The Gallio Saga

Chapter 43

The two warriors charged again. Tenchi swung his first sword towards Gallio's head, but Gallio ducked, and thrust forward toward the young warrior's stomach. Tenchi quickly parried, and slashed Gallio's chest. Gallio countered by blocking Tenchi's two strikes, and side kicked the boy. Tenchi slid back, and jumped in the air. He brought down his two swords towards Gallio's shoulders with a mighty yell. Gallio quickly blocked his right side, but left his left defenseless, and soon a sword was impaired in his right shoulder. The power of the strike brought the tyrant down to a knee. The two warriors glared at each other. Gallio front kicked Tenchi in his stomach, and slashed him across his cheek. Tenchi slashed the tyrant across his stomach, and across his cheek also. They jumped back giving each other a chance to catch their breath.

"Not bad boy, no one has ever crossed swords with me this long since your grandfather, but like him you will fall!" Gallio said.

"No, I won't be like him, I will defeat you!" Tenchi growled.

Meanwhile back at the house.

'Tenchi's grandfather's energy is down, by a lot. So is Piccolo's. But Tenchi's is stronger that ever,' Gohan thought. 'But Gallio is still a little stronger, I hope Tenchi knows what he's doing.'

"Well then boy, let's get this over with!" Gallio yelled.

"Fine!" Tenchi yelled back and charged. He started this round with fast swings with his double swords, they looked like blue blurs to a normal person. Gallio managed to block the lighting fast swings. The two warriors attacks were faster than ever. Tenchi blocked a thrust, and swung towards the head. Gallio quickly blocked, and stepped back as Tenchi tried a slash to his stomach. Gallio swung towards the side of Tenchi's head, with a fast swing. The teenager blocked with both swords, and executed a strong roundhouse kick, to Gallio's cheek. Gallio countered with a slash to Tenchi's foot, and jab in his face. Tenchi opened his eyes and saw the blade heading towards his neck. He quickly moved to the left, and did a double swing toward Gallio's head in an attempt to cut it off, but Gallio flipped back, and shot a ki blast at the young warrior, sending him flying into a tree. Gallio charged, and swung towards the teenager's neck. Tenchi quickly ducked, and slashed Gallio's chest. He went for the kill with a stab towards his heart, but Gallio put his hand in the way, and slashed Tenchi's neck. As Tenchi spun, he slashed Gallio's right arm, and jumped back.

"They're evenly matched!" Washu exclaimed.

"Yeah, it's hard to tell who's stronger at this point," Kiyone, said.

"Maybe we won't have to fight after all!" Miyoshi said hopefully.

"Miyoshi it's our duty to fight this guy, were the Galaxy Police!!!" Kiyone yelled to her ditzy partner.

"But I'm scared Kiyone!!!" Miyoshi wailed.

"I don't think we should be worried about who's gonna fight next, by the looks of things Tenchi has this wrapped up," Ryoko said with confidence.

"I don't think so Ryoko," Washu said.

"Why not, are you saying that Tenchi will lose!"

"No, but if I know Gallio, he has a trick or two for Tenchi, I just know it."

Tenchi charged both sword in front of him. Gallio jumped over him and slashed his back. Tenchi turned around and slashed Gallio's neck. Then he used his other sword, for a stab. Gallio, dodged to the right, and stabbed Tenchi's side. Tenchi stabbed Gallio's arm, and jumped in the air and brought down his sword towards Gallio's skull. Gallio moved to left and slashed Tenchi's chest four times, before the teenager fell flat on his back. Gallio brought his sword towards Tenchi's face. The teenaged warrior rolled to the left and sprang up to his feet, and slashed Gallio's leg. Gallio countered by stabbing Tenchi in his back. Tenchi elbowed the tyrant in his stomach, and with a strong uppercut, knocked Gallio on the ground. As Gallio fell, he kicked Tenchi on the side of his head. The warriors sprang up to their feet and continued their battle. Tenchi attacked with a swimming like swings. Gallio blocked his attacks, and ducked behind Tenchi and thrusted forward. Tenchi jumped and did a turning kick to knock Gallio's sword out of his hands. Tenchi seeing his chance charged towards the tyrant. Gallio fired an ki ball towards Tenchi. Tenchi flew back, giving Gallio enough time to grab his sword. He turned around, and saw Tenchi still on the ground. Both his swords were far from him. Gallio smirked and attacked. Tenchi looked up and saw Gallio heading towards him. He turned around and saw his swords. When he looked back and saw Gallio's blade coming down towards him. Thinking quickly, he put up his right arm as a defense, and elbowed Gallio in his stomach. Gallio hunched over for a second, and Tenchi ran for his swords. He only grabbed one when Gallio attacked. Tenchi quickly parried, and held it there. Gallio pull off a left hook across Tenchi's face. The young warrior stepped back, and grabbed his other sword. With both his swords with him, Tenchi charged. The warriors locked their swords together. Tenchi had slight advantage because of his two swords he had more force, but Gallio held his ground.

