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It was a dark day and I just knew how lame it was going to be. She always seems to choose these types of days to do the thing I hate the most.
I stretched lazily physically preparing myself for another one of 'those' episodes.

She rang the doorbell and i lazily descended the stairs and out to the verandah to let her in. she had a broad smile on her face, i couldnt care less. "Hey baby" she said. "Yo, whats up?", "you gonna let me in?". Silence. "sure" i said and reluctantly stepped aside to let her pass, her fragrance caressing my senses with its female charm as she glided by, the faculties her body that i find so irresistably attractive playing a rythm on my mind. I didnt want any before, but i want some now....

she ascended the stairs to my room and began to prepare for what was immenent. we both got down to it. interwind on the floor bodies caressing each other, with all my skill she still managed to beat me at my own game..... twister.

"you play really hard" she said, excitement brightening her face. i smiled. what would she say if she knew exactly what was running through my mind? "lets stop for now" i said, "why dont we do something else?" "what else do you have in mind, whats that look in your eyes?" she asked, while rising off the floor with a moronic innocence on her face. too innocent to be innocent, she was reading my mind like a book. but how hard is that, i am a guy after all...

"So what do you suggest we do then?" She asked with a wicked glint in her eyes. "I dunno" i replied smiling at her "what do you have in mind?"
"Well" She said slowly advancing, "I was planning to get a bit more comfortable, what do you think" By then i couldn't speak since

the silence was shattered by breaking glass and bullets explosions. quickly i grabed her and ran to the next room. and started to Suit up. I know who it was I know what they wanted I would not let them have it. after putting on my shoe i reached for my beautiful prized weapon many will fall by my hands before the night is over.

i went to the window looking down on the entire comunity and hoisted my 500m sniper rifle and peered through the scope. "well fellas, i know this sounds a bit clichee but... say hello to my little friend!" I acquired the target, it was who i expected, once my friend from high school, now a sworn enemy till death. Death will break that chain now... irregardless of his constant swerving in his tinted bimmer, or his sporadic gunfire poking holes in my house with his AK47, i had him locked, there was only one conclusion... i pulled the trigger.

The explosion i heard wasn't the one of me pulling the trigger however it happened way before that, my shot went up in the air from me falling backwards, I turned around seeing her..... my betrayer with the smoking pistol in her hands...... not you i said as I fell to the floor, time felt slow my body felt heavy I was immobile.

I opened my eyes but i had to close them back, the light was blinding, then I heard her voice rage filled inside me, i wanted her dead, forgetting the light i jumped out bed and slowly advanced towards her

and ask her if she would like to play a game of warcraft but she refused so i heard a voice in my head saying STOMP HER CHIEFTAAAIN so i stomped her

I summoned all my strength and began to recite the ancient incantation to prepare to destroy her.
My blood oozes almost uncontrollably as she looks at me staring as I begin to mutter. All the while I picture her dead.
A red glow begins to surround me then it suddenly fills the room. She made me summon him, I thought to myself.
"HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE YOU FOOL!!" I shouted at her. The bleeding suddenly stopped. The light disappeared. I turn around and leap out the window of my two storey house and land standing on the pavement below.
Suddenly the earth begins to shake. Everybody will have to die- I think to myself.

i took a few moments to grasp my surroundings... i hate them all, worthless humans.. flames rising more and more consuming what was once could have been called rage. my skin started to grow dark and my eyes lost their pupils, being polluted with a deep blackness enveloping the white therein. my hair began to turn white and my body grew and grew in stature. i looked at all the innocent people walking along thier merry way, thinking to myself... how much people must i have to kill in order to live a life free of betrayal? free of murder and meaningless killings. i knew what i had to do. A sharp pain began to pierce by heart like a sword forcing its way out from within me. a deep red glow started to emmit from my shoulder and began to take shape around my righ arm, metamorphisizing it into a huge source of power, sucking into it the very matter of things around it. the pain kept growing. "i cant keep charging this blast, the whole city could be destroyed", "What the hell do you think your doing?? i thirst for souls" a voice chimed in my head, i looked at my arm and saw who was talking to me... "I am in control of this body i say who lives and who dies, be quiet and take what i give you", "everyone must die, feed me more souls, you called me, i am your power, be prepared for the onslaut!" it boomed at me. it was time. the glow on my arm had grown a great deal by that time. I tried to open my eyes to take one last look at the community i would be feasting on, but the pain forced it shut, i thought about the bitch who betrayed me, the nemisis who by now was making his way out after hearing the shot of my sniper, i would eat them all. i screamed all the rage out of me and flew into the air, crowds of people looked to the skies, pondering thier imminent destruction. "DIE!!" i released the pain, the red flooded everywhere, formed a huge swirling tornado. there was red glow mixed with blood and falling debris everywhere...

It was now time to leave this world, my madness started to consume my very fiber of reality as I remembered, him, my master's last words, for you to know light you must first be engulfed in darkness Flash of light, Swords meet men dressed in black, Ninjas, Nortel, Nortel!, Do you remember, I see my self running threw a field sword drawn, left foot b****es down, then I m suddenly climbing threw the air ,I land on a Branch thirty feet in the air , a wisp of wind passes my neck leaving blood droplet’s on my suit , I was being Hunted but by who?

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*** Pretending that Post 13 & 14 don't exist***

There was only dust and silence. What once could be called Kingston 5 now is reduced to the burning embers of my rage. They made this happen- I told myself. I looked around, now back to my normal size, my rage now being fed with enough blood and souls.

I sat in the dust of my destruction and head bowed began to recite the peace incantation to repress the Chieftian beast within me. I heard nothing except my mutterings. Faintly I heard vehicles approaching? I stood and looked around. "WHAT THE..." I begin to shout as the sky is filled with helicopters and I am almost surrounded by military vehicles.

My rage had died and I had no more energy to wage another war just yet. Then I saw him... my 'best friend' seemingly had not died. He walked towards me

one week earlier....

"Yo Johnny!" shouted a voice behind me. i turned to look. it was a tall, stocky fellow wearing shabby black clothes walking towards me. He had three earings in his left ear and a piercing in the middle of his left eyebrow, and tons of tatoos. "Pete", "Whats the plan for today?" i replied with the plain reluctance i always give. "Well, we are going down to the club, theres someone id like you to meet" he said. I sighed. "Dude, dont bullshit me, i dont need any other annoying pests in my life, you are enough". Pete Laughed...

We were standing under "tree of shame" on the schools campus. The sky had turned bleak during our conversation and plastered a dismal look on our surroundings. We made our way to his bimmer and we off.

We entered the quad and made our way to the voodo lounge. i pushed open the door - for a second i could feel the glance of someone on my back so i spun quickly to find a pretty looking girl beaming up at me...

That night at the club was definatly the best I've had in months. I really had shut my self off from the social scene ever scence that someone left me.. left me as confused as the reflection on a shattered mirror. I was actually feeling this girl and thought maybe i could open up to her it was a wonderful feeling.

But i guessed i thought wrong, there was always this feeling, I don't know how to explain it but you just know, it was like a piece in a puzzle that would not fit. She way nice yes, but way too nosy in my opinion. It was on a wednesday that i began to find proof for my suspicions

I lazily opened my eyes and turned on my right side to look at the clock on my side table. 12pm. i had been slept all day! i shrugged my shoulders, oh well. then i really understood where i was. i turned to my left to find a pretty looking girl breathing softly, soundly sleep beside me. "Oh, so thats why i was so tired" i laughted to myself. i slid out of bed and went to the bathroom to do the essentials..

While washing my face a very familiar pain came lurking into my head yet again. but this time it was intense. i gripped both side of the face basin and starred into the mirror trying to see where in my head the pain was, a futile effort. I have never felt this pain before meeting this girl. "Uuuhh!" the pain began to pound my head like a hammer pounding a relentless nail (or DK pounding Noivaj in fight night). 1....2...3 seconds then it all stopped. i opened my eyes and stared into the mirror, a freaking nose-bleed, i looked at my hands, they were fine, but they left two impressions on either side of the face basin. Something is not right...

I had fully prepared breakfast for myself and my beautiful guest and had begun to clean the kitchen when i heard the footsteps of my guest making her way down to the dining room. she waltzed in as far as the entrance and stopped, leaned on the wall and looked at me, beaming as usual. she was only wearing one of my shirts, professionally chosen as it did not reveal a thing. she took in a deep audible breath and let it out slowly.."Hey baby, got room for one more?" I went across to her and forcefully embraced her, forced her to the wall and begun to tounge kiss her deep, then i spun around with her and hoisted her onto the table my hand lingering under the shirt she was wearing..

On my way to IMP i thought to myself, "this girl is the one", no one else can understand how to really treat a guy like me. I met Pete at the canteen later that day and he began to ask me probing questions about our relationship. He was not aware that we are intimate, i made him none-the-wiser. after a long while of telling me of how good she looks and how i must make her mine he finally gave in, "Ah forget it dude, ur hopeless, come on ill take u home"

When i got inside my house and closed the door she rushed to greet me, quite flurried, like she was recently busying herself to affairs in my house. we kissed and i looked at her, was she the cause of the pains? She said she prepared dinner and hurried away back to my room. Peculiar but im hungry, eat first ask questions later... i was half way through finnishing my meal when a feeling grabbed me, took my by the waist and shook me, i needed some, badly. I couldnt think, i could rationalize so i got up quickl, over turning my stool, she ran out to see what was the comotion but i dashed over the table and grabbed her, forced her to the floor and then had my way with her, i couldnt think much but one thing i was sure i saw was a smirk on her face before i passed out....

She never knew that i woke up, she was on the phone talking "Pete for the last time i told you that you should not be calling me here, its too risky". She listened for a while and then replied indignantly " Do you think i'm stupid, I know what i am doing! Yes i'm searching for it i can't afford to look suspicious! One thing i know thats its not in the house, i'm doing the best i can just give me some more time" There was slience once again and then i heard her answer "yeah i used them, knocked him out cold" She gave this laugh that made my blood run cold, so she was doing something to me? but what? She ended the call and turned around it pretended to sleep

A faint noise in the background, sounded muffled. The sound kept getting closer and more audible, it sounded like someone repeating something over and over. "Get up", "Get up Anomoly twenty 10", it was my master. Now i know where i am, i must really have fallen asleep.... This cursed memory keeps haunting me, the day i surpassed my master, and killed him..

As the world stopped spinning and things came into focus i found myself face down in the dust, staring up at a looming figure. "Get up Anomoly twenty 10", that was my name when i was a subordinate of my master, Jensen. "Good. you are back with us twenty 10, you summoned the Cheiftain just now, that was the final technique left to master, stand up. i got up slowly, my joints were on fire and steam was rising from my right arm.... I faced master Jensen now and his look was grave. "Anomoly twenty ten, none of my students have reached this far, you possess incredible power and resolve you will go far, yet before that...." He sighed, "It is no pleasure to a master at this stage of your learning. Because what is there to teach a student who has learned it all?" I began to speak but he raised his hand to silence me and continued, "You must graduate Anomoly twenty 10, take on a name and exist in this world. You must defeat me and become the new master." "Never!" i shouted "I will be your loyal subordinate forever, i will serve Master Jensen till the day i die, that i will!" He shrugged his shoulders, "I was expecting this response. I have something i wish to share with you. I will tell you the true story behind your existence if you can defeat me." my eyes flashed with hearing the words my existence. i made my way across to my sword with was a few meters away, i named it hellscream. My master made it a custom to name your tools as it would aid in fighting with them, you treat them better when you think of them as a friend. "Get ready anomoly twenty 10, here i come!" he shouted, dragging his sythe from the ground. "I will not lose to you master!" i shouted. Then he charged at me. i had to give my eyes a second to adjust to his speed....

