The Ultimate Host

Isaac fired 3 ice spikes at Cross. When the spikes reacted with Cross"s chest, they exploded into smithereens. Isaac scoffed and sprinted towards Cross. Cross quickly rolled out of the way. He turned around and fired a purple beam from his hands. Isaac quickly created an ice wall thick enough to stop almost anything. Isaac began laughing. He fired an ice spear through the ice wall that pierced through Cross"s chest. Cross vomited up blood, staggering into a huge boulder. Isaac leaped into the air and began firing multiple pieces of ice spikes at Cross. Cross managed to jump out of the way of the ice spikes. " You are like a c.o.c.kroach.

" You just won't die!" Isaac shot himself to the ground and froze it, causing towers of giants of ice to erupt from the ground. Cross jumped on one of the ice towers and said: "Who the f.u.c.k are you?" "Why do you want to kill me?" "I have no quarrel with The Industrial Elf Army." " Don't you know?" There is a very huge bounty on your head many can profit on. "Honestly, I don't care for the money or the title." "I see you as a practice dummy." Isaac created two ice swords hard enough to cut through a huge ore of diamond. Isaac rushed towards Cross, unleashing a barrage of his own sword techniques upon Cross's body. Blood began splattering everywhere. Even though Isaac knew he had the upper hand he wad pissed off.

He hadn't heard a grunt or a yell from Cross. He was standing still like a statue. "Why won't you fall?! Isaac leaped in the air trying to roundhouse him. However Cross grabbed his right leg, sinking his sharp fingernails into his flesh. Cross then generated white energy around his left fist, punching Isaac in his chest. Isaac coughed up blood crashing through 3 boulders.

Cross breathed in then out dispersing the aura from around his fist. Isaac on the other hand was experiencing pain through hid entire body. His left arm was fractured. He also had over 6 broken ribs. "Why is he so strong when his power level is only 40,000?!" "I must study him wrong." "It looks like I will have to take it up a notch." Isaac stood on his feet, wiping the blood away from his face. He stuck his hand out towards Cross. A small ball of ice began generating in the palm of his right hand. The longer he stuck his hand out the bigger the ball of ice became.

When the ball of ice was the size of a cannonball, Isaac heaved the ice ball at Cross. Cross luckily dodged the ice ball that crashed through 2 buildings, as if the buildings were towers of Jenga. Isaac began laughing. "You can dodge one but can you dodge 2?" Isaac created two ice balls in his hands. He stomped both his feet and the ground and heaved the ice balls with most of his might. Cross was able to dodge the first ice ball but couldn't the second. The second ice ball went into Cross"s stomach. Cross vomited up blood. The ice ball made him shoot through the air like a shooting star. When he was about to smack on the ground, Cross pushed himself to his feet with his right index finger.

He collapsed on one knee, coughing up a storm. Hurts don't it? Usually, I use that attack during raids. Most of the time the victims of the ice ball don't survive on contact. "You are different." Isaac began walking towards Cross who was still coughing. Isaac formed an ice spike in his hand, throwing it Cross.

Cross abruptly stopped coughing, dodging the ice spike, grabbing it. He then tossed the ice spike at Isaac. When the ice spike came in contact with Isaac"s chest, it evaporated. Isaac began laughing. "Time for this to end." When Isaac was about to execute one of his signature moves, Akashiri grabbed his hand. "Akashiri?!" "Long time no see Cross." "How dare you interfere?!" Akashiri suddenly crushed Isaac"s left forearm as if it was a cracker, causing Isaac to let out a huge scream that echoed through the area. Isaac dropped to his knees with a serious expression on his face. He then was kneeled in the face. Isaac"s nose was broken.

Akashiri walked past Isaac and said: "Where are the others?" " We split up so we could confuse the enemy. " Come let's rejoin them." Cross and Akashiri left the area to rendezvous with Sarah, Jesse, Orion, Takeo, and Lucia.

Sarah, Jesse, Orion, Takeo, and Lucia were camped out in the fields surrounding a campfire. Everyone was happy to see Akashiri except Takeo, who had a serious expression on his face. He thought he was dead. Akashiri knew Takeo partook in the planning of the invasion that led to the destruction of Hitoshi Clan. The only two known ninja left were Akashiri and Takeo Hitoshi. While the sat around the campfire both of them stared down each other with mean expressions on their faces.

Isaac"s Location...

Isaac was pissed off. He wanted revenge, mostly taking it out on Cross. He fixed his broken forearm, letting out a huge scream. This was not screams of pain, they were screams of anger and rage.

Back at The Campfire.

Both Akashiri and Takeo waited until everyone was fast asleep. They left the campfire, making themselves to an open space where no animals were around. Both of them had their hands on their swords. "I have some questions for you Takeo," said Akashiri. " I am all ears." "What made you partake in the downfall of the Hitoshi Clan?" Takeo began laughing. "A new age is coming to Akashiri." The Hitoshi Clan was just in the shadows of The Old Age and needed to be exterminated. "Nothing more." "It was bound to happen sooner or later." "You know this and the ones who partook with the planning of the destruction knew it."

But you killed many innocent bystanders!" yelled Akashiri. " Even children!" "They were in the way." "If they cooperated with The Industrial Elf Army they would have been still alive." "But they didn't." This made Akashiri very furious. Takeo took his hand off his blade and said: " Come join us in the destruction of the other clans." "You will have everything you ever wanted." Akashiri scoffed and said: " I refuse." What makes you think I would join your cult? " You must be cut down like you cut down those innocent people." Akashiri quickly drew his sword and said: " So be it." Takeo also drew his sword.