Chapter 7
The Brothers Scuzz
-Huiko Region
Rai woke up in a house of some sort. He looked down to find his wounds bandaged and his worn down shrikestone knuckles replaced with spiked iron ones. He stood up and saw his younger brother sleeping soundly. Scuzzball's armor was removed and his leather tunic was in need of fixing. Rai took a look at the house. The home was made of sod, and light peeked through the small holes in the roof. Something was in the brick oven it seemed, as the aroma of apple pie was in the air. Several straw beds were along the wall of one room, and weapons, armor, and shields were in what looked like a smithy of some sort. He was about to leave the house to look around when a buff Hamsterite, about in his late-twenties, walked through the door. He had some Ring Mail on, and was holding a large piece of copper ore. A red bandanna was atop his head. He looked at Rai oddly.
"Oh, you're up?" The hamsterite asked Rai.
"Uh, yeah. My brother's still asleep though." Rai said scratching the back of his head, "Who are you?"
"Well then, my name is Kin. I am, well, was, the head blacksmith for Hekon's kingdom." The Hamsterite said, placing the ore on an metal table in the smithy. He then wearily sat in a chair, "Won't you sit down?" He said, offering the Furry Fighter a seat as he poured some water.
"Sure." Rai said sitting down.
A pause started for a second, Rai was wondering how he knew that H.K. was the true king of Huiko.
"How do you know that H.K., um, Hekon, is really the king of Huiko?" Rai said.
"Water?" Kin said.
"No thanks. But how do you know?" Rai asked again.
Kin looked down, "It was a while ago, I think three years ago. Hekon, or 'H.K.' as he liked to be called, left for a good will journey to Earth. About a month before that odd white ship with all the guns landed..."
Rai looked at him, "The Kitty?"
Kin nodded, "If that's what you call it. Anyway before the Kitty landed, the Gerbilites invaded our land. They took over Hekon's castle city of Orika, and a spell was placed on it so anyone that was there during the invasion thought that Nio, the Gerbil Lord, was really Hekon."
"Amazing." Rai said.
Kin got up and walked over to the smithy in deep contemplation, "Fortunately for me though, I left the city for my shack in the Niottio Plateau."
"This is the shack?" Rai asked, examining the various weapons.
"Yup. But anyway, I found you guys outside my shack, you guys were pretty beat up. Heh, it's almost as if you fought the Hamsterite Mana Elite."
"We did." Rai said grimly. "My brother over there got the Tiger Eye, but the Gerbil Lord took it, and then we fought the Mana Elite. After that, an odd spell was cast over us and we were sent to different parts of Rishka."
Kin walked over to Scuzzball, "So this is Tohonio's decendant?"
"That's right." Rai said.
"Yet, Nio has the Tiger Eye?" Kin said, concerned.
Rai nodded.
"Oh, my. This isn't good." Kin said. "Was it complete?"
"Well, no. It looked as though there was supposed to be something at the bottom of the sword."
"The Crimson Tiger Eye!" Kin said.
"Crimson Tiger Eye?" Rai said.
Kin grabbed a book and flipped through the pages, "Ah! You don't know? The twelve heroes..."
"Weren't there seven?" Rai said.
"Nope. Only seven were recorded. Anyway, each weapon had a part taken out of it so it couldn't be used. The Crimson Tiger Eye was a large orb taken out of Tohonio's sword."
Scuzzball moaned and fell out of the bed. He didn't move. Kin and Rai stopped their conversation immiediately and ran over to him. A glowing black spot was on his chest.
"What the?" Rai said.
"It's a poison. This is the Mana Elite version. To cure it, you need some Vio Leaves. They're not far from here. It's about an hour north to reach a grove of Vio Trees."
"Oh my. Before I go, where is the Crimson Tiger Eye?" Rai said, worried.
"Well, it says it was imbedded in the armor of the lord of Kali. You're from there aren't you? Well, of course you are. All Scuzzonians were from there."
Rai was now very worried he ran out the door into the rocky plateau. The plateau was covered with blotches of grass and shrubs. Rai sprinted as fast as he could toward the tree grove.
