Chapter 13 – Fighting Death

"Wake up!"

I felt a shoe hit my head and I sat up. I looked to see Shinyuu closer to me with his leg out. I rubbed my head. "You didn't have to kick me." I said.

"I've been trying to wake you up for the past thirty minutes." He said.

"Well in case you haven't noticed I was attacked." I said.

"Well, you said you were fine so prove it to me." He growled.

I sat in front of him and looked at the sleeping children. "How long has it been?" I asked.

"Can't really tell. A few hours, half a day." He said.

I placed my hand over my stomach.

"You alright?" He asked.

"I don't know." I said.

Shinyuu stared at me. "It looked like, you really were being ripped apart from the inside." He said.

"R-really?" I tried to give him a smile but failed. My body shook as it remembered the pain. "I... I could only notice the pain." I said.

"I figured." He said. "It looked like a shard of your amulet."

I nodded. "I'll have to get it back." I said.

"You're not going anywhere near that shard. Not until we," He looked at the children. "Get it back."

I smiled at him. "Thank you." I said.

The tent flap opened and we tensed as men came and surrounded me.

"What hell do you guys what?" Shinyuu growled.

They grabbed me and dragged me out.

"Mage!" Shinyuu yelled. He forced himself on his knees but he was kicked back down.

I struggled and spotted the chieftain. I felt panic rise within me. I was scared. I didn't want to feel pain again. I struggled harder digging my heels in the ground. I was pushed down to my knees and hands grabbed my hair pulling my head up so I was forced to see the chieftain's dark face and eyes.

He reached towards me and I flinched as he grabbed the string of the amulet. He snapped it off me and I shut my mouth closed. "You hold gems similar to what I hold in my hand." He held up the shard.

I winced bracing myself for pain but nothing happened. I relaxed a little bit and watched as the shard returned to the amulet.

"You, magical one, hold the key to destroying us all. Yet the little girl says you won't destroy anything. Is this true?" He asked.

I closed my eyes. I nodded.

"Why don't you speak, magical one?" He asked.

I opened my eyes. I do not wish to hurt you. You will all be destroyed if I utter a word. I sent my thoughts into his head.

He tensed and narrowed his eyes. "You are still dangerous. We are not killers but to maintain the safety of our village..." He said and held out the amulet at me.

I clapped my hands to my mouth as I felt the tightening feeling inside me begin. I hit the ground biting my hand to keep myself from crying. I grabbed my stomach and closed my eyes thightly shut.

It felt like an eternity. My insides being ripped apart. I felt tears in my eyes. I was going to die. Another jolt of pain coursed through my body and I arched my back. "Mmmph!" I cried into my fist.

"Hama Ryuujin!"

I felt someone tie the amulet around my neck. I ripped my hand from my mouth and released the cry inside me. I kept crying as the pain grew even worse. "T-take it off!" I yelled. "Get it away!" I grabbed the amulet, but hands quickly snatched it away.

"Ahh pagu!" Mokona said as it sucked in the amulet.

The pain disappeared and I gasped for air. I felt my head pounding and my heart beating as if it would burst.

"Shinyuu-san! Selena-san is...!" Sayuri yelled.

Shinyuu's Pov

I watched the people of the village back away from me. It took me a lot to resist turning to Selena. I had to make sure the villagers won't attack.

"Shinyuu-san! Selena-san is...!" Sayuri called to me.

"Watch the villagers." I snapped a Sora and turned to Selena and Sayuri.

Selena was lying there, paler than ever. Her eyes nearly dead.

I swore in my mind as I grabbed her shoulders. "Don't you dare die! Mage! Mage!" I yelled.

Selena's dead eyes flickered at me but she made no move.

I hugged Selena against my chest tightly. I could feel my heart pounding in panic. I can't let her die.

"Fai-san! Fai-san! Selena-san is in trouble!" The manjuu bun said in a panicked voice.

"What's wrong with Selena?" Fai asked.

I looked up at him to see him wide eyed. "A shard did this to her. All the leader of the village had to do was hold out the shard and Selena's in pain." I said.

Fai narrowed his eyes. "Try to keep her alive, I will send something in." He said and transmission cut off.

I placed a hand on Selena's cheek.

She was losing warmth fast.

"You're not going to die, mage." I hissed at her.

"Mekkyo!" The Manjuu bun said and a vial of some green liquid appeared.

I caught it.

"Mokona says Selena must drink it." The Manjuu bun said.

I opened it and tried to feed it to Selena.

She didn't take it.

I took the liquid in my mouth and pressed my lips to hers. I forced her lips open and slid the liquid down her throat. I wiped my mouth and watched the Mage's reaction.

She didn't move.

Fai reappeared. "The potion should fix things up."

"What happened to her?" Sayuri asked.

"I do not know. The amulet's never reacted in a violent way towards Selena." Fai said. "Where is the amulet right now?" He asked.

"Mokona is holding it for now." Sayuri said.

"That should be the best choice for now. Shinyuu, try your best next time." Fai said and he disappeared.

I picked up Selena and glared at the villagers. "You don't have any troubles now." I growled. "We're leaving, we got what we came for." I said.

Sora and Sayuri followed me with the manjuu bun on Sora's shoulder. We made it back to our empty camp and we packed up.

I felt like killing something and I held no objections if the dead object under my hands were one of those stupid villagers. I turned to the Manjuu bun. "Get us out of here."

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