This is a part of my ZTS series.
Created back in 1996, before FF came to be.
All places, characters and info belong to me!
Irth, a Yautja, and a few other characters belong to Rider of the Mystics.
Hahli, the Moon Knight, and a few other characters belong to GracefulWhiteDragon/The Crimson Curse.
After the events in Irth and Moon Knight.
Sorry but this story is MINE!! The Oracle Dragon©
Zack closed his eyes and sat there feeling the darkness outside. He soon opened his eyes and tackled the first person exiting the portal, Hwang. They crash to the floor rocking Fire Master back and forth, Irth looks at them as Zack sat on top of Hwang.
"Hwang!!! Buddy ol'pal! Where you've been?!"
Hwang's face showed terror and happiness at the same time. Zack hugs Hwang tightly as he laid there on the floor.
"Can...'t... bre...ath..."
Zack jumps back and looks down at Hwang, he rubs his head as Hwang sat up.
"Sorry about that, haven't seen you in years."
Hwang slowly stood up and coughed a few times.
"Yeah, I forgot how terrible it is to be around you when you are very happy."
Zack's happy face soon turns sour.
"Where the hell were you?!"
Hwang and Irth jump at the shout, Jack comes walking in and sees Hwang.
"Hey Hwang, how was Emperor Duak?"
Zack slowly looks down at Jack, Hwang panics and soon backs up.
"You knew about this?" Zack said with a growl.
Jack leans against the wall and eats a banana.
"Of course, since Hwang was away..." Hwang waves his arms around trying to get Jack to stop. "... I was left in charge to watch you."
"Watching me eh?" Zack said tilting his head toward Hwang.
Irth knew where this was heading and proceeded to walking out of the room, before he left Zack said something to him.
"Where you going Raz?"
Irth stopped in his tracks and looked at Zack, Zack was staring at him while Jack and Hwang try and sneak out of the room but found it impossible to move another inch.
"You knew?"
"Hell yeah, my dad was the one that killed you in the first place."
Irth is shocked.
"Don't worry though, you didn't feel a thing. Trust me, dad would of let you have a quick death. You're wondering why you were killed in the first place. It's simple really, you were on a suicide run."
"I wanted to be killed?"
"Duh, why do you think it's called 'suicide' in the first place. Geez Irth, are you that slow?"
Irth just shook his head, first Hahli was taken, then Rehito, after that learning that he was the long lost son of Leon and now finding out that he wanted to be killed. Irth couldn't handle it so he left the room, even if he were to go out and try to save Hahli it would be foolish. He didn't even know where she was.
After Irth left the room Zack looked back at Hwang.
"Don't kill me. I was on another job Aryn gave me, that's all."
Zack smiles.
"It's okay, but now that you're back it's time to kick Blaze's ass!" Zack just realized something. "Hold on one damn minute, was Irth carrying a sword?"
"Uh, yeah."
"Where the hell did he get that from?"
Hwang covered his mouth, he wasn't going to say a single word.
"Hwang???"
Hwang shook his head and Zack sat down on the floor.
"Fine, ass."
Hwang sighed, usually Zack would pulverize Hwang into pulp to get hidden info.
"How long are we going to wait? Hahli needs our help." Jack said.
"Shut it. They prolly torturing her for info, but I know that Kazer will be checking on her soon enough, besides Hahli can handle it. If we go out now we might be caught in the next wave of darkness."
- - -
Sure enough Zack was right, Kazer was checking on Hahli. She hanged there bloodied and tired. Ki'oli stood there exhausted from the torture.
"General Ki'oli, is it wise to keep whipping her when all it is doing it hurting you?"
Ki'oli looked at Furgin (Kazer) and grins.
"I'm enjoying this, but I will not stop till she tells me what I want to know!"
Ki'oli hits Hahli again with the whip, Kazer just shook his head. When Ki'oli was about to strike again Kazer grabbed the whip and jerked it from his hands.
"What are you doing?!" Ki'oli shouted.
"It is my job to see that you don't hurt yourself, it is very obvious she isn't going to talk. All your doing is tiring yourself to exhaustion and when he does come you'll be to tired to even strike, sir."
Ki'oli pants for a little while and looked at the tattered back of Hahli, he knew Furgin was right.
"Fine. I'll rest."
Ki'oli walked out of the room and Kazer smiles.
"You're welcomed, sir."
Kazer tosses the whip to the table and walked over in front of Hahli.
"How you holding up kid?"
Hahli could hardly lift her head so Kazer bent down to look up at her.
"Thank you..."
Kazer chuckles and leans closer to her. He whispers to her, Hahli could feel something odd about him, something forbidden and evil.
"Imposter. I know where the real Hahli is, she is on Vandaxa. Even if its impossible for evil to enter, it's not for me, heh. So you better play out your role or I'll see to it that death will come sooner than anyone planned, even your dear Zenobia. You do not want to mess with 'us'."
Kazer slowly stood up and cracked his neck, he looks down at Hahli grabbing her face. He runs his fingers into her face, soon blood marked his fingers.
"Just be glad that I postponed the rest of the torture. Oh and Irth is not coming."
Kazer lets go, he savors the blood and leaves the room laughing, Hahli sheds some tears.
"Irth..."
YAY! oh hey, if your confused read Moon Knight and Irth along with this. Joint stories!!! Thanks for reading, plz review!