Chapter 2: Saffire of Water (Part 1)
AN: Lamika's name has been changed to Chyristina, aka Chrys
Chrystina turned in her sleep. She was sleeping in a hotel bed. They got there so late, that was Lamika was too tired to look for anything. She met Sekhment, and Cye, and then went straight to sleep. The flight took longer because they had to stop in California because of engine troubles. When she did go to sleep, her dream was more like a nightmare. She was in her ronin outfit, ready to fight. She was on a battlefeild, barren and flames everywhere. Then, she kept walking, worried that she was going to get attacked, and also worried that something happened to her friends. She could remember what Dais told her about the netherealm, and it scared her. Then, she could hear the sounds of slicing and painful cries. She ran to find out what it was, and there was Sage, with blood all over his face. His helmet was gone and he had an psychotic look on his face. Blood was dripping from his sword and he looked at her. He laughed at her psychoticly and grabbed her with unknown speed. He gripped her neck hard and he looked deep into her eyes. Tears streamed down Chrys' face. "Show me your fear, I love it." he said
He raised his sword above her head and Chrys screamed.
Chrys woke up in her bed with cold sweat dripping down her body. She looked around the rented room and found Sage on the balcony, meditating. She got up, and looked at him awkardly. The clock read 9:42 pm. She walked towards him and stood in the doorway. "Sage?" she asked
He turned and smiled at her. "Chrys, I didn't expect you up until morning." he said
"Yeah, I woke up kinda early."
"You ok? You looked like you just seen a ghost."
"I'm....fine....where's everybody?"
"Out looking for the saffire of water. I'm the only one here."
"Why?"
"I'm tired myself. Meditating calms the soul."
"I calm my soul by listening to soul music."
She walked out on the balcony and leaned on the railing. "Clear night." she said
'I wonder how they were able to rent a house for a couple of days....probably a time share...'
She looked up and saw a psychotic Sage on the rooftop. He was looking at her. She screamed and nearly tripped over her own feet, if it wasn't for Sage's quick reflexes. "What's wrong?" he asked
"It was....you....." she said
He looked up at the roof and didn't see a thing. He squinted his eyes and saw a blonde dressed in a similar outfit as his. Chrys was shaking and she gripped Sage's hand, hard. "I had a nighmare that a psychotic version of you was gonna kill me." she said
"That explains why you saw a ghost. Don't worry, I won't let anything get to you."
He walked her back into the hotel room. Shido was standing a balcony above theirs. He smoking cigarette and holding a drink in one hand. His arm was attached back to where it was, but he was still pissed that a woman had gotten that close to him and made such a deadly blow. He laughed to himself the sitatution that happened down below. "You can't protect yourself from him." he said
The next day, Chrys sat up on the balcony. She wanted to stay inside because she had a sick feeling. She leaned on the railing. Sekhmet was sitting on the bed, meditating. Chrys was a bit creeped of him, because he was a half-snake demon and she was scared of snakes. "Tell me something." said Chrys
Sekhmet opened an eye and stared at her. "Why do you guys want to help us?" she asked "I mean, you guys were working for Talpa, and you guys didn't seem to care about anything that was precious to us."
"We all have different reasons." he answered
Chrys took the book that her grandmother gave her and she turned to the page about the saffire of water. "What are you doing?" asked Sekhmet
"Finding information about the saffire of water."
"There's no need to look it up, I fought the maiden with the saffire of water."
"Oh....I forgot...."
"She was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. She was the only woman who did not fear me because of my half-snake lineage."
"I'm sorry, I've just always been afraid of snakes, before I even met you."
"Why would that be?"
"Bad child experience."
She heard the sounds of chains and looked behind her. "Something wrong?" he asked
"I thought I heard something." she answered "How about we go get some lunch? I'm getting hungry."
"I'll pass."
She left, putting on her sandals. Sekhmet looked up at the ceiling and sighed. "I'm getting too soft with women...." he muttered
On the beach, Cye was talking to a woman named Samantha (aka Sam). She was hawaiian with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a dark blue swimsuit that looked like a tank top and short shorts. "I knew that you would come." she said "My family has been preparing this day for many centuries."
