A/N: Again, there will be scenes based on a fanfic, this one is Shadows of Destiny by Kai-Dranzer which is another fanfic which sadly won't get finished any time soon. I also don't own his/her OC Jade Raven, so credit goes to him/her. Anyway, one with the chapter.
Chapter 41: The Bladebreakers and The Girl Who Speaks an Alien Language: Showdown with the Second of the Dark Generals: Part 2 of 2
Haruhi let out an Amazon like battle cry and was lashing wildly at Ladius. The Spirit Vessel of Generation 2 sighed as he side stepped, making Haruhi tripped.
"Grrr! You think you're so great… I will make you my most loyal subbornate! Hyahhhhh!" Haruhi charged at Ladius again, but the Spirit Vessel of Generation 2 blocked every slash she can throw at him. Ladius elbowed her in the stomach and kicked her legs, making her fall.
"Haruhi Suzumiya is unable to battle. Ladius von Busser Ragian wins the contest." Dyshana announced.
"Nice job, Ladius." Renee gave him a thumbs up.
"And as the rules stated, you and your group will join our army." Winfield smirked.
"Grrr…" Haruhi snarled as she struggled to get up. "Fine! But I'll be asking for a rematch someday!"
At the Ragian's Army Base Camp…
"Ladius, if you don't mind me asking, how exactly do you acquired such… godly strength? I mean, it's almost as a god's strength, but not much." Asbel began as the gang sat around the fire.
"Yes. You were able to use that strength to overcome me and convinced you're not my enemy… I find it odd that a human such as yourself has amazing strength." Millia nodded as she ate her meat.
Ladius closed his eyes for a moment before opening them a few seconds later. "It is because my father has made a contract with Dyshana." He pointed to Dyshana who remained silent.
"What, a contract? What do you mean by that?" Kyon looked at Ladius with such skepticism.
"Before I was born, my father died in battle against one of Summerill's minions, the Dark Knight. On death's door, Dyshana appeared and revived him, in return, he must rid Agarest and the universe of darkness." Ladius began as he drank his water.
"Wow… Your father must be really brave, huh?" Nowa beamed.
Ladius nodded with a smile before continuing. "My father met others like yourselves who either have no memories of their worlds except for their names and those native to my world. My father and his friends and allies fought through a corrupted army under the control of Summerill and eventually, they managed to kill the one behind the corrupted army, the Dark Knight. It was then, my father fell in love with a syrium named Fyuria."
"Wait a minute…" Luke's eyes wide as dinner plates. "Are you saying a human and whatever a syrium is can…?!"
Ladius frowned and nodded slowly by replying with "Yes. Humans and syriums can breed. My mother is Fyuria. So that would make me a half human, half syrium."
"Whoa… a human and another race can breed…" Kyon muttered.
"I never have thought it would be possible." Naruto whispered in awe.
"I think I'm gonna be sick…" Luke's face turned green.
"Idiot, saying that is racism." IF frowned at Luke's childish and rude behavior.
"So where is your father and mother?" Millia asked, feeling sympathy for Ladius.
Ladius sighed and said "They have become one with the pillar at Lucrellia. My parents have to sacrifice themselves in order to keep the darkness of Summerill at bay. Once I have found my soul mate, I will fulfill my destiny just like my parents before me…" Renee and Ellis looked at Ladius with sadden expressions.
"Unacceptable!" Haruhi stood up, feeling upset that Ladius and his soul mate will endure the same fate that his parents have accepted. "As SOS Brigade leader, I refused to allow that to happen! I'll take Ladius's place as the pillar of this world! All I need is a boyfriend and-"
"You can't…" Dyshana stated stoically, interrupting Haruhi. "His father has made a contract with me and it cannot be broken. So you will not replace Ladius as the Spirit Vessel because you lack the power that sleeps within you…"
'Power within Haruhi…?' Kyon thought to himself about what Dyshana said.
"B-B-But…" Haruhi started to protest, feeling for the first time in her life, she has no control over Ladius's destiny nor the means to prevent it.
"Let it go, Haruhi… It's fate and there's nothing we can do to alter it…" Winfield told her solemnly. Haruhi slumped down, feeling desponded.
