Okami 18 512.jpg. At the start, there's nothing you can do to harm Ninetails. She'll attack with a charging rush (double jump over her when she.
And that is the end of Act 5! Only one more Act to go and the story is finished!
Ninetails
An eerie silence loomed all around them. The air was thick with evil. Vegeta could sense it. The Dark Lord was near. The saiyan ran across the balcony and went up the stairs to the very top of Oni Island. There, a huge ring sat. It was a perfect place to battle the Dark Lord.
Issun: 'You feel that weird vibe this place is givin' off, Geta?'
Vegeta: 'Yeah...'
Issun: 'It may be quiet now, but I've gat a major case of the creeps. I know she's watching us from the shadows! She's ready to strike at any moment! You ready, Geta!'
Vegeta: 'Of course!'
Issun: 'Excellent! I can't wait to cut loose and go berserk! Let's teach that fox-headed wench a lesson!'
The time to avenge Queen Himiko was at hand! Vegeta ran to the center of the ring, but nothing happened. The Dark Lord was nowhere to be seen.
Issun: 'Well... Looks like we've finally reached the top of the castle.'
Issun hopped off of Vegeta and looked around.
Issun: 'Now where's that fox-headed wench hiding? The great Issun's gonna avenge Queen Himiko!'
Issun drew his sword, ready for battle. But the Dark Lord still did not show. Vegeta looked around, but he couldn't see, smell or sense anything. The prince then raised his head up and howled loudly. The howl went for miles. Then, the dark clouds over head parted to reveal a red moon. But something else revealed itself as well.
Issun: 'A constellation... here?'
A constellation appeared before Vegeta. But it wasn't like the others.
Issun: 'I can't believe it could shine in such an evil place.'
Something wasn't right about this constellation to Vegeta. It didn't shine with a heavenly light like the others. It didn't give off that warm, friendly feeling as the others. There was something... Dark about it. There was only one way to find out what it was. Five stars were visible and four were missing. Vegeta summoned the scroll and filled in the four missing stars. What appeared was not friend, nor was it a god. A great shadowy beast manifested from the constellation. Issun hopped back on Vegeta as the saiyan prince started to growl. The shadowy beast's eyes glowed crimson red. The top of Oni Island changed from the dark world to the one where the gods talked to Vegeta. The beast spun around in the air with great ease as it descended to face our hero. When it landed, it became visible. The Dark Lord - Ninetails.
Ninetails: 'Ho ho ho ho ho... So, Vegeta, son of Amaterasu... You have crept into my castle like a sneaky little mouse, have you? By the power of Yami, ruler of the Land of Darkness, I, Ninetails, have been made lord of Ryoshima Coast! You needn't have come all this way just for me to kill you. I would have found you and done so just the same. Just like I did to Queen Himiko!'
Ninetails roared at Vegeta.
Issun: 'Yami? Land of Darkness? Never heard of either of 'em! And I don't remember ever giving you my OK to rule Ryoshima Coast!'
Ninetails: 'Yami is the absolute ruler of all evil beings. He is the ultimate symbol of darkness. And he is nothing like those false gods of your fairytales!'
Issun: 'False gods? You're the one going around pretending to be a priestess and building fishy hideouts like this! We're gonna expose you for what you are once and for all!'
Ninetails: 'Ho ho ho ho ho! We shall see, O mortal one. Prepare to face the wrath of my terrible power! A power far beyond your so-called gods!'
Ninetails roared again. Vegeta snarled at the beast.
Vegeta: 'Show me this terrible power of yours and don't hold back! I want you to try every trick you can think of before I destroy you!'
Vegeta roared at Ninetails and the battle began! Ninetails - the true form of the evil that dwells on Oni Island. Nine souls inhabit each of the nine tails, each acting independently. This battle was unlike any thus so far. He was fast and agile, matching Vegeta in every way. Vegeta tried to use the Mist technique to slow everything down so he could get close. But as he was making the symbols, another Celestial Brush appeared and canceled Vegeta's attack! Ninetails was also capable of brush attacks too! The saiyan was gonna have to either draw faster or rely more on his own power. A series of torches alined the battle field and thunder clouds loomed over head. Vegeta suddenly got an idea. So long as those tails were active, they could attack. But what if he burned them? Ninetails suddenly dashed towards Vegeta and our hero jumped out of the way in time! He took this moment to draw a line from the torches to the tails and three of the nine tails caught fire! Before the beats turned around, Vegeta drew yet another line from the torch to the tails. All but one tail was on fire and Ninetails shook them in an attempt to extinguish the flames. As it did, the prince attacked! But Ninetails was too powerful to be dealt with like this. He needed a way to spilt the power of this demon if he wanted to do damage. The answer came when Ninetails raised its nine-pronged sword into the heavens to prepare for an attack. Quickly, Vegeta used the Thunderstorm technique to guide lightning from the clouds to the sword. Ninetails tried to cancel the attack with its own brushwork, but Vegeta was just a little faster. The shock went throughout the demon and it split into nine different Evil Rao looking beings. While some of these little foes stayed back, four of them attacked on foot. These were easier to deal with. Vegeta attacked and defeated two of the little swordsmen before the rest merged back together into Ninetails again. But now, the mighty Ninetails was down by two tails.
