Challenge of the Kombat
Chapter 24
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It was silent as the night went on, Yami and Aqua taking shifts over watching Yugi. Asmodeous did his duties and ventured through the shrine to make sure that no intruders made their way in. All of them were sure of such and knew they had to be on guard, even in their sleep. But even with Asmodeous' careful guarding, Shang Tsung, Kira and Quan Chi still found a way around his watch and got inside. "If anything, I say we tackle Raiden. Get rid of him and nothing will stop Khan." Kira murmured softly as they started searching for the rooms of the ex-Dark Warriors. "Split up. The faster we get this done, the better." Shang whispered and they nodded before heading in separate directions. Kira was getting close to where Seto and Ruby resided but ducked deep into the shadow when she heard the grinding of Asmodeous' blade against the floor. She knew she was dead of the other knew she was there but luck was on her side as the other kept walking until he was out of sight.
She stood once more and checked the room, seeing that Seto and Ruby were there and asleep. She smirked as she whipped out her weapons, ready to take them out. She went for Ruby first and raised her blade over his neck. "Time to die." she whispered as she went to stab at his neck but was quickly blocked by the shaft of the lance, ruby eyes glittering darkly in the room. "Trying to assassinate me, hmm? Tough shit." he hissed as he kicked his legs up, knocking her back. He jumped up from the bed, glaring down at Kira who recovered and was prepared to fight. "Shao Khan says you need to die. You're giving too much of an edge for the wrong side." she hissed.
"Well tell him to shove it." Another voice said and she turned to see that Seto was up as well, his twin blue dragon swords at the ready.
"You will pay."
"Not if we don't make you pay first." Seto hissed before lunging towards Kira.
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Shang continued to wander, also hiding when Asmodeous made a pass. He peeked into one of the rooms, seeing it was Bakura's. He shared it with Ryou since he wouldn't take no for an answer and he also wanted to be close to the other should something like this happen. Shang smirked as he entered the room silently and looked down to the bed where they slumbered. "Sleep soundly, Bakura, for this will be the last breath you ever draw." he whispered as he got prepared to take him out but gasped, stumbling back as a fiery hell hound leapt at him. He back-flipped to dodge another swipe from the hound and growled. "Guess I need to take you out first before I can complete my goal." The hell hound growled darkly before leaping at him once more.
'This better not take long, the fast I get this done, the faster I can take out the rest.' Shang thought, ready to guard from the next attack.
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Quan Chi had a personal goal in mind. He hated the child that knocked him out with every fiber of his being. 'That little brat will pay for shaming me in front of Shao Khan. Even though we have another secret plan in mind, I will not be hindered by some tiny little boy.' he thought as he continued searching through rooms. If a room had someone in it on their target list but not the person he was looking for, he closed the door and continued on. He eventually found the room that Yugi shared with Yami and Aqua and grinned darkly as he walked into the room. "Now, time to enact my revenge on you, child." he whispered as he started towards the bed. But before he could do anything, a hiss was heard and he dodged back to avoid a swipe from Dae Raca. He and Cynec came out of hiding and Quan Chi growled. "Another nuisance." he hissed and Dae Raca growled.
/Your presence is not wanted here. Either leave or we'll take you down./ he growled and Quan Chi glared at him. "You don't have a chance against me and my power. You're nothing but pests that will die easily." Quan Chi spoke. Cynec growled before lunging at the other but Quan Chi ducked the lunge with ease before kicking the dragon out of the way. Dae Raca was the next to attack but instead of lunging for his face like Quan Chi was expecting, he aimed for his feet, biting down hard on his shin which caused him to hiss in pain and tried to pry the monster off on him. While he was distracted with that did Cynec get back up and clawed down his back, leaving angry red marks there. Quan Chi snarled before sending out a burst of power which shoved them both into opposite walls. The surge woke Yami and he growled as he sat up, spotting Quan Chi there.
"I knew that you would show your pale face soon enough. What do you want here?" he questioned.
"The boy's life. I'll easily let you off if you let me have him." Quan Chi spoke and Yami barked a laugh as he stepped off the bed, holding a hand out and his blade materialized in his hands. "Over my dead body." he hissed. Quan Chi smirked. "As you wish. That can be easily arranged." he spoke as he got ready for the battle.
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After the hell hound was defeated, Shang Tsung turned to the bed where his prey waited but cursed when he saw his target was awake. "You're a fool to think you'll be able to get away with this." Bakura murmured as he readied himself for battle. Tsung chuckled as he gazed at the warrior before him. "You were a fool to leave when ultimate power was being presented to you. But I guess only foolish ones would take the life of a love-struck commoner over power when the resources provide to be available to him." he spoke with a sneer and Bakura growled as he glared the other man down. "You will pay for those words." he hissed.
Tsung only laughed. "Bring it on then, you pathetic gnat." he hissed before the two lunged at one another, Bakura with his katana and Tsung with his straight sword.
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Kira growled angrily as she was foiled time and again by one of Seto's retaliations. She could barely make a scratch on him which pissed her off even more. "You will die!" she hissed as she went to toss one of her Dragon Teeth down at his feet to pin him temporarily. He dodged the attack which is just the opening she needed and smirked as she used her traditional Kiss of Death smog at him. He gasped as he was covered in the purple mist, rendering him blind temporarily. Kira grinned as she reclaimed her blade and charged for Seto, ready to gut him. A roar shattered the silence as the Red Eyes landed before her, knocking her into the other wall with her tail.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" Jou growled from the bed. "None of your business, mutt! Now if you wish to live, you'll butt out!" Kira growled. "Not when my lover's life is on the line. Red Eyes, hit her again!" he called and the dragon roared again before slamming Kira into the wall a second time before she could react, breaking the wall in the process. The sound caught Asmodeous' attention and he quickly made his way into that very direction to stop whoever was in the temple.
