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Chapter 27: Duel of the Masters
The Galactic Army's forces were still fully engaged in battle against what remained of the Dark Army; stray Skulkin warriors, Serpentine sans Pyro Vipers and Clancee, Stone Army warriors, Nindroids, Ghosts that Nya hadn't yet gotten to, and the remaining Sons of Garmadon forces. Although the skies now completely belonged to the Galactic Army, the battle was still fully heated on the surface.
Not that Jay or Lloyd noticed as the two stared face-to-face with the Overlord and Pythor. After Jay ignited his blade, Lloyd stepped forward to be right next to his friend, sneering at the Overlord. "So, where were you this whole time, Overlord? I notice you didn't face either of us yet!"
The obvious taunt had little effect on the Dark Master as he chuckled. "Sorry, Lloyd, but I was a little busy with some new... friends." He gestured behind him, where both jay and Lloyd saw several dozen dead bodies of Clones, Battle Droids, Pirates, and even a few random Jedi. The sight made Jay tighten his grip on his blade, which made the Overlord smile menacingly.
"I was secretly hoping the new allies would pose a threat. Needless to say, they were not. But back to the matter at hand..." He positioned himself into a fighting stance alongside Pythor.
The two pairs stared each other down, each with their own weapon fully unsheathed.
Jay had his Elemental Lightning Blade pointed forward.
The Overlord had the Dark Dragon Blade, still fresh with Karlof's blood, swerve in a circular motion.
Lloyd had a Katana he grabbed from a dead Nindroid pointed downwards.
Pythor hissed at the two Ninja with his Anacondrai blade aimed towards them as he slithered alongside his Master.
Behind Jay, Brad was still crying over Karlof's body. The Master of Metal had become his closest friend in the past four years since he saved his life, and now he was gone too. "K-K-Karlof… no..."
But before the young Ninja would possibly get hurt in the crossfires of the surrounding battle, Pixal and Clutch ran to pick him up by the arms and drag him away from the Overlord. "NO! LET ME GO! KARLOF, HE-"
"He's dead, Brad! Don't let his sacrifice be in vain by getting Jay or yourself killed!" As the three lined up with Kai and Zane, the two Ninja were still breathing heavily from the influence of the Scrolls. "We have to help Jay and Lloyd!" The Red Ninja prepared to run forward, only to be halted by Zane.
"No, Kai, wait. This is not our fight." Kai looked to his mechanical brother in disbelief. "WHAT? How can you say that?!"
"It's just like you said to us, all those years ago when we first became a team and we wanted to help Sensei Wu against Samukai. That was his fight to complete. The Overlord and Pythor killed Jay's parents DIRECTLY. The Overlord took over the body of Lloyd's father for a second time, even if he was just a shell of his former self. This is their fight, unless we are called upon."
Though he didn't like it, Kai knew he was right. Through the surrounding chaos, Dareth and Cole ran up alongside them, noticing Jay and Lloyd prepare to face their enemies. "What are they doing!?"
"Finishing this, one way or another." Kai turned to look at Cole, immediately confused by his new Ghost form. "What the hell happened to you?" Not wanting to explain it a third time, the Master of Earth sighed.
Nya found herself surrounded by the hundreds of remaining ghosts left from the destruction of the Garmatron II, still eager to avenge Morro. Soul Archer attempted to hit her from a distance with his cursed arrowtips, but her flying water-daggers finished him off before he got the chance. Ghoultar attempted the headfirst approach, flying towards her in a berserker style. Her Spinjitzu tornado absorbed him before his scythe touched her skin.
Unfortunately, in the chaos that surrounded her, Nya failed to notice a single ghost fly overhead, chuckling at her as she laid waste to the other ghosts. "Foolish Ninja!"
Before Nya could look up at the voice, Bansha's howl rained down on her from above, breaking her concentration as she held both hands to her ears in pain. The echoes of agony that breached Nya's mind were too much to handle, giving the remaining 20 ghosts a chance to re-approach her.
