A/N: Welcome back to Demon Call! This is chapter thirteen just so you guys can remember and now we are getting towards the end. But not quite yet. Things will continue to get darker and darker, and there will plenty of more character deaths. Sorry, I think I just spoiled something for you. Wait, I didn't tell you who was going to die… Well, back to chapter… To recap what happed last chapter; Faust and Eliza finally arrived. Demyx was killed and Ren is busy having a strange conversation with C'rintri. To the chapter!

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Chapter Thirteen: A burden

Ren waited for the alien to say something more and when it didn't he grew even more annoyed. "What do you mean, I'll heart Pirika?! I would never do that."

"Not directly, but you would be the cause of her pain. Even if you managed to keep the demon inside of you contained you will still never be the same. Your not the man she fell in love with."

"How could you know that."

"You should recognize me."

"And why is that?"

The mailmen summoned up two different weapons made of ice and they floated around the sides of him. One was a snow board and the other was a sword, a scimitar if you will. Suddenly Ren understood.

"Horohoro?! What the hell, your one of them?"

Horo nodded, lowering the weapons and returning them to nothing. He then looked at him. You have to distance yourself."

"You're a traitor. Why should I listen to you?"

"Because I am here brother, even though I am actually one of them." He narrowed his eyes at Ren before his eyes softened. "If you care for her you will distance yourself."

Ren looked at his clawed hand and cinched it. "She won't understand if I start pushing her away. And I can't tell her."

"No you can't. And don't tell anyone about me wither. Just remember we are still together in this fight. I'm still a good guy. So, good bye for now Ren."

He vanished leaving Ren standing in the cave alone, still pondering his friends words. For some reason he had known that this would eventually happen. He had known since that he had became a demon that being close to anyone put them in danger. At any moment he could lose control and hurt them or worse, kill them. That was the ting he dread the most. He shut his eyes and sighed.

"I'm sorry Pirika."

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Ren reappeared, bursting in from under the ground he had been trapped in, and he looked around at the empty battle field. "Seems like you guys took care of Demyx."

"His weakness was wood," Anna said, smiling slightly. She watched as Pirika ran over to Ren and was surprised when he took a step back to distance himself from her.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Pyro grabbed Ren's arm and pulled his back so he could talk to him privately. "What are you doing?"

"Protecting her."

He rolled his green eyes and shook his head. "Back when I was a different man I traveled around with a gang and just traveling with them put them in danger. Not that they seemed to mind and it wasn't like I cared about them. Most of them ended up dieing anyway."

"Your sounding more and more familiar Pyro."

"Anyway, I could have distanced myself from them and saved them some grief but I didn't. Besides, your going to hurt Pirika."

"I know."

"Then why?"

"I have to."

Unfolding his wings, he took off back in the direction of the former inn. Pyro watched him in slight frustration. What was he thinking? He tuned though when Pirika grabbed his sleeve. He looked worried and withdrawn.

"What did he say?"

"He didn't say anything that made any sense. But don't worry, I'll figure out what's wrong."

She smiled slightly and nodded. "Thanks."

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Horohoro took several deep breaths, concentrating on his energies. He succeeded on what he wanted to do, but not what the Jabbak (1) wanted him to do. He had to make it seem like he actually tried to do it. White energies swirled around his hand and he smirked.

"God, this is going to hurt."

He stabbed his hand through his own chest, clean through. He lurched forward but managed to stop himself from falling. His blood, which was now a strange dark blue color, soaked his hand but he laughed.

"That should be enough to convince him that I got hurt by Ren… Uh."

He whipped the blood off on the water from the small water fall and he coughed. He then stood dup and walked over to the water. His reflection danced in the water and he touched his face.

"Eventually I can go back but not yet. I have to hurry and finished this."

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Sol-zehn clicked his tongue in annoyance as he felt Demy energy leave the earth plan but the disappointment was only temporary. He had been expecting it all along he had just hoped he wouldn't have to lose any of his people. Now they were down to five.

Sàix though wasn't worried in the lease about the death of Demyx. In fact, he was happy. The death of his comrade meant he was closer to the master then ever before. Less people to worry about hogging his boss. He turned to his master.

"What did you learn, Jabbak?"

"I've learned to not underestimate the power of these Rivvin (2). Their more resourceful then I though."

"But there is no reason to worry my master. Their only Rivvin."

Sol-zehn turned to Sàix, his golden eyes blazing. "Never underestimate the power of the Rivvin. Even though out technology and power is greater then theirs, they still have a small chance of beating us."

His strong tone and dark demeanor caused Sàix to back away in fear. He bowed before him in obedience. "Yes, Jabbak."

"Retrieve C'rintri. I have a feeling something went wrong in his retrieval of the errdegahr."

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They returned to the inn and when they entered Ren left to his room with out a word. Pirika watched him sadly and then sat down. What was wrong with him? He had never acted this way towards her before. Well, maybe in the Shaman Tournament, but that wasn't important right now. Something must have gotten to him. Pyro watched the girl, his own eyes dark before he sat down by her with two soda's.

"Pepsi?"

She nodded and then took the can. :I wonder what's going on. Everything is changing so fast."

"Time is a never ending river," he told her, sipping at his soda. "Some times it speeds up on parts and sometimes it slows down."

"I just wish I could understand why Ren is being… well the way he is."

"I guess he feels like he puts you in danger."

She took a drink out of her soda and then locked her fiery blue eyes with his green ones. "I guess that sounds right. But I don't care. If I would have cared about that before, I wouldn't have gotten together with him."

"Yeah."

"He should know that."

Pyro turned his green eyes away and then back to her, smiling slightly. "I'll figure out what's wrong with him, and I'll tell you. There has to be a good reason for it."

She nodded. "Yeah."

Anna walked into the room and looked at the two. For a moment she smiled before he sat down and joined them. "We should find your brother soon, Pirika."

She smiled glad to be distracted from her thoughts of Ren for maybe a moment. Horohoro, she really missed him. Hopefully if they found him, things would return to normal. Maybe, or maybe not.

End Chapter

A/N: Alright, that was quick. Chapter thirteen is done. I did this in about one day, thank goodness. I just hope to get some reviews for it. Well, till next time!

1- Jabbak Master

2- Rivvin Human