Chapter 12
Jazalyn, Melody, Sarah, Melissa, Brian, and Mia started up the path toward the top of Mt. Fuji. Walking the path didn't bother Jazalyn; when she lived on the Big Island, she would always walk up the path to the top of Kilauea Crater to make offerings to Pele, the most well known goddess in the state of Hawai'i, but this was different. She was trekking up a volcano, knowing that Anubis would be looking for them and Ryo. 'I know that he's my partner,' Jazalyn thought, 'but I can't let him hurt the others. I guess Melissa was right, I can only do what I can at the appropriate time.'
Sarah looked toward the top of the volcano; she was going to personally going to run Anubis through if he ever pulled a stunt like that again. 'He's going to kill my partner over my dead body,' Sarah thought as she looked at everyone else.
Melissa could feel the tension in the air, it was very obvious, but if you were quiet and weren't thinking about anything too hard you could hear it. Suddenly, Mia and the five authors heard the sound of two weapons clashing. "Shit," Jazalyn and Sarah said in unison.
"Looks like they found each other," Brian said in a low tone.
"Duh!" Melody replied.
Everyone ran toward the sound of the battle.
Anubis and Ryo were engaged in fierce combat, the Wildfire boy was stronger than he expected, in fact, the boy was putting up quite a fight, but he was losing to a much stronger opponent. "Give up and die with some decency, Wildfire," Anubis smirked.
"Wishful thinking," Ryo gritted.
"Then die Ronin brat," Anubis grinned as he raised his weapon.
"Over my dead body," a female voice yelled, startling the Warlord.
Anubis and Ryo turned to find Sarah, Jazalyn, and everyone else standing behind them.
"Drop the weapon," Sarah demanded.
Anubis smiled, "So I see your little partner has come to die with you, Wildfire."
"She's not going to die," Ryo glared and leapt forward.
At the same moment, Anubis jumped up into the air and yelled, "Quake With Fear!"
The ground began to rumble as many beams of red light came from the ground. The red beams became chains and everyone except Jazalyn and Ryo was being held prisoner. The shockwave of the attack left Ryo with only one Katana, but the other one fell at Jazalyn's feet. Jazalyn gently picked the Katana up as she watched Anubis walk towards a now chained up Sarah. Jazalyn looked at Ryo, 'I hope he can distract him long enough so I can stop Anubis.'
Ryo crept up behind Anubis as Jazalyn moved sideways. Ryo gave out a battle yell and leapt toward Anubis. The Warlord of Cruelty countered the blow, but left his back and shoulders exposed. Without any thinking, Jazalyn stabbed Anubis in shoulder blade, causing Anubis to grimace and cry out in pain. 'I hope I've distracted him long enough so that the others can get free,' Jazalyn prayed.
With blood coming from the wound in steady streams, Anubis turned to find Jazalyn holding the weapon that stabbed him. "Why?" Anubis whispered.
Jazalyn held onto the sword with a death grip, "you may be my partner, but I can't let you hurt my friends. I'm only doing this for your well being."
Everyone just looked shocked; Anubis was Jazalyn's partner! 'If that doesn't take the cake, then I don't know what will,' Sarah thought.
Anubis staggered; he was losing blood fast, "you're loyal to your friends," he smiled, "now save Wildfire."
With that, Anubis leapt toward the lip of the volcano, tackling Ryo, and holding him over the lava. "I give you a choice," he breathed, trying not to black out, "come with me, or I will drop Wildfire into the volcano."
Jazalyn still had a death grip on the Katana. As she slowly advanced toward Anubis, she said, "You won't do that."
"Why not?" Anubis smiled, trying to shake off his blurry vision.
"Because," Jazalyn began, "if you throw him in, I'm going in after him."
"You will not…" Anubis began. Then he blacked out.
Ryo was able to yank away as Anubis collapsed to the ground. Jazalyn walked over to Anubis and began to tear some strips of his overcoat off and use it to bandage the wound. When Jazalyn was sure she had enough layers to make a thick, sturdy bandage that would soak up all the blood, she tore a long strip off his overcoat to tie the many layers together. Jazalyn then checked for a pulse and to see if Anubis was breathing. When she confirmed that he had a pulse and was breathing, she walked away. "Why did you bandage him up?" Melody asked.
"He's my partner," Jazalyn replied, "I couldn't let him die."
The rest of the way down was silent.
