Episode 7: The Killers Have Become The Killed
Here's the song I listened to while writing this; I like it for fight scenes. Feel free to listen while you read.
Might want to loop it if you're a slow reader.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2HsVzdA8dk
Four white robes leaped out of the village, bursting across the hilly terrain. They ran incredibly quick; around a hundred km/h to start off with. The Kage picked up speed as they went, eventually reaching Vreg’s landing spot in just over a minute. Their enemy was ready for them. Kuro took a wild swing only to be ducked by Vreg. Kuria and Reminance followed up with a punch each. The enemy grabbed their fists as they hit, tossing the two Kage behind him. Hayame struck last, opening the earth underneath Vreg. It created a ravine a few hundred meters long. The Hokorikage grunted and yelled as he clapped his hands together. The ground began to close back up.
“Senpō: Chikyū no Shinseina Fūin!” (Sage Art: Divine Seal of the Earth) Thousands of letters and symbols formed on either slab of earth, threatening to finish the seal if the two sides touched. Unfortunately, it would not be so.
“Tsuihō Ten Kara.” (Expulsion From Heaven) Vreg's invisible force jutsu struck again, with himself as the epicenter. It destroyed the seal completely, throwing rocks every which way. A crater larger than the Hidden Hill was the eventual result, and he stood in the center. The Kage stared him down for awhile, waiting for him to make the next move.
Suddenly, he clapped his hands together. Nothing happened. Both sides waited awhile, until Vreg held his hands up to the sky. The scarce clouds above scattered as countless metal rods rained from above. They pierced every Earth Style jutsu Hayame attempted to raise to protect himself, they were unaffected by Kuria’s Wind Style deterrents and they were ruthlessly quick and sharp. It became a game of dodge the rain, however, Vreg wasn’t going to stand idle while they played.
He leaped into the air and grabbed a rod. His target was Kuria -- the youngest Kage and most likely the least experienced. He would still pose a challenge, but would fall quicker than the others. The boy danced around Vreg’s Magnet Style: Kinetic Bombardment Jutsu near the edge of the forest. Vreg charged, rod in hand. The first attack caught Kuria off guard, but still narrowly missed him. Another barrage of attacks came. Dodge. Duck. Jump. Twirl. The kid was quick on his feet; Wind Style certainly helped refine his movements. Vreg prepared for another strike now that Kuria was acclimated to avoiding both him and his jutsu; yet he stopped shortly before his target. Instead, he released another Expulsion From Heaven, throwing Kuria back several meters, into a falling rod. It pierced his thigh and stuck several feet into the ground. He would be unable to move.
The Kinetic Bombardment stopped shortly after; that was all he needed it for. The other three Kage were quick in their re-entry to combat, giving chase to Vreg as he ran alongside the forest. An overhead slam from Hayame came, followed by a massive swing from Kuro’s sword. Both attacks missed, dodged by their adversary milliseconds before landing. Reminance, however, imbued with lightning chakra, was as fast, if not faster than Vreg. He swung a nasty left hook, yet still barely missed, sizzling the flowing fabric of Vreg’s cloak with supercharged lightning chakra.
They continued accelerating as they sped through the countryside. Vreg, the leader of the pack, was reaching speeds upwards of 400 km/h. He was followed closely by Reminance, who had thrown several attacks, all of which missed. Kuro tailed the Kaminarikage, having to activate his chakra cloak to maintain speed. Hayame followed in the same fashion as Kuro, however, he was beginning to slow down. He simply wasn’t as fast as those young whippersnappers and his Sage Mode was beginning to wear off as well.
The group neared the ocean; their running had taken them across the entire territory controlled by the Hidden Hill. It was now or never for Hayame. He leaped forward with what energy he could muster.
“Senpō: Kongō Fūsa!” (Sage Art: Adamantine Sealing Chains.) Dozens of chains tipped with spikes rocketed towards Vreg.
Just one hit would be enough to seal this guy for years, let alone trapping him in the entire barrier.“Sunaton: Ōku Kokumotsu Shīru!” (Sand Style: Seal of Many Grains.) Fine sand rose from the ground behind Vreg, grabbing hold of the Adamantine Chains. It began to draw the chakra from the jutsu, sealing a small bit in each particle of sand. Hayame cut his jutsu short as Vreg’s seal began to absorb the chains that went to replace the old ones.
The gathered sand scattered to the wind -- Hayame wouldn’t ever get that chakra back unless he collected it piece by piece from the sand.
The chase continued as Vreg hit the water, Reminance and Kuro hot in pursuit.
“I don’t feel great without earth underneath my feet -- you two will do fine without me!” Hayame yelled after his fellow Kage as they chased on water. The defeated Hokorikage turned back and began the long walk to see if Kuria was alright.
Kuro, however, was just getting into his zone; being surrounded by water felt rejuvenating. A Water Snake Barrage flew towards the two Kage, who were now reaching speeds of 500 km/h. Reminance flipped over the incoming attack, Kuro dropped underneath the surface, maintaing his speed by propelling himself through the water with a simple jutsu pushed to the extreme. He popped up within a few seconds, sensing the threat had passed.
Suddenly, Vreg stopped and turned. The Kage flew right into his hands. He got a chokehold on both of them, slamming Reminance underwater and throwing Kuro into the air.
Trying to distance me from the water, eh? It certainly worked.
“Well. This is annoying.” He said, crossing his arms as he reached the peak of his flight, nearly a kilometer into the air. Then he saw it; Vreg leaped into a nearby storm cloud, harnessing the raw power contained within. A few seconds later, an eagle, composed of pure lightning, peaked its head outside the cloud. Kuro needed to do something fast; the thing looked to be around the size of the Hidden Hill’s arena.
The Yukikage bit his thumb, letting blood fly loose all around him.
“Kuchiyose no Jutsu!” (Summoning Jutsu.) A summoning circle the size of a house appeared in front of Kuro’s hand. After a cloud of smoke and a few seconds, Kuro held tightly to 13 ton killer whale. A ear-deafening screech came from the eagle before it launched towards Kuro. By the time of impact, he had seven irregularly large killer whales in between him and the jutsu.
If I live through this, I’ll contract some blue whales. Those fuckers would be a much better meat shield.Kuro clung tightly the the last killer whale as lightning blew past all around him, parted by this hastily prepared shield.
Five of the seven whales had disintegrated completely, the next got a bit crispy. Kuro had, luckily, escaped without harm. The whales unsummoned, and he hit the water a few seconds later.
“You’re one cruel guy.” Reminance was half submerged, his arms holding his upper half up out of water.
“And I’ll live to see another day because of it.” Kuro added, however, he wasn’t so sure of that himself. This opponent was many leagues ahead of anything Kuro had fought before. However, he did have an idea.
“Keep pushing him that way.” Kuro turned and point a bit to the right. Reminance couldn’t see anything distinguishable -- they stood in the middle of the ocean. He simply nodded in agreement and pulled himself out of the water.
The Kaminarikage stretched for a little bit, rolling his shoulders and cracking his neck and knuckles.
Now the gloves come off. His chakra exploded into a vibrant cloak; intense enough to crack the mask he usually wore.
Kuro stumbled back.
Now that’s a presence. He grinned and drew a sword.
So this is gonna be longer than expected. Maybe about 10 episodes total.
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