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two
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Eliminating the Shadows
Chapter two: Separated Fates
Chief Lyon looked outside his window. It was quiet in the Shadow Hunter's Village that night. Everybody was asleep except for the unusual number of guards that were on duty. The guards included two of the Seven Shadow Hunters: Tio and Phade.
He spotted the two patrolling the village in silence. They were listening to any inhumanly sounds coming form the forest. So far, nothing. That was a good sign.
Since the Seven Shadow Warriors have separated, the whole village had been alert. Even more since the announcement was made about the shadow's activities this morning.
The chief had gathered all the warriors in front of his home. Slowly, the chief came out and looked at the warriors that had gathered before him. Four were missing. Those four had already left for Fanelia and that party included his daughter and son.
"I'm sorry to have caused you all trouble but I have some news," the chief stopped.
All the fighters were now quiet and were awaiting the news their chief was about to give them. It seemed very important since announcements like this weren't made very often. If they were, it always included bad news.
"It seems that the shadows are planning something. We are still unsure of what they are planning but we have come to terms that they, most likely, would want this village burned to the ground," He stopped again.
There were murmurs among the crowd. The chief raised his hand all were quiet once again.
" As you all know, we have the Seven Shadow Warriors with us however, there are only four of them, in the village at the present time," He topped again and looked to the left.
Ellie, Tio, Hayden, and Phade walked up front.
" Therefore, I want all of you to be fully alert. Place more guards to patrol during the night. I want you all to train harder because a great battle might not be far off. Let us all hope that it will not come to that. That is all, resume your training."
With that, he went back inside the house leaving the bewildered warriors outside.
He sighed. He remembered the look on his daughter's eyes when he ordered her to bring her brother along. She was shocked, he guessed and she should be. They had both agreed that they would not expose Mamouro to as much bloodshed as they can.
There was an explanation as to why he had ordered her to expose her little brother to battle. That was because he wanted his son to be bale to protect himself when the time comes. Well, at least that was one of the reasons.
He sighed again. He knew, he knew that that time would not be far off. It would come in a few weeks. He could feel it, which was one of the many abilities he had. He can sense the future. Inside, he secretly wondered if his daughter had inherited his ability if not, did she inherit his 'other' talent?
He looked at the twin moons. They were quite eerie that night. He closed his eyes and went to bed. Tomorrow was another day.
Four horses were galloping through the mountainous region. One was white with a black spot at its forehead, two were black with spots of white, while the other one was brownish red with a little of white. Riding the horses were Hitomi, Castor, Luc and Mamouro.
Hitomi looked at the sky, it was getting dark. They had left the village at dawn and had been riding since. She knew that her companions were all tired. They would pass a small clearing if her memory was correct and it was. There, a little ways ahead of them was a small clearing.
When they arrived at the clearing, she signaled her companions to stop. She climbed off her white steed and tied it at one of the trees. The others followed her example.
"Let's rest here for tonight. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow," Hitomi spoke while she was feeding her horse some water and a carrot.
The others nodded and started getting ready for the night. Mamouro and Castor left the clearing in order to gather firewood, while Luc was left with Hitomi to prepare the food.
"You know what? I miss Hayden's bickering," Luc started.
This caused Hitomi to chuckle.
"I know what you mean. It's just so quiet without the whole gang."
"We were never separated."
"Well, this one's an exception. Someone needs to guard our home."
"Yeah. I want to see it standing when I get back."
"Y'know. you're a big brother that I never had."
"That's because I'm three years older than you."
"Eeeeewww. You're ooooooolllllddd," Hitomi teased.
This caused her a pillow in the face.
"Hey! A pillow! Sorry Luc! Finders keepers, losers weepers!"
"Give me back my pillow! I'm the one who brought it!"
"You can have mine! Though it's not as soft."
" You little-"
"Tsk tsk! Watch your language! Mamouro is here."
Luc mumbled something under his breath like how could I have fallen for that and this is fifth time she did this to me.
