Disclaimer: I do not own Klonoa, but Kuroi or Ame and OCs are mine. You can't steal them unless you ask. X3


Chapter 11: Seed, a Princess and a Promise

I ran quickly with a large scythe in my right hand and a large gun in my left. I was breathing in ragged gasps as I ran on the rigged, dirt ground of the battle field. I needed to get to my refuge camp quickly, I just heard that my squad camp along with two others had been raided and that true hell broke out. Currently I was trudging up a hill where behind it revealed my camp. I panted hard as I kept running towards the run down building we took refuge in.

The moment I stepped foot, the familiar scent of blood made way into my lungs, and my partners were all gone, including Seed! I searched in a panic as I checked every room in the two story building. Finally when I reached the room in the second story I saw that all of our supplies had disappeared and the room was virtually empty besides the single small piece of paper in the middle of the room.

I picked it up and looked at it questioningly.

It said,

Dear Shippuu

We've taken your precious hostage and your partners. If you want to see them, give me your orb.

I growled angrily as I set the small piece of paper on fire and let it fall to the wooden floor also making it go ablaze. I quickly left the building letting it burn to the ground. I watched it fall into ashes for an hour before running towards enemy lines. I knew very well where my friends would be...

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I grunted as a bullet sped past my right shoulder. I crashed to the hard ground on my back as my gun and scythe fell out of my grip. Blood spilled out of my mouth as someone's foot stomped on my chest. I growled at the sight of the enemy I was fighting, he was a young Kishin, who went by the name Guroi, a young man with black hair and emerald eyes. I remember him being an old friend of Kisho's, but then he took sides with our enemy after hearing that his younger brother was killed by one of our men. Now he was on a killing spree killing as many angels and devils as he could even if it meant his own life.

He grinned evilly at me as he pointed his gun towards my forehead. I heard a gasp from Seed, who was bounded up by ropes tied along with the others who were unconscious. The young eight-year-old seedrian began to cry and plead Guroi to let me go. I looked at the small girl sadly, she looked like her older sister, Cosmo, but was a teal color and she was wearing a small tiara with a bright ruby in the middle. She was always very shy and clumsy and she would always try and act tough like helping me carry heavy rations or try and protect me with her own powers.

"Shut up, girl, or your friend dies along with your other friends." Guroi spoke maddeningly as he clashed the barrel of his gun against my forehead.

I grinned darkly as my vision soon began to blur into scarlet and everything turned blood red. I grabbed the pistol out of Guroi's grasp the moment he pulled the trigger and the bullet flew into my right shoulder making blood spew out through. I pulled him towards me and through my knee at his gut knocking the wind out of him. His grip on his gun immediately loosened and I took it quickly while grabbing him by his collar and slammed him on the ground face first.

I stood up straight with my scythe in my right hand and the gun in my left, blood began to leak out of my mouth as I pointed my scythe towards Guroi. He grimaced as he began to cough up blood. The scarlet liquid began to drip to the floor as he staggered to his feet. I maniacal grin made way to my lips as he turned towards me with a third-eye marking make way on his forehead.

"What's wrong can't stand up against a weak girl like me?" I spoke tauntingly.

"You damn bitch, why won't you die?!" he growled loudly.

"Because," I grinned "the death gods won't take me, nor the gods of light, I'm an unwanted girl and that's that."

I lifted up the gun in my hand and pointed it at Guroi.

"I bet they'll be happy to see you though," I grinned until a sharp pain made way to my chest.

I narrowed my eyes as I fell to my knees losing the grip on the gun, and gripped my chest as I began retching blood. I suddenly felt a tight embrace as Guroi began to laugh loudly. I looked to the side ignoring the endless blood spilling from my mouth, to see Seed hugging me tightly as tears of sadness began to soak my bloody, ripped clothes. This was the first time in four years that someone embraced me like this.

"See, you are weak, a little girl like you or her don't deserve to fight in such horrific battles and wars like this. I should just end it for you!" he spoke in a loud maniacal voice as he took out a knife from a holster on his belt.

