Chapter 12: An Emperor vs A Warlord; Warlord Takashi vs Emperor Natsuki Shimizu.
"Are you ready?" Natsuki smirked.
"Yes!" Takashi jumped into the nearest tree, once he did that he forced his samurai puppet to move in. The samurai moved with great speed and locked blades with Natsuki.
"Believe me i know all about your abilities Warlord Takashi, your puppets are very interesting i've never fought an opponent who used that kind of technique", Natsuki knocked the samurai puppet back and jumped towards Takashi. With a simple flick of his waist the left arm of the samurai puppet broke off, the puppets hand broke off and exposed a sharp blade. That flew at Natsuki, Natsuki turned around and was barely able to dodge the attack, suddenly the samurai puppet came flying towards her. Natsuki blocked the sword with her katana and with her other hand she stabbed the samurai in the head. The samurai only looked at her with lifeless eyes, Natsuki gasped and jumped away barely avoiding the samurai arm, she landed on the ground with a thud.
"Im guessing you didn't know that my puppet is a weapon, it doesn't just have one weapon, it has multiple weapons inside of its body", Takashi smirked as his puppet arm reattached itself. Once it did Natsuki rushed forward and knocked it backwards with a kick sending it flying into the forest. She rushed at Takashi, Takashi only smirked as shurikens came flying off the woods. Natsuki blocked each one with her swords, the samurai puppet came flying out the forest with its mouth open, still shooting shurikens. Natsuki blocked each shuriken, she suddenly realized that the puppet didn't have its arms! "Now poison needle shower!" Both of the samurai arms came flying at Natsuki one on her left and one on her right. Both arms had a hole open up on its palm, once they were open needles began to fly at her.
"Shurikens in front of me and needles on either side of me", Natsuki jumped into the air, but the head and arms of the puppet followed her continuing to fire at her. "I can't block them all!" Natsuki closed her eyes and a red energy began to form around her, she disappeared and reappeared on the ground.
"Now you're mine!" Takashi pulled two strings and the puppets arms came flying at her, they had stopped fire needles and instead had large blades coming out of them. Natsuki defected both arms into the ground, she looked down and saw that the grass was turning purple.
"Poison i should have known that's your specialty", said Natsuki. She jumped away once she did the arms got back up and began to follow her.
"Oh so two isn't enough how about 4", Takashi disconnected the puppets legs from the body and two blades sprouted from the feet. Natsuki began to block each blade with her swords, Takashi's fingers were moving like he was playing the piano. Natsuki slipped one sword back into her scabbard and held her hand out, a large energy ball appeared. She shot it towards Takashi, Takashi rolled out the way and pulled the strings towards him. The puppets arms and legs rushed towards her, Natsuki blocked each blade, Natsuki rushed towards Takashi with her sword pointed towards his heart.
"It's over!" Natsuki smirked, right when she was about to stab him a sudden explosion happened. Natsuki felt her sword hit something.
"Turtle!" Natsuki had stabbed the turtle puppets shell, meanwhile the samurai puppet limbs were rushing from all sides. Natsuki jumped back and stopped, the samurai puppet reach attached itself and stood up with his sword drawn. The puppets shell began to fall down until it was into 10 piece, Takashi was sitting in a chair. "That was close one but still now you're defeated the turtle shell is impenetrable, you will never hit me. Why don't you just give up and become my new puppet? Your body will only lose all of your bones, who knows maybe I'll let you love and just make you a loving puppet".
Natsuki sheathed her swords held out both hands, "this is why I despise you warlords, being allowed to do anything you want isn't good. It shouldn't be allowed!" Natsuki began to charge an energy blasts "We should only be allowed to serve our kings and queens but you refuse to do that! I will bring you to justice once your defeated this will prove that the Warlords can be defeated!"
Natsuki began to fire blast after blast towards Takashi, the turtle shell immediately sprung up and took each blast without moving. Natsuki held out one hand and a huge energy ball began to form the ball changed shape and turned into bow "sunlight shine through the darkness night, and arrows flew high through the skies! Sunlight Arrows". Natsuki pulled the string of the bow back and let go, once she did thousands of energy arrows began to fire at Takashi.
"Why won't she learn she'll never touch me", Takashi eyes grew wide when he noticed that the turtle puppet shell was beginning to crack. "What is this how is that possible I designed this puppet to be impossible to break!" Takashi quickly opened the back of the turtle shell and jumped out.
"Now you're mine!" Takashi turned around right as Natsuki stabbed him. "You're probably wondering how your precious turtle puppet shell was cracking, I studied your puppets designs and i found out that your turtle puppet isn't that strong. By focusing my blasts and arrows on one spot I was able to crack it and eventually i'll break it!"
