Hello again! Maybe they will hate me for this chapter. Maybe... But, just think about it. Please!
We're almost in the final of phase1. (Because this fanfiction is too large I separate the chapters on phases like seasons, nothing you should worry about. Stupid things of mine.)
Anyway, enjoy the chapter. Too short.
I didn't own Shakugan no Shana and its Characters, if I did, Stolas would appear frecuently.
Kazumi Yoshida awakes from her long night; Luckily, she had not dreamed anything out of normal as what she had dreamed yesterday. She tried not to think about it, but she could not help it, she had stuck on her thoughts, feelings, images, all come together with her discomfort. But she should no longer think about it.-No- She had to prepare for the next battle, not to leave him alone, to protect him.
If she asks Margery for training, it won't be very discreet. Kazumi doesn't know much about these things but tries to handle this alone, not being guided, protected by Khamsin Nbh'w, who has already been sacrificed for her and is determined to do it again if it is necessary. That; bothered her. She doesn't want to think about the possibility that Khamsin stand on her decisions in order to protect her, it would be the last straw.
Khamsin enters the room from the window, as he always do. The girl was still in pajamas, but he did not care, Kazumi felt uncomfortable but her little discomfort was not compared with what she felt yesterday. "Ah, good morning." The first time Khamsin appears just after the girl woke up with the purpose to find out her status after sleeping. Kazumi still with her discomfort, she blushes.
"Good morning." stammered the girl.
"Ah, I came to tell you that last night I felt a small presence, different from the other two." Khamsin said with seriousness.
"Hmph, you remember that there were three Flame Hazes in the city? Well, we think the third that doesn't appear yet, might be their trump card ." Behemoth says to Kazumi.
Kazumi felt a tremor in her whole body, thinking first on the welfare of all, especially of Khamsin. She did not know if she was even ready for a confrontation, to accomplish her goal.
"Ah, but for now don't worry, the morning feels calm." Khamsin says.
"That's a relief." the girl sighs.
The girl seems to react to something, a little reminder."Khamsin-san." called the boy's attention. She opens one of her drawers. "One week of your return and I thought ... " She take out of the drawer a small plastic bag and extends her hand holding the bag. "That it would be nice to give you this, as a symbol of respect." She hands the bag with a warm smile. Khamsin after looking for a moment the girl began to open the small bag.
Kazumi once again gave a gift, after that hat Khamsin ended up losing in his last battle before returning.
The bag contained a pendant thread thick brown-colored. "Ah, I appreciate the gesture." the Flame Haze answered while placing the pendant around his neck. It was quite simple and thin, it won't bother him for every time he moves.
Khamsin was surprised that above all she still is so attentive, she was very different from everyone he ever met. The girl between each gift seeks simplicity and comfort of that, but not only that, to show her feelings with the gift. As it was with that hat, Kazumi showed her respect in front of the fear and pain she felt that time, still despite all her fears, had formed a respect to the Flame Haze because of the change the fearful girl had.
"I'm glad you liked it." Kazumi says still smiling.
"Hmph, before we forget, the Chanter of Elegies wants to see us." Behemoth breaks the moment.
" Ah, perhaps because of the presence of last night." Khamsin added and walks toward the window."Ah, if you come with me." offers extending his hand to the girl. She blushed again.
"I would prefer put on some clothes first." Kazumi says with some embarrassment.
"Ah, okay, I'll wait outside."
Kazumi dressed with her school uniform, outside the entrance of her residence, again with the Flame Haze. The boy extend his hand again .- seemed to be smiling under his hood .- Kazumi takes his hand, the boy turns his back. "Ah, stand over my back." Kazumi doesn't know how to begin to stand over him. No, she could not be comfortable. She was on top of him, that was enough to make her feel uncomfortable. Still, she had to, it was more convenient for the trip. The schoolgirl tries to stand over his back, resting her hands on his shoulders, feeling a little tingle that are Khamsin's hands holding behind her legs to hold her better. Not like Khamsin never had seen, but still, she was relieved that the boy did not notice her reddish expression.
Khamsin boosts through the air, rising increasingly. The girl on her back, returning to feel the breeze hitting her.
"Finally they came, not only you two, but the reports of Outlaw." Margery says to Khamsin and Kazumi, handing the letter to the Mobilizer. "They seem to be quite fast, those troublemakers will not leave us alone for a long time."
"Hmph, did you read them?." Behemoth asked.
"No, I let the old man to read them." Margery said from the seat bar.
