Once again, Hello! I've just returned from a long vacation, pondering the meaning of life... Ok, not, but I relaxed a looot and recharged my creative batteries. So enjoy chapter 3 of Misty Waterflower and the Guardians of Kotoenoh!


DRAMATIC RECAP (2)!!!

The mob jumped and turned around quickly to see the hobo, who should have been dead on the ground spewing blood, standing up with an amused expression on his face.

"W-w-what are you two?" the leader said, visibly shaken.

The hobo spoke, taking off his dingy, blood-stained coat to reveal a pure white t-shirt underneath.

"Heh. We're the Immortal Guardians of Kotoenoh; and we're here to kick your butts."

END DRAMATIC RECAP (2)!!!

"Immortal? Don't make me laugh! That jacket was Kevlar! And you must be pretty stupid for challenging us to a fight! Kill them boys!" The leader said with a villainous laugh. Three grunts headed for the hobo—Lucian—, three headed for Kyla, and the leader stayed put with a grunt watching his back. One of the three attacking Lucian pulled an AK-47 and opened fire. The bullets hit, but this time he didn't bleed. They simply ricocheted off his chest. That scared the grunts, but they wanted to get paid, so they pulled knives and leapt for him. The first ones knife didn't make it closer to his heart than three feet, because the welder was kicked hard in the chest and sent flying.

On the other side, the front grunt pointed a handgun Kyla's way and fired. The bullet, however, went about five inches out of the barrel before stopping in midair, as if it had just hit a wall. The grunt, with his miniscule intelligence, was obviously frightened, but he fired again and again. The same thing happened for the remaining grunts shots, so they proceeded to empty all three of their magazines into the invisible wall, with Kyla looking on and yawning uninterestedly. "As exciting as this is," She said, "I'm going to take the offensive, alright?" Without waiting for an answer, she leapt over the grunts and, landing behind them, tapped one with one finger in the middle of his back. He flew forward quickly enough to have been hit by a car. He face planted into the back alley wall, forming a person-shaped indent.

Lucian was faring the same as Kyla was, adeptly blocking the grunts every attack with so much ease that an uninformed viewer would assume it was choreographed. He slammed one into the wall, dodging a punch thrown by the other grunt. He kicked his legs out from under him, sliding down only to use the motion as a dodge for the knife slash the other made toward him.

Kyla daintily sidestepped each heavy-handed blow from the grunts countering only with a slight contact. But each 'slight contact' had the effect of a brick hitting the grunt. As they fought, Kyla was getting increasingly more accurate with her 'slight contacts', with each hit getting closer to the vital location all male grunts value only slightly less than their life.

Lucian struck one of the grunts attacking him in the stomach, sending him flying into the wall. The grunt sank down to the floor and lay still. The remaining two leapt at him to try and damage him the only way they could. They were both beaten aside easily and with two swift strikes, they lay unmoving. He stretched and cracked his neck, saying, "Aaahhh… It's been a while since I've fought… Forgot how much adrenaline it gave… Yeah. It feels soooo good!" Lucian smiled and turned toward the leader and the last grunt.

Kyla looked up to see Lucian turn towards the two. "Dang! This took too long! If I don't finish soon, Lucian will beat the last two!" She turned to the only grunt standing, huddled in the corner. He flinched when she looked at him. "Look. I wanna finish your boss. But if you're standing here, my warrior spirit tells me to not move on until I finish my fight, to my or my opponent's defeat. I'm obviously winning, so how about just falling over and laying there for me? Otherwise, I have to strike you down in the most painful way I can. So, think about it, and decide what you want to do." The grunt hesitated only a second, then flopped down on the ground and lay still. "Good move. Now…" She turned, only to see the bodyguard on the ground, and Lucian in melee with the leader. "Sharpedo! I was too late!"

Lucian had decked the bodyguard quite easily, and had expected the boss to be the same. However, the boss was surprisingly strong, effortlessly blocking Lucian's blows and returning with powerful counterattacks. Lucian struck out at his gut, but his almost invisible strike was blocked with a fully invisible hand. Lucian's eyes widened with shock and gave the boss a split second opening, which he took advantage of. Lucian was struck hard in the chest and collapsed, clutching his chest and coughing blood.

"Hahahahahaha! Bet you underestimated me, right?"The leader said, "Pretending to hide behind my subordinates was a good plan. I've assessed your technique, and analyzed your every move. I know where you will strike three moves in advance! You are weak."

"Enough!" Kyla screamed as she flung herself at the boss, "You may have debilitated Lucian, but you'll never defeat me!"

"O contraire, my dear, I already have." He said with an evil chuckle.

"What do you mean by that?" She said, stopping.

"Precisely this," He said, pulling out a handgun.

"What are you going to do? Shoot me? You saw how effective your men's guns were. Why is yours any different? Kyla said, indignantly.

"Oh, you'll see." He fired. The bullet sped toward Kyla, who simply put out her hand like she was going to push. The bullet stopped for an instant, but began spinning extremely fast, drilling through her defense. Her Eyes widened as stress lines crossed her countenance, straining to hold the bullet back."It's no use. That bullet is forged of the one substance the ancient ones, and therefore you, feared. No amount of power can save you from the metal the ancient ones called 'the bane of our existence'. The same metal that was used to create the Sword was used in these bullets. Iron." The bullet penetrated the last reserve barrier Kyla had and pierced her shoulder. She cried out in pain and agony, tortured by the cursed metal. "Now, you both are immobilized. There is nothing you can do to stop me from destroying the threat to my master. And he will be pleased to hear that I, Sokuse Ibui, killed two of the Guardians as well as my prey."

"Not if I can help it!" The shout startled Ibui, but only for a moment.

"Come out and play, Guardian! Come now, don't keep me waiting! I'm a busy man!" Ibui said, taunting.

"Alright Ibui, But don't forget that you asked for it!" Kenjiro dropped from the roof where he had been concealed and faced Ibui.

"Well, who are you? Aren't you a bit young to be a guardian?"

"I'm Kenjiro Soran, and you're gonna die by my hand."


Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Remember, to review! Please! Thanks again to Kasumi-chan for the encouragement, and I am still looking fo a beta reader. Please volunteer. And be on the lookout for my next series, based on my own class of OC Naruto ninja!! Tentative title: Today in Squad X (There will be several stories, each based on a different squad. More info if requested, so REVIEW!!! Just click the little button at the bottom! Annonymous reviews are accepted(if not encouraged!) Just no Flames. Constructive Criticisim, yes, but no flames. YAY!!! This is the 3rd chapter of a story I wrote in my spare time, and it already has a small following! Huzza for fans!!! (Oh, man am I bored...)