She stood up and looked around. "Where are your friends, Dais and Sage?" she asked
"I don't know." answered Cye
She picked up her surfboard and looked out at the sea. She squinted her eyes a bit. "I sense something dark."
A chain appeared out of the ground and grabbed her. She screamed as the chains started squeezing her. "Samantha!" yelled Cye
A man emerged from under the sand. He had dark crimson hair and black eyes. He wore a black and white priest robe. "You are abosolutely correct, but your timing is way off." he said
"Who are you?!" asked Cye
"I am Fuuma. I control the power of venom and I can resurrect dead, revengeful souls."
He pulled the chain so that Sam would get closer to him. "You are going to be my next victim, my dear."
"Amror of Torrent! Tao Chi!" yelled Cye
He became the ronin of the torrent. "Let her go!" he yelled
"I don't think so." said Fuuma "This little brat has the saffire of water and I'd be in big trouble if I were to lose it."
The jewel inside of Sam's chest started to glow. "There it is. I'll see you all later."
He dissapeared and Cye stood there. He swing his tritan in the air. "Dammit!" he yelled
"Cye!" yelled a voice
Dais and Sage ran up in their armors. "What happened?" asked Dais
"Some guy named Fuuma ran up and took her before I could even got the chance to take her back." answered Cye
"I've heard about him. In the netherworld, he could resurrect revengeful spirits. I wonder why he didn't just take the jewel out of her body."
"Revengeful spirits...." muttered Sage "I wonder if there's an angry spirit out there..."
Sekhmet looked at the bathroom door. Chrys was inside taking a shower. He picked up her cell phone. "I'm going to get a soda!" he yelled
"Bring back something sweet!" she yelled
"I'm taking your cell phone!"
"You know how to use that thing?"
"I've seen Sage use it a million times, I know how to use it!"
"Fine!"
He left and Chrys went back to washing. She could hear loud music. There was a major party for tourists happening on the streets. She turned off the shower and walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a pink towel. She changed into her pajamas, a navy blue spagetti-strapped top and light blue pants with moons and stars on it. She was blow drying her hair when she saw a shadow on the ground. She turned to see the psychotic version of Sage staring at her. She placed her hand in back of her, reaching for the doorknob. Instead of a doorknob, somebody grabbed her wrist and twisted it. She felt somebody's hot breath on her ear. "I thought that you would be all alone." said a familiar voice
"Shido..." muttered Chrys
He nibbled and wrapped his other arm around her waist. "I got my arm back." he said
He pulled her hair and threw her to the floor. "You'll pay for cutting off my arm!" he said "I applaud you for being the first female to ever getting a mark on me....but you will lose your life for that! What a better person than Sage's own supressed hate."
He dissapeared into the wall. "Have fun!" he said
The psychotic Sage came at her and she threw her duffel bag at him. He fell over and she ran into the upstairs hallway. He grabbed her arms and pinned her against the wall. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" he asked
She struggled hard against him but he had his chest pressed hard against hers, making it harder for her to breathe. His lips were close to her mouth. "What are you afraid of?" he asked "It's me, your friend."
