Dark Chapter
Episode 2: Caged Bird
The caverns leading down into the prisoner's block was a long and dreary road with lots of stalagmites poking from up and down in the cave, it was dark and damp with afew lit torches hanging from the walls once every thirty feet. Kamui's pant legs were stained and drenched in water from stepping through so many puddles and her wooden katana was worn from slashing through so many enemies. She kept running with her D-Cup breasts bouncing up and down until she had finally reached one final slant.
On this slant down one more level she could hear the cries of the citizens and people from below. "I think we're here." Baku said.
"Very well... I shallst free thee." Kamui said grabbing Baku under her left armpit and jumping down the slant sliding on the side like she was on an invisible board. Just as she reached the middle of the hill a huge axe came flying at her from above with a chain linked to the end of the hilt.
BOOM!!
The axe collided with Kamui and Baku causing dust and rubble to be lifted into the air.
Running up to the bars of their cell was Ryoko, Kristine and Mizu watching the tall and muscular Arcane 6 guard mage walk off with his chain wrapped around his right arm. He stomped off into darkness towards the mouth of the room that led from the caverns to the cells.
"What's going on desu." Ryoko said poking her head out of the cell abit.
"I don't know...sounds like an intruder." Mizu said with a straight face.
"It's Kel! H-H-H-He's come to save us!" Kristine said happily.
Walking out of the cell room of cheering prisoners was the tall Arcane 6 member with his hood far over his head. He was standing at about 6'3 and his body was so heavy set that the sleeves to his coat were practically ripped off revealing his enormous bi and triceps. He took off his hood off revealing his spikey blonde hair and pale skin with a scar running through his left eye.
From the dust he yanked back his huge axe which was connected to the chain wrapped around his right arm. The axe flew towards him and he caught it like a boomerang before gazing at the clearing revealing Kamui standing there in a two foot deep crater with blood running from from the left temple of her head. Half of her upper kimono on the right side was ripped off from the attack revealing her black bra and afew scars along her arm.
"Who are you?" The tall Arcane 6 member replied. "Identify yourself mage."
" Thy name is Kamui, the Sword Mage from Estagloria. I've come to set these prisoners free." Kamui replied.
"This guy is huge! He's bigger than Bruno!" Baku said with wide eyes.
"I am Tooruz of Arcane 6. I am the War Mage charged with the task of guarding these prisoners. Forget your foolishness and turn back at once." Tooruz replied pointing his axe to the exit of the cavern.
SACRED TOME MAGE GUIDE:
War Mage: War Mages are mages who utilize buff spells far beyond any other mage. Infact they cannot cast anything besides Buff spells to up their defenses and physical attack power. Because of their high attack and defense power through buff spells they are often mistaken for Sword Singers. War Mages are the only other mage class that are buff and oversized besides Terra Mages.
"I am sorry great juggernaut but I am forbidden to return without thy prisoners." Kamui replied.
" Then face the wrath of a War Mage." Tooruz said pointing his axe at Kamui now.
Kamui took a step back holding her hand out to Baku. "Baku sama, please go and help thy prisoners. I shallst stay and deal with the great juggernaut."
"Don't die old english talkin' bitch girl." Baku said floating off to the side as Tooruz began his onslaught. The great mage ran towards Kamui while swinging his axe around like wrecking ball on a chain. He threw it like a whip down at Kamui whom quickly jumped up to dodge the attack. At that time Baku swiftly flew past Tooruz and Kamui flying directly into the prisoner cells.
"BAKU!!" Ryoko and Kristine called at the same time waving their hands out of the cell. The book flew over to their cell at once.
"You guys were captured huh?" Baku said with a straight face. "Why doesn't that surprise me?"
"Baku if your here then that means Kel is really here to save us desu." Ryoko said.
"Not exactly." Baku replied. "He's here but he's fighting someplace else."
O.o- Kristine
o.O- Ryoko
T.T- Mizu "Yeah let me outta here already you jabbering book."