Khamsin opens the letter and pulls out a small stack of four sheets. "They left a very short information." Marchosias added.
"Hmph, there is not much to say, after all, very short time has passed since the last report." Behemoth answered. The tuner started to read the reports. They could notice the high concentration while Margery is drinking and Yoshida is waiting.
After a few minutes, the noise of crumpling paper can be heard. "Ah, it can't be." Khamsin murmured impacted. Margery look at him suspiciously while Kazumi looks with a high concern.
"What? What can't be?." Margery despairs hitting the table.
"Hmph, Chanter of Elegies I don't think you should ... " Behemoth tries to calm the curiosity of the women, but is interrupted by the fast movement of her, pulling out the reports from Khamsin's hands. Reading one by one, reaching the end of them.
The glass falls to the ground. Glass, paper pieces fall together. Margery's hands tremble like an icy winter, a chill covers everything inside of her. But above all; pain. Her eyes wide open and filled with tears "It can't be. This can't be. It must be a lie." Margery muttered trembling."That stupid, I warned him and he didn't want to listen."
"What happen?." Yoshida asked, but responds herself when taking the last page of the report, which has several names. Her legs are shaking so she almost falls to the ground. The crumpled sheet that revealed the unexpected and critical situation. The loss of a few people on the attack against Outlaw, in Zurich, Flame Hazes, Humans, Satou Keisaku.
Satou Keisaku was a victim. Satou Keisaku was attacked, Satou Keisaku is ...
"He can't be dead." Yoshida muttered while covering her mouth. Turns to see Margery Daw, who is the most affected because of this revelation. Who clenches her fist against the table and lowers her head between tears."Margery-san ... " Kazumi slowly approaches to her, trying to contain her.
"Hey, Margery ... " Marchosias, Margery's contractor, tries to contain her too.
The first time the Flame Haze stepped on the city, began to hate it, hated everything of the city where she stayed by the reason of being with the only thing who did not hate; Satou Keisaku, the boy she loved, who still loves. Her impression about the boy who showed her love, his determination, feeling her fear of losing him, avoiding him to have the motivation to follow her. It happened what she feared, the only thing that kept her alive, with a reason. Is lost.
Walking on the broken glass, even with her head down, without notion of anything, not caring about anything.
Khamsin frowning stares at the Chanter of Elegies, with some concern. And Yoshida retaining the sadness she feels to lose a very significant friend.
"Everything ... " Margery begins to murmur while walking dragging her feets."Everything here is useless ... " She says with a low voice. Yoshida focuses on listening, Khamsin still attentive. The depressed woman rests her hand on one of the chairs."Everything here is useless! ." Cried with fury
while taking the chair in her hands and throws it into the glass doors of the bar. The sound of breaking glass and falling to the floor along with the bottles that were inside, the liquid falling to the floor. Margery drag the bottles that were on the table, throwing them to the ground. "All this moments we were wasting time!." The Chanter of Elegies continues screaming."I'll not give them a one more second of life! ." Exclaims strongly supporting her foot on a broken bottle. She sighs, takes up the air "I'll not let them enjoy anymore." With her eyes trembling and full of anger; It is the last thing she said becoming on her werewolf form because of her strength, while she impulse upwards creates a small burst of flames ultramarine-colored that burns part of the residence of the deceased Satou Keisaku. Margery while in her werewolf form, flying through the roof and out of the area with her contractor, Marchosias, complaining.
"We have to follow her." Khamsin is directed quickly to follow the exalted Chanter of Elegies while invokes a Fuzetsu brown-colored.
"What? ." Kazumi is confused by all this. Khamsin is going upwards and out of the area by the same route of exit that Margery created leaving the place."Khamsin-san! Wait! ." Kazumi exclaims extending her hands up. The human wanted him to let her going with him, what she did not realize the girl is that in such a tense situation, the boy did not notice her existence.
"Chanter of Elegies! Stop! ." The Steadfast Sharp Peak exclaim while his contractor, Khamsin, flies behind the Flame Haze transformed into a werewolf.
" I hate to say but they are right! Margery! Stop!." Marchosias exclaims too, who sounds more desperate than anyone.
"I stopped enough. Doesn't make sense to continue doing so. There is no more solutions than this." Margery Daw furiously answered by flying behind her werewolf form.
"There is no worse solution than this, Chanter of Elegies." Khamsin answered with some mettle.
"Neither you know the right solution, old man." Margery give back the answer."I don't care what they say to me, I'll not stop." She says.
