Chapter Five: True To Your Heart

Author's Note:

I know what you're thinking. Does this chapter feature the song, "True To Your Heart" from Mulan? The answer is, no. It was a title that just fit with what the plot of the chapter is. And the song is telling someone to believe and let their heart lead the way of life. This case, it's believing in what you never noticed. I'll let the chapter tell the rest. The remaining chapters are "The Lotus Shrine," "Secrets Within," and "No One." I'm afraid that I will have to cut the schedule a bit short for today. "The Lotus Shrine," "Secrets Within," and "No One" will be a part of the next day's schedule. Some chapters might be cut out. But, you'll never know! I promise you, on Tuesday, "Lotus Legends Movie #1: The Light of Yamanouchi," will be released! And Season Two (with the including theme song in the first chapter) will be premiered right after the movie. Here's Chapter Five: True To Your Heart! Enjoy and review please! ;-)

-CelestialTime93

"Can't you go any faster, Kiara?" Kim hollered over the screaming winds of the mountain that night.

"In this weather, this is as fast as I could go!" Kiara hollered back, fighting against the winds, "But, I'll try my best!"

Ron was protecting the Lotus Flower that Kim had given him against the mountain winds. It wasn't easy.

"We're through!" Kiara announced, as she and the Lotus Guardians broke through the Forest of Winds, "Now let's speed things up a bit."

Kiara sped towards the Lotus Mountain, where the moon shone on brightly.

"When's Kalleria scheduled to be released?" Miriam asked when the Lotus Guardians transformed when they landed.

"When the moon reaches high above us." Jonathan answered.

"Fighting off Kalleria after she had rest is not going to be easy." Rumiko frowned, "We will have to fight harder. And, Miriam. Please save your energy and don't waste it on one single attack until the time is right."

"I couldn't help it..." Miriam mumbled. Then, the druid began to drip a sappy liquid from inside, as the tree trunk began to crack open.

"Something tells me that the liquid isn't sap." Miriam growled, steadying her arrow on her bow.

"Shadow Slime..." Rumiko mumbled, "Prepare yourselves."

Then, the druid shattered into a million pieces, releasing, a form other than a human, nor a demon.

"That...isn't Kalleria." Miriam squeaked.

"That is her Magic Soul..." Rumiko answered, "Jonathan! Start the battle!"

"It'll be my honour!" Jonathan smirked, and leaped in the air with the Lotus Blade at hand, "Lotus Slash!"

The blue blade-like attack was released and went inside the unhuman being. From there, Jonathan could see Kally's unconcious body, with the Cursed Arrow still pinned through her heart.

Jonathan didn't take any chances to get close to Kally. He payed attention to what Kally's body was releasing: a giant black skeleton, with Shadow Slime dripping from it's bones. A line of Shadow Slime was connected from Kally's heart, and the back of the skeleton.

"The attack didn't do anything!" Jonathan exclaimed as he landed.

"Rumiko, you give it a try!" Miriam demanded.

"I'll try my best." Rumiko leaped into the air, and swished her fan, releasing the attack, "Wind Blade!"

Blades of wind only went through the gaps of the skeleton, not harming it. The scary skull grinned evilly.

"That didn't work either." Rumiko reported, landing on the ground next to her friends.

"My turn." Miriam furrowed. She leaped into the air.

"Miriam!" Jonathan called, "You're too close!"

"Huh?" Miriam screamed when she got whacked by the skeleton's bony hand. She fell to the ground heavily, making her weak already. Luckily, no Shadow Slime got onto her, so she didn't weaken by the second.

Miriam got back up, and set an arrow on her bow, pulled on the bow string, and released it, crying out, "Sacred Arrow!"

The glowing arrow shot towards the skeleton. It screamed in agony when the arrow hit the skull's head. But it didn't get damaged.

"It didn't work!" Miriam cried.

"Now what?" Jonathan growled through gritted teeth.

"Trap it." Rumiko answered, "That's the only way."

"But how?" Miriam asked, "I can't use my Cursed Arrow yet, and even if I could, where is the darkest tree where it will rest for the next 1000 years? And for the next year for Kally, who happens to be controlling that thing?"

"We will have to create a tree that will trap the creature." Rumiko answered, "But first we have to disconnect the Shadow Slime rope from Kally and the monster!"

"But what about the tree?" Jonathan asked, "Who will make the tree, and what will be their base?"

Miriam tucked her hands in the sleeves of her kimono, and felt a small uneven sphere. She pulled out her arms and opened her clutched fist, to reveal a small Lotus Seed on her palm, glowing brightly.

"A Lotus Seed, is like the position you are in now." Faith's voice recalled, "It is engulfed in the muddy waters of darkness."

Miriam knew what to do. She held onto the seed tightly in her hand, and jumped on Kiara's back.

"Jonathan!" Miriam directed, "Cut the string when I tell you to, and Kiara, take me towards the skull."

"ARE YOU CRAZY?" Kiara retorted, "You'll just get whacked again!"

"It's a chance I have to take." Miriam responded, "When I tell you to, I want you to fly back towards the ground."

"Fine." Kiara sighed, and leaped into the air.

Jonathan went behind the skeleton, but stayed careful not to get near Kally.

"Now!" Miriam cried.

Jonathan shot an attack at the rope, snapping it in two, as Miriam leaped off of Kiara's back, whom returned back to the ground, and jumped into the open mouth of the skull, taking the Lotus Seed with her.

"Miriam!" Jonathan screamed.

The skeleton smirked and began to cackle. Then, he got choked up. Roots began to break through the Shadow Slime, and a Lotus Bud bloomed from the skull's head. The roots began to form together into a tree.

During the process, the skull spat Miriam out, who tumbled down to the ground, and into Jonathan's open arms.

The Lotus Roots also reached through the ground and trapped Kally in a smaller tree.

On the top of the skeleton's tomb, a Lotus Flower bloomed.

The Lotus Guardians took a final glance at the trees, then ventured through the Lotus Shrine.