L,O! So, I'm updating. How wonderful for certain PEOPLE who are making me do the thing in this chapter. The certain people I hang out with and help build giant slingshots made out of surgical tubing with! I hope you're happy with this. Ok, back to business. This chapter should be kind of interesting, but I'm warning you, later in this chapter something bad will kinda happen. Just like when we went hunting for that leprechaun. THEN I found out what it was for. To see what would happen when it mated with a human. (shutters) That's when I quit. So, I hope you enjoy this chapter, and I'm sorry to those who get angry later.
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"Good ole' Lousianna, partner?" Clay asked, as Dojo surfed the sky to their destination.
"Yep, that's where the shen gong wu is." The green dragon replied.
"So what is the shen gong wu?" Omi asked.
"It's the Mirror of Truth." Kimiko replied, reading the scroll.
"Yep, Elektra, you should be familiar with that." Dojo said to her.
"It looks and sounds familiar... I think my grandfather told me about it." She replied, thinking. "What does it do?"
Dojo became silent. "Uh, I was actually hoping you could tell me." He replied.
"What do you mean?" Rai asked.
"I mean, about 1500 hundred years ago Dashi had got it from the wicens and wouldn't tell me what it did." He replied.
"Why didn't he tell you partner?" Clay asked, confused.
"He said something about my inability to keep my mouth shut and stop talking...Hey!"
"That explains it." Kimiko replied.
"Sorry Dojo, I can't exactly remember." Elektra replied.
"We will find out what its power is when we retrieve it." Omi said, assuring everyone.
Dojo dived down into the clearing of what looked like an old fashioned village.
"Hm, where do you think everyone is?" Rai asked, noticing absolutely no one in the streets.
Omi looked at one of the houses which was partially open, with a woman looking out. "Hello, my name is..." She slammed the window shut.
"Wow, this place is emptier than a desert in the middle of nowhere." Clay said, looking around.
"Hello! Is anyone here?" Rai yelled.
A few doors opened and men with guns came out. "What do you want here?" One yelled.
"We're not here for any trouble." Clay said.
"Are you working for those demons?" Another shouted.
"What demons?" Omi asked.
"Those monsters that been hunting us down!" One man walked out to them.
"We're not working for any monsters, we're just looking for a mirror." Elektra replied, stepping foward.
"How do we know we can trust you, huh?" He asked, clutching the rifle.
"Because, I'm telling the truth." Elektra replied.
"Please! Help!" A young boy ran through the streets.
"What's wrong boy?" A man screamed down from a window. "My brother! He's missing! He disappeared and wasn't home in the morning!" He shouted.
"Another one's gone." The man with the rifle thought outloud. "Alright everyone! I advise any business you need to take care of, do it now! Any shopping, any work, do it before nightfall!"
All the people came out of hiding and ran through the streets.
"Ooookkkkaaayyy." Dojo was a little freaked out.
"I wonder what is going on here." Omi asked.
"Excuse me!" Elektra ran over to the boy. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"When I woke up this morning I searched the house, but my brother was gone." He replied sadly.
"What is everyone so afraid of?"
"There are these wolf monsters that recently attacked our town. Every night, more and more men have been disappearing. A farmer saw one of the wolves eating some of his chickens, and ever since everyone's been afraid." He explained.
"They're probably just wolves, why don't you put up a fence around the town?" Rai asked.
"I see you aren't from around here." The boy replied.
"Actually, ...yeah we aren't." Kimiko responded.
"Well, my name's Ardolph." He replied. Ardolph was a tall, strong young man. He had brown hair that went an inch past his shoulders, and matching soft brown eyes.
"My name's Elektra and those are my friends Kimiko, Raimundo, Clay, Omi, and Dojo."
"Nice to meet you all. You are welcome to my home if you'd like."
"Sure. We can stop for a break." Rai said to everyone. They all agreed.
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"Yes, that's basically what's been happening. At night, or early morning there has been shouts and screams coming from just at the edge of the forest and when they go outside, nothing's there." Ardolph explained.
"I can't ignore my duty as a wicen, I'll help you figure out what's happeneing." Elektra said.
"We will too." Kimiko replied.
"Thankyou."
They were all at Ardolphs house which was right by the edge of the forest.
"Hey guys, we still have to find the mirror, remember?" Dojo spoke.
"Maybe it's in one of the mirror stores at the shops." Ardolph replied. "There are shops here that sell mirrors, so maybe the one you're looking for is in one of those."
"That is a wonderous idea my friend! Thankyou for your assistance." Omi said excitedly.
"Then we better get going partners." Clay said, standing up.
They all headed to the shops and looked through each store for the mirror, but found nothing. Elektra had sat down against a tree and tried to remember anything she could about the mirror. She knew she heard it before, and it was her grandfather that told her, but it was a long time ago and that's what effected her memory a bit. All she could gather was that it was powerful, and that it was a weapon, but an odd weapon.
"Hey, mind if a join you?" Ardolph asked.
"Sure, go head." She replied. He sat down next to her.
"How do you like it here?" He asked.
"It's ok, I just want to know what these demons are exactly." She replied.
"Yeah, no one's exactly sure what they want either."
"I'm so sorry about your brother. I promise I'll help you find him." Elektra said to him.
"Thanks. Things were pretty lonely, but I don't mind company every once in a while." She smiled at him.