"Ah, you don't know where to go." Khamsin clarifies as he follows her. Despite what he says, she is seen some devotion to fly, something that she would not have if she does not know where to go. That is something Khamsin knew, but wanted to know exactly where she was going.
"I'm surprised you didn't feel it, veteran Flame Haze." Margery answered wryly. The presence of those three Flame Hazes felts again even more strongly, something that Khamsin couldn't feel. But why?.
"It's a trap." Khamsin tells quickly to Behemoth.
"I know." Behemoth anwered at the same fastness."We must stop her. Quick! ." He orders to his contractor.
Khamsin quickly with his Mekest takes a piece of ground while flying, leads that piece to the Chanter of Elegies, who immediately turns to avoid the blow with her claws. "You insist by the hard way? ." She asked menacingly to Khamsin, who stops in the air.
"Ah, it will be if you don't consider it." Khamsin replied.
"And it will be, old man." Margery claims as she begins to fight back by throwing a fireball ultramarine-colored to Mobilizer. He dodges it and with a high speed flies toward her, preparing his Mekest to impact the Chanter of Elegies, who acted quickly and try to defend with her claws, creating a hard struggle. Ending with the new fireball Margery lets out. Khamsin moves away, because of that attack he couldn't avoid. Margery did not do much damage because Khamsin could resist it. But while the fire stopped him, Margery took advantage and left.
"There's no way to stop her." Khamsin murmured.
"Hmph, you must surround her." Khamsin obeyed the orders of his contractor. He began flying parallel to Margery, thanks to a building, she could not see him. With his Mekest takes another piece of ground and surround the building that covered him; He encounters with Margery Daw but before she could react, the piece of ground crashed into her whole body causing a great fall and crash into one of the houses that were under them. She was damaged, so damaged that she breaks her werewolf form And the damage was done to the city, luckily, everything was on the Fuzetsu, with some Power of Existence it could be fixed.
Khamsin comes down on the territory of the destroyed house, seeing the body of Chanter of Elegies on the rubbish, was not unconscious. The woman got up to look at her attacker, looked at him with the same fury as before but without a fighting spirit, something rare for the fan of battles. The blood fell from her head and mouth, breathing agitated and tired. Khamsin was unrepentant, is not much worse than what the Forger of Crystals would do to her.
"You don't know ... " Margery started saying as she carefully tries to get up from the rubbish. "Don't know what it is to lose your reason. Crave something more than your own future." Margery says, getting to walk again; approaches towards the veteran Flame Haze."Is not the first time someone snatches me something that I want so much. But you don't know, nor you'll understand. You'll never understand." Khamsin listens carefully to the words of Margery, letting her say what she wants, but he will not let her do what she wants. He understands the pain of Margery, understands that she does not think what she does in this situation. But still he can't afford this.
"Ah, we both act according to what we know." Khamsin replied even if he really knows what she is feeling and the reason for her recklessness.
After that situation, Margery became aware of what happened, Khamsin repaired the damage and now the Chanter of Elegies is resting on the couch in the living room of Satou's residence.
Kazumi, who waited desperate to return, she started caring about Margery until she fells asleep. After that, Khamsin escorted her to home. They did not converse much while walking, Kazumi was quite depressed to talk. When they arrived Khamsin and Margery, Kazumi would have been informed of the situation, but since then, she did not let out a word.
It was too late to go to school, Kazumi was not in the mood, she just went to her room with Khamsin accompanying her. She sat on her bed, looking down, thinking of nothing, only her friend who died. It's hard to believe.
Khamsin looked at her, also fretting about the death of the boy, thinking that Kazumi could be next, but he will not allow it, that's why he's here.
CrimsonDreams: Too short.
Satou Keisaku: You just... Kill me?
CrimsonDreams: I kinda do it.
Yoshida Kazumi: *crying*Why? How this affects the story?
CrimsonDreams: Don't cry! Please! It's really important, just... Trust me.
Gyuuki: We have faith in you.
CrimsonDreams: I hope so. T-T
Khamsin: ...
CrimsonDreams: Your silence hurt me, Khamsin.
Khamsin: Just do your announce.
CrimsonDreams: ;-; Okay.
I started my classes, so, I will be busy, but I'll try to be fast to update. I really love this fanfiction, is almost... My life? Well, something like that. But I have a compromise with this Fanfiction, so I'll not fail.
PM, review, or just I hope you enjoy this chapter. If not, such sad. Just tell me what I did wrong, if you want. Bye!