"I see you were able to study my puppets and figure out that out, impressive but not good enough to kill me", Takashi grabbed the blade with his hands.
"What are you doing!" Natsuki thrusted her sword deeper into Takashi chest. Takashi face began to peel off and it was replaced by the samurai face. "What!" The samurai puppet pushed Natsuki back until she was pinned against a tree.
"I guess you forgot about my puppet substitute technique", Natsuki looked to see Takashi leaning against the turtle puppet, where the samurai puppet was original leaning against. "I can't underestimate you anymore", Takashi pulled out a scroll from the turtle and opened it up, there was a large blast of smoke. "Puppet summoning Lion!" When the smoke settled the lion puppet was standing there. "How do you like my lion I modelled it after Warlord lionheart's energy form".
"Interesting your lion puppet is a very beautiful puppet and very deadly Takashi smiled.
"Thank you for the complement", Takashi sent the lion puppet forward, it ran across the ground towards Natsuki who was still pinned by the samurai.
"But you don't have me beat yet", Natsuki began to fade away.
"What on earth where did you-", Takashi quickly had the turtle puppet shell surround him. Natsuki stabbed downward and hit the turtle shell, the lion puppet rushed at the young woman. Natsuki jumped away and stopped, the turtle puppet shell fell back down to show a very annoyed Takashi. "Your just full of surprises aren't you".
"That was called energy clone I was never really there, i made that clone once your puppet grabbed me at that moment I made that clone and hide in the trees to hide", Natsuki had an energy bow in her hand again. "Sunlight Arrows!"
Takash shook his head, "don't think i'll fall for the same trick twice". Takashi jumped away the turtle puppet disappeared in a cloud of smoke leaving a creator. Takashi ran to left as the arrows continued to fire at him, Takashi hands slowly began to dance again. The lion and samurai puppet rushed towards Natsuki, she quickly focused her time on attacking the samurai puppet. "Poison arrows plus poison needle combination!" The samurai palms opened up and he began to shoot needles and the lion opened it mouth and began to shoot arrows. Natsuki jumped away and continued to shoot energy arrows at Takashi none stop. Takashi hide behind a tree as the arrows continued to fire at him, he suddenly pulled his strings upward.
The ground below Natsuki broke apart as the turtle puppet came under her, it's shell locked back into place. "What is his let me out now!" Natsuki demanded as she began to shoot arrows at the turtle wall.
"My turtle puppet isn't designed for attack it's normal perous is trapping people, however when the turtle is paired with the lion and samurai you get a dangerous attack combination". The lion limps disconnected from its body and blades sprouted out from the ends of them, the samurai puppet did the same thing.
"Let me out now you little coward!" Natsuki could see that the shell was beginning to crack.
"Now to finish this secret black move torture chamber!" All 8 limbs rushed into the turtle shell. "That was interesting but in the end I win".
"No you don't!" Takashi turned around and Natsuki came rushing towards him and cut off his arm. Takashi jumped backward and held his shoulder with his good arm.
"Impossible! How did you manage to escape my attack!" Takashi grunted.
"Simple i used another energy clone!" Natsuki smirked.
"Well i can see i can't go easy on you you little brat so i'll have to go all out won't", using one of his strings Takashi grabbed his arm and placed it back where it used to be. "Puppet repairmen technique". Using another string Takashi reconnected his arm to his shoulder.
"Well what an interesting technique you have there", Takashi began to flex and move his arm around to make sure it still worked.
"You shut your mouth i don't need praise my puppets!" Takashi snapped he pulled out three scrolls. "When I'm done with you, you'll be nothing but my new puppet!" Takashi unrolled all 3 scroll and there were three explosions of smoke "Condor! Black widow! Komodo Dragon!" When the dust settle Takashi had 3 of his strongest puppets around him as well as the samurai and lion puppet.
"Aw the big boys are her aren't they, let's go then!" Natsuki got into her stance.
"Don't get cocky!" Takashi ten strings began to split apart to form 30 strings. The black widow was the first to rush forward each time one of its legs hit the ground the grass turned purple and died. Natsuki sheathed her swords and jumped away she made an energy bow and began to fire arrows again. The Black Widow began to block each arrow with the blades on its legs. Meanwhile the condor puppet flew towards Natsuki with blinding speed and opened it mouth, it began to shoot throwing knifes. Natsuki ducked down and focused her fire at the condor puppet, the black widow puppet moved in for the kill. Natsuki put her bow away and drew her swords, she blocked two of the black widow's and jumped back as two more came forward. She blocked each blade that the puppet sent forward. She rolled out the way as another barrage of knives, she turned around and grunted as the lion puppet plowed into her and she went flying. The samurai puppet appeared behind her with it's sword drawn and pointed towards her.
