Shitza: I am really bored, it is really unusual for me updating this often an since there really isn't anything to do around here at the moment then I guess I really don't have anything better to do.
Loads of really there. Well, hello! This is me back again, early as ever. Feels like I'm updating once a day now, completely ignoring another fic that I was thinking of finishing before the summer. Doesn't look like that.
Oh well, can't be helped. That fic has some sad details about the place I am currently sitting in, so I decided to wait. The really hard schoolwork doesn't start till later September when the exams start again. It is the real fun around Sweden, exams every week, in every single subject we have. Oh, I am really longing. (And I really hoped you noticed my sarcasm.) To be honest I can't wait till next vacation already, sometime around Halloween. School starts 22nd August, which isn't too far away, yuck!
O, I better get on writing now. I am not going to do like last year, overwriting myself, so if my plans and my too inspirational brain agrees, there will in the end only be these series to update. I have finished 1/5 so far. Better get on. Things are really turning more fantasy from here. I hope you liked the prologue, which entered the realms of the first chapter as well. Haha, you'll see.
Shitza
Ps: You better lean back and bring some popcorn. This is a loooooooong chapter.
Pps: Please forgive this author's sudden change of direction. I know this chapter will be a turn, but I really need to fit in the background history to this place, and to do that this chapter may seem strange. Like in the last fic, we will follow different "journeys". Can't tell you which though, spoils everything.
Chapter 1 The Captured Bit-Beast
Things had started to go downhill for everyone now. It wasn't because that the caves they walked went down or that they were tired. They still couldn't believe how on Earth Daichi and Kim had appeared right here in the middle of nowhere. The pair of them also kept mysteriously quiet, as if they had something hidden in mind. All they did was to lead them further down, sometimes stop to rest as one of them somehow always hurried into the caves to later return with either a couple of rabbits or something else available to eat. How they did it no one knew. They had changed very much in their ways. Both of them were relaxed, as if they were close to exhausted 24/7. In the end though Hilary grew frustrated from all the silence that she grabbed Daichi's wrist stopping the shorter teen from continuing.
"Now what is really going on?" she asked as they had been down there for about two days without any answers. "What are you two doing here? Why are you dressed so oddly? Where are we?"
Daichi chuckled. He looked around and nodded towards his sister who grinned and opened another path, by simply lifting one of the torches by the wall. Everyone stared at the sight. They couldn't believe their eyes.
Daichi and Kim lead them down towards the since long wanted exit of the journey, and both grinned when they looked at their friends expression. Once they stepped out warm winds met them, followed by the drilling of multi coloured birds and the sounds from trees and dripping water.
"Welcome!" Daichi said bowing stupidly. "To the Elemental Valley, our humble home!"
It was really a sight. They were standing on a cliff, looking over a deep valley right in the middle of nowhere. The heat from the wind came from a huge volcano in the south, brining the warm winds towards them. The Valley was really something of the extraordinary and Ray, who had the best eyes of them, could find the details of some kind of civilisation. He saw villages, and borders protecting them. He could make out eight so far, some placed in the most odd locations like in a crater of an old dead volcano.
"How many are they?" he asked. Kim smiled. "Ten," she answered. "And the big market and trade in the middle. No one trust anyone around here, it is really wonderful to be back, right brother." Daichi nodded. "Well, I guess we better hurry before the trouble brews again. Your village is nearest little brother, hurry up then!"
Daichi gave his sister a complaining look, but then he sighed and signalled to everyone to follow. The followed him down the cliff, to what looked like a farmers paradise. Huge lawns with nothing more then an endless amount of growing met them. Daichi sighed again, nodded towards the people working out in the rice fields, and by the apple trees.
"Dear brother remind me to buy at least three tons of rice before I'll go back to the fires, okay!" Kim said as they passed one of many fields. Daichi nodded, making a mental note for himself.
"What on Earth will you need three tons of rice for?" Hilary asked. Kim giggled and Daichi stopped in his tracks chuckling.
