Eternal Flame
-Part 6-
Introductions
After the strenuous battle with Gonkuro, the gang leaves the small village from where they rested up. "We are coming up on the kingdom. It is beyond this hill." Said Kimiko. "Oh joy." Said Kofuru sarcastically. "Oh come on Kofuru. Surely you must be excited?" Said Kyoko. "Overjoyed." Said Kofuru in that sarcastic tone again. Kofuru walked ahead. "Koneko, you alright?" Asked Junji. Koneko snapped out of a confused like trance. "Huh? Yea, I'm fine." Koneko replied. "We're here." Kimiko stated. As they traveled over the hill, a huge castle appeared. The castle was an elegant white, with the symbol of power on the front. It was surrounded by a rather large village.
As they approached the gates, an old man on a horse appeared from inside the gate. He was an older man. Long gray hair to the middle of his back. Black eyebrows, but his skin was a bit wrinkled. He had an extravagant white, cape connected to his armor. "Open, the gate." The old man yelled to the soldiers on the wall above. The soldiers raised the gate. The old man rode out to Kimiko. "Welcome back Princess Kimiko." Said the old man. "Thank you Meng Tai." Kimiko replied. "And who are your friends?" Asked the old man. "Oh! How rude of me. This is Koneko. And these two Junji and Kyoko. They are Royal Knights from the future. Kyoko, Junji, and Koneko. This is Zhange Meng Tai. He is my father's strongest and most trusted body guard." Said Kimiko. "Its an honor to meet you, Zhange Meng Tai." Kyoko said.
"Please. Call me Meng Tai. And it's a honor to meet you all," said Meng Tai, "Now, Princess Kimiko..." "I told you before. Just call me Kimiko." Kimiko interrupted. "My apologies Kimiko. Now, who is this young man you forgot to introduce me to?" Said Meng Tai, pointing at Kofuru. "I didn't forget Meng Tai. I was hoping that you would figure it out by now. Being as wise as you are." Said Kimiko, sucking up big time. Meng Tai dismounted his horse. "I am not as sharp as I used to be Kimiko." Said Meng Tai.
Meng Tai walked towards Kofuru. He stood there for a minute, with his finger on his chin. Kofuru turned his head away from Meng Tai. "He has a temper. Who is he?" Asked Meng Tai. "Meng Tai. I would like to introduce you to the Heir to the Throne of Power." Said Kimiko. Meng Tai's eye's widened. "This is Kofuru Kapitanu. The Prince of Power!" Said Kimiko. Meng Tai fell to his news and bowed his head. "My lord! Is it really you?" Asked Meng Tai. Kofuru got on one knee and rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the symbol of power. "It is you!" Meng Tai confirmed. "Tai. Don't bow before me." Said Kofuru. Kofuru stood up and walked towards the gate.
Meng Tai stood up. "Kimiko. What's wrong with my lord?" Asked Meng Tai. Koneko snapped out of her confused trance and stepped forward. "He is confused. All of this was just dumped on him," said Koneko, "He can't take all of the pressure. He is used to being a poor orphan. That is all he's known." Holding her hands to her chest. "He is confused... So am I." Koneko said to herself. "What was that last part?" asked Meng Tai. "Huh? Nothing. Just nothing." Koneko said watching Kofuru walk off. "Ok, well let's get to the castle then. I am guessing Prince Kofuru already knows where to go." Said Meng Tai jokingly.
"So how did two knights from the Royal Kingdom of Rebels, like yourselves, end up here?" asked Meng Tai. "Well, our king gave us an assignment to protect Koneko." Replied Kyoko. "May I ask why you were sent to protect her?" Asked Kimiko. "Actually, our king didn't tell us why we had to protect Koneko." Replied Kyoko. They all looked at Koneko. Koneko kept walking staring off into the distance with an almost concerned look. "Your journey sounds very much like a prophecy we have through out the rebel kingdoms." Stated Meng Tai. "Do tell us Meng Tai." Said Junji.
"I will not. There might have been a reason to why your king did not tell you the importance of your mission." Replied Meng Tai. "I understand." Said Junji. "One more question," said Meng Tai, "What is wrong with mistress Koneko?" Kyoko, Junji, and Kimiko looked at Koneko. "She is confused. Kofuru showed affection towards her, but it's like that affection came out on accident. So he dropped the affection and walked away. She had just been revived then, but she is confused as I said before. She is not sure on his feelings towards her." Replied Kimiko.