I blocked the first blow with hellscream and my master smiled as the battle ensued. I launched a roundhouse kick and he stepped back and countered with a sweep. Falling to the ground I used hellscream to balance me and regain my stance. I felt the fire within me erupt like volcano and hellscream started to glow. "What is this ha ha ha ha" said Jensen, "lets see you use that technique against me you fool!". I lunged forward with hellscream in my hand and tore a hole through the wall where I thought he was standing. "Where are you coward!!!" I roared, "Right behind you" he said as he struck me with a technique known as Lynx palm completely disabling my right shoulder. As it fell limp I felt the fire surging within me and I completely let the pain dissipate throughout the rest of my body. He launched another attack and I managed to dodge it by running across the wall using a technique I mastered not too long ago. Coming down from the roof I slammed my shoulder into place releasing hellscream as the pain was too much to handle.

"I was always curious to know why you call your weapon hellscream." Jensen laughed like a mad man. he plunged his sythe into the ground and walked slowly over to me. "You know i lied when i said no other student has reached this far, there have been three, i killed them all!" my faced was fixed in an astonished state. here i was on the floor my arm dripping blood and my master telling me death is inevitable. I must fight, i must win, i must know how i came to be here in this world. i grabbed the sword and used it to steady myself as i rose, "You said i have great power and resolve. i will show you my power, YOU WILL FEEL MY RESOLVE, I WILL BEAT YOU TILL YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT HELLSCREAM MEANS TO ME!!

"You pathetic ingrate, dont flatter yourself, i say that to all my students who reach this far" said jensen, "resolve, true power, HAH!!! dont me make laugh!!!!", within an instant his scythe was to my side, i didnt even see him begin to move, it was at that moment i realized that i was going to die, jensen let loose his scythe and it carved its purpose deep within my flesh, bearly missing my kidneys, i staggered and fumbled grasping hellscream, blood gushing from my body, my vision getting dim, my body turning cold "is this it" i said, "is this how i die, at the hands of this old fool....maybe i should just die, what do i have to live for", then, just then, that person flashed in the depths of my mind,"yes.......now i remember", i grasped my hellscream once again, gripped it and felt it as one with me, a seering heat began to engulf my very being as if my soul was on fire, my vision was becoming shrouded in darkness, my blood rushing thru my veins, my heart beating as if it were about to burst out of my chest, the wound in my torso felt non-existent, the very fibres of my muslces began tremble with overwhelming energy, i spoke"JENSEN!!!!!!" my voice was changeing, deepening, more and more my vision dimmed, my head throbbing, runes began to appear in hellscream, nothing like i have ever seen, an ancient tongue surged forth from my mouth as if i had been possessed,"Jensen" i said,"May God have mercy on your soul".....

My master noticed the change in my voice and my arms. For a moment I thought I saw concern bordering on fear in his eyes. It must have been my imagination because his movements became especially difficult to track. I was only too familiar with this tactic- it is the basic motion of hyperspeed.
I moved into hyperspeed as well. I could almost see him now. Clang! I narrowly managed to block that one- I thought has I moved into a defensive stance.
Something kept nagging in my head as HellScream became lighter and lighter- I must win and he must die.
"Shifting to offense are you? Impudent fool!" Jensen shouted. I didn't even notice that I had began to start chasing him- slashing at him, willing for more blood- for his blood.
I decided that talk was over. I suddenly stopped running and began to chant the ancient runes that were now on HellScream- I had no idea what I was saying but something within me gave me voice to the language.
My master rose his scythe and suddenly immense power from the elements began to burst from the tip. It was his signature killing move but it required perfect stillness. As I observed him while doing that uncontrollable chant I realized that he was almost as bloody as I was. He didn't seem to have been blocking my attacks as well he thought.
"This will end it twenty 10 and you shall be nameless. COME OUT- WITNESS YOUR MASTERS LATEST CONQUEST!" Jensen howled as his scythe became brighter and brighter with his elemental power. Out of nowhere my brethen began to assemble with heads bowed. They stood on the outskirts of the battlegrounds- possibly twenty or thirty of the other nameless members of our clan.
Something within me started to whisper. It was a feminine voice. It was whispering a song in an ancient tongue that I didn't recognize. I realized that this fight wasn't being fought by me. I rose slowly, as HellScream began to burn with raging fires on the end of my hand. It was thirsting and crying for a kill- and I was going to deliver.

I ran as far as I could from my master- to the other end of the battlegrounds. I closed my eyes- steeling myself with resolve. And then HellScream and I ran towards him as he ran towards me.

As I made a mad dash towards each other Jensen i saw him use hyperspeed with such ease that it seemed like he wasnt even trying. Dashing from left to right as we got closer together, i was barely able to see his movements. As we got closer he leaned forward holding his scythe in both hands with the blade behind him, i looked down continuously chanting in a tongue that i could not understand, but after every sentence i felt a large surge of power flow through me, I looked down at HellScream which was glowing a bright red, so much so that it looked like it had began to change but i was not sure.

Then i began to realize something, I could see his hyperspeed. I dont know how but his movements started to slow, i could see each footstep as he took it... i chanted yet another line of the ancient verse and i felt my wound burning, I placed my hand on the wound and realized that it wasnt there anymore. It was completely healed. I looked forward at my target coming towards me with a rage in his eyes, i decided that it was time for me to stop thinking and just allow my spirit to do the rest. It knows what to do i thought to myself and as i began to make my spirit take over and act on its own i realized my speed was rising, i decided to let my spirit act on its own...

I let go of my will and let this feeling totally engulf my very being, this energy that was coursing thru my vains...was for lack of a better word unbelieveable, i heard myslef speak against my own will" Ho tomo argasu ishamasu hellscream", hellscream exploded with power instantaneously, the ground broke apart and the air crackled apart, Hellscream made a searing noise that seemed to take me on the brink of insanity, "this is it Jensen, no more talk" i thought for i was unable to speak, all could i feel was the thirst for his blood soaked against my sword, i plunged forward almost effortlessly, hellscream was pointed between his eyes by now, Jensen shocked, backed off " i can see ur serious now, very well we will end this now", our weapons clashed, surges of energy gushed out from within us tearing away at our surroundings, our battle cries echoing across our battlefield, i returned the wound he gave me not too long ago, getting more excited as a saw his blood gush out, he thrusted at me but it was as if he wasnt moving at all, i left my mrk in his chest, right arm and the left side of his face, it was insatiable his body covered in blood, i couldnt stop myself..even if i had wanted to, Jensen got up and gathered his strength, i could see he was preparing for the final blow, i flet adrenaline pumping thru my body offering further strength to my already unbelievable power, this was it, He moved in hyperspeed, scythe coming str8 for my neck ready to sever my head, yet i felt no fear, only anticipation, i felt my face grin, Hellscream and i plunged forward into Jensen's onslaught, our blades clashed, an intense light surged outward and a sound as loud as thunder coursed thru the skys, Jensen's scythe had cracked, i could feel the overwhelming power leaking out as if trying to pin me down, but it was futile, hellscream screamed for more and broke thru Jensen's scythe and ripped Jensen asunder, he lost his grip on what was left of his broken weapon, but hellscream was not satisfied, my body soun around pierced Jensen's left Lung, twisted the blade and tore it out at the side, there was my master laying before me......defeated.

"ENOUGH!!" he shouted, fixing me to the spot, gripping the ground around him. He used his hands to help himself up, breathing heavily. "You have won, i have been defeated. I owe you what i promised." "I have trained you well, you do have incredible power and resolve, but you do not fight alone." I stared down at him in anticipation to hear his story. "You were born both a blessing and a curse to your parents. Because of your power your parents placed aincent seals on you with the hope that in time, when you are ready you will be able to break these seals and come into your true nature." His breathing became steadier now and his shifting stopped. He seemed like he was in solemn concentration. He cleared his throat and continued "Unfortunately your parents were only able to bind your powers before they died, before you killed them." I gasped. I killed my parents? but how! "You ask yourself how could you kill your parents, i will show you, the power you possess, the power that i have like you." "Our powers can grow at an exponential rate but the source of this boost of power is souls." "Souls??" i shouted, "Then that would mean-" "You can remember yourself just now fighting and speaking an aincent language but not being in full control of yourself? When your parents died, they became imortal, they live inside you twenty 10." "I believe it was your parents just now, fighting on your side, i believe they thought it was time, you were ready to come into your true power, they broke the seals." i staggered back, my knees giving way, i fell on the floor hard on my behind. i could not handle all this information at once, i needed more time...

"I wish i could give you more time to decypher all this twenty 10, but i dont have much time to live" Jensen said, taking the blade of the sythe in his hand. "I knew this day would come, so i left a scroll for you in your secret place, there is one parting gift i must share with you however" he said, now seeming almost fully recovered, after losing one lung, he acted as if he only received a scratch. "Get up twenty 10" i rose off the ground, aprehensive, hoping it was not another fight. "When taking in souls, you also receive the special abilities of the individual, you also take their personality and their mind. This can drive you to insanity unless you know how to control the souls. So far you know that cheiftains ability is to create a hyper blast that can destroy houses, with knowing how to control souls you could destroy entire cities!" "But i already know cheiftain" i said, "That you do, but what i want to teach you is an incantation i developed for myself, for our type of power. Take hellscream in your hand." I plucked it out of the floor, it had no runes in it, it was just a normal sword again. He spoke words in an aincient tounge to me, yet i understood them. i knew what to say instantly. "That incantation allows you to release the souls from your body into any medium you choose. It will imbue that item with the essence of the souls you put into it yet keep the abilities you learned in your own body for you to master."

I can consume souls, my mind is currently a host to my own parents? this is all too much. "From this day forward you will be known as Jonathon Reily and you will be the master of this clan, you have my subbordinates under your control, and i offer my powers to you, a dying mans wish" Jensen words echoed in my head. i felt a million miles away. but i had to do what was asked of me, for the sake of honour. i took up my sword and began to chant. blue flames bagan to engulf my sword, i suppose this meant my final blow will seal his powers in me, forever. tears began to flow down my face, this is it, for all the years i have known my master he has been all i ever knew of a family, and i would be the one to end his existence. i cried out.. "deplore HELLSCREAM!!" blue flame blinded me, it was everywhere i could only see blue... Then i had the intense feeling, like something went right through me, a freight train maybe? or so it felt. thoughts began to rush through my head, but there werent my memories, i feel to my knees and held my head, i baby wrapped in cloth, no it changed, myself holding hellscream for the first time, gone again, all sorts of memories, all showing me and other memories of my clan, were these my masters memories? i tightened my grip on hellscream and began to speak the incantation i just learned, the freight train returned for round two. it went through me the way it came, the memories began to replay at top speed by now in my mind, my eyes were closed i was concentrating on them all. then i saw one last memory before it was all gone... My parents.. they were holding me... my father and mother were both mumbling over me for a long moment and then a blue flame burst around me like an aura, set ablaze my parents then returned to me, their bodies fell limp and they fell to the floor, a hand grabbed me before i fell, my master?

i opened my eyes after all the memories faded. steam was coming from my sword. the runes were back. it looked sturdier now, sturdy and powerful. i said to myself, the sword now contains the essence of my master, he will fight by my side forever, my parents will remain with me in my mind, they will be my guide... whats this? i lost all feeling in my body in an instant, i could not control myself, i fell face down in the dirt, my eyes were losing focus rapidly, my head spinning. i went unconscious....

