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Chapter 2 Seeing is Believing
"You think we are doing the right thing?" Amy asked as the walked toward the lake. Jiro just shrugged.
"If we don't like what he has to say, we can always head back." He replied.
"That's true." Ami nodded. She then looked over at Areku. He has been quiet ever since they met up.
'Seems like there is something on his mind.' She quickens her pace to match his.
"Something on your mind Areku?" She smiled. He looked at her with a smile.
"Sort of. It's nothing," He then looked up ahead. "We are almost there. Lets go." He started to run towards the lake, Jiro and Ami bring up the rear. When they reached the lake, all that greeted them was the silent water and the moon's bright face in it.
"Seems he is late." Jiro said.
"Maybe you three are just early." In the split second, Jiro and Areku had their swords drawn as Ami had a bolt in her crossbow. Not to their surprise, it was the old taomagician from the tavern earlier.
"Lower your weapons friends. I mean no harm." The magician smiled. The three slowly lowered their weapons as the old magician moved toward the lake.
"Now why is it that you summoned us to the lake old one?" Areku asked. The old man just smiled at the three and look toward the lake.
"Have you three ever thought about the future?" The three gave the old tao master an odd look.
"You think he is going senile?" Jiro whispered. Ami chuckled but Areku lightly elbowed him. Areku took a step forward.
"The future? Why the Future?" He raised an eyebrow to the old man. The taomagician chuckled a little as he turned back to the three warriors.
"Yes the future. What is or is going to be. The future can be uncertain." The old man then sat down and with a flick of his hand, he made a fire.
"Come and sit my friends. It is certainly cold out tonight." He then took a teapot out of his robes and some cups. Having warmed the tea up, he handed each of them a cup.
"So old one, you merely got us out here to talk about the future?" Jiro asked as he sipped some tea.
"You could say that." The old man responded.
'There is more to this then a simple talk of the future.' Areku thought. "So, who's future would you like to talk about? My future? Your future? Jiro's or Ami's future?" The tao master then let out a spin- tinkling laugh that almost made the three warriors jump out of their skin.
"Ok, lets talk about the future of human kind. What do you three think will happen?" The tao master asked.
"I believe that we will have better ways of catching and producing fish. What about you, Ami?" Jiro started.
"I think that we will have better ways of making clothes and other fancy items. What do you think Areku?" He closed his eye for a minute, thinking his response.
"I believe," He started. "I believe that we will never stop fighting. That there will always be a person wanting more power and controlling those who follow him. Who always wants more land and more power, hiring any warrior he could get. Then once he is defeated, another person just like him will come and take his place, and again, and again and again. It would be a never-ending cycle until the people stand up to him. That is what I see for the future of mankind. What about you old man?" He looked toward the old man, sipping his tea as he did.
"What I see for the future of mankind is ruin." He then got up and walked to the edge of the lake.
'Ruin?' The three thought as they look toward the old man.
"Come and see what future I see." The three got up and stood next to the old man at the edge of the lake. The taomagician then tapped the lake water with his staff, sending ripples throughout the lake. As the ripples died, pictures started to appear. Objects that were in the pictures were not familiar with the three warriors. There were tall buildings made of metal and stone. The people of the time wore weird clothing and walked around in odd metal beasts. There were no crop fields or small stone house but huge buildings for miles to see, with a tree here and there. The scene was very magical to the three. Then a dark cloud appeared over the beautiful picture. Dark warriors came and destroyed the buildings and took the people to become slaves. Those that resisted died with out a second thought. The once beautiful scene turned ugly in a matter of moments. Ami turned away into Areku's chest, hugging him tightly. Jiro turned his head away in discus and Areku just lowered his head. Before the scene was over, a figure shrouded in darkness looked over the scene with beady red eyes. Then, with a wave of his hand, the old man ended the scene. After seeing the scene, the four returned to the fire. Seeing the picture over and over in his mind, more and more rage filled Areku till he finally snapped.
