== Second Chapter: ==
The team was leaving the office, but still they didnt know a lot about Jorge, so Martha decided to go have some lunch. The arrived at a restaurant were they sitted and asked for some ramen, she looked at Jorge, -"So... you are now a hunter, what is your new goal?-, she asked him, Jorge smiled as he heard the question, -"Well... now I want to test my strength and become the best hunter that ever existed"-, he smiled to the girl, when Barrera stand up and looked at him, -"You better let those dreams of a little boy behind... there is no space for that in the real world..."-, he turned arround and started to walk away.
Jorge looked at Barrera, -"Hey... what is your problem?, if you dont have any dreams, is not my problem"-, Jorge shouted to him, Barrera turned arround and stared to him, -"You have a lot of nerve for talking to me like that... -, he was now infront of him, Jorge looked at his eyes, -"No matter how much you try, you will never be part of our team!"-, Barrera shouted to him, he was furious. Jorge stand up and pushed him back, -"If you have a problem, lets solve it in a little battle, you against me, if you win I'll leave the team, but If you lose... you will have to deal with it"-, Jorge said, Barrera smiled and turned arround, -"Enjoy your meal... it could be the last in your life"-, he had leaved.
Martha looked at Jorge, -"I cant belive you challenged Barrera to a fight, we are a team now so we must..."-, she was interrupted by Jorge, -"You better explain that to him, before he really gets hurt"-, Jorge stand up and also leave the place, he went to the appartments zone, looking for one to live in now. He was really happy when he noticed that his old appartment building still was in one piece and that anybody in the village had wanted to use it, he entered his old house and looked arround, -"Home, sweet home... but now I must prepare for my fight tomorrow"-. Martha was tired because of the things today... she only wanted to spend time with her team but now they were about to fight, she only knew one way to stop them, and her name was Marlen.
It was morning in the village, the sun shined and the birds sang, 2 figures were standing in the trainning grounds, Jorge looked at Barrera, -"You still want to do this... there could be another solution"-, he said, taking out the Yamato and pointing it to Barrera, -"Chikenning out?, I knew you were a coward"-, Barreras fists were now in flames, ready to fight Jorge, they rushed against each other and clashed, they steped back, Jorge could sense the energy of Barrera, it could grew a lot. Barrera looked at Jorge,- "I'll end this now... say good-bye to team 7"-, he rushed against Jorge when someone appeared, they were Marlen and Martha, Barrera stopped.
-"What do you think the both of you are doing?"-, Marlen asked to the guys, Jorge put away the Yamato, -"We were taking care of some differeces"-, he smiled to Marlen, -"Well you can make them aside now, you have a mission, follow me to the tower, the client is there..."-, Barrera nooded and they started their way to the tower. When they arrived, a man was sitted inside the office, he looked at the team and then to Marlen, -"Are you sure they can handle this?, I mean... they're only kids"-, Barrera was annoyed a bit because of the last commentary, -"We can take care of anything that come in our way"-, he gave a cocky smile to the man...
-"I know they look like kids but belive me, they really are strong"-, Marlen smiled, the man stand up and looked back at the team, -"I will trust them. Let me introduce myself, my name is Ota, Im a politician from Kiran.-, Marlen looked at the guys, -"You mission is to scort Ota to Oisen, were he will meet with the representatives of Machi"-, she gave them a scroll, -"It's a mission classified as C rank, this wont be hard for you"-, she smiled. Jorge looked at Ota, -"Wait... why are we going to Oisen, are you asking for help or something to Machi?"-, he asked, Ota looked at him, -"Yes. The last great war really damaged my village and Machi is one of the main nations, so we're asking them for protection while we rebuilt the village"-, Jorge couldnt belive that he was frozen when a great war happened...
The team 7 and Ota were now in the north gate of Alka, they were ready to leave, Barrera looked at Jorge, -"Remember the fight, we will end it when we return"-, he said as they started the trip, they were silent all the way to Oisen, when they finally arrived, a great and tall building were infront, they entered it. The place was empty, Jorge had a bad feeling about this, no other energy could be felt inside the place, so they decided to wait a bit. Ota got desperate and was about to leave the building when a knife cutted him in his cheek, he stepped back, he didnt know were the attack had come from, Barrera moved forward and looked at the celling of the place, it was really dark. -"Come out and face us, whoever you are..."-, Barrera shouted...
