CHAPTER THREE: Day One
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Soul Calibur characters.
A/N: Hey!!! Thank you sooo much for the reviews! T_T You like me, you
really like me!! -_-;; Just kidding!! ^____^ Okay... I have to admit it though.... I am one of those people who make up too many stories and can't add on a lot T_T Sorry this took so long!! I'll try harder next time =^_^= Again thank you for your reviews, I take all of them to heart, and those are why I continue to write ^______^ Hope you like chappie four, please
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Talim, Yunsung, and Xianghua, would travel the west side looking for anything they could find, while Cassandra and Maxi looked to the east. Maxi and Cassandra decided they would head through Benetnasch, Thuban, and Regulus.
Walking for nearly a half hour without speaking, Cassandra finally spat out something.
"Maxi.... How did you get in that situation with Astaroth?" He looked at her and smiled.
"Well, first of all, we hated each other, that was essential in a bad relationship...." Cassandra smiled back, and Maxi continued, telling her how Astaroth had died, and he had to fight him again, and everything in between. Cassandra found it very easy to talk to him. They laughed and cracked jokes, almost forgetting their mission. Cassandra felt he was much wiser beyond his years, and he could see any obstacle another way. She loved how open minded he was.
"-And so I prayed to Hephaestus, and I left."
"All for your sister?"
"Yes."
"Wow...." Maxi nodded his head in approval.
"You know, this is probably a touchy subject.... But what happened to your crew?"
"Astaroth is an evil man. He is corrupted. I will never forgive him." Maxi had failed to tell her that minor detail. Cassandra bit her lip. She hit a nerve.
Finally they entered Benetnasch, their weapons not even required yet. Two guards stood at the gate, grim faces, with very pointy spears.
"Halt! What is your business in Benetnasch?" One of them called.
"We're tourists," Cassandra said, raising an eyebrow.
"No tourists are allowed in. This place is for business only." Maxi's eyes narrowed.
"What about the people who need to cross to get to Thuban?"
"Cross the river," One of the guards scowled.
"There are no boats."
"This is not our problem."
"Let us pass." Cassandra glared.
"No one is allowed in!" Maxi looked at Cassandra.
"Two lives are better then millions that will die because of Nightmare," He whispered. She nodded and took out her sword, feeling Maxi tense next to her. The guards pointed their spears at the two.
"You are not tourists," The guard spat. Cassandra gave a dainty smile and thrust her sword into one of them, causing him to heave over, and fall onto the dirt ground, eyes open.
"See? All that for nothing!" She made a disgusted face and pulled her sword out of the man. The other guard opened his mouth in shock and held his hands up in surrender. Maxi grabbed him by the collar.
"Who is it that prevents us from entering?" He yelled.
"Cervantes!" The man choked. Maxi released him, throwing him on the ground. Maxi then forced the gates open, and the two entered.
Yunsung walked with his hands behind his head (A/N: the anime way ^__^) quite content to be with two beautiful girls.
"You know what?" Talim said after a while.
"What?" Xianghua said, glancing at her map.
"I think we've been going around in circles! Yunsung, weren't you supposed to be keeping track of the compass?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Yeah, uh, er, I not er sorry." Yunsung was speaking gibberish! He had the urge to hit himself on the head. He didn't but it felt like he was slapped in the face when Xianghua and Talim giggled. Man, I wish Maxi was here.... Having two girls with me is too much pressure. He thought.
"Yunsung, you're such a nerd!" Xianghua giggled. He glowered.
"Look, we need to get off this trail!" Talim said, her laughter subsiding. "Give me the map Xianghua, you're holding it upside down." After reading it for a while, she put the map down.
"The map says we need to go this way!.... But... There isn't a way! It's been blocked off by those boulders." Yunsung showed his muscles.
"Leave it to me!" He said, glad he could show off. However, it did not work out as planned. The rocks were way too heavy.
