Kenshin, Thomas, Gabriel, Sen,
and Chibi all stand before the dome.
"Is everything ready?"
Kenshin asks.
"The only thing left is the
rounding up of prisoners." Gabriel
says.
"We left that up to the
soldiers." Sen says.
"Good." Kenshin says. <"Legend a healing spell if you please."> Almost immediately Kenshin's wounds from his
fight with the dragon disappear, and his tail grows back. "One final obstical left to get
by." Kenshin says as his aura
flares up. "Stay here." Everyone nods as Kenshin flies off. He flies up about 50 feet and floats in
front of the dome. "Here goes
nothing." Kenshin builds up all of
his ki and magic. When he reaches his
peak he flies straight for the dome and crashes into it. The dome bends, but it does not break. "I will not fail." He says.
He continues to push against the dome trying to break through. "Iris!" Kenshin thinks. He begins
to think about his life and the memories he has of Iris. He thinks about their childhood together,
their training, their schooling, and what he now realizes as their love. "Argo!" Kenshin screams out in rage.
"She is not your's! I will
not let you have her!" He screams
out as a golden aura flares up around him.
The change only last for a second.
But it is long enough, the dome shatters. Kenshin finally gets his first view of the capital in a very long
time. It hasn't changed. The buildings and homes are all the
same. Kenshin lands as the others come
running up to him.
"Ready?" Gabriel asks.
"Yeah." Kenshin says. They run towards the castle with Kenshin in front.
"So they are
coming?" Argo thinks as he looks
out the window in the palace. "His
thirst for vengence will be his undoing.
Isn't that right?" He asks
someone. He turns around to his
throne. There are two seats. The one on the right is empty, obviously it
is his seat. But in the left chair Iris
sits. She is dressed in a regal gown
and is wearing a crown upon her head.
But it is her eyes that are the most interesting. They are blank. She appears to be under a spell and shows no signs of life, other
than breathing.
"Ignore them!" Kenshin yells out as the small group runs by
some soldiers. "We can't be slowed
down now!"
"Right!" Thomas says as he puts his sword back into
its sheath.
"Legend, gauntlet left
arm/hand mode." Kenshin says. Immediately an armored gauntlet appears on
his left arm. It extends up to just
below his elbow. The group arrives at
the palace in no time. "Knock,
knock!" Kenshin says as he crashes
through the wooden door. Kenshin looks
around. He looks straight up.
"He's up a few floors. Should we take the stairs?" Gabriel asks.
"Argo!" Kenshin yells out in anger. He flies right through the ceiling and
continues up.
"Oh well." Sen grabs Chibi, and Gabriel grabs Thomas. They float up through the holes Kenshin made
and quickly catch up.
"The throne
room!" Thomas says as they finally
land. They have gone up about ten
floors and are nearly at the top of the castle.
"I can sense them
both." Kenshin says as he moves to
the door. "Protect Iris and leave
Argo to me." Kenshin says. Everyone nods. Kenshin finally pushes the door open. The room on the other side appears to be what one would expect to
find in a medevil castle. There is a
large open space that could be used for parties. Along the walls are many suits of armor. And at the opposite end of the hall is the
thrones. There are two people sitting
upon the thrones. One, the male,
arrives and steps forward.
"Father?" It is not Argo. Instead it is the long dead king. He is in his late 50's with a little gray beard, a balding head,
and a sword at his side.
As soon as Kenshin saw what was
going on Legend appeared in his hands.
"So this is how you tricked the people of Camelot, Argo?" Kenshin yells at false king. "You took the disguise of the king so
everyone would listen to you?"
"Of course." The false king says. Thomas looks at him is shock. The voice is not the kind voice of his
beloved father. Instead it is the cold
emotionless voice of the hated sorcerer.
"It is the easiest way to accoplish my goals." He says as the spell fades and Argo's true
form appears. "Are you still
trying to avenge Daniel?"
"That's one of the reasons
why I'm here." Kenshin says. "But where is Iris, what have you done
with her?"
"Iris?" Argo thinks for a second. "Oh you mean the girl." He motions behind him. "She is here." For the first time Kenshin focuses in on the
other figure on the throne.
"Iris." He says softly.
"She will be my queen when
everything I wish to accomplish is accomplished." Argo says with a smile.
"Your queen?" Kenshin asks. "How can you says something like that? She doesn't love you! You've turned her into nothing more than a
puppet!"
"What's love got to do with
it?" Argo asks. "Besides I'm sure I can find a spell to
turn her feelings towards me into love.
If it comes to that." He
laughs.
"Damn you!" Kenshin yells as he jumps forward. His gray aura flares up as he streaks
forward. He strikes at Argo with Legend. Argo, however, blocks him with his own
blade. The two of them clash. Their power flares up and begins to destroy
some of the support collumns. They
break away from one another, then clash again and again and again. The castle however was never meant to take
such abuse.
