CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE TRUE GLASS PALACE
Hotsuma reached the gate. "It seems they already went through. I have a feeling there's more to this than we know."
Traveling through the gate felt strange. It was if your body was frozen for a moment, but then heated.
Yet, it all lasted for a second.
"Where are we?" Atsuko asked as she stared at the surroundings.
The group was in the middle of a huge field. In front of them was a long, straight stone path. Along the way were small lanterns.
Atsuko walked up to Namiko. "How can it be night here when the sun was still out in the other place?" Namiko shook her head. "I'm not sure if we're still on Earth, or in some other place."
Yasuko passed them. "It doesn't matter. We have to hurry."
She sped off, leaving the other three standing there. Ryo shook his head. "She's quite the "get it over with" type isn't she? Man, this going to be so anticlimactic."
He started walking while Namiko and Atsuko followed.
They continued walking until they reached a large gap between them them, and a huge palace.
"I've seen that palace before, somewhere," Yasuko commented as she walked towards the gap. Five large stones filled the gap. The stones moved hovered up and down slightly.
"It seems we have to jump across," Namiko stated. She quickly jumped to the stone.
Ryo smirked and followed.
"Yasuko, help Atsuko get across!" Namiko yelled.
Yasuko turned to Atsuko. "I don't know why I'm doing this, but..."
Yasuko grabbed Atsuko's arm and jumped to the stone.
They continued until they reached the gates of the palace.
Yasutoki sat on the wooden floor of the top of the palace. "It seems they have come. How very interesting," he said. Hitoshi folded his arms. "Aren't you the least bit curious at what they are planning. This is considered the final battle. This is your last chance to acquire Akujki."
Yasutoki smiled and stood. "Hitoshi, you were never one to worry. Akujki shall be mine. I will kill them if it comes to it."
Hitoshi grinned. "I am not worried. Just curious."
He walked down to a lower level.
"Now what do we do?" Atsuko asked. Namiko walked up to the large gate. "We have to go through it."
Suddenly many ninjas appeared and flying hellspawn formed overhead. "Just what we need," Ryo commented. Suddenly, a sword bursted through one of the hellspawn. Hotsuma dashed and picked up his blade.
"The gate must be broken down. This is its defense."
Namiko nodded. "We have to destroy the gate?" Hotsuma nodded.
Four of the ninjas attacked Namiko, while Ryo and Yasuko dealt with ten. Hotsuma decided to take the rest by himself.
Ryo and Yasuko combined their specialties. Yasuko threw shurikens while Ryo finished the enemy off.
Namiko quickly fed Akujki and assisted Ryo and Yasuko.
Hotsuma easily eliminated his opponents.
Atsuko just stared at the whole battle, which basically took fifteen minutes.
"Wow, I think you guys got good at killing unearthly ninjas and demonic creatures from another dimension," she commented.
Namiko turned to her. "You could say that."
Hotsuma walked in front of them. "The only way to cut this gate down is to use the strongest sword here, and that is Akujki." Hotsuma turned to Namiko. "You are the one carrying it."
Namiko walked up and unsheathed Akujki. She then sliced the gate in half.
It fell apart, revealing the short path to the entrance of the palace.
The group quickly walked to the palace. No words were exchanged, just utter silence.
They entered the palace quietly. The interior of the palace was completely marble. Silver was the primary color on the floor, walls, and ceiling.
Hotsuma looked up. "I have something I must do." Namiko turned to him. "If you're suggesting battling one of the Black Dragon, you'll need help."
Ryo smiled. "It's fine. You guys take on one of them, we'll take the other." Hotsuma nodded and started walking away.
Ryo turned. "How do you think we get through this place?" Yasuko winced. "I have an idea. I'm pretty sure there are two elevators leading up to the next level."
"We'll you guys be okay on your own?" Namiko asked worried. Ryo smiled and nodded. "If we end up dying, you can decapitate him for us for all I care."
Namiko was about to run off when Atsuko walked up to her.
"I just wanted to say be careful." Namiko nodded. "There's no need to worry. I'll be fine."
Namiko then ran off.
Ryo placed his hand on Atsuko's shoulder. "Hey, don't worry. It's not like we're all going to die in some blaze of fire and be incinerated."
Atsuko laughed a little at this statement.
Yasuko just stared. "You two can deal with your little love, hate relationship when all of this is over. But we're wasting time."
Ryo sighed. "Like I said, anticlimactic."
"Hotsuma! Wait!" Namiko exclaimed as she ran onto the stone elevator. Hotsuma folded his arms.
The elevator took about a minute to reach the next floor.
Hotsuma and Namiko stepped out at the exact same time as Hitoshi walked off the last step of a long staircase leading up to the top.
"Well, if it isn't Hotsuma, and Namiko. I didn't expect you two so soon," he said.
Hotsuma winced. "We're not here to talk Hitoshi. We're here to fight."
(Sorry if this chapter seemed short and rushed.)
