Chapter 2
Amy saw a group of soldiers trying to push people through a large gate. "Hold it right there," she yelled.
As the soldiers looked at her, they started to race toward her. "Everyone," Amy yelled to the now-unguarded people, "get out of here."
As the people were leaving, a soldier swiped at Amy with his sword. Amy countered the soldier's attack, despite the fact that she had no idea how to use the weapon she was given. After a few more rounds of blocking attacks, Amy went on the offensive. With great ease, she sliced through a group of soldiers with her weapon only to find it out that these "soldiers" were nothing more than a spirit inside an empty armor.
With the last batch destroyed, a new batch arrived. "Is there no end to this?" Amy muttered in anger as she slammed the weighted end of her weapon into the ground and yelled, "Quake With Fear!"
The weighted end kept decending into the ground until it hit bedrock. Then, as if by magic, chains sprang up from the ground and entangled the soldiers. With the soldiers chained up, Amy sliced through them.
After she had finished off the soldiers, Amy heard the sound of someone laughing. She spun around to see a man in a suit of armor that looked like a mythical Japanese ogre. Whoever this person was, he or she also held a Kusari-gama in their hands. "Very good," the Ogre-Armored warrior laughed. "I didn't think I would find the heir to my armor at the Olympics."
"Who the heck are you?" Amy said. "Don't you know Halloween is over?"
"You will come with me," the man said.
"I don't think so," Amy sneered.
"I think so," the warrior laughed.
"So who on God's Green Earth are you?" Amy asked again.
"I am Anubis, Warlord of Cruelty, and leader of the four Dark Warlords who serve the emperor Talpa. And you, girl, are to come with me," he said.
"Well, Anubis," Amy said, "I think it's time we check you into the mental hospital."
"Come with me," Anubis demanded.
"No." Amy replied.
"Then I will take you by force," Anubis growled, but as he stepped forward, an arrow hit the ground between the Warriors of Spring.
"Drop the weapon and slowly back away from the girl," a male voice said. Amy turned to see a blue-armored archer in the trees with his bow drawn.
"You heard him," a red-armored warrior said as he appeared from the bushes and withdrew two katanas, "back away from her."
"Well, if it isn't Ryo of the Wildfire and Rowen of the Strata," Anubis hissed, "I'd say I was happy to see you, but I have a job to do."
"Well, then, I guess we've just come to make the job a little more complicated," the red-armored warrior said.
But before the Warlord of Cruelty could make his first move, a telepathic voice rang through Anubis' head. 'Return to me, Anubis,' Talpa's voice said in Anubis' mind.
'Yes, Master,' Anubis mentally replied. "We will finish this later," the angry Warlord promised as he teleported away.
Amy looked at the two armored warriors and said, "Could you two please tell me what's going on?"
David was cutting through soldiers like a can opener cuts through a can, despite the fact that he had never used scythes before, 'I don't think I've ever handled any other weapon except a gun before,' David thought. But that wasn't important right now; his first priority was to save those people from the soldiers.
After he took the first group of soldiers out, another group took their place. 'Is there no end to this endless cycle of tin cans?' David thought. Finally, David had enough. He did a graceful back flip without using his hands and launched himself into the air. With his virtue glowing on his forehead, he yelled three words that made no sense to him, "Web of Deception!"
Sticky threads came from the scythes and entangled the soldiers. After finishing them off, David heard the sound of someone laughing. David turned around to see a person in a maroon-colored armor that looked like a spider, hanging upside-down by a thread of webbing. "Strong," the person smiled, "you are very strong, but you'll need to train yourself and your powers better."
"What is all this psychobabble about, and who the hell are you?" David asked, raising his scythes defensively.
"I am Dais, Warlord of Illusion, and you, boy, are to come with me."
"Doc!" David yelled sarcastically, "we've got another drug addict on LSD!"
"You will accompany me now!" Dais growled.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," another voice said.
David jerked his head towards the left to see another armored warrior. The young man was wearing an orange colored armor, and seemed to be carrying a three-jointed weapon. "Move away from him," the orange warrior stated, pointing his weapon at Dais.
"Well, if it isn't Kento of Hardrock," Dais sneered. "Now I can kill you and bring the young man to the Dynasty."
"Over my dead body," the Kento replied.
"Then it will be as you have said," Dais replied.
But before Dais could mount an offensive, a telepathic voice rang through Dais' head. 'Return to me, Dais.'