"I… feel sympathy for you, Ladius." Asbel spoke up. "Your father was nothing like mine. I think he wanted me to inherit the title of lord of some land I was born in. But as a child, I was stubborn and foolish and wanted to become a knight. That results in my dad's death when I reached a certain age. I never got the chance to tell him how sorry I was…" Asbel looked down gloomly.
"Hey, what's the past is the past. Once this whole mess is sorted out and you're back in your world, go and become lord of this land your father was once ruler of. I can tell you were honest and caring like your father." Yuri suggested with a small smile.
"Y-You really think so?" Asbel looked away bashfully.
"I think it's time to hit the hay. We have a long journey ahead of us in this land…" BC suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement and went to sleep. However, little did they know that another batch of visitors from another universe will appear and one of the Dark Generals will attack them…
(In another Earth)
The sunlight barely broke through the dawn, chasing away the night as it rose into the sky. Its gentle rays reached across the land warming all living things to its core. The cheery chirps of birds echoed through the fresh morning as the winged creatures flew from tree to tree and across the brightening sky. At this time, the greenery of mountain Akina were fresh with dew. The breeze was sweet with the scent of nature's breath/ Its surroundings were peaceful, not tampered by human touch.
"MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME!"
That was until now. The quiet serene was broke by a loud wail and soon the soft grunts of exhaustion that belong to five teenagers tugging up the mountain's dirt path. Behind them was the owner of the whiny voice, a navy-haired boy. Pausing on the path, his teammates glanced back at him and a blonde-haired kid with freckles shook his head at him.
"Honestly Tyson, you could wake up the entire neighborhood." Max Tate said.
"I think he already did, Max." the only female of the group said, wincing from the boy's earlier outburst. It was only eight in the morning and Jade Raven already had a mild headache due to Tyson's constant complaining. Carelessly, she brushed back a rebellious strand of raven hair out of her emerald green eyes as she adjusted her backpack on her shoulder.
"Get that lazy butt of yours up and moving, Tyson." the hard cold voice of Kai Hiwatari snapped. Their seventeen-year old leader stood slightly ahead of them, glaring impatiently back at them.
Tyson was moving step by step forward with excruciating slowness to catch up with the group. It wasn't hard to see why Kai's patience was wearing thin. It wasn't even his idea in the first place to have this camping trip on Mount Akina. The chairman of the BBA had insisted the Bladebreakers to have a training camp in the mountain away from human distractions as part of their preparation for the up-coming World Championships although Tyson begs to differ…
"Kai, can we please take a breather now?" Tyson wailed.
"We're breathing. We are always breathing."
"Ha-ha. Very funny." Tyson grumbled.
"Wow. Kai just made a joke." Jade taunted as she looked at the slate-haired teen.
He glared at her but she was not intimidated. Very few people knew how to defect his death glares and she was proud to declare herself one of those very few people. Sure, he was pretty intimidating with blue triangles that marked his cheeks and the dark jacket, shirt and jeans he wore. The white scarf around his neck only added to his silent graceful posture as one of the best Beybladers in the world. The rest of course being his own teammates and a several few he had acknowledged as professionals. No, clothes weren't what made him the cold, almostuntouchable leader that he was.
To Jade, it was his attitude, the way he carried himself with a confidence no one could. It was his very presence, the cold steel in his eyes that could freeze even the toughest bladers.
That was what made him the Bladebreakers' captain and not Tyson. Speaking of Tyson…
"My feet are aching to no ends!" Dragoon's owner groaned, collapsing on his knees.
Well aware of how close his leader was to killing Tyson judging by the way his left eyebrow was twitching dangerously, Ray moved to Tyson, offering a hand. "Come on, Tyson. It can't be much further. I'm sure the campsite is just around the corner."
"That's what you said the last time." Tyson complained but accepted the raven-haired neko-jinn's hand anyway. He allowed Ray to pull him up and continued tugging slowly behind them.
At the rate he was going, we would probably reach the campsite by noon, Jade thought.
They turned at a bent and continued walking for another ten minutes in silence with the exception of Tyson before they finally came to a stop at a spacious clearing. The rush of running water was loud and clear through the trees. This was clearly the campsite.
"You can drop the act now, Tyson. We're here." Max announced.
"Yes!" shrugging off his bag, Tyson made a dash for the river only to be held back by the cuff of his jacket. Looking over his shoulder, he glared at the person who dare interrupt his sprint to the river for a time of fun. "What's your problem, Kai!"