"I guess we never told you about this place, really!" he said receiving some odd variations of looks from the other teens. Kim shook her head. "Looks like you made quite the deal keeping things silent." She admitted. "A proper introduction might come in handy."
Daichi nodded and bowed deeply. "Daiku Chin Sumeragi, Priest of the Earth Village."
"And Kin Dama Thon, Priestess of the Fire Village!" Kim said, bowing as well. The remaining seven teens stared at them.
"We are the rulers, or as close to rulers you can get, over our villages. We are also the ones to sort out all business in our villages from the tiniest little missing grain of rice to the biggest battles you will ever see, and I really hope we don't have one of those on out shoulders, right sis!" Kim nodded.
"Battles?" Max asked nervously.
"Another time, perhaps!" Daichi said. "Ah, here we are!" he concluded as they walked up to two enormous gates.
"Brother, I really hope you told everyone in there I am here on friendly matters. I don't want a bunch of archers on my heals!" Kim said as the two magnificent doors opened to reveal a busy street with people hurrying around in different directions. Indeed this was something incredible, like coming to a medieval village from the early Eras in Japan. The houses were built of hay, tightly folded with ropes. Kids played a variation of games, including beyblade, on the streets. Mothers sat under the roofs, picking dried herbs mixing them into different sort of potions and salves. The men were all outside, working on the fields.
"This is amazing!" Tyson said. Everyone nodded. Daichi led them up the crowded streets; people who saw him bowed respectfully and gave Kim a rather stern look. The dark haired girl ignored them, following her brother up to a bigger mansion or some kind of temple in the middle of the crowded village.
The Bladebreakers and Zeo hurried after them as well as they managed. People stared as they walked, some of the ids giggled loudly. Red hair seemed to be the fashion of the village and through that they stayed out.
Daichi reached the temple with relief; his sister close at his heals. Two armoured guards stood by the door guarding it. Max and Hilary looked quite shocked as they passed them, not daring to look back.
"Daiku, Daiku, you are back!" a female voice said. Daichi was thrown back as a blonde haired girl jumped into his arms. The girl, who didn't look older then fifteen, kissed his cheek, much to his friends giggles.
"Later Shi-Ma" Daichi said growling. Kim looked as if she was about to burst out in laughter.
"Finally caught in the web, I'm not really surprised, she is quite cute after all." She said.
"I am glad when I get away from her, you are lucky sis to keep your admirers away."
"I only do that by proving I am a head higher then they." She said pulling a face. "But honestly, it is quite ridiculous."
Tyson looked at him, quite puzzled.
"We marry when we are around 16-17. Sis has a very professional way to keep her admirers away, I am simply too soft and has a fanclub over my heels." There were a lot of giggles from his friends. Daichi growled and walked back towards one of the guards. "And I thought you were supposed to keep here away!" he told them. Even if it was from a distant, but the guys could see the guards pointing at something. Daichi looked over and sighed.
"She was here on my invitation Oh mighty priest." Another woman with brown hair and purple eyes said sternly. Daichi sighed once more.
"Couldn't you have warned me!" he whimpered.
"Why really, your sister already knows about it. And why have you dragged her dung of companions over here?" the woman asked.
"They are not her companions!" Daichi murmured, but the woman ignored them and walked up to them, inspecting.
"They really look weird, has they come up with some new kind of disguise?" she walked pass Kai and ray and suddenly stopped before Kenny, who was still holding his precious laptop. "What's that?" she asked.
"Oh," Kenny said happily. "This is Dizzi, my bit beast. She is through some kind of accident stuck in my laptop, but she don't seem to mind unless I remove the Solitaire."
The woman stopped dead as Kenny continued his scientific talk. Suddenly she pulled her hands over her ears, roaring with rage.
"Rule number one Daiku, wherever you are in the valley, foreigners are forbidden in this Valley!" she said, her eyes burning with hate. "No look what they are doing, brining forbidden tricks into our borders."
The Bladebreakers were taken aback. What on earth was the woman talking about? They all glared at chief and signed for him to close the laptop. But it was too late. The woman had already grabbed it and now threw it into the floor, breaking it into three pieces.
