This strange dark feeling, crept upon you. Something didn't feel right. There was some sort of disturbance. Impending. Malice. Cruel. Dark. Evil coming. It was faint, yet the pull was strong. Very strong. What was dark became ignited by flame. Chanting, it sounded ancient. You couldn't make it out.
The energy. The aura, it burned. Just burned. Something, was disturbing the energy could feel. Your skin crawled. You felt uneasy from this unsettling. Focusing on it, only made it worse. The disturbance retaliated and attacked back.
It was dangerous. It was powerful.
Powerful.
"Where...Where is it?"You said rummaging through the cabinets in the lair. Opening and closing them. Quite frustrated.
You slammed a few doors, groaning. Opening the freezer to be licked by Ice-Cream Kitty. Reaching in you find one of the few items, that you needed. And continue your search. You where sure you had it here, it had to be here. Taking out some bowls and few other things. Opening the pantry and take out two things, closing it finding Leo there. Starling you, that you squeeze the flour causing it burst on the two of you.
"S-Sorry."Leo coughs along with you fanning the away the cloud of flour."Didn't mean to scare you."
"That is alright."You cough a few more times."Is there something-Let me get something to clean you up."Quickly you get a damp cloth and dab him clean."There. Is there something you need? Leonardo?"
You asked while wiping your own face and dusting yourself off."I just came to see if you where alright?"He said."Heard you slamming in here. Everything alright?"
"Oh. Yes, everything is alright. I was just frustrated upon not finding what I am looking for."You explain."I was sure I had it here."
Curious and wanting to help. Leo inquires what it was."What is..it you're looking for."
Which was a good question."Hmmm...Well to very honest-"You suddenly gasp a sudden chill and presence came and went. Whipping your head around, finding yourself face to face with...
"May?"Leo calls to you."May? Hey? May?"He waves his hand in front of you. You just stop talking and now had your back to him. Standing there seemingly petrified. Or in shock. It was just strange."May..."He reaches out to you hesitantly.
Inhaling sharply, you come back from whatever trance you just where in. If you could call it that. Holding your head, what a weird feeling."My...my head..."you mumble.
"May? Are you okay?"
Hearing Leo behind you, made you realize you where either back in the lair or still here. Looking around finding yourself in the kitchen. With Leo on your side looking at you confused and concerned. His hand on your shoulder.
"Are you okay?"He whispers softly."You just...Was it another those black out episodes?"
Was it? You weren't sure. It sure didn't feel like it, no, this felt different. But, what other explanation could there be...looking to Leo. Who waited for some sort of response, you get ready to respond when a maroon dragon face with green flames emitting from its mouth, suddenly appears for a second. Its yellow eyes stare straight into your soul.
"May!"Leo calls to you, his face comes back and you see him. That other face was nowhere. What was going on? You didn't know."...Come-"
"No."You stop him from leading you out."I am alright. Please."Standing up to nearly stumble, quickly use the island to keep yourself up. Whatever that was or what happened. Really took its toll. That energy, it felt...why did make you so fatigue."I'm alright."
Leo didn't believe you. Something was wrong. Clearly the troubled look you had on."I know you are. But, let's just go and chill the others. Actually, why don't we do some moves together?"
That actually was what you needed."Alright."You agree and follow him.
Standing by him, you follow his movements. In sync the two of you. Deep breathing and release. Your energy and focus was starting to come back. Yes. This was what you needed. It brought a smile to your face. Closing your eyes, becoming lost and at peace. You still had Leo's movements down. He was rather impressed, then again, you did use to do this with Master Splinter. He remember, back when you where "new". Master Splinter introduced this to you, whenever you became anxious. It always worked. Just like now.
He smiles to himself watching you. You looked so peaceful and serene. It was hard to believe you had grown this much. Turning lightly on his heel, you move with him.
"Thank you. Leonardo."You say without looking at him and softly chuckle with a smile. Stopping opening your eyes finding the tips of your fingers touching his, making sort of a triangle. You giggle delighted."Look. We connect."
