Hi again! As I said, I'll be focusing a little more on the Sanzo-Ikko on
this chapter. Once again, I'd like to thank those who reviewed. ^_^
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Chapter 4: The Demon's Lair
It wasn't long before the Sanzo-Ikko got to a small hut in the outskirts of the town. The hut was very small and seemed very old. The windows were broken, the door had a few cracks on it and the roof had a lot of holes. It seemed as if the house would soon fall apart.
Goku walked towards a small window and peaked inside. Seeing nothing but black, he quickly ran from one window to another. He also saw nothing, but black inside. Surprised at this, he quickly ran back to the others.
"Sanzo! Hakkai! Gojyo!"
"What's wrong, Goku?"
"The hut! Whenever I look inside, all I see is black!"
"What!?"
They quickly ran towards the window and looked inside. They only saw black. This surprised them and together, they went inside. They went in to see a large room, filled with tall glass tanks with different people in each. The room was nothing like the hut. The walls and the floor were glowing. There were no windows. And the door which they used to go in, disappeared.
"Sanzo! The door disappeared!"
"What!?"
"We're trapped!"
A loud laughter was heard, which seemed like it was coming from every corner of the room. The walls and the floor suddenly stopped glowing. Soon, the flapping of wings was heard.
"Do you like the room?"
They all spun around to look at the one who spoke. He had black, spiky hair, a pair of black wings, and a black coat. He looked at each of them and stopped at Sanzo.
"You are Sanzo, right?"
"What if I am?"
"I must thank you for coming. Because you are here now, I will have a wonderful meal. You will bring me eternal life."
"You believe in that?"
"Why, of course!" He laughed again and quickly stretched out his right hand. It started to glow, and soon, released some black liquid, which were too quick to be avoided. The black liquid quickly wrapped itself around the Sanzo-Ikko.
"What is this black stuff?!"
"My favorite. I call it "Black Embrace". Do you like it? When wrapped around you, you will never break it. If you struggle, it will tighten until you suffocate. Nice, isn't it?"
"You really like black, huh?"
"I'm glad you know."
"What did you do to the people in the village?"
"Well..... At first, I told them to sacrifice at least three women every month. After a month, I just eat them. Two weeks ago, they sacrificed three beautiful women. The two were sisters, and the other was their mother. After two nights, the people tried to ambush me. They tried, but as you can see, failed. I placed them in tanks keep them fresh. Soon, you'll be next. Of course, you can save them if you can kill me. Which I don't think you can." He laughed again and walked towards one tank and took out a young woman, about nineteen years old. Once out, she woke up and saw the demon. She screamed as she found herself being carried into another room.
Goku summoned his staff and tried breaking "Black Embrace", but couldn't. Sanzo took out his gun and started shooting it. After a few times of shooting, it broke into several pieces.
"Sanzo, it works!"
Soon, "Black Embrace" wrapped around them until it reached their necks. Their arms and legs were tightly wrapped inside. Sanzo quickly used the sutra and soon, "Black Embrace was gone. They were soon free and started running towards the room, which the demon went into. As they went in, they found the woman half- naked, struggling to get free. Sanzo quickly aimed for the demon and shot him. The demon quickly jumped and flew away from the woman.
"You broke my "Black Embrace?! How?!"
The demon quickly flew towards the Sanzo-Ikko and took out a dagger from inside his coat. He tried slashing Sanzo, but was blocked by Goku. Gojyo quickly slashed him from behind, and left the demon screaming in pain. Goku took the chance and hit his face as hard as he could, which left him flying, and smashing into a wall. Hakkai formed a ki ball and released it when the demon stood up. After being hit by the ki ball, Sanzo quickly shot him. He soon died and disappeared. As soon as he was gone, they quickly ran towards the woman and helped her get dressed. Hakkai quickly helped her get on her feet and healed her wounds.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes. Thank you very much."
"I'm Hakkai."
"My name is Miyu. May I ask what the names of your other companions are? "
"Goku, Gojyo and Sanzo."
