Toward the Dark
Sorry, but I changed my mind.Its too hard to get something for Tai, Tia, and Cloud so I'll just continue with Ace.I was going to do Riku, but I cant think of anything to do except for what I am saving for later.Anyway, heres the next chapter.
Flaming Tiger, Freezing Lion
Ace sat on top of a house, looking out over the streets. Sasuke and Naruto were resting within the house and was being taken care of by Yusuke, Renji, and Kuwabara. He sat there for a while until he felt a presence near him.
"What do you want?", Ace asked without turning around. A chuckle came from behind him.
"Perceptive", Ichigo's voice came. "I wanted to see how things were going."
"We killed that snake bastard", Ace stated,"Whats his name...Oro-something."
"Orochimaru!?", Ichigo shouted in disbelief.
"Yes", Ace replied with a smirk, slightly tilting his head to the side to look at him. "It seems I have another reason to stay here. When I went with Yusuke and Naruto, Renji and Kuwabara appeared to help. I also found that the organization I want to destroy is here as well. I'll be dealing with them." Ichigo nodded.
"How is the Uchiha boy that went to Orochimaru?", Ichigo asked.
"Unconcience", Ace replied,"Naruto and Sasuke clashed head on and knocked each other out. Renji killed Orochimaru and that snake he summoned."
"I see...", Ichigo whispered,"This could either turn good or bad..."
"What do you mean?", Ace asked, now turning to face Ichigo head on. "We killed a threat to this planet and to you guys. Thats good."
"Yes, thats good", Ichigo said,"But now, nothing hinders the more powerful force except us...Before, a group named the Akatsuki, wanted Orochimaru dead. They would deal with him and his ninja along with us. But now its only us."
"I see", Ace replied to that, looking at the ground. "Well, you said something about two creatures that needed to be defeated. I'll go look for them now."
"No...", Ichigo said,"Not without help at least. There is one tiger that was bred from flames and a lion that forms from ice. They are called the Flaming Tiger and the Freezing Lion. Two elemental beasts. I want you two bring someone to help with the Flaming Tiger. From what I heard, you use fire as a primary source of magic when you dont use physical combat. Flame will strengthen the Flaming Tiger, but would do well against the Freezing Lion."
"Thats where we come in", a man said from below. Ace looked at saw a man standing next to a kid with a mask covering her face. The man had a mask over his mouth and a giant sword strapped to his back. He wore blue pants with two leather strips across his chest in an X. The kid just wore a simple blue attire with blue nail polish and that mask.
"Zabuza, Haku", Ichigo greeted. "Those are the two that will help you. They are, from what I understand, from Kirikagure. That has many users of water jutsus in which this will come in handy."
"I want to come too", a voice came from behind. They turned their attention to the boy and saw that it was Sasuke, leaning on a chimney. "I want to repent for going to the gay fag in the first place. Let me help."
"No, you're still healing", Ichigo replied.
"I can still help", Sasuke retorted.
"No", Ichigo repeated.
"Whos going to stop me?", Sasuke asked with a smirk.
"Fine, but get permission from your kage, at least", Ichigo replied with a sigh. Sasuke nodded and jumped off to another roof and then off towards where ever the kage is. "Zabuza, didnt you find where those two are at?"
"They are at where the elements meet", Haku said,"Its an icy area, but, abrubtly, it stops and turns into a mountain that leads up to a volcano.
"Alright, you three head there now", Ichigo said,"I told Sasuke he could go, but we dont want injured people there. At least tire them out by the time he arrives." The three nod and disappear from view. They began running through the streets at a quick pace and finally reached the edge of the city. Ahead of them were just plains. Ace rushed foward and Zabuza and Haku followed. They ran until they reached a icy area.
"We could just split it up", Ace said with a smirk. "I'll head in here. You head for the volcano." Zabuza shook his head.
"No", Haku replied for him. "We cant. Those two beasts...We have to make sure you are alright." Ace shrugged and walked foward.
"Fine...Just thought it would be easier", Ace said to that. He walked foward until he heard a rumbling sound. Out from the ice, a giant lion formed.
"Who are you?", the lion roared. Ace didnt respond to the question and just pointed his keyblade at it.
"You are one of the elemental beast tormenting this world, correct!?", Ace shouted,"I'll vanquish you here!" He rushed foward and slashed across the ice leg, but found that, as he went through it, the ice doubled over on top of the keyblade. He was shocked and jumped away from his sword quickly.
