Tuathafaerie and Daine-Weirynsra: Since I haven't played Soul Caliber II for a LONG time, and since I wanted to get this out fast, I already made you wait TOO long, I didn't keep Sophita's fighting style. I kept her small sword and shield for a while, but that's about all. And I made Ivy her Master or Mother, haven't decided yet. Most likely Master, but tell me what I should make Ivy. And don't ask me why I picked Ivy, I just picked her. Told you it's been a while since I've played Soul Caliber II.
To all Reviewers: I'm sorry for the late update, but I was VERY busy! Last weekend we had our Indian New Year and we had to go to our...I guess... church/temple (whatever you wanna call it) 4 days in a row, so I couldn't write. Then homework piled up on me...Homework sucks!
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or anything from Philip Pullman's book. The idea to the story belongs to me and so do the characters you don't see in YYH or His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman's books)
Last time
"Ya, it's…Sophita." Hiei answered.
"The cap'n of the Bloodwave?" I asked.
Shit!
Not here!
I hope Boton survives this fight.
4-Soul
Chapter 16: Boton's Battle; Hiei's revelation…Sophita…Boton…
Sophita was dodging Boton's blows easily, hands clasped behind her back.
Boton aimed a punch again, only to be blocked by her elbow. In that spilt second, Boton glared at her and saw that superior smirk.
In Boton's mind, Kyu and Faye kept giving weird advice.
Boton jumped back into a crouch and tried kicking her legs out from beneath Sophita, only to have her jump back.
"Please…give up…you'll never win." Sophita muttered glaring at the other through her bangs.
"Don't be so sure of that." Boton muttered as her eyes took on a golden glint.
With amazing speed Boton appeared in front of Sophita and punched her gut, sending the other flying. While Sophita was still in the air, stunned with shock, Boton opened her mouth. A piercing scream erupted from her and a massive shock wave flew across the ring, causing the stone to break and the rubble to fly. Boton turned her head and swiftly closed her mouth with a smirk as she looked on, to the cut-ridden Sophita who was kneeling with her head on her knee.
"Where did she get so much power?" Sophita asked herself.
She staggered up and looked at Boton emotionlessly.
"That's a little trick I learned from a woman named Sindel, may be you've heard of her? Though I doubt it, The Goddess of Silence always got the credit for what Sindel accomplished." Boton replied smoothly.
Sophita's yes widened.
"Mistress Sindel." Sophita muttered.
"She is my Mother." Boton replied.
Sophita narrowed her eyes and went into a stance as a sword and shield appeared in her hands. She then charged towards Boton, Boton standing there, looking on with a bored air around her. Just as Sophita had gotten close enough to swipe the other, she disappeared.
"What?" Boton muttered to herself, not noticing the change of wind behind her…but she heard the whistling of the blade as it came down upon her.
She spun swiftly around and held her hands spaced out, like she was holding a pole and a golden staff appeared in her hands, blocking the strike.
She's fast…Sophita thought.
Boton pushed her back and brought the top of her staff to the side of Sophita's head, earning a yelp from the cap'n. Boton jumped away and spun her staff in her fingers, while Sophita was still in a slight daze.
The pole began glowing with a golden aura and pink electricity shot around the staff.
By that time, Sophita had snapped out of the daze and noticed what the Light Mage was doing. Her eyes widened for a moment, before returning to a glare. She held her short sword out strait; the tip pointed straight at Boton's heart, her circular shield up to her eyes.
"Darkness Whip." Sophita muttered just as Boton muttered, "Lightning Portal."
Sophita's sword turned into a long whip made out of small struck together with strong wire. Names were written across the small blades, but the most clear was Ivy and Sophita. She brought it beside her as she got ready to attack.
Boton's staff had become smaller and smaller as she spun. Finally it had gotten small enough to fit in her hand, and it fused into her right palm.
Sophita smirked as she cracked her whip.
With blinding speed, the whip was sent on a bone-crushing route to Boton. In response, Boton just raised her right hand, palm out, and pink-purple lightning sent the whip back to its owner.
A emotion, which the two would never admit to, flashed in their eyes as they disappeared, only to reappear off to the side; Sophita cracking her whip and Boton sending bolts from her palm.
Flashes of light and the bolts were all that was seen as the two Mages seemingly teleported from one place to the other.
Finally, Boton and Sophita finally appeared, standing a way from each other, panting heavily.
…Kurama and Yukina…Hiei…
Hiei POV
"She's gotten better." Yukina muttered to herself, causing me to look over at her.
"Do you think she'll…" I started to ask.
Yukina cut me off, "She'll be fine."
I looked at her for a few moments and with one look into her blood red eyes, which resembled mine so greatly, I knew Boton would be okay.
But nevertheless…
I sighed, "If you say so."
I then went back to watching the battle worriedly.
How…How did Boton end up in a fight with Sophita…Soph is in another league entirely! I asked Alethia.
Everything that happens on the Worlds has a reason, Hiei-sama, Alethia muttered.
Hiei-sama…
I looked over at Alethia curiously.
