A World Deep in Disorder

Chapter Forty-Two: Harris, Aivos, and the scroll of Averis

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DISCLAIMER: Refer to chapter nine's disclaimer.

Last Time: It appears that there is internal strife between the leading fractions of the silver rogues. The generals and the unlucky thirteen both vie to be more favored by Kirth. It is because of this that Zalthyr actually saved Harris from an untimely demise at the hand of the sixth… Harris is now close to his destination…

Harris Saga Chapter VII:

Harris was walking along through the desert. His little break at the oasis had completely replenished him, and he was now seeing landmarks that he knew so well from four years ago. Eventually, he even came across the area where he and his cousins took out that group of silver rogues long ago… even the very boulder that they hid behind before the ambush. He now knew that the scroll had to be buried in the sands around here, somewhere. He could hear silver rogues to the north, with construction vehicles, excavating yet another possible area where the scroll could be. Harris decided that instead of being all gung ho and running in to attack the silver rogues without any thought would be stupid at this point. Instead, he decided to listen. If they found the scroll, he'd hear it.

He ducked behind a large sand dune, where the rogues were working on the other side. He looked over to peek over the other side. A gust of wind blew some sand away, and the top half of an old, but glowing scroll could be halfway down the other side of the dune. Perhaps, Harris could make a run for it, grab it, and get out of there without anyone noticing… he could use the loud noises of the construction vehicles to his advantage. They were oblivious of the scroll, now, but if he left it alone, there was only a matter of time before they noticed.

Harris decided to sneak over the dune, to the rogues' side, as quietly and stealthily as possible. He reached the scroll, uncovered it, and read it. Sure enough, it was the scroll of Averis, but it was written in an ancient and long-forgotten language that Harris didn't recognize. Suddenly, Aivos, already transformed into his huge Mario form, came up from under the sand, and kicked Harris in the face, who then dropped the scroll.

Aivos smirked, and picked up the scroll. "I don't know who you are, kid, but thanks for finding the scroll for me… heh heh heh…" He chuckled. He looked at the scroll, and his eyes widened. It was burning with blue fire in his hands. "What the? No!" Aivos exclaimed, as the scroll burnt to a crisp, and was blown away in the wind. Harris got up and smirked. "Guess you didn't study the scroll… these skills are too powerful for more than one person to learn. As soon as one makes eye contact with the scroll, the techniques are embedded in his or her brain, as if they've known these deadly martial arts forever… the scroll soon burns to a crisp afterwards." Harris explained. Aivos grimaced. "You! Kirth wanted that scroll! Prepare to die!" He yelled, rushing at Harris, who transformed into his Mario form.

Aivos made a punch at Harris, who stopped the punch with a single hand, and chucked Aivos up into the air with that one hand. He then jumped up after him, kicked him up higher, and then punched him down, sending him like a meteor into the ground. Then, Harris dove down, and delivered a painful kick to Aivos' chest, followed by several lightning fast punches, and a spin throw that sent Aivos into the construction vehicles, which were then destroyed.

Aivos then got up from the rubble, and rubbed his head. "Rogues, attack!" He exclaimed, as the entire excavation force of one hundred rogues ran forward to attack Harris. Harris ripped one rogue's head off with his bare hands, and threw the rogue's head at another rogue so fast that the impact killed the rogue. He then threw the body at three others, at such a force that it killed them, too. Harris then used his crazy newfound martial arts skills to pummel all the rogues into oblivion.

Aivos looked carefully at Harris. "Kid, you've got some skills, and your form seems somewhat familiar… do I know you…?" He asked. "Yes. You know me. You killed my entire family, from my younger sister, to my two cousins, at this very spot." Harris replied, with anger in his voice. Aivos looked amazed. "No wonder you wear a mask. You know, not many people can survive a direct attack from Zyalia… especially not a twelve year old. We thought you were dead, but I guess you survived… damn, I should've made sure… who knew that you'd be the one to end all these hard years of excavation?" Aivos mumbled.

"Whatever. No more talk, let's end this!" Harris exclaimed, rushing forward at Aivos, who chuckled. "Yes… let's end this." He stated, running to meet Harris's attack. Both Harris and Aivos' fists met, and a shockwave resulted from it. However, Harris was the first to use his other fist to bash Aivos in the face, and then deliver a powerful kick to Aivos that sent him upwards. Harris then jumped up, to below Aivos, who was still flying up, and delivered a powerful punch to Aivos' back, causing him to cough up blood. Then Harris reappeared above Aivos, and delivered a fierce karate chop, that sent Aivos crashing down like a meteor… again. Only this time, Harris reappeared below Aivos, and readied a flaming fist.

Aivos looked below him. "What? No!" He exclaimed. Harris then shoved a flaming fist directly through Aivos, the force both killing him, and burning his insides. Harris sighed, and removed his bloody fist from Aivos' corpse. "Mom… Dad… Austin… Jase… Alicia… you've all been avenged." Harris muttered. However, he wasn't even able to transform back into his human form, when the whole area went white again, as unsettling fog crept onto the scene…

End of Chapter

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Until Next Chapter,

-Biggoron