The Martial Arts Prodigy

Chapter 19

“I am the punishment of God… If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” – Genghis Khan

"Where the hell is Laura? She's going to miss the next fight!" Vanessa says.

"She'll be back, it's not like Laura to miss a party." Draca jokingly says. As the machine begins to shuffle between entrants again, Danyelle feels her hand glowing green. As she looks at the energy brightening through her glove, a thought creeps into Danyelle's mind, as if she thinks something is greatly wrong.

"Zoella Raiden!" Zoella stands up, cracking her knuckles, ready to fight. As she makes her way into the cage, Danyelle stares at Zoella's neck and she sees a small tattoo of a lotus in black ink.

"That tattoo, where have I seen it before?" Danyelle thinks to herself as the machine continues to shuffle the entrants.

"Danyelle Faust!" as her name is called, Danyelle calmly walks toward the cage, her face like a stone, full of focus. Once inside, Zoella smiles at her, but it comes across more sinister than friendly.

"So here you are, the last Child of the Jade Dragon. It really is a great honor to meet you." Zoella says.

"I don't know who you are, but I am not getting good vibes from you at all, there is something about you that is not sitting well with me, had a bad breakup or something?" Danyelle asks sarcastically.

"My master was right, you are a fascinating creature. Your strength is emasculate, I can see it in your eyes. The spirit of the dragon crawls through your anatomy." Zoella says, walking slowly towards Danyelle.

"Your tattoo, what does it symbolize? It looks familiar..." Danyelle asks. Zoella smiles once again, keeping her sinister undertone in tact.

"If you must know, I represent a old but secret organization. A elite ninja clan called, The Hidden Lotus." as Danyelle listens to Zoella's revelation, she remembers seeing the mark of the Hidden Lotus in a scroll.

"I have seen your mark before, while I was training. I read this scroll, revealing all of the destructive acts of violence that the Hidden Lotus Clan have committed. You all have been busy for the past hundred years." Danyelle says.

"You are correct, we are known for eliminating our rivals. We have successfully wiped out every clan that would stand a chance against us, painted their lands with their own blood." Zoella explains, walking around Danyelle in a circle.

"I am also assuming that Danny is also with you, so that leaves me with one question... what are you two planning?" Danyelle wonders.

"Well, I won't waste your time keeping you waiting. The plan is about to be executed... now!" Danyelle wonders what Zoella is talking about and suddenly, puffs of smoke appear all around the arena and it fills the cage with fog.

"f**k! I can't see s**t!" Danyelle exclaims, trying to find out where Zoella is.

"Dani!" Vanessa shouts, trying to see through the thick fog if Dani is okay. Moments later, men and women dressed in purple and black armored suits and masks appear and they begin slaughtering the audience in attendance.

"What the f**k is going on here?!" Draca asks.

"I don't know, but we can't stay here! We have to get out of here!" Asia says.

"Not without Dani!" Vanessa says with intensity.

"I'll get Danyelle out of the cage, you guys get to safety!" Kenneth says. Right before Kenneth could get in the cage, four Hidden Lotus ninjas surround the group.

"Oh s**t, oh s**t, oh s**t! What do we do now?" Aaron shouts.

"We fight!" Asia says. The ninjas begin to take out their swords and they begin to attack the students and masters. Asia manages to catch one of their swords and she uses it to sever a ninja's right leg.

"Vanessa, behind you!" Aaron shouts, as Vanessa is placed in a chokehold, by a female ninja, from behind. Vanessa lifts up her chin, releasing most of the pressure and she flips over the female ninja, slamming her to the ground. As two more ninjas comes close to Vanessa, ready to s***h her with their blades, she grabs their arms and she makes them stab each other in their throats, killing them instantly.

