Good day, readers. Good. . . day indeed. I suppose I am happy, but how
would one know? Ow! Existentialism really hurts the brain, doesn't it? Oy.
Well, that failing, how about we go see some more senseless violence, eh?
Everybody LOVES senseless violence. On with the story!
Chapter 27: My, What Big Teeth You Have! (all the better to devour fire demons, after all)
Sobek was tough. Hiei was not quite sure how to explain it, but the crocodile god was just everything that a fighter should be. He was just as fast as Hiei, just as strong, just as smart, and just as tricky, and though Sobek did not carry any actual weapons, his teeth, claws and tail were all that he needed. Whenever Hiei tried to dodge a nasty bite, he suddenly had a tail slamming into his back, and even though he could see both of the attacks coming due to having his entire body covered in eyes, he couldn't muster the speed necessary to dodge three attacks from three different angles at once. At least, not from a god.
So far, the only GOOD thing that Hiei had found out about his opponent was that his aim was not quite as good as Hiei's. Every attack somehow managed to miss a vital spot, and Hiei was beginning to think that such sloppiness was on purpose. He knew, somehow, that had Sobek really wanted him dead, Hiei wouldn't have even known he was in danger by the time he was killed. That was really beginning to get on the vertically challenged demon's nerves, since he hated having to fight someone so powerful, and yet not willing to fight at full strength. It lacked. . . honor, somehow.
Hiei was occasionally able to get a glimpse of how his compatriots were doing. Yusuke atually seemed to be holding his own against Osiris, and it oddly reminded him of Yusuke's fight against Chu in the Dark Tournament, in how they were matching each other move for move. He wouldn't be surprised at all if that battle somehow ended in another clash of heads.
As the fight continued, Hiei dodged another swipe of Sobek's tail, but was raked on the back by his claws. As he was flying, he saw how Sano's fight with Thoth went, and probably would have chuckled at the irony of a blockhead like Sanosuke actually fighting what amounted to the nerd of the Egyptian gods. About the only way Sano seemed to lay a hand on the constantly teleporting deity was if he somehow caught the bird off guard, right after it teleported behind him, and smacked it in the face with a back fist. Luckily for him though, that seemed to happen with some frequency, and he had even managed to bend the god's beak at a rather odd angle to its owners face, strait up, and right between the eyes.
Just before Hiei was about to land, up came Sobek, ready to knock him up again with his tail. Hiei just managed to somersault out of the way, and even brought up his sword at the right time to hack at the flailing appendage. The sword sunk in with a satisfying *shlunk* and Sobek was now screaming in pain. Sadly, Hiei wasn't able to retrieve his blade in time, and was left weaponless as the god came at him again.
Miraculously, the divinity swung his tail again, and Hiei was able to jump up and pull the sword out, and with reflexes that surprised even himself, Hiei parried a slash of the god's claws just as he pulled his blade up, and though he prevented any more damage, he was sent through the air again, where he could see Kurama, now whipping at his opponent. Bast seemed to have a little trouble dealing with the demon's speed and agility, and her club was not capable of defending her very well against Kurama's Rose Whip. To make things even more difficult for her, Kurama had taken some more seeds and had grown a lance of wood on his right arm to double his chances at striking her. Needless to say, Kurama apparently had the easiest time of things, though Hiei had no idea how much longer he could hold up such a fierce attack strategy, and Hiei knew that keeping those plants under control took a lot of energy.
Hiei had just landed, and was parrying another of Sobek's rapid slashing combination attacks, but just barely. He had no idea whether his sword could take much more punishment, so he just prayed for the best.
Hiei saw Kenshin's fight with Anubis in several of his eyes. Kenshin could not cause enough damage with his sword alone, and had begun to rely on just using it as leverage to launch leaping attacks on his much larger opponent. Anubis was fast, but he could barely keep up with the human, and even Hiei was having trouble spotting him occasionally. Kenshin had also taken to blasting debris at the god with his Dou Ryu Sen, attempting to blind his opponent. That gave Hiei an idea.