Back in my room I awoke on the floor. Reality came flooding back to me. That same old dream, I thought.
I warily rose from the floor. I had no idea how I got to the floor. A searing pain hit my head again. "Yes, I remember now, where is that girl."

My house was empty. She certainly wasn't here. All her things were gone. How could someone move from living with me to completely erasing herself in a matter of minutes. I looked at my watch- nope, matter of hours.

She had promised me a game of twister. Strange.

I picked up the phone and dialed a number. "Pete. What's happening. Have you seen her?" I asked my best friend.
"Nope dude. Haven't seen her. She practically lives at your house though, shouldn't she be right back?"
"Dude, she cleared everything out. Call me if you see her okay."
"Sure dude."

The next few days were spent just looking around and trying to reach her. I was very close to just shutting her out all together. I know, I am a bum if I don't go out and get a job, but really... money isn't a primary right now.

When I finally shut her out a text message came on my bmobile. "Can I cum ovr tmrw? We cn ply twstr. Sry abt not calling. Had issues." I reluctantly arose and called Pete.
"Dude, can you believe she texted me?"
"Did she really? Isn't that interesting."
"Petey, a few days ago I thought I heard her talking to you, just before she disappeared. What was that about?"
"Dude, Jonathon- I wasn't talking to her anywhere around when she left."
I hung up on me. I can easily sense a liar.

"Jenna, you were talking to Pete just before you left. Did he say something that made you disappear." I decided to just take the dive and give her a call.
"Truth is Jon Pete was hitting on me. He was telling me things about you and I was afraid. I think he was trying to make you look bad while making himself look better." She replied.
I hung up and called Pete. My mobile bill will take a beating, but not as hard as I am going to beat Pete. "Pete, what you trying to do man? You know me from long time and this is how you treat me?" My anger levels were rising, my head was aching and my hand kept spasming as if attempting to grip a sword."Hold on Pete!" I took a deep breath, splashed me face with water. I need to relax.
"Johnny, it isn't like you think. I only called her because-"Pete started.
"SO NOW YOU ADMIT YOU CALLED HER BEFORE YOU LEFT!" I roared. "I guess this is how best friends become exbest friends. Thanks for that Pete. I am not sending up my blood pressure because of this crap."I hung up. Asshole.

Ok so I knew that they spoke to each other, but from what i heard the stories that i was hearing didn't match, something was wrong, but what? Until then I will have to watch my back. I looked outside it was one of those day i hated them, I knew she would come today. I stretched lazily as if i were preparing myself for the confrontation. I wonder what she was discussing with Pete I knew it wasn't the bull that they were feeding me. But what could it be? What do they want from me? I wonder if it has anything to do with those strange dreams that I have been having? What if they knew something about my past. Its all a blur to me and those dreams, they only leave me even more confused. My thoughts were interrupted by the door bell ringing that had to be her.

I opened the door," HI, i am a Jehovahs witness and..", <bam> i shut the door, and took my seat once more, i'm too tense i thought, one thing i have bn wondering about is why do i feel this weakness when im around her......come to think of it....she resembles that person i saw in my dre...<ding ding>, the door, i got up to answer" Hi" she said, she stared deep within my eyes, it felt as if my knees where about to knock, she leaned over to kiss me...no i thought, i steeled my will, "we need to talk" i said to her," i already know that you and pete were conversing about something and dont gimme that mess about him talking bad about me, tell me the truth" "sweetheart" she said," why are u getting so worked up" she came closer and rested her hand on my lap "lets start that game off twister", it was clear this women was trying to take me for a fool, that was the main difference between this woman an dthe one i remember from my dream, i dont feel that same sincerity, i looked her dead in the eye, i could feel my once impervious will returning to me " Take ur hand off of me now" she stepped back in shock, " tell me NOW!!!!, what u and pete were discussing, your not leaving this house until u do"...

She came across to me in one quick action and held me close to her, she embraced me. I suddenly felt relief come over me as she pressed her body against mine, her breasts caressing my chest. she pulled away after a few seconds and said "Yes baby your right. i really havent been giving you a reason to trust me these past few days" in a soft and reassuring voice. i calmed down yet waited for her to continue. "Pete wanted me to find your sword Jon, he threatened to kill me if i didnt find it. he said it was an important matter that he studies the sword, from there he can see if you are evil or good". i turned my back to her, getting red in the face, feeling stupid that i blamed her for anything. So Pete was calling the shots along. i repeated out loud "Pete threatened to kill you?", "I had to drug you that day because Pete came over, if u were not asleep he would know i was not doing as he ordered. I only wanted to make it seem like i was doing something, Jon i was protecting you all along." She came across to me and placed her hand on my shoulder, turning me around to face her gently. "Lets worry about him later Jon, i came all this way to play twister with you!"......

"So what other idea do you have in mind?" she said staring innocently into my eyes. i moved towards her to grab her and throw her on the bed but she read my movements and came at me before i left the spot. she put her hands on my chest and tore off my shirt. "what strength" i thought. she began caressing my chest and i began to pull her top button by button, i held her elbow and led her to the bed. i sat, my face in line with her breasts, now concealed in her bra. I began to kiss her neck while my hand reached around to pull her bra, her heavy breathing began, i laughed softly to myself. After discarding her bra i took both breasts in my hands, the familiar feel, the comfortable fit, i knew what to do to make her tick. i began to play around with her, making her moan, making her body twist and her vagina swell with excitement. i was deeply in the mood enjoying the position i was in, i let one hand slide freely down from her breast as it made its way down to her piece of paradise. i was about to turn up the heat... just then i heard the loud screeching of a car outside my house and a gun click. i threw her aside and dived over the bed....

I could not mistake it, shots from an AK47 assault rifle. i was face down behind my bed, eyes closed listening to the sounds of the car and the gun, identifying its exact location. time to retaliate. i opened my eyes, there under my bed was the briefcase. i drew it out and began to assemble the pieces of my weapon. i was not sure where i threw her so i said aloud, "baby dont move, this will soon be over, i will take care of this once and for all!" i got on my knees and assebled the last pieces and loaded the weapon, then i went to the room overlooking the community and hoisted my weapon. thoughts flying, heart racing.. the bimmer, Pete, damn, i hated that she was right... why? target locked....

*Story forwards back to present time, for further reference see pg 2*

As he (pete) walked towards me, i suddenly felt that same rage build up inside me.

"You!..." i said
"Yes... me" he replied

I got up again and walked towards him, i was sure of it, this time i would kill him once and for all.

"Uh uh uh" Pete said
Upon which i realized that there were over 100 soldiers guns cocked pointed at me not to mention the other military vehicles and helicopters.

"Now, you dont want me to make these people shoot you" Pete said as he walked with an air of confidence towards me

I felt outnumbered but at the same time i was sure that i could take them all with the power of the chieftain...

i began to call apon to chieftain once more, "dont even try it" pete said, he raised his hand, my visitor came flying thru the window and went str8 into his hands, what the hell i thought" what u thought u were the only one with abilities?" pete said, "if u dont want the girl to die, you will hand over hellscream", "hmmph" i said" do what you will with her, she is of no consequence", "fine then" pete said, he begun to strangle her by the throat, i let out a faint gasp" so u do care, ha, give hellscream to me" i paused" well u see, pete, thats going to be kindof a problem..." "why is that, dont play roun around with me" said pete"im not playing, even if i wanted to give you, i couldnt, hellscream has begun the process" "No, u dont mean...."said pete "yes it has begun to react to cheiftain, hellscream was not given to me by coincidence, so far it has fused with my arm, i feel it spreading everytime i use cheiftain and my sanity being pushed to its limit everytime....soon it will merge with my entire body...and i dont know what will become of me then..." "i see" pete said..."no problem, come with us, or the bitch dies, simple enuff eh?"....

Little did they know i was only trying to buy time. hellscream had its own consciousness, it knew what danger lurked, it reacts to me and my emotions, im sure it will come when i summon it. it would seem we both kept secrets from each other at this point Pete and i. i decided to follow him and see what his plans were for hellscream while growing my strength. As far as i knew that girl meant nothing to me, my plan to kill them both failed but i was sure hellscream will soak in thier blood quite soon. They took me to a huge military compund, several hours away from civilization, i was in a locked vehicle all the way so i was not aware what parish or location i was in. Several hours was more than enough time to regain my strength, im sure they know that, so what was their plan for me? the door to the vehicle opened and light flooded inside. i raised my hand to the light to shield myself from it. i felt hands grab me on either side and tug me out, throwing me onto the floor. "Watch it!" i shouted "Unless you dont have a wife and kids or want any, never lay hands on me again", "Oh aint you a fighter", Pete said, coming across now fully clad in military fatigues, still tatooed and disfigured with piercings. "Just who the hell are you?" i said rising

I couldn't believe this crap. Here I was, surrounded by men with guns, Pete my once best friend strangling my girlfriend and now he has the audacity to order me around.
"Pete, I think you should let her go now. This is between your clan and mine" I said. I had been hanging out with Pete for such a long time but this was the first time I recognized his clan's Tatoo. "Come to think of it Pete, wasn't your clan exterminated like ten or twenty years ago?"
Pete threw her down. "So, you finally figured it out- smart ass. YOU WILL FOLLOW ME SO WE CAN TAKE THAT SWORD FROM YOUR ARM!"
"Getting a bit edgy aren't you. You want HellScream Pete? Let me show you right now and right here." I was sure I could defeat them without Chieftian. There was so much more to my clan than that archaic technique. "Warriors assemble!"
Suddenly the numbers were a bit more even as my subordinates appeared around me, swords drawn. I wasn't sure how much research Pete had done but he was a fool to think he could topple a Shimbala Master. The only person who could beat a master was his student.
"Take the girl to safety and prepare for battle!" I ordered. One of my students, in full battle garb, took the girl away from harm while the others flanked me.
Pete was wide eyed in astonishment. "You dare bring your entire clan here to be massacred?" He gave a maniacal laugh. "You will all die."
"Look around you Pete. Who is going to massacre them, you? Where are all your soldiers? By the way, you do know who I am don't you... this is clearly not the entire clan" I replied. Pete noticed for the first time that his puny army friends were mostly unconscious and the helicopters were running away from something. Actually, they pretty much just got caught by the RPG they were running from.
I rose my hand "HellScream, show yourself and fight with me!" A blinding light like lightning seemed to enter my hand as HellScream appeared. "Behold Pete for this shall be the first and the last. You will not live to tell another."
My clothing suddenly changed to the traditional Master's uniform and my Warriors bowed in respect and then moved to the outskirts of the battle grounds, leaving just Pete and myself in the middle.
"Well Pete, show us who you really are..."

