The Naga's Revenge
Whoo… it took forever to write this chapter! I've been so very busy lately and I've been typing three stories at once. (Multi-tasker! Oh yeah!)
Now to make a special announcement… fifty reviews! (sets off fireworks in backyard) YES! My life long dream is complete! Not really though…
Anyways here is chapter nine!
Who is Who: (It keeps growing and growing…)
Mamori: Herself.
Monta: A satyr. A half-goat, half-man creature. Or is he?
Sena: A dwarf who is friends with Shin only as a rivalry.
Eyeshield 21: A superhero who supposedly had an incident at the Drunken Dwarf. (He is also Sena.) Also saved our heroes from a volcanic eruption.
Kurita: A half-troll from Joka Machi and kinsmen of Otawara. A pacifist with the last name of Bonecrusher.
Ha Ha trio: A three-headed dragon with a fear of pictures.
Shin: The lead White Knight of Ojolot who had confronted Hiruma in a fiery duel atop Zokugaku Mountains. Has a strong dislike of the Demon Lord.
Sakuraba: The only bow master and ranger of the White Knights. He has a large following of fangirls that could probably fill a stadium and then some.
Takami: The equivalent of Merlin. Very wise and can read minds. First to realize Mamori was from another dimension.
Otawara: A half-troll from Joka Machi and kinsmen of Kurita. A White Knight that loves a good quest and is a little absentminded. Last name is Skullsmasher.
Hiruma: A Demon Lord who disappeared five hundred years ago. People had thought that he had escaped his prison and is now wrecking havoc again. He is now the demon servant of Mamori even if he really doesn't listen to her.
Habashira: A Bandit Lord located in the Zokugaku mountains. He has a large band but they fled when they ran into Hiruma. He is now traveling with Mamori because he wants to figure out what they're doing.
The Help Fairy: A little fairy that helps Mamori. It looks much like the Cupid's mascot.
Agon: An evil Naga who is now the new Lord of Christmas Bowl much to Hiruma's annoyance. He wants to use Mamori to open a portal to her realm and destroy it.
Banba: One of the Taiyo Sphinxe's charioteers.
Ken Kamaguruma: Another charioteer of Taiyo.
Kasamatsu: The final charioteer introduced last chapter.
Harao: The Pharaoh of Taiyo. Had planned to execute Mamori and the gang to gain more recognition for his kingdom since it is currently the last one standing.
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Shin and Sakuraba gaped at Hiruma in alarm. "Ojolot is gone?" Sakuraba whispered.
Hiruma nodded. "Nagas decimated it yesterday at about two o'clock or so says the rumors. King Shoji wasn't in the city though."
Shin stared stone-faced at his hands. "Those monsters… Do they have any regard to all the innocent people they destroyed? I swear I'll destroy them at whatever the cost!"
Sakuraba nodded and his fingers clenched around his bow.
"I be agreeing with that," Sena announced, stepping forward. "But where be these Nagas nesting now?"
"Christmas Bowl," Mamori said in a soft tone. "That's what Agon told me when he tried to take me captive."
Monta gaped at Mamori in awe. "You met a Naga and weren't ripped to pieces!"
"They need her to open a portal to another world, damn monkey," Hiruma snapped. "Now she's gone and become all fucking emotional on us thinking she shouldn't continue this half-assed adventure."
"Of course you should! Some things like this just turn out in the end if you make some really powerful allies," Kurita said in alarm.
"Yeah. When King Shoji learns that they're at Christmas Bowl, the entire White Army will march on over there," Sakuraba put in.
"And when they do, so will Deimon and many, many other countries. No one particularly likes the Nagas," Monta finished smugly. "They have nowhere to run."
Mamori smiled. The walls then began to shake and a deafening roar filled the air.
"What the hell!" Rui yelled as he toppled over.
Blue light blazed from the window, bathing everything in an azure glow. It was followed by the sound of collapsing buildings and screams.
"We're going to die! How are we going to get out in time!" Rui cried in panic, as he stared wide-eyed out the window.
"Grow a spine and follow me. Taiyo has over three thousand passages that the damn Pharaoh even forgot about," Hiruma leered, striding out the door as if the palace was the most causal thing in the world to him.
No one jumped up to follow the demon but instead they all hesitated. Shin reached for his lance. "I don't trust him," he said with a cautious stance. "Why would he save us now when he was going to leave us to die at the volcano? And where were you all day?"
Another thundering sound was heard making the entire structure sway.
"What is it to you? Taiyo hates my guts and that bastard Agon was around. Do you think I would ignore a chance to kick his ass?" Hiruma growled. "And right now it doesn't seem like this building is going to hold up any longer."
The rooms quavered as if in response to Hiruma's observation.
Sena shrugged in defeat. "Doesn't be looking like we have much on a choice do we?"