"I see." Stated Meng Tai. "I think we should let her think when we get to the castle before we introduce her to the king." Suggested Kyoko. "I agree." Agreed Junji. The five of them arrived at the castle gates, only to find that Kofuru was leaning against the castle wall. "They won't open the gate." Said Kofuru, staring at the ground. "They don't know who you are. That's why." Said Kimiko. "Open the gates." Yelled Meng Tai. Two soldiers looked over the edge of the castle wall and opened the gate. "Lets go." Said Meng Tai. Everyone entered the castle gates. They walked through a big double door.
Behind the double doors, was a long hallway, with a long red carpet leading to a throne at the end of the hall. An old man sat in the throne with a royal crown upon his head. They walked along the red carpet. As they reached the end of the carpet, Meng Tai got to his knees and bowed his head. "My lord. Kimiko has returned with guests." Said Meng Tai. Kimiko stepped forward and got on her knees and bowed her head. "Father. These are my friends I met on my journey. This is Koneko. And these two are Kyoko and Junji. They are Royal Knights that hail from the Royal Kingdom of Rebels. They are from the future sent to protect Koneko." Said Kimiko.
"Rise Kimiko and Meng Tai." Said the King. Meng Tai and Kimiko got to their feet. "It is a great honor to meet you all. Now Kimiko, were you successful on your journey?" Asked the King. "I was father." Replied Kimiko. "Well, where is he?" Asked the King. "Umm..." Said Kimiko. She looked around. Kofuru was leaning on a pillar facing the wall. "There. There he is." Said Kimiko as she pointed at Kofuru. "Ah. Come here into the light so I can see you." Said the King. Kofuru walked towards the throne. "What is your name boy?" Asked the King. "You know my name. So why do you ask? You know who I am. So don't ask. I know who you are. So don't ask." Kofuru replied and walked through a door. "He sure has my spunk, doesn't he?" Asked the King.
Kofuru wandered down a hallway. "Prince Kofuru," Meng Tai called, "Before you wander off. I would like to introduce you to your own personal bodyguards. Kofuru headed towards Meng Tai. "Follow me." Said Meng Tai. Kofuru followed Meng Tai. Meng Tai walked through a door and entered a room with at least three men and two women inside. "Kofuru. I would like to introduce you to Eiji, Mokoto, Naoyo, Kameko, and Shiori. They all greeted Kofuru with a bow. "Don't bow to me." Said Kofuru, and he walked off.
Kofuru walked out onto a balcony and looked out at the scenery. "Beautiful isn't it?" Asked Koneko. Kofuru looked at Koneko. "I guess." Replied Kofuru. "Uh... how have you been, since...well, you know." Asked Kofuru. "Confused." Koneko replied. "I see." Said Kofuru. "Kofuru. How do you feel about me?" Asked Koneko. Kofuru hesitated and faced Koneko. "I..." Kofuru paused. He took Koneko's hands and held them in his. "I love you. If anything happened to you...I would be lost." Kofuru confessed. "Really?" Asked Koneko. "Really." Kofuru replied. Koneko threw herself into Kofuru's arms. Kofuru held Koneko tight. "I love you." Koneko said. "I love you too." Replied Kofuru.
Just then an explosion happened outside the castle walls. Kofuru looked up. "I know that energy. I'll be back soon." Said Kofuru. He kissed Koneko on the cheek and jumped over the balconies edge. Kofuru's bodyguards jumped after Kofuru. "Be careful!" Koneko yelled. Kofuru threw a fireball in the air to signify that he heard her. Koneko watched as Kofuru and his bodyguards jumped over the castle wall. "I am holding you to your word." Koneko said to herself.
