A World Embroiled in Chaos
Chapter Forty-Four: When the four meet
A/N: Well… I have nothing much to say. However, I am lowering my eighty-chapter prediction down to sixty-five or seventy chapters. Plus, there will three sequels to this, perhaps more, like I've already said. Anyways, onward!
DISCLAIMER: Refer to chapter one's disclaimer.
…Somewhere in the forests… night time…
It was probably three in the morning. Alyssa was sleeping soundly in her tent. Tamrin was sleeping while leaning on a tree. Kyle was still awake, and staring at the fire he had set up. A lot was going through his mind. He sighed heavily, and looked toward the tent. 'Alyssa…' He thought. He then turned back to the fire. There was something about it that made him feel comfortable. He was the only one awake. He didn't need sleep. He was a greater god. He wasn't like the others. There was something different in his blood. He didn't need sleep, nor did he need to eat. However, to fit in, he would still do those things, though they were unnecessary. Being different… it made him sad sometimes… but he just decided to put his power to good use. He could hear the slightest movements… see small things beyond the horizon… and it was because of these things that people stood away from him in his childhood. Everyone except… Alyssa. Kyle was now in deep thought mode.
Suddenly, Kyle heard a very quiet rustling in the bushes… faint footsteps… heading toward Alyssa's tent. Whatever was coming… was coming for her. In the blink of an eye, Kyle transformed into his Bowser form, and uprooted a nearby tree, and swung it at the Silver Assassins who were hiding behind it. It killed two of them, and barreled the third one over. Throwing the tree far, Kyle picked up the assassin that was left by the neck, high into the air. "Were there others?" Kyle asked, quite angrily. "Maybe… there… is…. May…be… there… is…n't…" The assassin managed to wheeze. This made Kyle angry. Suddenly, he felt his Yoshi form pulling at him from the inside. It wanted a snack… to feast upon this wretched inferior's soul, until he wished he never existed. It wanted… to destroy.
'No… can't turn into my Yoshi form… if I do… then the entire northern forest region would be one giant, smoking crater within the first two seconds.' Kyle thought. He sighed, and shook his head. He just decided to vent his anger by squeezing the life from this poor victim… yes… that'll do. He tightened his mighty grip on the assassin's neck. The assassin's face turned black, and his eyes literally popped out of his head, before his life seeped out of him. Kyle then found a last assassin quivering in fear in a bush. "Go to your master… and tell him, that if he sends his lackeys to attack Alyssa in the night like this again, then I'll rip a new entrance to his plane of existence, and tear him to pieces!" Kyle yelled.
"Y-y-ye-e-s-s-s…. j-j-j-j-ust d-d-d-don't k-k-kil-ll m-m-m-me-e…" The assassin squirmed. "Go, Dammit! Before I change my mind… and you're sent there as a pile of ashes." Kyle yelled. The assassin let out a scream, and ran away as fast as he could. Kyle sighed to himself, transformed back into his human form, and sat back down where he was before the big commotion. Alyssa's head poked out of her tent. "Kyle… did something happen..?" She asked, half-asleep. "…It was nothing. Please go back to sleep… you're going to need the energy for tomorrow." Kyle replied. It was at that moment that Alyssa stepped out of her tent. "Actually… I can't sleep… mind if I talk to you?" She asked, more awake. Kyle nodded. "It would be my pleasure." He replied.
…The morning came quickly after that…
Alyssa woke up… and found her head resting on Kyle's shoulder. "Wha…" She mumbled, half-asleep. "Oh! I'm sorry." Alyssa said, after she realized that she had just conked out on Kyle's shoulder. "…It's alright. You were tired. I didn't want to disturb you." Kyle replied. 'Well… that isn't the entire truth…' He thought to himself. Luckily for Alyssa, Tamrin was still sleeping, and didn't notice a thing. "I guess we should wake him up, and get going." Alyssa sighed. "Ok. I'll get the tent packed up." Kyle replied. Alyssa went to wake up Tamrin, while Kyle packed up the tent. Five minutes later, they were on the road.