Kai released the shorter boy and crossed his arms in front of him. "We're not here on vacation. We're here to train."
"What for?" Tyson whined. "We're already the best! We're the Bladebreakers! The World Champions!"
"If you want to keep the title, you'll have to work for it." Kai retorted impatiently. "Now get to work."
Tyson made a face. "Fun sucker."
Nevertheless they got to work, setting up their tents while Ray started on the campfire to boil the river water that will serve as their water supply for the next few days. Max and Kai gathered firewood to feed the fire while Jade removed the canned food and utensils from their bags. Tyson's job was to lunge buckets of water from the river to the site. Not without complaining.
By noon, he sat on the ground, moaning about how his arms and back hurt. Kai and Max returned with firewood in their arms and while Kai scowled in irritation at the navy-haired boy, Max broke into laughs at the sight of his friend. Tyson was a mess. The water had splashed from the buckets onto his jeans and made him look as though he had wetted his pants. The sight of a red-face Tyson protesting on the top of his lungs only drew more laughter from Max.
"This is so unfair." Tyson grumbled. "Why does Kenny gets to stay at home while we have to do this stupid camping thing?"
Max shrugged, still barely containing his giggles. He wiped away a laughter tear. "Beats me. It's probably one of Mr. Dickenson's weird ideas again. You know he likes to do this sort of thing to us."
"Yeah." Ray said, pausing a moment to catch a breath. Starting a fire without nothing but a flint and a piece of rock was harder than it looked. "Remember that time in America he sent us out to the middle of nowhere with that Antonio kid?"
Tyson nodded his head vigorously at the memory. "And remember that time he also made us run all over Europe?"
As the others bobbed their heads, Jade called out. "Hey, you guys can go down memory lane later. We have a problem now."
Sighing, Tyson looked over at her. "What is it?"
"We don't have any knives or anything sharp to open the canned food." she said.
"What!" Tyson gasped, eyes widening in horror. "No food? For the next four days? How can I survive?"
"Can't we use our Beyblades to open the cans?" Max asked thoughtfully. "I'm sure our attack rings are sharp enough…"
But Jade shook her head. "Not unless you want to be eating off the ground."
"Who's the evil genius who is supposed to have packed the knives?" Tyson demanded. "Huh? Tell me so that I may cobble him…!"
"I believe that 'evil genius' would be you, Tyson." Kai said dryly. "We told you to pack the knives yesterday if that brain of your is still functioning enough to remember."
"Me? I would not forget such an important…." Tyson's words drifted off as he suddenly recalled being told to pack the knives during the meeting at the BBA headquarters and on the way home, he had been challenged to a Beybattle which he gladly accepted. All thoughts of packing the knives were abandoned. When he noticed the murderous glares of his friends, he laughed weakly. "Oops?"
"I would kill you now if I had those knives." Jade growled.
"But if you had those knives now, you wouldn't have to kill me…hehe…"he swallowed.
Max piped in anxiously. "I don't suppose any of you would happen to have a can opener with you right now, would you?"
Ray shook his head. "Nope. Left mine back at the restaurant in Hong Kong."
"So what're we going to do now without a knife?"
Kai spoke up, his voice holding a tone Tyson did not like. "Here's an idea. You will go, find one and bring it back here."
As if Tyson's eyes couldn't get any wider or his voice couldn't get any louder, they did when he exclaimed. "What? Are you nuts? We're on the top of a friggin' high mountain! You don't expect me to find a knife in the middle of here!"
"That's the general idea." Kai said sarcastically. "I suggest you start walking now."
"But Kai…"realizing he wasn't going to be able to appeal to his captain, he turned to the others. "Come on, guys. You can't let him make me walk all the way down just to find a knife."
"Well," Max began carefully. "It's your fault and you should bare the consequences."
"I think I already have. How can I survive without food?" he groaned. "I shall die of hunger."
"Oh, shut up, Tyson and start moving." Jade said, whacking him over his head. "You're not the only one to suffer here too, you know."
Finally he managed to pick himself up and was slowly walking down the dirt path muttering about unfair teammates and the world being against him. Once he was out of sight, Max turned back to Kai.
"Don't you think that was a little too harsh?"
"He needs to learn how to take responsibilities seriously." Kai said. He dug a hand into his jean pocket and pulled out a Swiss Army knife from within. Casually, he flipped through it until he found what he needed.
