Jasmine Remembers her Blaze of Glory Somewhat as Rachel Faces her Final Test but the challenge is not what it seems….

(Author's Note this is Part five of multi Part Chapter)

Late night in La while Marie slept comfortably in her side of the room While Jasmine in her separate room tossed and turned MMMMM Nooooo Watch your Six Sanchez… Wait DON’T OPEN THAT… while in her mind Jasmine continued to dream yet again to see Marie in full Military garb as well as Pete Sanchez, Amber Thompson, Adam Torres, Randal Jackson follow in suit as Jasmine looked down and saw her uniform matched…

What is the Sitrep Adam spoke back… Simple Smash and grab ladies and gents Marie spoke back Zanibarian President have asked us to come and aide him and his people to get civilians out including his daughter… sounds like he is getting his balls busted Ma’am… if you had Balls to bust Pete Amber spoke back… Settle down you all we are here to get in and get out get me… HoooRah they all shouted… as the six solider crew rappelled down to the ground….

Marie use her call signals to move the team to the door… Clear no mines or trip wires easy as pie Jasmine spoke as they checked the main door and opened it Ummm Ma’am you might want to take a look at this seeing a large vat… what the hell Pete spoke… what is this Marie spoke up as Jasmine went to the computer terminal and hacked them with ease…. Lieutenant come check this out I think we been played here… Wait what do you mean Private Malone…

You said that we were here to get some hostages out and yet no hostages here and a big vat of chemicals when the computer files burred and buzzed to life… ladies and gentlemen, I want to show you the fruit of our labor in the next stage of Zanibarian Freedom Militia’s Super Solider Serum…. Mutagen-X with one little vial of this serum a solider will acute with superhuman speed, strength, and agility in small doses for a small amount of time… in large mass dose as in a warhead… instant mutation and disfigurement and ****… Lieutenant what did we stumble onto... don’t know Jasmine good work….

When Pete and Amber heard voices…. Help us… Please… We are in here… maybe it is the civilians when Amber and Pete began to open the door NOOOOOO Jasmine Screamed as Amber saw the device attached to a tape recorder when the room exploded into a fireball Abolishing both members of the U.S. Forces in flames killing them instantly… when the flame roared out towards Marie…

Jasmine pushed her friend and fellow military sister out of harms the way engulfing her entire body in flames as the **** blew Jasmine into the Massive Tank Of Mutagen-X… while Adam and the others fell to their deaths due to the warehouse faulty walkways while Marie spoke into coms… Mission is SNAFU heavy losses no civilians it was a trap….

Inside the heating tank Jasmine could feel the burning and chemicals mixing into the flames as she swallowed copious amounts of chemical when Marie grabbed an ax and destroyed the tank submerging herself as well as the heavily burned Jasmine came flying out unresponsive as this Shot Jasmine up in a heated sweat…. NOT AGAIN WHY ME why did I survive this looking at her former team photo and cried herself back to sleep as she saw her clock read 0400….

Back in Japan a Solemn bell rung as Rachel and Jessica said that bell something is off about… when they heard fellow students and other warrior shouting in their native tongues… What is going on when a knock on the door as Tiger Lilly showed up… Lilly what is the matter… It’s Quan Lo… what happened Jessica asked … someone murdered him… who would do such a thing… Lilly listen to me let it out….

No, he was my mentor I got to find his killer as Seiko spoke, we will Lilly… how bad is it… his eyes… someone gouged them out then cut out his tongue… then slit his throat… oh my that is bad Rachel spoke I am so sorry…. When the main bell gonged for breakfast as each member including Seiko and the two outsiders who found a new home in a strange land walked by the blacken tightly wrapped sheets of a friend… Ahh, Rachel, there you are… Grand Master….

Rachel bowed and said look I am so sorry about Master Lo… thank you my young initiate for your somber words and remorse but I still want you to continue to train you got your final test tonight… Yes, Grand Master as Jessica said Grand Master do you think it is wise you all just lost Quan Lo… Yes, my friend this battle will be in the service of his memory….

Kimoto walked drenched in blood away from the temple dropping her bloody weapons she used to semantically take out one of her former teacher as she walked to the waterfall as she stripped letting his blood slowly drizzle off her naked form laughing from rage of her heinous deed as the still water bed cleaned her instruments of destruction and make them ready for her next kill Rachel Jenkins and knew when and where to do it….

Rachel continued to train as Lilly and Gurdon smiled ahh perfect form my dear… how can you all do this with what happened… we don’t celebrate the **** we celebrate the life he had… so you are saying don’t mourn the bad times celebrate the good times and memories… exactly my friend… as Jessica and Seiko continued to train as well as Jessica continued to feel all her hate swell and it showed… Break… what is the matter… Still harboring over Quan Lo’s **** Sensei….