Everyone was simply walking along, when Tamrin broke the silence. "So… where's our destination?" He asked. "We're searching for clues… we need to find a way to breach the dimensional gap between this existence, and Kirth's plane." Kyle replied. "Oh, that's what we're looking for? I believe I know somebody who knows the answer to this riddle." Tamrin stated. "…And who would that be?" Kyle asked. "His name's Badge. Last I knew… he went back to his homeland, searching for his legendary scroll." Tamrin replied.
"…And where's his homeland?" Alyssa asked. "The glacial islands. There's a boat dock down on the southern coast. "Well… let's go, then." Alyssa stated. "You sound as if you can get us there here and now. It'll take about a week for us to get down there." Tamrin replied. "Actually, Last night, while I was up talking to Kyle, we were studying my legendary weapon, the Tiiru Kyoubou. We discovered that it has a second ability." Alyssa said. "Yeah. In addition of being able to stir up the winds of destruction, this fan can also stir up the zephyrs of Teleportation." Kyle added in. "Really? Well that makes things much easier." Tamrin replied. "Well, you see… this ability only works for places that I've already been to, and long-range travel is limited to only once a day." Alyssa explained. "I see." Tamrin replied. "Anyways, I believe that we've been to the town closest to these docks, so let's go." Kyle stated. Alyssa nodded, and held up her great fan. Strong winds began to spiral up around them, kicking up various leaves, until the three disappeared.
They reappeared… in Coastiand. Kyle and Alyssa sighed, and looked at the huge crater that was once the thriving city. "What happened here?" Tamrin asked. "This… is the sight where Kyle proved he was stronger than Kirth." Alyssa replied. "It was during that battle that Mars exploded." Kyle added in. "Really? So that's why Mars exploded, and the entire planet shook several weeks ago…" Tamrin sighed. Alyssa sighed. "This… Is where everyone got separated… I wonder if they're ok?" She said. "I'm sure that they're all fine. They're a tough bunch. They won't lose grip of life so easily." Kyle replied. "…And… so many lives were lost here because of Kirth…" Alyssa added. "I know… this is why we must kill him and his silver rogues once and for all." Kyle stated. "We have no time to waste. The docks should be southeast of here." Tamrin interrupted. Kyle and Alyssa nodded, and the three then walked away from the massive crater.
They arrived at the docks. "A ship should be coming in any minute now." Tamrin said. Within the next minute, a small rowboat entered their view. It had the operator… and Badge in it. The ship docked. "Hey Badge… long time, no see." Tamrin stated. "Tamrin… how's it been?" Badge replied. "…And who are these two?" He then asked. "Kyle… the greater god, and Alyssa, his second in command… these are the two who lead the resistance against Kirth." Tamrin said. "It is an honor." Badge replied, bowing slightly. "I hate formalities…." Kyle grumbled to himself. "Well, Badge… could you share with us the information about Kirth's realm that you recently discovered?" Tamrin asked. "Certainly." Badge replied. "Apparently, his plane of existence can be entered only through a special entrance… which remains impassible unless all five of the barriers are disabled. "Five barriers?" Alyssa asked. "Yes. Each barrier is powered by the soul of one of Kirth's generals. If the general is defeated, or gives up service to Kirth, then his or her barrier will disappear. Right now… two of the five barriers remain." Badge explained. "I see." Kyle replied. "Could I blast a hole in the dimensional gap, myself?" He then asked. "With your power, it would be possible, but too risky. You don't know which direction to aim in. You could accidentally blow a hole in your own plane of existence, Fletcher's plane… or the plane of the dead… plus, it would mean blowing a hole in this plane of existence, too… which would be very unhealthy for it. It would be best just to kill off the remaining two generals." Badge explained. "Sounds reasonable enough." Kyle replied, though he really did want to test out the power of his legendary attack.
Coming up: We go back to another Mountain chapter. Expect it later today.
Until Next Chapter,
-Biggoron
