Sword of Darkness: Ray's Battle
by: I.M. Pikallo

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Allright, since it will be awhile before mac finishes his part of sword,
I went ahead and wrote Ray's battle with his lacky-villian. I also wanted
to show some back story before the battle began. As for a disclamer, "We
don't need not stinkin' disclamer." So insert any vulger comment regarding
the things you want. PEACE OUT!
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	Shane and I decided to spar some to further our training. We both
chose Supreme Gaurdian Sabers and battled for awhile. After we were done
Frag walked in clapping, "Your getting better, but still relying on the
Vortex too much." As I poured a drink, I said, "Stick it in your ear. I'll
use the Vortex all I want." He walked over, and stood beside me, "You know,
you may not get this, but your not that powerfull without it." I countered,
"Neither is MewTwo, so if you like, you can tell him not to use the Vortex
and see how long he laughs in your face." "At least I can reach the next
level in human evalution, were not even sure you ARE human." I wasn't going
to continue this childish game, "Listen, you can take your little snide
remarks and shove up someplace on your anatomy that would not be very
pleasent, I'm going to bed." Shane wasn't going to let me leave that easily,
"Oh yeah, run away little, 'Chosen One" run away, like you always do." Okay,
if you were in as bad a mood as I was, and getting dissed by Shane, you would
have done this too, "Oh, and like you had any chance of becoming a Gaurdian
if not for me?" I didn't have to turn around to see his eyes narrow, "Yeah,
you heard me, I was the one who talked the other Supreme Gaurdians into
giving you the rank of Supreme Deputy. The other Supreme Gaurdians didn't
approve of your unorthodox use of tactics to get back at an instructor who
hurt your pride. Also you were loud, unruly, and didn't except orders from
anyone but yourself. Do you know why you never heard from NCC while you were
in the Maw?" I had turned around by now and was looking at him, "No, there
was an equipment malfunction and I was forgotten because my badge was
deactivated," he was honestly trying to hide it, "WRONG! You were given that
assignment to get you out of NCC for good. I pleaded your case and got you
reinstated, as well, if you remember, I was the one who gave you both your
Gaurdian ring, and your Supreme Gaurdian ring."

	"So, I have maintained my post since then, did you have anything to
with that?" I thought for a second, "No, but do you know why I gave you my
ring?" "You were sure you were about to die AND you didn't want me around to
distract you in the battle." I shook my head, "Your partially right, I DID
want you gone, but becuase I was WANTING to die. I was sick of the
responsibility, the pain, the not knowing what I was doing most of the time
becuase I WAS the 'elder' of the Force. You don't have those worries, I do, I
have the inborn sense that I have to do these things, that is why when I did
not die, I retired and taught in the Academy, I just couldn't take the
pressure anymore." By this time I was fighting off tears, and instead of
continuing, I really just went to bed. I passed Mac in the hallway, and he
asked Shane and Frag what was wrong, "I don't know, but as emotional as he
is, and the lack of controll of them he maintains, I'll eat my sunglasses if
he reaches the next level," Frag muttered when he was sure I was out of
ear-shot.
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Enough back story, on with the fight!
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	When it was my turn to battle, I stretched some to get loose, then
entered the ring and awaited my opponent. When he entered, I was shocked to
see Seifer Alamasy as my opponent. "So, your the lacky I have this
displeasure of whooping the *ss of." He drew his gunblade, "I don't think so,
I think I'll add a scar or two to ya' just for fun, chicken-wuss." Rolling my
eyes, I drew my blade, when we were both ready, the match began. He stepped
forward and swung his gunblade at me, but I blocked it. While the blades were
inter-locked, he triggered the blast and knocked me back a few steps. I
back-flipped and fired a small energy blast, and while he used a magic spell
to block it, I appeared behind him and swung my saber at his head.
Unfortunatly he suprised my by casting vanish on himself. "Hmm, Mewtwo
super-clone I take it." The voice bounced off the high-ceiling and prevented
me from locating him that way, "Good, now try to hit me." He got in several
hits before the spell wore off and I attacked, severely damaging him. But he
just drank and elixer and got back to it.

