CoH CoS (Chapter 13)

Damien, Honey, and Athena walked across the main lawn. There had been a large outdoor concert and festival, put on by the RHA that Daimen was part of. The show had ended and everyone was milling around. People talking about continuing the party at someone’s room, apartment, or some eating place. Damien was talking to Honey, laughing while telling a new joke. Suddenly Damien stopped talking and walking at once. Honey gave him one look and turned to Athena to ask what was wrong, but when she turned she saw the same look on Athena’s face. A few seconds later she heard screams come from the direction that Damien and Athena stared. People scattered before them and they saw three figures in black cloaks. The figures in cloaks walked toward them and stopped about ten paces away.

“Athena, go take Honey to my room and get Chip.” Damien spoke suddenly.

“But Daddy…” Honey saw Athena start to reach for her lightsaber.

“No! Don’t you dare. Go take Honey to the room and get Chip. Now!”

Without another word Athena grabbed Honey’s hand and ran to Damien’s room. Athena threw the door open and immediately turned on the outside viewer. Honey sat in front of it while Athena turned, not to the phone, but to the Knights’ comm system. She keyed in Chip’s number and after a few seconds she heard his voice.

“Athena? What’s up?”

“Chip, you have to get over here now! There’s three Randon here, Damien is outside. I think he’s going to fight them.”

“Stand tight. I’m on the way.”

Meanwhile Honey watched as Damien and the Randon looked at each other for a few moments. If by some signal, the Randon shrugged off their cloaks to show fighting uniforms and Damien shrugged off his jacket and pulled his shirt off, keeping his t-shirt on. Each Randon pulled a lightsaber out and ignited it. Damien sighed to himself and pulled a lightsaber out in each hand and ignited both. The Randon walked forward and Damien walked forward, the battle began. The lightsabers flashed and hummed with deadly brillance. Damien was using every bit of power his gift gave him, but he knew he couldn’t keep it up for long against three trained Randon. Finally with one strike too long he knew he made his mistake. But the sound of one lightsaber striking another the blow was blocked.

“Heard you called for the calvary.” Chip said, throwing the attacker back.

“Glad you heard it.” Damien replied.

The battle began anew. The sabers flashed strong and fierce. But as fierce as the Randon were, they were no match for the greatest Knights of all. As each was cut down they left in a burst of evil energy. Damien and Chip shut down their lightsabers and looked at each other. A crowd had gathered.

Damien sighed again, “This is gonna take some time to explain.”

Chip looked at him and gave a sigh of his own, “Tell me about it….”

Tenchi

“…the cultivation of the mind, the body, and the soul, and we must always cultivate the soul.”