Okay, due to final exams coming up and my own procrastination, i may nto be able to upload that often, just warning you guys. Anyway, here's the newest chappie!
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Calibur, but the characters in this story (Me, Thanatos, my friends, Malgreed, etc) i do. ALso i do not own Prince of Persia (you'll see soon)
Chapter 9: Party Crashers
Mark's POV
I was surrounded by stained glass windows, sword in my hands, but it didn't look like my katana, it looked…different. I blocked the attack of a man with long black hair and charged at him, swinging it around wildly. The man blocked every attack with ease, my vision soon faded in and out, brief glimpses of the man along with Algol standing above me, as well as some conversation.
"Is he…really worth….becoming god…need a new host…you must…find…this one shall…needs to be trained…split him…"
I then felt something, like I was being ripped in half, before the darkness overcame me.
I gasped as I woke up, cold sweat on my face from my nightmare; I saw Talim still sleeping soundly and carefully got out and into the bathroom, washing my face with cold water.
"Wha-what was that about…was that Algol? What did he mean 'need a new host'? "I mumbled to myself. I looked at the mirror in front of me, noticing my complexion; wow…I have a tan…need to shave though. After calming down, I snuck into bed and tried to get some sleep, it was hard though, with that nightmare I had.
I felt something on my waist and my gut told me Talim was awake and hugging me in an attempt to get me to sleep. It worked like a sleeping agent, because that was all I needed to get to sleep again.
This time, I didn't have a nightmare, but a good dream this time.
I woke up again to sunlight this time, and soon felt something gently being placed on my cheek. I glanced and saw Talim, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at me.
"Morning…" I yawned.
"Morning…you feeling better?" she asked.
"Fine, had a nightmare is all," I said and got up.
"You slept like a rock after I hugged you," Talim stated. I blushed and turned to hide it, "How'd you know about the fact I couldn't sleep?" I asked her.
"You fidgeted after you came back to bed…" Talim replied.
'Damn, gotta stop doing that…' I thought.
"What was the nightmare about?" Talim asked me.
"…w-well…it…it was like…" I began to tell her what I had that night. Talim listened while I told her about the nightmare, but she seemed confused about the same things I was confused about.
"Could that nightmare have happened? Or is it going to happen?" I asked.
"I don't know…but it was just a dream," Talim replied. I nodded and went into the bathroom, few minutes later I came out in my clothes again. We both headed downstairs and saw the others coming down as well.
"Morning, sleep well?" Joseph asked.
"Eh, it was okay…" I yawned. Before any of us could have breakfast, we saw Xianghua rush down with a flyer in her hand and slam it on the table.
"Look!" she said. We looked at the flyer and we saw it was talking about a party the sultan was hosting at the palace.
"Everyone in the city is invited?" I asked.
"Wonder what the occasion is…" Kilik mumbled.
"Well there is going to be entertainment and food, maybe a little break will help us," Frankie said.
"I agree with Frankie, so it's tonight right? That means we got all day to get ready!" Xianghua said ecstatically.
"Does she get like this all the time?" I asked Kilik.
"Most of the time yes…" Kilik replied. So we spent the rest of the day getting just looking around the city, we even got some stuff from the vendors, mainly some clothes, supplies, and a weapon or two along the way. It soon became dark so we decided to head back to the inn and got ready for the party.
Let me ask you something: do you know how hard it is to wear an Indian dress shirt from the 15th century? Let me answer that for you: It's very hard to do.
"Argh! I hate this!" I growled as I tried to get the shirt for my outfit on. I felt it suddenly come on perfectly and I saw it was Talim who was helping me.
"You look like an idiot, let me help," she giggled. I couldn't help the blush on my face from appearing, having a girl help me dress was embarrassing…yet…its weird but…it feels like…like we've known each other since we were kids. I know it may seem strange but its true…I…I don't know why though…
"Done!" Talim said as she stepped back.
I looked over my clothes in the mirror…wow…I really look good in these things. I think it was either an Indian styled version of a dress shirt and pants in a multi colored style of the 1500's or a robe and pants with colors splashed onto them. I looked at Talim and blushed a bit, since she was wearing a green sari that was trimmed with some gold around the edges. To be honest, it fit her perfectly.
"What do you think?" she asked.
"It looks…good on you…" I said with a little red on my face.
Talim giggled and soon held my hand, "Come on, everyone's waiting!" she said as we hurried off downstairs. I'll never forget that feeling I had, it was a burning feeling in my chest, my heart raced as well, and it wasn't until later did I realize why I felt this way. We soon met downstairs and saw the others all dressed up as well.
"Wow, we look good," I grinned.
"Yeah, come on, the party's going to start soon," Xianghua said and we all went to the palace.
Above the city rooftops, Thanatos was watching Mark and the gang with two others, one was a large man who had one red and black clothing of a wanderer from Europe who had a large sword on his back covered in black cloth. He had black hair that was cut short, revealing his amber eyes full of mischief and bloodlust.
The man next to Thanatos's left had a hood on his head, hiding his facial features, although a gleam from under the hood showed his eyes or something like that. His mouth was covered by a black scarf that went down his front, ending at his dark brown pants.
"Seems like they're going to the party, Whaddya say we crash it?" Thanatos asked the two men.
"So long as I can kill someone," the man with the large sword said. The hooded man just nodded with agreement as the three vanished before anyone could notice them.
When we got there we were surprised by all the people who came.
"Wow…so many people…" Joseph muttered when we saw all the commoners who came.
"Yeah, when the sultan said everyone was invited, he meant everyone," Frankie said as well.
