The Elders
#9: Maya, the Sorceress
The four companions entered the shaman's room. One of the refugees had told them that the shaman could send them out of the Negative Zone. The wise man stood up and greeted them. "So, you want some way out of here? I can help you, yes I can." He chanted and activated a portal. Yin and the others went through, but Karin stayed behind for a few minutes. "Why can't you use this to get all these people out of the Zone?" "That takes way too much energy, and most of us have started to like this place. It's quiet." Karin nodded and followed his friends. The shaman chuckled. "And we have plans for these refugees. Big plans."
The fellowship landed on top of an apartment building. "Hey, I know someone here who can help me get my powers back!" "Who?" asked Kai. "Her name's Maya. She's a sorceress." Replied Yin. "How do you know all these people?" inquired Roshi. Yin shrugged. "When you live for thousands of years, you just get around." Karin chuckled. "I guess it's something physical then." Yin blushed. "No comment." They went down the stairs to her floor.
A group of cloaked people gathered around a cauldron full of boiling water. In the cauldron, they could see the Elders. A man removed his hood to reveal a horribly burned face. "The old ones have returned and they have the scimitar. All that is left is the woman. They shall unwittingly bring her to us. Akujin," a large man bowed, "you shall eliminate the old ones, but spare the female and bring me that weapon. Chang's sacrifice shall not have been made in vain!"
The Apartment
Yin knocked on the door. A woman with blue hair and wearing a tight leopard-skin body suit opened the door. Yin smiled. "Hello, Maya." She hugged him and then kissed him passionately. "Where have you been all this time? I missed you!" Roshi's nose bled uncontrollably when he saw how tight the suit was. Blood got all over everyone and Maya frowned. She scowled at the turtle hermit. "Who are these guys?" Yin gestured to them. "This is King Kai, Karin, and Master Roshi." Maya glared at the latter. "I saw him when I was in the hot tub with you at the mansion. Come on in." Everyone walked into the room.
The apartment was huge. Oil paintings adorned the walls and magic relics were all over the room. The men sat on a water sofa, but Roshi was forced to sit on the wood floor. "So, dear, what seems to be the problem?" "Well, isn't it obvious? I'm stuck as a human and I'm powerless." Maya shook her head and sighed. "Not exactly sure what I can do. If I use my magic, the Dragon Monks will find me." Yin raised an eyebrow. "The Dragon Monks? I thought Chang was the last one." Maya sat down in a chair. "This is a new caste. Use to be warriors, but they've all banded together for who knows what. They want me and the scimitar real bad." Karin stroked his chin. "Can't you give him some kind of potion?
Maya nodded. "I can try." She went into the medicine room. Karin grinned. "I was right about you two. What about that other girl that was in the hot tub?" Yin looked around nervously. "Just an...uh... an acquaintance." Karin rolled his eyes. "Stop making things up. You're a playa." Yin punched him in the face. "Watch yourself, kitty!"
Suddenly, there was a scream from the medicine room. The heroes ran back and saw a big, cloaked man put Maya in a sack and jump out the window with her. There was a ninja in the room as well. He got in a fighting stance. "I'm here for the scimitar and to kill you all." He jumped at Yin and tripped him, then elbowed him in the stomach as the old warrior fell. Roshi got in a kamehameha stance and blasted at the ninja, but the assassin rolled out of the way just in time. The ninja brought Roshi in close and then kneed him in the stomach, felling him. The fighter approached Karin and Kai.
All of a sudden, Piccolo appeared behind the ninja and grabbed him then threw the ninja out the window. The failed assassin hit the pavement. Karin opened his eyes in amazement. "Piccolo! How'd you find us!" The Namekian looked at him. "Dende sent me to keep tabs on you old bastards. He always knows where you are." Karin growled at him. "Asexual..." he was stopped by King Kai. "Don't start." Piccolo looked at Karin's fallen comrades. "Hmpf. Thought you were stronger than that in combat, Yin. We really need to get you some help somehow." He helped Yin and Kamesenin up.
"Luckily, Dende has something that'll restore your strength. Roshi and I will help with the ones who can't fly." Roshi grumbled and picked up Karin, while Piccolo took Yin and Kai. The company flew off to Dende's palace.
Maya was gagged and chained to a wall in a dungeon while the monks conversed in the chamber above. Kenshin, the monk with the burned face, sat on his throne with Akujin kneeling before him. "Akujin, you succeeded in your main objectives, but failed in the old one's execution and got Shiro killed. You know the price of failure." Two warriors in full battle armor barged in and dragged Akujin away. "PLEASE, NO! I BEG YOU! NOOOO!!" pleaded the doomed monk. Only his dying screams were heard. The other monks appeared.
Kenshin rose. "Friends, we shall proceed with our plan whether The Elders are dead or not. They cannot stop us at this point. Hosh T'Kar shall rise again!"
TO BE CONTINUED
NEXT: APOCALYPSE NOW OR LATER?
