The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Seventeen; Part One
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Unholy beasts ravaged the planet, searching for its soul, the soul of all life.
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Jet shook a little as he tried to obtain a steady aim on the dragon. "If I miss, it's over, all over," Jet thought as he saw Saiin begin to dash towards him.
Suddenly, Jet was able to gain a lock on Saiin for one moment. "NOW!" his mind screamed at him as Saiin opened its mouth and began to gather energy.
Jet winced as he shot the bullet a second after Saiin unleashed his energy wave.
The moment he pulled the trigger seemed to move extremely slowly. He felt all of his energy leave his body.
Suddenly, the bullet clashed with the energy, leaving Jet to fall to his knees, dropping Virginia's pistols.
"Jet!" Virginia exclaimed as she knelt beside him and grabbed his shoulders before he fell completely.
The bullet penetrated the energy beam, flying straight towards Saiin. The entire time lasted a split second as the bullet crashed against Saiin's throat, bursting through it.
A moment afterwards, Saiin exploded in a huge flash of blue light.
The light faded as soon as it appeared, leaving a beaten bullet to fall to the ground. The shard had shattered, leaving many small specs of glass to spill out from the bullet.
Jet breathed heavily as Virginia slowly helped him up.
"Jet, are you okay?" Virginia asked urgently as he slowly turned to her. "I'm... fine," he replied weakly.
Morgan smiled slightly. "In any case, we're fortunate to have had you hit the demon."
Suddenly, the sound of clapping was heard coming towards them. "I have to admit, I doubted you would use a an empty shard, but you still succeeded in defeating Saiin, as to which, I applaud you," Haruko stated as he neared them.
He then stopped clapping his hands and placed them n his coat pockets. "However, it seems the shard has shattered, leaving you without any advantage of your own."
Jet slowly picked up Virginia's pistol and loaded it. "What are you doing?" she whispered as she readied her separate one.
Jet sighed. "He'll slaughter you if you fight him alone. You're going to need help."
Haruko grinned. "While you three are talking amongst yourselves, I think I'll do some re- decorating."
Haruko held out his hands, causing most of the area surrounding the four to begin rising.
"What are you doing?!" Virginia asked urgently. Haruko met her glare. "Nothing much, Miss Maxwell, just setting up the playing field."
Suddenly, the chunk of land completely separated from the ground and began to rise into the air quickly.
"Sorry about that," Haruko started, "I just decided to block out any interruptions."
Virginia gritted her teeth. "You don't have to do this Jet."
"I don't have much of a choice," he replied. "Besides, you don't need to look out for me. You're not my mother."
Haruko smiled. "I can wait if you two want to prepare. I would like to fight you all at full composure."
Jet glanced around. "I'm starting to regain my strength, I'll be fine," he stated. Virginia frowned and sighed. "I know. I just don't want anyone getting hurt."
"Do you think that demon relocated them up there?" Todd asked as he looked up. Gallows squinted. "Probably. I guess he found it easier to take on Ginny and the punk. I just hope they'll be all right."
The streaks of black energy sped along the plateau. There were many of them, causing Jet and Virginia to keep on their toes. Morgan watched from behind a boulder, knowing he would just get in their way.
Virginia shot a few bullets at the demon. Haruko suddenly disappeared, avoiding the bullets.
"Now where'd he go?" Virginia asked ass Jet glanced up. "He's above us!" the Drifter exclaimed as Haruko fired an energy burst at his opponents.
Jet swiftly jumped to the side, avoiding the attack, however, Virginia did not respond as fast and was hit by the shock- wave of the blast. The small explosion left a cloud of smoke rise from the crater.
"Virginia!" Jet exclaimed as the smoke began to clear.
Haruko landed behind him, raising his hand. "She's not your main concern Mr. Enduro," he stated as he fired another energy blast. Jet quickly turned and fired a few bullets, as many as he could before the blast collided with him, knocking him to the ground.
The bullets hit Haruko in the chest, causing him to step back. "Did the shard drain that much energy from you Mr. Enduro, or is this the best you can offer?" Haruko asked as Jet slowly stood up.
Suddenly, Haruko winced in pain. A small explosion erupted inside of him, causing him to melt.
Jet glanced back to see Virginia smiling. He let out a small smile as well. "How interesting."
They both turned to see Haruko regaining his former shape. "Yes, it is interesting. But I think it's time to begin weeding out the garden, don't you think Mr. Enduro? And, I think I'll start with your little girl friend, Miss Maxwell."
Haruko held out his hand and began to concentrate as gushes of wind began to swirl in his hand. "Yes, it's time to end this foolish game!"
Haruko then sprung his hand forward, unleashing his shock- wave technique straight at Virginia.
Virginia froze. The attack flew quickly at Virginia, giving her no time to react.
Jet gritted his teeth and ran right in front of her, the attack hitting him right before it would have hit Virginia.
The impact was incredibly powerful, much stronger than Haruko had done atop the temple.
The attack faded as Jet slowly fell to the ground.
Haruko's eyes widened as Virginia knelt down beside the fallen Drifter.
"He... sacrificed himself for the sake of the girl... How very... noble..."
"Jet... you can't be...." Virginia stammered as tears began to slowly fall from her eyes. The sky turned a bleak gray, a storm on the horizon.
"Jet..."
(I guess this is sort of like a cliffhanger, right?)
