Chapter 13-Story Three Iaki. This one features Iaki, blah blah blah. I really, really hate writing this legendary warrior thing, but I already started it and it takes up more space and it's also relevant to the rest of the story, so I just have to finish it. But it starts with a little more Rai/Kim battle, which is the only part I really enjoy. That's why, as you might have noticed, they're getting longer.
Thanks Kosmic for reviewing. (huggles) I feel so abandoned, nobody reviews this story or any of my stories anymore. Grrr.
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"Wind!" Raimundo called in desperation. It was a last resort because he just couldn't move at will and the bleeding was causing him too much pain. His wind attack had used up plenty of energy, yet even to his eyes it looked feeble. He could feel the generating heat coming from Kimiko's hand. The air was getting hotter and hotter, and he felt sweat tingle the back of his neck. Just breathing made him fill with despair. It was so hot… he found himself struggling not to collapse. Everything around him was going blurry… he felt the blood warming around his stomach, which was still injured badly.
"W-Wind!" He called again, this time a bit stronger.
"You idiot, that wind you threw at me is not going to work this time," Kimiko's voice rang out, enjoying the moment. "I'll blast you to pieces!" With that, Kimiko threw a huge, blazing red fireball that to Raimundo resembled the sun. He knew it was hopeless now.
The wind was easily overpowered by the huge flame sent by Kimiko. "Farewell, Raimundo," she said softly after releasing the attack.
Raimundo had a sudden inspiration, a stroke of brilliance. "Sword of the Storm!" He held the sword in the exact right way, between him and the fire. The flames that were cast by Kimiko were vanquished as they hit the sword, which could not melt. He found it very hard just to lift the sword, and the weight of the fire made him sink down. He was weak now, and easily in the way of another fire attack.
"What?" Kimiko cried, outraged. "Y-you…"
Raimundo managed a weak sliver of a smile. "What about me?" He said with strength. Normally, if he had any energy at all, he would have taunted Kimiko, but he could barely say the words he had just said to Kimiko.
"How dare you escape me…"Kimiko's face was contorted with rage. She looked very dangerous at the moment. "Fireball Attack!"
"What?" Raimundo cried. He couldn't see because the light was so bright. Suddenly he felt searing pain through his entire body and fell down, unconscious.
Kimiko stepped on his unmoving body and smiled. "You're finished," she whispered. Then she took out a shiny silver dagger from her skirt's pocket and raised it right above his head.
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Omi looked astounded. "So Iaki is the Dragon of the Wind?"
"Yes, Omi." Master Fung had a look on his face that seemed to welcome any other questions about his story so far. "He was a great warrior, perhaps stronger than even Aki. But there is no need to tell you now; you will hear this for yourself. That is, if you choose to listen to what more I have to say."
"All right, Master Fung, let's hear it," Clay said cheerfully.
"Then I shall begin," Master Fung said.
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Iaki P.O.V.-1570 years agoI woke with a start. Where was my brother Krundo? It was the middle of the night, yet there was a brilliant light blinding me. "What is this?" I asked to the silence.
Outside, I suddenly heard the screams of many people. I sat up, alarmed. I quickly got into my warrior clothes and ran out doors. I slowly realized what the light surrounding the entire village was- fire. "Oh, no…"
"Iaki!" A loud voice boomed. Whoever spoke it seemed to be coming from not in front of me, but from above me. This voice made me shudder. It was shrill and mocking, and I was afraid of what it would do to our village in Brazil. "Iaki, you fool. I have half the village captive now, even before you woke up. The fire cannot be burned out; there is not enough water in such a village. So I give you the chance to surrender… or put your people to doom."
"I won't surrender, not to a coward like you! You won't even show yourself, will you? I will find a way, with my powers of wind!" I cried.
"Fool," Dark said menacingly, from high above the clouds. "You will soon see how big this mistake is, Iaki."
The circle of flames suddenly squeezed tighter together, trapping everyone inside. And it was getting smaller and smaller, and…
"Wind!" I shouted. I created a huge wind circle around the village, and it protected them from the fast-approaching flames. The fire hit the wind, but was repelled by the strong force. The villagers cheered me on, throwing me up and laughing because I had ensured their safety.
"It's nothing. And also, it isn't over yet. I've still got to destroy the fire." I winked. Then I focused all my energy and pushed out the great blasts of fire. The fiery circle disintegrated in a nearby lake.
"Iaki!" I heard a woman's voice, one I had never heard before, calling to me. I saw two people, a man with long hair and a Japanese woman shooting out from the sky.
"What do you want?" I asked. Was the man the one who had set the village on fire?
"We are fellow dragons, here to help you against the evil force that set your village and many others on fire, whose name is Dark. Help us defeat Dark, Iaki…" the man said, smiling. I knew this wasn't the one that set fire to my village. I returned his smile, calming the wind I created.
"My name is Celestia, Dragon of the Fire. But don't be afraid; I didn't set this fire to your village. Like Aki said, it was a great warrior named Dark. We really don't know much about him, except for the fact that his last name was Young. But that's not important. What is important is how to defeat Dark Young," the woman said coolly. She had glowing blue eyes with black hair, and to me I thought her image was beautiful.
"Dark already destroyed our village," Aki, the long-haired man, said to me. "I'm afraid that he has left nearly the entire continent of Asia in ruins. We have to figure out a way to restore peace. Because we have the powers necessary to save Earth, and with that greater power comes a greater responsibility."
"You are so philosophical," I muttered. "Anyways, have you two figured out the location of Dark Young's headquarters?"
"Not yet," Celestia said, her head hung. That simple gesture she gave me made me want to comfort her, but I didn't for security.
"Well, just in case you guys might want to know, us Brazilians have found another continent just north of us. We haven't really explored it thoroughly, but there is a legend about a warrior named Eienko who is very wise or something like that. Maybe we should investigate him? His element's earth, by the way. That's what they say," I told them, satisfied that I knew something that could help us.
"Eienko? I've never heard of him," Aki said suspiciously.
"Obviously. You're an Asian," I pointed out, annoyed.
"Oh yeah," he said, turning red in the face. Celestia laughed.
"So we're going to find this Eienko guy, then?" Celestia asked me and Aki.
"Yeah," I said, blushing. Why did Celestia make me so nervous?
"Well then," Aki said impatiently, "We're not just going to wait around her, are we?"
"Nope," Celestia said. "I guess not."
Celestia aimed a beam of fire at Aki, who repelled it with his water. A tunnel formed, and Aki gestured for me to walk in. So I did.
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Yes, yes, it's short. What do you expect from me? I'm too bored to make it long.