"I'll never understand how
you can keep eating like this."
Sen says as the dishes continue to pile up.
"Saiya-jin always eat like
this." Kenshin says between
dishes. He tosses one and turns to the
waiter. "Just keep it coming."
The waiter takes the plate. He looks at the other plates already on the
table, numbering somewhere around 50, then asks Kenshin, "Are you
sure?"
"Of course!" Kenshin says as he dips in to the remaining
dishes.
"What is it about you
Saiya-jin that make your stomaches bottomless?" Gabriel asks.
"Our constant training and
our body's makeup." Kenshin says
as he stuffs the last of his available food in his mouth. "Hey!
I'm out of food here!" He
yells in the direction of the kitchen.
"Coming right
up!" After another hour and a
dozen plates Kenshin finally gets down to buisness.
"So tell me what you've
been up to." Kenshin says as he
fiddles with a toothpick.
"Well now where do we
start?" Gabriel says.
"How about the
beginning?" Kenshin says
sarcasticly.
"All right I'll
go." Sen says. "After we left you we went north and
got the prince. After that we went
around to the surrounding villages and began gathering our little army."
"Little army?" Kenshin asks. "You've got a couple thousand people here."
<"41,756."> Legend says.
"Hush." Kenshin says to one of the gems.
"Who are you talking
to?" Sen asks.
"I'll tell you later."
"So anyway we told them to
meet us here. Needless to say there are
quite allot of them." Sen says.
"It seems that Argo has
made more enemies than friends."
Gabriel says.
"Killing my father then
taking the kingdom from us." The
prince says in anger. "I'll make
him pay."
Kenshin looks at the prince and
laughs. "Yeah right." He says while laughing. "When the fighting starts you just stay
out of our way." Kenshin flicks
the toothpick onto the dishes.
"Uncooth
barbarian." The prince
thinks. "I may not be well versed
in magic, but I am schooled in both the martial arts and the arts of the mind. I will show my superiority in battle."
"So all of your army is in
the north, right?" Kenshin asks.
"Yes. We didn't go into the south of Camelot. We didn't have time." Sen says.
"That means that we need to
find some way of sending some of our forces into the south to prevent the
southern army from interferring."
The prince says.
Kenshin thinks for a
moment. "No I don't think that
will be nessicary. I can make it so
they don't give us any problems."
"What do you have in mind
Kenshin?" Gabriel asks.
"Something rather
interesting." Kenshin says. "How many days until we start?"
"Two days." Sen says.
"Good that will be more
than enough time for us to be ready."
Kenshin says. "I think I'll
get started right now." He says as
he gets up.
"Where are you
going?" The prince asks.
"To take care of the
southern army." Kenshin says.
"Why not send some of our
people to the south?" The prince
asks.
"There are a few
reasons. We can't spare the man power,
the northern army is around 65,000. It
would take too much time to send a sufficent number to the south. The northern army is weaker than the
southern army. There are too many
leviathans around the capital to risk sending a large force south. But mostly because we don't need to. I can handle them without much
trouble." Kenshin says.
"We have to send some
people to the south!" The prince
says.
"Why do we have to do
that?" Kenshin asks.
"Because I am the
prince. And you have to do what I
say." The prince says.
"What is your name,
boy?" Kenshin asks.
"Am I no boy. I am Thomas the Third, prince of all Camelot
and soon to be king." Thomas says.
"Well Thomas let me tell
you something. Here you do not lead by
birth right. Here you must earn
everything through sweat and blood.
Here the three of us lead."
Kenshin says as he motions to Sen and Gabriel. "You are nothing but a nosanse here."
"Who do you think you
are?" Thomas yells.
Kenshin disappears and reappears
right in front of Thomas. He grabs the
young prince, five years his senior, by the throat and lifts him up. "Who am I? I am Kenshin, adopted son and pupil of Daniel, and the best hope
you have to get your throne back."
Kenshin tosses Thomas to the floor.
Thomas hits the floor and looks up at Kenshin completely shocked. "And don't you ever forget
it." Kenshin says as his aura
flares up. He walks outside then flies
off to the south.
"What is he?" Thomas asks Gabriel.
"He is exactly what he
said." Gabriel says.