"Sanzo?!" She quickly bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Sanzo-sama."
"Ch."
The tanks each broke one by one, and the people started to wake. Soon, the place started to slowly disappear. After the hut disappeared, they were all outside. The people started rejoicing. Everyone was either smiling or laughing. They all bowed and thank the Sanzo-Ikko.
Hakkai walked towards the place where the hut had been. He looked around and noticed a small book on the floor. He examined it for a while, then placed it inside Hakuryu. When night came, there was a feast. Even though the village was a total mess, they were able to at least, clean up the streets. Miyu walked towards the Sanzo-Ikko, together with her family. She quickly bowed and said,
"Sanzo-sama, thank you once again for saving my life. I'd like to introduce you to my parents, and to my sister, Mayu. Our village shall provide you with wine, food, water and some thick coats, since there is a mountain wherein there are usually very strong blizzards at night. We provided you with the coats, just in case you decide to go north or west."
"Thank you, Miyu-san. We--."
"Let's go!"
They all got into the jeep, placed the bottles of wine, jugs of water, and the food supply in the backseat of Hakuryu. On the way, Hakkai took out the book he found and gave it to Sanzo.
"I found that book a while ago."
"Where?"
"The place where the hut used to be."
Sanzo took out his reading glasses and flipped through the pages of the book. He then returned it to Hakkai.
"It's about a Fire Dragon."
"What about it?"
"The Fire Dragon's power has been weakened. The only way to return its power is if the founder or the founder's first son or daughter uses it again."
"Did the book say anything about the location?"
"Yeah. We're supposed to pass by two mountains before the mountain where the cave of the Fire Dragon is. The first mountain is the Ice Mountain. The second is the Thunder Mountain. And the mountain where the Fire Dragon is, is the Fire Mountain."
"Sanzo, are we gonna go to the cave?"
"Whatever."
So it was decided, they were to go to the Fire Dragon's cave. As they continue, there is something that will soon happen.....
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I hope you liked it. Please review after and suggestions are still very welcome. Thank you! ^_^
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Chapter 4: The Demon's Lair
It wasn't long before the Sanzo-Ikko got to a small hut in the outskirts of the town. The hut was very small and seemed very old. The windows were broken, the door had a few cracks on it and the roof had a lot of holes. It seemed as if the house would soon fall apart.
Goku walked towards a small window and peaked inside. Seeing nothing but black, he quickly ran from one window to another. He also saw nothing, but black inside. Surprised at this, he quickly ran back to the others.
"Sanzo! Hakkai! Gojyo!"
"What's wrong, Goku?"
"The hut! Whenever I look inside, all I see is black!"
"What!?"
They quickly ran towards the window and looked inside. They only saw black. This surprised them and together, they went inside. They went in to see a large room, filled with tall glass tanks with different people in each. The room was nothing like the hut. The walls and the floor were glowing. There were no windows. And the door which they used to go in, disappeared.
"Sanzo! The door disappeared!"
"What!?"
"We're trapped!"
A loud laughter was heard, which seemed like it was coming from every corner of the room. The walls and the floor suddenly stopped glowing. Soon, the flapping of wings was heard.
"Do you like the room?"
They all spun around to look at the one who spoke. He had black, spiky hair, a pair of black wings, and a black coat. He looked at each of them and stopped at Sanzo.
"You are Sanzo, right?"
"What if I am?"
"I must thank you for coming. Because you are here now, I will have a wonderful meal. You will bring me eternal life."
"You believe in that?"
"Why, of course!" He laughed again and quickly stretched out his right hand. It started to glow, and soon, released some black liquid, which were too quick to be avoided. The black liquid quickly wrapped itself around the Sanzo-Ikko.
"What is this black stuff?!"
"My favorite. I call it "Black Embrace". Do you like it? When wrapped around you, you will never break it. If you struggle, it will tighten until you suffocate. Nice, isn't it?"
"You really like black, huh?"
"I'm glad you know."
