Death, A Spy Reveals Himself
November 24th, 2006 by Salem
Chapter 50 - Selene says, “Knight from!” “Sister,” Salem’s voice speaks up in Selene’s head, “He is here.” “I know that Death is here. I can see the distortion in the corner of the room.” “He is here to take a soul,” thought Salem. “I understand,” thought Selene, “I know we are right. We made the KingBlade and we know how it works. Trust in our ability and knowledge.” “I understand Selene,” said Captain Crellis, causing the twins to look up at him with in shock. “Is he hearing our thoughts?” thought Salem. “I would second guess my move as well if I were in your position,” continued Crellis, “Now just call back your Knight or make a move with another piece, because I know you will not sacrifice one of your pets.” “Knight from Queen’s Bishop four to Queen’s Knight six!” yelled out Selene. “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!” yelled out Crellis. Pawn hides his face under his paws as the black square under the real Bishop opens up and swallows him. Bishop gives a “Yap!” as he falls in with nothing more to be heard. A perch rises from the hole and the black square closes again for the white copy of Knight to fly to it and land. If it were not for the clamps holding tight to the feet of the twins, they both would have been falling to their knees in grief over what they had just done. “He made us do this,” came the dark thoughts of Selene. “We have a good reason to kill him now,” thought Salem with the same tone of darkness in her thoughts. Captain Crellis had frozen in shock. He never thought that the twins, being two women, would ever do what he had just seen. He had clearly underestimated them and their feelings on what they are playing for. Crellis tries to pretend that the event had no effect on him, but it was blatantly obvious. The white Knight that just killed the dog named Bishop was looking at him. He was sure of it. It had killed and now it was looking into his soul. He had to get rid of it. He had to make it go away before it took him as well. His voice shook as Captain Crellis ordered, “Queen’s Rook Pawn to Queen’s Knight six!” The small black Pawn opened it’s ThievesBlade’s void and pulled in the murderous white owl.
Vivien arrives at the gates of the temple to find a metallic wall had blocked the front door. As Vivien flies over the front gates to head to the Temple, she could see Darkwind and Syntax waiting in the courtyard. A sound from the street behind Vivien took her attention. She turned to see the MobilBlade in it’s tank mode, coming towards her. “There’s the traitorous monster now!” Vivien heard Mal yell. Captain Koror must have told them what had happened through their ComBlades. Vivien quickly flew to the Temple and flew up into an open window. The window was a little tight. Vivien’s skinny frame was enough to fit through. “The evil demon’s gone and fled into that temple!” yelled Mal at the controls. The MobilBlade crashes through the front gates and onto the courtyard. “Isn’t that Darkwind and Syntax?” asked Emhril as soon as he saw the horses. “HOLY GIN!” reacted Mal, “She’s going after the twins! We need to get in there!” “But the doors look to be blocked off!” said Emhril. “Load your Blade in the MobilBlade’s Cannon,” instructed Mal, “We’ll make short work of that wall.” Vivien had found herself in a room with piles of used and smelly training uniforms and several wash tubs. Vivien could smell which pile has the most blood stains on them. It did not smell as like the people who were wearing the uniforms in this pile bled to death. It smelled as if the blood came from minor injuries. Vivien found the door and quietly exited into a long hallway. There was a window that looked down into the main temple but the glass on it did not allow her to go through. She could see the twins, some one dressed like a pirate captain and a man with slicked back hair with a long chain hanging from his belt almost touching the ground. They were standing around a giant chess board with animals on it. A second look showed Vivien that Pawn, Rook and Knight were among the animals as well as mono colored versions of them. Vivien could only guess that these were the Blade Temple’s Blade Animals. She needed to get down there. She needed to get to the twins.