"I will summon the others for this, you will be out of here before you know it." Then she took off, walking away out towards the gate they had entered.
Daichi sighed, he was in trouble!
"Don't worry little brother, I am sure I can convince Lee-Eck into a good vote from us. After all, fire and earth has been on good terms for centuries."
The Bladebreakers, and Zeo, who had no idea of what just had happened, felt quite relieved when Kim and Daichi took them to some more quiet quarters of the temple in order for some history, lessons and well reserved rest.
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Ray opened an eye, still feeling slightly tired and asleep, but his mind was racing with images and thoughts from the last twenty four hours. Indeed it had been a shock, it had been unsuspected. But most of all, they still hadn't explained themselves fully. He still couldn't understand how a Valley of this size could stay hidden from everyone else's, outside, knowledge.
They all had been led to a small dark room where they had been given hard mattresses, made of some kind of animal skin and hay. It was unusual, not really uncomfortable unless you had slept on fluffy mattresses all your life. Ray didn't bother, he had lived in a Village like this all his life and didn't really bother the luxury. He hated to admit it, but this felt a bit like home.
He sat up and looked around. Most people, Zeo, Kai, Tyson and Chief had fallen asleep. Hilary was turning trying to fins it more comfortable to lie. The poor girl hated this. Max also sat up, looking down at his hands. Ray got up and quietly, like a mouse, walked up to him.
"Do you really think we will see dawn after this?" Max asked anxiously. "I mean, the look upon that woman's face when she found out we were foreigners, it scared me."
Ray sighed. "They must really be isolated here, I mean what kind of contacts can you get in the middle of nowhere. But Max, didn't it feel like she was terrified someone had brought something that could affect peoples mind. Think about it, these people have probably never held a phone before. There is something about this village that doesn't feel right."
Suddenly a door slid open. Ray and Max looked up to see a blonde haired girl in the faint lights from the corridor. The girl was trembling, probably out of fear.
"M-Mistress P-Priestess asked me to come and f-fetch you!" she said stammering. "B-Buts since you seem to have fallen asleep, maybe I sh..."
"No need" Max said. "Me and my friend here can come with you." He said as both he and ray stood up following the trembling girl through the corridors, to what in nowadays terms looked like an Office, except that it really wasn't. The girl bowed as the walked inside, she didn't follow however.
The room they had entered, was lit with a fire in the middle. The floor was soft sand and the walls unsuspectingly of bamboo. The roof was lower then the rest of the house, meaning an average Western man would have to stand bent underneath. There were two empty cushions before the fire, facing it. Ray and Max sat down, looking into the fire. They had no idea what awaited them.
Kim sat on the other side of the fire, continually spoken to by a large beefy man sitting beside her. The man had fiery red hair, the beard and the long hair made it look like a mane from an old lion. He had a large moustache, was wearing a golden tunic with embroided fire, blood red pants and sandals. It looked though as if he had problems moving, much thanks to his wide belly and his apatite. He was constantly chewing on a large steak before him.
Ray had to take deep breath not to pull any sorts of faces, it was after all disgusting to watch. Max sat ghostly pale, starring at him.
"Don't mind him" Kim murmured. "This is just Lee-Eck, the Priest of Fire. He simply wanted to come and have a good look of the two of you, not to mention some of the wonders of beef. He has a worse apatite then Tyson to be honest and usually I prefer not to be in the same room with him eating."
Ray could clearly understand why. Lee-Eck soon finished the large beef, snapped his fingers and even more food was taken to him. Kim shook her head. "You should calm down, we have guests watching." She said.
Lee-Eck snorted. "Anyone complaining about my apatite will have to answer to my sword." He said as-a-matter-of-factly. He pointed a large chubby finger at the corner where a huge sword stood leaning to the wall. Kim sighed. "That's an old trick." She said and turned back towards the fire.
"I think it is time for some explanations, questions later, but right now I think it is best for everyone if we show you what we do, what this Valley was made for and why we are here."