"Gabriel!" Sen yells at the Paladrin. Gabriel nods know what's about to
happen. He immediately casts a
protection spell. The spell forms a
small dome over Gabriel, Sen, Chibi, Thomas, and, eventhough she was still a
good ways away, Iris. Kenshin and Argo
clash again. This time the result is
the roof of the castle collapsed on them.
The stones that made up the roof and the two floors above them fall upon
them. Gabriel's spell held up easily so
no one else was in any real danger.
Kenshin and Argo burst out of the rubble once everything has stopped
crumbling. They float a few feet above
the rubble eyeing one another. Neither
one is breathing hard, and the fight appears to be a stalemate.
Without warning Kenshin
disappears. He reappears next to Argo
and stabs at him. But the blade goes
right through the phantom that blurs out of existance. Suddenly Argo appears above Kenshin. He slashes down. His attack also goes through the blurring image of Kenshin. This sort of thing continues for a minute until
they finally clash again sending a shock wave out. Kenshin and Argo strain against one another before breaking
away. Argo grins slightly as he looks
upon Kenshin. "You've
improved. But," Argo's shield forms around him. "I can always stay behind here and kill
you with my attacks."
Kenshin grins slightly. "You think so?" Kenshin's gray aura appears around him. "Take this!" He yells out as ki attacks streak out
towards Argo. The attacks strike the
shield. After the explosions die down
Kenshin can see that Argo is not there anymore. But he knows that he's alive.
He turns around to see Argo appear.
"So?" Kenshin asks.
"You broke my
shield." Argo says. There is no fear in his voice only a hint of
surprise. "Well I guess I have to
take this fight serious now." Argo
says with a smile.
"Damn." Kenshin says as he feels Argo's magic and ki
increase. He is not afraid. He is in shock. Argo disappears. He
reappears with his fist buried within Kenshin's gut. Now Kenshin is afraid.
"I didn't see him move."
Kenshin thinks.
"Now then, lets have some
fun with this." Argo says as he
preceeds to beat the shit out of Kenshin.
He punches, kicks, knees, and elbows him until he finally tosses Kenshin
to the rubble that was once the throne room.
He crashes into the rubble and loses Legend. He also feels something he wished he hadn't, a broken rib and a
broken leg.
"Damn it." Kenshin says as he slowly gets up.
"So you can stand. I am impressed by your power and
determination." Argo says. "But I wonder why do you get up? Is your thirst for vengence so great that
you wish to continue?"
"I am not doing this for
vengence!" Kenshin yells at Argo
as he floats up into the air.
"Than why?" Argo asks.
"For Iris." Kenshin simply says. "You may not love her. But...but I do!" Kenshin yells out as he flies forward once
again trying to beat Argo.
But it is his words that have
done the most good. Iris has been under
Argo's spell for nearly a month. She
has been aware of everything that has gone on around her but could not do
anything. But when she heard Kenshin's
words she was finally able to do something, a tear escaped her eye and trickled
down her cheek. Slowly she gathered her
dormate magic and ki and began trying to break the spell.
"Damn it!" Kenshin yells out. His attack was doomed to fail before it even began. He didn't have enough strength left to put
make a sufficient assult. Now Argo
holds one of his arms behind his back and while he chokes Kenshin with his free
arm. Kenshin squirms trying to get
free.
"What's wrong?" Argo asks jokingly. "Is this the best you can
do?" He laughs loudly as Kenshin
tries to get free. Finally Argo snaps
Kenshin's left arm. Kenshin screams out
in pain and anger.
"Sight!"
Kenshin immediately stops
screaming, and Argo stops torturing when they hear the female voice. Almost immediately their own vision is
replaced by the vision of another, someone watching their fight. What they see is what is happening at that
moment, Kenshin is being held in the air by Argo. "What is this?"
Argo demands. What Argo does not
know is that everyone on the planet is now seeing what they are seeing.
"Look now people of
Camelot. Look upon the face of your
opressor, Argo. He has killed the king
and now looks to rule this world with an iron fist. But even now strong warriors and sorcerers are fighting him in
your place. Even the prince has come to
your aid. Focus your anger on Argo, not
upon those that wish to save you. Focus
your hope, your love, and most of all your strength upon the only one that can
defeat him, Kenshin!" The female
voice finishes and the spell ends.
Everyone's sight returns to normal.
Immediately Kenshin and Argo focus their attentions on the now standing
Iris.
"Iris!" Kenshin yells out. "Thank Kami you're all right."
"Of course did you
expect..." But she is far from all
right.
"You little
bitch!" Argo yells out as he lets
two beams escape from his eyes. Iris
saw them coming but could do nothing.
Breaking free of Argo's spell and then using the sight spell had drained
her completely. The beams pierced her
heart killing her almost instantly.
