The Sword and Bow Fell a Giant

The heroes destroyed Rakshassas left and right. These demons were soldiers that Ravana tasked with killing the pair. However, the sword skills of Arthur and the archery skills of Rama were beyond what the Rakshasas could handle. And on their journey, the pair became a lot closer and were able to fight together using teamwork that made it look as though they were fighting together since childhood. In order to defeat the heroic duo, Ravana sent a pair of Rakshasas to awaken his brother, the sleeping giant Kumbhakarna. Kumbhakarna, a demon cursed by the gods to be in a slumber for years in order to prevent his rampages of eating men. The Rakshasas hurried to his slumber location in order to wake him to defeat the heroes. He readily accepted his task... after killing and eating the Rakshasas for waking him early. He went off to find them.

Sitting at a campfire, Rama and Arthur were talking about themselves to each other.

"So how did you meet your lovely bride, Rama?" Arthur asked with a smile on his face.

Rama laughed at the question remembering the day he won the right to Sita's heart. "Well, her father wanted her future husband to string a bow of the gods, and because I was in love with her I attended."

"And that's how you got the bow you use now?" Arthur asked curious at Rama's laughter.

"Nope, I snapped the bow while trying to string it."

"Amazing! Then how did you end up with her? What about the bow you use now?"

"Well, her father being the king, possessed not one, but two bows that had belonged to the gods and I strung the second."

"Interesting. Your ability to string the bow belonging a god must mean you have some connection to him."

"Indeed. Which also explains the power you taught me to use so well. What about you? Where does your power come from? How did you acquire that sword?"

Before Arthur could answer, they felt the earth quake beneath them and heard a mighty roar in the distance. Arthur could sense a blood-lust off in the distance, a demonic creature who finds pleasure in killing men.

"Another story for another time, my friend. It seems we are needed," Arthur replied while standing and unsheathing his sword.

"Agreed, I look forward to learning more about you," Rama said while joining his friend, standing and knocking an arrow in his bow.

They used their god-like speed to run over to the source of the blood lust and there they found the giant Kumbhakarna. Standing one-hundred feet tall and wielding a club that could pulverize a mountain, Kumbhakarna sneered at his weak looking opponents. Once there the epic battle began and the two used their team work to fight the giant. Arthur took point and attacked the giant from melee range, while Rama fired arrows in the same way he pierced the mountain. The battle waged on for nine hours straight. Were it not for their unique abilities, the two would have perished within minutes.

"We need to finish this now!" Arthur yelled to Rama. Arthur could tell that Kumbhakarna was growing stronger the longer fight went on. If the battle lasted too long, Kumbha karna would become too strong for the pair to kill.

Summoning all of his power, Rama leaped into the air and fired off three empowered arrows. Each of the arrows struck the giant in the chest, yet he refused to fully go down. However, while Rama was readying himself, Arthur re-sheathed his sword and jumped back thirty yards from the giant and prepared himself to use a sword drawing technique befitting his Japanese sword. He learned the technique from a red-headed swordsman with a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek from Japan. The Amakakeru Ryu No-Hirameki. As the arrows pierced Kumbhakarna, Arthur sped towards the giant and in the blink of an eye he drew his sword from its sheath. As Kumbhakarna attempted to stand after being knocked to his knees from the damage the arrows inflicted, Arthur sliced through him with his sword. The battle was over, Kumbhakarna lie dead on the battlefield.

"That was an interesting technique, Arthur. Where did you learn it?" Rama said as he walked up to Arthur after the battle.

"Just one of many techniques taught to me by the one who trained me to fully use this sword. The sword style is called the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū. It means Flying Heavenly Sword Style. I sought out my master not long after acquiring my sword and, given the name itself of the style, I could think of no better way to use my Sword of Heaven," answered Arthur.

"That is an interesting name. Where was it you said you found your sword? I have never seen anything like it before. It's your turn to share your story, Arthur."

"That's a story I can tell after our next rest. For now, let us continue to another good spot to camp. I have way too much energy right now to simply rest and tell stories."

"Agreed," Rama said with a laugh.

And so the two continued along their way to another place to camp, and another story to share.