"Heh... um... plan B?" He asked. Talim dropped everything and closed her eyes. The wind rustled through her hair and clothes. After a while, she opened her eyes.
"The wind tells me to go this way, come on!" Xianghua shrugged and followed while Yunsung dragged behind with the luggage.
"Cervantes is in this city," Maxi glanced around cautiously. "His being here must have something to do with the Soul Edge. You know it's power that he craves." Cassandra nodded. Suddenly they heard a roar, and a huge man appeared, charging towards Maxi with a deadly sword. Maxi was prepared.
"Cassandra!" he said quickly, "Go find Cervantes! We don't have time to both battle this thing! I can handle this!" Cassandra nodded reluctantly and ran to the side, searching for Cervantes. With a war cry, Maxi swung his Soryuju against the man, causing him to fall back. He scrambled onto his feet.
"EAT THIS!" Maxi cried as his Soryuju gave rapid damage to his opponent. The man once again got up. He nicked Maxi with his long sword and tried to slash him again. Maxi raised his Soryuju high in the air and was about to finish the man when suddenly he felt about four or five men grab him around his mid drift. Maxi squirmed and struggled, but there were too many of them. Suddenly a laugh rang around the room which caused his hair to stand on end.
"Ivy!" He yelled.
"Yes, yes, surprise, surprise. It's wonderful to see you again. Too bad we have to part so soon."
"What happened? Are you on your Father's side now?" Maxi managed to say, despite the hands around his neck.
"You should be begging for my mercy man. You have no right to ask me these questions. However.... I am on Nightmare's side. Not my father's. He just happens to be on the same side as me!" She laughed.
"How many are on 'your' side?"
"Seven," She bragged. Maxi suddenly noticed the bandage around her stomach. Nightmare..... He thought. "What? Do you think you can take all of us by your lonesome?"
"What do you want from me?" He glared.
"That's more like it, you rat. Begging for mercy now, are we?"
"I never said that." He said. Ivy shook her head.
"Take him away," She said flicking her wrists. Maxi flailed and tried to get some of the oafs off of him but he could not.
"Wait....." He said with a muffled cry. Ivy turned around with a smirk.
"Yes?"
"What do you want?"
"Give yourself to me." Maxi's raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"You will be my slave. You will do my bidding, whatever it may be..." The guards laughed menacingly. Maxi was afraid to ask about the last part. "I want to try you out...." She smiled twirling a piece of Maxi's hair.
"Try this," A voice said. Everyone looked at Cassandra who had somehow had stolen the radioactive fluid that would cause your skin to melt if it touched you. She stuck her sword into it and it started pouring out. The guards dropped Maxi who, like a cat, landed on his feet, but was then knocked over my Ivy who unexpectedly pounced on top of him.
"Ugh!! Bitch get off of me!" He yelled, trying to keep away from the fluid.
"If I must die, I will take a keepsake to hell with me." She smiled evilly.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree...." Cassandra muttered. "Maxi! I can't help you where you are! Try and make it to the roof!" Cassandra yelled, and in a flash was bouncing off objects to make her way to the top.
Maxi kicked the slut hard, and flung her off of him over his head. She landed, the fall taking the wind out of her. Maxi scrambled up and felt Ivy grab his leg. He viciously kicked her in the face and started to climb a rugged wall to the roof.
Finally able to reach Cassandra, he grabbed her hand and she helped pull him up.
"Wow..... Thanks Cassandra." Maxi said bending over and breathing hard.
"I knew you'd need me. So if you're the Captain, let's just call me the first mate, okay?" Maxi smiled and watched the people below scurry around.
"So what were we able to find out through all of this?" Cassandra asked.
"Not much, but Nightmare has a following of seven....."
"That's all? Nightmare and the seven dwarfs?" Maxi smiled at her.
"It could build up if we don't act soon...."
"Right...." Cassandra said. Looking to the west, Cassandra saw a beautiful sunset filled with pink blue, and purple. "Look!" She smiled. Maxi turned his head. And so they lay there, watching the sunset for some time.
