Author's Notes: Well here is the first and in my opinion the weakest of the 4 lords of the greater fiends, Volf. I think you will forgive the lack of length of this chapter because I saw my friend destroy this mofo very quickly during the first fight, evidently he is weak so he deserves the least amount of writing in the major battles.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ninja Gaiden, Team Ninja, Dead or Alive, or Tecmo.

Chapter 11: Volf, The Storm of Hell

Ryu was ready to face an old opponent once again and the first one appeared to be in the form of Volf the lord of storms. "Volf how nice to see you up again, but as much as I like seeing you moving around you will have to die once more" Ryu said very sarcastically. "Let's see how you weather the storm that I will bring to you!" Volf said hefting his huge scythe in two of his big hands/paws. Volf swung his scythe in Ryu's direction, but Ryu had ducked and was running in the direction opposite of the scythe's direction and closing in. This was anticipated as Volf started to spin his scythe to keep Ryu away from him. Ryu just slowly circled Volf waiting for the perfect opening to attack. Volf stopped the spin and sent a quick slash out towards Ryu and missed because Ryu dodged to the side, and was left open. That was the opening Ryu needed and closed in and started to slash at Volf, and got in a couple good hits before Volf swatted him away. So Ryu just got back into his stance for circling and waiting for the chance to continue slashing at Volf. Volf had learned his lessons and kept his slashes closer to his body and started to move towards Ryu. That was not going to work for Ryu he needed a more open shot at Volf's body, so he started to watch where Volf attacks left openings. Even though Volf was a fiend and a resurrected one at that he still required energy to continue his assault on Ryu. Ryu noticed Volf was starting to slow down so he carefully watched the huge fiend move and waited until he saw the most open spot during the attack and jumped in. this startled Volf which gave Ryu a few more hits onto the couple that his initial attack allowed him. This wore down Volf a bit since Ryu was using two blades to attack him, and Volf smacked Ryu using the blunt side of his scythe. That threw Ryu back and gave him a mild round of pain and a possible bruise on his shoulder, but nothing serious.

Volf was tiring fast so he shifted tactics, and started to act using more energy to enhance his power and speed. This had Ryu backing up into a defensive tactic, allowing the fiend to gain more ground for him to maneuver and less for Ryu. Ryu had also felt the greater power in Volf's body with every strike the scythe was making towards the super ninja's body. Every opening Ryu tried to advance on Volf had covered, so Ryu was a bit uneasy to put it lightly. All this time Ryu had noticed a sacrifice was going to be his only chance, he could not hold out until Volf's energy ran out. So Ryu left a huge opening on his left side and Volf took it not realizing he had sprung the trap on himself. Ryu received a deep gash on his left side but the blow Volf used left him wide open. Used to acting while under the trial of pain Ryu went to slashing at Volf's body as fast as he could. The damage Ryu inflicted on Volf before the massive wolf fiend got away was making it evident Ryu was going to be walking away alive. Ryu rushed in once more and Volf swung, but Ryu ducked in time and used his dual blades to put an end to the lord of storms. Volf uttered one last declaration before dying, "You may have beaten me but the other lords will destroy you, worthless ninja. BURN IN HELL!" After Ryu witnessed the fiend moved no more he drank enough of the elixir to cure him, but knew his body was more susceptible to damage due to his fatigue. He still walked towards the next area already knowing what would happen should he give up his task.