Hitomi giggled. 'This is the fifth time he's fallen for this trick,' she thought. Luc was a little sensitive about his age after all; he was second to the oldest even though Castor was six years older than him. They all looked up to him like a big brother.
After a while, Mamouro and Castor came back. Hitomi had a happy expression on her face while Luc had a scowl on. Seeing the look on their faces, Castor just had to laugh. He knew what this was about.
"Did it to you again huh?" Castor asked while smiling.
"What do you know?"
"More than what you know."
"Why is everybody picking on me today?"
This caused Hitomi to laugh out loud.
"Anyway, I'll volunteer to cook. After we eat, I want everyone to sleep, we've got a long day ahead of us," Hitomi ordered while preparing the fire.
The next day, the female leader was the first to wake up. She looked at her fellow warriors. She sighed. It just wasn't the same. Usually, Phade would be the first one to wake up. They would train together using their hypnotism technique until it was time to wake everybody.
She shook her head in order to get the sleepiness out of her. She stood up and stretched. She got some of her things on her horse and started to do her morning necessities.
When she was done, she started to do some morning stretches. Unfortunately, the noise she was making was enough for Mamouro to wake up. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. He looked at the direction of the noise.
"Good morning Mamouro."
"Sis?"
"You better do your morning necessities. You won't have time later."
"Okay."
Obeying his older sister's order, he searched his bag and started to do what his sister did. When he finished, he started imitating what his sister was doing. They were silent for a while until Mamouro spoke up.
"Sis?"
"Yes?"
"Why do think dad sent me with you?"
"I. don't really know Mamouro. I tried to ask him but he was just too busy to entertain his daughter."
"Are you mad at him?"
"No. not really. I know that he's doing this for a good reason."
"I know, it's just that it's my first battle and. "
"I won't let anything happern to you."
"Thanks."
". It's time to wake the others up."
Hitomi walked off to Luc and started shaking him while Mamouro copied her with Castor. When they wouldn't wake up, Hitomi crossed her arms, took a deep breath, and held it.
"GET UP YOU LAZY BUMS!!!!"
Immediately, Castor and Luc were wide-awake.
After they were all awake, they started to pack up their things. Everyone was doing different things at the same time. Luc was making sure they didn't forget anything. Mamouro was feeding the horses. Castor was cleaning his weapon and Hitomi was making sure that she had not forgotten any of her weapons.
When they were done with their safety precautions, they set off towards Fanelia once more.
Everyone was silent. They all knew the seriousness of the matter. They had to get back to the base as soon as they can. For them to do that, they had to get to Fanelia as fast as they can and exterminate the shadows there.
They didn't stop to rest like they usually did. Before they knew it, they could already see Fanelia's gates. They had arrived at their destination much earlier than they had expected. They had spared one day.
The four warriors entered the gates and headed towards the inn. No one was on the streets. Maybe because it was already dark. Maybe because of the thieves who thrive at night or maybe it was because of the closeness of the shadows.
They arrived at the inn. Hitomi ordered Luc and Castor to wait outside in order to guard their belongings while she and Mamouro inquire with the inn keeper for some rooms.
When Hitomi and Mamouro walked in, all eyes were immediately placed on them. Mamouro was a bit startled but Hitomi didn't seem to notice. Hitomi walked towards the innkeeper and started to ask if there were rooms still available.
"There are only two rooms available." He answered while eying her katana.
"I'll take them both."
"Sure. Enjoy your stay and please don't cause any trouble."
After that, Hitomi and Mamouro went outside to tell Luc and Castor the news.
"We have to share room?" Luc asked.
"That's right. We can't go to the palace now. Let's try tomorrow. So, Castor and Luc, you two share a room while Mamouro and I can sleep in the other room."
After the discussion, they headed for the stables. After they took care of their horses, they took their bags and went inside to settle in.
Tomorrow, they would go and see the king. If all goes well, they can start exterminating the shadows at the same day.
How was that? Sorry if it's not that eventful, but I promise that the next chapter will be something. Oh yeah! Sorry if there are any mistakes in this chapter. Oh well, same as always. Just tell me if there are and I will gladly revise it. Thank you!
