-Sorry these last 2 have been a little short. I am hoping this one is slightly longer-

Rise To Power

The Bloodlust finally landed back on the planet Calypso after a few hour flight from the human colony. Kahn walked out of the ship, finally letting himself stretch out his large leg muscles. Another hour or so in there and he would have been forced to walk about the ship and possibly mingle with the crew, or worse Darv and Midor. He had no malice thoughts towards them, but at the time he wanted to keep to himself and all of the thoughts that he was having. Their was also the small chance that he would slip and reveal what he was considering doing to his uncle.

A small bit of rage came over him. Maybe that was their intention. To place in his mind a seed of doubt and resentment towards his uncle, causing him to want to lash out against him. They could have been hoping that Kahn would try to rally support for his actions and try to use them. Kahn was smarter than they believed him to be.

This was going to be something that he would keep to himself, no one must ever find out about his plot. It would take the entire race by surprise and could possibly turn their races' fortunes around. For years they had been looked down upon by the galaxy, and even had been exiled by the Galactic Counsel. The series of events leading up till now is what had forced the Anahaus' hand. Now Kahn felt as if his hand was being forced to so something that he believed could help his people.

Arriving on Calypso, something happened that took Kahn by surprise…his uncle's personal ship was on that planet. That meant that his uncle Geng was currently on the planet. Was this the opportunity that he had been waiting for? Had fate allowed this to be the moment in time in which he finally fulfills what could possibly be his destiny? The situation called for tact and discretion.

As of right now, all of the odds were heavily in Kahn's favor. Firstly, his uncle was here on the planet, possibly overseeing what was going on here on Calypso. And secondly, if Kahn did anything…mutinous, it would take his uncle by complete surprise. But for now Kahn would try his best to remain calm and normal. He did not want to do anything that would tip off his uncle or make him suspicious of what may be coming his way.

Kahn walked into the facility. The guards at the door pounded their hands on their chests out of respect for one of their leaders. Kahn let out a grunt, causing them to return to their normal position. After taking a few twists and turns, Kahn finally met his uncle. Geng was standing in the middle of the war room, his back to the door. Geng was such an awesome sight to behold, not matter how many times Kahn looked at him. Kahn took a few more steps into the room before his uncle's words stopped him.

"I am pleased to hear about the Egeos mission," Geng said. His deep, bellowing voice echoed throughout the war room. He spoke with a commanding voice that could make walls move. "The Annihilators performed well, from the reports I have read. You have done well nephew."

"Thank you Excellency," Kahn said. Geng's words seemed hollow to Kahn. He wasn't sure if they were truly hollow or if the words of Darv and Midor were settling in. His people needed a strong leader and unfortunately, his uncle was not acting like that leader. His uncle was not being the Anahaus that his race needed. Kahn kept his eyes locked on his uncle, especially when his uncle turned his back to him as he walked around the room. Kahn's nerves spiked when his uncle turned his back to him. He couldn't see what Geng was doing in front of his, and a fear of the unknown was what concerned Kahn the most.

"Your command over the Annihilators was very impressive," Geng said. "From what you have told me about them, they are hard to control and can be very wild. Darv and Midor reported to me that they followed your every word and looked up to you as some sort of god. This was a good way to begin your career as a general in my army."

His army? Those words struck deep into the core of Kahn. Of course it was Geng's army, he was the head of the Anahaus Army…but Kahn was a jealous beast. The thrill of the destruction of the human world gave him a desire and bloodlust that he believed set him apart from the rest of his species. It was for that desire he was bred. He now wanted to be the leader for his people, the one who was going to bring them to the forefront of the galaxy and make them a dominate force in the galaxy. There was only one thing that he could do in order to fulfill his destiny. He stood there biding his time however, letting Geng continue his praise of Kahn.

"This is the first of many missions nephew," Geng said. After he spoke, a door at the far end of the war room opened. Walking in were 20 or more Annihilators, all clad in armor and armed with a rifle and gauntlet blade. Kahn could feel the floor tremble slightly. A sense of pride came over Kahn. This was what he was going to try and inherit from his uncle.

The 20 Annihilators crossed the room and stood across from Kahn and his uncle. Geng walked in front of them, inspecting how they looked. With his large paw, grabbed one by his snout and moved his head side to side. He walked to the next and grabbed his rifle, checking the weapon for scratches or dents. This went on for a few more moments before Geng returned in front of Kahn.

"This is a defining moment in the history of our people," said Geng. "This is but a small taste of the army that we have built over the last few months. As we speak, our other facilities have finished hundreds of Annihilators, all prepared for battle and the destruction of those who have oppressed us. The council will be on bended knee, looking up to us and begging for mercy as we crush them underneath out might.