"It's getting really dark!" Xianghua cried, stumbling on a rock.
"What do you say? We stop and sleep?" Talim said. Yunsung stared. Man, he couldn't do this; he needed Maxi to keep him under control!
"Yunsung, why don't you pitch the tent? Xianghua, you get the firewood, I'll try to figure out what way we're to go in the morning."
"Um..... In these woods? Alone?" Xianghua stammered.
"Sure, why not? No one is around for miles. If it makes you feel better, Yunsung will go with you." She smiled.
"Thanks for volunteering me," he muttered. Xianghua took his hand and skipped into the abyss.
"Grab whatever," Yunsung said, pointing at a pile of wood. She nodded. Suddenly there was a rustle in the bushes.
"Just the wind," he reassured Xianghua, but he was not so sure himself. Xianghua unexpectedly stopped, freezing at the black shadow that loomed in the abyss.
"What?" He followed her gaze, peering closely through the dusk. "Raph- Ugh!" Yunsung was slashed across the stomach with a sword, coming from the dark outline. Xianghua shrieked and grabbed her sword. The man did not allow Yunsung to get up, and kicked him back down. Xianghua held her sword out and nicked the man, causing him to turn around, and Yunsung got the chance to stand up.
"Bastard!" Yunsung muttered, as he felt the huge welt across his waist. Yunsung took his white thunder and cut him across the back. The man turned again and they had a classic sword fight, Xianghua watching in fear. Being the expert swordsman, the shadow disarmed Yunsung, leaving him defenseless. Yunsung cried out as the man mercilessly slashed his sword cutting him in various places. He was backed into a tree, only to be protected by his arms.
"Yunsung?!" Talim called in fear, hearing his cries. The man stiffened and suddenly grabbed Xianghua, throwing her over his shoulder, and disappearing into the night. Yunsung stood up quickly and tried to chase after them, but his massive blood loss body would not allow it. He slumped down on the tree and passed out.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Soul Calibur characters.
A/N: Hey!!! Thank you sooo much for the reviews! T_T You like me, you
really like me!! -_-;; Just kidding!! ^____^ Okay... I have to admit it though.... I am one of those people who make up too many stories and can't add on a lot T_T Sorry this took so long!! I'll try harder next time =^_^= Again thank you for your reviews, I take all of them to heart, and those are why I continue to write ^______^ Hope you like chappie four, please
review!!!
Talim, Yunsung, and Xianghua, would travel the west side looking for anything they could find, while Cassandra and Maxi looked to the east. Maxi and Cassandra decided they would head through Benetnasch, Thuban, and Regulus.
Walking for nearly a half hour without speaking, Cassandra finally spat out something.
"Maxi.... How did you get in that situation with Astaroth?" He looked at her and smiled.
"Well, first of all, we hated each other, that was essential in a bad relationship...." Cassandra smiled back, and Maxi continued, telling her how Astaroth had died, and he had to fight him again, and everything in between. Cassandra found it very easy to talk to him. They laughed and cracked jokes, almost forgetting their mission. Cassandra felt he was much wiser beyond his years, and he could see any obstacle another way. She loved how open minded he was.
"-And so I prayed to Hephaestus, and I left."
"All for your sister?"
"Yes."
"Wow...." Maxi nodded his head in approval.
"You know, this is probably a touchy subject.... But what happened to your crew?"
"Astaroth is an evil man. He is corrupted. I will never forgive him." Maxi had failed to tell her that minor detail. Cassandra bit her lip. She hit a nerve.
Finally they entered Benetnasch, their weapons not even required yet. Two guards stood at the gate, grim faces, with very pointy spears.
"Halt! What is your business in Benetnasch?" One of them called.
"We're tourists," Cassandra said, raising an eyebrow.
"No tourists are allowed in. This place is for business only." Maxi's eyes narrowed.
"What about the people who need to cross to get to Thuban?"
