The Dark Kings

Tobi dodged blasts of fire as Kiala closed in on him.

"You don't need to do this."

She leaped at him striking at an iron barrier that he raised.

"Come on pops, we're just play fighting here aren't we?"

Her fist broke through the barrier with ease, as she pulled it out and teleported behind him, kicking him in the side, as he was sent flying through the clearing.

He regained composure midflight nearly crashing into the side of a cliff and pointed his hands at her, as she teleported within his vision.

"I'm sorry for what you have been through, but that's no excuse to hurt the others."

Kiala smirked.

"They would have gotten in my way. Besides you're starting to feel it aren't you? Go ahead, put your hands together and will the air to stop with your mind not with any of your other abilities."

Tobi looked at her confused, but she put her hands up.

"I promise I won't do anything."

Wearily he did as she said.

The air between his hands had cracks in the shape of a ball.

He was astonished.

"How... Is this possible?"

Kiala smiled.

"Perks of being family. Looks like it merged well with your cells. You're now Telekinetic, just like Nirro, Sarah and I."

She started to gather energy within herself.

"You don't understand the lengths at which Mom went to protect you. You basically killed her."

She pointed her right palm at him, grimacing as the side effects

"Repel."

A force of air struck him out of the blue, sending him flying back.

He looked up at her confused on what just happened.

"Repel!"

She yelled even louder, as a larger force of air, trucked into him without warning.

He grunted as he hit the side of the cliff.

"This isn't going anywhere."

He whispered under his breath, while healing himself.

She descended down in front of him, as frost and burns started to appear on her face.

Noticing Tobi called out to her.

"If you keep going, you will self destruct."

She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, as dark clouds started to gather.

"I don't remember Dargan being this lively, brother."

A loud voice echoed out from above them.

A sudden deep flow of fear washed over the two, enough for Kiala to instantly go into third gear.

She braced the agonizing pain and looked up.

The two monsters she felt on top of the cliff, were watching them with curiosity.

Both were about 7 feet tall, had tanned skin, with full grey beards and physiques similar to professional basketball athletes.

They were dressed in a green and black, foreign uniform and outfitted with simple, similar crowns and capes.

The brother sitting on the side of the cliff, had a disappointed look etched on his face, equipped with a large long sword strapped to his back.

The other had already unsheathed his massive, black, cleaver-like sword sitting on his shoulder, as he looked down at them grinning.

"Who are they?"

Tobi asked, trying to contain the fear in his voice.

Kiala shook her head.

"This shouldn't be happening. In her notes, it said that they were stopped by an outside force. Did they fail?"

Tobi was tired of being left in the dark.

"Kiala, who are they? What force?"

She couldn't move her gaze from the one standing.

"They have to be the Dark Kings, a force even Atlas chooses not to engage with. I've never ran into them, but this energy goes beyond the third gear.

Kiala clenched her fists, then looked at him.

"We may be in danger."

The one standing, swung his sword down from his shoulder, to his side, as light gusts of wind picked up behind him.

"Rael, you don't mind if I get a little selfish here, don't you?"

Rael sighed and adjusted his sitting position, raising some soft dirt to support his back.

"Go ahead. You always do what you want anyways, Mado."

Mado grinned then jumped off the cliff.

He swung his sword back as purple flames covered his blade.

His hair glowed brighter grey.

Kiala drew her sword, knowing he was aiming for her.

Their swords collided, erupting in a shockwave that started land sliding the cliff.

"Warrior, can you understand me?"

Kiala nodded as she returned back his strikes.

His lips curved into a smirk.

"Although you have the highest energy signature on this planet, I can tell you are at your limit. You must be the one that took out Sohzyn, are you not?"

She nodded once more, holding on for her life, with each blow.

"So, what if I did?"

Mado smile grew bigger.

"Then I would be delighted to fight you at your full strength, but for now, you can rest."

Kiala braced, not understanding what he meant.

"What-"

For a moment, his hair went jet black, rising as electricity crackled all around him.

Black and white veins flashed all over his body, in the same moment, as he used the flat side of his blade to smack her flying with his full might, across the continent.

He turned his attention towards Tobi switching down into second gear.

