Revenge of The Reaper Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Birth of The Soul Killer

Earl was in the process of creating a new soldier to take down the Star Kids. "He is almost complete," he said. Johnson was looking out the window at dark clouds. "I should've known that I couldn't make him come home just like that," he said as he was sharpening his scythe. "Exactly," said Tatanga, "Kasai is all but invincible, but Shay, we can destroy him. "He's powerful," said Johnson, "I couldn't take him down when he was younger. He overcame his fear." "Betrayal is not an option," said Tatanga, "The boy must be educated." Johnson came closer to his hologram. "What do you mean?" asked Johnson. "If you wish to get Nicholas to do what you say, you must teach him the ways of woe and suffering," said Tatanga, "Make him suffer, make him wish he were dead." "But how?" asked Johnson. "The warrior strikes not the body nor the mind," said Tatanga, "But the heart instead. First you attack his heart." "He is complete," said Earl.

They were all looking at a boy with a metal arm, a metal leg, and a mask covering his mouth and silver hair. "Can you hear me?" asked Zant. "Yes," he said. "He is ready," said Earl. "Not yet," said Zant. He was holding an orb of twilight magic. "Once this fuses with main cells, he will have the power to use this magic however he pleases." He placed it on his chest. "Now he's ready," said Zant. He grabbed one of the soldiers and sucked the life out of him. "Impressive," said Zant, "What should we call you?" "Soul Killer," he said. "I can't imagine why," said Peppermint Butler. "So I hear you have a problem with these 'Star Kids'," said Soul Killer, "Wait til they get a load of me." "P'Li, Zaheer," said Peppermint Butler, "Get ready for your next task."

I was looking out in the sky. "Don't let it get to you Nicholas," said Saria. "I just get the strange feeling that he's up to something," I said, "Last time he tried to turn me into his slave, but I managed to escape his evil grip." "People change," said Natalie. "Well he didn't," I said, "All my life he's pushed me around, and the only thing I could do was run." "Nicholas, running away from family isn't the way to deal with things," said Natalie, "You seemed like that when you applied to live on campus." "Hey, despite the fact that Toadbert does some strange things, I still appreciate him for all that he's done," I said, "And he was happy that I moved out on my own cause now I get to learn the responsibility." Korra was looking at a picture of me and Toadstool. "Don't touch that!" I said as I took it, "Sorry, but I don't like people touching that stuff." "Who is that anyway?" asked Korra. "Princess Toadstool," I said. "Of the Mushroom Kingdom?" asked Korra, "I've read all about her when I was younger. She inspired me to do water bending, until I realized that I was the avatar anyway."

"Well now you know that Aariqua is the new Star Kid of Water," I said. "What'd you guys do to make Toadstool quit the Star Kids?" asked Korra. "She and the Star Kids got along perfectly," I said, "her issues are mainly with me." "Wait a second…." Said Korra, "It all makes sense now. Toadstool and you, you and Toadstool. You two were a couple!" (Anybody get that reference? XD) "What…." I said, "Where the hell did you get that idea?!" "Your girlfriend," said Korra, "And I'll bet Aariqua stole you from her. I'm surprised that those two didn't have a water fight for who gets you." "Well she didn't exactly steal me," I said, "Toadstool and I were just growing apart through the years. She was falling for this guy, Carl and the two of us had different goals in li…. Why am I even telling you this?! It all happened 2 years ago and we moved past it. Well at least she has anyway." "Well apparently you haven't if you still have that picture of her," said Korra looking at it. "Of course I have!" I said taking the picture, "Anyway this is none of your business!" "Whatever," she said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to stop Meelo before he pees in the punch bowl." I suddenly realized that Meelo was about to do just that. "Meelo no, that is not a toilet!" I said, "Oh dear." (What about that reference? XD)

Aariqua was cooking some food for us. I hugged her from behind. "Hi babe," I said. She kissed me on the cheek. "I made you some dinner," she said. "I see that," I said smiling. "Saria said you're a meat person so I went ahead and made you some burgers," she said. I saw them. "I don't use meat much, so I hope you enjoy it." "If its made by you, I'll love it," I said. I sat down. Maddy smelled something. "I smell something good," she said. "Hold it," said Aariqua, "Did you wash your hands?" "Yeah," she said, "Clean as a whistle." She realized her hands weren't clean. "Maddy Ciampa!" said Natalie, "You should always wash your hands before you eat." "Alright," she said. A few moments later we were all eating. "I'm really happy that we're all together," I said, "Nothing makes me more happy." Soul Killer was watching us from another building. "There they are," he said. He saw Korra. "You primary target is Korra," said Zant, "Leave the others be for now." "With pleasure," said Soul Killer. He took out a sniper rifle and shot a light making the room dark. He then shot a tranquilizer dart at Korra, swooped in and caught her.

