Well, another chapter. Yay! For those of you wondering about the review thing, don't worry. Even if I had no reviews, I would still continue this fic. Well, um, read and enjoy.
A Powerful Youkai and Two Pissed Alien Women= Trouble
The large oni roared as it swung its gargantuan fist to meet its targets. The entire group quickly scattered in opposite directions as the fist made impact on the ground. The impact caused much dust and dirt to fly up, creating a cloud to cover a large area. Although the cloud only lasted a few seconds, it was plenty of time for the five individuals to get away and hide. As the dust cleared, it was easy to see the predictable results.
Sesshoumaru scanned the area, looking for his prey, but the dust was covering their scents and they were using the forest for their hiding. Sesshoumaru looked impassively at the hole in the ground, expecting something to attack, and then looked around in the trees. He slowly stood up, and then extended his energy whip. He gave the servant three bloody lashes in the face, causing it to screech out in pain and fear. "Find them or you will suffer more than mere scratches." The monster gave a grunt in acknowledgement and continued to search for its prey, bloody scars and all.
Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko, accompanied by Sasami and Ryo-Ohki, were hiding behind a few trees and large boulders. They were currently assessing their situation, and coming up with a few battle strategies.
"Damn, I didn't think the guy would attack again so soon. Did you Tenchi?" Ryoko turned to the boy in question, basically expecting a response. Tenchi sighed at the question, thinking the same thing. "Yeah, I though at least he would wait a few days or something. At least then we might have been more prepared to face him." Another loud roar was heard, followed by a smashing noise. They all stole quick glances in the direction of the noise, and quickly went back to their conversation.
Ayeka took charge of the conversation. "We should concentrate on getting Sasami to safety, and then we must find a way to drive that man back." Ryoko looked towards the large oni, and then she turned to Ryo-Ohki. "Alright, Ryo-Ohki, you take Sasami and Tenchi up to the shrine, and make sure they stay there. Ayeka and I will stay behind and fight that weird monster." Tenchi stepped in to object to the plan. "Wait a minute, I can't let you two fight that guy alone! I can use the sword and help in the fight. Besides I-!" Ayeka cut him off with word of her own. "No Lord Tenchi, Miss Ryoko is right. This strange man is after your life, and you fighting would only complicate matters, as he would concentrate on only you. You should go and make sure Sasami stays safe." Tenchi was about to object more, until Ayeka called out to her guardians. "Azaka! Kamidake!" Appearing in front of the group were two floating logs. On each of the logs was a symbol representing each of their names.
"How can we be of service, Princess?" The blue mark log, Azaka, was the first to respond. The log with red mark, Kamidake, was as silent as a, er, log. Ayeka then began to give orders. "I want you two to take Lord Tenchi and Sasami up to the shrine, and inform my brother, Yosho, of the current situation. Both hesitated (can faceless logs look hesitated?), and then glanced towards the large oni tearing up the countryside. Kamidake spoke up. "But Princess Ayeka, it is our designated duty to protect you from all dangers threatened to you and the royal family, and it is against-!" Ayeka gave Kamidake a sharp glare. "Yes, I know that, but it is also your duty to follow orders of Jurian royalty. ESPECIALLY my orders. Do you understand, Kamidake?" The log sighed in defeat, and then floated towards Tenchi, Sasami, and Ryo-Ohki. "Yes'mam" Tenchi was still against the idea, and was still trying to get past the guardians. "Ryoko! Ayeka! Let me stay, I can't let you guys fight alone! Grr, Azaka! Let me go!" Tenchi was slowly dragged away, along with Sasami and Ryo-Ohki in tow, by the two. Ryo-Ohki gave an encouraging meow to the two women as she walked away with the group.
