Lap of the Gods

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"Raph on your left!" Leo yelled, swiping at the foot soldier that attacked his side.

"Rrr!" Raph growled out, pouncing and destroying the enemy.

They weren't expecting this many, they weren't expecting any. They had left for a training run in the warm summer night. That was all it was supposed to be, just a run, time to stretch out muscles. They had gone the long way, loving the warmth in the air. Mikey had run ahead with Raph, they were teasing and laughing. Everyone was in a good mood. Leo and Don ran behind them, smiles on their faces, just loving the night.

It had happened so quickly. It was Mikey's yell and Raph's growl that had alerted them. The foot swarmed quickly. The black shadowed mass, swallowing the pale moons light.

"dude, there's to many!" Mikey cried. They swarmed him, flowing around him from all sides. Mikey deflected what he could, took down as many as possible, but they continued to take over.

" we need to retreat!" Don called, he was backing up, swing his Bo staff. They attacked his front pushing him back to the unknown attack at his back.

Leo looked up, his movement fluid as he attacked, his form holding though he was struggling.

He need to get to his brothers.

Mikey was to one on the corners of the building, his normal jokes and taunts completely vanished now, as he fought for his life. Leo, himself was taking on far to many, and they only seemed to grow in numbers. Don was being pushed back.

Raph...

Where was Raph? He was there a second ago... He had launched himself farther into the battle, taking numerous foot ninja out with a menacing tackle, full of blades and mass.

"Raph!" Leo yelled, taking out a foot with his katana, one foul swoop.

"Ra-"

A flashe of green swept around to Don's back, successfully taking out the foot who threatened his brother. "watch ya back!" Raph snarled.

"thanks" Don huffed out.

The swarms seem to keep coming. There was no way off the roof, no way to get away from the never ending blackness.

A scream cut through the air, slicing the air.

"Mikey!" The three brothers yelled, trying to get to their now harmed and struggling brother.

"I'm o-okay! I...ngh.." Mikey fell to one knee, fighting off what he could but his wounds were to harsh.

The air was thick now. The smell of blood streaked the air.

Pushing his pain away from his mind, Leo went for Michelangelo. The foot on his youngest brother were relentless, even as the orange banded turtle barely had the energy to defend himself.

"hold on...ngm, hold on!" Leo cried, reflecting the blades as they came at him.

A kick to his rib, and Leo went down on one knee.

There was just to many..

Green and purple flew past Leo vision. "Leo get up!" Don yelled, he was defending Leo as best he could but fatigue was wearing at him, tearing him down.

"Arrgh!" Raph growled, with a hand spring he cleared the mass of black, landing beside his injured sea green brother. "come on, Mike, ya gotta get up!"

A lone black shadow crept fast and stealthy against the edge, heading in the direction of Raph and Mikey. With what little strength he had, Leo pushed him self up.

With a burst of speed he moved towards his struggling brothers, Don wasn't to far behind him. "Move!"

Dragging his swords up he deflected the lethal blow, but the next blow came to quickly for his tired form. The tonfa cracked hard across the back of his skull, sending him to the hard relentless cement.

"Leo!"

It was Raph's call, but he didn't receive a reply. The black swarm only thickened.

Leo was down, Mikey wasn't far behind, his knee was destroyed, and he was bleeding out from teh numerous cuts and gashes. Don wasn't any better, the cuts that littered his body marked him with red, leaving him light headed. His arm throbbed, and was out of the socket...

"Don!..Don I need you!"

It was Raphael who called now. He should have fallen, yet he continued. Adrenaline pumping through his veins, keeping him upright.

Another one fell, his olive skin, now almost completely crimson.

"D-Don..ngh.."

Backing towards his fallen brothers, Raph was just pushed back harder causing him to stumble. His weak state no match for the black shadows. Something blunt came hard against the side of his skull. He went down hard, face upwards into the sea of darkness.

Unconsciousness lapped at the edges of his vision, calling him. Though he fought it, for as long as he could.

The dark warmth claimed his last fallen victim.

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The foot had won, finally defeated the turtles, but their battle wasn't finished.

Looking up they were greeted with seven silhouetted figures, all standing on the edge of the building above them. The faces shadowed, menacing.

"Brother, take care of them" Came a womens iced voice.

"with pleasure, my dear sister" The mans weaseled voice rang. His arm extended in front of him, with his palms spread wide he past his hand over the ninjas. Each soldier gave a cry as the simply disapeared into wisps of black smoke, fading into the air.

"pitiful" Came another mans voice, his broad shoulders lined with heavy metal.

A small women looked down at the remaining four figures. "ooh, I like them, what beautiful pets they would make.." She said, her voice girly and sweet as it floated across the summer breeze.

A deep rumbling laugh came from another man. " settle yourself sister...now are theses the ones?"

"yes...these are them, the ones from the Oracles tellings"

The largest man nodded, jumping down from his perch. "very well...come brothers...sisters, let us take them to the Oracle- she will tell us the importance of these beings"

"Hai Brother" The other six said in union. Their ghostly figures moving fluidly as they followed their brother, taking hold of the fallen four.

"Look..."Came a woman's voice. "they are stronger then they seem, this ones eyes have opened.."

"wha'?..wh-whas hap.."

She walked over cupping his cheek. "hush now child, all shall be answered."

His head dropped, allowing the darkness to consume him once again.

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