"Hey, do you want to go for a walk in the woods?" He asked, a smile coming to his face.
"I...don't know. What about my friends, and the demons...?" She asked.
"Don't worry. You have me to protect you. Besides, I know these woods like the back of my hand." He looked at the back of his right hand. "Hey, that's new."
Elektra started laughing. Ardolph grabbed her hand and pulled her up, taking her into the forest.
"Am I seeing things, or did Elektra just leave?" Kimiko asked, noticing them leave.
"No partner, cause I see it too." Clay replied.
"Why is she going into the forest?" Rai asked.
"I do not know." Omi was trying to look into a barrel that was bigger than him. "Maybe we should follow---AH!" He fell into the barrel which was halfway filled with fish. He kicked his legs around, trying to get out, with no luck. "AH! There are most stinky fish in this barrel!" Finally, he managed to knock the barrel over and he crawled out and stood up, taking a fish out of his mouth. "ARGH!" He kicked a nearby stone at the barrel, and it bounced off, hitting him square in the head, forcing him to the ground. The rest of the monks slapped their faces and groaned.
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Ardolph and Elektra were walking through the foresty woods, on a path.
"So, having fun?" Ardolph asked to break the silence between them.
"Sort of." She replied.
"What do you mean by sort of?" He asked, turning to her.
"I like the woods. I kinda like walking through them." Elektra replied.
"But you don't like it with me?" He made a pouty face.
She looked at him and clasped her hands behind her back and walked foward, quickly. "Maybe."
"Maybe? What do you mean maybe?" He walked quickly to catch up to her.
"I said maybe, maybe yes, maybe no." She said ignoring him, and closing her eyes, smiling.
"Really? What if I ...disappeared?"
Elektra opened her eyes and looked behind her. He was gone. "Ardolph? Where did you go?"
"Y'know, with the way you were acting a few moments ago, it kinda seemed like you were flirting." He said.
"Come on! Where did you go?" She looked in every direction and couldn't see him. "And I wasn't!"
"Are you sure about that?" He asked. Elektra was looking down the path they came from, trying to pinpoint where his voice was coming from. She turned back around and stepped straight into him. She was only an inch away from his face.
"I think you were." He said, looking directly into her eyes.
"I..uh.." She was speechless. Elektra just realized she was gripping his arms and he had her waist. She started blushing.
There was a howling in the distance. Ardolph let go of her and turned to the noise. "It's a wolf."
"It sounds like it's in trouble." They both ran to where the howling was coming from. There, was a grey wolf laying on the ground, trying to pull its paw out of a trap.
"It's caught!" Elektra ran over to it before Ardolph could stop her. The wolf noticed the movement and started snarling.
"Look, I'm just trying to help you get out of that trap." Elektra said calmly. She slowly approached the trap and pulled it open, letting the paw free. The wolf instantly stood up and growled a bit at her then stopped. It went back deep into the forest.
"I hate when that happens." Elektra pulled the chain out of the ground and threw it into the deep end of a pond nearby.
Ardolph was just staring at her. "Wow."
"What?" She asked, looking at his expression.
"I just didn't think... I wouldn't think...you cared...?"
"I hate it when people trap animals like that." She replied.
"Huh, um, let's get back to town. It'll be dark soon." They headed back down the path.
When they got into town, the 4 monks and one dragon were waiting for them.
"Hey girl! You finally came back!" Rai shouted.
"We were starting to wonder what was taken so long partners." Clay replied.
"Yeah, we were worried something might have happened." Kimiko added.
"...Elektra...what is on your hand?" Omi asked, looking at something dripping.
She held it up and gasped. There was blood on her hand.
"Are you bleeding?" Dojo asked, looking queasy as he stared at her hand.
"I don't know." She replied.
"Maybe it's from the trap." Ardolph said, thinking.
"What trap?" Rai asked.
"There was a wolf in a trap, I let it go." She replied.
"Are you crazy? You could've gotten hurt!" Rai shouted.
"Well, she didn't." Ardolph replied.
There was howling from the woods, and the sun had already begun to set.
"Come on. We can't be outside at night." Ardolph told them. They headed to his house. Everyone had begun going inside their houses and locking every door and window.
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"Hey Chasey! Wanna watch Final Fantasy 7 with me?" Sasha asked.
"For the 297 time. No." He replied, meditating.
"Come on Chasey, you know you want to." She kept repeating.
"Don't call me Chasey!" He shouted angrily.
"Why Chasey? I like calling you Chasey, Chasey. Chasey is a cool name Chasey. I like the name Chasey, Chasey...Hey Chasey,"
"Be quiet!" He yelled unbelievably loudly.
"Oh, but you wouldn't mind if someone else called you Chasey...Chasey."
"Sasha...be...quiet..." He replied.
"I'm just saying, you wouldn't mind if Elektra called you Chasey. And don't deny it. I know you think it." Sasha replied, knowingly.
"What am I thinking now?" He asked smirking.
"...You did not just say that! Did you just tell me to STFU?" She shouted.
"Oh no, the rocket scientist." He replied.
"I wonder ...what would happen if I told a certain someone, about a certain thing in your room, and about certain things you dream about?" Sasha taunted.
"Look! I'm not bound to be the only person who sometimes dreams in retro cartoons!"
"...No, not that. Even though it is pretty funny. I'm talking about certain things, and places."
"...I'm a little lost." He replied.