After the group was gone, they then turned their attention towards the behemoth and began a battle strategy. "Well Miss Ryoko, what will we do?" Ryoko formed a few sweat drops and then went into full thinking mode. "Hmm, um, how about, no that wouldn't work, uh, er." Ayeka stared at her partner, and then gave a loud sigh. Ryoko then clapped her fist into her hand. "Oh! Hey, how about I summon a monster of my own!" Ayeka then face faulted. "Do you remember the last time you did that?! You didn't have control then and you certainly won't have it now!" Ryoko looked at Ayeka, then she did a light chuckle. "Well of course I remember. But that still doesn't mean it won't work in our favor." Ayeka, much to Ryoko's delight, was stupefied at Ryoko's reply. Ryoko merely continued with a confident smile on her face. "Think about it, if I summon it, it will see that large monster as its main threat. It will fight it for territorial dominance, and keep the thing busy." Ryoko began a confident laugh, until Ayeka brought up a valid comment.
"And what if your monster wins, what will we do then?" Ryoko stopped her laughing, and then she gave another simple reply. "Then we'll just trick it into going after that guy." Ayeka then gave another sigh. "And what if it comes after us?" Ryoko continued her confident laughing.
"Alright, Ayeka, you go and distract the guy while I summon my own servant." Ayeka went bug-eyed at that order. "W-What?! How?!" Ryoko shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know! Why don't you talk to him? He's your type anyway, cold and frigid personality!"
Ayeka was about to give a retort to that until a large crash was heard. "Well? C'mon Princess! Get movin'!" Ayeka merely gave Ryoko a glare and began to transform into her Jurian battle costume. "Alright. Here I go." Ayeka then proceeded from their hiding spot.
Sesshoumaru was starting to get annoyed at their tactics. He pretty much thought that they would fight him as soon as he attacked, yet there was no resistance. "Why would Tokimi fear this bunch so much? They're rather cowardly in my opinion." Sesshoumaru was interrupted from his thoughts as he saw someone begin to approach him. It was one of the women that supposedly accompanied the boy. She had on a peculiar garb, one that showed that it is used in battle. It was of an elaborate design, showing that she was of regal bearing but also of that of practicality. Her skin was darker than her image shown to him, not only that but also she had two black stripes on each cheek on her face. He could hear her clear her throat.
" I am the First Princess Ayeka of the Royal House of Jurai. State your name and the purpose of your intrusion." Ayeka wore a face of determination and resistance towards the youkai lord. Sesshoumaru gave her a cocky, yet passive, face towards her.
"Hmph. It is brave of you to demand my title, and so I will grant it to you. I am Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands, and my purpose is that of extermination of the boy known as Tenchi Masaki. You and your companions have one chance of leaving my presence and allowing me to complete my task. If you do not yield, then I will kill you as well." Sesshoumaru flexed his claws to reinforce his threat towards the princess.
Ayeka, a bit flustered by the audacity of the man, continued to stand her ground. "What you are doing is attacking a member of the Royal Family, and next in line to succession, and that I will not allow!" Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at her command, and then smirked at her bravado.
"Very well. You have chosen your fate. Smash her." The oni began to raise its arm, readying to deliver the final blow to Ayeka. At the same time, Ayeka began to slowly summon her Jurian powers. Just as the oni was about to deliver its crushing blow, large, bluish flame-like arms grappled with the creature. The oni fell back, much to the surprise of it and its master.
Sesshoumaru, who was still on his creature's shoulder, looked over at a large, strange looking monster. It was as large as his, and had a ghostly appearance. It was covered in bluish-white flames, with a large gaping mouth with several rows of teeth. It had several red eyes, all of them looking directly at the oni. The monster gave a loud roar and challenged the oni, as the oni itself called back. Both readied themselves to charge one another. As they collided, both creatures hooked arms and began to grapple. Sesshoumaru scanned the area and saw the woman he fought earlier with the one called Ayeka.
"It's about time you got here Ryoko! You know, you didn't have to cut it so close! I thought I would have to fight that thing on my own, with you slacking off and all!" Ryoko merely gave Ayeka's complaining a sour look, and then sighed in disbelief. "You know Princess, at least you could thank me, or something, instead just whining! It took me so long because I had to summon enough spirits to make the monster the same size, not to mention the fact I had to lure it to go in the direction I wanted it to!" Both exchanged glares until Ayeka saw something approaching their way at high speed.