Four ninjas all surround Aaron, preparing to attack him like a pack of dogs, salivating at the meal to come. As Aaron observes his surroundings, he closes his eyes. Clearing his mind, he stood ready for the ninja's to pounce. A male ninja on his left attempts to punch him, but Aaron catches it and he roundhouse kicks him in the face. After he knocks the male ninja down, a female ninja throws a kunai at him. Aaron catches it however and he tosses it into the female ninja's chest, hitting directly at her heart.

When two more ninjas charge at Aaron, Draca leaps over him and she kicks them both in the skull. Three more ninjas attempt to attack both Aaron and Draca, but Johnny takes all three of them down, by swiftly breaking their necks. Jason Tigerblade takes out two karambit knives and he quickly severs the tendons of four ninjas, before stabbing them in their necks. Meanwhile, Kenneth Drake breaks the bones of a ninja that tried to stab him from behind. Another ninja tries to hit Kenneth with a kick, but it is caught by White Tiger, who appears out of nowhere.

White Tiger then rapidly punches the ninja into the ground, stopping his heart. Meanwhile, in the ring, the fog dissipates and Zoella and Danny are nowhere to be found. Danyelle is being surrounded by Hidden Lotus ninjas, all with weapons in their hands. As the ninjas attempt a group assault, Danyelle quickly dispatches of them as she breaks their limbs and crushed their skulls. Danyelle looks around the arena, horrified of the broken bodies of innocent people strewn throughout the seats.

"All of these people, slaughtered by these murderers. It was no different than how I learned about my birthparents fate."

"Dani!" Vanessa shouts to Danyelle, catching her attention. Danyelle exits the cage, standing in front of the rest of the group and the four masters.

"What the f**k was that?! Where did these ninjas come from?" Vanessa asks.

"That was the Hidden Lotus ninja clan, they are the most ruthless, merciless clan in the land of Japan." Kenneth says, while putting his sticks away.

"s**t! My master told me about these guys! Why are they here?" Vanessa asks.

"There is no way that they known about the location of this school, someone leaked the information to them." Jason says, putting his knives back in the holsters on his leg.

"Yeah, but who?" Kenneth wonders.

"We can focus on that later, right now we need to find Laura and Carly. From what my tattoo is spitting, they could be in serious danger!" Danyelle suggests. Everyone agrees with her and they waste no second motions getting out of the arena. Meanwhile, near the loft area grounds, Laura and Carly wake up to find themselves surrounded by Hidden Lotus ninjas, all with their swords pointing at their faces.

"Carly, who are these guys?" Laura asks, standing up alongside Carly, as they are covered in ash and dust.

"Hidden Lotus ninjas, they are the ones who wiped out my entire family. I have been chasing these fuckers ever since that day!" Carly says, anger seeping through her voice. Laura looks at Carly, wondering what they should do. Before the ninjas strike at the two fighters, another explosion is heard and the area is once again covered with smoke.

"What the hell is it now?" Carly asks. As Laura and Carly tries to figure out what is transpiring, they hear screams of death and agony echo through the wall of smoke. When the smoke clears, a man in a brown trench coat and a black face mask stands before them, with a bloody katana in his hand, along with a strewn of broken bodies at his feet.

"Who the hell are you?" Laura asks.

"Once you pull of the mask of death, you will see that there is nothing to fear." the man says.

"That still doesntt tell us who you are Seven Samurai." Carly says.

"Well, since you are so curious..." the man removes his mask and he reveals himself to be Dean Michaelson, to the shock of both Laura and Carly.

"What? You two act like you have seen the second coming of Jesus or something." Cole says to them.

"Okay, now things are just plain weird! Why the actual hell do you have a Katana in your hands?" Carly asks.

"Easy there Hanna Montana, I will explain everything to you, but we got to get out of here." Laura and Carly nod in agreement over Cole's suggestion. Suddenly, a woman in high heels is seen walking towards Laura, Carly and Cole, with Zoella, Danny and ten ninjas in tow, all carrying swords.

"Long time no see... Cole Michaelson." the woman says with a smile that projects darkness from her soul.