Army of the Abyss
Summary: The Dino Rangers have a lot more then Mesogog to worry about when supernatural creatures called Hellspawn start turning Reefside into a city of demons.
"Speech"
'Thought'
--News Report--
Thanks Arctic Wolf 18 for your review. I've changed the first chapter so it's a bit longer. Also I'll try and make the scenes last longer.
Previous ChapterShirakumo battered Kira, knocking her back and forth, swatting away any attack she could come up with. Shirakumo then grabbed Kira by the throat and slammed her into the ground.
"Time to finish this boring game." Shirakumo raised his sword and swung it toward the injured Kira, but before he could hit her, another sword blocked the attack.
"At last...the most dangerous one of all."
Chapter 2Kira opened her eyes to see a silver broad bladed sword inches from her face; the only thing keeping it from touching her was the Brachio Staff.
"Kira, you ok?"
Kira nodded in reply to Tommy's question.
"Fine, go and help the others. Shirakumo's mine."
"But.."
"I said he's mine!"
Kira reluctantly left, looking at the stand off one last time before jumping back into the cathedral to help fight the monster.
Shirakumo charged at the Black Ranger with his sword ready, "The myth given form and substance. I'm honored. Well? No witty repartee? Or is that too banal for he-who-is-legend?"
Tommy raised his Brachio Staff ready to defend himself, "Flap your gums while you can still move you jaws, hotshot."
Shirakumo's sword and the Brachio Staff clashed together. Shirakumo then released the same gas he used on Conner from his sword. Tommy stumbled back coughing as Shirakumo charged again, "What a disappointment. The great Tommy Oliver, defeated by some knockout gas. Not even worth the cost of the gas."
As Shirakumo got closer, Tommy swung the Brachio Staff at the back of Shirakumo's knees, knocking him down, "And you weren't even worth the cost of nose plugs. Or did you think I didn't learn from your stunt with Conner."
Shirakumo kicked a foot up, aiming to hit Tommy in the face but Tommy managed to catch the foot and swing Shirakumo into a stone gargoyle, "You're strong and fast, I'll give you that."
Shirakumo used his body to shield Tommy's view so he couldn't see him pick up a broken piece of the stone gargoyle, "How kind. You won't mind if I give you this in return then." Shirakumo then jumped up and smacked Tommy in the head with the piece of stone.
The Black Ranger flew back and landed on the ground.
"Time for you to return to the realm of the mythic, Tommy. With any luck, in the retelling and building of your legend, maybe you'll be a bit taller."
Shirakumo charged at Tommy again but was greeted by Tommy's foot. Tommy sprang up, span in the air twice and kicked Shirakumo in the stomach, "Have a nice flight!" The Black Ranger scratched his head, "Hmmm, deja vu!"
Shirakumo pulled himself up slowly, as Tommy picked up his Brachio Staff, "Time to finish this. Brachio staff, energy orb, FIRE!"
The orb flew toward Shirakumo knocking him off the cathedral roof. The orb exploded seconds later, engulfing the falling Shirakumo in the blast.
Tommy looked over the edge, "Nuts."
"What's wrong Dr.O. He's gone. He couldn't have survived that."
Tommy recognised the voice straight away, "Yes, he could have Conner. Guys like that have nine lives."
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"What's Hellspawn?"
Ethan started jumping on the spot, "Oh, I know. Please Hayley, please let me explain."
Hayley sighed, "Sure. Go ahead Ethan."
Ethan smiled at Hayley, "Thanks. Hellspawn feature in a comic called Spawn. The main character is a Hellspawn, sent to Earth after his death by the devil to lead the armies of darkness to conquer the planet and enslave the human race. But in the Shinobi video game the Hellspawn are the foot soldiers, they are usually zombies and demons."
Kira raised an eyebrow, "So this Shirakumo is a soldier for the devil? Great, we were lucky Dr. O could beat him. If he's a common soldier, I dread to think how strong the generals are."
"Don't worry Kira, Shirakumo is a general. According to legend the Hellspawn have three generals - Shirakumo, Kurakuda and Beniguzume. But the legend states they were destroyed in Tokyo centuries ago."
Tommy scratched his head, "Hate to be the bearer of bad news but actually there are four. They have two forms - demon and human. According to Ninjor, Shirakumo is a cross between a tiger and a spider, fires energy blasts from his mouth and create spider soldiers. Beniguzume is a fire moth, able to create fireballs and moths that turn into balls of fire. Kurakuda is a giant cross between a snake and fox, he's able to create ice blasts, teleport, freeze people and snake soldiers. The last Hellspawn Lord is Aomizuchi, he's the most powerful one."
