Kill the Burning Soul of Hate!

Jack yells as he slices another kangaroo-wire in two as Masane in her Witchblade form has killed one as well, Rihoko is keeping herself from a distance so that she wouldn't get in the way while Jack and her mom are fighting though there were a few close calls that some the wires tried to kill her. Luckily, she was able to dodge their attacks and lure them to either Jack or Masane so that they can kill the vicious dark beast.

"Alright, that seems to be all of them in this area." Jack stated, looking around seeing no more of them popping out.

"Aw, really? I wanted to play some more." Masane winced, lusting for more fighting.

"Don't worry, I'm sure there will be more of them as we get closer to the target, right?" Rihoko asked Jack.

"Yeah, the Malice usually have more wire monsters around to try to stop any intruders that gets too close to them, not to mention some that are stronger than the ones we've been dealing with." Jack explained from his experience of the job to the newbies.

"And the main boss is the strongest, I can already image how exciting it'll be to taste his blood." Masane licked her lips, looking up at the Red Rock.

"Easy mom, you can't always rush things so soon and expect to come out unscratched. I got plan things out so that we don't get kill." Rihoko lectured.

Masane look at her daughter seeing the new level of serious in her eyes, seeing that her daughter really has grown up more than she imagined during the time she passed away, her vicious-lust expression calms down and she bends down on one knee to Rihoko.

"Hehe, just like old times, right sweetie?" Masane asked, patting Rihoko's head.

"Yeah, you tried your best to be the parent, but I always ended up picking up the slacks while you act like a kid most of the time." Rihoko smiled, she really missed having Masane around ever since the final battle at the Tokyo tower against a Cloneblade. She didn't even mind seeing her adopted mother in her Witchblade form knowing she's still her mom on the inside.

"Well, sounds like you're more of the parent and Masane's the daughter." Jack said and the three laughs together for a few seconds.

"Man, we should go out together after this mission." Masane suggested.

"Oh, is the vicious-sexy mom asking a younger man like me on a date?" Jack joked.

"I was also including Rihoko, but if you want some alone time… I be happy to get to know you better up close." Masane lusted as she walks to with her hips swaying, she got close pressing her large breasts against Jack's strong chest which he smirks.

"Anytime, baby, you'll soon find out that I'm more than just a fighter on the field." Jack declared, wrap his arm around her waist pulling her closer a bit.

"Oh my, a bold one, are you?" Masane asked rhetorically as she place a hand on his cheek.

Masane and Jack couldn't help but stare into each other's eyes feeling some kind of strange pull between them and feeling their hearts beating a bit faster than normal as their face leans slowly toward each other.

"Okay, you two that's enough!" Rihoko pushed Jack and Masane part. "In case you forgotten, we have a mission to complete."

"Right, the job comes first." Jack agreed. He leans close to Masane's ear.

"We'll continue this another time." Jack whispered before walking away.

Masane chuckles as her cheeks blushes from feeling Jack's breath in her ear, even though she's in her Witchblade form she's actually feeling something odd whenever Jack is close to her and wanted to see where this goes. She also knows that Rihoko might be worry of her falling for another man when there was only Reji in her life, remembering all the good and bad times they had together as their love grew hoping that they would become a family for Rihoko. Reji will always have a special place in her heart and knows that he would want her to live her life even to find love again, and it looks like Jack may have reawaken that spark.

"(I know Jack is a good and all, but I think it'll be a while before I can approve him to be with my mom though something tells me that maybe sooner than later.)" Rihoko thought as she and Masane walks after Jack.

The group runs, as Masane carries Rihoko on her back, for about 30 minutes heading for the Red Rock hoping to get there sooner. Once they made it to the Red Rock seeing that the flames up close are more intense and fiercer than what Rihoko saw in her binoculars earlier, and they instantly knew that climbing up the rock is not an option anymore.

"Told you we should've gone by helicopter." Masane said, Jack sigh thinking she might've been right.

Then out more of the wire-kangaroos and vultures appeared surrounding them as Masane and Jack ready their blades to attack and Rihoko stay close to them. Rihoko look down at the ground getting a strange from her Witchblade that something bad is about to pop out of the ground beneath their feet, and saw the sand rising a little.

"Guys, move away from here now!" Rihoko shouted.

Masane and Jack didn't bother to question her as Masane quickly grabs Rihoko and they move out of the way when a tail scorpion-like tail burst out of the sand, then the whole-body crawl out showing itself to be a large dark-red scorpion-wire monster.

"Guess we got to get through them first." Jack pointed out.

"But there's still the matter of how are gonna get to the top." Masane glared at the wires.

Jack saw the vultures flying in circles above them, then he thought of a plan.