"That's the future you see for human kind!? What future is that!? No man, woman or child could survive that!" Areku shouted at the old man. What surprised and angered Areku more was the next thing that the old man did. What the old man did was laugh. He laughed with all his might. In moments, Areku took out his blade and had it against the man's throat. The man stopped laughing but looked Areku straight in the eye. Jiro and Ami didn't try to stop him because they knew when he got this mad, nothing would stop him. Plus, they were anger at the man for showing them those scenes as well. Areku was moments away from cutting the man's head off. What stopped him was something in the old man's eyes, something that he wasn't telling them. Areku removed his blade, sheathed it and started to walk away.
"Come on you two. I believe are business is done with this man." Nodding in agreement, the two got up and started to walk away.
"Wait you three." The three stopped where they were, but they didn't look back.
"Look old man, whatever it is that you are offering us, we don't-"
"What if I told you three that you could stop this?" The old man said, cutting Areku short.
"How can we stop this? Even if we could, how can we even get to that time period? It doesn't seem like those events are going to happen tomorrow or next month." Areku said as he turned around, sitting back down near the fire with Jiro and Ami at his sides.
"You can't stop this as you are now. There is a legend that warriors from the past will bring hope and light for the people of the future. They will gain power beyond the normal man and right what has been wrong. They will gain the power of the elements and with this force; take down the evil known as Hyakuhei." Now it was the warriors' turn to laugh.
"You can't be serious old one. You think we are the warriors from the past that are meant to save the future? What a joke." Jiro laughed. Ami joined in as well. Areku did laugh at first but the more he thought about it and the more he thought about those scenes he saw made him think that there was some truth to it. Jiro elbowed Areku in the stomach.
"Don't you think that is funny?" Areku then looked at Jiro, then back at the old man, then back to Jiro.
"How can we stop this?" Areku finally said to the old man. The old man smiled a toothy grin as Jiro and Ami both gasped.
"Areku, you really don't think this is true do you?" Ami asked.
"Yeah Areku. I mean, we have heard some far-fetched stuff in our lives but this one has to take the cake. What makes this believable?" Jiro added.
"If we can stop the scenes we have saw or at least fix them, I say we should try. I mean he did come to our town to try and find warriors to help him. We should only be lucky that he picked us and not Arata and Rintaro." Areku smirked.
"Yeah, if he picked Arata and Rintaro the world would defiantly need our help." Jiro smirked. Ami chuckled.
"So we agreed?" Jiro and Ami both nodded. They then looked over at the old man.
"So, I guess we will help you after all. Now what do we do?"
"On your journey to defeat Hyakuhei, there are special powers sealed in shrines. What these powers are, I cannot say but they deal with the elements of the world: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Shadow. Earth, light and shadow have already been unsealed. It is your job to make sure that Hyakuhei doesn't get the last three." The three nodded to this information.
"As well as finding the three powers of the elements, you will also have allies on your journey. Two of them live in the north of Japan, their people living in caves to keep warm from the snow that Hyakuhei put there when he came into power. Another is to the south of Japan, he is never in one place for to long but his powers will be of use. Another lives to the west of Tokyo, living in the mountains that fly above Japan from the cause of his power. When He got there, Hyakuhei used his powers to change Japan. He kept Tokyo as his castle but to the north of it is all snow as to the south is all desert. Like I said before, to the west is the floating mountains. I believe to the east is all sea but I can not be certain." He finished. The three soaked in as much of the information that the old man could give them.
"I see old one, but there is one problem. How are we supposed to get to this time period?" Ami asked. The old taomagician then took out a pouch from his robes.
"Do not worry young one. Let me take care of that." The old man then took out some blue powder from his pouch and blew it into the air.
"What is this suppose to do......"Areku started but he did finish because in a few moments after the powder hit him and his friends, they were out cold.
FireSamurai: So our heroes are destined to save the future. Nothing new, eh? The next chapter is Chapter 3 The Samurai Awakens. PLEASE SEND IN REVIEWS!! ahem Everyone have a good day.
