Yo!! The beginning of the Darkness is here, and the American Death Gods are in for the fight of their lives. First up is Blade. Let's see how things fall out!!
Chapter 19: The Engulfing Darkness: Part 1: The Dragon's Rage and the Tiger's Fury!!
Blade and Katana stood across from each other in the trees, both waiting for the other to make a move. A battle between the two Leaders of the Dark 5 was a battle that would have warranted witnesses to such a battle. But this wasn't a batte to see who was stronger. This was a fight between two nin who are fighting for their beliefs.
One who is enshrouded in darkness, the other a hero drenched in the darkness. The only thing in common: both nin held the Number 13. Blade and Katana. Both held the name for a sword. Now, which one will cut through the other, or break under the high intense battle that is to come.
"Last chance Blade. Back down before you die." Katana said. "Words are cheap at this point, Katana. I'll let my sword do the talking." Blade said, and both nin nodded.
In a flash of speed, both nin hopped from their spots, and clashed in mid-air. Both nin were pushed back, and landed in their original trees. Then both launched again, and clashed in mid-air with rapid flashes of their blades, before both they both landed on opposite trees.
Katana hopped into another tree, while Blade looked on. "I am done with the warm ups. I say we take this to the ne-" Katana brought his sword up just in time to block the light blue bolt that nearly cleaved his head off. "I thought you would never ask." Blade said. He called Sky Dragon's 2nd form, the extendable rubber-like blade.
"So, this is the 2nd form. The long-range type." Katana said. "More or less." Blade said, smirking. (He didn't have to call his sword's name to activate his sword? I see. So him being their leader was no joke.) Katana thought to himself. Blade called Sky Dragon back, and it slithered around him.
"You like my dragon? It's hungry for your blood." Blade said. "Sorry to say, but my blood won't be spilled today. This field will run red with the blood of the ex Shadow Number 13, and the shards of his beloved sword." Katana said, as he pointed his blade towards the sky, and rested his other hand above the sharp end.
"So now we see who shall prevail in this battle of shadows. Now, Stalk Your Prey: Prism Tiger!" Katana said, as he brought his hand down. Instead of slashing his hand through, the blade began to slowly disintegrate, until all that was left was the hilt. (His blade just vanished? But how?) Blade looked hesitant to attack, trying to figure out this new attack.
(Okay. The blade disintegrated. What does that-!?) Blade then hopped away, as small dusts of shards slammed where he was standing, leaving a bunch of fine holes in the ground. (It disintegrated into blades about 2 centimeters by 2 centimeters, each as sharp as a knife cutting through butter.) Blade thought to himself. His eyes then widened in fear. (Oh no…it's slowly releasing itself from my grasp. My true power…)
Blade landed on the ground, glaring at Katana. (This guy is too strong. He may draw out my past power. I'm not ready to face my past yet…) Blade thought to himself. "What is wrong, Blade? What has happened to the one known as Blade of the Ryugan?" Katana asked. "I have buried that name. I am known as Blade the Swift, Death God for The President!" Blade said, glaring.
"Who are you trying to convince, yourself? Face it. Who you were is who you will be forever. No one will be able to change what you were." Katana said. "You are wrong! My past has been buried for the last 4 years. I am just fine!" Blade said. "Really? Well then, I guess I will just draw that power out." Katana said, as he thrust his hilt, and the thousands of mini blades shot at Blade.
Blade growled, and hopped as the attacks decimated where he was just standing. (Those attacks are hard to see, but I can predict where they are going to move and strike.) Blade thought to himself, as he powered down Sky Dragon, and slashed around, causing some of the pieces to fly away from him.
He then hopped back, and began moving faster to avoid the attack coming from everywhere. He couldn't see it, but if he moved fast enough, then he should be able to dodge them easily.
Katana was feeling annoyed. Blade definitely lived up to his namesake, but he wanted to face the demon that was known as Blade of the Ryugan. That kind of opponent would be fun.
