Hey guys! Like it says in my profile, I have made a pact that I must only now write on the weekends. When I try to write on schooldays, I end up rushing through my work and not doing well on it and that isn't good. Please forgive me! Here's a chappy. I may write another on Sunday, but no official promises!
Chapter 15
'The Real Fun Begins'
"You had your chance to settle it." Rinua wrinkled her brow as she glowed a heat of red. "Now it's our turn." She spun around and punched Narutaku dead in the face. Narutaku did not withdraw though, only stood there. He had a raised eyebrow when Rinua drew her hand back from his face.
"Well…that was pretty underhanded of you. But we're not that fragile!" He took Kirokoa and Rinua's heads and bashed them together before running off like a madman cackling. He slapped a high five to Naruto, who was also giggling at the sight of Kirokoa and Rinua quivering over a bumped head.
"You just keep pushing your limits don't you?" Kirokoa said with a hand on his forehead. "Well, I'd like to see you use that wit of yours to get out of this Narutaku." After saying this, Rinua and Kirokoa disappeared. Just up and vanished.
Everyone looked back and forth for their where abouts, but no one was seen.
"Keep your guards up," said Inoa, her eyes peeling around. "They have invisibility, so they're tricky. For all we know, they could be beside us." They suddenly heard some clapping. They all looked at the top right side of the room.
"Nice guess, but not quite!" Kirokoa smirked, Rinua by his side. They were perched atop the gargoyles, which were now in full form and ready to kill.
"Oh no," Sakaria said as she backed away, sweat running down her neck. "De Stora Jagarna…" The rest of the heroes backed away too as the rest of them took up confused looks.
"Um?" Tenten asked.
"It means 'the great destroyers'." Explained Shikaru. "They are the only creatures that can destroy us, as we suppose Gaara told you. I thought we took care of them all those years ago…"
"So you thought," shouted Rinua in a low chuckle. "Looks like things are going our way from here. Not to worry. I'll be sure to make a nice memorial for you after we destroy you- for the people who failed at fulfilling their prophecies and made this all possible!" She pretended to be making a toast. This made the heroes sick. They spat to the side to show that this didn't faze them.
"The amateurs Rin, Kiroku and their pathetic little children were…lets think of it as…a test run." Kirokoa went on. "But this…" the gargoyle began to take on a demonic form and bare its sharp fangs. "Is where the real fun begins."
At this, the heroes decided that the only way to get out of this situation was to peel off as they did earlier. It's much better than taking two on at once. Shikaru, Inoa, Sasuraku and Sakaria grabbed their reincarnates, and teleported elsewhere. Nejero, Tensha, Hinalia and Narutaku did the same with theirs.
With Sakaria and Sakura, Sasuraku and Sasuke, Shikaru and Shikamaru, Inoa and Ino…Kirokoa was perched upon his gargoyle, looking down upon the people with a look of disgust.
"Running away from battle. How pathetic…even for you four." He looked pointedly at the saviors who grimaced back. "Luckily, the new civilization will be cowardice-free. OR shall I put it…free of you."
"Hit us with your best shot." Sasuraku smiled coolly as he took on a fight stance.
"Gladly." With that, the gargoyle began to throw balls of power at the teens and saviors. They were dodging with much effort, but dodging nonetheless.
"What…do…we…do…now?" Ino panted between dodges to Inoa.
"I don't know…just let me think-Agh!" Inoa was grazed about two inches in her skin by a bolt of power. Ino looked at the penetrated flesh, and saw it slowly disappear, literally. The two inches of Inoa's arm that were hit were no longer there. Ino watched with horror.
"What?" she gasped after seeing this. Inoa held on to the spot.
"Shit…" she grunted.
"This is what we mean. If we get a dead on hit by one of those things, it will mean the end for us." Sakaria said as she blew some power balls away with gusts of wind.
"That just means we will have to use more force." Shikaru grinned. The saviors nodded back as the teens watched in confusion. What were they planning?
With Nejero and Neji, Tensha and Tenten, Narutaku and Naruto, Hinalia and Hinata…Rinua's gargoyle took a step forward. Hinata jumped at the noise brought about by the impact. Rinua laughed at her reaction
"Ah, how I miss tormenting innocent weaklings!" She threw her head back in laughter. Hinata turned red and felt tears well up in her eyes. No! she told herself. Stop! Not here! Remember how strong you were earlier? Find that power again…you have to find it, Hinata…It's the only way to save yourself.
"I'm not a weakling." Hinata said quietly to the ground. Rinua stopped laughing and leveled with Hinata.