"You mean you had that with you all the while and you didn't tell Tyson?" Ray asked astonished.
"Hey, we're talking about Tyson here." Jade said. She produced her own Swiss army knife from her pocket and proceeded in opening the cans. "You know how…'absent-minded' he can be. It's best to come prepared."
"Oh." Max nodded, understanding now their logic.
Ray frowned down at the half burnt wood that was supposed to be on fire seconds ago. "Um…would you guys happen to have a lighter with you?" he asked hopefully.
"Stupid Kai."
Chanting that line under his breath repeatedly, Tyson stomped through the woods, not even looking for what he was supposed to be looking for or where he was walking. So obsessed he was in his anger that he didn't realize that he had trailed off the original path and wandered into the woods or did he notice an up-rooted root in his path. His foot caught onto it and sent him stumbling forward on his knees. A yelp of pain escaped him when his arm bruised against the course ground.
"Ow…" he muttered, sitting up and rubbing his arm. "What, so I can't even walk around without some stupid tree trying to kill me? Good thing the others are not here."
He could easily imagine what they would say right now. 'Can't you even walk properly without tripping, Tyson?' or 'Typical Tyson. Can't even do something like walk right.'
Angrily he stood up and brushed the dirt off his pants. Then he glanced around, realizing now he was no longer on the path. Great. Now, I'm lost, he thought. He started to turn to head back in the direction he came when his eye caught something, half hidden within the bushes between the roots of a large tree with its branches hanging low. Curiosity over-ruling his priorities, he bent and pushed aside the leaves of the bushes, revealing an old wooden box.
Judging by the creepers that had grown all over it over the years, it was an old shrine. The wood was dark brown and tarnished from age and the rain. It was the size of Tyson's head but what drew Tyson's attention was the black sword that held the doors of the wooden shrine closed. The hilt of the sword was wrapped in a red cloth and its blade width widened from hilt to the center and narrowed from there on. The rest of the blade disappeared into the wood of the shrine. And from the end of the sword, tied to its handle with a thin tread was a faded red rectangle paper. The words were so faded that he barely make it out.
Dismissing it as nothing, he wrapped his hands around the hilt of the sword and with one quick pull of his arm, he yanked it out. As he did, the red paper broke from its tread and fell to the ground. He ignored it.
"Hah! Let's see what they have to say when they see this!" Tyson declared triumphantly, gripping the sword on his hands.
Spinning on his heel, he turned and started making his way back to camp. In his eagerness and excitement, he failed to notice the faint dark glow emitting from between the cracks of the slightly open shrine followed by an evil laughter.
The sudden change in the weather was very peculiar. One minute it was bright and sunny, the next dark clouds came into view associated by the sudden strong breeze of the wind. The fire Ray had finally succeeded to lit was blow out, its flames dying in the wind. As it turned out, they did not have a lighter with them so he had to do it manually; through flint and rock. Frustrated, Ray gave up and glared at the sky angrily. His angry gaze soon faded into a curious look as his senses flared. His animal side was very sharp in detecting a change in the weather and he had not sensed this storm coming. His keen nostrils tested the air and he frowned deeply.
There's something…off about this weather…, he thought.
"Looks like rain." Max commented.
"More like a storm." Jade said dryly.
"We better move everything inside." Kai said, peering at the sky. There was something strange about the way the weather had sneaked up on them without any of them realizing. Moreover, Dranzer was restless within his pocket. Kai could feel the brush of its mind against his, warning him of…something…
"Hey, guys!" a loud familiar voice hollered. "Look what I found!"
They looked up as Tyson emerged into the clearing, holding something black in his hands. He skidded to a stop in front of them, his eagerness not allowing him to sit down and catch a breath. Opening his palm, he showed them his finding.
"TA-DA!" he announced proudly. "A sword we can use to cut the cans! See? Told you I could find one."
"No, you didn't." Max corrected. "Kai made you, remember?"
"Whatever. The deal is-Hey!"
Jade grabbed the hilt of the sword and studied it carefully. Kai watched her face and noticing the familiarity in her expression, he asked. "You've seen it before?"
She nodded. "It's a old medieval like sword. Ya know, the ones seen in the Lord of the Rings or other fantasy media? There can't be elves, orcs, dwarfs or anything else here. So what is one doing here?"
