Reviewer's Response:
Hele: Thanks for your review! And, don't worry, I promise Ken-kun will make an appearance really soon!! And it'll be cool! Promise!!!!!!!! And yes, Yohji is bad. Shame shame. So, you liked the Yohji/Nagi tension? Is it something you would like to see later, or just at the beginning? Let me know so I can continue writing this story to you guyses liking!
Purple Hotagi: Well hello my ever faithful reviewer! Ummm…stop making me think so much! LOL……there's all these things that (once you mention them) I'm like…….oh yeah……….eeeep……I'd better explain that later or……..oops, that won't work. Mataku…. How am I supposed to work here? LOL….I'm joking, I'm sorry if I'm seriously offending you or anything with my rants about…well…your rants… I really enjoy you're reviews and its good that you ask questions and stuff, so I can make sure they're explained in the story later! Then I can make it even better! YAYYYYYYY!!!! Yeah, and I know this chapter is even SHORTER than the other one, but I posted TWO! So that's an excuse….right? HEEHEE :.:noogie on you:.:
Suisei Lady Dragon: Hey! A new reviewer! Thanks so much! :.:hug:.: Heehee! Well…as you'll see, the rockrester isn't exactly here to help! I'm glad you think that the character's actions are believable and stuff; that's always something I seem to get worse at as the story drags on. Well, thanks again, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story!
Lady Kickass: :.:cower:.: H-hai Lady K-sama… :.:bows:.: P-please enjoy….:.:cowers in corner and cries:.: :.:sniffs:.: Y-you made "!!" marks at me…. :.:sobsob:.:
Heeee just kidding…… and… this chappy is kinda short, but I uploaded two…..so together they should be an ok size! YAY! (and to be honest, if you hadn't gave me that review a while ago, I wouldn't have even got this out, but when I read it I was like... EEP I-I'd better get to that then…) Heehee. Love and Peace.
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Classic Fantasy Adventure
Chapter 5
"Master!!!" Nagi screamed, scrambling to his feet and running towards the humongous, wrinkled, claw of the rockrester.
The world had seemed to fade around him, and only his master remained, barely alive, his dignified airs muted by blood and dirt. Nagi put his hands on his master's chest, feeling for a heartbeat, and Schuldig's back arched slightly and he choked in pain. Nagi took a quivering step back, eyes afraid. "…. Master…?"
Schuldig's mouth was open just slightly…his lips pale and scabbed with blood… his hair was matted and plastered to his forehead with sweat and grime…."Oh Master…." No…this couldn't happen to Schuldig…not to the only person who ever cared for him….no…
"Nagi! SNAP OUT OF IT!!" Yohji barreled into the boy, knocking him to the ground as the viscous snout of the rockrester hit right where Nagi had been standing. The blow to the ground sent them skittering away through the brush as if they were only a little chips of rock.
Before Nagi knew it, he was flat on his back, and Yohji was above him, smiling grimly. Little chunks of dirt and rock fell around them like rain, though none reached him. Nagi gave a little gasp as a trickle of blood ran down Yohji's face, a testament to the falling debris. Yohji shook his head and wiped it away. "You okay, Nagi?" He asked with a dazzling smile.
Nagi nodded numbly. "Y-You have to go for its eyes…. that's the only way…"
Yohji grinned again. "Got ya. We'll have this under control in no time, just you see."
Nagi managed a shaky smile, and another explosion rocked the ground a little ways away. The two boys got up slowly, their hearts pounding.
Nagi cast a glance back to the Claw. "I think I know where you're sword is Yohji…" and he pointed to the shriveled appendage, ashamed at how much his hand was trembling.
"Hey! Ran! And…. Schuldig??!!"
Nagi nodded. "It seems that in his claws he holds all sorts of treasures… and I'll bet you can find your sword in its clutches as well. But wait…."
Nagi pressed his hands together, and whispered an incantation, the words hurried as chaos reigned around them. Soon though, a little thread of oily clear magic snaked around Nagi once, dancing and flickering like a flame, and Nagi commanded the thread over to Yohji, watching with sharp, magic-wise eyes as it slipped through Yohji's lips, without so much as a flinch.