Kofuru and his bodyguards stopped at were the explosion happened. "Who could have done this?" Asked Kameko. "One person," Kofuru replied, "LOOK OUT!" Everybody jumped in different directions. Gonkuro appeared from behind a tree. "HAHA. I thought you'd come. Now lets finish this Kofuru." Said Gonkuro. Gonkuro threw a boulder at Kofuru. Kofuru punched the boulder and shattered it. Gonkuro ran towards Kofuru, sword drawn and ready. Kofuru ran at Gonkuro, drawing both his swords. They clashed together so hard that sparks flew from their swords. Gonkuro kicked Kofuru back into a tree. "Prince Kofuru!" Yelled Naoyo. Naoyo ran towards Gonkuro and formed his hand into a sword. "Take this!" yelled Naoyo. And he jabbed his arm at Gonkuro, barely missing his neck. "Close one." Said Gonkuro with a smirk on his face. "But not close enough!" said Gonkuro as he hit Naoyo into the air. Gonkuro fell to his knees. Blood dripped on the ground.
"You hurt Prince Kofuru. Now you mess with us." Stated Shiori with a bloody chakram in her hand. Gonkuro faced to where Kofuru was. "Not again!" whined Gonkuro. Kofuru wasn't there. Gonkuro looked up. Kofuru, Eiji, and Makoto were falling down, weapons faced towards Gonkuro. Gonkuro encompassed himself with a rock shield.
As Kofuru, Eiji, and Makoto hit the rock, Gonkuro had already burrowed under the ground and popped up behind everyone. "Ha ha ha! I may be wounded, but I can't be beaten that easily!" Gonkuro laughed. "How could he move?" Asked Shiori. "This man is not to be messed with." Replied Kofuru. "Lets go in Formation. Surround him, then blast him with your strongest power!" Yelled Kofuru. "RIGHT!!" Everybody said. The group circled around Gonkuro. Kofuru's hands became surrounded in flames. Eiji's hands became shrouded with a dark energy ball. Makoto's had emitted a bright light. Shiori's hands were gathering energy from the sky. Kameko's eye's turned pitch black, and she started to float in the air. And Naoyo's hands became solid stone. "OK! NOW EVERYBODY BLAST HIM!!" Kofuru yelled. Kofuru threw a humongous fireball at Gonkuro. At the same time, Eiji slammed Gonkuro to the ground while Makoto struck him with a lightning bolt. Shiori threw a gust of wind at Gonkuro, sending him high into the sky. Kameko floated to the middle of the circle and hurled a black ball of death up at Gonkuro.
It hit Gonkuro so hard, he flew back to the ground, making a huge crater around him. Naoyo leaped into the air over Gonkuro and flew straight towards him. She landed and punched Gonkuro square in the jaw with her stone hands. Blood flew from Gonkuro's mouth. "You...will never....beat me!!" Gonkuro said lifelessly. "Watch us." Kofuru said back in a witty tone. Kofuru took ten throwing stars from his belt and threw them at Gonkuro. Each one of them hit Gonkuro in his lower body, pining him to the ground. Kofuru then drew his swords and leapt into the air above Gonkuro. Kofuru turned totally vertical in the air, pointing both of his swords at Gonkuro. Kofuru fell to towards Gonkuro. Gonkuro once again encompassed himself with a rock wall. Kofuru saw it coming, so he powered up his swords with gravity, making them heavier than ever. Kofuru's swords broke through the rock wall. Blood splattered through the hole that the swords made.
As Kofuru withdrew his hands from his swords, the rock wall shattered, revealing Gonkuro's body. "It's finally over." Kofuru said in relief. "Lets head back my lord." Eiji said. "Don't call me that. My name is Kofuru. That is how I would like to be known as. Got it?" Kofuru said. "Got it!" Everyone replied. As they entered the castle, Kimiko and Junji greeted them, holding hands as usual. "Hey! Where have you been?" Asked Kimiko. "I was relieving us of a pest." Kofuru said walking past Kimiko and Junji. "Naoyo. What does he mean?" Kimiko asked before Naoyo could catch up with the rest of the group. "We were attacked by Gonkuro." Replied Naoyo. "Really? What happened?" Asked Junji. "My lord killed him." Naoyo replied. "What?! Gonkuro is finally dead?" Asked Kimiko in shock. Naoyo walked off.