"I see, you have more power than I thought," Gallio said. Tenchi stayed silent, and slashed Gallio's neck, then went for his heart again, but Gallio parried, and head butted Tenchi. Tenchi held his forehead in pain, but Gallio was dazed as well. Tenchi shook it off and thrusted forward with both swords. Gallio shook it off in time to see Tenchi's attack. He flipped backwards and stabbed Tenchi's arm. Tenchi countered with a slash to Gallio's ribs. Gallio turned around and roundhouse kicked him across his face. Tenchi quickly got up and blocked Gallio's overhead attack. The tyrant front kicked the teenager, and stabbed towards his neck. Tenchi blocked and slashed Gallio's right ribs.

"Shadow Dragons!" Gallio yelled. Tenchi was unprepared for such an attack, and was blasted into a cliff.

"Are you alright Tenchi!!" Ayeka yelled. There was no response. Gallio turned around and face the rest of them.

"Who's next? Maybe you Washu?" Gallio laughed. Then all of a sudden the rocks started to move. Everyone turned around and saw Tenchi fly out. He put his swords together and started spinning them.

"So you're still alive eh, well I'll take of that!" Gallio shouted and flew towards Tenchi. Tenchi continued spinning his swords until they started to glow, then when Gallio was an inch away from him a blue blast shot out at Gallio. The blast, blasted to tyrant into a mountain. The rocks and rubble flew apart and towards Tenchi. The teenager dodged them. But Gallio threw a huge rock towards him, and Tenchi was heading right for it. He sliced it in half, but Gallio slashed him across his cheek. Tenchi turned around and slashed his side, then stabbed the inside of his right leg. Gallio brought down his sword on Tenchi's shoulder. Tenchi didn't have time to block, and was soon impaired with Gallio's sword in his shoulder. He countered by pushing Gallio's arm away, and double slashed his back.

"He could win this!" Ayeka exclaimed.

"Yeah he could!" Kiyone agreed.

"Yeah, he has Gallio on the ropes! I knew he could do it!" Ryoko said.

"Go get him Tenchi!" Miyoshi shouted.

"You hear that's their faith in me. And with that, that gives me strength," Tenchi said.

"Your fool if you think faith gives you power in battle then your more foolish than your grandfather!" Gallio said.

"Your wrong Gallio! Their faith in me, and in myself, and in my powers will give me strength! And with that I will defeat you!" Tenchi yelled and attacked. Gallio dodged his double thrust, and roundhouse kicked him in his side. Tenchi attacked again. But this time, Gallio was ready.

"Dragon Flame!" he shouted. And a dragon made of out fire attacked the teenager. Tenchi had no time to react as the dragon attacked. It hit him in his stomach. The heat of the flames wasn't the only thing that hurt him, it was the actual blast of the attack. Tenchi flew back, and hit the ground. Tenchi looked up and saw Gallio attack. Tenchi did an overhead block, and slashed him. Gallio spun around, and roundhouse kicked him into a few trees. Tenchi slowly got up and parried Gallio's stab, then punched with the sword hilt. While Gallio was still dazed, Tenchi attacked. Gallio quickly recovered and shot his lighting at the charging warrior. Tenchi flew back. When he recovered from the lighting, he saw Gallio's blade heading towards his skull. He quickly blocked, but he didn't have enough grip on his second sword and it flew back from the force.

"Now it's even," Gallio said with a smile. Tenchi blocked a swing, and jabbed Gallio's stomach. Gallio countered with a sword strike to Tenchi's arm. Tenchi charged and swung towards the tyrant's head, but Gallio blocked and knocked him to the ground with a strong left hook. Gallio aimed a downward strike to Tenchi's neck. The teenager quickly brought up his sword, and blocked. Then he started to push Gallio's sword upwards back to him. Tenchi pushed Gallio's sword away, and he went for the heart again. But Gallio flipped backwards-kicking Tenchi's last sword away. Tenchi stepped back, now helpless.

"Well boy, now your helpless. And it has been fun, but now you have to die!" Gallio said and brought down his sword towards Tenchi's neck. Then he sliced it, but it wasn't Tenchi's neck, it was a long green arm. The arm retracted. Gallio turned around and saw Piccolo!

