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The Evil Awaits…Part 4

Written by SoRa-cHaN!

Everyone began to head back to the mountaintop where that castle of Takenouchi stood. They went through the town and most of the people were friendly to the visitors.

Taichi learned about the secret river near the hall, and Koushiro began to sketch out plans and routes for their fight.

The ride was for the most part quiet. The wind blew gently and spring flowers blossomed along the road.

Sora kept her sights straight ahead. It had seemed as if she blanked out…in her own little world. Her auburn hair swayed softly as she smelled sweet bread baking.

"Blech…" Sora heard someone spat.

"Stupid Kamians…we don't need them. What is wrong with their king," the voice continued to mumble, "He sends his own son to save the day. The freaking leader is a child, and knows no better than child's play…"

The cruel words hung in Sora's ears. She turned her head to see who had said that, but she had lost him to the busy people on the street. The words hurt her…she knew that man was a stupid bum who knew no better…

Lies… Sora thought …Taichi isn't like that. He's a good leader, and everything will be okay… She repeated those words over in her head. No one dare messed with her best friend…

"Is everything okay, Sora?" a small voice asked.

She turned to see Sensuta's large eyes look worryingly at her. Sensuta's eyes told a million secrets that never escaped the mouth.

"Yeah…you don't need to worry about anything," Sora smiled comfortingly.

Sensuta nodded, agreeing with a small smile, though a fear panicked her heart.

Soon they made it to the castle stables, and there Sir Schuyler greeted them. The wooden stable reeked of manure and even rotten hay eaten by the horses. Gusts of wind made the stench even more unbearable.

"Hey! Where ya guys go without me!?" He laughed and helped the horses in.

"Schuyler, I'd like you to meet Prince Taichi of Kamiya!" Sensuta dragged him by the hand to meet the new warrior.

Schuyler bowed deeply. He stood and they looked at each other straight in the eye. They exchanged no words, just stared. Sora always had thought it was odd how boys could communicate by looking at each other. Sensuta watched them confused.

A horn blew from the northeast tower. It called that it was now directly noon. People headed in, ready to eat their fill once again.

"Welp! My stomach calls!" Daisuke said happily with a large grin.

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The day wore on, by n by… Soon the sun began to set. The battle was nearing…

"Taichi!?" Sora called out.

She stood in the middle of a field behind the castle. Long strands of grass grew along the soft dirt. A gentle breeze blew about and her hair softly swayed. The larks that lived near the river began to hush as the sky began to put on her dark mantle. The sky was a cotton candy pink as the sun went down below the outstretching sea.

Sora walked along the tall grass and found her friend sitting amongst a tall oak tree. It's branches spread high in the air and its leaves rattled a sweet song.

Taichi leaned against it. He had one leg curled close to his chest and he rested his head on his knee. Taichi sat there in thought. Taichi's chocolate eyes stared out beyond the horizon, his hair blew about in the wind, and he sat there not knowing his friend watching him.

Sora slowly walked up to Taichi and sat next to him on her knees. She watched his features soften as he looked out to the sea.

"Tai…what are you thinking about?" she asked almost in a whisper.

His soft brown eyes turned to her. Taichi lifted his head off his knee and sat up straight.

"I was thinking of the battle… I never have been in one where I had to lead…" Taichi replied quietly, "What if I let everyone down?"

Sora smiled warmly to him.

"You are the bravest person I know to volunteer to fight. And you have always been leading others without knowing it. Remember when we were about 6 or 7 we tied up out teacher to a tree behind the school?" They laughed as they remembered the moment.

"Yeah, what does that have to do with this?" asked Taichi sinking into the memory.

"You were the one who told us that we hated her and she was evil herself because she gave us homework. And it was your call that made all the students charge and bind her up. You have always been a born leader. Brave, strong…and somewhat graceful," Sora answered smiling.

Taichi chuckled softly.

Sora turned to the sea as Taichi had done before. It was her now who wondered. She now thought deeper about the people she cared about. Many knights had died the night before. All died except her, Schuyler, Sensuta, Sir Logan, Sir Keillor, and the enemy, and its followers. Sora developed a sinking feeling within her chest. Fear flowed through her veins, she became scared.

"What's the matter?" Taichi asked, concerned.

"Lots of people are going to die tonight…I don't want one of those people to be you…" She answered.