Lee-Eck handed her, between a large bite from a chicken leg and a bottle of wine, a small pouch containing some ash powder, which she happily threw into the fire. Ray and Max couldn't help but to stare. It was like watching into some kind of mini-TV.
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The Bit-Beast Valley
"This Valley was formed around 10 215 years ago, by the time everyone was still sleeping in caves and hunting with clubs. There is really no big difference from here, except that the people here had discovered the biggest weapon of all time. Bit-Beast. This may seem strange since the biggest wars have been fought, thankfully without these spirits, but compared to any laser, bomb or gun a Bit-Beast is far more dangerous once it gets the taste of blood. The symptoms are rare, however they have occurred plenty of times, yet never been registered from the outside world. Indeed, only 10 211 years ago our ancestors learned to tame the beasts and put them into a various sort of objects. Swords, armour, and jewellery… the list is endless.
But with the discovery came responsibility and 9724 years ago the village sealed itself from any prying eyes. Why no one has been able to find it, is because you cannot unless you know the secrets. You cannot spot it from above, because the barriers make it look like a plain of snow. The caves we came through goes hundreds and hundreds of miles around, there are only three entrances and billions of caves, not to mention traps. Even I don't know the endless amount of protections our ancestors put in there, I never leave to an unexplored cave for safety reasons. This Valley swore to keep the secrets secret, for we had a much deeper research about the dangers and the powers behind these things.
We have stayed hidden all this time, yes you are not the first foreigners, you are just the luckiest ones. The people who have managed to enter this place have most often been killed. Me and my brother are trying to bend the rules for once, and hopefully you will be allowed to stay for a short time, I really think this could be some good experiences for you. After all, with everything going on, this place should open more. Not to tourists but to experienced bladders, like yourselves for instance.
Anyway, to continue the background. 4756 years ago there was a great war between the different villages. When the war finally subsided it turned instead to be fights within the villages. Half the population was against the priest and priestesses orders about peace and they left. This is how a selected amount of villages, most find in Japan and China, some few in both countries of Korea and a few on Mongolia, was formed. Your Village, the White Tiger Village, is a grand example Ray. You don't know perhaps, I think those records have been destroyed, but you are cousins to our friends in the Village of Lightning. The Saint Shields are another example, who has kept the old traditions. They are in fact related to this village, but rivalry sets them apart. If you see anyone of them do tell us for they are grounded from these lands, yet they show up now and then to steal he rocks.
However, as half the population left so did many of the bit-beasts and not long afterwards bit beasts became a tradition even outside of these borders. And with that we had to rearrange the laws to follow these journeys. Today every blader with a bit beast has at least one of us following them around. Not 24/7 but most of the time, especially during tours. These people are called Miniwans or Observers. They never react unless something terrible is about to happen. I know the Miniwan chasing after Tyson's tail, he was asking for resign right after the Russian World tournament. He didn't get it, he is still following Tyson around. Poor guy.
To return to the subject about the bit-beast history, and to finish it, the noble and ancient art of this valley is to make sure bit-beasts are kept safe and out of danger. I know times when people wanted to summon all bit-beasts back to the valley, but it has never happened. So far we are trying to keep our eyes on people like my father or Voltaire who are the really dangerous ones. We have loosened our holds on you guys and be grateful. I remember for example the day, I was over by the Lightning Village so it wasn't hard to miss, that Ray had received Driger. It was a turmoil to tell you and it took us years to calm down enough. The change of the keeper is always nerving since there is only one village good enough to predict things, and they never tell us their predictions. But still, those fellows are very weird. I haven't met anyone who hasn't given me the creeps."
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Ray couldn't breath, they were still locked into the images they ad seen and the stories they had heard.
"But…" Max started. "But, if the Saint Shields are related to this place, and they steal Bit beasts? What do you really do then?" he asked.
"Yes…" Ray finally managed to say. "How come my village doesn't then."
Kim smiled and Lee-Eck snorted from laughter beside her. "To answer your question Ray, it is quite simple. That was a long time ago and since the villages lost contact the White Tigers continued their lives as they wanted it, more peacefully. The two villages grew more and more apart until one generation, don't know which, stopped chasing bit-beast and started to use them for other purposes."
