I would like to thank Shadowjinx and Star bright-708 for your reviews.
This story is almost finished, the next one in this series is about Julie's Brother, but I don't want to spoil it now, so, on with this story for now!
Star bright-708's review (the first part that is):
Awwww poor Aquen. He's so misunderstood... I wish Marucho could give him a chance. Oh well.
My replay: Aquen is misunderstood, and Marucho could give him a chance. But if Marucho does, he'll be doing the saying: Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer! Aquen could care less though, since he had a bigger pain then Marucho being angry at him. Aquen thinks before acting, and that his past is a mystery to all of them, except his teammates. I hoped I helped with your review to get you a better understanding.
If you have any questions or suggestions on this story or the next story of the Elder Brawler series, then feel free to ask by PM or by review, and on the next chapter, I'll write them on the next chapter with your review and replay that way. Thanks for your understanding.
Sorry I couldn't update in a while, I was absolutely busy about school.
Here's a foreshadow on this chapter: A little about Aquen Marukura!
Deadly Sea's Deepen Secret Chapter 4
Aquen's P.O.V
"They get on my nerves," I stated as I walked in, "every time they do this. Think before acting means nothing to them. I'll have to fix that."
I looked around.
"Huh, I only speak the truth. Whatever I say is true. But my words mean nothing to them. The only way they will learn is through pain." I said.
If pain is what it takes, then I'll show them real pain that can teach them what they need to know for sure.
"Next time they should think before they act."
I sat down on my couch.
I thought a long time.
"My life's been turned and twisted. Why must this be the cause of Marucho's hatred?" I said.
"Don't worry my Prince; nothing could rip your friendship with Marucho." Neo recalled.
"You say such positive things, Neo," I started, "but you are also too kind."
"I say the truth as well, and I know the pain Aquos brawlers and Bakugan feel. But I also feel the negative waves from one's soul." Neo said.
"Why must we worry? About everything we seem to think comes out true." I asked.
"Worry about the things in the present Aquen." Neo suggested.
"Your right," I said getting up, "But my time is limited, and that there are just a few days left until Edict arrives." I added.
The Next Day (Normal P.O.V)
Aquen walked along the road to the Mansion. Fabia was waiting on the porch for him. "Ready to start your next lesson?" He asked. "Yea!" Fabia said.
"Next lesson: Ability cards! They are extremely useful when battling. The trick is, though, what to use and when to activate it. My ability cards wrap around the water and the technique on deflecting and removing others. Like my Ocean Panic ability; it can disable the person who called the first ability, and they can't do anything in the progress unless the Bakugan who used the ability is defeated. That would be either of my Bakugan. I have 3 Bakugan that are useful in the 3 types of battles you will learn later. Is this all understood?" Aquen said.
"Yes, but one thing, I saw only two of your Bakugan, whose the third one?" Fabia asked.
"You will meet him soon." Aquen stated.
"Ok, and another thing, isn't three Bakugan enough. I mean, sure it's ok and I have nothing against it, but wouldn't you have a better, bigger bond with just one Bakugan?" Fabia asked.
"2 of my Bakugan are solider Bakugan, meaning they will be guardians to, how can I say this, offspring, I guess. One will go to my child and the other, to Marucho's. I think that was the best way to describe that." Aquen stated.
"Oh, ok, so is that a hint that you're married." Fabia said raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, yes it does." Aquen plainly stated.
"To whom may I ask?" Fabia asked, uncertain he'll replay. She looks in his deep, blue, crystal like eyes, waiting for his replay.
"Runo's sister: Alrie Misaki, well, Alrie Marukura. But that's not the lesson here." Aquen said trying to get back on topic.
"The 3 types of battles what are they?" Fabia asked.
"The 3 types of battles: the most common, one-on-one battle; this is a battle where only two people go against each other, friend or foe. The second most common is a tag-team battle, where two against two compete, and they need to work together. The rarest is a Battle Royale, where you're on your own against three other players, it's basically anyone's game. Is this all clear?" Aquen asked.
"Every word, they're crystal clear." Fabia responded.
"Good, next lesson: Critical K.O.'s," Aquen started, "this is when a Bakugan is thrown and it hits the opponents with an impressive but massive power, and the battle is completely over. Is this clear?" Aquen stated and asked.
"Yep." Fabia said.
After Fabia's lessons, Aquen started walking home, when suddenly, someone came up behind him. He turned quickly to see them, but they were gone. "That aura, so familiar." Aquen said. "No, it can't be, he's dead, I can sense his aura even if he was dead, but, he can't be… Alive, can't he?" Aquen worriedly said.