"OK" he said," looks like i dont have a choice", the tatoos on his body began to glow, "this is the the power of my clan!", his muscles bulged, veins rushing with blood, he tore off his shirt that was constricting his body"now u will see true martial arts, i always dispised you, you and that murderous power you have, do u even remember!!!

"hmmmmm, nope, sorry." i said

Pete seemed furious, he outstretched his hand and called forth my woman,
"see this!!!" he said, he tightened his grip and mumbled incantations,i heard her say "i'm sorry", she instantly turned to dust...
i paused...."WHAT THE HELL DID U JUS DO!!!"

"HAHA!!!, fool i created her, dont u think it was a bit too concidental, i came up with the idea after u told me ur sad story about the girl u met so long ago...

i held my head down," peter...you bastard, quad, her appearance, her personality was all ideal....you will die for this...mark my words"
Hellscream could feel my hatred and it was yearning for more...i deceided to jus let go, not care about the consequences....

"I'm coming now!!!!" shouted peter, his strength and speed seemed to be augmented and there was yellow glow around his body....no matter, this will end in soon...

i let hellscream take over, i went totally blank...

PETE'S PERSPECTIVE:
"whats going on?!?" i stopped in ma tracks, his composure has suddenly changed..
"oh pete...." said an unknown voice
"u have been very very bad, i dont think i like this side of you, you hurt my poor masters feelings, thats not coool, you shouldnt have done that"

what the hell i thought, its as if hes a different person, what is this?
Dark energy began to swril and dissipate.
You truly are evil, i thought, thats why i must defeat you.

I began my charge once again,"I will give you everything that i am!!!!", the Oni slayer technique should do it, "your life ends here Jon!!!

"Heh, i dont think so" he said..
I began forming the seals, and chanting the incantations, this is it ithought this is where it ends, i dived in with my palm headed for his face...

"Fool", i saw his hand grasping hellscream, twitch, what the? i thought..
somehow i ended up behind him, it was as if i went right through him, and why didnt he continue his attack when i......what is this feeli....<spishhhhhhhhhhhhhhh> "ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" i screamed, there was a wound from my left hip straight to my right shoulder, the cut was so clean i didnt even feel it until my blood pressure pushed open the wound, my body feels heavy now, i fell to the ground.

"By the way, my name is not Jon, Its Otaku, remember it when u reach the gates of hell....tell HIM i said hi", then Jon fell.

what in God's name was that, hm, i guess it doesnt matter anymore...for me anyway....

I forced my head up from the dirt to take one dying look at Jon. he was gripping his head screaming nonesense like he was raging war with himself. "He is weak now" i thought. Then something in my mind shook me rigidly, "HE IS WEAK! Now is the chance!"

I had strength left in my body, though this wound was deep it could allow for a final fatal attack, i knew it was over for me, but i could least take him to where im goin. I gripped my side with one hand and gripped the ground with my next, forcing myself to rise, the pain trying to prove to me the impossibility of my plans. I must destroy this evil! I closed my eyes and began to concentrate, using the blood from my wound to make markings on specific areas of my body where i had tatoos.

This would be the clans final attack. The tatoos began to glow bright red as i began to chant. The tatoos began to fade as skin appeared, shedding the skin that was originally wounded, marked and bleeding. I can only conceal this wound and this pain for a small fraction of time; it is this fraction that i will kill him.

I got up and looked across to Jon kneeling on the floor still writhing in pain, sheer horror on his face. This is it. i whispered to mysef, "Oni technique: DECAPITATOR!"

I charged after him, quickly covering ground, not allowing for a second to pass for him to detect me. A yellow glow came over my hands and it grew more and more intense. when these hands are connected with the target they will create a destructive blast reducing anything it connects with to dust and ashes.

I was near... he was still there on the floor holding his head... i stretched out my hands and shouted with great relief as i reached my target "YOU ARE COMING WITH ME TO HELL YOU BASTARD!"

"No, the kill is yet to come" said a calm, composed voice close to my right ear. Impossible, i never saw-- i felt a hand grab my face, silencing me instantly. In the same action i heard the words "STOMP THEM CHEIFTAIN!"

Scene pauses “did you hit the pause button? “press play!, Is this a good movie or what ?shut up and pass the joint dude,COOL ,un paused (sweeew)

I suddenly felt a power so large i felt like it was even keeping me alive. When i looked through a space in his fingers i saw Jon or at least his body, i knew that this power couldnt be his alone. His eyes no longer had pupils, they were actually being consumed by blackness, his hair began to change colour, becoming grey, no white. I realized that i was floating further upwards.

Was i dead? No thats not it, he was actually growing. The usually 6 feet tall Jon was now at least 9 feet or maybe more. His skin darkened and his muscles rippled as jolts of power went through him, his eyes closed and suddenly another great burst of power seemed to go through him, with this sudden gain in power I felt a powerful wind blow around me as if I was trapped inside a tornado, and i saw lighting flashing and heard thunder rolling everywhere. I could not understand his power but i knew i was helpless and should try not to fight back but pray that he will kill me without putting me through anymore pain.

As the winds died down and the sudden storm calmed i looked at Jon who was now holding hellscream in his free hand, breathing heavily and deeply. He then turned hellscream towards me and began to chant in a tongue that i could not understand. Blue flames began to engulf hellscream and suddenly Jon opened his eyes and shouted out

"Deplore Hellscream"

Suddenly i saw a sea of blue flames swallow me up. I then felt as if i was being torn apart from my body. What is happening to me? i thought. I screamed in pain and saw that i was being sucked into a vortex, i didnt know where i was going but i knew that i couldnt stop it...


****Perspective switches back to Jon****

As i began to calm down i dropped Pete's limp body. When i finally came back to normal size, i felt the whole world begin to spin around me, i was feeling dizzy.

"No i will fight it."

I said to myself as i tried to stabilize my thoughts, these new memories were flowing into me so fast I couldnt keep up. I fell to my knee's, I tried once again to stand up and fell. With what little energy I had left I shouted out.

"Warriors, bring me back to the village!"

I blacked out again

"Keep him safe move out!" someone barked. It sounded like one of my elite commanders. Everything faded to black again.
"Is he still unconscious? Seemed to have really let loose back there. Our master always fights with such honour." sounded like another one of my elites again. I tried to stay awake this time but everything was fading in and out. They were saying something about Siberia and Palisadoes I think...

"What is that? Murderous intent?" I began to whisper. Someone was coming and I couldn't tell from where. I slowly rose just in time to see the car in front suddenly stop.
"Get down master we are under seige!" said someone who forcefully pushed me back on my back.

Shots began to fire everywhere. It seemed that we were on the Palisadoes strip on the way out of the country but someone had somehow stopped the convoy. I was confident that it would be over though- there were about 20 of my elites around me- nothing can go through them.

I rose again slowly to look outside. From out of nowhere a phoenix began to materialize and shoot fire at the convoy. Suddenly there were two then three of these firebirds. My men were doing a special water technique to use the surrounding sea to quench the birds but more just seemed to appear each time. Shots rang out again... maybe they saw someone.

I could almost make out someone moving through my elite guards without touching them. The person was moving so fast I could only sense them moving- it felt like someone familiar. Suddenly a female voice whispered in my ear "Hello again Jon."

I was being lifted and carried in hyperspeed to a far away vehicle. As I looked back all the firebirds vanished and my men were now looking around quizzically, not yet noticing I was being kidnapped. I was so weak I couldn't move or say anything- I blacked out again.

I awoke with chains on my arms and legs stretching me out on a bed. I was pretty much recovered now but couldn't understand how a civilian could have kidnapped me from my elite guards. Someone was moving towards me room. Then I saw her. I hadn't seen her in years. She was the renegade leader of my delta tracking squad- the girl who's memory had haunted me for so long...

She leaned over and smiled, yes it was her you could never miss a smile like that and those eyes, they were the strangest color i've ever seen, I was paralyzed with shock. You are supposed to be..."
Dead yeah i guess so but that is not important is it?" Long time no see Jon. Jon thats what you are calling yourself these days? Personally i preferred Otaku" She was going to say something else but I cut her off. " I don't understand you are supposed to be dead, i'm sure you..." "Died in your arms didn't I? I thought that it was most romantic, you know that was only time I saw you cry. You DID love me didn't you? Aww thats so sweet", she smiled sweetly at me, i shuddered.

At this point i have had enough "What is going on here Mhauni? You are supposed to be dead, why did you capture me? What do you want? Where am I? She smiled at me "When did you become so talkative? As far as I remember you were always a man of action" She gave me a suggestive wink. "ANSWER ME!" I roared, she merely smiled "I can see that you still have you temper, I would love to tell you all you want to know but i can't, plus you'll find out soon enough, I have to go now i'll try and see you later. She got up and walked to the door and closed it. It was then i made my anger known

"You weak pathetic fool!" boomed a voice in the corner of my mind. I looked around but everything was black. i was trapped in the darkness somehwere in my mind. This is impossible, if i am not on the one chained to the bed then who is? and who is this Otaku Mhauni spoke of?

"In your mind you and i are one Jon. I can read what you are thinking. Dont you know who i am brat!" said the voice again.
"Who's there?" i asked the darkness all around me.
"You allowed a stupid girl to chain you to the bed, you summoned me because u were too weak to help yourself, i am in control now, i will do what you cannot."
"Who are you and where have you put me?" i shouted back at the voice.
"Stupid fool, i thought u would have known by now. I am Otaku, and you are in the place where you place me when you are in control, this deep dark abyss is where i stay to learn everything i need to know about the powers of the souls inside you" replied Otaku
"What do you mean, there is nothing--" i stopped and began to look deeper, my eyes becomming used to the darkness, the scenery changed like i was never in the dark to begin with. All around me i could see what i thought were mirrors or tall screens replaying thoughts of different people over and over on each screen.

"Yes..Yes you see now dont you? this is where i live and learn everything about the souls, even things these puny souls never knew of, memories never lie. The individual is able to cast their powers unconsciously when they are faced with danger, for that reason i am able to learn everything they did not." he laughed loudly and harshly, then continued "I have grown quite powerful partner, you cannot begin to get an idea of how much i have grown. you should become one with me, together no one can defeat us--"
"I am the one who controls this body what you think is of no concern to me." i cut him short. by this time i had heard enough of this. "Return me to my body at once whelp!"
Otaku laughed, "This weakling is telling ME what to do. you are right though u are the one who owns this body, i must obey you... it wont be like this forever... i swear it!"

I shut my eyes quickly to hide from the light that came flooding into me. when i opened them i saw my hands, then my knees, then the floor. i got on my feet and looked up and around me. i was not on the bed anymore. i was in some sort of sewer area, pipes everywhere, electrical chords reaching from the roof to the concrete below me making sparks. i saw an upper pannel looking down to where i was. i began to turn around slowly to see how far around the pannel reached when i glimpsed something on the floor right behind where i was originally facing. i looked.... what the hell?