After Bansha stopped her "singing," she descended down to stand right in front of the Master of Water. Nya still held on to her head in pain, unable to do little else. The sight of her made Bansha smile. "Look at her, boys! She may have the aid of Water, but when incapacitated, she is just like everyone else..." The other ghosts laughed at their General's boasts, while she turned back to Nya and pulled off her Samurai X helmet, revealing her panicked face.
"You got the Soul Archer. You defeated Ghoultar. You even managed to get Morro. But it matters not how many of us you get. Once we kill you, and our Emperor kills your friends, he will reopen the bridge to the Cursed Realm, freeing them from their damnation once more!" Nya looked up at Bansha, then her eyes darted to the side before she responded.
"There's just… one problem with your plan..."
"Oh? And what's that, little Ninja?" The other 20 ghosts walked forward, blades raised to kill Nya. Until a figure jumped down and used a Force blow, knocking them all to their sides. Bansha immediately picked herself up to see Ahsoka ignite her two green blades.
"You forgot about me." Bansha flew back upwards and began to shriek at Ahsoka, but was interrupted by a blast of water, dissipating her immediately back to the Cursed Realm. "NO-"
The remaining ghosts looked back in fear to see Nya pick herself up, smirking at them. "Not today." With a quick spin, she unleashed a final flurry of water daggers, hitting them all.
Ahsoka smirked at the victory. "Nice job. Now come on!" The two ran side-by-side to face the next wave of remaining Dark Army forces, towards the Overlord.
After a solid minute of staring each other down, Lloyd balled up his fist and fired a beam of Energy towards the Overlord. The Dark Master simply opened his palm, summoning a small portal over the heads of both Ninja. Jay immediately called upon the force, stopping the beam in midair as he deflected it with his Elemental blade, firing it towards Pythor.
The Serpentine King hissed in anticipation, swerving his blade to block the blow, allowing it to instead hit the ground. The Overlord smirked. "My turn." His three open hands shot beams of Darkness at the two. Lloyd returned the one beam that fired at him with his own. Jay did the same to one, returning lightning against the darkness. He used his Elemental Blade to block the third beam towards the ground, until he managed to aim it back at the Overlord.
Noticing Jay's goal, the Overlord stopping firing his beams, quickly moving sideways to avoid the shots of energy and Lightning.
"It is obvious this contest cannot be determined by our powers over the mystical arts..." He waved his Dark Dragon Blade around once more. "But by our skills with a blade." Without further warning, the Overlord ran forward and spun in a purple tornado towards Jay, who spun towards him.
Pythor slithered forward and swung his Anacondrai Blade at Lloyd, who met it with his reinforced Nindroid blade. The Anacondrai's tail spun around, knocking Lloyd onto his back. "OOF!" Regaining his focus, Lloyd saw Pythor raise his blade in the air. "Sorry, old chum. Nothing personal!" It was too late for Lloyd to do anything as he watched the blade swing downwards...
Only for a ball of fire to knock it out of the scaly hands.
They both looked to the side to see Kai run forwards at him, followed by Zane, Cole, and Dareth. "Screw it. Time to enter!" With the opening they gave him, Lloyd jumped back up to his feet and kicked Pythor back. Kai dove forward with a roll and punched him in the throat. Zane slid sideways and knocked Pythor's jaw with his metal elbow. With the butt-end of his scythe, Cole hit him with a hard blow to the chest. Dareth jumped up and spun around, roundhouse kicking Pythor on the other side of his jaw. The collective blows knocked Pythor backwards. "Master! Help!"
The two tornadoes of Darkness and Lightning were still clashing as the deep voice of the Overlord cut through the air. "Hmmm." His tornado backed up slightly, giving him a chance to stop spinning and swing at Jay's feet to knock him off-balance. Prepared, the Jedi Master of Lighting stopped spinning and jumped backwards before his enemy got the chance.
"You and your remaining allies appear to have the advantage, Jay. But what about my allies?"