"As for what we do." Lee-Eck said. "we are not like those filthy bags of the Saint Shields. We are far more noble that that. We don't capture bit-beast because we fear them being tools. This Valley has enough powers to stop that kind of war before anything goes wrong so we don't bother capturing weak and mindless garbage. We concentrate on the blood-thirsty ones that kin here mentioned. The ones who has gotten a taste for blood."
"And what are those?" Max asked, feeling his blood run cold.
"Well…" Kim started. "They can't be called bit-beast any longer since they have abandoned those forms and are now living in human corpses. No, they are Demons. Yes, Demons, and be really happy we don't let those out of our sight. When bit-beast abandons the powers it has gotten to live of blood nature disposes of all forms and spirits so only the shadow remains. This shadow seeks out the corps of a buried man or woman and enters it. It drains all blood so all demons are bloodless and from that moment controls the body. The really weak Demons are easy to spot, they have no pupils and they usually can't talk. Stronger ones is a nightmare since you rarely notice any difference. This place works like a shield between the outside world and hell where they live. Their goal is to destroy us while we are trying to destroy them. It is not pleasant, sometimes you end up killing your own friend because his or hers body is now a demon."
"About 2000 years ago there was a gigantic demon war when probably every Demon of that time entered the surface and attacked us. We barely managed to stay alive and seal them into a crack of the Earth. Some of the villages, like ours, the Village of ice and the village of Lightning, guard the place. We received the honour of sleeping right above them. If they ever show their ugly faces above surface again we light the volcano as a signal for war. No one is left out."
Once more colour had drained from Max and Ray put a friendly arm on his shoulder. This was really too much for him. Kim noticed this too and smiled.
"Don't worry Max, that was 2045 years ago and since then there hasn't been a single demon re-entering this world. You are quite safe with us.
Max nodded.
"Be happy for this, the only bit beasts we ever capture are too strong to be kept by humans, or to wild to live in this world. You don't know, you may see us do that one day. It is actually quite fun to do so, at least you don't have to sit down and do nothing."
Lee-Eck laughed, his booming voice made the dust blow up.
"I think you better take your friend to that cosy room of yours. H looks like he has received quite the shock."
Ray nodded and took max arm. He led the stunned teen back to the still dark room, where the others waited.
"Where were you?" Tyson asked once Max was back on his mattress.
Ray smiled. "Just wait till you will hear this." He said before telling them everything they had heard, making Tyson's eyes go round and Kenny faint from fear.
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(Day after)
Hilary was trembling terribly enough as they sat in the middle of what looked like a grand hall. The seven teens were facing the finally arrived Priestesses and Priests of the Valley. All in all there were Nine Priests and Ten Priestesses. Ten because the Village of Darkness had through the centuries only been the Priestess to rule and they never cared to find a priest.
Behind the pairs of rulers stood the Elites, meaning the Bladebreakers spotted some familiar faces. Anto stood behind his Priestess looking anxious. Lei looked calm, almost dreaming. Sakhmekh was talking Chinese with his Priestess, a beautiful Neko Jin with long black hair reaching down to her feet, oddly enough tied in the same sort of style ray had. Probably just a coincident. Raya yawned behind the two gold rugs Kim and Lee-Eck sat on, looking slightly bored. The long knives Kai surely remembered, pointed out from several places in her uniform. So far they could see four, but they all guessed there had to be more.
"Are you ready to hear your fate?" asked a elderly voice coming from an aged woman. The long hair was snow-white, eyes like cats inclining she was an old Neko Jin. The old hands were holding a staff with odd symbols.
The seven heads nodded. They were ready…
"As the oldest living elemental here, I will read the will out from the ten villages. Five votes have spoken for your sake, though the Village of darkness didn't want to put up their reasons. The village of Fire declares your uses in communication and is convinced you can keep our secrets and use them in a good way. The village of Earth declares you are worthy enough to stay. (Daichi shot his priestess a murderous look after this.) the Village of Love has spoken to say it would be a shame of waste. The village of Thunder says you would make a wonderful help. There is an equal amount of votes and as for that we will have to go into further discussion and ask you some questions. One village each, may the Wind start.
