(I'm in a very happy mood right now! Yay! On a more serious note, I wonder
what happened to all the people who used to be reading this story? It's as
if they all lost interest. They all only read up to chapter three or two.
The only one left is Teefa85. Don't you think it's strange?)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Thirteen
The sound of waves crashing echoed throughout the entire underground city. A beautiful sky filled the top of the canyons inside. The rock walls were covered with a silver plating, adding a touch of serenity to the place.
However, the addings were nothing more than illusions meant to add beauty to the wasted city.
Haruko slowly walked through the city. "To think this place still existed. I'm astonished. One would believe that underground ocean would have eroded this filth. Yet, what I seek lies hidden here. In this, "city of gods", Haruko thought as he stopped before a large dome. He glanced at the shard of the gem in his left hand. "Yes, I only need this."
The group of Drifters silently walked across the age- old bridge. Rows of endless waterfalls were placed on the two walls of rock on the left and right of the bridge.
"I'm getting a weird feeling from this place. It's not a good one," Gallows stated as he followed Virginia on the bridge.
Jet snorted. "You know Gallows, why don't you shut up until we find Haruko, or is that too hard?" Jet asked. Gallows glared at Jet. "Why don't you shut up yourself punk?!"
Soon, the two entered a heated argument while Virginia and Todd continued.
"It's... beautiful," Virginia remarked as they stood at the entrance to the underground city.
Jet and Gallows walked up beside them. "Maybe," Jet started, "but Haruko is down there, somewhere, and we have to find him."
The group continued down the bridge until they reached the entrance of the city. "You know, how could a city of this magnitude be built in this place? Who built it?" Todd asked as he looked around. Jet glanced as well. "Well, it looks like it's in bad condition though."
The Drifters wandered around the city, searching for Haruko.
"We have no idea where we're going," Jet remarked, catching up to the other three. Gallows glanced around his surroundings. He stopped when he noticed a large dome. "Hey guys, we still haven't checked there."
Jet and Virginia began to walk towards it, leaving Todd and Gallows to follow.
"This place is cold. I don't feel any warmth, just sadness. There's a lot of sadness in this place," Virginia stated as they neared the dome. Jet looked up at the high structure. "Maybe, but I'm sure he's in there."
Virginia suddenly stopped. "Jet, don't move."
Jet turned to her. "What? Why?"
Virginia winced. "Just don't!"
Suddenly a pair of odd machines erupted from the ground. Jet and Virginia readied their weapons and prepared to fight.
"I can't believe we lost them!" Gallows exclaimed as he speeded to a run. Todd began to run as well. "Yeah, it's as if we got split apart."
Suddenly, two more machines exploded from a building.
"Now what?!" Gallows remarked as he shot at one of the machines. It simply jumped out of the way.
The machines were of a deep red color. Their armor was rusted, showing many years of activity. A shell- shaped cover was placed on the back of each machine. A spiked tail sprouted from the inside of the shell from the back. Segmented legs were attached to the underside of the machines, while guns served as arms.
Todd readied Clive's rifle. "I'm not sure, but I think these things are part of a defense system or something," he stated as he shot at one of them. The machines moved quickly, able to avoid most of the attacks.
Jet ran behind one of the buildings, avoiding repetitive shots from one of the machines. He quickly ran to the opposite one, avoiding more fire.
Virginia circled one, attempting to shoot from the back. The machine quickly jumped out of the way, landing atop the corresponding building. It aimed its right gun at Virginia, a small hatch opening on the top. Suddenly, a missile fired out. Virginia ran in the opposite direction. She ran right next to the second machine. She circled around it, forcing the missile to connect with the other machine. The ensuing explosion destroyed one of the buildings, knocking Virginia to the ground.
Jet jumped from the smoke and shot at the robot, destroying it.
Virginia walked from the smoke, ARMs in hand. "Are they gone?" she asked as Jet reloaded. "Don't know."
Suddenly, a few gunshots were heard, as three more machines slid from behind two buildings behind Jet and Virginia.
Small rocket boosters bursted from the machines' backs as they sped towards the two.
Jet gritted his teeth. "Come on!" he yelled as he began to run. Virginia quickly followed.
Todd and Gallows shot down the two Machines. "Do you think Mr. Jet and Miss Virginia were attacked by these things?" Todd asked as he reloaded. Gallows glanced around. "Probably. But even if they weren't, we better hurry." Odd nodded and began to run.
Jet turned and fired a few bullets, dismantling one of the robots. The other two began to fire when a sudden burst of black light appeared. A few seconds afterward the machines exploded.
"You should be more careful Mr. Enduro. Do remember you have a lady with you."
Jet and Virginia turned to see Haruko standing on the steps to the entrance of the dome.
