Minna! It's time for chapter 10 two part special! There's going to be lots of laughs and fun but also some serious battles! Lets see what happens to everyone and I hope you like the update!
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Chapter 10 part 1
Atsuko and Minami had to get up early because the ride was going to be long. They helped each other pack and then they set off to the school where they would meet. When they arrived, Yuki, Mayu, Rena and Jurina were already there. Jurina was fast a sleep in Rena's arm while Mayu was comfortably resting on Yuki's lap. Atsuko looked like she was about to pass out as well but she had to stay awake. A couple minutes later Sae and Sayaka showed up. Everyone was here but where was Mariko and Miichan? They waited for ten minutes until finally, a small bus pulled up. Mariko and Miichan stepped out and greeted everyone.
"Ohayou! You guys ready for an awesome trip?" Mariko asked.
No one responded because they were all too tired.
"Well lets get going then."
They loaded all the luggage and then got on the bus. Minami and Atsuko sat in the back and Mayu and Yuki sat in front of them. Sayaka and Sae were in the front and Rena and Jurina were across from Yuki and Mayu. Once everything was situated, the bus took of on it's long journey. For the first half hour Atsuko passed out and slept on Minami. When she woke up, she saw everyone was up now and were doing whatever they pleased. In the front Sayaka was reading a book while Sae was texting someone. Behind them Jurina was being fed by Rena. Across from them Mayu was playing a video game while Yuki watched. Atsuko looked up at Minami who was staring out the window. She sat up and Minami greeted her.
"Ohayou."
"Ohayou..."
Atsuko stretched her arms and looked outside. The whole scenery had changed from buildings and cars to trees and mountains. The scenery was beautiful that Atsuko had never seen such lush forests. The temple must be one of those really old and ancient ones you see in movies. The two sat there for awhile until suddenly there was a loud growl. Atsuko realized that was her stomach and she was hungry. Minami smiled and said,
"It's a good thing I packed some snacks."
She reached into her bag and pulled out a little sack of candies.
"Say ah~"
"Minami you don't have to do that."
"Yes I do now say ah."
"Ah~"
Minami places the candy in Atsuko's mouth and she ate it happily. The candy was sweet with a little tang in it and some pop. The candy was something she never had before and wondered where Minami got them. She ate a couple more and then put the bag away. The two sat there in silence watching the scenery pass by and then suddenly there was a bump. The bus stopped and everyone looked up to the front. Mariko smiled and said,
"We're here!"
"Here?"
Everyone looked out and say nothing but the end of the road. It was just a giant wall of rock. Everyone was really confused about it at first but then Mariko made everyone get out. She had all the puppets line up along the wall and told them to try to push the wall out of the way. All the puppets focused their power onto the wall but it wouldn't move. Then Mariko made Miichan help and with just push the whole wall split revealing a tunnel.
"Wah sugoi! How did you do that Miichan?" Jurina asked.
"Secret~"
"Alright everyone grab your things! We're walking." Mariko said.
"EHH?!"
Having no choice everyone grabbed their things and started walking up a trail. They walked past high trees and over a river. After a half hour they finally saw the temple and it was huge. It looked like one of the palaces you see in the old samurai movies. They walked up a hill and then finally made it to the temple. Everyone set down their things and collapsed onto the floor. They thought they were going to rest but then Mariko came out carrying cleaning supplies. She set them down and said,
"Grab a towel and a bucket. We need to clean this place!"
"Are you serious!" Mayu said.
"What you think I got this place for free? We had to pay somehow. Now get moving or you don't get dinner."
"Hai..."
Everyone got up and split up to start cleaning. Minami and Atsuko went upstairs and started changing the sheets and dusting the shelves. Jurina and Mayu were having races cleaning down the hall while Sayaka and Sae were outside sweeping the front. Yuki and Rena were down stairs cleaning the windows and basement as well. Atsuko was cleaning a window when Minami called to her.
"Atsuko can you help me? I can't reach this spot."
"You mean this?"
Atsuko reached out but slipped and fell onto Minami.
"Itai.. Nee are you ok Minami?" Atsuko said.
"H-hai..."
"Minami?"
Atsuko sat up and looked down and saw Minami's face really close to her. With her legs straddling Minami's waist and hands on her stomach, it looked like Atsuko was about to make love to Minami. Her face quickly turned red and then backed up. She helped Minami up and brushed her off. The two were silent and then got back to work. After a while there was a loud scream outside. Minami and Atsuko looked out and saw Mayu and Rena running down the hall. Yuki and Jurina were chasing after them trying to catch them. When Minami asked what happened, Yuki said Mayu got a bunch of baby spiders on her and they got on Rena as well. The two freaked out and ran around trying to get them off and they were trying to catch them. Minami ran out and managed to grab Mayu while Atsuko grabbed Rena. Then Sae and Sayaka took a broom and swept all the spiders off them. Mariko and Miichan came down and saw everyone.