He gives you a nervous laugh, looking away, scratching the back of his head."Y-Yeah.."
Just then Mikey comes bursting in with a box full of old movies."AH! YEAH! Best tape mission accomplished!"Setting them down."Check it out. I found these in the basement of an old video store that went out of business. The video tape store in the whole city dude!"
You go over with Leo to look. They where old, noticing the dust and scratches."They are obsolete..."You sad sadly."What a cruel thing...Oh?"You notice one that caught your attention and pick it up."Sister? What is thi-"
"HOLEY geek out Wingnut!"Leo gasp surprised and happy."This is AWESOME. Mikey pizza is on me tonight order anything you want."
Mikey happily accepted. While you, April, and Donnie where left curious and at lost on what it was that Leo was so excited about."Umm..What are you fanboying so hard over, Leo?"April asked.
"Mikey managed to track down all these super rare old VHS tapes of Space Heroes: The Next Generation."Leo explains."These are the official sequel l to the original series Space Heroes."
Donnie takes the tape from his brother."These are from the early 90's. Most of the show put in the land field as it considered to disturbing for kids."He explains.
"Does that mean I am not allowed to watch it?"You joke. Donnie didn't get it, but April did and snickers lightly.
"What?"Donnie lost.
"I am only making a humorous little joke."You tell him."Upon myself. As I am child no? Considering I am younger."
Now he understood."Oh. Sorry May you sounded very convincing. I almost forgot."He shares in the light humor.
"It is alright. I am just trying to be humorous myself."And take a seat next to him and April, who gives you the rest of her food."Casey supplied me with a book about comedy. So I wish to work on it."
"That explains it."Donnie snickers under his breath. Leo quickly hushes him and plays the tape.
Mikey came with the pizza. This cartoon made...you where just lost not understanding it. While the others where not impressed, in fact board and annoyed. Donnie commenting it was just as bad and lame as the first one. Mikey who ate all the pizza saying Crognard was better.
"Lame?!"Leo said shocked and offended."It's making my eyeballs pop out! I love this cartoon! What did you think, May?"
Considering you've never seen it and feeling the pressure of Leo's question and waiting on an answer. You try to find the right words to use and say."Well...I umm..."Quickly look to April on what to say or how to say it. Luckily you didn't have to answer.
The arrival of Casey and Raph beat up, bruised and marked, collapsing at the entrance. Shocked everyone."What the heck happened?"April demanded. Going over to them with everyone.
You waste no time and quickly provide them medical aid. Telling the not to move and surround them with your energy to heal them. While they explain.
"We where on way from patrolling the city.."Raph beings to explain."When we found this crazy cult, robe looking guy. About to perform what looked like a sacrifice-"
Casey interrupts and takes over."So Casey Jones and his side kick Raph-"
"SIDEKICK!?"
"Give chase. We try to corner the robe dude, but he escaped at the last second."
"Escaped?! Clearly they kicked our buts to Queens."Raph said."But, whatever. There where way more of them than us."
"What the heck where they? Human? Robot? Mutant?"Leo asked, when he realized what he said."Oh. Sorry, May."
You finished healing Casey and Raph."No worries."
"Kangaroo men?"Mikey just throws in.
"I don't know."Raph answer, clearly unsure but still heated about the beat down."But whatever they where, they where faster and way stronger. Even by my standards and that means something."
"Dude, May is stronger and faster than you."Mikey teases. Earning a sneering growl from Raph. But did beg that question.
"I wonder if they are?"Leo said rather concerned.
"My security sensors have been picking up more homeless people in the sewers. Or at least I thought they where homeless people."Donnie thought.
"If these people are preforming weird sacrifices."Leo now serious about this threat.
Taking to the sewers, you help Donnie make some configurations and upgrades with his new motion detectors. It had a five mile radius that would detect those cult members.
"We put these up within fives of lair."Leo tells everyone."Let's do this team."
Everyone splits up, Leo with Mikey, Donnie with Raph, April with Casey and you by yourself. Which was fine. You flew through the tunnels and place the detectors along the wall.
"There."You place the last one."...Hello?"You turn around finding no one.
