A Devil's Halo: Part Sixteen
'All She's Taught Me'
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Five days. Five days was all they had. Five days had passed. They have had their five days and now it was the time to face Oni. No one could be more ready.
Tai had his sphere in his fist never to let it go until that one, hopefully faithful, moment when he would strike Oni and scare him just so.
Sora had her bow in her hands and the container where all the arrows were in, strapped on her back.
Yes, they were ready. Ready to face the most powerful evil in the universe and all of the dimensions that existed. The two were walking out of the white room that Matt had made for them to train in. They looked oh so ready too.
It looked like a scene from Armageddon, with the bright light shining behind them, and the dramatic music.
Then Tai tripped. The bright light faltered and the dramatic music ended abruptly.
"Owww..." he whined as he picked himself back up.
Sora was at the back, laughing so hard she was turning red. "Tai, you are such a dork!" she said, as she helped him up.
As the two began to walk again, and Sora contained her laughter, the music was once again played, and the bright light turned on once again.
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"Are you ready for this Sora?" Tai asked, his chocolate orbs shining, as he stared at his girlfriend.
Sora nodded. "I couldn't be anymore ready. My arm's had time to feel better. I swear, holding that bow that particular way that Matt showed, really gives it some strain."
"Can't say it's different for the sphere. Anyway... Matt said that these are the clouds where it's easier for Oni to contact us. Let's just... be ready in case he pulls us right into hell and starts fighting us while we still try to recover from the fall..." said Tai. Doubts were already floating through his head.
"Tai!" Sora said, as she lightly pushed him for entering the thoughts into her head.
"Sorry... Sorry... We're going to be fine. We've been training so hard, and it's impossible to not be at least a little like a pro right?"
"Yeah... I guess you're right..." she said.
'Well I don't...' said a double-octave voice from below.
"Oni," Tai said, looking down below the clouds as if he could see hell.
'I guess your little girlfriend wasn't going to back down. Great! The more people I get to kill. It's been so long since I've killed them physically...' the voice explained.
Tai sneered. What a sick being...
"Are you just going to keep talking or are you going to try and drag our struggling bodies to hell already?" Sora snapped.
Oni laughed at this. 'Fiesty little bitch aren't you? Just what I need with me in hell...'
With this, Tai growled. "Even if we do lose to you, I'd rather be run over a semi-truck a millions times alive before I let you touch one strand of hair on Sora!"
'I'd love to see that... But for now. Let's fight this once and for all.'
With that, the two fell into a pit of blazing fire.
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The attack just seemed to come out of nowhere. The fire ball had charred one other minion of Oni's, but it's leader didn't really seem to mind. All he really cared about was getting rid of the two pesky humans of their bodies, to get their souls.
Tai instantly began to spin his sphere around like a windmill, and the fire ball was quickly sent flying back to it's maker.
Oni jumped over it swiftly, therefore proving that this battle would not end so easily.
"I can't just keep shielding from his attacks Sor. We have to switch to the offensive side," Tai told the fiery-haired girl over his shoulder.
Sora nodded at this and grabbed and arrow, aiming to shoot.
"Your puny weapons harm me just as much as a dust mite harms me when it falls only my skin!" Oni exclaimed
Tai stared at the demon with disbelief. He looked over to Sora, as she let go of the arrow.
Miss.
That same evil laughter was the same laughter that Oni had used when speaking to Tai before. It was the type of laughter in which no other being could conjure. Only those with pure evil and hatred stored inside of them, and Oni seemed just the guy. Duh. He did control all of hell.
Oni watched as the arrow went shooting past his head. With that, he smiled. "You were really that stupid enough to face me without getting enough training... I knew that you were stupid to begin with, but I never knew that you were stupid enough to lose your life by me! I thought that you loved life!"
"Not as much as I love Tai! I would do anything for him-" she said, with passion and truth held within her eyes. "- Whether he likes it or not... I'd even give up my life just to give him another chance at what he once thought was a wasted gift," she finished.
Tai gave her a surprised look, but quickly changed that into a stern one which implied 'no'. But before any of them knew it, Sora had already let go of another one of her arrows, hitting Oni with it on the arm.