"Kofuru," Meng Tai yelled, "I shall lead you to your quarters." Kofuru followed Meng Tai into a huge room. "Here is your room." Meng Tai said. "Thank you Meng Tai." Kofuru said. Meng Tai left the room. Kofuru collapsed on his bed. "Was it Gonkuro?" A voice asked from the door. Kofuru looked up and it was Koneko. "Yeah. But he is now dead. And I am beat. I am going to meditate a while and then take a nap. Could you wake me before sun down?" Asked Kofuru. "Of course." Said Koneko. Koneko closed the door and walked off.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Come in." Kofuru replied to the knock. The door opened, and it was the King, accompanied by Kyoko. "My son. I heard you just got back from a long battle." Stated the King. "Its true." Kofuru replied. "By the way. If Kimiko hasn't already told you, my name is Zhou. Just Zhou. That is how I liked to be addressed, unless it is important." Said King Zhou. "Ok. I got it." Replied Kofuru. "So tell us about your battle." Kyoko said with excitement. "Well. When we got to where the energy was coming from, no one was there. It turned out to be Gonkuro's energy. Lets make this short. Gonkuro tried to kill me. My bodyguards helped. A LOT. I stabbed Gonkuro in the head, and he is now collecting maggots in the middle of a crater." Kofuru replied. "Gonkuro is now dead? PARTY!!" Kyoko yelled. Jumping up and down. "Gonkuro was your enemy?" Asked King Zhou. "Yeah. Why?" Kofuru replied. "Gonkuro was the leader of the rebel hunters. He was a rebel himself, but he hated his own kind. So he decided to take control over the rebel hunters." Replied King Zhou.
"What?! He was the rebel hunter's leader?!" Asked Kofuru. Kyoko stopped jumping up and down. "That's not a good thing," Kyoko said, "That means we are going to have a war on our hands now." "A war? Well then. Let the war come. I AM READY!!" Kofuru thought to himself. "Kyoko, go and tell Zhange Meng Tai to gather all the troops and have them be positioned all around kingdom!" Ordered King Zhou. "Right away!" Kyoko ran out the door. King Zhou and Kofuru walked to the window in the corner and looked out. "Are you ready my son for another war?" Asked King Zhou. "Ready as I'll ever be." Kofuru replied. King Zhou put his hand on Kofuru's shoulder and they looked out the window at the mountain were the rebel hunter base is located at.
-Part 6-
Introductions
After the strenuous battle with Gonkuro, the gang leaves the small village from where they rested up. "We are coming up on the kingdom. It is beyond this hill." Said Kimiko. "Oh joy." Said Kofuru sarcastically. "Oh come on Kofuru. Surely you must be excited?" Said Kyoko. "Overjoyed." Said Kofuru in that sarcastic tone again. Kofuru walked ahead. "Koneko, you alright?" Asked Junji. Koneko snapped out of a confused like trance. "Huh? Yea, I'm fine." Koneko replied. "We're here." Kimiko stated. As they traveled over the hill, a huge castle appeared. The castle was an elegant white, with the symbol of power on the front. It was surrounded by a rather large village.
As they approached the gates, an old man on a horse appeared from inside the gate. He was an older man. Long gray hair to the middle of his back. Black eyebrows, but his skin was a bit wrinkled. He had an extravagant white, cape connected to his armor. "Open, the gate." The old man yelled to the soldiers on the wall above. The soldiers raised the gate. The old man rode out to Kimiko. "Welcome back Princess Kimiko." Said the old man. "Thank you Meng Tai." Kimiko replied. "And who are your friends?" Asked the old man. "Oh! How rude of me. This is Koneko. And these two Junji and Kyoko. They are Royal Knights from the future. Kyoko, Junji, and Koneko. This is Zhange Meng Tai. He is my father's strongest and most trusted body guard." Said Kimiko. "Its an honor to meet you, Zhange Meng Tai." Kyoko said.
"Please. Call me Meng Tai. And it's a honor to meet you all," said Meng Tai, "Now, Princess Kimiko..." "I told you before. Just call me Kimiko." Kimiko interrupted. "My apologies Kimiko. Now, who is this young man you forgot to introduce me to?" Said Meng Tai, pointing at Kofuru. "I didn't forget Meng Tai. I was hoping that you would figure it out by now. Being as wise as you are." Said Kimiko, sucking up big time. Meng Tai dismounted his horse. "I am not as sharp as I used to be Kimiko." Said Meng Tai.
