Saturday, December 10, 2005

   Fake Wings, Chapter 16!!!!
Well, here's Fake Wings!! It's almost done, sorry!! I'm working on a ficcy to replace it... so those of you who enjoy reading (if you do), tell me what kind of ficcy you'd like to see!! Thankies.

Chapter 16

When the light was gone, Tenji was floating above the group of people, surrounded by a blood red aura. Her eyes had gone from yellow to red, with slits for pupils. Her stripes had become red as well, but otherwise, she was the same. She looked down at the alters, then at Merope. She had taken the brunt of the light’s explosion, but somehow managed to live. Breathing raggedly, Merope looked up at Izayoi, who was a bit surprised that the little girl had saved her.

“But… why?” Izayoi stammered, looking at Merope and then at Tenji for a brief moment. The little girl smiled weakly, reaching out and grabbing Izayoi’s hand. Merope’s hand was deathly cold, Izayoi almost cringed upon touch. However, she obliged the child, and held her hand.

“You… you’re very strong… if anything, you’ll probably be the only one to stop Otomaru and the new Shinigami… now--” Merope began, before Tenji fired a black colored, thread-like substance at the girl. Upon contact, Merope fell silent, life fleeing her eyes as if it was burned out of her. Tenji chuckled, her voice echoing as though she was far away.

“Pitiful humans…” Tenji hissed, her slit-pupils focusing on each person in the room, “you shall all meet your end soon. It all ends… here and now.” She chuckled and disappeared, the ghostly laughter floating about the area. Otomaru then burst out laughing, receiving several odd looks. If everyone was going to die… what would he be laughing about?

“Shinigami is awake!!” Otomaru said, grinning like a mad man, “and soon, all of you worthless flesh sacs shall be burned to ash!” The others looked at him, then he pointed at a large room on a map. It was a map of the base. “Shinigami is here… like the prophecy predicts. If you want to try to stop her- which you won’t- then you should head there right away.” He chuckled and swung his bokuto at Izayoi, who defended easily.

“You guys all go!!” Izayoi said, pushing a button and opening the door, “I’ll kill Otomaru and join you there!” The others, who were stunned by Shinigami’s awakening, Otomaru’s outburst and Merope’s death, almost didn’t leave. But, with further prompting, they ran, heading for the arena.

“Follow me…” Krad said, his green eye focusing on the others, “Shinigami is at the arena… I’ll take you there.” He frowned, then ran off, watching as the others followed him. Minoru sighed, slightly stricken with grief. He hadn’t known Merope for long, but she was a good kid. Ian patted Minoru on the back lightly as they ran, and he thanked him, but he didn’t know the reason.

***

“So… you’re the mastermind behind our organization?” Izayoi asked, frowning as Otomaru nodded. They exchanged a few blows, then they stopped, looking at one another… relatively calmly. Otomaru looked truly insane. Then, using his power, he made the potted plants in the room grow, and ensnare his female foe.

“Indeed.” Otomaru began, sure to have his monologue, “you see… no one respected my brilliance. They called it madness, but the line between is so often blurred, it’s hard to tell which is which. So, I decided that to compensate, the destruction of all would be suitable. I learned how to summon Shinigami, and then I joined the Hunters, as you know. Soon, I infected Hadden with chishoku… and I forced him to create my plan to bring about the second apocalypse. And now… it’s being realized!” He cackled maniacally, and in a quick stab, he found Izayoi’s nodachi through his stomach.

“Gotcha.” Izayoi panted, grinning at his expression. Then, he started laughing again; it confused her beyond belief. She found out why he was laughing in a few seconds. Sliding himself along the blade, he found it hilted at his stomach. Plants wriggled out of the wound, and entwined themselves around Izayoi.

“Were you trying to kill me?” Otomaru asked calmly, grinning, “I never noticed.”

There you go!! Sorry for the evil cliffies... but they're so much fun to make!!
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