Eliminating the Shadows
Chapter two: Separated Fates
Chief Lyon looked outside his window. It was quiet in the Shadow Hunter's Village that night. Everybody was asleep except for the unusual number of guards that were on duty. The guards included two of the Seven Shadow Hunters: Tio and Phade.
He spotted the two patrolling the village in silence. They were listening to any inhumanly sounds coming form the forest. So far, nothing. That was a good sign.
Since the Seven Shadow Warriors have separated, the whole village had been alert. Even more since the announcement was made about the shadow's activities this morning.
The chief had gathered all the warriors in front of his home. Slowly, the chief came out and looked at the warriors that had gathered before him. Four were missing. Those four had already left for Fanelia and that party included his daughter and son.
"I'm sorry to have caused you all trouble but I have some news," the chief stopped.
All the fighters were now quiet and were awaiting the news their chief was about to give them. It seemed very important since announcements like this weren't made very often. If they were, it always included bad news.
"It seems that the shadows are planning something. We are still unsure of what they are planning but we have come to terms that they, most likely, would want this village burned to the ground," He stopped again.
There were murmurs among the crowd. The chief raised his hand all were quiet once again.
" As you all know, we have the Seven Shadow Warriors with us however, there are only four of them, in the village at the present time," He topped again and looked to the left.
Ellie, Tio, Hayden, and Phade walked up front.
" Therefore, I want all of you to be fully alert. Place more guards to patrol during the night. I want you all to train harder because a great battle might not be far off. Let us all hope that it will not come to that. That is all, resume your training."
With that, he went back inside the house leaving the bewildered warriors outside.
He sighed. He remembered the look on his daughter's eyes when he ordered her to bring her brother along. She was shocked, he guessed and she should be. They had both agreed that they would not expose Mamouro to as much bloodshed as they can.
There was an explanation as to why he had ordered her to expose her little brother to battle. That was because he wanted his son to be bale to protect himself when the time comes. Well, at least that was one of the reasons.
He sighed again. He knew, he knew that that time would not be far off. It would come in a few weeks. He could feel it, which was one of the many abilities he had. He can sense the future. Inside, he secretly wondered if his daughter had inherited his ability if not, did she inherit his 'other' talent?
He looked at the twin moons. They were quite eerie that night. He closed his eyes and went to bed. Tomorrow was another day.
Four horses were galloping through the mountainous region. One was white with a black spot at its forehead, two were black with spots of white, while the other one was brownish red with a little of white. Riding the horses were Hitomi, Castor, Luc and Mamouro.
Hitomi looked at the sky, it was getting dark. They had left the village at dawn and had been riding since. She knew that her companions were all tired. They would pass a small clearing if her memory was correct and it was. There, a little ways ahead of them was a small clearing.
When they arrived at the clearing, she signaled her companions to stop. She climbed off her white steed and tied it at one of the trees. The others followed her example.
"Let's rest here for tonight. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow," Hitomi spoke while she was feeding her horse some water and a carrot.
The others nodded and started getting ready for the night. Mamouro and Castor left the clearing in order to gather firewood, while Luc was left with Hitomi to prepare the food.
"You know what? I miss Hayden's bickering," Luc started.
This caused Hitomi to chuckle.
"I know what you mean. It's just so quiet without the whole gang."
"We were never separated."
"Well, this one's an exception. Someone needs to guard our home."
"Yeah. I want to see it standing when I get back."
"Y'know. you're a big brother that I never had."
"That's because I'm three years older than you."
"Eeeeewww. You're ooooooolllllddd," Hitomi teased.
This caused her a pillow in the face.
"Hey! A pillow! Sorry Luc! Finders keepers, losers weepers!"
"Give me back my pillow! I'm the one who brought it!"
"You can have mine! Though it's not as soft."
" You little-"
"Tsk tsk! Watch your language! Mamouro is here."
Luc mumbled something under his breath like how could I have fallen for that and this is fifth time she did this to me.
