Chapter 3
The quiet streets of Downtown Tokyo wanted to make Jazalyn jump out of her skin. If this were a "normal" quiet, it wouldn't bother her. But this quiet was too eerie. As all five authors walked down the street, Jazalyn could smell smoke and sulfur, 'a Kijibe?' She thought, 'impossible, there are no smiths that work in an open-air shop in the middle of Downtown Tokyo. What's going on?'
As they walked around, all five authors fathomed the aura around them, "this is creepy." Melissa said.
"No fucking shit," Jazalyn whispered.
"Watch your mouth!" Brian scolded.
"Don't be so stiff." Melody shot back, "she only swears when she's in situations like this. Besides, we're not little kids."
As they continued to walk, Sarah jumped at something, "what was that noise?"
"I didn't hear anything," Brian replied.
The noise became louder, "what is that fucking noise?" Melody said as she almost jumped.
The noise came closer, "there is something," Jazalyn stated, "but I don't…"
But before Jazalyn could say another word, a loud blast was heard, and chains sprung up from the ground. "What the Hell," Sarah shouted, as the chains forced them into a circle. Suddenly, they could hear laughter. Looking around, they saw someone standing in front of them with a weapon.
"So five little lambs missed the slaughterhouse," the creature laughed.
Jazalyn began to analyze the situation. The creature looked like someone or something in Feudal Japanese Samurai armor. The creature was carrying a scythe that had a weighted end. A chain connected the scythe to the weighted end. 'A Kusari-gama,' Jazalyn thought, 'but that's a weapon from Feudal Japan. Who is this oddball?'
Melody was unimpressed, "what do you want, freak?"
"Master Talpa requests your negative emotions," the armored being smiled.
Melody laughed, "and your master may go fuck himself."
Jazalyn smiled as everyone looked at Melody. She knew how to cause a riot.
After the creature recovered from the shock, it laughed. "I think I'll cut that tongue out before I hand you to Master Talpa."
Melody snorted, "You can talk the talk. Now walk the walk."
The creature looked at Melody again, "I think I'll bring all five of you to Master Talpa now."
As the creature threw the weighted end of his weapon at the five authors, a Katana blocked the weapon from reaching its intended target. "I always knew that the Dynasty could sink low," a young man in red armor said, "but I didn't think they would sink this low."
All five authors looked at the boy in red armor, now this was getting too bizarre. The creature looked at the young man, "who are you?"
The boy smiled, "I'm Ryo of the Wildfire. And you're a poor excuse for a Dynasty soldier"
"Is that right, Wildfire?" the soldier smirked.
"Maybe it is and maybe it isn't," another young man's voice was heard. The five authors looked up to see two young men in armor, jumping from the top of the nearest building. One of the boys was wearing a dark blue suit of armor, and the other boy was wearing a green suit of armor.
"So this must be Halo and Strata," the soldier smiled.
"That's not all of us," an Australian voice said.
Brian turned around to find two more boys in armor. One boy was in orange and the other boy was in light blue.
"Torrent and Hardrock," the soldier laughed, "Now that all five of you are here, I can destroy you easily."
"I don't think so," Ryo said as the other four warriors withdrew their weapons.
"Then prove it," the soldier laughed as he began to attack.
The five authors watched the fierce battle. Jazalyn, Melody, and Sarah stared in frustration, the five boys needed their help, but they didn't know what to do. "I fucking hate this," Jazalyn raged.
"I hate it too." Melody agreed, "I wish we could do something."
"But what can you do?" Brian replied realistically.
All three girls glared angrily at the young man.
The fierce fighting continued. Everyone was sustaining wounds, and even though the fighting was fierce, there seemed to be no clear winner. That all changed when Ryo clicked the hilts of his two Katanas together and yelled, "Flare Up Now!"
The energy blast caused a massive shockwave and searing bright lights. All the authors covered their eyes. They did not see the dying soldier throw up the Kusari-gama, but they did hear the soldier yell, "Gomen nasai, Dark Warlords!"
When the lights faded, all five armor bearers looked at the authors, "you guys okay?" Ryo asked.
"Ryo!" a concerned female voice called out.
"Mia," Ryo yelled back, "were okay."
Mia ran over the five boys, "I'm glad you're safe." Then Mia looked at the five unfamiliar faces, "I'm glad to see that you five were able to escape…" Mia started, until she noticed the necklaces the five authors were wearing. "Where did you get those necklaces?"
Everyone clutched his or her own necklace charm, "I got mine on the day I was born," Jazalyn said.
Brian looked at Jazalyn, "That's funny, I got my necklace on the day I was born as well."
"Were you given your necklace by a black haired nurse?" Sarah asked.
"Yes," Brian and Jazalyn said at the same time.
"That's…" Sarah began, until she heard laughter.
