Chapter 18
The Forests of Doom of the Wolf Mountains were very dark and moist. They walked through along a beaten down path until they reached a clearing. And it was in this clearing that it happened.
A low rumbling noise thundered through the ground. They all snapped up their heads just in time to see snow falling heavily for them from the top of the snow-covered cone of the mountain. Within seconds, the warriors were buried under the snow.
Tasuki took out his tessen as best as he could. He Rekka-Shinened his way out of the snow, and stood on the surface, his feet falling through only a foot in. The snow was thick and hard. He had his tessen ready to get the others out, but someone was standing there, waiting for him.
"Oh, you weren't supposed to survive," the person said. He was cloaked in thick, white fur, and long white, stringy hair hung down his back, along with a long, white beard. He looked very much like Saruman from Lord of the Rings.
"Another obstacle, aren't you?" Tasuki growled. "Well, don't think you've defeated us yet. A little snow isn't going to kill any body."
"You don't think so?" the Saruman man asked, sneering. "And what if I told you that this snow is already freezing into ice, forever burying your friends underneath? Do you realize who I am? I am the Snow Wolf Warrior, guarder of this mountain of the Forests of Doom. I am amazed that someone has actually beaten my brother, Wizard Wolf Warrior. Thus, I can not allow you to live. You must all die."
"Wolf Snow Warrior, huh?" Tasuki said. "Sounds like an easy obstacle for me to handle!"
"You don't have much time," the Snow Wolf Warrior said, cringing at Tasuki's name mix up. "Their breath-supply is already running thin. They will suffocate and die within minutes. Not to mention the ice will freeze their bodies into a painful, slow death. Defeat me and you and your friends might live."
"Easy stuff!" Tasuki cried. And with that, he let out a yell. "REKKA SHINEN!!"
The Snow Wolf Warrior leapt out of the way. Tasuki heard him shout, "OH SHO MO BO!!" and then, Tasuki was covered in snow. The Snow Wolf Warrior had just hit him with snow the way he had hit him with fire.
Tasuki growled. "REKKA SHINEN!!" But the Snow Wolf Warrior was quick.
A staff suddenly emerged in the Snow Wolf Warrior's hand, and he drove a great force of power in it towards Tasuki. Tasuki was thrown back. He landed on his back, hard. But he barely winced. He got to his feet again, and shouted, "REKKA SHINEN!!"
The Snow Wolf dodged. With his staff, he picked Tasuki high up into the air, and slammed him back into the ground. The snow cracked underneath him. Tasuki finally winced. He got to his feet. "REKKA SHINEN!!"
But the Snow Wolf Warrior was just too quick.
An idea came to Tasuki. He shouted again, "REKKA SHINEN!!" but aimed his fire towards the Snow Wolf's feet. The Snow Wolf Jumped, and Tasuki continued this for some time, while the Snow Wolf would occasionally counter act him with another blow from his staff, or more snow throwing.
"You're aiming too low, Fang Boy," The Snow Wolf laughed. "You think by scourging my feet that you'll be able to stop my quickness? A-ha ha ha ha! You think wrong!"
"No, you think wrong!" Tasuki said, grinning.
His plan had worked. The Snow Wolf didn't know what Tasuki was talking about, but as Tasuki threw some more fire at the Snow Wolf, he suddenly found that he could not dodge it. For something was holding him down. The Snow Wolf got the full effect of the blast, coughing and sputtering. He blinked, looking down.
Tasuki had been melting the snow and ice. A hand now gripped tightly on to the Snow Wolf's feet. He could not move now.
"This one's for my friends!" Tasuki shouted, and Rekka-Shinened the Snow Wolf.
"And for making Hotohori kill a little guy!"
BAM
"And for getting us involved with a wizard when Chichiri didn't have his powers!"
BAM
"But most of all, this is for all of you for taking away MY WOMAN!!"
BAAAAAAAMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!
The Snow Wolf Warrior gave a weak cough, and fell to the ground, defeated. Tasuki grabbed the hands sticking out of the snow, and pulled. It was Hotohori.
