Chapter 12:

Iori VS Sir Zeke

Katski Clan


After Miya shot the flashbang, Iori dashed towards Sir Zeke and using his daggers he deflected Sir Zeke's sword upwards so that he can lose balance than Iori kicked him in the stomach and grabbed him in threw him in the opposite direction that Linling was going.

After flying through the sky for a two minutes and Iori dashing on the ground Sir Zeke finally landed on the ground. As soon as Sir Zeke's feet touched the ground he dashed towards Iori and slashed. Iori jumped up and landed on Sir Zeke's sword.

"You really are strong but you are too slow...you could be a lot faster without the great sword" said Iori while hoping on Sir Zeke's sword

Sir Zeke pulled back his sword and than slashed, Iori blocked the sword with his daggers but even blocking it the force put behind the slash was enough to blow Iori away. As soon as Iori landed on the ground, Sir Zeke slashed the air with a strong force causing is slash to travel through the air. Blood sprayed from Iori's chest and he fell to one knee.

"I don't need to be fast, strength is all that matters in a fight. Speed is only for people who want to run away from battle" Sir Zeke pointed his sword at Iori using one hand.

"Damn...being able to carry a great sword with one hand and swing it with so much force without any enhancements you must have trained your body well...I'm guessing you are the brother who has the strongest physical physique"

"So have you heard about me than"

"Nope never heard about you...today was the first time seeing you or hearing about you"

"Than how do you know I'm the strongest brother of the three of us?"

"Because you an idiot and your brother fighting Miya is a marksmen and he trained on accuracy and your other brother trained on mana control hance the mana battle armour and you just using brute strength so I just put one and one together" Iori stood up and spinned the daggers in his hand and caught it again.

"Your analysis is pretty amazing but that's not going to help you beat me" Sir Zeke slashed the air again.

Iori enfused the daggers with mana and than deflected the slash. "Looks like it worked but my arms are trembling"

"How did you block my attack?"

"Mana, something that's not physical but can be  used as a defensive shield so why not use it to deflect you slashes" Iori smiled and than dashed towards Sir Zeke.

Sir Zeke slashed but Iori dodged the slash by going under it, Iori found an opening and attacked but Sir Zeke pulled out a second great sword and slashed. Iori quickly threw a dagger into Sir Zeke's arm causing him to drop the second blade and than Iori jumped and slashed Sir Zeke's chest and than kicked him in the face blowing him away through the ground.

Iori landed on the ground and than looked at his leg he kicked Sir Zeke with. "It's trembling, first my arms now my leg...His physique is something else but than again that's all because of the Katski Clan Blood they injected into themselves" Iori looked at Sir Zeke than he looked over in the direction where Linling was fighting "Looks like Linling went all out, Blue Phoenix Flame armour huh the last time she used that was when she was sparing with me years ago but it wasn't as strong as it is now"

Sir Zeke looked Iori and than dashed towards him and slashed "Don't get distracted you brat".

Without even looking at Sir Zeke, Iori blocked Sir Zeke's attack with one hand "It's no fair that your little sister is playing and you not playing right". The Dragon tattoo glowed on Iori's back.

"What are you talking about" Sir Zeke jumped back and took a stance.

Iori still looking at the direction where Linling is fighting. Iori closed his eye's and when he opened it again it turned to a black and red dragon eye. Golden scales formed on Iori's body and a golden aura covered him. 

"What's happening, why can't I feel his presence...I can clearly see him but why does it feel like his not here!?" Sir Zeke stepped back 

"Golden Dragon Transformation" Iori looked at Sir Zeke and than appeared in front of him and punched him eight times across his body "I've never used this transformation before since it drains large amounts of mana but I have to admit it is really fun"

Sir Zeke stood still and than he coughed up blood "Wh...what just hap...happened now" Sir Zeke fell down to one knee "How and when did he attack me he hasn't moved since he transformed into that glowing form" Sir Zeke looked up and saw Iori was in front of him "When did he get here....wasn't he all the way over there?"

"My mana is being drained faster than I say super...ca...li...fragi...lis...tic...ex...pial...idocious. I have to finish this now and than deal with our friend trying to hide over there." Iori looked at the forest than he smiled. 

