All right guys it's time for the chapter number 21, in this chapter we will discover Max have a little crush on Saori, but will everything will be over when the host of the magic emerald appears, keep reading to find out.
Chapter 21: Love triangle.
It was morning at the jade palace and everyone was already awake doing some morning training, even Akashi who was starting to get his responsibilities more seriously, well almost. Ryo challenged Akashi for another sparring session, and well, both of them where acting like kids.
"Akashi! Get back here" Ryo shouted while he chased the white wolf through the courtyard.
Akashi ran in four legs to his top speed while laughing of Ryo. "What is Ryo can't you get me" Akashi mocked while jumping to the wall and creating five clones and surrounding Ryo.
"Hey, that's not fair, five against one" Ryo shouted while looking to the five wolves.
Akashi chuckled and looked to Ryo and said. "Don't worry this will end soon" Then on clone grabbed Ryo's back, while two more grabbed his arms and pulled him. Meanwhile Akashi and his clone jumped to the air, there Akashi created a bao guang while his clone grabbed his arm and spun in the air and then of gaining some speed the clone stopped and threw Akashi directly to Ryo. "Take this Bullet Bao Guang" Both wolves shouted while Akashi soared through the air and impacted Ryo in the stomach and sending him to a nearby wall. "And that's two points for me and cero for you Ryo" Akashi mocked while Ryo stood up growling Akashi.
"This hasn't end Akashi, I will beat you some day" Ryo shouted while he pointed to Akashi.
Akashi moved his head from one side to another and said "What ever you said loud mouth" Then white wolf laughed and then turned to leave.
Meanwhile the four cubs where playing in the courtyard chasing each one another, and Max was the one being chased. Max ran with all his speed to get away from Saori, Kaila, and Kovu, but something he didn't knew is that Saori got a plan to get him, the little white Tigress created a hole of shadows in the floor and jumped into it while Kaila and Kovu followed her, then the three re-appeared in front of Max tackling him to the floor. Saori jumped over Max and felled over him, while each other started to each other's eyes.
"Max… I got you!" Saori said standing up and running away.
"We will see that" Max exclaimed following her.
The kids kept playing unaware that a grey wolf was observing them. "It looks Max is starting to have some feelings for that girl Saori" Arizona whispered to himself while looking to the kids.
"I bet it, they are the perfect couple" A white old wolf said from top of the three scaring Arizona.
"Who are you" Arizona said while the old wolf looked at him.
"I'm Hayate, Akashi's grandfather, one of the four great masters of the palace" Hayate said smiling.
"Wow, can I ask what you are doing on top of that tree" Arizona asked while Hayate came down from it.
"I was just doing some research" Hayate answered Arizona while placing his hands on his back.
"I see, Akashi told me that if I get to meet you, not to let you get near any girl" Arizona said while Hayate sweat dropped.
"Akashi, he is always getting in my way" Hayate whispered but then he looked back at the kids.
Meanwhile Layla who was taking care of the kids stood up and said. "All right kids I will go and take a bath, so play nice okay" This made Hayate to take his attention on Layla.
So Hayate looked at Arizona and said. "Well Arizona it was nice to meet you but I must leave" And with that Hayate walked away but before he could leave someone threw Ryo directly to him.
"Strike" Akashi shouted smiling. "Sorry old man, but you were trying to spy on Layla" Akashi shouted while Takami walked to his side.
"You are really skilled when it comes to stop you grand father." Takami said smiling to Akashi.
"I know I'm the best in bowling" Akashi said smiling.
"A... Akashi" Both Ryo and Hayate mumbled while lying in the floor.
And meanwhile everyone was enjoying their morning a huge explosion came from the entrance of the jade palace blowing the doors, causing one of the doors to fly directly to Layla and Skyler, but Akashi stood in front of them and punched the door breaking it. Meanwhile the other door flew to the kids but Saori rushed to it and used the Rakurai to cut it in half.
"Well, well, it looks that little girl is really strong" An evil female voice came from the smoke created from the explosion. "I wouldn't mind to have some time with her" Ryomou said entering the palace.
