The Great Warrior of Cosmo Canyon

Chapter 3: A Noble Warrior's End

Seto raced down the cliff steps deeper and deeper into the heart of the canyon. He caught the glimpse of some of the fallen villagers, all turned to stone by the deadly Gi arrows. Some of the stone figures were even shattered to bits, the obvious work of the overjoyed creatures.

How could this happen? I should have been here sooner to help. It's my fault… Seto thought sadly to himself. "Damn it all!"

Up ahead hear could hear the battle cries of a lucky few surviving men, still desperately holding off the Gi.

"Back you Devils! Taste the cold steel of my blade!" One villager carelessly swung his sword about and unfortunately to his dismay, did not even put a scratch on his enemies. They just stood there laughing at the man, who was now terrified.

A Gi warrior scoffed at the human's futile attempt, "Ha, pathetic little vermin. I'll show you a warrior's true strength!" The demon jumped backward a few feet with incredible height, and then mumbled a few words in an ancient demon language and shouted, "ULTIMA!"

The battle was immediately decided, and the men knew this as well. Seto heard the monster's shout and sprinted faster, but was too late. The spell decimated the surrounding area. Only a large crater remained, with the green magical gas cloud hovering over it, slowly dissipating. The villagers were completely eradicated.

"Ha ha ha!" The warrior hissed in satisfaction. "You see? You feeble little worms are no match against a Gi! Why even bother putting up a resistance? You all know how it will end!"

"Grrrrrraaaaaahhh!" The laughing creature immediately stopped his victory gloat, and suddenly fell over…dead. The monster dissolved into nothingness to reveal Seto, the flame on his tail glowing even brighter and hotter. The Gi's troops stood in place, frozen in time almost. A look of complete terror was painted on their once smirking faces.

"Wha…who the hell are you supposed to be!" One of the monsters finally uttered from his petrified look. "How dare you kill our leader? You will pay with your life fool! Get him!"

Seto didn't move for a second, but then with lightning fast reflexes, took off from the ground and attacked the coming horde of creatures with full force. Slashing and biting one after another, Seto took each one down with barely any effort. Blood of the Gi was splattered on the surrounding rocks, while Seto took hardly any hits himself, being the great hunter that he was. He knew the art of hand-to-hand combat, and could easily dodge any incoming attacks from any weapon (like a sword or spear), and he could just as easily out maneuver a fist or other bodily weapon that was thrown at him.

Silence filled the cavern, as Seto was the victor of the battle. He stood around the dissolving bodies of his enemies and just stared at them. He then heard a faint sound and quickly came about face thinking that it was a creature that he accidentally missed, but to his surprise it was a wounded villager who somehow managed to survive the devastating magical attack. When Seto walked over to the man, he noticed it was Elder Hargo, one of the few surviving elders like Bugenhagen who oversaw the peace of the canyon.

"Elder Hargo, you are still alive, are you alright…" Seto looked down to see that the poor old man had a broken leg and a severe wound in his chest. He knew that Hargo would not live much longer.

Coughing, "Ah, Seto…y…you came…we thought that you wouldn't make it to the party…(coughs blood). I know…I am dying. Pl…ease…don't let our deaths be inva…" The elder was gone…

"Hargo, I am sorry I was unable to protect you. I swear to you know…I will defend the canyon with my life. I will not let one of these retched beasts into our home. Rest peacefully brave warrior. You fought well…" Seto bowed his head and turned around; heading for the deepest part of the cavern where he knew that the greatest force of the Gi Tribe would be located at.

Seto ran for another few more miles until he could see the faint light of day through the next cavern door. As he approached it, he felt a strange sensation, almost like a premonition, and he quickly leaped off of his current path. Just in time, for a giant monster came crashing down right where Seto was running seconds before.

"You are one brave, and very foolish little creature "red one." I am surprised that you have made it this far, and that you have killed most of my tribe. However, your heroic efforts end here. You now must face me, Gi Nattak, the grand boss of the Gi Tribe!"

"So you are the one who ordered all of this? You are the one responsible for the deaths of so many today! Then I Seto, protector of Cosmo Canyon, shall banish you to the underworld!" Seto growled as Gi Nattak readied himself for the final battle against his opponent.

Seto bolted from the ledge his was on toward the enemy. The demon swung a great long spear at Seto, but Seto quickly jumped to the opposite side and slashed the side of Gi Nattak. He roared as his blood spilled on the ground and walls. Seto jumped high and bit the monster's head. The monster then grabbed a hold of Seto and clawed his back with intense pressure.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" Seto cried out in pain, and was flung to the ground with a great thud.

"Ha ha, this is quite amusing. I have never had this much of a challenge in some time. It has been fun indeed, but I am afraid all fun things must come to an end." The creature gave a hand motion and seven smaller warriors came out from their hiding spots among the bushes. "Well foolish little Seto, you will die now!"

Seto looked up in fear to see the warriors draw their arrows and then let them fly. He tried to gain enough strength to leap away, but his wound on his back was too great. He managed to roll out of the way and miss the first wave of deadly arrows, but a second wave quickly followed and six arrows stabbed Seto all over his body.

"Grrrrrrraaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!" Seto let out a horrible roar of pain. He could feel the poison coursing through his body at an alarming rate. He looked up to catch a glimpse of Gi Nattak, laughing at the struggling warrior.

"Ha ha ha, now this is entertaining. I must say you are strong indeed. Most beings would be dead at the first hit with our arrows. I guess I must help out the process a little…" He raised his spear and began to thrust it down at Seto, but Seto leaped out of the way and landed on a cliff ledge overseeing the entire area they were in.

"What the! How is this possible? You are supposed to be dead now! Nooooooo!" The creature cried out in frustration and defeat.

Seto then stood his ground, summoning all of his remaining strength. "COSMO MEMORY!"

A great blast of energy flowed from Seto and directly targeted Gi Nattak and the other monsters standing before him. The energy hit the group and exploded into a burning blaze that destroyed the area, burning trees and breaking rocks. The monsters yelled out in a bloody roar, and then were silent. The fiery blaze subsided, and no enemy was left standing.

The battle was over. Cosmo Canyon was safe at last. Seto stood his ground on the cliff, staring at the bright full moon. The poison consuming the rest of his body.

"It is over…the canyon is safe now. I have fulfilled my duties…however; I am just sorry that it has to end this way. Oh Kasei, how I wish to see you one last time. Little Nanaki, I will always remember you, my courageous son. Look after your mother, and please don't think ill towards me…I did what I had to do…for your future…"

The poison reached Seto's head, and as it left a stone body in its wake, one single tear managed to escape the poison's embrace, as Seto's life left him.

Farewell…