"What's that young one?" She asked, prodding Hinata's forehead. Hinata clenched a fist. Rin always used to do that to her. It would make her want to…kill someone.
"I said I'm not a weakling." Hinata brought her head up and locked eyes with Rinua. Rinua was surprised by this, but not threatened. "Ah, you see, no more than forty-five minutes together, and you are already mouthing off at me? That hurts…a lot." She pretended to tear up. Hinata got even angrier. "Don't forget…I could squash you here and nOW!" the last part of the 'now' was interrupted by an actual 'ow' as Naruto punched Rinua into the stomach of the gargoyle.
"Don't you ever talk to Hinata like that…" Naruto cracked his knuckles. "Or you'll know what'll happen next." Rinua stood up and pulled composed herself.
"I remember when we were like that…" Hinalia sighed as she rested her elbow on Narutaku's shoulder.
"Sure do," Narutaku agreed as he winked at her.
Neji and Tenten were standing in the background, but that didn't mean nothing was going on there too.
"…So do you know the plan now?" Neji asked her.
"Yes, I do." Tenten assured him.
"Good. I thought it over, and I'm pretty sure it will work…" He looked over at Nejero. Nejero was mind communicating with Sasuraku, who was then mind communicating with Neji. Neji's mind was advanced enough to comprehend it. "We just need to find the right time."
"Great. And how exactly are we going to know when that is?" Tenten sighed. Neji took a pause as he waited for another telepathic message.
"Apparently…we will just know." He said as he closed his eyes. Tenten sighed again.
"That seems to be the case with a lot of things lately." She said as she knocked 'the' kunai back and forth in her fingers.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Said Neji as he looked her in the eyes. They locked for a minute, and then realized this was not the time to be sharing a romantic moment. Their lives were on the line.
Rinua looked at Naruto as she wiped the blood from her mouth. "So you caught me off guard…pretty good for someone of your stature, but…" She hopped onto the hand of the gargoyle before being raised up. "I can do better." The gargoyle began to glow and as did the other.
"Shikamaru," Ino grabbed Shika's arm. Shikamaru pulled her closer. "What are they up to?" She said skeptically, as the gargoyles grew ever brighter, and Rin and Kirokoa's twisted smiles grew wider.
"I don't know." He unknowingly began to squeeze Ino even harder. "But whatever it is, it sure isn't good."
As the gargoyles glew, they began to draw closer to one another. And closer. Then at last, they began to fuse together. The resulting figure was twice the size, and by the looks of it, twice the strength. Rinua and Kirokoa were now both perched atop its head.
"This makes things much more convenient." Kirokoa said triumphantly. "You see, with the combined powers of De Stora Jagarna, we can take each and every one of you put completely in one lethal blow." In Kirokoa's attempt to frighten them with this statement, they all just stood there. "Lethal." He repeated. No bad reaction. He then realized that something was peculiar about them. He looked down and gasped. The ground below the gargoyle was cracking. Rinua heard something from the ceiling as well. She looked up, and it was engulfed in flames.
"Have it your way!" She boomed. She said an incantation with Kirokoa, and the gargoyle began to charge up a ball of power about the size of a house.
"This has to work guys…" Sakura said, as she was concentrating on forming a large typhoon behind the gargoyle with the help Sasuke and their previous selves.
"We know…" Tenten replied, as she put more force into tearing apart the ground beneath.
The forces think of their destinies
And what it is they must do…
The ball of light grew larger. It was no longer even light now, and resembled more of a black whole. They then remembered that attacks usually reflected ones personality. Figures. Unfortunately, the dark ball not only looked like a black whole, but apparently acted as one too. This was evident as objects began to get sucked in. Pillars were torn from the rafters and floors, as were doors and chairs. All went into the ball of darkness, and as they did, the ball only grew more.
"Whatever you have planned, you will be finished long before you carry it out!" Rinua shouted over the suck of the darkness.
The teens were determined not to let that happen. They could feel themselves being pulled towards the gargoyle. No! They all thought at once.
"Everyone, I want you to focus all your energy to the soles of your feet!" Shouted Tensha. They obeyed, and they halted. At this point, the fire was coming down from the ceiling even lower, only yards above the gargoyle now. They windstorm behind them was struggling to overpower the dark vacuum, but did not succumb. The ground was cracking even more, and filling with water. With every second going by, you could here more and more rocks break off. Their plan was working so far…but would it work in time?
I know, it's short, I'm sorry! I'm just saving up a long climax for the next chappie, which may be the last one (sorry). Just the story can't go on forever, and someone you are probably getting tired of it not coming to an end. Don't worry, next chappie will be VERY eventful. I hope you're enjoying the story! R and R! Thanks guys!
