Chosen One
By: Kin'iro Hi-Torii
Chapter Seven
Sazuka choked as Dilandau's fingers wrapped around her throat. "I'll teach you, you disrespectful wretch!" Dilandau felt a power swell up inside her, he could feel it radiating from her skin. Sazuka's eyes opened and they were glowing white, her hair started floating and her mouth opened in a terrible snarl, revealing fangs. A energy wave shot from her forehead and Dilandau was blasted backwards into the wall.
"She's got magic powers!"
"Let's get out of here!"
The people in the tavern panicked and flooded to the doors. Dilandau stood shakily, holding his side. Sazuka's eyes had stopped glowing but her hair was still floating. She glared at him with such hatred. "I HATE YOU!!!" she screamed. "I HOPE YOU DIE!!" She shot another energy wave at him.
The Phoenix screams as it dies Their hatred reaches a new peak If this keeps up The great bird will be no more.
"What is all that noise?!" Allen said, standing up.
"I have no idea!!!" said Dryden, the tavern owner. The others followed him to the lounge area. Dryden threw open the door to see everyone rushing out, but two remaining, a woman, with floating hair, and a man, blocking an energy wave she was shooting at him. "What the hell's going on?"
"HEY!!!" Van yelled. Sazuka turned her angry eyes to Van. Not thinking, she shot an energy wave at him as well. Van had to block for himself as well as everyone behind him. While Sazuka was distracted, Dilandau charged forward and tackled her. They both hit the hard stone floor hard. "That's. her. the Messiah!" Van stuttered.
"That's the Messiah?" asked Hitomi.
"Yes. her name's Chi."
Sazuka shoved Dilandau off her and jumped up. Sazuka pounced on him and had him pinned to the ground. She was about to punch him in the face, when she could feel an energy wave coming straight at her. She turned and blocked it using both her hands, but the wave caught her off guard and she fell over backwards, off Dilandau. The back of her head smashed into the cold stone floor, and she was knocked unconscious. Dilandau jumped up and stood protectively in front of her. The energy wave had been from Van.
"Van!" Dilandau hissed. "What are YOU doing here?!"
"Give me the Messiah!" Van snarled back.
"Oh so now you want her. well sorry Vanny but I can't let you."
"Fine! Then you will die!"
"Try me!"
Van sent an energy wave at Dilandau and he blocked. Van charged forward with his sword and the two got involved in a swordfight. While the two were fighting, Allen and Gaddes came forward and started to pick up Sazuka. She moaned and opened her heavy eyelids groggily. Over Gaddes's shoulder she could see Van and Dilandau fighting.
'He's fighting. for me?' she thought. Dilandau shoved Van away and saw that Allen and Gaddes were trying to take Sazuka.
"NO!!!!!!" he yelled. Dilandau extended his hand and a green energy wave shot from it and Gaddes and Allen were shot backwards into the wall, both slid to the floor, out cold.
The Phoenix's power grows once more
It senses danger The Messiah needs it! It's wings expand And it leaves it's dark crypt.
Sazuka could feel Van's power growing, at an alarming rate. Dilandau wasn't paying attention though. Sazuka struggled to her feet. "Dilandau, watch out!" Van shot an energy wave right at Dilandau, one capable of ripping him apart. Sazuka darted forward and threw her arms around Dilandau's neck, protecting him. The energy wave hit her right in the back. She cried out in pain as she went limp in Dilandau's arms. There was a great flash of light, and a large bird made entirely of flames appeared behind them. It's the Phoenix. It shrieked at Van. His eyes widened and he backed away slowly. The others were scared out of their minds. This huge bird took up almost the entire room. It folded it's wings around Dilandau, who was clutching Sazuka close to him, and in another flash of light it disappeared, taking Dilandau and Sazuka with it.
"That was. the Phoenix." said Mole Man.
"Why the hell did it come here?!" shouted Millerna.
"It came to protect the Messiah. That's it's job." Said Van. He sheathed his sword and walked away.
Dilandau opened his eyes. He was sitting on the ground in a forest clearing, clutching Sazuka's still body to his chest. "Sazuka?" he gently touched her cheek. "Come on Sazuka, wake up!" He stroked her cheek some. "Sazuka?" Tears started to form in his eyes. He kissed her, and then pulled her body back against his chest again. "Come on! You're stronger than this dammit!" he gripped her hair. "Please wake up."
