Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away so please don't sue me.
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Chapter five: Old Friendships Reunited
Ebony stood fixed in her posed position. In one hand, an emerald stone, while in the other, the dagger that struck Ebony's foe. The dagger dripped scarlet blood, which stained the grass below. Ebony grinned broadly at her catch while Haku stood in confusion.
"You are a bounty hunter aren't you?" Haku asked.
"Of course I am," Ebony replied, "what did you think I was? A maiden?"
"What was the price to entrap that spirit? What are you given for your catch?"
"This is nothing," Ebony glanced at the gem, "I have orders for higher ranked spirits, demons, witches and warlocks. I still await orders on my next destination but for now, I shall have a little fun capturing those who track me down. Bounty hunters these days pay a fine price at the dark market regions. It's not my fault if I must destroy those who threaten my being."
"Those who gain in means of others win nothing. Those who work to achieve receive ample in ability."
"Stop confusing me Haku and go on with what you had to ask me."
Ebony walked off away from Haku and directly into the water. Ebony thought deeply, the water, the cold still water. Why does it calm my soul when I find hunting most enjoyable and yet it deepens my heart. Ebony stared up into the stars.
"The heavens are crying tonight," Ebony spoke to break the silence.
"Do not delay time," Haku spoke quickly, "I must finish all I have to ask within the time of now and sunrise. You said early bounty hunters pay a high price in values. Who has been chasing you then?"
Ebony turned and looked at Haku with disbelief, "what?"
"You know who I speak of."
"No!" Ebony wailed clasping her head and kneeing into the water, "I will not speak of him."
"You hesitate because of this other. Who is he?"
"Stay back you!"
Ebony drew out her sword and directed it at Haku. Fury burned through her skin and bone while solitude slowly stopped her from falling into insanity. Ebony sheathed her sword and turned away.
"I will not speak of him. Not now," Ebony uttered.
"If that is your choice then," Haku spoke.
Haku turned to face the wood and walked at a steady pace to where rosewood once stood. He paced back to the water. He looked up at Ebony with confusion in his eyes.
"Then tell me this. Where did you come from?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihiro continued running down the grassy hill, avoiding as many rocks as she could. Up ahead in the clearing, Chihiro noticed a small creek. This creek, unlike the ones in the city, had sparkling blue waters and tiger lilies growing at the masses. Dragonflies sweep past Chihiro and hovered before her. Calling from below, Chihiro's friends waved and motioned her to follow.
"Chihiro! You made it!" cried Isako.
"Isn't this place amazing," said Sayuri in awe.
Chihiro glanced down at the water and saw tiny fish beaming back at her. They leaped into the air catching smaller insects then them.
"This place is magical," Chihiro spoke in a hush voice, still out of breath from her run, "has this always been here?"
"No, that's just it. We found it only yesterday," answered Rikkiko.
A sharp prickle rushed up and down Chihiro's neck. Everything suddenly felt cold to her just as the colors she saw started to fade. This place, she thought, is just like the forest. It was never here before. Then the darkened man before had returned to her mind. His clawed hand raised in the air to strike. Chihiro gave a loud scream and all went black. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I wonder if she's still alive," said a voice.
"She took a mighty fall. There may be a chance that she's dead," said another in a sorrowful voice.
"Chihiro? Dead? I don't think so."
"Let's try to wake her up," said another.
"Chihiro? Chihiro? Wake up!"
The distant voice then grew loud and vocal as it passed through Chihiro's ears. Chihiro woke with a start. Still traumatized, she looked everywhere for the man that she saw. Darting back and forth looking, Chihiro wondered whether or not if she was hallucinating or daydreaming. The man looked so real. Everything about him was so vivid and alive. No, Chihiro forced herself to believe, he's not real, I'm just falling for the autumn air or something.
"Chihiro! Your alive," exclaimed Sayuri.
"Oh course I'm alive," Chihiro spoke back and winced at the pain from where she fell.
"What happened?" asked Isako in a concerned tone of voice.
"Nothing," Chihiro said quickly, "I must have become drowsy or something."