The wind priest nodded. He was dressed in blue silk, as was the priestess. "Do you have any evil intentions to any of us here in this valley or to anyone living here?" he asked, directing his question to Kai.
Kai sighed. "We have no intentions to any harm, unless you are the ones to harm us. But we have no idea how we really got here and it was never our intentions to even arrive, it sort of happened. As it seems, someone has tried to dispose of us, but gravely failed."
There was an interesting sort of murmur around the room. The fire village was next in question.
"Can you swear, on behalf of no harm, that no harm will be made?" Lee-Eck asked.
"We swear, on our bit beasts and on our unbreakable bonds no harm will be done as no harm is done." Tyson answered holding his blade across his chest.
The long haired priestess of lightning came next in order. "Can you keep everything you will see as a secret, unless this bond is broken?" she asked.
Max nodded. "No words about what we have seen will leave our lips without your admissions."
The water priest continued, dressed in black while the priestess wore purple. "Will you care for the things living, as if they were living of flesh and blood?"
Ray had no idea what to answer, so Zeo jumped in. "We will care for what's beautiful inside and dispose of those who wish us harm."
"Good answer!" Lei said admitting.
"Will you love the beauty in those who are beautiful?" the neat priestess of love asked.
"We will love them with our hearts as long as we know what to love." Ray answered thinking it was probably the most suitable answer for someone dedicated to love as she sounded.
"Can you keep the secrets, secrets that you may find out?" The priest of illusion, a blonde man looking a bit like Enrique, asked.
"We won't utter a word!" Hilary said giggling.
"Can we trust you the wisdom of ancient times to be used for good purposes?" the priest of wisdom said formally.
"All wisdom will be shared in our hearts and used to do good, my lord!" Kenny said astounded by the thought of wisdom. The priestess giggled by the answer.
"Will you obey the laws we set upon you?" asked the cold priestess of ice.
"We obey everything you ask us for, as long as they have understanding good intentions." Zeo asked, his voice indicating he really didn't like this woman.
"Are you willing to lend us friendship and trust?" Daichi asked, Tyson couldn't help but to smile.
"We are willing to help whoever is our friend." He said.
The last one to ask was the Priestess of Darkness.
"Will you come to our aid, no matter the dangers?"
No one knew what to say but an answer had to be said.
"We will be your aid an do our best in the dangers." Hilary said, trembling slightly.
The old Neko Jin smiled. "Now who can think of bending the rules and let these youngsters stay for the time required?" she asked. Five hands, the ones who had voted for them, shot up at once. The priest and priestess of Illusion sighed and said. "As long as no harm is meant…" they said together raising a hand. Anto bent over to his priestess begging and the woman smiled, raising her hand, hocking the priest of wind. The priest of water also smiled, as his hand was raised into the air. The priest of Wisdom soon followed. The priestess of ice however ignored them. She wouldn't budge.
"Well, it looks like there is a clear majority even if our dear Ice here doesn't agree with us. The council of he valley agrees then on the terms?" Kim said smiling.
"So it seems" the priest of the win said getting back up. "Now, if this is settled we will move on, however, seeing as two of our new friends here indicates strong winds around them why not follow us and we can show you the wonders of wind.
Tyson nodded. The priestess gently took Hilary's hand helping the younger teen to her feet.
"Why don't we go as well, let's give this youngster some real taste of tigers." The priestess of lightning said as ray followed them. Something nagged him though as if he had seen the older woman before.
"Why don't you join us?" the giggling water priestess asked max, and he followed.
And so the seven teens split up. Tyson and Hilary went east with the wind. Ray went east to the lightning. Max went up north to a great lake, where the water village lay in the centre. Kai followed Kim and Lee-Eck to the fiery volcano mountain in the south. Kenny was happily following the pair of wisdom, north east towards the village of Wisdom and last but not least, Zeo hurried after the steps of the priestess of darkness, who seemed to have chosen him as some sort of servant. It would soon turn out to be more.
