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Notice: Point of View = POV are told in third person yet still in POV of the person.
Waking the Dead
Chapter 3: Horrible Message
Dietrich POV
Dietrich ran as fast as she could without releasing any Yoki. The trees and terrain were a blur as she headed towards the town of Lezon. She had to tell Clyde to inform Miria right away. She didn't know if she would be able to make it in time but she had to try and even if she didn't make it in time. Then it would only be right for the ghosts rightfully bury their friends again. Dietrich shook her head thinking 'No I won't think that way'. The trees were beginning to thin out and Lezon was within sight. She sped past the entrance and through the rows of houses not slowing. Once her messenger's house was in sight she skid to a loud, and rough stop sending up stones and rocks
"Hey!" she called loudly. No one was in this part of the city and she needed him to wake up now. He poked his head out of his window with sleep still in his eyes
"Dietrich?"
"Get down here now!" Her tone of voice was enough to snap him awake. Without hesitation he jumped out of the window landing safely before her
"What is it?"
"You need to deliver this message to Miria as soon as possible. She emphasised the last part of her sentence." He nodded and she took a breath "Daé has decided to get rid of the four. To him they were just test subjects. He is sending them to the Northern Lands to take care of a group of Awakened Ones. They aren't normal though, anyone who had been sent there hasn't come back they were also known as trouble makers. This is one of the Organization's ways to get rid of problems for them. They left about six days ago. If you hurry you might make it. With Tabitha you will be able to sense their Yoki, I might already be too late but…" she took a shaky breath "you guys need to see them. As for the Abyssal Eaters, I have been reassigned to look after them. The Abyssal Eaters have extreme regeneration abilities and the only vital part is their head. The Abyssal Eaters are in a group of eleven if six die they will back off and regenerate. As more are made the old ones can share memories with the old ones, they are slowly gaining the knowledge needed to defeat Isley. You guys need to head to the Northern Lands now." She stopped and looked down.
Normal POV
From the shadows Irene, Noel, and Sophia who had been listening were confused and shocked.
"I'll go tell them right now" Clyde said. Dietrich nodded
"Wait, are you crazy? Going at this hour, Clyde?" Noel jumped of the roof.
"Noel!" Sophia hissed. From the shadows Irene did a face-palm.
"Noel, I need to go" he said turning around
"We might as well go." Irene sighed stepping out of the house. It seemed pointless to hide anymore. Sophia jumped down beside her. "We will come with you" Clyde nodded
"Wait." Dietrich looked at the three new arrivals "Who are you?"
"We're deserters. That is all you need to know" Irene said.
"Let's go" Clyde said beginning to walk off
"Clyde" he turned at Dietrich's voice "You never did tell me your name" she smiled
"Well now you know" he smiled back "Let's hurry" he said to his companions "Be careful, Dietrich" he said looking over his shoulder
"I will." With that Clyde set of running as fast as he could Irene, Sophia and Noel all at his side. "Please reach them in time." Dietrich whispered when they left. Closing her eyes she turned around and headed back to her mission
Irene POV
"Hey!" Clyde protested
"You're too slow. Forget it" Sophia said
"But-"
"Quit whining!" Noel grumbled fed up with his complaints.
"Fine" he huffed. During the run Sophia had picked him up claiming they wouldn't reach Rabona at the pace they were going. Despite his protest she didn't put him down and the three warriors sped up.
"Irene" Noel looked over at her friend. "How long will it take for us to get to Rabona?"
"At this pace maybe three hours" she replied
"Tch, three?" Noel muttered
"Do you think we should let out a bit of Yoki and speed up?" Sophia asked who was on the left of Irene
"Even a small Yoki running at our pace would be noticed. This is as fast as we go" Irene said. Noel cursed at the answer.
"Damn it. Is this really the fastest we can go?" she fumed
"…Irene" Sophia called her.
"What?"
"You can run faster than us." Sophia didn't ask, she was stating something
"… That's right." Irene hesitated
"Take Clyde and go ahead" Sophia said moving closer. Irene didn't respond "Irene" Sophia said her name again. With a nod Irene took Clyde from Sophia.
