The Knights of Summer Chapter 1: The Diminsion Shift By: Chibi_Kanji Disclaimer: I do not own Tenchi and Co. But I do own Zase, Mia, Scrap, Yin, and Max. So please don't seu me! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Intro: Okay, In some respects this is a prequel to the Kanji Series, otherwise known as Son of Ryoko. It takes place 18 years before the birth of my hero and yours, Kanji. If you have not read Son of Ryoko, GO AND DO IT!!! The ogre reared back, his face smoking from the fire ball. Zase held down his sword and watched the ogre fall to the ground. The fire orb on the end of his sword glinted and faded. Zase pulled back his black hair, letting the day's light reflect off his red visors. Zase was nearly blind so he had to use the aid of infered visors to help him fight. The ogre got back up, and stomped towards Zase in a mad furry. A blast of ice from the ogres right froze the beasts humonges legs. The blast came from his partner Mia, carrier of the ice orb. The orbs wer magic items used only by an elite force of people. There were only seven orbs. Two of which served as lightning, and one was missing from time. Mia was in her twenties, with brown hair and green eyes. Her skin was a pale white. But her lips were a full blood red. She wore a blue mini skirt, a white button up shirt with a red and white scarf around the neck. Knee high black socks, and soft boots. Her weapon was a claymore. Zase was eighteen, with black hair, and red visors. His skin was tan, and he wore a black long sleeved shirt, denim pants, with a red sash. Leather boots and a cut off glove on the left hand. His weapon; a schimitar. The two subued the monster and went on their way. Before they got the chance to leave they disapeared in a phase of blue light. *** Yin and Scrap walked into the town, dragging the unconcience thief on the ground behind them. The eighteen year old Yin was of asian origin, with tan skin, and hazel eyes. His hair was spikey black, and he wore a denim jacket over a white t-shirt. And a pair of green cargo pants. He carried a Rapier, with the star orb attached to it. Scrap's skin was hidden by full armor. And a full faced viking helmet over his face. All that was seen was his red eyes. He was a big man about twenty five, towering seven feet. He carried two Katana's with a lightning orb on each. They entered the jail house, and dissapeared in a flash of blue. *** It was raining at the Masaki Houshold. Which did not stop the madness of each day. Washu kept to her experiments, making explosions every five minutes. Ryoko and Ayeka fought over the drop of a hat. Sasami played with Ryo-ohki. Mihoshi and Kiyone were out on a mission in space. Nobyuki was at work, and Grandpa was at the shrine. On the Masaki shrine steps four blue lights fazed in and out leaving four people around them. They looked around and saw eachother, and jumped back. "Wait weren't we- Aren't you supposed to- WHATS GOING ON?" Yin yelled. "Keep your cool Yin, we are in another diminsion. Obviously less advanced." Zase observed. Not by the looks of that house down there." Mia poited down the mountain side to a small house in the valley floor below. It sat next to a lake. Over it floated a giant dome full of trees, and waterfalls cascading down the sides, into nothingness. "I suggest we see where these stairs lead." Scrap suggested. "Lets." Yin said. The four made their ways up the stairs to see the small Masaki shrine. Tenchi stood in front sweeping the cobblestone path. When he heard foot steps he immidetly looked up. He jumped back with a scared expression on his face when he saw the swords, and Zase's visor. He finally put his head down and dropped the broom. "We would like to see the master of this shrine." Scrap said. "I'm the master." Grandpa slid open the door and stepped out. Not phased by the groups apperance. "You wish to see me?" Zase explained the situation to grandpa. Adding that he didn't know where he was, or what he was doing here. Grandpa stayed on the same emotion. As if he had experience in things like this. "Ah." He finally said. He turned to Tenchi. "Tenchi-kun go tell Sasami to set up two rooms." Tenchi bowed and ran, stumbiling, and scrambiling up again. He disapeared in a flash. "Well my friends, welcome to the Tenchi Household. It is down by that lake. The one with the red roof." Grandpa said. Yin and Scrap left, Mia walked up and bowed. "Thank you sir.." She then left gracefuly. Zase turned around and