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Chapter 4...
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~Same Area of the Woods~
Ryoko flies up toward Raziel and forms an energy-blade in her right hand. She swings the energy-blade at the rebel-Juraian but, Raziel counters with the sword he took from Tenchi. Ryoko flies up to her left, the right of Raziel, and throws a small energy-ball at Raziel with her left hand but, he counters by creating a light-hawk wing, using the sword-handle, to serve as a shield.
However, Ryoko had another plan in mind anyway, as she flies toward Raziel from the left side of him. Raziel dodges as the demon slashes at his left side. He manages to avoid the intended point of attack but, Ryoko manages to sever his right arm as she flies by, causing the sword-handle to fall. Raziel catches the handle in his left hand and regenerates his right hand. He quickly switches hands with the sword as he swings at Ryoko with an left-to-right upward diagonal swipe, slashing her back with energy-blade. Raziel blasts her with his left hand, which drives her into the ground.
"Is that the best you can do, with two of the jewels?" taunts Raziel, with a laugh, "If so, then you should just hand them over to me. I don't wish to humiliate you further, Ryoko."
'What's wrong?' Ryoko wonders, shaking her head as she stands up 'My powers should heal me!'
'Ryoko! Be careful of his energy-blade!' Washu mentally tries to tell Ryoko 'He's using a type of energy that disrupts your molecular structure!' then thinks to herself, 'Oh no! She's blocking me out of her mind!'
Ryoko's surprised, as Raziel appears infront of her and thrusts the blade through her right shoulder. He frees the weapon from her shoulder and flies back up into the air. Ryoko drops to her knees.
"I grow tired of this!" Raziel states, "I shall just kill the both of you! And take what I want!!"
"Starting with her!" he adds, holding his left hand out, palm facing toward Ayeka.
Raziel fires a blast at the Juraian princess but, Ryoko steps in its path just as Ayeka begins waking up. Ryoko crosses her arms above her and turns her head away from the blast, with her eyes closed, as the it hits her block.
"I won't let you! Regardless of what happens!" she states.
'What does she mean?' wonders Ayeka.
"You wish to die, first, then?" Raziel says, "Fine by me!" he closes his hand, all except the index-finger, which he points toward Ryoko.
A beam flies through his blast from his finger and also through Ryoko's block, and her chest, knocking the demon back into a tree. At the same time, Ayeka is getting to her feet, and she looks at the downed demon-girl with slightly wide eyes and her mouth slightly agape. Her eyes gain a tint of anger and she turns back to face Raziel. With a scream(or maybe a war-cry, whatever), Ayeka releases her energy in a powerful blast and directs it toward Raziel. Raziel uses a blast from his left hand to counter Ayeka's and keep it from hitting him.
The sheer force of the blast not only surprises Raziel but, the others as well. However, The blast doesn't surprise anyone as much as the Juraian princess, herself. The blast starts over-powering him(though, he is only using one hand.
"Where is this power coming from!?!?" shouts Raziel... then wonders 'Could this be the... *The Power of Jurai*, that I desire?!'
To be honest Ayeka, herself, doesn't know what's causing her to exert this much power. She couldn't actually focus her thoughts on much of anything... all she knows is that this, this infidel had the audacity to hurt her Ryoko. Waitaminute! Back-up! *Her* Ryoko? That's wrong or... perhaps, there is something right about it. There is always something about the way they act around one another, the way neither of them ever seem to use their full-powers against each other and, in their fights, they always seem to relieve their stress and frustration. As well, There is the fact that neither of them fight with any of the others and no one can get under Ryoko's skin like Ayeka, and vice-versa... so, in a way, that thought is accurate.
Raziel starts lessening Ayeka's advantage but, as he does, Ryoko raises up to a kneeling position and quickly extends her right hand toward Raziel. She releases a powerful blast of her own in Raziel's direction and forces him to place the sword-handle in his belt, and use both of his hands to counter their blasts. However, The combined-power of both, Ryoko and Ayeka, he's unable to hold on and is over-powered by them... and, thus, vaporized. The sword-handle flies back to Tenchi, who's back to his feet by this time(as are the others). Ayeka drops to her knees.
Ryoko smirks, "There." she says, "How'd ya like that, huh?" her eyes close and she passes out, falling down onto her left side.
Washu and Kazuhito are released from the binds that were casted on them by Raziel. Washu runs over and kneels down beside Ryoko.
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To Be Continued...
Okay, I know this chapter's alot shorter than the previous ones but, it's almost the end. The next(last) chapter will, probably, be even shorter than this one. Well, Til then. Btw, There'll be no epilogue for this story.
