Kitchel knew nothing, felt nothing, and heard nothing. She didn't see the
creature. She was gone.
Ringleys was thrown miles away by the overwhelming creature. And, only miles away was Draqueen.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Curse him!" Screamed the wolf. "Curse both of them! Curse them all!"
"Master." Addressed an enormous creature in a gravelly monotone. "She is gone. I have three more targets."
"No. Do not hurt the witch's foster child...Cesia."
"Of course, sir..." It growled. "But the other two..."
"No. Do not kill Tintlet either. I want her. When I take on a humanoid form, she will be mine..."
"You, of all people, sire. You want one of them as a bride?"
"Yes. Yes I do."
"Absurd."
The monster took flight to Draqueen.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Ah...what a PERFECTLY DREARY day." Thatz glared out of Rune's bedroom window. Rune flashed a smile, which caused him to wince afterwards. The clouds that Rune had seen three days ago had arrived, and were lighting and thundering and raining from high above.
"Don't worry about it. It'll be nice again...soon..." Rune said quietly. It (at the moment) was quite a feat for him to even be awake, let alone talking.
"But it's been raining for three months strait!! I took a break three days ago..." Thatz stopped dead. Three days ago had been Tetheus' funeral, and the day Rune had run off.
There was a knock on the door, and Rune nodded to Thatz.
"Rune says you can come in!" Thatz yelled.
The door opened, and the fox-boy stepped in.
"K-konnichi-wa...Gomen, am I interrupting something?"
"No." Rune gave another smile-wince. "Please come in! You can save me from Thatz's complaining."
"I saved a few more today." One of his many tails twitched. "I am sorry. I should have never created the Karasu Byouki."
"No. Don't worry about it. You can't change the past, but you can alter the future." Rune smiled again, this time without wincing. "But how did you do it?"
"I made an antidote. I knew I would need to, because the 'plague' does not avoid my clan, either. It literally saves no one. So they used most of my antidote, and I saved quite a bit for myself."
"I kinda feel awkward around you. I dunno what to call you." Thatz said, making a quick point to look down at his feet.
"Um...well..." He stared at one of his many tails.
Rune thought for a moment.
"How about Kune?" Rune smiled.
(RJ: That's pronounced 'Koo-nay')
"Kune?" He asked.
"I like it! It's like the 'soo-nay' at the end of 'kitsune'!" Thatz laughed.
"Kune. That's my name." He smiled.
BAM.
The three looked up.
"Thatz. You might want to come here."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"K-Kitchel!"
Kitchel was limp and pale. Her cropped hair fell over lifeless eyes. Ringleys flew over to Thatz's shoulder, crying.
"I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry I couldn't save her!!" Ringleys sobbed. "I was thrown by that raven-thing!!"
Thatz couldn't bear it. This wasn't right. Who could have done this?
Kune looked in.
"Did you say that it was a 'raven-thing'?"
"Yes. It had four eyes."
"Four eyes?!" Kune yelped like a snake had bitten him. "Where is his majesty Lord Lykouleon?"
"He is right here." Said a kind, gentle voice from behind.
"My lord," Kune bowed.
"There is no need for such formalities..."
"May I speak with you outside?"
"Of course."
As the two left the room, Rath entered.
"Oh man...I'm sorry, Thatz. Rune can't move, but he wishes he could have been here for you." Rath couldn't think of anything else to say.
Thatz just closed his eyes and wished he was somewhere else.
~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~**~~*~*~*~*~*~
"What is it, Kune?" Lykouleon looked at him, concern flooding his eyes.
"One, how did you know my new name?"
"I stopped by Rune's room."
"Oh. Two: I think we have a problem. The thing that killed Thatz's friend...I think that Karasu Byouki has taken a physical form."
"Why do you say that?"
"It took the form of a raven-like creature. 'Karasu' would mean 'raven'. It has four eyes. I gave it my sight."
"This is bad."
"Very, my lord."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
You never know what a funeral is going to be like until you go. Some are sad, and some are actually downright funny. Kitchel's was the latter. Thatz had been asked to say a few words about her. He agreed, as long as he could stay in his room for a while (notice, that he did not designate how long a while is) afterwards.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I know when somebody's died, you're supposed to talk about them like they were some kinda saint. Well, Kitchel was an angel sent from above..but her halo was held up by horns." Everyone smiled, as Thatz went on with his short speech.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
(KA: BIG horns....O_o;; )
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In the back, Rune stood, leaning against a wall, and clutching his wound. He was determined to be there, and yet he didn't want to draw attention to himself.
"Rune!" Came Alfeegi's harsh whisper.
"Alfeegi." Rune almost whispered. It was quite a feat for him to be standing, so talking was not really an option.
"Alfeegi. Let Rune be a good friend." Kune walked up behind Alfeegi, and grabbed him by the collar of his tunic. "We should go sit somewhere."
"Arigatou, Kune-san." Rune whispered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"She is my next target." Said the creature. "Raseleane."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
RJ: PLOT TWIST! It was K-sama's idea. KA: Hee.
RJ: K-sama.you're supposed to be helping me NOT be angst-y! KA: Oops. RJ: Must write! Why do we have to start school on Monday?! KA: ARG!