He jumped as high into the air as he could, well over the head of Sobek, and when he reached the apex of his leap, "SWORD OF THE DARKNESS FLAME! DOU RYU SEN - AKUMA STYLE!" With these words, Hiei's sword became engulfed in the black flame denoted by his first technique, and then he swung it twice, in a cross like pattern, sending both debris and energy flying downwards, pummeling his opponent to the ground. He was not quite sure where the akuma style had come from, since he had never heard of it before. But now he guessed that if Kenshin would not teach him the Hiten-Mitsurugi style, he may as well make it up as he went along.
The attack seemed to have more effect than he had originally guessed. Sobek now actually seemed a little dazed at this turn of events, and Hiei was not about to let him get a second wind. "KUZU RYU SEN - AKUMA STYLE!" he screamed, and just like its Hiten- Mitsurugi counter part, Sobek was now pummeled by nine scorching blows from Hiei's sword.
Seeing the grin on the demon's face, Sobek suddenly felt a small taste of doubt, along with the divine blood that slowly dripped from between his teeth where that latest attack had connected.
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He continued to wander, ever closer to his destination. He could just see it, off in the distance. It really was much larger than he had imagined, and he could still see that he had quite some way left to go before he would even be through the door. He was heartened though, and he picked up his pace, even as he felt the fear and doubt of those he was trying to save. Even if it would be from themselves.
Hoo, Hiei actually now seems to have some fun. My condolences to Sobek's friends. But again we see the mysterious traveler in the desert, almost at his journey's end. What will happen when he arrives? Just who is he? And Dragon Sythe, I might be a little more sympathetic to your cause if you had actually WRITTEN something. Even if you did put this in your favorite stories section.
P.S. I now have two chapters of my latest story, Matrix Digivolution, up. WHY HAS NO ONE REVEIWED THEM? Go. NOW! I don't care if they are AU and aren't tied in with this story like Some Game is, I still think it is darn good, and you should too.
Chapter 27: My, What Big Teeth You Have! (all the better to devour fire demons, after all)
Sobek was tough. Hiei was not quite sure how to explain it, but the crocodile god was just everything that a fighter should be. He was just as fast as Hiei, just as strong, just as smart, and just as tricky, and though Sobek did not carry any actual weapons, his teeth, claws and tail were all that he needed. Whenever Hiei tried to dodge a nasty bite, he suddenly had a tail slamming into his back, and even though he could see both of the attacks coming due to having his entire body covered in eyes, he couldn't muster the speed necessary to dodge three attacks from three different angles at once. At least, not from a god.
So far, the only GOOD thing that Hiei had found out about his opponent was that his aim was not quite as good as Hiei's. Every attack somehow managed to miss a vital spot, and Hiei was beginning to think that such sloppiness was on purpose. He knew, somehow, that had Sobek really wanted him dead, Hiei wouldn't have even known he was in danger by the time he was killed. That was really beginning to get on the vertically challenged demon's nerves, since he hated having to fight someone so powerful, and yet not willing to fight at full strength. It lacked. . . honor, somehow.
Hiei was occasionally able to get a glimpse of how his compatriots were doing. Yusuke atually seemed to be holding his own against Osiris, and it oddly reminded him of Yusuke's fight against Chu in the Dark Tournament, in how they were matching each other move for move. He wouldn't be surprised at all if that battle somehow ended in another clash of heads.
As the fight continued, Hiei dodged another swipe of Sobek's tail, but was raked on the back by his claws. As he was flying, he saw how Sano's fight with Thoth went, and probably would have chuckled at the irony of a blockhead like Sanosuke actually fighting what amounted to the nerd of the Egyptian gods. About the only way Sano seemed to lay a hand on the constantly teleporting deity was if he somehow caught the bird off guard, right after it teleported behind him, and smacked it in the face with a back fist. Luckily for him though, that seemed to happen with some frequency, and he had even managed to bend the god's beak at a rather odd angle to its owners face, strait up, and right between the eyes.
