(All right, let's do this!)
CHAPTER SIX: THE DRAGON LORD
Ryo walked along the train tracks slowly. The air seemed to chill around him, creating complete silence.
He suddenly heard a hissing noise. Ryo stopped and took out his sword.
A strange lizard beast leaped at him. It was small, so he easily slashed it in two.
"Where did that thing come from?" he wondered.
More hissing noises could be heard.
Five more lizards jumped out, surrounding Ryo. "You guys after me or something?" he asked.
Suddenly, A large snake erupted from the ground. Sitting on top of it was a man.
Ryo looked up. "Who the heck are you? A lost circus performer?"
The man was clothed with a light blue kimono. He had long blue hair and gentle blue eyes. On his back was a long staff with five golden rings on it.
"That's very funny, but my name is Tsumemsa."
Ryo scratched his head. "Tsumemsa? You sure you're not a lost? I hear freaks go to a convention west of here. If you want, I can lead you there."
Tsumemsa laughed. "No thank you. I'm looking for two young girls. If you could be so kind as to tell me where they are, I will not be forced to kill you."
Ryo gritted his teeth. "Two young girls. Wait, do you mean them?"
Tsumemsa smiled. "If you know who they are, could you tell me?"
"Why do you want to know?" Ryo asked. "The Black Dragon wishes to obtain the sword she carries. We need it," Tsumemsa replied.
Ryo pointed his sword at Tsumemsa. "How about you try to make me tell you?"
Namiko and Atsuko entered a small hotel around the outskirts of Shinjuku. Fortunately, there did not seem to be very many guests, so Atsuko volunteered to check- in for them.
Namiko sat down on bench near the entrance and closed her eyes.
"Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" Namiko opened her eyes to see a beautiful woman standing in front of her. She had semi- long light brown hair going down her back. She wore a small crimson jacket over a white shirt. She had a red skirt stretch down to her knees. She was holding a small suitcase.
"No, you can sit there. My friend's checking in, but I doubt she'll take a seat," Namiko answered.
The woman nodded and sat down next to Namiko.
"So where are you going?" the woman asked. Namiko sighed. "To tell you the truth, I have no idea. I'm concentrating on just making it through the night."
Namiko turned to the woman. "And who are you?" she asked.
The woman smiled. "I am Kagari Ubusuna," she replied. "Namiko smiled as well. "My name is Namiko. I'm not exactly sure if I ever had a last name."
Atsuko walked up to them and handed Namiko the key. "I'll probably lose them."
She turned to Kagari. "Oh, I'm Atsuko Sagara. Nice to meet you." Kagari nodded. "I'm Kagari Ubusuna, it's nice to meet you too."
Kagari stood up. "Well, I have to go get a room. I'm sure we'll meet again." Kagari walked away towards the counter.
Ryo landed hard on the ground hard. Tsumemsa's snake was fast and powerful, and there was a seemingly limitless amount of small lizards.
"Are you ready to surrender yet? It is impossible to defeat my army of reptiles," Tsumemsa stated.
Ryo stood up. "Surrender to a freak who hides behind his pet snakes? I doubt so."
Tsumemsa shook his head. "As you wish."
He waved his staff. As soon as it stopped, another five lizards appeared.
"You're going down!" Ryo shouted. He ran into the fray and slashed at the lizards. Two of them scratched him in the back. He fell to the floor, but quickly jumped up and slew the remaining lizards.
"That all you got?" he yelled. Just as he said that, Tsumemsa's huge snake tried to ram into him. Ryo quickly rolled to the side and stabbed the Snake in the head. The attack did not seem to do much, as the snake waved its head, knocking Ryo to the ground. His sword flew next to him.
"Darn. I can't seem to find his weakness," he muttered.
Tsumemsa jumped on top of his snake. "It has been amusing watching you squabble, but I have business to attend to."
Tsumemsa and snake started slithering towards the city.
"Crap," Ryo whispered as he sat up.
Namiko and Atsuko's room was small, with only two beds, a small desk, a lamp, and a small window. A few drawers were lined up on the side of the wall. A large chair sat in the corner of the room.
"This is good enough," Namiko said as Atsuko flopped on one of the beds. She yawned and sat up.
"You know, that lady, Kagari was really nice," Atsuko said.
Namiko sat down on the chair. "Yeah well, I felt as if there was something about her. Something special."
Atsuko rubbed her eyes. "You're just imaging things."
Namiko closed her eyes to rest, when a large tremor occurred.
"What was that?!" she asked as he stood up. Atsuko got up. "How should I know? It was probably just a small earthquake."
Another tremor occurred, knocking Namiko and Atsuko to the floor.
"That's not an earthquake," Namiko said.
Hundreds of lizards started infesting the entire city.