Taichi looked at her for a moment. It never really did occur to him that Sora would care so much about him. He picked up her hand and wrapped his pinkie around hers like he did so many times before as little kids.

"I promise nothing will happen to me…and nothing will happen to you," Taichi murmured gently.

Once again, another horn bellowed into the air now calling for dinner. Taichi got up, he offered his hand and helped Sora up.

"Time to eat again…" Sora whispered.

"I'm not hungry…you go ahead and eat," Taichi said.

"But…aren't you hungry?"

"No, I'll head onto my room."

They parted for a while as Taichi walked up a tower. He went through a long corridor. Many doors lined the walls, and soon he found his own room.

Taichi looked around the room, and out the window. The air seemed fresher up in the cool mountain atmosphere. His eyes wandered to the fireplace where a fire glowed in the small room. It gave a warm effect to the cold stone room.

He walked over to where his things lay about the room. Taichi never really was a neat-n-tidy person. There was a closet with an oak door. He opened it. There lay the two magic swords hanging to two brass pegs. He kept them in here for safekeeping.

Taichi reached in and picked up both swords. They were wrapped in a soft warm cloth. He unwrapped them. The angel sword lay on top of his own dragon sword. Taichi picked up the angel sword and examined its blade. He ran his fingers along it. It lightly cut his index finger and it bled softly. He found it strange that the cut didn't hurt. Then a twinkling light danced about his finger, and it stopped bleeding and healed. Was it because the sword was the blade of love?

He placed it back into the cloth and picked up his own sword. The dragon's green eyes seemed to glow with a fierce light. The lapis blue hilt shined in the radiant light and the orange stone glowed.

Taichi sat down on the edge of his bed and lay the swords next to him. He bent over and picked up a leather bag. Inside were his sword sharpening utensils. Taichi picked up a small knife and held it close to the fire. Its blade began to get hot. He took it away from the fire and began to sharpen his sword.

Up and down the little knife went against the large blade. As the knife grew cold, Taichi held it to the fire once again. He repeated it over and over again. Soon the sky turned dark and a star finally shown in the sky.

As the time went on, Taichi had also sharpened the ends of his arrows. The arrows were wooden, nothing real fancy.

Tap! Tap! Tap! Taichi heard a knock at the door.

"Come in," he called not looking up as he continued to sharpen another arrow.

Sora walked in. Her face was mute. She sat down next to him again. Sora recognized the sword as the same one she saw earlier. The golden dragon around the hilt reminded her of bravery and strength. The same as Taichi…

"Getting ready, huh?" she asked softly.

"Yup," Taichi looked up and smiled.

Sora began to worry again. She began to get scared… Every time they fought, the worse the massacre got… This was going to be the toughest so far…

She shook herself out of it. Sora slapped herself mentally and began to think of something else. Sora looked around the cozy room similar to hers and Sensuta's. Then she saw the other sword. It was just a beautiful as Taichi's…

"Is that your sword too?" Sora asked awed by its elegance.

"No…it belongs to the beholder of the stone of love," Taichi replied.

"Who is the beholder?"

"I…don't know. The person who gave it to me said I'd know when the time came…"

"I see…" Sora answered, "Who is this person?"

Taichi told Sora about Ame on the boat ride and the magic stones. The legend amazed her. It was like a fairy tale to her.

"Wow…that's amazing…you carry half the world…" Sora murmured.

"I know…and…I fear I'll fail."

Sora scooted over closer to Taichi. She was so close; she could feel his breath against her face. Sora found his hand and held it tightly.

"You won't fail…I believe in you, Taichi," she whispered.

Sora looked into his bright chocolate eyes as Taichi looked onto her crimson eyes as if they were stars placed on her face. He held her around the waist and slowly bent over. Everything seemed to melt away, leaving them in a soft quiet place. Sora slipped her eyes close as he kissed her soft warm lips.

The two sat there with a feeling that they were in heaven itself as Taichi pressed his lips against hers. She kissed him back happily. Finally they found each other… They were happy as they found their beloved…

But the peace didn't last that long…

"BLLOONNGG!!!" the horn sounded causing the two to stop.

They looked out the window where knights were frantically rushing about.

"THE MONSTER'S ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!" a knight called out through out the castle.

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"God d******!!!" Schuyler fumbled with the keys to the armor room.

It was locked and it wouldn't open. The team could hear the cries of helpless people getting eaten and slain… The noises ran to their hearts… They were all scared…

"Hurry…hurry…" Sensuta urged on.

