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Sorry for the long wait folks Ive been pre-occupied with many other things. I hope you all love this chapter and 14 is not long behind.

Chapter Thirteen: Next Set

                Kokoro met up with and had been training with the tribal hero Delfino for nearly two years. The two were in a forest clearing where they had been training for several hours. Delfino was wearing his tribal uniform. The uniform was a long white coat and a pair of white pants. He was standing several yards away from Kokoro and holding a three part pole with a long blade at the end of one of the pieces. He had dark skin and bright green eyes like the forest he lived in. His short black hair bounced as he quickly moved towards Kokoro twirling one piece of the out stretched pole. Kokoro with a sword in hand charged back at Delfino. Delfino flung the pole piece he was twirling at Kokoro. Kokoro then leapt into the air dodging the pole and thrusting the sword he held downward. Delfino put the two other pole parts up and closed them onto the blade holding Kokoro away from him. Delfino then pushed back Kokoro using the closed on blade to shove him back. The two stood there looking at each other “You have trained very hard Kokoro. I have nothing more to teach you. If you continue to work with the earth element along with the rest you should become a great hero for all times to talk about.”

“Thank you Delfino” he bowed to him.

“You need to now go and journey to find the traveling hero Nando. He is a master of lightning and can teach you the last of the elements you need to learn.”

“I shall do so. Hopefully I will be able to end this before he kills anyone else.”

“I have a gift for you.” Delfino took out a pendant. It was a round object with five prongs on the outside of it. Kokoro took it and put it on.

“Thank you.” Kokoro turned and walked away.

Delfino watched till Kokoro was out of site and then went on his way back into the village. Delfinos tribal village was hidden away deep in the forest. When he arrived another tribal men came up and spoke to him “Delfino the tribal leader wishes to speak with you.”

“Thank you.” The two part from each other and Delfino heads to the large cabin in the back where the tribal leader lived. Delfino walked in to see the tribal leader sitting down and smoking a long pipe. The tribal leader was a elderly man with long grey hair and dull green eyes. He wore a slightly more dressed up version of what Delfino was wearing. Delfino came up to the leader and bowed then sat down in front of him.

“Delfino the world is in crisis. A new evil has recently risen and become to powerful. The world is starting to decay from his very existence. It is your job to go and save our planet that we love so much.”

“Yes leader it shall be done.” Delfino stood bowed and left the cabin. Delfino raced out of the village and left the great forest that concealed them. He then would have to take several days to cross the great desert that protected the villagers from outsiders.

Ankoku was in Megami village waking from his long healing sleep to see that the village that he had burned down so long ago was now full of trees and wildlife. “What is all this I see here.” Ankoku raised his power levels to their maximum and the earth around him started to shake. The earth itself started to scream as trees broke and other wild life started to wither and melt. Once it was all said and done the land around Ankoku was desolate “Now that is more to my liking.” Ankoku stretched out and started to walk when he stopped “So you survived all that Densetsu?”

“Yes Lord Ankoku. I am here with your next target. His name is known as the wondering hero Nando. He will be hard to find so search all over and try and find him by sensing him. That is all.” Densetsu bowed and disappeared.

“A wondering hero huh, that doesn’t sound so fun.” Ankoku started off to the east without any particular idea of where he was going.

Ankoku had been traveling for sometime now and was in a dense forest still searching for Nando. While he was searching he was being watched by Delfino. “That must be the one hurting our mother earth. He must be killed.”

Ankoku had out his sword and was chopping down trees that were in the way when suddenly a wave of earth poured up and threw him back into several trees. “What the hell was that?” Before he could even react a huge mound of earth came down on top of Ankoku.

Delfino was on a tree near where the earth heap had smashed down on Ankoku “That should do the trick.” Delfino turned around when suddenly a huge burst of energy exploded and sent him flying. He flew back and landed on another tree and when he looked to where Ankoku was at he was their standing staring straight at him.

“Who in the * do you think you are?” Ankoku took out his bow and shot off several flaming arrows nailing the trees surrounding Delfino creating a forest fire that encircled the two. “You won’t get away from me.” Ankoku charged at Delfino while changing the bow into a pair of gantlets. Delfino leapt down from the burning tree and took out his three piece pole and started towards Ankoku. The two collided and Ankoku started to throw punch combination while Delfino used the ends of his pole to block the oncoming attacks. After a few moments Ankoku threw out his fist and missed Delfino and taking the advantage Delfino warped his pole around Ankokus exposed arm and flipped him down onto the ground. Once on the ground Delfino swung his pole downward at Ankokus chest. Ankoku changed his gantlets into twin blade long swords and the pole got warped around the sword and Ankoku threw Delfino into a tree and kicked him in the stomach knocking him unconscious.

Delfino eventually awoke to be tied up and his weapon in Ankokus hands “Why haven’t you killed me?”

“Maybe because I am a good sport and want to give you a chance.” He then turned away and started to laugh then turned back to him “No that would be a lie. I haven’t killed you yet because I need you to guide me to your village.”

Delfino had a shocked expression on his face “What in our mother land makes you think I would dare ever tell you where my village is?”

“This.” Ankoku pulled out his sword and lit it with flames and started to stab him. The blade would stab threw him and the flames would burn the wound keeping him from bleeding. This torture technique was meant to cause great pain but not truly kill the prisoner.

Delfino cried out in pain with each and every stabbing. “You’ll never get it out of me.”

Ankoku let out a deep sigh “You know it would be easier for you to just tell me I wouldn’t have to keep doing this if you did.” He stabbed the sword deep into his right shoulder and left it there burning the flesh and muscle.

Delfino let out a blood curdling scream spitting up vomit from the amount of pain he was now feeling.

Ankoku took out the blade “so then where is your village?!”

Delfino looked up and spit into his face “Id rather die then tell you.”

Ankoku licks the spit “Fine Ill just use other means” He put the sword away and pulled up his right hand and it began to glow with a black ghostly flame. He placed his hand on top of Delfinos head and the flames enveloped him. Then Ankoku started to be able to see into Delfinos mind watching the path he took to get to his village. When he finally found it he released Delfino. “It would have been a lot less painful if you would have just told me. Well I now know anyway and you can come with me and watch as I devour everyone you love.” He took the rope around Delfino and started to drag him in the direction of the great desert.