Before Kai could strike at Pythor again, General Kozu ran out of the surrounding clamor of battle and tackled him to the ground. Dareth turned to help him, but the bellowing laugh of Killow distracted him long enough for the large Biker General to run forward and grab him in a crushing grip. Zane was attacked from behind by Chen, who now held him in an Anacondrai-tight grip with both arms, keeping the Master of Ice from spinning himself free. Cole began to run forward to aid them, but stopped dead in his tracks when the last Vermillion General Blunk stepped in his way, who covered himself in the puddles used against the other Ghosts. "Boo!"
Lloyd picked up the Nindroid katana and prepared to run to help them. "Guys!"
"I would be more worried about yoursssself, Lloyd." He turned back to see Skales and Fangtom help Pythor back up.
As the three approached him with increasing speed, Nya and Ahsoka jumped out from the surrounding battle and on top of the Blue and Red Serpentine tribe generals, knocking them unconscious. Pythor realized his disadvantage once he saw them line up with Lloyd, and slithered back into the surrounding battle.
"Let him go! We have to help Jay!"
"What about the others?" Ahsoka pointed to their friends who were being held by the remaining Dark Army generals. Lloyd nodded his head.
"Help them. I'll help Jay! If we take out their master, they will fall or retreat!"
Jay watched in horror as Killow slowly crushed Dareth in his grip. Kai was attempting to claw out from underneath the hold of Kozu, but to no avail. The same case was with Zane for Chen. The Vermillion Blunk was attempting to get ahold of Cole, who was panicking as he used Airjitzu to get out of anyone's reach. Finally, Jay turned back to the Overlord, who still had the menacing smile on his face.
"My, my... this sure seems familiar. Deja vu, eh? But where have I seen this before?"
Jay raised his blade in a defensive stance, attempting to look calm. "Shut up."
Mockingly, the Overlord snapped his fingers with fake realization. "OH, THAT'S RIGHT! It was when I had your friends in a grip, and you chose to fight me even then! If memory serves, I killed your precious Wu then and there..." His eyes darted to where his remaining Generals held the Ninja captive. Jay's eyes widened when he realized what was about to happen.
"So tell me, Jay... who should I kill this time?"
"NO!" In an almost uncalled for rage, Jay blasted a bolt of lightning and pushed the Dark master back with the force, giving him the opportunity to jump up to strike at him. Expecting it, the Overlord quickly picked himself up and blocked the Lightning Blade as it swung down with his upper two hands, and extended his lower ones towards the captive Ninja.
As Jay held the Overlord back, a black-and-purple aura began to surround Kai, Zane, Dareth, and Cole in midair, stopping him from using Airjitzu. With a grin, the Overlord began to descend Cole towards the Vermillion General.
Until Ahsoka pulled the orange bundle of snakes back with the Force, Nya used her Elemental power to absorb all of the water within him... and Lloyd jumped out from behind and stabbed the Overlord in the lower back.
"I got you, you son of a bitch!"
The aura that surrounded the others faded, giving them the opportunity to fight against their holders as Cole, Nya, and Ahsoka fought off Killow, Chen, and Kozu. From the new point of penetration the katana had made in the Dark Master's back, a dark liquid slowly began to seep out. Darkmatter.
But the Overlord barely even looked hurt as he laughed, not even bothering to turn to Lloyd as he looked Jay in the eye. "Oh, this is too good. It seems this fight has a third party challenger has entered the arena! And I can think of no better place for my victory..."
He opened his palms once more, and as the battle continued around them, Clutch, Pixal, and Brad noticed the spark that appeared underneath the trio. Brad's eyes widened as he realized what was about to happen, breaking his arms free from Pixal's hold as he ran towards them. "I can't let him get away!"
From the other side, Pythor did the same.
"But this time, I WON'T be cast back into my dormant state!"
A small portal appeared over the heads of Jay, Lloyd, and the Dark Master, pulling them up into it and away form the surrounding battle. As it closed, Brad jumped in as well, quickly followed by Pythor, leaving Pixal and Clutch no choice but to aid the others in the battle, hoping that their friends could hold out.
There we go! As I said, shorter chapter. I will update when I can
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