"I have an idea, but it's crazy." Jack said.

"We dealt with crazy things before." Masane stated as Rihoko nodded.

"Good, follow my lead." Jack said as he charges at the monsters with Masane and Rihoko on her back follows.

Jack and Masane fought off the wires on the ground defeating them despite the numbers advantage, Rihoko kept her grip on Masane tight making sure not to fall off and even when some of the wires tried to attack Masane's hair protects her piercing through them, though the scorpion was a bit difficult with its hard armored-shell but they were able to kill it by using its stringer against it. They killed all the vulture except for one which is what Jack wanted, he quickly scoops up Masane in a bridely style.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Masane asked.

"Just hold on!" Jack shouted as he ran and jump off the tail and lands on the back of the vulture-wire then impale his sword on the back control the creature through pain as it flies up.

"This is your plan?" Rihoko freaked out.

"Relax, we'll be fine." Jack said.

They're not above the Red Rock seeing as the top is also engulfed in flames except for a small area, Jack tells them to be ready to jump off and he steer the bird-monster to that spot. When it got close enough, he pulls the sword out and the three jumps off landing on the ground safety as the dead vulture-wire crashes.

"I see you made it this far." A man voice said.

The three turn their heads to the man sitting on the pile of bones, they recognize him from the photo Hawk showed them knowing that he is their target Uluru.

"Didn't your mother taught you never to play with fire." Jack joked with a serious expression.

"Oh, I know how to play with fire very well." Uluru countered.

"Like killing innocent people." Masane growled.

"If they were innocent, then why did they let the land become ruined every day?" Uluru asked.

"It's not easy saving the environment, I know it hurts seeing your home getting destroyed, but there are better ways to do this." Rihoko stated.

"Really, then why hasn't anyone done anything? The age of tech has made them weak and blinded to the truth, this land holds many special meanings but couldn't see it for it's a wasteland." Uluru said.

"People have tried over the years, but it takes time for things to go officially. Your family tried to show you that." Jack mentioned Uluru's family.

"THEY WERE FOOLS TO ABANDONED OUR SACRED DUTY!" Uluru revolted as the flames around them grew taller and hotter.

"My family made a vow to the ancient spirits to watch over the land, but as time went on, they all left thinking there's nothing we can do and joined the chances." Uluru said, standing up.

"Did you ever think that maybe they were trying to help too, sure changes can be scary, but there are plenty of good things that happened, and those new changes can be apart of that life too." Jack said.

"…You sound just like my brother Hawk." Uluru said. Then the flames gather toward the man colliding and engulfing him for a moment and it burst into small embers showing Uluru's new form.

(Music-Killer is Dead Battle Theme)

Uluru no longer has flash as he is now a living-skeleton with a large feather Indian-style headwear, the yellow-brown pants have some holes, holding two axes as the blade edge are coated in fire, there is a heating heart on the left side of the chest. And a giant firebird behind him as it screeches and spread its wing.

"So much for talking this out." Rihoko sighed.

"To be honest, I was hoping he shuts up." Masane said licking her blade-arm.

"The job… Killer is Dead." Jack said before readying his sword and charge at Uluru.

Uluru swing his right axe and fires a flaming slash attack at Jack who dodges it by jumping over it and kept charging, Masane went to go too but the firebird got in the way as it lands in front of her and tries to peak with its fire beak she avoids and slash at the bird's head. She may have done some damage, but she also got burns upon contact to the body like is a defend system for the firebird.

"(Damn, this is really going to be hot with this.)" Masane thought. She tried some hit and run tactic to strike it faster before the burns can happen though the bird soon took flight and spit some fireballs at her as she dodges them.

Jack manages to reach Uluru and the two begun clashing their blades though Jack can feel the intense heat from the blades collision as he did his best to avoid the flames from touching him otherwise, he'll get more than an afterburn. Uluru is unleashing his full rage against the young swordsman boy swinging his arms around with the heavy axe like they're paperweight, he threw one of his axes at Jack though he dodges it except the axe came back like a boomerang nearly hitting Jack as he saw it coming and dodge letting the axe return to Uluru.

"There's got to be something to beat them, with the heat all around they'll both get tried and be done for." Rihoko worried, sweating a little from the heat of the battlefield, literally.

"Rain"

"Huh?" Rihoko thought she heard a voice.

"Rain" Now she knows it wasn't her imagination.

"Rain, that would be good idea to put out all this fire, but how there aren't any clouds in the sky." Rihoko pointed out, then a piece of paper hit her face.

She looks at it sees the drawings of stick figures dancing in a pattern, wondering what this could be.

"Rain" She heard the voice one last time before realizing what this is.