They all didn't meet until the night arrived, once more in the village of Earth. Everyone had a tale to tell, and so they fell asleep, for the most horrible way to be awoken,
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(Shitza: Should I or should I not stop here. (Looks at the name of the chapter.) Whops, looks like I still a lot more to do then.(Grins)
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Everyone was abruptly awoken by the sounds of screaming and the roaring of what sounded like a monster. The blankets flew of as they all hurried to the entrance to find out there was indeed more to this place then any other living outsider ever would know. The sky was still dark, though it was close to morning. Ray, who had the best proven eyes of the team couldn't believe his eyes. There was smoke, there was fire. People screaming all scattering from the gates towards the lake that glittered in the East, by a faint moonlight. But it was neither the smoke, fires nor the screams that had captured his eyes. In the faint light he could see something extraordinary. A huge monstrous creature howling into the moon. It wasn't any ordinary beast. The hair was made of snakes, the cold face looked rocky. It was huge, probably as tall as a mountain.
"Medusa!" Tyson said. "What?" everyone else asked.
"Medusa, a horrible creature from Greek mythology. (Shitza: I think it was Greek, sorry if I'm wrong.) It was said that she turns you into stone by simply looking at you. Dad stumbled across the legend when he was researching about ancient bit beast through the Antique. He told me."
Max peered through the darkness. He looked upon the beast's eyes to see they were glowing red. A roaring voice, coming from the beast herself, said "Stone Blaze". Red flames shot over the terrified villagers, some of them indeed turned to stone.
"That is terrible" Hilary said as a small child stopped in his tracks, now looking like a living sculpture.
Suddenly the roaring was mixed with voices, and they could make out some of them. "All right everyone, let's get to work." The voice of Kim shouted and something red and burning shot out from the darkness. The beast roared, swung one of the stone arms towards the ground. A few voices shrieked, obviously trying to duck.
"Right in the middle of the night." Another female voice said complaining, surprisingly enough sounding like Raya.
More voices joined in, sounding like commands and attacks. Unable to resist the Bladebreakers sprinted towards the destroyed gates. As they got closer they saw the priest and priestesses from the village of Fire, Earth, Water and the priestess of Darkness.
"Why is always people asleep when you need them!" Daichi growled. The short teen was wielding, what looked like, a short sword in his hands. Kim was equipped with a bow and arrows and Raya had her knives out. The priestess of darkness used a long staff, which seemed to glow in the dark as it hit the beast. The priestess and priest of Water used whips.
The team of fighters attacked in turns, driving the creature mad. The Bladebreakers were astonished the group so far was, well, stone-unharmed considering the desperate tries of attacks. The medusa's eyes blazed over and over again, but nothing seemed to happen. Every cut, whip and blow seemed to tire the creature more and more, which seemed to be a very good thing, as the group grew more and more cheerful. But suddenly, out of nowhere another creature appeared.
"Damn, I had forgotten about him!" Raya said as a centaur bit beast approached. The eyes were also glowing fierce fully red and the hair flew in the wind. The group stopped in their tracks as the creature rampaged running them down. The seven teens could hear a lot of moans and gasps as the creature hit them.
"Change of strategies everyone!" Lee-Eck said, rolling around on his large belly. He suddenly smiled and took out a small object from his pocket. The others smiled as well, taking out theirs.
"Go!" the voices chanted as flying objects rampaged over the two mad bit-beasts. The sky lit up as an army of bit-Beasts charged towards the creatures.
"Avez, bring it down!" Raya said. "Kitsune Swing!"
The red and yellow blade soared into the air, circulated the centaur and suddenly a blast of fire, in the shape of a fox, charged towards the unsuspecting creature.
"Go, Rekutsu! Burning tail!"
A large fiery salamander awoke and swung its tail, leaving fresh burn marks upon the medusas arms.
