• CHAPTER ONE
    THE BEGINING
    It’s April 30, 2010 in Tualatin Oregon. Every 9 years a group of beasts strike to see whose better humans or them. Winners keep Earth, Losers die. They almost won on September 11, 2001 when they struck the Twin Towers creating international strife. We wrote it of as terrorist, we were wrong. Now there back for Earth and there here to win. Our hopes lie in a couple of kids fighting for their life, and ours.

    “Huff-huff” a young boy pants running for his life. He looks behind him to see a massive dragon with shimmering blue-green scales and eyes of fire with a blade like tale to match. “I’m not gonna make it” he thinks, running with all his might. “RAAAAAAAAAAAAAH” the blue dragon roars as it leaps, claws unsheathed aiming straight for the young boy!

    WHUMP, “Oooooow” the boy says after he fell out of bed “It was just a dream”. He examines himself for any maiming or missing body parts. He sees none but then hears, “Ryu Nature get down here this instant” a woman says downstairs. “Crap, mom” Ryu thinks looking at his clock “8:30 I’m gonna be late”. He goes downstairs for his before school breakfast and is greeted by sweet smelling pancakes. “Sweet” he exclaims already devouring the pancakes. “Uh-Uh-Uuh” his mom says “Your already late so MOVE IT”. Ryu leaves without a moment’s hesitation.

    “Man, what a worry wart” Ryu thinks “Yeesh”. SNAP a twig breaks, Ryu’s eyes dart to the sound of the noise and sees three boys all wearing black leather jackets with black wavy hair. “Hey, give us your money” one says the biggest one of the three.
    “Yeah give it” another agrees wearing three gold rings. The third with black shorts just grunts. The three get into fighting poses suggesting a fight. Ryu was brown haired with blue eyes and wasn’t enough to take these guys down but still gets in a fighting stance fist clenched one in front of the other. The three attack Ryu yelling with fists clenched. “So it begins” a man sitting in a tree wearing a black T-shirt says. Rings goes in with a left punch and Shorts goes in with a right. WHAM, Ryu blocks Rings and kicks the other guy in the gut, Shorts merely grunts and falls down. Ryu goes and punches with his left, Rings dodges while Biggy attacks. Ryu kicks Rings WHAM, Rings is down. Right as Biggy attacks Ryu knocks him down in a spinning kick and a punch. Everyone was down in less than three minutes. “Cake” Ryu says as he walks away. He had just beat three guys.

    Ryu walks into a big brownish-reddish school called HMS and realizes “I just beat three guys”.
    “You did what” a blond haired green eyed kid yells.
    “Oh, hey Lex”
    “Hey, so were they big”
    “No, except for one”
    “Were they all wearing black leather jackets?”
    “Yes”
    “Dude you just beat gang members of the black bears”
    “Greaat I’ll write it down, now let’s go and watch out for the wall” WHAM “Too late”. They both laugh walking to their different classes.

    As always the first thing you hear walking into A-6 is Mr.R the Math teacher yelling “Sit down kiddies” in his creepy tone. Mr.R is 6’3” with blond hair covering his glasses, actually he’s kinda creepy or at least that’s what I think.
    “Now kids’ lets do page 123 numbers 1-40 evens”
    “NOOO” says the class
    “Why should we” says gothic, black hair covered eyes, Doe another really creepy dude. “Because I want you to” Mr.R answers “One referral”.
    “Hmm” Doe mumbles “I’ll keep an eye on you”.
    “What did he just say” I think, that’s really creepy.
    “Hey Ryu” a girl next to me asks. She’s a girl with long black hair and light green eyes who sits next to me, oh her names Yu. “What’s number 6”?
    “63” I answer.
    “Thanks”
    “No problem” I happen to be the 2nd smartest kid in my class, turns out Doe is first. I work listening to Joe and Sam have it out about pie, weird yet funny. I get all the way to number 36 when, RIIIIIIING the fire alarm goes off.

    Ryu and his class walk out of room A-6 with bell ringing behind them. They don’t notice the creatures watching them at all.
    “Hey Ryu” Yu says.
    ‘Huh”
    “Do you see those red dots in the pines”. He looks over to the trees covering the back of the school and sees something smile a devilish smile. ”Oh my” Yu starts, BOOOM the pines explode and a creature walks out holding a blade. It’s the color of mud, with a spiked tail, red eyes the color of fire, stalky legs, 5 toes all around the feet, normal arms with claws for fingers holding a multiple spiked blade, about 6’6”. “They are here” the black T-shirted man says.