"Of course, in ancient times the Indians would perform special dances that said to change the weather like rain for crops and droughts most often occur." Rihoko realized, knowing what she needs to do.

"Guys, I got a plan, buy me some time!" Rihoko called out before running off.

"Whatever it is, make it quick." Jack muttered, finding his strength slipping a bit as he is sweating more, same goes for Masane.

"You sure you can trust her?" Uluru asked before swings down his axes as Jack blocks them.

"That girl is more mature than she looks, and smart too." Jack answered before kicking Uluru in the nonsexist stomach and roundhouse-kick him in the chin breaking one joint of the jaw, but Uluru puts it back easy.

"It doesn't matter what plan you have; my fire will burn it all away along with the sinners!" Uluru claimed as the clashes of blows though Jack is finding his strength fading as he is now in the defense.

Uluru roars letting out vines of fire-whips at Jack wrapping on his wrists and ankles, he lefts the boy up high and slams him down hard to the ground then repeated the attack a few times until the burning skeleton threw him away.

"Jack!" Masane concerned for Jack, she dodges the bird's wing attack and ran to his side.

"And now, you die!" Uluru declared, walking toward the two as Masane cross her blade as Jack groans in pain.

Uluru raises his axe high and swings down ready to finish this, but then he suddenly a small drop of water hit his head making him stop his attack. Everything pauses for three second until another water drop on Uluru, a few more, then rain has begun to fall all over the battlefield putting out the fire and creating some steam. The firebird screeches in pain as its body began to dissolve into nothing but ashes.

"But… how?" Uluru confused, how can there be raining right now as he looks around and spotted the little girl doing the traditional rain dance while chatting the words inside wearing an Indian style makeup and headwear.

"Looks like the spirits of the land are against your plans." Jack smirked getting back up and cool down from the heat thanks to the rain.

"But spirits, I want to protect the land and do justice, are you saying this is not the way?" Uluru asked facing the now cloudy sky as his body is no longer on fire being all steaming.

"I don't know about spirits and all that, but I do know that you have become one of the bastards in this world that wants to destroy life and you were too blind to see it." Masane stated.

Masane slashes at both Uluru's arms into pieces so that he can't fight back. Uluru fell to his knees as he continues to look at the sky as if he doesn't care about his arms nor this battle.

(Music End)

"The rain… I always find it beautiful when there's rain." Uluru said, feeling his soul is healing from all the hate he harbored over the years.

"Then this will be your final moment." Jack said, Uluru didn't object as he knew that his time was coming for all the sins he committed even before getting this dark power.

Jack ready his sword pointing at the heart and said the words to finish the job.

"Killer is Dead" Jack said and thrust his sword at the heart right through, Uluru gasps of the pain knew this had to be done.

Jack pulls the sword away letting Uluru's boney body fall face first to the ground lifeless as the body turns to ashes leaving nothing but a little axe.

The job is done.

(KID Office)

"Here are your brother's ashes and this too." Jack handed Hawk the jar of Uluru's ashes they managed to collect and the small axe too.

"Thank you, you have done good freeing his spirit from the darkness." Hawk thanked, he looks at the axe remembering that it was his first axe given to him by their grandfather.

"Still I was surprised that Rihoko actually made rain from just dancing." Masane commented.

"Though I still don't know where that paper came from or that weird voice." Rihoko said, the voice sounded familiar too.

"Perhaps it was the spirits guiding to victory." Hawk smiled. Rihoko gets a weird feeling that he and the dance are connected somehow.

"Here is the payment, as promise." Hawk placed a red jewel on the table.

"Whoa, is that a ruby?" Mika asked shock.

"Yes, I found it in a cave when me and Uluru played together as children. I held on to it waiting for the right moment." Hawk explained.

"Thanks, your brother has a heart was good just misguided." Jack said.

Hawk nodded and got up from the chair walking out the office, he stops himself looking at Rihoko giving her a wink before exiting the office leaving her confused.

"This calls for a celebrating on a job well-done and you two did great on your first day!" Mika graduated the mother and daughter.

"Man, it was tougher than anything back in our old world, but I'm glad we were able to help." Masane exclaimed with a smile.

"And we'll be doing them more together!" Rihoko excited.

Jack smiles at the two, feeling glad that he found them at that forest and now became part of his life.


KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!

Hope you all like the battle as Masane and Rihoko help in their first mission with Jack, killing some monsters and defeating the boss, and this is only the beginning for the Witchblade wielders as they'll face more danger and soon, they'll find the others from their old world Rihoko wished for them to come in the next chapter. Hopefully they can be friends this time.

KO comment, favorite, and follow through of how this story will go!