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The six youngsters stared at the armored figure as he stepped down from the chariot .
"Asharukhan ?"Yuji asked,to which Kyoko replied,"Of course it's Asharukhan . Tsuchirou no Sama
warned us about him. "
Sakuya gazed at Asharukhan with apprehension in her eyes. Hiroshi readied his bow .
"So,"Asharukhan spoke in his deep cold voice,"you six are the ones to whom Tsuchirou no Sama
gave those weapons to?"He then scoffed disdainfully. "A ragtag group of pathetic children not
worthy of my time. "
"What do you want from us?"Asked Hiroshi. An extremely tense silence sat upon this scene .
"I want you to . . . DIE ! ! ! " Asharukhan yelled as he hurled a sphere of dark energy at them,
which they barely managed to avoid .
"Get behind me!"Yuji yelled as the others did as he told them. His shield cast a field of pure
force which resisted Asharukhan's blasts .
"I don't know . . . how much . . . longer I can hold on !"Yuji said,then Daisuke,much to Sakuya's
shock,got out of hiding to slam with his mace at the ground in front of Asharukhan,causing him to
lose his balance .
"Scatter!"Hiroshi yelled out while Asharukhan was regaining his balance. Kunichi was chanting and
gesturing over the pouch in his hand which shot out a stream of bubbles at Asharukhan. He shrugged
those away. Hiroshi then fired his arrows which wrapped themselves around Asharukhan,pinning his
arms down. However he snapped these off and resumed his attack. Kyoko leaped away from several
of Asharukhan's blasts. Chibiyuni,for her part,was hiding. Sakuya used her cloak to avoid being detected.
Hiroshi fired a few more arrows,Yuji,of course,used his shield. Still,Asharukhan pressed his attack. None
of the six knew if they would survive this onslaught. All of a sudden a calm,clear voice was heard saying,
"That will be enough. "
They all turned to the source of the voice. Sure enough,Tsuchirou no Sama was there .
"So,old one,"Asharukhan said,"you gave those weapons to these children. Do you seriously expect
these whelps to defeat me?"
"That remains to be seen,"Tsuchirou no Sama said. "In any case,they will most certainly oppose
you,Asharukhan. "
Asharukhan responded by hurling a sphere of dark energy at the little man,which he stopped by
grabbing it with one hand. He looked at it sternly .
"Am I supposed to be impressed by this display?"Tsuchirou no Sama asked .
"You should be,you aged fool,"Asharukhan said. "This . . . is power. "Then,to the surprise of all
present,Tsuchirou no Sama clutched the dark sphere until it shrank to nothingness. Asharukhan
remained impassive as he glared at the little man with the long white beard. Seconds crawled by
as the youngsters pondered the armored one's next move.Surprisingly,he slowly walked towards
his chariot .
"While I could certainly eliminate those youngsters,"Asharukhan said,"I prefer to do so when you
are not being an interfering meddler . "
Tsuchirou no Sama's only reply was,"Again,that remains to be seen,Asharukhan . "
Asharukhan then said,"You six are fortunate,but when we meet again,that will not be the case ."He
then climbed on his chariot and drove off . As soon as he was out of sight,Kunichi exclaimed,"Whoa,
did you guys see that?Awesome!"
"I do what I can when I can,nothing more,"said Tsuchirou no Sama. Yuji was not exactly convinced .
"How do you do it,huh?" Yuji asked . "Some sort of magic?"
Tsuchirou no Sama's only reply was,"That is for me to know . "He then started to walk away before
saying,"Keep going,young ones . The next village is very close . There you will find out what you
must do ."
Before any of the youngsters could say anything,Tsuchirou no Sama walked away and was soon out
of sight .
"Can you believe this?"Yuji asked in exasperation . "He's gone again!"Sakuya,meanwhile,went to
Daisuke,who had managed to pick up Chibiyuni."Are you all right,Daisuke?"She asked .
"I'm fine,onechan,"Daisuke replied . Sakuya exhaled with relief .
Kyoko stood in thought . Kunichi asked,"Is anything the matter,Kyoko?"She then said,"That guy
Asharukhan proved to be too powerful for us . How are we supposed to beat him?"It was Hiroshi who
said,"I don't know . I just don't know ."
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Back at his palace,Asharukhan sat on his throne,brooding with a sour scowl on his face,his yellow
eyes glowing ominously .
Not far away,Kage no Oni stood in thought,his pale blue face betraying no emotion whatsoever . Both
master and servant were silent for a very long time .
Then . . .
"There will be other chances,"Asharukhan said,"to dispose of those children . "
"What about their weapons,master?"Kage no Oni asked .
Asharukhan's only reply was,"Indeed,what about their weapons?"
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The prosperous village of Naramu .
The six youngsters sat by a fountain . Daisuke was playing with Chibiyuni while the others were
talking among themselves .
"Well,"Kyoko said,"here we are ."
"It certainly looks peaceful,"said Sakuya .
"Well,what's our next move?"Asked Yuji .
"I may provide an answer for you,"a familiar voice rang out . All six exclaimed at once,"Tsuchirou
no Sama!"