"Shall I bring up the winter season with a hottub and a certain girl snuggling with you in it?"
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP INVADING MY DREAMS!" He shouted.
Sasha sighed. "Well, you can't deny it if that's what you were planning on. I like Sora! I luv Ed, Roxas, Sora again, Riku, and all of them!" She shouted randomly.
"I could care less. To tell you the truth, I'd probably slaughter them all and cut off their heads and put them on pikes and place them in my trophey room." Chase said.
Sasha was silent. Do you ever get the feeling that something really bad is about to happen? She had a very scary expression on her face, almost demonic like she was gonna kill someone. She forced a smile, a creepy smile, with her eye twitching and held her hands behind her back.
"Hehe, you like to joke don't you?" She asked.
"I don't joke. Sigh. I'm going to go after this wu in Louisianna. I'm getting bored." The second he had turned around Sasha held a super huge chainsaw with long sharp dagger-like teeth and the ability to become enflamed. She caught what he said and remembered the author went over a lecture about the difference between an animega and a werewolf, and all about how Loisianna had the most sitings of werewolves in the U.S. She put the chainsaw down.
"You do that. So, where's that will of yours again?"
"...Why?" He asked, turning to her.
"No reason. But it's still under your mattress unless you moved it, which you didn't."
If you knew, why did you ask?"
"I just wanted to make sure." Sasha replied, grinning.
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"So...we just sit here and wait till morning?" Rai asked, bored.
"Well, I personally don't want to take the risk of getting attacked." Kimiko replied.
Elektra was sitting in the room next to them, staring into the flames of the fire. Something inside was like, tormenting her. She felt pain, although it wasn't physical, and didn't seem to be hers. Either way she felt it. It was as if something horrible was happening. She gasped as something was draped over her shoulders.
"I just wanted to make sure you were ok. You don't seem very well, and ...you're cold." Ardolph had put a blanket around her and felt her arm was freezing.
"I don't know, I just don't feel very well." She replied, her hands were on her lap, and she continued to look at the fire. She began to shut her eyes and the fire seemed to take form. It turned into a wolf's head, bearing it's fangs at her. Elektra got a little nervous, seeing how that never happened before. Startled, she went backwards and yet again, slammed into Ardolph. He put his arms around her and rested his head on hers. "Are you ok?"
"Did you...see anything weird happen to the fire?" She asked, slightly scared.
"No...I didn't see anything." He replied, closing his eyes.
"Oh...I..." She didn't know how to explain it to him.
"Geez, you're freezing." He said, tightening his arms around her.
She didn't reply, but blushed. She closed her eyes and rested against his chest, tired and ready for sleep.
A girlish scream broke through her thoughts. She sensed it, immediately knowing it was coming from outside.
"Elektra...what's wrong?" Ardolph opened his eyes and felt her tense up.
"Someone's outside. They're in trouble, practically right beyond the door." She pulled away from him and stood up, heading out the door.
The rest of the monks noticed her leave and followed her out the door.
Elektra ran over and looked behind some bushes and saw a person. Jack Spicer. He was rocking back and forth with his arms clasped around his knees.
"Jack...? What's wrong with you?" Elektra asked, noticing his scared expression.
"There was this bear...and it was all Grrr. Then there was this other bear, and it was all like, grrrr. And then there was this third bear, and it was all grrrr. Then...there was this other thing, I don't know what it was, but it was all chicka licka, chicka licka, chicka licka!"
"...That's what you're scared of?" She asked, taking a step back.
"That, and this ...wolf thing...I saw in the woods..." He was shaking like a leaf.
"It's ok...if it was just a wolf, it won't hurt you unless you..." She was trying to calm him down but was cut off by him standing up and gripping her arms, shaking her, and yelling:
"It wasn't just a wolf! It was a scary wolf! It walked on its hind legs and looked like a freak!"
She was being shaken like a rag doll and could tell he wasn't lying by the fear on his face.
"What if it saw me? What if it found me?...What if it comes after me?" He shouted and started crying. "I don't wanna be a chew toy, or dinner! I want to live! WWAAHH!"
"It's ok, it's not gonna get you. Just calm down, and you'll be fine." She replied, thankful he stopped shouting and shaking her.
"...Really?...Cause, I want to stay alive, and not become food for a freakishly crazy wolf thingy!" He put his arms around her neck and clung to her, crying.
"Uh...There there, there there...?" She patted his back, trying to get him to stop crying.
"Are you okay now?" Elektra asked, noticing him stop crying, but whimpering.
He nodded his head slightly, still latched onto her.
"Alright ...you can let go of me now." She replied.
He nodded his head...but didn't let go.
"Ok, let go." She tried to pry him off but he refused to release her. "Let...Go..." She couldn't believe how he managed to stick to her like that. Finally, she managed to take a few steps away from him. The minute she did, he flipped out again at the sound of a cricket.
"AAAAHHHH! Protect me!" He ran at her and jumped into her arms, making her hold him, and yet again his arms were around her neck, tightly locked. She stumbled backwards from the force of his jump and fell down onto the ground. That had caused him to let go.
"Ow...AH! Save me!" Jack quickly recovered from the rough landing and huddled next to her, keeping a firm grip around her waist, refusing to let go.
"Jack, let go of me!" She yelled, trying her best to pry him off with both her hands.
