Unbreakable Wall; The Kamekaze
"So that's the situation, Hatsuki." Amandela scratched the back of her head while she watched Hatsuki finish a cup of green colored tea. The Roman girl had just described all that had happened to the three foreigners up to that point, and that the blue light that shot from the heart continued across the ocean.
"I don't know much about these gods of yours," Hatsuki stood and carried her empty dishes over to a table and placed them on top of the table. She then bowed to a painting of a soldier kissing what looked like a priestess. "But I am deeply honored that they have chosen me for such an important mission. I accept."
"Well that was easy." Rune shrugged at the statement. Hatsuki snapped her fingers and two boys entered the room. They both wore a different colored belt and bowed in front of the Asian woman.
"You two being my only students and all." Hatsuki coughed the last of those words. "You are in charge of the dojo, and since I heard you two whispering while eavesdropping. You know what an important honor this is."
"Of course Master Lin." The one wearing the red belt, who Amandela remembered was the boy that they had met after Hatsuki had thrown him through the window.
"I will be leaving right away." Hatsuki grabbed a long pole from a rack and placed a cloak on her shoulders.
"Where is your next destination then Masters." The younger one asked the four of them. Rune growled and Chankushept had a confused look on her face. Amandela and Hatsuki however smiled gently and turned toward the door.
"Japan," Hatsuki's word caused the two boys to look up in fright.
"No Chinese ship has ever made landfall on those islands and returned. Only Japanese ships are said to be able to cross that sea." The elder screamed.
"Why's that," Rune crossed her arms in front of her.
"Divine Wind, a magical gale that protects the islands." Hatsuki described and her face hardened a little in resolve. "It is said to be made by the gods, but if what you say is true and we do have the powers of this Himerish on our side. Then we might be able to cross it with our lives."
"Is it me or did she just say lives." Rune shouted at Amandela. She raised her hand and spoke.
"Himerish said that we can only be strongest when we're together. The heart points across this barrier, so we as Guardian's must cross it."
"That doesn't mean I have to like it." Rune growled as she followed her friends out the door while Hatsuki made sure that everything was in order.
"We'll need a ship, but it might be best if we crewed it." Hatsuki said as she met with the other three on the street. She tucked a pouch of money into her shirt and turned toward the docks.
"Why do we need to leave so fast." Amandela asked. It was starting to get dark as they approached the docks.
"Let's just say that I'm sure my brother is watching me." Hatsuki said as she stepped out and started walking towards a small ship.
"Halt this ship is for the Imperial Navy." A large man in armor said to the four girls. "Isn't past your ladies bedtime."
Hatsuki whispered to the others that she didn't count on running into someone. Rune just walked up to the man. Her impressive figure equaling his height with ease.
"No," she said as she checked her finger nails. "Maybe it's yours."
The guard laughed at her and then puffed his chest out. His eyes then widened in surprise as a large rock slammed into his head. The other three looked at Rune who just shrugged and started to walk towards the ship.
"Lin Hatsuki," a voice caused the young Asian woman to cringe in surprise. "Where do you believe you're going?"
The four looked behind them to see a man in bright silver armor and two others in armor. All three had drawn long silver blades and were approaching the group with angry eyes. It was understandable why though. The blonde that was with them just knocked out one of their friends.
"To break through the Kamikaze and land in Japan." Hatsuki crossed her arms in front of her chest and grinned. "Were do you think you're going?"
"I was on my way to that disgrace you call a school, but seeing as you are pirating an Imperial ship." Hatsuki's brother, the one in the silver, said as he readied his blade. "I have no choice to arrest you."
"Unfortunately," Amandela said as she placed her back against the ship. "Hatsuki has been chosen by the gods to help the world. You won't be taking her anywhere."
"Actually, I was planning on taking you all in." Hatsuki's brother laughed. "Take them."
"Rune," Amandela said while a smiling druid cracked her knuckles.
"Right ahead of you." Rune placed a hand on the ground and the earth flew like a tidal wave and knocked the two warriors aside. Rune stood triumphantly before climbing onto the wooden ship before Hatsuki's brother was able to get over the shock of the blonde's powers.
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The ocean was clear as the sun rose over the horizon. In the distance were the islands that the fifth and final Guardian would be found, but something was still off to Amandela as she watched the approaching land. This Kamikaze thing was nowhere to be seen. If it was truly so powerful then it could have easily defeated them by now.
"Are we there yet," Rune groggily asked while rubbing her eyes. She had fallen asleep near the mast of the ship.
"Almost," Hatsuki answered, "and I'm beginning to think that this Divine Wind is just some made up story."
"There might be more to it though." Chankushept said calmly. "After all there is more to Amandela's necklace than we know."
"And there is always the lesson that we learned on that other world." Amandela said as she clutched the heart and turned her back to the islands.
"Just as long as we get there." Rune stretched and approached Amandela, but then looked to be lifted and thrown toward the side of the ship. She caught hold of the railing, but the entire ship felt as though it was struggling not to be capsized.
"I think we found the Kamikaze." Hatsuki screamed as she tried her hardest to keep the ship on course. She ducked and rolled quickly as the mast snapped from its place and crashed into the steering wheel.
"That's not good." Rune said as she snapped off a piece of railing and threw it to the suddenly formed clouds. A funnel shaped like the head of a turtle reached out and snapped the plank in two while the head of a dragon careened down to attack the ship.
Hatsuki forcefully threw her arms forward and halted the dragon's advance only for a second head to form and slam into the ship. Water poured into the lower deck and the ship began its decent. It looked hopeless as the third dragon head slammed into the deck and knocked Chankushept into Rune. The Egyptian girl was unconscious and Rune was struggling to avoid the now flying pieces of wood. The sky just kept creating funnels to attack the ship. The four of them stood on the bow of the sinking ship and kept their backs to each other.
"That other world." Rune said over the loud gale that whipped around them. "We have to go there."
"I don't even know how I did that." Amandela screamed as she covered her face. The ship was falling apart around them. Rune was right, they needed to escape, but what if that Raynia chick was on the other side. They needed to make sure she wasn't waiting. She thought hard. It was a wave of the heart that created how they got to the other world. So maybe that would work here.
She swung the heart and expressed the message that she wanted to be somewhere far away from Raynia. The blue ripple opened and the four jumped through just as the largest of funnel's hit their exact spot.