Which was strange, when you felt a presence. That same dark, malice and eerie presence. That disturbance again. It was stronger this time. Keeping yourself calm, you focus, to get a better understanding of this...strange energy.
The lines...these strange energy lines. They weren't...you've never seen them before. These strange fluctuating lines. Where you eyes...where they okay? Rubbing them and blinking to make sure.
Yep. They where still there and moving. Looking around there was no one, knowing you should go back, you instead follow them. Turning down different tunnels, curious you reached out to touch them and when you did, the strangest reaction. It spiked and became distorted. Like you hurt it or something. Because it attacked back and sparked back.
"Ow..."You rub your hand."..Strange...This energy..."Holding your hand to it again, this time making sure not to touch it. It was hot...dark...very dark."..."Holing your breath and whisper."...Who is..Who is Kavaxas?"
"Kavaxas..."You kept mumbling to yourself over and over again. The name itself made you wonder and sent a shiver down your spine. The name itself sounded powerful and had fear.
Every time you thought and said it. That strange dark presence came, yet you would sense no one or anything around. It was nothing. Even if you where sure it was there. There was something happening, because you felt strange inside. No words really to explain it, it almost felt like anti-bodies fighting a virus. Was that why you felt slightly fatigue and this strange headache. Each pounding you saw that strange scaled face.
Turning down a tunnel, you continue walking...
"May!"April voice brought you back and you find yourself in her arms and back in the lair."Where were you?"She asked hugging you tighter.
Yourself where unsure."I umm...Michelangelo! Leonardo!"You notice their injuries and go straight to them."What happened? Are you alright?"Looking over Mikey who had a few marks, which you quickly heal then go to Leo. Moving pass Raph, who had already popped his arm back into place. Still you wanted to make sure, placing a delicate hand on his shoulder and ease the pain."How is that?"
"It's fine."He tells you and smiles."Thank you."You smile back relieved he was alright.
"How did you two get injured? What happened?"You ask looking at everyone."Well?"Looking to Leo for an answer.
So he tells you."Mikey and I found what was in the sewers. Like Raph and Casey said, some strange robe...creatures."
"Creature?"That was a surprise.
"Yeah. So..."He was hesitant to say, but does."We went after them and followed them to a penthouse collectors place. With all that strange and weird stuff. They where after some scroll and we well...we put up a fight, but they overpowered us. Their strength was..it was just crazy. My weapon was just like a rubber toy. Nothing hurt them."He finishes.
"Why did you not call for assistance?"You said upset and shocked. Reprimanding the two of them."I was not that far away."Looking from Leo to Mikey. Furious."WELL?!"You raise your voice. For it to drop and crack."We must stay together. No more..no more."And whisper to yourself in Leo's shoulder.
"Guys!"Donnie gets everyone's attention."Listen up. This is important. The penthouse belongs to a wealthy collector of the weird and obscure. Mostly magical stuff."
"Magic?!"You lift your head shocked and interested.
"Sounds like: I'm the boss of a freaky cult."Mikey said. Looking at the rest of Donnie was reading off his laptop.
"I think this is the scroll they stole.."Donnie looks and read."The scroll of the Demodragon."
"A scroll?"Casey repeats."A magic scroll? Man! I hate magic."You grunt and shoot him a glare at him."No offense, May."
"I do find that hard not to BE offended."You slightly sneer. He just gives you a nervous smirk.
"It's an ancient application,"Donnie conutines."To summon a powerful monster, Kavaxas. Kavaxas belongs to a mythical race of Demodragons believed to reside in the Netherworld. Magicians are rumored to have summoned them for a millennium. But it always ends in tragedy."
"Sounds like a punch of nonsense to me."Raph scoffs at it.
Kavaxas..that name. A sharp gasp escapes you."Kavaxas..."You whisper to yourself. Shuttering. Suddenly...it became cold and everything faded to dark. You just froze. Petrified. There was no sound. Nothing. Except your pounding rhythmic heart beat upon your rib cage."...Kavaxas..."You repeat.
