A couple miles north from the secluded forest where Koji trained lies a black cavern that was rumored to lead towards the center of the earth. The two had entered the cavern simultaneously as sweat immediately fell from off of Yasmin's face. She glanced back to see the young boy unbothered by the heat as he continued to follow her while scanning the rocky surfaces around him. "What is this place?" The young boy pondered while treading cautiously behind Yasmin.
"This place is known to hold a clue as to where the legendary dragon of flames reside," Yasmin replied calmly while wiping the sweat off her face.
"Legendary Dragon?" Koji questioned. He remembered his grandfather telling him stories about the ten legendary dragons that roamed New Eden. He also remembered the mystical Dragon Claws these dragon's held in their possession. He face became stern as he stared at Yasmin's back. She could feel his stare instantly. A calm chuckle had escaped her as she glance back at the boy.
"Is something wrong?"
"You're after the Dragon Claws...aren't you?"
"So you know about that too huh, man for a young boy you are well informed..." Yasmin retreated her eyes back to path before her. She drew in a deep breath before she spoke "yes you're correct, I'm searching for the Dragon Claws in hopes of bringing back someone very close to me..."
"You lost someone too..." Koji stated softly while casting his gaze to the floor. He still held the Dragon Claw his grandfather gave him. Its been four years since then and he hadn't ran into a single dragon that carried a Dragon Claw on them.
"Yes I did...someone I cherished...someone I loved so very much..." Yasmin halted in her steps as she stretched her left arm outward to halt Koji in his. Her facial expression became more serious as she began scanning the room below. They had reached the edge of a small cliff that lead to a circular platform with what seemed to be a pool of lava surrounding it. At the center of the platform was a broken blade that was shoved deep within the ground.
Yasmin leaped off the edge of the cliff and landed on her right knee. She continued to shift her gaze to and fro, searching for any malicious presence. As she approached the platform, however, the heat grew intensely causing her to raise her arms in an effort to shield herself from the heatwave.
"Damn just as I suspected, that blade is preventing me from going any further..." said Yasmin with clenched teeth. She glanced up to see Koji peering down at her with an innocent expression upon his face. "You're up kid!"
"Right!" Koji leaped off the cliff and landed before his Master. The heat still did not faze him as he approached the blade that seemed to be sprouting flames from underneath it. Koji's mystical blade, the Kunasta, appeared within his hands in shimmering light, startling the boy slightly as he stared at the rusty dull blade his father gifted him.
(What is he doing?) Yasmin thought as she watched the boy stretching out his left hand towards the hilt of the blade that was shoved in the ground. Flames spewed upward as Koji pulled out the broken blade that seemed to resemble one of the ancient elemental swords, Flametongue. He raised his Kunasta and placed it against the blades metal causing a flash of shimmering light to take place momentarily. Yasmin began shielding her eyes with her arms as the light began consuming the whole room. Suddenly, the heat that was so overbearing had dispersed and the light had lifted.
"What just happened?" Yasmin questioned as she lifted her gaze to see the boy standing before her with the Kunasta held in his right hand. "What did you just do?" Koji pondered on a way to respond to Yasmin. He lifted his blade and stared at it for he himself had no idea what had just occurred. His thoughts were soon swept away, however, by the presence of fiends of different variety appearing out of the shadows.
Yasmin quickly rushed towards Koji's side and placed her back against his. Electricity started to course through her body as she clenched her teeth and fists. "Stick with me kid, I don't want you to get hurt," Yasmin stated as she watched the fiends starting to slowly crouch towards them.
"Flametongue!" Koji shouted. Flames surrounded the Kunasta as the blade had transformed into the Flametongue. The handle of the blade had a revving mechanism that acted like a motorcycle gearshift. Koji twisted the handle slightly, allowing the flames to coat the metal of the blade and burn intensely. Yasmin's eyes had widen for she had never seen such a weapon that could take on the appearance and ability of another.
Her surprised had soon disappeared as the fiends lashed their fangs and claws towards them. In quick haste, Koji lashed out his Flametongue against the crowd of fiends before him, gutting their bodies until they disappeared into the darkness. Yasmin on the other hand allowed the electricity to course through her hands as she delivered a strong clap that sent the lightning straight to the group of fiends before her, causing them to disperse into darkness the moment of impact.
She then began gathering lightning Ranshio Essences within her while performing a certain type of hand sign. "Ranshio Bend: Multi-Dragon Clone!" Yasmin cried as she summoned four clones of herself from the lightning and scattered them towards four corners of the circle "Koji get out of the way!"
"Right!" Koji vaulted upward towards the cliff and watched as the original version of Yasmin leaped high in the air with electricity coursing through her hands once more. All the remaining fiends were stuck in the center as each one of Yasmin's clones began gathering up electricity within their hands. "Ranshio Bend: Piramide del rayo!" The fiends were instantly overwhelmed by the surge of electricity that was unleashed by Yasmin and her four clones leaving nothing but dust and ash behind.
The clones disappeared within the electricity as Yasmin landed on the ground with her right knee resting against the heated floor. The lightning that coursed through her body soon receded as she gave off a slight smirk towards her apprentice.
"Ok seriously, when are you going to start teaching me how to do that shit?" Koji asked while rushing to his master.
"Soon, now that we took care of the cause of the heatwave we can proceed--" suddenly a massive energy spike had grabbed Yasmin's attention as she glanced back to see fiendish creature rise from within the lava. The beast had a face of a jackal and carried two scimitars in its hands. Around its neck seemed to be some sort of flaming scar and it's eyes were bright red. It stood to be about twelve feet tall and held scars on its chest.
"What the hell is that!?" Koji stated with clenched teeth.
"Hang tight kid, this isn't over yet!" Yasmin stated while entering her stance.