He threw her to the floor and Chrys searched her pockets for her jewel. Then she realized....she left it in the kitchen when she went to get a glass of water last night! She ran for the stairs and 'Sage' tripped her. She went tumbling down the stairs and she felt a sharp pain in her left shoulder. He came down after her and she ran for the kitchen. 'Sage' tripped her again and she turned around, to see a knife coming at her head. She blocked the attack before it could even pierce her skin. She kicked him in the air and he landed ot his feet. She got up slowly, sucking in some air to keep her throbbing pain in her left shoulder down. Her eyes widened as she saw that 'Sage' was blocking her way into the kitchen. "Can't fight without your armor?" he asked
He held the knife in his hand and gave her a psychotic grin. Chrys came at him as fast as she could and he flipped her over, cutting her across her right cheek in the process. She got up slowly, feeling the stinging pain and something wet dripping off her face. She touched it, feeling a sting, and became shocked when she saw blood on her hand. "Did I hurt you?" he asked
He licked the blood of his blade. "Good taste." he said
At this point, Chrys was pissed off. Not only was she unable to get to the kitchen, but her face was sliced and she was going to have a life long scar! Her eyes turned a bright green and 'Sage' came at her with unknown speed. She kicked him in the stomach and punched him in the nose. Then, she used her nails to scratch on his skin, causing it to bleed. He stood up and had an even more psychotic look on his face, but this look was pissed off. "You stupid little bitch!" he yelled "I was going to let you die quick and painless, but now I'm going to kill you slow!"
"Bring it on!" she said
He came at her quickly and she was getting ready for another blow. "Snake Fang Strike!" yelled a voice
It hit 'Sage' in the back and sent him crashing into the wall. "You leave her alone you bastard!" yelled Sekhmet, showing up in his armor
'Sage's appearance changed to a shadow demon that had red eyes. It dissapeared completely into the crevices of the floorboards. Sekhmet changed back into his sub-armor and looked sternly at Chrys. "I can't leave you alone for five minutes without you getting into some kind of trouble!" he said
Chrys gave him a really dirty look. She began walking towards him, slowly. She fell to her knees and breathed in sharply. "My shoulder really, really hurts...." she said
Sekhmet helped her to her feet and sighed. "I'd might as well help you." he said
He walked her into the kitchen and sat her down on a stool. He pulled out the first aid kit. "I don't remeber that being there." she said
"Cye bought it this morning." he said
"Where are they anyway? They should've been back by now."
"Sage is probably looking at some dumb blonde, Cye can't take up a chance at a surfing competition, and Dais....who the hell knows."
"Wow, you sure know a lot about them for someone who doesn't mingle a lot."
"I always know stuff about my victims."
Chrys made a large sweatdrop. "What you just said was scary." she said
"I know." said Sekhmet, making a large grin
She tried to taked the first aid kit from him and she felt a pain in her arm. "Let me do it." he said
He stood behind her and began administering alcohol on her back. "That is really....painful...." she said, sucking in air
He wrapped the bandages around her and then started on her face. "He got you good." he said "You had a small pair of scissors in your shoulder."
"Wow, I should've been dead by now."
"I know. It's amazing, must have something to do with your ancestors."
As he administered the alcohol to her face, she winced a bit and sucked in her breath a bit. He smiled at her a bit when she wasn't looking. The both looked into each other's eyes and their faces turned slightly red. Chrys turned away quickly and looked outside. "There's going to be a thunderstorm."
There was a large ruble and Chrys fell on top of Sekhmet. Thier faces were close. "You ok?" he asked
She just nodded. "Then why are you still on top of me?"
She got up quickly and got a bit dizzy. Sekhmet caught her before she hit the floor. "You're just accident-prone, did you know that?" he asked
"Yup."
Her eyes widened as she saw a spirit. She shook her head and looked at Sekhmet. "What's wrong?" he asked
"I saw a woman....she had long blue hair and navy blue eyes....and...she was saying something...."
"Nodeshiko....."
"Wha?"
"Come on, somethig's wrong."
She grabbed the jade off the counter and she immediately changed into her sub-armor. He opened the door and looked at her. "Can you jump on top of a building yet?" he asked
"Um....I'm human... you're part demon....you can do that stuff, I can't....besides...I just got my powers."
"Great..."
He grabbed her around the waist and started jumping on rooftops. "So, who's Nodeshiko?" she asked
"Don't worry about it." answered Sekhmet
"Old girlfriend?"
"Shut up."
"Is this one of those personal things?"
"No, this one of those drop it and leave it things before I kill you!"
"Ok...I'm shutting up now."
"Good...I just hope we're not too late...."
"My guess is that it's one of those old girlfriends that dumped you thing."
"I said SHUT UP!"
