was seemingly far too strong for us. Master Senpu began preparing an attack to defeat Qwerty, and all we had to do was distract him. We tried our hardest, but he was too strong, even with our combined strength.
It seemed like it was all over - both Evan and I were on the ground, nearly unconscious, as Qwerty prepared an attack to kill us both. Right as he fired his attack, Master Senpu jumped in the way and took it, ending his life. He'd sacrificed himself to save Evan and I. We were both devastated that our Master had just been killed in front of us… But we had Qwerty as a threat now. Before we even tried to attack him, a light descended from what appeared to be the Heavens, and it was Guardian Fluete, and he'd come to stop Qwerty. He managed to beat him, easily, and he used his God-like powers to bind him, and the rest of his race, to a star that traveled the universe. The star was bright red, and traveled slowly past planets. Later, it became known as the Makyo Star…
No longer having Master Senpu killed both of our spirits. It led to Evan and I blaming each other for his death, and the eventual separation onto two separate paths - Evan becoming the Crane Hermit, and me becoming the Turtle Hermit… Qwerty is most likely back to kill Guardian Fluete and take over the Earth. We must do something! We can't just sit around and let him take over!" Sayaka explained, ending her story with a very loud shout. Everybody looked at the ground, not knowing what to do.
Before long, their silence was broken by the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs, and light groaning. It was Ethan, who was half-awake, bandages tight to his body. He had an arm over his stomach where he'd been stabbed the second time, and he was awful slow coming down the stairs. He mumbled something, obviously directing the unhearable comment towards the crowd.
"Ya' gotta repeat that again buddy, I don't think we quite understood." Miko said. Ethan clenched his fists.
"We gotta save… Keonde!" He shouted.
Everybody gasped a bit, and looked around at each other, wondering why Ethan would want to save the very Demon King that tried to kill him twice.
"... I'm sorry Ethan, but I'm sort of unsure why you'd want to do that…" Evan said. Ethan closed his eyes, and shook his head.
"... Without Keonde, we have no Lizard Spheres… Without the Lizard Spheres, we have no wishes… Without any wishes, we have no way to bring back the people that Qwerty has killed…" Ethan explained. Evan chuckled a bit.
"I don't think you're right in the head right now, Ethan. Guardian Fluete created the Lizard Spheres, not Keonde, remember? He's linked to them." Evan stated.
Ethan growled a bit, obviously using quite a bit of his strength to even muster up words to speak.
"... No… Guardian Fluete told me… When we were training… That him and Keonde… Were once one being…" As soon as Ethan said this, everybody gasped.
"But… How is that possible? The Earth Guardian was one with a… a… being of pure evil?!" Miko shouted. "... It just doesn't seem possible!"
"They… Seperated… Because Guardian Fluete couldn't become Guardian… With even the tiniest bit of evil in him… So they split into pure good… and pure… ev… ev…" Ethan said. He couldn't finish his sentence; he began cringing in pain.
Mistress Sayaka slowly walked over to Ethan, and began rubbing his back.
"Are you okay?" She asked, in a soft voice. Ethan nodded his head, and a white aura suddenly formed around his body.
"We've got… to stop him…" He said, slowly, and a bit slurred.
"What?! You're trying to tell me that you're going to stop Qwerty in the condition you're in, Ethan?! Don't be crazy!" Miko shouted. Ethan frowned, and picked his head up to look north, through the wall. He could sense Qwerty's overwhelming power, as well as Keonde's power, which was very miniscule compared to Qwerty. He growled.
"Now hold on, Ethan. You can't afford to make a stupid decision here." Evan said. Then, without a second though, Ethan flew through Mistress Sayaka's house, forming a huge hole in the wall, and began flying towards where he thought Qwerty and Keonde were fighting. Miko shouted at Ethan to stop, but he didn't. They all growled, and began flying after him. Ayumi tried to follow as well, but Evan stopped her.
"You can't go. You have to stay and watch Bella." He said.
"But Evan, I wanna fight too!" She shouted. Evan gave her a very serious look, and shook his head. She drooped her head, and nodded.
