Blue Shadow
06-10-2008, 06:42 PM
Ok, this is a fanfic that I have been writing for a while now and I've finally decided to post it on the net to see what others think of it. All I can say now is I hope you enjoy it and look forwards to reading the next parts.
Any advice or comments would be good, thanks.
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Destinies Combined PT.1
It was the first day back in school for Kiba, even though his classmates had been back two weeks already. Things where different for him, he had been away in Japan, training as a ninja. Before he had left, Tessin, sensei's son of the Ninja Academy in which he had stayed, had given him five orbs. These orbs were told to hold great power, but their power could only be unlocked by the chosen five, when each found their inner powers. In the time of their great need this power will come to life, giving hope to those few who had none.
Another thing that was strange about Kiba was that he chose against joining the popular crowd like the rest of his so called friends in year seven. It had taken time, but now he was friends with a girl. This girl had never had anyone before now. Now in year eleven, each of them had grown to hate all of those around them, not by choice, but from fear. As Yoda says 'fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering,' this is what had happened to them both. Trust outside of their separate Dojo's was minimal. Their honour and skill was flawless, nothing could get past them. The evil ones, as each had named the poplars, had already caught up with them, as the two met for the first time in a while.
They came form all around the school, somehow drawn towards the 'freaks' as they had named those who fought against them. They where there for one reason, get rid of those who would not join. It was Kiba's and Shadow's time, as they had decided unconsciously.
The gang slowly gathered around, each one wanting a piece of the bloodbath that was about to take place. Unknown to them though, was the secret training each had done, not out of fear as one might expect, but out of the love of the martial arts.
Until this point, Shadow and Kiba had been in a deep discussion and Kiba had given her two of the orbs to take care of. All at once the group surrounding the two closed ranks so that nothing could get through their human made barrier. Each knew what was happening; there was no talk between them and 'the evil ones,' only a sudden surge of flying fists as they attacked. This attack was what each had feared but knew it was coming and so where ready for it. Each went into their own stances; Shadow's a fairly high but quite a long stance, somewhere between a walking and a long stance. Kiba was in a different stance altogether, his stance was higher, more of a walking stance, but all of his weight was on his back leg.
A fist aimed for the head, quickly Shadow had blocked, knocking the arm away, only to have a badly formed kick to follow. This kick was easily blocked by a low block but from behind a kick came to the knee. Luckily for her, it did no damage as it connected only to the lower leg. One of the group had pulled out a metal bar and swung it dangerously around like a primitive species would a club. This metal bar was swung clumsily at her head; quickly Shadow ducked and then dived, tucked her head in and used the momentum of the dive to role over and back onto her feet. Once here, she ducked swiftly as the metal bar was once more swung dangerously close to her head. Rapidly, she swept her foot around in a circle, sending the attackers closest to her to the floor as their point of balance was taken from under them. Again the attacker with the metal bar came, bringing the metal bar down towards Shadow's head, only to find that he had run into a well planted side kick that sent him down, letting the metal bar spin across the ground out of his reach.
Kiba was fighting entirely differently, him dodging then countering each attack, sending one after another down. One pulled out a flick knife, bearing it out in front of him as if it where a barrier, one of which would strike fear in those who came before it. This was not so in this case however, quicker than the eye could follow, Kiba's attack came. He used his right leg in a crescent kick and hit the knife out of the others hand, then using a back fist, hit the other in the lower chest, winding him badly. As he doubled over, trying to gain a breath, Kiba rolled over his back and kicked out at another one, hitting him square in the chest sending him flying in the opposite direction. Another came with a roundhouse kick to the head, Kiba quickly ducked and went under the attack, taking her out with a strike to the stomach that sent her down and out of the fight, for now. All at once, two attacked either side of him, quickly Kiba flipped over one of the two, kicking each to the ground as he went and ended up back to back with Shadow. Suddenly another came forward out of the crowd with a viscous attack, again with a knife; aiming the attack on Kiba who was finishing off another who had attacked him from behind. Shadow, who was taking out another saw the attack coming from the corner of her eye, swiftly she grabbed hold of the attackers hand; using one of the pressure points she knew, she made him loose a grip on his knife. As she proceeded to send this attacker down, the group suddenly closed in. With a quick nod to each other, Shadow and Kiba both flipped over the rest of the group, ending up on the other side of them; they began to run, knowing that this fight was a loosing battle. It took only a few seconds for the crowd to react to what was happening, they too began to run, the only sound coming from them was the stamping of feet on the solid tarmac.