"What did you do to the people in the village?"
"Well..... At first, I told them to sacrifice at least three women every month. After a month, I just eat them. Two weeks ago, they sacrificed three beautiful women. The two were sisters, and the other was their mother. After two nights, the people tried to ambush me. They tried, but as you can see, failed. I placed them in tanks keep them fresh. Soon, you'll be next. Of course, you can save them if you can kill me. Which I don't think you can." He laughed again and walked towards one tank and took out a young woman, about nineteen years old. Once out, she woke up and saw the demon. She screamed as she found herself being carried into another room.
Goku summoned his staff and tried breaking "Black Embrace", but couldn't. Sanzo took out his gun and started shooting it. After a few times of shooting, it broke into several pieces.
"Sanzo, it works!"
Soon, "Black Embrace" wrapped around them until it reached their necks. Their arms and legs were tightly wrapped inside. Sanzo quickly used the sutra and soon, "Black Embrace was gone. They were soon free and started running towards the room, which the demon went into. As they went in, they found the woman half- naked, struggling to get free. Sanzo quickly aimed for the demon and shot him. The demon quickly jumped and flew away from the woman.
"You broke my "Black Embrace?! How?!"
The demon quickly flew towards the Sanzo-Ikko and took out a dagger from inside his coat. He tried slashing Sanzo, but was blocked by Goku. Gojyo quickly slashed him from behind, and left the demon screaming in pain. Goku took the chance and hit his face as hard as he could, which left him flying, and smashing into a wall. Hakkai formed a ki ball and released it when the demon stood up. After being hit by the ki ball, Sanzo quickly shot him. He soon died and disappeared. As soon as he was gone, they quickly ran towards the woman and helped her get dressed. Hakkai quickly helped her get on her feet and healed her wounds.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes. Thank you very much."
"I'm Hakkai."
"My name is Miyu. May I ask what the names of your other companions are? "
"Goku, Gojyo and Sanzo."
"Sanzo?!" She quickly bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Sanzo-sama."
"Ch."
The tanks each broke one by one, and the people started to wake. Soon, the place started to slowly disappear. After the hut disappeared, they were all outside. The people started rejoicing. Everyone was either smiling or laughing. They all bowed and thank the Sanzo-Ikko.
Hakkai walked towards the place where the hut had been. He looked around and noticed a small book on the floor. He examined it for a while, then placed it inside Hakuryu. When night came, there was a feast. Even though the village was a total mess, they were able to at least, clean up the streets. Miyu walked towards the Sanzo-Ikko, together with her family. She quickly bowed and said,
"Sanzo-sama, thank you once again for saving my life. I'd like to introduce you to my parents, and to my sister, Mayu. Our village shall provide you with wine, food, water and some thick coats, since there is a mountain wherein there are usually very strong blizzards at night. We provided you with the coats, just in case you decide to go north or west."
"Thank you, Miyu-san. We--."
"Let's go!"
They all got into the jeep, placed the bottles of wine, jugs of water, and the food supply in the backseat of Hakuryu. On the way, Hakkai took out the book he found and gave it to Sanzo.
"I found that book a while ago."
"Where?"
"The place where the hut used to be."
Sanzo took out his reading glasses and flipped through the pages of the book. He then returned it to Hakkai.
"It's about a Fire Dragon."
"What about it?"
"The Fire Dragon's power has been weakened. The only way to return its power is if the founder or the founder's first son or daughter uses it again."
"Did the book say anything about the location?"
"Yeah. We're supposed to pass by two mountains before the mountain where the cave of the Fire Dragon is. The first mountain is the Ice Mountain. The second is the Thunder Mountain. And the mountain where the Fire Dragon is, is the Fire Mountain."
"Sanzo, are we gonna go to the cave?"
"Whatever."
So it was decided, they were to go to the Fire Dragon's cave. As they continue, there is something that will soon happen.....
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I hope you liked it. Please review after and suggestions are still very welcome. Thank you! ^_^