Jet aimed at Haruko. "Thanks, but I don't need advice from a demon."
Haruko smiled. "Understandable," Haruko replied.
Virginia placed her pistols away. "Why are you here, Haruko?" she asked, staring directly at him.
"I have business, Miss Maxwell, business."
Jet winced, as Haruko held the gem shard up. "You know, the war between humans and demons was equally fair. The humans had their gems, which rendered demons defenseless, while the demons held magnificent powers."
Haruko dropped his smile. "But the demons had a greater force. Two great beasts, each with amazingly destructive power. The first one was named Saiin, The Dragon of Fire, and the second, was Ijune, serpent of ice and water."
Haruko glanced at the shard. "But as all demons, they could be defeated by this gem. The humans locked Ijune away in a frozen temple to the north, however, Saiin was much more destructive, forcing the humans to seal him in one of their "holy cities".
Haruko began to laugh. "Yes, but this single shard isn't enough."
Haruko held up his right hand, causing a large explosion of black energy to erupt.
"What's that?!" Todd exclaimed as he stopped to stare at the explosion. Gallows gritted his teeth. "Great, we're too late."
Jet shielded his eyes from the massive flash. A few minutes later, the energy dissipated, leaving a few buildings eradicated.
Haruko smirked. "Yes, now that I have both shards, I can unleash the might of Saiin upon the world once more!"
Haruko held both shards together. They started to merge together. The light faded, leaving a larger shard.
Haruko smiled as he walked to the entrance of the dome. A small hollow was carved out of the front of the dome.
"Foolish humans. Their own actions will be their undoing," Haruko stated as he placed the gem shard in the hollow.
It started to glow immensely, the cavern began shake violently.
Morgan reached Clive's home. He entered, to see Clive looking over some papers.
Morgan walked over to his friend. "Anything of interest?"
Clive looked up at Morgan. "Yes. From what is in your documents, I've gathered that the demons hold great power. They created physical manifestations of these powers in the form of two beasts, one of fire, and one of water."
Morgan squinted. "Are you sure? I didn't stumble upon that."
Suddenly, a huge tremor occurred. It shook violently as Clive and Morgan ran outside. An immensely large crack was appearing in the ground as it started to fall through.
The huge light ceased to fade as Jet and Virginia stared into it.
Haruko laughed. "Yes, the world shall soon feel the wrath Saiin once more!"
(I just realized this chapter was longer than normal. Anyway, I'm still open to suggestions. If you have any, I would appreciate them.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Thirteen
The sound of waves crashing echoed throughout the entire underground city. A beautiful sky filled the top of the canyons inside. The rock walls were covered with a silver plating, adding a touch of serenity to the place.
However, the addings were nothing more than illusions meant to add beauty to the wasted city.
Haruko slowly walked through the city. "To think this place still existed. I'm astonished. One would believe that underground ocean would have eroded this filth. Yet, what I seek lies hidden here. In this, "city of gods", Haruko thought as he stopped before a large dome. He glanced at the shard of the gem in his left hand. "Yes, I only need this."
The group of Drifters silently walked across the age- old bridge. Rows of endless waterfalls were placed on the two walls of rock on the left and right of the bridge.
"I'm getting a weird feeling from this place. It's not a good one," Gallows stated as he followed Virginia on the bridge.
Jet snorted. "You know Gallows, why don't you shut up until we find Haruko, or is that too hard?" Jet asked. Gallows glared at Jet. "Why don't you shut up yourself punk?!"
Soon, the two entered a heated argument while Virginia and Todd continued.
"It's... beautiful," Virginia remarked as they stood at the entrance to the underground city.
Jet and Gallows walked up beside them. "Maybe," Jet started, "but Haruko is down there, somewhere, and we have to find him."
The group continued down the bridge until they reached the entrance of the city. "You know, how could a city of this magnitude be built in this place? Who built it?" Todd asked as he looked around. Jet glanced as well. "Well, it looks like it's in bad condition though."
The Drifters wandered around the city, searching for Haruko.
"We have no idea where we're going," Jet remarked, catching up to the other three. Gallows glanced around his surroundings. He stopped when he noticed a large dome. "Hey guys, we still haven't checked there."
Jet and Virginia began to walk towards it, leaving Todd and Gallows to follow.
"This place is cold. I don't feel any warmth, just sadness. There's a lot of sadness in this place," Virginia stated as they neared the dome. Jet looked up at the high structure. "Maybe, but I'm sure he's in there."
Virginia suddenly stopped. "Jet, don't move."
Jet turned to her. "What? Why?"
Virginia winced. "Just don't!"
Suddenly a pair of odd machines erupted from the ground. Jet and Virginia readied their weapons and prepared to fight.
