Chapter 3
Being Nice/Shadow's Struggle
~Kenji's POV~
Nightmares just keep lurking around as I was yet still unconscious. I so suddenly woke up in the same position when I got to The Wu Sister's Fortress, just chained. I would easily break out of these chains, but I couldn't do anything. It would be possible if the flashing of Tigress wouldn't get in the way. But I missed Tigress so much, that I cannot forget her. I look up to see who was coming after I heard a door open.
"May I help you?" I asked.
"Why?" Wing's voice replied.
"Why what?" I asked.
"Why would you hurt my other sisters but me?" Wing asked.
"Heh. Well I kinda hurt you after my Thunder-drop. I mean look at your hand." I said.
"That was something else." she said looking at it and back at me.
"Look again." I said.
She looks at it again and has a surprise reaction.
"I can smell your blood. I know the rest I did not do. But that, I did after my Thunder-drop." I said.
"Well don't change the subject. Why?" Wing asked.
"Why would you like to know?" I asked.
She looks at me in a disgust look and faces away.
"I'm guessing you didn't ask yourself that. Why would you like to know about that?" I asked.
But then she runs up to me and grabs my throat, begins to squeeze it, and was ready to punch me.
"If you're going to kill me, might as well do your best shot." I said with a little gurgle.
I can feel her hand shaking on my throat and her hesitant of her punch. She lets out a roar and punches me... not that hard.
"You hesitated. Why?" I asked while trying to spit the blood out of my mouth.
"You hurt my sisters, but you didn't hurt me... a little bit." she said, "You are hurt. I am hurt."
"Heh, looks like we're both even." I said looking at her, "What are you doing here anyway?"
"I came here to talk to you about that. But it seems like you don't want to talk." she said with both of her hands behind her back.
"Like do you do this to all prisoners?" I asked.
"No. You are the first for me. Su does that." Wing said, "I was expecting you to get out, but..."
"Well I can't. Even with my powers, I wouldn't use it. That won't be fair." I said.
"So why aren't you getting out?" she asked.
"Like I said, it wouldn't be fair." I said.
"But you don't follow by those lame rules, do you?" she asked.
"Maybe." I smirked, "Anyways, shouldn't you be heading back to do your scheme like all evil always do?"
"I decided to instead of you suffering, I'm giving you food." she said with a plate of rice bowls and steak.
"Like... why would you do that for me?" I asked totally confused.
"I'm just being nice. I'm not like my other two sisters. Su is too much on prisoners. Wan, well..." she said pausing.
"Well?" I asked.
"She... do something her business on prisoners. It's very disturbing." she said.
"You don't mean..." I said as I start to realize of what she was getting to.
She nodded.
"Ugh..." I said grossed out and giving me the shivers, "Like I would use my power for that."
"I would agree." she said.
She snaps her fingers and the chains just then releases my arms down.
"So you're letting my hands go so I can eat?" I asked rubbing my wrists.
"I am trusting you of not getting out of this dungeon. You wouldn't have me and my sisters hunt you down, would you?" she asked.
"Like that would be annoying, so no." I said.
"Then be quiet and eat. I'll be outside of the dungeon and knock on the door if you're done with your food or anything else." she said.
"Well... thanks... for the warning and for the food." I sighed.
"My pleasure." she said.
She opens the door closes the door after she went out as I begin to eat peacefully.
~Shadows POV~
When I heard a ringing bell in my head while talking to Tenzen, I get up and look around.
"Is something wrong, Shadow?" Tenzen asked.
"I uh... gotta go. Someone is calling me." I said.
"Who?" he asked.
"Wouldn't really like to talk about it, but I think it's an urge." I said.
"Ok, well go and I'll have to go and help my crew." he said getting up and leaving, "See ya."
"You too." I said waving.
Just as Tenzen closes the door, I summon the portal and head toward my other dimension. But something wasn't right. The place didn't look like the Council. It looked like...
"Shadow! Welcome to the Double A." someone said behind me.
The Angel Arena.
"Uruk-kai, what's the meaning of this?" I demanded.
"You are taking the exam again." he said.
"Heh. It has been 20 years since I have taken the exam. Now you want me to take it again?" I asked.
"Your words sound like you're up to the challenge. Shadow, this is not the same exam we gave you." he smirked.
"Then what do you mean?" I asked almost confused.
Uruk-kai raises his hand and other shadows lifts the gate up and a roar echoes through the arena.
