Nonue Part One... [slight blood and violence]

02-14-2007, 06:59 PM

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The morning dew was still fresh on the grass when Rikimaru stepped out of the dark, dank forest. Bloody and battered he staggered to the nearest well to refresh himself and sit down for a moment. When he got to the well he immediately checked the surrounding area for enemys, and slowly put his hands into the well. As he brought his cupped hands back up to his face he could see the extent of his wounds. Scars from the many blades he had faced in the forest while trying to escape his prosecutor. The scar on his right eye had finally healed revealing his true power...the power of his ninja clan.
Rikimaru splashed the water on his face and sighed in relief. This was his first drink in days. The rest was short, but there was no time to sit around. Rikimaru needed to get back to Lord Ghoda's palace, and he needed to discover who was after him.
He decided to see if he could find a shop around here where he could get some supplies. As he walked down a small path towards the main town he saw a sign that read "Nasu." The path led up to the main center of the town. In the distance Rikimaru could see a sign for a blacksmith, a pharmacy, and a town hall. He followed the sign and entered the pharmacy.
"Hello, and welcome to my shop. We have all the medicine you could ever wish for" Rikimaru's first instinct was to stealthfully steal some healing tonics, but he decided it was best to buy them. Pleased with his decision he walked outside to see a beautiful woman standing in front of him. He could not help but look the woman up and down...but then he regained his composure and gave her a bow. She chuckled as she walked past him into the pharmacy.
I can slay hordes of enemies, but ladies are a whole different battle.
Rikimaru took a large gulp of his first healing tonic, put his hands into the ninjitsu shakra for running, and sped off. Using the shakra of the ninja he could run faster than the fastest of horses. He ran north, the direction of Ghoda's Palace.
The forest was eerily quiet, but a sudden motion caught the attention of the ninja. *Fshoo* Another quick motion this was closer. Rikimaru stood gazing into the labyrinth-like forest. His hand lightly resting on the hilt of his sword. He was ready to strike at the blink of an eye. *Fshoo* Another quick breeze passed Rikimaru's face.
Suddenly Rikimaru grasped his sword and took a quick slash through the air. As the blade passed through the seemingly empty space a slash could be heard and a loud shriek came from the creature who had been so nimbly hopping through the trees. The creature just layed there thriving in pain. The creature was like a 3 foot tall bat. Rikimaru stood above the bat-creature's body and with a quick jut he stabbed the creature in the chest. With one last breath the creature uttered
"Master will find you, you...will...pay..." and the creature finally died. Rikimaru looked around the forest puzzled.
"What is this place?"
In the distance Rikimaru could see more of the creatures headed towards him, darting in and out of the trees at lightning fast speeds. Rikimaru readied his blade and charged at the monsters. He ran weaving around trees and attacks as he slashed at the monsters. As he ran he took down three of the seemingly thousand monsters. Rikimaru turned to see the monsters charging him for a counter attack. Just as the horde was about to engulf him he darted to the branch of the nearest tree. *Fshoo fshoo fshoo* three shurikens came speeding from the branch nailing three more of the horrid killers. *Fshoo* again Rikimaru darted away to flank his enemy. He appeared behind a large group of the creatures and took a few slashes at them.
He then dropped a smoke ball, and disappeared into the darkness. Knowing that this fight was useless Rikimaru decided to run. He looked back to see if any of the creatures were following him. He saw that they were still way back at the battle ground dazed and confused. As he turned his head back to the path he saw a fist come from no where and he was out cold.
The owner of the fist threw Rikimaru on his shoulder and walked off. The strange figure, with Rikimaru still in tow, walked up to a large European style castle, after about an hour of walking. The large doors to the castle was at least 20 feet tall, making the figure and Rikimaru look almost child-like in comparison. The strange figure raised his hand and almost poetically waved his hand through the air. The door slowly started to budge open and a loud noise was heard. The figure walked through the doors and they shut behind him.
Back at Nasu a commotion was enveloping the town. "Get back here! Thief! Thief!"
Yeah that one always works, thought the theif.
A cloaked bandit was running from the Nasu Pharmacy being pursued by two of the town's guards. The bandit was moving at an incredible speed... the guards didn't stand a chance of catching her. The bandit ran into the forest when she was struck by a sudden feeling.
