Chapter 7: Beaten and Broken
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I'm getting more and more followers by the day. Sorry this chapter took me so long to post. I'll try and get the next one up faster. Without further ado, back to the story.
Anko, the leader of Black Venom stood before them. Temari struggled to stand, members of her team helping to her feet. Ino could feel uneasiness in the air. She knew they would not be able to defeat her alone.
They needed Shikamaru and the others. Ino pulled up her message pad and sent Shikamaru a simple message saying 'S.O.S'. All they could really do is hold out until Shikamaru responded to her message. Ino disbanded her party and added Temari to her party. Temari looked at her, accepting the request. Ino's health bar and name appeared on the top left of her HUD.
"If we work together, we can defeat her" Ino drew her sword, a white blade rapier, its hilt wraped in blue ribbons that trailed off the hilt. The blade had yellow flowers decorating the cold steel, giving the weapon a lively aura.
Temari nodded to her guild members as they stepped back. She walked over to Ino and stood next to her, facing Anko. The woman grinned and readied her blade, with a flick of her fingers she threw a needle into PrincessKittyKitty's neck, paralyzing her. The small girl immediately fell to the ground, her limbs unable to control her weight.
"That poison will last about thirty minutes." Anko checked the clock on her heads up display "By then I will have defeated and killed you both."Anko began to sway side to side, her sword dragging against the ground. Pushing off with her right foot, she dashed at the two with blinding speed. Her sword dragging against the ground causing dirt and dust to fly in all directions.
Temari charged forward, clashing sword with Anko. Temari and Anko began to exchange a barrage of attacks, Ino jumped in to attack Anko from behind. Anko blocked an attack from Temari, parrying her blade. Turning around, the dark guild master grabbed the wrist of Ino's sword hand flinging her into Temari, sending them both skidding across the ground.
Ino got up quickly, dashing forward toward Anko, activating a sword skill. Her blade began to glow a bright blue, twisting the hilt in her hand, Ino swung her blade in an upward slash. Anko placed a hand on the blade of her sword for stability, blocking the attack.
A loud metallic sound erupted from the clash as the two blades collided with each other. Temari rushed Anko from the side, lunging towards the woman. Temari thrust her blade forward, activating a sword skill. Anko bent her knees, jumping into the air.
Temari watched as the woman soar over her. Anko brought her blade down upon Ino, simultaneously landing a kick into Temari's back. Temari hit the ground with force, the impact taking her HP bar lower.
Ino cursed and she jumped back, barely dodging Anko's blade. Temari pushed herself off the ground, bringing the heel of her foot into the air, the kick connecting with Anko's cheek.
Anko jumped back, her sword dropping back to the ground alongside of her. That sly grin, began to disappear from her face.
"Nice kick Temari." Ino readied herself, her eyes now trained onto Anko's movements.
"Thanks. She moves so swift and sneaky. Almost like a-
-A snake?" Ino completed, Temari smiled at her comrade.
"You harmed me." Anko placed a hand on her cheek. "I was going to play with you until the thirty minutes were up, but never mind that now. Now I'll just kill you both as quickly as possible!" The look on Anko's face changed drastically. The sly smile was replaced with a more sinister, bloodthirsty one. Her eyes focused on Temari as her target.
Anko dashes toward Temari, swinging her sword in a flurry of attacks. Temari, barely able to defend against the onslaught, watches as her HP bar slowly began to dwindle. Ino charges at Anko, trying to come to Temari's aid, was met with a swift kick to her face, sending her skidding across the ground.
Ino slams into a tree and coughs desperately trying to breathe, the wind knocked out of her. Ino watches the fight between Temari and Anko begin to be one sided. Temari is holding her own, but she was losing, only ¼ of her HP was left.
Temari was sent flying into the tree next to Ino. Gasping for air, she hunches over in pain. Ino watches as Anko walked towards them, her sword dragging against the ground.
"Is that all you have, Guild Master?" Anko mocked.
"Hell no!" Temari stood and glared at the woman, "I'm just getting warmed up!"
"We are about to kick your ass!" Ino stood, leaning against the tree for support.
"Good. I like it when my prey fights back"
"Okay, what's the plan Shikamaru?" Naruto said, as he jumps out of the way of another tail attack.
The dragon let out a roar, and inflated his body. The dragon then let out a flame attack, the blue flames scorching the ground where Naruto once stood. Neji, Naruto, and Hinata kept the dragon at bay while Shikamaru thought. The dragon's second health bar finally drained empty, the dragon roared at the swordsmen. Eggs fell to the floor, crashing into the stone. The eggs broke open and smaller human like versions of the dragon materialized onto the battlefield.