"Shut the hell up 'Goddess Boy'." Baku snapped.
"So he really is alive desu." Ryoko said looking down at Baku.
"Thank goodness." Kristine sighed out of relief.
"Hang on just asecond I'll let you guys out." Baku said floating off.
Tooruz and Kamui clashed crossing eachother, Kamui hit the ground and went sliding into a wall while Tooruz merely spun around uneffected by the attack. 'Why? Why aren't my sacred arts working on thee?' Kamui thought rising to her feet and grasping her wooden katana. She stood in kendo stance swinging her blade down once with both hands infront of her.
"Give it up lesser mage, I can barely feel your attacks." Tooruz said with a straight face standing up as if performing Tekkai.
"You lie." Kamui snapped.
"If you believe what I say to be false then I shall allow you to attack me for free." Tooruz said holding out his arms. Kamui dashed towards Tooruz.
"Foolish, you are too full of yourself War Mage." Kamui said dashing left and right in zig zags at high speed. She phased out and appeared in the air over Tooruz with her wooden katana held up. She slashed left and right against Tooruz's face and chest at high speed with super quick left to right wooden slashes.
POW!
POW!
POW!
POW!
Each hit sounded like a loud gunshot through the caverns.The War Mage merely stood there with his face and body unmoving from the attacks as if she were striking a building made of steel. Tooruz getting tired of Kamui's display reached his left arm out and grabbed her then with alot of force threw her to the ground like a piece of trash. Kamui's back slammed against the ground hard and she fell four feet deep in a crater of rubble.
Kamui quickly grabbing her side attempted to get back up but Tooruz kicked her square in her chest causing her to throw up blood and vomit sending her sliding back on her bottom against a wall breaking through three stalagmites before stopping. The pounding of Tooruz's heavy feet against the stone floors filled Kamui's ears as her body thumped up and down like a monsterous creature was headed her way.
'If only...if only this blade could cut.' Kamui said to herself looking down at her wooden sword. A scenario played off in her head, she could see herself slicing right through Tooruz and she felt a quickening of the heart at the very thought of slicing him open.
At that moment...her vision was overtaken by a sudden remenant of the past...
Flashback
Standing in the open fields of the Cerobi Steppe was a 13 year old Kamui and infront of her was a man wearing an all white kimono with his long black hair tied back into a spikey samurai like ponytail. The 13 year old Kamui was upset and her mouth was puffed up from disappointment. "Masataki sama...how come we can't use swords with blades instead of these sticks...this is boring!"
"Swords that cut are for those who stray from the true path of the swordsman." The man replied resting a shinai on his shoulder. "Long ago, swordsman were peacekeepers who protected the people and the lands not with blades but with shinai and wooden katanas with no edges."
"Without edges? If the swords couldn't cut then how'd they protect the land...seems pretty useless to me." Kamui said with her arms crossed.
" There is an ancient style that has been passed down from generation to generation with the shinai and wooden sword that makes the wooden as sharp as a blade yet as dull as a butterknife...this style is known as Kendojutsu. The art of the protecting blade." The swordsman master said pointing his wooden sword at the young girl. "And that is what I'm here to teach you."
Back
Kamui's eyes were wide. 'Only now do I just remember such an important and vital lesson from thy master.' Kamui thought as Tooruz stood before her. He jacked his fist back and jabbed it forward in an attempt to smash her with his fist alone. Kamui quickly dodge rolled to the side sliding on her feet. Kamui stood up to the side holding her wooden sword with both hands in Kendo stance. Her hakama had been completely ripped up one half of her upper top was left and the sleeve to that part was ripped off and her hakama pants were ripped up to the point where it looked like a skirt now. All she wore was half of the upper part a red hakama like skirt and a pair of straw thong sandals. Her hair was loose from the white tie and scattered along her body swaying in the darkness.