"You again!" Gallio exclaimed.

"Yeah it's me, and I'm here for some unfinished business Gallio!" Piccolo said.

"What's Piccolo doing! He doesn't stand a chance!" Ryoko shouted. Kiyone looked at Tenchi and saw him crawling towards his swords.

"I think he's only distracting him so Tenchi can get his swords," Kiyone said.

"Yes now I see," Ayeka said.

'Come on Tenchi you can do it!' Sasami thought.

"Well then come on I don't have all day!" Piccolo shouted.

"Fine if your so eager to die, then I'll grant you your wish!" Gallio shouted and attacked. Piccolo dodged his left hook, and jabbed him in his face. Gallio countered with sidekick to Piccolo's stomach. Piccolo elbowed Gallio in his face, then with a left hook, knocked Gallio out of the sky. Piccolo floated down, and went after him.

"Special Beam Cannon!" Piccolo yelled. The corkscrew ki blast shot towards the tyrant. Gallio turned around, and slapped it away. Piccolo flew towards him, but Gallio jabbed him in his stomach, and elbowed him across his face. Piccolo looked behind Gallio, and saw Tenchi grab his swords. Piccolo smirked and got up.

"You just love punishment don't you," Gallio said. Piccolo kept his smirk.

"HAIYA!!!!!!!!!" came a strong voice. Gallio turned around and saw Tenchi with both swords coming down towards him. Gallio quickly blocked, but the force brought him to a knee. Gallio put a palm on Tenchi's stomach.

"Dragon Flame!" the fire blast blasted Tenchi into cliff knocking him out.

"What the!" Piccolo exclaimed, but Gallio's Dragon Flame knocked him out too. Gallio smirked and walked towards the gang. Ryoko charged, but Gallio shot his lighting at her. Ryoko was blown back.

"Ryoko!!" Washu yelled.

"Asaka Komadakie attack!" Ayeka ordered. The two guardians attacked with lasers and missiles. "That has to at least slow him down." Then through the smoke lighting shot out at the guardians. The lighting messed with their programs, and they soon crashed. Gallio rushed through the smoke, and chopped Ayeka's neck, knocking her out. Mega Washu attacked.

"Mega Washu Beam!!" she shouted. It hit the tyrant dead on, but when the smoke cleared, Gallio only had one cut on him! He rushed towards the robot, and sliced her in half. Then a strong blast hit his blast, two actually. Gallio turned around and saw the Galaxy Police duo.

"Well if isn't the famous Kiyone, and her ditzy partner Miyoshi."

"Hey I resent that!" Miyoshi said. Gallio ran forward.

"Too bad the galaxy police isn't a match for me," he said and punched them both in the stomach. Then walked towards Washu and Sasami. He shot his hands forward, but Washu put herself in front of Sasami, and Gallio got her. She yelled out in pain as Gallio started taking what he wanted this whole time, her energy. Tenchi woke up and saw what was happening.

"WASHU NO!!!!!!!!" He yelled. Gallio laughed evilly. His laugh made Tenchi angrier and angrier. A tear rolled down Washu's face, and she finally fell.

"Yes, I'M ONE STEP CLOSER IN REACHING ULTIMATE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Gallio yelled. Tenchi ran towards Washu, and felt her pulse, there was none. He stepped back, and started crying. Everyone crowded around him.

"What she ever do to you!" Tenchi yelled.

"Simple, she was born!" Gallio said, and started laugh. Tenchi started shaking, his Jurian mark glowing like crazy.

"You.." He said softly. "ANIMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Then all of a sudden a blue glow surrounded Tenchi. His wings got larger and longer. Wing sprouted from his arms. And shorter ones from his legs. His armor was bluer this time. His two swords became larger, and more powerful. When the glow stopped, Tenchi glared a hole through Gallio.

"I don't believe it, Tenchi was able to unlock another level of Light Hawk Wings!" Ayeka said.

"Just how many are there?" Kiyone asked.

"I bet Washu would know," Sasami said sadly.

"I will make you pay for what you did, and what you have done. I swear on my mother's grave, and Washu's I will kill you," Tenchi said coldly.

"Well then bring it on!" Gallio said.

"Don't worry I will!!!!!!" Tenchi yelled and charged.

AN: OH NO! Gallio has Washu now. Now all he needs is Sasami and he'll be once again the most powerful being in universe!! But there's a bright side, Tenchi has a new form of Light Hawk Wings! Will it be enough? Can Gohan wake up in time to help his friends? And will Gallio become the most powerful being in the universe again? The answers to these questions in the next chapter of the Gallio Saga! SEE YA!