Running around the side of the building, a guard rail and a low roof came up in front of the two fleeing. With a sudden burst of speed both shot like two bullets towards the railings. Each kept at pace with the other and leapt into the air at the same time, like synchronized divers, each used the railing to give them an extra boost and grabbed the bottom of the roof at the same time. Quickly, each pulled themselves up and out of sight just in time as the first of the group came around the corner. To the mob below, it was as though both Kiba and Shadow had just disappeared.
For a few minutes, the search of the area continued, forcing the two hiding on the school roof to remain where they where behind a convenient wall. Neither made a move to continue running as one of the assailants climbed up and joined them. They moved quickly, checking every place where someone could hide. If Shadow and Kiba where found, there would be nowhere for them to run, it would be all over for them. But, just as suddenly as it began, the ones looking for them suddenly cried out in pain, as the creatures all fought to remain in there captives bodies. The sound was so horrorfying that Kiba and Shadow held there hands ever there ears in an attempt to block out the crys. As the final cry abated and the humans took back there contol, the few who had climbed onto the roof gazed around confused, wondering why they where up on the roof. Each had a vague memory of looking for something, but that something they where looking for could not be recalled. Slowly, each moved to the edge of the roof and jumped down with soft thuds and occasionally a slight cry of pain.
At once, Kiba and Shadow knew it was over for now and each relaxed slightly. Both where shaking a little as the adrenalin that had been pumping through there blood moments ago wore off. It didn't take long for them to find their words.
'You OK?' Shadow asked Kiba as she slowly rolled up the sleeve of her right arm, checking for any damage that may have been caused.
'Nothing broken if that's what you mean.'
'We have to leave here, we can't stay and longer. If we stay, where going to end up like those before us,' Shadow continued, ignoring the sarcasm thrown back at her.
Both were afraid of what was happening and what lay ahead in the future. Whilst she was saying this, Kiba's hand had moved suddenly to the pocket in his jacket and removed his bag of orbs. His face suddenly went pale. The bag that had once held the remaining three orbs, now held one. He slowly picked out the lonely orb and studied it closely, realising inwardly that he had broken his promise to Tessin. He had promised to take care of the orbs and give them to the chosen five, but now, this would never happen.
'I've lost them,' Kiba muttered more to himself than anyone else. Suddenly anger rose up in him and he struck out at a nearby wall, causing small pieces of rubble to fall off the side of the wall and onto the small area of low roofing.
'Calm,' Shadow muttered as she herself checked her own, to only cringe when one, as lonely as Kiba's was pulled out of her own pocket. 'Who knows, maybe... maybe this is what's meant to happen,' she finally said as Kiba once again sat against the opposite wall and leaned against it, anger now abated as the adrenalin wore off.
'I just... I can't believe this has happened; I've not been here more than a day and it's all begun again.' said Kiba who was now getting back to his feet as quickly as he sat down.
'Old allies have become new enemies. I can feel myself changing; soon the power is going to become too great for both of us. Our only hope is to leave. I can see that change in you, now anger shows, violence. Everything that we've been taught not to do is showing its ugly head. I don't want to become like the others.' Shadow finally finished, also now getting to her feet and staring out at the view that seemed to stretch away into nothing, miles and miles of freedom, but none for them, for they could not leave.
The borders of the town where secretly guarded, trapping those who where still themselves, allowing their own kind to leave and spread their evil ways throughout the surrounding population. This place of which they where at was a doorway to pure evil, hell itself was open for business and so they traded the lives of the living for the parts of the devil itself.
~*~
Moving as the shadow that he was. Cyclone had learned quickly how to do this. He knew something had happened again, it always did. He'd watched out for more people like him, many of whom he found, turned on him within a few weeks.
Though this had happened many a time, he'd noticed two who had managed to stick together throughout the years. He envied them both, having such a bond was completely beyond him. He missed his family, but after what he'd seen around him, he gathered their death was a good thing, well, from a certain point of view.
He'd watched the fight that had taken place a few moments ago, cautiously he moved into the area in which he saw it fall, what he had seen he did not know. The sound of the mob dissipated and he knew that the fight that had occurred moments ago was over, though what was happening would probably never really be over. Cautiously he moved towards it, for some unknown reason he felt drawn towards this thing. Maybe it was the small bit of hope that drove him on, the hope that if he found the thing that had been dropped during the fight and gave it back to the two, he could become friends with them. They could fight this thing together, maybe... No, it could never happen, not to him. The only people who had ever cared for him were gone, he had to make his own way here, others would just get in his way. Angrily, he kicked at a pile of leaves that where piled up at his feet; uncovering what he had been looking for. Slowly, he bent down to pick it up, finding that it was a glass, it let light through, but for some strange reason, Cyclone could not see through it.