Kin looked at Scuzzball, "You stay calm, your bro's gonna get you some stuff to get rid of the poison."
Scuzzball didn't twich. A faint scream was heard. Kin rushed out the door to see H.K. slam into the rocky plateau. Kin did a double take.
"K-King Hekon?" Kin said with hope.
"Unicorns........and buttercups......prancing...all in the pixie woods........" H.K. said. He then passed out.
Meanwhile, Rai was running toward the plateau. The grove was in sight. The tree braches were wiry and long. He also saw someone at the grove. It was a deer demi-human with menacing antlers. He had jagged knuckles on each of his hands. He had on a Judo Outfit and was looking at Rai, no glaring at Rai. Rai stopped.
"What do you want?" Rai said.
"..." The deer was silent.
"A deer demi-human? You're from the northern part of Yaunkido aren't you?"
The deer nodded.
"What do you need?" Rai asked the deer.
"I'm Keitar, I was sent to destroy you. Heindo's orders. You won't cure your brother in time."
"Why?" Rai asked.
"Because you won't live long enough!" Keitar then jumped toward Rai and kicked Rai in the face. Rai quickly recovered and tackled Keitar, he then plunched him in the chest several times. Keitar threw Rai off and jumped back.
"Not bad." Keitar said, "But can you handle this?" Keitar then rammed Rai with his antlers. Rai was now bleeding pretty badly. He looked at Keitar closely. He then jumped and did a kick to Keitar's chest. He then grabbed his antlers and flung him into a boulder which shattered. Keitar and Rai looked at each other.
"Is that all?" Keitar said. His hand glew as he fired a blast of energy at Rai. Rai quickly dodged it. He focused his energy into his fist, and with all his might, socked Keitar as hard as he could. This time he hit a slope of rocks. A multitude of rocks fell on him.
Rai decided to leave him be. He plucked about twenty leaves and ran off. Keitar slowly got out of the rubble.
"Your go-huh?" Keitar noticed that he was gone, "NO! I'll find you again!"
-Kin's Shack
H.K. was looking over Scuzzball, "Poison?"
Kin nodded, "Yes sir. It's an honor to see you back. Now you can take back your kingdom!"
"I can't. Nio has the Grandia."
Kin thought for a minute, "I got an idea then. When Rai gets back, he can sneak into the castle, get the Grandia and take off! Then he can bring it back here and I can attach the Grandia Soul to it."
H.K. got out a necklace with a blue glowing rune on it, "This? I suppose it could work."
Rai then burst through the door, "I got it!" He said triumphantly holding up the leaves.
Kin grabbed them. He then put a few of the leaves in Scuzzball's mouth. He ate them instantly.
"Now what?" Rai said.
Kin smiled at him, "You brother will live. He'll be better tomorrow. Anyway, I have a job for you Rai."
"Yes, of course!" Rai said.
"Now then, we are goning to repair one of the legendary weapons, Grandia. We need you to infiltrate the castle, grab it, and get out."
".....alright." Rai said.
"I have an additional job for you." H.K. started, "A crystal is powering the curse in Orika. You need to find it and break it."
"....yes." Rai said.
"...wait..." Said a weak voice, it was Scuzzball. Rai walked over to him.
"Yeah, bro?" Rai said.
Scuzzball took off his two gauntlets with the glowing cores, "I found these in Bunny Lord's pod. You might need them."
Kin freaked, "HOLY HAMSTERS! The Knuckles of the Titan! Their complete! Rai, use them!"
Rai put on the guantlets, "Sweet. If I leave now, I might be able to reach Orika by nightfall."
Kin nodded, "Good luck!"
Rai left the shack. This is a major event he was doing!
Elsewhere...
-Raas Region
Juno and Bunny Lord were walking down a path Juno got a symbol reading that a Jet Force Base was here!
Bunny Lord looked down, "I got a bad feeling about this."
Juno was smiling, "Who cares! Come on!"
To be continued in Chapter 8, 'Juno's Call To Arms."