'Yes, sire,' Dais replied. Then he looked at Kento and David. "Until next time," he promised, as he teleported away.
David just looked at Kento. "What was that all about?" he asked.
Sara sliced through the soldiers with her sword. 'I guess I should be thankful that I decided to take fencing,' she thought.
After she freed a group of people who were being held prisoner, another round of soldiers appeared, 'Is there no end to this?' Sara wondered as she cut through the next group.
Realizing that she was surrounded, Sara positioned her blade in front of her. As the Kanji of Piety began to glow on her forehead, the blade emitted an acidic or venomous liquid. "I'm glad that's over with," Sara sighed.
"Is it really?" a voice laughed.
Sara turned to see someone wearing an armor that reminded her of a serpent. "What the…?" Sara said, backing away from the person in armor.
"Strong," the person said, " You are strong for some who is so young. But you know very little about your powers."
"What powers?" Sara said. "Who are you, and what in the hell are you talking about?"
"You are special, girl." the person continued, "Come with me, and I will show you everything."
"You're dodging my question," Sara said. "Who are you?"
"I am Sekhmet, Warlord of Venom, and you will come with me."
"I don't think so," Sara stated flatly.
"Then I take you by force," Sekhmet replied.
"How typical of you, Sekhmet," an Australian-accented voice said.
Sara and Sekhmet turned to the left to see a young man in light blue armor, holding a trident in the attack position. "Cye of the Torrent, this is none of your business," Sekhmet hissed.
"When you try to kidnap a mortal, it is my business," Cye said, placing himself between Sekhmet and Sara.
"She has my powers, Torrent," Sekhmet said. "She is coming with me."
"No, she's not going with you. Now get away from her," the Warrior of Water promised.
"Then fight me, Ronin rodent!" Sekhmet yelled.
But before Sekhmet made a move, a telepathic summon poured into Sekhmet's head. 'Return, Sekhmet.'
'Yes, Master,' he replied. "I'll be back," he promised, before teleporting away.
Sara looked at Cye. "What is going on?" she asked.
"I'll tell you everything once we're safe," Cye said. "Come with me."
Cassie was used to Rapiers, but she quickly realized that she could use this sword. As she sliced through the soldiers, Cassie freed a group of captured people and told them to run. As more soldiers appeared, she fought them down. 'They're just like the Energizer Bunny.' Cassie muttered, "They just keep comming and comming."
Finally, Cassie had enough of theses tin cans; she leaped into the air, and as the Kanji of Obedience glowed on her forehead, she yelled three words that made absolutely no sense: "Black Lightning Slash!"
A web of black energy was emitted from the sword, and the whole area became dark, but that didn't bother Cassie. What bothered her was the fact that after the web destroyed the soldiers, the area didn't return to its normal lighting.
Cassie was confused as to why it was still dark, until she heard laughter. "Strong," the voice said, "but you will be even stronger once you are trained."
"Show yourself; I don't like petty games," Cassie demanded.
"Very well," the voice said, "I don't suppose it would do any harm."
A figure appeared before Cassie, as if materializing from the darkness. A person stood about three feet in front of her, dressed in an armor that looked like a wolf or jackal. The person also carried a sword that looked almost like her sword.
"What the… you on crack or something?" Cassie asked.
"I am Cale, Warlord of Corruption, also known as the Demon of Darkness, and you, girl, are to come with me."
"Well Cale, I think it's time to increase your medication," Cassie said in a sarcastic tone.
"You must come with me if you want to learn about your powers," Cale stated.
"Doctor, I think we need to up the patient's medication dosage," Cassie smirked. "Besides, what makes you think that I have powers?"
"Come with me and I will explain everything to you," Cale told her.
"No," Cassie said.
"Yes, you will," Cale said, advancing toward her.
"No, she won't," another voice replied.
Cassie turned to see a young man in green armor standing two feet behind her, carrying a sword smilar to the sword Cale owned. She could see the warrior's violet eyes lock at the blue-green eyes of the jackal-armored warrior.
"Stay out of this Sage of the Halo; this doesn't concern you," Cale growled.
"When you try to kidnap someone, Cale, it does concern me," Sage replied.
"Then die for your interference!" Cale yelled.
But before Cale could advance on Sage, a mental summons pored into Cale's head, 'Return to me, Cale.'
'Yes, Master.' Then Warrior of Winter looked at Sage and Cassie. "I'll be back to finish this," he promised as he teleported away.
"What was that all about?" Cassie asked Sage.
