Interview With A Demon
Chapter 4: A Fight Between Light and Dark
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"Mousy!!" The holler makes me smirk as I see the white-blue energy ball coming straight at me.
I dodge the blow easily, laughing mockingly at the white angel, feeling the small artwork at my belt swinging as I move. "Missed me again!"
Dark. . . don't tease him. Daisuke suddenly says, obviously awake now that we were done stealing. The boy had stayed up late the night before, with my thieving and studying for a large test, so as soon as we had swapped, he took a nap.
Who are you, my mother? I'm just having fun, Dai! I smirk, laughing at him.
Don't get killed and don't hurt Satoshi.
You'd think you loved the kid with how concerned you are about him.
That flusters the young man and he starts yelling at me, but I ignore him, pulling out a black feather, holding it in my fingers, gathering my magic into it as Krad starts talking again.
"I will—"
I send a blast of magic at him, but he dodges below me and I laugh, cutting his sentence off. "I know! I know! You will kill me!"
I watch as his golden eyes narrow in anger and I ready myself for his attack. He hovers in the air, silent and I can tell his eyes are slightly distant. So, he's talking to Satoshi, rather than planning. Fine with me.
Don't hurt him, remember.
Dai?
Yeah?
Shut up. I say dryly, watching Krad carefully. My other half is rather unstable and I want to be prepared for what he is going to do.
I give up and fly at him, smirking, laughing. Krad suddenly drops in the air and my eyes widen with surprise as he flies under me. I feel him grab my belt loops, then he flips me in midair. A glowing fist is slammed into my abdomen, knocking the breath out of me. I curl around his fist, coughing in surprise. He suddenly releases me and I fall, frozen by surprise and the fact that I can't breathe. I can feel the air rushing past me and I struggle to regain my thoughts.
Dark!!
I know Daisuke! I'm trying!! I finally gain control of my body again and the link I have with Wiz. I snap my wings out, catching the air, thankfully slowing the speeding fall. Krad flies down towards me, slamming his knee into my stomach, forcing me to bend up around it, releasing a cough of air and a weak cry of pain. We slam into the ground and I wince, both for my battered form and for Wiz, who is presently squashed into the ground. I hear him squeak as he turns back into his rabbit form, passing out.
Krad smirks coldly, kneeling above me, taking the artwork from my belt. His smirk grows as he feels the power I know the piece has.
"Well, well, well, Dark Mousy, the great Phantom Thief, my other half, immobilized and at my mercy."
"I ain't at your mercy just yet!" I reply, grabbing his ankles, yanking his legs out from under him. He falls over with a yell, throwing his arms backward before he slams into the ground. The artwork flies from his grasp and lands beside me. I stand, holding out a black feather. I summon energy, hearing Daisuke freaking out in my head, yelling about 'not hurting Satoshi,' but I ignore him. I release a purple-black ball of energy at Krad and he barely blocks it, standing.
"One of these days, I will kill you, Mousy."
I laugh at him, picking up the unconscious Wiz, then I pick up the artwork. "You think that, but you won't succeed, Krad."
He snarls at me, rushing forward, his hand surrounded by white-blue energy. I smirk, easily blocking the energy, dropping Wiz, yelling at him. "Wiz! Now!"
I hear Krad curse as Wiz turns into my wings, attaching to my back, lifting me from the earth. I easily fly up into the dark, star spattered sky, leaving Krad behind. He launches off the ground, flying fast and strong, growing closer to me. I turn in the air, shooting spells at him. One of my spells catches his wings in its binding. He falls towards the earth and I watch him, frowning slightly. It would be so easy. . .
Dark! You said you wouldn't hurt Satoshi!
Fine. I release the spell, turning, flying off, checking over my shoulder, making sure that Krad has caught himself. I disappear into the darkness, frowning slightly as my muscles start to burn. Gahh…
Dark? Are you okay?
I'll be fine. I'm just sore. . .Sorry Dai. You're going to really hurt tomorrow.
It's okay. Thanks for not hurting Satoshi. He. . . Daisuke trails off and I nod.
I know, Dai. Don't worry.
Thanks.
I land stumbling on the balcony outside his room, shoving the window open, staggering in. Wiz drops from my shoulders, turning back to his rabbit form, releasing a soft, 'kyuuu. . .'
I pick him up, stroking his fur gently. "Hey. I'm sorry Wiz."
"Kyuu."
"Thanks." A picture of Risa briefly rises in my mind and I return the body to Daisuke. He moans softly as he feels the full extent of pain. He stumbles to his bed, collapsing onto it. and I feel a pang of guilt. I'm sorry, Dai.
For what?
The fact you're going to be sore.
It's okay.
We'll give the artwork to Emiko and Daiki tomorrow.
All right. Good night, Dark.
Good night, Dai.
The connection fades as Dai slips into sleep. I lie awake for a little while longer, lying back in the dim world that is my home. I hate fighting Krad. . . I wish I didn't have to fight him. . .but if I want to survive, I have to. I relax and allow the warm darkness of sleep to over come me, restoring my magic, giving me much needed rest.
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A/N: Well. There we go. And if that seemed familiar to some of you, it's because I basically rewrote the fight from IWAA from Dark's perspective. There are probably going to be a few chapters like this, where it's the exact same, just swapped POV's.
Thanks to: intelligenceisstupid. You rule! ^^