Dead bodies were everywhere! Dead bodies and bloody footprints coming from the room with the bodies in front of me. How did this happen? what am i doing here? i looked on the botton of my shoes, they were drenched in blood.

"I have finally found you, you cold blooded fiend!" I spun around to the direction of the voice. on the pannel above me i saw a man peering down at me, anger plastered on his face. he vanished. what the fu-- "How long did you think you could keep evading me?" said the same voice right behind me. i spun around as quickly as i could... gone again. "You movements have certainly gotten less eratic i suppose Jon is back in control, yes i have heard much about you." vanished again... the voice now beside me said "I have heard much about you from Mhauni, we both were contracted to bring you in for testing, but i will kill you if i have to, they never specified the physical state you had to be in"

This was faster than hyper speed. this guy was actually dissapearing and reapearing at locations that i found hard to track. what the hell had Otaku been doing up to this point......

****** Rewind as Otaku ******************************

*sound of chains clanking on the floor*
"I will kill that bitch" i said standing up beside the bed. i was locked in a room with a flickering yellow light. for someone who used to by my partners girlfriend she sure chose a lame place for a reunion. So she went this way? i turned facing the door, the direction she took to leave, locking me in. Now that im out i can have some fun. i can sense guards blocking the door... who cares?

I turned around and looked at my handywork. a nice opening i made with cheiftain. took the door clean off as well as the heads of these puny guards, not even an ounce of superhuman power for me to consume... oh well.

*clicking sounds behind Otaku everywhere. guns being prepared*
I turned around "Oh this is lovely, so everyone wants to join the party? it was between me and those two goofs, get away your not invited" i said laughing. I went into hyperspeed, the guns went off, shots grazed my body several of them lodged themselves in my flesh. my left arm and leg and my torso got hit. "wow those stones pack a punch, okay fine you guys can get to party too" i retreated into the darkness, my wounds began to heal. "Just as expected" i thought to myself, ill have to thank Pete for this power... too bad he went to hell without me.. *tsk tsk*

I emerged from the darkness shouting, "HERE I COME BITCHES!"

I will make quick work of these inferior beings, stretch Jon's muscles a bit,
i'll just use my bare hands, hmmm, i inspected my surroundings, 13 poor souls waiting to exit there pathetic hosts, hm well lets get started.

Armour piercing bullets began to swarm the air, i could clearly see all of there movements, from the muscles twicthing in their forearms, to when they press the trigger, the sound of when the hammer hits, the gunpowder explodes, the bullet exits and the shell exits the gun, hm, i shook my head, "humans".

I tore out voice boxes, kidneys, hearts,spinal chords, broke bones, twist necks, "haha" this is exactly what i needed, being surpressed by that fool Jon since the day we were born, if it wasnt for his parents...tsk* no matter all my frustration will soon come to end, i will at last claim chieftain for myself, and lock away that moron in that solitude for all eternity...but first i must wait...until the time is right, Ahhhh the blood of these victims calms my rage, it feels good.

***BACK TO JON*******

"who are you!" "how are u moving like this, this isnt hyper speed, it feels like ur very being is appearing all over the place" i said.

"Who am i, how am i moving like this?...my name is....hm i owe u nothing u scum, and i as to how am i moving like this, you will understand....when im finished with ur Bloodc****"

He started, i decided no holding back, it was time for chieftain, my control over chieftain had improved, i could last longer while using it, i guess all of these battles was as a result of that, power flooded into my body, the sweat on my body began to evaporate, my skin glowed red, but a searing pain i had felt before had come back but was even greater this time, the mutation on my arms skin had spread, it reached my right chest, was hellscream really doing this to me i thought, but i couldnt concentrate on that right now, my oppenent in front of me...no wait....hes "ARGHhh" i cried out my torso, opened up slightly, not fatal but clean and precise, hes to my right, no left, "aahh F@#$!", my arm was slashed.

It would appear that he is using a short bladed weapon, for his quick clean strikes, possibly a dagger, doesnt seem likely that chieftain would help in this case..no hurt in trying though,i just need to.."ARGhhhhh!!!" now my thigh, he was toying with me, i need to just relax and concentrate and time my attack.

"relax" i said to myself,"relax"..."HAHA ahahaha, u crack me up, u think this is some sort of anime, where u jus calm your senses and u will see my movements, dont be so naive, no matter what u do, u wont see my movements....because there are no movements to see" said my unknown assailant, i began to worry, what he said seemed to hold merit, he doesnt travel........he teleports.

I felt him charging towards me, then i felt him upwards he was coming straight down to me, this my chance i thought, i let loose the fury of chieftain, the shockwave alone tore apart the ground beneath me and the ceiling was no more then....i felt a dagger to my throat, "what where u aiming for?" said unknown person, i let loose hellscream again but it was no use he had long teleported before i could even react properly....i had no idea what to do..."let me handle this" a voice in my head said, "NO!!!!!!" i shouted i wont give u control again, i felt the mutation in my arm bubble as if reacting to otakus rage,"oh, now i think i understand", begone otaku, i will handle this.

Just then i realized i havent used any of the techiniques i have aquired thru hellscream and come to think of it, peter had an ability that i didnt see him use, i saw it in the depths of my mind, it was a kind of binding technique using the tatoos of the serpents of his body but how am i, suddenly hellscream appeared before me in a swirl of flame, its regular dark aura began to glow yellow, its shape began to morph and separate, it attached itself to my body and all of the tatoos that once began to pete started to appear on my body.

"hm, so this is what otaku was talking about...ok then, round 2"

The tatoo's fully formed themselves on my hand, as if i had done this a thousand times before i began to think about what i wanted the snakes to do, as i did this the snakes began to glowed gold and then disappeared. I looked up to where he was standing but he had dissappeared again.

*Slash*
"aaargh"

I had been cut again, this time he sliced me across my back. He wasnt waiting to attack me, he was surely going to kill me. My breaths became heavy and exhaustive, I looked up at my armed assailant, I decided that it was time to give him one last warning.

"Dont try to attack me again fool, I can assure you this time i will not let you escape" I said

"Ha-ha are those really words somebody would say when they are as badly beaten as you" He replied.

"Yes but I have seen through your whole strategy, your technique is a powerful one, but it cannot stand up to mine" I taunted.

His lips curled, he was getting angrier, he grabbed his dagger tighter, my blood was dripping in his hands.

"You will die!!" He said as he disappeared again.

He reappeared again, this time he was to my side, I felt his dagger's cold blade against my neck, but he was unable to move any further. He roared angrily, disappeared and reappeared behind me, his blade touched the ball of my back but could not go any further.

"Why...cant....I....cut....you!?!" He groaned.
"I told you fool, I have seen through your strategy, you possess a great power but mine is greater. And dont bother trying to teleport again, you cant do that either" I said to him as i walked away.

Smoke began to rise all around me as my wounds healed. I turned around and watched as my assailant struggled against the power that was holding him.

"How....di...did...you...stop...me?!" He asked

I laughed.

"The key to a fight is not just your techniques but how you use them. While you were getting angry at my taunts I was using this new power I had to latch unto your body. If you look down all around you, you will see snake tatoo's all over, those are all mine. As long as they are on you i can pick which part of your body I want to control." I said as he started to stare at the gold tatoo's all around his body.

"You can break free if you are strong enough, but by the measure of your cuts so far, i see all you have is your teleporting technique, you really are a weakling" I said confidently.

His eyes widened as he seemed to realize his defeat. He stopped struggling against the snakes bind, his dagger fell to the floor.

"But before i destroy you" I said. "Care to tell me your name, who sent you and why you want to kill me? I think it would be in your best interests to do so, If you refuse i may just make your death more horrible."

******* perspective changes to viewer *********

Jon walked away holding his left hand out while hellscream assembled back into shape. he stopped at the door his partner, Otaku previously came through and jabbed the sword into the cold concrete turning around to face the man.

"I will not tell my name to the likes of you" the man shouted, his body fixed to the spot. The man began to flinch rapidly as if trying to relieve himself of something deep in his skin.

"i said its no u--"
"SHUT UP" the man shouted cutting Jon in mid sentence. He began to shout as if trying to muster every bit of strength from every inch of his body and then...

******"BANG" explosion is heard as immense power is released *********

The man soared into the air like a captured winged beast liberated. vanished, appeared on the top pannel above jon, vanished again. and again, and again, again, again, again.... his movements were now clearly faster and much harder to even recognize. where he landed could no longer be ascertained. he seemed to be quick flashes of light all over the room, mere blurs at this moment. yet he wasnt attacking. it seemed he was trying to build his momentum, or harness the power of his full potential.

Jon stood afixed, eyes wide open resembling reverenced amazement and terror-filled shock at the same time, yet he did not flinch for a second in light of the mans quick movements. he remained fixed for a time short of 50 seconds. he closed his eyes and sighed deeply. opened them then shruggged his shoulders....

He began to walk towards the center of the room, blurry glows the shape of a man appearing and dissapearing all around him. Why was he so calm? his last step right in the middle of the room was especially loud. he looked up towards the pannel above him and pointed towards the cheif corner of the entire building whispering, "Hellscream"

instantly the glowing ceased and the man came crashing into the position Jon pointed to. The man let out a painful yelp. Hellscream stood protrouding from his chest....

"Did that help you much mister? i told you it was not wise to move, did i not? Behold, a courtesy before i take your soul" Jon said then cleared his thoat. He waved his hands around the room and continued "Do you not see it now? snakes are everywhere, they have not left you from you thought u broke out of my grasp. i ran and i ran and you still managed to cut me, i was fascinated but i learned, i had to give you a taste of your own medicine."

"So can i have your name now mister?" said Jon, sounding like an excited, nagging child.
"Go to H--"
"DEPLORE" shouted Jon, before the man could finnish speaking.

the mans body fell limp on the sword that fixed him to the wall. Jon looked down and said to no one "I will see you later Mr. Kaito Pollo." He laughed to himself then.... vanished

*************back to jon******************

[fawooom], Dust and debris settle as jon appears outside, He inspects his surroundings.

"hmmm, a desert? i dont think im in jamaica anymore, exactly how long was i out? well in any case, its lot more peaceful here than what im used to, i have been in alot of fights recently, but why is all this happening now."

I begin to walk aimlessly and calming chieftain, the mutation on my body recedes but this time it doesnt go away completely, there is a faint dark hue on my arm but i cannot be bothered at the moment, i look up at the clear blue sky, trying to gather my thoughts.

"this teleportation ability hellscream aquired for me will come in handy when im ready to leave, but more importantly....muhani, what are you doing? why are you against me......you were the only one who actually knew who i was inside.

*********flashback - the clan and our childhood******************

"Make an announcement for me 1134, tell the others to assemble in the shirne courtyard at noon, we have a new student."

1134- " Yes Jensen master, right away"

[noon]

Jensen - "Students, we have a new member to add to our family"
Jensen calls out the young boy

"This is 2010, now that we have settled that, its only right i tell you that this isnt your ordinary school, its one for those with special abilities"

".....But Jensen master, i dont have any special abilities"

"of course you do, you just havent realized it as yet" said Jensen
"we will be your new family from now on."