"Fine, I'll stay…" She said. Evan turned around, and prepared to fly off after the others.
Ayumi placed a hand on Evan's shoulder, stopping him. He turned around, with a confused expression on his face. She lunged forward, and wrapped her arms around him, and gave him a peck on the lips.
"I love you. Come back in one piece, you hear?" She said. Evan smiled, and nodded. He turned, and blasted off after the others. Evan caught up to the others quickly, and they began discussing their battle plan.
Meanwhile, Ethan had just arrived, and was a good half-an-hour ahead of the others, as he was much quicker than them. When he got there, he landed on the lush green grass of the open field he now stood in, and he could see Qwerty standing over Keonde's body. He was laughing maniacally, and it appeared as if Keonde had already been killed. Ethan began running towards Qwerty in a fit of rage, but before he knew it, Keonde opened his mouth, and shot out a small yellow energy beam towards Qwerty, piercing through his body. Qwerty fell backwards on the ground, blood now gushing out of his chest, groaning in pain.
Keonde stood up, slowly, chuckling as he watched at the pain he'd just caused. Keonde was seven feet tall, and stood high over Qwerty and Ethan. He wore a dark-purple, tank-top-like Gi, and he wore a turquoise obi around his waist. He looked much like a goblin in the sense that he seemed to have sharp fangs, and he had tall, pointed ears, and he had two antennae sticking out of his forehead that drooped downwards towards the ground. They had tiny little circles on the end of them, and weren't that long. On the center of his chest is a white circle with a red outlining, and triangles pointing north, south, east, and west, doning the symbol "魔", meaning "demon".
His skin is light blue. He had very large cheekbones, and his nose was shaped like a Human's was. He lacked eyebrows, but instead, his facial structure had muscles that seemed to form a substitute for eyebrows. On his back, he wore a long, dark-red cape. He only had four fingers, and on his feet, he wore ancient-looking brown boots, with no socks. He had pink, filled ovals all over his body, including over his stomach, shoulders, and upper and lower arms, and around his wrists and ankles appeared to be red rings that almost made it look like he was wearing wristbands, although he wasn't.
His voice was deep, and raspy, and very menacing and intimidating. Currently, he wore no cape, and his Gi was dirty looking, and torn, showing part of the left side of his chest and his whole left arm. His pants were torn at the knees, leaving holes to see his kneecaps, and all over his Gi were small holes that were obviously ripped by whatever attack he'd just been through.
After staring at Qwerty's downed body for a minute or two, he slowly turned his head to notice Ethan, and his chuckle immediately stopped, and the big grin he had on his face turned into a frown. He slowly began walking towards Ethan, growling under his breath.
"... Why are you here? Come to defeat me while I'm in my weakened state?" Keonde asked. Ethan shook his head.
"No. I thought you could use some help defeating Qwerty… He wants to take over Earth, you know." He said. Keonde chuckled a bit.
"Well, he's dead now. The only person taking over Earth is me, got it?" Keonde asked. Ethan was still frowning.
He looked past Keonde, and saw something. He disappeared from his spot, and faded in right behind Keonde, and swatted at an energy blast that had been soaring towards his back. He deflected the blast into the sky, and a few hundred feet up, it exploded, leaving a huge cloud of dust there. Keonde looked over his shoulder, and gasped.
"So, you're really here to help me with this guy?" Keonde asked. Ethan smirked.
"... Only if you're willing to work as a team." He said. Keonde growled.
"... I never thought I'd have to work alongside you, my worst enemy, but if that's what must happen for me to take over this planet, then it shall be done." He spoke.
Ethan took the top part of his Gi off, and removed the black undershirt from underneath it. He then removed both of his wristbands and boots. He threw them all onto the ground, and they hit with a loud thud. He then put the top part of his Gi back on.
"You use weighted clothing, too?" Keonde asked. Ethan nodded.
"It's a good way to hide you're power. Plus, it makes training a lot tougher, and it makes me stronger in the longrun." He said.