Just before Hiei was about to land, up came Sobek, ready to knock him up again with his tail. Hiei just managed to somersault out of the way, and even brought up his sword at the right time to hack at the flailing appendage. The sword sunk in with a satisfying *shlunk* and Sobek was now screaming in pain. Sadly, Hiei wasn't able to retrieve his blade in time, and was left weaponless as the god came at him again.
Miraculously, the divinity swung his tail again, and Hiei was able to jump up and pull the sword out, and with reflexes that surprised even himself, Hiei parried a slash of the god's claws just as he pulled his blade up, and though he prevented any more damage, he was sent through the air again, where he could see Kurama, now whipping at his opponent. Bast seemed to have a little trouble dealing with the demon's speed and agility, and her club was not capable of defending her very well against Kurama's Rose Whip. To make things even more difficult for her, Kurama had taken some more seeds and had grown a lance of wood on his right arm to double his chances at striking her. Needless to say, Kurama apparently had the easiest time of things, though Hiei had no idea how much longer he could hold up such a fierce attack strategy, and Hiei knew that keeping those plants under control took a lot of energy.
Hiei had just landed, and was parrying another of Sobek's rapid slashing combination attacks, but just barely. He had no idea whether his sword could take much more punishment, so he just prayed for the best.
Hiei saw Kenshin's fight with Anubis in several of his eyes. Kenshin could not cause enough damage with his sword alone, and had begun to rely on just using it as leverage to launch leaping attacks on his much larger opponent. Anubis was fast, but he could barely keep up with the human, and even Hiei was having trouble spotting him occasionally. Kenshin had also taken to blasting debris at the god with his Dou Ryu Sen, attempting to blind his opponent. That gave Hiei an idea.
He jumped as high into the air as he could, well over the head of Sobek, and when he reached the apex of his leap, "SWORD OF THE DARKNESS FLAME! DOU RYU SEN - AKUMA STYLE!" With these words, Hiei's sword became engulfed in the black flame denoted by his first technique, and then he swung it twice, in a cross like pattern, sending both debris and energy flying downwards, pummeling his opponent to the ground. He was not quite sure where the akuma style had come from, since he had never heard of it before. But now he guessed that if Kenshin would not teach him the Hiten-Mitsurugi style, he may as well make it up as he went along.
The attack seemed to have more effect than he had originally guessed. Sobek now actually seemed a little dazed at this turn of events, and Hiei was not about to let him get a second wind. "KUZU RYU SEN - AKUMA STYLE!" he screamed, and just like its Hiten- Mitsurugi counter part, Sobek was now pummeled by nine scorching blows from Hiei's sword.
Seeing the grin on the demon's face, Sobek suddenly felt a small taste of doubt, along with the divine blood that slowly dripped from between his teeth where that latest attack had connected.
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He continued to wander, ever closer to his destination. He could just see it, off in the distance. It really was much larger than he had imagined, and he could still see that he had quite some way left to go before he would even be through the door. He was heartened though, and he picked up his pace, even as he felt the fear and doubt of those he was trying to save. Even if it would be from themselves.
Hoo, Hiei actually now seems to have some fun. My condolences to Sobek's friends. But again we see the mysterious traveler in the desert, almost at his journey's end. What will happen when he arrives? Just who is he? And Dragon Sythe, I might be a little more sympathetic to your cause if you had actually WRITTEN something. Even if you did put this in your favorite stories section.
P.S. I now have two chapters of my latest story, Matrix Digivolution, up. WHY HAS NO ONE REVEIWED THEM? Go. NOW! I don't care if they are AU and aren't tied in with this story like Some Game is, I still think it is darn good, and you should too.