Aquen turned and he found himself running back toward his Brother's Mansion.
When he arrived, he saw that everyone was there. They were talking about something… about him. Aquen stood there and listened.
"We can give him a chance, he's not that all bad?" Fabia said.
"Are you crazy? He can defeat us in one blow, he'll defeat all of us, that guy is killer." Ace remarked.
"Even so, Aquen isn't one to take us seriously, and neither are the other Elders." Marucho protested.
"Mind telling us, the ones who ARE confused, why they are called the 'Elders'?" Keith asked.
"Sure, they were actually called the original Bakugan Battle Brawlers, but since we came, and that we knew since that time, we'll be friends for life, and that we would be the next Brawlers, they gave us their title, and they retreated somewhere. Now they go by the Elder Bakugan Battle Brawlers, (EBBB), or for short, Elder Bakugan Brawlers, and/or Elders. Their all older then us and more experienced, and that they won more battles then us. They can hurt a person or Bakugan physically and mentally, without using much ease. And the part we hate: They barely use their own Bakugan, just train them. Because of this, they won more battles quickly, assassinated those who got in their way, and NEVER IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE THAT THEY HAVE LOST!" Dan answered.
"My brother, also the strongest, bravest, and calmest, is their leader. He's the oldest, at age *gulp* 22. He has a very, and when I mean this I mean a really short temper line. Struck one nerve he's bond to hurt you. He's a hot head, and that he is totally murderous. The only one who can stop his temper is his wife, also Shun's sister, Ven Kazami, or she is now, Ven Kuso." Dan added.
"Who is your brother?" Baron asked.
"Rage, Rage Kuso, the number one brawler in this, u-universe. His Bakugan, his main Bakugan, and only Bakugan, is Drago's brother; Leonidas. A killer Bakugan that obeys no one but Rage or Ven. And that Ven's Bakugan, obeys her and Rage only, while their teammates Bakugan all obey them as well. Ven's main and only Bakugan is Skyress, not Shun's, not to be confusing, but Hurricane Skyress, A young Male with an annoying British accent." Dan recalled.
Hearing all of this, and wanting to warn them, Aquen opened the door. And angrily came in, only not showing nor not trying to feel this sudden outburst.
"That is what you think of us. You know I have sensitive hearing, and that I could hear you guys, even through the toughest metal or wood. I came to warn you though, and hopefully, you should at least know or remember him." Aquen quickly said.
Everyone was scared and frightened. "Who?" Marucho asked finally.
"Don't tell me, you 6 forgot him. I'll give you a hint. Edict and Clair's old enemy, the one they killed years ago, when we were 11 and 10 and you were 6 and 5. Another hint and this is his full name: Kuris Jian (shi-on)." Aquen yelled at his sibling and siblings-in-law.
Marucho had his mouth open trying to speak, but Aquen cut him off.
"Yes Marucho, I know what you're going to say," Aquen started, "but Aquen he can't be alive, he's dead." Aquen finished in Marucho's voice. Everyone, including Fabia was amazed by how well Aquen masked his voice to be like Marucho's. It was crystal clear and just perfect.
"But you're DEAD WRONG MARUCHO! He's alive and when I'm out trying to find him, you and your friends are to stay inside the mansion until I get back, and tell you it is alright to go outside. Otherwise don't go outside, cause Kuris is an old enemy, and also, if he finds one of you, he'll find the others too, leading him to find Julie and Alice, then Edict and Clair, so take my lecture and STAY inside at all times, until I make it clear that you can come back outside, you understand me." Aquen said in a frustrated tone, but spoke calmly and efficiently to them.
They all nodded meaning yes, and Aquen left to do his search for Kuris.
Ace looked at Marucho and asked him, "whose Kuris Jian?"
"A very old enemy we ourselves thought he was dead, after the bad deed he did." Marucho said.
"And that would be-?" Mira started.
"Betraying Clair." Marucho finished.
Meanwhile, Aquen searched high and low, jumping tree to tree, building to building. But couldn't find anything.
At the Mansion, Marucho told them about Kuris Jian.
"Kuris was a friend of us, but he was a Darkuss brawler with an appetite for Subterra." Marucho began.
"He was my first boyfriend; he was always a friend of mine and Billy's." Julie left off.
"But, he went against Clair, thus betraying her with another master, plus Clair's main enemy, Sean." Runo begun.
