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We join our author on a hot summer day, watching here as she sits in the back seat of a car. It's super hot, and on the car we see written words.
((On car)) SOS! SEND WATER! I OWN NOTHING!!!
We also see that Aki is holding up a sign that reads. "Whoever invented the sun was stupid." She flips over the sign "Whoever invented water was a genius. Enjoy Chapter 6"
Chapter 6 Don't Play In the Snow Unless You Brought A Shovel
Aki-Shinko had stayed with Kei fishing all night. Around 6, Kei had to log out, he wasn't and "Isochild" like she, and he had to go to work. It was now day two after the fight.
For a while Aki still sat there meditating while fishing, basking in the silence. Everything was still and no fish were biting. When a seagull finally landed on her head steam started to arise.
"AHHH I CAN'T STAND THIS ANYMORE!" Her voice sent the seagull flying and any or all other creatures nearby ran for dear life as well. She stood up and stomped away angrily.
Aki sat next to the chaos gate wanting to go somewhere. "Where to go? Where to go?"
As if by magic, a thought came to her. A light bulb lit up above her head. "I GOT IT!" The light bulb flickered out, and she tapped on it until it relit. "Cheap animation graphics...." She grumbled to herself. So it lit up again. "I'll go and do an extra challenging level" She stood up and walked to the gate. She first sent a message to Hikaru, and within moments Hikaru arrived.
"Don't you want to invite Shugo or Jayko?" Hikaru asked. Aki shot her a glare, and all discussion about it ended. Hikaru knew Aki well. And knew how she could be a tad hot headed.
"Let's go Hikaru" Aki replied raising her hand "Cold, Echoing Glass, Whisper"
Hikaru and Aki walked quietly within the depths of the moaning caver. The walls seemed to be pasted together with fragments of shattered mirrors, reflection Aki and Hikaru's reflections in dislodged and ridiculous shapes. It seemed like they were walking through a fun house sending chills up Aki's spine.
"So what's our objective again here Aki?" Hikaru replied shivering. They had been walking for a good half hour and still nothing interesting had happened.
"We're here to train" Must to her delight a monster gate appeared. Hikaru backed away, Hikaru was a Quaker, and she'd rather eat her oatmeal then train in a silly game. Aki let out an annoyed sigh to see her monster was only an Unhappy Snowman, a beginner monster. "Oh well, a nice warm-up will do" Aki began her advance and easily sliced the snowman with a single slash, But much to her surprised The Unhappy Snowman still stood. "What?" Aki turned her head terrified as she watched the snowman heal him with ease.
"Aki, it's an undefeatable monster! Remember the rumors on the message board, strange monsters have been detected and when fought against could not be defeated. Get out of there NOW!"
Just as Hikaru finished her shouting, the Snowman attacked. From his mouth came a deadly battle cry that shook the cavern. Hikaru let out a shriek and above icicle shards began to fall, cracks appear on the floor.
"Hikaru catch" Aki bellowed chucking a Sprite Ocarina to her
"But Aki..." Aki looked at Hikaru nodding slowly.
'Go I'll be alright" with her words another pillar of ice fell and she was struck by the Unhappy Snowman's arm thrust.
"AKI" Hikaru started to run towards her. Aki struggled to stand and wiped the false blood from her chin. She faced Hikaru and screamed.
"HIKARU GO" Hikaru stopped, and gritted he teeth restraining her tears and disappeared using the magic of the Sprite Ocarina. Aki closed her eyes and smiled "Good, at least she is safe"
The glass cavern moaned and grumbled, it desperately tried to hold back, as it wanting to give Aki more time...but all seemed helpless. How could Aki even come close to defeating an undefeatable monster, let alone defend herself?
Aki looked at the Unhappy Snowman unsettled. It had been decades since the last sighing of an undefeatable monster, now it was only believed to be a legend. She was an "Isochild" and she if she died; she wasn't exactly sure what would happen. The cavern was collapsing and she had miles to go before she could even find the exit.
"If you want pain Frosty well COME AND GET IT"
Aki charged desperately and thrusts forward, her sword piercing the monster's stomach. The snowman only laughed and blasted her with ice. She fell to the ground, her body frozen, and her sword fell to her side. The sword's decent to the ground was one final deadly smash and the cavern grew more deadly, icicles falling, snow avalanching through the nooks and crannies, and still the snowman was approaching.
"Shugo...help me Shugo" she cried, her tears fell from the eyes freezing as they rolled down her cheeks. They plinked against the floor, gems they appeared, capturing the light and refracting it, the room sparkled with miniature rainbows.
A stalagmite fell crashing into her side, blood spilling onto the floor. Aki could not even scream, the pain too intense. The Unhappy Snowman arrived to give the final blow, and Aki closed her eyes waiting for it. But to her surprise, that attack never came. A dagger had stopped the attack. The Snowman's hand dematerialized much to Aki's surprise. How could Shugo's sword break an undefeatable monster? But then Aki now realized what she had said, it was not Shugo's dagger that stopped the snowman, and it wasn't Shugo's sword either, it was her sword.
Shugo let out a battle scream and began his attack on the snowman. SO many questions ran through her mind, but before Aki could even begin to comprehend, everything grew dark. Her last vision was Shugo vanquishing the snowman.... like a hero, her eyes shut and he smiled. "Ariagato Shugo...."
End.
Author's Note
Well that's the end of Chapter 6. I originally wrote this entire series on loose leaf, and on paper this story was 5 pages, but on the computer it appears so short. It really drives me crazy! Anyway, if anyone's confused on what Ariagato means, it means thank you in Japanese. I'm not sure if that is the proper translation, but I tried my best by sounding it out.
Chapter 7 is on the way, Through Shugo's Eyes. Enjoy!