"You are going to help lead our people into the next stage of our own personal evolution," Geng continued, turning to Kahn. "You will be the one these soldiers look up to as a leader. You will lead them into battle and destroy our enemies."

This was it. The moment that Kahn had been waiting for. Not the promotion from his uncle, but the time to end his uncle's life and ripe away the mantle of being the leader of the Anahaus people. Kahn's destiny was in his own paws. Striking down his uncle now in front of these new soldiers would make a huge impression on them. Geng was right; they would look up to him as a leader.

But Geng would not shut up! His continuous rants began to drive Kahn insane. Outwardly, one he looked cold and firm. But inside, he was a ravenous animal, ready to rip off the head of his uncle and claim his rightful place. Geng's words were like needles to his brain being continually forced deeper and deeper. Finally, Kahn let out his rage.

"ENOUGH!" Kahn howled. Geng stood there, looking at Kahn with a look of shock and bewilderment on his face. He had never had anyone talk to him in a tone like that, not for a long time. This was definitely un expected, especially coming from his young nephew.

Kahn looked back at him, trying to figure out what to say, and how to even go about this. Now that he had his uncle's attention, he wasn't sure what to do with it.

"You insolent old fool!" Kahn said, stepping up in front of Geng. "You preach about the next step for out people. You preach about the 'evolution' of the Anahaus, but what you fail to realize is that you will not be the one to orchestrate our ascension." Geng stared at him, confused yet intrigued.

"What are you talking about nephew?" Geng asked, folding his massive arms across his muscular chest.

"You were right," Kahn answered. "I am going to lead our people into the next phase of our history. But it will not be one of the generals in your army. It will be as the leader of MY army. I am ready to take these soldiers, and the rest of our species to new heights in the galaxy. Heights that you could have only imagined in your restless sleep uncle."

"You damn fool," Geng said, un folding his arms and taking a step into the personal space of Kahn. "You are going to bite the hand that has fed you for years? The hand that has raised you since you were a pup? Do you fully comprehend what it is you are trying to do?"

Kahn flashed his uncle a grin, "I am going to kill you Uncle."

Geng took a couple steps back and took off his cape and chest plate. The chest plate dented the floor when it thudded against the ground. He threw his pistol aside and walked over to one of the 20 Annihilators. He grabbed his wrist gauntlet and put it on his own wrist. Kahn mimicked his uncle's movements and began to pace back and forth, never letting his eyes off of his uncle.

"This is your last chance Kahn," Geng said, turning his back to his challenger. "Be prepared. I will not go easy on you."

Kahn offered up no reply. Instead, he ran towards his uncle, ready to strike him down. Before he reached him, Geng spun quickly and back handed Kahn with his free hand, sending Kahn to the side. Geng marched to where Kahn laid, but Kahn quickly rose to his feet and took up a defensive stance. Geng slashed down at Kahn's shoulder, only to have the attack blocked. A second attack came from the side, but once more Kahn was equal to it. Geng's left hand found its mark and gashed a cut across Kahn's face, causing the young challenger to take a step back. Forcing the matter, Geng began to slash wildly at Kahn, only to have all of his attacks parried to the side or dodged.

Kahn was frustrated. How could he have been taken by surprise like this? He was easily 20 standard years younger than his uncle, yet somehow he was being overran. Geng lashed out with his free paw once more, but this time Kahn was ready. After parrying the first slash, Kahn brought his blade in and slashed at Geng's exposed forearm. Flesh, fur, tendon and muscle were easily carved through. It wasn't deep however, just enough to try and give Kahn a little momentum.

Geng let out a howl and staggered back, allowing Kahn to head butt him in the chest. Geng stumbled back. He was on the defensive now. Kahn came down with a heavy slash of his blade, only to have Geng block it quickly. The pain was throbbing in his left arm from the wound Kahn had inflicted. He could see the blood dripping onto the ground and staining his fur. Kahn went for another overhead attack, but Geng stepped aside and punched Kahn in the abdomen. For a moment, the two stood there and Geng was shocked. His nephew had completely absorbed the blow to his gut.

This momentary hesitation allowed Kahn to elbow Geng in the side of the head, sending him rolling to the side. Geng laid on his back and watched as Kahn came down with repeated strikes of his gauntlet. Each strike was blocked and sent to the side. Geng knew his nephew would be exerting a lot of energy, trying to end the battle now. He was content to lay there and let Kahn continue his needless assault.

