AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Here we go with the next Chapter and things are forming up the way I hoped. I hope I left everyone in enough suspense to wonder what's going to happen in this one. There's going to be some good additions in the later Chapters.
Other than that, no big news. Still just been doing a lot of writing, oh and I can say. I'm on Chap 8 of Master Ninja Mode in Ninja Gaiden: Black. I won't stop until my name is on that list...lol :P
For now, enjoy chapter 5 and please R&R.
Chapter 5 – Widow
Ryu charged first with his Dragon Sword in hand, but as he swung the Widow exemplified her excelled experience in grace as she easily ducked and dodged under the attack.
Ayane tried to finish Widow with a sneak attack, but she was too prepared for any sudden dangers as Widow back flipped over Ayane's attempted stab. Intentionally, Widow landed on her back with her knees bent. Then she quickly extended her legs, kicking Ayane hard in the back.
Ayane flew forward and landed in Ryu's arms as Widow gracefully rolled her body backwards and stood upon her feet. Once stood, she gave a precious ballet pose with her hands in the air, and the web-like material shot from her hands and it stuck to a tree branch above her. With her powerful upper body strength, she pulled herself up to the tree branch and sat on it; giving her two enemies a taunting smile.
"I'm really starting to hate her." Ayane said aloud.
Ryu didn't reply back, but released Ayane and threw a handful of shurikens at the spider lady.
Just quick as Ryu threw his projectiles, Widow showed them to be incompetence as she shot her web at each of the shurikens, and each fell to the ground before they made their destination.
"Impressive." Said Ryu.
Widow gave him a seductive smile. "Thank you."
She leaped off the branch and before landing on the ground she shot more webs from her hand which stuck to another branch of a tree behind Ryu & Ayane. The material formed a rope in her hand as she swung heading in the direction of the two ninjas.
Ryu and Ayane quickly dodged the attack and Widow swung by, clung to the log of the tree, and then scurried up to the branch.
"Why do you fight it? It would be so much easier if you two let me have my way with you." Said Widow. "Who knows, you may even enjoy it. I know I will." She ended with another seducing smile.
Widow jumped down from her branch and Ryu and Ayane wasted no time in attacking the spider-like female. The both swung their weapons in various manners, but Widow was able to swiftly dodge and sway from each attack. Ryu and Ayane was swing at dead air where the body of the spider lady stood.
Widow ended the blank attacks after an attempted stab by Ayane. She grabbed Ayane's wrist and twisted forcing the female ninja to drop her blade. During their commotion, Ryu attempted a slice of his own, but Widow took Ayane's body captive and used her as a shield putting her in front of Ryu's swinging blade which caused Ryu to stop his attack with the blade only inches from Ayane's neck.
Widow then grabbed Ayane's own free hand and threw it upwards hitting Ryu hard across his jaw. Angered, Ayane reached behind her and grabbed Widow by the back of her head and flipped her over as the spider lady landed on her back. Widow had quick cunning skills as from the she saw Ryu composing himself, she quickly gave him a kick to his stomach, then threw a kick above her to land to Ayane's face just as the female ninja was about to attempt an attack of her own. The two ninjas stumbled away from the fallen spider.
Then for tease, Widow shot a web-like rope from her hands which clinged to Ryu's feet. She pulled hard forcing the ninja to fall on his back. Suddenly, the tightly clad dressed spider-like woman quickly leaped to her feet then on top of Ryu.
"You two are more fun than I expected." She whispered into his ear. "Oh my, I can't wait to watch you take that stamina out on me." She said seductively as her tongue extended from her mouth and began licking and teasing Ryu's earlobe.
"Hey!" Ayane yelled out. Widow snapped her neck to look behind her. "You haven't forgotten about me, have you?"
Widow gave another seducing smile. "Oh of course not, beautiful."
The woman stood and immediately went after Ayane and two began a bout of their own.
Ryu stood and went after the still naked and strapped Aileen. He quickly cut her down from the spider's web and wrapped her body with a large nearby cloth.
"Follow me." He whispered to her.
"I'm sorry, Ryu. I just wanted to help." She pleadingly whispered back.
"Not now, let's just find a safe spot for you for now."
During the battle, Ayane put up a good fight against the Widow. Ayane proved herself to be quick and resourceful and Widow easily exemplified her grace, random, and seduction all at the same time. There was no weapons used, just pure hand-to-hand combat, as the two battled in the forest.
BAM! Ayane struck a good hard uppercut against her opponent sending her flying across a small distance of the forest and her back hitting hard against the log of the tree. Ayane proceeded into her fighting stance with a taunting smile on her face.
"Did you like that, sweetie?" Ayane sarcastically and rhetorically asked.
