-Same Day, September 24th, 1999-
"Yes, we accept," Serena said.
"Not without us, you don't." The 11 warriors turned to see the rest of the Mystical Warriors. Alex, who was standing in front, was the person who had just spoken.
"Oh, so are you going to fight me too?" Talpa asked. Alex only smiled before taking her daggers, preparing for her attack, and charging Talpa, who had just landed his feet on the ground. Alex got about 15 feet away before yelling out her attack. "EARTH QUAKE…" She was rudely interrupted when Talpa held out his hand, creating an energy wall, that Alex didn't notice until it was too late.
She ran right into it and the wall blasted her, sending her back about 20 feet. She flew through the air before she landed on the ground. Michelle, who had been watching the entire time, was enraged that her soulmate had been hit by the blast. Her face contorting into a mask of anger and determination, she stepped forward and prepared her attack. "ROARING HURRICANE BLAST!" she cried out as she sent a stream of water and power towards Talpa.
He deftly dodged Michelle's attack by transporting himself a few feet out of the line of fire before holding his hand out again, sending an energy beam straight for Michelle. Just powering down, Michelle had no time to get out of the way. She was hit by the energy beam and was sent crashing into a nearby tree, effectively being knocked out.
Ryo was pissed off. He was mad in general. And all his anger was focused on Talpa for a couple of different reasons. One was for being responsible for Mia's torturing when she was in the Negaverse, another was for hurting Alex and Michelle, and the other was for not staying dead. Turning around to face the other Ronin Warriors, he said, "Alright you guys, let's do this." The other guys knew what he was talking about. They all looked at Ryo and nodded. Ryo turned back around and said, "Talpa, you're going to pay for everything that you've done." Talpa only laughed and said, "Ryo of Wildfire, you don't know what you're going up against. I have so much more power than I did before. Working for Queen Metallia has paid off."
"Well, not for long it's not," Ryo said before calling out, "FLARE UP NOW!" sending a stream of fire towards his enemy of the past and present. The other Ronin Warriors followed with their attacks. "SUPER WAVE SMASHER!"
"ARROW SHOCKWAVE!"
"THUNDERBOLT CUT!"
"IRON ROCK CRUSHER!" The 5 combined attacks made their way for Talpa, who was standing there with a calm and unworried look on his face. He had his head bent and his eyes closed, like he had a secret that he was about to reveal. He lifted his head and opened his eyes, which started to glow with a bright light.
Almost immediately, a shield came up and deflected the attacks, sending them back towards the Ronin Warriors, who collapsed on the ground from the force of the attacks. Talpa laughed as the Ronins' own attacks wounded them and took great pride in being the person who caused them pain.
He was so wrapped up in his glory that he failed to notice the attack coming at him from behind. "MOONLIGHT VANQUISH!" Serena cried out as a bolt of light in the shape of a crescent moon made its for Talpa. Talpa, who wasn't expecting it, had let his guard down and was suddenly hit by the attack. He faltered for a moment, which gave the other girls time to use their attacks on him without worry of him deflecting them. "FIREBIRD FLARE!"
"LIGHTNING SWORD STRIKE!"
"RAGING ICE STORM FREEZE!"
"BEAUTY SHOCKWAVE!"
"LIFE AND DEATH STRIKE!" Talpa, who wasn't ready to protect himself yet, was bombarded by the 5 attacks and fell to the ground. "Alright Talpa, I've had enough of your games. It's time for you to die," Serena said before closing her eyes. Taking in a deep breath, she cried out, "I call upon the armor of the Cosmos! Armor of the Cosmos, TO ARMS!" The other girls bit their tongues to keep from crying out in pain as their power left them and went to Serena.
Her white and silver armor disappeared, being replaced by gold and silver armor, the symbol on her chest was a nine-pointed star, and on her back were white, metal wings. Sticking her staff in the ground, her hands hovered over the crystal, drawing the crystal out of its place in her staff with her power. She lifted her hands above her head, the crystal still floating between them, and light started to gather in the crystal. When the power in the Silver Crystal reached its pinnacle, Serena called out, "SUPERNOVA STRIKE!" and the light in the crystal exploded, creating a shockwave that destroyed everything evil in its path.
When the light faded, Talpa was lying on the ground, his breathing shallow. Serena let the armor of the Cosmos dissolve and the power from it return its original owners. With his energy as gone as it was, Talpa had no power to stand up to the next attack. Mia and Darien knew that their time had come and, with giving each other a look, prepared to do their attack. Turning towards each other, they pointed their swords towards the ground and crossed the blades.
Closing their eyes, they said in perfect synchrony, "Oh great guardian of Death, open wide the Gates of Hell to receive this evil spirit. ETERNAL SOUL TORMENT!" A murky, greenish light surrounded Talpa, who was lying on the ground, not having enough energy to defend himself. As the attack started taking affect, Talpa unleashed a guttural yell as he withered in pain, a pain that came from having his life and soul sucked out of his body.
The screaming stopped and when the light faded, there was nothing left of Talpa but his skeleton. Raye stepped forward and said, "Now, to get rid of these bones." Raye walked over to the skeletal remains and held her hands over the bones, letting her power flow from her fingertips in the form of fire, turning the bones to ash. Raye, once she was satisfied that Talpa's bones had dissolved enough, turned to go over to Sage, who was on the ground. "Are you ok?" she asked.
"Yeah, once I get a good night's sleep, I'll be fine. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Raye said with a smile on her face.
"Well, that's good." Raye only chuckled a little as she put Sage's arm around her shoulder and helped him up off of the ground. She looked around and saw the other Ronin Warriors being led over to a huge tree, the same one that Michelle had crashed into, and set down underneath the tree so Heather could look at their wounds, if there were any.
Raye started to lead Sage over to the same tree when she heard noises behind her, like the sounds of something hitting the ground. "Oh my God," two voices chimed in shock and the Universal Warriors turned around to see who was behind them…
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And on that somewhat suspenseful note . . . I'm proud to say – THE END – of book two that is. Keep tuned in for more as the Universal Warriors meet some new allies from a different realm and finally take on Metallia in Book Three: Fate and Destiny Make the Scene!
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