Finally a key went in the lock and everyone rushed in. They started to pass out the extra armor amongst themselves. These suits of armor were extras from the knights of the castle. These were only used in case of emergency.

The clatter of metal banging against each other rung through out the corridor. Everyone quickly dressed into them. Soon everyone realized there weren't any helmets…

Sensuta took count of everyone making sure they were here. Their hearts beat nervously as they went through every person.

"W…wait…two are missing…Where's Taichi and Sora!?" Sensuta exclaimed in panic.

She dashed out of the room and down the hallway. Schuyler poked his head out of the door.

"Hey! We need ya!" he called out after her.

"Go without me! I'm gonna get my sister!!!"

Sensuta raced down the long hallway as fast as she could. She ran into other knights and tables. The corridor was dark and cold. It was even odd how it felt foggy inside… She got a new thought…what if the evil was growing?

She ran even faster and soon she found Taichi's room. Sensuta kicked the door open. A herd of bakemon attacked the two in the small room.

Taichi's sword flashed in the bright fire's light as it sliced one bakemon to another. Sora stood behind him, trying to combat the ghosts with her fists.

"Hey, leave them alone!!!" Sensuta cried out.

She grabbed her sword out of its scabbard and helped kill the evil creatures. Sensuta jabbed her sword into them and blood began to run down the blade.

Taichi called out a battle cry and slammed a bakemon into the wall. His sword flashed in the air and killed it.

"Sensuta!" Sora cried out and hugged Sensuta a thank you.

"Come on, we need to get to the town and the hall!!! Koushiro had a battle plan, then the armor room wouldn't open, then it opened but you weren't there, so the others went without us, meaning the plan won't work!!!" Sensuta blurted out.

Sensuta grew scared…she remembered last night as if it was a few minutes ago. Her heart raced…

Taichi looked to Sora with a face of fear.

"Let's go!" he cried.

They dashed down the hall and out the castle. Sora took a quick stop at her room and grabbed her own sword. Their legs began to ache as they had just reached the back of the mountain.

Taichi ran and slipped on a rock. His hand twisted back slightly as he landed on it. A quick yelp escaped his lips.

"What the heck!? I don't remember this!!!" he cried out.

"This is the rocky and steep side of Infinity Mountain. The castle was built here for protection," Sora answered helping him up.

The three ran and ran down the mountain. The jagged rocks cut at Sora's legs and beads of blood dribbled down.

The cold night air whipped at their faces and snapped at Sora's cuts. The once beautiful night sky hung with dark clouds and the stench of death. Sensuta could see her breath in a smoky form in the air…

They reached the hall. For the first time they saw It… It's ghastly form loomed high over the meek knights below. As the warriors attempted to attack the monster, its massive hands reach out and swooped up the knight then ate it…

"On my lead, we charge…" Taichi whispered as they crept into a small ditch he found at the base of the mountain.

Sora's crimson eyes watered as she watch knights die as they fought against It. Their cries pierced the night and she watched their dead bodies slump onto the bloody ground. They gravel floor beneath them was crusted with thick dried blood.

It thrashed about and ate all the people in Its sight.

"Die…" his deep voice growled, "People of the sun will perish…ONLY EVIL SHALL LIVE!!!"

Its very voice crept into their hearts. Everyone felt Its voice shiver its way to their fearful hearts…

Lub, lub! Lub, lub! Taichi's heart raced as fast as the people being killed… He waited for the right moment… The monster turned its enormous back…

"NOW!!!" Taichi yelled out.

The three charged out of their hiding place. They all carried their swords ready to thrust it into the creature's dark and cold heart. Time seemed to slow… Their rapid footsteps felt heavy like lead weights; their breaths came in shallow and slow…

Taichi's chocolate eyes narrowed as he came every step closer to the evil being… His valiant sword rose in the air. The blade glistened in the moon's light… Taichi tightened his grip on the hilt. FLASH! The sword sliced through the monster's thick, rubbery flesh. Dark blood gushed out of a large wound, which seemed so small compared to Its massive size.

It suddenly turned and looked at Taichi with hatred. Globs of blood oozed from Its mouth. Slime and blood dripped from Taichi's sword. Taichi breathed in quick gasps of air…

Soon fear ran through his veins… The creature's eyes narrowed…

"Who are you, person of the sun? How dare you challenge me!?" It snarled.