Ayeka's eyes widened at the oncoming projectile, and then pointed towards it. "Ryoko! Move it! He's coming!" Ryoko turned around to see Sesshoumaru flying towards them from atop his perch. His hand was glowing green as he came down towards them. Ayeka jumped out of the way with aid of her Jurian power while Ryoko teleported away. As they moved out of the way, a large explosion followed by a green mist came upon the area, causing any plants to wither that were near the hole.
Sesshoumaru stood in a crouched position in the middle of the crater, looking on impassively at nothing. Ayeka stood a few feet away from the hole, covering her mouth and nose from the toxic poison. Ryoko reappeared next to her, now sporting her red and black battle outfit. She stared fiercely at the man in the crater, ready to finish the fight they both started earlier that day. Sesshoumaru lightly leapt out of the crater, standing on the opposite side of the girls. He gave them a cocky smirk, mentally accepting Ryoko's challenge.
Ayeka took a step forward, and then looked over to her partner. She gave a cocky smile of her own. "Well, Miss Ryoko, shall we?" Ryoko smiled back, but still kept an eye on Sesshoumaru. "Yes, let's." Both took off towards Sesshoumaru, as the man in question began to flex his claws and crack his knuckles. "Fools." With that comment, the fight started.
Ryoko appeared first, sword drawn, and swung her blade. Sesshoumaru responded to this by releasing his energy whip, swinging it to meet her blade. As the weapons clashed, a blue energy blast shot towards him. He jumped in the nick of time, barely dodging the explosion. What he encountered next was unexpected, for as the explosion almost claimed him, he was sock strait in the jaw. Sesshoumaru then flew towards the local dirt, crashing into it and causing a large trench. Although Ryoko knew that it was far from over, she was still a little satisfied with her blow. Ryoko then redrew her energy blade and dashed towards her target.
Sesshoumaru regained his bearings and then jumped out of his little trench, all the while barely dodging the blow Ryoko gave to the dirt. Sesshoumaru then began to quickly scan the area for the blast, all the while noticing that the battle between his oni and the other monster was escalating. The beasts pummeled each other, using their claws and fists in an attempt to gain supremacy. Sesshoumaru turned back to his own battle and saw Ayeka come dashing towards him. Her fist had a faint blue glow as she made contact with Sesshoumaru's chest. The youkai lord was sent flying towards the lake's shore.
Sesshoumaru was now pissed, but had no time to get angry as literally hundreds of little logs appeared around him. Instincts told Sesshoumaru that he should get out of the way, but too bad that his instincts were a little slow. The logs began to let off binding blue lightning, causing him pain and keeping him in place. Although Sesshoumaru did not scream or yell out in pain, one could note that he had an unpleasant look on his face.
Although Sesshoumaru was in pain, he was still able to calculate his next move. He then reached for one of his swords at his side, and drew it. The silver blade shined in the moonlight, and one could see an aura pulsate from it as the lightning dared not to touch it. He then swung the blade, all the while yelling an attack of some sort. A huge wave of energy erupted from it, and then it destroyed the logs that bound him. As the smoke cleared, Sesshoumaru stood in the clearing sizing up his opponents. "Hmph. Who ever thought I would have to use the Toukijin on humans? Then again, these two are obviously not normal humans."
Ayeka and Ryoko both stood there sort of shocked by Sesshoumaru's move. Despite the fact that Ayeka's logs should have kept the youkai bound, he was still able to break free with a mere sword. Ryoko was shocked. Ayeka was dumbfounded. Yet, this still would not deter them from defeating this man.
Ryoko took the initiative and fired an energy shot towards Sesshoumaru, he saw this and blocked with the Toukijin. As the orange ball dissipated, a crackle of black lightning emanated from the sword. As the lightning dispersed, several more of the logs surrounded Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru, already familiar with what those can do, wisely leapt strait into the air. As he cleared the log's vicinity, Ryoko appeared before him and brought her energy blade down. Sesshoumaru parried with the Toukijin, and the two blades cackled with power.
As the two stood in midair for what seemed like minutes, they both instantly parted due from the force of the two blades' immense power. Ryoko readied another energy shot and sent it towards Sesshoumaru's path. Sesshoumaru leapt out of the way of the blast, it coming close to hitting him. Just as the youkai lord landed, Ayeka came dashing up with her fist, encoded with the Jurian power, towards Sesshoumaru's face. Sesshoumaru barely moved out of the way in time, and his reward for his slow reaction was a bloody gash on his right cheek. He then shot forth his furry tail and grabbed Ayeka, quickly coiling her up in a tight bind.