Qwerty stood quite a distance away from the two, staring at them through his dark cloak. His fists were clenched tightly.
"... One hour…" He said.
"What?" Ethan asked.
"One hour, and the Makyo Star will begin orbiting the Earth… My army will come, and this planet will be mine…" Qweryu said. He then began laughing loudly. Ethan and Keonde looked at each other, and nodded. They turned to Qwerty, and began running towards him as fast as they could.
Qwerty began running towards them in return, still maniacally laughing. Ethan and Keonde extended their arms out, and released two yellow energy beams towards Qwerty. Qwerty swatted at them, easily deflecting them away into the distance behind them, causing a huge explosion. He then ran up to Ethan, and kicked him in the chest, missing his wound, but sending him flying back into the distance. He then quickly turned to Keonde, and before Keonde could react, he slammed his head into his, and Keonde stumbled backwards a bit. Then, Qwerty sent a roundhouse kick towards Keonde, and kicked him back into the distance.
Ethan was now, again, running towards Qwerty at his full speed. He began throwing an intense combination of punches and kicks towards his way. Qwerty yawned, as he put one arm up, and began blocking every single attack that Ethan threw. Then, Keonde flew out of nowhere, and attempted to headbutt Qwerty from the side, but Qwerty put his other arm out, and Keonde slammed into his hand, but he was stopped in place. He went onto his feet, and joined Ethan in throwing punches and kicks towards him, but Qwerty simply put his other arm up, and blocked all of their attacks. Then, he sent his head into Ethan's head, while sending a kick into Keonde's knee at the same, forcing them both to stumble backwards. Ethan groaned, and Keonde fell over onto his face.
Qwerty did a few backflips, and began laughing.
"Just submit, fools. There's no way that you can defeat me! I am invincible!" He shouted. Keonde ran forward towards Qwerty, and launched another assault of punches and kicks, but to no avail. Ethan took this chance as an opportunity, however. He rose into the air, and placed both hands onto his forehead, his right over his left, fingers slightly curled. He glared down at Qwerty with a face full of rage. A yellow energy ball began forming in his right hand, as his power began raising, a blue aura forming around his body. The ground began shaking as he charged his attack, actually making both Keonde and Qwerty stop to look at him.
Qwerty kicked Keonde away from him, and extended his arm upwards towards Ethan, a tiny yellow energy ball forming in his palm.
"Ma… Sen… KO…" Ethan shouted loudly. He then slowly brought his arms downwards, aiming his energy ball down towards Qwerty. They both shot their energy at the same time, and Keonde watched as two yellow energy beams collided in the middle of the two. Evan, Miko, Sayaka, and Sileanic arrived just then, arriving in time to watch Ethan and Qwerty clash their energy beams together.
The fierceness of the beams forced wind to blow in every direction, and Qwerty's cloak came off. He looked a lot like Keonde, actually, except he did not have the cheekbones he did, and his nose was pointy instead of Humanlike. He lacked the antennas, too. His eyes were bright red, and intimidating. He began pouring more Ki into his energy beam, pushing Ethan's back. Ethan wasn't all too great with Ki, so he was running out of energy far more quickly than Qwerty was. Sayaka and Miko flew over to the left side of Qwerty, and Evan and Sileanic flew to the right side of him, and landed next to him on the ground.
Sayaka and Miko extended both of their arms out, right arm over left, wrists together, fingers curled. They pulled their arms to their sides, and began gathering a blue ball of energy. This was Mistress Sayaka's signature technique, the Kamehameha Wave. Evan and Sileanic formed a triangle with their hands, and looked through it to aim at Qwerty. The gap in between their hands lit up with a golden energy. Sayaka and Miko extended their arms outwards towards Qwerty.
"Kamehameha!" They shouted. Two blue beams of energy shot outwards towards Qwerty, and collided with his body as he shot the beams forward.
Qwerty began shouting, as a sinister, purple aura formed around his body. The Kamehameha Waves slowly began to push away from him, and before anybody could react, they turned, and they headed towards Miko and Sayaka, and collided with them, leaving a huge cloud of dust in their general area. Then, Evan and Sileanic roared, as they released their energy.
