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Lotus Blossoms - Chapter 3
The First Encounter
2 months after they started training, there was a great earthquake. The roof of the dojo caved in, just missing the students and their master. A single little teardrop, black as midnight, fell from the sky directly into the middle of the hall. As it hit the ground, it exploded. An evil laugh, horrible like no sound heard for a thousand years, erupted from the crater that the tear left behind. A figure rose from the crater and leveled its finger at Aban. When it spoke, its voice was full of malice and hatred, the epitome of malevolence.
Gome held his wings closed over his little dots of ears to block out the sound, while using his spell nullifying ability almost by accident, somehow significantly lowering the booming octave in the voice.
"Aban. At last we meet!"
"Yes," Aban replied. "I was beginning to wonder if you were really going to come."
"Well, I'm here, but you will not live to enjoy it for long. –HAPPO FIREBURST!-" At these words the figure took out a string of firecrackers, lit them, and threw them in Aban's direction.
Aban held out his (her) hand. "SUKARA!!!" The firecrackers hit the silver sphere just as it formed. As they exploded, giving off a bright light, Fly and Lotus could see that the immense size of the figure was no more than an illusion, and the figure was just an old man. No more than a foot-and-a-half in height, with a snow white ring of hair, a brown body suit, and a pipe as long as the bearer was a tall, rings of smoke puffing from the bowl.
"So your back Happosai."
"Of course I'm back! Lord Ban rewards his servan-."
"Ban WILL fall! I have been training the chosen ones. Ban will NEVER win, no matter what!"
Happosai glanced at the two students. "These two? They don't look like they could hurt a fl-" He saw Lotus and jumped towards her. "Sweeeeeeto!!!"
Obviously sensing this attack, Lotus simply side-stepped the old letch, and brought her foot down on his head, sending him to the ground. Happosai got up, flipping Lotus to the ground with his pipe, and jumped out of the way of further attacks.
"Fight me like a man, Aban. Don't hide behind your little students!"
Aban walked over to his (her) students. "I hope you can forgive me for what I must do, but it's the only way to stop him. –ASUTORON!!!-" As Aban spoke, Gome flew down to Fly's shoulder, only to get caught in the spell. As the spell took effect, their bodies became like steel, cold, hard, and inflexible. Aban pulled out two silver chains with teardrop talismans hanging from them. He (She) hung them around the necks of the two students. "I'm sorry, but this is the only way I can be sure that you won't interfere. You've been the best students that I've ever had. I'll miss you, but I have no choice. Remember that I'm proud of you all." Aban turned around and leaped at Happosai, arms spread wide. When he (she) reached Happosai, he jabbed his fingers into the old pervert's temples. Energy crackled in the air as Aban prepared his (her) spell. When all was ready, Aban shouted, "MEGANTE!!!!!!!!!!" They two of them exploded, causing a mushroom cloud to appear and rise from them.
As the students looked on, the smoke started to clear. Aban was gone, yet Happosai remained. Tears in her eyes, Lotus let her anger take control. The emblem of a flower glowed so brightly on her forehead that it shone through the steel skin. She broke through the shell as if it was paper and launched an elaborate attack, ending with an uppercut that sent the little man flying through the hole in the roof.
The air shimmered in the space above the hole in the roof, and what looked to be a large boat with wings appeared. Happosai crashed into it like a cannonball. The impact, however, went unnoticed by the crew as they had more pressing matters on their minds.
"Karn. Where are we?" the brown haired captain of the Weatherlight asked.
"Aria: unknown, captain. This plane is not on any map in my memory."
"Well, we have no choice but to try again. All hands, prepare to planeshift."
The engines powered up, the whole ship shimmered and disappeared, taking it's new passenger with it.
Lotus, Fly and Gome watched as the strange ship disappeared. Tears in their eyes, they searched the crater in the middle of the floor for something, anything that could say that Aban had survived. They only found his (her) Sword. They went into the middle of the school lawn and drove the sword into the ground.
"HAPPOSAI!!!!!" Lotus screamed. "I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!!!!!!"
In the space between worlds, a smoky, hot place, Happosai sneezed.
"Disciples of Aban, I will get you for this!!!" 'If I ever get out of this blasted dimension!"
End of Chapter 3
I realise that not everyone understands the spells used in this story, so I'll put new spells and abilities in this section.
New Spells
SUKARA: Shield spell, raises Defence.
MERA: Small Fireball.
ASUTORON: Turn target's body to steel.
MEGANTE: Sacrificial spell, causes a large explosion.
New Abilities
Happo Fireburst: see story.
Credits:
Author: Simon (Orocchi) Cwilich
Editor: Lois (Serra Angel) Flocari
Special thanks: The owners of all characters I'm using (But it just seemed so natural!)
You: After all, you read it.