Whilst Cyclone had been inspecting the orb, he had not noticed two people heading his way, carrying out a hushed conversation.
To be continued...
Any advice or comments would be good, thanks.
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Destinies Combined PT.1
It was the first day back in school for Kiba, even though his classmates had been back two weeks already. Things where different for him, he had been away in Japan, training as a ninja. Before he had left, Tessin, sensei's son of the Ninja Academy in which he had stayed, had given him five orbs. These orbs were told to hold great power, but their power could only be unlocked by the chosen five, when each found their inner powers. In the time of their great need this power will come to life, giving hope to those few who had none.
Another thing that was strange about Kiba was that he chose against joining the popular crowd like the rest of his so called friends in year seven. It had taken time, but now he was friends with a girl. This girl had never had anyone before now. Now in year eleven, each of them had grown to hate all of those around them, not by choice, but from fear. As Yoda says 'fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering,' this is what had happened to them both. Trust outside of their separate Dojo's was minimal. Their honour and skill was flawless, nothing could get past them. The evil ones, as each had named the poplars, had already caught up with them, as the two met for the first time in a while.
They came form all around the school, somehow drawn towards the 'freaks' as they had named those who fought against them. They where there for one reason, get rid of those who would not join. It was Kiba's and Shadow's time, as they had decided unconsciously.
The gang slowly gathered around, each one wanting a piece of the bloodbath that was about to take place. Unknown to them though, was the secret training each had done, not out of fear as one might expect, but out of the love of the martial arts.
Until this point, Shadow and Kiba had been in a deep discussion and Kiba had given her two of the orbs to take care of. All at once the group surrounding the two closed ranks so that nothing could get through their human made barrier. Each knew what was happening; there was no talk between them and 'the evil ones,' only a sudden surge of flying fists as they attacked. This attack was what each had feared but knew it was coming and so where ready for it. Each went into their own stances; Shadow's a fairly high but quite a long stance, somewhere between a walking and a long stance. Kiba was in a different stance altogether, his stance was higher, more of a walking stance, but all of his weight was on his back leg.
A fist aimed for the head, quickly Shadow had blocked, knocking the arm away, only to have a badly formed kick to follow. This kick was easily blocked by a low block but from behind a kick came to the knee. Luckily for her, it did no damage as it connected only to the lower leg. One of the group had pulled out a metal bar and swung it dangerously around like a primitive species would a club. This metal bar was swung clumsily at her head; quickly Shadow ducked and then dived, tucked her head in and used the momentum of the dive to role over and back onto her feet. Once here, she ducked swiftly as the metal bar was once more swung dangerously close to her head. Rapidly, she swept her foot around in a circle, sending the attackers closest to her to the floor as their point of balance was taken from under them. Again the attacker with the metal bar came, bringing the metal bar down towards Shadow's head, only to find that he had run into a well planted side kick that sent him down, letting the metal bar spin across the ground out of his reach.
Kiba was fighting entirely differently, him dodging then countering each attack, sending one after another down. One pulled out a flick knife, bearing it out in front of him as if it where a barrier, one of which would strike fear in those who came before it. This was not so in this case however, quicker than the eye could follow, Kiba's attack came. He used his right leg in a crescent kick and hit the knife out of the others hand, then using a back fist, hit the other in the lower chest, winding him badly. As he doubled over, trying to gain a breath, Kiba rolled over his back and kicked out at another one, hitting him square in the chest sending him flying in the opposite direction. Another came with a roundhouse kick to the head, Kiba quickly ducked and went under the attack, taking her out with a strike to the stomach that sent her down and out of the fight, for now. All at once, two attacked either side of him, quickly Kiba flipped over one of the two, kicking each to the ground as he went and ended up back to back with Shadow. Suddenly another came forward out of the crowd with a viscous attack, again with a knife; aiming the attack on Kiba who was finishing off another who had attacked him from behind. Shadow, who was taking out another saw the attack coming from the corner of her eye, swiftly she grabbed hold of the attackers hand; using one of the pressure points she knew, she made him loose a grip on his knife. As she proceeded to send this attacker down, the group suddenly closed in. With a quick nod to each other, Shadow and Kiba both flipped over the rest of the group, ending up on the other side of them; they began to run, knowing that this fight was a loosing battle. It took only a few seconds for the crowd to react to what was happening, they too began to run, the only sound coming from them was the stamping of feet on the solid tarmac.
Running around the side of the building, a guard rail and a low roof came up in front of the two fleeing. With a sudden burst of speed both shot like two bullets towards the railings. Each kept at pace with the other and leapt into the air at the same time, like synchronized divers, each used the railing to give them an extra boost and grabbed the bottom of the roof at the same time. Quickly, each pulled themselves up and out of sight just in time as the first of the group came around the corner. To the mob below, it was as though both Kiba and Shadow had just disappeared.
