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Tales of Souls, Swords and The Hammer
Chapter 6 Carnival Riot
Heat was all that she could feel at this point, sweat matting her fur from the high temperature, her eyes were closed shut not wanting to see what was going to be in front of her if she did opened her eyes.
She could not just keep her eyes closed forever so she took the risk and opened them, nothing was in front of her just the hell fire area she had seen so many times. The pink hedgehog was hoping that Sonic was not here been tortured like last time since it scared her seeing the one she idolised and loved in flames.
She looked around more expecting to see the creature again but so far nothing. She turned around and was slashed up into the air by the creature, Amy saw what was coming next as the skeletal being raised it's blade up and was ready to stab her when she fell.
At the last second though she heard it scream in satisfaction, she suddenly awoke in bed, She sat up in shock and checked her body for anything.
There were no scratches or anything to be found, her companions looked at her worried.
The pink hedgehog looked up to see Talim looking with concern on her face and asked her "Are you ok?"
Amy looked back at her friend and smiled and said "I am fine, just had a nightmare."
The wind priestess knew what nightmare it was since it is one that had plagued her friend's dreams for the last few nights.
Their new companion known as Xianghua looked at them with concern on her face too. The pink hedgehog gave them a smile to show she was alright and got up like normal.
Few Minutes Later
As the three young women came down downstairs into the main entrance of the Benetnasch inn their male companion known as Kilik was waiting with a smile on his face.
Xianghua asked in a caring tone "Kilik what you doing out of bed? Are you not still hurt from Astaroth's attack on you?"
The brunette haired man just smiled and replied "It was nothing that a little rest was needed."
The brunette woman smiled back to him glad to hear that he was himself.
Amy did wonder what happened to the big man known as Astaroth and what it was he wanted.
She was pleased she met these people on her journey and became friends.
Kilik suggested "There is a carnival in this town how about we relax and join in on the fun."
The rest of the party smiled at his idea as Talim said "That's a great idea."
Xianghua also agreed with a nod of her head and Amy said "Alright now that's a plan I like."
The brunette man put on his usual smile and said in a positive tone "Then let the entertainment begin."
Few minutes later
The party made it to the carnival the puppet show was on in the dojo, food was been served, sword play was on show, people were in plays and many other carnival attractions.
Amy was smiling seeing a place like this in the town, the party went to look around the carnival to see its festivities.
Talim looked to her pink friend and said "I see you like these sort of things."
She replied in a overjoyed tone "Yeah I love places like these, like Twinkle Park is my favourite park cause of the roller coasters, bumper cars, ballo…"
The pink hedgehog shut her mouth once she saw the confused looks from her companions, she giggled and said "hehehe forget it I was just babbling."
Kilik would of asked more but decided against it and just have fun. The whole party went to check around the place, watching the fights. Amy went to the first thing she saw the fortune teller. The pink hedgehog has always been interested in tarot cards especially since it made you think about things that might happen in the near or far future.
Talim left her friend to do what she wanted to do as her and Xianghua went to watch the carnival folk doing their tricks of the trade and the brunette man went to go watch the sword play.
As Amy went up to the fortune teller stand the old woman at the stand looked to the pink hedgehog and said in a mystical tone "I sensed you would come here."
The young hedgehog look surprised and asked "Really?" it did not matter if the old woman was a fake in saying that to her.
The old woman replied "Yes I did, I know what brings you here also."
Amy smiled and decided to play along "You do?"
The fortune teller answered "You are here to know about that special someone….." she closed her eyes and suddenly said something which scared the pink hedgehog "Sonic The Hedgehog…." she was shocked to hear his name come from someone who did not know him the old woman asked "Am I right?"
The pink hedgehog said nothing just nodded with a look of astonishment over her face.
The old woman put down a card which was the slave of pentacles that represented the aspect daily life of money and material possessions, it was also connected to the pink hedgehog's star sign Virgo, she was amazed by how the old woman knew which card to choose without asking for her star sign.
The fortune teller shuffled the cards in the way Amy knew of but she did it more faster and more masterfully then her. Seven cards were placed in a line above the slave of pentacles, only two of the cards were upside down and the rest were right side up, in fortune teller talk those would be known as ill-dignified and dignified.
The old woman started to say in her supernatural like tone "I see that the one you love cares for you in some way…." Amy stayed quiet waiting to hear what her next words were "His bond with you… is strong and may blossom if you make the right choices."