"Cross the river," One of the guards scowled.
"There are no boats."
"This is not our problem."
"Let us pass." Cassandra glared.
"No one is allowed in!" Maxi looked at Cassandra.
"Two lives are better then millions that will die because of Nightmare," He whispered. She nodded and took out her sword, feeling Maxi tense next to her. The guards pointed their spears at the two.
"You are not tourists," The guard spat. Cassandra gave a dainty smile and thrust her sword into one of them, causing him to heave over, and fall onto the dirt ground, eyes open.
"See? All that for nothing!" She made a disgusted face and pulled her sword out of the man. The other guard opened his mouth in shock and held his hands up in surrender. Maxi grabbed him by the collar.
"Who is it that prevents us from entering?" He yelled.
"Cervantes!" The man choked. Maxi released him, throwing him on the ground. Maxi then forced the gates open, and the two entered.
Yunsung walked with his hands behind his head (A/N: the anime way ^__^) quite content to be with two beautiful girls.
"You know what?" Talim said after a while.
"What?" Xianghua said, glancing at her map.
"I think we've been going around in circles! Yunsung, weren't you supposed to be keeping track of the compass?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Yeah, uh, er, I not er sorry." Yunsung was speaking gibberish! He had the urge to hit himself on the head. He didn't but it felt like he was slapped in the face when Xianghua and Talim giggled. Man, I wish Maxi was here.... Having two girls with me is too much pressure. He thought.
"Yunsung, you're such a nerd!" Xianghua giggled. He glowered.
"Look, we need to get off this trail!" Talim said, her laughter subsiding. "Give me the map Xianghua, you're holding it upside down." After reading it for a while, she put the map down.
"The map says we need to go this way!.... But... There isn't a way! It's been blocked off by those boulders." Yunsung showed his muscles.
"Leave it to me!" He said, glad he could show off. However, it did not work out as planned. The rocks were way too heavy.
"Heh... um... plan B?" He asked. Talim dropped everything and closed her eyes. The wind rustled through her hair and clothes. After a while, she opened her eyes.
"The wind tells me to go this way, come on!" Xianghua shrugged and followed while Yunsung dragged behind with the luggage.
"Cervantes is in this city," Maxi glanced around cautiously. "His being here must have something to do with the Soul Edge. You know it's power that he craves." Cassandra nodded. Suddenly they heard a roar, and a huge man appeared, charging towards Maxi with a deadly sword. Maxi was prepared.
"Cassandra!" he said quickly, "Go find Cervantes! We don't have time to both battle this thing! I can handle this!" Cassandra nodded reluctantly and ran to the side, searching for Cervantes. With a war cry, Maxi swung his Soryuju against the man, causing him to fall back. He scrambled onto his feet.
"EAT THIS!" Maxi cried as his Soryuju gave rapid damage to his opponent. The man once again got up. He nicked Maxi with his long sword and tried to slash him again. Maxi raised his Soryuju high in the air and was about to finish the man when suddenly he felt about four or five men grab him around his mid drift. Maxi squirmed and struggled, but there were too many of them. Suddenly a laugh rang around the room which caused his hair to stand on end.
"Ivy!" He yelled.
"Yes, yes, surprise, surprise. It's wonderful to see you again. Too bad we have to part so soon."
"What happened? Are you on your Father's side now?" Maxi managed to say, despite the hands around his neck.
"You should be begging for my mercy man. You have no right to ask me these questions. However.... I am on Nightmare's side. Not my father's. He just happens to be on the same side as me!" She laughed.
"How many are on 'your' side?"
"Seven," She bragged. Maxi suddenly noticed the bandage around her stomach. Nightmare..... He thought. "What? Do you think you can take all of us by your lonesome?"
"What do you want from me?" He glared.
"That's more like it, you rat. Begging for mercy now, are we?"
"I never said that." He said. Ivy shook her head.
"Take him away," She said flicking her wrists. Maxi flailed and tried to get some of the oafs off of him but he could not.