Meng Tai walked towards Kofuru. He stood there for a minute, with his finger on his chin. Kofuru turned his head away from Meng Tai. "He has a temper. Who is he?" Asked Meng Tai. "Meng Tai. I would like to introduce you to the Heir to the Throne of Power." Said Kimiko. Meng Tai's eye's widened. "This is Kofuru Kapitanu. The Prince of Power!" Said Kimiko. Meng Tai fell to his news and bowed his head. "My lord! Is it really you?" Asked Meng Tai. Kofuru got on one knee and rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the symbol of power. "It is you!" Meng Tai confirmed. "Tai. Don't bow before me." Said Kofuru. Kofuru stood up and walked towards the gate.
Meng Tai stood up. "Kimiko. What's wrong with my lord?" Asked Meng Tai. Koneko snapped out of her confused trance and stepped forward. "He is confused. All of this was just dumped on him," said Koneko, "He can't take all of the pressure. He is used to being a poor orphan. That is all he's known." Holding her hands to her chest. "He is confused... So am I." Koneko said to herself. "What was that last part?" asked Meng Tai. "Huh? Nothing. Just nothing." Koneko said watching Kofuru walk off. "Ok, well let's get to the castle then. I am guessing Prince Kofuru already knows where to go." Said Meng Tai jokingly.
"So how did two knights from the Royal Kingdom of Rebels, like yourselves, end up here?" asked Meng Tai. "Well, our king gave us an assignment to protect Koneko." Replied Kyoko. "May I ask why you were sent to protect her?" Asked Kimiko. "Actually, our king didn't tell us why we had to protect Koneko." Replied Kyoko. They all looked at Koneko. Koneko kept walking staring off into the distance with an almost concerned look. "Your journey sounds very much like a prophecy we have through out the rebel kingdoms." Stated Meng Tai. "Do tell us Meng Tai." Said Junji.
"I will not. There might have been a reason to why your king did not tell you the importance of your mission." Replied Meng Tai. "I understand." Said Junji. "One more question," said Meng Tai, "What is wrong with mistress Koneko?" Kyoko, Junji, and Kimiko looked at Koneko. "She is confused. Kofuru showed affection towards her, but it's like that affection came out on accident. So he dropped the affection and walked away. She had just been revived then, but she is confused as I said before. She is not sure on his feelings towards her." Replied Kimiko.
"I see." Stated Meng Tai. "I think we should let her think when we get to the castle before we introduce her to the king." Suggested Kyoko. "I agree." Agreed Junji. The five of them arrived at the castle gates, only to find that Kofuru was leaning against the castle wall. "They won't open the gate." Said Kofuru, staring at the ground. "They don't know who you are. That's why." Said Kimiko. "Open the gates." Yelled Meng Tai. Two soldiers looked over the edge of the castle wall and opened the gate. "Lets go." Said Meng Tai. Everyone entered the castle gates. They walked through a big double door.
Behind the double doors, was a long hallway, with a long red carpet leading to a throne at the end of the hall. An old man sat in the throne with a royal crown upon his head. They walked along the red carpet. As they reached the end of the carpet, Meng Tai got to his knees and bowed his head. "My lord. Kimiko has returned with guests." Said Meng Tai. Kimiko stepped forward and got on her knees and bowed her head. "Father. These are my friends I met on my journey. This is Koneko. And these two are Kyoko and Junji. They are Royal Knights that hail from the Royal Kingdom of Rebels. They are from the future sent to protect Koneko." Said Kimiko.
"Rise Kimiko and Meng Tai." Said the King. Meng Tai and Kimiko got to their feet. "It is a great honor to meet you all. Now Kimiko, were you successful on your journey?" Asked the King. "I was father." Replied Kimiko. "Well, where is he?" Asked the King. "Umm..." Said Kimiko. She looked around. Kofuru was leaning on a pillar facing the wall. "There. There he is." Said Kimiko as she pointed at Kofuru. "Ah. Come here into the light so I can see you." Said the King. Kofuru walked towards the throne. "What is your name boy?" Asked the King. "You know my name. So why do you ask? You know who I am. So don't ask. I know who you are. So don't ask." Kofuru replied and walked through a door. "He sure has my spunk, doesn't he?" Asked the King.