"This is the second time something like this has happened to you Chihiro," added Sayuri.
"Come on. Let's give her a break and get her home," interrupted Rikkiko, "Chihiro has had enough. Maybe she has the flu or allergies to wild grasses."
"No," Chihiro said, "I can manage. I'll walk home by myself."
With that, Chihiro took off and started climbing back up the hill. She still felt dazed and confused. No, she forced herself to believe once more, it was only a nightmare. Chihiro began walking back to the path as soon as she got up the hill. Now, things had seemed to become much more unfriendly and frigid. The songbirds had all disappeared and were replaced with ravens. The once cheery squirrels began fighting over nuts and territory instead of playing and sharing. Even the wind had lost its cool, calm touch; instead, it felt like sharp claws lingering around Chihiro's skin.
It was finally sunset and the red light reflected back on the clouds was blood red. This frightened Chihiro slightly making her run back home, faster then she had wanted to. Once reaching the pavement leading to the door, Chihiro glanced back at the forest that was once there to find that they had disappeared out of site.
What frightened her more was that in the distance, far in the distance, a town filled with lights seemed to stand out even if it were only a few millimeters high at her view. Chihiro gasped, was this the place, she thought. Was this the same area in which that she narrowly escaped from, while freeing her parents at the same time? Chihiro rubbed her eyes and looked up again to find that the forest had returned and stood as if it hadn't moved at all.
"If think I am sick. I'm hallucinating. My head is throbbing. I better go to sleep," Chihiro muttered to herself before entering the blue house in which she lived at. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"She is here! Haku wouldn't tell me!" Screamed Yu-baaba in outrage, "that girl will bring chaos to this place! And where is that scout I sent?"
Yu-baaba paced back and forth in the room she was in. Her face was red and her eyes were bulging out of her head. A sudden knock on her door set off her rage as she conjured an energy ball of white light and hurtled it towards the door. The sound of wood splintering and being scorched filled the room as the ball of light burned all in its path leaving cinders and ash. Yu-baaba panted but rested her hands on her hips, feeling satisfied. However, this did not last long for a baby's cry overpowered the continuous wood splintering.
Yu-baaba rushed to the infant's room, which was neatly decorated with over sized toys. Being too big to cradle, Yu-baaba hushed the baby to sleep in a mound of pillows instead of his bed. Leaving the room feeling both satisfied and raged Yu-baaba reached for a long blanket and headed towards the balcony from her room.
There was no wind passing this night making it easier for the mistress to prepare for flight. Wrapping the blanket around her arms and body, Yu-baaba became a gray raven.
"Haku! You haven't told me yet you leave a rumor of it being because of this bounty hunter. I will track you down and find the truth for myself. Haku, you better beware."
With the final words spoken, Yu-baaba leapt off the balcony ledge and soared into the darkened sky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihiro twisted and turned in her sleep. Drops of sweat fell from her skin she motioned her head back and forth. No matter which way she lay, Chihiro could not sleep.
Her dreams were first simple, bright and happy. Chihiro was walking through the woodland forest. Birds, squirrels, deer and rabbits were merrily wandering past each of the trees. The tree canopy blocked the sun but left pockets open in various spots. Water was streaming, carefully weaving through rocks, tree roots and into a pond. Frogs leaped from random lily pads making solemn croaks and elimination flies. Field mice raced in and out of holes dug into the ground while snakes followed watchfully behind them. These were the better times of Chihiro's dreams.
However, as the night continued on, Chihiro's dreams slowly formed into nightmares mostly following because of the tragedies and unhappiness in her life. The forest animals had all disappeared, the trees loomed over wit contorted faces made of bark. Water had become murky, rejecting all life in where in settled. The darkness crept through the forest and surrounded her. Chihiro began to grow scared, a chilling laugh protruded through the dense wood, echoing from miles to miles. Chihiro felt as if she were being watched. A presence following each and everyone of her movements like a shadow. The laughing grew louder and the presence felt closer then ever. An icy hand clasped on Chihiro's shoulder causing her to awake from her nightmare.
