Note: Wow two chapters in just one day. I think I might've missed this
old routine. Now pay close attention. This reveals a lot about the
future plot of The Dark Side.
The Dark Side: Premonissions
The fight raged on, the two opponents parrying every move each one made
and moving in to make another move.
Manta watched in worry as Amidamaru parried another of Yoh's moves, the
force of the clashing of their swords pushing the two fighters back.
'This battle is foolish, mortal!' Yoh yelled to Amidamaru from just a
few meters away from him, raising his sword again to attack a fifth
time.
The samurai's eyes narrowed, the cross on his forehead that allowed him
to take mortal form for the battle glowing dark red, the look on his
face one of determination. "I will not let you destroy the child, the
Shaman, the father or any innocent lives for any purpose whatsoever!"
Amidamaru stated.
'Then come. Show me how defensive you are of them. Battle me and win,
the others go free. Lose, you all die. Pointless battle or not. I do
hope you're ready to meet your second demise!'
"If I win, he and you lose with his death. I know how this works. I
will neither fight to kill you nor forfeit to let you kill."
'There must be a way to weaken that statement. There's always a
weakness. For everyone and everything.'
Manta glared at the Sasi Do Akovara, staring at Amidamaru through Yoh's
eyes, using Yoh's body to suit his needs, defiling his lover's soul as
he went along, a growl reaching Manta's throat. "Yoh had no weakness!
He was stronger than the likes of you in any case!" he yelled as Jeniq-
Da smirked at the scene with Resun-Do from above, both the two's eyes
dull as the Sasi kept his control over the two, Kaki-Ri and Yeno-Da
also by Resun-Do and Jeniq-Da, eyes blanked as the Sasi's recent
control over them continued on, both their faces blank in expressions.
"You are wrong there, young rat. He has two. The brat within that he
is still fighting me to protect from harm, and you!"
Amidamaru jumped at Yoh as Yoh raised his sword to attack Manta, his
sword knocking Yoh back a few feet away from Manta, the sword knocking
loose from his grip and flying backwords.
Yoh stumbled back a bit, shaking his head as he caught his balance,
holding his head with one hand and his stomach with his other hand.
"What- what happened-" he stammered. He'd apparently been knocked back
into control for a few moments.
As he saw the sword heading past him, Yoh gasped, looking over to Manta
as his eyes widened.
"Manta!" Yoh screamed.
Diving forward, Yoh pushed Manta out of the sword's way, taking the
sword to his back as he pushed his lover out of the way.
Manta looked up in time to see the terrified, pained expression on
Yoh's face as he fell forward onto his knees onto Manta, the smaller of
the two holding Yoh up from the ground off him with strength even he
didn't know that he had.
"Uhhu-" Yoh whimpered as he felt the sword being pulled quickly from
his body.
"Yoh!" Manta screamed as he and Amidamaru both dropped to their knees
beside the fallen Shaman.
Throwing the sword, with his, to the ground, Amidamaru's hard eyes lost
their cool look as he took in what he'd caused. "Lord Yoh-" he mouthed
out quietly.
Manta's eyes watered as he watched Yoh take his last breath, the heart
scar on his back bleeding, flowing blood like rapids by a large
waterfall, his beautiful eyes blanking out and closing. "Yoh, why did
you have to-" he asked silently. "Why didn't you let me get hit- I'd
promised to protect you always-"
Gasping for breaths, Yoh winced as he asnwered in a quiet voice. "I-
I couldn't stand to see you get hurt-" he replied painedly.
Amidamaru looked down as a few small tears leaked through his eyes, his
face falling. He couldn't bare to look at the fallen Shaman friend of
his, knowing he was the reason Yoh had been killed, despite the fact
the ghosts around them were now regaining their control with the demise
of the Sasi.
Manta woke with a start, looking around quickly, reaching to his cheek
and removing his hand afterwords, seeing clouds through his eyes and
feeling tears on his fingertips.
Manta reached over to his side to see that Yoh was still there to put
his restless mind at ease. As his hand came into contact with soft
skin, he sighed in relief as his memory told him he'd felt this skin
often before.
+It was only a dream.+ Manta sighed to himself and thought. +Why am I
having so many dreams that involve his death?+
Yoh turned over to his side, still asleep, as Manta laid bak onto the
bed, smiling as he watched his taller angel sleep on.
"Good night again, Yoh." Manta whispered softly as he kissed Yoh's
forehead, closing his eyes for a moment before the images of Yoh's death
in his dream came back to haunt him.
Leaning over Yoh, Manta gently shook him. "Yoh-bunny, wake up for a
moment."
Yoh yawned as Manta shook him, blinking as Manta began to shake him a
little quicker. "I'm up, I'm up." Yoh yawned and said. "Don't shake
the baby out of me yet."
"Yoh, I know the child means we can't do anything until it's born, but
please, I had a terrible dream a short minute ago, I need to feel your
heartbeat."
"Wha- nnnManta go to sleep." Yoh responded as he kissed Manta on the
lips. "I'm alive, look, we can kiss."
Manta pushed Yoh back onto the bed again, as Yoh had sat up on his
elbows, and kissed him on the ear, rubbing his thigh as he continued.
Please, Yoh?"
"Well- I don't know-" Yoh purred out as Manta continued rubbing him.
"Please, Yoh?"
"Nnn- well-"
Manta kissed Yoh on his neck gently. "I'll be gentle with you." he
promised.
"Oh- alright-" Yoh gasped as he felt Manta's lips touch his neck.
