[IC] Mission: Shadow of the Warrior

[MegaraFoxfire]

He stabbed into the ninja and the ground clone fell to pieces. "Your good, very good. I can see why your village asked you to protect her...but is it worth it? Really? What do you gain by protecting a monster like her?" Megumi turned to Bane, her eyes glowing silver. "He won't make it in time to reach the village gate, then he will be a sitting duck. I'm going back to help him" Bane shook his head and said "James will be fine, but we have to move. Who knows who else is..." Suddenly a arrow hit Bane in the shoulder, hard enough to send him backward. Megumi gasped and jumped forward to catch him. "Bane!"

[arowne97]

James glared at him. "Because....we are one in the same...I told them to go on ahead so they won't get killed..." He closed his eyes for a second, then when he reopened them they were like that of a wild beast. His eyes looked animalistic, wild, vicious.

[MegaraFoxfire]

The ninja moved back a little and said "I think it's time I end this. My partners will have already moved onto your companion and the wolf by now..." He made a series of hand signs and said "earth style, demon of the earth jitsu" the ground exploded and a huge creature appeared, moving towards James. Bane was cursing in pain as Megumi removed the arrow, looking the wound over. She heard running towards them and she muttered "this is not good...we have to hide and fast..." She made a hand sign and muttered "shadow of the night" the shaodws around them became thick and dark, hiding them from view. "I'll hold it for as long as I can...but we need a plan and fast"

[arowne97]

James's demeanor, no...everything about him suddenly changed. He jumped over the huge creature, making a few hand symbols as he did so. A huge sword made of solid chakra formed in his right hand, and he cleaved the creature in two. The only thing strange about this sword was that instead of being blue, like most chakra was, this chakra sword was dark purple, almost black.

[MegaraFoxfire]

The hooded ninja was gone, needing to get to the job at hand. He figured his creature would stall James. He hit his earmic and said "Where are you two? Do you have the target?" He heard a voice say "We have them cornered...just need to locate them in the dark..." He nodded and said "I'll get the trap ready then..." Megumi moved Bane to lean against a tree, Bane panting. "Dang it...it hurts like heck...Megumi we have to keep moving..." He looked up and said "Um...Meg? Your shadows..." She looked back and saw two ninja standing there, fire in both of their hands. She got up and stood in front of Bane. "Back off...don't make me do this...please..."

[arowne97]

James dashed after them. "Son of a bitch..." He pulled out another summoning scroll, this time a special one used to summon people to your location, and used it to summon Megumi and Bane to him as he stopped.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Bane slowly got up, holding his wound. "Megumi...get behind me..." Megumi looked back as BAne's eyes glowed lime green and made a hand sign. "Ninja art...eye of the time traveler..." He suddenly vanished and reappeared behind the ninja. He moved faster then any ninja Megumi have ever seen, fighting them both at the same time, almost predicting their movements before they made them. After what seemed a life time, Bane dropped the last one and stumbled back, his legs shaking. Megumi ran to him and caught him just as the hooded ninja appeared. She looked up and said "No..." Then they both vanished in smoke, the ninja cursing. They appeared by James, Bane hitting the ground as Megumi landed on her knees, coughing. "Bane..." Bane was shaking bad, his eyes closed tightly.

[arowne97]

James looked at Megumi. "What happened?" he asked as he crouched by Bane, making a few hand symbols. "Forbidden art: wound transfer..." He transferred Bane's injuries onto himself, and thanks to the beast sealed inside him they already started to heal after he transferred them.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Megumi shook her head and said "He had more friends then we thought...Bane did some strange jitsu I've never seen before...it did something to his eyes..." Bane was panting now, his eyes still closed. He muttered "Get her out....of here, James...before they come back..." Megumi looked at James and said "What's wrong with him?"

[arowne97]

James picked Bane up. "Idiot...I told him not to use that jutsu. It takes up an immense amount of chakra. It uses up almost all of his, usually causing him to fall unconscious," he said. "And even for those who have a lot of chakra, it takes a heavy toll on the body."

[MegaraFoxfire]

Megumi frowned and daid "I should have done something...he wouldn't have had to do that..." Bane flinched and smiled weakly. "I'll be....fine....nothing I cant....handle...I had to protect you...Megumi...couldn't let those guys hurt our little flower....could we?" He gasped, fighting not to pass out. "I had to use...time traveler...it gave me...the speed and foresight....I needed...to protect..."

[arowne97]

James sighed. "Okay Bane. Nap time." He pinched a certain spot on Bane's neck, causing him to pass out. He then looked at Megumi. "We should hurry up and get ahead of them again so that we can safely find camp."

[MegaraFoxfire]

Megumi nodded and moved over to help carry Bane. "We will move faster if we both carry him...I know this area, I believe there's a cave nearby the river we can use to rest for the night. We won't make it to the village before the gateway closes so this is our next best thing''

[arowne97]

James looked at her. "Don't worry. I can carry him fine on my own. He's not very heavy," he said. "And that cave sounds like a good idea. Lead the way."