To Be Continued....
AN: Lamika's name has been changed to Chyristina, aka Chrys
Chrystina turned in her sleep. She was sleeping in a hotel bed. They got there so late, that was Lamika was too tired to look for anything. She met Sekhment, and Cye, and then went straight to sleep. The flight took longer because they had to stop in California because of engine troubles. When she did go to sleep, her dream was more like a nightmare. She was in her ronin outfit, ready to fight. She was on a battlefeild, barren and flames everywhere. Then, she kept walking, worried that she was going to get attacked, and also worried that something happened to her friends. She could remember what Dais told her about the netherealm, and it scared her. Then, she could hear the sounds of slicing and painful cries. She ran to find out what it was, and there was Sage, with blood all over his face. His helmet was gone and he had an psychotic look on his face. Blood was dripping from his sword and he looked at her. He laughed at her psychoticly and grabbed her with unknown speed. He gripped her neck hard and he looked deep into her eyes. Tears streamed down Chrys' face. "Show me your fear, I love it." he said
He raised his sword above her head and Chrys screamed.
Chrys woke up in her bed with cold sweat dripping down her body. She looked around the rented room and found Sage on the balcony, meditating. She got up, and looked at him awkardly. The clock read 9:42 pm. She walked towards him and stood in the doorway. "Sage?" she asked
He turned and smiled at her. "Chrys, I didn't expect you up until morning." he said
"Yeah, I woke up kinda early."
"You ok? You looked like you just seen a ghost."
"I'm....fine....where's everybody?"
"Out looking for the saffire of water. I'm the only one here."
"Why?"
"I'm tired myself. Meditating calms the soul."
"I calm my soul by listening to soul music."
She walked out on the balcony and leaned on the railing. "Clear night." she said
'I wonder how they were able to rent a house for a couple of days....probably a time share...'
She looked up and saw a psychotic Sage on the rooftop. He was looking at her. She screamed and nearly tripped over her own feet, if it wasn't for Sage's quick reflexes. "What's wrong?" he asked
"It was....you....." she said
He looked up at the roof and didn't see a thing. He squinted his eyes and saw a blonde dressed in a similar outfit as his. Chrys was shaking and she gripped Sage's hand, hard. "I had a nighmare that a psychotic version of you was gonna kill me." she said
"That explains why you saw a ghost. Don't worry, I won't let anything get to you."
He walked her back into the hotel room. Shido was standing a balcony above theirs. He smoking cigarette and holding a drink in one hand. His arm was attached back to where it was, but he was still pissed that a woman had gotten that close to him and made such a deadly blow. He laughed to himself the sitatution that happened down below. "You can't protect yourself from him." he said
The next day, Chrys sat up on the balcony. She wanted to stay inside because she had a sick feeling. She leaned on the railing. Sekhmet was sitting on the bed, meditating. Chrys was a bit creeped of him, because he was a half-snake demon and she was scared of snakes. "Tell me something." said Chrys
Sekhmet opened an eye and stared at her. "Why do you guys want to help us?" she asked "I mean, you guys were working for Talpa, and you guys didn't seem to care about anything that was precious to us."
"We all have different reasons." he answered
Chrys took the book that her grandmother gave her and she turned to the page about the saffire of water. "What are you doing?" asked Sekhmet
"Finding information about the saffire of water."
"There's no need to look it up, I fought the maiden with the saffire of water."
"Oh....I forgot...."
"She was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. She was the only woman who did not fear me because of my half-snake lineage."
"I'm sorry, I've just always been afraid of snakes, before I even met you."
"Why would that be?"
"Bad child experience."
She heard the sounds of chains and looked behind her. "Something wrong?" he asked
"I thought I heard something." she answered "How about we go get some lunch? I'm getting hungry."
"I'll pass."
She left, putting on her sandals. Sekhmet looked up at the ceiling and sighed. "I'm getting too soft with women...." he muttered
On the beach, Cye was talking to a woman named Samantha (aka Sam). She was hawaiian with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a dark blue swimsuit that looked like a tank top and short shorts. "I knew that you would come." she said "My family has been preparing this day for many centuries."