"A sword, eh?" Max grinned. "Cool."
Her eyes narrowed growing serious as she looked at the teen who found the sword. "Tyson? Where did you get this?"
Dragoon's keeper scratched his chin thoughtfully. "Um…somewhere back there." he jabbed his thumb over his shoulder back at the direction he had come from.
"Show me." she ordered.
Excited to show them what he had found along with the sword, Tyson led them down the dirt path and after a few uncertain turns, he found the same place where he had discovered the knife and the shrine. "Check this out." he said, his back turned to the miniature temple as he beckoned at it.
Automatically the others stepped back away from the dark tendrils slipping through the cracks of the shrine and rising towards the sky like smoke. Above them, the sky grew dark slowly and the wind was picking up. Something red in the breeze flew past Kai's view and with quick reflexes, he plucked it out of mid-air and frowned at it.
"What's it, Kai?" Ray asked.
"It's a warning." the slate-haired teen said flatly. Eyes narrowed to make out the words, he read it. "'Here lies half of the sealed power of the Demon King Summerill. Do not free his terrifying power or the light shall turn to darkness and chaos will reign through Agarest and throughout countless worlds.'"
"Way to go, Tyson." Ray said.
"Come on, Ray." Tyson said defensively. "It's just an old shrine. You really believe in all this demon stuff?"
"Tyson, I'm a neko-jinn. Half human, half cat?"
"Oh, yeah." a nervous laugh and shrug was Tyson's way of avoiding an awkward question.
"Who was this Summerill and what in the world is Agarest?" Max asked aloud, bringing the conversation back to present.
Instinctively all eyes turned to the person who had more experience with the supernatural than any of them but Jade shook her head. "Don't look at me. Never heard about either one."
Tyson looked at the sword in Jade's hand. "So what do we do with it now?"
Before anyone could answer his question, a shadow casted over them, cloaking them in its darkness. They looked up and stared in amazement and awe as the moon drifted in front of the sun in a steady pace. It happened so quickly, taking them by surprise the same way the change of weather had taken them off-guard as the moon blocked out the sun's warm bright rays and turned their surroundings dark and windy.
The light shall turn to darkness…, Jade wondered. Was this what it meant?
Then once directly in front of the sun, the moon stopped moving. No signs of ending the eclipse. The outer light of the sun shone over the moon, making it look as though a golden ring was afloat in the sky. What Kenny wouldn't give to see this…?
The light shining over the rim of the moon from the sun shone down on them in the form of a distorted circle of gold. They stood in the center of the new-formed circle. As they were watching the eclipse with fascination, no one noticed the black wispy-like tentacles forming a complete shadow of endless black at their feet.
"Hey, guys?" Max called, looking at his blade. "Draciel is acting weird."
Tyson checked on his Dragoon and confirmed that his dragon spirit was throwing a fit too. Ray informed them that Driger wasn't his usual quiet self. Kai didn't have to look at his Beyblade to know how Dranzer was acting. He could sense her and like the others, the phoenix too was worried. He was worried too. This was not natural.
The wind, the eclipse…it wasn't Mother Nature's doing. No. It was something far more powerful than just that and he feel it all around them. Not like what Black Dranzer had given out during the World Championships. No, this was pure evil.
He wondered if anyone else could sense what he sensed. Then he heard his name being whispered and he looked at Jade. She was staring at her Beyblade with a frown on her face and he could see why. Draizer's Bit was glowing but there was a rare urgency in its light. He could sense it in his mind and hers. A warning. It was trying to warn them about something. His frown only deepened.
Without warning the ground beneath them disappeared literally and they were falling. Flailing helplessly as their screams echoed into nothing. Falling…away into an endless darkness that surrounded them…
(Summerill's Stronghold in some other faraway land…)
Summerill who is still in shadows oohed and felt something returning to him.
"Lord Summerill, what is it?" Werbellia asked in concern.
"I felt… half of my power returning to me in some other world… Yes, no doubt it's the same world that the high elves sealed half of my power in." Summerill said with a evil glee.
"I see… So that means you will make more gurgs with half of your power restored." One of the male Dark Generals figured in the shadows.
"No, it's not enough, Heathcliff, I need my Bracelet of the Covenant along with the other trinkets wielded by those from other worlds… I trust that Widdershin and Arfoire will handle the task?"
