Chapter 4

"So you're back."

"Yes Master Tri-Horned Dragon."

"Did you tell everyone that Blue-Eyes is dead, and how I'm going to destroy Lob without warning?"

"Those exact words, buffoon."

"What did you say? I could't hear you."

"I said, 'those exact words'."

"Good. Oh, I assume that Skull Servant will have a little trouble getting back to my castle. Would you escort him?"

"Yes Master Tri-Horn."

"Prepare to lose, Gazelle!" cried Flame Swordsman, as he stabbed Gazelle in the chest with his fiery sword.

Gazelle began to feel hazy, and he saw a bright, white light. The light turned into a sillouette of a dragon with two glowing blue eyes.

"I give my soul to you, Gazelle," the dragon said. "However, I need your soul to stay up here for now, until I find my body. The only one I know who will be able to bring me back is Gaia the Fierce Knight, ruler of the Earth Kingdom. Do not worry. I will give your soul back later, but right now we need to switch places. I am the only one strong enough to kill Tri-Horned Dragon. In order to stop him from destroying Lob, I need a body, and yours is what I need. Now...YOU ARE ALIVE!"

Gazelle rose to his clawed feet, with the soul of the dragon he saw. He attacked Flame Swordsman, and sent him reeling. Flame Swordsman was about to get kicked, but he de-materialized into fire and re-materialized behind Gazelle.

"How is it that you are alive, or at least not out of the match?" He attacked Gazelle, but Gazelle was ready for it, and slashed the sword out of Flame Swordsman's hand, then kicked him. Flame Swordsman was pushed to the wall, suddenly, by a hooded, purple cloaked figure.

"Give me your power!" the cloaked monster screamed. Then he pulled his hood off, and there was no skin, just a skull. As he lifted a bony hand, he took blue and green swirls from out of Flame Swordsman. Flame Swordsman suddenly lost the red glow in his armour, the fire in his sword, and his tan. Standing beside him was a dark skinned man with fire surrounding him. Flame Swordsman was no longer fiery, but instead had light skin, green armour, and an average sword.

The two began to argue about whose fault it was that separated them. While listening, Gazelle learned that their names were Masaki the Legendary Swordsman and Flame Manipulator. Finally, after they decided that it was each other's fault, they stormed off. Flame Manipulator went back to the Fire Realm, and Masaki went back to the Earth Realm.

Gazelle looked at the skeleton and knew he was evil. "I never saw this coming," Skull Servant said to himself. "Oh well, I'll just have to take out this garbage like my master would want."

"It looks like we have a new challenger!" the announcer said excitedly.

"Take this, dry bone!" cried Gazelle as he attacked Skull Servant.

"Don't worry Gazelle, I'll help." Milus came running from the audience. He tackled Skull Servant to the floor and pulled off one of his rib bones from under the purple cloak.

"Oh great!" Skull Servant fell apart until he was just a pile of bones. "My master told me there would be days like these."