When Kahn raised back up, Geng quickly rose to his feet. Kahn slashed down and cut nothing but the open space where his uncle once laid. Geng brought a knee up and drove it into the jaw and chin of his cousin. Another strike from Geng's left hand sent Kahn stumbling back further. He didn't press the advantage though, giving Kahn time to assess what had happened.

"If you concede now, I will forgive you of this transgression and act as if this never happened," Geng said. "You and I will go back to reigning over our people, in two different yet important ways."

Kahn spit out a tooth and some blood, letting his rage build up inside of him. He was being mocked by his uncle for his failure to defeat him in the opening stage of their battle. "You will die uncle." Kahn said, wiping blood from his face. "I can assure you of that." Geng growled and this time he charged his nephew. The two met and clenched paws, testing the strength of each other.

They pressed their muscular chests against each other, neither one wanting to give an inch. The two monsters grunted and groaned as they searched for the advantage that could possibly help them win this battle. Kahn began to feel his uncle slip a little bit. Geng took a step back, and Kahn stepped forward. He growled, allowing himself to use his rage, anger, and hatred of his uncle to help force him backwards. Keeping the momentum going his way, Kahn began to squeeze tighter on Geng's hands. He felt the flesh begin to open up and bleed onto his own hands. Kahn looked into his uncle's eyes and squeezed tighter, drawing more blood and forcing more pressure on the hands of Geng.

Geng's hands were beginning to give way, slowly. Kahn put more pressure on them, feeling the bones in the hands of his uncle start to crack. A look of horror came over Geng's face when he heard the sudden crack of his own hands! A sharp pain ran up through his arms, causing him to throw his head back and let out a howl. The pain coursed up through his arms as his bones snapped in many places. Desperation began to surface on the face of Geng, as he quickly pondered how we could turn this fight around.

Geng lunged his face forward and bit down hard on the muscular shoulder of Kahn. His sharp teeth dug deep into the flesh and meat of Kahn, allowing Geng to taste his nephew's blood. It was Kahn's turn to shout and howl out from the pain. It wasn't much, but it did enough to throw Kahn off from his target momentarily.

In that moment, the look on Kahn's face turned. The pain gave him the motivation and desire to exert more energy and finally kill his uncle. Kahn squeezed his uncle's hands tighter and twisted his hands forward, snapping the wrists of Geng. One of the wrists bones of Geng cut through his flesh and poked out. Geng released his mouth from Kahn's shoulder and once more howled in pain, this time a more horrific howl. He knew his defeat could be imminent but he would not give up just quite yet. But the pain was near unbearable, and he wondered just how much longer he would be able to hold out.

Kahn, sensing the end was near decided that now he was going to make his uncle suffer and not quite end this battle yet. Kahn, still holding Geng's paws, stepped back and stomped down on the leg of his opponent, bending it an unnatural angle and snapping the bones in two. Geng dropped to the ground and his mangles hands went to his leg. Blood now seeped from various wound on Geng's body, but the most grotesque was the sight of his broken leg. He had been defeated, now he was hoping that Kahn would kill him quickly and end all of this misery. End all of his pain and suffering.

"I am the evolution of our species uncle," Kahn said. He grinned and walked around Geng's body, surveying the damage that he had caused him. "I am now the pinnacle of perfection amongst the Anahaus people. You have worked you're whole life to try and rebuild our people but what you failed to realize is that you have been the architect of your own demise. I will lead the Annihilators and our people on to heights that you could have only imagined in your dreams. Yes, we will rise to prominence in the galaxy, just not with you as a leader."

Geng looked up at him, trying to mask his discomfort and pain. "You will never be the leader I was young Kahn. You're desire and ambition will blind you. You will fail as their leader." Kahn walked to Geng's hands and stomped on the already mangled and disfigured forearm of Geng. Another bone snapped under the pressure from Kahn's boot.

"You are wrong you old fool," Kahn retorted. "I am the leader they need. Young, brash, and competent. I have strength, skill, and the knowledge that you have taught me over the years. You have consequently, been raising your replacement since you bred me all those years ago. Now it is fitting that I destroy you and continue what you started and save our people."

Kahn readied his wrist blade and stood above Geng. This was the moment that he had been waiting for. He knew that he had been bred for great success and for a purpose. It was unclear for years what that had been, but Darv and Midor had helped make it clear to him. He was to rise and lead his people.

His whole life quickly flashed before him, and all of his experience and monumental moments in his life replayed in his mind. He smiled. This is what its like to have true power. He thought to himself, as the blade came down and ended the life of Geng.

-Sorry for the lack of updates here lately. I had to get a new computer when I returned from my training in the Army. I hope to be able to finish this though. As always, please review and constructive criticism is accepted. You can always PM if you have questions-