The six youngsters stared at the armored figure as he stepped down from the chariot .
"Asharukhan ?"Yuji asked,to which Kyoko replied,"Of course it's Asharukhan . Tsuchirou no Sama
warned us about him. "
Sakuya gazed at Asharukhan with apprehension in her eyes. Hiroshi readied his bow .
"So,"Asharukhan spoke in his deep cold voice,"you six are the ones to whom Tsuchirou no Sama
gave those weapons to?"He then scoffed disdainfully. "A ragtag group of pathetic children not
worthy of my time. "
"What do you want from us?"Asked Hiroshi. An extremely tense silence sat upon this scene .
"I want you to . . . DIE ! ! ! " Asharukhan yelled as he hurled a sphere of dark energy at them,
which they barely managed to avoid .
"Get behind me!"Yuji yelled as the others did as he told them. His shield cast a field of pure
force which resisted Asharukhan's blasts .
"I don't know . . . how much . . . longer I can hold on !"Yuji said,then Daisuke,much to Sakuya's
shock,got out of hiding to slam with his mace at the ground in front of Asharukhan,causing him to
lose his balance .
"Scatter!"Hiroshi yelled out while Asharukhan was regaining his balance. Kunichi was chanting and
gesturing over the pouch in his hand which shot out a stream of bubbles at Asharukhan. He shrugged
those away. Hiroshi then fired his arrows which wrapped themselves around Asharukhan,pinning his
arms down. However he snapped these off and resumed his attack. Kyoko leaped away from several
of Asharukhan's blasts. Chibiyuni,for her part,was hiding. Sakuya used her cloak to avoid being detected.
Hiroshi fired a few more arrows,Yuji,of course,used his shield. Still,Asharukhan pressed his attack. None
of the six knew if they would survive this onslaught. All of a sudden a calm,clear voice was heard saying,
"That will be enough. "
They all turned to the source of the voice. Sure enough,Tsuchirou no Sama was there .
"So,old one,"Asharukhan said,"you gave those weapons to these children. Do you seriously expect
these whelps to defeat me?"
"That remains to be seen,"Tsuchirou no Sama said. "In any case,they will most certainly oppose
you,Asharukhan. "
Asharukhan responded by hurling a sphere of dark energy at the little man,which he stopped by
grabbing it with one hand. He looked at it sternly .
"Am I supposed to be impressed by this display?"Tsuchirou no Sama asked .
"You should be,you aged fool,"Asharukhan said. "This . . . is power. "Then,to the surprise of all
present,Tsuchirou no Sama clutched the dark sphere until it shrank to nothingness. Asharukhan
remained impassive as he glared at the little man with the long white beard. Seconds crawled by
as the youngsters pondered the armored one's next move.Surprisingly,he slowly walked towards
his chariot .
"While I could certainly eliminate those youngsters,"Asharukhan said,"I prefer to do so when you
are not being an interfering meddler . "
Tsuchirou no Sama's only reply was,"Again,that remains to be seen,Asharukhan . "
Asharukhan then said,"You six are fortunate,but when we meet again,that will not be the case ."He
then climbed on his chariot and drove off . As soon as he was out of sight,Kunichi exclaimed,"Whoa,
did you guys see that?Awesome!"
"I do what I can when I can,nothing more,"said Tsuchirou no Sama. Yuji was not exactly convinced .
"How do you do it,huh?" Yuji asked . "Some sort of magic?"
Tsuchirou no Sama's only reply was,"That is for me to know . "He then started to walk away before
saying,"Keep going,young ones . The next village is very close . There you will find out what you
must do ."
Before any of the youngsters could say anything,Tsuchirou no Sama walked away and was soon out
of sight .
"Can you believe this?"Yuji asked in exasperation . "He's gone again!"Sakuya,meanwhile,went to
Daisuke,who had managed to pick up Chibiyuni."Are you all right,Daisuke?"She asked .
"I'm fine,onechan,"Daisuke replied . Sakuya exhaled with relief .
Kyoko stood in thought . Kunichi asked,"Is anything the matter,Kyoko?"She then said,"That guy
Asharukhan proved to be too powerful for us . How are we supposed to beat him?"It was Hiroshi who
said,"I don't know . I just don't know ."
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Back at his palace,Asharukhan sat on his throne,brooding with a sour scowl on his face,his yellow
eyes glowing ominously .
Not far away,Kage no Oni stood in thought,his pale blue face betraying no emotion whatsoever . Both
master and servant were silent for a very long time .
Then . . .
"There will be other chances,"Asharukhan said,"to dispose of those children . "
"What about their weapons,master?"Kage no Oni asked .
Asharukhan's only reply was,"Indeed,what about their weapons?"
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The prosperous village of Naramu .
The six youngsters sat by a fountain . Daisuke was playing with Chibiyuni while the others were
talking among themselves .
"Well,"Kyoko said,"here we are ."
"It certainly looks peaceful,"said Sakuya .
"Well,what's our next move?"Asked Yuji .
"I may provide an answer for you,"a familiar voice rang out . All six exclaimed at once,"Tsuchirou
no Sama!"