"NO!" He responded, holding her tighter. Elektra managed to stand up, having some difficulty, since he kept his arms around her waist. He hadn't even tried to stand up, he didn't do anything but whimper and refuse to let go.
The monks had found her and stared at the odd sight.
"Ok...what's going on here?" Rai asked, confused and disturbed at seeing the enemy latched on to his friends waist.
"He...freaked out...and won't...let go..." She kept trying to unhook his arms with all her might but he still wouldn't let go.
"Help...me..." She replied, through gritted teeth.
Ardolph, Clay, and Kimiko pulled Elektra one way, and Rai, Omi, and Dojo pulled Jack the other way. With all their strength, they finally broke them apart, landing on the ground.
Jack quickly scrambled back up and ran at Elektra, who was still on the ground, and dove ontop of her, yet again wrapping his arms around her neck, pressing his cheek against hers and crying again. "Don't let me go! Protect me! Or at least hold me close."
"...Let...go..." Elektra said, gasping for breath. Jacks only reply was his crying.
"Geez, are you a magnet or something?" Dojo asked Elektra, while rubbing his head.
"Get...off...NOW!" She screamed, still not effective.
There was a sudden howling coming from the woods, and the bushes started shaking.
"AAHH! Don't let them get me!" Jack screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Get off so I CAN save you!" Elektra managed to shout.
Jack released her and jumped back, rocking back and forth on the ground in fear.
A giant wolf-like creature came out of the woods, walking on its hind legs. It's claws snapped a branch off of the tree that was in its way, and it showed it's fangs as it growled.
"AAAHHH!" Jack gave off another girly scream at the sight.
"Oh no...everyone, get back inside the house!" Elektra shouted, pulling a chain out of her pocket with a silver star-like pendant.
By the time she had gotten it out, the werewolf ran at her, trying to cut her. She successfully dodged each blow from it, also making sure everyone got inside easily. She managed to knock it down, and looked into the woods, sensing an odd aura. She gasped at what was coming out of the woods. Several more werewolves had come to aid the one, fallen.
Elektra knew she couldn't fight them all without at least getting scratched. That was something she couldn't afford. She quickly retreated to the house, running as fast as she could.
"Come on Elektra, hurry!" Kimiko shouted from the doorway. They were all shouting for her to hurry. Elektra stopped, only a few feet before the door. She turned around to the demons, preparing to attack, and ran at them.
"What is she doing?" Omi shouted.
"Are you crazy?" Rai screamed.
"You're gonna get killed partner!" Clay yelled at her.
As Elektra ran she grabbed a stick that was on the ground and, still in motion, wrapped the necklace around the top of it. The werewolves began charging at her, snarling visiously. Once Elektra was close enough she said, "Power of light, shield us from the darkness of night!" She thrusted the stick into the ground, as the star of the necklace began glowing.
The werewolves were mere inches from her just as a glowing light began to grow from the star, and they collided with it, sending the werewolves backwards, and Elektra slamming a distance in the ground. She felt a searing pain in her head and back, as she collided into the ground, and everything went into darkness.
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Elektra had a replay of what had happened. She remembered plunging the stick and neckalce into the ground, reciting the spell to create a shield over the town, protecting it for the night of any creature that goes through a demonic transformation at night. She had hoped though, that none were in the town when she cast it. True, once they went outside of the invisible circular shield, they wouldn't be let back in. She could still see the bright light of the shield forming, just as the demons collided with it, causing them, and her, to be sent backwards by a powerful force. She remembered the pain and instantly sat up, giving a startled noise.
She suddenly felt 2 hands on each of her shoulders. Turning to look, she saw Ardolf sitting right next to her. He pushed some hair out of her face, and placed a hand on her forehead. "Good, you don't have a fever." He said, looking at her.
"W-where am I?" She asked, expecting to still be outside.
"You're back inside the house." He replied to her.
Elektra looked around and noticed she was in the same place she was before, right near the fireplace. She was surrounded by, what almost looked like a nest, of blankets and pillows.
"We were really worried about you after that little incident. You were unconsious and seemed to be having a bad dream." Ardolph explained.
"Yeah...ugh, I have this awful headache." She said, placing a hand on her throbbing temples.
He held her wrist and looked at her. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah...I'm fine." She replied a little drowsily. The truth is, she wasn't exactly ok. She had used alot of energy to create that barrier around the entire town for the night. Not to mention, the fact that she had hurt herself pretty badly with that fall.
"You don't look fine." He said to her, looking her in the eyes. "And your still freezing." He said, gripping her arm.
"Yeah...but it's no big...deal..?" Ardolph pulled her closer to him sideways, and hugged her tightly in his arms as her head was rested against his chest. His chin rested on her head and nuzzled her hair.
She felt calm and relaxed as she watched the flames of the fire dance in the fire place. The soft crackling of the wood eased her mind. Elektra felt tired and her eyes began to close and she drifted off into a light sleep.
Ardolph felt her tense body relax, and her head press more into him. He realized she must have fallen asleep. He carefully pulled her away from him, trying not to wake her, and gently placed her in the little nest of pillows and blankets. He covered her with a blanket, and watched her sleep until she turned over on her side. He touched her hair with his fingers, feeling how smooth and silky her hair was. He admired how her night black hair had crimson red streaks in it. He moved his hand to her shoulder, and slowly down to where her elbow curved, and moved down her stomach to her waist, and then her hip and thigh, going down to her bent knee. She flinched a bit, but was still sleeping soundly.