Chihiro was sweating furiously. Her face was flushed rose pink and she panted quickly for air. She thought intently for a few moments before breaking out into tears. Through the coarse of her weeping, she slowly remembered all the times back when she lived with the spirits of that small town. Still weeping she tried to envision herself there once more, but her memories of that place slowly faded. Tears were rapidly staining her bed spread as she fought hard to try and remember as much as she could. It was no use though. Living away from the spirit land had made her forget about it.
An idea suddenly shot into her mind. It was too risky though. No it wasn't she complained back. If she could just go back then she would be happy once more.
Chihiro lay back onto her pillow.
"I will go back," she murmured, "I will go back to the Aburaya and see all of my friends once more. Haku, I will return."
Chihiro would have said more but the weariness of the day over powered her and she lay asleep in the silence of the night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ebony took a long breath before answering the question, "I have come form the distant lands of the Ancients. I lived in a small town, not much different from yours, called Mejori. We, like those who inhabit your lands, are also spirits who existed through time and space only coming to these places as a refuge when others take ours. It is said though that one of these realms holds a mystic idol that controls the well being and balance of our nations. The one who obtains this and finds how in which to use it will control good and evil, time and space. However, this idol is hard to find as they say. Rumors have it that it is a item while others say it lives within one. This is why I have ventured into your region. This was the last place in which records were taken proving existence of a holy object."
Ebony paused and looked up at Haku, "this is why I have come. The ensure the balance is kept safe and we all do not die."
Haku stared at the distant moon. Now he understood what his past visions had told him. The war, the fighting all for one thing.
"Who is coming for it?"
"That's what I am here for. To search and trap those who attempt to do not follow the laws of our region's orders."
"But who is coming for it?"
"That is not considering you."
"Who is-"
"Stop agitating me spirit of water and wind! Or your fate will be of that your friend has suffered."
Ebony held up the emerald stone. Along with the stone, a dagger was drawn and faced out at Haku. Ebony had madness flowing within her. A sudden gasp of air was made. Ebony broke down and fell into the crystal water clutching her throat and gasping for breath.
"Stay away!" she croaked as Haku headed towards her.
Blood dripped from her mouth as Ebony continued to gasp for air. Her eyes, ones of a golden hazel now spiked with black slits. Her hands, once so delicate and fair now sharp and clawed. Vines sprung from the ground confining the hunter in mid air. Fire then surrounded the shrubbery and burned it to ash. A sudden hush filled the forest. Before long, within the vines not burned to ash, Ebony hovered. This however, wasn't Ebony as she was described as.
Black liquefied with blue armory covered both knees and elbows. Leather boots and gloves covered once pale skin. Chevrons clasped around her neck as well as her forehead. Ebony was now part dragon. Black ragged wings loomed over her and levitated the figure above ground. Still in pain, Ebony screeched out yelling in anger and spewing out blood.
Haku remained still and finally looked up to the mutilated hunter. "Your malicious acts have conjured against you once forceful hunter."
Ebony was still crying out loud spewing out more blood then ever. The red liquid rained down onto the land, which sizzled in agony.
"Water and wind both strong and wise, rid this being of the dark arts which confine her mind."
Haku remained still but the ground began to quake. It trembled greatly as a serpent shot out of the water. It roared with displeases as it swatted down the half dragon into the waters below. The bellows in which it cried out ruptured the land and upturned the trees from the ground. It twisted in rage before plummeting down into the water. The forest was then silent again.
Haku remained standing and stared at the water. He wiped off the blood which and fallen onto his face.
"You were right Ebony, the heavens were crying, but not anymore. I have ended your suffering so rest well. Goodbye."
Haku transformed into the dragon that he was and soared off into the darkened skies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihiro bolted up right from her latest dream.
"He is getting closer. I'm not dreaming. What's going on?"
A hushed voice mesmerized Chihiro back into sleeping.
"Rest now child," spoke one in the shadows, "you'll need your strength to watch as the world shall fall."
A cold draft passed out of the door and swept away.