Sora held a triumphant grin with this, as she dodged another one of the demon's attacks.
"You insignificant bitch!" Oni yelled out, as he threw a fire ball at her, using his free hand to hold the wound. Sora's arrow had gone through him like a powerful acid on powder. How?
Tai smirked. "You're against a past demon and pure spiritual powers Oni. Give it up!" he was tantalizing his late master.
"How the hell..." Oni wondered out loud.
"Sora's spirit, no matter how much you try to corrupt it, is still pure. Her intentions are good, and the deeds she's done are countless. This therefore gives her the power to destroy evil such as yourself."
"Impossible!" the demon yelled out loud. With that, he leaned his forearm back, and flung with all his might, directly at what he now called his 'first major threat': Sora Takenouchi.
Everything happened so quickly that Tai had no time to rush and shield her.
When Sora flew against one of hell's wall, she was instantly unconscious, harboring burns across her chest, arms, and part of her legs. Tai ran up to her and cradled her in his arms... She was barely breathing and he had to get her out of there that instant. As he picked her up though, and walked towards the area where heaven could easily be contacted, Oni blocked his path.
"And where do you think you're going slave?" Oni spat out, all his words full of malice. The ass...
"Up. Where else?" Tai tried back.
"You don't belong there. You never did belong there. Your fate was hell and no one in this universe could contradict fate," Oni answered.
"I don't care! Sora told me about life! She taught me so much, and since I'm given a chance to try and get a second life, I'm not wasting it. Move out of my way!"
"You'll just have to defeat me then... Hahaha... No. I mean, I'll just have to defeat you and show you where your place is! I'll make you regret ever turning your back on me!"
Tai placed Sora down on a safe spot, close to the area where the call to heaven could be made. "I'll be back Sor... Please hold on," he said as he placed a kiss on her temple and stood up. "This is between you and me now."
Oni smiled. "What I've always wanted it to be...". He quickly grabbed Tai's shirt and punched him multiple times, with fire on his fists, therefore applying burns on Tai's face.
Tai was groaning underneath Oni, as the pain was doubled due to the fire. As the punches continued, he felt warm liquid slide down his face... He felt so weak...
"How do you like the pain Otrisaki? How do you like that? Do you understand now? The pain..." Oni yelled as he stood up and kicked Tai in the stomach.
Tai went flying backwards due to Oni's strength. As he slammed against hell's wall, he remained quite still.
Oni began to guffaw at the consequences for his actions. This was enjoyable. The puny human wasn't dead yet now was he? He was just beginning to have fun. "Otrisaki..." he chanted as he stepped closer to Tai's unmoving body. "Otrisaki..."
Visions of Sora past through his head. Her words, which were now forever etched into his memory echoed through his mind. Words of her reasons why life was so important... Words of her love, her loyalty, and her determination to help him break free of Oni's wrath. This gave him strength enough to pick himself back up.
Oni stared horror struck at this. The 'puny human' wasn't as puny as the demon thought he was. He covered his fright-stricken face with malicious laughter. "That's good. At least, I'll have more fun torturing you!" he exclaimed as he threw a fire ball at Tai's shoulder.
Tai could not move out of the way in time. Instead, he took the damage and took his sphere in his now, only working arm.
Oni threw another fire ball, hitting Tai at the same exact place. There were no screams of agony coming out from the young man though, which frightened Oni a little. Instead, he continued to walk forwards, not even wincing from the pain.
The demon continued aiming and firing, but now Tai was close enough to touch. The boy was mad if he thought he could live, being that close to his fire balls.
"What the hell are you thinking b-" Oni began, but he was easily shut up by the sphere that came into contact with his gut.
"We..." Tai whispered to his past master. "Won..." he continued as he fell down on his knees and blacked out.
Oni let out an excruciatingly agonizing yell, which echoed through the halls of the seven hells.
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Author's Notes: I'm sorry for not updating sooner. I seriously, apologize. I wasn't at all busy, but I was too lazy and I was all out of ideas. I'm not very into writing action so I was stumped when I began writing this chapter. I hope that you all enjoyed though.
b>Note: This is not the end. There is an epilogue.