Hotsuma reached the gate. "It seems they already went through. I have a feeling there's more to this than we know."
Traveling through the gate felt strange. It was if your body was frozen for a moment, but then heated.
Yet, it all lasted for a second.
"Where are we?" Atsuko asked as she stared at the surroundings.
The group was in the middle of a huge field. In front of them was a long, straight stone path. Along the way were small lanterns.
Atsuko walked up to Namiko. "How can it be night here when the sun was still out in the other place?" Namiko shook her head. "I'm not sure if we're still on Earth, or in some other place."
Yasuko passed them. "It doesn't matter. We have to hurry."
She sped off, leaving the other three standing there. Ryo shook his head. "She's quite the "get it over with" type isn't she? Man, this going to be so anticlimactic."
He started walking while Namiko and Atsuko followed.
They continued walking until they reached a large gap between them them, and a huge palace.
"I've seen that palace before, somewhere," Yasuko commented as she walked towards the gap. Five large stones filled the gap. The stones moved hovered up and down slightly.
"It seems we have to jump across," Namiko stated. She quickly jumped to the stone.
Ryo smirked and followed.
"Yasuko, help Atsuko get across!" Namiko yelled.
Yasuko turned to Atsuko. "I don't know why I'm doing this, but..."
Yasuko grabbed Atsuko's arm and jumped to the stone.
They continued until they reached the gates of the palace.
Yasutoki sat on the wooden floor of the top of the palace. "It seems they have come. How very interesting," he said. Hitoshi folded his arms. "Aren't you the least bit curious at what they are planning. This is considered the final battle. This is your last chance to acquire Akujki."
Yasutoki smiled and stood. "Hitoshi, you were never one to worry. Akujki shall be mine. I will kill them if it comes to it."
Hitoshi grinned. "I am not worried. Just curious."
He walked down to a lower level.
"Now what do we do?" Atsuko asked. Namiko walked up to the large gate. "We have to go through it."
Suddenly many ninjas appeared and flying hellspawn formed overhead. "Just what we need," Ryo commented. Suddenly, a sword bursted through one of the hellspawn. Hotsuma dashed and picked up his blade.
"The gate must be broken down. This is its defense."
Namiko nodded. "We have to destroy the gate?" Hotsuma nodded.
Four of the ninjas attacked Namiko, while Ryo and Yasuko dealt with ten. Hotsuma decided to take the rest by himself.
Ryo and Yasuko combined their specialties. Yasuko threw shurikens while Ryo finished the enemy off.
Namiko quickly fed Akujki and assisted Ryo and Yasuko.
Hotsuma easily eliminated his opponents.
Atsuko just stared at the whole battle, which basically took fifteen minutes.
"Wow, I think you guys got good at killing unearthly ninjas and demonic creatures from another dimension," she commented.
Namiko turned to her. "You could say that."
Hotsuma walked in front of them. "The only way to cut this gate down is to use the strongest sword here, and that is Akujki." Hotsuma turned to Namiko. "You are the one carrying it."
Namiko walked up and unsheathed Akujki. She then sliced the gate in half.
It fell apart, revealing the short path to the entrance of the palace.
The group quickly walked to the palace. No words were exchanged, just utter silence.
They entered the palace quietly. The interior of the palace was completely marble. Silver was the primary color on the floor, walls, and ceiling.
Hotsuma looked up. "I have something I must do." Namiko turned to him. "If you're suggesting battling one of the Black Dragon, you'll need help."
Ryo smiled. "It's fine. You guys take on one of them, we'll take the other." Hotsuma nodded and started walking away.
Ryo turned. "How do you think we get through this place?" Yasuko winced. "I have an idea. I'm pretty sure there are two elevators leading up to the next level."
"We'll you guys be okay on your own?" Namiko asked worried. Ryo smiled and nodded. "If we end up dying, you can decapitate him for us for all I care."
Namiko was about to run off when Atsuko walked up to her.
"I just wanted to say be careful." Namiko nodded. "There's no need to worry. I'll be fine."
Namiko then ran off.
Ryo placed his hand on Atsuko's shoulder. "Hey, don't worry. It's not like we're all going to die in some blaze of fire and be incinerated."
Atsuko laughed a little at this statement.
Yasuko just stared. "You two can deal with your little love, hate relationship when all of this is over. But we're wasting time."
Ryo sighed. "Like I said, anticlimactic."
"Hotsuma! Wait!" Namiko exclaimed as she ran onto the stone elevator. Hotsuma folded his arms.
The elevator took about a minute to reach the next floor.
Hotsuma and Namiko stepped out at the exact same time as Hitoshi walked off the last step of a long staircase leading up to the top.
"Well, if it isn't Hotsuma, and Namiko. I didn't expect you two so soon," he said.
Hotsuma winced. "We're not here to talk Hitoshi. We're here to fight."
(Sorry if this chapter seemed short and rushed.)