Revolta was enraged. She had been imprisoned by her great nemesis for thousands of years. She had lost almost all her magic. She'd been run over by a human in a metallic carriage! And now, when she was about to regain her powers and give the humans their just desserts, a red scarfed human dressed in black kicks her. Revolta's blood boiled like a cauldron.
She was done playing and she was going to take out all her anger and hatred that had been boiling upon this human. She channeled her magic into her hands, burning to the air like a poison in the blood. She flung a blast of green magic at the warrior with all her fury.
The Ninja sidestepped the attack with ease before charging at Revolta. He held his sword tightly in his hands. He wasn't going to play around. He swung his sword at the elder witch.
Revolta brought up her hands, using her magic to block the sword. She jumped back as the Ninja continued attacking her with everything he had.
The Ninja kicked Revolta once more, not letting her draw any ground. He wasn't going to let her try anything funny.
"You better surrender, I feel kinda bad kicking a defenseless old crone." The Ninja pointed out.
"You will soon eat those words!" Revolta said, firing her magic at the ground below her. "Rise snakes of stone and lightning. Finish the foolish mortal before the mighty Revolta!"
"Snakes of stone and lightning?" The Ninja muttered.
Revolta's magic seeped into the ground, creating cracks in it. Her magic caused the ground to shake as though parts and pieces were being pulled from underneath their feet. From the ground sprung pipes and cables with crackling green magic, hissing at Randy like a bunch of snakes would do to a mongoose.
"Oh, those snakes…" The Ninja replied.
Her magic commanded the snakes to attack the Ninja of Norrisville. They slithered like vicious cold blooded reptiles looking for their next meal, forcing the Ninja to jump back.
The Ninja put his sword back into his suit, he had learnt from past experiences that metal and electricity did not mix. He pulled out his kali sticks, and smacked one of the pipes, denting it with one of his sticks. He jumped upwards, avoiding the bite of the electric wires. He kept the sticks ready. He smacked each snake that came at him with great speed and coordination. He struck one of the pipes so hard that it split in two. He then used his second stick to send back another one of the electric cables. The Ninja looked up and spotted Revolta slowly moving back towards the Eye of Tengu.
"Hey Revolta, no walking away from a fight after sicing your pets at me!" Randy snapped, jumping on the head of one of the pipe snakes.
The Ninja tackled Revolta away from the Eye, before channeling his own attack with his feet.
"Ninja Air Kick!" The Ninja called out, sending a powerful blast of air straight at the witch's stomach.
Revolta crashed against the wall, breaking her concentration. She growled in rage reconnecting with her creations.
"You will not get the better of me, Red Scarf!" Revolta hissed, commanding her artificial snakes to attack.
"Ok, not that I don't like it, but the name's The Ninja, lady." The Ninja corrected. "But I kinda like the name to be honest."
The pipes and the cables jumped at The Ninja, like the very creatures they were imitating.
The Ninja however, expected this.
"Smoke Bomb!" The Ninja called out, creating a large cloud of orange smoke.
"The same trick will not work twice on me, human!" Revolta snapped.
The elder witch took in a deep breath from the orange smoke. She inhaled the smoke like a vacuum cleaner did dust. She was unbothered by the scent of the smoke bomb, she would find the human that got in her way and she would make him pay. She soon cleared the air, seeing her creatures tied up into a knot.
"Curses!" Revolta roared.
"Sorry, Sorceress wannabe, but I'm a little too experienced in facing witches and goblins." The Ninja said, jumping down from the rafters.
However, Revolta was ready this time. She channelled her magic into the remaining cables, turning them into a large electric net. She flung it at The Ninja, capturing him.
The Ninja fell to the ground, tied up like a captured prey. He struggled to get free from the bindings. But every time he tried to use one of his bladed weapons to free himself, he was shocked. He cursed his luck and his cockyness.
"Now, you shall suffer for getting in my way, human." Revolta said as she prepared to make her final attack.
"Sorry, but he isn't allowed to die. Having two ghosts is a little too much if you ask me."
Revolta flinched.