"What the heck is going on?!" Atsuko cried as they entered the lobby. Namiko walked up behind her. "I have a feeling the Black Dragon's behind this."
Kagari walked up behind them. "What's going on?" Namiko turned. "A group called the Black Dragon is doing this, I'm sure of it.' Upon hearing this statement, Kagari froze. "The Black Dragon? If it is them, we are in trouble." "You know about the Black Dragon?" Namiko asked. Kagari nodded.
"Those girls have to be somewhere in this city. We will tear it down to find them right my pets?" Tsumemsa asked quietly.
Suddenly, four of the lizards fell apart. Tsumemsa looked up to See Hotsuma sheathing his blade away.
"You must be Hotsuma. I have heard much about you," Tsumemsa said. Hotsuma unsheathed his sword. "Is that so? Well, I have to stop you. "I'm sure you're part of the Black Dragon, trying to obtain Akujiki," Hotsuma replied. Tsumemsa smiled. "Perhaps, but let us see if you can survive."
About twenty lizards jumped at Hotsuma. He jumped off of the building and dashed at each of the lizards, killing them. He then dashed at Tsumemsa and slashed his snake.
The snake fell to the floor, wounded. Tsumemsa jumped off. "My pet, you will pay!"
"Are you sure you will go out there alone?" Kagari asked as Namiko and Atasuko gathered their belongings.
Namiko nodded. "Yeah, there really after me. And besides, I have a score I have to settle with them."
Namiko ran outside while Atsuko fixed her bow. "Well, it was nice meeting you," she said as she followed Namiko.
Another wave of fire erupted out of the ground and rushed at Hotsuma. He quickly jumped to the side.
"You're much more skilled than I imagined," Tsumemsa stated. Hotsuma prepared himself. "We're not done yet."
Namiko and Atsuko ran into an alley. "There are hundreds of them!" Atsuko cried out. Namiko took out Akujiki. "There won't be when I'm done with them."
She dashed out and slashed two of the lizards. Akujiki illuminated. "For once, I'm glad you're hungry. You'll have a lot of food."
Namiko ran on the all slashing as many lizards as possible. Akujkii turned a bright purple color. Namiko jumped off and slashed some more lizards. Akujki turned a deep red. "What?" Namiko thought.
She then slashed again, and a wave of lizards fell to the floor. "Whoa. I never knew you were that powerful," Namiko said as she stared at the waves of Yin flying into kujiki.
Tsumemsa swung his staff, creating a dark beam. Hotsuma deflected it back at Tsumemsa, hitting him in the chest.
"Just surrender," Hotsuma said. "I shall not!" Tsumemsa replied.
"Hey, up here!" Both of the men looked up to see Ryo jump off a building and slash Tsumemsa's staff in half.
"No! Without my staff, I cannot control them!" Tsumemsa cried. Ryo pointed his sword at him. "Well, that's what you get for ticking me off."
Hotsuma walked up to them. "The beasts are in a rage. We have to kill him, or else they tear the city apart. Do it."
Ryo looked up at him. "You make it sound as if it was so easy. As if just to kill him."
Hoitsuma folded his arms. "It's either that, or many lives will be lost.
Ryo squinted and stabbed Tsumemsa, straight in the heart.
Tsumemsa fell to the floor. All of his lizards fell as well, and started disappearing.
"What happened?" Atsuko asked. Namiko shook her head. "I think we won."
Ryo opened his eyes. He was lying down in a bed. There were many others in the room.
He sat up. "Where am I?" he asked quietly to himself.
"You're in the hospital." Ryo looked up to see Namiko and Atsuko standing next to his bed. "You two again? You know that it's your entire fault that snake thing and that freak tried to kill me. But anyway, what happened?"
"From what we heard, you collapsed after you killed that guy. If it wasn't for Mr. Hotsuma, you'd be dead," Atsuko said.
"That's nice to hear," Ryo replied.
Ryo slept for awhile while Namiko and Atsuko talked to Hotsuma. "Thanks for saving him. He sort of helped us out," Atsuko said.
Hotsuma folded his arms. "Just as long as everyone survived. It seems the Black Dragon wants Akujki badly. Be very careful." Namiko and Atsuko nodded.
"It's been awhile Hotsuma."
All three of them looked up to see Kagari standing in front of them.
"You know her?" Namiko asked Hotsuma. "You could say that," he replied.
Atsuko nudged Namiko and they walked into the next room.
"A few years after the Golden Tower incident, you disappeared. Why?" Kagari asked. Hotsuma shook his head. "There were a few things I had to take care."
Kagari smiled. "Yeah, but it took you took you about twenty years to show up again?" Hotsuma scratched his head. "Yeah well, a few things took more time than others."