Outside The EarthBlade gets blasted out of the cannon with the eternity chain trailing behind it. It hits the metal wall that already has a few dents in it from other attempts. The EarthBlade falls to the cratered ground once again and the eternity chain begins to pull it back into the cannon. The doors of the MobilBlade open as Mal and Emhril step out. Emhril jumps forward and spins on his feet to swing the heavy EarthBlade around and lets go with a grunting, “I NEED TO GET IN!” before letting go. The EarthBlade hit the metal wall creating the deepest dent ever and shaking the ground around it violently enough to knock Mal, Emhril, Darkwind and Syntax off their feet and hooves. The EarthBlade falls to the ground making the crater deeper. Emhril and Mal get back up on their feet again as well as the horses. “Maybe the wall is finally giving,” said Mal. A high pitched sound strikes them. It was the sound of screeching metal. The wall bent and pulsed until it looked the way it did when Mal and Emhril arrived. “I have an idea,” said a very angry Emhril, “I’ll put my EarthBlade in the cannon and you go in and fire it over the wall. The EarthBlade will take me with it and over the wall.” “As long as one of us gets in there to help the twins,” said Mal in agreement as he turned and climbed onto Emhril’s large chair behind the cannon. Mal fell back hard into the chair that made him feel very small. The seat had taken the shape of Emhril’s backside. Emhril loaded his EarthBlade into the cannon before Mal began to crank it up to aim for the top of the wall. Emhril pulled out a good length of eternity chain before looping it around one of his feet and waist. Mal made sure that his aim was perfect and pulled the safety pin out before pulling the trigger launching the round EarthBlade into the air and over the wall. The EarthBlade stopped when the eternity chain became tight between it and Emhril’s foot. The EarthBlade began to fall straight down, behind the wall. Emhril hopes he can make the EarthBlade heavy enough to pull him up. As the EarthBlade slides down one side, the eternity chain pulls Emhril up to the top. Emhril stands up on top of the thick wall and pulls the EarthBlade up to him after he removes the chain from his waist and foot. Emhril throws it across to a balcony. The EarthBlade lands and becomes heavy enough to keep itself from moving. Emhril takes the chain again and swings down to the ground before pulling the EarthBlade down and made his way around the temple to find a door going inside.
Dark and James finds the door behind James’ horse named Reliant. “As soon as we take back control of my Blade and regroup my security team, I am going to find that vampire and personally put a stake in her black little heart,” said James as he brushed the hay aside and opened the door to reveal a four foot by four foot passage leading deep into the walls of the ship. “James. There’s no need to think so darkly about Vivien,” said DarkRaptor as they both begin to walk on their hands and knees down the passage, “We should give her a chance to defend herself.” “Defend herself?” asked James, “You said she’s a spy. Why do you of all people think she should be given a chance to defend herself?” “We don’t know her motives for her actions,” said Dark. “Her motives are simple!” said James, “She is working for this Master guy and her actions are being governed by him.” “James,” called Dark causing Koror to turn in the tight hallway, “I didn’t want to do this but I think I should let you in on my plan.” “And what plan is this?” asked James. “You have to understand, just like that woman holding your ship hostage, her master is holding this world hostage,” said Dark, “The Mysterious Master has been more than a few steps ahead of the twins even now. He must have an ability or have someone with the ability to see into the future.” “He knows what’s going to happen before it does?” asked James. “I don’t usually believe in things like that, but the course of events I heard from the twins, and the fact that the Mysterious Master was able to get his spy into their group even though they were using an inherently unpredictable means to choose their Blade Masters. You have to believe that not only will the Mysterious Master know where the SunBlade will land. He could be already there. So, if his spy isn’t successful in obtaining what the Mysterious Master needs, he will destroy the SunBlade and this world’s only hope of survival.” “Wait!” said James with his eyes wide open, “You mean you lied to us? You don’t really know who the spy is?” “I do know who the spy is,” said Dark, “I told you it was Vivien to take the twins attention as well as yours away from the real spy.” “But why?!” asked James. “I already told you,” answered Dark, “Had you or I stopped the real spy from completing the task given to them by the Mysterious Master, he would have retaliated by causing everyone’s destruction.” “So Vivien is innocent?” asked James. “Yes she is,” replied Dark, “She is not the spy.” “I think I owe her a very deep apology,” said James. “Let’s get your ship back first,” said Dark. The two begin to crawl down the tight passage again.