You kept saying the name, feeling that presence again. That dark, malice presence. Behind you. That you begin to choke. Dropping to your knees holding your throat...Kavaxas...Kavaxas...
May. May.
You hear, the voice was faint but strong. Strong enough to call bring you back. Back in the lair. With everyone. Looking around, that voice...it didn't belong to any of them. It belonged to only one...
Excusing yourself and leave. From the kitchen you walk to the center to clear your head, that voice called to you, still could still feel its presence. Guiding you. It was warm and humble. Kind too. A kindness you only knew once and well. Shutting your eyes, to hear the voice better. You see the little faint light slowly become brighter and brighter. Standing before you with that warm smile.
Splinter. His arms out to you. Overcome with joy and happiness, you run to him with your arms out. Calling out to him. Your eyes open and he was gone.
"Splinter..."You whisper and look to the dojo for solace. Making your way there you find Leo. Seeking comfort and guidance it seem. Because he was talking to..to..."Leonardo."
"Whoa!"Leo startled turns to find you standing there not to far away."May..you..you scared me."
"I apologize."You look at the spot he had stared at, then to the picture on the shrine. Of Splinter with the four as children. Though it was just a picture, seeing Splinter, you smile faintly. Bow your head respectfully. Your hair hiding your sorrow and grievance."..." Clenching the front of your skirt, biting your trembling lips.
Even after all this time, healing, you still bled. You bandage smile you always changed. Every single day, every single minute. But, you promised...you promised Master Splinter. You're a healer.
"May..."Leo softly calls to you and gently takes one of your clenched hands. Squeezing it. You lift your head, your hair still obscuring your face. Turn away for a second. Come back with a bright smile.
"Thank you, Leonardo."You force yourself to say, hiding any cracking in your voice."You have such a nice family picture."Looking back at it."All of you...so cute."A soft giggle escapes you. You take your hand back, but his grip wouldn't allow it.
You couldn't bring yourself to look at him. Even though you felt his eyes wanting you too. You just wouldn't."May-"
Placing your other hand on the one he held, take your hand back. Still smiling. This time looking at him."..."And leave. Shutting the door behind you.
Lean up against for a second, holding it in."...Everything..everything will be alright."You get ready to sigh, when you felt someone eyes on you.
Raph. He looks at you concerned, you give him a smile and happily move. Telling him the same thing as Leo."Now, where is April?"You said looking for her.
Armed with your yumi, paper strips and focus, you and the gang go to face this new threat. Following Leo's leadership, racing through the tunnels. Donnie had managed to triangulate where these robed creatures where. Keeping sense alive and awake, coming to the place Donnie said. Finding no one. April and you sensed something, but couldn't make it out.
Casey spots three of them. Keeping yourselves hidden and follow them. Leading the group right to their hidden hideout. Keeping a good distance, entering the corridor, the energy just changed. There was some dark energy presence, it filled and flowed through the place. It began to disrupt your focus. It was like you couldn't see...you could see with your eyes, it was something else. Struggling to remain focus you, slightly manage. April checking up on you. Did it. Hearing chanting echoing, lead you guys right to them.
From the up above, you guys see down below a legion of robe wearing cultist. All chanting the same strange words. In a language you never heard. You wanted a better look and fly up. To see a multiple pointed pentagram in red, in the center, on the ground. Another robe cultist began to walk up the stone stairs. Standing above and before the others. Your eyes widen, you could see it. The dark energy, oozing out. Even though it seem contained. These robe wears, their chanting...these words. All of it darkness and nothing else. It was messing with you, you could feel it. Feel it attacking. You could hear it.
Whatever they wanted to do, they couldn't. They just couldn't. Fearing what would be unleashed...quickly drop down to the others. Alarmed and panicked."May? What's wrong?"April asked.
Frantically you grab her, trembling. When you spoke, your words came out jabbering, inarticulate. Your eyes suddenly glow without your control. They weren't golden, no, they where a poisonous black. Your markings begin to appear on you in the same color. Infecting you. You looked sick.