Her back was turned to me and I saw she had turned back into a wolf.
One with red eyes…
Her true form…
Hiei-sama?
A smile came to my lips, a small and crooked smile, but a smile nonetheless.
Just like her to say that…She's not my daemon….
…Boton…Sophita…
She's tough, The two girls both thought.
They both straightened up and tried to hold themselves.
As Sophita threw her sword and shield to the side, they disappeared slowly to a dark aura.
Her spirit weapons were bothering her…
Boton brought her hand up, looking at her palm, and willed the small portal to disappear.
Her spirit weapons were bothering her…
"You're a good fighter." Sophita admitted happy that most of her pain had disappeared along with her sword and shield.
"So are you." Boton replied happy that most of her pain had disappeared along with her 'Lightning Portal'.
…They are so much alike…
Without warning both girls disappeared again, and began their fight anew.
…Hiei…
Hiei POV
I'm not her Master…
…Sophita…Boton…
Sophita knocked the other down with a punch and proceeded to kick Boton in the side, but before the second kick hit, Boton grabbed the other's foot, and brought her leg up to kick Sophita's waist.
The latter was sent back a bit, but regained footing swiftly. She flexed her fingers and sent another punch at the now risen Boton. Boton barely blocked and used her own fist to aim one toward the others chest, which was also blocked.
They stood glaring at each other before Boton opened her mouth again, and the scream erupted from her body.
Trees beyond the ring fell under the great shock wave as Sophita gritted her teeth and staggered back.
…Hiei…
Hiei POV
She's a Demon…
…Sophita…Boton…
The scream ended as Boton closed her mouth with a smirk.
Sophita scowled at Boton before drawing two daggers. She then threw them, at an alarming rate, on a due course to Boton.
Boton's eyes widen and she muttered on word, "…Shit."
She moved to the left barely dodging the two daggers and sighed in relief. But that didn't last long as she glanced back and saw the daggers turn around and fly at her again. She glanced back at Sophita and saw her eyes glowing silver.
Boton laughed nervously before dodging again only to have the daggers follow her. Finally, she turned around and caught the daggers by the handle before they found their mark. The daggers struggled a bit but finally Sophita lost power over them.
Once the daggers ceased to struggle Boton turned her attention back to her opponent to see her charging.
The cap'n brought down two daggers down upon Boton only to have her blocked by Boton's katana.
The two smirked at each other.
…Hiei…
Hiei POV
An Ensyn Demon…
…Sophita…Boton…
They jumped away from each other.
Boton sideswiped Sophita with her blade.
Sophita blocked with both daggers.
Boton brought the blade back and started attacking again.
Sophita gripped her daggers tighter and started attacking.
Both of the Mages swung their blades.
But before they met…
And voice boomed out, "That is enough!"
Both girls froze and gasped.
"Hey…um…Was that the voice of…of…him?" Boton asked worriedly.
"I…I t-think it was." Sophita replied glancing fearfully around.
They both gulped and looked at each other in worry.
A dark, flaming lightning bolt struck down close to the two girls. The smoke the surrounded the area was carried away by the wind and the outline of a man was seen through the remaining smoke.
…Kurama and Yukina…Hiei…
Hiei POV
"What happened?" Kurama muttered to himself as he tried to see through the smoke.
"No idea what-so-ever." Yukina answered.
"Hiei…have any clue?" Kurama asked me. "Hiei?"
I gulped loudly.
My eyes were the size of dinner plates.
"Hiei?" Yukina asked putting a hand on my shoulder.
"I-It's…It's…It's my…father…" I said biting my lip.
This is bad. This is bad. THIS IS REALLY BAD!!!!!
"WHAT IS HE DOING HERE!!!!!" Alethia shouted as her right eye twitched.
Just as she shouted this Ryu and Raven joined in, in my mind. And that's LOUD!
"Your…father…" Yukina muttered.
I didn't hear anything else since I instantly started running toward the smoke along with Alethia.
Alethio and the coyote followed, going to protect their Master and Friend.
I stopped in front of Boton and looked on as my…father…walked out of the smoke.
Hiei…that's not really…him…is it, Ryu asked worriedly.
Hopefully it isn't, Raven replied as he gulped.
And if it is, Alethia started.
We're dead, Ryu and Raven gulped.
"Mokushi…" The man said as he appeared in front of them.
His hair was black with a glint of blood red and dark blue, just as his eyes were. He wore black and silver clothes with a trench coat of the darkest black. Around his left arm was a tattoo of Dark Dragon and on the back of his right hand was an open Jagan eye.
"H-Hi…Father." Hiei stuttered, "W-What are y-you doin' here?"
"FATHER!" Boton and Sophita shouted in surprise.
To be continued…
I'm sure you're wondering where this story is going and why it's taking so long….and if you're not, whatever. Well I don't know my self. I do know how it's gonna end…and that it might have a sequel. But it'll take a while…I'M ON THE 16TH CHAPTER AND WE'RE NOT EVEN GETTING ANYWHERE, well we are but still.
I gonna try and hurry up to get the whole team together. Anyway, REVIEW…Please…