"Catch up soon and don't use any Yoki, alright?"
"We know. Now go!" Sophia urged
With one last look at Noel and Sophia Irene ran at her full speed and was soon far ahead of the other two. "Keep your eyes shielded" she commanded Clyde. He did as told and kept his head down the whole run. In two hours Irene reached the edge of Rabona out of breath. The sun was completely over the horizon now and the city was slowly coming to life. "Where?" she panted
"At the top floor of the church. Go through the window." He said. Irene nodded and jumped swiftly across the rooftops. She bunched her muscles before launching herself into to church's window and landed softly.
"Wait here." Clyde said as he jumped out of her arms. Heading to a door on the left side of the room he disappeared through it. The room was quite empty except a large rug in the middle with two couches opposite of each other and a small table. Tired from the run Irene sat down with her cloak still on and hood up. After a while she heard the creak of the door behind her.
"Back already?" she asked without turning. She heard the draw of a blade and quickly jumped off the chair flipping in mid-air to see her attacker. A short haired warrior - no former warrior stood in front of her who had cleaved the couch in two. She was wearing a black outfit and had two Claymores in her hands. "Wait." Irene said as she ducked a swipe. "Hear me out." She dodged a stab to her left. Despite being attacked Irene was completely calm.
"An undercover warrior from the Organization won't fool me."
"I'm not a warrior from the Organization" Irene said pulling out her own Claymore and slowly climbing the stairs to the roof of the church. *CLANG* the other warriors two swords clashed with Irene's. Irene swiped up and kicked the warrior in the gut sending her tripping back. Then she opened the door to the roof and quickly went out. "Hear me out." Irene said once again as the warrior came through the door, swords raised. Without even listening to Irene she launched herself at her. Irene sighed, step siding one of the blades and bringing her sword to her left to block the other. *CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG* their swords clashed multiple times, each harder than the previous one. The other warrior was serious now and Irene had no choice but to fight back. The door to the roof then swung open and Clyde as well as seven other figures stepped through. Clyde was in front followed by a blind warrior wearing nun's clothing and beside her spiky haired warrior. Behind them Irene caught a glimpse of a warrior with long hair; she could see three others but couldn't see their faces.
"Deneve!" Clyde shouted. Irene who had turned to momentarily glance at the eight people who entered barley moved out of the way as the other woman's sword sliced past her face knocking down her hood and making a shallow cut on her right cheek. She heard a gasp and as the woman named Deneve raised her blade a figure appeared in front of her knocking her flat on her back and the sword in her left hand was sent skittering away.
"Deneve!" one of the warriors exclaimed who had short hair. She ran over to her friend as did another with pigtails.
"Geez" the one named Deneve huffed "I'm fine, Helen." She looked at the short haired warrior.
The one with pigtails turned to look at the woman who had pushed Deneve and had her back to Irene. "You didn't have to kick her, Clare."
Clare... Irene's eyes widened as the woman in front of her turned around. "Clare!" she gaped.
"It's been a while, Irene"
Clare's POV
The door creaked open and Clare turned her head to see Miria step in. They were currently in the library of the church. Tabitha and Cynthia were on opposite couches reading a book, Yuma was walking and scanning for books, Helen was leaning with her back to the window ledge beside Clare who was looking out the window.
"Yo, Miria" Helen greeted her.
"Clyde came by" Miria wasted no time. The girls stiffened turning their attention to Miria.
"What did he say?" Clare asked.
"We need to all get together first, He hasn't said anything. Where's Deneve?"
"She-"Helen began but they heard the clash of swords from above them. "Wha-" Helen began.