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The battle between Yami and Quan Chi raged on, neither gaining the upper hand. Yugi and Aqua were eventually awakened but Aqua kept Yugi from jumping into the fight since he could take one guess why Quan Chi was here. "The boy will die here and I will kill you if it means reaching him!" Quan Chi hissed as he made another slash at Yami. Yami jumped back before allowing his tail to show and swung it at Quan Chi. "Not on your life! You will pay for daring to step in here with such thoughts!" Yami snarled as he made another attack with his sword.
"Should we go tell Raiden that they're here?" Aqua called from the bed, wings protecting Yugi should Quan Chi try something. "Yes, go ahead and do so now." Yami replied as he parried another one of his blows before dashing forward to hinder Quan Chi from attacking them before they could escape. "Hold onto me, Yugi." Aqua whispered as he stood. Yugi nodded and held Aqua tightly. "No!" Quan Chi hissed as he tossed a broad sword towards them. Aqua hissed menacingly before jumping back into the shadows, melding into the shadows and leaving the sword to embed into the wall. Yami gave a nod before raising a hand. "Now that my little one is safe, time to deal with you. You're free to make your escape but you won't make it out unscathed." he hissed as his eyes glowed, the dark room now becoming his weapon.
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Tsung growled as he knelt down onto the ground, his exhaustion showing in his moves from the burns and small lacerations. Bakura smirked as he looked down to his victim. "Now, what did you learn? If it's nothing then I guess I'll have to let you lose a limb to prove my point." he sneered. Tsung growled as he glared up to Bakura. "You think you've won. You're sadly mistaken. Shao Khan is only a piece in this elaborate game. A much stronger evil will soon present himself and when he does, you'll wish to be on the right side of things to avoid a painful death!" Tsung growled before sending a flaming skull at Bakura who easily batted it away but it gave Tsung the opportunity to run off before he could come after him.
When the skull was cleared, he growled when he saw Tsung gave him the slip. "Damn, and I wanted to make him into a pyre stick…" he grumbled but was glad at least for the small victory and returned to bed.
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Kira yelped as she rolled across the ground, avoiding another swipe from Asmodeous who growled and went after her again. She dodged his attack only to be sideswiped by the Red Eyes as she charged at her. Seto stood back, waiting to catch her should she avoid both powerhouses that were tackling her. She growled, knowing she wouldn't be able to make it out alive if things kept going the way they were. 'Guess I underestimated things a little too much...' she thought before jumping back to avoid another slash.
"You win this round but mark my words, you will fall by my hands, Seto!" she hissed before releasing a larger plume of her Kiss of Death, covering a wider range of the room to blind them all. Jou cursed. "Asmodeous! Get her!" Jou called and the creature snarled as he swung his Great Knife at the door, hitting nothing but the frame. Red Eyes hissed as she flapped her wings to get rid of the smoke with a gust and saw that Kira escape. "Bitch..." Jou grumbled before looking to Seto. "You ok?"
"Of course. She was no match for me but that damn Kiss of Death attack was becoming a pain. But I'll make sure she pays for it." he murmured and Jou nodded. "I will too if I get into a battle with her." he said proudly and Seto chuckled before looking to Asmodeous. "Thanks for coming. It was a surprise to see that she slipped past you but I guess a snake in the grass like her knows how to hide from the strongest of enemies." he said and Asmodeous nodded before leaving to continue his rounds, now keeping a close eye on things so no one else would have to deal with another break in.
"Let's get back to sleep. Now I'm pumped to kick some Dark Warrior ass after tonight." Jou murmured and Seto nodded as he moved back into bed with his lover.
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Raiden was awoken by Aqua and Yugi's appearance and after getting a quick explanation of the situation, he nodded and followed them back to their room. "Wait." Aqua whispered as he listened closely. "What's wrong?" Raiden questioned. "Yami's using the shadows. It won't be safe to go in there." he murmured as he looked to them. Raiden nodded before looking to Yugi. "Who is attacking?" he asked.
"Quan Chi. Yami woke up first and started fighting him once he learned of his motive."
"And what was it?"
"To kill me for the battle we had before."
Aqua tsked softly. "Must've not like the idea of being shown up in what he considered an easy battle. He's a fool to underestimate your power." he murmured before hearing a cry from the room. "I got this!" he said before ducking away into the nearest shadows. "Aqua!" Yugi cried and went to run for the room but was held back by Raiden. "Let them handle this." he murmured and Yugi whimpered a little before nodding. It was a couple minutes before the sound of glass breaking was heard. The door was opened and Yami stepped out, wounded just barely. "He got away. He pulled a fast one on both of us and escaped through the window." he explained and Raiden nodded.
"At least you protected Yugi. I'm sure he wasn't the only one that came in here with some sort of goal. If they got themselves past Asmodeous, then we might need another person to patrol the halls with him." Raiden said. "I agree. We should have a meeting about this tomorrow before the fights." Yami spoke and Raiden nodded. "Well, I'll leave you to your sleep. Now that we shooed him off, he probably won't come back." Raiden spoke before heading back to his own room. Yugi walked inside with Yami and after a quick explanation of what happened, the three warriors went to sleep to prepare for the day tomorrow.
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Zypher: And done. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you later with a new one. Ja ne, my dear readers.