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Chapter five: Old Friendships Reunited
Ebony stood fixed in her posed position. In one hand, an emerald stone, while in the other, the dagger that struck Ebony's foe. The dagger dripped scarlet blood, which stained the grass below. Ebony grinned broadly at her catch while Haku stood in confusion.
"You are a bounty hunter aren't you?" Haku asked.
"Of course I am," Ebony replied, "what did you think I was? A maiden?"
"What was the price to entrap that spirit? What are you given for your catch?"
"This is nothing," Ebony glanced at the gem, "I have orders for higher ranked spirits, demons, witches and warlocks. I still await orders on my next destination but for now, I shall have a little fun capturing those who track me down. Bounty hunters these days pay a fine price at the dark market regions. It's not my fault if I must destroy those who threaten my being."
"Those who gain in means of others win nothing. Those who work to achieve receive ample in ability."
"Stop confusing me Haku and go on with what you had to ask me."
Ebony walked off away from Haku and directly into the water. Ebony thought deeply, the water, the cold still water. Why does it calm my soul when I find hunting most enjoyable and yet it deepens my heart. Ebony stared up into the stars.
"The heavens are crying tonight," Ebony spoke to break the silence.
"Do not delay time," Haku spoke quickly, "I must finish all I have to ask within the time of now and sunrise. You said early bounty hunters pay a high price in values. Who has been chasing you then?"
Ebony turned and looked at Haku with disbelief, "what?"
"You know who I speak of."
"No!" Ebony wailed clasping her head and kneeing into the water, "I will not speak of him."
"You hesitate because of this other. Who is he?"
"Stay back you!"
Ebony drew out her sword and directed it at Haku. Fury burned through her skin and bone while solitude slowly stopped her from falling into insanity. Ebony sheathed her sword and turned away.
"I will not speak of him. Not now," Ebony uttered.
"If that is your choice then," Haku spoke.
Haku turned to face the wood and walked at a steady pace to where rosewood once stood. He paced back to the water. He looked up at Ebony with confusion in his eyes.
"Then tell me this. Where did you come from?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihiro continued running down the grassy hill, avoiding as many rocks as she could. Up ahead in the clearing, Chihiro noticed a small creek. This creek, unlike the ones in the city, had sparkling blue waters and tiger lilies growing at the masses. Dragonflies sweep past Chihiro and hovered before her. Calling from below, Chihiro's friends waved and motioned her to follow.
"Chihiro! You made it!" cried Isako.
"Isn't this place amazing," said Sayuri in awe.
Chihiro glanced down at the water and saw tiny fish beaming back at her. They leaped into the air catching smaller insects then them.
"This place is magical," Chihiro spoke in a hush voice, still out of breath from her run, "has this always been here?"
"No, that's just it. We found it only yesterday," answered Rikkiko.
A sharp prickle rushed up and down Chihiro's neck. Everything suddenly felt cold to her just as the colors she saw started to fade. This place, she thought, is just like the forest. It was never here before. Then the darkened man before had returned to her mind. His clawed hand raised in the air to strike. Chihiro gave a loud scream and all went black. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I wonder if she's still alive," said a voice.
"She took a mighty fall. There may be a chance that she's dead," said another in a sorrowful voice.
"Chihiro? Dead? I don't think so."
"Let's try to wake her up," said another.
"Chihiro? Chihiro? Wake up!"
The distant voice then grew loud and vocal as it passed through Chihiro's ears. Chihiro woke with a start. Still traumatized, she looked everywhere for the man that she saw. Darting back and forth looking, Chihiro wondered whether or not if she was hallucinating or daydreaming. The man looked so real. Everything about him was so vivid and alive. No, Chihiro forced herself to believe, he's not real, I'm just falling for the autumn air or something.
"Chihiro! Your alive," exclaimed Sayuri.
"Oh course I'm alive," Chihiro spoke back and winced at the pain from where she fell.
"What happened?" asked Isako in a concerned tone of voice.
"Nothing," Chihiro said quickly, "I must have become drowsy or something."
