Here is the Penultimate (next to last) chapter of book 1. Hope you enjoy!
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[size=+2]Chapter 26: Existence [/size]
[size=+1]Keotsu swung Mikomi, matching the Guru, par for par, who was using a strange black katana. ?Haha, you?ll have to do better than that, my boy.? mocked the Guru. ?Shut up!.? roared Keotsu, how knew the Guru was just toying with him. As if to confirm this, the Guru slashed across Keotsu?s arm, leaving a decently deep wound, and blood oozed forth. Keotsu retreated a little ways, grasping his arm. He winced with pain, and then had an idea.
He let the blood run from his arm to the ground, and made a few hand signs. ?Blood Creation: Blood Clone!? A clone of Keotsu formed from the blood, and quickly, Keotsu bound the wound with a bandage.
?A clone? You insult me, my boy.? said the Guru. Keotsu winced as he finished bandaging the wound, ?This isn?t a normal clone; in fact, he is as real as I am, and unlike Shadow Clones, he lives. He has to be killed to be dismissed, not just defeated.? said Keotsu confidently. ?So be it, my boy?? said the Guru.
Keotsu and his Blood Clone both used Celestial Meteor, and rushing towards the Guru, where stopped by an invisible wall. ?Tsk, the Soul?s Barrier?? said Keotsu. ?You catch on quick, my boy.? said the Guru, releasing a pulse that sent Keotsu and his clone back. Keotsu placed his hand on his Blood Clone, and it disappeared. Many of Keotsu?s wounds healed, and much of his chakra, restored.
Mizu and Rei turned back to notice that Diango had disappeared. After a few moments, they decided to give the other ninjas a hand dispersing the army. Rena rushed over to Tetsugi. ?Are you okay, sir?? she asked. ?I?m fine?just a little banged up.? he replied. She started to bandage some of his wounds, and he started, ?Stop, your going to need your strength. I have faith in my son, but I don?t believe he is strong enough to take on the Guru?.?
Keotsu, Infinitus, Solstice, and Nebulous were taking turns striking at the Soul?s Barrier, and in a coordinated effort, broke through. Keotsu and Infinitus where attacking directly, while Nebulous was attacking with burst of lightning, and Solstice with fireballs. The Guru stood there in the middle of the smoke, unharmed. The three summonings and Keotsu stood around the Guru, in a diamond formation.
?Rena?I want you and Keotsu to take the coordinates?? said Tetsugi, writing numbers on a piece of paper. ?What are they?? she asked. ?Longitude and Latitude of?.? he smiled, ?you two will see.? He coughed up a small bit of blood. ?Sir! You need a Medical Ninja.? she said. ?No, I?m fine, nothing permanent, anyway.?
The summonings took position, and started gathering chakra. ?Tsk, at this rate, I won?t be able to get what I need from you. I should speed this up.? said the Guru. He formed a black shard of chakra in his hands, and threw it. Keotsu flinched, thinking it was coming towards him.
Rena didn?t see the shard; her back was to it. But Tetsugi did. He threw her down, and was hit by the shard. Rena screamed. ?NO!? yelled Keotsu. Tetsugi?s body went limp. Rena, with trembling hands, brought her hand up to Tetsugi?s neck. She shook her head; no pulse.
Tears ran down Keotsu?s face. ?*Dog*?.? ?What was that, my boy?? asked the Guru, almost mockingly. ?YOU *DOG*! I?M GOING TO KILL YOU! I?M GOING TO *FREAKING* KILL YOU, YOU *DOG*!? roared Keotsu.
Mizu and Rei turned and saw what had happened. ?*Dang* it.? said Mizu, clenching his teeth. ?Oh no?? said Rei. Suddenly something happened. Their bodies started to glow, along with the three summonings, but not Keotsu?s.
Keotsu ran towards the Guru, in a fit of blind rage. He swung Mikomi furiously, and the Guru had a hard time stopping the shear force of the blows. Keotsu?s mind slowly faded, and his body took over.