2010 takes another look at the students standing in line with the utmost discipline, but then he notices one girl, fanning at a mosquito...

"4020!!!", shouts Jensen, "control yourself"
"but masterrrr..." whines 4020
"no buts, one who cannot remain focused, is weak minded and will never achieve true greatness, now control yourself"

she was so beautiful i thought, never had i referred to girl like that....or anyone for that matter, our eyes met, those eyes....a feeling welled up in my stomach like none i have ever felt, i wanted to know this girl.

Jensen notices the two staring at each other
"hm, now we cant have this, now can we..." he says to himself.....

I shaked my head as if I could make the memories go away, if only it were that easy.

I looked around the place was empty, but i knew she was here somewhere, I need to see her so that I can ask her why, that was all i needed to know. Why did she leave me to believe that she was dead all these years? Why is she so bitter? What have i done to her?

I started to walk, I knew she was close, i was always able to sense where she was, its a shock that i didn't realize that she wasn't dead, where was she all this time? There were so many unanswered questions.

I knew i was getting closer I could smell her now, she always had this scent, it could tear a man to pieces if he wasn't careful.


******* perspective changes to Muhani*********

He was getting closer, well finally he was definately slowing down I made it so easy for him to find me, well it just gives me more time to think how exactly i am going to kill him, I love him after all he did to me I loved him as if he were a part of me.

I still found it hard to bleieve that he would betray me like that, it hurt like hell but Jensen had evidence, he showed me what could I have done, i trusted him and what did he do? Throw it my face and for that he will pay. I heard footsteps behind me.

"well its about time"

"What will you do when you find her?"
"What do you mean Otaku- what are you insinuating" I shouted at myself.
"Well, she did try to kill you, looks like twice now..." Otaku continued. "Maybe we should give her a round before we cut her heart out- you know, for sentimental reasons."
"You demon! You perverted son of a..."
"Yeah yeah yeah- I know, whatever. I am just saying you might want to consider releasing us when you find her." Otaku continued.
It seemed like he was getting more dominant in my mind. Previously he would be unconsciously released when I did chieftian- now he is talking back!
"Hey Jon, I've been studying the skill you just acquired from that fool. Let me help you find her." Otaku offered.
"I can't trust you Otaku- you will only try to control me." I started.
"Control? Come on, we have been together since birth- I am your closest ally. I only want what's best for you... brother."

It was as if he was a different person. I know it seemed like a dangerous idea but I decided to trust him. "Okay Otaku, find her but I want to be in control when you find her."
"I wouldn't have it any other way," Otaku replied.

I closed my eyes and felt myself falling until I finally hit a soft earthen floor. I was again surrounded by mirrors in the wall of my mind. I could see what was going on outside and I could also observe myself training. I observed what was happening outside.

"So, lets blink now shall we." Okaku said. [shring!] "Nope, not here." [shring!] "Nope not here either." "Looking to be an extensive search... Jon, give me her signature please." [shring!] "Aaah, there you are."

"Okay Otaku, release me!"
"Sorry Jon, I am not quite finished here... I am feeling a little thirsty. Oh hello Mhauni- so nice to meet you."
"Leave him Otaku. Get out of him you demon-" Mhauni started.
"Wait a minute... lemme guess- you are trying to exorcise me. You hear that Jon- she is trying to cast me out- HAHAHAHAH!" Otaku chortled with laughter.
I have to get out of here. I was trapped in my own mind. I couldn't get out. If I didn't do something Otaku was going to kill her. I had to stop him- I had to deal with him NOW!

I began to search frantically for a way out, though i was surrounded by mirrors. i started to concentrate on the pane with the view at what otaku was seeing. he was advancing slowly towards Mhauni, i felt the coldness of the smirk he wore on his face. Mhauni was shivering, she was clearly upset, a loggerheads with what to do, run or stay. Then i saw her take out something from a pouch behind her....

It was a tattered scroll. she began to shout "Jon i know you can hear me, the day you and i made a pact to always be there for each other, do you remember it?" she paused retracting her steps away from Otaku, who was clearly enjoying the preys squirming before the kill.

"It was after you killed the master, you told me that from the instant you saw me you knew we would be together forever, you gave me this scroll and said... I was to be the only one who would now be able to stop you, to stay your hand if you lost control again!" Mhauni turned around and whispered the words "Roam the earth once more, fire beast, Molten Raiga, attack!"

At this moment Otaku had gotten serious. both he and i knew what was on that scroll and he didnt want what would happen if it was read. So Mhauni was trying to by time with the flame beast... this is my chance to find a way out now that Otaku is occupied.

Out of nowhere i could see pounching along the sand coming at me, an immense tiger bursting with flames. i looked away from the pane and slammed into it, it shattered, spliners flying everywhere, i dashed through into a corridor and waited for my eyes to get adjusted. i was in a room filled with doors. i could hear the chanting of Mhauni in the background...

I knew these words well. though i have never said them i was implored by jensen to study them as i will have to call upon them when the time came. ".......WHEN EVIL GRIPS THE THROAT OF DESTINY, SHINE LIGHT UPON THE DOWNED SOUL AND AWAKEN IT FROM SLUMBER......" i looked around a the doors and i saw the one directly in front of me swing open. i ran through it and i was now in a long tunnel. "......AND THEN THE FINAL BATTLE WILL BEGIN, THE MELEVOLENCE SHALL CHARGE AGAINST THE ONE IMBUED WITH THE POWER OF LIGHT....". As i ran down this never ending tunnel the end began to get brighter and brighter i now knew i was going the right way like someone was showing me the way. ".....BIND NOW THESE TWO POLES, YIN AND YANG UNITE!"

I soared into the light before me as i left the tunnel and found myself actually soaring through the air. i was greeted by the arms of Mhauni and i fell in her lap. i breathed a sigh of relief. i closed my eyes but opened them slightly because i felt drops of water on my head. Mhauni was crying. "I couldnt do it, no matter how much i tried, i couldnt kill you or let you die, i love you too much" she said, stroking my head gently with her hand. i closed my eyes, i was in the arms of the one i felt safe with...

***********otaku************

"I despise that forsaken child!!!!!!!, her presence will put a damper on my plans for Jon, as long as she is around i wont be able to stay outside for very long, worse yet it seems Jon's will has strengthed,i should have killed her just like i murdered those two...it seems i must wait yet again, tsk* bah:mad: "

********muhani & Jon************

Jon looks up at muhani "why? why are you trying to kill me? i thought you loved me."

"i do, its the reason your still alive now, the real question is why did you do it Jon?"

Jon gets up,"what are you talking about? do what?
muhani face contorts and anger begins to well up "Dont take me for a fool Jon!! i know what you did, Jensen showed me the proof, dont lie to me Jon, just admit it!!!" tears begin to well up at the bottom of her eyes.

"muhani...." i honestly did not know what she was talking about, maybe i can find anwsers from jensen memories.

**********Jensen**************
"hm, summon 2010 for me." jensen orders,
"yes master jensen" servant

Jensen continues to read the file in his hand, 2010 appears at the front door.
"you summoned me master Jensen?"

"Yes I have an assignment for you, i need you to recover the ashes of Arakmah, Patriarch of fire, it is said his ashes have the power to instill the powers of the magnificent phoenix within you, i want this, get it for me, dismissed.....wait, you will need this....the coat of Vulcan, you will encounter some amount of resistance"

Jon turns and begins to walk away.., but stops as if he suddenly remembers something

"wait, arakmah? isnt that 4020's father?"

"indeed it is, is there a problem?
"well....ah..."
"I SAID IS THERE A PROBLEM!" Jensen screams out.
"But sir...."
"If you dont obey my orders i will personally litter the courtyard with yours and 4020's entrails with the tip of my scythe and i will massacre every last one of her bloodline...hm...at least if you do it there may be some left. dismissed"

Jensen says to himself"maybe i should tag along this should be interesting."

Jensen knew that muhani and jon were close and that muhani had revealed the secret of arakmah's tomb to Jon, he also knew that due to the difficulty of this mission he would have no choice but to kill his assailants of whom were some of muhani's closest friends and relatives...

****Arakmah's tomb****
"2010....why are you doing this?!? i cant let you take my fathers remains, why are you doing this to me!?!? i thought you genuinely loved me!?!, how could you take ma deepest secret and use it against me, why 2010, why???" screams out 4020

2010 looks at the floor, "please, just give me the ashes, i dont want to fight you...please"
"to hell with you 2010!!!" her voice breaks under her screams as if she is about to break down. "I would never betray you like this regardless of Jensen's orders, you will have to fight me!"

"no 4020"

"hm, at this rate the fool will get himself killed....hmm...i wonder", Jensen says to
himself.
"seal of moon, sky, and sun, seal of earth, wind , fire, water, Heaven and earth that bind thee within, break thy bonds release what once was, to destroy and massacre, demon chains...release" utters Jensen.

2010 posters changes, he looks up straight into 4020's eyes
"hello, so nice to finally.....meet your aqcaintance."

"who the hell are you? your not 2010, your eyes tell it all, what is going on?"

"im 2010's brother, Otaku", otaku stretches as if he had be in a cramped space for a years.
"by the way, you know im going to kill you right?" otaku smirks..
"what?!?" yells 4020
"yep, its been a long time you know, only natural i kill the first person i see....and the second....and the third....hahaha....woo yea i crack my self up, hm, anyway....hellscream.."

Otaku lunges the blade into 4020's stomach instantly, she falls.
"goodbye.....muhani...still theres someone else here..." otaku points his gaze to Jensen, Jensen looks at him and smirks, otaku lunges at Jensen...

"what!! his speed has almost quadripuled, Grimward!!!!" Jensen scythes appears in his hands, there blades clash, Jensen begins the sealing enchantment,
"Heaven and earth, cast your eye apon the evil before thee, let the light conquer the darkness, demon seal engage!!!".......

Jon wakes up to see muhani Dying,"what?!? what happened?"
"it seems, i dont know you as well as i thought i did..."
"what? what are yo....", muhani puts 2 fingers 2010's mouth,
"im sure you find out about him soon enough, im not going to accuse you of anything now because after what i just saw, i dont know whats real anymore, i just need to know one thing, do you really love me?"

Jon<sighs>"Muhani, i have loved you from the first time i laid my eyes on you, you are my purpose, you are the reason i smile, you are the reason i fight, you are the reason i excel, please dont leave me muhani.." Jon closes his eyes, a tear runs down his face,"no muhani, i dont know what i would do without you, please dont die, please, oh God have mercy."

muhani closes her eyes and smiles slightly, "I just wish i could truly believe that....goodbye..."

Her body instantly catches fire and she turns to ash.

****Few days later****
"I regret to inform you, 4020 has left" said Jensen.
"what?!?!? why!?!?" cries out 2010
"She said something about her family....starting a new life away from all this...."

Jensen thinks to himself - I had to wipe his mind of the most recent events in his mind, this would have surely put a hault in his will to train, in any case im doing whats best.