*Gasp* "Rikimaru!" The bandit ripped off her cloak revealing that it was the girl Rikimaru had met earlier at the pharmacy. Who was this woman and why did she know Rikimaru? The figure turned to look back to the village, and swiftly ran deeper into the forest.
"(Breathing heavily) Who...Who are you!" Rikimaru's statement was forceful, but being tied down to a table doesn't make anyone look anything but helpless.
"My name is Demitri, and this is my castle." Demitri was a tall, muscular looking man with jet black hair. He wore a black pin stripe suit with a black cape.
"Get these chains off of me so we can settle this man to man!"
Demitri let out a little chuckle and smiled. The smile revealed Demitri's two large fangs. "Are you sure that you want that to happen?"
Rikimaru knew now where he was. This was the castle of Demitri...a vampire! Rikimaru scanned the room looking for any sort of escape, but it was useless. He needed to go into deep meditation to escape this one; but he wasn't sure if he had the time.
Demitri stepped towards the table where Rikimaru was laying. He raised his arms into the air and smiled again. Demitri coiled himself back, and readied himself to bash Rikimaru. Just as he was about to attack a shuriken flew by his face, giving him a small cut on his cheek. A female figure was sitting in the rafters of the large room. The figure jumped from the rafters and landed behind Demitri. Rikimaru was shocked to see who it was.
The girl from the village...why does she seem so familiar?
"Demitri! I have been sent by Lord Ghoda to help dispose of you!" Rikimaru looked shocked at this statement.
"Ghoda! How do you know Lord Ghoda?!"
The bandit grabbed a smoke ball and threw it on the ground in front of herself. The smoke totally shrouded the mysterious bandit and a light shined through the smoke. The smoke started to dissipate and Rikimaru was happy to see an old friend.
"Ayame!" Ayame was Ghoda's other personal ninja, and a great asset to Rikimaru's clan. Demitri looked frustrated that these two pests were ignoring him. He turned around and with incredible speed he flew toward Ayame. Demitri went for a sweeping kick, but Ayame jumped into the air and round house kicked Demitri in the face. Demitri started to fall back with the kick, but clenched his fist and fired back a punch striking Ayame in the face. The force of the punch sent Ayame back at least twenty feet. Demitri then pulled a demonic sword from his cape and flew towards Ayame.
Rikimaru looked on helplessly. He struggled to free himself from his restraints, but it was hopeless. He sighed in frustration and started to concentrate. Rikimaru began whispering some sort of chant to himself.
Ayame and Demitri continued to battle on. Attack. Counter attack. Neither of them coud land a blow. Ayame using her twin tantos put up a great fight, but Demitri's attacks would not cease. The two collided with a loud crash. Demitri's sword was just inches from Ayame's forehead. It seemed that her tantos were starting to give way. Ayame felt her will slipping and she jumped back to avoid the blade. She fell to one knee. She tried to steady herself back up, but the pain was too great.
Against her wishes Ayame fell face first onto the concrete floor and passed out. Demitri let out a horrible laugh and slowly walked towad Ayame. Each step echoed through the chamber. Lightning struck and illuminated the entire room. Just then Demitri noticed that the table Rikimaru was on was empty. Three shurikens then came out of nowhere and nailed Demitri in the back. He let out a horrible wail and turned around to see Rikimaru standing in the rafters.
Rikimaru jumped down from the rafters, and landed right in front of Demitri. Rikimaru made a circle through the air with his right hand, and power rushed through his veins. Just as the circle was completed he coiled his body back and struck right into Demitri's heart. Rikimaru brought the Wrath of Heaven on Demitri and both of them fell to their knees.
Rikimaru slowly stood up looking down on Demitri with the vigour of a champion. He then ran over to Ayame and lifted her onto his shoulder. Rikimaru left that castle with Ayame and never looked back. After about 10 minutes of walking and a healing salve Ayame slowly woke up, and looked down on Rikimaru's face.
"Ri...Riki? What happened back there?"
"Don't worry about it...Can you walk?"
"Yeah, but..." Rikimaru let her down, and Ayame stood there staring at him "Did you use the Wrath of Heaven again!? You told me you couldn't do it anymore when I asked you to teach me!"
Rikimaru chuckled and turned back to the road, and kept walking. Ayame ran after him playfully. "Riki' come on I need to learn sometime" The two triumphant ninjas walked off into the sunset towards Ghoda's Palace awaiting what fate will throw at them next.

Back at Demitri's castle

A tall figure slowly walked over to the corpse of Demitri. He looked down on Demitri and shook his head. He kicked his body and turned back towards the door. "I guess if you want something killed right, you've got to kill it yourself."

Written By Joseph Bombino
Typed By Patrick McKenna (me)
Posted With His (Joseph) Permission

if you people like i will repost part two, and once he produces part 3 and so on.