“Rook from King’s Bishop one to Queen one,” ordered Salem. The white rook moved from the square next to the white King to a new square. “How can you two be so silent?!” yelled Captain Crellis in frustration, “You only talked to order your moves! Others would be talking up a storm trying to communicate with each other through some keywords! How are you doing it? Are you not going to talk even to answer me?!” The twins remain silent only looking at Crellis with unblinking eyes filled with hate. “Answer me!” yelled Captain Crellis. Pawn began to chirp at Crellis, reminding him that it is his turn. “You are not humans. You two are demons, and I will bring about your end! Pawn!” ordered Captain Crellis, “From King’s Bishop six to King’s Bishop five! The Black Pawn next to the real one moved up one square. Selene, “Queen from King two to King three.” “You are so right. It’s time to use the big pieces,” said Crellis, “Queen from King seven to King’s Bishop seven!” Selene “Pawn from queen four to Queen five!” Crellis began to panic again when he saw that this move was threatening both the real Pawn and the real Knight. “Not this again! You are a real crazy bitch!” reacted Captain Crellis, “Rook from Queen eight to Queen Five!” The black Rook copy took flight and grabbed the white Pawn with it’s TalonBlades and taking it high above them to drop the Pawn. The white Pawn landed on the game board and shattered into pieces. The square under it opened up allowing what was left to fall in and a new perch raised up for the black Rook copy to land on.
Salem did not hesitate when she ordered, “Rook from Queen one to Queen five!” The two Rooks met in the air with the white Rook grabbing the black one by the wings with it’s TalonBlades and squeezing until the wings broke in two small explosions. The white Rook dropped what was left of the black one in the hole before the perch was placed there before the square closed up. The white Rook took it’s perch on the new square. “Except for the Pawns, only the real Blade Animals are left on his side,” thought Salem. “Pawn from King six to Queen five!” ordered Captain Crellis. The real Pawn gave a frightened squeak and turned his head to Crellis to make sure it was he who was supposed to move. “I said to go to Queen’s five you rat!” Pawn turned his head and gave a gulp seeing how a newly moved piece had been taken by another piece. Pawn walks over to the white Rook and looks back at Crellis. This was clearly putting Captain Crellis in a fowl mood, “Destroy that piece and take the square!” Pawn looked back at the white Rook as it looked back at him. “Do it already!” yelled Crellis as the KingBlade on his head began to glow purple again. Pawn opened his ThievesBlade’s void and took the white Rook in before closing. Pawn took the square after the perch had retracted and the square closed. Pawn was now looking around to see if there were any pieces that were about to take him. Selene, “Queen’s Knight Pawn to Queen’s Knight three.” Pawn was relieved to see a white Pawn move up and nowhere near him. “King from King’s Knight eight to King’s Rook eight,” ordered Captain Crellis. Salem, “Queen from King three to Queen’s Knight six!” Queen runs over to a black Pawn copy and pounces on it and bites it’s neck until it was dead. A hole opened and the white Queen dropped the dead black Pawn into it. “I see what you’re about to do!” yelled Crellis who was obviously taking this game very hard, “Rook from Queen’s Bishop eight to King’s Knight eight!” The real Rook flew from his perch to the new one next to the real King protecting him from a side attack from the white Queen if the twins moved it to the 8th row.