"Great! As if the dragon wasn't enough!" Shikamaru said as he charged forward, slashing at the newborn dragons.
Hinata took down another newborn dragon as Neji and Naruto fought with the larger dragon. Hinata noticed Naruto fly past her face, slamming into a nearby wall. Neji blocked another attack from the dragon, its attack patterns completely different than before.
Naruto rose from the rubble and checked his HP, that last attack almost killed him. Drinking a potion he charged forward, bringing the sword to his shoulder. His sword began to glow a bright orange, activating his sword skill.
"Flying Raijin!" Naruto's body disappeared, reappearing above the dragon's head. He plunged his sword into the skull of the dragon, dragging it down its back. Before he could complete the attack, a swift tail swipe knocked him into the opposite side of the hall way. Naruto smiling as his unspoken plan worked, landed on his feet near the room Shino, Lee, and Choji were being held. Throwing the three swordsmen the swords they got for them, grins appeared on their faces.
"Let's kill this damn dragon! "Exclaimed Choji as he rushed the beast from behind.
After multiple attacks from the party, the dragon let out a roar as its last health bar depleted, the monster breaking into fragments of data like shattered glass. Small loot/exp screens appeared before the swordsmen, Hinata's avatar glowing, signifying her rise to the next level. The party sighed in exhaustion from the fight, but were happy to have their friends back. Shikamaru and Choji clasped hands in a firm handshake. Hinata hugged Lee and Shino tightly.
"Long time no see Choji" Shikamaru smiled.
"Right back at you" Choji said returning the gesture.
"Unfortunately we don't have time to waste on hearty hellos right now," Shikamaru pulled out teleportation crystals, handing one to Lee, Shino, and Choji, "But Ino needs our help."
All of the swordsmen disappeared in a bright blue light, racing to come to their comrades' aid.
Ino fell to the ground, her HP bar almost completely gone. Staring at Anko with hateful eyes, Ino struggled to get up. Her body wasn't moving anymore, her weak fingers letting go of her sword. The sword hit the ground with loud 'chink' sound. Ino noticed a small purple box next to her health bar. It was a poison effect.
"I see you have noticed by now, that I won this fight before it ever began." Anko smiled at Ino, licking the blade of her sword. "My weapon is laced with a paralyzing poison that effects you more over time. By the time you two noticed it, it was already too late."
Ino straining herself to move, looked over at Temari, her body lie motionless on the ground. Anko walked over to Temari and lunged a small dagger deep into Temari's thigh. Temari screaming out in pain, her sword dropped to the ground. Temari tried to move but to no avail, could not remove the weapon. Anko took her sword hacking away at Temari's sword until it broke, shattering into glass like fragments. Temari's eyes filled with fear, tears beginning to form.
"Shhhhh, everything will be okay" Anko cooed at Temari "It shall all be over soon"
"And with ten minutes to spare too!" Anko stood over Temari, her blade pointing down toward her heart. "Goodbye."
Ino closed her eyes, not wanting to see the swordswoman die. A scream erupted from her chest, unable to contain her fear any longer. A loud metallic sound filled the air. Ino felt two strong hands lift her from the ground. Ino opened one eye to see Anko locked in a stalemate with Neji, an angry expression on his face. Ino opened the other eye to see who her rescuer could be. Choji smiled and winked at her. Ino, her heart filled with joy, immediately began to cry.
"I advise you to have over the girl" Shikamaru stood in front of Temari, as Hinata and Naruto tended to her wounds. Lee and Shino stood behind Shikamaru with their blades unsheathed, ready to fight.
"Before I rid both worlds of your sorry existence" Shikamaru unsheathed his blade, staring Anko down.
"I see my time is up" Anko landed a kick into Neji's stomach, pushing him back from her. Anko flips into the air, landing next to the small girl.
It felt as if everything had frozen. A blood curdling scream filled the air. Tears began to flow like a waterfall from Temari's eyes, her mouth hanging open in complete shock. Anko's sword pierced the small girl through her chest. The girl watched as her HP, swiftly changed from green, to red, to black. The small warrior burst into glass-like fragments. PrincessKittyKitty was no more. An eerie silence suffocated the forest surrounding them. Anko broke that silence her voice piercing Temari's ears, just like her sword did to her guild member.
"So if I can't have that sword. No one can" Anko took advantage of the distraught players to make her escape. "I'll see you around Nekosuna, thanks for play time!" Shikamaru charged at the woman, activating his sword skill. Anko disappeared into a blue light, his sword gliding through the air where she once stood.
"Damn it"