"No." Sen says with a smile on his face. "He is much more than that. Never get a Saiyan angry. That's what Daniel once told me. But I'll add something to what he
said." Sen looks directly at the
now standing Thomas. "Never make a
Saiyan in love angry."
"A Saiyan in
love?" Thomas asks.
"Kenshin isn't fighting
Argo for you, for me, or for Camelot."
Gabriiel says.
"For who than?" Thomas asks.
"He's fighting for
Iris." Gabriel says. "And only for Iris."
The capital of Camelot, simply
known as the capital or Camelot, is
virtual unassalable. It is protected in
the north and the south by dense forests and tall hills. On the east and west the main of ocean of
Camelot provides some protection. Also
the capital itself is split in two by a shallow, narrow straight. The southern army was suddenly called into
action by Argo about a month ago, and the northern army soon followed. Also called into action by Argo was
something Kenshin didn't expect, a large dome over the city. The dome itself is a magical spell cast by
Argo. It is immensly strong and can
keep out almost any sorcerer. The
southern army has been on high alarm statis for a few days now. But they pay little attention to an old man
with a walking sitck. The old man makes
a trip around the southern army's position.
First in the north about a mile or so outside the dome. Then the old man walks around the
harbors. Where ever he goes he makes
sure that when his walking stick stricks the ground it digs into the ground a
few inches. What no one could have known
was that this old man wasn't really an old man. It was really a young sorcer/warrior named Kenshin. And his walking stick really wasn't a
walking stick. It was a sword called
Legend. But what were these two doing
is a mystery that will only be explained later on.
Early the next morning Kenshin
and Legend did the same thing in the north.
After that the army of rebels began to prepare. A day later Kenshin, Gabriel, Sen, Chibi,
and Thomas all sit in the same restaurant from earlier. There are about 30 dirty dishes in front of
Kenshin. Thomas just shakes his head at
the 'barbarian'. "What?" Kenshin asks. "I like to eat before a fight. I fight better on a full stomach."
"Whatever. But when the fight starts just stay out of
my way." Thomas says.
Both Sen and Gabriel give a
little laugh. "Have you ever been
in a fight?" Kenshin asks.
"Of course. Gabriel has seen me train. I am an excellent swordsman." Thomas says.
"I'm not talking about
fencing and sparring." Kenshin
says. "I mean a really fight. Where death runs rapid."
"Well no. I am a prince, not a barbarian like
you." Thomas says completely
forgetting about what happened yesterday.
"A barbarian,
huh?" A small knife forms in his
hands. He pricks his right index
finger. He takes the blood and makes a
line under each of his eyes then makes two streaks on his checks. "Maybe I should act like
one." Within the hour the army of
rebels had gathered themselves within the forest north of the capital.
"Should we fire a vallie of
ki attacks?" Sen asks.
"Unnessecary." Kenshin says with a smile.
"Why is that?" Gabriel asks that they appoach the edge of
the forest.
"Just wait, you're going to
love what I did." Kenshin says
with a smirk. The army slowly forms at
the edge of the forest. "Everybody
ready?" Kenshin asks.
"Lets go!" Thomas says as he gets up. Kenshin quickly grabs his shirt and yanks
him back down. "What was that
for?" Thomas asks.
"Just wait a
second." Kenshin says. Kenshin holds his left arm out in front of
him. "Legend activate, light
armor, heaviest on the left arm."
"What are you talking
about?" Thomas asks. In an instant Kenshin's clothes are replaced
by a light metal armor. The gaulet and
armor on his left arm and hand appear to be stronger. In his left hand is Legend.
"Whoa." Thomas says in
shock.
"Here we go." Kenshin says as he gets up. He holds the sword aloft. Almost immediately there are explosions in
the distance.
"What's that?" Gabriel asks.
"My little surprises. Ki bombs." Kenshin says.
"Ki bombs?" Sen says in surprise. "How did you come up with that?"
"Never mind." Kenshin holds up his sword towards the
capital. No one has to ask what that
means. The army crashes towards the
capital like water from a broken dam.