"This is no place for you to be Ryomou, leave this moment before I force you to leave" Akashi menaced taking his katana.
"I don't think so" Ryomou said rushing to Akashi, but the wolf jumped in the air and landed behind Ryomou and kicked her back sending her to a wall.
Ryomou stood up again and rushed directly to Akashi and tried to punch him, but the white wolf grabbed her from the wrist and threw her to the ground, then Akashi grabbed the black she wolf's tail and threw her to the air, then Akashi jumped and delivered a powerful punch in the face, followed by a fast kick in the back, and ending with a downward kick on the head sending her to the floor.
Ryomou felled to the ground, while Akashi felled in his foot waiting for Ryomou to stand again, but then a chain appeared from nowhere and tied him and forced him to his knees. Akashi turned and saw Ryomou standing there, so Takami and Musaki tried to get her, but they where stopped by a powerful wave of dark energy, so Skyler, Ryo, Tamaki, Arizona, Naomi, Kazuki, and Takeshi tried to take her down, but many shadows appeared and knocked them as long with Hayate, Taemi, Po, Shifu, and the Five.
"Those shadows I recognize those shadows" Akashi whispered while turning around and looking how Daisuke appeared from nowhere with his demon sword in his back.
"It has been a long time Akashi" Daisuke said placing his sword in his back. "But I came here to kill you"
Daisuke lifted his sword but soon a powerful bolt appeared from nowhere and electrocuted Daisuke's hand causing him to let his sword down. Daisuke grabbed his hand in pawn and turned to Saori who was using the second phase of her aura and ready to attack.
"You little brat how you dare…" Ryomou started to shout but Daisuke stopped her, then he grabbed he sword and walked to her while Saori receded fearfully, but then she gulped and rushed to Daisuke.
Saori jumped in the air and used her Kusaigama and threw the chain to Daisuke's sword and pulled it out of his hands, but then Daisuke grabbed the chain but then Saori created many chains of shadows to tie Daisuke, then she created a Rakurai in her hand and got ready to impact Daisuke. The little girl rushed directly to Daisuke, but the black wolf created a wave of dark aura throwing Saori to the floor. Daisuke walked slowly to Saori, and lifted his sword ready to kill Saori, but in the last moment Max stood in front of him.
"What do we have here a brave kid, but brave people is the one that dies first" Daisuke shouted grabbing Max from the throat and lifting him.
"MAX!" Saori shouted awaking something inside Akashi.
Akashi started to growl, while his fur turned black and some black scales grew in her left arm and covered the left part of his face. Akashi roared and broke the chains causing Ryomou to fall in her back, then Akashi rushed to Daisuke and grabbed him from the neck and threw him to the air then he jumped and punched him several times in the face and finished with a round house kick in the stomach sending the black wolf to the roof of the palace. Akashi called his sword while this one transformed into a huge blade with a toothed side and walked to Daisuke, then Daisuke stood up and rushed directly to Akashi, but Akashi slashed the air creating a wave of dark energy slashing Daisuke's shirt and sending him to a wall.
"If you don't want me to finish the work, go now" Akashi said coldly while Daisuke disappeared with Ryomou and his shadows.
Akashi felled to his knees while the scales disappeared and his katana returned to its normal form, while Takeshi and Kazuki rushed to help him. Meanwhile everyone else stood up confused about what happened.
"What was that, Akashi how did you got that power" Takami asked standing up.
"Yeah and how did you do that thing of the scales and the giant toothed sword" Musaki added helping him.
"It's something you must not know." Akashi said growling turning around and leaving to his room.
"Did he just turned into Tigress for a second" Musaki said looking to his now, mysterious friend.
Meanwhile Saori walked to Max to check if he was okay.
"Max, are you all right" Saori said helping him to stand again.
"Yeah, just a little scratch, but nothing that can kill me" Max said smiling to her while she felt relieved.
"Good… and thanks a lot" Saori said kissing Max in the cheek.
Unaware that Musaki and Arizona were observing them, and Musaki said. "It looks Akashi's sister is having some sympathy over Max" Musaki said while Arizona chuckled.
"Yeah, she is a cute girl; I bet she will make a good girlfriend to Max." Arizona added looking to his little brother.