Selene, “Queen from Queen’s Knight six to Queen’s Bishop five.” This move put Pawn and Knight in danger of being taken. Captain Crellis did not give himself time to think when he ordered, “Pawn from Queen five to Queen four!” The real Pawn moved one square forward but he did not feel any safer. “He moved Pawn who could only move one space,” thought Salem. “And yet he did not think to move Knight. Knight is a more important piece and he could have moved to where the Queen could not take him,” thought Selene. “Then it’s time to bring this to an end,” thought Salem. “Yes sister. The time is right for us to make our final moves,” Selene thought back. Salem, “Knight from Queen’s Knight five to Queen six.” “Uh, Pawn from King’s Bishop five to King’s Bishop four!” yelled Captain Crellis. “Knight from Queen six to Queen’s Knight seven.” ordered Selene. Knight vanished and the Pawn is slashed to death by an invisible force. Knight lands on the perch that appears on the square. “Knight from Queen’s Bishop six to King five.” Ordered Crellis. Salem, “Queen from Queen’s Bishop five to Queen five.” Captain Crellis, “Pawn, King’s Bishop four to King’s Bishop three!” Selene, “King’s Knight Pawn to King’s Knight three.” Captain Crellis, “Knight from King five to Queen three.” “Knight is in position to take our Rook,” thought Selene. “I will move Our Rook to safety then,” thought Salem. “Rook from Queen’s Bishop one to Queen’s Bishop seven,” ordered Salem. Captain Crellis orders, “Rook from King’s Knight eight to King eight.” “Position our Knight to take Rook,” thought Salem. Selene, “Knight from Queen’s Knight seven to Queen six,” “I think it’s time to make my final moves,” said Crellis, “Rook from King eight to King one, Check!” “King from King’s Knight one to King’s Rook two,” ordered Salem. “He has the same idea to bring this game to an end as well,” thought Salem. “He is too close to the edge to continue,” thought Selene, “He wants to end the game as soon as possible now.”
“Knight from Queen three to King’s Bishop two,” ordered Crellis. The real Knight vanishes and the white Pawn who was standing on the square started to develop deep cuts all over it’s little body until it exploded in dust and stone. The square opens up allowing the leftover stone and dust to fall in and a perch pops up. Knight reappears already sitting on top of the new perch. “He is closing in on our King,” thought Salem. “Well, we have a surprise for him,” thought Selene before ordering out loud, “Knight from Queen six to King’s Bishop seven. CHECK!” The white Knight vanishes and slices up another black Pawn copy before taking it’s square. From the white Knight’s new position, he could bring down the real King. “WHAT?!” yelled Captain Crellis. “You better not lose Crellis!” yelled Stanza, “The Master needs that SaintBlade!” The twins were concentrating so much on the game, they both had completely forgotten that Stanza was standing there, however the man did not look like he would pose much of a challenge, even if he was the master of the SoothsayersBlade. That Blade would really require a natural born talent in order for it to be used in a fight. “King from King’s Rook eight to King’s Knight seven!” ordered Crellis. “Of course he had to move King,” thought Selene, “Too bad we were ready for this.” Salem smiled and ordered, “Knight from King’s Bishop seven to King’s Knight five. CHECK!” After the white Knight moved, the white Rook was clear to take King. “King from King’s Knight seven to King’s Rook six!” yelled Captain Crellis.
Christina chased Sky Arian from over the YeagerBlade and over the water to over the empty town of Koror. Zealot and Whip Arian were busy dodging each other’s whip cracking attacks. Lagan found a foe in Archer Arian who has been taking shots at each of them. It did not matter that Christina was about a hundred feet in the air and probably flying as fast as sixty or seventy miles an hour in the air chasing after Sky Arian. Archer Arian would shoot at least every third arrow into the air and has nicked Christina every time. It was Christina’s awareness of her surroundings thanks to her GullBlade being like another pair of eyes behind her that has kept her from being hit directly. All Lagan could do was to take cover behind the boarding ramp that led inside the YeagerBlade and reload her single shot musket. Lagan fires at Archer Arian again only to have the musket ball stopped by a metal arrow. It was not hard to guess what the power that Archer Arian’s StingerBlade was. The arrows that have been fired would disappear only to show up in Archer Arian’s quiver to be fired again. Behind the TidusBlade, Cold and PurpleRaptor find a way out through one of the Blade’s exhaust tubes. “We are out,” reported ColdRaptor to Dark through her wrist communicator. “Since the main engine is broken, might as well use the exposed exhaust,” replied Dark in a hushed voice, “Now get to the YeagerBlade. The other Blade Masters could be in trouble as well.”
