Astroph

AN: That's' right this chapter features the Astroph. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Read and review. I do not own SC.

The battles began bloodily many fell in the first five minutes but the attack went on. The Lizard people fought valiantly because they were not fighting for land, power, money, or even glory just so they could exist. Mitsurugi led the attack in the first five minutes he had already killed twelve men. Lamar seven Taki ten and Celric five.

Victor stood up high on a cliff overseeing the battle. "Why hasn't anyone killed Taki or Celric yet?" asked Victor nervously. "Be patient sir." Said a soldier. "No. I cannot wait much longer I want this battle to be over before the Lizards make it up this hill. Send out Astroph!" said Victor, the soldier nodded.

Celric was on the field of battle he had just killed another soldier. "That's six mother!" yelled Celric. "Great! Keep up the good work." Yelled Taki as she slit another soldier's throat. Then suddenly a blood-chocked scream was heard almost the entire Lizard army turned to see Astroph snapping the necks of Lizard soldiers. "It's Astroph." Whispered Mitsurugi in horror. Astroph stood about 200 yards away waving his battle-axe around like a whip. Then Astroph pulled out a giant artillery gun, which he lifted up and laid on his shoulders. "It will rain blood today!" chuckled Astroph as he fired the Artillery gun. The bullets caught hundreds of Lizard people. Dying almost all instantly. Mitsurugi yelled for everyone to charge. The armies began to charge swinging their swords like madmen. Finally Mitsurugi managed to get his horse under Astroph.

Mitsurugi sliced his sword up into the groin of Astroph. Astroph cried out in pain dropping the artillery gun. He squirmed around in agony. "Mitsurugi! Have mercy on me! I was forced to work for Victor! He made me his slave with weapons I had never seen before. Please you have to believe me, I was only doing my duties as a servant!" yelled Astroph as he rolled around back and forth shaking uncontrollably. Mitsurugi then drove his sword into Astroph's forehead ending the monster's misery. Suddenly Mitsurugi felt a warm sensation he quickly turned around to see men with strange poles that could shoot out fire, and they were coming right towards him!

Suddenly Lamar burst out towards the flame men. He raised his axe high and cursed in Icelandic. Then he chopped off one flame man's head then he did a twirl to slice another in half. Mitsurugi stared dumfounded. "So I guess you are rightfully ruler of the Vikings." Complimented Mitsurugi. "I'd like to think so." Smiled Lamar.

On top of a hill Victor watched worriedly. "Where did all these armies come from? This wasn't supposed to happen!" yelled Victor as he turned around to see Celric and Taki walking towards him. "Taki. What a pleasure. You know I'm always confused on why such a beautiful woman would marry a disgusting creature like that! You could have anyone!" Spat Victor. Taki just swallowed hard and readied her kunai. "Do you remember me?" asked the officer he stepped in front of Victor to protect him. "Y-You! You're the one who tortured me while I was in jail!" stuttered Taki now shaking. The officer quickly pulled out his long sword and prepared to slice at Taki. However Celric got in front of Taki and blocked with his short sword. "Go mother!" yelled Celric. Taki lunged at Victor. Victor cleverly moved out of the way. Taki was starting to fall off the hill. The Taki grabbed Victor's coat and pulled him down with her. The two rolled down the hill and came down hard at the bottom.

Celric was still battling the officer however. The officer was fast and well trained and Celric had never received training on how to combat one with a long sword. Celric continued to block vertically to keep the sword from piercing him. Suddenly the officer kicked Celric in the chest. Celric fell back and dropped his sword. The officer aimed to slice Celric in half. Celric knew how to get out of this one. Cleric rolled up into a ball and rolled away from the sword, as he got out of the ball he jumped up and kicked the officer in the face. The officer fell down. Then Celric picked up his short sword and chopped off the officer's head. "Mother I have avenged you." Whispered Celric as he went off to help fight the remaining army.