Ringleys was thrown miles away by the overwhelming creature. And, only miles away was Draqueen.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Curse him!" Screamed the wolf. "Curse both of them! Curse them all!"
"Master." Addressed an enormous creature in a gravelly monotone. "She is gone. I have three more targets."
"No. Do not hurt the witch's foster child...Cesia."
"Of course, sir..." It growled. "But the other two..."
"No. Do not kill Tintlet either. I want her. When I take on a humanoid form, she will be mine..."
"You, of all people, sire. You want one of them as a bride?"
"Yes. Yes I do."
"Absurd."
The monster took flight to Draqueen.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Ah...what a PERFECTLY DREARY day." Thatz glared out of Rune's bedroom window. Rune flashed a smile, which caused him to wince afterwards. The clouds that Rune had seen three days ago had arrived, and were lighting and thundering and raining from high above.
"Don't worry about it. It'll be nice again...soon..." Rune said quietly. It (at the moment) was quite a feat for him to even be awake, let alone talking.
"But it's been raining for three months strait!! I took a break three days ago..." Thatz stopped dead. Three days ago had been Tetheus' funeral, and the day Rune had run off.
There was a knock on the door, and Rune nodded to Thatz.
"Rune says you can come in!" Thatz yelled.
The door opened, and the fox-boy stepped in.
"K-konnichi-wa...Gomen, am I interrupting something?"
"No." Rune gave another smile-wince. "Please come in! You can save me from Thatz's complaining."
"I saved a few more today." One of his many tails twitched. "I am sorry. I should have never created the Karasu Byouki."
"No. Don't worry about it. You can't change the past, but you can alter the future." Rune smiled again, this time without wincing. "But how did you do it?"
"I made an antidote. I knew I would need to, because the 'plague' does not avoid my clan, either. It literally saves no one. So they used most of my antidote, and I saved quite a bit for myself."
"I kinda feel awkward around you. I dunno what to call you." Thatz said, making a quick point to look down at his feet.
"Um...well..." He stared at one of his many tails.
Rune thought for a moment.
"How about Kune?" Rune smiled.
(RJ: That's pronounced 'Koo-nay')
"Kune?" He asked.
"I like it! It's like the 'soo-nay' at the end of 'kitsune'!" Thatz laughed.
"Kune. That's my name." He smiled.
BAM.
The three looked up.
"Thatz. You might want to come here."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"K-Kitchel!"
Kitchel was limp and pale. Her cropped hair fell over lifeless eyes. Ringleys flew over to Thatz's shoulder, crying.
"I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry I couldn't save her!!" Ringleys sobbed. "I was thrown by that raven-thing!!"
Thatz couldn't bear it. This wasn't right. Who could have done this?
Kune looked in.
"Did you say that it was a 'raven-thing'?"
"Yes. It had four eyes."
"Four eyes?!" Kune yelped like a snake had bitten him. "Where is his majesty Lord Lykouleon?"
"He is right here." Said a kind, gentle voice from behind.
"My lord," Kune bowed.
"There is no need for such formalities..."
"May I speak with you outside?"
"Of course."
As the two left the room, Rath entered.
"Oh man...I'm sorry, Thatz. Rune can't move, but he wishes he could have been here for you." Rath couldn't think of anything else to say.
Thatz just closed his eyes and wished he was somewhere else.
~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~**~~*~*~*~*~*~
"What is it, Kune?" Lykouleon looked at him, concern flooding his eyes.
"One, how did you know my new name?"
"I stopped by Rune's room."
"Oh. Two: I think we have a problem. The thing that killed Thatz's friend...I think that Karasu Byouki has taken a physical form."
"Why do you say that?"
"It took the form of a raven-like creature. 'Karasu' would mean 'raven'. It has four eyes. I gave it my sight."
"This is bad."
"Very, my lord."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
You never know what a funeral is going to be like until you go. Some are sad, and some are actually downright funny. Kitchel's was the latter. Thatz had been asked to say a few words about her. He agreed, as long as he could stay in his room for a while (notice, that he did not designate how long a while is) afterwards.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I know when somebody's died, you're supposed to talk about them like they were some kinda saint. Well, Kitchel was an angel sent from above..but her halo was held up by horns." Everyone smiled, as Thatz went on with his short speech.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
(KA: BIG horns....O_o;; )
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In the back, Rune stood, leaning against a wall, and clutching his wound. He was determined to be there, and yet he didn't want to draw attention to himself.
"Rune!" Came Alfeegi's harsh whisper.
"Alfeegi." Rune almost whispered. It was quite a feat for him to be standing, so talking was not really an option.
"Alfeegi. Let Rune be a good friend." Kune walked up behind Alfeegi, and grabbed him by the collar of his tunic. "We should go sit somewhere."
"Arigatou, Kune-san." Rune whispered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"She is my next target." Said the creature. "Raseleane."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
RJ: PLOT TWIST! It was K-sama's idea. KA: Hee.
RJ: K-sama.you're supposed to be helping me NOT be angst-y! KA: Oops. RJ: Must write! Why do we have to start school on Monday?! KA: ARG!
