G/N: I'm very sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I had about five pages written before I decided that I didn't like how it was written and deleted the whole thing. That and a slight case of writers block are the only reasons why its taken me a long tome to write this. Again sorry.
Chapter nine.
I sat their, in front of Clive's grave, lost in thought. If only I had been stronger, I could've saved him. Was the most common of them. Tears slowly fell free from my face. I was going train harder, in hopes that it wouldn't happen again.
After leaving the grave site, which was just inside of town, I wandered around for what felt like hours. I hated my weakness, and Etna even more. I wanted her dead, and if I could, I would be the one to kill her myself.
I stared at the forest, that I had somehow wandered into. I sat down on a rock, hoping that this was all just some sick dream, even though I knew it wasn't. He had been somewhat of a snob but I knew all he had wanted to do was protect those dear to him.
I felt something inside of me, which I hadn't felt before. Give me your body, and I will give you the strength you want. It told me. I thought slowly, unknowing of what would happen if I said yes, and then what would happen if I said no.
This is my body! He can't have it! Yelled out the demon in my head, angry that I even thought of it.
James, it's Zennon who asked you to give him your body. Don't do it! Yelled the angel. I clenched my fists in anger. Two many people were trying to tell me what to do, which I greatly disliked.
All of you shut the hell up, I decide what I do! I yelled anger showing on my face. I stared off into the darkness, feeling my mind slowly clear. Open your mind, and give it to me!Yelled Zennon, as I felt his power overflow me.
I landed on the ground, clutching my chest. Darkness was flying around me, a knew kind which wasn't in the demon from my mind. Then it just faded, and I opened my eyes, yet they were pure red. My claws grew as well.
In trying to force me to join, he had increased the speed of my change. My wings had grown a foot, and were now pure black. No! I tried forcing the darkness back, my right wing slowly changed back to white.
I slowly panted, as sweat went down my face. It had taken more out of me then what I had hoped. I slowly got back to normal, and was able to stand right without panting. I looked around, trying to remember the way I had come from.
Shit why did I have to wander so far away. I suck with directions. I thought in my head, looking into the darkness of the forest. I decided that I would go west, acourding to my compass on my phone.
I wondered through the darkness, grass rubbing against my boot as I walked over it.
"How many times are you going to get lost?" Questioned a male voice to my right.
"Codie, I bet your lost as well." I stated, turning to him with a grin on my face. Unlike Adell's parents he seemed to still have free control over himself.
He gave me a slight glare, right before smiling. "That's not the point here." He stated, taking a step forward. He stepped where sun had been able to come through the trees, and I could now see his mask.
I formed a fist, about to give him our old greeting. Yet he was able to beat me to it. I felt his fist slam into my shoulder, "Buddy!" He yelled out.
"Friend!" I yelled out, punching him hard in the shoulder. He staggered back, but quickly came back.
"Pal!" He yelled, punching me again.
"Amigo!" I yelled punching me. We stopped that, since we ran out of words that meant friend. That's when I got lost in thought, and ended up face palming.
"What?" He questioned, knowing that it meant either me or him had done something dumb.
"We could just fly out of the forest." He gave me a strange look.
"Unlike you, Baka, I don't have wings." He said, to which I face palmed again. We had been sitting here for what felt like hours now, even though it was only five minutes.
"We should spar!" I randomly yelled out. He stared at me. He held out his scythe, a smile on his face.
"No holds!" He yelled out, to which I nodded. He got to one side of the clearing, and I got to the other. I held out my sword, pointed at him. I held my dagger by my leg, hiding it.
"Dual!" We yelled out at the same time, per nature. This wasn't the first time we fought, he had about six sword, that we often used. He dashed, to what I ducked. I knew how he fought, and he knew how I did.
Yet I never heard him walk by me. I looked up, seeing a wave of darkness pass over me. The tree behind me fell, having been cut straight through. He slashed with his scythe slowly getting closer, as a wave of it.