"May!?"April shakes you scared and confused."May?! AH!"April lets you go and grabs her arm. Finding a burned mark."May?"
You didn't respond and fall to your knees. The words that came out of your mouth, no one understood."What's wrong with her?"Mikey looks to Donnie."I-Is it another black out?"
Donnie didn't even know, his mind trying to race for an answer."I umm..."
"What's wrong with her?"Raph gets down to your level and snaps for some sort of response but got nothing. He touches to be burned."AH!...What the-?! May...May!"
In an eerie and desolated voice, speak."Darkness will, spirits unfold..the rise of a great will be retold...Kavaxas. Kavaxas. Mortals shall fall, all things living be buried and fall."
No one knew what you where saying, this episode you had lasted a few seconds, you come and fall forward. Trembling in the one who held you. Confused and scared. In pain and suffering. Bury your face in them and whisper your fears.
"May."April takes you out of their arms and holds you."May? Are you okay?"She looks at you, holding you by the shoulders to keep up. Your body kept swaying unsteadily.
"A-April..."you slur, looking for her. Shaking your head and a few blinks, regain yourself. Though you weren't sure what just happened."...Mmmmm...Si-Sister...Wh-what is going on?"
Before anyone could say anything, Mikey alerts the others of cult members upon you guys. Still weaken for the moment, try to stand to be quickly subdue like everyone else. They take group and pin everyone down before the cult leader.
Tiger Claw.
To your surprise. Who was more or less happy to see everyone.
"My enemies."He greets everyone."Perfect timing, you can bare witness."
"The foot are finished!"Leo yells, while struggling against those holding him."Why'd you come back Tiger Claw?! So we can beat you again?"
"The Foot is by no means finished!"He denies."Look all around you, we have been reborn. After our last battle, the Foot went underground and in these very sewers we discovered an ancient race of creatures dedicated to the Shredder."
"And who are these FREAKS!?"Mikey questions.
"Something you couldn't possibly understand."Tiger Claw smirks."Make them watch."He orders his members. Who forces everyone on their knees.
"Let us GO! Tiger Dude. Or I'll knock all nine lives out of ya!"Casey threatens.
Which Tiger Claw ignores and proceeds to the alter."You will bare witness to the summoning of a greater being."He stops at the rising podium."Kavaxas. The most powerful of ALL the Demodragons. And his power will soon belong to me."
"May. May.."Donnie stammers, trying not to freak out."Can you burst us out?"
Still shaking off what happen, push back against the four cultist that held you to your knees."Grrr...Argh...Give me...Som-AH!"A few more push you down. Hearing Tiger Claw recite the incantation, you had to get out.
So you recite you own."Watashi o aku kara kaihō shi nasai. Fukitobasu. Ochite fūin sa reta."You whisper to yourself over a few times. Your energy surrounded you, by the time cultist realized what you where doing it was too late.
Bursting your energy out, blast them back and shoot up. Just as Tiger Claw finished, get blasted back like everyone else by a powerful flame eruption. You slam into the cavern wall and drop down. Your head was ringing, which you easily shook off. That presence...it was...it was here. Your eyes shoot back over to Tiger Claw and there with their dark maroon leather wings, standing on two at least either eight or nine feet. Maybe you could be lying from the angle you where at. Scales all over their body, yellow slit eyes. Long and large claws. Breathing green fire.
"K..Kavaxas.."You gasp.
It was Kavaxas. You didn't understand why, his mere presence...affected you. He was a being of dark energy. Strong dark energy. More than you knew existed. He was bad news. Going through you mind of all that you knew of magic, trying to see which would be wisest to use. When he started to ruthlessly attack the others under Tiger Claw's command.
"...NO!"You push off and fly straight to him. Getting ready to send a powerful blast of energy at him, when the top of the cavern shook and pieces broke off.
You narrowly dodge them, whipping out your yumi, take aim and fire a few arrows. Catching his attention, he turns his assault on you. Shooting green lasers from the tip of his fingers at you. You managed to dodge them, trying to find cover. You forgo to put up a protective shield. Jumping behind a fallen rock, his attack on you stops. Quickly you look at him, he land and physically engage the others. He effortless smacked them aside. There just had to be another way to do something. Thinking quickly, you knew what to do. Touching the ground, it was the only way. Scared to do it. There was no time to hesitant. You just needed a little.