She stood up and looked around. "Where are your friends, Dais and Sage?" she asked
"I don't know." answered Cye
She picked up her surfboard and looked out at the sea. She squinted her eyes a bit. "I sense something dark."
A chain appeared out of the ground and grabbed her. She screamed as the chains started squeezing her. "Samantha!" yelled Cye
A man emerged from under the sand. He had dark crimson hair and black eyes. He wore a black and white priest robe. "You are abosolutely correct, but your timing is way off." he said
"Who are you?!" asked Cye
"I am Fuuma. I control the power of venom and I can resurrect dead, revengeful souls."
He pulled the chain so that Sam would get closer to him. "You are going to be my next victim, my dear."
"Amror of Torrent! Tao Chi!" yelled Cye
He became the ronin of the torrent. "Let her go!" he yelled
"I don't think so." said Fuuma "This little brat has the saffire of water and I'd be in big trouble if I were to lose it."
The jewel inside of Sam's chest started to glow. "There it is. I'll see you all later."
He dissapeared and Cye stood there. He swing his tritan in the air. "Dammit!" he yelled
"Cye!" yelled a voice
Dais and Sage ran up in their armors. "What happened?" asked Dais
"Some guy named Fuuma ran up and took her before I could even got the chance to take her back." answered Cye
"I've heard about him. In the netherworld, he could resurrect revengeful spirits. I wonder why he didn't just take the jewel out of her body."
"Revengeful spirits...." muttered Sage "I wonder if there's an angry spirit out there..."
Sekhmet looked at the bathroom door. Chrys was inside taking a shower. He picked up her cell phone. "I'm going to get a soda!" he yelled
"Bring back something sweet!" she yelled
"I'm taking your cell phone!"
"You know how to use that thing?"
"I've seen Sage use it a million times, I know how to use it!"
"Fine!"
He left and Chrys went back to washing. She could hear loud music. There was a major party for tourists happening on the streets. She turned off the shower and walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a pink towel. She changed into her pajamas, a navy blue spagetti-strapped top and light blue pants with moons and stars on it. She was blow drying her hair when she saw a shadow on the ground. She turned to see the psychotic version of Sage staring at her. She placed her hand in back of her, reaching for the doorknob. Instead of a doorknob, somebody grabbed her wrist and twisted it. She felt somebody's hot breath on her ear. "I thought that you would be all alone." said a familiar voice
"Shido..." muttered Chrys
He nibbled and wrapped his other arm around her waist. "I got my arm back." he said
He pulled her hair and threw her to the floor. "You'll pay for cutting off my arm!" he said "I applaud you for being the first female to ever getting a mark on me....but you will lose your life for that! What a better person than Sage's own supressed hate."
He dissapeared into the wall. "Have fun!" he said
The psychotic Sage came at her and she threw her duffel bag at him. He fell over and she ran into the upstairs hallway. He grabbed her arms and pinned her against the wall. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" he asked
She struggled hard against him but he had his chest pressed hard against hers, making it harder for her to breathe. His lips were close to her mouth. "What are you afraid of?" he asked "It's me, your friend."
He threw her to the floor and Chrys searched her pockets for her jewel. Then she realized....she left it in the kitchen when she went to get a glass of water last night! She ran for the stairs and 'Sage' tripped her. She went tumbling down the stairs and she felt a sharp pain in her left shoulder. He came down after her and she ran for the kitchen. 'Sage' tripped her again and she turned around, to see a knife coming at her head. She blocked the attack before it could even pierce her skin. She kicked him in the air and he landed ot his feet. She got up slowly, sucking in some air to keep her throbbing pain in her left shoulder down. Her eyes widened as she saw that 'Sage' was blocking her way into the kitchen. "Can't fight without your armor?" he asked
He held the knife in his hand and gave her a psychotic grin. Chrys came at him as fast as she could and he flipped her over, cutting her across her right cheek in the process. She got up slowly, feeling the stinging pain and something wet dripping off her face. She touched it, feeling a sting, and became shocked when she saw blood on her hand. "Did I hurt you?" he asked
He licked the blood of his blade. "Good taste." he said
At this point, Chrys was pissed off. Not only was she unable to get to the kitchen, but her face was sliced and she was going to have a life long scar! Her eyes turned a bright green and 'Sage' came at her with unknown speed. She kicked him in the stomach and punched him in the nose. Then, she used her nails to scratch on his skin, causing it to bleed. He stood up and had an even more psychotic look on his face, but this look was pissed off. "You stupid little bitch!" he yelled "I was going to let you die quick and painless, but now I'm going to kill you slow!"
