Trick Ten: After the Battle-Ouregan
(Introducing the first of the OC requests to join, DemonxXxAngel's member Kaito)
A week after the D rank cube battle between Team Daemon and Team Ouregan / Kogarasumaru, Life seemed to return to normal for the members of all teams. The battle had been decided as a draw, the matches won and lost were the same for all three teams. The reason was that Michael, AKA Poseidon intervened in Saiko's battle, causing the Midnight Panther to calm down, his bloodlust fading away. No emblems were won nor lost. Team Kogarasumaru had already begun to practice for a rematch against Daemon or Ouregan, depending on which one they had encountered first.
The last match of the cube battle, the one which Saiko had participated in, had shown an entirely different side of him that Ikki and the others had not seen before. After that match, the Cat calmed down…more like burnt out. Many of the combatants that day needed to recharge. Surprisingly, one member of Team Daemon, Iskierka Aringhma, had decided to aid Kogarasumaru in training while her sister Eli stayed in the hospital, recovering from torn muscles and a huge gash along her side. She would be out of commission for a while yet. It appeared as though Lucifer's interfering had saved Eli's life…
While Kogarasumaru trained, Team Daemon took it upon themselves to relax, for they had been in many matches as of late. The Parts War had been taxing on the small team. While they began to recover from their injuries, a new member joined the Daemons. A young man in his early twenties with spiky black hair named Kaito Murase. He quickly filled the gap that Eli's absence had made, but his arrogant and somewhat lazy personality was grating on the nerves of Iskierka, who does not trust him very much. It seems as though he needed some time to adjust to the Team, or rather, the Team to adjust to him…
Ouregan, however, fled to the shadows to their undiscovered base to nurse injuries to two thirds of their forces. Their small fragment of territory had been challenged again and again. With her two members out of commission for a while, Verdandi had to fend off the attackers alone, which she manages to do, barely. Of the three Teams, Ouregan had taken the largest blow…
Verdandi rolled the streets of her couple blocks of territory. She was heading to her base, to check upon her sisters' health. She sighed. The past week had been deeply stressful for her, having to battle constantly against invading teams alone. One against five in a Cube type battle certainly wasn't on her list of things to do, but it had to be done. There was no way that Verdandi was about to let Ouregan's emblem fall to a third rate team.
Today, she had clashed with a new member of Daemon, the explosively powerful Kaito. She liked his personality. It wasn't like the fragile Saiko's or the closed off Ryo's. The bad thing about her meeting Kaito is that she experienced his Scorch Road first hand. Barely fending him off, she fled back to her base, where safety was certain.
As soon as she entered her base-home, she closed the door behind her and slid to the floor, panting for breath. Her heart was beating too fast for her to think. She was severely dehydrated, and needed water quickly. She half walked, half crawled to the fridge and threw open the door, basking in the cool air that flowed over her. She snatched at the first bottle she came across, not exactly looking, and opened it, and took a large gulp. A second later, she nearly spewed it out. Instead of getting what she thought was a water bottle; she had instead grabbed Skuld's energy drink. Choking it down, she put the cap back on hastily and this time chose a bottle of water.
A few minutes later, having quenched her thirst, she closed the refrigerator door and headed to her sisters' rooms. Skuld was asleep and Urd was playing videogames and faring horribly. Verdandi couldn't understand the concept of the Role Playing Games that Urd was fond of so much. Verdandi preferred the fighting style arcade games herself.
Deciding that it was peaceful enough for her to take a shower, she took her clothes off and went into the bathroom to take a shower to rid her of the stresses of the day. Turning on the shower, she left the water cold. She disliked hot water, and the cold helped her think.
In the shower, she noticed dark purple bruises beginning to form on her ribs. She touched them gingerly and pain blossomed where her fingers met her delicate skin, causing her to bite her lip to avoid crying out in pain. She sunk to the bottom of the cold shower floor and brought her knees up to her chest. A single tear rolled down her cheek. The night before, she had been careless, allowing herself to get kicked in the side. She had ignored the crack she thought that she had heard. She sighed to herself. The cold water seemed to be helping slightly, at least. She closed her eyes and drifted to sleep…
She woke up on her bed, confusion blurring her senses. She tried to sit up, but a gentle hand pushed her back down. Skuld appeared in Verdandi's sight, and shook her head. "You shouldn't try to move so much. You've got yourself hurt keeping us safe. Now it's our turn" She said, nodding to Urd who had walked into the room.
Verdandi shook her head and sat up, looking down to find her abdomen wrapped in bandages. "I can still go out" She replied vehemently. She was the leader! Protecting the team was HER job!
Urd chuckled, her silvery hair swaying as she turned toward the window in the room, opening the drapes. Light streamed in, illuminating the room further. "You are in no condition to fight, sister.
A few hours later, Verdandi's two sisters came in from patrol. They had encountered a team and eliminated them, taking their emblem. The three sisters drew straws to see who would have to make dinner, and it was Skuld who drew the short straw. Skuld looked horrified. Verdandi smiled softly and said that she would cook dinner. She only did this because what Skuld considered food was not what Urd and Verdandi liked. Urd and Verdandi were both vegetarians, for they would become violently sick after eating meat. Skuld had no such problem, and hated vegetables.
So, to make everyone happy, Verdandi decided to made sushi and rice balls. For the next few days, Ouregan would have their hands full with keeping intruders out of their territory, but when they had each other to rely upon, things did not seem nearly as bad…
End of Chapter Ten!
Small glimpse into Ouregan's life! Next chapter will describe Kaito better, I promise.
Maybe a new OC if someone submits one… anyways, Read and Review :D
Super special extra time! Interview: Ryo!
Salvo: Welcome to my interview! Today, it is Ryo who graces us with his presence! Welcome, Ryo!
Ryo: Why hello, M'am. *bows* And how are you today?
Salvo: I'm perfectly fine, thank you! First Question: What were you and your brother like when you were younger?
Ryo: *chuckles* Well, Sai was a very mellow kid. He was very kind and always willing to help others. Sometimes, he would have problems going DOWN the stairs. He's miss a step and WHAM! He'd tumble down with a loud crash. But if anyone called him blind or insulted him…He would have a fit. Me? I guess I was the silent type. I let my brother do all the talking. Maybe things may have turned out differently if I told him not to join Ouregan…I miss how he used to be…
Salvo: Aww…Somehow that makes me feel guilty…Next Question: Why create a team of your own?
Ryo: Well, someone had to interfere if Ouregan tried to make a comeback, besides; the people on my team are like family to me. Fighting together is second nature.
Salvo: Who was Saiko's opponent in the Cube Match?
Ryo: Oh that would have to be Lazuli Xioan. She's very adept at wielding the Illusion Road. She's a very nice person to know… You should interview her sometime!
Salvo: Now for the question I have to ask everyone: Do you have a crush on anybody?
Ryo: Didn't you notice? Not that it matters, but I like Iskierka. We have been friends since we were kids…
Salvo: Are you an altruist?
Ryo: I never tell lies, if that is what you mean.
Salvo: Well, thank you for coming, Ryo! Next time, I am going to interview your brother, Saiko!
Ryo: It has been my pleasure. Believe it or not, Sai does not lie. He should be quite informative. Have a great day. Until next chapter, I bid you adieu.