"I think we've got them. Ruyaka, let's chase them back! Day Lightning!"
The bit beast spread its wings beautifully as a blinding light erupted and the two evil bit beasts backed. But not for long… as they backed one of the snakes on medusa's hair shot out, biting the crying fox. Raya screamed but nothing could be done.
"No, Avez!" she said as her bit beast retreated into the blade and it stopped spinning.
The centaur evilly kicked the salamander into retreat. The seven teens held their breaths, the five bladders reconsidered helping them. Dawn was approaching and still they hadn't made their moves as all bit beasts had been called. A snake, ox, dolphin, whale and black bat.
"Kin, look!" the priestess of water suddenly said pointing towards the mountains as the first light of the day awakened. Kim smiled, she knew something. Her blade was still spinning, but her bit beast didn't seem to look tired. In fact it was gaining power.
"Time to play then. Ruyaka, Dawn Attack! End this!"
The blade jumped into the air, the bit beats led it flying upwards towards the rays of sunshine. As it made contact the bit beat seemed to be absorbing sunlight and it exploded in a beautiful cascade. The two bit beast retreated, well enough to let the priestess of darkness capture them in her blade.
But that wasn't the odd thing. The really odd things came when the distant sunlight suddenly evaporated. The seven teens stared at the mountain where the sun was about to rise, and then looked at the now dark battlefield where the people before them seemed to have a huge argument.
"That was incompetent, now we have to wander one more day in darkness. You snivelling little idiot, you fool, you!"
"That is enough! Lee-Eck said. "Whoever insults my village's priestess insults me. Now, priestess of earth, if you do not learn to accept her I'll have young Daiku here to throw you out. Do respect her methods or we would have been those creatures meal by now."
Daichi seemed to chuckle at this.
"I've had enough of this nonsense!" the female voice declared and walked away. The remainders sighed in relief.
"Well, we better get going too." The priest of water declared as the two of them also disappeared. Raya helped Lee-Eck back to his feet and led the older man back. "Aren't you coming Kim?" she asked.
"You go ahead, I have some business to finish." She said walking up to the destroyed gates. Daichi followed her. "Well, well, well, now look what the cat has dragged in!" she said amused by the sight of seven spying teens.
Six of them couldn't say anything. Kai looked at her, his unreadable mask had nothing to do with his question in mind. "You two have a lot of explanation to do!" he said.
Daichi sighed. "How many questions do you guys really have?" he asked astounded.
"Loads!" Zeo said. Loads!"
TBC
Shitza: Oh, god, better stop there. (yawns) it is way too late for me now, at least for someone who should be starting to turn back the days to normal. Waking up 11am isn't my usual way of doing things. All to blame, there is nothing to do around here. Anyway, better get on answering the reviews, sorry no review replies will appear on GoL but that's because this is a stupid computer.
Storms-winter: well, you better believe it. I am happy you liked it and thank you for the first ever review of PoD.
Kendo Baby: Yeap, this is a sequel yes: but if you are looking for some kind of adventure like his I hope the mystery-adventure sort of thing doesn't let you down, for the previous fic was based on a tour around the five countries of Scandinavia. Still though, there are a lot of roller coasters there as well, but if you'll think that is has much then this will have a lot. (Smiles knowingly)
storm-of-insanity: oh, let us just keep our fingers crossed and hope I can keep him as Kai. I really hope you don't growl at my sudden fondness of Daichi, to say he will be a lot more mature then he is in the series, and probably very changed. I think you can survive him, don't you? Another thing, good figuring out the clue, it wasn't too obvious even if the girl had like three-metre long hair and short now. Oh, there is a story around that too, believe me!
PhoenixDemonElite: Am I that easy to predict. Oh, so sorry, that wasn't meant to happen. Well, I do hope you don't predict me too well in the future. (Laughs) But I am happy you seemed to figure me out.
End notes:
Shitza: oh dear, I've been working through rain and thunder to finish this. Hope it was a decent chapter and that my readers liked it. (blows kisses) thank you for the twenty readers of this fic!
Shitza