While Iori was staring at the forest Sir Zeke injected more Katski blood into him. He than stood up and roared out loud. Iori looked at him and slapped him into the ground "You noisy oh by the way it looks like your brother fighting Miya has died and your other brother fighting Linling is about to die too, I guess I was playing long enough" Iori picked up Sir Zeke "Man check all your bruises, I don't even have to land the finishing blow you'll be dead in a couple minutes and the Katski Blood you injected won't be working"

"Why is my arm cold?" He looked at his arm which was laying on the ground. "AAAAHHHHHHHH" screamed in pain. 

Iori slapped him back into the ground again "I said you noisy and i don't like it". Iori looked at Sir Zeke and turned around and walked away. Sir Zeke got up and saw Iori walking away, than he dashed with his sword and slashed Iori. Iori vanished and than reappeared. He looked at Sir Zeke and than continued to walk away.

"Come back and finish the job you bastard...am I not worth killing?...Why doesn't he kill me?...Does he have pity on me?...Why does my body feel cold?....Why can't I move?....Everything is turning dark...Whats happening?" Thought Sir Zeke.

Outside the village in the forest was a group of men that setted up a camp.

"Your grace Sir Clint, Sir Klien and Sir Zeke were all killed"

"WHAT did you say!" shouted a old fat man wearing luxurious clothing and surrounded by women.

"Your grace it true...A couple of men and I witnessed it happen"

"No one can beat my children and they had that bastard clan's blood...how can they have been killed!?"

"Simple you old fart" 

Everyone looking around all nervous and scared "Who said that come out and show yourself"

"Open your eye's than you'll see me"

"Huh"

"What's that in front of your grace?" shouted one of the men

Iori stood right in front of the old fat man with his dagger to his neck. "So you those three idiots father?"

The old fat man fell back "Wh.....who ar...are you?"

"Your grace he is the one that killed Sir Zeke"

The old man looked at Iori "What do you want?". The other men gathered and surrounded Iori.

"Tell me who it was that killed my Katski Clan than I'll let you live"

Everyone's eye's opened up wide out of shock and fear "thats not true everyone of that bastard clan was killed"

"Well I survived. So tell me what I want to know"

"I won't tell you nothing....you out numbered and you can't escape so I don't see the point in telling a dead men anything"

"True there are a lot of people here and I hate crowds with weapons" Iori looked at the men surrounding him "Hold on just a second" Iori vanished. People screaming and blood spraying everywhere.

"What's happening?" the old fat man started crawling away

Iori appeared in front of the old fat man "I'm done now so tell me what I want to know"

The old fat man turned around and saw everyone he brought with him were massacred "WAIT...uhh...I...do..don't kn..know...was th...that ki...killed yo...your clan"

"Really you sure you don't know anything...if that's the case than you serve no purpose so you'll die too"

"Wait please don't kill me" the old fat man started crying

Iori picked up the old fat man and than slapped him twice "So tell me what I want"

"F..fine I'll te..tell you" Iori dropped the old fat man. "It was the ruler of the Hakuro Empire"

"Hakuro Empire...hmm go on"

"About four years ago the ruler of the Hakuro Empire brought in a bunch of people into our land and than they attacked the Katski Clan and killed everyone even the Clans that had close relationships with the Katski Clan. After that they took the members of the Katski Clan and turned there blood into magical items that can help someone boost there power several times but for the past four years they were still experimenting with it. A couple days ago they shipped out the prototype of what they made and people in the Capital bought it. Not many people know its the Katski Clan Blood only a hand full of people in the Capital know the truth....I told you the truth now so you going to let me live right"

"The Hakuro Empire what did we ever do to them?...we did have a lot of people that hated us" Iori looked at the old fat man "you told me the truth so I'll let you live"

The old fat man got up and started to run away

"But than again you know I'm a member of the Katski Clan and that's a secret so you must die" Iori dashed and punched the old fat man in the face and his head exploded due to the impact.

"Now I have solid lead I can work with but before I go to the Hakuro Empire I'll first go to the Capital and see if I pick up anyone there whose mana I found four years ago and Kill them"