"I can't believe we lost them!" Gallows exclaimed as he speeded to a run. Todd began to run as well. "Yeah, it's as if we got split apart."
Suddenly, two more machines exploded from a building.
"Now what?!" Gallows remarked as he shot at one of the machines. It simply jumped out of the way.
The machines were of a deep red color. Their armor was rusted, showing many years of activity. A shell- shaped cover was placed on the back of each machine. A spiked tail sprouted from the inside of the shell from the back. Segmented legs were attached to the underside of the machines, while guns served as arms.
Todd readied Clive's rifle. "I'm not sure, but I think these things are part of a defense system or something," he stated as he shot at one of them. The machines moved quickly, able to avoid most of the attacks.
Jet ran behind one of the buildings, avoiding repetitive shots from one of the machines. He quickly ran to the opposite one, avoiding more fire.
Virginia circled one, attempting to shoot from the back. The machine quickly jumped out of the way, landing atop the corresponding building. It aimed its right gun at Virginia, a small hatch opening on the top. Suddenly, a missile fired out. Virginia ran in the opposite direction. She ran right next to the second machine. She circled around it, forcing the missile to connect with the other machine. The ensuing explosion destroyed one of the buildings, knocking Virginia to the ground.
Jet jumped from the smoke and shot at the robot, destroying it.
Virginia walked from the smoke, ARMs in hand. "Are they gone?" she asked as Jet reloaded. "Don't know."
Suddenly, a few gunshots were heard, as three more machines slid from behind two buildings behind Jet and Virginia.
Small rocket boosters bursted from the machines' backs as they sped towards the two.
Jet gritted his teeth. "Come on!" he yelled as he began to run. Virginia quickly followed.
Todd and Gallows shot down the two Machines. "Do you think Mr. Jet and Miss Virginia were attacked by these things?" Todd asked as he reloaded. Gallows glanced around. "Probably. But even if they weren't, we better hurry." Odd nodded and began to run.
Jet turned and fired a few bullets, dismantling one of the robots. The other two began to fire when a sudden burst of black light appeared. A few seconds afterward the machines exploded.
"You should be more careful Mr. Enduro. Do remember you have a lady with you."
Jet and Virginia turned to see Haruko standing on the steps to the entrance of the dome.
Jet aimed at Haruko. "Thanks, but I don't need advice from a demon."
Haruko smiled. "Understandable," Haruko replied.
Virginia placed her pistols away. "Why are you here, Haruko?" she asked, staring directly at him.
"I have business, Miss Maxwell, business."
Jet winced, as Haruko held the gem shard up. "You know, the war between humans and demons was equally fair. The humans had their gems, which rendered demons defenseless, while the demons held magnificent powers."
Haruko dropped his smile. "But the demons had a greater force. Two great beasts, each with amazingly destructive power. The first one was named Saiin, The Dragon of Fire, and the second, was Ijune, serpent of ice and water."
Haruko glanced at the shard. "But as all demons, they could be defeated by this gem. The humans locked Ijune away in a frozen temple to the north, however, Saiin was much more destructive, forcing the humans to seal him in one of their "holy cities".
Haruko began to laugh. "Yes, but this single shard isn't enough."
Haruko held up his right hand, causing a large explosion of black energy to erupt.
"What's that?!" Todd exclaimed as he stopped to stare at the explosion. Gallows gritted his teeth. "Great, we're too late."
Jet shielded his eyes from the massive flash. A few minutes later, the energy dissipated, leaving a few buildings eradicated.
Haruko smirked. "Yes, now that I have both shards, I can unleash the might of Saiin upon the world once more!"
Haruko held both shards together. They started to merge together. The light faded, leaving a larger shard.
Haruko smiled as he walked to the entrance of the dome. A small hollow was carved out of the front of the dome.
"Foolish humans. Their own actions will be their undoing," Haruko stated as he placed the gem shard in the hollow.
It started to glow immensely, the cavern began shake violently.
Morgan reached Clive's home. He entered, to see Clive looking over some papers.
Morgan walked over to his friend. "Anything of interest?"
Clive looked up at Morgan. "Yes. From what is in your documents, I've gathered that the demons hold great power. They created physical manifestations of these powers in the form of two beasts, one of fire, and one of water."
Morgan squinted. "Are you sure? I didn't stumble upon that."
Suddenly, a huge tremor occurred. It shook violently as Clive and Morgan ran outside. An immensely large crack was appearing in the ground as it started to fall through.
The huge light ceased to fade as Jet and Virginia stared into it.
Haruko laughed. "Yes, the world shall soon feel the wrath Saiin once more!"
(I just realized this chapter was longer than normal. Anyway, I'm still open to suggestions. If you have any, I would appreciate them.)