A man came down from the celling, he had a crest in his arm, he was from Nuria, a village in the mountains, -"Why are you here?"-, Barrera asked, entering a defensive position, he didnt knew what this guy was capable of. The hunter smiled and looked at Ota, -"Does the name Mel is familiar to you?"-, Ota eyes widen, -He is a politician from Kiran also... but what do you have in common with him?"-, he asked the hunter, who started to laugh, -"That man want your political power, so he plans to kill you...", he was interrupted by Jorge, -"I suppose he hired you to do his dirty job, but Im afraid we wont let you do that"-, Jorge took out the Yamato and entered an offensive position, the hunter looked at them, taking out a really big sword...
-"My name is Zeta, and I will be glad to kill all of you here"-, he moved so fast, now he was behind Jorge and slashed against him, but he stopped the hit with the Yamato, -"Nice moves... but speed isnt everything in a fight"-, Jorge turned arround and slashed against him, sending him a bit back, -"We must give them sometime to escape"-, he looked at Barrera and he jumped behind Zeta, they had him in a predicament. Meanwhile Martha took Ota out of the building, when she was about to return inside, the building was sorrounded by energy, not letting anyone enter or leave it. Zeta smiled at the 2 boys, -"Wow this is nice, I thought this would be boring because you were kids, but I was wrong..."-, in a quick slash he made Jorge and Barrera step back...
Jorge was surprised that Zeta could move such a big sword with that incredible speed, -"Barrera... this guy is more powerfull than he appears to be, so take care...-, Barrera growled at Jorge, -"I dont need you or anyone to tell me what to do!"-, he launched against Zeta, using his fire fists, he gave him a great blow, but the great sword bloqued it, -"You should have listened to your friend kid"-, Zeta moved the sword and attacked Barrera, he stopped the blow with his fists, but even the fire didnt protected him and sent him down to the floor, blood was starting to drip from Barrera's hands, he was surprised that the attack really damaged him.
Zeta was now infront of him, -"Im sorry kid, but this is the last thing you will ever see in your life..."-, he slashed against him and then pierced with his sword, those movements were so fast. Blood spilled in Barrera's face, he then noticed that he wasnt hurted, when he looked infront, he noticed Jorge had taken the blow for him, Zeta smiled, -"Well... that takes one of you out, now I'll take care of you and then the girl and the old man...-, he tried to take the sword out of Jorge's body but he couldnt, something stopped it, it was Jorge's hand that was gripping the blade. -"I told you that with those attacks you wouldnt be able to win me", Jorge was alive, he took out the sword, launching away Zeta, he stand up, Barrera couldnt belive that he was hitted by those blows and he still could stand up and fight back.
Zeta was also surprised, he knew that this would be harder, Jorge looked at Barrera, -"That really is a big wound, so we must thing in a way to end the battle now... as a team"-, Barrera eyes widen, he knew Jorge was right, but they needed a plan, when an idea came to his mind. -"Give me your sword"-, Jorge gave Yamato to Barrera, he put his hands over the sword and it started to glow, when he gave it back to Jorge, the blade had flames, -"Is all I can do for you, finish that guy now"-, Jorge turned arround and noticed Zeta rushing against them. Jorge rushed against him, Zeta was surprised that he was doing that, -"Well... if you wanted to die so badly, I'll gladly help you"-, he slashed at Jorge, but he dodged the blow, giving him a counter-attack with all his strenght, sending Zeta flying against a wall, destroying it. Zeta opened his eyes, but a shadow covered the sun, it was Jorge, he lifted up the sword and was ready for the last attack, but Zeta took out a pill, he put it in his mouth and started to chew it, his energy over-exploded and then his heart stopped, he was dead now...
Jorge looked at Yamato, the flames were gone, he returned to the building and helped Barrera, leaving the building behind, they soon reached Martha and Ota. Martha started to heal Barrera's hands, they were bleeding a lot because of the wound, Ota looked at them when he noticed Jorge, he was a bit anxious because of the fight they just had, he needed to knew everything about that men called Mel and his intentios with Ota. Barrera looked at Ota, -"This wasnt part of the mission, we were supposed to bring you here only, but we entered a fight with a hunter hired to kill you"-, Ota looked at them, -"If we had knew that we would fight in this mission, it would be considered A rank, and mabye 2 teams would have come here, you lied to us"-, Jorge looked at Ota, he just smiled...