We were looking through the building for her. "Korra," said Bolin, "Korra where are you?" Aariqua looked around but didn't see her. I saw a stranger carrying Korra. "There she is!" I said, "Come on!" We followed him as he fled. Zaheer and P'Li were following him. Mako and Bolin went ahead of us. "If I get my hands on those guys, I'm gonna kill 'em!" said Bolin. "No you're not gonna kill them, not if I get there first," said Mako, "I'm gonna break every bone in their bodies, and then I'm gonna kill them. "I'm REALLY gonna kill them!" I started swinging on building with my chain shooters. "He's not gonna lose me!" I said. I kept going after him. He stopped at a building. Zaheer and P'Li got in front of him. "We have a score to settle with you," said Zaheer. "Bring it!" I said. My arm had some strange lightning come out. "Whoa," I said. I attacked Zaheer and he dodged.

Mako went toe to toe with P'Li. "You're good," said P'Li, "But I'm better." Saria and Natalie fought Soul Killer. He was too powerful for them. Natalie kicked him, but he grabbed her leg and threw her at Saria. "This guy's tougher than he looks," said Natalie. Zaheer was still fighting me and Aariqua. He was about to hit her. "Chaos Control!" I said. I froze time and jumped and kicked Zaheer in the face. "That was a cheap shot," he said. "Screw you!" I said, "Don't mess with my friends. Natalie turned invisible while everyone was distracted and got Korra back. I saw a manhole cover and threw it at Soul Killer and he grabbed it and broke it in half. "Fool," he said. He tackled me and we both fell down. "Nicholas!" said Aariqua. We fell down on a truck. "Let's end this," he said. "With pleasure," I said as I got out my morpher, "Go-go Star Warrior!" I morphed into Kasai and got out my sword. "What do you want with Korra?" I aksed. "To make sure she doesn't help fulfil your destiny," said Soul Killer. He grabbed a stop sign and tore the sign off. We were fighting each other. Aariqua followed us.

"I've been turned into an android," said Soul Killer, "What's your story?" "None of your business," I said. I kicked him and he dodged. He punched me in the stomach and I fell down. I tripped him and he fell but got right back up. "Is that all you got?" he asked. "Nope!" I said. I started rapidly punching him and he kept dodging my moves. "You're too slow boy," he said. He tried to kick me and I dodged. Aariqua used water bending to wash him away. He fell off the car. He managed to escape. "Thanks," I said. "No problem," said Aariqua, "Now let's get outta here."

Korra woke up to us. "What happened?" asked Korra. "You were almost kidnapped by those bozos," I said, "That's what happened." "Luckily we stopped them in their tracks," said Saria. "We're gonna have to put this city on patrol," said Natalie, "Who knows when they could strike again?" Luna hit me with a wrench. "What did I tell you about messing up my automail?!" asked Luna. "Firstly I didn't mess with it," I said, "Secondly how do you expect me to fight with one arm?" "Gee I don't know," said Luna, "Maybe learn to fight with one arm. How do you think Rick Allen became such a kick-ass drummer?" "We are talking about martial artists," I said, "Not drummers!" "Will you two stop fighting?" said Jinora, "We need to focus and take the heat out on the enemy and not on each other." "She's right," said Luna, "At least no damage came to the arm, and if it was minor I could fix it in a heartbeat."

"Soul Killer said something about you and my destiny or something," I said. "I think I can answer that," said Tenzin, "I have read some Star Kid history after all." "So what's going on?" asked Aariqua. "4 of the other Star Kids including you, must teach Nicholas the other elements in order to gain strength to defeat a new-coming threat," said Tenzin, "But you Aariqua, will help him with his water bending training, and Korra will help him with his Air bending training." "Ok," I said. "This training will take 3 years for each of the first elements you must learn," said Tenzin, "Water, Air, and Earth. You must also gain experience in your fire attacks." "From who?" I asked. "Zuko," said Tenzin. "He's still alive?" asked Natalie. "Yeah," said Korra. "Its gonna be a lot to do," I said, "But 3 years is plenty of time." "I'm coming with you," said Aariqua. "Me too," said Korra, "You'll need a guide who can help you get to the volcano." "We wanna go too," said Ikki. "No," I said, "This is something for adults so you kids should stay here." "But that trip is way too long for you to survive 3 months," said Jinora. "I'll take my chances," I said, "We leave at dawn."

Meanwhile….

Zant was looking at a mysterious orb. "So it seems like he knows his destiny," he said. "Shall I go after him?" asked Soul Killer. "Patience," said Zant, "You will get him, in time." "What shall we do now?" asked Peppermint Butler. "We'll send one of our other spies to look for him," said Zant, "She will see what the boy is up to and report back to me. Then we'll create a plan to stop him from learning the other elements." "Excellent strategy," said Kamek, "When I see him again, I'm going to make him wish he was never even born."

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