Nagi relaxed a little, weary from the spell. "There…. you are invisible to the eyes of beasts for a temporary time…go!"
As he said that a shadow passed over his head, long and dangerous. Nagi ran a few steps, and the rockrester's pointed nose scraped the ground behind him but soared up again…annoyed at his victims escape. Nagi heard a faint cry, and a tiny clinging like a rock against armor. He squinted through the dark, and saw that an arrow was hanging loosely from under one of the rockrester's scales. The beast reeled, its banshee-like cry making ears ring, and Nagi set out for Omi.
He found the boy crouched behind a thick bush, knocking his bow as he prepared for another shot. Nagi hunched down next to him. "Omi… you have to hit its eyes…."
Omi looked up at him, bowstring held between his teeth as he prepared another arrow. He finished knocking his bow, and nodded. "Alright, I'll try. Where's Yohji?"
"He went to get his sword…and…. I found Ran… Don't worry about him now though, if we defeat the beast, we'll be able to get Ran back with little harm."
Omi nodded again, standing up to squint towards the sky, where the rockrester's head loomed menacingly. The darkness was so thick that he could barely see an inch in front of him…how was he going to aim at something smaller than his fist, taller than the trees?
He was about to let loose a hesitant arrow when a small light flickered to life next to him. Nagi had begun a spell. A small breeze flickered around the young sorcerer, lifting his hair and stirring his robes… and there, hovering between his outstretched hands there was growing an ethereal light; a moment later and it was so bright that Omi had to look away. "…Nagi...!"
And though Nagi's eyes were shut, he spoke to Omi harshly. "What kinds of things reflect light, Omi?"
Omi tried to look at him, toward the light, bottom lip trembling as the looming form of the rockrester shrieked and began to move. "Uhhh…"
And Nagi forced his eyes open, the light piercing them as if daggers. "Look at me Omi!"
Omi squinted, and move towards him, and at once was aware of Nagi's eyes, so ripe with reflected light that they seemed to be glowing coals…. reflecting the light……… Omi gave a small gasp, his fists clenching unconsciously. "That's it!!!!! Thank you Nagi!!!!!!"
With that Omi jogged backwards a few steps, readying his bow. "HEY! YOU! YES YOU, YOU UGLY LIMP ROPE!!!" He fired off one of his arrows, uncaring that it hit a scale and bounced off harmlessly. He danced a few steps away, laughing to himself. The beast screamed in anger, and hurtled towards the earth. Omi readied himself, bracing his body and knocking another arrow. Though he felt how his body trembled in fear, he stared the beast straight in the face, right into its gleaming eyes that were now no further than a few body-spans away. He grit his teeth and let loose the arrow, this time an arrow of Separation, and the single bolt split with the sound of lightning, letting loose two wicked stakes of wood, one burying into each of the monsters cat-like eyes. The rockrester reeled backwards, crying as slobber flew from its gaping jaws in elastic-like gobs.
Omi gave a choked muffle and retreated as the monster began its death throws, its long body writhing and breaking the ground with a force of an earthquake. He stared up at it, horrified…there was something wrong. With it's senseless thrashing, the monster had become even more dangerous. Well, CRAP.
He began to run, a leg burning, chest aching run, grabbing Nagi's arm and pulling him along as he went, not bothering to stop. But it was hopeless. An earth-vibrating wail sounded right above their heads, and a vicious curve of rockrester body began its plummet towards them.
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HEEEEEEEEEEE Don't worry. I posted two chapters; it would be inhuman to leave the chapter like this, ne? So…Proceed, and please obey all traffic signs. KWEEEEE
Oh yeah, and I have a semi-IMPORTANT thing to ask you guys! If, when you review, tell me, (just tack it on the end there or something,) whether the chapter you are reviewing is BETTER or WORSE than the chapter before it (in fact, we can have a code! Just put BTL at the end of reviews if the chapter was better than the last chapter, and WTL if it was worse!), than I can compare the two, and hopefully be able to start writing them more like the chapters you like the best! I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!! THANK YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!