Chapter XXI: Mistress of the Winds and Spirit of the Sands
Nightshroud: Yes, Mr. Fipp, Renkotsu and Bankotsu are my crossovers from Inuyasha. Both were from the villainous Band of Seven, and they actually fit quite well into this part based on what happened in the show (I won't spoil it! -). Okie Dokie, on we go!
"So, who's going to challenge the Angel and her friends now?" asked Renkotsu.
"Lerena, think you're up to it?" asked Bankotsu. She nodded.
"Of course. I'll do whatever you need me to."
"Good." He gave her a kiss, and she teleported off. He turned to Albel and Renkotsu and waved them out of the room. They walked down the hall in silence, till Albel decided to speak.
"Think she has a chance?"
"No," said Renkotsu. "She's good, but their combined power will be too much. I'm going to have to make a move soon. In the mean time, I'm going to take you to meet with the others. It's time we set our plans into motion."
"There's the doorway to the next world," said Reyna. As they approached it, there was a gust of wind, and Lerena teleported into the room. She had a white strapless, short sleeved shirt that exposed a few inches of her stomach. She had slightly tight green shorts that came to her knees. On her feet she had white and green sandals.
"So, you are the ones trying to get through the castle, huh? I thought you would be older...or taller...or something."
They looked at her strangely. "What's up with her?" whispered Tyson. Fayt shrugged.
She sighed and pulled out her tonfas. "Let's get this over with."
She flew into the air and shot a blast of wind at them, throwing them against the wall. Tyson ran at her and swung his keyblade, but she ducked and blasted wind at his feet. As he fell forward, she jumped over him and shot air downward on him, slamming him into the floor. Reyna ran and flung her whip out at her. She bent the air around the whip and directed it back at Reyna, knocking her backwards.
"Blizzaga!"
Namé shot ice crystals at her, but she jumped over them, and kicked, sending a shot of air that slammed her into the wall. Fayt used Wind Stepper and flew into the air at her. He slashed, but she blocked with her tonfas, slid down, then threw him over her. He grabbed her leg, then kicked her into the wall. She dodged as Namé's thunder spell hit the wall. Tyson ran at her, but she flew over hi, landed on his shoulders, and forced him down as she kicked off of him. She then threw her one tonfa, knocking Namé's staff away. She was hit by Reyna's whip, and in a moment she was wrapped up. Reyna pulled her over, then elbowed her in the back before releasing the whip so that she tumbled to the ground.
Lerena got up and growled. "You guys are pests! SIT DOWN!"
She shot a blast of wind that threw them all to the ground. She jumped into the air and said, "Wind Scythe!"
She summoned wind into both her hands which she held high over her head. Then she threw it down, in a thin, sharp form. They jumped out of the way as the wind cut through the floor and exploded. As she shot another blast of wind, Fayt charged his symbology and said, "Earth Glaive!"
Giant rock spikes errupted from the ground, shielding them from the room. They also hit Lerena, throwing her to the ground. Fayt then cut the rocks and kicked the pieces at her. Lerena dodged and knocked them away wth her tonfas, till one hit her in the shoulder, causing her to stumble back. Reyna ran forward and kicked her back, then lashed her across the chest with her whip. She staggered back, then began to smirk.
"Think you've won? Well guess again!"
She put her hand forward, and air suddenly started to get sucked towards it.
"Wind Tunnel!"
The air pull started getting stronger and stronger, till it had the pull of a tornado. Fayt stuck his sword into the wall to hold on, Namé used Spell Impact on the wall and she and Reyna were holding onto pieces of it, and Tyson was hanging onto his keyblade, which was also stuck in the wall.
"It's no use! The pull will get stronger and stronger till it pulls this whole room in!"
Suddenly they all started to get pale. "T-the cough oxygen...it's-" but Reyna couldn't finish. Tyson knew they wouldn't make it if he didn't do something. He pulled his keyblade out of the wall, and as he was sucked into the Wind Tunnel, he threw his keyblade ahead, stricking her in the hand. She cried out and staggered back, closing the Wind Tunnel while holding her injured hand.
"You- I'll get you back! Just wait!"
She then teleported from the room, and the four sighed with relief.
"That was close," Fayt sighed. Namé and Reyna gave Tyson a hug.
"That was awesome," they said, then they slapped him on the head, "but incredibly stupid!"
Lerena teleported back into the meeting room. Bankotsu looked up and asked, "So, did you get rid of them?"
She sighed and shook her head. "No, the keyblade brat damaged my Wind Tunnel. I had to repair it, so I left. I'll try again once it's fixed."
He scowled. "No, you won't. I'm disappointed. I didn't think you would let me down. Is everyone in this castle usless?"
Lerena hung her head in shame as he waved her out. She walked sadly to her room, hurt physically and emotionally.
The four approached the next door and opened it. There was a flash of light, and they found that they had passed through the gate leading away from the Sultan's palace.
"Do you know where the darkness is?" asked Namé to Reyna.
"I sense it coming from the desert. Follow me."
They ran from the palace and into the street. Suddenly Bandit and Fat Bandit Heartless appeared. Tyson blocked the sword of a Bandit, then sliced through it before kicking off the wall and smashing the keyblade down on a Fat Bandit's head. Fayt decided to use the new symbol he acquired after beating Lerena. He charged up and shouted, "Wind Scar!"
A blast of wind ripped through and tore through the Heartless and devastated the area.
"Woah...that's useful..."