With those words, the group sprang into action. Weapons and armor were buckled on, prayers were said to whatever God was listening, and a few oaths of revenge uttered. Then they took off after the quickly retreating Demon Lord.
The sky was bright with a bluish-white glow with erupting sounds of destruction. Mamori could practically feel the energy pulsating in the air as more and more bolts of energy tore through the sky. Yet the producer of these bolts was yet to be seen.
"Hey, where is the Naga? I mean I see the attacks but not the monster!" Monta hollered.
"Just wait a damn moment and you'll see the true form of Agon on the left!" Hiruma roared back, taking another sharp turn.
"Where on the left?" Sena asked shooting a side glance to the side.
"Right about… now!" Hiruma yelled.
And what appeared before them was the Naga known as Agon. A huge metallic blue colored dragon roared as it wrapped its claws around the Taiyo Wall and smashed it to pieces as if it were made of paper. Blue jets of energy streamed forth from its open maw and electric blue eyes blazed in glee at the carnage.
The eyes turned, towards the direction of Mamori and the others. Its huge mouth lined with curved white teeth opened. Energy collected at the back of the throat and grew by the seconds.
The Naga seemed to laugh as it launched its deadly wave of energy at them.
"Duck!" screamed Sena, throwing himself to the ground. Mamori did the same and shut her eyes tightly. The roar was vociferous and seemed to shatter everything. Her teeth chattered in her head as she felt the energy crash into the structure above her whilst singeing the clothes on her back and hair.
Even with her eyes closed tight, she could see the blinding white flash of light. Soon the light dimmed and she peaked out one eye.
The damage was complete if not total. What had once been a magnificent hall was reduced to rubble. Glass laid on the ground shimmering in the unnatural blue glow.
She stood up on wobbly legs and was relieved to see the others also standing up even if they were a bit singed.
"Thank God Taiyo built high walls or we all would be vaporized in an instant," Sakuraba sighed in relief as they renewed their efforts to escape. "But next time the Naga will probably aim a little lower."
Sena glared at the enormous serpent. "That be the most foul creature I've ever seen!"
Hiruma glowered at the Naga. "Damn you, Agon! You take my throne and my reputation. Just you wait until I kick your gay ass!"
If the situation wasn't so life threatening Mamori might have chuckled at the remark. As if replying to the demon's outburst, the dragon roared and fired another wave of energy in their direction, striking the wall below them and causing the building to violently shake as it began to collapse.
The sound intensified dramatically and the floor began to tilt. More screaming could be heard from the people below. "What now?" Shin shouted as he braced himself on his lance as the floor began to tilt swiftly.
"Nothing. This way we ride it down to the ground and make our escape," Hiruma drawled, crossing his arms.
Shin growled in irritation but nevertheless shoved his lance deep into the stone and held on for dear life. Kurita grabbed Sena, Monta, and Mamori before slamming one massive fist into the stone.
Rui had wedged his two blades into the cracks on the floor. Sakuraba grabbed on to Shin's lance, closing his eyes. "Damn! Why did I have to be afraid of heights!" he moaned.
Hiruma just stood in one place seemingly stuck to the floor even as it began to shift to a ninety-degree angle with the ground.
Mamori looked down and felt fear take a hold of her soul. A vertical fifty-foot drop to the ground and a rising cloud of dust that was blasting the entire structure was not comforting for the girl.
Shin glared at the dust cloud. "Hiruma! How are we suppose to survive that cloud! It will rip us to pieces you maniac!" he hollered.
Hiruma ignored that comment his gaze focused ahead on Agon. She could practically feel the hate radiating from him.
"Ye damn, lying demon! What type of plan is this?" Sena yelled as the building began to collapse faster into the ground.
Hiruma growled and started to walk down the vertical floor towards the rushing dust cloud. "Damn idiots. Can't survive a damn minute without magical intervention…" he mumbled in irritation.
He lifted one hand and held it up to the rising dust. The cloud stopped and seemed to back away from Hiruma before leaping over the party as they approached the ground at a slower speed.
The demon shot them a glare before walking off the block and onto the sand. Sakuraba unhanded Shin's lance and dropped to the ground and scowled. "Well, it looks like the demon does have an honor code."
"Whatever…" Hiruma replied in an aloof manner, "But you better start heading to the plains before the Naga decides to come check up on us."
Kurita let go of his hold and landed next to Sakuraba and released his three companions. Shin wrenched his lance free and disembarked from the wall. Rui followed suit and slid his twin swords into their scabbards.
"Which direction should we go?" Mamori shouted over the deafening sound of another section of the wall coming down.
Sena glanced at the sky before pointing to the left. "It be this way according to the stars! The Texan Plains lay to the west of Taiyo!"
"Yeah but there is probably miles of desert between here and there!" exclaimed Rui.
Shin turned to Sena with a small grin. "It's nothing to someone with golden legs, right Sena?"