I rolled out of the way, knowing that was what I had just dodged. As I did, I threw my dagger at him. I heard it hit him, yet he didn't scream out in pain. He was always the one with more self control when in pain.
I quickly dashed up to him, his scythe aimed at my neck. My sword was aimed at his head. I quickly acted, slicing diagonally across his face. I felt his scythe cut into the back of my neck, and cut past my hair to get there.
I could see his face now, and he had a scar going across his eye. His eyes, a now deep shade of red, so deep you wouldn't be able to tell he was once human. I rolled to his side, feeling the blood run down the back of my neck.
He turned fast, sending a wave of darkness at me. I made a dark sphere, which I had mastered since I blacked out. I held it in front of me, as his darkness entered it, making it dissipate. I could see a gleam in his leg as he turned, I figured it was my dagger.
I rolled at him, grabbing it and quickly pulling it out of his knee. I felt the scythe at my back, on my spine.
"Shit." I said, turning to his face.
"I win!" He yelled, which I nodded to. He quickly pulled back his sycthe sticking it into his pocket.
"Why did you put that in your pocket?" I asked him, confused.
"Because they have infinite space!" He yelled out smiling.
"Oh forgot about those." I said getting up. I jumped up laughing. I looked up, seeing the moon was out now. The trees made it darker. I decided it was time to fly and got into the air. I could see thousands and thousands of trees. As I slowly got higher I could see lights, and what appeared to be buildings.
I dropped back down, grabbing Codies extended arm. I pulled him up, taking notice that he was still very light. Back in our world he only weighed about a hundred pounds. He scanned around the area from above.
We past what felt like thousands of trees and landed in front of the village.
"This appears to be where we part." I told him. He turned to me, nodding.
"Also, I overheard Zenon's plan. He plans to break your team apart, from the inside out. So if you notice anyone acting different it could be because of him." Told Codie, holding out his hand. I dropped a few HL into it, since I knew what he wanted.
He slowly walked away. He had told me what Zenon was planing, even though it was a bit late. I glanced through my hair, at the fading figure of my friend. He was the oldest friend that I still had.
I walked back in to the village, seeing the demons walking around still. I payed no mind to them, as they did to me. Little did I know, that since I made it back to the village I was being watched.
POV change
'Why is he still around him? He attempted to kill us.' Freya thought, red eyes gleaming in the darkness. 'Could it be that James is on his side, or the other way around?' She thought. 'Codie did try to help him in the Etna fight, after he died. And since he does seem to be friends with him, since they joked around a bit.'
She couldn't help but let her thoughts go back to James. She remembered the feeling that she had when she saw him die. But the same words always echoed in her mind, 'I'm not sure why I did that to tell the through.'
Those were the words she had grown to hate in the week since the fight. They had to postpone their journey since all of the injuries. She watched as James turned to her, and looked at her.
POV change
I knew I was being watched, and I turned to see by who. I could see Freya through the darkness. She quickly ducked behind a building, leaving me confused. 'She's been acting different since the fight.' I thought.
I looked down at my dagger, now attached to my leg. I needed to find someone to attach something to it, something that would be useful. I walked around the cobblestone path way, passing all of the stone houses, till I saw one that had smoke coming out of it.
I quickly looked at the sign, yet it was to dark to read. I decided I would walk up and knock on the wooden door As I did this, the same man who had made my sword and dagger opened it. He looked at me, taking notice of who I was.
"How can I help you sir?" He questioned, looking me in the eyes.
"Could I bother you to add a chain to the hilt of my dagger?" I questioned, holding it out to him.
"700 HL." He stated, holding out his hand. I pulled out my bag, dropping seven coins, all hundred HL each. He counted them, and then took my dagger.
"It'll be ready in about two days." He stated, closing the door on my face. I walked back to my house, passing no one. I opened the door, seeing Freya quickly go up the stairs.
'Shes been acting strange lately.' I thought as I laid down on the couch. Sleep quickly over took me.