The two Raptors climbed up onto the dock to be met with a thick crowd of panicked people. Although most of the fishing vessels and freight ships had already left, people were still standing on the dock in hopes that a new ship would come. ColdRaptor transformed into her Velociraptor mode and gave a frightening scream. The crowd parted giving the Raptors room to run. PurpleRaptor shook her Soundwave guitar dry and threw it up into the air so it could transform into a mechanical jet propelled bird allowing Purple to morph into her Velociraptor form. The two Raptors ran as fast as they could to the YeagerBlade. It did not take them long for them to see that the others did need help. ColdRaptor transformed into her humanoid mode and pulled out what looked like a revolver from inside her leg. Cold tossed the revolver to Lagan who caught it. “What is this thing?” asked Lagan although its shape suggested that it was some sort of musket. Lagan took the strange weapon and fired it to see what would happen. It fired a bullet at Archer Arian who was able to shoot it out of the air but it got closer to her. Lagan faded back to try and figure out how to reload it. A thought came to Lagan, “This almost looks like Salem’s GunBlade. It can fire multiple shots without reloading.” Lagan aimed again and fired. Archer Arian just fired at Christina again and then stopped the bullet coming to her. Lagan quickly fired again with out waiting to see if the first shot made it. Archer Arian was not ready for the new shot and is hit in her right arm. Archer Arian falls, holding her injured arm as Lagan emptied the gun into the blonde’s back, killing her. The other two Arians gave an agonizing yell. Zealot took advantage of this and made his move with the SabreBlade. The sharp tip of the Blade whipped from one side of Whip Arian to the other. Sky Arian gave another yell as she dropped to the ground. Whip Arian stood in one spot until her head nodded forward and fell off. The headless body fell to the ground soon after. Sky Arian pulls out the JumpBlade and quickly uses it just before Christina lands with both of her swords landing where Sky Arian’s head was.
Selene gave a smile and ordered, “Rook from Queen’s Bishop seven to King’s Rook seven. CHECK!” Captain Crellis went through every move he could think of but he knew it was hopeless. What if he conceded? That really is not losing. He could just use the KingBlade to make them give him the SaintBlade anyway. “Crellis!” called Stanza. “I concede!” yelled Captain Crellis. “We are sorry we had to do this Crellis,” said Salem. “But I am afraid that conceding will still mean your death,” said Selene. “Maybe, but at least I took one of your Blade Animals with me,” said Crellis, “And you are the ones who ordered his death.” “I am afraid not, Crellis,” replied Salem. A square opened and the real Bishop popped up on a platform. “You see, only Death Blades have the ability to kill with magic or by some remote means,” said Selene, “All other Blades, including the all powerful KingBlade can only kill through physical contact.” “Here is the bad news,” said Salem, “you wagered your life using the KingBlade. This has caused the KingBlade to summon someone who has a Death Blade.” Death became visible at the corner holding his ScytheBlade up high, ready to strike the unlucky loser of the game. “No.” reacted Captain Crellis, “NO! I BEG YOU!” “If only I had a collon for every person who has begged me for their life,” said Death as he closed in on Crellis. Captain Crellis tries to run but is stopped by the clamps on his feet. “I have the KingBlade! I order you to stop and kill the twins!” yelled Captain Crellis. “You made the wager and the KingBlade will not allow you to take it back after the match had been played,” said Selene. The clamps around the twins’ feet finally let go and both they and the separation wall sank back into the floor.