Ardolph stood up, and headed into the other room where everyone was. Jack was in a corner rocking back and forth, and the monks were sitting around the table, talking about how to handle this situation.
A few minutes had gone by, and Elektra instantly woke up, thinking one thing. "Roses." She whispered, before sitting up and heading into the room.
"I know what we can do, for a defense." Elektra said, as she walked into the room.
"Are you ok Elektra?" Kimiko asked worriedly.
"Yeah, but I know what we can do." She replied.
"What?" Rai asked.
"Roses. There's something about the color and frangrance of red roses that werewolves can't stand." She explained.
"I am confused." Omi said, scratching his head.
"Yeah, me too." Dojo agreed, scratching his chin.
"Wait...I get it. Get some roses, and keep 'em with ya, as a way to keep them at some distance." Clay understood.
"Yeah, we can do that. It won't be a great defense, but it'll work."
"There is a flower shop not too far away. We can get the roses there and tell everyone else to at least keep some with them." Ardolph said.
"Then it's settled. We'll go." Rai stood up, heading to the door.
The other monks followed, and Jack stood up shaking.
"I'm gonna stay here." Elektra said to them. "I'm going to keep an eye on the barrier and think of a plan to get rid of them all."
"Alright, you just stay here and rest." Ardolph said to her, heading out with the others.
As soon as she was sure they were a good distance away, she made sure she had her swords and left the house, passing the barrier, and heading into the forest.
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The monks, Jack, and Ardolph were walking down the streets of the town and reached the flower shop.
"Hey guys, since you know your way back now, I'm gonna go back and see Elektra, to make sure she's ok." Ardolph said to them.
"That's a good idea." Kimiko agreed.
"Alright. I'll see you guys later." He turned around and ran back to the house.
As soon as he got there, he looked around and saw she wasn't there. He realized she was nowhere in the house and ran outside, looking at the woods.
"This is just too perfect." He said, passing the barrier and into the woods.
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Elektra was quietly searching through the woods. She remembered now, what the mirror could do. That was the key. She didn't want her friends to know though, so she went in alone, knowing that if they found out they wouldn't have let her go in there alone. She wouldn't put their lives on the line, she never would. Unfortunately what she didn't know, was that a werewolf was tracking her by scent.
Elektra sensed it coming near her, after hearing a howl not to far away. She quickly ran through the forest and hid behind a large tree, waiting for it to pass by. She didn't hear anything. It was completely silent. Too silent. She turned her head to peek behind the tree, and then she heard it howl loudly from right infront of her. she turned her head back and gasped, seeing it jump towards her, keeping her pressed against the tree.
Elektra truly was afraid. She knew that it could kill her. Or worst. If it scratched her at all, she would become one of them. Living a half life, a cursed life.
The werewolf bared its fangs at her, she could smell its horrible breath on her face. It moved its head right under her chin and sniffed her viciously, moving its head to the top of hers, inhaling the scent of her hair. It put it's clawed hand on her neck, threateningly. It seemed more interested in frightening her than hurting her though. She felt a slight pressure on her neck as the werewolf pressed one of it's clawed fingers right under her chin. It slowly dragged it down from her chin, and down her neck to her chest. She didn't feel anything slicing through her and couldn't understand what it was doing. She felt slightly more pressure as it reached the bottom of her neck, and started moving down her chest. It was slightly ripping through her shirt.
Elektra noticed it lost caution of her fighting back, so she ducked away from it and started running away.
It snarled loudly, and charged at her. It climbed ontop of a small cliff, and ran on the ledge, getting infront of her. It jumped down, and used its claws to grip a tree trunk, and swung infront of her, knocking her down on her back. She was in a daze as she looked up. The creature had climbed on top of her, and it reached out to her face.
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"You gotta be kidding me!" Rai yelled, as he searched the house for his two friends.
"Where are they?" Kimiko screamed, trying to think where they could've gone.
"My guess, she went in the forest alone." Clay replied.
"But why would she do that? She could get killed!" Kimiko shouted.
"...That's exactly why she went." Omi said. "She didn't want us to go out there for fear of us getting hurt."
"...Maybe she knows how to defeat them?" Dojo suggested, and questioned.
"Elektra! Why? You were so perfect! Why'd you leave me here all alone?" Jack shouted, looking up at the sky with his arms raised. "Why? Why!" He dropped to his knees and started crying.
"You think Ardolph went after her?" Rai asked.
"Probably." Kimiko replied.
"That show off! I would've gone after Elektra ...if it wasn't dark...and there were no monsters..." Jack said.
"Sure ya would." Clay said, disbelievably.
"Maybe we should go in, and look for them." Omi suggested.
"We'll look for Elektra and Ardolph, and bring them back out." Kimiko said.
"...But if I find Elektra first, and save her, she'll be so happy she'll come back to being my side kick, and we'll live happily ever after!" Jack shouted out, not knowing he did.
"...Yeah...you just keep telling yourself that." Rai told him, as they started heading in.
"...Oh my god! You can read my mind?" Jack asked, a little nervous with what he was thinking.
