Chapter 4

"Ryo's Devistation"

As everyone looked on towards the fight one question ran through their head, how could Ryo possibly beat something like that? After all Ryo stood at only a measly six feet tall while the hydra stood at a grand forty feet and not only that but he only had one element at his disposal. As he stood there, looking up at his former trainer, he couldn't help but feel kind of excited. After all the beating they had delivered to him as a child now it was time for a little payback, and there was no way he was going to hold back.

"Tell me lad, what other tricks to you have up your sleeve?" asked Make as he opened his own maw and unleashed a barrage of pyro spears.

If he honestly though those slow spears would make contact with him then he was dead wrong. As soon as they were fired he jumped as high as he could into the air and raised his fist. To Minami and friends this move wasn't anything to special, they had seen it in the fight against Kaya, but Tsukune in the others seemed to be quite invested, never had they seen a monster such as him and they were curious as to what he could do.

Once his fist enlarged he used all the strength he had to slam it down right into Make's skull, but that wasn't all, once it made impact it sent a powerful charge surging through their body.

"You know, there's one downside to sharing a body. You all feel the pain!"

He was right, as soon as their brother's head hit the ground the surge continued onto the other two. It may not have worked well on Tyro since he was comprised of solid stone, but for his sister it hadn't been the most pleasant of feelings. As Make raised his head back up he couldn't help but chuckle at what had just happened.

"So, you finally grew up I see! It's about time, the son of Kyra shouldn't need a blasted seal to keep his powers in check. Now give it all you got!"

"Heh, if that's what you really want then alright. Come at me bro!"

They didn't waste any time on unleashing another barrage of attacks, but this time each sent out their own special technique. For Make it was his pyro twister, for Tyro it was his Big Bang Meteor, and for Louise it was her aqua shuriken, all set on a collision course for their one and only target. Unlike Make's last attack though these were pretty damn fast, but still not fast enough. Once they came within range Ryo lifted his hand as a bolt of lightning came down from the sky, but instead of a bolt in his hand he held a staff created from the skies lightning.

"Alright, here we go!"

As his eyes followed the oncoming targets he started spinning the staff faster and faster. Minami and the others were kind of stumped, it didn't seem to be doing anything, in fact it seemed to have been speeding up the attacks.

"Hah, speeding up your defeat I see." Said Tyro.

"Not a damn chance, in fact let me give these back to you."

As soon as the attacks got passed within range the staff opened up into a large funnel. They couldn't believe what they were seeing, the staff was sucking in their attack. Once the tail of the twister disappeared within the funnel it turned back into a normal staff before he pointed it towards his former masters.

"Hungry, then eat this!"

It had seemed impossible for someone like him to actually create a move such as that, but he did it, but there was a catch. While the move was indeed powerful a lot of his energy had been drained due to the fact that the staff required his own electrical power to create the funnel and it wouldn't stop draining him until the funnel disappeared. As soon as the attack came into contact with his enemy Tyro dipped his head down and opened his maw to let in the attack. That wasn't good, since he had the earth element on his side the electrical attack wouldn't have any effect. He watched as his jaws snapped shut on the attack and shattered it to pieces.

"Hm, a little spicy but it's all good."

Suddenly a stream of water wrapped around his body, constricting his arms and legs, before Louise picked him off the ground and using her neck power started to swing him around and around.

"Ryo!" Minami yelled as she got up from her seat.

But before she could do anything Gino grabbed her shoulder and pushed her back down into her seat.

"Don't count him out yet, he's not the kid you know last year."

"What, you're joking. He's still the same guy, right?" asked Oshira.

"What I mean is that he seems to have gotten stronger since we left. He's not finished, not yet."

As Minami turned her head she watched as he crashed through the final pillar before Louise threw him against the barrier.

"So, had enough?" they all asked.

It was true that his body was weak, but that didn't mean he still didn't have a trick or two up his sleeve. Everything had been set and now it was time. Make and the others were surprised to see him rise to his feet, but they knew his body was weak due to their sisters beating, but in his eyes they saw determination.

"I have to hand it to ya kid you've gotten better, but you still won't be as tough as your old man." Make said as they all charged up for their final attack.

Crap, this wasn't good. His body had been drained of a lot of his energy and his muscles could only handle so much before they would give in. If he was going to finish them he had to do it fast.

"Alright think, what could I use to finish them off." He thought to himself as they fused their attacks together into one ultimate ball of elemental energy.