"Energy clone", Natsuki turned red and stopped moving but her clone keep going forward until it it the blade. Once it did it began to disintegrate on the blade, Natsuki jumped back as the Komodo dragon puppet swung its tail at her. Natsuki sheathed her sword and made a bow, she aimed at Takashi but before she could fire at him. The Black Widow puppet was in front of her, she dodged each strike and did a backflip to gain some distance. She went to fire again but the lion puppet was now blocking her path, he took a swing at her with its claws. She jumped back and again went to fire her bow at him but now the samurai puppet was in her way. "Damn it!" Natsuki jumped back and put her bow away, she unsheathed her swords and they began to glow. "Dragons so fierce and dragons so strong, flew high and strike with the force of a thousand suns". The red energy around her swords to begin form the shape of dragons. "Rising twin dragons!" Natsuki jumped up and thrusted her swords forwards two red dragons, (the Chinese dragon) the dragons rushed towards Takashi.
"There two fast!" Takashi dragged the turtle puppet towards him and jumped inside before bring up it's shield. "This might not be enough damn it!" Takashi placed his hand on the puppet side. "One chance if I put some of my energy into the shield's!" Takashi did that and braced for impact. When both dragons hit the shell of the turtle there was a huge explosion, when the dust settled the turtle puppet was still standing. However 20 seconds later the turtle puppet shell began to crack and then it collapsed. Takashi bent down and picked up a shard of the turtle shell.
"I guess your precious puppet isn't impenetrable after all", Natsuki began to laugh. "I guess that book about the Warlords was wrong".
Takashi looked up at Natsuki and glared at her, "you little brat", Takashi growled "This was the first puppet I created and you destroyed it! I made this puppet with my parents and you destroy it!" Takashi body gave off a grey energy. He picked up the turtle head and kissed it. "Don't worry my puppet i will avenge you, now rest and when I'm done i'll rebuild you". Takashi put the turtle head down and stood up.
"I can see that you're getting serious maybe I'll have an challenge no-", Natsuki gasped as the black widow puppet appeared in front of her it thrusted all 8 legs towards Natsuki. Natsuki jumped backward and rushed towards Takashi, the lion puppet rammed into her. She went flying towards the samurai puppet who thrusted it's sword forward, Natsuki used an energy clone and jumped out the way. She turned around and shouted in pain as the condor wing penetrated her armor and cut her side. Natsuki placed her hand on her side and ran into the forest, Takashi summoned his eagle puppet and jumped on top to give chase.
Natsuki ran over to a tree where she planted healing supplies and pulled out a tape on bandage. "I knew these would come in hand". Natsuki placed the bandage on her side when suddenly knife came flying at her, she jumped out the way and quickly ducked the Komodo dragon's tail. Natsuki looked up and saw Takashi standing above her, Takashi pointed forward and the eagle puppet came flying towards her. It grabbed her with its razor sharp talons the eagle flew high into the air, Natsuki winched as the talons broke through her armor and sunk into her shoulders. Natsuki made another energy clone and went falling out of the sky, Natsuki created a bow and pulled back the string she began to charge up a huge arrow and shot it towards Takashi. Takashi moved the condor puppet towards the blast and allowed it to take the blast, the condor fell to the ground and broke apart. The samurai opened its mouth and began to shoot shurikens towards her, Natsuki began to shoot each shuriken out the sky. She screamed in pain as the eagle puppet rammed into her and she hit the ground with a loud thump. She slowly got back up and the Komodo dragon puppets tail hit her in the stomach she went crashing into a tree. She went through 10 trees before coming to a stop.
"What's wrong Emperor Natsuki or should i say Empress Natsuki, your rumored to have power equal to the big five then show me", Natsuki stood back up on shaky legs the lion puppet came running towards her.
"Damn it I can barely move my body!" Natsuki body gave off a red energy. "I'm not done yet!" Natsuki made a bow and fired a huge arrow at the lion puppet completely destroying it. She aimed and destroyed the samurai, black widow, eagle, and Komodo dragon puppets.
"Damn it! Do you know how long it took to make those puppets!" Takashi took out his last three scrolls. "You leave me no choice you little brat, it's time to finish you off for good!"
Natsuki slowly took off her armor until she was wearing nothing but a red kimono, she held up her swords and a red energy surrounded her. "Forgive me Emperor Quon I might not be able to defeat him but i will give it my all".
Takashi unrolled each scroll, "Cobra! Dragon! Elephant!" There was a huge explosion and when it settled three massive puppets were standing there.
Natsuki eyes grew big, "impossible the book said the cobra was only 10 feet long".