Kofuru wandered down a hallway. "Prince Kofuru," Meng Tai called, "Before you wander off. I would like to introduce you to your own personal bodyguards. Kofuru headed towards Meng Tai. "Follow me." Said Meng Tai. Kofuru followed Meng Tai. Meng Tai walked through a door and entered a room with at least three men and two women inside. "Kofuru. I would like to introduce you to Eiji, Mokoto, Naoyo, Kameko, and Shiori. They all greeted Kofuru with a bow. "Don't bow to me." Said Kofuru, and he walked off.
Kofuru walked out onto a balcony and looked out at the scenery. "Beautiful isn't it?" Asked Koneko. Kofuru looked at Koneko. "I guess." Replied Kofuru. "Uh... how have you been, since...well, you know." Asked Kofuru. "Confused." Koneko replied. "I see." Said Kofuru. "Kofuru. How do you feel about me?" Asked Koneko. Kofuru hesitated and faced Koneko. "I..." Kofuru paused. He took Koneko's hands and held them in his. "I love you. If anything happened to you...I would be lost." Kofuru confessed. "Really?" Asked Koneko. "Really." Kofuru replied. Koneko threw herself into Kofuru's arms. Kofuru held Koneko tight. "I love you." Koneko said. "I love you too." Replied Kofuru.
Just then an explosion happened outside the castle walls. Kofuru looked up. "I know that energy. I'll be back soon." Said Kofuru. He kissed Koneko on the cheek and jumped over the balconies edge. Kofuru's bodyguards jumped after Kofuru. "Be careful!" Koneko yelled. Kofuru threw a fireball in the air to signify that he heard her. Koneko watched as Kofuru and his bodyguards jumped over the castle wall. "I am holding you to your word." Koneko said to herself.
Kofuru and his bodyguards stopped at were the explosion happened. "Who could have done this?" Asked Kameko. "One person," Kofuru replied, "LOOK OUT!" Everybody jumped in different directions. Gonkuro appeared from behind a tree. "HAHA. I thought you'd come. Now lets finish this Kofuru." Said Gonkuro. Gonkuro threw a boulder at Kofuru. Kofuru punched the boulder and shattered it. Gonkuro ran towards Kofuru, sword drawn and ready. Kofuru ran at Gonkuro, drawing both his swords. They clashed together so hard that sparks flew from their swords. Gonkuro kicked Kofuru back into a tree. "Prince Kofuru!" Yelled Naoyo. Naoyo ran towards Gonkuro and formed his hand into a sword. "Take this!" yelled Naoyo. And he jabbed his arm at Gonkuro, barely missing his neck. "Close one." Said Gonkuro with a smirk on his face. "But not close enough!" said Gonkuro as he hit Naoyo into the air. Gonkuro fell to his knees. Blood dripped on the ground.
"You hurt Prince Kofuru. Now you mess with us." Stated Shiori with a bloody chakram in her hand. Gonkuro faced to where Kofuru was. "Not again!" whined Gonkuro. Kofuru wasn't there. Gonkuro looked up. Kofuru, Eiji, and Makoto were falling down, weapons faced towards Gonkuro. Gonkuro encompassed himself with a rock shield.
As Kofuru, Eiji, and Makoto hit the rock, Gonkuro had already burrowed under the ground and popped up behind everyone. "Ha ha ha! I may be wounded, but I can't be beaten that easily!" Gonkuro laughed. "How could he move?" Asked Shiori. "This man is not to be messed with." Replied Kofuru. "Lets go in Formation. Surround him, then blast him with your strongest power!" Yelled Kofuru. "RIGHT!!" Everybody said. The group circled around Gonkuro. Kofuru's hands became surrounded in flames. Eiji's hands became shrouded with a dark energy ball. Makoto's had emitted a bright light. Shiori's hands were gathering energy from the sky. Kameko's eye's turned pitch black, and she started to float in the air. And Naoyo's hands became solid stone. "OK! NOW EVERYBODY BLAST HIM!!" Kofuru yelled. Kofuru threw a humongous fireball at Gonkuro. At the same time, Eiji slammed Gonkuro to the ground while Makoto struck him with a lightning bolt. Shiori threw a gust of wind at Gonkuro, sending him high into the sky. Kameko floated to the middle of the circle and hurled a black ball of death up at Gonkuro.