	This patterned continued for awhile, then I got sick of it and went
to full-power, and began to hurt him more often. Finally he got sick of it
himself, and split into two people, then the two became four, and so on.so
on. When he was done, there were about 24 of them. "Oh, before you think it,
each of these forms is as powerfull as my original form. That means unlike
you, my forms increase my overall power, not merely add up to it." I tried my
best, but each form hit me with it's sword, always triggering the blast just
as it hit. Finally I was able to get away. "Okay, I don't want to use my
trump-card now, but I have to." The Seifers just stood and waited, arrogantly
looking amused at any pitiful attempt I would make. I concentrated and made a
few motions with my hands saying, "CHOSEN ONE: REACH ULTIMATE LEVEL!" I then
extended my arms strait out and screamed "ULTIMATE CHOSEN ONE!" The influx of
power actually swept everything a few feet closer to me, and while this was
happening, my armor changed. The cape became a set of shoulder-boards, the
armor became silver in appearance, my boots reached up to my knees, while the
sleeves of my uniform dissapeard and my gloves became gauntlents that went
half-way up my fore-arm. (imagine saiya-jin style body-armor with the
shoulder-boards, but instead of white, it is silver, and the yellow is a
light metallic purple.) My hair grew out and fell to my shoulders, so I
undid my bandanna and used it to tie my hair up. Finishing the armor was a
scabbered for my sword on my back and a holster for GUN at my waist.

	"So the chicken-wuss has become a rooster-wus." I looked at him
devoid of emotion, "Not likely." Drawing the Blade of the Chosen One, I
shoved it into the fabric of time and space, as I swiped it in a arc, I
yelled, "ARC OF DESTRUCTION!" As the cresent moved forward, it destroyed
nearly everything in it's path, including half of the Seifers. When he was
thoroughly shocked, I again used the sword to cut a hole in the fabric of
time and space, but this time I cut a door shaped hole in it, then shoved
the sword into the center of it and twisted, like someone turning a key.
"DOOR TO THE ABYSS!" I fired a huge energy blast at the door, "OPEN!" thus
creating a vortex of swirling energy that sucked in all of the other Seifers
minus the original. "I.I..III Ttthought you were the gggooood guy." I just
looked at him, then threw my sword into it's holster and drew GUN, "Good,
bad, I'm the guy with GUN." With that, I fired the weapon at him, which
fused his molecules into one giant mass, which collasped upon itself and
created a mini-black hole. But since it was so small, it could not sustain
itself so it just collapsed upon itself again, creating a massive explosion.

	"What" "The" "Hell?" was the response of my three friends who were
watching. "Anyone got any mustard?" Mac reached in his lab coat and pulled
out a bottle, giving it to Frag. "I'm not asking were that came from, but I
don't care," he then pulled off his sunglasses, and began to chew on them,
"Not bad, could have used some salt, though." I walked over, still showing
no emotion at winning, happiness, sadness, remorse, nothing. "Dude, what's
up with you," Shane was the most confused at this, since he had known me
longer, "Since I am so emotional in all other forms, the surge of power
would have enhanced them further, so instead, my body rid itself of all
emotion." I went back to my normal form, "But the effect is only in
Ultimate Chosen One form, when I revert back to my normal self, I regain
them." Frag just shrugged off how unnerved he was, and pulled out another
pair of sunglasses and put them on. "What, you guys think I have nothing
but weapons under all this clothing?"
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Well, yet another fight oriented episode, this was written mostly to show
a bit more character development of Ray, but we each were fighting one of
Mewtwo's lackys before fighting the big boy himself. All flames, viruses,
and anything else should be sent to kucamba@hotmail.com
"Rooster-wuss."