"You're alive!" he shouted. (Tasuki, that is.)
"Get us out of here," Hotohori cried, his lips trembling and purple.
Tasuki melted all the snow and ice he could. Besides Hotohori and Nakago, he had to bring the others back to life with some heat. (Not that they were dead, mind you . . . they just passed out, is all.)
Soon, the Warriors were on the move, they walked out of the clearing and right back into the Forests of Doom. The Lone Wolf Warrior was in shock.
"NO!" he shouted. "This can't be! Three obstacles passed . . . three! I didn't think these guys would be so good! I must find a way to stop them! They can not reach here safely to take back the Damsels! I must destroy them!"
He flopped back on his bed, moaning. "Oh, what am I to do? My world is collapsing! Those Warriors are stronger and smarter than I thought, and they are easily, too easily, penetrating my obstacles! My captive Damsels are becoming dirty and won't stop playing their music! And now, Katie and Phil are going together and I can't stand this no longer!"
He sat up, glaring into his crystal ball.
"Just wait," he said, frowning terribly at the figures retreating into the dark forest in the crystal ball. "You will not pass my next obstacle. I will make sure of that."
Meanwhile, Kristin was playing her oboe, anxious to hear from Hotohori. She had heard that great distant rumble like thunder, and wondered what was going on.
Hotohori my dear! Where are you?!
Kristin? I *sneeze* . . . I'm fine.
You sound cold! What happened?
Snow Wolf Warrior.
Snow Wolf Warrior?!
We got buried under snow, my love. If it weren't for Tasuki, I don't know where we'd be.
Caitlin!
"Kristin, I don't understand you," Caitlin said, as Kristin blew some notes in Caitlin's direction.
"Right," Kristin said, putting the oboe down. "Hotohori says that Tasuki just saved the day!"
Caitlin giggled and bounced. "I knew he would! I just knew he would!"
"He's defeated the Snow Wolf Warrior!"
"Snow Wolf?" Martha asked, piping up. "Isn't that your user name? On IM on stuff?"
"It doesn't matter," Kristin said quickly, and put the oboe back up to her lips.
When will you be here?
Soon, my darling soon.
How soon?
As soon as - RIIIIIIIIIIICOOOOOLAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Kristin blinked.
Uh, what was that Hotohori? I think I just heard you scream ---
RIIIIIICOO - BlAHSIHIGHIHS AUGHIHNMI!!
Ho. . . Hotohori?
Sorry, Kristin. That was Nakago and Tasuki interrupting my sound waves. Again.
That's alright.
And the conversation ended as the Lone Wolf Warrior came into the cave. He gave an evil smirk at Kristin and said, "I bet you think because they passed yet another test that your Warriors are going to be rather successful in saving you, don't you?"
"My Hotohori will save me," Kristin said, sitting up straight. "Just you wait." She narrowed her eyes on the Lone Wolf Warrior.
"Yeah," Caitlin said, "and my Tasuki will defeat you just the way he defeated the Snow Wolf Warrior!"
"And you know you're no match for Miboshi and his demons!" Makiko cried, joining in. The Lone Wolf Warrior laughed.
"Ha, ha . . . you don't know, do you? Your Miboshi's missing a limb," he laughed. "Not to mention that dradle that summons demons. He's going to die trying."
Makiko growled. "You leave my Mibibi alone!"
The Lone Wolf Warrior laughed and left the caves.
"Is it true?" Makiko finally said, quietly into the open air of the caves.
"Afraid so," Kristin said, a bit sadly. "Hotohori told me . . . he's lost an arm."
"My poor baby!" Makiko cried, and turned around to cry.
The chapter ended on a sad note.
Miss Uots wants to intervene and say: So why DOES Tasuki mix up the name of "Something Wolf Warrior" to "Wolf Something Warrior"? I don't know. He just does. Did it in the first book, so he's gonna keep doing it in this one.
Tune in next time folks!