The pink hedgehog got more interested and asked in wonder "Please tell me more."
The old fortune teller looked at her cards and replied "Only that this.." She was cut off from the sound of an explosion from nearby suddenly the residents in the carnival started to run for their lives.
The fortune teller ran and quickly said apologetically "I'm sorry to cut this session short, but we will continue when we are not in immediate danger"
As everyone ran Amy went to run too but more explosions blocked her path, she turned and ran into the dojo where Kilik, Xianghua and Talim were.
The wind priestess asked with concern in her voice "Amy, are you alright?"
She replied to her "I'm fine but what's going on?"
They got their answer when a female ninja wearing a tight red outfit appeared from the rafters and she said "It's time for you to sleep."
The ninja went into a stance where she would be able to pull out her knife from her back but yet left her other hand free from touching the other that was around the side of her waist.
Amy looked at the female ninja with anger, she got her Kari Hammer out ready to fight as did her companions.
The female ninja rolled towards her opponents and kicked each one of them, all four of the party were on the ground as she jumped into the air and fly down towards Amy with both of her daggers out. The pink hedgehog rolled out of the way and went to hit the ninja with her hammer but instead she jumped over her and landed on to her feet gracefully.
Xianghua said to everyone "Let me try and take her, it might be best if we do one on one."
The three of them did not need an explanation so nodded quickly, when she turned around she said in a confident tone to the ninja "You're going to regret this!"
The ninja tried slashing the brunette woman with her knife but it was guarded with ease, she slashed at the ninja with her unnamed sword and shouted "Eat this!" but again it was guarded but by the other.
The two female fighters were hacking away at one another neither side faltering, only a few cuts were made to one another. The brunette woman went for a thrust as she shouted "Here's another" the ninja dodged as she started to spin the sword and withdrew it as she said "Just Kidding!"
The female ninja charged while crying out in a war cry, ran towards her and grabbed her, she said to her opponent "No escape!" took off into the air and cracked her back in an odd way and backward cart wheeled off of her opponent who cried out in pain.
The ninja looked at Xianghua and said "Evil, begone!" but before she could stab her the pink hedgehog smacked the ninja with her hammer.
As the female ninja got up from the blow she looked at her opponent and said "It's useless to resist."
Amy replied to that by looking at her and said while taking her hammer into her fighting stance "Backing down is not in my vocabulary."
With that said and done a new fight began between the ninja and the hedgehog, both of their weapons clashed and both looked at one another with determination to beat each other.
The ninja made the first move and jumped over Amy, landed right behind her and then hit the hedgehog with her knives with each blow she screamed "Silence!"
The pink hedgehog got up and hit the ninja with her hammer while taunting "Want more!" she also shouted "How you like me now!"
As the ninja got herself back onto her feet she saw Amy take into the air and raise her hammer, she countered it by rolling and jumping towards her and gave her three ninja kicks which knocked her out.
The ninja jumped it the air and dived towards Amy with her daggers as she shouted "Die!"
Just when the daggers were about to make contact a staff hit her, as she rolled she shouted in distaste "What!"
The staff wielder Kilik looked to the ninja and said confidently "Here, come on!"
She did not say anything as she got into her fighting stance, the staff he wielded was ready in his hands.
The ninja jumped over his head and shouted "No use!" when she slashed at him and went for a stab with one of her daggers, Kilik was on the receiving ends of the cuts but not the stab, he countered by hitting the tip of his staff into her face while saying "I see you!"
As she fell and skidded across the floor, the staff wielder held his guard just in case she made any moves, she got up and jumped into the air and went for a diving kick but before she made contact Kilik spun his staff in a fast motion and shouted "Take this!" with a little war cry after.
She got up and slashed at him at a fast speed, she taunted him by saying "It's useless!" the staff wielder was hanging onto his staff like a walking stick in a way but he was still able to fight.
She again jumped over behind him but Kilik smacked her from the air which made her scream "Can't be!"
He looked to her and quickly put the staff under her arms put her on the floor spun on his staff with athleticism and kicked her in the back.
This angered the ninja as she got up, stared at her opponent angrily, she then jumped into the air and tried to stab him from above but he dodged and smacked her away over the edge of the dojo ring that made her scream.