"Come on, Blade. I want to see him. The one who was Krad's strongest nin. I want to face him, not this shell of a nin." Katana said, and Blade growled, but suffered getting nicked in his cheek.
"See? You aren't strong enough to hope to live." Katana said, as Blade hopped into another tree to dodge another attack. Katana turned to watch him, and quickly fished a kunai out to block Sky Dragon shooting out and attempting to cleave him again. "This is all there is to Blade? Sad." Katana said, as he pushed Sky Dragon out of the way, and managed to pierce Blade's leg a little with his shards.
"Weakling." Katana said, and Blade brought his arms up to block another swarm of blades. When it passed him, he had various cuts all along his arms and legs, and blood was slowly coming from them.
"Hmph. What use are you now, Blade? You can't even fight on a decent plane." Katana said, as Blade stuggled to his feet. "You hope to protect people with that meager power you have? Ridiculous." Katana said, smirking. "How about I kill those you hold dear? Will that draw out any sort of fight from you?" Katana asked. Blade stopped, and his hair covered his eyes.
"How about I kill Raven and your friends? Will that get you to fight? Or better yet, how about I kill that slut you have for a girlfriend?" Katana asked coldly, before he felt something slice past his cheek. He turned, and his eyes widened as Sky Dragon was embedded in the tree behind him.
(When did he move to attack?) Katana thought as he turned to Blade, who looked like he was shaking a little. "You win Katana." Katana looked confuse, and then Blade began to smile wickedly. "You wanted Blade of the Ryugan? Guess what? He's back!!" Blade screamed, as his eyes flashed from his hair, a black vertical slit along the middle. His eyes flashed through, and Katana could see the emptiness and darkness in them, and he could feel the cold and emotionless look in Blade's eyes. Blade calmly called Sky Dragon back, and began to swirl it above his head.
"Launch into the Heavens and Beyond: Galaxy Dragon!!" Sky Dragon swirled around him, and both were encased in a bright dome of light. When cracks began to form in the dome, Katana could see a pair of green eyes looking from the dome, radiating a cold evil he couldn't place, and then he felt it.
It shot out like a cold chill.
A cold chakra of nothing but pure evil hit him like a right hook.
(What is this? Killing intent? No, it's too dark and full of evil to solely be that.) Katana's eyes then widened when he heard an unearthly roar, and a dark blue dragon with a black stripe on it's back shot out of the dome. It then constricted around his owner, and stared at Katana with green eyes that held evil.
"Is he the one who you are to kill?" The dragon asked, a voice full of wisdom asked. Blade merely nodded. The Dragon then roared, and floated above Blade.
(That is the power. The power of Blade of the Ryugan…) Katana thought to himself, as he then began to smirk. (This is the power Krad warned of. I can't wait!!) Katana thought to himself, as he began to chuckle.
"So this is it. I can't believe the sheer dark enery that is coming off of you. Krad was right. You are bad." Katana said. Blade didn't reply. Katana smirked, as his shards began to slither up Galaxy Dragon, until it sliced it to pieces. Instead of looking slightly worried, Blade's look remained, showing nothing into his mind. Then, in front of Katana's eyes, the giant dragon reformed.
(No way. It can regenerate because of Blade's chakra?) Katana thought to himself. "You can't kill that which can heal itself as fast as you slash at it." Blade said, his voice was detached and he looked just as cold and emotionless. "Fine. Then I will off you in one shot." Katana said, smirking. Blade stood still as Katana was about to have his shards attack, the dragon had crashed onto him, and tried to eat him. A flash of orange and some shards later, the dragon was beheaded, just to reform perfectly.
"It is useless." Blade said, as the dragon roared dangerously. "I see. This enemy lives up to his name." Katana said, as his sword reformed. "But it isn't enough to stop me." Katana said, as he pointed his sword towards the ground. "Now, I show you what it's like to die." Katana said. "Stalk Your Prey, and Kill: Tiger Diamond Storm!" Katana said, as he dropped his sword. Instead of hitting the ground, it vanished into the ground. (Hm. His 3rd form?) Blade thought to himself, as his dragon constricted itself around Katana. Then the unthinkable happened.