'She will be alright.' came a distant, echoing voice behind him. He slowly turned and looked over his shoulder. The Phoenix had been standing behind him the whole time. It was as tall as the trees. It's flames touched the branches around it, but didn't catch them on fire. 'I said, she will be alright, as long as she has someone who cares. she will always be alright.'
Dilandau just stared. "But she isn't waking up. She had better not die!"
'She won't die. I promise!' With that the large firebird disappeared.
Dilandau looked back down at Sazuka. Her eyelids twitched. "Sazuka?" Her eyes slowly opened.
"Dilandau?" she said groggily.
"Yeah. yeah it's me. are you ok??" He brushed a piece of raven hair out of her face.
"I've been better. are you ok?"
"Yeah I'm good."
"Oh. ok." Sazuka's eyes started to close and Dilandau quickly started to pat her cheek harshly.
"No! Sazuka! You have to stay awake!"
"Sleep is good."
"Not if you have a concussion."
The guardian of Gaea sighed deeply with relief. "That was way too close! That could've ruined everything." a tornado of flames appeared next to her, and her eyes immediately lit up. A man appeared next to her. He had tan skin and dark brown hair. "Malos!!!" She squealed and flung her arms around him. "What are you doing here?!"
"I just came to visit my little Shamira!" He kissed her forehead. "How are things in heaven?"
"Fine. same old same old. how's hell?"
"Dark as ever!"
"We should quit the small talk. why DID you come here?" Shamira asked, pulling away from Malos.
"How are the Chosen Ones coming along?" Malos's eyes seemed hopeful.
"I thought that they were permanently hating each other for a minute. but that's sorta changed now." Shamira hung her head. "Dilandau still doesn't know what Sazuka went through. she won't open up to him!"
"You'll just have to help him out then. you have to show him!"
"I suppose so."
"Good luck love." Malos kissed Shamira and disappeared the same way he had come.
Dilandau pulled back the door flap of his tent, only to see that Sazuka was still fast asleep. He sighed. "Man I hope she wakes up soon. she's starting to scare me!" He walked into the tent and sat down next to his bed/cot where Sazuka lay sleeping. "Come on. wake up!" He reached out and gently rubbed her cheek. She didn't move. "Being stubborn are we?" Dilandau chuckled and pulled his hand back. He yawned. He hadn't slept at all since he had brought Sazuka back to camp, which was almost two days ago. He laid his head down, using her stomach as a pillow, and draping one arm over her. He was instantly asleep.
"Where am I?" Dilandau looked around. He was standing in a dark alleyway of a place he had never seen. Coming up the alleyway was a woman, pulling along her young daughter. They were running. As they got closer, Dilandau could see that the woman was like an older version of Sazuka, and the girl she was pulling was like a much younger version of Sazuka.
"Mommy!! What's happening?!" The little girl cried.
"Just keep running, baby!" The mom's voice was panic stricken. Two men soon appeared following them. The mom looked back and gasped. She let go of her daughter's hand and started to push her. "Just keep running! Don't look back!" The men caught up to the mom and grabbed her. She screamed and fought to get away. The men just stole her purse and pushed her against the wall.
"Shut up lady!" One of the muggers yelled. She quit screaming, only to have the man pull out a pocket knife, and stab her in the stomach. The mom then fell to the ground, dead, and the two muggers ran away. Dilandau just stood there I shock.
"What the hell is this?!" He yelled.
"Mommy?" came a small voice behind him. He spun around to see the little girl again. He somehow knew that it was Sazuka. The little girl choked and walked to her dead mother's side. She seemed to know and understand death, even in her youth. "Don't worry mommy. I'm here."
"Why am I seeing this?!" Dilandau said, totally shocked.
"Her life was just as sad as this." A girl appeared next to him, Shamira.
"Who are you?" Dilandau stuttered.
"I am Shamira, the Guardian of Gaea. I am showing you this because you need to know how bad her life was."
"She never even cried."
"No. not even when her father died shortly before she came here. it's not that she wasn't sad. it's like, the tears were never there to shed." Shamira shook her head. "You love her, don't you?"
"NANI?!?!?!?!" Dilandau turned several shades of red and nearly fell over. "What are you talking about woman?!?!?!" Shamira smiled.
"All in good time. in good time!" Shamira giggled and faded away.
Dilandau jerked straight up. Breathing hard and sweaty faced he realized he was still in his tent, he had been sleeping on Sazuka's stomach. She was still fast asleep.