NOTES:
1. Kijibe is a Smith
2. Gomen nasai means "Forgive me"
The quiet streets of Downtown Tokyo wanted to make Jazalyn jump out of her skin. If this were a "normal" quiet, it wouldn't bother her. But this quiet was too eerie. As all five authors walked down the street, Jazalyn could smell smoke and sulfur, 'a Kijibe?' She thought, 'impossible, there are no smiths that work in an open-air shop in the middle of Downtown Tokyo. What's going on?'
As they walked around, all five authors fathomed the aura around them, "this is creepy." Melissa said.
"No fucking shit," Jazalyn whispered.
"Watch your mouth!" Brian scolded.
"Don't be so stiff." Melody shot back, "she only swears when she's in situations like this. Besides, we're not little kids."
As they continued to walk, Sarah jumped at something, "what was that noise?"
"I didn't hear anything," Brian replied.
The noise became louder, "what is that fucking noise?" Melody said as she almost jumped.
The noise came closer, "there is something," Jazalyn stated, "but I don't…"
But before Jazalyn could say another word, a loud blast was heard, and chains sprung up from the ground. "What the Hell," Sarah shouted, as the chains forced them into a circle. Suddenly, they could hear laughter. Looking around, they saw someone standing in front of them with a weapon.
"So five little lambs missed the slaughterhouse," the creature laughed.
Jazalyn began to analyze the situation. The creature looked like someone or something in Feudal Japanese Samurai armor. The creature was carrying a scythe that had a weighted end. A chain connected the scythe to the weighted end. 'A Kusari-gama,' Jazalyn thought, 'but that's a weapon from Feudal Japan. Who is this oddball?'
Melody was unimpressed, "what do you want, freak?"
"Master Talpa requests your negative emotions," the armored being smiled.
Melody laughed, "and your master may go fuck himself."
Jazalyn smiled as everyone looked at Melody. She knew how to cause a riot.
After the creature recovered from the shock, it laughed. "I think I'll cut that tongue out before I hand you to Master Talpa."
Melody snorted, "You can talk the talk. Now walk the walk."
The creature looked at Melody again, "I think I'll bring all five of you to Master Talpa now."
As the creature threw the weighted end of his weapon at the five authors, a Katana blocked the weapon from reaching its intended target. "I always knew that the Dynasty could sink low," a young man in red armor said, "but I didn't think they would sink this low."
All five authors looked at the boy in red armor, now this was getting too bizarre. The creature looked at the young man, "who are you?"
The boy smiled, "I'm Ryo of the Wildfire. And you're a poor excuse for a Dynasty soldier"
"Is that right, Wildfire?" the soldier smirked.
"Maybe it is and maybe it isn't," another young man's voice was heard. The five authors looked up to see two young men in armor, jumping from the top of the nearest building. One of the boys was wearing a dark blue suit of armor, and the other boy was wearing a green suit of armor.
"So this must be Halo and Strata," the soldier smiled.
"That's not all of us," an Australian voice said.
Brian turned around to find two more boys in armor. One boy was in orange and the other boy was in light blue.
"Torrent and Hardrock," the soldier laughed, "Now that all five of you are here, I can destroy you easily."
"I don't think so," Ryo said as the other four warriors withdrew their weapons.
"Then prove it," the soldier laughed as he began to attack.
The five authors watched the fierce battle. Jazalyn, Melody, and Sarah stared in frustration, the five boys needed their help, but they didn't know what to do. "I fucking hate this," Jazalyn raged.
"I hate it too." Melody agreed, "I wish we could do something."
"But what can you do?" Brian replied realistically.
All three girls glared angrily at the young man.
The fierce fighting continued. Everyone was sustaining wounds, and even though the fighting was fierce, there seemed to be no clear winner. That all changed when Ryo clicked the hilts of his two Katanas together and yelled, "Flare Up Now!"
The energy blast caused a massive shockwave and searing bright lights. All the authors covered their eyes. They did not see the dying soldier throw up the Kusari-gama, but they did hear the soldier yell, "Gomen nasai, Dark Warlords!"
When the lights faded, all five armor bearers looked at the authors, "you guys okay?" Ryo asked.
"Ryo!" a concerned female voice called out.
"Mia," Ryo yelled back, "were okay."
Mia ran over the five boys, "I'm glad you're safe." Then Mia looked at the five unfamiliar faces, "I'm glad to see that you five were able to escape…" Mia started, until she noticed the necklaces the five authors were wearing. "Where did you get those necklaces?"
Everyone clutched his or her own necklace charm, "I got mine on the day I was born," Jazalyn said.
Brian looked at Jazalyn, "That's funny, I got my necklace on the day I was born as well."
"Were you given your necklace by a black haired nurse?" Sarah asked.
"Yes," Brian and Jazalyn said at the same time.
"That's…" Sarah began, until she heard laughter.
NOTES:
1. Kijibe is a Smith
2. Gomen nasai means "Forgive me"