I can tell listen let us relax and reminisce knowing Rachel is on the final course…. Is it worth all of this… to forge your will and strength in the fire and flames of sulfur and steel for some yes, it is a major accomplishment like your queen and your rebirth…? I see Sensei I am so sorry I questioned it when Lunch bell came and sounded as it doubled as a funeral viewing as Silence as they mourned for the rest of the day as birds chirped across the sky filling the void without silence…

Back on LA Marie said Jasmine are you ok I heard you scream this morning… nightmare Marie don’t worry… I do I am your friend you know ever since the accident we had you been …. What… Evasive I worry about you I mean you were burned but yet you were not scarred physically Jasmine… I am fine I just wish it was easy you know Amber just graduated from college and had her life ahead of her, Adam was wanting to be a top rated chef now can’t, Randal was trying to become an actor-comedian, And Pete was on the verge of being a father now his wife is a widow, and she blamed me ok…

Oh, dear I am so sorry I wished all this time I was hideously scarred… no you don’t dear listen to me if you ever need a lending ear, I am here… thank you, Jasmine spoke back hugging her friend and said to herself… I wonder why I was given powers and the same compound which changed me drenched Marie and nothing happened…

God, I want to tell her the truth I hate lying to her… but if I do then what will she turn me into that dickhead we both have to put up with or lock me up in the science division… I am so torn what do I do as Marie spoke there dear let it out as Marie thought she was still crying over the loss of their friends and teammates…

Later in the night as the Grand Master’s Dinner bell and Final round of Rachel’s when the Grand Master began to address the crowd of followers when a dirk landed at her royal feet…. NO, THIS GAIJIN FACES ME TO THE ****… Mikoto dressed in tight black skin tight leather and fully masked pulled out her blades…. SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY AMERICAN DOG… who are you… WHY SHOULD YOU CARE… when Seiko spoke Rachel you do not need to accept her challenge no one will think less of you…?

No Sensei she wants me she can have me making Mikoto scream out in muffled cry swinging her blades as Rachel dodge with ease as she felt the razor-sharp edge could easily slice the wind… Coward you fight me with weapons I am unarmed… So, GAIJIN you don’t deserve to be Shadow Mage just ask your friend Master Lo….

You…. Yessss It was easy and so MMMM damn entertaining when I gouged out his eyes as I heard him scream until I got tired as I cut out his tongue then bathe in his blood as it exploded from his slit throat…. I’ll kill you… if you can try the Ninja spoke as Rachel used all her training and knowledge striking blow for blow…

Jessica watched on in fear as she said Sensei you got to stop this… you know I can’t and neither can you all we can do is watch and pray to our goddess she can out match this Rouge… Rouge Jessie asked… as in Rouge Assassin as Jessie shouted RACHEL YOU GOT THIS as the ninja threw a dagger towards Jessica’s way as Seiko pulled her out of the way… Thank you Sensei… don’t mention It my student are you ok… Yess….

THAT’S IT Rachel shouted as she spears the female ninja that allowed her to lose her one of her Katana’s as the Ninja flip back in attack stance… I DON’T NEED TWO BLADES TO FINISH YOU OFF… when the ninja came missing Rachel as she rolled and grabbed the other sword and blocked the downward strike as metal clanged against metal over and over when Rachel saw the opening and quickly slashed dropping the Rouge to her knees in Defeat….

GRAND MASTER THIS NINJA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MASTER LO’s PASSING…. Unmask this unknown assailant Initiate Jenkins… Let me go and let me die with honor… HONOR YOU HAVE NO HONOR ripping the mask away to see Mikoto covered in lightly covered blood….

YES, GRAND MASTER IT IS ME MIKOTO…. Why dear the grand master quizzed… BECAUSE YOU CHOSE THIS AMERICAN DOG OVER ME… because you were not ready as to your defeat right this minute Rachel has shown more heart and determination than you ever did and it pains me to say for you truly brought your family shame this day… My family died for six generations for what… and yet you shame their very memory I have made my judgement for your crimes Mikoto Sawa is **** by beheading…

WAIT Rachel spoke Grand Master may I address the entire court…. You may Ms. Jenkins… instead of killing her allow her to live with the shame of failure she brought to our clan this day… Are you sure…? Yes, Grand Master instead of **** let her die by Exile… Very well My Student bring the traitor here as her guards’ **** Mikoto Sawa to the grand master herself….

I WILL KILL YOU BITCH… you may try but know this your former brothers and sisters will hunt you down and kill you if you do and with that said slashing her former Mage’s face Scarring her with an Intricate blade I Mark you Ex Member of the Shadow Mage now get this bitch out of my sight before I change my mind….

Rachel Jenkins for showing great bravery and diversity I hear by give you your Title Red Devil Sister of Shadows for not one Mage will have your back But All in your sights, not as an Initiate but full fledged member of our clan Rise Red Devil and join your brothers and Sisters in arms as they welcome you to our clan, as Rachel arisen to cheers to her ears… Now rest my dear graduate for tomorrow you will walk into the forge for three days…

Seiko step up… Yes, Grand Master as she bowed… I know you left us under duress and former grand master stripped you of rank and entitlement… Yes, Grand Master… for bringing your student here and showing me that yes outsiders they were once was can also learn our ways and techniques for that I reinstate your rank as Master Level III teacher and entitlement As Shadow kunoichi…

Thank you, Grand Master… now Rise and join your fellow Sister Red Devil as Seiko stood beside her student as Fireworks blasted off into the night as Mikoto now stripped of her ninja garb and now exiled blade walked away as the blood flowed free as strangers saw the straggler of a woman walking into the darkness scared at the sight of her disfigurement vowing **** on the place she once called home….