"Who said that?" Revolta asked, turning back.
Revolta was then faced with the twisted horrifying face of Phantasma. She jumped back in shock at the large gaping mouth and bulging bloodshot eyes.
"What the-?" Revolta snapped in shock before being tackled.
Revolta was flung into the stairs, crushing them with the force. She looked up at the sight of Heidi in her werewolf form, growling at her and Elsa pulling off the net from the Ninja's body. Her eyes widened in shock at what she was seeing. Three monsters were helping the human that she was trying to kill. They should be helping her tear him limb from limb.
"Are you okay Ra-um, Ninja?" Elsa asked as Randy was getting back up.
"Yeah, but this taught me not to taunt an evil ancient witch. Really going to feel that in the morning." The Ninja said, cracking his neck. "Okay, I'm good, let's kick this witch out of our school!"
The Ninja and the girls joined together, circling Revolta. He was more than grateful that they followed him and was very happy that they had his back.
"Last chance lady, either leave or stay and fight." The Ninja said, pulling out his sword.
"Yeah, this is our town and you ain't welcomed here." Phanty added, acting like a gangster.
Revolta did not know what was going on. She was enraged, not only at the human for getting in her way and making a fool out of her, but also at the monsters that stood before her. She had expected her fellow creatures of the night to attack the humans and keep them corralled like livestock, but here she was after who knows how many centuries and monsters were now making nice with humans. Her mind was like a wasp's nest. Questions were buzzing in her head from one end to another as she gritted her crooked teeth.
"You dare not only get in my way, but to also assist the human? Do you not have any pride as creatures of the night?!" Revolta snarled.
"This is our home, you will not attack it while we're here." Elsa shot back.
"You heard the ladies, Revolta. Time for you to book it, or else a house might fall on top of you." The Ninja added, holding his sword tightly.
"Yeah, get to it, you grackle!" Phanty said.
Heidi only growled in her werewolf form. Although her friends could tell that she meant to say something along the lines of a protective statement or a threatening promise to the witch. Regardless of what she meant, the message was simple: Get out of their home or else.
The Ninja and his friends circled in on Revolta, cutting her off from any form of escape.
"You may think I am finished, but I will make the world tremble when the powers of darkness obey my command!" Revolta swore, clasping her hands together, she created an orb of green energy.
Revolta flung her orb at the four defenders of Norrisville, forcing them to scatter.
The Ninja jumped through the smoke, bringing down his sword at the witch. Though Revolta dodged the attack, the protector of Norrisville landed a roundhouse kick to the witch's side, sending her off of the stairs. He chased after her even though she fired magic blasts at him. He ducked and dodged the blasts with the quick movement of his feet.
Just then Elsa joined the fight, throwing a large slab of concrete at the witch.
Revolta blocked the attack with a blast of green magic, but the force was so great that she skidded away. Just as she was about to regain her footing, Phantasma joined in.
Phantasma swept under the feet of the witch bringing her to the ground.
"All yours, wolf girl!" Phanty called out.
Heidi dropped down with her claws ready to strike. She grabbed hold of Revolta's face, slamming her down on the ground leaving a large crack. She then threw the witch to the middle of the room.
"Ninja Air Fist!" The Ninja called out, sending a blast of air at the witch's face.
Revolta was sent flying out of the school by the mighty attack of the Ninja. She bounced to a stop just by the flagpole. She glared daggers at her enemies as she crawled back to her feet.
"Give it up, lady! No place left for you to go!" Phantasma said as she and her friends ran after Revolta.
Seeing as there was no way of defeating her attackers, Revolta resorted to her final trick.
"You have not seen the last of me, Red Scarf." Revolta said with a vicious hiss.
Revolta shot lightning from her hands at the ground, creating a large green flash.
The Ninja and his allies covered their eyes, shielding them from the flash. After a few seconds, they uncovered their eyes and saw that the woman, Revolta, had gotten away.
"Damn, she escaped." Elsa cursed.
"Well if she was beaten now then we wouldn't have a story." Phanty muttered.