"Wait a minute... you're not serious, are you?" I asked knowing of what he's facing.
"Shadow, you have been saying that you're not a rookie. Prove that to us." he said.
I look back at the shadowless beast until it was on fire.
You gotta be kidding me! I thought.
It jumps right at me and I had to jump at the walls. I look down and the floor was full of spikes. I look back at the beast and it charges at me with a tornado spin. I jump back at the arena and stagger back.
"Look at you, Shadow. All you're doing is running like a coward." he laughed.
"Says you! Why don't you come in here and have a little snack with him!" I snapped.
The beast charges at him, which now, I hold on to its mouth, flip over him, and start to ride him like a horse. I struggle to hang onto the beast as it bounces around like a bull cow. I raise my hand and a dark sword appears on my hand, but then shape-shifts into a scythe. But then it finally gets me off of him and I roll to the end of the arena and almost fell into the spikes until I dig my scythe onto the surface and hang there. I tried to get up until I see the beast coming at me. I get up as fast as I could and was going to dodge.
"You're insane! This beast is not even trained to fight in arena like this!" I said.
"Don't care." he said.
I couldn't take this anymore. I had more challenge than this, but it really pisses me off that they're not obeying the rules. The rule was that only bring beasts that are trained not to kill, but help and this one, it did not even give me the chance to get up or get ready. I throw my scythe at it, which it lost its balance and was stabbed in the chest, and then I throw down my special attack.
I raise my hands, take a deep breath, and then unleash my full power. I thrust my hands almost below my knees and summon a red lightning out of the dark sky. It electrocutes its whole body and then stop for a sec to catch my breath.
"You are way out of your mind." I said.
I walk over to the beast, take out the scythe out of the beast and was going to go away until I heard whimpering like a dog. Since the beast was not on fire anymore, it was just a big dog. I walk up back to the dog and look at its collar. It said, 'Berial'
It's been tamed. I thought.
"You crazy bastard." I said, "Uruk, you did not take permission to hold this tamed dog."
"I didn't say you were going to battle a tamed beast." he said.
"I know you didn't. But you did not take permission." I said.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"You have proved yourself well, Shadow." the dark hooded figure said.
"My lord!" Uruk-kai exclaimed bowing.
"Go help your friend. He might need a hand." he said.
"It'll be my pleasure, my lord." I said.
I look at its wound and from the power that I used, it's very deep that I can see the surface through. I rub my hands together with red lightning and I heal the dog instantly. It gets up and starts to lick my face.
"Good dog." I said petting it.
"Now why don't you go back to the human world? You'll still need to watch him." he said.
"But my lord-!" he exclaimed.
"Did I say you can talk?" he asked.
then he keeps his mouth shut.
"Don't listen to him. He thinks he's the leader of the Shadows and Angels." he said.
"Thank you, my lord." I said.
He smiles and leaves. My smile starts to fade when my gaze stares at Uruk-kai. I never liked Uruk-kai. He may look mean on the outside, but in the inside for the truth is nice and caring. But for my guess, he's in a bad mood.
"Later, Uruk. Hope your day will be better." I said.
I run into the portal and look around. Things seemed quiet around the ship.
"Anyone home?" I called out.
"Shadow, you've been gone for quite a while." Tenzen said from behind.
I look behind myself and he was rubbing his eyes.
"Is like everyone asleep?" I asked.
"Like you've been gone for the whole day." he said, "And it's like... 5 in the morning."
"Sorry. Time flies by pretty fast at my realm. I thought I was gone for like 45 minutes." I said.
"Well, like I said, you've been gone for the whole day." he said.
"My bad. Any help right now?" I asked.
"No, but you can sleep if you want. Or that's what you do, right?" he asked.
"Sometimes." I chuckled, "I'll keep watch for awhile."
"Alright. I'll be heading back." he said.
Before he was going to close the door, "Have you seen Kenji lately?"
"No. He hasn't come back yet?" I asked.
He shakes his head and then heads to bed.
So, you haven't come back while I was gone? Where are you then when you said only to look around the island? I thought.
Kenji has been captured, but yet being taken care of by Wing and Shadow had to fight an innocent hell dog that was tamed. Such a shame. More will come and sorry I haven't been writing for a while. I told myself that I needed to take a break for writing. Just to tell you, I had written other stories, but I'll try to see if I can go in order for you readers to understand. Hope you guys like this one. X)