Chapter 7: Hyena! The demon ninja!
The goop, fell apart into a blob once more. It shrunk down to about the size of Laharl, it took a shape, a human shape... As color came into the goop, and as detail set in, Hyena looked just like... Frank! Out from the new Hyena's arm, came a large axe. Hyena gripped the axe's handle firmly. "Heh..." Hyena smirked. Anton gorlwed deep in his throat. "What did you do to my squad?!" Anton barked. Hyena laughed. "What do you think? I took their shape. There was no sence being a three-legged Hyena..."
Antont nodded. "True..." Anton shrugged the conversation off, and was worried about his squad. "Give them back!" Flonne called out. Hyena looked over to Flonne. "Shut your mouth!" Hyena shot a blue goop from his arm, which spread over flonne, covering enitre body, the goop finally stopping at her mouth. "Mrph?!" Flonne struggled to break free. Hyena laughed "Give it up, girl! In half an hour, that goop will have you turned into nothing but luquid..." Flonne squealed, suprised. Laharl steadied his sword. "What do you mean?" Hyena laughed. "Well to be perfectly clear, This goop, that i've made of Prinnies, is highly poisonous, not just to demons, but to everything but me!" Laharl grunted. "And just what are you?!"
Hyena smirked. "Kill me, and find out..."
Laharl nodded, and ran ran at Hyena, he thrusted his sword straight at Hyena. Hyena sidestepped, and swung his axe, piercing Laharl's back. Laharl hollored in pain, and fell to his knees. The cut was deep, the axe had probably hit his spine. Hyena didn't break his spine, but cut it non-the-less. Laharl grunted in pain, as he tried to shrug it off, and charged for Hyena again, once more Hyena side-stepped, and swung his axe. Laharl jumped over the axe, and swung his sword at Hyena's head, in a leftward arc. The goop that formed Hyena's head, devolved, letting the sword slice the air, then reformed into it's original head shape. Hyena smirked, and punched Laharl in the gut, Laharl countered, with an axe kick. Hyena noticed Laharl stomach opened for an attack, and swung his axe in for the hit. Laharl backstepped, and turned to see how Flonne was doing. Flonne was making muffled noises, as Kaire, and Etna, tried to get the goop off, they were unsuccesful...
While Laharl had been checking on Flonne, he left his back open again, more important thatn his back...His spine. Hyena swung his axe down towards Laharl's backbone, just as Laharl saw Hyena from the corner of his eye, it was too late. The axe had already made contact...With Kaire! Kaire spat out some blood. The axe had went straight through his chest. Laharl was startled to see Kaire taking the hit. "W-what are you doing?!"
Kaire smiled. "I'm...Protecting... You...My sire..." Laharl grunted "Don't be foolish! You're gonna get yourself killed!..."
Kaire again, spat out some blood, and smiled at Laharl. "I knew the consequences. Between being poisoned, and this wound... I don't think I would've made it to Jutinheim anyways..." Laharl shook his head "Shut up!You can make! And you will! But at this rate your throwing your life away!" Kaire nodded, and smiled his heart-breaking smile. "Whatever you say...Laharl..." With those final words, Kaire fell over, a puddle of blood soaked his body... Kaire... Was dead... Laharl slammed his fists into the ground "Damn!"
Hyena laughed his wicked laugh, and drew the axe from Kaire's chest. Flonne was giving out a muffled cry, and Etna was sobbing, on her knees. Hyena had no honor, he drew his axe towards Laharl for the final blow, Laharl didn't notice until once again he was saved. This time, by Anton! Anton had caught the blade, his katana easily holding off the massive axe. "Sire...You need to learn to hold off the emotions, until after the battle is over..." Anton quickly kneed Hyena, and upper-cutted him, sending Hyena back a few steps. Anton had no intentions of letting up. Anton jabbed Hyena in the gut, round house kicked Hyena in the side of the head, and finished the combo, and using his katana to slice Hyena in two. The goop sunk off Hyena. Hyena was now back to his ordinary self. Anton's Ninja squad, sat next to Hyena, dazed and confused. Anton drew close to Hyena. "It's over..." Antont lifted his sword, ready to bring it down, Hyena's arm that was concealed from to old rags, was now revealed. it was... A giant blade! A giant blade, attached by iron joints, formed Hyena's left arm. It pierced Antont's thigh. Flonne let out a muffled scream, and Laharl saw more blood, coming from Anton... Hyena grinned, yellow eyes showed through the rags. "Simple..." Hyena withdrew the blade, and Anton fell over. "I..I can't move?!" Hyena laughed. "Thats right Ninja! My blade, carries poison, that won't wear off, for about another hour! Your done for." Hyena waisted no time, and brought his blade down. Hyena's finisher was countered by a bullet. Hyena drew his attention towards the direction of the bullet. It was Ping! The barrel of his pistol
began smoking. Hyena growled. "Damn you ninjas! I'll slaughter all of you!"
I'm...Protecting...You...My sire...
Chapter 8: The end of Hyena! The Beginning of Neon!
