Eleven Lords

It was Saturday evening. Seba was bored. Until, that is, there was a scratching at his window. "What the frell? I'm up on the second story..." He says, climbing down the ladder of his bunk bed, and putting on his robe. "What? This better be important..." he says, thinking it was one of his neighbors again, wanting the answers to Friday's homework. "Keep your shorts on! I'm coming!" he growled.

"Its rather Ironic, really, but I am not wearing any... now let me in, Anastasia. Before I have to rip out this screen." A very masculine voice growled back through the screen.

"Ummmm? Anastasia? I think you've got the wrong house, bub. I'm Seba Nile...not... Anastasia. And if you're not wearing shorts, why are you here?" he asks, somewhat disturbed.

"Well, first of all, I know you are Anastasia because of your smell. Only she smells like that. Second of all..." he says, stepping into the light, revealing a dark purple and red, almost canine, body. "Second of all, I am not wearing shorts, because not only would it look stupid, it would be very uncomfortable, as well. So, 'Seba', let me in. Then we shall discuss this further." he says, pawing the screen again. "Oooookay..." Seba says, opening the screen. "This is veeeery strange..."

He Watches the dog-wolf-thing walk in. On the sides of his mouth are four long horns, two on each side. Once he is in, Seba shuts the screen window. "Why are you here?" asks Seba. "Because," the dog-thing replies, "For one thing, I have not seen Anastasia in a long time, And the second reason is that I feel that something may happen. Something Important." "Why do you come to me, than?" he asks. "Because, I am Lucied, Anastasia's ... how to put this ... Partner. We where best of friends. And you smell like her. I believe you have her essence within you. Possibly a reincarnation. So, how is that for information overload?" he says, grinning, and somehow making it natural. "Ummmmm... so, alright... what do you think will be going on?" Seba asks, avoiding the question of how a female could be reincarnated in a male's body. The thought of it made him dizzy.

"I believe that someone will return... someone... unpleasant." he says, seriously. "Lord Blazer?" asks, Seba, not knowing why he said it.

"No. Lord Blazer's siblings. And how can you know about Lord Blazer if you are not Anastasia?" He asked, with his head cocked to the side.

"I don't know... the name just came to mind." Seba replied, in honest unknowing. "Hey, lets head downstairs. I need to grab a soda." he says, holding his head. "So, how many siblings are there? Cant be too many... One, maybe Two?" he asks, popping the top on a diet Dr. Pepper.

"Eleven." replies Lucied, making Seba spray all of the soda in his mouth. "ELEVEN?!?!?!" he exclaims, while wiping his mouth. "Jeeze! Man, I would hate to see what shape their mother is in..." he tries to joke, while attempting to get over the fact that he was more than likely going to have to defeat all of them. "So I take it they are all more powerful than Lord Blazer?"

"Yes and no. I see Anastasia is finally coming out... This is good. Soon you will know all of what she knew. I wonder if you have anything of Ashley left... That would be a very good thing." he says, somewhat offhandedly.

"Ashley Winchester?" Seba asks, again just repeating what comes to mind.

"Yes! I see he is within as well! This is a very fortunate event... You should not find it quite as difficult to defeat them... But then there is the slight problem of obtaining a weapon... and a party to travel with you... we may have to call upon the others... Yes. I believe that is the best course of action... Pack up, as we leave tomorrow." he finishes. "But where will we go, Lucied? Are we going to find others? Where will we---" he says, but is cut off by a large flash in the night sky.

"That is the first sign of their arrival. The appearance of Monsters. We must hurry!" He says, obviously unnerved. Outside, there is a resounding crash, as if some large object had landed in the middle of the street. "Seba, do you have any sort of weapon with you?" Lucied asks, almost to the point of a nervous breakdown. "Hurry! Please, grab something that can be used as a weapon! That scent..." he says, nose raised into the air. "Kalivos!" he barks, and looks at Seba. "What are you waiting for? Go find a weapon!" he yells, as the sound of several pairs of feet are heard coming down the stairs.