_Meanwhile at Akashi's room_
"What the heck just happened, it was weird, how the hell I transformed into a daemon" Akashi whispered to himself while looking to his hands. "And what the heck was that daemon, that's not the normal daemon … Ahh!" Akashi shouted grabbing his head.
"Listen to me, I'm not that weak spirit that inhabited your body, I'm stronger and I will take control of your body soon" Akashi said with a distorted voice, and then Akashi took his shirt off revealing strange symbols forming a circle and a half moon in the center in his chest.
Akashi looked himself in the mirror and felled to his knees and whispered. "How the hell this happened" Akashi grabbed the symbol in is chest and clutched it while tears felled from his eyes.
Meanwhile Akashi was unaware that Max was observing him so he entered the room and said. "Akashi, what's wrong" causing Akashi to turn around.
Akashi stood up and walked to Max. "It's nothing little boy" The white wolf said while kneeling down.
"But why you were screaming?" Max asked confused looking to the wolf.
"It's nothing, why don't you go to play with the others" Akashi said smiling to the little kid.
"Well, I will like to go, but I came to ask something to you" Max said without noticing Akashi's eyes turned white.
"You have a crush on Saori right." Akashi guessed standing up and looking down to the little kid.
"How… how did you knew" Max asked looking to the wolf all confused.
Akashi smiled and pointed at his eyes and said. "I know everything little boy" Then Akashi walked back to Max and kneeled. "You know my little sister had always a fascination for the magic, maybe if you learn some tricks you might be able to get her to love you"
"Really!? Than I should start now" Max said running away to find a way to do some magic.
Meanwhile Nanami appeared behind Akashi and said. "What pathetic, trying to hide the pain you are feeling with a fake smile"
"I might feel a great pain now, but still I won't let that daemon to take over my body" Akashi said looking to Nanami.
"What ever you say wolf boy, I have studied the daemons and nobody besides Ryosuke have been able to control it" Nanami said turning around and leaving.
"You will see it, I will be able to seal the daemon… forever" Akashi said walking away.
-Meanwhile with the kids-
Max reunited everyone in the palace to show them some magic tricks he have learned, everyone was there for the exception of Hayate, Taemi, and Shifu. Max walked in front of them wearing a black silk cape and stood there ready to start his show.
"Okay everyone, I hope you are ready for some magic from Maximus the great" Max shouted extending his arms while some doves flew from behind him.
"For my first trick I will need a volunteer" Max said while Layla raised her hand. "Excellent come here Layla"
Layla walked and stood beside Max waiting for the little boy to do his trick. "Al right, close your eyes" Max commanded while Layla closed her eyes, then Max pushed Layla a little and then pulled her legs and suspended her in the air while everyone watched in amusement, specially Saori.
--Back with Akashi—
Akashi was standing in the middle of a ink circle while Hayate, Taemi, and Shifu where around him, each one was inside of a red circle. Akashi took of his shirt revealing the Symbol in his chest then Akashi bitted his finger and let the blood fall over the ink circle, there the blood formed the Chinese symbol of lock inside the circle.
"Akashi, are you sure about this" Shifu asked before doing the ritual.
"I'm sure" Akashi replied closing his eyes.
"Do you know that if we do this, you will be able to use your aura and the daemons to its full potential" Taemi said telling Akashi about the risks of the ritual.
"I know, and the only way to fight stronger enemies is using both powers at the same time" Akashi said gulping while the three masters nodded.
Then Hayate, Taemi, and Shifu started to concentrate their auras, while the circles and the symbol started to shine while Akashi started to scream from the pain he felt while the daemon symbol in his chest shrunk, then a circle formed around the daemon symbol while the lock symbol appeared on top of it, then the tree circles appeared around the main circle. When the three masters stopped the ritual Akashi felled to the floor with the new symbol on his chest.
"Akashi how do you feel" Taemi asked while Akashi stood up.
"I can feel both powers running around my body, I can feel a new great power" Akashi said while a red and purple aura surrounded him.
"Akashi, this new power you feel nobody else posses it, you might be the strongest creature now" Hayate said while Akashi looked at his hands.