Haku quickly threw senbon, thin needle like tools, to distract the beast, but it did nothing to distract him as it just waved his head to the side and all the senbon were shattered, effortlessly. Zabuza grabbed Haku by the back.
"This is his fight", Zabuza said in a very low whisper. "We are here to assist with the Flaming Tiger...Leave him to the Freezing Lion." Zabuza and Haku stepped back a little as Ace was smacked back by the icy tail. He landed in front of the two ninja with a loud crash.
"What're you two doing here?", Ace asked with a smirk as he looked back at them. "Get the hell out of here and to that Flaming Tiger thing." Zabuza smirked from under his mask.
"You better live, kid", Zabuza said before running off in another direction, followed by Haku. Ace rose and faced the Freezing Lion again. His keyblade was still stuck in the lion's leg, but he still had the other sword. He went back and gripped the sword's handle, but this time, there was no surge of pain. He drew it out and held it in front of him, ready to fight the lion again.
He charged again and ducked under a swipe from the tail again. He drove the blade into the lion's leg, right above where his keyblade was, but this time, he let out a burst of flame, melting away the ice. Ace reached out and grabbed his keyblade as he swiped out of the leg with both blades in hand now. He twirled them once with a smirk before jumping up and making two slashes filled with flames. The ice began to melt, but it materialized back in this cold terrain. Ace figured out what had to be done and held his blade out.
"Flame!", Ace shouted as a jet of flame shot from both blades. It hit dead on into its chest and it reared back before facing Ace again and letting an icy blast fly from its mouth. Ace ran to the side where Zabuza and Haku had ran. He was running at a fast pace, but the Freezing Lion was bigger and its longer strides over took him in a singal leap. Ace drove his keyblade into the ground and let a stream of flame shoot out, launching him into the air. He went up and landed on the lions head before he began running down its back.
Ice began to rise up and try catching Ace, but he twirled out of the way before making it to the tail. He stepped onto it and slid down quickly before coming to the end and flying off, toward where Zabuza and Haku ran to. He landed and continued to run quickly. The lion turned around and angrily shot a blast of ice, but it was met with a fireball. Ace turned around in surprised, as the fireball did not come from him. To the side, Uchiha Sasuke stood.
"Come on", Sasuke smirked,"You cant even beat this thing and your main element is fire?"
"Its not that", Ace said, holding his keyblade towards it. "Flame!" The stream of flames shot foward again and hit dead on before the melted piece froze over again. "It cant be beaten in this cold terrain."
"Then what should we do?", Sasuke asked, dodging a stomp from its paw.
"You get the hell out of here", Ace replied as he swiped a flaming keyblade at the lion's tail. "You're still healing."
"I can fight just as hard as you can", Sasuke scowled. Ace sighed as he backflipped out of the way of the lion's paw.
"Enough talk", Ace said as he turned and ran. He sheathed the demon blade and held out his now free hand to Sasuke. "Water Whip!" A whip made of water shot forth and wrapped around Sasuke before dragging him to where Ace was running. Once Sasuke was close enough, he grabbed him by the collar and continued dragging him.
"Let go of me!", Sasuke shouted,"We can beat him if we melt him down before he reforms!" Ace yanked hard on his collar, shutting him up.
"No", Ace replied,"Dont you notice?" Sasuke looked back at the beast. All he saw was that it was made of ice.
"What?", Sasuke asked,"Its just made of ice."
"Not that!", Ace shouted,"Where its heart would be! It is glowing blue! If I'm right, its like an ice heart. If our fire gets close enough to it, even that will freeze over." Sasuke smirked as he elbowed Ace's hand and made him let go.
"Perfect", Sasuke replied as he made hand seals. "We'll kill this thing quickly. Use a weaker fire attack. If my plan doesnt work, we run." Ace sighed and held out his sword. A fireball of flame shot forth while Sasuke held his hands to his mouth, shouting,"Fire Element: Giant Fireball Jutsu!" A flaming ball shot from his mouth too. The two flames hit at exactly the same spot and made a sort of crater into it.
"Again!", Sasuke shouted. Ace and Sasuke shot another pair of fireballs at the same spot before it completely refroze and it made a bigger crater. The blue glow was slightly glowing outside of the ice now.
"Once more!", Sasuke shouted again and the two launched another pair of attack. The two flames froze over just as Ace had expected, but Sasuke just smirked, making more hand seals. "Time to end this! Use a powerful attack now!" Ace sighed again and held grabbed the hilt of the demon blade. He drew it and pointed it out too.
