Marcel Jun FFO
Survivor 5
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"Foolish demons," Jun muttered as he
cleaned his blades of the demon's blood. "The foul stench of
death cleans not from these blades," Jun observed.
"And from my shirt," Laguna muttered. "Man, I hate to
tell you this, but we're lost," said Laguna. Jun looked back
at Laguna for a moment, trying to judge whether he was joking
or not.
"And we knew where we were in the first
place?" Valkyrie observed. As Lenneth said that, Laguna was
about to reply, but instead was left with his mouth hanging
open. Jun smiled a small smile and moved on. "This place is
apparently inhospitable. We should seek safer ground."
"I hear the flow of a stream up ahead," Jun said. "We
should, perhaps, drink and rest up." They could not yet see
the stream, yet, the distinctive trickle of water was the only
sound that penetrated the unbreakable silence, save for the
rustling leaves beneath their feet.
Their every move
brought them, perhaps, closer to danger. Yet, it was also true
that every second in which they were not moving brought danger
closer to them, and left them as sitting ducks. Always
fight the enemy on your territory he recalled his Sensei's
teachings. That demon had come too close to annihilating Jun
than he would have liked to think. Perhaps I am worrying
too much. he thought.
With that thought, Jun
looked up and found the stream that he had heard. Jun bent
down and cupped his hand to take a drink, however, Lenneth put
her hand on his shoulder. "Wait," she said. Jun paused and
looked up at her. She seemed to be focussing her energies on
the water. "This is not water," she said.
"Whaddya
mean, not water?" asked Laguna. "It looks like water. It
certainly sounds like water. Let's see if it tastes
like water," he said. Laguna bent down to the stream and took
a handful of the water.
"If you drink that, you will
die," said Valkyrie. Laguna paused. He looked at the water in
his hand for a moment.
"Dammit, I'm thirsty," he said
to himself, pouring the water back into the stream. "What a
useless stream!" he exclaimed. "What use is water you cannot
drink?"
"Water is the source of life," said Jun. "If
this water does not provide life, it can provide a source . .
.or at least, it has one."
"Are you suggesting that we
follow this . . . stream?" Valkyrie asked.
"We may yet
find a way off of this island. I don't know about the two of
you, but I don't trust those men . . .if they can be called
men. They may well have been lying to us. Perhaps we can avoid
further bloodshed and leave here."
"Leaving's always
good," said Laguna.
With that, they proceeded to
walk down the path of the stream. Yet, even as the soothing
flow of the stream filled Jun's ears, he still felt the pain
of worry flow through him. Possible foes at every turn,
deception possible at any moment, an unknown land . . .
A ruffle from nearby broke Jun's train of thought and
caused him to stop. He looked at Valkyrie, she looked back at
him. They both nodded. "Laguna," she said. "You and Jun go
check out that rustle. I will stay here. If you require my
assistance, I will be there in a moment."
Laguna and
Jun both nodded. Jun quickly drew his Katanas and moved slowly
towards the source of the rustle. Slowly, the tension rose in
his heart.
It is time for battle. Now is the time
to leave all doubts and confusion behind. No matter who the
opponent, I shall not yield."
Suddenly, he heard
Laguna cry out. Something had jumped down from the trees and
had knocked Laguna to the floor. Jun whipped himself around
and faced his opponent. Laguna was out cold, Lenneth nowhere
in sight. He was on his own. His opponent took a moment to
observe Jun as did Jun take the time to observe his opponent.
A cute little . . .monkey-man. Jun, however, did not let his
appearance deceive him. The creature wielded a weapon similar
to a staff, yet had blades on each end.
Jun gripped
his blades tightly, assuming a combat stance. His foe did the
same. They paused and let silence fill the air.
Absolute concentration.
Jun lunged at
his foe, katanas poised to kill. Within a moment, sparks flew
as metal hit metal at high speeds. Jun withdrew for a moment,
then raised his right sword and quickly swiped at his foe's
side. His enemy raised his weapon and shoved Jun's blade out
of the way. Seeing an opening, Jun jabbed his left katana
towards his enemies' right thigh, however, his opponent
stopped his katana cold in the nick of time.
Now Jun
was on the defensive. His foe lunged at him, his weapon
pointed directly at him. Bringing the weapon down, his enemy
nearly tore Jun in two, however, Jun managed to jump back with
only nanoseconds to spare.
A swipe at Jun's leg was
countered and a swipe at the monkey-man's shoulder was
delivered. His enemy quickly blocked the blow and countered
with a lunge straight for Jun's heart. Jun brought both of his
blades together and trapped his foe's blade as it was about to
penetrate Jun's flesh. They were locked in a deadly stalemate.
If Jun withdrew, he would surely be stabbed throughout the
heart. If his opposition withdrew, Jun would have the
opportunity to cleave him in two pieces by bringing his swords
together and then quickly apart. Neither one moved for a
couple of seconds, both knowing the consequences.
"Eat
lead," came a solid voice. Suddenly, Laguna's miniature metal
arrows racked his foe's body. Within moments, his foe was
lying bleeding on the ground. "You okay, man?" asked Laguna.
"I thank you for your timely assistance," said Jun.
"It is much appreciated," he said, sheathing his katanas and
letting out a sigh of relief.
"You're welcome," said
Laguna. Looking to Jun's defeated foe. "He's still breathing,"
he said.
"Leave him," said Jun. "He may die, or he may
yet live. Only time shall tell."
With that, they went
back to regroup with Lenneth. "I assume he is defeated," she
said. Jun nodded. With that, the team continued their long
journey along the path of the stream.
* * *
Hours past, yet still no end was in sight, when
suddenly, the world seemed to end.
"Whoa, there, I
thought the Earth wasn't flat!" Laguna exclaimed. The stream
simply slid off the edge of the island and into an ocean of
energy that seemed to span the rest of existence itself.
"It seems we cannot leave this island after all," said
Valkyrie. "Come," she said. "Let us get to the bottom of this
predicament."
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One vote against
Zidane
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OOC: Whew . . .what a long
piece. Anyway, I really like this tournament! I should play
again next time!
--Marcel
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Before my blades, all are
powerless!
Jun --FFO Survivor 5 Sponsor
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