"Be ye challenging me to a race?" Sena asked, a smile gracing his lips.
Shin nodded. "A death race across the Taiyo desert has never been done before. Let's see who could win."
"But what of the others? I do be thinking that they wouldn't want to tramp through the desert," Sena pointed out.
Shin nodded and turned to the group. "Anyone have any ideas on what we should do? The race can never happen since it is much safer to stay together."
Yet Mamori could see the disappointment in both of them. (They were rivals and this was just one way for them to even up the score between them, a fact that was oblivious to the girl.)
"Of course, you can. We can all do it. You can do your death race and we can do a death march. I've done one before and I can do it again!" Mamori declared as she stepped forward.
Everyone looked at her with mixed expressions. Shin and Sena seemed pleased, Monta a bit confused but willing, Kurita with a smile, Rui with a look of pure panic on his face, Sakuraba looked unsure about the whole idea, and Hiruma just smirked in his usual fashion.
"Well if she can do it, so can I!" said Monta cockily. "I'll just use maxi-effort to pull through!"
"I guess I can give it a whirl though I have never done anything like this," Sakuraba tentatively put in.
"No way! I'm going to stay right here! Going across the desert is complete suicide if you ask me," Rui exclaimed angrily crossing his arms in defiance.
"Great idea! Let's stay and do a damn report on the insides of a Naga! We can measure how effective its digestive juices can eat through your skin and melt the flesh off your bones! Brilliant idea, oh smart one," Hiruma jeered.
Rui's face went pale and he edged away from the demon with a look of total fear. "On second thought… I think crossing the desert to the Texan Plains is a good idea."
Mamori sighed. Hiruma and his power to intimidate were unmatched by anyone she had yet to meet. Except maybe Agon. He just gave her the creeps.
A screeching roar filled the air making everyone jump. Mamori glanced back and noticed the electric blue light was drawing closer.
"Hiruma? Can you provide a distraction for a while?" Mamori asked turning to said demon.
Hiruma grinned and walked toward Taiyo. "It would be my pleasure," he laughed before disappearing into the darkness.
"Let's go! I doubt he can distract it for very long!" Mamori yelled already taking off.
Shin and Sena sprinted off quickly overtaking the group and were soon gone from sight in a blaze of speed.
Mamori shook her head in awe at the speed the two boys they seemed to possess. She wished at the moment that she could run like them.
A shriek of alarm sounded from the Naga and a rumble shook the earth for a moment.
Another rumble followed that continued to grow louder as an empty chariot was being pulled by two giant, panicking horses.
"What luck!" Rui cried happily. "This way we don't have to walk!"
"Good idea except that the chariot was made for giants and we're about one hundred feet too small," Sakuraba put in as the chariot came closer.
"Well, it is heading in the same direction practically," Monta yelled over the cry of the panicking horses. "And we would have a better chance of putting more distance between us and the Naga."
"Well, it's decision time now! It's about to pass us!" Kurita hollered.
Mamori glanced at the incoming chariot. "Well… it seems a better choice! Let's go!"
She scampered over a large dune overlooking the path of the chariot and glanced down at the leap. It had to be timed perfectly or else… "Here we go!" Kurita cried from behind, hoisting her and Monta on his shoulder and then jumping onto the chariot.
He landed with a resounding thud on the bottom of the chariot, dropping the two. Mamori sat up wide eyed. "Wait! What about Sakuraba and Rui?"
"Already here, my lady!" Sakuraba called from on top of the reins of the chariot. "I decided to at least keep track of where we are from up here. As soon as I see green plains, I'll tell you."
Something flew into the chariot soon afterwards and smacked against the side of the chariot. "Ouch! Ugh… Pardon me…"Rui mumbled incoherently.
Mamori sighed and pulled the Bandit Lord up before glancing back at the rapidly disappearing city. "Do you think he can keep it distracted for long?"
"Who knows and who cares?" Monta snorted leaning against the side closing his eyes.
"I agree. The guy gives me the chills," Rui muttered sitting next to the satyr
Mamori sighed and took a seat also. She couldn't blame them for their mistrust but it seemed odd but only a little bit that in this world they weren't a team. Only barely at times did they put differences aside to assist in the big picture.
She sighed again but soon remembered something.
"Hey, Kurita," she began, "I have question… How do you know what your element is?" she inquired.
"Sometimes it is based on where you were born and other times by personality. It's so hard to tell unless you practice magic," the half-troll yawned in reply, having falling half-asleep already.
Mamori stared up at the sky and pondered his answer, unable to sleep. All the excitement and her earlier nap had chased away all the weariness in her. She stood up and paced around a bit, glancing in the general direction of where the city once stood. "Even if no one else cares… I hope you don't get yourself killed." Mamori whispered.
The desert wind answered with a gentle howl before disappearing into the sand with a slight hiss.
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(Falls over and dies)
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