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A World of Darkness

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Chapter Seven:

Whose Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?

Musha, Marluxia, and the large toad-like monster all walked down the crowded street, the toad in the lead. Musha decided that it should walk in front after discovering that even the biggest of the monsters would cross the street in order to avoid him. The toad waddled along, taking no notice of the monsters and facelesses that seemed to fear him. Every once in awhile, he would look back to make sure Musha and Marluxia were still there.

Marluxia trailed along behind Musha, being careful not to get to close. He realized that Musha seemed to be avoiding him more than ever since the awkward incident, and he couldn't help but be crest fallen. Just when he had gotten her to open up a little, that had to happen and make her quieter then ever. even her strange mutterings had stopped.

However, Marluxia noticed the glances she gave him whenever she thought he wasn't looking. The glances were nervous, almost fearful. But why? What reason would she have to be afraid of him?

Then he thought of the feeling that had come over him. That feeling of warmth that he couldn't remember feeling before. Nobodies supposedly had no emotions, so what was that? Marluxia thought hard but he couldn't find a word to describe the warmth that had consumed him. Honestly, where was Zexion and his giant dictionary brain when you needed him?

Marluxia was so deep in thought that he didn't notice Musha had stopped and nearly ran into her. He looked at her, and then at the toad. They both looked ahead with hard looks on their faces. He followed their gaze.

Standing in the center of the side walk, head held high and teeth gleaming, even in the dull light, was a creature Marluxia had not yet seen in this world. It was a gray wolf, nearly five times the size of an average wolf with yellow eyes, long, sharp looking fangs, black bull horns, and dark crimson dragon wings. The creature stared at them calmly, it almost had an air of command about it.

"See?" Musha said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I told you they don't like it when souls are together."

Marluxia didn't reply, he just stared at the wolf. 'They' is plural, so there are more of these things running around? He didn't like that, especially when his didn't have his powers, or even his scythe.

The wolf's eyes narrowed and it lowered its head menacingly. Musha stiffened beside him and the toad lashed its tail. Something closely resembling a smile crossed the wolf's face and it started walking forward.

"Stay still." Musha ordered in such a way that Marluxia didn't even dare to nod in acknowledgment.

The wolf slowly started to circle around them, crouched close to the ground as it stalked its prey.

Marluxia glanced around nervously. He noticed that the once crowded street was now empty; nothing moved. He looked over at the other two. Musha was staring strait ahead, almost defiantly, while the toad refused to let the wolf out of his sight.

The wolf completed three large circles before finally stopping in front of them. It gave each of them a long hard look, as if choosing who it's prey would be. It was strange how the wolf was so casual, taking his sweet time, it was almost as if it were stalling for something.

Finally the wolf's gaze rested on Marluxia. Every muscle in his body screamed for him to run, but his brain, along with Musha's hard glare, told him to stay, so he did.

Quit suddenly, the wolf crouched down, a snarl ripping through it's chest, and then it ran towards Marluxia and pounced. Musha pulled him to the side, but before the wolf could get to them the toad charged forward and knocked the wolf out of the air. The wolf yelped in pain as it hit the hard concrete. Marluxia swore he heard bones snapping, and then the toad pinned it to the ground with his clawed foot.

"RUN!" Musha commanded as she grabbed his arm and tugged him down the street in the direction they had come. She didn't let go of his arm as they ran and the fear clearly showed in her eyes. Marluxia had a thousand questions racing through his mind. 'What was that thing?' 'Why is it after us?' 'Who exactly are "They?' but he dared not speak.

He knew he shouldn't, it was always a bad idea, but he did it anyways. He looked back.

The wolf had gotten free from the toad's grasp and it' shrinking figure was now glaring furiously after them. Musha's changing of direction jerked his whole body as she tugged him down an abandoned street. Just before it was out of sight, the wolf raised it's head and let out an angry howl that made Marluxia's blood run cold.

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