Concentrating, your conscience screaming at you to not do it. Shutting your eyes, gurgling and painfully take it in. Your eyes shoot open, black markings appear on you.
Kavaxas kept his attack on the others, walking towards Raph and Mikey who where helping Donnie up from the side. Didn't see the Demodragon attack them. Opening his unleashes a deadly and powerful green fire blast.
"DUCK!"April narrowly makes it and puts up a shield to protect them from the attack.
Surprising Kavaxas."The mortal has gifts? And when I eat her whole, I will absorb her power and use it as I wish."Walking to April, who tired to use her powers to push him back or stop him. But it didn't work. Amusing the dragon.
"Why...Can't I...move you?"April struggles.
Which Kavaxas answers."Because I am not of this reality child."Reaching for her. To be hit by one of Casey's exploding pucks.
"April!"He yells for her to move. Ready to go again and face the dragon.
Stopping when he felt the ground shake, no, the whole place. Everyone did."What is this?!"Kavaxas demands. Turning around trying to find it, he sensing the presence. With lighting reflexes puts up his arm blocking the kick. Leaving him shocked."...Another mortal with gifts? Wait...no."He pushes back."You are not mortal. You merely in the flesh of one. Still...you have power."He grins with wicked hunger.
Blocking another one of their attacks and just moves out the way. Laughing amused. Turns around and smacks you back with his tail.
"MAY!"The others scream.
Watching your body skid across the ground. Their eyes search frantically for you, through the smoke and dust. When they find you, they couldn't believe it. Standing before them, with black markings all upon their body, eyes glowing in eerie illuminating color. It was like someone else had control, finger nails black. Hair wild and unruly. Merciless look in those eyes. Gets back up unfazed by the pain or attack. You blitz at the dragon, one hand out and forms a strange pentagram and with a flick of the wrist commands the earth to move and spike up at the dragon. Who takes to the air, avoiding it. That didn't stop you. Your eyes locked on him, shoot up at him, much to his surprise.
Come with a heavy it not devastating punch, missing Kavaxas but leaves a gaping hole. Shaking the place. Everyone could see the rage and raw power in that one hit. It then clicked. The second you dropped down in front of April and take a protective stand between her and Kavaxas.
"I see..."He said coming back. Looking from you to April. Smiling to himself. You hold your hand out before April, your eyes remained on him."You have a morality pet."He holds his hands out and sends the same blast that he did at the guys.
You slam your hands on the ground causing multiple pentagram seals to surround you and April in golden energy twisting with black lighting. Hold back his attack, you kept it up as long as you he did. When it started to fluctuate, you where losing it. Realizing it, you break to be meet with smack from the Demodragon. Taking you by surprise. Your body thrown across and indented into the wall. You thought Super Shredder hit hard.
Where you sadly mistaken. The others gasp horrified. Even you. Everything...it hurt...But you had to move...otherwise...Struggling to move, you could feel him coming. Telling yourself to move. Screaming. Your hand grabs your shoulder and you pop it back. A piercing scream erupts form you, it was enough though to get you to move. Forcing yourself out of the side and plummet down to the ground. Just barely missing being attacked by him. Casey comes to your assistance and flings a few more exploding pucks. Mikey and the others use their smoke bombs to provide cover. With the bit of strength you had, use your energy to create a blinding light.
"Come on!"Someone comes and helps you.
Retreating with the others, you guys climb back up. Though before you left, you made sure to take some energy with you. And use it to heal. Giving yourself the use of your legs back, Donnie still held onto you. All of you made it out. Scared and lost for words. With this new threat.
"..."You look at the others, remembering, you harness the energy and coat them each in a thin line of it. So they could heal. Holding yourself, still using Donnie as support for a bit longer before standing on your own, staggering just a bit.
This new threat...truly was darkness.