"Of course. Arfoire, however, can be a problem due to her raging behavior. But never fear, my Lord. I will gather allies from other worlds to aid you in your evil quest for universal domination." Orchimaru who is no longer in shadows chuckled darkly.
(Back in the land of Generation 2)
"Ow…."
Blinking her eyes open, Jade found herself staring up at clear blue sky with snowy white cotton clouds that drifted within her line of vision. The sun was shining brightly in the sky with no signs of an eclipse. Quickly she pushed herself up from where she laid and immediately regretted it. Her senses reeled and she let out a soft moan, cuddling her aching head. Fast movements not good for head, she thought. "Did anybody get the number of the bus that just hit me?" she muttered to no one in particular. "Cause I swear I'm gonna sue…"
"Ouch….my aching back…." Tyson groaned as he sat up, rubbing his back.
"Man, what happened?" Max murmured, pushing Tyson off him and looked around, confused. "Where are we?"
"Good question." Ray mumbled distractedly. He was rubbing his head, grimacing where a bump was forming.
The pounding sensation in her head was now a dull throbbing in her head but equally as annoying. Grumbling under her breath, Jade stood up carefully and tested her body for any broken bones. When she was certain that she was fine, she gazed about her surroundings, taking everything in. The surroundings were filled with green trees and the sound of birds and crickets chipping in the air sounded very much like those on Mount Akina. There was a strange smell in the air that was too fresh to be earth's polluted air. They were standing in what seemed to be a swampy forest.
"Any ideas where we are?" Kai asked as he stood and dusted himself off.
"Not a clue." she replied a little too chirpy for the situation. "Could be the Garden of Eden or better yet, heaven! We must have died and gone to heaven."
"Heaven?" Tyson squeaked, going into a state of panic. "This can't be heaven. Where are all the fast food joints…?"
"Jade, now isn't the time to be sarcastic." the crimson-eyed youth retorted. He crossed his arms in front of him and surveyed their surroundings as she had done moments ago. "One thing's for sure, we're not on Mount Akina anymore."
"What makes you say that?" Max asked.
Kai nodded at something behind the group and when they turned and saw what he meant, their jaws fell open. For situated before them was the same shrine Tyson had foolishly opened by yanking out the sword that was wedged within the doors to hold it shut. The only difference was that the wood of this shrine looked newer without the creepers and cracks of the one back on Mount Akina. Furthermore, the tree that was supposed to tower over it was nothing but a young steady tree with branches that reached out its leaves, growing from the ground.
"Okay, now that's weird." Ray said.
Jade frowned, staring at the shrine. It was open but there was nothing inside. Whatever that used to reside within it was gone and that could be good or bad. Then she felt something heavy in her hand and with a start, realized she was still holding the sword. It came back to her then. The warning, the change of weather….the eclipse…the sensation of falling helplessly….then the darkness that followed….
"Tyson, remind me again why I shouldn't kill you." she asked warily.
Noticing the look she was giving him, Tyson chuckled nervously. "Um, because I'm funny, I'm cute…It's not my fault!"
"Oh, yeah? Who was the genius who pulled out the sword?" Jade snapped.
"I was desperate! Who asked you to send me to look for a damn knife in the middle of nowhere?"
"Who forgot the knife in the first place!" she shot back.
"Who-!"
"Will you two shut up?" Kai asked sharply.
"She started it." Tyson whined only to be put down by the glare his captain gave him.
"Calm down, guys." Ray said level-headedly. "We need to calm down and figure out where we are first then how did we get here."
"I would gladly answer that last question." Jade muttered, shooting a glare at Tyson who shifted uncomfortably.
Tyson then noticed a bracelet which is dark with a dark quartz embedded on it that Jade is wearing. He also noticed Kai, Ray, and Max have the same thing on their wrists. He then noticed the same bracelet he has on his arm. "Ack! I don't remember wearing this ugly bracelet!"
The other Bladebreakers noticed the bracelets they have on and looked at them oddly.
"Okay, since when did we have on these weird bracelets?" Jade muttered as she tried to get it off, but to everyone's shock, the things won't come off!
"Why won't these things come off?!" Tyson growled as he did all he can do to remove the bracelet, but no avail.