****Muhani & Jon****
"Now i understand..."

---[they converse what Jon has discovered]----

"there is one thing i dont understand....how did you come back?" Jon asks
muhani smiles "like the pheonix which rises from the ashes"

***** While this conversation takes place, deep in the middle east, in an iraqi government conference room a secret society meets to discuss issues and their latest movements. ******

The chairman: "The official meeting of the Ragnarok corps is officially called to order!" The people gathered at the table stand and salute, then take their seats once more. Darkness casts a bleakness to the room, partially hiding the faces of the people gathered.

Councilman Brak: "Let us get to the business of this meeting. what is the current status on this problem?"

Member of Council: "The target, named Johnathon Riley has yet to be stopped. he has been growing in power sir."

Councilwoman Rita: "What? I expected at least the renowned Kaito to report some success, yet i heard he is MIA? We understand what this means right?" faces begin to turn and multiple conversations begin to take place all over the room.

The chairman: "Silence! We the Ragnarok corps have been at the head of every major war, crisis or disturbance in history till now! Though our efforts have been futile to this point we will triumpth! We will not allow our target to fall in the hands of good. he must be terminated without fail!"

Councilman Brak: "So then mr. Chairman. What then do you propose is our next move? We knew of this ones power from the day he was born which is why we assigned him to Jensen to harness the power of evil within him. With Jensen dead he has been of very little use to us. fighting for his useless ideals and his childish feelings. Have we members lost sight of the war to come? what is our next move? do we send another to eradicate him? wouldnt it be better to sway him to our side?"

Councilwoman Rita: "Of course we are aware of the war councilman! But his feelings are too eratic. He is as much a threat to us as he is our greatest saviour. My subordinates will continue to monitor his growth. you do your job as the tactical expert and succeed for once!"

*** voices break out from all sides of the table, loud angry quarelling takes place all over the room *****

*** At the same time another meeting has been taking place. In the taj Mahal, people are gathered from all walks of life at a sitting of the group known as 'The keepers of the Light' ***

The people have already began talking. The main order of business finally comes into view...

Hohenheim of Strength: "Pete has failed to destroy the abomination!"

Hohenheim of Wisdom: "Do not be so quick to call our key an abomination. he may yet play a great role in our plans."

Hohenheim of Strength: "Forgive me. You are prudent as usual. I am just quite disturbed by the latest occurences. The evil within him is taking over"

voices break out all around the room. Yet one man relaxes in his chair, arms folded eyes closed in deep mediation. silent.

Hohenheim of Balance: "Then it is decided then. We must destroy Johnathon Riley regardless of the abilities he may yet bring to our aid. His role on the side of evil will be a thorn in our sides lest we act now. Who will we send next?"

The silent man opens his eyes and straightens in his chair. Slamming his hands on the table he rises and looks into the eyes of all seated. "You all disgrace me" says the Hohenheim of Light. "We have been protecting good in the world for centuries! Is it that responsibility that has made us so cold? to not realise that this man is human and not a play thing? i will go. Heavens Cry and I will ensure this problem does not fall in the hands of evil for this upcoming struggle. By any means necessary!"

*** Jon and Muhani *****
"Why did you lead me into the desert my love?" asks Jon. He and Muhani lay on the greenry at an oasis looking up at the stars in the night sky.
"We are coming close to a sacred area known as the path of purity. It is told that those who walk this path and survive will come out with a clean mind and heart and a greater understanding of the world. I hoped you would walk this path, well if i didnt succeed in killing you and something like this happened, of course!" Muhani said laughing.
"I will. I know the problems i have caused with my rage. I will do this for you my dear, the only one i love in this world" Jon turns over and gently graps Muhani and kisses her....

*** In another area of the Desert ***
"The Path of Purity. *sigh* sure brings back memories." says the Hoheneim of Light staring at endless acres of sand before him. "My mental probe has located Muhani and Jon, she has done well. I will wait for you friend. I shall be your friendly guide Johnathon." He takes Heavens Cry out of its sheath. its a long sword with a shining blade with aincent markings on it. The guard is made with fine gold, uneroded by centuries of use. It makes a quiet hum in the hands of the Hoheneim...

*** Jon and Muhani *****

"So Muhani what exactly will I be required to do on this path?"

Muhani held her head down, " I ... don't know" she said it so softly you, if you would have thought that she was talking to her self. She was hiding something from me, she knew, that was one of the many things i knew about her, she was a terrible liar.

"Muhani I know that you are telling a lie, you were never good at it, i remember how Jensen used to... that not important now, Muhani tell me please i need to know"

Muhani slowly looked up," Jon I honestly wish I could but i've already given my word that i would keep silent, but I know you can make it through this, if you ever feel like giving up just remember that i'm on the other side waiting for you. I'm sure you can do this if not for yourself, then for me ... for our love..."
Muhani's voice broke she held her head down.

I hate seeing her cry, the last person who made her cry paid ... with his life.

Looking at her I made a promise, one that I had no intention of breaking


****Hoheneim of Light****

"What is going on? Why are they taking so long, I hope everything is ok, for your sake Muhani, my friend... my daughter"

"Jon I want you to meet the man who took me in for all those years" Muhani motions towards a man a few feet away from us.

"Any friend of yours is a friend of mine my love but you need to warn me before you do these things" I replied.

"Everybody calls him father but he is also known as the Hohenheim of Light," Muhani continued.

"Actually you can just call me Gabriel Jon, no need for those old titles," said the old man before me.

He was dressed in white robes and seemed to be a very old person. Though he looked old he certainly didn't look frail, instead he seemed extremely wise and experienced.

"So, Gabriel, seems like you have been here for a long time, tell me more about this path of purity," I questioned.

"Muhani my child I can take it from here. Walk around the path and meet us on the other side. Jon, the path of purity is an ancient walkway that only the firm of will can see," replied Gabriel.

"Firm of will..?"

"Yes, you must want to change your ways. If your heart truly doesn't want to change then before you will only be a dry and arid desert. If however you are firm in resolve before you will spring the mystical path to become pure. You will probably notice streams and fountains on either side of the path." explained Gabriel.

I stopped and closed my eyes. Do I want to change? I thought back to all the times I have had to kill because I lost control- all the lives senselessly taken. I thought of Jensen and the Clan, of my neighbours who all perished because I was so upset. I then thought of Muhani and knew that I had to change if I wanted to be truly happy. "Gabriel, lead me- I need to change," I said with my eyes closed.

"Open your eyes Jon and let us walk the path."

As I slowly opened my eyes I began to see the most shocking sight. Before me was no more a desert but a forest- probably even a jungle. There were thick vines and even insects. I looked before me and saw the sandy desert. I rubbed my eyes. Still a jungle!

"Can you see that or am I just thirsty?" I asked Gabriel.

Gabriel picked up a ladybug crawling on the ground and handed it to me. "Can you feel that?" he answered.

Walking with Gabriel reminded me of the days I used to walk and talk with my master Jensen- minus him trying to kill me every second. Gabriel was so wise, he seemed to know everything about everything.

"The first thing you should do is take responsibility for your past Jon. We know that you were young and enraged but you must still atone for the evil you committed," Gabriel began.

"But Gabriel, those times it wasn't me but Otaku. I wish there was some way I could cast him out-" I started.
"I heard that you ungrateful..." Okaku began to mutter in my head.

"SILENCE!" Gabriel commanded. I heard not even a word more from Otaku. "You will learn how to be in control Jon but for now it will just be us talking, not your other members."

I was too amazed to even realize that Gabriel could hear my innermost thoughts. There was so much to this wiseman- so much that I could learn.

"Let us camp here for a little and talk some more Jon, the path to purity isn't a one evening event."

"AHhHHHhhhhhhHHHHHhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhh!!!!"
Otaku screams out in agony.

"who the hell was that, the very sound of his voice makes me feel like my spirit is being torn apart..."

otaku rests and tries to regain his compusure.

"this could arise into a serious problem, hmmm, time will tell."

*********Jon & Gabriel converse*********

"so tell me about this path you speak off." Jon asks

"it is one of purity and light and will lead you to the salvation that you seek, but it will not be an easy one, you have taken the first step by wanting this evil entity cast out of your body. The path you see before you represents your soul, you must first know yourself before you can know otaku, but right now this is not your true self, this jungle represents what you can become....",

The forest began to crumble ad wither away and leaves nothing but a single lush oasis...

Gabriel continues...

"right now your soul is but a barren wasteland and that oasis represents muhani, your only relief in this wasteland of yours, due to all of your trials and your past, your soul remains closed up and blocked off from everyone, therefore you can achieve no true happiness, nothing can materialize in your soul therefore you feel empty inside and depression consumes you making it easier for otaku to take control more and more. Take a look at the clouds and the mountains surrounding your wasteland, do you see the darkness that engulfs them, this is otaku closing in on your lifeless world. You might be thinking if the way to beat otaku is to make friends but im afraid this is not so, otaku has too much control over you right now, what you need is training of the mind and body, the fact is otaku is stronger than you and the path will give you the strength you need to defeat him once and for all."

Jon gazes at the wasteland around him...."tell me what to do...",

"We must journey, we will travel to the Sanctum of Empathy" Gabriel says, "It lies within the mountains of India, the himalayas....will you be joining us muhani?"

"to the end" muhani utters

"alright then, then i suggest you make preparations", Gabriel waves his hand and the environment returns to normal "i will seek you out when it is time.."

Gabriel disappears in the heat distortions as if he was just a mirage.

Jon takes muhani's hand and says " lets go home."

**** 4 YEARS AND 3 DAYS LATER *******

An alarm blares as the time changes from 6:59 to 7:00am. A woman shouts from downstars, "Honey! its time to get up, lets go baby!" stirring under the sheets as a lazy arm reaches up and slams the off button on the alarm. "Jon get ur ass down here now your first day of work starts today!" Jon leaps out of bed fully awakened by his wifes revelation. He dashes into the shower, leaving in his wake the sheets, pillows, towels and curtains. in 5 minutes hes downstairs fully dressed and ready for the world, a bright grin on his face.
"Now thats the man i like to see", his wife says as he passes him for the kitchen kissing her cheek gently.
"And how are my two favourite women today? umm, where is Junior?"
"Good morning daddy, junior is still up in his room, could you pass the pancakes please?"
Junior comes downstairs and leaps into his fathers arms, "Dad, Jenna hid my sneakers!"
"No i didnt liar!" shrieks Jenna.
"Okay, okay, no one accuses anyone until we find the sneakers, Maunhi do you know where Junior put his sneakers?"
****** Talk and chaos continue in this split level townhouse ******

****** In the town a boy has just finnished openeing up the store for his father *****
"Hey dad, im all done," says the boy to his father over the phone.
"Great job David you are so dependable. Have a good time at school today son, and be CAREFUL"
"Sure thing pops. over and out." David hangs up. He idles a while then get onto his fully powered motorcycle and charges off to school.

***** 7:30am traffic in the metrapolitan area *********
"Okay i dropped the kids of at school and everythings cool so far." Jon says to himself, then looks at his watch and frowns. "Dang first day of work and im gonna be late by a couple minutes." He hauls his two door 2000 nissan sunny to the stoplight and waits for it to change. As it turns green he pulls out as quick as he can. in an instant he hears the sound of a bike coming at top speed from his right, he jams the break and swervs left to narrowly avoid the bike. Jon looks across to the rider, its as if time slowed down as their eyes met. The riders looks at him and laughs loudly then turns around and continues on his way. Jon relaxes his grip on the steering wheel and smiles to himself. at that same moment both Jon and David say to themself at the same time: "Bastard. If i was not virtually indestructable, i would be very pissed right now."