    “What are those things” is racing through the minds of students and teachers of HMS but not Lex. “Whoa, dude” is racing through his. He was just in social studies with a man in full knight armor and was now holding two swords while Mr. Knight has an accident. “ Where’s Ryu he could beat them no sweat and why’s mine and his class the only ones here”!? The same thought raced through Ryu’s mind at the same exact time.

    “Hey Lex’s got a sword, two actually I could use that” I go over to him. “Hey Ryu wana sword” he asks?
    “Yeah”
    “This one” a big one “Or this one” an average thick double bladed one.
    “The big one”
    “Kay” he hands it to me and I start to weigh it in my hand. It has a big handle must require two hands. I made a good choice in swords but fighting It may have just been the stupidest mistake of my life.

    “Hmmmm, that Ryu what is he doing walking up to that monster” I say “He’ll die for sure”
    “Hey, have some faith in him” a man in a black T-shirt says “He’s special”.
    “Huh, he’s special”
    “Yes, he’s special”
    “Hmm, how so”
    “You’ll see, oh you’ll see”
    “Yeah okay” come on Ryu beat the snot out of it. “Hey what’s your name” the man asks. He’s about 6’5” with wavy black hair with a cowlick. “Tee Hee, Yu Arigatou”
    “Thanks what’s so funny”
    “Nothing” man that cowlick is pretty funny. I have a felling I’ll meet him again.


    “Shoot how’d I get in this mess and why’s there only TWO classes AND the chances of me, Yu, Doe and Lex all together, unlikely” I walk up to the monster as it snarls and snorts through different languages. “Hello” it says. Hey something familiar. “Wazzup” I say man how corny can I get. “Now then” I say “Let’s fight”! He starts off by morphing his blade to a black double edged blade with a bag tied to a string on the bottom of the handle. “Yes, this slaughter will be legendary boy” it says. He slices down. CLANG our blades ricochet clanging in the afternoon. He slices up CLANG, down CLANG. It then slices up again, this time I didn’t block, SLICE, it takes a n** out of my arm. “AAAAAAAH” I yell.

    “No Ryu’s hurt” I start to go after him, Lex is going to. “Stop” Mr. Black T-shirt says “This is his fight”. In a wisp of fingers and Japanese he points his middle and index finger at Lex and says “SAI” bang he’s down. Whoa, I wish I could do that, Hmmmm.

    As Ryu fights the monster he notices he is slowly losing with three cuts on both arms really starting to hurt. “DANG IT” he yells and does two jabs then slices down cutting the beast. “Yes” he says as the beast falters. Then in a flurry of movement the beast cuts Ryu right down the chest and thrown him several feet back. It seems as though Ryu is really hurt this time. “You loose” the beast says “And losers DIE” as he charges Ryu once more aiming for the heart.

    “Hmmmm” It seems Ryu has lost against it. “Hey, you there”
    “Names Yu we went over this”
    “Kay Yu, you know first aid”
    “Yeah”
    “He’s gonna need it” Then I do a simple Sai charm and knock out the beast. “Yeesh, he’s gonna need to learn some of the basics, Ugh, why me”?

    It’s after school, and Ryu is walking out of 7th period heading home. “Great, everyone is acting like nothing happened, Lex is all loopy, AND Yu’s acting like I was going to die. I don’t even KNOW HER” He says.
    “Sounds like she likes you” Lex says grinning.
    “Shut up”
    “You’re all red” which made him an even deeper red.
    “Mmmm, be quiet”
    “What”
    “Be quiet or I’ll” Ryu stands up strait “GET YOU”
    “Uh-Oh bye now”
    “Leeeeeeeex” Ryu exclaims chasing Lex down the street. Lex has his famous mischievous grin on his face.

    Man, all that running really cuts down on you, “Hey Lex, wana play Roku?”
    “Sure”
    “Kay one or two”
    “Two”, Roku is a game on the PS2 where you play as a lost ninja fighting bad guys or second player. It’s pretty cool I’ve beat game one and Lex will help me on number 2 he’s a good friend. We walk into my room covered with Bleach and Naruto posters and 2 beds with a window between them. “So are we gonna play or just think about it” Lex asks?
    “Play, and I’m gonna win” Lex and I have a 50:50 going on and this will settle things “Let’s begin.”

