Why do I have to do all this catching up now? Blech. I'm tired. But I feel like I haven't updated in weeks (which I probably haven't) and all that, so I'm attempting to make up for that. Thanks for reviewing, everyone. I hope you'll like this chapter.
Chapter 6- In Hiding
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Chase did not know that alien people from another planet, another galaxy that was fairly far away, were coming after him. In fact, he was still in his richly-made and comfortable bed, the afternoon sun dipping down into the horizontal land. It was a beautiful view from his tower, but he didn't pay attention to it at all. The events that had occurred that day, far early in the morning… they were perhaps the most memorable and meaningful feelings and thoughts he would ever receive. Sakaya's hand, on his chest… there were so many wild, out-of-control things that had happened, but even so, Chase did not regret them at all. He was longing for more, his body yearning for another taste of Sakaya, for her to come to him…
He felt his face burn with embarrassment. How could he think such thoughts, feeling this way towards Sakaya, when they had barely met? There was something about her that drew him since the day they had met, and it was flowing through him stronger than ever before. The emotions she stirred in him… they were compressed inside for many days until that morning, where everything came out to the surface. Chase had felt something release from him, a flying feeling he had never felt before. The love that had burned inside him, tormented him, had come free.
He was afraid. That much he knew. There was apprehension in this new sensation, this carefree manner. Chase's life had always been restricted, full of orders that he had given himself to follow through. His reputation and his power were important to him, and so he set strict regulations that he wasn't sure if he could follow. He couldn't show any kindness or mercy, and had to follow his honor. But now… it seemed as if the world he had been in only a day ago and the world he was in now was years apart, in separate dimensions of the universe. What had been his life for fifteen hundred years, it was dissolving into a new one. Fifteen hundred years of habits vanished into a mere day in his life. Before, he would have scorned, but now he thought deeply about this.
He opened up the wiry blue door that held the contents of the room that held mysterious objects he had encountered in his life, strange things with powers that were still unknown to him, even with his long life and wisdom.
Chase found what he was looking for soon after his entrance. A dusty red book seeming of no importance, with blank yellow pages that were torn at the edges and folded and creased a number of times, was laid out before him. To any other human, it was perhaps worthless and not at all valuable, but it was important to him.
Seven hundred years ago, he came upon this item of antiquity. He won it in a battle, when he had defeated a Xiaolin warrior whose strength was quite limited, but had a brilliant mind. The warrior, by his honor, gave him the book as an acceptance of defeat. The man told Chase nothing about it, except that it contained the essence of a great warrior who was physically apt as well as intelligent, one who was from neither the Xiaolin side nor the Heylin side, but possessed great powers from both.
Long ago, Chase had discovered the secret to his book. He simply needed to concentrate his thoughts into the scrimpy little book, and strange pictures and words would appear, telling him a wise solution to his problem.
Chase asked in his head, How will I decide what to pick, Sakaya or…everything else that I've known for so long?
Slowly he felt waves of stimulation, encircling him in a way that made him feel fresh and refined somehow. He could hear words, words that were the essence of a spirit that had come into existence far before his birth. Chase Young… I have not an answer to your query but a question that will decide everything in your situation. If you are not wise in your answers, it may destroy you for eternity. However, if you do choose correctly, in time you will find that truth for yourself. This question that will decide your fate, your destiny will be neither complex nor simple, but combined in a thread that may seem confusing to you at first. Now… Chase, what is of greater value to you? Is it your one true love, or is it your past of dark deeds?
Chase waited for more, but he heard nothing. Slowly, the vision that he had lifted into faded away and he found himself awkwardly standing back in his own surroundings. The strange spirit of the book seemed to know something about him that he himself didn't, and he could tell just from its tone. It was welcoming him in to something, but…what?
He slowly walked outside, thinking about the words that he had heard. Was Sakaya more important than so much in his life? He didn't want to give up immortality and possibly his own life for her, yet he didn't want to spend the rest of his life with a terrible burden, knowing that he had killed the one person who had meant something to him. The devil's dark words were still fresh in his mind.
He turned to look outside. There were a few stars beginning to shine in the sky, but he then noticed that one of them was moving at a very fast pace. What was this? It seemed too large to be a star…
"Chase!" Sakaya burst out, running in. Her expression was frightened and panicked, and she was sweating.
"What?" Chase asked softly.
