THE WAR OF FATE
Part One: The Resurrection
Chapter
Five: The Ritual Begins
Deathwing hovered in the air above the cave opening as the other agents finally
reached his location. "This looks like a fine place to unleash a
demonic kaiju," joked GWB, but his joke went unappreciated.
"Bunch of half-wits," he mumbled to himself as G64 inspected the
opening.
"Well, it looks like a long, winding stairwell. Shall we head
down?" G64 said as he looked into the opening, and then back at the agents.
They reluctantly agreed and headed down the steps, taking notice of the torches
lining the rocky walls. "They're here," remarked Shadow.
"These torches were placed here recently." "Oh great,"
said UG90. "Guess we're gonna have to be really quiet."
At the bottom of the stairs, the agents walked across a long archway.
Looking down, they saw a wide cavern. At the far end of the cavern was a
large altar of stone, and on top of the altar was an oval rock about 20 feet
tall. Fudge looked down and his eyes widened in fear.
There were many Gray Ninjas in assembly. Hundreds of them. Thousands
of them. All waiting for the ceremony to commence.
"How the hell are we going to get through all those ignorant
assassins?" Deathwing asked. Ness cracked his knuckles as he and GWB
nodded at each other. "Guess we're gonna have to get our hands
dirty," he replied. The agents saw a smaller set of stairs at the end
of the arch. G64 looked around. "Should we jump in uninvited,
or casually walk down the stairs into their waiting arms?"
Samrong stood in front of the giant egg-shaped rock. "I can feel him
calling. Begging to be released." He turned to the Six Eyes and
Fury. "It is time. Fury, I'll need you and your 'brother' to
power up the Keys." DaRokSez and Fury stepped forward. In
Fury's eyes, DaRokSez was still Khalm, his long-lost brother. Samrong
released his hold on the Three Keys. The Wyrm Jade, the Pharaoh Serpent,
and the Moth's Essence all floated in midair in front of Fury and DaRokSez.
They put their hands in the air and began muttering an ancient prayer.
Their hands began to glow, Fury's a dark red and DaRokSez's a dark blue.
Samrong turned to his audience. "The time for our ascension is at
hand! Soon Abbadon the Destroyer shall awaken and grant us the power of
the cosmos!" The Garai Tai screamed and cheered in unison.
"The universe will be mine!" Samrong laughed as he looked over the
assembly. Suddenly he noticed the agents watching above them. He
smiled and pointed to his foes. "Even now, our enemies want to put a
stop to the ritual!" The Gray Ninjas looked up and saw the agents.
A hint of glee left Samrong's voice. "Destroy them!"