    Its 5:30 in Tualatin, Oregon a tree filled wonder. But the wonder has just begun. Three beasts have appeared and it’s my job to stop them. I’ve Sai’d Lex, mind wiped TWO classes, AND saved Ryu’s life all in one hour. Oh and the name’s Homaru or just Ho, I like black T-shirts, Coke not Pepsi, and kickin the crap out of those monsters. Now then to find that Goth Geek, Doe I think that’s his name.

    “Take that” I yell why are all these beast coming? “DOE” a man calls and jumps down. He hand me a black handled black bladed katana. A katana is a thin bladed, curved top samurai blade. “Its name is Kuroni” the black haired man says “Use it well”. Well that helps a lot.
    “Okay” man what a cool sword, and it’s all black too “Let’s fight”. The man sticks out his hand and say “Kuchiose, Akakaze” and out pops a red handled sword, with a yellow blade. It has a spike sticking out the sides of the sword where there is no sharp blade, cool. Now the fight begins.

    Doe attacks one and the beast just parries it and attacks with two slices one left and one right. Doe jumps back and jabs which barely grazes the beast. The cut is minor but seems to grow bigger. “Hey Mr. Black is my sword supposed to do that” Doe says pointing to the cut while blocking a slice? “Yeah” the man answers “The names Homaru and I’m only 21 so no Mr. crap”
    “Kay” Doe says slicing the beast a second time “What are these”?
    “Tah”
    “The Tah” Doe asks slicing the beast as the three cuts grow bigger and turn black.
    “No just Tah it means they are here, Tah”
    “Kay” Doe then cuts the beast a finishing blow but it just turns to ash. “Huh” he says.
    “They are known as Chikuyus’ or Earth and when they die that is where they return.” Homaru says killing his 5th Chikuyu.

    “Man these Chikuyus must be Ichis” I say cutting down my 6th Chikuyu with Akakaze, Ichis are the weakest. “RAAAAAAAAAH” some thing is behind me. I turn around to see a giant 100 eyed blue snake. Ah, some thing familiar again. “Hello there Mizuhebi” I say.
    “Helloo” it hisses.
    “Have you come here to die” I ask?
    “No, YOU HAVE” and it strikes with its 4 rows of teeth. I slice one eye which then explodes in fountains of green blood and lightning. “I ssssee you ssssstill usssse Akakaze” My sword when it hits, electrocutes my opponent if I want it to and right now I want it too. “You know” I say “Water conducts electricity”. Then the entire beast turns black and yellow with electricity. “Cursssssse you” it says and strikes with it’s tail. I block and try to zap it, nothing happens, huh. “My tail is a rubber blade so that just tickles” it says “Now if I strike with just my tail you can’t zap me”. Well that sucks. Man this isn’t looking good and Doe has only killed 3 Chikuyus we are going to lose at this pace. “You should pay more attention to meeee” the Mizuhebi hisses as it strikes with its tail aiming straight down. I block its tail but am now stuck with one arm, great. “Now you arrrre wide open” it hisses and strikes with its teeth. Chomp, it has my arm, man the pain is unbearable. I do a flurry of hand sings and point my middle and index finger strait down the monsters mouth. “SAI” I yell, bam it’s down. Well that sucks, its teeth are poisonous with cobra/dragon venom so this could be the end. I’m only 21 and I’m gonna die, great.

    “SWEET” I had just beat Lex, awesome. Well Lex is in a corner crying, what a sore loser. Then I saw it, an explosion in the woods! I ran downstairs and out the door and started running to the pines. I flipped out my phone and dialed Lex who was crying in my room. “Hey Ryu” He says.
    “Meet me in the pines” I say “Don’t ask”
    “Okay, see you there” and we end it there. I then check my phonebook on my phone and call Yu.

    Hmmmm, what was going on today? Lex gets knocked out, Ryu nearly dies, I meet a really weird dude in a T-shirt, and the school acts like nothing happened, weird. I wonder, is that Ryu really all that special? I hear my phone ring, huh I don’t know this number. I open my phone and hear Ryu say “Meet me in the pines its life or death”