Seed screamed in fear, digging her face against me, as I held her tightly, dropping my scythe, and turned just as Guroi lunged towards us. I grabbed and held up the gun in my hands and pulled the trigger the moment he was close enough to stab me. Then...

BANG!

SPLATTER!

Immediately, Guroi fell forward and crashed beside me and Seed, a pool of blood began to grow bigger under him as Seed looked up to me surprised as I panted, dropping the gun to the blood covered ground. A sharp pain made way to my wound as the knife that had stabbed me fell to the floor as well. I gripped my wound as I winced.

"S-Shippuu, are you okay?" Seed asked worriedly as she tried to stop the bleeding by covering my wound with her hands.

"Seed," I said as I gripped her shoulder "I'm going to teleport you and the others back to my homeland."

"What-why?!" She asked desperately.

"Look," I winced before coughing up a good bit of blood "the war is ending and I need every single recruit to return before I end it and you have to go with them. I promise, you'll see me after the war, but I can't promise that we'll talk with each other. When you return home... tell your mother that the clan on the edge of dying will end in two years time. Okay?"

Seed looked at me as if trying to see that I was telling the truth before nodding slowly. I smirked and patted her head.

"When we meet again, I want to see you smile, okay? If you cry one more time I'll bop you on the head just like you did when you were trying to fight off those metarex." I smirked playfully.

She nodded smiling brightly at me, until she opened her eyes quickly as if remembering something. I looked at her questioningly as she rummaged through the pockets in her ripped dress. I frowned in surprise when she brought out a silver locket with a blue jewel in the front. She placed it in my hands with a gentle smile.

"Then when we meet again, you give that back to me." She spoke happily.

Even in this situation she still tried her best to stay calm.

"It's my mother's lucky charm so you better give that back to me."

I looked at her with an uneasy smile before nodding and putting it around my neck.

"Okay, you better be a strong girl when we meet again." I shot back as I helped her up to her feet.

We both gripped hands and gave each other assuring smiles.

That was the last I saw Seed before I sent her away with the others...

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I slowly opened my eyes as the light beaming down on me gradually beamed at me. I sat up rubbing my head, I looked around the cabin. It seemed to be day by how the lights beamed through the windows. I looked down to my side expecting a snoring Suppi, but all I found was an empty quiet spot. I sighed sadly as I slipped my feet out of bed and went to the sink to wash up my face. As I dried it, I brought out my alchemy watch and saw that it was close to noon. I frowned the ball was going to start at noon sharp. I grimaced as I began to change into my disguise. I'll just have to be a half hour late and say the truth.

I quickly began to change into my old military uniform to find it still fit after two years, I guess holding heavy weapons and gear kept me at the same size for a while. The moment I buttoned up my uniform shirt the door slammed open to reveal a panting Guntz in a buttoned up white shirt and black casual pants. I rolled my eyes as I began to take out a small mirror and began to fix my hair.

"Where the hell have you been?" he growled as I began to comb my hair into a new style.

"I slept in, so what? I stayed up last night. I told you I had some business, didn't I? Anyway, you look a lot better in that than your normal clothes." I smirked as I patted my hair.

"Enough with the smartass shit and let's go, I just saw a tall guy with white hair and yellow eyes with a black cat with blue eyes kind of like Suppi, but he had devil wings." He told me quickly.

I narrowed my eyes, a cat with devil wings?

"Are they coming this way?" I asked urgently.

He nodded quickly "I tried to stop them, but they said they knew you and me and that you were located here."

I sighed in relief making Guntz look at me questioningly.

"Its okay, let's just go now, but I know another path to get there." I told him exasperatingly as I grabbed a small paper bag, my mask and grabbing his arm.

"W-wait, what about them?!" he asked confusingly as we left my cabin.

"Don't worry, knowing them they'll be back at the ball when they find the cabin empty. Now hurry up, I don't want to be late." I smirked happily.


Nya: Sorry, I was in a hurry. It's hard in high school when you're accelerated geography teacher gives you soo much crap that you can't finish you're other homework. I hate her, but I have to cope with it. Anyway chapter 12 is coming up next. --