Xavier Fletcher Johnson, “The Tale of Two Warriors”

Artwork by Xavier Fletche Johnson

THE TALE OF TWO WARRIORS

Xavier Fletcher Johnson

Dragon City was under attack! Minions were flying everywhere, destroying the city and invading it. Citizens were screaming and crying out, but it didn’t matter because they quickly evaporated. Masashi and Akari saw this and rushed over to the chaos. More than ten thousand minions were in an army standing in front of the two warriors. Masashi and Akari stood in front of them as one of the minions charged at the two like an animal while the rest of them followed behind. The two warriors each took on five thousand of the minions. Masashi easily took down over three thousand of the minions in less than ten minutes. Meanwhile, Akari was struggling a little bit but still had everything under control. He took down over four thousand minions in less than fifteen minutes. One thousand minions were left. Masashi and Akari worked as a team to kill the remaining minions. The two friends fist bumped before flying over back to the city to help the rest of the citizens. Raikon, who was fighting the main villain, was getting thrown around and getting hit back and forth like it was bumper cars. Raikon started to power up as Draculis, the main villain, laughed. “No puny power up like that is going to defeat me, you insolent pest!” “Hmm, let’s put that to the test, shall we?” Raikon hit Draculis with a barrage of punches and kicks, and blasted him with a huge energy ball so powerful that Masashi and Akari could feel the impact from miles away. Draculis was hurt, but he was still standing. Draculis tried to rush at Raikon, but Raikon tripped him. Before Draculis could hit the ground, Raikon grabbed Draculis’ foot and threw him. Raikon speed-

blitzed him and then slammed him down to the ground. “What’s wrong Draculis? I thought you were stronger than this.” “SHUT UP!” Draculis tried once more to hit Raikon. Raikon easily dodged the hits, and hit Draculis with a left-right jab, then finished the combo with an uppercut. Draculis was knocked out cold, then Raikon killed him with a stomp through the stomach, crushing his lungs and ribs in the process. Before Raikon could walk away from the body, a mysterious person came through a portal. Raikon turned around to see this figure before him. Raikon asked, “Who are you and why are you here?” “My name and ideals have nothing to do with you.” “Fair enough. Seems like I’m going to have to beat it out of you.” Raikon charged at the mysterious man but he just phased through Raikon’s body. Raikon was confused and tried to rush him again, but to no avail. The mysterious man pulled out something from his pocket. It was a black rod that had a sharp needle at the end of it. He shot purple lightning out of the rod. Raikon swerved around it, but the lightning curved around and hit Raikon. Raikon was stunned and fell to his knees. He felt a lot of pain in his head. He screamed out loud ferociously. The mysterious man laughed maniacally. Raikon was being brainwashed. The screaming stopped and Raikon slowly looked up at the mysterious man with a sinister grin. Raikon flew off looking for Masashi and Akari. While they were helping the citizens, the brainwashed Raikon came out of nowhere and kicked Masashi through three buildings. Akari rushed at Raikon, but just got choke-slammed into the ground and stomped on. Masashi dashed through the buildings he got hit into and hit Raikon with a punch to the jaw which sent him flying through several buildings. Akari got up and asked Masashi, “Yo Masashi, what happened to Raikon? It isn’t like him to just attack us randomly like that.”

“I don’t know, Akari. Maybe something happened when he was fighting Draculis.” Raikon got up and powered up beyond anything Masashi or Akari ever felt. Meanwhile, the mysterious man was watching this from afar. At insane speeds, Raikon charged at Masashi with a concentrated energy ball in his hand. He threw the energy ball, but Masashi slid under it. While Raikon was distracted, Akari delivered a kick to Raikon’s face. Masashi followed up with a barrage of punches, and together, Masashi and Akari punched Raikon into the ground. In sync, they both charged up a powerful energy wave. The blast hit the brainwashed Raikon. Before the two could celebrate, Raikon came from the smoke and punched a hole through Akari’s stomach. Blood spilled everywhere. Akari fell to the ground, lifeless and defeated. Masashi witnessed the death of his best friend right in front of him. “AKARI, PLEASE WAKE UP! PLEASE DON’T GO! . . . AKARI? AKARI?” Masashi cried out the name of his best friend. Tears fell down from his eyes. Masashi stood up slowly and his body shook uncontrollably. “How dare you. HOW DARE YOU KILL HIM! YOU WILL PAY!” In a ferocious roar, Masashi screamed and yelled. The brainwashed Raikon was taken aback by this power surging off of Masashi. Masashi’s muscles grew to the size of a watermelon. His eyes glowed red. The bloodlust was increasing drastically. The veins on his forehead were bulging. He was livid. Before Raikon could say a word, Masashi clotheslined him. He grabbed the back of Raikon’s head and dragged him into the ground. Masashi was tearing Raikon apart. Blood dripped out of Raikon’s mouth. Many ligaments and bones were broken. Meanwhile, the mysterious man teleported into the range of Masashi and Raikon. Masashi saw him, and he was so fast that Masashi was able to land multiple hits on the mysterious man. The mysterious man got up and finally revealed himself. It’s Draculis! Raikon was knocked unconscious by Masashi. Drac-

ulis had a technique that allowed him to regenerate from the brink of death. Draculis powered up to full power and started mopping the floor with Masashi. Soon after, Raikon woke up, and next to him was the dead body of Akari. Raikon felt guilty for what he did when he was brainwashed, but he had no time to mourn. He rushed to the fight and sneak attacked Draculis. “Remember me?” Raikon’s voice came into the fray. Masashi was happy to see his brother, but was also still angry with him because he was technically the one who killed Akari. Raikon apologized to Masashi. Masashi wasn’t in the mood right then and said, “Let’s just focus on the fight, alright?” Raikon let out a sigh and powered up to his maximum capabilities. Draculis got up and saw the two warriors standing above him. Masashi and Raikon rushed at Draculis with their full power. Individually, Draculis was stronger but as a team, Raikon and Masashi overpowered Draculis. In a desperate attempt, Draculis tried to plead for mercy mid-fight to instantly gain the upper hand, but neither Masashi nor Raikon were falling for it. In sync, they unleashed their attacks exquisitely. It was flawless. With perfect technique, they comboed up Draculis, and with their final attack, they charged up a huge energy blast which disintegrated Draculis. They did it. They won. A few days later, they made a burial for Akari who died during the battle. Raikon was locked up for seven months for his crimes, and the city was rebuilt within a few years. Masashi was known as the hero of Dragon City. Citizens surrounded him and bombarded him with autographs and questions. Masashi answered a few questions and signed a few autographs. He flew off into the sky and thought about his friend, who could’ve been his partner for their next adventure.

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