"Come on guys, let's go and have some fun!" Xianghua said as she dragged Kilik and the others. Sosuke and Joseph went over to a buffet table…wait, are those belly dancers? Cool…huh…wonder what Talim and Xianghua would look like in those…dear lord…okay dude, gotta control the hormones…still can't get it out of my head, damn you hormones!
"Staring at the belly dancers Mark?" Talim asked. I looked away to hide the blush creeping up my face at that moment.
"N-No, oh look food," I said and rushed to the buffet table. I got there and sighed, "That was too close…" I muttered.
"Messed up didn't you?" Zach asked as he was putting food on his plate.
"Wha! When'd you get here?" I asked him.
"Just got here, anyway, you screwed up dude," Zach grinned.
"We're not dating you douche," I growled and put some…I have no idea what it was…on my plate.
"Heh, right," Zach said sarcastically. I grunted and went to a table to eat my food. Even though I had no idea what half this stuff was, I still ate it, it was pretty good too! I ate, looking around the place, staring at the belly dancers while the people around them clapped…wait a minute…is that Zach? What the hell is he…perverted son of a bitch…I soon saw Talim coming towards me and sat down with me.
"Having any fun?" she asked.
"Well asides from the fact Zach's probably going to get kicked in the balls by a belly dancer, I'm fine…sorry about earlier," I said with a light chuckle.
"Its fine, you looked cute when you were embarrassed," Talim said with a small smile. I blushed and turned to hide it, but couldn't. We soon heard clapping and turned as we saw the Sultan who was hosting this party coming into the hall. He was a man with a round belly, wore the turban and everything. He strangely reminded me of the Sultan from Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time…wait a minute…
"Hey Talim, what's the name of the city again?" I asked her.
"Azad…why?" she asked.
'When did I get sucked into Prince of Persia?' I thought.
"Nothing...just had a weird feeling," I replied. Yeah, feeling of déjà vu kicking in.
"My people, I would like to welcome you all to this little party, so please, enjoy yourselves and have a great time!" the sultan said as everyone cheered.
In the roof of the palace, Thanatos and the two men were at the skylight, watching the party.
"Man, even the sultan is here…should we kill him too?" the man with the sword asked.
"Hmm….interesting…Altair…have anything to say?" Thanatos asked him.
The man just shook his head and Thanatos nodded.
"Right, we can maybe capture him for some cash, maybe something more," Thanatos said. The three men nodded as Thanatos counted down to three on his fingers.
I laughed as I drank something I couldn't quite tell…pomegranate juice? I don't know, but anyway, I was having a nice conversation with some locals and the others, who were with me talking. Once we finished telling a hilarious joke (but I forgot what it was about) everyone was laughing from it. I was drinking something at that moment…but I have no idea what it was…wine maybe? Mm…anyway, I suddenly heard glass breaking from above and looked up and saw three guys jump down from the skylight.
The three landed on the bits of glass as everyone stare with fear.
"Thanatos!" Joseph yelled and pulled out a large sword.
"That's Thanatos?" I asked, looking at the helmeted man.
"Yep, he's the one who attacked me and killed Yoda!" Joseph said.
"Well glad you still remember that, I want you to meet my two friends: Ran…" Thanatos pointed to the man with the large sword next to his right.
"It's RanvitchkusRanvitchkus
!" he shouted.
"What-the-fuck-ever dude!" Thanatos yelled back. "And Altair…" Thanatos motioned to his left. We looked and there was no one there.
"Where? I asked. Thanatos and Ranvitchkus looked and saw their ally wasn't with them.
"Okay, where the fuck is Altair?" Ranvitchkus asked. We heard the sound of eating and turned to see a guy with a hood starting to ravage the buffet.
"What the fuck?" I asked.
"Altair, what the hell are you doing?" Thanatos asked him. Altair turned around, finishing off a steak he ate, bone and all, and burped, the bone flying out and landing on the ground.
"God, why Malgreed gave you your voracious hunger I'll never know, just get over here," Thanatos said with a sigh. He felt a tap on his shoulder and looked (as did we) and saw Altair next to him.
"Ah! Don't do that!" Thanatos yelled.
Altair just tilted his head and looked at us, then pointed his finger at me.
"Yes, that's him, he's mine," Thanatos said. Altair nodded and pointed at Kilik, Xianghua, Frankie, and Zach.
"Yes, you can eat them," Thanatos said. Altair looked and lowered the scarf, revealing a mouth with razor sharp teeth and a forked tongue that licked its lips with a ravenous look of hunger.
"Oh shit…" Zach said. Altair suddenly took one step and suddenly there was a huge wind gushing at us and I saw, for a split second, Altair running past me and sending Zach, Frankie, Kilik and Xianghua flying.
"Guys!" Joseph yelled but was suddenly attacked by Ranvitchkus and Sosuke was helping him. This left me and Talim against Thanatos.
"So…we finally face each other, eh brother?" Thanatos said as he charged at us…wait a minute…
Did…did he just call me 'brother'?
Me: Well asides from the fact i added Azad as pure coincidence that we are there, i probably will not add the Prince of Persia...but i wanna see the movie so bad! Anyway, With the gang fighting Ranvitchkus and Altair, we must fight them before they ruin the party. But why did Thanatos call me brother?
Talim: maybe he's related to you, like a logn lost relative or something?
Me: ...hmm...nah...Anyway, tune in next time to find out what happens! Oh and also, plz review, or i'l burn you *snaps fingers and fire engulfs the screen* (insert maniacal laughter here)
Talim: but asides from that, please review!