"Let's go" Miria said quickly. The women followed their leader out as she ascended the stairs to the common room. They were met by Galatea and Clyde in the hall who had also heard the ruckus. Miria merely gave them a nod of acknowledgement as they ran up the stairs first. The common room was empty and one of the couches had been slashed in half. The door to the roof was open and they all ran to it. Clyde was the first to reach the roof and he exclaimed "Deneve!" Clare was the last to enter and couldn't see well. Taking a step to the side she was just in time to see Deneve jab her sword catching the hood of the mysterious cloaked figure and lightly grazing her cheek and knocking her hood down. Clare gasped. Time seemed to freeze as she recognized the person on the floor. Irene. Clare couldn't believe her eyes; her mentor/friend was alive. Time unfroze as Deneve yet again raised her blades. No. Without hesitation Clare quickly put herself between Deneve and Irene and kicked Deneve back sending her crashing to the ground. Her left-handed sword was sent skittering away. She heard Helen cry Deneve's name and she and Cynthia rushed over.
"Geez" Deneve huffed "I'm fine, Helen."
Cynthia turned to look at her "You didn't have to kick her, Clare."
Ignoring them Clare turned around. "Clare!" Irene's eyes widened. Clare could only smile. It was rare for her, she was cold and didn't even open up to her comrades she had hidden with for seven years but here she was smiling at the fact her old mentor was alive and in front of her.
"It been a while, Irene"
"Huh?" she heard Helen's confusion. She felt all of her comrades' eyes on her as she reached out a hand. Irene gladly took it and stood.
She smiled "Good to see your alive, Clare"
"Same to you"
"Uhh..." Helen tried to catch their attention. Turning to look back, Helen was standing with her arms crossed and had a very confused expression on her face. "Can someone tell me what is going on?"
"If I may, Irene." She looked at her mentor who nodded. She then turned her body so that she was facing her comrades again. "This is my old mentor. Former Number Two, the one who is the owner of my right arm and taught me the Quicksword. Quicksword Irene of the 5th generation." Jaws dropped.
"D-B-Huh!" Helen spluttered.
Irene POV
Irene watched their reactions in amusement. When her eyes rested on Clyde she remembered why they were even here. "Clyde! Why are you standing around for? Have you forgotten the message?" Clyde's eyes widened.
"Right!" He turned to the x-warrior with spiky hair tied up in a ponytail. "Miria-nee you need to know the message!" he said
So this is Miria. She thought then looked at the one she had heard Deneve called Helen. That's Helen, so these two are his siblings. She was observing each of the warriors as Clyde relayed his message from Dietrich. They all could hide their Yoki so well that it was nearly impossible to sense. You had to focus really hard and she was standing right beside Clare yet it was extremely difficult. She sensed two other Yoki in Rabona that belonged to two warriors. Those must be Miata and Clarice. She closed her eyes focusing outside of Rabona. Noel and Sophia would reach Rabona in about hour at the rate they were going when she left them; there were no Yoma or Awakened Beings that she could sense either. She opened her eyes to see the paled faces of all the warriors as Clyde finished his message.
"You guys need to head to the Northern Lands now." He finished his sentence. At first no one moved but then one of the women which were standing behind Miria with her hair in a braid spoke.
"Miria!"
"I know." Miria closed her eyes
"Let's go!" Helen shouted
"I don't know about that" the blind one with a nuns outfit said. Helen wheeled at her.
"What do you mean?"
"Honestly, even if you go you won't make it. The only way to reach them would be releasing your Yoki and running at full speed but then the Organization would come after you and you would have another problem to deal with. Actually, even if you did release your Yoki you wouldn't reach them in time." She said calmly.
"I don't like your attitude, Galatea" Deneve was furious.
"I am simply stating the truth." Deneve took a step forward.
"Stop." Miria opened her eyes. Deneve glared at Galatea once more before turning away. "We'll go."
Helen smirked and the others sighed. Irene looked over at Clare who was simply standing still expressionless. Galatea shrugged her shoulders.
"Do as you please" she said
"So, Irene what will you do?" Clare turned to her.
"It is none of my concern so I plan to stay with Clyde." Irene replied
"I see." Was it her imagination or was Clare disappointed
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let' go!" Helen said hurriedly.
Deneve sheathed her swords and the women looked ready to move out. Clyde was smirking and Galatea simply stood uncaringly.
"There's no need for that" a metallic voice said. They turned to look at the edge of the roof where a clocked figure stood leaning against the wall.
I got a day off from school so I was able to update!
That's Chapter 3 hope you've enjoyed!
Review much appreicated!