As he saw the woman fall from the edge Kilik spun his staff and let it balance on his right arm and shoulder while putting both hands towards no where in particular and said "Haaah! Nothing will come of hate."
Talim who was taking care of Amy and Xianghua was watching Kilik to make sure she did not had to try and take on that ninja.
But luckily for everyone the staff user beat her meaning that they can leave, but before they left Kilik went up to the three young women and asked "Are you all ok?"
Amy replied a bit hurt but not badly "… Yeah I.. am fine." as was the brunette woman who replied "I am fine too." The wind priestess who took care of the wounded also said "I'm alright too."
As soon as the staff wielder saw everyone was up and could walk he smiled and said "Shall we be off then?"
Everyone nodded their heads and left the dojo arena, but as soon as they left the ninja came from outside the ring and jumped back onto the stage looking at the exit where her opponents left.
She thought to herself "You may have won this time…. but next time you will not get away from Taki" with that last thought in her mind she threw down a smoke bomb and disappeared without a trace.
In the streets of Benetnasch the group were walking to the exit thinking it was time to leave the town to their next destination which they were about to talk about.
Amy brought out the world map to check where to go to next, the pink hedgehog eyed the map to look for the town they were at now and for their next destination.
She looked at all the locations and Kilik said "Our next destination seems to be the town of Mizar."
Xianghua replied "Yes looks like it."
But Amy who held the map with the party who was gathered round her asked as she pointed out to a ruin "What is this south of here then?"
Talim glanced at where the pink hedgehog was pointing at and answered "That is the Stone Temple known as Schedar, not many people have gone there and came out alive…. no one knows why though."
The staff wielder said to everyone "Then I guess this is where we bid you farewell then?"
Both the wind priestess and the pink hedgehog looked at their friends with confused looks upon their faces and both asked almost in unison "Why?"
Xianghua explained "Well… we have a quest which requires us to do it as soon as possible."
Talim again asked a question "What is this quest?"
The staff wielder looked at them and all that was said was "Soul Edge."
Both Talim and Amy now understood why they wanted to find it as soon as possible, the pink hedgehog was about to speak until the conversation was cut short by an elderly voice "There you are I was looking all over for you."
She looked over to where the elderly voice came from and was surprised to see it was the fortune teller. Amy wondered what she wanted and asked "Why were you looking for me?"
The fortune teller replied "I thought you would of wanted to finish our session."
The pink hedgehog waited as the old woman said in her mystical voice and carrying on from where she left off "Only that this relationship seems…. to be in a state of….. the cards said something about…. seeming lost.. yes your relationship with Sonic is lost… in some way… its as if he is not here…. yes of course… he is far away from you now.. but I can see the both of you happy together."
Amy asked "In what way?"
The fortune teller thought more and said "I don't know… that was all the cards could see."
The pink hedgehog understood and bowed as she said "Thank you for your time in telling me."
Talim asked her long time companion "Ermmm Amy are we off to Schedar or Mizar?"
She replied "We are off to Schedar."
The fortune teller looked at them and said "You two are off there?"
The pink hedgehog looked to the fortune teller and said "Yes why?"
The elderly woman looked down and said "My son went to that temple… and never returned." a single tear pricked her eye at the memory.
Talim said "I'm sorry for your loss."
The fortune teller replied "Its alright… it happened a long time ago…." she thought a little and brought out a hammer and said "Here take this… it belonged to my son… you may need it."
Amy looked at the hammer and said "But I can't take it… it belonged to your son…"
The old woman said to her "I think my son will like it if you used it… also if you are off there you may need this to defend yourself against whatever is in that temple."
The pink hedgehog took the hammer a bit unsure but still gladly took it from the old woman. She gave it a few try swings and said "Thanks I will make sure to take good care of it for your son."
The fortune teller said to them "Just be careful and stay alive…. don't make the same mistake my son did."
Both of the young women looked at the old woman with confusion as she left and wondered what could have been so dangerous about the Stone Temple that caused her to lose her son.
TO BE CONTINUED
4 – Hammer of Fortune
Special Abilities – When soul charge is triggered raises defence and offence
Disadvantages – When hit some health is lost
Offence – 90
Defence – 120
Weapon Bio – The Hammer of Fortune had saved the wielder of this weapon many times, but the power behind it has been weakened due to been old and used so much in battle.
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