To be continued.
Sazuka choked as Dilandau's fingers wrapped around her throat. "I'll teach you, you disrespectful wretch!" Dilandau felt a power swell up inside her, he could feel it radiating from her skin. Sazuka's eyes opened and they were glowing white, her hair started floating and her mouth opened in a terrible snarl, revealing fangs. A energy wave shot from her forehead and Dilandau was blasted backwards into the wall.
"She's got magic powers!"
"Let's get out of here!"
The people in the tavern panicked and flooded to the doors. Dilandau stood shakily, holding his side. Sazuka's eyes had stopped glowing but her hair was still floating. She glared at him with such hatred. "I HATE YOU!!!" she screamed. "I HOPE YOU DIE!!" She shot another energy wave at him.
The Phoenix screams as it dies Their hatred reaches a new peak If this keeps up The great bird will be no more.
"What is all that noise?!" Allen said, standing up.
"I have no idea!!!" said Dryden, the tavern owner. The others followed him to the lounge area. Dryden threw open the door to see everyone rushing out, but two remaining, a woman, with floating hair, and a man, blocking an energy wave she was shooting at him. "What the hell's going on?"
"HEY!!!" Van yelled. Sazuka turned her angry eyes to Van. Not thinking, she shot an energy wave at him as well. Van had to block for himself as well as everyone behind him. While Sazuka was distracted, Dilandau charged forward and tackled her. They both hit the hard stone floor hard. "That's. her. the Messiah!" Van stuttered.
"That's the Messiah?" asked Hitomi.
"Yes. her name's Chi."
Sazuka shoved Dilandau off her and jumped up. Sazuka pounced on him and had him pinned to the ground. She was about to punch him in the face, when she could feel an energy wave coming straight at her. She turned and blocked it using both her hands, but the wave caught her off guard and she fell over backwards, off Dilandau. The back of her head smashed into the cold stone floor, and she was knocked unconscious. Dilandau jumped up and stood protectively in front of her. The energy wave had been from Van.
"Van!" Dilandau hissed. "What are YOU doing here?!"
"Give me the Messiah!" Van snarled back.
"Oh so now you want her. well sorry Vanny but I can't let you."
"Fine! Then you will die!"
"Try me!"
Van sent an energy wave at Dilandau and he blocked. Van charged forward with his sword and the two got involved in a swordfight. While the two were fighting, Allen and Gaddes came forward and started to pick up Sazuka. She moaned and opened her heavy eyelids groggily. Over Gaddes's shoulder she could see Van and Dilandau fighting.
'He's fighting. for me?' she thought. Dilandau shoved Van away and saw that Allen and Gaddes were trying to take Sazuka.
"NO!!!!!!" he yelled. Dilandau extended his hand and a green energy wave shot from it and Gaddes and Allen were shot backwards into the wall, both slid to the floor, out cold.
The Phoenix's power grows once more
It senses danger The Messiah needs it! It's wings expand And it leaves it's dark crypt.
Sazuka could feel Van's power growing, at an alarming rate. Dilandau wasn't paying attention though. Sazuka struggled to her feet. "Dilandau, watch out!" Van shot an energy wave right at Dilandau, one capable of ripping him apart. Sazuka darted forward and threw her arms around Dilandau's neck, protecting him. The energy wave hit her right in the back. She cried out in pain as she went limp in Dilandau's arms. There was a great flash of light, and a large bird made entirely of flames appeared behind them. It's the Phoenix. It shrieked at Van. His eyes widened and he backed away slowly. The others were scared out of their minds. This huge bird took up almost the entire room. It folded it's wings around Dilandau, who was clutching Sazuka close to him, and in another flash of light it disappeared, taking Dilandau and Sazuka with it.
"That was. the Phoenix." said Mole Man.
"Why the hell did it come here?!" shouted Millerna.
"It came to protect the Messiah. That's it's job." Said Van. He sheathed his sword and walked away.
Dilandau opened his eyes. He was sitting on the ground in a forest clearing, clutching Sazuka's still body to his chest. "Sazuka?" he gently touched her cheek. "Come on Sazuka, wake up!" He stroked her cheek some. "Sazuka?" Tears started to form in his eyes. He kissed her, and then pulled her body back against his chest again. "Come on! You're stronger than this dammit!" he gripped her hair. "Please wake up."
