The Legend Will Never Die: Part Eleven "Rock the Earth Shaker"

By: Anita

Rock the Earth Shaker

Rock tried hard to calm his anger. He had always promised to be a good father, but he had failed.

Bangoo was Rock's adopted son, and even though Rock went on many journeys to toughen up his fighting skills, he always made sure he was there for his son.

But they had taken him.

Bangoo's parents had been killed in tribal warfare when Bangoo was young, just as Rock's parents had died when he was young, and Rock knew what it felt like to be alone. He vowed to not let that happen to Bangoo, and had taken him as his own child.

The lizardmen created by the evil Kunpaetku had kidnapped Bangoo. They had heard of Rock's incredible power when he used his battle axe, the Apocalypse, and Kunpaetku had ordered them to lure Rock in. Kunpaetku would use his wicked methods to transform Rock into a beast, just like the lizardmen.

'I will die before I let that happen. Bangoo will be safe before anyone can even lay a hand on me.' Rock thought with determination.

Rock knew exactly where to find the impudent lizard henchmen. Their hideout was the Kunpaetku Shrine. The shrine was filled with dragon statues with poisonous gas flowing from their mouths. The shrine was a greenish-blue hue due to this gas, and it was very dangerous to normal people, but Rock was tougher than a normal human, and could withstand anything these lizardmen threw his way.

Rock jumped onto the triangular platform in the middle of the Kunpaetku Shrine.

"Come out, lizards! Do any of you dare to fight me? I will take Bangoo back, along with your heads!" Rock shouted, his voice causing the whole platform to rumble.

Slowly, lizardmen crawled out and inspected Rock. They growled to one another, telling each other of Rock's arrival.

"What? Are you all afraid? Bring Bangoo here!" Rock snarled at the lizards.

The lizards continued growling to themselves, ignoring Rock's threats.

Soon, a fierce looking lizard approached Rock. He was holding Bangoo tightly in his arms, his scaly hand over Bangoo's mouth.

"Let go of him!" Rock yelled as he pulled out his axe, ready to attack the lizard. The other lizardmen began to close in on Rock, but the main lizardman ordered them to stop.

'He must be their leader...' Rock thought.

Lizardman tossed the boy to the lizards nearby and took out a shield and short sword. He was going to fight.

Rock looked at Lizardman angrily. "You refuse to give me Bangoo back? Your impertinence will cause you much pain once I have destroyed your will to fight."

Lizardman growled fiercely at Rock and lashed out with his sword. Rock blocked with his battle-axe, and struck back, only to be blocked as well. Rock started spinning his huge axe around, faster and faster, catching Lizardman onto its blade, and flung Lizardman high into the air.

Lizardman slowly rose up from the ground and gave Rock a powerful kick. Rock charged at Lizardman and drove him towards the edge of the platform.

Rock grinned as Lizardman nervously looked towards the pool he was so close to falling into.

Suddenly, Lizardman looked at Rock and smiled. Using his incredible strength, Lizardman picked Rock up and hurled him to the ground. Now Rock was the one who was close to falling into the poisonous pool.

Lizardman used strike after strike, hoping to knock Rock into the dangerous liquid, but Rock held his ground, blocking the attacks.

'I have to do something.' Rock thought as he blocked the assaults made by Lizardman.

"Father!" Bangoo shouted.

Rock glanced at Bangoo, but was knocked down as he was not attentive to the battle. Lizardman grinned wildly at Rock, seeing that his prey was down.

"No..." Bangoo whispered.

Rock could hear the pain and fear in Bangoo's voice. He knew he must not lose.

Rock grabbed Lizardman's legs and picked him up into the air. He flung him around and around and threw him into the greenish-blue liquid.

"You will never take Bangoo from me!" Rock shouted.

Once the lizardmen saw their leader's defeat, they rushed in to attack Rock, but he was ready, lunging his axe at them, and making sure that Bangoo was not harmed.

"You lizards are weak. If I have defeated your leader, what chance do you have?" Rock bellowed, as he slashed lizards left and right.

Rock looked around at the many unconscious bodies of lizards. He had won the battle, and Bangoo was safe again.

Rock picked up Bangoo happily and preceded to leave the shrine.

In the midst of the poisonous water, the angry eyes of Lizardman watched Rock leave.

Rock picked Bangoo up onto his shoulders.

"I am so glad you are safe, Bangoo. I will never leave you alone again. My journeys are over, my skills have been perfected, now I can be the father you have always wanted."

"Father, when I am older and stronger, I wish to go on a journey, like you. I will be the toughest fighter, just as you are!" Bangoo replied, beaming.

Rock and Bangoo put the terrors of the eerie Kunpaetku Shrine out of their minds and set their new course home. Their new goal was to live the life they had always dreamed of, with love and family, always together.

THE END?