Takashi began to laugh, "you foolish girl who do you think add information to those books, we do but we lie about some of our powers! My cobra puppet is over 50 feet long the same size as my dragon, now attack my puppets!" Takashi made his strongest puppets the cobra and dragon rush forward. He jumped on top of his elephant puppet and began to fire out poison needles from the elephant trunk. Natsuki turned around and ran the other way, the dragon puppet opened its mouth and fired a poison smoke bomb.
"Dammit poison smoke bomb!" Natsuki held one sword forehanded the other backhanded. "Tornado vortex!" Natsuki began to spin around and all the poison smoke was sent into the air. Natsuki screamed in pain as the cobra puppet appeared in front of her and snapped down on her shoulder with its razor sharp teeth made from mini blades. She felt her clothing been to disintegrate and her skin began to burn. "Dammit more poison!" The cobra puppet snapped it head left and throw her into the air, the dragon puppet tail was waiting for her. A giant blade appeared from the tail and came rushing forward, Natsuki used an energy clone and fell back to the ground. Natsuki stood up and screamed, "my shoulder it wont move but why do i still feel pain". Natsuki gasped as Takashi connected with a kick to her chest knocking her down.
"Well well look who's laying on the ground defeated!" Takashi pulled out a small knife and stabbed her other arm. "All my weapons in my puppets are dipped in a very complex poison, it paralyzes anything it touches eventually killing it. However unlike other cases of paralysis the pain never does go away". Natsuki used an energy clone and cut off Takashi arm with her good arm. Takashi jumped back and using a string her grabbed his arm and stitched it back on.
"I see the only way to defeat you is to cut off your head, so I guess I'll put all my energy into one last attack!" Natsuki stood up and her energy formed a giant samurai. She forced her paralyzed arm up and drew her sword, the samurai made two giant samurai swords.
"You know i was trying to keep your body in good condition to make you my new puppet, I was trying to keep you alive and well! BUT I GIVE UP I WILL TAKE PLEASURE IN WATCHING YOU DIE!" Takashi energy formed a giant humanoid puppet, the dragon, cobra puppets rushed forward and opened there mouths.
Natsuki energy swords turned back into dragons, "hell dragons roar and heaven dragons scream, the two opposites attract when an enemy is near, fire and ice, earth and air, dark and light opposite become one when i call out his name Limbo, Vengeance of Ancient Power!" Natsuki swords combined to create a giant red dragon that roared at Takashi.
"BRING IT ON!" Takashi dragon and cobra each had a giant grey energy ball charging.
"I WON'T LOSE YOU WARLORDS HAVE TOO MUCH POWER AF I WILL RESTORE JUSTICE BY TAKING YOU DOWN!" Natsuki samurai energy grew bigger as did the dragon around her. "CHARGE AND ATTACK MY DRAGON!" The dragon roared and rushed forward destroying everything in its path.
"ATTACK MY PUPPETS DESTROY HER!" Both puppets fired there blasts and when they hit the dragon there was a giant explosion followed by a shockwave that knocked down every tree in a 5 mile radius.
"I WON'T LOSE!" The dragon pushed through the blasts and rushed towards Takashi. "YES I WILL WIN YOUR FINISHED!".
"WE SHALL SEE ATTACK DRAGON AND COBRA", from either side of her the dragon and cobra came rushing at her with two large blades coming out there mouths. They penetrated her samurai energy and stabbed into her sides, Natsuki coughed up blood. Takashi elephant puppet took the blast head on and exploded, Natsuki energy faded away and she fell down to the ground, the strings on the puppets disappeared and fell down as well.
Natsuki was breathing heavily, "finally I win…" Natsuki looked over at Takashi body which was blown to bits.
"You haven't won yet", Natsuki looked up and screamed as Takashi head began to flout and his hands created strings, he began to rebuild his body and when he was done he reconnected his head and hands.
"BUT HOW THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE WHAT ARE YOU!" Takashi looked at Natsuki and shook his head.
"Didn't you know my dear I've made my body into a puppet i only have a heart and brain left. As well as my precious hands are left from my originally body", Takashi opened his chest up it was lined with steel and in there was his heart. "This isn't even my original head this is a puppet head with my eyes in it, i used a technique to create this body so now i'm immortal!".
"Impossible stay away from me!" Natsuki tried to run but she fell down. "Please just go away!"
Takashi walked closer and closer, he pulled out a small dagger and throw it at her is hit her head I throat and she fell down dead. "My My what a shame it seems this whole fight was a waste of precious time, and because most of my puppets were destroyed in the fight, I suppose i best return to my lap and start to rebuild them". Takashi walked away from the body he stopped and looked back, "I might as well take her body after all she might come in handy".
Next Time.
With the battle over it's time to return to Sofia and her friends as they began their mission in Energìa, the girls learns some information that could change the course of this war.
Sofia: Next Time on Clash of Kingdoms, A Kingdom with Allie's; The Slave Trade Between Three Kingdoms.