"This is the second time something like this has happened to you Chihiro," added Sayuri.
"Come on. Let's give her a break and get her home," interrupted Rikkiko, "Chihiro has had enough. Maybe she has the flu or allergies to wild grasses."
"No," Chihiro said, "I can manage. I'll walk home by myself."
With that, Chihiro took off and started climbing back up the hill. She still felt dazed and confused. No, she forced herself to believe once more, it was only a nightmare. Chihiro began walking back to the path as soon as she got up the hill. Now, things had seemed to become much more unfriendly and frigid. The songbirds had all disappeared and were replaced with ravens. The once cheery squirrels began fighting over nuts and territory instead of playing and sharing. Even the wind had lost its cool, calm touch; instead, it felt like sharp claws lingering around Chihiro's skin.
It was finally sunset and the red light reflected back on the clouds was blood red. This frightened Chihiro slightly making her run back home, faster then she had wanted to. Once reaching the pavement leading to the door, Chihiro glanced back at the forest that was once there to find that they had disappeared out of site.
What frightened her more was that in the distance, far in the distance, a town filled with lights seemed to stand out even if it were only a few millimeters high at her view. Chihiro gasped, was this the place, she thought. Was this the same area in which that she narrowly escaped from, while freeing her parents at the same time? Chihiro rubbed her eyes and looked up again to find that the forest had returned and stood as if it hadn't moved at all.
"If think I am sick. I'm hallucinating. My head is throbbing. I better go to sleep," Chihiro muttered to herself before entering the blue house in which she lived at. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"She is here! Haku wouldn't tell me!" Screamed Yu-baaba in outrage, "that girl will bring chaos to this place! And where is that scout I sent?"
Yu-baaba paced back and forth in the room she was in. Her face was red and her eyes were bulging out of her head. A sudden knock on her door set off her rage as she conjured an energy ball of white light and hurtled it towards the door. The sound of wood splintering and being scorched filled the room as the ball of light burned all in its path leaving cinders and ash. Yu-baaba panted but rested her hands on her hips, feeling satisfied. However, this did not last long for a baby's cry overpowered the continuous wood splintering.
Yu-baaba rushed to the infant's room, which was neatly decorated with over sized toys. Being too big to cradle, Yu-baaba hushed the baby to sleep in a mound of pillows instead of his bed. Leaving the room feeling both satisfied and raged Yu-baaba reached for a long blanket and headed towards the balcony from her room.
There was no wind passing this night making it easier for the mistress to prepare for flight. Wrapping the blanket around her arms and body, Yu-baaba became a gray raven.
"Haku! You haven't told me yet you leave a rumor of it being because of this bounty hunter. I will track you down and find the truth for myself. Haku, you better beware."
With the final words spoken, Yu-baaba leapt off the balcony ledge and soared into the darkened sky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihiro twisted and turned in her sleep. Drops of sweat fell from her skin she motioned her head back and forth. No matter which way she lay, Chihiro could not sleep.
Her dreams were first simple, bright and happy. Chihiro was walking through the woodland forest. Birds, squirrels, deer and rabbits were merrily wandering past each of the trees. The tree canopy blocked the sun but left pockets open in various spots. Water was streaming, carefully weaving through rocks, tree roots and into a pond. Frogs leaped from random lily pads making solemn croaks and elimination flies. Field mice raced in and out of holes dug into the ground while snakes followed watchfully behind them. These were the better times of Chihiro's dreams.
However, as the night continued on, Chihiro's dreams slowly formed into nightmares mostly following because of the tragedies and unhappiness in her life. The forest animals had all disappeared, the trees loomed over wit contorted faces made of bark. Water had become murky, rejecting all life in where in settled. The darkness crept through the forest and surrounded her. Chihiro began to grow scared, a chilling laugh protruded through the dense wood, echoing from miles to miles. Chihiro felt as if she were being watched. A presence following each and everyone of her movements like a shadow. The laughing grew louder and the presence felt closer then ever. An icy hand clasped on Chihiro's shoulder causing her to awake from her nightmare.