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Elektra was beginning to become consious. She slowly opened her eyes and let her blurred vision adjust to the dim light. She could hear a small crackling, and realized there was a fire not too far away. She turned her head to the left and saw it. Elektra tried to move her arms but couldn't. She couldn't move her legs either. They were all tied to four stakes in the ground. She tried her hardest to pull her hands at least, out of the rope around her wrists, but failed.
There was a loud growling sound coming from towards the front of the cave she was in. Elektra managed to pick her head up enough and see what was there. A werewolf. She continued trying to pull out of the binds quickly as it approached her.
Suddenly, it stopped walking and just looked at her silently. Elektra studied it, and noticed it was transforming back into a human.
"...Ardolph?..." She shouted.
"Hey Elektra, how do you feel?" He asked casually.
"W-W-What? How do I feel? How do you think I feel!" She screamed.
"Well, you did pass out and wouldn't wake up." He replied, crossing his arms.
"How...How?..."
"How am I a werewolf? Simple. I was born this way, grew up this way. It's that simple." He told her.
"You're not just any werewolf, you're the alpha wolf aren't you?" She asked, glaring at him.
"You really are smarter than I thought. My father was leader of this clan, he died, and that makes me the alpha wolf. I can transform at will, and I can choose whether my pack becomes human or wolf during the day." He said.
"Why are you doing this? Taking away peoples lives?" She felt sorrow for his victims.
"Because. The more in the clan, the stronger we get. I knew no one would suspect a young man, worrying about a lost brother, to be a werewolf."
"You never had a brother, did you?" She asked.
"I did. I had brothers and sisters until they were all killed by those humans." He scowled.
"You know you won't be able to get back into the town tonight. You left it, and won't be let back in until morning and people will see you for what you really are." Elektra said to him.
"I know. But that didn't really matter to me. I came back for you." He told her.
Elektra didn't know what to say. "...Why?" She asked nervously.
"See Elektra, there comes a time when the alpha wolf starts thinking about his future. Needing a sort of partner, one to help run the clan and keep it in order and ...other things."
Ardolph walked over to her and sat down on her left side.
"There's a particular season where things change, and things happen. To put it out straight, I need to find a mate, and who better than you? After all, you're right here just like a present waiting to be opened." He smirked at her.
"If you think I would ever join up with you, you're crazy!"
"Hehe, who said you had a choice? One little scratch and you're one of us. But, then again, who said you aren't already?"
Elektra's facial expression changed to fear. He could've scratched her while she was unconsious, and he would. "You...you didn't..." She stuttered out.
"...No. Or at least not yet." He put his hand out and it transformed into a claw. "But I will."
She was really afraid now. She tried her hardest to wriggle out of the ropes but still couldn't. He cut open the bottom center of her shirt and ripped it open upwards and stopped, just below the first cut at the top of the shirt, leaving only a few stitches to hold the shirt together.
He placed his hand, and moved it over her stomach. Elektra tried to jerk away from his touch.
"Don't touch me!" She shouted.
"You were cold earlier, but now you're nice and warm." He replied, not listening to her. "You'd be able to carry a full litter."
"I'm not going to!" She protested.
He sat ontop of her. "I admire your spirit and will." He said, looking into her eyes. "You'll be a great addition to the clan."
"I told you! I'm not joining...MMHH!"
Ardolph paid no attention to her shouts and quickly leaned down, capturing her lips with his. He took the opportunity and slipped his tongue into her mouth, exploring it thoroughly.
Elektra made shrieking noises and bit down on his tongue. He pulled away from her, growling in anger and tasted a little bit of blood in his mouth. Ardolph put his hands around her neck and gripped down, choking her.
He spit some of the blood out of his mouth and looked at her face. He slowly released his hands from around her neck and she gasped for breath.
"I'm warning you, don't provoke me." He told her dangerously. She had closed her eyes and her head was resting on the ground, she was breathing hard.
He wanted to scare her some more and began shredding calwmarks in her shirt, on her sleeves, and the material in the front that wasn't ripped.
She cried out, scared that he had scratched her somewhere, her fear not letting her feel the marks.
He looked at her with delight of the fear in her eyes and on her face. Ardolph grabbed her shirt and ripped the last bit of fabric apart. He put his hand under her back, bringing her closer to him and kissed her under her neck. He clawed some more marks through the fabric on her back, frightening her even more. He hesitated to claw open the clasp he felt, but decided to wait on that. He layed her back, flat against the ground, and rested his head on her chest. Ardolph moved his hands down her torso while leaving a trail of kisses until he reached her stomach and licked it, leaving a small line of blood from where she had bit him.
Elektra twisted her right wrist around, finally managing to loosen it a bit. She slowly managed to pull her hand loose, and out of the bond. While he wasn't paying attention she reached her hand over and untied the left bond. Ardolph felt her jerking around and raised his head to see her arms loose. Elektra took the opportunity and grabbed a handful of sandy dirt, and threw it in his eyes. He cried out in pain while covering his eyes, and she punched him off of her, untying the binds on her legs. She quickly stood up before he did, and went for a middle sized rock and smashed it against his head, making him collapse in a heap on the ground.
Elektra was breathing hard, and hesitated on what to do. Her fear ordered her to run, which she did. She ran out of the cave as fast as she could, not knowing where she was going. After a few minutes passed by she slowed down and rested against a tree, sliding down to the ground. Elektra hugged her knees and softly started crying. What scared her was the fact that she didn't know if he cut her, even the slightest bit. She was also afraid of what he had tried to do to her. There was movement in the bushes behind her and she shrieked out, falling onto the ground. Her legs were spread and her knees were bent, while her arms were behind her. Her chest was rising and falling rapidly as her breath sped up, fear in her eyes.