The Forests of Doom of the Wolf Mountains were very dark and moist. They walked through along a beaten down path until they reached a clearing. And it was in this clearing that it happened.
A low rumbling noise thundered through the ground. They all snapped up their heads just in time to see snow falling heavily for them from the top of the snow-covered cone of the mountain. Within seconds, the warriors were buried under the snow.
Tasuki took out his tessen as best as he could. He Rekka-Shinened his way out of the snow, and stood on the surface, his feet falling through only a foot in. The snow was thick and hard. He had his tessen ready to get the others out, but someone was standing there, waiting for him.
"Oh, you weren't supposed to survive," the person said. He was cloaked in thick, white fur, and long white, stringy hair hung down his back, along with a long, white beard. He looked very much like Saruman from Lord of the Rings.
"Another obstacle, aren't you?" Tasuki growled. "Well, don't think you've defeated us yet. A little snow isn't going to kill any body."
"You don't think so?" the Saruman man asked, sneering. "And what if I told you that this snow is already freezing into ice, forever burying your friends underneath? Do you realize who I am? I am the Snow Wolf Warrior, guarder of this mountain of the Forests of Doom. I am amazed that someone has actually beaten my brother, Wizard Wolf Warrior. Thus, I can not allow you to live. You must all die."
"Wolf Snow Warrior, huh?" Tasuki said. "Sounds like an easy obstacle for me to handle!"
"You don't have much time," the Snow Wolf Warrior said, cringing at Tasuki's name mix up. "Their breath-supply is already running thin. They will suffocate and die within minutes. Not to mention the ice will freeze their bodies into a painful, slow death. Defeat me and you and your friends might live."
"Easy stuff!" Tasuki cried. And with that, he let out a yell. "REKKA SHINEN!!"
The Snow Wolf Warrior leapt out of the way. Tasuki heard him shout, "OH SHO MO BO!!" and then, Tasuki was covered in snow. The Snow Wolf Warrior had just hit him with snow the way he had hit him with fire.
Tasuki growled. "REKKA SHINEN!!" But the Snow Wolf Warrior was quick.
A staff suddenly emerged in the Snow Wolf Warrior's hand, and he drove a great force of power in it towards Tasuki. Tasuki was thrown back. He landed on his back, hard. But he barely winced. He got to his feet again, and shouted, "REKKA SHINEN!!"
The Snow Wolf dodged. With his staff, he picked Tasuki high up into the air, and slammed him back into the ground. The snow cracked underneath him. Tasuki finally winced. He got to his feet. "REKKA SHINEN!!"
But the Snow Wolf Warrior was just too quick.
An idea came to Tasuki. He shouted again, "REKKA SHINEN!!" but aimed his fire towards the Snow Wolf's feet. The Snow Wolf Jumped, and Tasuki continued this for some time, while the Snow Wolf would occasionally counter act him with another blow from his staff, or more snow throwing.
"You're aiming too low, Fang Boy," The Snow Wolf laughed. "You think by scourging my feet that you'll be able to stop my quickness? A-ha ha ha ha! You think wrong!"
"No, you think wrong!" Tasuki said, grinning.
His plan had worked. The Snow Wolf didn't know what Tasuki was talking about, but as Tasuki threw some more fire at the Snow Wolf, he suddenly found that he could not dodge it. For something was holding him down. The Snow Wolf got the full effect of the blast, coughing and sputtering. He blinked, looking down.
Tasuki had been melting the snow and ice. A hand now gripped tightly on to the Snow Wolf's feet. He could not move now.
"This one's for my friends!" Tasuki shouted, and Rekka-Shinened the Snow Wolf.
"And for making Hotohori kill a little guy!"
BAM
"And for getting us involved with a wizard when Chichiri didn't have his powers!"
BAM
"But most of all, this is for all of you for taking away MY WOMAN!!"
BAAAAAAAMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!
The Snow Wolf Warrior gave a weak cough, and fell to the ground, defeated. Tasuki grabbed the hands sticking out of the snow, and pulled. It was Hotohori.