Vegeta: 'Is that the best you've got! How sad!'
Enraged, Ninetails upped the intensity of its attacks! The remaining seven tails started to spew a yellow toxic spray at the saiyan. Vegeta dodged the attacks while igniting the tails on fire again and again. Finally, Ninetails raised the nine-pronged sword into the sky again and Vegeta electrified it! The two swordsmen that Vegeta didn't get before returned with two more while the rest hanged back. The prince didn't waste any time in dealing with the four beings before him. The remaining three merged back into Ninetails who was now down to only three tails. Vegeta just kept taunting the terrible beast.
Vegeta: 'What's wrong? Didn't you say that you were going to kill me with your 'terrible power' that was 'far beyond my so-called gods'!'
Ninetails barred its remaining tails into the ground and tried to skewer our saiyan hero, but to no avail.
Vegeta: 'You'd think that someone powerful enough to rule a place like Oni Island wouldn't have a problem killing one little 'mortal' like me!'
Ninetails then tried to trample Vegeta again, but the prince dashed out of the way!
Vegeta: 'What happened, 'O mighty ruler of Ryoshima Coast'! Can't keep up anymore?'
There was a strategy to Vegeta's taunting. The more he taunted Ninetails, the angrier the beast got. By angering Ninetails, Vegeta made it blind. Its attacks became sporadic and messy. Its concentration was gone. Now it was just throwing its attacks around in an uncontrolled manner. In anger, Ninetails raised the nine-pronged sword again and Vegeta used the Thunderstorm technique. Only two tail spirits appeared and Vegeta dealt with them easily. But why didn't the last one appear? The last tail spirit turned back, but not into the mighty Ninetails. The beast's mask was thrown off to reveal that Ninetails was nothing more than a giant old, powerful Tube Fox! The landscape transformed back into that of the ring atop Oni Island. The old, battle scarred Tube Fox growled at Vegeta.
Vegeta: 'So this is your true form, huh? What a pathetic sight!'
The Tube Fox came after Vegeta in a flash. It tried to trample him, but the saiyan dodged it and the Tube Fox panted from the strain. One eye missing, scars all over its body... This was truly an old Tube Fox that was on its last legs. Knowing that its end was near, the true Ninetails raised its nine-pronged sword in one last ditch attempt to kill Vegeta, even though it knew that it would not survive. Vegeta used the Thunderstorm technique one more time and that was enough. The old Tube Fox shuttered in agony as evil drained from it. It then collapsed, and that was the end. Vegeta, having seen clearly that this old Tube Fox knew it wouldn't survive this battle, commended it.
Vegeta: 'At the very end, you knew that you would not survive. Yet... You still continued on, trying with everything you had left in a hopeless attempt. Just the attempt alone was honorable. A warrior to the very end.'
And that was it. Himiko's death had been avenged! Vegeta's tenacity had proven too much for Ninetails. The fearsome beast lay defeated, its true nature laid bare for all to see. In death, it was reduced to no more than a tired old fox. Oni Island, pining for its master, raised a din and began to crumble. Like a funerary offering, it scattered into flowers. Otohime, who had transformed into the Water Dragon, returned to the Dragon Palace, her role fulfilled. Ninetails' monstrous countenance, removed from its master, moved skyward, transforming into a wisp of pure and utter blackness. There, it joined the spirit of its defeated master. Even Blight showed up, lending a hand to the fallen Ninetails. Pulsing and undulating, they intertwined in midair. Then, the black mass moved toward the land to the extreme North. Four such blackened spirits had emerged from Orochi's corpse. Perhaps these two were off to join their remaining brethren. Left behind were Ninetails' words about the Dark Lord, Yami. Could it be that this formidable creature resided to the North? Vegeta, sensing a dark presence, trembled. The diminutive Issun, who had accompanied Vegeta bravely, felt a tinge of hesitation in his heart, for he had predicted that the journey would end when all 13 powers were restored. With only 1 power remaining, a tiny frown creased his face. At any rate, their next target was waiting in the frozen North. Their adventure was far from over...
Issun: 'No time to rest on your laurels, Geta! Defeating Ninetails didn't bring Himiko back... But at least you can send her spirit off with a heroic howl!'
Vegeta couldn't agree more. The saiyan prince snarled, threw back his head and howled triumphantly into the night sky!