"Um guys… I feel an evil aura coming from these bracelets…" Ray pointed out. Whatever these bracelets are, they have an evil aura around them.
"Alright, we know we're not on Mount Akina and have on strange bracelets that won't come off. So where could we be?" Max asked.
"I have a better question." Jade said, looking at something over Ray's shoulder. "Who are they?"
They were bandits and they looked like they're ready to rob them of their valuables.
"Hand over your valuables, brats…" One of the bandits growled.
"I don't think so." Kai drawled casually. Already his senses were taking in their opponents' measurements, calculating how he could use their weaknesses to his advantage. Behind him, he knew Jade was doing the same. If they thought she was some helpless female, they are about to be proven wrong. Very wrong.
"Who are you guys anyway?" Tyson demanded. "Who do you think you are, sneaking up on us like that?"
"Yeah." Max said backing him up.
From the corner of his eye, Kai noticed Ray tensed. The neko-jin must realize what trouble the other two didn't even realize they were in.
"That's it! It's bad enough there is a war going on in Grugund, but now we have to deal with snot-nose brats. Get them!" The bandit leader ordered as the small band of bandits charged at the Bladebreakers, Tyson screamed as he hid behind Max.
Then, suddenly, out of warning, a heroic yell was heard as Ladius with his father's sword warped in and slashed one bandit, killing him.
"What on earth?!" Ray and his friends were surprised by Ladius's sudden appearance, and how he got here in a speed of light! The bandits were alarmed by Ladius's entrance, but they charged at him.
Ladius nodded to a clearing and Renee in Mew form leaped out of the bushes, followed by Ellis. The Bladebreakers thought they were demons.
"Fireball!" Ellis shouted as she flung a fireball from her wand and roasted a bandit to death.
"Silver Slash!" Renee lashed her whip on the ground, resulting in a shockwave that blown four bandits away.
Yayoi appeared out of the clearing and flung ice shards at five bandits, there were only five bandits left. The Bladebreakers were amazed to see people using magical skills seen mostly in fantasy media. Then Vashtor appeared and rushed in and slashed the bandit leader's head off, the bandit leader's face was full of fear as it rolled down a bit away from its body as the body fell to the ground. The four remaining bandits screamed in fear and shock as they ran for their lives.
Renee sighed as she reverted back to her normal attire and her friends put away most of their weapons.
"Are there any casualties?" Ladius asked Ellis.
Ellis shook her head no with a smile and replied with "None so far. It's a good thing Vira-Lorr foresees more visitors from another world." Dyshana appeared with Yuri and Lloyd.
"Question is…" Yayoi began as she and her companions turned to the Bladebreakers. "Who… exactly are you?"
Tyson was momentarily surprised by the question. "Um. I'm Tyson. That's Max, Ray, Jade and Mr. leave-me-alone over there is Kai." he pointed at each person as he introduced them. "We're the Bladebreakers."
If he expected the four people in front of them to react to his announcement, he was disappointed for all he received were blank stares and a glare from Renee who reminded him of Kai, so he immediately disliked her.
Tyson was miffed. "You know, the World Champion Beyblade team? Four years running? The best bladers in the world…? Tyson Granger, World Champ?"
Again with the blank this time added with confused looks. Hanging his head in defeat, Tyson sighed. "I give up."
Ray stepped forward carefully, not wanting to seem as though he posed a threat. "You mean you never heard of us?"
"No. What is this Beyblade?" Ladius began, looking at the Bladebreakers oddly.
"It's a sport from where we come from." Max explained. "It's a team game. The whole point of the game is to keep your top spinning the longest."
"And we're the best in it!" Tyson crowed.
Noting the perplexed looks, Jade commented lightly. "I don't think they know what you're talking about, guys."
"Well, we don't even know where we are." Tyson muttered sourly.
"And whose fault is that?"
"OKAY! I GET IT ALREADY! IT'S MY FAULT! WILL YOU DROP IT ALREADY, JADE?!" Tyson yelled. "I'M SORRY I PULLED THAT DAMN SWORD OUT!"
Ignoring the bantering two, Ray said. "Maybe you could help us." he said to Dyshana since he feels she is a more knowledgeable person. "You see we're not from here. Our friend here pulled out this sword from a shrine similar to this one and somehow we ended up here."