observed his surroundings. Taking in every detail, every smell, and sense. Searching for advantages in battle, as he always did. Grandpa strolled up behind him "You are truly a great warrior. But you lack in one thing." Grandpa finally said. Zase did not look over, only asked. . "And what would that be sir?" "Emotion." "Emotion is for those with a past." With that last phrase Zase left. *** The four were greeted by everyone but Ryoko, who was sleeping on the couch. And Washu, working steadily in the lab. The clock on the wall said it was almost noon. Yin and Scrap went to their rooms, to inspect, and Mia went with Ayeka to talk over some tea. Zase explored the house with his eyes, and left. Outside the rain poured rytmically, life cominced around Zase. Birds fluttered ten inches over the lake, and rose on a thermal back into the trees of the forest surrounding the house. Zase drew his sword, listining to the silent hiss of the death song. It traveled through the abyss of air, to meet its point of air. Slashing at lightning speed, improving his skills, Zase went on through training. Trying to reach the next platue. The blades song comminsed for the rest of the morning, afternoon, and into the evning. It finally ended, with a thrust, parry, and a slice. Zase stopped, feet apart, breathing hard, a bead of sweat fell off his nose, and melted through the schimitar's blade along with the ojther droplets of rain. "Max, I know your behind this." He said with a final heave of breath. *** Tenchi watched the new warrior from the upstairs window, indeed he was great as grandpa said. His skill greatly overshadowing Tenchi's, maybe even Grandpa's. Tenchi wondered where this man had come from, and why he had come. Tenchi watched Zase go back inside. Soon he heard footsteps grow loud, pass his room, and fade. The bathroom door slammed shut. *** Zase soaped up, showered, and swam around in the tub. Something was bothering him. The surroundings, the house, and the shrine signified that this house was primitive in nature. But when he entered the bathroom, he found he was on the floting isle. He must of some how been transported from the house to the isle, But how? Zase got out, got dressed and headed downstairs. Dinner had just started, and everyone sit where they wanted. The foods consisted of rice, fish, and tea. Zase ate silently, observing his new "friends." Ayeka, had fought Ryoko. Exposing her skills, she was talentled in martial arts. But mainly used defensive powers, such as force fields. For her dirty work, she used to robots called Azaka and Kamedake for offensive. They used energy based weapons, and had a low shield level. Ryoko had a more spread out form of fighting, and no defense at all. Her speed greatly exceled anyones. And she used energy as a power, manipulating it into any weapon she pleased. She could also blast energy, and split herself into two. She was probably the only one there who could fly. Tenchi had a massive amount of power, Zase could see it in his eyes. But he could not yet control it. His sword looked to be of anciant orgin, and was probably energy or laser. The way he kept it in his belt, signified he was a newbie with sword techniques. His body was strong like a farmers, and he looked as if he had some martial arts training. Washu had no fighting skills at all. From her speaking, Zase guessed she was a scientest, who helped the group from afar. She probably invinted the isle in the air. That Zase had used. Sasami was a mystery to even Zase, she had power but didn't know it. If she had known she could probably destroy the whole group. But she was to innocent too carry that out. Nobyuki was a normal man, easily beaten on the battle field, and of no use to the group. But Grandpa was a great fighter, with years of experience, and the martial arts at his side. A real challenge to Zase. Dinner went on, and afterwards Ryoko got drunk off some sake. Ayeka, and Sasami went to their rooms. Along with Yin, Scrap, Nobyuki, and Mia. Grandpa and Tenchi went out for a night training. And Washu went into her lab to work on her latest project. Zase went outside to see if he could get some training in. *** Max watched the world in his mind, he sat in an airship focusing on the one person he had to kill. He was in Japan, in a house withg a lot of strange women. His mind reached out to the rest of the world. Watching it move like maggots, awaiting their death under foot. In one instant Max could wipe them