CHAPTER SIX: THE DRAGON LORD
Ryo walked along the train tracks slowly. The air seemed to chill around him, creating complete silence.
He suddenly heard a hissing noise. Ryo stopped and took out his sword.
A strange lizard beast leaped at him. It was small, so he easily slashed it in two.
"Where did that thing come from?" he wondered.
More hissing noises could be heard.
Five more lizards jumped out, surrounding Ryo. "You guys after me or something?" he asked.
Suddenly, A large snake erupted from the ground. Sitting on top of it was a man.
Ryo looked up. "Who the heck are you? A lost circus performer?"
The man was clothed with a light blue kimono. He had long blue hair and gentle blue eyes. On his back was a long staff with five golden rings on it.
"That's very funny, but my name is Tsumemsa."
Ryo scratched his head. "Tsumemsa? You sure you're not a lost? I hear freaks go to a convention west of here. If you want, I can lead you there."
Tsumemsa laughed. "No thank you. I'm looking for two young girls. If you could be so kind as to tell me where they are, I will not be forced to kill you."
Ryo gritted his teeth. "Two young girls. Wait, do you mean them?"
Tsumemsa smiled. "If you know who they are, could you tell me?"
"Why do you want to know?" Ryo asked. "The Black Dragon wishes to obtain the sword she carries. We need it," Tsumemsa replied.
Ryo pointed his sword at Tsumemsa. "How about you try to make me tell you?"
Namiko and Atsuko entered a small hotel around the outskirts of Shinjuku. Fortunately, there did not seem to be very many guests, so Atsuko volunteered to check- in for them.
Namiko sat down on bench near the entrance and closed her eyes.
"Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" Namiko opened her eyes to see a beautiful woman standing in front of her. She had semi- long light brown hair going down her back. She wore a small crimson jacket over a white shirt. She had a red skirt stretch down to her knees. She was holding a small suitcase.
"No, you can sit there. My friend's checking in, but I doubt she'll take a seat," Namiko answered.
The woman nodded and sat down next to Namiko.
"So where are you going?" the woman asked. Namiko sighed. "To tell you the truth, I have no idea. I'm concentrating on just making it through the night."
Namiko turned to the woman. "And who are you?" she asked.
The woman smiled. "I am Kagari Ubusuna," she replied. "Namiko smiled as well. "My name is Namiko. I'm not exactly sure if I ever had a last name."
Atsuko walked up to them and handed Namiko the key. "I'll probably lose them."
She turned to Kagari. "Oh, I'm Atsuko Sagara. Nice to meet you." Kagari nodded. "I'm Kagari Ubusuna, it's nice to meet you too."
Kagari stood up. "Well, I have to go get a room. I'm sure we'll meet again." Kagari walked away towards the counter.
Ryo landed hard on the ground hard. Tsumemsa's snake was fast and powerful, and there was a seemingly limitless amount of small lizards.
"Are you ready to surrender yet? It is impossible to defeat my army of reptiles," Tsumemsa stated.
Ryo stood up. "Surrender to a freak who hides behind his pet snakes? I doubt so."
Tsumemsa shook his head. "As you wish."
He waved his staff. As soon as it stopped, another five lizards appeared.
"You're going down!" Ryo shouted. He ran into the fray and slashed at the lizards. Two of them scratched him in the back. He fell to the floor, but quickly jumped up and slew the remaining lizards.
"That all you got?" he yelled. Just as he said that, Tsumemsa's huge snake tried to ram into him. Ryo quickly rolled to the side and stabbed the Snake in the head. The attack did not seem to do much, as the snake waved its head, knocking Ryo to the ground. His sword flew next to him.
"Darn. I can't seem to find his weakness," he muttered.
Tsumemsa jumped on top of his snake. "It has been amusing watching you squabble, but I have business to attend to."
Tsumemsa and snake started slithering towards the city.
"Crap," Ryo whispered as he sat up.
Namiko and Atsuko's room was small, with only two beds, a small desk, a lamp, and a small window. A few drawers were lined up on the side of the wall. A large chair sat in the corner of the room.
"This is good enough," Namiko said as Atsuko flopped on one of the beds. She yawned and sat up.
"You know, that lady, Kagari was really nice," Atsuko said.
Namiko sat down on the chair. "Yeah well, I felt as if there was something about her. Something special."
Atsuko rubbed her eyes. "You're just imaging things."
Namiko closed her eyes to rest, when a large tremor occurred.
"What was that?!" she asked as he stood up. Atsuko got up. "How should I know? It was probably just a small earthquake."
Another tremor occurred, knocking Namiko and Atsuko to the floor.
"That's not an earthquake," Namiko said.
Hundreds of lizards started infesting the entire city.