"Hurry, come!" Yelled someone, he was standing pretty far away, in complete darkness. I couldn't make out anything as I walked to him.
"Don't, you don't know who he is." Said a female voice to my left, I turned, making out the angel in my mind.
"And he seems to know him." Said the demon to my right. I turned seeing it was the one from my mind as well.
"Where are we?" I questioned looking at both of them.
"We are at the world, or path that connects all dimensions." Said the angel.
"Yet it is also a gate." Said the demon.
"By the way, what should I call you two?" I questioned. I had known them for weeks now, yet I new not what to call them.
"Call me Zade." Said the angel.
"And me Zoth." Said the demon. I stared at them for a bit, mainly because I knew I had made up those names for when they allowed me to name characters in games.
Zoth pulled out what appeared to be beef jerky out of his armor pocket. I sat down, on the grass. The area was dark, yet there was only a light coming from deeper in the woods.
I stared at it, wanting to know what it was. I got up, slowly walking over to it. The trees were high, and I was able to walk on through. As I got there, I could see, what appeared to be a gate.
"The Hell?" I questioned. I didn't know why there was a gate in my mind, or really cared why. What I wanted to know was where it went. I walked up to it, yet found myself unable to get any closer.
"Your not going to be able to get to it, baka." Said Zoth, walking up behind me.
"You really like to over use the word baka don't you?" I questioned, glaring at him.
"That gate is something only creatures of light can get to." He said, completely ignoring me.
"I don't care, I will get to it!" I yelled out, forcing myself into the light. I felt my body burn, as I fell to the ground. I hit it hard, smelling burnt hair.
"Damn!" I yelled out, as the demon laughed behind me. I looked to the gate, it was more like a door. It was pure white, with writing on it. I started to crawl to it, feeling my whole body burning as I did so.
"You're really are a dumb bastard aren't you." Said the demon.
So, I have to be a creature of light to get any farther. I thought, as I found myself unable to move. I felt something inside of my head snap. Not inside of my mindscape, but my mind.
I found myself able to stand, and walk over to the door.
Zoth POV
Zoth was shocked. He felt his own powers weakening, as James walked over to the gate. He had somehow managed to change his nature. He was able to walk around in the light, and closer and closer to the gate.
That's why he's my victim. Thought the demon with a smile. He had plans of his own, and even if he opened the gate it wouldn't stop him. He was going to take over his host body, and rule the world.
Yet he couldn't do that yet. He had been trapped inside of this body long enough to know that. His power was sealed throughout the mindscape, and he would have to free it till gain it back.
Zoth laughed. What James didn't know was that he was helping Zoth take him over.
Normal POV
I opened the gate, to feel the light around me fade. My mind was returning to normal, as I fell to the ground, in no energy left. I felt my cheek against the grass, as I looked at the now open gate. I felt power flowing out of it.
"Thanks." Said Zoth behind me. He walked up to the now barrierless gate. "Now I can reclaim my power. He said, walking to the other side. He turned, a sick smile on his face as the gate closed.
I attempted to get up, to chase him, yet found myself unable to.
I opened my eyes, seeing my house's roof. I felt pain throughout my body, yet I wasn't hurt. I sat up, seeing that it was still late. I felt power inside of me, yet none I could get a hold of.
Now that I have my true power. I can gain control! Yelled out the demon in my head. I fell to the ground, rolling right off the couch. I landed face first into the wooden floor. Was shaking violently. Zoth was trying to gain control, yet I was fighting back.
Slowly I regained control, as I sat up. It was then that I decided upon a plan I would have to attempt. There was no way I was going to be able to live with the demon inside of me anymore. So I made a plan to fight it, and weaken it till he had no more power.
I smiled as I had finished thinking it out. It would require the whole team, but I think I could make it work.
G/N: Again sorry it took me so long to update. As I said, I didn't like how it was coming out so I had to delete the old copy. I'm also happy to have five readers now. I'll try to update this story sooner next time. Bye.
