The Secondary Saga

[Yu Kanda]

Group 2

Klaud looked towards the group of grey skinned imposters as they lined up. Every single one of them was staring at the floor, almost as if they were waiting for something. Slowly the female exorcist unclipped her whip once more, it seemed combat was once again inevitable. Her comrades followed her lead as they armed up. "So do I get to shoot these guys madam general?" Clayton said with another hint of sarcasm.

Klaud sighed out loud "Enough with the sarcasm, just don't provoke anything don't shoot unless they attack first"

The mirrored copies were standing completely still. The tension was rising and no one was feeling comfortable in the slightest. Zyra's breathing was getting faster, she was getting pumped up. Isaac Klaud and Clayton were as calm as ever waiting, observing. Roger did not like it, his eyes jumped from one copy to the other. Slowly he started to raise his rifle getting himself ready. As soon as his rifle was lined up with his counterpart it happened. All five of the grayish creatures looked up with white eyes as they spoke in one collective voice " eliminate the threat, the temple has been violated, eliminate the threat" . With their eyes glowing bright white they charged towards the group.

Klaud responded by lashing her whip towards her grey counterpart, but it was blocked by a similar looking whip. Zyra's kick met her counterpart's shin as the grey Zyra blocked it using the exact same fighting technique. Both Isaacs were clashing blood blades in a duel of vicious slashes. The Clayton's both fired a single shot, the bullets met midway and destroyed each other.

The General quickly glanced over to her allies and noticed how their counterparts were just as skilled as they were themselves. This will only drain their energy until they collapse. Moving away from her own clone she aimed her whip towards the fake Claytons rifle. The leather tip quickly grasped the imitator's weapon and pulled it to the side. "Clayton, switch it up. Fighting our counterparts isn't getting us anywhere."

"My thoughts exactly" he shouted back as he drew his machete and charged at the grey creature that was Zyra, he was waiting for an opportunity to fight and perhaps capture the beast. The others heard Klaud's plan as well and found themselves a new opponent .

Isaac vs. Klaud

The veteran warrior charged towards the grey general. She was following Klaud and was moved her whip arm back in order to attack her from behind. Not on his watch. The one armed veteran went to intercept the flying projectile, as the whip lashed through the air the from blood originated blade cut right through the leather. The popper of the stretched weapon fell to the floor. Klaud turned towards Isaac and slashed her whip on the floor. Her posture came across very intimidating. Her straight back, long whip and combat ready pose did not make Isaac feel comfortable at all. Isaac did not notice it at first but Klaud was a very intimidating individual if she wants to be.

Another lash of the whip flew through the air, this time aimed ad Isaac. He had to be quick. The sword quickly changed shapes and formed a shield. The shield was barely formed or he could feel the lash against his defensive weapon. His eyes glanced over the top of his shield and saw the next lash come in. A well aimed position of his shield stopped this attack as well. Unfortunately for Isaac it didn't stop, one lash followed the other as he was hiding behind his shield. He had to do something before one of these lashes seriously injured him. One more block and he would start his counterattack.

The second he felt the lash hit his shield he reshaped his weapon back to his sword and started to walk towards the whip wielding exorcist's clone. He approached slow as he kept his eyes on the weapon. It approached quick but his eyes could follow it and cut the leather before it reached him. The follow-up attack he countered the same way and started to follow her rhythm, slashing her weapon shorter and shorter. The gap was closed and Isaac saw his chance, he followed her last attack, turned against the direction of the whip and trusted his sword into the grey Klaud's abdomen. His blade got covered in white blood as the creature fell to the floor, leaving a growing puddle of the white blood it left behind.

Roger vs. Isaac

Roger was still concerned about his ammo, he couldn't waste it, every shot had to count. In front of him was the grey clone version of his comrade Isaac. How much trouble could he be ? it was an older man with only one arm. Roger grew more confident as he sees the imposter standing a couple of meters in front of him. A single blast should do the trick.

Roger aimed his gun towards Isaac and fired a single shot straight at the creature. A small cloud of smoke appeared as the shot hit the target. After the smoke cleared he noticed how Isaac's face emerged from behind his shield. The shooter did not expect to see that face in one piece. The shield turned into a sword and the clone charged Roger. He was not going to waste another blast unless he was sure it would kill it.

The sword slashed towards the gunman who tried to keep at midrange. Avoiding the well aimed thrusts was allot more difficult then he thought, this Isaac has some moves up his sleeves. He just had to dodge until the swordsman made a mistake. The sword cut through the air with great precision but there it was, the single opening Roger was waiting for. Countering Isaac's thrust Roger slammed the gun's stock into the imposter's face. Isaac stumbled a couple of steps back and shook his head. When his eyes opened again Roger was gone. " Let's see you shield this" A voice said from behind him. Grey Isaac turned his head towards and was looking straight down the barrel of Roger's gun. With a single blast the head got blown clean off and white blood was covering the floor and the walls.