"KIKOHO! HA!" They shouted simultaneously. Two large yellow circles of energy hurdled towards Qwerty. Qwerty laughed loudly, as the Kikohos stopped just a few inches from him, and were sent slamming into the ground near Evan and Sileanic, kicking up a cloud of dust around them.
He then focused more on the beam clash with Ethan, adding more energy to his Ki Beam.
"This is where I kill you, Ethan, and take over this pitiful planet!" Qwerty screamed. Keonde roared out a mighty roar, and ran behind Qwerty, and attempted to throw a punch at him. Qwerty used his free hand, and grabbed Keonde's fist, and squeezed it tightly within his free hand, the force of his power breaking the bones in Keonde's hand. Keonde groaned out in pain, loudly, as he took a step back, and then fell onto his knees, glaring at his broken hand.
Qwerty's Ki Beam was largely overpowering Ethan's, and it seemed as if it was all over…
"I… Can't… Anymore…" Ethan weakly said. His Masenko was flashing in and out, appearing and disappearing, obvious that his energy was going to fade very soon. Suddenly, Ethan's Masenko faded, but at the same time, surprisingly, Qwerty's Ki Beam faded, as well. Ethan panted, as he slowly began descending towards the ground. His vision was blurred, but he could clearly see Qwerty splitting into two halves. It looked like he'd been cut from the top down by something or someone. He gasped.
The huge amounts of dust cleared around Evan, Miko, Sayaka, and Sileanic, and they were almost all unconscious on the ground. Ethan hit the ground, and fell onto his knees. He blinked a few times, trying to see who had just saved him from inevitable death. He then saw somebody… familiar. Somebody he knew. It was a man, around the same age as Evan and Sayaka.
He was 5'9" or so, and he had tan skin. His eyes were bright blue. He had long, black hair, and long bangs going down almost to his eyes, and on his face, he had some light, black stubble. He wore a gray tunic that drooped a few inches below his waist, and on the center of his chest was a large, white circle with the symbol for "Martial Artist", and below that was a significantly smaller white circle with the symbol "狼", meaning "Wolf". Around his waist was a dark-red belt, and he wore white wristbands. His pants were also gray, and he wore dark-red boots, with white laces, and a green line outlining the laces. He had a deep-ish voice. After staring at him for a moment, Ethan knew exactly who it was - It was Masmik.
"... We haven't seen you in forever, Masmik…" Ethan spoke, quietly and weakly. Masmik smirked.
"I've been training for a situation just like this. I guess all of those years paid off after all." He said, confidently.
The two pieces of Qwerty laid on the ground in a pool of blood, his organs spilling out between the two halves of his body. His life-force could no longer be sensed. Masmik had defeated Qwerty.
"I must thank you, Ethan, for if you hadn't stalled Qwerty with your Masenko, then I wouldn't have had the perfect chance to split him in half with my Spirit Sword." Masmik said. Ethan looked a bit confused.
"Spirit Sword?" He asked. Masmik nodded.
"Ever since the battle with Demon King Keonde, I realized that I was far too weak to actually make a difference, so I studied for years to figure out a way to be able to defeat him if he tried to rise again… Alongside Ki, everybody also possesses Spirit Energy, which is a buff that can be used during battle to make you stronger, faster, and more aware of things… I've developed techniques while using it, such as the Spirit Sword and the Spirit Strike. It's very powerful." Masmik explained.
Ethan nodded his head, understanding exactly what Masmik was talking about.
"That's amazing, Masmik. Thank you so much for the help!" He shouted. Masmik smirked, and nodded.
"No problem, man." He responded. Then, suddenly, Masmik seemingly froze in place. Ethan looked confused. Masmik's eyes were widened.
"Masmik?" He asked. He suddenly fell forward onto the ground, unconscious. Behind him was Keonde. He'd knocked Masmik unconscious.
"I can't have him interfere right now." Keonde spoke. Ethan took a step back.