"I think I know what that sword is…" Dyshana claimed. "That sword was used to seal away half of Summerill's power. And one of you unintelligent people have foolishly returned half of Summerill's power to him by breaking the seal by removing that sword from the shrine…"
"Wait, who the heck is this Summerill guy?!" Tyson screamed out, angry that he doesn't know these things.
Ladius sighed and began a long explanation on who Summerill is, how he misery and sorrow to his world and other worlds and most importantly, the cursed trinkets his friends and the Bladebreakers are wearing,
"It seems we're wasting time here with a pack of children…" Vashtor frowned. Jade took that as an insult, but kept her cool. Tyson however, was not gonna take that insult.
"YOU THINK YOU'RE SO COOL, HUH?! I'LL SHOW YOU! LET'S BATTLE!" Tyson got out his Beyblade launcher and loaded his Dragoon Beyblade in it, Vashtor was unfazed by Tyson's childish behavior.
Max and Ray sweat dropped at that display while Kai and Jade shook their heads in disbelief. Just like Tyson to forget where they are and in a world where there is no Beyblades and they're stuck with a Demon King's cursed trinkets that will turn them into his slaves unless Summerill is killed or the trinkets are removed somehow.
"Uh, Tyson…" Max began dryly. "Beyblades don't exist here, remember?"
"Oh…" Face-fallen and disappointed, Tyson removed his Dragoon Beyblade and looked at it, it was then, he noticed the Bit was empty. "WHAA?! Dragoon is gone!"
Surprised by his sudden outburst, the rest of the Bladebreakers checked their blades and discovered their Bit Beasts, gone!
"If you're looking for your Bit Beasts, then I'm afraid Summerill has captured them when you arrived in this world… He may even use them against you due to him corrupting them…" Dyshana said in a matter of fact tone.
"Great, our Bit Beasts are gone and captured by this Summerill dude and we're stuck in another world with bracelets that make us immortal, but will make us evil in the future…" Tyson raised his hands up in frustration.
"Ladius, we can't leave them here… Plus, they have never seen real combat in their entire lives." Renee expresses her concern.
"I agree. We can't let them die here and go mad someday…" Yayoi nodded sympathically for the Bladebreakers.
"Then we'll take them with us and teach them how to wield a weapon suited for their styles." Yuri suggested. "It can't be that bad. Kids are quick learners, right?" He smirked.
"Do as you pleased… But the blue haired stupid one will probably cry for his mother…" Vashtor smirked at another of his harsh jokes while Tyson growled angrily with a vein popping in his head.
"But… where are we going?" Ray asked, looking around.
"We're walking to Fennsirll. Isn't walking good exercise?" Lloyd closed his eyes and grinned.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Tyson bellowed in shock and despair, forcing the others to cover their ears.
"Shut up, Tyson, it can't be that bad…" Jade muttered as she shook her head in disbelief.
"No, but it will kill me…" Tyson groaned.
(A hour later…)
"I'm hungry… Are we there yet?" Tyson moaned, his complaining and moaning is wearing down everyone's patience. The Bladebreakers were shocked to see elves, tree men, a larvae named Borgnine and aliens in Ragian's Army which freaked Tyson out.
"Geez, will you shut up with that bitching?!" Noire growled, clenching her right fist.
"But I'm hungry! And my feet are killing me!" Tyson tried to reason.
"Tyson, do us a favor and shut your damn mouth…" Kai ordered sharply.
Tyson muttered something inaudible and muttering "No respect… Unfair teammates."
"Nice one…" Jade whispered to Kai.
"Hopefully, he will stop when we reached our destination. This Ladius guy, though… His power is overwhelming…" Kai whispered as he looked at Ladius who was calmly walking down the road with Ellis and Renee following beside him.
"Yeah, he is almost as powerful as Black Dranzer." Jade nodded.
"Still, this Dyshana person… She seems to know about what's going on here than us… But something about her throws me off…" Kai narrowed his eyes on Dyshana.
Before Jade can ask why, a voice said "Stop…" The entire army turned to see Widdershin and a girl who is sixteen years old, wore pink clothes and has purple hair tied in two ponytails.
Kanonno however regonized Widdershin with a horrified gasp. "W-W-Widdershin!"
To be continued…
Next chapter: Of Foxes, Catians and Determined Swordswomen: First Battle with Widdershin
A/N: This is not my best chapter, but I will improve in the next chapter. See you then.