Reyna sliced through two Bandits with her whip, then she blasted some with Pearl. A Fat Bandit jumped in the doorway, blocking their path since it was invincible from the front.
"Graviga!"
Namé crushed it down with a gravity spell, then destroyed it with spell impact. They ran through into the marketplace, when Bandits jumped out from behind the stalls and attacked.
Namé cast Magnega to pull a bunch of the Heartless together, then Fayt used his Explosion symbol to bring down a giant fireball from the sky that destroyed them all. Reyna blasted the others with Faith, and Tyson ran through and finished the rest. They ran through the city gates and out into a small oasis. They could see the Cave of Wonders to the left, and another path to the right.
"It's that way," said Reyna, pointing to the right. They ran through the desert till they came to a large collection of ruins. As they walked through Lunar Bandits, Fortunetellers, and Fat Bandits emerged. Namé used a reflect spell to block the Fortunetellers' blizzard spells. Reyna slashed through the Lunar Bandits with her whip while Fayt and Tyson took down the Fat Bandits, and Namé used fire spells to finish the Fortunetellers. As they ran further into the ruins the sand in front of them exploded upward, and a giant Heartless with four arms and two huge swords emerged from the ground.
It raised two of its arms into the air, and glowing purple orbs appeared on them. Suddenly the Namé, Fayt, and Reyna were encircled by the strange symbols.
"Oh no, I can't use my magic!" said Namé. The other two found that they couldn't either. Kurt Zisa jumped at them, and they dove out of the way as his swords crashed into the sand. Reyna swung her whip at one of the orbs and broke it.
"Hey, aim for the orbs! They can be broken!" she said. Suddenly one of its free arms swatted her aside. Fayt quickly ran and grabbed her as the swords crashed behind him, and he had to jump back as he swung them in a circle, just barely missing him. Tyson leaped up and smashed the other orb, the Namé hit its legs with Spell Impact. It collapsed to the ground, then its head emerged and moved about like a snake. It grabbed Tyson by the leg and threw him back. Namé used Aeroga as it shot its head at Reyna, who slashed its head upward with her whip. Then Namé used Graviga to smash it into the ground, while Fayt leaped up and smashed his sword into its head. Kurt Zisa's head cracked a bit, but then it leaped up and put a shield around itself. Tyson jumped up and slashed at the shield, but nothing happened.
"Blizzaga!"
Namé shot ice crystals at it, and it flashed and the color dimmed.
"I think it only responds to magic," she said. It suddenly raised its arms and whirlwinds emered from the ground. Tyson ducked behind some ruins, while Namé climbed onto an arch and launched thunder spells at the shield.
"Wind Scar!"
Fayt used his Wind Scar symbol again, and it smashed through the barrier, throwing Kurt Zisa back into the ground. When it emerged, it pulled its swords out and leaped into the air. It flew like vertically, and they ducked out of the way as it flew by. Namé cast a reflect spell, but its swords were so strong they smashed through it. She screamed as she was flung backward, but she rolled to the side as they cut by her. Then it flew up high and switched stance, turning vertically. It flew at them, and Tyson aimed his keyblade and shot a blast from it while Reyna shot a blast of light. They swirled together and struck Kurt Zisa as it passed by.
"Twin Light Cannon!"
It glowed, then rattled and collapsed. Suddenly the sand began to explode upward.
"Run! The ruins are sinking in!" shouted Tyson. They ran further into the ruins and passed over a bridge towards and old tower. The sand was flowing downward and was almost on level with the bridge as the opened the door and ran through...
...into the castle.
"We're back," said Reyna with relief.
Renkotsu, Albel, Sommelier, and Dr. Veinslay met in the lounge in the basement level.
"So, what's the plan, Renkotsu?" asked Albel.
Renkotsu crossed his arms and closed his eyes. "With the four of us, we shouldn't have a problem taking down Bankotsu."
"Five," said Albel, "Haru is like apprentice, and he will help if I say so."
"Good. Another ally can't hurt," said Sommelier.
"Now, I'm not worried about whether or not we can defeat Bankotsu, but about how we can explain it away," said Renkotsu.
"What do you mean?" asked Veinslay.
"Lerena is a key person in this equation."
"Why?" asked Albel.
"Because we only want one story told after this is all done. And what's more believable, the word of four people who hate him, or the word of one who loves him?"
They silently nodded. "What about Kurama?" asked Sommelier.
"He never even leaves that garden. I hardly think he would do anything to help Bankotsu," said Albel.
Renkotsu stood and walked away. "Hey, where are you going?" asked Dr. Veinslay.
"To convince Lerena to join our cause."
"What?! You'll ruin our plans!" said Albel.
"My plans, you mean. Besides I know what I'm doing."
"What are you planning to do?" asked Sommelier.
He smiled cunningly. "Sometimes, the greatest form of manipulation is to tell the truth." With that, he disappeared from the room.
Kurt Zisa-
A monstrous Heartless that appeared in the deserts of Agrabah once the keyhole in Hollow Bastion was released. It appeared as a manifestation of the darkness in Agrabah.
Nightshroud: I hope the Kurt Zisa fight was good! I was going to have it just like in the first KH in the middle of the deseryt, but then I thought it would be cooler in the desert ruins. Oooh and more scheming going on. Hehe...it will start to get very interesting and compicated. Review and read on! Oh, and I'll describe Sommelier and Dr. Veinslay's appearance later when they come into play.
Next chapter: Shadow of the Underworld