"You should have surrendered, fool." He then flung Ayeka towards the speeding Ryoko, thus causing a mid-air collision. After both girls recovered from their little crash, they then saw a very annoyed Sesshoumaru standing thirty feet away from them. He then thrust forth the Toukijin and held it in a strange stance. Instead of wearing his usual faceless mask, he wore one that bore annoyance. Extreme annoyance.
"You two have pestered me enough. For your foolishness, I will now end your lives." Sesshoumaru began to pull a 360 degree turn, all the while the Toukijin began to glow a grayish aura. "Kaze no Kizu (Wound of the Wind)!" With that said, a large crescent shaped blast shot towards the space pirate and Jurian princess.
Ryoko and Ayeka stared at the blast coming towards them, both knowing that if they didn't move right away then they would both become part of the landscape. Ryoko quickly grabbed Ayeka and then teleported out of the blast's range. The said blast created a very large trench, with the ground still wearing the appearance of magma as the intense heat still remained.
Ryoko and Ayeka both teleported a safe distance away from the slash and landed near the lake's shore. Ryoko whistled at the mere destructive force the sword wielded while Ayeka stood astonished. "Well, now we know how he got out of your log trap, Ayeka." Ayeka merely nodded at Ryoko's statement and then turned towards Sesshoumaru who was slowly walking towards him. The blade he held at his side glistened with moonlight, as did the lake. Yet, there was something else glistening on the lake's surface.
Ayeka noticed this and then looked skywards, she then tapped Ryoko on the shoulder. Ryoko quickly averted her gaze towards Ayeka, wondering what she could want while they were in the middle of a life or death battle. She saw the princess point upwards, wearing one of her many faces of panic. Ryoko in turn looked up, and saw exactly what her comrade was afraid. Sesshoumaru, wondering what the hell he was missing out on, looked in the same direction the two girls were looking at. What he saw was one of the strangest sights he had ever seen. Up in the canvas of stars, he saw one star heading at an extreme velocity towards their very vicinity. Ryoko and Ayeka both knew what this was, and did not know whether to be happy, or rather to run for their very lives.
Earlier…Mihoshi Kiramitsu was reading an exciting novel she had recently purchased, it was a romance between a young woman detective and the local farmboy solving tons of exciting and mysterious cases. She was just about to get to the good part of her novel until she was interrupted by a high nasal voice. "Mihoshi?"
The young blonde GXP officer looked up and stared blankly at one of the strangest sites a normal person has ever seen. A machine on an extended robot arm floated in front of her, it had two camera like eyes, and the eyes even portrayed some emotions. The little robot was in the shape of what appeared to be a bowl and a dinner plate welded together. The said robot was currently holding an expression of pure worry.
"Yes, Yukinojo?" Mihoshi replied with an enthusiastic smile. Yukinojo gave a nervous sigh as he quickly glanced back and forth between Mihoshi and the warning monitor. "Um, Mihoshi, don't you think you should begin landing preparations?" Mihoshi gave an annoyed sigh as she returned to her book. "Don't worry about, the beacon from the planet will signify the autopilot, and then the computer will land it." Yukinojo's head face-faulted followed with a sweat drop. "Mihoshi! We go through this every time we come back! Earth does NOT have a beacon!" Mihoshi looked back, and then put her finger on her chin. "Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Yukinojo's camera eyes began to cry waterfalls of tears as the ship plummeted towards the Earth.
Currently…All three individuals on the shore stared in wide terror as Mihoshi's spaceship plummeted into lake on its scheduled crash. Following the crash came a small tsunami, engulfing the shoreline.
To be concluded…
Whoa, this chapter was shorter than the last two were. Well, you know the drill! Read and review! *update* Not actually a update, but more of a chapter correction. You see, I reread the chapter and noticed that there were a lot of errors in it. So I just corrected it and replaced it. Nothing major really.