The thing that made the rustling pushed some bushes and branches away, revealing itself as it stepped foward. It was Chase. He looked down to see Elektra gasping for breath, with fear in her eyes. His gaze lowered down to her torso and she gasped, realizing what he was staring at. Elektra quickly sat up and turned her back to him, covering her chest with her arms. Her shirt had been shredded to pieces so all that was covering her was her red laced brassiere.
Chase snapped out of it and noticed she was softly crying. He walked over to her and kneeled down, putting an arm around her shoulder. She whimpered in fear and tried to jerk away from him. He could tell she was very afraid.
"Elektra...what happened?" He asked softly, taking his arm away from her.
She didn't look at him and mumbled out through small sobs. "I-I-I went out into the woods...and there was a werewolf...H-H-He attacked me and I woke up in a cave...H-He tied me up..."
Rage and anger overtook him. "Did he force you to have--"
Elektra quickly cut him off. "No, he didn't do that. I managed to free myself out of the bonds before he could actually do that." She explained.
He was relieved, but was still pissed off since he could tell he had definately started something with her, noticing her missing shirt.
"How did you get away?" Chase asked.
"I threw dirt in his eyes so I could untie my legs and smashed him over the head with a rock." Elektra told him, starting to calm down.
He kneeled infront of her and embraced her, trying to make her feel safe.
It did make her secure at first, but then it became awkward, seeing the position she was in.
"Um...can you let go of me? This feels...awkward." Elektra said, blushing a bit.
Chase slowly let go of her and backed away from her, standing up.
Elektra followed, but kept her arms over her chest. He noticed a red line on her stomach.
"Elektra...did he cut you?"
An expression of fear spread across her face and she put a hand on the line of blood. She wiped it off and noticed there was no flesh wound. "No. It's not my blood. But we have to get back to the town, fast." They began walking through the forest and Elektra explained everything to him.
They stopped short and heard some screaming as well as howling.
"Jack." Elektra said, recognizing the shouts. She ran to the screams and saw him surrounded by two werewolves.
"I don't want to die!" He cried.
Elektra was glad to feel her swords still at her sides and took them out, wanting to show no mercy to them. The fight began and Elektra managed to cut one of them and Chase attacked the opposite. There was more howling coming from the distance and the two retreated into the woods.
Elektra put the swords back in the sheaths. "What do you think they're doing?"
"They're probabaly going back to the rest of the clan. It can't be good for us." Chase replied.
Jack was staring wide-eyed at Elektra with his mouth gaping open and drooling. She realized what he was staring at and crossed her arms over her chest protectively and turned away.
Chase glared at Jack, gritting his teeth and went over to him.
Elektra heard a loud high-pitched scream and turned to see Jack on the floor with 2 black eyes and a fat lip.
"Oooowwwwww...I-I can't see anything!" He stood up and walked around aimlessly.
Chase had a pleased expression on his face and turned back to Elektra.
"We do still need to bring him to the village." She told him, arms still crossed.
"...You're not serious, are you?" He asked.
"We just can't leave him out here." Elektra replied. While they were talking Jack had walked around and accidentally collided with a tree.
"I know he's an annoying pain in the neck but he doesn't deserve this. No one does."
"...You're far too kind for your own good Elektra." Chase told her.
"I know I am. But a speck of kindness can do wonders. Jack, come on." Elektra called.
"I'm right behind you guys!" Jack was running around in a circle with his arms extended, whining as his face was slapped by a few twigs.
"No Jack, over here." Elektra sighed. They continued walking through the forest, Jack following close behind.
"So what was so important that you risked your life for going in here alone?"
"The shen gong wu originates from an object created by the wiccens." Elektra replied.
"And you were willing to die to get it?" Chase questioned her.
"It's a mirror. It releases trapped souls. You know as well as I do that an alpha wolf creates a clan of mostly unwilling followers. It forces the human part into darkness while the demon takes over, obeying the master."
"So this mirror will reverse the effect and the true form, as in the human form, will be replaced so they'll turn back to normal." He understood.
"Exactly." Elektra stopped, seeing a werewolf a few feet away.
Chase was about to go after it and kill it when Elektra stopped him.
"No, don't." She noticed the wound where it's wrist was, remembering the wolf from earlier.
The werewolf looked at them and slowly went into the forest.
"It wants us to follow it." Elektra said. Before Chase could protest she had left.
The werewolf stopped, just at the edge of a pond. Elektra went next to it, and it turned to the water. She kneeled down and put her hands in the water, there was something under the dirt and some of it shifted, revealing a reflecting glass. Elektra shifted more of the dirt and pulled out a mirror. It was encased in silver, with a matching handle and had beautiful looking designs on it. She turned back to the werewolf, only to see it was now at the edge of the forest, looking at her.
"Thankyou." Elektra called to it, before it disappeared into the darkness.
Chase walked next to her, with Jack stumbling behind.
"Come on, we need to get back to the village." Elektra stood up, and they left.
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When the reached the village, it seemed that everyone was meeting at one place in a large house that was in the center of town. a.k.a the town leader's place.
They opened the door to see people talking inside, who all stopped to look.
"Elektra!" Omi called, realizing it was her.