The northern army never knew what hit them. The ki bombs did a great deal of damage to them, not just by
killing men, but also by disrupting communications. The southern army was also introduced to Kenshin's ki bombs. Although the ki bombs in the south were not
intended to kill or mame. Instead they
were meant to confuse and prevent them from sailing north. The army of rebels initial ploude through
the north army. They fought their way
onto the southern steppes of the hills before meeting any real resistance. "Do overextend yourself!" Kenshin yells to the men. "Don't push too far into their lines or
we'll be in trouble."
"You fool!" Thomas yells back. "When you have the enemy on the run you don't give them a
chance to recover!" He turned back
to the northern army.
"Charge!" Thomas
charged forward oblivious to the fact that the northern army had recovered from
the initial attack and was regrouping.
"Damn it." Kenshin thought as he chased after
Thomas. "That fool is going to get
himself killed." In front of him Thomas
had just killed another soldier. At
first Thomas had found it hard to kill his own subjects. But after a few forced kills he overcame his
feelings of doubt. Finally Thomas'
foolishness caught up with him. He did
not pay attention and was caught up in a counterattack by the northern
army. 15 soldier quickly rushed him.
"Oh shit." Thomas thought as he caught his first glimse
of the soldiers charging at him.
Surprisingly Kenshin ran pass him yelling out with Legend held ready. "He's insane." Thomas thought.
"Get out of my
way!" Kenshin yells as he
disappearred. Seconds tick by without
any sign of him. Finally he reappears
by Thomas, his blade dripping with blood.
The soldiers running at them suddenly fall to the ground, one by one,
with gashes across their chests.
Kenshin turns back to Thomas.
"Now do you know why I told you to stay back?" He yells at him in anger.
"I...I'm sorry." Thomas says.
Kenshin turns back to the
fight. It is going well. Eventhough the northern army has regrouped
the outcome of the battle has already been decided. "Sen, Gabriel, has goes it on your ends?" Kenshin calls out to them telepathicly.
"Pretty good up
here." Sen says. "One more push and the fight should be
over."
"The fight is done over
here. We're rounding up
prisoners." Gabriel says.
As soon as the fight became Sen
and Gabriel separated from Kenshin and Thomas.
Sen went with Chibi to the west, while Gabriel went to the east. "Good.
One more push should do it."
But one more push is not needed.
Surprisingly the remanate of the northern army gives up. "What's going on here?" Kenshin asks.
"They're just giving
up?" Thomas asks. He too is confused. "They shouldn't have giving up that
easily. They could have fought a little
longer."
"You're right." Kenshin looks towards the capital. An omenious wind wipes across the
battlefield. "Something's not right." Kenshin tries to sense what is going on
inside the dome but cannot. "That
damn dome! I can't feel a single ki
inside of it." Then something else
happens. There is a rumbling and the
ground shakes.
"What's that?" Thomas asks.
"I'm not sure. It wasn't an earthquake. It was too short and not powerful
enough." Kenshin says. Then it happens again. Kenshin mentally follows the
vibrations. "It's coming from the
capital." Kenshin eyes the dome
cautiously. "What could it
be?" He thinks. Suddenly two blue eyes appear in the
bome. "What the hell?" Kenshin yells out as he takes a step
back. Suddenly a dragon rips out of the
dome.
"It's huge!" Thomas yells out. "It's way too big to be a normal dragon!"
"That he is." Kenshin says uncertainty in his voice. "This can't be a normal dragon. That one I fought a while back was big for a
dragon, and this thing is twice as big."
<"You are correct in
thinking that that dragon is not an average dragon. He is infact an Ancient Dragon.">
<"What's an Ancient
Dragon, Legend?"> Kenshin asked
the sword.
<"A long time ago there
were no leviathans, there were no an dragons like those now, and humans were
few and scattered. The Ancient Dragons
ruled Camelot. But they died out and
now they are only survived by distant relatives. Dragons and leviathans.">
<"So this thing is as
powerful as a leviathan and a dragon combined?">
<"It is quite possibly
stronger.">
"Damn it!" Kenshin finally came out of his mental
discussion with Legend and spoke.
Everything on the battlefield stopped when the dragon appearred. It immediately began killing at random. It killed its allies and enemies alike. "This thing is out of control." Kenshin thought. He couldn't believe it when the dragon began killing everything
in sight. "Guess I have no
choice." Kenshin said as he began
gathering energy.