out, being able to focus in on other people and read their minds with his mind helped. But now he had something more. Something that would finally bring back his people, Mia's people. The Xirens. On the hilt of his axe gleamed the lost orb. He had found it in the last diminsion. It had power beyond power. It could focus in and tap into the other orbs power. It could transport itself and the other orbs to all the other diminsions. And it had the power Max had been searching for, the power to even the playing field of the Xirens and the Dessert Bandits decendants. *** It had stopped raining. Zase watched Grandpa and Tenchi practice, catouloging their technique. Each had a special nich to be beaten. But they were hidden by speed and experience. Tenchi could dodge attacks very well, and his stregnth with the sword was very polished but he lacked in knowledge of his opponant. And had no experience backing him up. Grandpa flowed through his motions, and had mastered every detail of the sword. But over the years of age he had become weaker, and slower. But he could still match the skill of Zase and Tenchi. The two stopped, Tenchi heaving his breath hevily. Grandpa turned to Zase. "Would you like to spar?" Grandpa asked politly. "Which one of you?" Zase asked. "I am a good match for you." Grandpa said throwing Zase a wooden training sword. "Wait grandpa I'll take him." Tenchi looked his opponant in the eyes. Searching for a weakness. Zase readied his sword, Tenchi did the same. Zase quickly recollected his data on Tenchi and justified his strategy. Tenchi lunged, Zase spun around Tenchi and jabed him in the back. Tenchi spun on his heel fast enough to block an on coming slash. But did not anticipate the thrust and jab. Tenchi stumbled back and regained compusure. Zase let his sword down and stood straight. Tenchi darted forward, sword ready to slash. Zase flipped over the boy as he came into range, and quickly spun around to slash Tenchi's side. Tenchi jabed, sliced, jabed again, parried, and blocked. Each attack was eaither evaded or blocked by Zase. Zase adminstered the final jab to Tenchi's sword arm. Tenchi dropped the sword. Grandpa clapped and stepped forward. "Very good Tenchi-kun. You did good for your first taste of a real warrior." Grandpa turned to Zase. "And you. Very fast, and very accurate. A mark of a true swordsman." His eyes glinted towards the schimitar on his back. "Very fast indeed, even with the heavy equipment, you still managed to match the speed of my grandson." "Thank you sir." Zase said. "Well it's late, I'm going inside." *** Yin awoke to see a blurred image of a woman floating above him. He suddenly realized who it was. "Ryoko!." Yin pulled his blankets over his shoulders. It wasn't a big deal. Only his shirt was off. Ryoko chuckled. "Hehe. I was just checking to see if you were alive. You missed breakfast." "Ah damn, I was supposed to train with Zase." Yin threw off the covers and grabbed for his white shirt, and denim jacket. As he got them on Ryoko held his sword to him. "Here's your sword sweetie." She said with a devious smile. Yin snatched his sword and left the room, leaving Ryoko floating above the unmade bed. She smiled even more deviously. Yin shot back into the room. "Don't you dare mess with my bed again. I didn't like the feel of those metal tenticals." Yin shot a glare at Ryoko. Ryoko hid her black leather suit behind her back and wistled innocantly. Yin left the room, and went into the kitchen and grabbed some sake. After two swigs he strolled out into the brisk morning. Zase and Scrap were in the middle of a duel. Zase of course was winning. Mia stood by Ayeka and Sasami watching intently. Ryoko appeared next to Yin, but was drawn in by the battle immidietly. Her eyes flickered at Zase's every move, his rythem, and speed. Something she had never seen in all the galaxy. Zase made all his stats come together to make one solid form of movements. Ryoko knew she would have to try herself against this form one day. But she needed more training. "Good Morning, oops I mean noon Yin." Mia said playfully. "Still in your addolessent sleeping stage I see." Yin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. "Uh Sorry about that. Long day yesterday." "Sir Yin, I have a message from Tenchi." Ayeka informed. "Lay it on me." Yin said. "He requiers your presence at the shrine." Ayeka said. "Ok. Come on Mia." Yin said starting to leave. "No, He only wants you." Ayeka said suspiciously.