The Legend Will Never Die: Part One "Taki the Demon Huntress"

By: Anita

Taki the Demon Huntress

One woman had just begun her quest for the sword, Soul Edge. She had heard many legends about it, and wanted it's power. Her name was Taki. She had always been a demon huntress, but now that all the demons had been destroyed, she was free to do as she wished.

Many people wanted the sword, some even fought for it. Taki, to be sure she was safe, kept her beloved Rekki-Maru with her. Though she was only 25 years old, she had formidable fighting skills, and could even make her own weapons.

It had been 2 months since Taki had left home. She hadn't seen or heard anything about the sword. Suddenly a girl, about 16 or 17, ran up to Taki.

"Please help me!" the girl said. "My name is Xianghua, I was on a search for the soul sword, Soul Edge, when I found it! It was on a pedestal. I reached for it, but before I got it, two figures appeared."

"Who? Where?" Taki asked.

"Come with me!" Xianghua ordered.

Soon they found the empty pedestal, the others were not far away.

"You leave, I'll take care of this." Taki said, feeling brave.

After Xianghua left, Taki followed the voices she heard into a nearby forest.

'Could it really be Soul Edge?' Taki thought.

She soon reached a long flight of stairs. Taki guessed there were about 5000 steps!

She knew she could climb the stairs, but it would take a lot of work.

After climbing all the stairs, Taki found herself on a very high platform.

'Is this the Shrine of Eurydice?' Taki thought.

The Shrine of Eurydice was a place high above the clouds. Only the bravest could reach it. The Shrine of Eurydice had a platform near it. It wasn't as high as the shrine, but it was still rather high. It was rumoured that the Greek warrior, Sophitia, owned the platform.

'So I must go to the platform, Sophitia must have Soul Edge.'

When Taki reached Sophitia's battle platform she saw the two people Xianghua had mentioned.

One was a woman about 21 years old. She seemed to be wearing Greek armor.

'Sophitia!' Taki thought in amazement.

The other being seemed to be a demon. He looked like he was in his late 40's. He had an old sailor's suit on.

As Taki watched, unnoticed, she saw that the two were in battle.

'Well, now that I'm here, I should join the battle too. That's the only way to finally get Soul Edge, but who should I fight with? They both look equally determined. Which one owns Soul Edge?' Taki pondered.

Soon the battle came to an end. Sophitia was knocked out.

Before Taki realized what she was doing, she sprang into battle.

"So you too are after Soul Edge?" the sailor asked.

"Who are you, demon, where is Soul Edge?" Taki ordered.

"I am the great pirate, Cervantes of the seven seas. The Soul Edge is mine!" Cervantes replied, picking up Soul Edge from his scabbard.

"What did you want with Sophitia?" Taki asked angrily.

Suddenly, Cervantes and Soul Edge started to glow.

"YOU ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS, NINJA WOMAN!" Cervantes said, in a different voice.

'Could the Soul Edge be talking to me?' Taki thought in sheer bewilderment.

"YES, IT IS SOUL EDGE! I TAKE PEOPLE'S SOULS. THIS MAN HERE HAS EXCEPTIONAL STRENGTH. I TOOK OVER HIS SOUL COMPLETELY, SO NOW HE DOES MY BIDDING." Soul Edge explained.

'So he is a demon!' Taki realized.

"Well, demons are my specialty!" Taki replied after Cervantes was back to normal.

The two warriors fought for a long time. They were equal in strength and speed.

'Hmm...I have to win! I know! Soul Edge is the weakness!'

Taki kicked Soul Edge really hard. It flew out of Cervantes' hand.

"AHH!" Cervantes screamed when the sword hit the ground. It was cracked.

"Just as I suspected!" Taki laughed. "Whatever happens to Soul Edge happens to you! If Soul Edge is cracked, you feel its pain because your souls are linked."

Cervantes fell to the floor, unconscious.

Taki grabbed Sophitia and was just about to leave, when a thought struck her.

'I wanted Soul Edge, so why not take the broken piece? Maybe I can tame the evil within it.'

So Taki took the piece, and left.

When she returned home, Taki made the piece of Soul Edge into a new sword, Mekki-Maru.

"Demon defeated, the deed is done!" Taki said with a smile.

But somehow, she knew this wasn't the truth.

THE END?