The Legend Will Never Die: Part Five "Cervantes the Undead"
By: Anita
Cervantes the Undead
Cervantes looked upon the sea. The sea was his first love. If he could not rule the sea, no one could.
His second love was Adrian. Adrian was his ship. It had been faithful to him when he was a pirate, but now that he was dead, his ship had turned into a ghostship as well.
Lastly, Cervantes loved owning power. He craved it day and night. And when he got it, he needed more.
Soul Edge had incredible power. Cervantes had loved every second he used it. It had helped him vanquish all his enemies, but now he had lost it.
Part of Soul Edge had gone to Taki, the strong-willed ninja, and Cervantes wanted his revenge.
Cervantes had learned that Taki was at a place called Hoko Temple.
The Hoko Temple was known for its cursed Buddha statue made by Toyotomi, a Japanese ruler.
'I must get revenge on Taki, and get the last piece of Soul Edge back.' Cervantes thought.
At midnight, Cervantes snuck into the Hoko Temple. Since he was dead, Cervantes could turn visible and invisible whenever he pleased, but this power drained him of his energy quickly, so he used it sparingly. He used this power to get by the guards.
As soon as Cervantes got inside the temple, he saw a large platform near the Buddha statue, and walked onto it.
"I knew you would come." a voice stated.
Cervantes turned around finding Taki standing behind him.
"This platform is the perfect place to fight." Taki said mockingly, "That is why you came here, correct? You want the piece of Soul Edge back. It's a pity that you still believe you can defeat me."
"You'll find it hard to mock me after I'm done with you!" Cervantes roared.
"We'll see about that." Taki retorted.
Cervantes pulled out Acheron and Nirvana. They were his new weapons now that he had lost Soul Edge.
Acheron was his long sword, and Nirvana was his pistol sword. Nirvana's hilt was made from a pistol. Both swords were the weapons Cervantes had used before finding Soul Edge.
"I guess you think I'll be as easy to beat as last time. Well, now that I am dead-" Cervantes started.
"What? How can you be dead? I thought you pretended so no one could find you." Taki aimlessly pondered.
"Ha ha ha! Well, Siegfried the young warrior had almost killed me, but since I had been under Soul Edge's power, I turned into a demon." Cervantes proclaimed.
"But, that's impossible!" Taki said in disbelief.
"Enough talking, foolish ninja, you will now taste my pain!" Cervantes growled and the battle began.
Cervantes had Taki pinned on the ground with Nirvana held at her neck.
"This battle ends now!" Cervantes cackled.
Taki nimbly pulled out her blade and stabbed Cervantes' leg. Cervantes leaped away in pain.
"That weapon is not the same one you used against me before!" Cervantes observed.
"Yes, it is not the Rekki-Maru. Remember how I took that piece of Soul Edge from you? Here it is. this is my new weapon, Mekki-Maru." Taki laughed, "Once you tame most of its evil spirit, it is quite powerful."
"Impossible! No one has ever tamed the evil spirit of Soul Edge." Cervantes said, aghast.
"Perhaps, but I only hold a part of the evil Soul Edge, which is much easier to tame." Taki confided.
"Beware demon huntress, Soul Edge is pure evil. You may think you have tamed it's evil soul, but you truly are no stronger than I was when I had it!" Cervantes shouted.
He leaped high in the air and prepared to slash Taki to bits with his swords.
Taki held up Mekki-Maru in front of herself, as a shield. Suddenly, it started to glow.
"Augh!" Cervantes cried in astonishment.
Right as his swords were about to clash with her Mekki-Maru, it's power pushed him away.
"Impossible! There is no way you could have used its power!" Cervantes yelled.
'I must finish her off once and for all. Her power may grow stronger than mine.'
Cervantes turned himself invisible and started to charge at Taki.
"Ha ha ha! You will never defeat me now!" Cervantes laughed.
"Hiding behind the power of being invisible will not save you, demon!" Taki scoffed.
Mekki-Maru began emitting a pillar of light.
"I can see you, Cervantes. The power of Mekki-Maru is all I need."
'This is impossible, the power that I had seeked all my life this woman has gained so quickly! She is much too strong for me now. I must leave and come back when I am stronger and then I will take my revenge!'
"I'll let you leave, you coward." Taki said, as if she had read his mind.
Ashamed and angered, Cervantes left the temple.
'I will return! I will fight every warrior in the world and retrieve Soul Edge. No one will stand in my way! I will once again be the ruler of the seven seas, and the most powerful warrior in the world!'
THE END?