Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH.
Chapter 29
They slid to a halt in the barren courtyard, flinging up dust with the force of their halt. Arno stood before them, blocking their way out of his sanctum. Kurama let Albinia slide down his back then stepped in front of both the vixens.
"You can't escape." The sky overhead darkened with ominous thunder clouds and lightning streaked across the sky. "This place is surrounded by my warriors." His eyes became as red as blood before a dark magic seeped into the ground beneath them. "Arise!"
The ground cracked then crumbled. Zombies rose from the earth, dust from the ages falling from their rotting, fetid corpses.
They gagged on the foul stench. No wonder there was so much energy around. All those Arno had trapped in his service he'd betrayed.
"This isn't good." Yusuke choked.
Hiei removed the scarf that covered his Jagan eye. Now he could tell that the corpses were very dry and would burn easily. The demon drew his katana, readying his fire.
Kurama glanced down at Albinia. "You might want to get under cover. This is going to get ugly." His stoic voice betrayed no emotion as his gaze shifted to his enemies.
The young spirit fox dashed to one of the many dying trees in the area then shot up into its branches. Her doe brown eyes gazed down with concern. They were vastly outnumbered by the zombies and she couldn't help them. She had absolutely no training in the martial arts or in controlling her reiki.
Those below guarded themselves, knowing that they were in more danger than they'd been in before.
Nausea welled up in Amber as she knew touching the decaying corpses was part of fighting them. But that odor was almost too much. She ran through the numbers of plants she already knew how to use. The Death Plant was nixed because they were already dead. Their battle had become that much harder. Then she blinked. "Give them roots!"
"You aren't making any sense!" Yusuke declared, as he dodged a blow that came at him from a samurai type zombie.
Amber dodged then kicked. The brittle flesh shattered under the force of her blow. Both halves fell to the ground with dull thuds yet still came after her. She whirled after knocking them away, knowing that another was trying to ambush her. The vixen leapt into the air, but was struck to the ground by another.
A pained groan escaped her. The ground here was as hard as rock, and it had knocked most of the air from her lungs. Her hand scraped some of the soil loosened by the rising of the zombies, coming up with a handful of mushroom spores. Instinctively, she fed her reiki into them; manipulating them to do what they were supposed to with more speed. She leapt to her feet once she'd regained her air. Amber flung them to the wind. Thousands of tiny seeds landed on them and the mushrooms sprouted. Those afflicted fell to the ground, their bodies instantly turning to dust.
"FIST OF THE MORTAL FLAME!!!" Hiei roared. Flame engulfed his enemies. They ran around, inarticulate screams coming from them as they caught others on fire. Finally, the few left stayed away from those burning, and surrounded the foxes.
Amber kicked one away from Kurama's back. It grabbed the tattered hem of her dress, causing the fabric to rip again. A silver ear twitched; he'd heard her. They now stood back to back, warily watching their enemies. The vixen reached into a pouch that she'd made with the torn cloth of her dress and pulled out a handful of spores. "Here." She thrust them into Kurama's hand, his reiki instantly doing to them what hers had done. When I give the word, throw them.
Right. Kurama continued glaring at the enemies gathered around them without any direction.
Now! Amber cried. They threw the spores into the wind. Quickly, the zombies fell apart; turning into dust.
Their vision cleared, revealing their friends reeling from Arno's attack.
Kurama was about to attack when Amber lay a hand on his arm. Together, we are unbreakable. Her hand slid down into his, green eyes meeting gold.
He calmed, sliding his free hand along her cheek to the back of her neck. Kurama drew her to him, both appearing oblivious to what was happening around them. Kurama released her hand, placing his arm around her.
The wind picked up as they continued to gaze into each other's eyes. Slowly, the clouds overhead broke up and vanished leaving the sky a clear and peaceful blue. Their faces drew closer together, then their lips touched with a passion both had hidden since they'd been reunited.
Arno growled angrily, squinting in the bright light that spilt from the sun. He staggered slightly, gathering his power then crouching. I won't let him have the power I was born to take! Arno lunged from the ground, aiming at them. I'll kill him!
Just as he was about to land from his leap, the ground cracked open before him. There was no possible way for him to correct his trajectory and he plummeted into the abyss that sank into the ground beneath him.