For a few minutes, the search of the area continued, forcing the two hiding on the school roof to remain where they where behind a convenient wall. Neither made a move to continue running as one of the assailants climbed up and joined them. They moved quickly, checking every place where someone could hide. If Shadow and Kiba where found, there would be nowhere for them to run, it would be all over for them. But, just as suddenly as it began, the ones looking for them suddenly cried out in pain, as the creatures all fought to remain in there captives bodies. The sound was so horrorfying that Kiba and Shadow held there hands ever there ears in an attempt to block out the crys. As the final cry abated and the humans took back there contol, the few who had climbed onto the roof gazed around confused, wondering why they where up on the roof. Each had a vague memory of looking for something, but that something they where looking for could not be recalled. Slowly, each moved to the edge of the roof and jumped down with soft thuds and occasionally a slight cry of pain.
At once, Kiba and Shadow knew it was over for now and each relaxed slightly. Both where shaking a little as the adrenalin that had been pumping through there blood moments ago wore off. It didn't take long for them to find their words.
'You OK?' Shadow asked Kiba as she slowly rolled up the sleeve of her right arm, checking for any damage that may have been caused.
'Nothing broken if that's what you mean.'
'We have to leave here, we can't stay and longer. If we stay, where going to end up like those before us,' Shadow continued, ignoring the sarcasm thrown back at her.
Both were afraid of what was happening and what lay ahead in the future. Whilst she was saying this, Kiba's hand had moved suddenly to the pocket in his jacket and removed his bag of orbs. His face suddenly went pale. The bag that had once held the remaining three orbs, now held one. He slowly picked out the lonely orb and studied it closely, realising inwardly that he had broken his promise to Tessin. He had promised to take care of the orbs and give them to the chosen five, but now, this would never happen.
'I've lost them,' Kiba muttered more to himself than anyone else. Suddenly anger rose up in him and he struck out at a nearby wall, causing small pieces of rubble to fall off the side of the wall and onto the small area of low roofing.
'Calm,' Shadow muttered as she herself checked her own, to only cringe when one, as lonely as Kiba's was pulled out of her own pocket. 'Who knows, maybe... maybe this is what's meant to happen,' she finally said as Kiba once again sat against the opposite wall and leaned against it, anger now abated as the adrenalin wore off.
'I just... I can't believe this has happened; I've not been here more than a day and it's all begun again.' said Kiba who was now getting back to his feet as quickly as he sat down.
'Old allies have become new enemies. I can feel myself changing; soon the power is going to become too great for both of us. Our only hope is to leave. I can see that change in you, now anger shows, violence. Everything that we've been taught not to do is showing its ugly head. I don't want to become like the others.' Shadow finally finished, also now getting to her feet and staring out at the view that seemed to stretch away into nothing, miles and miles of freedom, but none for them, for they could not leave.
The borders of the town where secretly guarded, trapping those who where still themselves, allowing their own kind to leave and spread their evil ways throughout the surrounding population. This place of which they where at was a doorway to pure evil, hell itself was open for business and so they traded the lives of the living for the parts of the devil itself.
~*~
Moving as the shadow that he was. Cyclone had learned quickly how to do this. He knew something had happened again, it always did. He'd watched out for more people like him, many of whom he found, turned on him within a few weeks.
Though this had happened many a time, he'd noticed two who had managed to stick together throughout the years. He envied them both, having such a bond was completely beyond him. He missed his family, but after what he'd seen around him, he gathered their death was a good thing, well, from a certain point of view.
He'd watched the fight that had taken place a few moments ago, cautiously he moved into the area in which he saw it fall, what he had seen he did not know. The sound of the mob dissipated and he knew that the fight that had occurred moments ago was over, though what was happening would probably never really be over. Cautiously he moved towards it, for some unknown reason he felt drawn towards this thing. Maybe it was the small bit of hope that drove him on, the hope that if he found the thing that had been dropped during the fight and gave it back to the two, he could become friends with them. They could fight this thing together, maybe... No, it could never happen, not to him. The only people who had ever cared for him were gone, he had to make his own way here, others would just get in his way. Angrily, he kicked at a pile of leaves that where piled up at his feet; uncovering what he had been looking for. Slowly, he bent down to pick it up, finding that it was a glass, it let light through, but for some strange reason, Cyclone could not see through it.
Whilst Cyclone had been inspecting the orb, he had not noticed two people heading his way, carrying out a hushed conversation.
To be continued...