-"I cant complain, but I needed your help for stopping Mel, he would even harm my family to get my place"-, Jorge looked at Ota, -"I'll only have one last request, if you could help me finish this..."-, Barrera interrupted him, -"We finished our mission when we entered that building, now we must return to the village"-, Barrera was now compleately healed, he started to walk away, but he noticed no one was following him, he turned arround and looked at Martha and Jorge, -"You can leave if you want... but Im helping him"-, Jorge said as he pointed to Ota, he knew that was the correct thing. Martha looked at Barrera, -"Please Barrera, just think what the sensei would have done..."-, Barrera looked to the sky and smiled, -"He would have done the correct thing"-, he began walking in their direcction, soon joining them, Ota leading the way to Kiran.
The village was now ahead, Jorge noticed that the place was really damaged and that only few people were walking in the streets, the war really hurted this place. Soon they reached a house at the outskirts of the village, Ota opened the door and a woman greet him, -"Is good you are back now dear, oh you brought guests?" she looked at the guys, they smiled, -"Guys she is my wife, Karen"-, Ota smiled as he introduced them to her wife, when someone came down from the stairs, it was a young boy, -"Wow... nice to see you again Dad"-, he said refering to Ota, -"And this is my boy, Ru"-, Ru greeted them as he entered the kitchen, Karen smiled, -"Please take a seat, I'll get you all some water"-, she pointed some chairs...
Jorge noticed that a energy dissapeared from the place, so he stand up and told the others he would go out for a walk, after 10 minutes he reached Ru, he was practicing with a blade, Jorge come closer to him. -"You are using it in the incorrect way, if you take it like this... - Jorge took out the Yamato and slashed the dummy, it was cutted by the half, -"You can really hurt someone with this, so tell me why are you practicing..."-, Ru looked at him, he started to cry, -"Mel came to our house one day, he told me that if I joined the new army he was creating, he would leave my mom and dad alone and wont even try to harm us"-, Jorge put his hand in his shoulder, -"Hey, we are here for helping you, I promise you I will stop Mel so he wont harm your family, trust me"-, Ru nooded as he returned with Jorge to his house, it was in flames now...
Barrera and the others were outside the place, he explained Jorge that some people came and launched some fire rocks, and then shouted that Mel wanted to end this today, so Jorge asked Ota were the main political place in Kiran is, so they can reach Mel and end this once and for all. The main palace was big, they entered it and began their way to the top, were one man was waiting for them, -"And here I thought that you wouldnt come, what a surprise Ota"-, the man started to laugh, when Jorge launched a wind slash against him, the hit was stopped by a crystal shield, -"Oh seems like you got some help, now I know why Zeta couldnt kill you but... he will do it"-, a man came out from behind him, he closed his fist and the crystal shield disappeared.
Jorge looked at the man, his energy was very different from the one Zeta had, it was so weird. Mel looked at the team, -"Master Crystalix, please, take care of those pests"-, he started to walk away into his office, Crystalix nooded and jumped down, he now was infront of them. Barrera smiled, he noticed Crystalix didnt had any weapon, -"Do you think you can defeat us without a weapon?"-, and laughed a bit, Crystalix just looked at them, he then rushed and was now infront of Barrera, giving him a kick and launching him back, Crystalix followed him. Martha looked at Jorge, -"Go and help him, I'll take care of Mel"-, Jorge nooded and started to walk in the fight direction, he noticed the room was sorrounded by crystal, it must be a technique of that hunter, he then sensed Barrera's energy and continued his way.
Barrera attacked Crystalix, but he continued to create crystal shields to stop those attacks, then one of those shields crack, it was Jorge who attacked him, Crystalix was surprised, -"Im surprised kid, you are the first to break one of my shields-, Jorge was now beside Barrera, -"Any idea?"-, he asked Barrera, -"We must find his weak points, and then create a counter-attack"-, Barrera started to run behind Crystalix, ready for an attack, meanwhile Jorge distracted him, but he made a bad move, and Crystalix noticed Barrera, sending an attack against him, but Jorge stopped it, he smiled, -"Now I know your weak point, your friends"-, Jorge now had a big problem to deal with. Barrera looked at Jorge, -"We must stay away from him, if we are together, we are easy picks for him"-, both nooded and started to run in different directions, Crystalix just watched them...