It hit Gonkuro so hard, he flew back to the ground, making a huge crater around him. Naoyo leaped into the air over Gonkuro and flew straight towards him. She landed and punched Gonkuro square in the jaw with her stone hands. Blood flew from Gonkuro's mouth. "You...will never....beat me!!" Gonkuro said lifelessly. "Watch us." Kofuru said back in a witty tone. Kofuru took ten throwing stars from his belt and threw them at Gonkuro. Each one of them hit Gonkuro in his lower body, pining him to the ground. Kofuru then drew his swords and leapt into the air above Gonkuro. Kofuru turned totally vertical in the air, pointing both of his swords at Gonkuro. Kofuru fell to towards Gonkuro. Gonkuro once again encompassed himself with a rock wall. Kofuru saw it coming, so he powered up his swords with gravity, making them heavier than ever. Kofuru's swords broke through the rock wall. Blood splattered through the hole that the swords made.
As Kofuru withdrew his hands from his swords, the rock wall shattered, revealing Gonkuro's body. "It's finally over." Kofuru said in relief. "Lets head back my lord." Eiji said. "Don't call me that. My name is Kofuru. That is how I would like to be known as. Got it?" Kofuru said. "Got it!" Everyone replied. As they entered the castle, Kimiko and Junji greeted them, holding hands as usual. "Hey! Where have you been?" Asked Kimiko. "I was relieving us of a pest." Kofuru said walking past Kimiko and Junji. "Naoyo. What does he mean?" Kimiko asked before Naoyo could catch up with the rest of the group. "We were attacked by Gonkuro." Replied Naoyo. "Really? What happened?" Asked Junji. "My lord killed him." Naoyo replied. "What?! Gonkuro is finally dead?" Asked Kimiko in shock. Naoyo walked off.
"Kofuru," Meng Tai yelled, "I shall lead you to your quarters." Kofuru followed Meng Tai into a huge room. "Here is your room." Meng Tai said. "Thank you Meng Tai." Kofuru said. Meng Tai left the room. Kofuru collapsed on his bed. "Was it Gonkuro?" A voice asked from the door. Kofuru looked up and it was Koneko. "Yeah. But he is now dead. And I am beat. I am going to meditate a while and then take a nap. Could you wake me before sun down?" Asked Kofuru. "Of course." Said Koneko. Koneko closed the door and walked off.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Come in." Kofuru replied to the knock. The door opened, and it was the King, accompanied by Kyoko. "My son. I heard you just got back from a long battle." Stated the King. "Its true." Kofuru replied. "By the way. If Kimiko hasn't already told you, my name is Zhou. Just Zhou. That is how I liked to be addressed, unless it is important." Said King Zhou. "Ok. I got it." Replied Kofuru. "So tell us about your battle." Kyoko said with excitement. "Well. When we got to where the energy was coming from, no one was there. It turned out to be Gonkuro's energy. Lets make this short. Gonkuro tried to kill me. My bodyguards helped. A LOT. I stabbed Gonkuro in the head, and he is now collecting maggots in the middle of a crater." Kofuru replied. "Gonkuro is now dead? PARTY!!" Kyoko yelled. Jumping up and down. "Gonkuro was your enemy?" Asked King Zhou. "Yeah. Why?" Kofuru replied. "Gonkuro was the leader of the rebel hunters. He was a rebel himself, but he hated his own kind. So he decided to take control over the rebel hunters." Replied King Zhou.
"What?! He was the rebel hunter's leader?!" Asked Kofuru. Kyoko stopped jumping up and down. "That's not a good thing," Kyoko said, "That means we are going to have a war on our hands now." "A war? Well then. Let the war come. I AM READY!!" Kofuru thought to himself. "Kyoko, go and tell Zhange Meng Tai to gather all the troops and have them be positioned all around kingdom!" Ordered King Zhou. "Right away!" Kyoko ran out the door. King Zhou and Kofuru walked to the window in the corner and looked out. "Are you ready my son for another war?" Asked King Zhou. "Ready as I'll ever be." Kofuru replied. King Zhou put his hand on Kofuru's shoulder and they looked out the window at the mountain were the rebel hunter base is located at.