If he tried to use his Ultama Shock it would only cause serious damage to them all and while he didn't like them all that much he didn't want to hurt them that badly. If he was going to beat them he would need to use his newest technique, but that would require some extra energy. Wait, that was it! If he needed more power then he would need some help from some friends.

"Now let's finish this!"

Once the attack launched the coliseum lit up as the glowing orb homed in on its target. To everyone's surprise though Ryo hadn't moved a muscle, it was as if he was waiting for the right time.

"Come on, move damn it!" Naomi yelled.

"I think he's given up…" said Oshira as they all bit their bottom lip, waiting to see what would happen.

The arena shook once the attack impacted the ground. Everyone held onto their seat as the barrier started to crack from the amount of monster energy they had let loose. As it impacted a crater formed right under it as it dug into the ground before it let off a huge explosion that caused pieces of the barrier to chip away.

"So much power…" said Oshiru.

"And these guys trained him while he was still a kid? I kind of feel sorry for him." Diataro said.

Once the attacked settled it vanished, only to leave a deep crater where it once was. Inside the crater though there seemed to be nothing, nothing but chunks of rock and dirt.

"Where is he?!" exclaimed Make.

It hadn't been apparent before but floating only inches from the top of the barrier was Ryo as he started to funnel his own energy into his palm.

"Heh, so he's going with that eh? It's a bit extreme but it is his best move." Naomi said.

"No wait, something is different, look." Gino said as he pointed to the clone.

He was right, not only was Ryo channeling his own energy but so was the clone. Since he didn't have energy to form it on his own he needed a bit of help, and that's exactly what he had. As soon as it was complete the clone channeled itself into the attack.

"What the, could that be his attack?" Louise asked them.

"No, it's different! Quickly, we can't let him reach us!"

He knew what was coming so as soon as he started falling he used the electricity in the air to start flying with his feet. One after another he dodged all their attacks, fire, earth, and water. He wasn't going to lose to them again and with this attack his victory was ensured. As much as they threw at him he was just too fast for them. It seemed that he was unstoppable as he moved in.

"Get ready for a taste of my newest trick! My Tornado Shock!"

With what energy he had left he used it to speed himself up until he resembled a lightning bolt. This was it, finally he was about to defeat his old mentors. As he threw his arm back the sphere continued to gather energy in the air until he pressed it onto the stomach of the three headed dragon. As he pushed harder the sphere grew bigger until he finally erupted into a large funnel of electricity. The force had been so great that it actually pushed him back towards the other end of the stadium as his former masters spun out of control into the other side as the electricity gave them a good zap.

"Heh, and that's game over." He said as he fell to one knee.

Finally, maybe now they would stop challenging him and would actually leave him the hell alone.

"Ryo, you did it!" Minami exclaimed as she jumped on him.

Of her warm body, he had almost forgotten about that. Wait, what was he thinking?

"Yeah, I guess I did."

"Not bad, but don't think just because you beat someone like them that our training is finished. Starting next year I personally will be pushing your body to its limit." Naomi said as she gave him a sinister grin.

Oh great, now he had her to worry about.

"Wait, you mean you two are going to, you know, chik chiki boom."

Of course that comment had to come from Oshira who shortly afterward got a nice icy punch to the face. It wasn't long though before he was greeted by Make and the others as well. Great, what did they want, a rematch? Knowing them they would have wanted it right then and there.

"Nice job, you sure do pack a punch and that's no lie." Make said as he rubbed his sore neck.

"Right and for showing our students just how tough they can be we want you to have this."

From the inside of his jacket Tyro pulled out a thin, rectangular box.

"This was something your father told us to give you once you managed to beat us. It took you longer than we expected but here, it's yours."

Once he took the box he opened it up as everyone tried to look at what was inside. What he pulled out though confused everyone.

"It's a katana hilt and grip, and what am I supposed to do with this?"

"Channel your energy into it." Louise said.

While he wasn't exactly sure what it would do he gave it a shot anyways. He focused solely on the object as he funneled his energy into it until BAM! A blade made of pure electricity shot out from the hilt.

"Unlike other lightning blades this one can cause external damage as well, just don't go around poking anyone with it."

"This is actually pretty cool, thanks."

"No problem, but eh what's wrong with her?" Tyro asked as he pointed to Minami who seemed to be in a sort of trance.

There was only one situation as to which she would look at him like that. When he wiped his hand cross his forehead he noticed that blood had smeared all over his hand.

"Ok Minami, calm down. I just got finished fighting and I don't need you~ Wahah!"

But it was too late, by the time he had finished telling her she had already latched onto his neck.

"Oh come on, not now please?!" he cried out.