"Okay." Manta grinned and said while he sat down between Yoh's legs and
prepared the Shaman for him.
old routine. Now pay close attention. This reveals a lot about the
future plot of The Dark Side.
The Dark Side: Premonissions
The fight raged on, the two opponents parrying every move each one made
and moving in to make another move.
Manta watched in worry as Amidamaru parried another of Yoh's moves, the
force of the clashing of their swords pushing the two fighters back.
'This battle is foolish, mortal!' Yoh yelled to Amidamaru from just a
few meters away from him, raising his sword again to attack a fifth
time.
The samurai's eyes narrowed, the cross on his forehead that allowed him
to take mortal form for the battle glowing dark red, the look on his
face one of determination. "I will not let you destroy the child, the
Shaman, the father or any innocent lives for any purpose whatsoever!"
Amidamaru stated.
'Then come. Show me how defensive you are of them. Battle me and win,
the others go free. Lose, you all die. Pointless battle or not. I do
hope you're ready to meet your second demise!'
"If I win, he and you lose with his death. I know how this works. I
will neither fight to kill you nor forfeit to let you kill."
'There must be a way to weaken that statement. There's always a
weakness. For everyone and everything.'
Manta glared at the Sasi Do Akovara, staring at Amidamaru through Yoh's
eyes, using Yoh's body to suit his needs, defiling his lover's soul as
he went along, a growl reaching Manta's throat. "Yoh had no weakness!
He was stronger than the likes of you in any case!" he yelled as Jeniq-
Da smirked at the scene with Resun-Do from above, both the two's eyes
dull as the Sasi kept his control over the two, Kaki-Ri and Yeno-Da
also by Resun-Do and Jeniq-Da, eyes blanked as the Sasi's recent
control over them continued on, both their faces blank in expressions.
"You are wrong there, young rat. He has two. The brat within that he
is still fighting me to protect from harm, and you!"
Amidamaru jumped at Yoh as Yoh raised his sword to attack Manta, his
sword knocking Yoh back a few feet away from Manta, the sword knocking
loose from his grip and flying backwords.
Yoh stumbled back a bit, shaking his head as he caught his balance,
holding his head with one hand and his stomach with his other hand.
"What- what happened-" he stammered. He'd apparently been knocked back
into control for a few moments.
As he saw the sword heading past him, Yoh gasped, looking over to Manta
as his eyes widened.
"Manta!" Yoh screamed.
Diving forward, Yoh pushed Manta out of the sword's way, taking the
sword to his back as he pushed his lover out of the way.
Manta looked up in time to see the terrified, pained expression on
Yoh's face as he fell forward onto his knees onto Manta, the smaller of
the two holding Yoh up from the ground off him with strength even he
didn't know that he had.
"Uhhu-" Yoh whimpered as he felt the sword being pulled quickly from
his body.
"Yoh!" Manta screamed as he and Amidamaru both dropped to their knees
beside the fallen Shaman.
Throwing the sword, with his, to the ground, Amidamaru's hard eyes lost
their cool look as he took in what he'd caused. "Lord Yoh-" he mouthed
out quietly.
Manta's eyes watered as he watched Yoh take his last breath, the heart
scar on his back bleeding, flowing blood like rapids by a large
waterfall, his beautiful eyes blanking out and closing. "Yoh, why did
you have to-" he asked silently. "Why didn't you let me get hit- I'd
promised to protect you always-"
Gasping for breaths, Yoh winced as he asnwered in a quiet voice. "I-
I couldn't stand to see you get hurt-" he replied painedly.
Amidamaru looked down as a few small tears leaked through his eyes, his
face falling. He couldn't bare to look at the fallen Shaman friend of
his, knowing he was the reason Yoh had been killed, despite the fact
the ghosts around them were now regaining their control with the demise
of the Sasi.
Manta woke with a start, looking around quickly, reaching to his cheek
and removing his hand afterwords, seeing clouds through his eyes and
feeling tears on his fingertips.
Manta reached over to his side to see that Yoh was still there to put
his restless mind at ease. As his hand came into contact with soft
skin, he sighed in relief as his memory told him he'd felt this skin
often before.
+It was only a dream.+ Manta sighed to himself and thought. +Why am I
having so many dreams that involve his death?+
Yoh turned over to his side, still asleep, as Manta laid bak onto the
bed, smiling as he watched his taller angel sleep on.
"Good night again, Yoh." Manta whispered softly as he kissed Yoh's
forehead, closing his eyes for a moment before the images of Yoh's death
in his dream came back to haunt him.
Leaning over Yoh, Manta gently shook him. "Yoh-bunny, wake up for a
moment."
Yoh yawned as Manta shook him, blinking as Manta began to shake him a
little quicker. "I'm up, I'm up." Yoh yawned and said. "Don't shake
the baby out of me yet."
"Yoh, I know the child means we can't do anything until it's born, but
please, I had a terrible dream a short minute ago, I need to feel your
heartbeat."
"Wha- nnnManta go to sleep." Yoh responded as he kissed Manta on the
lips. "I'm alive, look, we can kiss."
Manta pushed Yoh back onto the bed again, as Yoh had sat up on his
elbows, and kissed him on the ear, rubbing his thigh as he continued.
Please, Yoh?"
"Well- I don't know-" Yoh purred out as Manta continued rubbing him.
"Please, Yoh?"
"Nnn- well-"
Manta kissed Yoh on his neck gently. "I'll be gentle with you." he
promised.
"Oh- alright-" Yoh gasped as he felt Manta's lips touch his neck.
"Okay." Manta grinned and said while he sat down between Yoh's legs and
prepared the Shaman for him.