Chapter 2 Seeing is Believing
"You think we are doing the right thing?" Amy asked as the walked toward the lake. Jiro just shrugged.
"If we don't like what he has to say, we can always head back." He replied.
"That's true." Ami nodded. She then looked over at Areku. He has been quiet ever since they met up.
'Seems like there is something on his mind.' She quickens her pace to match his.
"Something on your mind Areku?" She smiled. He looked at her with a smile.
"Sort of. It's nothing," He then looked up ahead. "We are almost there. Lets go." He started to run towards the lake, Jiro and Ami bring up the rear. When they reached the lake, all that greeted them was the silent water and the moon's bright face in it.
"Seems he is late." Jiro said.
"Maybe you three are just early." In the split second, Jiro and Areku had their swords drawn as Ami had a bolt in her crossbow. Not to their surprise, it was the old taomagician from the tavern earlier.
"Lower your weapons friends. I mean no harm." The magician smiled. The three slowly lowered their weapons as the old magician moved toward the lake.
"Now why is it that you summoned us to the lake old one?" Areku asked. The old man just smiled at the three and look toward the lake.
"Have you three ever thought about the future?" The three gave the old tao master an odd look.
"You think he is going senile?" Jiro whispered. Ami chuckled but Areku lightly elbowed him. Areku took a step forward.
"The future? Why the Future?" He raised an eyebrow to the old man. The taomagician chuckled a little as he turned back to the three warriors.
"Yes the future. What is or is going to be. The future can be uncertain." The old man then sat down and with a flick of his hand, he made a fire.
"Come and sit my friends. It is certainly cold out tonight." He then took a teapot out of his robes and some cups. Having warmed the tea up, he handed each of them a cup.
"So old one, you merely got us out here to talk about the future?" Jiro asked as he sipped some tea.
"You could say that." The old man responded.
'There is more to this then a simple talk of the future.' Areku thought. "So, who's future would you like to talk about? My future? Your future? Jiro's or Ami's future?" The tao master then let out a spin- tinkling laugh that almost made the three warriors jump out of their skin.
"Ok, lets talk about the future of human kind. What do you three think will happen?" The tao master asked.
"I believe that we will have better ways of catching and producing fish. What about you, Ami?" Jiro started.
"I think that we will have better ways of making clothes and other fancy items. What do you think Areku?" He closed his eye for a minute, thinking his response.
"I believe," He started. "I believe that we will never stop fighting. That there will always be a person wanting more power and controlling those who follow him. Who always wants more land and more power, hiring any warrior he could get. Then once he is defeated, another person just like him will come and take his place, and again, and again and again. It would be a never-ending cycle until the people stand up to him. That is what I see for the future of mankind. What about you old man?" He looked toward the old man, sipping his tea as he did.
"What I see for the future of mankind is ruin." He then got up and walked to the edge of the lake.
'Ruin?' The three thought as they look toward the old man.
"Come and see what future I see." The three got up and stood next to the old man at the edge of the lake. The taomagician then tapped the lake water with his staff, sending ripples throughout the lake. As the ripples died, pictures started to appear. Objects that were in the pictures were not familiar with the three warriors. There were tall buildings made of metal and stone. The people of the time wore weird clothing and walked around in odd metal beasts. There were no crop fields or small stone house but huge buildings for miles to see, with a tree here and there. The scene was very magical to the three. Then a dark cloud appeared over the beautiful picture. Dark warriors came and destroyed the buildings and took the people to become slaves. Those that resisted died with out a second thought. The once beautiful scene turned ugly in a matter of moments. Ami turned away into Areku's chest, hugging him tightly. Jiro turned his head away in discus and Areku just lowered his head. Before the scene was over, a figure shrouded in darkness looked over the scene with beady red eyes. Then, with a wave of his hand, the old man ended the scene. After seeing the scene, the four returned to the fire. Seeing the picture over and over in his mind, more and more rage filled Areku till he finally snapped.