Blade looked to his left and right, and felt like he was in a corridor of orange katanas sticking out of the ground, blade point sticking up. (What's up with these blades?) Blade thought to himself. "You should get a good look at these blades." Blade turned his attention to Katana, who stood across from him. "Welcome to my world. The world of my swords." Katana said.
"Each of these swords you see here, will have the same effect that Tiger Prism had." Katana said. (Ng. I'm counting at least 100 of those swords. The amount of shards he will create will reach the millions…) Blade thought to himself, as his Ryogan eyes took everything in. (It would be impossible for me to block or dodge all of them.) Blade thought to himself, as all the swords began to disentigrate.
"Die, Blade." Katana said, as his swords disappeared. Then, in an instant, multiple holes appeared in Blade's body, and blood spewed everywhere. Blade's Galaxy Dragon was ripped to shreds, and powered down to the katana form, which had a ton of nicks in it. Blade's eyes returned from the Ryugan slit to normal, and he fell to the ground, in a bloody heap, eyes glazed over.
"I must say, the amount of power that Blade of the Ryugan had was suffocating, but then again, I am also a Shadow Member. You put up a good fight, but the torch has been passed to a stronger ninja." Katana said, as his sword also turned back to normal.
"But don't worry. If you live, then live with the knowledge that you couldn't defeat me. The Shadow 20 is in more than capable hands." Katana said, as he began to walk away. "I'm not done yet…" Katana's eyes widened, as he slowly turned to see Blade shaking and struggling to stand up.
(What? He's standing?) Katana turned around, and stared at Blade in disbelief. "How? How are you standing!? How are you-!?" Katana was stunned silent as Blade's Ryugan was staring at him with nothing showing. "But my attack destroys at a cellular level. Your chakra shouldn't be able to recover for another month!" Katana said, awe and confusion on his features.
"I told you. To kill a dragon is not an easy task. If you want to finish me, then you have to try again." Blade said with no emotion whatsoever. His eyes then flashed, and Katana's eyes widened in fear. Behind Blade's person, was the illusion of a dragon, roaring in anger.
"You wish to kill the dragon? Good luck. My will as a warrior is not so weak as to submit to the evils of the Shadow 20. You want the American Death Gods dead? Well good luck. You defeated me, but you won't be able to stop Raven once the chips are really down. In fact, you will be the second person to see my dragon, and continue to walk among the living." Blade said, and that caused Katana's eyes to widen.
"Yes. Including the dragon you see before you, but it is because of this that I know Raven will kill you." Blade said. "He witnessed my dragon, and didn't shake or shudder in fear. In fact, he smirked, and said 'Some Dragon I was, losing to a mere half-demon.'" Blade said, and smirked. "You will get yours Katana." Blade's eyes then reverted to normal, before he fell to the ground, eyes glazed, and barely hanging on to life.
Katana continued to stare at Blade's fallen body with wide eyes, before he shook his head, and frowned. "So. Raven is the first to see the full power of Blade of the Ryugan, live, and even insult the creature." Katana mumbled.
(That changes the game. Raven deserves a little more observation than I thought he would require.) Katana then turned to walk away. "Blade of the Ryugan. Survive this battle, so I may take you on again, and see the unleashed dragon once again." Katana said, as he walked away, leaving Blade spewing in his own blood.
ShadowRonin: Yeah. The fight was pretty good. Blade lost, but this isn't the end of the attack. It continues, and things take an interesting turn. Wait till you see what I pull out the box!!
Next Chapter: The Shadow 20 and the American Death Gods have always been enemies, but now the Shadows have resorted to recruiting children? Who is Kirikiri, and does she have the power to defeat Raven, or is Raven in over his head? Find out on:
Chapter 20: The Engulfing Darkness: Part 2: A Half-Demon's Sword, and a Shadow's Shield!!