"Bring it on!" she said
He came at her quickly and she was getting ready for another blow. "Snake Fang Strike!" yelled a voice
It hit 'Sage' in the back and sent him crashing into the wall. "You leave her alone you bastard!" yelled Sekhmet, showing up in his armor
'Sage's appearance changed to a shadow demon that had red eyes. It dissapeared completely into the crevices of the floorboards. Sekhmet changed back into his sub-armor and looked sternly at Chrys. "I can't leave you alone for five minutes without you getting into some kind of trouble!" he said
Chrys gave him a really dirty look. She began walking towards him, slowly. She fell to her knees and breathed in sharply. "My shoulder really, really hurts...." she said
Sekhmet helped her to her feet and sighed. "I'd might as well help you." he said
He walked her into the kitchen and sat her down on a stool. He pulled out the first aid kit. "I don't remeber that being there." she said
"Cye bought it this morning." he said
"Where are they anyway? They should've been back by now."
"Sage is probably looking at some dumb blonde, Cye can't take up a chance at a surfing competition, and Dais....who the hell knows."
"Wow, you sure know a lot about them for someone who doesn't mingle a lot."
"I always know stuff about my victims."
Chrys made a large sweatdrop. "What you just said was scary." she said
"I know." said Sekhmet, making a large grin
She tried to taked the first aid kit from him and she felt a pain in her arm. "Let me do it." he said
He stood behind her and began administering alcohol on her back. "That is really....painful...." she said, sucking in air
He wrapped the bandages around her and then started on her face. "He got you good." he said "You had a small pair of scissors in your shoulder."
"Wow, I should've been dead by now."
"I know. It's amazing, must have something to do with your ancestors."
As he administered the alcohol to her face, she winced a bit and sucked in her breath a bit. He smiled at her a bit when she wasn't looking. The both looked into each other's eyes and their faces turned slightly red. Chrys turned away quickly and looked outside. "There's going to be a thunderstorm."
There was a large ruble and Chrys fell on top of Sekhmet. Thier faces were close. "You ok?" he asked
She just nodded. "Then why are you still on top of me?"
She got up quickly and got a bit dizzy. Sekhmet caught her before she hit the floor. "You're just accident-prone, did you know that?" he asked
"Yup."
Her eyes widened as she saw a spirit. She shook her head and looked at Sekhmet. "What's wrong?" he asked
"I saw a woman....she had long blue hair and navy blue eyes....and...she was saying something...."
"Nodeshiko....."
"Wha?"
"Come on, somethig's wrong."
She grabbed the jade off the counter and she immediately changed into her sub-armor. He opened the door and looked at her. "Can you jump on top of a building yet?" he asked
"Um....I'm human... you're part demon....you can do that stuff, I can't....besides...I just got my powers."
"Great..."
He grabbed her around the waist and started jumping on rooftops. "So, who's Nodeshiko?" she asked
"Don't worry about it." answered Sekhmet
"Old girlfriend?"
"Shut up."
"Is this one of those personal things?"
"No, this one of those drop it and leave it things before I kill you!"
"Ok...I'm shutting up now."
"Good...I just hope we're not too late...."
"My guess is that it's one of those old girlfriends that dumped you thing."
"I said SHUT UP!"
To Be Continued....