Jon arrives at work, 5 minutes late. he rushes into the office and peeks his head in. the staff members are watching a news item on the small 14" tv. The reporter reads: "Just last night one of the most infleuncial multinational companies in this side of the hemisphere was attacked by vicious terrorists. Kerry has that report. Kerry here, and i am standing right in front of the skyscraper which as you can see has been totally sealed off. i got a chance to speak with an eye witness and this is what he said. 'I was the only one to survive, damn, and im not crazy lady i said it was one guy, he said to me if you value your life you should run, so i ran, im telling you, one freakishly strong guy took out all the security guards and the heigher ups'" Jon sneezes so harshly and loudly that the staff members watching turn around to look at him. he apologizes and closes the door behind him.

Jon walks down a huge corrider and finally steps into his appointed location. "Sorry im late everyone, i got stuck in traffic. My name is Johnathon Denravi, umm, let me write it here on this board. And i will be your new teacher for the rest of the school year."
Members of the class look around at each other in disbelief and some with sheer joy. Just then two peoples eyes meet. "See me outside now!"

"What is your name son?" Jon asks.
"David, how may i be of assistance?" David says in a cheeky voice.

**** for a while the two stand and glare at each other. then the class is resumed and the day progresses ******

On the way home Jons cell phone rings. He flips it out. The name Strength flashes on the caller id. "Hello there Mr. hohenheim of Strength, what brings you to my cellphone today?"
"Just checking in, as per your request" the man says.
"Right, right, right. Any word on Otaku, Michael?" Jons voice gets serious.
"No Jon, we are still looking into it. You should be careful though, he should be 4 years old now, just like your twins, Junior and Jenavive, stay sharp." Michael replys.
"No prob, over and out" Jon hangs up.

***** In the night, its the kids bed time, Jon goes to put them to sleep ****
"Dad arent you going to finnish your story daddy?" the kids say together.
"Sure, thats what i came to do, okay under the covers" Jon pauses while the kids get into bed, "Okay so at the time my friend Gabriel and i were going to the great moutains in Africa, yep, and the big bad Otaku was still with me...." While Jon tells a mild version of the story to his children, he begins to ponder those evens that took place...

******Flashback to bottom of the Himalayas*******
Jon and Gabriel stand at the bottom of the mountains, both similarly clothed in white robes. A gust of icey wind blows around them. Jon shivers as the wind blows around them. He wonders how Gabriel doesnt even look the least bit bothered by the wind. Just as he opens his mouth to ask Gabriel about the path of Empathy, Gabriel speaks.

"Cold Jon?" Gabriel says

"Did my chattering teeth give me away" Jon says with a smirk.

"I bet you are wondering how come I stand here as if this is a nice warm day when we are actually experiencing temperatures around -10" Gabriel said as he began to walk towards the mountain.

"You see Jon all of the things you thought you knew about cold and hot, feelings of anger etcetera. They dont really exist, the only reason you feel these things are becuase your heart and your mind allows you to." Gabriel stopped and stared at the mountain as if waiting for something to happen, he continued.

"An evil heart or mind will make the body experience pains and sufferings that are almost unbearable. While a good heart and mind will nullify these feelings so much that you barely even realize that you are cold, or that you are getting burnt. That is why i took you hear Jon, the Path of Empathy will not necessarily get rid of all your evils or make you the perfect person, but it will help you to understand how you are going to rid yourself of this evil."

Suddenly the snow covering the wall in front of them disappeared and on the wall many inscriptions could be seen, Jon took note of the inscription on the wall and as he was finished as if on cue Gabriel waved his hands before the wall and the entire thing disappeared and an open pathway could be seen. As Gabriel continued walking through the pathway he spoke.

"The Path of Empathy Jon, is a very treacherous place, once you have begun walking through, there is not turning back you can only go forward. Sadly i cannot guarantee that you will make it out of here alive Jon, only you can and you only can if your heart allows you to."

Jon stares around the cave they are in and realizes that they are coming up on the exit of the cave as he feels the cold wind coming in and the sees the white snow blowing outside.

Gabriel continues
"You will be forced to confront the Otaku, maybe even fight with him, multiple times at that, to make yourself stronger than him, and when you do Jon, you will have surely beaten him and will be able to control him in almost any situation."

They walk outside of the cave into the freezing cold and approach another wall. Gabriel waves his hand and again the wall disappears before him and Gabriel walks through. Jon follows but as he steps to where the wall is, he hits an invisible wall making him stumble backwards. He looks at Gabriel walking away and wonders how this happens, he frantically feels along the invisible wall searching for a way through.

Gabriel stops and turns around and says, "Maybe you should try the path to your right Jon" before disappearing into the darkness of the cave. "I will see you on the other side Jon" Jon hears before the wall of the mountain reappears in front of him.

Jon turns and starts to walk along the path, he can tell this journey will not be easy, he remembers the last lines of the poem inscribed on the wall.

When the Evil has finally left you
Only then will you be able
to walk straight through

Phone call in progress, "Are they in place yet?" asks an impatient Councilman Brak

"They are having trouble breaching the Empathy barrier sir." replied the operator.

"I thought these were the best- thier technique should be able to atleast breach the barrier. How can they stand against Otaku if they can't trick a simple barrier!" shouted Brak.

Twenty seconds pass...

"Barrier is now breached and they are proceeding as planned. The mark is Otaku- seek and destroy. Mission confirms that Otaku is now alone. Elimination is imminent." confirmed the operator.

"Keep me posted on my Blackberry," ordered Brak. As the the connection clicked and the call ended he turned around and faced the other members of the board. "It has begun."

---

Near the other end of the mountain, almost at the other entrance to the cave.

"Gabriel! Where are you?" Jon shouted. It was dark outside, especially when compared to the other very bright pathway that Gabriel had gone through. It seemed like he had been walking for days when in fact it was only a few hours. He finally began to see the light at the end of the pathway- literally.

"We will rest here awhile and talk some more- just come into the light Jon" said Gabriel as his voice echoed off into the darkness. It was almost like Gabriel himself was lighting the entrance to the tunnel.

As Jon neared the opening with only twenty feet left to cover he started to feel lighter. It was almost like he was getting giddy with excitement. "You feel it don't you Jon, someone is going to die in a few minutes" Jon heard the almost unfamiliar voice of Otaku piping in and getting excited. "There may be two of them, I can't see them yet but I know they are here" continued Otaku.

Jon began to feel apprehensive. He didn't like this blood-curdling evil giddyness that was building inside him. As he walked past a large boulder the small hairs on the back of his neck stood up and he froze. He felt something.

"Is everything all right Jon?" called Gabriel who was now only fifteen feet away.

"Otaku senses enemies. I can't help myself and I am losing control. Please help me Gabriel!" Jon cried out desperately. He struggled to contain himself. As Gabriel came rushing into the cave he looked up- eyes faced forward and cold. "It's okay. False alarm. You are not my enemy old man." Jon replied.

Gabriel stopped in his tracks. "Otaku, I will deal with you later. How did you enter the sacred path!" Gabriel seemed to be speaking to the rock.

Slowly the rock became less rigid and less 'rock-like.' It began to become softer and form itself in the shape of a man in a black ninja garb with his face covered. Another voice could be heard further down the cave. The other person seemed to be whispering but the darkness brought his echoing words, "The Hohenheim of Light is confirmed to be here... I know sir but we can still execute our mission... We will kill him if we have to... Tell the Council that we are too far gone and will not leave... Oh shit, I think they can hear me... Signing out- time for battle"

"You are not the Hohenheim of Strength! Imposter, reveal youself!" Gabriel shouted angrily. It was as if his aura became even brighter and the darkness was quickly dissipating.

Jon looked at the entire group. His skin was slowly becoming black as if with scales. His eyes were turning dark and demonic and his entire body was becoming rigid. Jon had no idea what was going on. "It is okay Jon, I am taking this one- you can um, well, just watch for now..." The mutation continued rapidly as Jon became a black spot in the entire white area that Gabriel's aura created. "Come HellScream!" Otaku screamed with a hand outstretched.

"Make your visitation Cry of Heaven!" A mystical white sword formed just beside Gabriel with a beatifully inscribed scabbard. The sword attached itself to its master gracefully.

"You made a mistake coming to this sacred path. Otaku, let us fight together to banish this evil even greater than you- Jon, I will speak with you afterwards," Gabriel said, now facing the two enemies.

"I will fight with you," said Otaku as dragon like wings sprouted out of his back. "But you are wrong about something though, I am the greatest evil."

The two men clad in their black garb smirked at each other as they saw Gabriel and Otaku aliened side by side.
"Well Janus," The first began with a wearied look in his eye. "Seems the all pure and clean geezer here is teaming up with this useless trash."
"Ah yes indeed, Unaz." Janus smirked back with a bit of a regal tone. "If I hadn't seen it I wouldn't believe it myself."

As both conversed with each other with a calmness that would only serve to heighten a feeling of fear in a normal person. Gabriel was unswayed by their idle chatter. Otaku on the other hand was brimming with rage, there was a sudden burst of energy as a familiar crimson glow burst to life around his blackened figure.
"You must try to control yourself." Gabriel said fruitlessly to Otaku.
"You just make sure not to do anything stupid you geezer." Otaku raged as he dashed towards the two who stood before him.
"Wait you fool!" Gabriel warned, but blinded by his rage Otaku pressed forward.
"We'll see how well you shot off your mouths without your throats!" Otaku let out accompanied by his usual twisted laughter.

The two seemed to have no noticed Otaku's charge as they made no movement up until the moment he was almost on top of them. Both glanced sideways at their attacker and with smirks the was a explosion of emerald light that surrounded them. The light twisted and and swirled like and whirl pool as it rose up towards the the heavens. Wipes of that very light lashed around them like wild snakes. Otaku drew Hellsceam back as his wings took over from his feet. He rose a mere few inches from the ground, Hellscream now bursting with the same ruby aura that bubbled over almost uncontrollably. As The ruby light of Otaku came upon the verge of entering the twin towers of emerald light there was a flash of white and Otaku was thrown back to whence he came.
Otaku looked up even more angry that he was before and saw in the path that w\he was to take Gabriel now stood with his sword held tightly in his hand as his back was turned to him.
"What the Hell was that for!" Otaku raged.
"I might have left you to your own foolish demise had it not been for the fact of both you and Jon's faith still being tied together." Gabriel related to him in a calm voice that still somehow command respect.
"And I was looking forward to seeing him rush blindly into such an obvious attack." Unaz said with false disappointment.
"No matter you can still have him. I will deal with our elderly host." Janus said to his comrade.

Otaku was on his feet and watched as the emerald wipes of power that lashed and flailed in the air now turned in his direction. They all wiped down at him and he effortlessly dodged the attempts as they broke the ground with each hit. As they hit the ground they s