Flonne began to cry. Muffling words of plead. Anton was paralyzed for half an hour, and Kaire was dead. "Stop sniveling Flonne..." Laharl spoke out. Laharl stood to his feet, and lifted his sword. Ping shot another bullet, the next bullet pierced Hyena's shoulder. Hyena shook it off, and ran at Ping. Ping lept back, Ling got Hyena in the back with his katana, and leapt back. Ching threw a round of throwing knives into him, and backedoff, as Frank came in with his axe, and in one swing, sent Hyena flying through a good couple of trees. The ninja Squad gathered in front of his leader. Hyena lifted himself up, using his metalic blad/arm. Hyena glared at the squad with pure rage. "You little...Bastards!" Hyena threw his rags off, and showed everyone his true body. It was more muscular than some would think, and his left arm was an ordianry, muscular arm. He had pruple skin, and his eyes were a golden color. He wore no shirt, and wore a simple pair of cut up jeans. Hyena smirked, pushing back his silver hair. "I'll finish you all here..." Hyena's laugh had seemed to disapear right after he threw his robe off. Hyena looked towards Laharl. "Oh! And prince Laharl. You may no longer call me Hyena! No, that's my old name... You my ow call me Neon..." Laharl quirked an eyebrow. "Neon?" Neon nodded "Yes, Neon!"
Neon looked at the ninja squad once more, and got his blade/arm set into at his side. "I'll tear you all apart!" Neon ran at the squad, with amazing speed, and with on fatal swoop, sliced Ching right in half, Neon followed up with a round house kick to Ping, breaking Ping's jaw, and sending him across the battle field. Ping slid, and rolled until he was stopped by a rock. Ping groaned in pain, as he tried to stand. Just as he got to his feet, Neon was in front of him, and Neon's hand was gripping Ping's neck. Ping coughed "L-let go!" Ping grabbed Neon's hand, which made Neon only squeezed tighter. A large pain emerged from Neon's side. Neon looked down to see Frank's axe in Neon's side. Neon let go, and smirked, "So then, ninja... You wish to fight me..." A stupid, and obvious question yes, but Frank still answered with a nod. Neon grinned, and ran at Frank, quickly manuvering to Franks side, Neon jabbed his fist into his side, and gave Frank a kick to the rib, and finished up with swinging his blade down onto Frank. Frank quickly backflipped, and avoided Neon's attack. Frank swung his axe, which landed right into Neon's knee. Neon showed no signs of pain, and slammed his blade into Frank shoulder. "Ha!" Frank fell to his knees, then to the ground...
A puff of smoke emerged from Frank's dead body. The smoke covered the body completely, and when it cleared, all that was there was...A log?! "What?!" Neon barked. Neon again paused in his tracks, as pain surged through his back. Frank had lodged his axe into Neon's spine. Frank took a step back, as Neon burst out into laughter. "Good trick ninja! A substitution!" Neon shook off his back pain, as if it were only a flesh wound, and immediatley ran at frank jabbing his fist into Franks gut. Neon repeated the process, before flipping backwards, kicking Frank in the jaw, on his way. Neon landed, and quickly jabbed his blade at Frank. Frank side stepped, and kicked Neon in the rib cage. Frank swung his axe, directly for Neon's Ribs. Neon stepped out of the way, and in a matter of seconds, was behind Frank, and had lodged his blade into Frank's right shoulder. Frank's arm gave out, and he dropped his axe, and fell to his knees, knocked out. Neon laughed. "All too easy!" Neon looked over, looking at his defeated opponents. Neon stopped the scan when he saw Laharl ripping the goop off of Flonne. Right when it peeled from her mouth, and arms, she wrapped her arms around Laharl "Oh Laharl!" Neon smriked, and rose his blade, licking the blood off of it, the first step he took, he immediatley stopped. A bullet had penetarted his spine, and broke it in two. He fell over, his back flopping backwards. Neon got one last glimpse of his killer. Ping, holding his pistol, smoke coming from it's barrel. Ping gave a smirk, as Neon gave one last breathe, and died.
Laharl sighed. "Well. I guess we're going to head back to the castle." Laharl began walking. "But Laharl! What about overlord Jages?!"
Laharl grunted. "Like I care! If Kaire is dead, we have no point in going there! Laharl continued walking. Flonne pouted. Suddenly, a familiar voice spoke out. Laharl turned his head to see... Kaire! He was
leaning against a tree, bleeding immensley. Laharl grunted "What the hell are you thinking?! You almost got yourself killed." The first tp Etna's aid was Kaire, she helped him walk closer to Laharl. "I was thinking of being a good apprentice..." Kaire took a deep breathe, and spat out some blood. "What kind of apprentice...Would I be... If I did not... Risk my life... For my master...?"
Laharl grunted, and turned "Who said you were my apprentice?!" Laharl took a second, and then turned again, he was happy that he was alive, but he couldn't let him know that. "I guess we're still going to Jutinheim then. Damn!" Laharl pretended to be pissed about it. Kaire smiled.
They decided to camp out. The war was rough, and they lost Ching. They decided to set up camp, while Anton's poison flushed out of his system. Kaire was wrapped in bandages, and was recovering within the hour. Laharl on the other hand. His wounds would take a while to heal. Anton, now able to move again, was sitting ona log, mourning the death of Ching. Ling sat there trying to comfort him. Frank sat alone by the fire, his right arm never able to move again. neon had hit a tendon, disabling his arm for good. Laharl looked around, other than their camp site, everything else was blood covered, and there were parts of prinnies everywhere. Laharl looked to his team. "Look..." he began "Now we know, we have to get stronger! Apparently our new opponents are tougher than we expected..." he paused. "But for Kaire...We're going to get to Jutinheim, and defeat overlord Jages!"
Kaire smiled. Although he knew that Flonne most likely made him say that, but he didn't care, it was still good to hear him say that. Kaire looked at his leg. It was still puss covered, maybe even worse. But in this little celebration by the camp fire, he didn't want to ruin anything...