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Unholy beasts ravaged the planet, searching for its soul, the soul of all life.
-----------------
Jet shook a little as he tried to obtain a steady aim on the dragon. "If I miss, it's over, all over," Jet thought as he saw Saiin begin to dash towards him.
Suddenly, Jet was able to gain a lock on Saiin for one moment. "NOW!" his mind screamed at him as Saiin opened its mouth and began to gather energy.
Jet winced as he shot the bullet a second after Saiin unleashed his energy wave.
The moment he pulled the trigger seemed to move extremely slowly. He felt all of his energy leave his body.
Suddenly, the bullet clashed with the energy, leaving Jet to fall to his knees, dropping Virginia's pistols.
"Jet!" Virginia exclaimed as she knelt beside him and grabbed his shoulders before he fell completely.
The bullet penetrated the energy beam, flying straight towards Saiin. The entire time lasted a split second as the bullet crashed against Saiin's throat, bursting through it.
A moment afterwards, Saiin exploded in a huge flash of blue light.
The light faded as soon as it appeared, leaving a beaten bullet to fall to the ground. The shard had shattered, leaving many small specs of glass to spill out from the bullet.
Jet breathed heavily as Virginia slowly helped him up.
"Jet, are you okay?" Virginia asked urgently as he slowly turned to her. "I'm... fine," he replied weakly.
Morgan smiled slightly. "In any case, we're fortunate to have had you hit the demon."
Suddenly, the sound of clapping was heard coming towards them. "I have to admit, I doubted you would use a an empty shard, but you still succeeded in defeating Saiin, as to which, I applaud you," Haruko stated as he neared them.
He then stopped clapping his hands and placed them n his coat pockets. "However, it seems the shard has shattered, leaving you without any advantage of your own."
Jet slowly picked up Virginia's pistol and loaded it. "What are you doing?" she whispered as she readied her separate one.
Jet sighed. "He'll slaughter you if you fight him alone. You're going to need help."
Haruko grinned. "While you three are talking amongst yourselves, I think I'll do some re- decorating."
Haruko held out his hands, causing most of the area surrounding the four to begin rising.
"What are you doing?!" Virginia asked urgently. Haruko met her glare. "Nothing much, Miss Maxwell, just setting up the playing field."
Suddenly, the chunk of land completely separated from the ground and began to rise into the air quickly.
"Sorry about that," Haruko started, "I just decided to block out any interruptions."
Virginia gritted her teeth. "You don't have to do this Jet."
"I don't have much of a choice," he replied. "Besides, you don't need to look out for me. You're not my mother."
Haruko smiled. "I can wait if you two want to prepare. I would like to fight you all at full composure."
Jet glanced around. "I'm starting to regain my strength, I'll be fine," he stated. Virginia frowned and sighed. "I know. I just don't want anyone getting hurt."
"Do you think that demon relocated them up there?" Todd asked as he looked up. Gallows squinted. "Probably. I guess he found it easier to take on Ginny and the punk. I just hope they'll be all right."
The streaks of black energy sped along the plateau. There were many of them, causing Jet and Virginia to keep on their toes. Morgan watched from behind a boulder, knowing he would just get in their way.
Virginia shot a few bullets at the demon. Haruko suddenly disappeared, avoiding the bullets.
"Now where'd he go?" Virginia asked ass Jet glanced up. "He's above us!" the Drifter exclaimed as Haruko fired an energy burst at his opponents.
Jet swiftly jumped to the side, avoiding the attack, however, Virginia did not respond as fast and was hit by the shock- wave of the blast. The small explosion left a cloud of smoke rise from the crater.
"Virginia!" Jet exclaimed as the smoke began to clear.
Haruko landed behind him, raising his hand. "She's not your main concern Mr. Enduro," he stated as he fired another energy blast. Jet quickly turned and fired a few bullets, as many as he could before the blast collided with him, knocking him to the ground.
The bullets hit Haruko in the chest, causing him to step back. "Did the shard drain that much energy from you Mr. Enduro, or is this the best you can offer?" Haruko asked as Jet slowly stood up.
Suddenly, Haruko winced in pain. A small explosion erupted inside of him, causing him to melt.
Jet glanced back to see Virginia smiling. He let out a small smile as well. "How interesting."
They both turned to see Haruko regaining his former shape. "Yes, it is interesting. But I think it's time to begin weeding out the garden, don't you think Mr. Enduro? And, I think I'll start with your little girl friend, Miss Maxwell."
Haruko held out his hand and began to concentrate as gushes of wind began to swirl in his hand. "Yes, it's time to end this foolish game!"
Haruko then sprung his hand forward, unleashing his shock- wave technique straight at Virginia.
Virginia froze. The attack flew quickly at Virginia, giving her no time to react.
Jet gritted his teeth and ran right in front of her, the attack hitting him right before it would have hit Virginia.
The impact was incredibly powerful, much stronger than Haruko had done atop the temple.
The attack faded as Jet slowly fell to the ground.
Haruko's eyes widened as Virginia knelt down beside the fallen Drifter.
"He... sacrificed himself for the sake of the girl... How very... noble..."
"Jet... you can't be...." Virginia stammered as tears began to slowly fall from her eyes. The sky turned a bleak gray, a storm on the horizon.
"Jet..."
(I guess this is sort of like a cliffhanger, right?)