"Dual Flame Shot!", Ace shouted as two streams of flame shot out and unified, making a large stream of flame.
"Fire Element: Fire Dragon Jutsu!", Sasuke shouted. A dragon made of flame shot forth and combined with Ace's giant stream of flame. It grew into a giant dragon of flames with smaller wisps of flame coming out of it. It hit directly where their flames froze over and burst into an explosion of flames. The flame made a bright flash as the explosion struck the ice heart and, as the flash subsided, the Freezing Lion stood no more.
"Wow...it worked...", Ace said in disbelief. "Lets get moving if you are going to help. The Flaming Tiger is being dealt with by Zabuza and Haku. Ace ran off in the direction that the two ninja had ran and Sasuke followed soon after.
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The two ninja, Zabuza and Haku, stood in a barren area as they approached the giant volcano. Zabuza looked around and saw a Flaming Tiger rising out from the mouth of the volcano. Its body looked that of a tiger, but the flames dancing along its body made it look like it could change shape at anytime. It beared its teeth, showing its white hot fangs.
"Haku, get ready", Zabuza warned his young servant. "Dont get in the way and I may be able to kill it quickly."
"No, Zabuza-sama", Haku replied, stepping foward. "I'm not going to let you fight it alone." Zabuza looked at him in surprise, but then smiled behind his mask as he gripped the handle of his Zanpato. The tiger just looked at the two ninja and roared. It reared back its head and shot a blast of flame towards the two, but Zabuza made hand seals quickly first.
"Water Element: Water Dragon Jutsu!", Zabuza shouted as a giant water dragon appeared from no where and headed at the flaming beast. The tiger just reared back and shot a fireball foward. The two forces slammed against each other making a thick mist around the area and Zabuza smirked from under his mask.
"What now, Zabuza-sama?", Haku asked from beside him.
"Use the mist to our advantage", Zabuza smirked. "Water Element: Water Bullet!" He shot a couple of bullets made of water at the Flaming Tiger and hit it on its front shoulders. The giant tiger roared in pain as he felt the water hit his flames.
"Zabuza-sama...", Haku whispered,"We cant beat him like this..."
"Let me help, then", a voice said from behind. They turned back to see a man wearing the robes of the other two shinigami, Ichigo and Renji. He had white hair and looked short. He was a kid, but he seemed capable of much. He unsheathed his blade quickly and disappeared from sight to appear in front of the Flaming Tiger.
"Souten ni zase, Hyourinmaru!", the boy shouted before a giant dragon of water erupted from his blade. It hit the tiger at the stomach and the tiger let out a roar of pain. It stumbled back and the two Kiri-nin watched in awe of the shinigami taking on the Flaming Tiger.
"What power...", Zabuza whispered.
"Of course he is powerful", a woman said from behind them, to which they instantly turned around. "He is my captain." There stood a woman with long blond hair and wearing the shinigami garb. She had her blade sheathed at her side.
"Your captain?", Haku asked in surprise. She nodded and watched on.
"Just watch...Captain Hitsugaya can defeat this thing easily", she whispered. The two turned back and saw Hitsugaya had flown into the air atop the freezing water dragon. He flew down at the head of the tiger and it roared in pain once more before the flames dispersed. Hitsugaya landed gracefully on the ground as his sword returned to normal and the dragon dispersed.
"Its done", Hitsugaya announced before black flames set upon him. The woman instantly jumped foward to help him, but before she could, the Heartless symbol etched into the air and stopped her, mid jump.
"Captain!", the woman shouted before she pulled out her blade and slashed at the mark. The flames dispersed again to show a smaller tiger, but it was still of flames, except this time it was black flames. The tiger had the Heartless insignia engraved on its forehead.
"Heartless!?", the group heard a voice shout from the side. They looked over and saw Ace and Sasuke running over. Ace made his keyblade appear and charged foward. He slashed the tiger, but it just jumped back to avoid it. Then Ace smirked as the tip of his keyblade tapped the insignia. "Leave", he whispered before the insignia cracked and the tiger gave a roar of anger and pain before dispersing.
"What...did you do?", Hitsugaya asked in surprise. Ace looked back with a grin before falling foward and passing out. Before he hit the ground, Sasuke appeared in front of him and caught him.
"Lets head back...We've won", Sasuke said before hoisting Ace over his shoulder and heading to the city.
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Theres the next chapter.I'm going slower because of certain things that have come up so I may not update in a while.I'll update as soon as I can though.