We join our author on a hot summer day, watching here as she sits in the back seat of a car. It's super hot, and on the car we see written words.
((On car)) SOS! SEND WATER! I OWN NOTHING!!!
We also see that Aki is holding up a sign that reads. "Whoever invented the sun was stupid." She flips over the sign "Whoever invented water was a genius. Enjoy Chapter 6"
Chapter 6 Don't Play In the Snow Unless You Brought A Shovel
Aki-Shinko had stayed with Kei fishing all night. Around 6, Kei had to log out, he wasn't and "Isochild" like she, and he had to go to work. It was now day two after the fight.
For a while Aki still sat there meditating while fishing, basking in the silence. Everything was still and no fish were biting. When a seagull finally landed on her head steam started to arise.
"AHHH I CAN'T STAND THIS ANYMORE!" Her voice sent the seagull flying and any or all other creatures nearby ran for dear life as well. She stood up and stomped away angrily.
Aki sat next to the chaos gate wanting to go somewhere. "Where to go? Where to go?"
As if by magic, a thought came to her. A light bulb lit up above her head. "I GOT IT!" The light bulb flickered out, and she tapped on it until it relit. "Cheap animation graphics...." She grumbled to herself. So it lit up again. "I'll go and do an extra challenging level" She stood up and walked to the gate. She first sent a message to Hikaru, and within moments Hikaru arrived.
"Don't you want to invite Shugo or Jayko?" Hikaru asked. Aki shot her a glare, and all discussion about it ended. Hikaru knew Aki well. And knew how she could be a tad hot headed.
"Let's go Hikaru" Aki replied raising her hand "Cold, Echoing Glass, Whisper"
Hikaru and Aki walked quietly within the depths of the moaning caver. The walls seemed to be pasted together with fragments of shattered mirrors, reflection Aki and Hikaru's reflections in dislodged and ridiculous shapes. It seemed like they were walking through a fun house sending chills up Aki's spine.
"So what's our objective again here Aki?" Hikaru replied shivering. They had been walking for a good half hour and still nothing interesting had happened.
"We're here to train" Must to her delight a monster gate appeared. Hikaru backed away, Hikaru was a Quaker, and she'd rather eat her oatmeal then train in a silly game. Aki let out an annoyed sigh to see her monster was only an Unhappy Snowman, a beginner monster. "Oh well, a nice warm-up will do" Aki began her advance and easily sliced the snowman with a single slash, But much to her surprised The Unhappy Snowman still stood. "What?" Aki turned her head terrified as she watched the snowman heal him with ease.
"Aki, it's an undefeatable monster! Remember the rumors on the message board, strange monsters have been detected and when fought against could not be defeated. Get out of there NOW!"
Just as Hikaru finished her shouting, the Snowman attacked. From his mouth came a deadly battle cry that shook the cavern. Hikaru let out a shriek and above icicle shards began to fall, cracks appear on the floor.
"Hikaru catch" Aki bellowed chucking a Sprite Ocarina to her
"But Aki..." Aki looked at Hikaru nodding slowly.
'Go I'll be alright" with her words another pillar of ice fell and she was struck by the Unhappy Snowman's arm thrust.
"AKI" Hikaru started to run towards her. Aki struggled to stand and wiped the false blood from her chin. She faced Hikaru and screamed.
"HIKARU GO" Hikaru stopped, and gritted he teeth restraining her tears and disappeared using the magic of the Sprite Ocarina. Aki closed her eyes and smiled "Good, at least she is safe"
The glass cavern moaned and grumbled, it desperately tried to hold back, as it wanting to give Aki more time...but all seemed helpless. How could Aki even come close to defeating an undefeatable monster, let alone defend herself?
Aki looked at the Unhappy Snowman unsettled. It had been decades since the last sighing of an undefeatable monster, now it was only believed to be a legend. She was an "Isochild" and she if she died; she wasn't exactly sure what would happen. The cavern was collapsing and she had miles to go before she could even find the exit.
"If you want pain Frosty well COME AND GET IT"
Aki charged desperately and thrusts forward, her sword piercing the monster's stomach. The snowman only laughed and blasted her with ice. She fell to the ground, her body frozen, and her sword fell to her side. The sword's decent to the ground was one final deadly smash and the cavern grew more deadly, icicles falling, snow avalanching through the nooks and crannies, and still the snowman was approaching.
"Shugo...help me Shugo" she cried, her tears fell from the eyes freezing as they rolled down her cheeks. They plinked against the floor, gems they appeared, capturing the light and refracting it, the room sparkled with miniature rainbows.
A stalagmite fell crashing into her side, blood spilling onto the floor. Aki could not even scream, the pain too intense. The Unhappy Snowman arrived to give the final blow, and Aki closed her eyes waiting for it. But to her surprise, that attack never came. A dagger had stopped the attack. The Snowman's hand dematerialized much to Aki's surprise. How could Shugo's sword break an undefeatable monster? But then Aki now realized what she had said, it was not Shugo's dagger that stopped the snowman, and it wasn't Shugo's sword either, it was her sword.
Shugo let out a battle scream and began his attack on the snowman. SO many questions ran through her mind, but before Aki could even begin to comprehend, everything grew dark. Her last vision was Shugo vanquishing the snowman.... like a hero, her eyes shut and he smiled. "Ariagato Shugo...."
End.
Author's Note
Well that's the end of Chapter 6. I originally wrote this entire series on loose leaf, and on paper this story was 5 pages, but on the computer it appears so short. It really drives me crazy! Anyway, if anyone's confused on what Ariagato means, it means thank you in Japanese. I'm not sure if that is the proper translation, but I tried my best by sounding it out.
Chapter 7 is on the way, Through Shugo's Eyes. Enjoy!