"What does he look like and what can he do?"
Tommy shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know Trent. No one has met Aomizuchi and lived to tell the tale."
"What about the this incident in Tokyo?"
Tommy sat down, "It's a long story. The Hellspawn caused an earthquake which released an ancient temple that devil worshippers built, it was all part of an Armageddon plan they had. They turned Tokyo into a demon-infested city. Before the Hellspawn could spread an ancient ninja clan, who created the Wind and Thunder Ranger powers, along with Ninjor defeated the Hellspawn Lords and the sorcerer who released them. They sealed them away using magic but some how they must have been released. Some legends say they created an amulet that stored the powers of Wind, Thunder and the Ninjetti as one."
"Why don't we just ask for the help from this clan?"
Tommy lowered his head, "Well the thing is, according to Ninjor, there are no clan members left. You lot best head home and get some rest, you're going to need it and I need to mark some of coursework, it's been a long day."
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"COME OUT, COME OUT WHERE EVER YOU ARE!" The voice shouted. Every step the person made could be heard in the basement. Justin dragged himself over to the nearest wall to support himself and then up to the basement door to block it from opening. The person reached the basement door, "Could the little mouse be down here I wonder? Little ranger, little ranger, come out, come out, or I'll blow down your house...well your dad's house but who cares?" The person started to laugh as he kicked the door a couple of times, testing how strong it was.
Justin used the stoppage of kicks against the door to reposition himself against the door, using more of it to support himself. The figure backed off from the door and charged at the door, shoulder barraging it. The door broke off its hinges instantly, sending Justin crashing down the stairs. He hit the floor with a thud, as the figure started his dissent of the stairs laughing, "Oh god, this is easy. Those lightspeed punks were more of a challenge."
Justin was desperately trying to get up when the figure grabbed him by the throat and lifted him off the floor, causing the Justin to kick the figure in the ribs, but it didn't phase the figure, "Think yourself lucky. You won't be around when the final battle takes place, so you won't have a as painful death as your friends."
Justin was too scared to scream, eyes locked on the person in front of him, desperately trying to kick the person away. Just then the basement was filled with a cracking sound as Justin's body went limp.
The person dropped Justin on the floor and started to walk off, "Weakling. I just hope Jason Lee Scott is more of a challenge."
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There was a full moon and the light sparkled on the blade of the sword as Merrick settled down for the night. Merrick gazed at the sword, wondering when he would next have to wipe the blood of some vile creature from its sharp edge. The flame of the campfire gently died, as Merrick began to drift asleep. Suddenly in the brushes the sound of a twig being cracked underneath a foot was heard. Merrick jumped to feet and grabbed his sword. He stood motionless but alert, ready to pounce at any time. Then a groan followed by the thud of a body falling to the ground was heard. Merrick slowly walked over to the bush where the noise came from and carefully pulled back the branches. He looked down to see a man with a black suit of armor with a red ruby in his chest piece, his face contorted with pain. Merrick crouched down to remove the cracked and broken helmet covering his head and then noticed two crossbow bolts protruding from the stomach of his armor-clad torso.
Merrick picked up the man and carried him to his campfire. After carefully putting the man down, Merrick grabbed his water bottle, "Here, drink some of this." The man drunk a little bit of water and then started to cough and moan. He sat up rigid, eyes staring fixedly ahead, and started to shout, "Must get away! Must get it to safety! Don't you fear! I will get it to safety! Oh yes, indeed I will. Oh yes..."
Merrick looked at the man, 'He is obviously delirious from the poison- tipped bolts lodged in his stomach.' The man slumped down again to the ground, his eyes stared unblinkingly at Merrick, as he again started to shout, "Ambush! Look out! The amulet! Take the amulet to the Rangers!" Merrick raised an eyebrow at the word 'Rangers', wondering whether he meant Power Rangers.
The man's eyes half close and the pain seemed to ease a little, and as the delirium subsided, he spoke again in a low whisper, "Help us friend...take the amulet to the Power Rangers...only the amulet will defeat them...We were on our way back from the Black Forest with the amulet...ambushed...others killed…..the map in there will take you to the home of an old man...he has the amulet….I beg you to take the amulet and take it to the Rangers."
The man opened his mouth to start another sentence, but nothing came out except his last dying breath. Merrick sat down on the leafy ground and reached over to the still body of the man and removed the pouch from his leather belt around his waist. Merrick went through the pouch looking for the map, "Should I do what the old man asked me? Why not? It's been a few weeks since I had a half decent battle."
Merrick settled down to sleep thinking of the rewards and battles that awaited him.
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