"M-my people! They're here! They want to hold me captive and kill you, with an army of perhaps a thousand!" Sakaya said desperately, clinging to his arm. She leaned her head on his chest armor, shaking her head.
"I thought you said your people were not strong enough to destroy me," Chase replied coolly, not understanding her fear.
"Yes, but," Sakaya said, "they're a threat, aren't they? And just recently, they discovered a new weapon that can blow things to pieces easily, and all of them are armed with it!"
"What?" Chase asked, finally understanding.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you before," Sakaya said. "It's just that…I didn't know they would be coming for you. That figure in the sky, it's a spaceship from my homeland. I estimate it will take about a day longer for them to get here, considering the high-speed and advanced technology that we have in my planet."
"Damn it," Chase said. "Just a day…"
"I'm the one who got you into all this." Sakaya's eyes were determined.
"So what? There's nothing you can do about it."
"I have to stop them, and you run," Sakaya said, unfazed by Chase's words.
"No," Chase said defiantly, "You can't. We'll find someplace together, a hiding area. You know that if you go, they'll just kill you."
"You're right," Sakaya answered finally. "But I feel terrible. Why did I have to come here, meet you, and…" her voice trailed off.
"I understand that." Chase looked up again, swearing at the shape in the sky.
"Is there anything you have that can stop them?" Sakaya asked.
"I'll look," Chase replied, hurrying off to the room that held the strange objects.
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"We're closing in on our target," said the voice of one the ship's captains.
"Excellent," Commander Shino said, his thin lips parting in a cruel and twisted smile that did not warm his cold black eyes, empty and without warmth. There was a light in that pitch-dark circle, though, a mad glint with only vengeance empowering it. He could finally be rid of Chase Young and Sakaya, that fool of a rebel.
"Once we get there, do we get our weapons out?" a warrior asked Shino.
"What do you think?" Shino snarled. "You honestly think that we can defeat the mighty Chase Young with only our fighting skills? These weapons are our only chance of defeating that nuisance."
"Yes, sir," the warrior said somewhat begrudgingly.
"We've located Chase Young's palace," the captain said, pointing to the screen where a large black shape appeared, menacing and evil.
"Thank you, Captain," Shino said, not paying much attention.
In a few hours, the ship would land.
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"Attack now!"
Commander Shino cried. They were on Earth, right in the second layer
of the atmosphere. "We must destroy his palace and shelter
first!"
The weapon separated itself from the ship, two
cannon-shaped objects spreading out, ready to attack. A sudden blast
of bright red light streamed from the weapon, zapping everything that
was in sight. Chase's place soon blew to smithereens in a matter of
a few minutes. Commander Shino was pleased at the destruction he was
causing, smiling to himself. "All right, now find Chase Young and
Sakaya. If you do, destroy them! You have powers that he does not
have. Go!"
Everyone on board got off as the ship landed with a soft bump and headed out through the mechanical passageway. A thousand warriors, armed with terrible and amazingly powerful weapons, headed out to either victory or their own destructions, and only the future knew which one. They were all fearful, but as great fighters they knew they had to be strong. Their valiant efforts to keep strong gave others strength, and that would help them to defeat their enemy.
Shino gazed thoughtfully at his warriors. Chase, too, had great powers, but he was sure Chase would not be able to stand up to a fully armed army. However, he also understood the weaknesses of the group that he had gathered, like a commander should. All of them were not confident and had no reason to fight except by his orders, which did not help their overall power. Their weapons were their only power. But right now, that didn't matter to him. As long as he won, the lives of the many people involved did not matter to him at all. All he wanted was victory, and the bittersweet taste of vengeance.
After an hour of searching through the ruins of Chase's palace, nothing could be found except some larger objects that he had undoubtedly chosen to leave behind. Shino was outraged by the person who reported this, and flung him to a tree. "How dare you tell me these lies!"
"They are not lies," the warrior said. "They must have picked up on our existence and gone into hiding."
"WHAT?" Shino asked, getting angrier.
"It's true," the warrior said, slumping on the tree.
"Sakaya! How dare she…how dare she…" Commander Shino recovered from his shock quite suddenly. "Search the area! Find them- and kill them both!" he screamed.
The warriors heard this and scattered from the palace, looking through forest and mountains in search of Chase and Sakaya.
Chase and Sakaya were safely hidden in the Ying-Yang World, however.
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Weird, isn't it? They'll come back out, and eventually there will be fight. Sorry I haven't updated in so long.