"Wait....." He said with a muffled cry. Ivy turned around with a smirk.
"Yes?"
"What do you want?"
"Give yourself to me." Maxi's raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"You will be my slave. You will do my bidding, whatever it may be..." The guards laughed menacingly. Maxi was afraid to ask about the last part. "I want to try you out...." She smiled twirling a piece of Maxi's hair.
"Try this," A voice said. Everyone looked at Cassandra who had somehow had stolen the radioactive fluid that would cause your skin to melt if it touched you. She stuck her sword into it and it started pouring out. The guards dropped Maxi who, like a cat, landed on his feet, but was then knocked over my Ivy who unexpectedly pounced on top of him.
"Ugh!! Bitch get off of me!" He yelled, trying to keep away from the fluid.
"If I must die, I will take a keepsake to hell with me." She smiled evilly.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree...." Cassandra muttered. "Maxi! I can't help you where you are! Try and make it to the roof!" Cassandra yelled, and in a flash was bouncing off objects to make her way to the top.
Maxi kicked the slut hard, and flung her off of him over his head. She landed, the fall taking the wind out of her. Maxi scrambled up and felt Ivy grab his leg. He viciously kicked her in the face and started to climb a rugged wall to the roof.
Finally able to reach Cassandra, he grabbed her hand and she helped pull him up.
"Wow..... Thanks Cassandra." Maxi said bending over and breathing hard.
"I knew you'd need me. So if you're the Captain, let's just call me the first mate, okay?" Maxi smiled and watched the people below scurry around.
"So what were we able to find out through all of this?" Cassandra asked.
"Not much, but Nightmare has a following of seven....."
"That's all? Nightmare and the seven dwarfs?" Maxi smiled at her.
"It could build up if we don't act soon...."
"Right...." Cassandra said. Looking to the west, Cassandra saw a beautiful sunset filled with pink blue, and purple. "Look!" She smiled. Maxi turned his head. And so they lay there, watching the sunset for some time.
"It's getting really dark!" Xianghua cried, stumbling on a rock.
"What do you say? We stop and sleep?" Talim said. Yunsung stared. Man, he couldn't do this; he needed Maxi to keep him under control!
"Yunsung, why don't you pitch the tent? Xianghua, you get the firewood, I'll try to figure out what way we're to go in the morning."
"Um..... In these woods? Alone?" Xianghua stammered.
"Sure, why not? No one is around for miles. If it makes you feel better, Yunsung will go with you." She smiled.
"Thanks for volunteering me," he muttered. Xianghua took his hand and skipped into the abyss.
"Grab whatever," Yunsung said, pointing at a pile of wood. She nodded. Suddenly there was a rustle in the bushes.
"Just the wind," he reassured Xianghua, but he was not so sure himself. Xianghua unexpectedly stopped, freezing at the black shadow that loomed in the abyss.
"What?" He followed her gaze, peering closely through the dusk. "Raph- Ugh!" Yunsung was slashed across the stomach with a sword, coming from the dark outline. Xianghua shrieked and grabbed her sword. The man did not allow Yunsung to get up, and kicked him back down. Xianghua held her sword out and nicked the man, causing him to turn around, and Yunsung got the chance to stand up.
"Bastard!" Yunsung muttered, as he felt the huge welt across his waist. Yunsung took his white thunder and cut him across the back. The man turned again and they had a classic sword fight, Xianghua watching in fear. Being the expert swordsman, the shadow disarmed Yunsung, leaving him defenseless. Yunsung cried out as the man mercilessly slashed his sword cutting him in various places. He was backed into a tree, only to be protected by his arms.
"Yunsung?!" Talim called in fear, hearing his cries. The man stiffened and suddenly grabbed Xianghua, throwing her over his shoulder, and disappearing into the night. Yunsung stood up quickly and tried to chase after them, but his massive blood loss body would not allow it. He slumped down on the tree and passed out.