"That's the future you see for human kind!? What future is that!? No man, woman or child could survive that!" Areku shouted at the old man. What surprised and angered Areku more was the next thing that the old man did. What the old man did was laugh. He laughed with all his might. In moments, Areku took out his blade and had it against the man's throat. The man stopped laughing but looked Areku straight in the eye. Jiro and Ami didn't try to stop him because they knew when he got this mad, nothing would stop him. Plus, they were anger at the man for showing them those scenes as well. Areku was moments away from cutting the man's head off. What stopped him was something in the old man's eyes, something that he wasn't telling them. Areku removed his blade, sheathed it and started to walk away.
"Come on you two. I believe are business is done with this man." Nodding in agreement, the two got up and started to walk away.
"Wait you three." The three stopped where they were, but they didn't look back.
"Look old man, whatever it is that you are offering us, we don't-"
"What if I told you three that you could stop this?" The old man said, cutting Areku short.
"How can we stop this? Even if we could, how can we even get to that time period? It doesn't seem like those events are going to happen tomorrow or next month." Areku said as he turned around, sitting back down near the fire with Jiro and Ami at his sides.
"You can't stop this as you are now. There is a legend that warriors from the past will bring hope and light for the people of the future. They will gain power beyond the normal man and right what has been wrong. They will gain the power of the elements and with this force; take down the evil known as Hyakuhei." Now it was the warriors' turn to laugh.
"You can't be serious old one. You think we are the warriors from the past that are meant to save the future? What a joke." Jiro laughed. Ami joined in as well. Areku did laugh at first but the more he thought about it and the more he thought about those scenes he saw made him think that there was some truth to it. Jiro elbowed Areku in the stomach.
"Don't you think that is funny?" Areku then looked at Jiro, then back at the old man, then back to Jiro.
"How can we stop this?" Areku finally said to the old man. The old man smiled a toothy grin as Jiro and Ami both gasped.
"Areku, you really don't think this is true do you?" Ami asked.
"Yeah Areku. I mean, we have heard some far-fetched stuff in our lives but this one has to take the cake. What makes this believable?" Jiro added.
"If we can stop the scenes we have saw or at least fix them, I say we should try. I mean he did come to our town to try and find warriors to help him. We should only be lucky that he picked us and not Arata and Rintaro." Areku smirked.
"Yeah, if he picked Arata and Rintaro the world would defiantly need our help." Jiro smirked. Ami chuckled.
"So we agreed?" Jiro and Ami both nodded. They then looked over at the old man.
"So, I guess we will help you after all. Now what do we do?"
"On your journey to defeat Hyakuhei, there are special powers sealed in shrines. What these powers are, I cannot say but they deal with the elements of the world: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Shadow. Earth, light and shadow have already been unsealed. It is your job to make sure that Hyakuhei doesn't get the last three." The three nodded to this information.
"As well as finding the three powers of the elements, you will also have allies on your journey. Two of them live in the north of Japan, their people living in caves to keep warm from the snow that Hyakuhei put there when he came into power. Another is to the south of Japan, he is never in one place for to long but his powers will be of use. Another lives to the west of Tokyo, living in the mountains that fly above Japan from the cause of his power. When He got there, Hyakuhei used his powers to change Japan. He kept Tokyo as his castle but to the north of it is all snow as to the south is all desert. Like I said before, to the west is the floating mountains. I believe to the east is all sea but I can not be certain." He finished. The three soaked in as much of the information that the old man could give them.
"I see old one, but there is one problem. How are we supposed to get to this time period?" Ami asked. The old taomagician then took out a pouch from his robes.
"Do not worry young one. Let me take care of that." The old man then took out some blue powder from his pouch and blew it into the air.
"What is this suppose to do......"Areku started but he did finish because in a few moments after the powder hit him and his friends, they were out cold.
FireSamurai: So our heroes are destined to save the future. Nothing new, eh? The next chapter is Chapter 3 The Samurai Awakens. PLEASE SEND IN REVIEWS!! ahem Everyone have a good day.