"I know, and that's why I'm the first one to control the power of the purgatory" Akashi said. "Get ready Daisuke and Ryosuke; this will be your end"
-Back with Max-
Max was finishing his magic show, leaving the best for the end. "And now ladies, gentlemen, and Tigress, get ready for my last act" Max said taking his cape and placing it over Layla. "Maximus-kazam" Then Max pulled the cape showing everyone that Layla just disappeared.
"Wow that was just awesome" Saori said standing and clapping to Max, while the little boy threw a flower to her.
"You call that magic" A unknown voice said from behind and when everyone turned around they saw a grew wolf with a red cape and a red hat. "This is magic" The fox said snapping his fingers while everything around him started to float.
"Oh no it's the host of the magic emerald" Miyo said looking at the wolf.
The silver wolf walked slowly to them and said. "The name's Kadabra and killing Akashi and Saori is my goal" Then he looked at Saori and used his powers to bring her near him, then he created a giant spear with energy, but before he could do something a pair of giant purple arms appeared and punched his face. Kadabra stood up and looked at Akashi while a purple aura surrounded him.
Max rushed to help Saori and helped her to stand up, Max helped the young girl to stand and saw Akashi with a new power around him, then the wolf turned to both and said. "Max take care of her" Then Akashi rushed to Kadabra and delivered many punches his new aura.
Kadabra receded and tried to avoid the huge power that came from the white wolf's body, but Akashi continued punching Kadabra so the fox jumped over Akashi and rushed directly to Saori and Max, but Max stood in front of Kadabra and delivered a powerful roundhouse kick in his stomach, causing Kadabra to become mad and to create many daggers and tried to stab Max, but Akashi appeared in the last moment and used his aura to create a pair of arms and used them to cover the two cubs from the attack, then Akashi punched Kadabra and sent him to the air, then he took Max in his shoulder and jumped with him there Akashi kicked Kadabra to the floor. There Akashi grabbed Max's arm and concentrated his aura letting Max to create a bao guang.
"Ready Max, show my little sister who you are" Akashi said spinning around and when he gained speed he threw Max at Kadabra.
"BAO!" Akashi shouted.
"BULLET" Max finished while soaring in the skies and impacted Kadabra sending him to a wall.
Then Akashi felled to the floor and grabbed Max before he felled to the floor, then he created a sphere of purple energy, it wasn't a spinning energy like the bao guang, instead it was a sphere full with a red and black flame on it.
"This ends now, RENGOKU BAKUDAN!" Akashi said rushing to Kadabra and impacting his chest with the sphere eliminating him from once and for all.
"Max!" Saori shouted rushing to him and hugging him.
"Saori are you okay" Max asked looking at her.
"Yeah, and all thanks to you… my hero in white armor" Saori said hugging him and then she got near him to give him a kiss. "That's for saving me"
"You knew that I…" Max said pointing to himself.
"Yup, not only my brother can read everyone's aura" Saori said hugging him, while Max returned the hug.
Everyone watched the cute scene whit tears in their eyes, even Tigress since she knew that only her little girl was the one that matters and if Max, the only person she had really hated all this years made her happy, that made her happy too.
Akashi watched everyone cheering for Max and Saori, and he knew they will be a great couple some day, but then he turned to the skies and thought. "Is this new power will be enough to defeat Ryosuke and Daisuke? The only way to discover it is fighting them till the end"
And with that Akashi walked back to the jade palace thinking of what just happened today, the new power, and the love between Max and Saori, but with something else in his mind… Did he did took the correct decision about combining both Daemon and Archangels aura?
Well, that's all for this chapter, I hope you guys enjoyed reading it. Did Akashi take the correct decision about combining both energies, you will discover that this new power has a great consequence, but that's for another stories, till next time.
Akashi: With this great power I'm unstoppable.
Takami: Yeah, it's really impressive buddy.
Musaki: Hey guys, there is a snake looking for Akashi.
Miyo: I think is the host of the telekinesis emerald.
Akashi: I think is time for the three legendary warriors to stop him.
Akashi, Takami, Musaki: Let's go.