"I felt something disturbing on Dargan, but I didn't expect it to be this timid little kid... Boy what's your name?"

Tobi was unable to do anything during that exchange.

He immediately knew that this monster was way out of his league and had already signaled for Nirro.

He chose his words carefully.

"My name is Tobi, Commander of the Beyond Space Force. State your business in our Solar System."

Mado was ecstatic, he lifted his sword back on to his shoulder.

"So, you're the Commander! That makes things so much easier."

Tobi realized that he may have made a grave mistake.

Regardless the king continued.

"My name is Mado, one of the two kings of Kiros. We noticed on radars Sohzyn's fleet making their way towards this blank sector. Only for us to find out, this sector wasn't empty and that Sohzyn's signature vanished from these coordinates. Naturally I asked my pilots to speed up and descend."

It just struck Tobi, what Kiala meant.

Making him have no doubt that she was from the future.

Mado continued.

"So, are you aiming to be a Conqueror?"

Tobi was confused by the question.

"What do you mean by that?"

Mado shook his head and started to crack his bones.

"I've met many protectors like you, that planet in this solar system, squirming with replaceable life. That's what you're trying to protect are you not? I'll be straight with you, having weak resolve like that, will get you killed."

He let out a soft laugh.

Tobi didn't find it funny, clenching his sword tight in front of him and watching his every move.

He swung his sword down, pointing it at him.

"You see, I came to battle Sohzyn and take his head as a present for Atlas, but now I'm depressed and could use a new asset, to make myself feel better...

An enormous amount of energy poured out of him, suffocating Tobi.

"What makes you think me and my brother won't leave, without taking it?"

He was finding it difficult to speak, but he managed to put on a brave front, knowing the World was watching.

"Hmm, since what you're asking ain't possible. I'd appreciate it, if you would best be on your way then. If you need directions, I can show you the way."

Mado let out an enormous laugh, which echoed throughout their surroundings.

As he was about to speak, he sensed something and instinctively put up a large dome barrier completely made out of black flames.

"Kinect: Gamma Ray Burst!"

Kiala yelled at the top of her lungs, as she used her flights momentum, to launch her attack.

Purple rays of light formed into a sphere rotating faster than light, as her right hand started to to ripping to shreds.

The sphere superheated and shattered forth quickly, with the beam of light, striking Mado's barrier, in nanoseconds.

The continent started to shake immediately, as seismic activity rippled through the planet.

The cliff completely crumbled apart as Tobi retreated to take cover.

Mado's barrier was pushed hundreds of meters away as it held it's ground until the beam completely covered it.

Kiala poured in all her remaining energy, erupting an explosion, leveling everything for a over 5 km.

Her breathing was ragged, as her transformation flickered.

"You did well. You will make a fine soldier."

Mado had teleported behind her, his left arm singed from the attack.

"You're attack actually reached me."

She turned around, unsheathing her sword to cut his head off in one swift motion, however he was quicker.

Giving her one strike in the stomach, as violet flames left their mark on her.

She coughed blood, then fell unconscious.

Mado put the flames out, then called out to his brother.

"Rael!"

In a blur, Rael appeared beside him.

"What is it brother?"

Mado smiled at him.

"I have decided, I want her in our ranks."

Rael looked her over, seemingly annoyed.

"You know, you can't just keep picking people up like this. We have our own people to feed. If you take her, then you can't bring anyone else from that blue planet."

Mado grunted then nodded.

"Very well. I'm not interested in humans without power anyways. It seems it's a rare case for them anyways. We'll kill the rest."

Tobi descended down in front of them, sword raised, as he maxed out on the energy he could output in second gear.

He was scared and he had still not come to grips with it.

He knew accepting it would make it all real, but reality was not going to give him the time to decide.

However, there was one thing he knew for sure, he could never allow his child to be hurt, in front of him like that.

"Drop her."

The brothers looked at him.

"Or what?"

Mado asked?

Tobi leaped at him, at the same time Mado threw her to Rael and unsheathed his sword blocking Tobi's charge.

Their eyes deadlocked as tensions, physically altered the terrain

Dark clouds covered the entire continent.

Mado had the widest grin.

"Is that a spark I see?"