"What are you doing,
Kenshin?" Thomas asks.
"I'd leave the area if I
were you." Kenshin said as he
looked at the ball in the palm of his hand.
He tossed it up into the air as his armor disappearred. <"I have to leave you here for now
Legend."> Kenshin says as he
tosses the sword off into the distance.
<"I know."> Legend says.
Kenshin looks up at the ball,
now high in the sky. His tail twitches
as the rays gather to his body.
"Kenshin?" Thomas
tries to get Kenshin's attention. But
as soon as he sees fur, fangs, and claws the young prince knows it is time to
run. He runs to a safe distance and
watches the transformation end.
"Wow." He says in
amazement.
"Stop it!" The now transformed Kenshin yells at the
dragon.
The dragon turns to the voice
and smiles when he sees the ape.
"So you are the Saiyan?"
He asks.
"Yes I am." Kenshin says. "And you are?"
"I have no name. I was created by Argo's magic to kill
you. That is my reason to
exist." The dragon answers.
"Argo made him?" Kenshin thinks. "How is that possible?
Is there a spell that can do that?"
"But that is enough
talking." The dragon opens its
wings and flies straight for Kenshin.
Kenshin braces for the assult.
"Find cover!" Sen yells as men run pass him. They are members of the rebel and northern
armies. As soon as the dragon began to
kill whoever was infront of him an immediate cease fire was agreed to.
"Sen!" A voice yells out.
Sen turned to see Gabriel
running up to him. "Hey
Gabriel!" Sen yells back.
"Where's Chibi?" Gabriel asks as he trots up to Sen. The wolf appears right after its name is
said. It is doing very well. Its fur is covered in blood, just like the
clothes of every soldier, but thankfully it is not the wolf's own blood. "Good to see you two are all
right."
"I see you're doing fine as
well." Sen says.
"Yeah. But what about the prince and
Kenshin?" Gabriel asks as they
turn to the fight. "I wonder if
Kenshin can defeat that dragon."
"I don't know. Their kis are about equal."
Kenshin and the dragon exchange
blows for about five minutes then back off of one another catching their
breath. "You're good." The dragon says.
"As are you." Kenshin emmits.
"But this fight is
over." The dragon says, a grin
appearing on its face.
"Why is that?" Kenshin inquires.
"Because I know your
weakness."
"My weakness?" Kenshin asks. His mind races to try and figure out what the dragon meant. The dragon wastes no time. He fires a blast right in front of
Kenshin. The resulting explosion causes
a good deal of dirt to fly up in his face, hiding the dragon from his
view. "Damn it!" Kenshin says as he tries to clear the dirt
out of his way. He is suddenly aware of
a shooting pain in his tail. He turns
around to see the dragon disappear, and his tail fall to the ground. "No!" Kenshin yells out. He
immediately begins to feel his power fading.
The dragon reappears where he originally was.
"I told you I know you
weakness." He says with a large
smile on his face. "I'll kill you
once you're back to normal size."
The dragon starts to laugh, but notices that everytime Kenshin begins to
lose some of his height/mass it returns.
"How is that possible?"
He asks himself. Kenshin turns
back to the dragon when his senses tell him that the dragon's defenses are at
its lowest. Kenshin's eyes are blood
red. He has his mouth open. Ki and magic stream to his open mouth. "Shit!" The dragon yells as soon as he realizes he screwed up. Kenshin was able to divide his focus. He gathered power for his desparate attack,
and was also able to keep his transformaion long enough to attack. Kenshin did not say anything as the attack
left him. He couldn't. It took everything he had to retain his
Oozaru form. When the attack was over
Kenshin was lying on the ground, naked.
The dragon was not so lucky.
Kenshin knew that if he used a wide beam attack the dragon might have
survived. Instead he focused the attack
and incinated its head.
Kensihn slowly raises himself to
his feet. He looks around and finds
Legend. Almost immediately his clothing
returns. Legend disappear back into its
gems form. Kenshin looks up to the
capital. "I'm coming
Iris." He says as he walks towards
the dome.