The Legend Will Never Die: Part Three "Xianghua the Young One"
By: Anita
Xianghua the Young One
The youngest girl in Emperor Ming's group of royal guards was only 16 years of age. Her name was Xianghua. She was an orphan. She knew how to fight because her mother had taught her before she died.
Xianghua owned one of the three mystical weapons. Her's was the sword, Krita-Yuga. The Krita-Yuga was a very valuable weapon as well. Many people wanted it as much as Soul Edge, but Xianghua was strong enough to hold her own.
Xianghua also wanted Soul Edge. She wanted to destroy it, because her mother had claimed it was an evil sword, and it was Xianghua's destiny to destroy it.
Xianghua had seen Soul Edge before. She had seen it in the hands of a sailor who was fighting a Greek warrior. She had sensed great evil, and knew that her time to face it would come soon.
Xianghua had been searching for Soul Edge for months. Since she first caught a glance of it, she had heard of rumours of a ninja defeating Cervantes, and taking a piece of the sword, but the whereabouts of the true Soul Edge was unknown.
Xianghua soon found another town and hoped she would finally find some answers.
'I wonder if anyone has seen or heard anything about Soul Edge in this town' Xianghua thought.
Before she could ask anyone anything she saw a huge crowd forming.
"Who will challenge me? I am unbeatable! Why does nobody challenge me, are you all afraid?" a voice boasted.
Xianghua ran up to see the commotion's cause. The challenger was a man in his late 20's.
"I accept your challenge!" Xianghua announced, excited to test her skills.
"All right then. We will both fight in this area," the man said, pointing at the ground, which had a large white circle surrounding them.
"Whichever one of us steps out of the ring first, will be the loser."
"Alright." Xianghua replied. "By the way, before we start, I was wondering, what is your name?"
"I am Hwang Seung Kyung. Who are you young one?"
"I am Xianghua."
The battle had lasted much longer than anyone had expected. Both fighters were equally strong.
"You fight well, young one. Your attacks are similar to mine, but quicker." Hwang complimented while circling around Xianghua.
"Thank you, but my speed is no match for your fighting experience." Xianghua replied modestly, while keeping her guard up.
As the battle continued Xianghua began to tire.
'I have to finish this fight quickly, or I'll get tired out.'
So Xianghua prepared to use a special attack, which takes a while to power up, and is very risky as she would be open to attacks, but it would easily knock him out of the ring if successful. This great attack was called Raging Muu Jiann.
First, Xianghua kicked Hwang down. This gave her some time to power her attack. She held back her Krita-Yuga and focused hard.
"What's that girl doing now? I'd better be careful!" Hwang said to himself in amazement.
Xianghua's sword was glowing a bright red. It was an incredible sight. As it did so, Hwang stood, watching in perplexion. Xianghua focused her energy into her sword.
"Oh no! That girl is up to something! I should knock her out of the ring while she's charging her attack." Hwang decided and got up.
'Hwang is getting ready to attack me. Come on, Krita-Yuga, hurry and charge up now!'
Hwang came closer and raised his sword.
"Yaah!" Xianghua yelled and hit Hwang out of the ring before he could attack her. She had knocked him out of the ring, and she had won!
After defeating Hwang, Xianghua left the town. She wandered around a marsh when she saw another pedestal with Soul Edge on it! This pedestal was rusted from the marsh water.
Before Xianghua could realize what she was seeing, Soul Edge started glowing.
Suddenly, a fiery-flamed being appeared in front of Xianghua.
"I AM INFERNO, THE INCARNATION OF SOUL EDGE. LEAVE NOW, OR PERISH!" the being stated.
Xianghua refused to leave and was now prepared to fight Inferno.
"I have come this far to find Soul Edge. My destiny will be answered, and I will defeat you!" Xianghua proclaimed
'I beat Hwang, so I should be able to defeat Inferno.' Xianghua reassured herself, nervously.
Suddenly a portal opened in front of Xianghua and Inferno. Inferno beckoned for Xianghua to come in.
When Xianghua stepped through the portal she was amazed.
'Stars, a floating platform! I'm in Chaos!' Xianghua realized.
"Come on Inferno, let us fight!" Xianghua ordered bravely.
Inferno brandished Soul Edge as Xianghua did with Krita-Yuga.
"AH! THE RARE KRITA-YUGA! I HAVE SEEN HOW WELL YOU WIELD IT." Inferno complimented.
"It will be your doom!" Xianghua boasted.
"BOLD WORDS FROM SUCH A YOUNG WARRIOR. IF YOU ARE SO SURE OF YOUR VICTORY, LET US MAKE A BET. IF I WIN, I RECIEVE TOTAL CONTROL OF YOU AND YOUR KRITA-YUGA, IF YOU WIN, YOU GET SOUL EDGE, AND YOU MAY DO AS YOU WISH WITH ME!" Inferno proposed.
"Very well." Xianghua accepted, charging towards Inferno.
Inferno easily sidestepped her. Xianghua quickly turned around, but Inferno was already charging her with Soul Edge. Xianghua just barely blocked it. Before Xianghua could fully recover from the last attack, Inferno charged again. It kept doing this and made Xianghua immensely tired. Finally, Xianghua could not defend herself and was too tired to block an attack. This knocked Xianghua down.
"HAH! FOOL, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE CHALLENGED ME!" Inferno laughed.
'I can not give up!' Xianghua urged, and slowly got up.
"AH! THIS ONE'S STRONG-WILLED!" Inferno commented.
'I only have one chance,' Xianghua thought. 'I have to use the special attack I used on Hwang, the Raging Muu Jiann, that is the only way I can win.'
So Xianghua started to power up. Unfortunately, Inferno was too smart for her, and knew what she was doing.
"YOU CAN'T DEFEAT ME WITH YOUR FOOLISH TRICKS!" Inferno laughed.
"Oh no!" Xianghua screamed, realizing her plan of victory was about to fail.
"NOW, IT IS THE END." Inferno shouted and slammed down on the powering up Xianghua.
'No, this can not be the end! Mother, forgive me, I have failed!' Xianghua cried, struggling to get up.
"IT IS NO USE. THE BATTLE IS OVER, YOUR SOUL IS NOW MINE!" Inferno proclaimed.
Soon Xianghua body started to flicker. She was then transported into Soul Edge.
"I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE!" Inferno laughed. "NOW THE REMARKABLE KRITA-YUGA IS IN MY POSSESION!"
So Xianghua's soul was now Inferno's, lost in Soul Edge. She could watch everything through Soul Edge's one eye. She could see the whole world.
She could also see a man in torment, bearing azure armor.
'I must warn others who challenge Inferno. Nobody's soul must be taken as mine was.' Xianghua secretly vowed.
THE END?