-"Im tired of this, time to stop, Retention glass"-, crystal peaks came out of the floor and pierced Jorge's wrists, he couldnt move now, -"If you think this will stop me... you are wrong"-, Jorge tried to break the peaks, but they only pierced further in his wrists, -"They said that for destroying a man, you must break him until he wish to die"-, Crystalix looked back at Barrera and claped in his direction, wind started to blow, but that wind had little crystal shards that hurted Barrera, he fell to the ground. -"You b*****d... I will kill you"-, Jorge keep trying, but now he had lost a lot of blood and started to feel dizzy, Crystalix was now infront of him, -"Prepare to meet your maker kid... this is the end"-, from his hand, crystal started to came out from his hand, taking the form of a sword, lifting his hand, Crystalix was ready fro the final blow.
Jorge just closed his eyes, he couldnt belive that he didnt acomplished his promise, the sword started to came down, it finally hitted someone, Barrera was infront of Jorge and had reciver the hit, with the last of his power, he managed to give a direct hit to Crystalix in his chest, sending him back, crashing into a wall. Barrera fell to the ground, Jorge used all the strengh he had left and broke the crystal peaks, catching Barrera, -"Looks like now we are even"-, Barrera coughed some blood, -"Barrera, why?... I didnt... I didnt asked you to help me!!"-, Jorge said, tears started to roll down his cheeks, Barrera smiled as he looked at his face, -"I dont know... my body just moved by his own"-, more blood came out of his mouth...
Jorge huged Barrera closer, he then heard something that made him compleately froze, -"I didnt wanted to see your dream end..."-, Barrera finally closed his eyes, Jorge couldnt feel any energy from his body, he started to cry. -"Is this the first time someone from your team dies in your arms?... then you better choose another job kid"-, Crystalix came closer to him, the sword appeared again, -"Soon you will join him, prepare to say good-bye"-, the sword came down against Jorge, but when it hit him, it broke in 2. Crystalix was surprised, he then sensed something from Jorge, a incredible energy was starting to gather arround him, when he turned to face him, his eyes were red as blood.
-"You are the one who will join all the people you have killed"-, Jorge standed up, the wounds in his wrists started to heal, and a weird red energy was starting to come out of his body, Crystalix stepped back, he didnt knew what would happen. Jorge was starting to come closer to Crystalix, so he made a defensive move, -"Crystal wall"-, a big energy came out from Crystalix body, he created a big wall that appeared infront of him. -"No one has been able to get through this wall, its impenetrable"-, he began to laugh, Jorge took out the Yamato and looked at Crystalix, -"I hope for your sake those words are true"-, Jorge rushed against him, the blade started to shine a red color, -"Ryu-ten sen-go-ku"-, Jorge slashed in a quick move, he was now behind Crystalix, he turned arround and walked in Barreras direction.
-"Is that all?, you didnt even make a scratch to..."-, a crack was heard, the wall then shatered and fell down, then a little cut appeared in Crystalix's cheek, then it was followed by a slashing sound that triggered all the other cuts that Jorge made him with his attack, he fell to the ground knocked out. The red energy disappeared from arround Jorges body, he lifted Barrera and began walking into Martha's direction, when she noticed them, she runned to them, she couldnt belive what had just happened, tears fromed in her eyes. A door opening sounded, it was Mel, and a lot of other people that was hired by him to kill Ota, -"You managed to survive the battle with Crystalix, but I bet you really are tired"-, he laughed as he saw Jorge, -"Well then... if you still have energy left, take care of my men"-, the people came down, ready to attack Jorge and the others, he hated to admit it but he was really tired, but something happened, the people was stopped by a crystal wall...
-"You defeated me... you have the right to survive"-, Crystalix was behind them, after those words he gathered all the energy he had in his body and started to create crystal peaks, destroying the building. Jorge lifted Barrera and gave the signal to leave the place, they left in the last moment, were the main palace of Kiran was, now a big crystal mountain appeared, were Mel and Crystalix were buried. Barrera opened his eyes, he looked at the crystal mountain and noticed Crystalix energy had disappeared, Jorge now is happy that Barrera is alive, he explained that the hit avoided his vital signs, so he wouldnt be damaged, exept for the scar that the slash would leave.
Ota and his family looked at the team that had just saved their village from a wrong politician, Jorge gave him the scroll, -"You must sign this... so the mission is over"-, he smiled as Ota did as he was told, -"Is this the last time we will see you?"-, Ru asked them, -"Mabye... only time will decide that"-, Jorge said as they started to walk away, now they were ready to return to Alka and said they had compleated their first mission as a team...