Amy saw a group of soldiers trying to push people through a large gate. "Hold it right there," she yelled.
As the soldiers looked at her, they started to race toward her. "Everyone," Amy yelled to the now-unguarded people, "get out of here."
As the people were leaving, a soldier swiped at Amy with his sword. Amy countered the soldier's attack, despite the fact that she had no idea how to use the weapon she was given. After a few more rounds of blocking attacks, Amy went on the offensive. With great ease, she sliced through a group of soldiers with her weapon only to find it out that these "soldiers" were nothing more than a spirit inside an empty armor.
With the last batch destroyed, a new batch arrived. "Is there no end to this?" Amy muttered in anger as she slammed the weighted end of her weapon into the ground and yelled, "Quake With Fear!"
The weighted end kept decending into the ground until it hit bedrock. Then, as if by magic, chains sprang up from the ground and entangled the soldiers. With the soldiers chained up, Amy sliced through them.
After she had finished off the soldiers, Amy heard the sound of someone laughing. She spun around to see a man in a suit of armor that looked like a mythical Japanese ogre. Whoever this person was, he or she also held a Kusari-gama in their hands. "Very good," the Ogre-Armored warrior laughed. "I didn't think I would find the heir to my armor at the Olympics."
"Who the heck are you?" Amy said. "Don't you know Halloween is over?"
"You will come with me," the man said.
"I don't think so," Amy sneered.
"I think so," the warrior laughed.
"So who on God's Green Earth are you?" Amy asked again.
"I am Anubis, Warlord of Cruelty, and leader of the four Dark Warlords who serve the emperor Talpa. And you, girl, are to come with me," he said.
"Well, Anubis," Amy said, "I think it's time we check you into the mental hospital."
"Come with me," Anubis demanded.
"No." Amy replied.
"Then I will take you by force," Anubis growled, but as he stepped forward, an arrow hit the ground between the Warriors of Spring.
"Drop the weapon and slowly back away from the girl," a male voice said. Amy turned to see a blue-armored archer in the trees with his bow drawn.
"You heard him," a red-armored warrior said as he appeared from the bushes and withdrew two katanas, "back away from her."
"Well, if it isn't Ryo of the Wildfire and Rowen of the Strata," Anubis hissed, "I'd say I was happy to see you, but I have a job to do."
"Well, then, I guess we've just come to make the job a little more complicated," the red-armored warrior said.
But before the Warlord of Cruelty could make his first move, a telepathic voice rang through Anubis' head. 'Return to me, Anubis,' Talpa's voice said in Anubis' mind.
'Yes, Master,' Anubis mentally replied. "We will finish this later," the angry Warlord promised as he teleported away.
Amy looked at the two armored warriors and said, "Could you two please tell me what's going on?"
David was cutting through soldiers like a can opener cuts through a can, despite the fact that he had never used scythes before, 'I don't think I've ever handled any other weapon except a gun before,' David thought. But that wasn't important right now; his first priority was to save those people from the soldiers.
After he took the first group of soldiers out, another group took their place. 'Is there no end to this endless cycle of tin cans?' David thought. Finally, David had enough. He did a graceful back flip without using his hands and launched himself into the air. With his virtue glowing on his forehead, he yelled three words that made no sense to him, "Web of Deception!"
Sticky threads came from the scythes and entangled the soldiers. After finishing them off, David heard the sound of someone laughing. David turned around to see a person in a maroon-colored armor that looked like a spider, hanging upside-down by a thread of webbing. "Strong," the person smiled, "you are very strong, but you'll need to train yourself and your powers better."
"What is all this psychobabble about, and who the hell are you?" David asked, raising his scythes defensively.
"I am Dais, Warlord of Illusion, and you, boy, are to come with me."
"Doc!" David yelled sarcastically, "we've got another drug addict on LSD!"
"You will accompany me now!" Dais growled.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," another voice said.
David jerked his head towards the left to see another armored warrior. The young man was wearing an orange colored armor, and seemed to be carrying a three-jointed weapon. "Move away from him," the orange warrior stated, pointing his weapon at Dais.
"Well, if it isn't Kento of Hardrock," Dais sneered. "Now I can kill you and bring the young man to the Dynasty."
"Over my dead body," the Kento replied.
"Then it will be as you have said," Dais replied.
But before Dais could mount an offensive, a telepathic voice rang through Dais' head. 'Return to me, Dais.'
