Okay, back again, sorry for the wait, and thank you all for reading this story. Shout out again to animekiss2012 for reviewing. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Chiro crept to the edge of the Pit of Doom careful to keep in the shadows. Below him, Skeleton King and Mandarin stood below him, the evil king's voice carried up to his ears easily.
"...the boy...ravaged, his cooling flesh laid to waste..." Chiro shuddered at hearing the evil king speak of his death. And then his whole plan collapsed as Mandarin caught his scent and sounded warning to his master, giving away his position.
Invisible hands wrapped themselves around his throat and dragged him down to his worst enemy. Pain erupted throughout his body, an uncontrollable fire that raced through his veins like liquid fire and he felt himself age.
"You are fortunate boy, you will witness the birth of the dark one, once free Shuggazoom shall be consumed." The Skeleton King prophesied.
Chiro laughed weakly, appreciating the dark humor of the moment, "All of this so you could bow to something uglier than yourself, you're no king, you're a slave."
The Skeleton King did not appreciate his enemy's laughter, and ordered Mandarin to destroy Chiro, which the orange monkey seemed all to happy to do. The traitorous monkey leapt at Chiro, not worrying about the boy defending against his attack. But Chiro met his sword with Otto's spinning blade, though it was obvious that he did not know how to fully use the weapon. The two combatants faced each other, Skeleton King apparently content to watch the battle. The fighters faced one another, and for an instant they were still, and then they leapt towards their opposite.
A lightning quick flurry of strikes and blocks ensued as the leaders of the Hyperforce, past and current, dueled. Neither side gaining ground or giving any, but in battle, nothing ever stays the same for long, and Mandarin pulled a luck strike and Otto's saw crumpled to the stone of the platform below them. Mandarin could have easily struck down the boy, who was still staring in shock at the borrowed weapon that lay shattered on the cold stone, but the orange monkey stepped backwards, a smug smile upon his face.
"Come my hairless monkey, let's see what you are without the Power Primate." Mandarin taunted, Chiro snarled and launched himself at his opponent. Mandarin leapt into the air and launched a blinding shower of powerful kicks into Chiro's face, the boy collapsed at the Skeleton King's feet. "Just as pathetically human as I expected." Mandarin dismissed.
"some benevolent cosmic force chose you to protect the universe," The Skeleton King said "you are special, I would not see you wasted." again Chiro found himself lifted into the air by hands that no matter how much he tried and tugged, he could not pull from around his throat. The leader of the Hyperforce glared defiantly into the ruby pupils of the Skeleton King. "you will provide the final sustenance the Dark One needs to break free."
"Yes!" Mandarin cheered excitedly from the sidelines, "feed him to the master!"
Chiro's face twisted in horror as he found himself levitated towards the pit, truly the pit of doom now, he realized. I will die here today he realized suddenly. Flashes of his family blinked across Chiro's vision as he thought of how they would react to his death, if they lived.
Nova would try to be tough for everyone, but inside the yellow monkey would quietly break, alone in her room. Sparx would try to lighten everyone's mood by telling jokes, but he too would hide his sorrow. In fact, all of the team would, Otto, the dear green monkey who wore his heart on his sleeve would be the only one who showed the sorrow they all would feel if one of their own were to perish. Antauri, Chiro looked to the sky with the thought of his mentor and trusted second in command, the dark furred monkey had become a second father to him, and he-was here?
Antauri flung the staff into the pit and dealt a debilitating blow to the evil king's chest. But the battle would not be won that easily, a wave of energy erupted from the Skeleton King's hand, sending up clouds of dust, which when cleared, revealed that Antauri had disappeared.
Skeleton King laughed "you always were the most clever of the monkeys, but your weakness is obvious" Chiro found himself floating uncomfortably close to the Skeleton King, quickly realizing the evil king's plan he called warning to his mentor. The invisible hands around his throat stabbed into his throat and Chiro cried out in pain, which immediately lured Antauri out of hiding, much to his student' dismay.
Whatever rescue attempt the black monkey had planned, never went into action as the Skeleton King wasted no time in levitating his opponent to his other side, and all it seemed was lost.
Super sorry for the delay, and the abrupt cut off, (I can't really call it a cliffhanger, since pretty much everyone knows what happens) I also apologize for the general bleh ness of this chapter. I've been really lazy lately, but I will try to get the rest of the chapter out soon. Thank you for reading!