Jazalyn, Melody, Sarah, Melissa, Brian, and Mia started up the path toward the top of Mt. Fuji. Walking the path didn't bother Jazalyn; when she lived on the Big Island, she would always walk up the path to the top of Kilauea Crater to make offerings to Pele, the most well known goddess in the state of Hawai'i, but this was different. She was trekking up a volcano, knowing that Anubis would be looking for them and Ryo. 'I know that he's my partner,' Jazalyn thought, 'but I can't let him hurt the others. I guess Melissa was right, I can only do what I can at the appropriate time.'
Sarah looked toward the top of the volcano; she was going to personally going to run Anubis through if he ever pulled a stunt like that again. 'He's going to kill my partner over my dead body,' Sarah thought as she looked at everyone else.
Melissa could feel the tension in the air, it was very obvious, but if you were quiet and weren't thinking about anything too hard you could hear it. Suddenly, Mia and the five authors heard the sound of two weapons clashing. "Shit," Jazalyn and Sarah said in unison.
"Looks like they found each other," Brian said in a low tone.
"Duh!" Melody replied.
Everyone ran toward the sound of the battle.
Anubis and Ryo were engaged in fierce combat, the Wildfire boy was stronger than he expected, in fact, the boy was putting up quite a fight, but he was losing to a much stronger opponent. "Give up and die with some decency, Wildfire," Anubis smirked.
"Wishful thinking," Ryo gritted.
"Then die Ronin brat," Anubis grinned as he raised his weapon.
"Over my dead body," a female voice yelled, startling the Warlord.
Anubis and Ryo turned to find Sarah, Jazalyn, and everyone else standing behind them.
"Drop the weapon," Sarah demanded.
Anubis smiled, "So I see your little partner has come to die with you, Wildfire."
"She's not going to die," Ryo glared and leapt forward.
At the same moment, Anubis jumped up into the air and yelled, "Quake With Fear!"
The ground began to rumble as many beams of red light came from the ground. The red beams became chains and everyone except Jazalyn and Ryo was being held prisoner. The shockwave of the attack left Ryo with only one Katana, but the other one fell at Jazalyn's feet. Jazalyn gently picked the Katana up as she watched Anubis walk towards a now chained up Sarah. Jazalyn looked at Ryo, 'I hope he can distract him long enough so I can stop Anubis.'
Ryo crept up behind Anubis as Jazalyn moved sideways. Ryo gave out a battle yell and leapt toward Anubis. The Warlord of Cruelty countered the blow, but left his back and shoulders exposed. Without any thinking, Jazalyn stabbed Anubis in shoulder blade, causing Anubis to grimace and cry out in pain. 'I hope I've distracted him long enough so that the others can get free,' Jazalyn prayed.
With blood coming from the wound in steady streams, Anubis turned to find Jazalyn holding the weapon that stabbed him. "Why?" Anubis whispered.
Jazalyn held onto the sword with a death grip, "you may be my partner, but I can't let you hurt my friends. I'm only doing this for your well being."
Everyone just looked shocked; Anubis was Jazalyn's partner! 'If that doesn't take the cake, then I don't know what will,' Sarah thought.
Anubis staggered; he was losing blood fast, "you're loyal to your friends," he smiled, "now save Wildfire."
With that, Anubis leapt toward the lip of the volcano, tackling Ryo, and holding him over the lava. "I give you a choice," he breathed, trying not to black out, "come with me, or I will drop Wildfire into the volcano."
Jazalyn still had a death grip on the Katana. As she slowly advanced toward Anubis, she said, "You won't do that."
"Why not?" Anubis smiled, trying to shake off his blurry vision.
"Because," Jazalyn began, "if you throw him in, I'm going in after him."
"You will not…" Anubis began. Then he blacked out.
Ryo was able to yank away as Anubis collapsed to the ground. Jazalyn walked over to Anubis and began to tear some strips of his overcoat off and use it to bandage the wound. When Jazalyn was sure she had enough layers to make a thick, sturdy bandage that would soak up all the blood, she tore a long strip off his overcoat to tie the many layers together. Jazalyn then checked for a pulse and to see if Anubis was breathing. When she confirmed that he had a pulse and was breathing, she walked away. "Why did you bandage him up?" Melody asked.
"He's my partner," Jazalyn replied, "I couldn't let him die."
The rest of the way down was silent.