"You're alive!" he shouted. (Tasuki, that is.)
"Get us out of here," Hotohori cried, his lips trembling and purple.
Tasuki melted all the snow and ice he could. Besides Hotohori and Nakago, he had to bring the others back to life with some heat. (Not that they were dead, mind you . . . they just passed out, is all.)
Soon, the Warriors were on the move, they walked out of the clearing and right back into the Forests of Doom. The Lone Wolf Warrior was in shock.
"NO!" he shouted. "This can't be! Three obstacles passed . . . three! I didn't think these guys would be so good! I must find a way to stop them! They can not reach here safely to take back the Damsels! I must destroy them!"
He flopped back on his bed, moaning. "Oh, what am I to do? My world is collapsing! Those Warriors are stronger and smarter than I thought, and they are easily, too easily, penetrating my obstacles! My captive Damsels are becoming dirty and won't stop playing their music! And now, Katie and Phil are going together and I can't stand this no longer!"
He sat up, glaring into his crystal ball.
"Just wait," he said, frowning terribly at the figures retreating into the dark forest in the crystal ball. "You will not pass my next obstacle. I will make sure of that."
Meanwhile, Kristin was playing her oboe, anxious to hear from Hotohori. She had heard that great distant rumble like thunder, and wondered what was going on.
Hotohori my dear! Where are you?!
Kristin? I *sneeze* . . . I'm fine.
You sound cold! What happened?
Snow Wolf Warrior.
Snow Wolf Warrior?!
We got buried under snow, my love. If it weren't for Tasuki, I don't know where we'd be.
Caitlin!
"Kristin, I don't understand you," Caitlin said, as Kristin blew some notes in Caitlin's direction.
"Right," Kristin said, putting the oboe down. "Hotohori says that Tasuki just saved the day!"
Caitlin giggled and bounced. "I knew he would! I just knew he would!"
"He's defeated the Snow Wolf Warrior!"
"Snow Wolf?" Martha asked, piping up. "Isn't that your user name? On IM on stuff?"
"It doesn't matter," Kristin said quickly, and put the oboe back up to her lips.
When will you be here?
Soon, my darling soon.
How soon?
As soon as - RIIIIIIIIIIICOOOOOLAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Kristin blinked.
Uh, what was that Hotohori? I think I just heard you scream ---
RIIIIIICOO - BlAHSIHIGHIHS AUGHIHNMI!!
Ho. . . Hotohori?
Sorry, Kristin. That was Nakago and Tasuki interrupting my sound waves. Again.
That's alright.
And the conversation ended as the Lone Wolf Warrior came into the cave. He gave an evil smirk at Kristin and said, "I bet you think because they passed yet another test that your Warriors are going to be rather successful in saving you, don't you?"
"My Hotohori will save me," Kristin said, sitting up straight. "Just you wait." She narrowed her eyes on the Lone Wolf Warrior.
"Yeah," Caitlin said, "and my Tasuki will defeat you just the way he defeated the Snow Wolf Warrior!"
"And you know you're no match for Miboshi and his demons!" Makiko cried, joining in. The Lone Wolf Warrior laughed.
"Ha, ha . . . you don't know, do you? Your Miboshi's missing a limb," he laughed. "Not to mention that dradle that summons demons. He's going to die trying."
Makiko growled. "You leave my Mibibi alone!"
The Lone Wolf Warrior laughed and left the caves.
"Is it true?" Makiko finally said, quietly into the open air of the caves.
"Afraid so," Kristin said, a bit sadly. "Hotohori told me . . . he's lost an arm."
"My poor baby!" Makiko cried, and turned around to cry.
The chapter ended on a sad note.
Miss Uots wants to intervene and say: So why DOES Tasuki mix up the name of "Something Wolf Warrior" to "Wolf Something Warrior"? I don't know. He just does. Did it in the first book, so he's gonna keep doing it in this one.
Tune in next time folks!