?Ke?.eouts?..Keot?.Keotsu!? Keotsu looked around. He was floating in the middle of the ocean. He pulled himself out of the water, and stood face to face with Samuel. ?Where am I? And why are you here? And why is it storming?? asked Keotsu. ?This is your mind. The storm is your emotions, and I?m here to help.? said Samuel. ?What do you mean?? Keotsu asked.
?You need to calm down-? ?CALM DOWN!? The *dog* just killed my dad!? ?Calm down or you won?t be able to beat him!? said Samuel. ?What do you mean?? Keotsu asked. ?You remember the form Michael attacked you in? That?s called an Existence Mode. The ultimate in our powers. No one, not even myself has reached the final level of their Existence.? ?Existence?What do I need to do to get this power?? asked Keotsu. ?First, calm yourself, and let your friends help you, I?ll take care of the rest for you??
The storm in Keotsu?s mind died down. He returned to his body, and realized that he was a distance away from the Guru, but there where craters everywhere. He calmed down. As soon as he was in complete control, he felt strange. He saw the Guru, enveloped in a black sphere. Beams of light shot from the summonings. An orb of Blue Chakra came from Mizu, and an orb of Pink chakra from Rei. The orbs circled Keotsu, and moved so quickly that they formed two diagonal rings. Then, a horizontal gold ring formed, and a vertical purple one. Then, his body was enveloped in a silver sphere. Inside Keotsu?s consciousness Samuel placed his hand on Keotsu?s back, forcing his own abilities into him.
The two orbs levitated into the air. Everyone was in awe. The black mass expanded and the Guru emerged in his Existence form. He was a large black dragon, with six wings and four arms. He had blood red eyes, and fangs dripping poison. He was about two hundred yards long.
The sphere surrounding Keotsu fluctuated, and the rings started to waver. The orb and rings contracted, and there stood Keotsu. His hair had turned steel-silver. He had a golden circlet-like head band with a purple jewel in the middle around his forehead. Four gleaming rings floated above his back, and four silver wings came from them. He wore a gleaming silver jacket of chain mail, and he had Mikomi by his side, its blue blade, gleaming in the Eclipsed Sunlight. The snow continued to fall.
?Lets end this my boy.? said the Guru. ?Yes, lets.? said Keotsu.
Keotsu charged the dragon, one hundred times his size.
[/size]He let the blood run from his arm to the ground, and made a few hand signs. ?Blood Creation: Blood Clone!? A clone of Keotsu formed from the blood, and quickly, Keotsu bound the wound with a bandage.
?A clone? You insult me, my boy.? said the Guru. Keotsu winced as he finished bandaging the wound, ?This isn?t a normal clone; in fact, he is as real as I am, and unlike Shadow Clones, he lives. He has to be killed to be dismissed, not just defeated.? said Keotsu confidently. ?So be it, my boy?? said the Guru.
Keotsu and his Blood Clone both used Celestial Meteor, and rushing towards the Guru, where stopped by an invisible wall. ?Tsk, the Soul?s Barrier?? said Keotsu. ?You catch on quick, my boy.? said the Guru, releasing a pulse that sent Keotsu and his clone back. Keotsu placed his hand on his Blood Clone, and it disappeared. Many of Keotsu?s wounds healed, and much of his chakra, restored.
Mizu and Rei turned back to notice that Diango had disappeared. After a few moments, they decided to give the other ninjas a hand dispersing the army. Rena rushed over to Tetsugi. ?Are you okay, sir?? she asked. ?I?m fine?just a little banged up.? he replied. She started to bandage some of his wounds, and he started, ?Stop, your going to need your strength. I have faith in my son, but I don?t believe he is strong enough to take on the Guru?.?
Keotsu, Infinitus, Solstice, and Nebulous were taking turns striking at the Soul?s Barrier, and in a coordinated effort, broke through. Keotsu and Infinitus where attacking directly, while Nebulous was attacking with burst of lightning, and Solstice with fireballs. The Guru stood there in the middle of the smoke, unharmed. The three summonings and Keotsu stood around the Guru, in a diamond formation.