Chapter 4...
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~Same Area of the Woods~
Ryoko flies up toward Raziel and forms an energy-blade in her right hand. She swings the energy-blade at the rebel-Juraian but, Raziel counters with the sword he took from Tenchi. Ryoko flies up to her left, the right of Raziel, and throws a small energy-ball at Raziel with her left hand but, he counters by creating a light-hawk wing, using the sword-handle, to serve as a shield.
However, Ryoko had another plan in mind anyway, as she flies toward Raziel from the left side of him. Raziel dodges as the demon slashes at his left side. He manages to avoid the intended point of attack but, Ryoko manages to sever his right arm as she flies by, causing the sword-handle to fall. Raziel catches the handle in his left hand and regenerates his right hand. He quickly switches hands with the sword as he swings at Ryoko with an left-to-right upward diagonal swipe, slashing her back with energy-blade. Raziel blasts her with his left hand, which drives her into the ground.
"Is that the best you can do, with two of the jewels?" taunts Raziel, with a laugh, "If so, then you should just hand them over to me. I don't wish to humiliate you further, Ryoko."
'What's wrong?' Ryoko wonders, shaking her head as she stands up 'My powers should heal me!'
'Ryoko! Be careful of his energy-blade!' Washu mentally tries to tell Ryoko 'He's using a type of energy that disrupts your molecular structure!' then thinks to herself, 'Oh no! She's blocking me out of her mind!'
Ryoko's surprised, as Raziel appears infront of her and thrusts the blade through her right shoulder. He frees the weapon from her shoulder and flies back up into the air. Ryoko drops to her knees.
"I grow tired of this!" Raziel states, "I shall just kill the both of you! And take what I want!!"
"Starting with her!" he adds, holding his left hand out, palm facing toward Ayeka.
Raziel fires a blast at the Juraian princess but, Ryoko steps in its path just as Ayeka begins waking up. Ryoko crosses her arms above her and turns her head away from the blast, with her eyes closed, as the it hits her block.
"I won't let you! Regardless of what happens!" she states.
'What does she mean?' wonders Ayeka.
"You wish to die, first, then?" Raziel says, "Fine by me!" he closes his hand, all except the index-finger, which he points toward Ryoko.
A beam flies through his blast from his finger and also through Ryoko's block, and her chest, knocking the demon back into a tree. At the same time, Ayeka is getting to her feet, and she looks at the downed demon-girl with slightly wide eyes and her mouth slightly agape. Her eyes gain a tint of anger and she turns back to face Raziel. With a scream(or maybe a war-cry, whatever), Ayeka releases her energy in a powerful blast and directs it toward Raziel. Raziel uses a blast from his left hand to counter Ayeka's and keep it from hitting him.
The sheer force of the blast not only surprises Raziel but, the others as well. However, The blast doesn't surprise anyone as much as the Juraian princess, herself. The blast starts over-powering him(though, he is only using one hand.
"Where is this power coming from!?!?" shouts Raziel... then wonders 'Could this be the... *The Power of Jurai*, that I desire?!'
To be honest Ayeka, herself, doesn't know what's causing her to exert this much power. She couldn't actually focus her thoughts on much of anything... all she knows is that this, this infidel had the audacity to hurt her Ryoko. Waitaminute! Back-up! *Her* Ryoko? That's wrong or... perhaps, there is something right about it. There is always something about the way they act around one another, the way neither of them ever seem to use their full-powers against each other and, in their fights, they always seem to relieve their stress and frustration. As well, There is the fact that neither of them fight with any of the others and no one can get under Ryoko's skin like Ayeka, and vice-versa... so, in a way, that thought is accurate.
Raziel starts lessening Ayeka's advantage but, as he does, Ryoko raises up to a kneeling position and quickly extends her right hand toward Raziel. She releases a powerful blast of her own in Raziel's direction and forces him to place the sword-handle in his belt, and use both of his hands to counter their blasts. However, The combined-power of both, Ryoko and Ayeka, he's unable to hold on and is over-powered by them... and, thus, vaporized. The sword-handle flies back to Tenchi, who's back to his feet by this time(as are the others). Ayeka drops to her knees.
Ryoko smirks, "There." she says, "How'd ya like that, huh?" her eyes close and she passes out, falling down onto her left side.
Washu and Kazuhito are released from the binds that were casted on them by Raziel. Washu runs over and kneels down beside Ryoko.
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To Be Continued...
Okay, I know this chapter's alot shorter than the previous ones but, it's almost the end. The next(last) chapter will, probably, be even shorter than this one. Well, Til then. Btw, There'll be no epilogue for this story.