Widow's horrific frown slowly turned into a devious smile, never taking her eyes off of Ayane, she began to crawl up the tree which stopped her impact. Soon she was no longer visible; hidden within the dark forest.
Ayane immediately retrieved her katana and stood on alert aware of the potential tricks her spider opponent.
"Come on, you little winch." Ayane said to herself. "I'm ready for you this time."
Suddenly, two small web shots darted heading for Ayane's head. The kinochi quickly used her ninja reflexes to slice the web projectiles with her katana. Quickly afterwards, another spurt of shots came at her from another direction as if there were more than one of the cunning Widows in the forest with her. Ayane, again, sliced the projectiles, but was becoming a bit nervous on Widow's whereabouts.
She scanned the forest as all was quiet. She tried to at least get a glimpse of her opponent, but to no avail Widow was clearly successful at blending in with her surrounding. From behind Ayane, a web-rope was shot at her. Gratefully, Ayane's sixth sense warned her as she quickly turned and grabbed the rope.
"There you are." Ayane said as the two pulled on the strong webbed rope.
It was a small fight in strength, but Ayane easily prevailed as she tugged on the rope hard enough to get her opponent to fall to the ground. Widow fell on her back and immediately, trying using her web shots at Ayane. The female ninja easily sliced them away and quickly threw two shurikens at fallen woman. The shurikens were quick as they stuck into her legs. Widow gave a scream in agony and Ayane slowly began making her ways towards her taunting the spider-like opponent with an evil smile.
"That won't work anymore, bitch. I know how to beat you." Ayane said tauntingly.
Widow became wide-eyed as scurried against the ground trying to keep her distance between her and Ayane.
"You're tricky, but repetitive. Once I learned that one thing about you…" Widow tried to stop Ayane from her talking with another web shot projectile. Ayane, again, quickly sliced it with her katana and finished her sentence. "…the rest of the battle is easy."
"Ayane." Widow began to plead. "My precious, I wasn't going to do anything to you. It was Aileen the one I wanted, maybe Ryu. But you," She continued. "I was going to set you free."
Ayane only kept her smile as she knelt down beside the woman and caressed her hand against her face. "Now you know better for me to believe that." Ayane shouted angrily placing her katana against her neck. "GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T KILL YOU!"
"Ayane, my dear," Widow began to plead. "I was only wanting to have a little girl fun." Widow's eyes became glassy. "Please it is not me you want to kill."
"Then tell me who is it that I want to kill?"
"Master Mitsuri." Widow spoke as if she wanted to give the precious information away. "He is the leader of the clan, I'm just a hierarch. I'm of no importance."
"Mitsuri?"
"Yes, he is so old; he wouldn't be a match for a ninja of your caliber anyhow." She said proudly trying to hid her nervous streak.
"I'm impressed." Ayane removed her katana away from the neck of Widow. "You actually gave me a good reason not to kill you."
"I did?" Widow asked as a smile grew across her face.
She stood. "Yeah, I mean, you're a pain," Then shereturned her katana to its sheath. "But remember, I wasn't the one, you truly disrespected in the first place." Ayane said as she began to walk away.
At first, Widow gave her a puzzled look as she propped herself body on her elbows watching the kinochi taking her steps further away, but the same frightened face came back when she looked up and saw Ryu sitting on a tree branch just above her. Before she even had time yelp for mercy, Ryu jumped from the tree branch and the blade of the Dragon Sword entered her chest as Ryu delivered the final blow. He struck his blow in the name of his darling, Aileen, whom Widow had strapped and humiliated upon their arrival.
Blood spurt from the opened wound as Widow's eyes and mouth popped open in shock. Ryu removed his sword and watched Widow struggle for her next breath. As Ryu calmly wiped the blood from his blade, Widow's breathing was becoming shorter; and by the time he placed it in its sheath, widow's breathing had stopped. The Black Spider Clan's Hierarch died.
MY REVIEWS:
LadyMidnight: I really loved this chapter, it was different from what I expected and I am happy to say that I was pleasantly suprised. Keep up the great work
:BLUSHES: I'm really glad you are coming to like it. It's coming along better than I intended. There's gonna be some new additions and surprises so I hope you keep up with it in the mean time. XD
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thunderxtw: Wow! Very good! I love the direction this is going in. I figured Aillen had to be the one to have taken the sword as soon as Ryu knew it was missing. Why do people have to be so foolish and try to jump into something dangerous when they lack the skills needed to survive? I don't know. It happens a lot, I guess.
Ryu was cool, as was Ayane. This really seems like something that would indeed take place in the Ninja Gaiden universe. Good action, good story. Nice work!
:D XD Yeah Aileen was just being stubborn, now look at the mess she got herself into. Thanks a bunch, I see a lot of potential with this story.
COMING SOON
Chapter 6 – The Black Spider Clan