The rage dispersed and anger took over.

"I'm Prince Taichi of Kamiya who is son of King Yoru! And this is lights our for you!!!"

Taichi once again began to charge at the evil being. He raised his sword and with a mighty swing he hacked a large cut into its body. Dark blood gushed onto the floor. Any minute now a cry of pain would be heard… But no, instead a cackle of evil.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You think you can beat me!? Wrong," Its massive voice boomed, "Evil servants, appear before me!"

Fog loomed about them magically. They shivered from its deadly cold. Sora's ruby eyes looked around and saw two more pairs of eyes watching them…

"Ready…get set…" Yamato started…

"Now GO!!!!!"

Like a hungry beast, Derrick pounced. Large claws retracted from his fingers and lashed out at Sora. They cut through her cheek lightly and slowly bled.

Sora's gentle eyes glared at Derrick. Her reddish hair blew about in the now harsh wind. She drew her sword and swung it at the boy. She thrusted it into his leathery flesh. Sora pulled it from Derrick's stomach and he grinned evilly.

Once again, the darkness covered him, healing his wound. And again, Derrick began to change. He grew 3 snake-like tails, which lashed about. His eyes grew smaller and red… Fangs grew from his mouth. His size grew. The sound of bones cracking hung in their ears. Soon he loomed high above them, Derrick was now three times bigger than he was before.

"Oh…my…gosh…" Sora gasped.

Derrick looked at her in disgust. His blood colored eye gazed at her with a look of pure evil. He swung around and his tails snapped at Sora. They hissed and their jaws tried to bite her.

"Sora, get out of there!!!" Sensuta tried to run to her sister, only to be intercepted.

"I always wanted to hurt you…now I have my chance!!!" Yamato charged at the small girl as she ducked his sword.

The sound of metal clanging against each other rung in the dead of the night.

Yamato lashed his sword at her vertically as Sensuta intercepted it with her own sword. The blades gleamed in moonlight. The stars shined in Yamato's eyes with rage.

Anger boiled within the two rivals… This was the end or nothing…

"Good bye, and farewell!!!" Yamato cried out as he thrusted his sword at Sensuta.

She closed her eye waiting for the pain… Seconds went by and nothing had happened. Slowly, Sensuta looked up and saw someone in front of her. The person turned to her.

"Get out of here!" Schuyler yelled as he fought Yamato.

The two were in an endless waltz. They were rivals since they were toddlers, and will continue to be until one was dead.

"I think not!" Yamato replied evilly.

He tackled Schuyler, and he fell back onto the cold stony ground. Yamato picked up Sensuta and ran away with her.

"Master!" Yamato called out, "I have captured the Princess! Lets go and regroup! She will be some use to us…"

Its smiled and showed its rotten teeth. Then it nodded.

Sensuta punched Yamato in his face, which stunned him for a while. Sensuta gasped as he too began to change. His eyes wild with anger, and feathers grew down his back. Yamato cackled into the dark.

"NO!!! Give her back!" Schuyler got up and tried to tackle Yamato back.

But as soon as he reached him… the were gone into the dark forest… Sora ran to its edge, trying to reach her sister. Tears flowed down her cheeks and stung her cut. Taichi stopped her as he held onto her shoulders firmly. Sora turned to him, as he shook his head no. His chocolate eyes gave a somber look… Tears welled in his eyes as well…

"We can't go in there until we know what to do," he replied sadly.

Schuyler stood there in silence. He looked around and saw no more than a few knights alive. Blood ran through the hall once again… He sniffled a few tears and called out.

"Sensuta!!! Come back!!!"

Nothing replied but an evil cackle from the deep, dark forest…

TBC…To Be Continued…

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Sora: *pulls on S-chan's collar* WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY SISTER!?

S-chan: *sweat drop* Dun worry…you'll find out soon enough on the next chapter! ^_~

Tai: You better make my girl happy or else…

V-mon: Hey! "or else" is my line!!!

Tai: =P

V-mon: Oh yeah, well =P

:::Tai n V-mon have a =P contest:::

S-chan: ^_^;;; Well, thank you for reading my story! Please review or email me at Sorachantaiora@cs.com or SorachannVmon@cs.com! It's 1:30 PM on a Saturday, n I'm still watching cartoons! ^_~ Ja ne, Minna-san!

~Sora-chan