Hitomi giggled. 'This is the fifth time he's fallen for this trick,' she thought. Luc was a little sensitive about his age after all; he was second to the oldest even though Castor was six years older than him. They all looked up to him like a big brother.
After a while, Mamouro and Castor came back. Hitomi had a happy expression on her face while Luc had a scowl on. Seeing the look on their faces, Castor just had to laugh. He knew what this was about.
"Did it to you again huh?" Castor asked while smiling.
"What do you know?"
"More than what you know."
"Why is everybody picking on me today?"
This caused Hitomi to laugh out loud.
"Anyway, I'll volunteer to cook. After we eat, I want everyone to sleep, we've got a long day ahead of us," Hitomi ordered while preparing the fire.
The next day, the female leader was the first to wake up. She looked at her fellow warriors. She sighed. It just wasn't the same. Usually, Phade would be the first one to wake up. They would train together using their hypnotism technique until it was time to wake everybody.
She shook her head in order to get the sleepiness out of her. She stood up and stretched. She got some of her things on her horse and started to do her morning necessities.
When she was done, she started to do some morning stretches. Unfortunately, the noise she was making was enough for Mamouro to wake up. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. He looked at the direction of the noise.
"Good morning Mamouro."
"Sis?"
"You better do your morning necessities. You won't have time later."
"Okay."
Obeying his older sister's order, he searched his bag and started to do what his sister did. When he finished, he started imitating what his sister was doing. They were silent for a while until Mamouro spoke up.
"Sis?"
"Yes?"
"Why do think dad sent me with you?"
"I. don't really know Mamouro. I tried to ask him but he was just too busy to entertain his daughter."
"Are you mad at him?"
"No. not really. I know that he's doing this for a good reason."
"I know, it's just that it's my first battle and. "
"I won't let anything happern to you."
"Thanks."
". It's time to wake the others up."
Hitomi walked off to Luc and started shaking him while Mamouro copied her with Castor. When they wouldn't wake up, Hitomi crossed her arms, took a deep breath, and held it.
"GET UP YOU LAZY BUMS!!!!"
Immediately, Castor and Luc were wide-awake.
After they were all awake, they started to pack up their things. Everyone was doing different things at the same time. Luc was making sure they didn't forget anything. Mamouro was feeding the horses. Castor was cleaning his weapon and Hitomi was making sure that she had not forgotten any of her weapons.
When they were done with their safety precautions, they set off towards Fanelia once more.
Everyone was silent. They all knew the seriousness of the matter. They had to get back to the base as soon as they can. For them to do that, they had to get to Fanelia as fast as they can and exterminate the shadows there.
They didn't stop to rest like they usually did. Before they knew it, they could already see Fanelia's gates. They had arrived at their destination much earlier than they had expected. They had spared one day.
The four warriors entered the gates and headed towards the inn. No one was on the streets. Maybe because it was already dark. Maybe because of the thieves who thrive at night or maybe it was because of the closeness of the shadows.
They arrived at the inn. Hitomi ordered Luc and Castor to wait outside in order to guard their belongings while she and Mamouro inquire with the inn keeper for some rooms.
When Hitomi and Mamouro walked in, all eyes were immediately placed on them. Mamouro was a bit startled but Hitomi didn't seem to notice. Hitomi walked towards the innkeeper and started to ask if there were rooms still available.
"There are only two rooms available." He answered while eying her katana.
"I'll take them both."
"Sure. Enjoy your stay and please don't cause any trouble."
After that, Hitomi and Mamouro went outside to tell Luc and Castor the news.
"We have to share room?" Luc asked.
"That's right. We can't go to the palace now. Let's try tomorrow. So, Castor and Luc, you two share a room while Mamouro and I can sleep in the other room."
After the discussion, they headed for the stables. After they took care of their horses, they took their bags and went inside to settle in.
Tomorrow, they would go and see the king. If all goes well, they can start exterminating the shadows at the same day.
How was that? Sorry if it's not that eventful, but I promise that the next chapter will be something. Oh yeah! Sorry if there are any mistakes in this chapter. Oh well, same as always. Just tell me if there are and I will gladly revise it. Thank you!