?Rena?I want you and Keotsu to take the coordinates?? said Tetsugi, writing numbers on a piece of paper. ?What are they?? she asked. ?Longitude and Latitude of?.? he smiled, ?you two will see.? He coughed up a small bit of blood. ?Sir! You need a Medical Ninja.? she said. ?No, I?m fine, nothing permanent, anyway.?
The summonings took position, and started gathering chakra. ?Tsk, at this rate, I won?t be able to get what I need from you. I should speed this up.? said the Guru. He formed a black shard of chakra in his hands, and threw it. Keotsu flinched, thinking it was coming towards him.
Rena didn?t see the shard; her back was to it. But Tetsugi did. He threw her down, and was hit by the shard. Rena screamed. ?NO!? yelled Keotsu. Tetsugi?s body went limp. Rena, with trembling hands, brought her hand up to Tetsugi?s neck. She shook her head; no pulse.
Tears ran down Keotsu?s face. ?*Dog*?.? ?What was that, my boy?? asked the Guru, almost mockingly. ?YOU *DOG*! I?M GOING TO KILL YOU! I?M GOING TO *FREAKING* KILL YOU, YOU *DOG*!? roared Keotsu.
Mizu and Rei turned and saw what had happened. ?*Dang* it.? said Mizu, clenching his teeth. ?Oh no?? said Rei. Suddenly something happened. Their bodies started to glow, along with the three summonings, but not Keotsu?s.
Keotsu ran towards the Guru, in a fit of blind rage. He swung Mikomi furiously, and the Guru had a hard time stopping the shear force of the blows. Keotsu?s mind slowly faded, and his body took over.
?Ke?.eouts?..Keot?.Keotsu!? Keotsu looked around. He was floating in the middle of the ocean. He pulled himself out of the water, and stood face to face with Samuel. ?Where am I? And why are you here? And why is it storming?? asked Keotsu. ?This is your mind. The storm is your emotions, and I?m here to help.? said Samuel. ?What do you mean?? Keotsu asked.
?You need to calm down-? ?CALM DOWN!? The *dog* just killed my dad!? ?Calm down or you won?t be able to beat him!? said Samuel. ?What do you mean?? Keotsu asked. ?You remember the form Michael attacked you in? That?s called an Existence Mode. The ultimate in our powers. No one, not even myself has reached the final level of their Existence.? ?Existence?What do I need to do to get this power?? asked Keotsu. ?First, calm yourself, and let your friends help you, I?ll take care of the rest for you??
The storm in Keotsu?s mind died down. He returned to his body, and realized that he was a distance away from the Guru, but there where craters everywhere. He calmed down. As soon as he was in complete control, he felt strange. He saw the Guru, enveloped in a black sphere. Beams of light shot from the summonings. An orb of Blue Chakra came from Mizu, and an orb of Pink chakra from Rei. The orbs circled Keotsu, and moved so quickly that they formed two diagonal rings. Then, a horizontal gold ring formed, and a vertical purple one. Then, his body was enveloped in a silver sphere. Inside Keotsu?s consciousness Samuel placed his hand on Keotsu?s back, forcing his own abilities into him.
The two orbs levitated into the air. Everyone was in awe. The black mass expanded and the Guru emerged in his Existence form. He was a large black dragon, with six wings and four arms. He had blood red eyes, and fangs dripping poison. He was about two hundred yards long.
The sphere surrounding Keotsu fluctuated, and the rings started to waver. The orb and rings contracted, and there stood Keotsu. His hair had turned steel-silver. He had a golden circlet-like head band with a purple jewel in the middle around his forehead. Four gleaming rings floated above his back, and four silver wings came from them. He wore a gleaming silver jacket of chain mail, and he had Mikomi by his side, its blue blade, gleaming in the Eclipsed Sunlight. The snow continued to fall.
?Lets end this my boy.? said the Guru. ?Yes, lets.? said Keotsu.
Keotsu charged the dragon, one hundred times his size.
Dusking Eclipse: Finale! From Dusk Till Dawn! Coming Soon!