'She will be alright.' came a distant, echoing voice behind him. He slowly turned and looked over his shoulder. The Phoenix had been standing behind him the whole time. It was as tall as the trees. It's flames touched the branches around it, but didn't catch them on fire. 'I said, she will be alright, as long as she has someone who cares. she will always be alright.'
Dilandau just stared. "But she isn't waking up. She had better not die!"
'She won't die. I promise!' With that the large firebird disappeared.
Dilandau looked back down at Sazuka. Her eyelids twitched. "Sazuka?" Her eyes slowly opened.
"Dilandau?" she said groggily.
"Yeah. yeah it's me. are you ok??" He brushed a piece of raven hair out of her face.
"I've been better. are you ok?"
"Yeah I'm good."
"Oh. ok." Sazuka's eyes started to close and Dilandau quickly started to pat her cheek harshly.
"No! Sazuka! You have to stay awake!"
"Sleep is good."
"Not if you have a concussion."
The guardian of Gaea sighed deeply with relief. "That was way too close! That could've ruined everything." a tornado of flames appeared next to her, and her eyes immediately lit up. A man appeared next to her. He had tan skin and dark brown hair. "Malos!!!" She squealed and flung her arms around him. "What are you doing here?!"
"I just came to visit my little Shamira!" He kissed her forehead. "How are things in heaven?"
"Fine. same old same old. how's hell?"
"Dark as ever!"
"We should quit the small talk. why DID you come here?" Shamira asked, pulling away from Malos.
"How are the Chosen Ones coming along?" Malos's eyes seemed hopeful.
"I thought that they were permanently hating each other for a minute. but that's sorta changed now." Shamira hung her head. "Dilandau still doesn't know what Sazuka went through. she won't open up to him!"
"You'll just have to help him out then. you have to show him!"
"I suppose so."
"Good luck love." Malos kissed Shamira and disappeared the same way he had come.
Dilandau pulled back the door flap of his tent, only to see that Sazuka was still fast asleep. He sighed. "Man I hope she wakes up soon. she's starting to scare me!" He walked into the tent and sat down next to his bed/cot where Sazuka lay sleeping. "Come on. wake up!" He reached out and gently rubbed her cheek. She didn't move. "Being stubborn are we?" Dilandau chuckled and pulled his hand back. He yawned. He hadn't slept at all since he had brought Sazuka back to camp, which was almost two days ago. He laid his head down, using her stomach as a pillow, and draping one arm over her. He was instantly asleep.
"Where am I?" Dilandau looked around. He was standing in a dark alleyway of a place he had never seen. Coming up the alleyway was a woman, pulling along her young daughter. They were running. As they got closer, Dilandau could see that the woman was like an older version of Sazuka, and the girl she was pulling was like a much younger version of Sazuka.
"Mommy!! What's happening?!" The little girl cried.
"Just keep running, baby!" The mom's voice was panic stricken. Two men soon appeared following them. The mom looked back and gasped. She let go of her daughter's hand and started to push her. "Just keep running! Don't look back!" The men caught up to the mom and grabbed her. She screamed and fought to get away. The men just stole her purse and pushed her against the wall.
"Shut up lady!" One of the muggers yelled. She quit screaming, only to have the man pull out a pocket knife, and stab her in the stomach. The mom then fell to the ground, dead, and the two muggers ran away. Dilandau just stood there I shock.
"What the hell is this?!" He yelled.
"Mommy?" came a small voice behind him. He spun around to see the little girl again. He somehow knew that it was Sazuka. The little girl choked and walked to her dead mother's side. She seemed to know and understand death, even in her youth. "Don't worry mommy. I'm here."
"Why am I seeing this?!" Dilandau said, totally shocked.
"Her life was just as sad as this." A girl appeared next to him, Shamira.
"Who are you?" Dilandau stuttered.
"I am Shamira, the Guardian of Gaea. I am showing you this because you need to know how bad her life was."
"She never even cried."
"No. not even when her father died shortly before she came here. it's not that she wasn't sad. it's like, the tears were never there to shed." Shamira shook her head. "You love her, don't you?"
"NANI?!?!?!?!" Dilandau turned several shades of red and nearly fell over. "What are you talking about woman?!?!?!" Shamira smiled.
"All in good time. in good time!" Shamira giggled and faded away.
Dilandau jerked straight up. Breathing hard and sweaty faced he realized he was still in his tent, he had been sleeping on Sazuka's stomach. She was still fast asleep.
To be continued.