This is a story. Obviously.
It takes place during Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle.
Enjoy!
Ox and Harvar hurried through the corridors of Baba Yaga's Castle, following the faint trace of Kim's wavelength. They were sweating under the black cloaks and masks that the members of Arachnophobia wore.
"Ox, Killik is a good guy," Harvar commented.
"Yeah, Harvar," Ox said, agreeing with his weapon partner. "For his sake, I hope we rescue Kim and return." They continued through the corridors in silence until they came upon an open arch way into a room.
"What is..." Harvar trailed off as they entered the room. It was filled with heavy, dense smoke that spiraled out of large vases that were scattered across the room.
"What's wrong with them?" Ox asked as he spotted a man on the ground, leaning against a drape-covered pillar.
"You don't need the mask and cloak in here..." the man said, as if he were in a trance. "Take it off..."
"What is that smell?" Ox asked, coughing gently. "Smoke...?"
"I'm feeling dizzy," Harvar muttered, clutching his head.
"What...Is this your first time in here?" the man asked. He began to laugh, as if enjoying a very amusing inside joke.
"Come on Ox," Harvar muttered. "Something strange is going on here. Let's hurry."
"Yeah," Ox agreed as the left the man and entered deeper into the room, smoke closing in around them lazily, quickly making them lose their sense of direction. They eventually removed their masks in an attempt to improve their vision, but to no avail.
"I can't see anything," Ox muttered. "But Kim's wavelength is close by. I can still sense it."
"I'll check over here," Harvar said, moving off to the left. Ox stared at the smoke swirling around him, concentrating hard as he tried to pinpoint her soul's wavelength.
Kim, he thought to himself. I was just forcing my feelings on her. I never even tried to understand her. He let out a loud sigh as he continued to scan the thick coverage for any trace of the pink-haired witch. If I had known that she was a witch...If I had tried to understand her better...I'm so stupid, he thought helplessly.
He suddenly froze, realizing that he was clearly detecting Kim's soul.
"Over there," he muttered, quickly running through the smoke. His footsteps were strangely muted due to the smoke. It felt like he had cotton stuffed into his ears. He skidded to a stop suddenly as he heard her voice.
"Hurry. Hurry Jackie!" It was Kim's voice. The smoke rolled and formed a window which Ox could see through.
"Beautiful," he breathed as he caught sight of Kim. His quiet comment attracted Kim's attention, and her head whipped around.
"Ox..." she murmured, barely loud enough for him to hear. "Why are you here?"
"Thank goodness I found you," Ox said with relief, completely ignoring her question. "And Jackie too! Everyone came to look for you two. Come on! Let's go back to Shibusen together."
"Hmmm," Kim said.
"Huh?" Ox asked, confused.
"You came all this way to save me," Kim murmured in an odd voice. She took a step towards Ox, getting uncomfortably close. He tried to take a step back, only to discover that he was right up against a wall that must have been hidden by the fog earlier.
"Take this sweltering thing off," she murmured, pulling his black Arachnophobia cloak off. It fell in a bundle at their feet.
"Ki...Kim. What are you doing?" Ox asked as Kim began to cuddle up to him.
"You like me, don't you?" she purred. "I have to...repay you for coming." She was very close now, pressing up against him.
"Please stop!" Ox shouted, pushing her away. She fell to the ground. "What happened to you?" he asked. "You a more sublime woman. Please stop doing these cheap tricks."
Kim looked at him dully. "Ow," she said quietly, rubbing her sore butt.
"Kim! Are you okay?" Ox asked, helping Kim to her feet.
"No, I'm sorry," Kim said. "I was just so happy to see you."
"Are you hurt?" Ox asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. Suddenly, his grip tightened as pain shot through his side. "K-kim?" he asked shakily, his grip on her shoulder slackened as he fell to his knees. He saw the knife in Kim's hand, but couldn't believe what had just happened. His hands were already getting stained red as he tried to slow the bleeding.
"Ah, Kim, you went too far," Jackie scolded. "With a wound that deep, he'll die."
"Was there a misunderstanding?" Kim asked. "Guys who are gentlemen are just boring. Did you think that you were acting cool? Idiot"
Ox felt his vision begin to blur as the puddle of blood next to him got bigger. Luckily, it was slowly but surely beginning to clot. Maybe he wouldn't die.
Kim walked over and kick Ox over carefully. "Morals are just a burden. To have them is pointless." Her words brought Ox back to a conversation that he had overheard earlier. Something about a "Moral Manipulation Machine".
"So that's what that was," he muttered. A machine that can manipulate a persons morals. He probably should have been able to figure that out with just the name. This is not good, he thought to himself, glancing down at his bloodied side. The blood had slowed, but not enough. With this amount of bleeding... He was too afraid to finish his thought.
"These days, I don't want anything to do with Shibusen," Kim declared, holding up her tie. Instead of it's usual Shinigami skull, it had an Arachnophobia mask. "From now on, it's Arachnophobia."
Suddenly, the alarms overhead screeched to life, throwing bright red lights around the room.
"What?" Jackie asked in surprise.
"The alarm?" Kim inquired.
Is something happening outside? Ox wondered. Suddenly, another soul's wavelength hit him like a tidal wave. Ox felt himself smirk.
Black Star was here.
Chapter done!
Yay!
The next chapter will kind of go off from the manga.
And the anime.
So yeah.
Takes place around Chapters 46-51.
Until I totally go off plot, that is.
Point out my mistakes.
Thanks,
CatKkit.