Me: Here's another chapter for the story...man i keep saying this stuff everytime there is a new chapter. Kinda feels boring.
DK mark: Hey, at least your working on another chapter.
Me: Yeah, anyway, this chap is the beginning for the next chapter, where we will see another side of Ryuu.
DK Mark: what do you mean 'another side'?
Me: You'll see soo enough.
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Chapter 29: The Challenge
Ryuu groaned and opened his eyes, feeling sore in his face. "Oh, what happened?" Ryuu asked groggily. "You tried to hit Rezo and got kicked in the face" Darla said to him from the edge of the bed. Ryuu then remembered what occurred the day before and remembered the kick Rezo gave him. "Oh that, man that hurt" Ryuu said, rubbing the spot where Rezo kicked him. "just be glad my magic healed it, and it also re-grew some of the teeth that got knocked out" Darla opened her palm and showed him some of Ryuu's teeth in them.
Ryuu looked at her in shock but looked around the room some more, the room was decorated with a bunch of fancy gilded drawers and silk curtains near the windows. It looked like there was a mix of all the different cultures of the Imperial City into the room. Persian rugs on the floor, silk curtains on the window sill, some kind of weird ornament on the wall, and a balcony. Ryuu was currently in a four-poster bed that had milky white covers and curtains around it. "How long was i out?" ryuu asked. "a day actually, we brought you here since thhis was the closest place and we all decided to rest here for the night" Darla said.
"How long were you watching me?" Ryuu asked, noticing some dark circles under her eyes. "A few hours, maybe 1 or 2" Darla said modestly. Ryuu smiled a bit, "You didn't have to ya'know" Ryuu said. "i know, but i just wanted to be nice, that's all" Darla said. "Ah, the princess shows her soft side" Ryuu said with a smirk. Darla looked at him with a frown. "At least i don't have a vixen scratching my head every five minutes" she replied. "Hey, don't blame me 'cause people love to scratch my ears. i can't help it, sometimes i act different in my wolf form" ryuu said.
"yeah, like a puppy" Darla muttered. Ryuu growled a little but thought of a better way to get back at Darla. He transformed into his wolf form and sniffed Darla's ear. "Stop that! it tickles!" Darla laughed as Ryuu licked her face and Darla tried to stop him. She scratched Ryuu's chin then his ears, which he enjoyed due to the fact he was growling, it almost sounded like a purr to Darla. "You know, i don't get it, you're a wolf but you act like a dog" Darla said to Ryuu as he rested on her lap. "That's what everyone says, but i guess i get it from my dad" Ryuu said. "well this is a surprise" a voice said from the doorway.
Darla and wolf Ryuu turned to the door to see DL mark and the others, minus Rasha and the other kings, in the doorway. "How long where you watching?" ryuu asked. "We arrived when Ryuu started licking Darla" Wagner smirked. "t-This isn't what it looks like" Darla interjected. it would have worked, if she wasn't blushing bright red that is. "Riiight, anyway, we discussed some terms with the Draku and Rasha and the others, looks like the draku and the Imperials are getting along well. We finalized an agreement and th Draku are going to help us in the war with Xervan" DL amrk said.
"Cool" Ryuu said as he shifted into his human form. "What about those schematics we found?" darla asked. "We've been going through them for a while, looks like Xervan is building a bio-weapon using parts from the Leviathan that sank to the bottom of the ocean along with some kind of creature. We believe he might be making a living fortress with the Leviathan parts. We also noticed there where some designs for building another mutant army with the Devil shade" Reignor said. "But didn't uncle mark and my dad destroy them?" ryuu asked. "Yes, but looks like somehow they're making a new strain. Anyone here play "Resident Evil 5"?" DL mark asked.
"i heard that was a good game, but why do you ask?" Wagner asked. "Well, if you played it there's a strain of virus called "Uroboros" that causes people to turn into zombies. Combine that with the knowledge of the devil shade and the information from Heldar, you can make your own army with that" DL mark said. "but wasn't the facility destoryed?" ryuu asked. "The one we found had the intel they needed, right now they're using Devil Shade in its regular form" DL mark replied. "So we gotta stop them before they can use that thing against us, sounds easy enough" Jared said.
"Yeah, but trying to do that is harder" Ryuu said. They all agreed on that last statement. "Well, what do we do now?" Jasmine asked. "That's an easy answer" a voice said.
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I'm adding another song to the story. It's called "Roxas's Theme" from KH2. Personally i think this fits the new character well
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*They turned around and saw a man in the same cloaks as the other Fallen ones leaning against the balcony. Everyone pulled out their weapons, but the man raised his hand. "Whoa, Whoa wait a minute, i ain't gonna fight 'cha" the man said. "yeah right, why should we listen to a Fallen like you?" DL mark said. "You got me all wrong, yeah i'm a fallen, but i'm here to give you a message" the man said and threw off his hood.
They where surprised to find that the man before them was actually a boy, around Ryuu's age. He had dark brown hair and brown eyes, but he looked innocent, like he couldn't harm anyone actually. Ryuu suddenly reconized him as the boy from his dreams. "Name's Xuryu, and my master asked me to congratulate you ffor beating two of his generals. He asctually sent me here sos Ryuu can fight me" Xuryu said. the iters lowered their weapons a little after hearing xuryu out. "Alright, i agree to your terms" Ryuu said. "Good, but let's choose a different location, i don't want any of the civilians getting hurt. How about the islands not to far from here? There deserted so we don't have to worry about casualties" Xuryu said.
Now everyone was confused, even though Xuryu was a Fallen, he didn't seem all that evil. "Alright, we'll meet there" DL mark said slowly. "Cool, see ya!" Xuryu said and disappeared. "That was...different than normal" Reignor said. "Yeah...who want's food?" DL mark said. Everyone raised their hands and they went to get food before the fight began.
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Me: With Xuryu's message delivered and the gang meeting him for the first time, will Ryuu be able to beat him? But why is Xuryu with the Fallen Ones? And what connection does he have with Ryuu? Stay tune for these answers and more on T.F.O! (Oh and i don;t own Resident Evil 5, that belongs to the company that made it. Oh and Uroboros and Devil Shade might have a connection but we'll wait and see).