"Kenshin..." Was the final word that escaped her lips
before she died. She falls back upon
the steps that led to the throne with a sickening thud.
"Iris?" Kenshin says just above a whisper. "IRIS!!!" He yelled out as his ki flared up.
"What?" The increase in power caught Argo off
guard. He let go of Kenshin and aloud
him to fly down to the ground.
"Iris?" Kenshin again says barely above a
whisper. He grabs her and brings her up
to his chest with his one good arm.
Thomas, Gabriel, Sen, and Chibi run up to them.
"I'll cast a healing
spell." Gabriel says. He steps forward to cast the spell, but Sen
stops him.
Sen shakes his head and says,
"She's already gone." He says
softly.
"She was a sorceress,
huh?" Argo finally says. "Foolish girl, she could have been my
queen and lived out her life in peace."
"Damn you." Kenshin says as he reaches into his
pocket. He slowly takes out the little
box that he gave to Iris' mother while he was training. He opens it and takes out a small golden
ring with a small diamond on it. He
gives a half hearted laugh as he puts the ring on Iris' finger. "I wanted to give this to you on your
birthday." He talks to her as if
she is still alive. "It's an
engagement ring. I realized a while ago
that I have always loved you and will always love you." Kenshin tries to keep talking, but Argo's
laughter breaks his concentration.
"Damn you!" Kenshin
screams out as his ki begins to increase dramaticly. "First my father, then Kaso, and now my beloved Iris! How many people have died for your evil
intentions?" Argo doesn't
answer. He simply laughs. Gabriel and Sen step away from Kenshin as
his ki continues to increase and the rubble below him is wrench up into the
air. "You...you must pay...for
your crimes. I..." Kenshin's hair changes to gold for a second
then back to normal.
"Will...make...you...PAY!!!!"
He screams out as the transformation finally stays in effect.
<"The old Kenshin is
gone."> Legend thinks. <"He is now a Super
Saiya-jin.">
Everyone looks upon the new
Kenshin. All of his hair, save his
ponytail, is standing straight up, his eyes are now green, his hair golden, his
aura golden, his muscle bulging, his injures healed, his doubts gone, his
confidence returned, and a look of determination upon his saddened teary eyed
face.
"According to what I have
learned from the journals of our ancestors, a Super Saiya-jin's power comes
from anger. Not just anger, extreme
rage. A rage and hatred so great that
it could very well drive someone too weak to control insane." The words of Kenshin's face reverberate in
his mind.
"I will avenge Iris. Watch over her." He says to the others as he floats into the
air.
"I see you've gotten your
second wind. Too bad it was too late to
save your little woman." Argo says
trying to make Kenshin make a mistake.
But Kenshin stays in control.
"What's going on here?"
Argo asks himself. "This
isn't a spell to make himself appear this way.
He really has changed."
"Shall we
continue?" Kenshin asks.
"Lets." If Argo could sense the level of ki that
Kenshin was emmitting he might have thought twice about continuing. But since he can't he attacked first. He blurred to the right of Kenshin and
punched at him. His punch connected
with Kenshin's cheek. "Huh?" But Kenshin is uneffected by it. Kenshin grinned slightly. He quickly did a spin kick to the back of
Argo's head sending him sailing. Argo
recovered after flying through the air.
He turns back to Kenshin, or rather where Kenshin was. Argo looks in every direction trying to find
Kenshin. Finally the young Saiyan
appears right in front of him.
"Boo." He says as he slams a fist in Argo's
gut. "Lets see how you like
it!" Kenshin says as he preceeds
to beat the living shit out of Argo.
After delivering the same number of kicks, punches, elbows, and knees as
he recieved he smacks Argo. Argo
regains control of his body just in time to avoid hitting the rocks below him.
He floats back up making sure to
stay a good deal away from Kenshin.
"This is most surprising."
He says. "I never expect
this would happen. Oh well I guess I
have no choice." Argo brings his
hands up in front of him.
"What are you up
to?" Kenshin asks.
"Elemental
Shield!" Argo yells out as a
shield forms around him.
Kenshin is shocked. "An Elemental Shield!?!" He says in shock. "The secrets of that spell have been lost for centuries! How do you know how to cast it?"
"I'm surprised you even
know about this spell. As to how I can
cast it...that's none of your business."
"The Elemental Shield is
the most powerful protection spell known on this world." Kenshin thinks. "It can repel all elemental spells and most attacks."
"You might be stronger than
I am, but now there is no need for me to continue this fight." Argo says.
"Why is that?" Kenshin asks. Argo simply points up.
Kenshin looks up and is shocked to see a few ghost like images in the sky. "Spaceships?" Kenshin says remembering the files of his
father on the improved scouter.