Vivien finds her way into the large room in time to see Death slash his ScytheBlade taking the soul of the pirate captain. The KingBlade, KaleidoscopeBlade and pouch holding the unknown book fell to the ground. Vivien sees the KingBlade falling and flies to grab it. Selene yells, “WitchBlade Tangle!” Infection vanes shoot out of Selene’s WitchBlade and capture Vivien. “No you do not, traitor,” said Salem. Death turns into his human form and runs up to the entangled Vivien. “What are you doing?!” yelled Jarody. Stanza jumps for the discarded Blades but stops just before getting his hand cut off by the passing GunBlade in it’s Death Disk Mode. “You stay where you are!” ordered Salem, “You have questions to answer.” The GunBlade was about to hit a wall to ricochet back to Salem when it is stopped in midair. The KingBlade and the KaleidoscopeBlade rise and floats to Stanza’s waiting hands. You don’t think the Master would have me here without protection,” said the greasy looking man. Force Arian steps out from behind a pillar with the GunBlade floating over her. “What?” both twins reacted in shock. “Oh, there are more of her,” said Jarody as he untangles Vivien. “Well then you should know that Vivien is a spy working for these people!” yelled Selene. Emhril comes running, huffing and puffing. A picture of a man who was about to collapse. “Emhril!” called Salem, “Attack her!” Emhril was so tired from running, he threw his EarthBlade as hard as he could at the person Salem was pointing at, but it was stopped in the air by Force Arian. Her KineticBlade, a black headband, began to glow. It was beginning to give out as the EarthBlade started to get heavier and heavier. “What are you talking about?” asked Jarody, “Vivien isn’t a spy!” “At least she’s not our spy!” yelled Stanza as he picked up the bag and put the KingBlade and the KaleidoscopeBlade in with the book that was already there.
Selene yelled, “WitchBlade Infection!” as vanes shoot out to infect Stanza. Sky Arian slices through the infection vanes and stands in front of Stanza to protect him. “All we need now is the SaintBlade,” said Stanza to Sky Arian. “Need Help Force?” asked Sky. Force Arian tossed both the EarthBlade and GunBlade aside and let them drop where they were before turning to Vivien and Jarody and quickly pushing them flat against a wall. “Now this fucking sucks!” yelled Jarody as he drops his curved dagger. “You will never get the SaintBlade!” yelled Salem as she lifted the SaintBlade up in a threatening manner. Emhril grabbed the SaintBlade out of Salem’s hand and throws it to Stanza who catches it. “There! Now give me back my wife!” yelled Emhril. She’ll be waiting for you at the island,” replied Stanza just before Sky Arian used the ReverseJumpBlade on him. Arian turned to use it again on Force Arian but the walls around Force turned into long spikes, skewering the woman. “This entire temple is a Blade called the AresBlade,” said Salem. “And the master of the AresBlade is King,” said Selene. Sky Arian used the JumpBlade on herself before she too was captured. “Explain yourself, Emhril!” yelled Salem. “Girls!!” yelled Jarody. Vivien and Jarody were still being pushed up against the wall, and the pressure against them was growing. “WitchBlade Infection Vanes!” yelled Selene. The Infection Vanes wrap around the black metal headband on Force Arian’s head and pulled it off. Jarody and Vivien fell to the floor. “That is why all of your Blades are black,” said Selene taking a close look at Force Arian’s KineticBlade, “You poor thing. You made Death Blades.” “And with every Death Blade she made, she split herself in both body and mind,” said Salem. “That is the only explanation why there is more than one of them.”
Jarody picks Emhril up by his shirt, “What I want to know is why did they think my sex pet was a spy and what reason did you have to give them the SaintBlade.” “They have my wife!” yelped Emhril. “The dead one?” asked Selene. “Yes,” answered Emhril, “Haiku’s mother. Stanza and a bunch of pirates took her away one night to get me to deal with him. Stanza stayed at the Bill’s Miller until you arrived. They told me that you would choose me as a Blade Master and I were to travel with you until I could take the real SaintBlade from you. If I did that, then they’ll return Shiori to me!” “But how can they return your bitch to you when you are dead?” asked Jarody pulling up his dagger. “No Jarody!” demanded Selene, “We still need him!” “And anyway, he was being manipulated against his will,” said Salem. “You will have a few things to answer for later, Emhril,” said Selene, “So you are not out of any trouble yet.” “Sorry we thought you were a spy, Vivien,” said Salem. The small group heard weak laughing and turned to the remaining Arian. “So you figured it all out,” said the dieing blonde, “You will be too late and the Master will get the power he seeks.” “What power is it?” asked Selene. Her question went unanswered for this Arian was now dead. Pawn returned to Salem’s shoulders as the twins looked up at the sun as it begins to fall from the sky.