"Where you been partner?" Clay asked, still happy she was alright.
"Are you okay? Where did you go?" Kimiko asked.
Rai took a good look at her, realizing that the mirror she was holding infront of her was to hide something. He then looked at Chase and attacked him.
"What happened to her? Did you have something to do with it?" Rai shouted to Chase who was now on the floor with Rai's hands ready to choke him to death.
Clay blushed, noticing what Rai was talking about and covered his eyes with his hand and put his cowboy hat over Omi's face.
Kimiko walked over to Elektra as both looked at Rai who was trying to strangle Chase.
"Rai Stop! He didn't do anything. It was Ardolph." Elektra shouted.
"What do you mean it was Ardolph?" Kimiko asked.
"Ardolph is a werewolf. He's the Alpha werewolf and tried to turn me into one of them. He plans on taking over and turning everyone into werewolves." She explained.
Rai listened to her and let go of Chases neck, who pushed him off.
Elektra explained what the mirror could do, and the plan she had.
Shortly after, the leader's wife brought her upstairs where she managed to get a new, red short-sleeved shirt and clean up.
She went back down stairs with the mirror and stepped outside where Chase was.
"Are you sure this will work?" He asked, sensing her presence.
"I don't know. But it's the only way." She replied. "I'm going to break the barrier. The minute it goes down, I'm sure they'll come."
"And then we'll try and fight them off. It would still be easier to just destroy them." Chase replied.
"They don't deserve to be destroyed. They were innocent until Ardolph forced them to live a life of a cursed being."
"Ready to go?" Rai asked, coming outside.
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All those willing to fight went to the edge of the town, standing away from the barrier. Elektra went to where the barrier was planted and took the silver necklace and put it around her neck and clasped her hands infront of her with her eyes closed, and kept her index and middle fingers pointed up, then brought her arms outward, keeping them spread and straight. The barrier disappeared and everyone prepared to fight.
There was a howling in the distance and an army of werewolves charged out of the forest at them. That's when the fight began.
Elektra was following the plan when a familiar voice broke her concentration.
"Elektra, have you come out to play?" Ardolph.
Anger and hatred appeared on her face and she attacked him, just as planned.
"What do you think you're doing? You really think you can stop me?" He asked, dodging her blows.
She didn't reply and continued fighting him.
"Come on Elektra, one little word will grant you a partnership in leading this clan. What do you say?" He asked her.
"Read my lips, never." She replied.
He seized her by gripping her neck before she could dodge him and looked in her eyes with an evil gleam of lust.
"I'll do more than just that." He touched her cheek and quickly pulled her closer to him, licking her lips with his tongue. Elektra shouted in rage and pulled her sword out, slicing his left cheek. He shouted out and slapped her on her face, making her fall to the ground.
Ardolph looked down at her in anger and raked his fingers through her scalp. grasping her hair and pulled her up, making it look like he was about to rip her throat out with the way his hand was positioned on her neck.
"You wench! Don't resist me, there is nothing you can do to stop me!"
Elektra smirked at him. "Don't be so sure about that."
Ardolph looked at his followers, noticing them gathered in one place.
"No!" He let go of Elektra and shouted to his clan. "It's a trap! Retreat!"
"Sorry Ardolph, you just helped set your demise." Elektra had stood up and smirked.
Chase attacked Ardolph to keep him busy and Elektra pulled the mirror out and ran to where the grouped clan was. She held the mirror infront of her and shouted, "Mirror of Truth!" A blinding white light shot at the werewolves and they all dropped to their knees as wolf spirits came out of their bodies and vanished within the mirror. The clan turned back into humans.
Ardolph noticed what happened and transformed into the alpha werewolf. That's when Elektra went infront of him and had his reflection show in the mirror.
"Demon of darkness from the evil night, I trap you in this mirror of light!" Ardolph howled loudly and his spirit came out of his body and went into the mirror as his body turned to dust.
"Finally. It's over."
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Chase had gone to the pond in the forest as everyone was celebrating. It was almost daybreak as he looked at his reflection in the water.
"I told you a little kindness could go a long way."
He turned around to see Elektra standing by some rocks. "Really?"
"Yep. That wolf that took me to the mirror was hurt earlier. It was in a trap and I let it out. I guess by me helping it, it decided to help me." She replied.
Chase sighed and looked across to the other edge of the pond.
Elektra walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Thanks for helping me. For all the times you've helped me. Is there any way I can repay you?"
Oh, the list was endless. One way would be joining him that's for sure. But...right now that wasn't exactly what he wanted. Besides, he would still help her even if he didn't get anything in return. But then again, there was one little thing she could do.
Chase turned to her and held her closely to him. "Keep me warm." He whispered.
Moments like those were priceless to him. Even with how wonderful it was to be with eachother like that...it would help tear them apart.
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Woah. Last little part was a little dark. You'll see what I mean in the next chapter considering two people were watching them. Two that want revenge, so you should know who I mean. Sorry about the part with what nearly happened to Elektra. Ugh...well at least it ended ok. So R&R please, and I'm telling you now, in the next chapter something bad will happen. A certain 'something' actually nearly manages to kill our favorite evil dragon dude. Thus, leaving him for death. Hm, well, you'll have to wait to see what happens but I will say, there will be fluff in there. Lots compared to the other chapters. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will leave you for now. Bye!