"My allies have arrived and
the shield protecting this planet has grown weaker. Soon nothing will stop us."
Argo says as he disappears.
"Damn it." Kenshin flies down to the ground. He picks up Legend, which almost immediately
goes back to its gems form. Then Kenshin
blasts off and flies off in golden streak.
Argo reappears in the
stratosphere above Camelot. He laughes
to hmself as the barrior protecting Camelot is weak and almost
nonexistant. "Soon I will have
everything." He say as he looks at
the waiting spaceships.
"Like hell you
will!" Someone yells at him. Kenshin stops in front of Argo.
"You still persist in this
futile effort?" Kenshin nods. "Very well. Elemental Shield."
The shield reappears around Argo.
"Do whatever you want. It
won't change the outcome."
"We'll see about
that." Kenshin's golden aura
flares up as he brings his hands together palms touching, just like the
kamehameha. He begins drawing in magic
and ki for his attack. Flames leap from
his hands as the attack grows stronger.
Kenshin brings his hands back by his waist. Finally after a moment of concentration Kenshin prepares to
unleash his attack.
"Fire...." He says as
he slowly brings his hands forward.
"Storm!" He screams
out. Fire gathers to his hands, in an
almost cyclone like fashion, then blasts forward engulfing Argo.
But Argo is left unscaved by the
assult. "I told you, nothing you
do will change the outcome of this fight.
You even know that the Elemental Shield can withstand any elemental
attack, and yet you still used one.
What a fool!"
"Maybe, maybe
not." Kenshin says as he drops out
of Super Saiya-jin form. The Fire Storm
attack completely drained him, and he simply could not maintain it. "Look." Kenshin says motioning behind Argo.
"Look
at...What?!?" Argo yells out in
amazement. Where once his allies
floated waiting for the dome to disappearthere is only metal debris. "You knew you couldn't beat me so you
destroyed them." Argo says
realizing Kenshin's plan.
"Yep." Kenshin says. Even though he is completely exhausted he gives a little chuckle.
"Damn you! You ruined my plans!" Argo yells at Kenshin.
"That would make us even
then."
Argo does not laugh at the
joke. Instead he lunges at
Kenshin. He grabs him by the throat and
begins to beat him merciously. Finally
he stops. And just in time, if the
beating had continued Kenshin might not have been able to float let alone
fight. "Go to hell." Argo says as he prepares a descent sized
fire ball. He lets the attack go. It strikes Kenshin and blows up. "What the hell?" Argo asks in shock. When the explosion ended and the smoke
cleared, Kenshin was still there.
"How?" They both ponder.
<"It is because Argo is
no longer the Kami of Camelot.">
Legend says. <"Thanks to
Iris' spell the people of Camelot no longer see him as their savior and
protector. Instead they now see you as
their savior and protector, their,">
"Kami." Kenshin finishes. He looks up at the barrior protecting the planet. It is now thick and strong once more. "The people have turned back to the way
they were." Kenshin says with a
painful smile. He then turns back to
Argo.
Argo is looking at his hands in
shock and amazement. "It can't
be." He says. He obviously knows what has happened. He looks to Kenshin as he gathers enough
strength to transform into a Super Saiya-jin.
"Elemental Shield!"
Argo puts up the shield in desparation.
"Legend!" Kenshin yells out. Immediately the sword appears in his hands. He points the blade towards Argo. The blade glows with a golden tint. Then the entire blade changes its color to
gold. <"Legend, were you
serious about what you said during our training?">
<"About making Argo pay
for his crimes? Yeah."> Legend says.
<"All right, get ready
to do it."> Kenshin lunges
forward at Argo. The tip of Legend
meets the shield and begins to push into the shield.
"No!" Argo screams in fear. "You can't break my shield! It's impossible."
"Nothing is
impossible!" Kenshin says as
Legend shatters the shield and digs into Argo's chest.
He coughs up some blood and
struggles against the blade.
"It...it looks as though you will...have you revenge." Argo says.
"But what good will it....do you?
You have lost ...lost everything."
"You don't get it. Don't you remember what I said earlier? I will make you pay. Now you will pay for you crimes by undoing
them." Light streams from Argo's
back. "Legend! Sword upon which song and myth are
based. I call upon you to undo this
man's evil deeds!" The light
coming from the sword and Argo become blinding. After a minute they fade revealing only Kenshin and Legend, no
Argo what so ever. Kenshin is no longer
a Super Saiya-jin and is breathing hard.
<"Nicely done
Kenshin. After I heal you, you
can..."> Kenshin's grip on
Legend losens.
<"Kenshin?"> The
sword begins to slip out of his hands.
<"Don't let go of me yet!
I haven't healed you yet! If you
fall from here you'll.."> But
it is too late. Kenshin loses his grip
upon the sword. They both fall back to
the ground with no way of stopping. No
way of surviving.