#9: Maya, the Sorceress
The four companions entered the shaman's room. One of the refugees had told them that the shaman could send them out of the Negative Zone. The wise man stood up and greeted them. "So, you want some way out of here? I can help you, yes I can." He chanted and activated a portal. Yin and the others went through, but Karin stayed behind for a few minutes. "Why can't you use this to get all these people out of the Zone?" "That takes way too much energy, and most of us have started to like this place. It's quiet." Karin nodded and followed his friends. The shaman chuckled. "And we have plans for these refugees. Big plans."
The fellowship landed on top of an apartment building. "Hey, I know someone here who can help me get my powers back!" "Who?" asked Kai. "Her name's Maya. She's a sorceress." Replied Yin. "How do you know all these people?" inquired Roshi. Yin shrugged. "When you live for thousands of years, you just get around." Karin chuckled. "I guess it's something physical then." Yin blushed. "No comment." They went down the stairs to her floor.
A group of cloaked people gathered around a cauldron full of boiling water. In the cauldron, they could see the Elders. A man removed his hood to reveal a horribly burned face. "The old ones have returned and they have the scimitar. All that is left is the woman. They shall unwittingly bring her to us. Akujin," a large man bowed, "you shall eliminate the old ones, but spare the female and bring me that weapon. Chang's sacrifice shall not have been made in vain!"
The Apartment
Yin knocked on the door. A woman with blue hair and wearing a tight leopard-skin body suit opened the door. Yin smiled. "Hello, Maya." She hugged him and then kissed him passionately. "Where have you been all this time? I missed you!" Roshi's nose bled uncontrollably when he saw how tight the suit was. Blood got all over everyone and Maya frowned. She scowled at the turtle hermit. "Who are these guys?" Yin gestured to them. "This is King Kai, Karin, and Master Roshi." Maya glared at the latter. "I saw him when I was in the hot tub with you at the mansion. Come on in." Everyone walked into the room.
The apartment was huge. Oil paintings adorned the walls and magic relics were all over the room. The men sat on a water sofa, but Roshi was forced to sit on the wood floor. "So, dear, what seems to be the problem?" "Well, isn't it obvious? I'm stuck as a human and I'm powerless." Maya shook her head and sighed. "Not exactly sure what I can do. If I use my magic, the Dragon Monks will find me." Yin raised an eyebrow. "The Dragon Monks? I thought Chang was the last one." Maya sat down in a chair. "This is a new caste. Use to be warriors, but they've all banded together for who knows what. They want me and the scimitar real bad." Karin stroked his chin. "Can't you give him some kind of potion?
Maya nodded. "I can try." She went into the medicine room. Karin grinned. "I was right about you two. What about that other girl that was in the hot tub?" Yin looked around nervously. "Just an...uh... an acquaintance." Karin rolled his eyes. "Stop making things up. You're a playa." Yin punched him in the face. "Watch yourself, kitty!"
Suddenly, there was a scream from the medicine room. The heroes ran back and saw a big, cloaked man put Maya in a sack and jump out the window with her. There was a ninja in the room as well. He got in a fighting stance. "I'm here for the scimitar and to kill you all." He jumped at Yin and tripped him, then elbowed him in the stomach as the old warrior fell. Roshi got in a kamehameha stance and blasted at the ninja, but the assassin rolled out of the way just in time. The ninja brought Roshi in close and then kneed him in the stomach, felling him. The fighter approached Karin and Kai.
All of a sudden, Piccolo appeared behind the ninja and grabbed him then threw the ninja out the window. The failed assassin hit the pavement. Karin opened his eyes in amazement. "Piccolo! How'd you find us!" The Namekian looked at him. "Dende sent me to keep tabs on you old bastards. He always knows where you are." Karin growled at him. "Asexual..." he was stopped by King Kai. "Don't start." Piccolo looked at Karin's fallen comrades. "Hmpf. Thought you were stronger than that in combat, Yin. We really need to get you some help somehow." He helped Yin and Kamesenin up.
"Luckily, Dende has something that'll restore your strength. Roshi and I will help with the ones who can't fly." Roshi grumbled and picked up Karin, while Piccolo took Yin and Kai. The company flew off to Dende's palace.
Maya was gagged and chained to a wall in a dungeon while the monks conversed in the chamber above. Kenshin, the monk with the burned face, sat on his throne with Akujin kneeling before him. "Akujin, you succeeded in your main objectives, but failed in the old one's execution and got Shiro killed. You know the price of failure." Two warriors in full battle armor barged in and dragged Akujin away. "PLEASE, NO! I BEG YOU! NOOOO!!" pleaded the doomed monk. Only his dying screams were heard. The other monks appeared.
Kenshin rose. "Friends, we shall proceed with our plan whether The Elders are dead or not. They cannot stop us at this point. Hosh T'Kar shall rise again!"
TO BE CONTINUED
NEXT: APOCALYPSE NOW OR LATER?