Here is Chapter 8.

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Lone Saber descended the spiraling stone stair case, deep in thought. He was secretly quite excited. He would soon get to leave with his poor weapon, Kailani. He wondered what would happen when Azuzai removed all of the spells. Would she change back into the short girl that he loved? Or would she be forever broken from her ordeal?

A year ago, Kailani had dragged Lone Saber to this strange castle in the middle of a forest and begged Azuzai to place all of those spells on her to make herself more powerful. Kailani had said that a woman with white hair and skin, and eyes like the blackest night, had come to her in a dream and told her to get the spells. It was almost too much for Kailani's mind to take. Due to all of the spells, Kailani was forced to join the organization for her own safety. The only way that Lone Saber had been able to join was to give up some part of himself. He had given his eye to stay with his dearest friend. Now he wore this black eye patch with a purple circle in the center to always remind himself of her.

He entered the dining hall silently. Everyone was sitting at the long oak table, enjoying their breakfast. Azuzai watched silently as he approached her.

"I'm going to go see her now," he said clearly, walking straight past her.

"I must warn you that she has changed since you last saw her," Azuzai called after him. He ignored her and continued down the poorly lit hallway. Lone Saber couldn't help but wonder what Azuzai meant. It wasn't like Kailani's condition could get any worse.

He finally emerged at the cell. It was surrounded by a sickly green aura. He could see Kailani's soul through the door, a beautiful lavender colored soul, surrounded by horrible thorny shadows. The shadows were from all the spells constricting her soul and enhancing her strength as a weapon. The green aura vanished, permitting him entrance into the cell.

It took his eyes a few seconds to adjust as he stepped into the cell. It was simply furnished, with a bed on the side, a chair, carpet on the floor, and a small bookcase. One door led to the small bathroom, the other to a closet. Almost everything was white, grey, or a light shade of brown. Lone Saber frowned at the colors. Kai had absolutely loved colors of every kind. Her old room had looked like a rainbow had thrown up on it.

On the bed sat a girl. She looked like Kai, with her long black hair, with those ridiculous purple streaks in it. She still wore a black tank top and booty shorts, and black converse. Her emerald eyes were dead, empty, and black. They no longer held the spark that they used to, the one that showed the kindness that was so easily hidden under her calm, masked expression.

"Hey Kailani, is it okay if I come in?" Lone Saber asked cautiously, lingering by the door frame. Kai just sat on the bed, lifeless. "I heard that your doing better," Lone Saber lied, slowly making his way towards her.

"That's a lie," she hissed. Her voice had long changed, from its smooth tone that usually hinted her singing voice, to one that was rough like sand paper.

"How about you tell me how you are doing?" he asked carefully. She didn't answer, so he tried a different tactic. "Azuzai is going to remove all of the spells once the mission is over. Aren't you excited?" he inquired.

"The pale lady will kill me then," she whispered fearfully.

"No, she won't," he replied, taking her hand. "You are about to do the last task that she wants you to. Then we can be free."

"Free..." she murmured wistfully. She looked at him, confused. "Who are you again?"

Lone Saber heard quiet footsteps behind him and spun around. In walked a bald, broad-shouldered man. He had to duck his head in order to get through the doorway. His suit was blue with a red and blue striped tie. His cuff links gleamed in the dim light. He looked coldly at the couples hands.

Lone Saber immediately stood up and bowed his head respectfully. "Hello Leader."

"What are you doing in here? It's off limits," he said, looking down upon Lone Saber as if he were garbage. Lone Saber turned to leave, but Leader stopped him. "Wait, test your weapon first."

Without another word, Kailani transformed into a green double-bladed scythe. Lone Saber caught her and stood straight as Leader walked around him, examining him closely.

"Good form. I presume that you can still fight with her, even in her 'different' form?" he asked, continuing to circle them. Lone Saber nodded. He felt like an injured seal being circled by a shark. It was very unnerving.

"Leader, we need to go over the plan again," Azuzai said, sweeping into the room.

"Of course we do," he replied, not taking his eyes off of the pair in front of him. Eventually, he turned away. "Carry on," he said, walking out of the cell with Azuzai. The second he was gone, Kailani transformed back into a person and resumed sitting on her bed.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he said, kissing her hand and walking out the door. His friend was still lost. He would get her back soon, or he would kill Azuzai trying.

Meanwhile, Azuzai and Leader were walking through the corridors.

"You know that we can't let them survive Alastor," Azuzai said, using his real name.

"I know. You would like to kill them though, wouldn't you?" he asked, glancing at his partner. She was grinning like an excited school girl. "You can once we are finished. You may want to let the scythe girl, Kailani, survive. She could be an interesting test subject," he said calmly, as if they were discussing the weather.

"Thank you, Alastor," she said with just a hint of happiness. She could detect the catch before it came, though.

"You'll have to share with Naresa, though, and I know how much you hate sharing," he added.

"Fine," she said, biting back a sigh of annoyance.

"When will they be getting here anyway?" Alastor inquired as they began to climb up a thin, rickety staircase.

"In five days, maximum," she replied, a few steps below him. "Why? Are you anxious to see Naresa again?" she added with a smirk. He looked at her cooly, not giving away a single emotion. Azuzai was actually very annoyed by Alastor's relationship with Naresa. It could sabotage the entire mission.

"Alright," she said, turning towards Alastor's study. "I think that you should review the plan on your own. I wrote down a few things that you may want to consider."

"What will you be doing?" he asked curiously.

"I will be studying that infernal blueprint of the DWMA again and testing the children on it. I don't want anyone getting lost," she said as she moved to descend the stairs again.

Chapter done!

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