"But my sister was calm and sealed him away with one of her Sacred Charm ability. There was no way he could've gotten out. We thought, after the 12 years of waiting for Clair's grudge on him to finally lift, we came to a conclusion." Alice recalled.
Shun spoke up, "that conclusion was that he was dead. There would be no way he could come out of the seal, Clair is really good at cursing, poisons, seals, and the dark."
"But," Dan started getting up from the chair he was sitting on and walked toward the closest window, "what can we do? I mean, Aquen's out there trying to find him. If he finds Julie and Alice, they find Edict and/or Clair, and that'll be bad." Dan finished.
Meanwhile, Aquen ran into someone.
Someone he wished would just Drop Dead.
(A/N: This part will have Aquen cussing a little, so just a warning, and Aquen and his team will cuss, but not around Dan and his friends, since their 'young').
"I suspected you, you dimwit." Aquen said.
Aquen got into his battle stance.
"Yes, yes you did, how 'bout this, we'll brawl. You win, I leave, I win, and you give me Julie and/or Alice." The man said.
"Hell no, Kuris, if you even dare to lay a finger on my sister-and-laws I'll have your damn neck and soul." Aquen yelled at the man he called, Kuris.
"You don't seem happy; tell me why, Aquen Marukura, or, The Deadly Sea's Deepen Secret. Your life's been spared before, this time, I'm not holding back." Kuris yelled, and he drew a sword.
"You have no damn idea who you're going against little boy. I'll see you right down in the bottomless pits of Hell, you mindless freak." Aquen yelled, drawing his sword.
"I'll protect my younger siblings with my life; you stand no Hell of a chance against me." Aquen stated, eyes turning red.
"No need, let's finish this, Aquen Man to man." Kuris suggested.
"Agreed, last Man standing wins." Aquen stated.
In three hours of slashing each other with their swords, and the blood of both were in deep, red wounds, it came to a conclusion when Kuris retreated.
"What in the world was he up to? My wounds." Aquen looked at his clothes. Blood stained, and his wounds drawing blood every time he moved. He placed his sword in its sheath and started walking home.
When he got home, he contacted his sister-in-law, also Alice's sister, Clair and told her to beware, and as for Aquen, he cleaned his clothes and he drenched his wounds in hot water. The sting did not harm him as much as it did for others.
"My Prince, are you alright, you left without me." Neo came up to him.
"I'm fine Neo, but, where are the others?" Aquen asked.
"Siren and Elfin become terribly ill in your absence my Prince." Neo answered, looking at him.
"How bad are they?" Aquen asked, now getting worried.
"Not so good, temperature is at 110 degrees Celsius." Neo calculated.
"Oh, no." Aquen said while getting up and jogging to a room that was blue with deep sapphire stripes.
In a calm but gentle whisper like call, Aquen said, "Elfin, Siren, you guys ok?" Aquen said in a steady voice.
"Yes, but something's wrong. We can't move." Siren said in a sweet, calming voice. Siren was Aquen's calm Bakugan, and one to ease his nerves.
"Aquen, bring us to the water, maybe that'll heal us of our fever." Elfin said in his deep, sturdy voice. Elfin isn't one to be confused with Marucho's female one. This Elfin is going to be one of Marucho's child's guardian Bakugan. This was Aquos Mutant Elfin. His battle one-on-one Bakugan.
Aquen picked them up gently in his cool, soft hands. Aquen walked steady and cautious down the hallway and outside to his backyard. Aquen went up to his pond were he set down his ill Bakugan in the water it held.
The Bakugan turned bright blue. Then with a sudden flash, they were out of the water, healthy again.
"You guys better now?" Aquen asked quietly.
"Yea much better." Siren said
"But, all we need might be a little bit more sleep." Elfin stated.
"Be my guest my Prized Possessions." Aquen said while bowing his head a little and grabbed his Bakugan lightly. He went back to the room his Bakugan lay and set them down.
"Have a good rest, all three of ya, ok." Aquen stated happily to see his Bakugan full of heath again.
He turned off the light and walked to his own room.
"God my head hurts. Geez, for a little while longer, my Bakugan could've been goners, I'm lucky today, and tomorrow, I'll be lucky enough to even live throughout that day. Dammit Kuris, I'll kill you, and make sure, you don't have the senses to even survive a second." Aquen stated to himself.
With that he fell asleep, and waited for mourning.
Barely thinking about the future, Aquen goes through his memories every night, before he went to bed, so he won't forget them.