Chihiro was sweating furiously. Her face was flushed rose pink and she panted quickly for air. She thought intently for a few moments before breaking out into tears. Through the coarse of her weeping, she slowly remembered all the times back when she lived with the spirits of that small town. Still weeping she tried to envision herself there once more, but her memories of that place slowly faded. Tears were rapidly staining her bed spread as she fought hard to try and remember as much as she could. It was no use though. Living away from the spirit land had made her forget about it.
An idea suddenly shot into her mind. It was too risky though. No it wasn't she complained back. If she could just go back then she would be happy once more.
Chihiro lay back onto her pillow.
"I will go back," she murmured, "I will go back to the Aburaya and see all of my friends once more. Haku, I will return."
Chihiro would have said more but the weariness of the day over powered her and she lay asleep in the silence of the night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ebony took a long breath before answering the question, "I have come form the distant lands of the Ancients. I lived in a small town, not much different from yours, called Mejori. We, like those who inhabit your lands, are also spirits who existed through time and space only coming to these places as a refuge when others take ours. It is said though that one of these realms holds a mystic idol that controls the well being and balance of our nations. The one who obtains this and finds how in which to use it will control good and evil, time and space. However, this idol is hard to find as they say. Rumors have it that it is a item while others say it lives within one. This is why I have ventured into your region. This was the last place in which records were taken proving existence of a holy object."
Ebony paused and looked up at Haku, "this is why I have come. The ensure the balance is kept safe and we all do not die."
Haku stared at the distant moon. Now he understood what his past visions had told him. The war, the fighting all for one thing.
"Who is coming for it?"
"That's what I am here for. To search and trap those who attempt to do not follow the laws of our region's orders."
"But who is coming for it?"
"That is not considering you."
"Who is-"
"Stop agitating me spirit of water and wind! Or your fate will be of that your friend has suffered."
Ebony held up the emerald stone. Along with the stone, a dagger was drawn and faced out at Haku. Ebony had madness flowing within her. A sudden gasp of air was made. Ebony broke down and fell into the crystal water clutching her throat and gasping for breath.
"Stay away!" she croaked as Haku headed towards her.
Blood dripped from her mouth as Ebony continued to gasp for air. Her eyes, ones of a golden hazel now spiked with black slits. Her hands, once so delicate and fair now sharp and clawed. Vines sprung from the ground confining the hunter in mid air. Fire then surrounded the shrubbery and burned it to ash. A sudden hush filled the forest. Before long, within the vines not burned to ash, Ebony hovered. This however, wasn't Ebony as she was described as.
Black liquefied with blue armory covered both knees and elbows. Leather boots and gloves covered once pale skin. Chevrons clasped around her neck as well as her forehead. Ebony was now part dragon. Black ragged wings loomed over her and levitated the figure above ground. Still in pain, Ebony screeched out yelling in anger and spewing out blood.
Haku remained still and finally looked up to the mutilated hunter. "Your malicious acts have conjured against you once forceful hunter."
Ebony was still crying out loud spewing out more blood then ever. The red liquid rained down onto the land, which sizzled in agony.
"Water and wind both strong and wise, rid this being of the dark arts which confine her mind."
Haku remained still but the ground began to quake. It trembled greatly as a serpent shot out of the water. It roared with displeases as it swatted down the half dragon into the waters below. The bellows in which it cried out ruptured the land and upturned the trees from the ground. It twisted in rage before plummeting down into the water. The forest was then silent again.
Haku remained standing and stared at the water. He wiped off the blood which and fallen onto his face.
"You were right Ebony, the heavens were crying, but not anymore. I have ended your suffering so rest well. Goodbye."
Haku transformed into the dragon that he was and soared off into the darkened skies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihiro bolted up right from her latest dream.
"He is getting closer. I'm not dreaming. What's going on?"
A hushed voice mesmerized Chihiro back into sleeping.
"Rest now child," spoke one in the shadows, "you'll need your strength to watch as the world shall fall."
A cold draft passed out of the door and swept away.