I WANT SEIKEN DENSETSU 3 TO BE MINE! But we don't always get what we want, right?
A/N: ^_^ I'm back again! HA!
Touches of Evil
The two young warriors looked at each other intently, their weapons ready. The young girl stood some distance behind the half beastman, looking back and forth between them. She was confused, to say the least.
"But, Carlie thought that Duran ish a friend…?"
Kevin looked at Duran and frowned.
"WAS, maybe. Now…"
The now Duelist smirked.
"You wish."
Duran held his sword a bit higher, showing his once friend that he wasn't joking. Kevin looked at him with reluctance, not willing to fight.
"What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? Come on Kevin, we're not friends. Not anymore. FIGHT ME!"
Before Kevin even had the chance to assume a defensive position, a ball of light hit Duran in the chest, sending the swordsman a few good feet backwards. He hit the wall hard, and it collapsed.
Once the dust cleared, Kevin was quite relieved to see Duran stir, obviously still alive.
"Oopshy."
Kevin raised an eyebrow at Carlie's hesitation.
"Carlie didn't mean to hit Duran that hard…"
With a somewhat relieved laughter, Kevin looked again at Duran and then at the exit from the prison area. His eyes narrowed and his face twisted in a frown. Carlie's blue eyes looked up at him, questioning.
"What'sh wrong?"
"Something… WRONG. In the air. You not feel?"
Carlie tilted her head and blinked.
"Nope. Can't shensh (sense) a thing."
"Gah, never mind. Co, Come on!"
Kevin ran up ahead while Carlie turned to look back at Duran.
"Carlie, come on!"
The cute girl from Wendel bit her lip and shook her head.
"Shorry. Yo Kev, wait up!"
"LET ME GO!!!"
The Dragon Emperor smirked as the young princess struggled against the dark chains against her skin.
"Why fight it princess? See how much good turning brought to your friends! First Koren was able to use magic, now Duran is reunited with his father… I wonder what turning will do for your other friend, Kevin, is it? Well, I'm sure he'll be able to walk straight. Who knows, maybe he'll finally get rid of that horrid speech problem…"
"YOU STAY AWAY FROM HIM! AAAAAH!"
The princess gritted her teeth both from rage and pain.
"My, my! You sure are a feisty one. I'm sure that with you on my side, we'll be able to defeat Zable Fahr with little problem if any at all!"
"Za, Zable Fahr?"
"Why, the God Beast of Darkness! How else will I be able to have the full power of the sword?"
He ran his finger down her cheek and smirked.
"And then, I could enjoy watching you kill your mother for your new god."
"AaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!"
Kevin stopped dead in his tracks, causing Carlie to bump into him.
"What ish it?! A monshter?! Huh huh huh?!"
Her flail ready, Carlie looked around from the relative safety she found behind Kevin.
"No… Goddess, Angela! Where are you?!"
"Angie? ANGIE! COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU… OOF!"
Right before they were spotted by the guards, Kevin put his hand against Carlie's mouth and carried her behind a wall.
"Did you hear that?"
"Sounded like a little girl."
"Came from there!"
Carlie began squirming in Kevin's arms, slightly panicking. Kevin just held his hand tighter against her mouth.
"Should we investigate?"
"Nah, I saw Duran going down there a while ago. He's probably… investigating the new prisoners."
The two guards walked away and Kevin let Carlie go.
"We should hit while not ready."
He said, not letting the two out of his sight.
"Carlie not like attacking from behind. Warn a little? Just a bit?"
Kevin looked at her from the corner of his eye and smirked.
"Get tons of warning."
And the howl that meant him transforming was indeed all the warning anyone needed. Sadly, there were only two guards. Poor fellows.
"Oooh, what happened? Huh?"
Duran looked around him and cursed.
"Bastard. Using a little girl to protect himself. How brave. Well, come out come out wherever you are!"
The torches still not giving sufficient light, Duran held his hand against the wall and began walking through the halls.
'Someone has this evil-person-needs-darkness act taken far too seriously.'
And then came the scream.
'What the fu…'
He ran as fast as he could, the way to the throne room embedded in his memory as though after thousands of times he'd run it.
The scream sounded louder and louder with each step he took until he stopped in front of the huge double doors.
'What's going on in there?'
Duran could feel a great part of him resisting, since it was the Emperor's business and no one else's. But the small, stubborn part of him that was untouched by the turn pushed his hand to slightly open the door, just enough for him to take a peek inside. And his blood froze.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!"
Duran looked at the group of soldiers and glanced at the Emperor before shutting the door. If he noticed him, no matter how loyal he'd be, he was dead. Of course, spying on your leader wasn't exactly loyalty, now was it?
"Er, I just left, and…"
"Liar, the Emperor said not to disturb him!"
"Well then, that's just too bad. For you."
Being one of the Dragon Emperor's soldiers on that day wasn't the wisest career choice.
"SHTUPID GUARDS!"
Carlie complained as her flail found it's way towards another Dragon soldier. The place was crawling with them.
"Be quiet! You want more to come?!"
Kevin growled as he pressed his hand against Carlie's mouth.
"Shorry."
Kevin straightened up and stretched himself. Even with Carlie's healing abilities, the fight was beginning to be too much for the half Beastman. Even in nighttime.
"Worse than cockroaches in a picnic, eh?"
The two tired warriors sighed and looked at the new squad of Dragon soldiers.
"This will never end, will it?"
From atop a balcony on the second floor Duran watched the two, his head throbbing. His good side wasn't completely destroyed by the Dragon Emperor, and now that side with the newer, meaner side were battling it out. The result? A major headache.
But then came another scream.
And strong as the evil side was, love works for both good and evil. Hearing someone he cared for scream in agony, he unsheathed his sword and looked for a target. Got one.
"Kevin, behind you!"
The little girl yelled as a Dragon soldier came behind Kevin, only to have his head kicked out of the way. Kevin's head did a quick 180 degrees, and looked at the Duelist.
"Don't look at me like this. Crazy as this might sound, Kevin, I'm on your side."
The two had to shout to get over the noises they made, pushing the soldiers back and to the floor.
"I, argh, I believe you."
"You do?"
"Sure. Gah, you… you feel a bit normal again. Duran, Carlie, duck!"
The two did as they were told as a wave of deadly shot out of Kevin's body while he was in mid air. He landed, to have the soldiers in bad shape.
"COULDN'T YOU DO THAT EARLIER?!"
The little girl began ranting, but none of the men present paid her much attention.
"Trust you. But, why change? What happened?"
All three's eyes widened as yet another scream shot from the throne room.
"Come on, I know the way!"
"Kev?"
True, Kevin said he believed Duran. But between that and following him, there was still a difference. But then the scream stopped violently. Wordlessly, the three ran through the corridors. Dead or wounded Dragon soldiers and some monsters decorated the walls. No doubt, Duran had been looking for them. But why?
"I couldn't take on the Emperor alone. I doubt we'll be able to do much damage now."
He said in a bitter tone.
"Have to try."
They came to a halt outside of the throne room and did their best to catch their breathes. Duran looked at Kevin and Carlie, the first having his claws ready to slice, the later chanting something and holding her flail high.
"Ok, Emperor! Time to face the music!"
The great doors screeched, yet none of the three were ready for what was inside.
A/N: believe me, you know more about what's coming next than me x.x;;; I hate writer's block.