'Yes, sire,' Dais replied. Then he looked at Kento and David. "Until next time," he promised, as he teleported away.
David just looked at Kento. "What was that all about?" he asked.
Sara sliced through the soldiers with her sword. 'I guess I should be thankful that I decided to take fencing,' she thought.
After she freed a group of people who were being held prisoner, another round of soldiers appeared, 'Is there no end to this?' Sara wondered as she cut through the next group.
Realizing that she was surrounded, Sara positioned her blade in front of her. As the Kanji of Piety began to glow on her forehead, the blade emitted an acidic or venomous liquid. "I'm glad that's over with," Sara sighed.
"Is it really?" a voice laughed.
Sara turned to see someone wearing an armor that reminded her of a serpent. "What the…?" Sara said, backing away from the person in armor.
"Strong," the person said, " You are strong for some who is so young. But you know very little about your powers."
"What powers?" Sara said. "Who are you, and what in the hell are you talking about?"
"You are special, girl." the person continued, "Come with me, and I will show you everything."
"You're dodging my question," Sara said. "Who are you?"
"I am Sekhmet, Warlord of Venom, and you will come with me."
"I don't think so," Sara stated flatly.
"Then I take you by force," Sekhmet replied.
"How typical of you, Sekhmet," an Australian-accented voice said.
Sara and Sekhmet turned to the left to see a young man in light blue armor, holding a trident in the attack position. "Cye of the Torrent, this is none of your business," Sekhmet hissed.
"When you try to kidnap a mortal, it is my business," Cye said, placing himself between Sekhmet and Sara.
"She has my powers, Torrent," Sekhmet said. "She is coming with me."
"No, she's not going with you. Now get away from her," the Warrior of Water promised.
"Then fight me, Ronin rodent!" Sekhmet yelled.
But before Sekhmet made a move, a telepathic summon poured into Sekhmet's head. 'Return, Sekhmet.'
'Yes, Master,' he replied. "I'll be back," he promised, before teleporting away.
Sara looked at Cye. "What is going on?" she asked.
"I'll tell you everything once we're safe," Cye said. "Come with me."
Cassie was used to Rapiers, but she quickly realized that she could use this sword. As she sliced through the soldiers, Cassie freed a group of captured people and told them to run. As more soldiers appeared, she fought them down. 'They're just like the Energizer Bunny.' Cassie muttered, "They just keep comming and comming."
Finally, Cassie had enough of theses tin cans; she leaped into the air, and as the Kanji of Obedience glowed on her forehead, she yelled three words that made absolutely no sense: "Black Lightning Slash!"
A web of black energy was emitted from the sword, and the whole area became dark, but that didn't bother Cassie. What bothered her was the fact that after the web destroyed the soldiers, the area didn't return to its normal lighting.
Cassie was confused as to why it was still dark, until she heard laughter. "Strong," the voice said, "but you will be even stronger once you are trained."
"Show yourself; I don't like petty games," Cassie demanded.
"Very well," the voice said, "I don't suppose it would do any harm."
A figure appeared before Cassie, as if materializing from the darkness. A person stood about three feet in front of her, dressed in an armor that looked like a wolf or jackal. The person also carried a sword that looked almost like her sword.
"What the… you on crack or something?" Cassie asked.
"I am Cale, Warlord of Corruption, also known as the Demon of Darkness, and you, girl, are to come with me."
"Well Cale, I think it's time to increase your medication," Cassie said in a sarcastic tone.
"You must come with me if you want to learn about your powers," Cale stated.
"Doctor, I think we need to up the patient's medication dosage," Cassie smirked. "Besides, what makes you think that I have powers?"
"Come with me and I will explain everything to you," Cale told her.
"No," Cassie said.
"Yes, you will," Cale said, advancing toward her.
"No, she won't," another voice replied.
Cassie turned to see a young man in green armor standing two feet behind her, carrying a sword smilar to the sword Cale owned. She could see the warrior's violet eyes lock at the blue-green eyes of the jackal-armored warrior.
"Stay out of this Sage of the Halo; this doesn't concern you," Cale growled.
"When you try to kidnap someone, Cale, it does concern me," Sage replied.
"Then die for your interference!" Cale yelled.
But before Cale could advance on Sage, a mental summons pored into Cale's head, 'Return to me, Cale.'
'Yes, Master.' Then Warrior of Winter looked at Sage and Cassie. "I'll be back to finish this," he promised as he teleported away.
"What was that all about?" Cassie asked Sage.