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH.
Chapter 29
They slid to a halt in the barren courtyard, flinging up dust with the force of their halt. Arno stood before them, blocking their way out of his sanctum. Kurama let Albinia slide down his back then stepped in front of both the vixens.
"You can't escape." The sky overhead darkened with ominous thunder clouds and lightning streaked across the sky. "This place is surrounded by my warriors." His eyes became as red as blood before a dark magic seeped into the ground beneath them. "Arise!"
The ground cracked then crumbled. Zombies rose from the earth, dust from the ages falling from their rotting, fetid corpses.
They gagged on the foul stench. No wonder there was so much energy around. All those Arno had trapped in his service he'd betrayed.
"This isn't good." Yusuke choked.
Hiei removed the scarf that covered his Jagan eye. Now he could tell that the corpses were very dry and would burn easily. The demon drew his katana, readying his fire.
Kurama glanced down at Albinia. "You might want to get under cover. This is going to get ugly." His stoic voice betrayed no emotion as his gaze shifted to his enemies.
The young spirit fox dashed to one of the many dying trees in the area then shot up into its branches. Her doe brown eyes gazed down with concern. They were vastly outnumbered by the zombies and she couldn't help them. She had absolutely no training in the martial arts or in controlling her reiki.
Those below guarded themselves, knowing that they were in more danger than they'd been in before.
Nausea welled up in Amber as she knew touching the decaying corpses was part of fighting them. But that odor was almost too much. She ran through the numbers of plants she already knew how to use. The Death Plant was nixed because they were already dead. Their battle had become that much harder. Then she blinked. "Give them roots!"
"You aren't making any sense!" Yusuke declared, as he dodged a blow that came at him from a samurai type zombie.
Amber dodged then kicked. The brittle flesh shattered under the force of her blow. Both halves fell to the ground with dull thuds yet still came after her. She whirled after knocking them away, knowing that another was trying to ambush her. The vixen leapt into the air, but was struck to the ground by another.
A pained groan escaped her. The ground here was as hard as rock, and it had knocked most of the air from her lungs. Her hand scraped some of the soil loosened by the rising of the zombies, coming up with a handful of mushroom spores. Instinctively, she fed her reiki into them; manipulating them to do what they were supposed to with more speed. She leapt to her feet once she'd regained her air. Amber flung them to the wind. Thousands of tiny seeds landed on them and the mushrooms sprouted. Those afflicted fell to the ground, their bodies instantly turning to dust.
"FIST OF THE MORTAL FLAME!!!" Hiei roared. Flame engulfed his enemies. They ran around, inarticulate screams coming from them as they caught others on fire. Finally, the few left stayed away from those burning, and surrounded the foxes.
Amber kicked one away from Kurama's back. It grabbed the tattered hem of her dress, causing the fabric to rip again. A silver ear twitched; he'd heard her. They now stood back to back, warily watching their enemies. The vixen reached into a pouch that she'd made with the torn cloth of her dress and pulled out a handful of spores. "Here." She thrust them into Kurama's hand, his reiki instantly doing to them what hers had done. When I give the word, throw them.
Right. Kurama continued glaring at the enemies gathered around them without any direction.
Now! Amber cried. They threw the spores into the wind. Quickly, the zombies fell apart; turning into dust.
Their vision cleared, revealing their friends reeling from Arno's attack.
Kurama was about to attack when Amber lay a hand on his arm. Together, we are unbreakable. Her hand slid down into his, green eyes meeting gold.
He calmed, sliding his free hand along her cheek to the back of her neck. Kurama drew her to him, both appearing oblivious to what was happening around them. Kurama released her hand, placing his arm around her.
The wind picked up as they continued to gaze into each other's eyes. Slowly, the clouds overhead broke up and vanished leaving the sky a clear and peaceful blue. Their faces drew closer together, then their lips touched with a passion both had hidden since they'd been reunited.
Arno growled angrily, squinting in the bright light that spilt from the sun. He staggered slightly, gathering his power then crouching. I won't let him have the power I was born to take! Arno lunged from the ground, aiming at them. I'll kill him!
Just as he was about to land from his leap, the ground cracked open before him. There was no possible way for him to correct his trajectory and he plummeted into the abyss that sank into the ground beneath him.