The Brothers Scuzz
-Huiko Region
Rai woke up in a house of some sort. He looked down to find his wounds bandaged and his worn down shrikestone knuckles replaced with spiked iron ones. He stood up and saw his younger brother sleeping soundly. Scuzzball's armor was removed and his leather tunic was in need of fixing. Rai took a look at the house. The home was made of sod, and light peeked through the small holes in the roof. Something was in the brick oven it seemed, as the aroma of apple pie was in the air. Several straw beds were along the wall of one room, and weapons, armor, and shields were in what looked like a smithy of some sort. He was about to leave the house to look around when a buff Hamsterite, about in his late-twenties, walked through the door. He had some Ring Mail on, and was holding a large piece of copper ore. A red bandanna was atop his head. He looked at Rai oddly.
"Oh, you're up?" The hamsterite asked Rai.
"Uh, yeah. My brother's still asleep though." Rai said scratching the back of his head, "Who are you?"
"Well then, my name is Kin. I am, well, was, the head blacksmith for Hekon's kingdom." The Hamsterite said, placing the ore on an metal table in the smithy. He then wearily sat in a chair, "Won't you sit down?" He said, offering the Furry Fighter a seat as he poured some water.
"Sure." Rai said sitting down.
A pause started for a second, Rai was wondering how he knew that H.K. was the true king of Huiko.
"How do you know that H.K., um, Hekon, is really the king of Huiko?" Rai said.
"Water?" Kin said.
"No thanks. But how do you know?" Rai asked again.
Kin looked down, "It was a while ago, I think three years ago. Hekon, or 'H.K.' as he liked to be called, left for a good will journey to Earth. About a month before that odd white ship with all the guns landed..."
Rai looked at him, "The Kitty?"
Kin nodded, "If that's what you call it. Anyway before the Kitty landed, the Gerbilites invaded our land. They took over Hekon's castle city of Orika, and a spell was placed on it so anyone that was there during the invasion thought that Nio, the Gerbil Lord, was really Hekon."
"Amazing." Rai said.
Kin got up and walked over to the smithy in deep contemplation, "Fortunately for me though, I left the city for my shack in the Niottio Plateau."
"This is the shack?" Rai asked, examining the various weapons.
"Yup. But anyway, I found you guys outside my shack, you guys were pretty beat up. Heh, it's almost as if you fought the Hamsterite Mana Elite."
"We did." Rai said grimly. "My brother over there got the Tiger Eye, but the Gerbil Lord took it, and then we fought the Mana Elite. After that, an odd spell was cast over us and we were sent to different parts of Rishka."
Kin walked over to Scuzzball, "So this is Tohonio's decendant?"
"That's right." Rai said.
"Yet, Nio has the Tiger Eye?" Kin said, concerned.
Rai nodded.
"Oh, my. This isn't good." Kin said. "Was it complete?"
"Well, no. It looked as though there was supposed to be something at the bottom of the sword."
"The Crimson Tiger Eye!" Kin said.
"Crimson Tiger Eye?" Rai said.
Kin grabbed a book and flipped through the pages, "Ah! You don't know? The twelve heroes..."
"Weren't there seven?" Rai said.
"Nope. Only seven were recorded. Anyway, each weapon had a part taken out of it so it couldn't be used. The Crimson Tiger Eye was a large orb taken out of Tohonio's sword."
Scuzzball moaned and fell out of the bed. He didn't move. Kin and Rai stopped their conversation immiediately and ran over to him. A glowing black spot was on his chest.
"What the?" Rai said.
"It's a poison. This is the Mana Elite version. To cure it, you need some Vio Leaves. They're not far from here. It's about an hour north to reach a grove of Vio Trees."
"Oh my. Before I go, where is the Crimson Tiger Eye?" Rai said, worried.
"Well, it says it was imbedded in the armor of the lord of Kali. You're from there aren't you? Well, of course you are. All Scuzzonians were from there."
Rai was now very worried he ran out the door into the rocky plateau. The plateau was covered with blotches of grass and shrubs. Rai sprinted as fast as he could toward the tree grove.