Meanwhile Taki was having trouble getting up the roll on the hill she had hurt her chest and was grabbing it in pain. Victor laughed. "That's what you get for having such a seductive body that even Paul couldn't resist!" Taki glared at Victor and prepared to attack suddenly she felt as if fire had come into her stomach. She looked down to see a small hole in her stomach with a piece of metal in it. "It's called a bullet Taki." chuckled Victor who held up a pistol. Taki had been shot she stumbled back Victor shot her again in the leg. Taki fell down on the ground Victor walked over to Taki and placed the gun to her head. "Say hello to Paul for me." Crackled Victor. "His name is...Lizardman!" yelled Taki in rage as she managed to get up obviously catching victor by surprise she pulled out her Kunai and sliced off Victor's right arm, the one with the pistol. Then Taki stabbed Victor in the chest. Victor fell onto the ground in pain.

"T-Taki. Finish me off you have avenged your husband. I have failed. What more do you want?" asked Victor in agony. "I want you to suffer as I did." Said Taki coldly as she cut off Victor's left arm. Then she; sliced off his right and left leg and then castrated him. Taki smiled and walked off. Victor screamed in pain. "You can't do this to me! The pain! I can't stand it! I don't deserve this! No! Please finish me!" yelled Victor in his last attempts for mercy as Taki walked away.

The battle had been one the Lizard people had beat the modern army. But there was a problem the fact was there were barely an Lizard people left, most had died in battle. Celric and Mitsurugi ran up to Taki. Taki stood there satified. Taki then fell on the ground dying. Celric rushed over to her aid.

Mitsurugi watched from a distance. "Mother! Mother! Don't die!" cried Celric as he held his dying mother. Taki with watery eyes looked into Celric's eyes. "Son, It's time I leave you. I have served my purpose." Said Taki on the verge of crying. Celric reached into his waist sack. "Mother wait! This potion from the elder it can heal you. Take it!" pleaded Celric.

"Son it would be cruel to keep me alive when I'm so far away from your father." Whispered Taki. Then Taki seemed to stare out in space. "I see your father he's calling me. I must go." Explained Taki. "Mother no! Please don't leave me!" cried Celric as tears rolled down his face. "You are my greatest find, your are my dandelion...I love you. Yes, how I love you Celric. My baby boy." Sang Taki as she closed her eyes and life left her. Celric cried and cried. Mitsurugi let a few tears escape as well.

The next day the entire village buried Taki's body into a grave. They sang funeral songs in the Lizard dialect. Lamar and Mitsurugi helped Celric bury Taki. They put the grave at the front of the graveyard right next to Lizardman's. After the funeral was over Lamar approached Celric. "Your mother was a great woman. I am honored to have met her." Said Lamar. "I wish I could have." Said cleric sadly. Lamar understanding left with his Vikings.

Mitsurugi then walked up to cleric. "I too must go Celric. Thought he emperor of Japan is angry at me it won't be too long before he wants me back." Explained Mitsurugi. "Why don't you come with me?" offered Mitsurugi. Celric looked around at the Lizard people. "I cannot leave my home and my family. My wife and I are about to mate and I would like if my child grew up its original culture. Mitsurugi smiled, bowed and left. Celric spent some time in meditation at his mother's gravesite. Then cleric spent an equal amount of time at his father's.

Ten years later...

Celric revisited his parent's gravesite and began to talk. "Mom and Dad. My child barely has anything like me. He has no scales but we see he has webbed feet. The Lizard people are dying slowly but surely. I don't think we'll be around for much longer. I know destiny has it we will rise again. It seems strange to me. I just want you to know that I love both of you. However my son has no interests in Lizard women. I believe that a Lizard and a human will never mate again. He plans to leave in six years to England. So I just wanted you to know that I will visit again next week." As Celric said that he looked up to see the entire gravesite covered in a sea of dandelions. Then he say two dandelions entangled together right between Taki's and Lizardman's gravesite. Then a familiar song played in his head. "You are my greatest find, you are my dandelion. I love you. Oh yes, how I love you. Celric my sweet baby boy." With that cleric smiled and left the gravesite, to go home and eat dinner.

THE END

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