Clayton vs. Zyra

Clayton charged the strange grey creature who still had her back aimed at him. A perfect position to capture it alive. He just had to make sure to knock her out. With his machete in his right hand he closed up on her, a hit on the back of her head should do it. Raising his right hand he prepared his attack. His muscles tensed as Clayton started his attack, exactly the moment Zyra was waiting for. Having his right side completely open the creature thrusted her elbow into the hunter's side.

Taking a few steps back and grunting in pain Clayton was not amused. His teeth were crunching in anger. This creature was mocking him. He was the hunter here, not this beast. He once again charged the creature known as Zyra, this time he did not care whether it was dead or alive. Waving his machete around he attempted to cut his prey. But it wasn't as easy as he thought. The pokémon was calm as it dodged every single air slashing attack aimed towards it. The more she dodged the angrier the hunter got. He had enough of these games. Not a single attack got through. A horizontal slash made Zyra bend backwards to dodge it. Instead of another slice with his machete he stomped his foot onto Zyra's foot, holding her in place. The clone's head came back up and faced Clayton's rage filled eyes. The hunter didn't think and started hacking into the grey creature, white blood splashing up to his face and clothes as he did so.

Zyra vs. Roger

Zyra was hurt, her body was hurting but she couldn't die here, she has to find Omni. With that thought she gracefully dodged several blasts from the copied gun. Even though the weapon did not have the same force to it, it still was a dangerous piece. Was it running out of ammo like the original or did it not share the same weakness? Zyra was unsure, but she had to deal with this guy quickly.

The grayish Roger stayed at range and kept blasting towards Zyra who had difficulties dodging the blasts coming her way. She can't keep this up much longer, she had to think of something before one of these blasts hits. At her feet the latest blast shot shattered rocks up towards Zyra's face, usually this wasn't a problem and she would easily dodge it. Though her wounds made it allot more difficult to move the way she is used to and lost her balance. Slipping on to the floor she looked up towards the imitator soldier who once again aimed his weapon at her. Without speaking a word he squeezed the trigger. Zyra closed her eyes but didn't hear a blast. She opened both eyes in surprise and saw the soldier still standing in front of her. Another click without a blast. The weapon had no more ammo ! If she was going to do anything now was the time.

With a swift flowed move she swept the shooter's legs from underneath him landing him on his back. It quickly followed by her elbow landing onto the side of his head. The light that was emitting from his eyes slowly faded. She got lucky, very lucky, but she was alive.

Klaud vs. Clayton

The rifle got pulled to the side thanks to a well aimed attack from her whip. She pulled her whip again, hoping to remove the weapon from the hunter's counterpart. Unfortunately he was allot stronger then he looked. His strength was pretty amazing, was this an exact copy ? Did Clayton have this much strength ? Those were worries for later, if she got out of this situation. Retracting her whip the gun was free to move again. It didn't take Clayton long before the gun was aiming at her direction again. She was a not moving target, Not good ! She started to move counterclockwise making her a more difficult target. A single shot fired. Klaud did not feel anything, he must have missed. Perfect, time for a counter attack.

Her whip started to glow at the popper. Klaud let her whip fly through the air, before making a lash towards the gray Clayton. Her aim was true when she saw the flesh around the white eyes get ripped off of his face. That should take care of his vision. The imitation of Clayton started waving his gun around, obviously panicking but did not speak a single word. Klaud approached the creature as she was rolling up her whip and placing it back on her belt. She circled the grey hunter as if it was her prey. She took position behind it and placed both hands on the side of the imposters head, with a single swift movement and a loud cracking sound the body crumbled to the floor.

"was that really necessary ? it was a magnificent specimen" The hunter said as he approached Klaud. Covered in white blood splashes he returned his machete in its sheath.

"Necessary ? Perhaps not but the threat has been neutralized" Klaud said in a calmly as she looked passed Clayton and saw the mangled body of a gray Zyra on the floor. "Is everyone alright ?"

"Alright might be a big word but yes, i am alive" Zyra spoke as she came up to Klaud.

"We took care of ours as well General" Roger spoke as he and Isaac walked towards them.

"Glad everyone survived this ordeal, now let's se-" Klaud got interrupted by a quake that was shaking the entire room. Small debris fell from the ceiling, cracks were showing in the wall and the debris that fell on the floor was vibrating. After a couple of seconds it stopped and a deep voice could be heard in the room.

"Worthy"

The room started to shake again as an exit appeared on the other side. The quake only became more intense and the debris falling from the ceiling became larger.

"Time to run" Isaac suggested as he started to leg it for the exit of the room. The others quickly followed. Behind them they could hear the pillars collapse behind them. There was a light emitting from the exit. Could this be it ? Could this be the exit of this damned temple ? All five of them dashed towards the light at the end of the room's exit. Let's hope this was it.