"What do you mean? What are you planning, Keonde?!" Ethan shouted. They both launched forward, and grabbed each other's hands, pushing against each other. A fight was about to break loose, it was inevitable. Ethan squeezed Keonde's broken hand tightly, and he growled out in pain. In response, he sent his knee up into Ethan's stomach, where he'd been fatally wounded by Qwerty. Ethan let go of Keonde, and grabbed his stomach in pain, moving backwards a few steps.
Keonde took a few steps closer to Ethan, and he sent his elbow into Ethan's upper back, forcing his body to slam down into the ground. Ethan groaned, and Keonde began laughing.
"I've been waiting years for this… Ever since you tried interfering with me when you were a little boy! And now, this is your end!" Keonde shouted. He extended his arm down towards Ethan, and he released a large, purple energy beam that pierced through his chest, leaving a giant hole. Blood began seeping out from his body onto the ground.
Ayumi hovered in the air above the battlefield, watching silently with a sleeping Bella in her arms. She was thinking of a way to catch Keonde off-guard. Right after Keonde fatally attacked Ethan, he disappeared from his spot. What Ayumi didn't realize is that Keonde knew she was there. He appeared in front of her, and snatched Bella out of her arms, and draped her over his shoulder. He then kicked Ayumi in the stomach, temporarily halting her in her spot.
"Human. Listen, and listen closely. Your strongest warrior, Ethan, is dead. This planet is doomed. For the next year, I will be training my hardest, and so will this little girl of yours. In one year's time, we will attack the citizens of this planet, and we will take it over. If you want to try and stop me, you and your friends better start training. This is the only warning I will dish out. But for now, I say my farewell." Keonde said, with a serious face. A clear aura formed around his body, and instantly, he flew into the distance, becoming but a speck in the sky. Ayumi slowly descended towards the ground, and began sobbing.
A good fifteen to twenty minutes later, everybody began to come to. What they saw horrified them. Ethan had a huge hole through his body, and he was dead, on the ground. Qwerty was cut into two, dead, and Keonde and Bella were nowhere to be seen,as Ayumi sat on the ground, bawling her eyes out. Evan got up, and quickly rushed over to Ayumi, consoling her.
"Babe, what happened? What's wrong?" He asked. Ayumi pointed into the direction that Keonde had escaped to.
"He took Bella, and he's gonna attack in a year, and Ethan's dead, and Qwerty's dead, and we're all doomed!" She shouted hysterically through her sobs. Evan growled. No one seemed to quite understand what Ayumi said since she was in hysterics, but Evan understand.
His daughter had been taken from him. His student had been killed in cold blood.
"Listen up, everybody." Evan said in a very serious tone. Everybody stared at him, picking themselves up off of the ground.
"Ethan is dead, and it is Keonde's doing. Now that Ethan is dead, Keonde is planning to take over the Earth, but he's given us the span of a year to train ourselves, and better ourselves so that we have a chance to defeat him. He's taken my daughter, and he's planning on training her, too, to become his weapon of sorts… We must get training. And quickly." He spoke. Everybody nodded. Suddenly, a light-blue pillar from the sky shot downwards, and a deep voice spoke.
"I can help with that." It said.
The blue light faded, and there stood a figure, that looked exactly like Keonde, except his clothing was different. He wore white and blue instead of dark-purple and blue, and the symbol was the symbol for God. He wore a blue cape instead of red, too.
"My name is Guardian Fluete, and I watch over this planet. I trained Ethan to defeat Demon King Keonde many years ago, and now, I will train all of you to do the same… If you're all willing, that is…" Fluete spoke. Everybody was astonished that they were actually meeting the Earth Guardian. They nodded to him.
"Grab onto me with a hand, and I will bring you all to my Lookout." He said. Sayaka, Evan, Miko, Sileanic, Masmik, and Ayumi all walked over to Guardian Fluete, and put their hands on him. They were all engulfed by a huge pillar of light, and before they knew it, they were transported away from where they were.
Ethan's body disappeared from the Earth just as they were transported, too. And thus began a year of training to defeat Keonde…