My little 'Special Thanks' space ^_^:
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*NoKkAx*:
Compliments? Hehe... Me deserve compliments? Lol. That'll be the day. That you so much though and you're very welcome. You deserve to be in my special thanks section. Hehe... but I hope that you don't have a bad grade because of me. By the way, what do you mean that your english sucks? I thought that it was your first language by the way you were typing. I'm serious. There are no grammatical errors. Promise. Thank you so overly much for reviewing! Also, for being my 120th reviewer!!! ^_^
dorkiss:
Don't worry... lol... You're right though. Any girl with a period and her... ehh... mood swings... are never good. Being a girl myself, I don't really know how guys feel about it, but then I get the point when they hold up their white flags and surrender to my er....scary-ness (Sorry, it's my new made-up word). Hehe. I wish i knew how to use a bow and arrow too... That would be too cool. Plus it'll give me a better eye-hand coordination rather than just tennis. Thank you for reviewing! I can't wait to read more of your story either!!! ^_^
TaioraCrazedGirl:
Yeah, I was thinking of making it five in the morning, but then I realized that I used to wake up that early... and it was still not as early as I wanted it to be... Weird... But to tell you the truth, I'd never wake up that early to learn archery, even if it sounds interesting... I practically sleep at that time. I checked your story! Did ya see my review? Hehehe. Anyway, thank you for reviewing! ^_^
Sarika Kamiya01:
I've always wanted to go to the nut house where many Taiora authors who went crazy after writing so much after the end of '02. Hehehe... you're words exactly but yeah... I couldn't help myself. They were funny! Thank you for your review. It's great to have a good laugh after a bad day. I hope that you enjoyed! ^_^
Taichi Kamiya02:
Wow... Two days to shoot with a bow. It would probably take me two years. Heh.... How did you brake your arm? That must've hurt and suck at the same time. Coolie. I love reviewers with patience. Thank you so much for your review!!! ^_^
Litanya:
It's okay if you don't review in the next few chapters. I just want to thank you for reviewing anyway! ^_^. OoOo... an exchange school? That sounds to cool. I'm sorry if the fight between Tai, Oni and Sora was a little disappointing. I'm not very into writing action as I've said at the top, but yeah. I hope that you catch my concept anyway. Thank you so much for your review and I really do hope that your hosts are nice enough to not deprive you of your internet privileges. ^_^
BudgerigarLT:
I'm sorry that soon wasn't enough but yeah... I'm a lazy person when it comes to lifting a finger... but I do it anyway... all the while being the the process of procrastination. Hehe... A feather... Now I'm really sorry for not updating sooner... Please don't... ¿hurt? me. Hehehe. If there's even any possible way of hurting people with feathers... Hmm... Thank you for once again reviewing! Thank you! Thank you!!! ^_^
Lil Drowned One:
Sleepy... Mmmm... sleep. Now there's something I haven't done very much of for more than two weeks now. Thank you very much school. Anyways, yeah, don't worry about not being able to read the whole story in just a day. You have to admit that fifteen chapters, with about two thousand plus worlds each in them, are pretty long. Anyway, thank you soooo much for reviewing, and I can't wait until your next chapter(s) will be posted up. Talk to ya later!!! ^_^
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Oh wow... That's a lot of reviews. I hope that you continue reading the fic... and I hope that you continue reviewing. I mean it... for both of what I said. Thank you so much for the reviews!!! You're so funny ^_______^. I just had to postpone posting this chapter up 'cause I wanted to give you a shout out too. Thank you! Thank you so very ultra much. Haha!!
Re cap on one of your reviews:
how swet! kawaii.. *sniff* and that would make tai, say... sixty sixyears old? about? i'm just glad that he's been dead for fifty years other wise...
tai: huh?
k-chan: taichi no hentai! your sixty six years old and
almst having sex with a sixteen year old! pervert...
tai: owwie...
That was so funny, but true at the same time! Thank you again for reviewing! Especially with your hilarious reviews! ^_^
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To be continued...
"It's truly love if you are able to look beyond your love's mistakes of the past into the happiness of your future."
--Me