Kin looked at Scuzzball, "You stay calm, your bro's gonna get you some stuff to get rid of the poison."
Scuzzball didn't twich. A faint scream was heard. Kin rushed out the door to see H.K. slam into the rocky plateau. Kin did a double take.
"K-King Hekon?" Kin said with hope.
"Unicorns........and buttercups......prancing...all in the pixie woods........" H.K. said. He then passed out.
Meanwhile, Rai was running toward the plateau. The grove was in sight. The tree braches were wiry and long. He also saw someone at the grove. It was a deer demi-human with menacing antlers. He had jagged knuckles on each of his hands. He had on a Judo Outfit and was looking at Rai, no glaring at Rai. Rai stopped.
"What do you want?" Rai said.
"..." The deer was silent.
"A deer demi-human? You're from the northern part of Yaunkido aren't you?"
The deer nodded.
"What do you need?" Rai asked the deer.
"I'm Keitar, I was sent to destroy you. Heindo's orders. You won't cure your brother in time."
"Why?" Rai asked.
"Because you won't live long enough!" Keitar then jumped toward Rai and kicked Rai in the face. Rai quickly recovered and tackled Keitar, he then plunched him in the chest several times. Keitar threw Rai off and jumped back.
"Not bad." Keitar said, "But can you handle this?" Keitar then rammed Rai with his antlers. Rai was now bleeding pretty badly. He looked at Keitar closely. He then jumped and did a kick to Keitar's chest. He then grabbed his antlers and flung him into a boulder which shattered. Keitar and Rai looked at each other.
"Is that all?" Keitar said. His hand glew as he fired a blast of energy at Rai. Rai quickly dodged it. He focused his energy into his fist, and with all his might, socked Keitar as hard as he could. This time he hit a slope of rocks. A multitude of rocks fell on him.
Rai decided to leave him be. He plucked about twenty leaves and ran off. Keitar slowly got out of the rubble.
"Your go-huh?" Keitar noticed that he was gone, "NO! I'll find you again!"
-Kin's Shack
H.K. was looking over Scuzzball, "Poison?"
Kin nodded, "Yes sir. It's an honor to see you back. Now you can take back your kingdom!"
"I can't. Nio has the Grandia."
Kin thought for a minute, "I got an idea then. When Rai gets back, he can sneak into the castle, get the Grandia and take off! Then he can bring it back here and I can attach the Grandia Soul to it."
H.K. got out a necklace with a blue glowing rune on it, "This? I suppose it could work."
Rai then burst through the door, "I got it!" He said triumphantly holding up the leaves.
Kin grabbed them. He then put a few of the leaves in Scuzzball's mouth. He ate them instantly.
"Now what?" Rai said.
Kin smiled at him, "You brother will live. He'll be better tomorrow. Anyway, I have a job for you Rai."
"Yes, of course!" Rai said.
"Now then, we are goning to repair one of the legendary weapons, Grandia. We need you to infiltrate the castle, grab it, and get out."
".....alright." Rai said.
"I have an additional job for you." H.K. started, "A crystal is powering the curse in Orika. You need to find it and break it."
"....yes." Rai said.
"...wait..." Said a weak voice, it was Scuzzball. Rai walked over to him.
"Yeah, bro?" Rai said.
Scuzzball took off his two gauntlets with the glowing cores, "I found these in Bunny Lord's pod. You might need them."
Kin freaked, "HOLY HAMSTERS! The Knuckles of the Titan! Their complete! Rai, use them!"
Rai put on the guantlets, "Sweet. If I leave now, I might be able to reach Orika by nightfall."
Kin nodded, "Good luck!"
Rai left the shack. This is a major event he was doing!
Elsewhere...
-Raas Region
Juno and Bunny Lord were walking down a path Juno got a symbol reading that a Jet Force Base was here!
Bunny Lord looked down, "I got a bad feeling about this."
Juno was smiling, "Who cares! Come on!"
To be continued in Chapter 8, 'Juno's Call To Arms."