"What the heck is going on?!" Atsuko cried as they entered the lobby. Namiko walked up behind her. "I have a feeling the Black Dragon's behind this."
Kagari walked up behind them. "What's going on?" Namiko turned. "A group called the Black Dragon is doing this, I'm sure of it.' Upon hearing this statement, Kagari froze. "The Black Dragon? If it is them, we are in trouble." "You know about the Black Dragon?" Namiko asked. Kagari nodded.
"Those girls have to be somewhere in this city. We will tear it down to find them right my pets?" Tsumemsa asked quietly.
Suddenly, four of the lizards fell apart. Tsumemsa looked up to See Hotsuma sheathing his blade away.
"You must be Hotsuma. I have heard much about you," Tsumemsa said. Hotsuma unsheathed his sword. "Is that so? Well, I have to stop you. "I'm sure you're part of the Black Dragon, trying to obtain Akujiki," Hotsuma replied. Tsumemsa smiled. "Perhaps, but let us see if you can survive."
About twenty lizards jumped at Hotsuma. He jumped off of the building and dashed at each of the lizards, killing them. He then dashed at Tsumemsa and slashed his snake.
The snake fell to the floor, wounded. Tsumemsa jumped off. "My pet, you will pay!"
"Are you sure you will go out there alone?" Kagari asked as Namiko and Atasuko gathered their belongings.
Namiko nodded. "Yeah, there really after me. And besides, I have a score I have to settle with them."
Namiko ran outside while Atsuko fixed her bow. "Well, it was nice meeting you," she said as she followed Namiko.
Another wave of fire erupted out of the ground and rushed at Hotsuma. He quickly jumped to the side.
"You're much more skilled than I imagined," Tsumemsa stated. Hotsuma prepared himself. "We're not done yet."
Namiko and Atsuko ran into an alley. "There are hundreds of them!" Atsuko cried out. Namiko took out Akujiki. "There won't be when I'm done with them."
She dashed out and slashed two of the lizards. Akujiki illuminated. "For once, I'm glad you're hungry. You'll have a lot of food."
Namiko ran on the all slashing as many lizards as possible. Akujkii turned a bright purple color. Namiko jumped off and slashed some more lizards. Akujki turned a deep red. "What?" Namiko thought.
She then slashed again, and a wave of lizards fell to the floor. "Whoa. I never knew you were that powerful," Namiko said as she stared at the waves of Yin flying into kujiki.
Tsumemsa swung his staff, creating a dark beam. Hotsuma deflected it back at Tsumemsa, hitting him in the chest.
"Just surrender," Hotsuma said. "I shall not!" Tsumemsa replied.
"Hey, up here!" Both of the men looked up to see Ryo jump off a building and slash Tsumemsa's staff in half.
"No! Without my staff, I cannot control them!" Tsumemsa cried. Ryo pointed his sword at him. "Well, that's what you get for ticking me off."
Hotsuma walked up to them. "The beasts are in a rage. We have to kill him, or else they tear the city apart. Do it."
Ryo looked up at him. "You make it sound as if it was so easy. As if just to kill him."
Hoitsuma folded his arms. "It's either that, or many lives will be lost.
Ryo squinted and stabbed Tsumemsa, straight in the heart.
Tsumemsa fell to the floor. All of his lizards fell as well, and started disappearing.
"What happened?" Atsuko asked. Namiko shook her head. "I think we won."
Ryo opened his eyes. He was lying down in a bed. There were many others in the room.
He sat up. "Where am I?" he asked quietly to himself.
"You're in the hospital." Ryo looked up to see Namiko and Atsuko standing next to his bed. "You two again? You know that it's your entire fault that snake thing and that freak tried to kill me. But anyway, what happened?"
"From what we heard, you collapsed after you killed that guy. If it wasn't for Mr. Hotsuma, you'd be dead," Atsuko said.
"That's nice to hear," Ryo replied.
Ryo slept for awhile while Namiko and Atsuko talked to Hotsuma. "Thanks for saving him. He sort of helped us out," Atsuko said.
Hotsuma folded his arms. "Just as long as everyone survived. It seems the Black Dragon wants Akujki badly. Be very careful." Namiko and Atsuko nodded.
"It's been awhile Hotsuma."
All three of them looked up to see Kagari standing in front of them.
"You know her?" Namiko asked Hotsuma. "You could say that," he replied.
Atsuko nudged Namiko and they walked into the next room.
"A few years after the Golden Tower incident, you disappeared. Why?" Kagari asked. Hotsuma shook his head. "There were a few things I had to take care."
Kagari smiled. "Yeah, but it took you took you about twenty years to show up again?" Hotsuma scratched his head. "Yeah well, a few things took more time than others."