"Don't worry, she's taken a taste for the orbs. She'll be back." Randy said, pulling off his mask.
"And we'll be ready." Heidi said, putting on the necklace once more. "Which is why we need to do our research on this witch."
Just then, they all heard a series of pants. They spotted Howard actually jogging with all the shopping in his hands.
"Please… Tell… Me… I… Didn't… Miss… Everything…." Howard panted out before collapsing.
"Sorry, Howard, you just missed her buddy." Randy replied. "But we fought her extra hard just for you."
"That's good, Cunningham. If you guys don't mind, I'll just roll over and die." Howard heaved, rolling over.
"So, who gets to carry him?" Phanty asked.
Randy sighed. The night had not gone like he wanted to. He had found the evil, but got cocky and almost lost. At the least, he knew that the witch would be weak and he'd have time to research her and find out who he was dealing with. But first, Randy needed to get Howard and the shopping to Gracey Manor.
"I'll carry him, the least I can do after shoobing up my chance to stop this mess before it started." Randy said, pulling Howard up and slinging his arm over his shoulder. "Besides, the manor isn't that far."
"Well we'll carry the shopping then." Heidi said, picking up the bags. "You'll be carrying the heaviest thing we've got."
"I heard that." Howard groaned.
Randy smiled as he and his friends made their way to the Gracey Manor. He hoped that maybe Gothetta could give them a hand with what little information she might have. From what he could tell, Revolta thought herself a big deal and was more than just barking. If his previous experiences had taught him anything, it was that he needed to get ready for things to get a little crazy.
Far from the school and Randy's group, Revolta laid against the cold wall of a cave deep in the forest. She was wrapping bandages on her arms and legs while cursing her weakness and how she was defeated after being so close to her prize. As she tied the last bandage over her hand, she clenched her fist in rage. She felt like a failure and wanted nothing but to make those that robbed her of her victory suffer. Which made her think of the three monsters that had aided the Red Scarf.
"How could those creatures of the night aid that human against me? We who are brethren. I have missed so much in all my years of imprisonment. I must get up to date with the world that I am now residing in." Revolta said, creating a portal with her magic. "Window of the past, show me what has happened, reveal all who have passed and gone, and the balance between the order and chaos!" She chanted.
The window of magic that she created showed her a montage of different events taking place over the course of the thousands of years. She saw the rise of empires, and the fall of kingdoms. She saw the rise of humans as the dominant species of the world, and how monsters delved into myth and legend. She then saw the battles of The Ninja with McFist, The Sorceress, The Sorcerer, Dracula, The Wolfman, The legions of the dead, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Mummy of Amunet. Her eyes widened at the sight of it and all the knowledge of all the monsters that had fallen to the might of this warrior.
"If this is true, then I was right! Monsters have gone soft in my absence. I cannot believe that they would allow this to happen! They should have kept the humans at bay, but they allowed them to walk all over them! Allowing humans like that Red Scarf to grow and mature for battle! I was right not to trust them!" Revolta ranted, standing back on her feet. "Only I, Revolta, can bring monsters back on top! But for that, I will have to get rid of a few annoyances. If only I had some proper help."
That last sentence sparked an idea in Revolta's mind, a twisted and nefarious idea.
"And I know just who to ask for. Let us see if Red Scarf likes to see a few old friends." Revolta said as she used her window to find the spell that she needed.
Revolta found the spell that she wanted. She found the spell of Reanimation. A dark spell that could raise someone back from the death in a homunculus body, perfect for all needs and purposes. A body so close to being real that it could pass for a real body. Of course, Revolta would make a few alterations to make them all fit for her purposes. She moved down to the list of ingredients and what was needed.
"Let's see, an item that connects to the deceased if no body is available, or a person connected to them." Revolta read. "I can get these things, let us see what I can bring here."
Revolta then cast a tracking spell to find her ingredients. Her spell found three things in this city. She smiled. Her luck was changing for the best and all she needed was to find the other two ingredients for the spell. An evil smile spread as the figures of who she'd hunt down appeared before her.