"Oh, crap... I suppose it was too much to ask that they sleep through that explosion..." says Seba, going to the knife drawer, grabbing four knives, and shoving them into the belt of his robe. He grabs one more, the biggest one in the drawer, and tests it out as a weapon. "Yes... this will do..." he mumbles, as the rest of his family watches on in a mix of amazement and horror. "Lucied, tell me, what is this 'Kalivos' and how do I kill it?" he asks, so calmly that Lucied is speechless for a few seconds.

"He is a Master Monster. And to kill him, it is a simple task of hack and stab. But I would advise only aiming in between his armor plating. Now, hurry! I will assist in his destruction, but I may not be of a great help. Let us go!" he says, following Seba, who had already taken his leave. "We will return. Upon doing so, We will explain." says Lucied to Seba's family, and was answered by three dumbfounded nods.

Seba had already crossed the road, and run towards Kalivos, who had been tearing up a neighbor's house. He took a quick slash at his back, just under a plate of armor. He was rewarded with a small spray of deep red blood, tinting his blade slightly. Attention attracted, Kalivos threw his head back, and roared. As he made a not-so-graceful about-face, one of his claws caught Seba in the stomach, knocking him backwards about three feet. "Whoa..." he says, attempting to catch his breath.

"You will not live to regret attacking me, child!" roars Kalivos, raising his left claw to slam down on Seba. Suddenly, Lucied appeared, jumping at Kalivos' equivalent of a wrist, and tearing at it. Shaking his arm to loose the attacking Guardian, his attack was effectively stopped. Seba got up, another knife drawn. This one was a saw-edged blade, maximizing its attack capabilities. He suddenly dashed at Kalivos, slashing at his belly until some of its armor plating was gone, and bloody, bare skin was showing. At this, Kalivos gave his claw a particularly vicious shake, dislodging Lucied.

That done, he slammed down his head on the spot where Seba was a half a second ago. "I WILL CATCH YOU!!!" he roared, extremely angered.

"Not if I kill you first!" shouted Seba from at his left. He had replaced his straight edged knife in his belt, and withdrawn his other saw-edged blade. With both in hand, he was savagely tearing at the wound opened by Lucied. Kalivos slammed his claw into Seba's chest, sending him flying back into a bush. "Lucied! He seems to be weakening... Is there any advice you forgot to tell me?" he asks, irritated.

"Take out his claws... they are his main source of offense." Lucied advises.

"Oh... yes... that is a good idea." he says, looking at the approaching Monster.

"Do you see how his left claw is dragging? We almost have it out of action. Destroy it!" Lucied says, taking off to attack his right claw.

"Kalivos! I will not give up!" Shouts Seba, rushing towards that same left claw. Suddenly, he has an idea. He hurdles over his claw, and while in the air, does a perfect 180 degree turn. When he lands, he slashes at the other side of Kalivos' claw, thoroughly disabling it. "Yesssss!" he yells, but is suddenly caught by a flying Lucied, that had recently been dislodged from his attack post on Kalivos' right claw.

"Sorry about that... he shook me." Lucied explains, and rushes back at it, this time accompanied by Seba. They both begin tearing at the claw, and coating each's weapons with another coat of blood. Seba's knives are now a deep red, and Lucied's muzzle is a much deeper red than normal. Dodging blows from the Monster's head, they attack his claws continuously, and after what seems an eternity, his claw goes limp. Instantly, Lucied jumps off of his claw, and attacks the part of Kalivos' stomach that was previously torn up.

"Seba! Attack his throat!" He yells, and Seba is about to take his advice, when an idea hits. He runs up his arm, and jumps up, while simultaneously drawing a long, thin knife. He then throws it with the force and speed of a bullet, and the accuracy of a well practiced archer with a bow. It connects with Kalivos' throat, right in between his armor plating. Eyes wide, he manages a few last words.

"Thank you... Free... Finally..." as his eyes dim, and finally glaze over in death. As Seba lands, he notices for the first time, the crowd that his battle had drawn. As he stares, he notices a single red light, which happens to be attached to a video camera. He smiles, makes the "V for Victory" sign, and swiftly blacks out.