"Thank you Masataki sama...only now do'th I realize the vital lessons you hath passed onto thee." Kamui said closing her eyes as a blue aura appeared covering her body. She held up her sword with both hands. "As sharp as a razor yet dull as a butterknife." Kamui chanted to herself as the blue aura swirled around her feet and gave up to a powerful geyser like powerup that covered Kamui in a burst of fiery blue aura.
'Such Magical power... this girl possessed such power before?' Tooruz thought staring at Kamui whom was covered in aura.
With that Tooruz flexed his already enormous muscles as his body was covered in a golden like aura. "Atk Up!" He shouted with a buff spell powering up his attack power. He casted the same spell quadrupling the power as his aura grew until Kamui and Tooruz both looked like two flames in the distance. "HI OUGI: Taraus Rush!" Tooruz shouted bomb rushing Kamui as a huge golden aura fireball with his axe pointing directly at Kamui.
Kamui slowly opened her eyes as Tooruz ran towards her. "HI OUGI: Nigori-Zaki!" She shouted slashing downward. Slashing Tooruz from his forehead to the middle of his body with a hot red slash across the front of his body. The attack left a dent not a cut that caused Tooruz to drop his axe and to his knees with his eyes dilated and his mouth full of foam. Kamui's wooden sword broke to pieces as Tooruz fell down on his face.
Kamui stood there in the darkness holding just the hilt to her wooden sword.
SACRED TOME TECHNIQUE GUIDE:
HI OUGI "Tauras Rush": This Hi Ougi spell was casted by Tooruz of Arcane 6 and his own original move. This takes all of the power he used to beef up and creates an almost indestructibly strong aura shield that can break though just about any foes' defenses. It is a full on phsyical and magical attack, the aura can also break through shields.
HI OUGI "Nigori-Zaki": Means "Two Arm Strength Slash", it is one of the ultimate Kendojutsu techniques that pulls out the full potential of a swordsman in one slash. But because of the great slash and strength behind it the wooden sword is more than 90 percent likely to break. This technique can cut through just about any substance even with a wooden sword but it won't cut the human flesh only dent it really badly causing the opponent to go into a seizure or be knocked unconscious for days.
Walking out of the cell room was Mizu, Kristine, Ryoko, Baku and the rest of the villages in a huge mob. Baku floated up to Kamui whom was looking down at her busted wooden sword. "You actually beat the guy?" Baku said surprised.
"Do'th I sense doubt Book sama?" Kamui asked raising an eyebrow.
"Hell yeah I thought you were gonna be a goner." Baku said. With that Kamui fell over anime style and stood up rubbing behind her head.
"Ah I see you hath managed to release thy prisoners." Kamui said with a nod. "Good job Book sama."
"Hey!"
Running down the slant towards the crowd was Richter. "Look who finally decides to show up." Baku said with a straight face.
"What happened here? Kamui why are you so beaten up?" Richter asked looking at her up and down. "Are you alright?"
" Wait aminute who are you people? Why does Baku talk with you so familiarly...and where is Kel desu." Ryoko said crossing her arms.
" I'm Richter Fanelle and this is Kamui. We were..." Richter started before Mizu cut him off.
"...Sent by the goddess to rescue me so that I may free Aqua Bark of this threat." Mizu said drawing his Zabuza like guillotine sword from his back.
"What goddess do'th thee speak of?" Kamui asked pointing at Mizu.
"W-w-w-w-we don't have time for this...we mu-mu-must take the villagers to a s-s-s-safe place." Kristine said breaking all of the conversing.
"Your right. Come everyone follow me." Mizu said taking the lead walking up the cavern.
"I don't think I'm gonna like this guy too much." Kamui said puffing up her cheeks.
"Trust me you won't." Ryoko said with a shrug.
Author's Note: This ends this episode, next episode we're back to Kuro Kel(Black or Midnight Kel). Be prepared for some serious thrashing.
Chapter Trivia:
What is Tooruz's axe attached to?
A.) A Chain
B.) Metal Wire
C.) A Magical String
D.) His own Aura