"Well everything looks clean. So who's ready for lunch?"
They walked down into the kitchen and saw a nice feast for them to eat. Well the masters anyways. Meanwhile the puppets went to the side of the room and talked. After lunch Mariko said to follow her outside. Outside there was something like a battle arena. Mariko said they were going to have a little battle tournament. The winner gets two heart shards and the first to get in the hot spring afterwards. She would draw everyone's name and whoever got picked would go first. The first two names pulled were Jurina and Rena against Yuki and Mayu. Jurina smiled like a playboy and Mayu grinned evilly. It looks like they were both looking forward to this battle. Atsuko was also interested in the battle and couldn't wait to see it unfold. The two walked out into the arena while the others watched.
"Ready... Go!"
Mayu transformed and was the first to strike. She launched out at Rena and tried to attack with a low kick. However Rena got out of the way in time and fought back with a strike from above. She hit Mayu either parasol and then backed away right as Mayu shot a couple rounds from her cannon. Rena couldn't get out of the way in time so she took her parasol and opened it. The blasts bounced off and then Rena dashed forward. She swung high but Mayu moved and then kicked Rena from below. Rena stepped back and Mayu took this opportunity to attack again. She got behind Rena and pointed her cannon right at Rena's back.
"Gotcha~"
Mayu shot and Rena was sent flying forward. It was then Jurina decided to use a blood spell by pulling out a knife and cutting her finger. She drew a star on her mark and suddenly Rena's body started to glow. When the start finished, Rena turned around while still in midair and opened her parasol. In the sky, five orbs of energy appeared and shot something at Rena's parasol. It started to glow brightly and then when it was ready, Rena closed it and then aimed it right at Mayu with the point facing her. Mayu saw what was coming and decided to charge her larger cannon. Since Jurina used a spell then Yuki decided to use one as well. She cut her finger and then drew a diamond on her mark. Mayu's cannon grew twice the size and added another cannon to the side. Mayu began charging but Rena was almost to her. She was about to strike but then the cannon fired and Rena was sent way back into the walls. The battle had ended and Rena could no longer move.
"Rena!"
Jurina walked over and helped her up.
"I'm sorry..." Rena said.
"It's ok you did your best."
"Thank you Jurina."
The next ones up were Sayaka and Sae against Minami and Atsuko. Atsuko had never battled Sayaka before so she thought this was going to be an interesting match. The two got into their battle positions and then went into it. Sayaka swung her stand and managed to bash Minami in the side. However Minami also fought back and and sliced Sayaka's arm. The two stepped back trying to rethink their moves but then Sayaka decided to jump up and come down hard on Minami. Minami was quick though and managed to dodge.
"Holy crap!"
The stand crushed into the ground leaving a huge indent. It was then Minami realized how strong Sayaka was. She was going to have to be careful if she was going to win without any serious injuries. Sayaka jumped over Minami and hit her in the back knocking her forward. She was about to finish it off with one big blow but then Atsuko decided to use a blood spell. She cut her finger on her boot and then drew a triangle and a circle on the mark. Minami's body glowed red and the barrier rose. However as soon as it was up, Sayaka easily smashed it. Minami tried to attack but when she attacked it didn't do any damage. Minami was left stunned and confused but she didn't have time to mess with because Sayaka was charging once again. This time Sae used a spell and Sae drew a rectangle on her mark.
"Sayaka go!"
Sayaka's stand grew to the size of a huge hammer and she raised it above her body. She swung it down waiting to smash Minami into a pancake. Atsuko had to think fast and then came up with an idea.
"Minami hold out your sword!"
"Like this?!"
Minami held her word up pointing it towards Sayaka. Atsuko took her blood and drew little three triangles making one big triangle. Minami's sword grew ten times her sword and she struggled keeping it up. However with enough strength and power, she pushed forward and Sayaka and Mianmi collided. There was a bright flash and an explosion. Smoke was all around so it was hard to see who was still standing. When the smoke cleared, Sayaka was knocked out cold.
"What?! How?" Sae said.
Everyone looked over and saw Minami standing with a very large barrier around her. Minami was left unharmed because of the barrier and when they looked at Atsuko they saw three circles around her mark. Atsuko and Minami won the battle which means the moved on to the final round between them and Mayu and Yuki. The two stepped up to the battle field ready to fight. However before the battle started Mariko said,
"No blood spells this time!"
They all agreed and then Mayu said,
"We were going easy on you last time. Don't think we will be so merciful this time!"
"Sure you were. Lets go cyborg!"
"Bring it on midget!"
The two charged at each other and the last battle began. As the two were foghtingn though, they didn't see the three mysterious figures standing outside of the gates watching them silently. They didn't know what it was but there was someone there watching them but what they would soon find out was that they would turn into their most challenging battles yet.
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Nyaha new battles are ahead minna! Find out next chapter!