Chapter Seven
A deep weight settled in the pit of Sage's stomach as he stepped into Ryo's room and quietly closed the door behind him. His heart broke when he caught sight of Mia with her head resting softly in her arms as she leaned against the small beside Ryo's bed. A trail of tears glistened in the moonlight that filtered in through the window as it gently lit her sleeping form. Sage sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he turned to leave but a small voice stopped him.
"You guys are leaving aren't you."
The bearer of Halo spun back around to find Mia staring back at him with sad, tear filled eyes. The blonde swordsman bit his lip as he crossed the room and knelt down beside her.
"I'm sorry but this is something that we have to do."
The red headed young woman nodded her slightly as she shifted her gaze until it rested upon Ryo's unconscious form lying in the bed next to them. His face was deathly pale and the only movement that could be seen was the ever so slight rise and fall of his chest from his shallow breathing. Mia smiled sadly as she reached for the fallen warriors hand and began stroking it lightly.
"I know that there's nothing I can do to stop you, so I won't even try," she said quietly as she slowly returned her eyes to Sage. " but just promise me that you and the others will come back, ok? I can't stand the thought of losing another..one..of you.guys." The tears that she had fought so hard to keep hidden finally began to fall as Sage took Mia in his arms and desperately tried to comfort her.
"Hey don't worry, we're coming back, ok, I promise Mia..Mia?" Sage glanced down into his arms only to find that the distressed young woman had fallen fast asleep in his arms. The blonde swordsman let out a small sigh as he gently lifted the sleeping woman from the chair and headed down the hall toward her room. He lightly pushed the door open with his foot, walked across the room, and placed the red head's sleeping form on the bed. After gently covering her with a blanket her straightened himself up and headed back toward the door. He stopped momentarily to take one last look at his sleeping friend before softly saying, " I'm sorry."
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Sage entered the room that he shared with Rowen to find his friend
sitting on the end of his bed reading a very worn looking piece of paper.
The blue haired archer seemed unaware of his friend's presence until he
had sat down next to him and tapped him lightly on his shoulder.
"What's that?" Sage asked nodding toward the parchment.
Rowen quickly folded the letter and placed it back in its envelope.
"Nothing." The bearer of Halo gave his friend a look but didn't press any
farther. He slowly rose to his feet and walked to the door but suddenly
stopped and turned back around with a solemn look etched on his face.
"When you're ready to go, meet me and the others out back and we'll
head out, ok." Rowen took a deep breath and ran a hand through his
disheveled hair before he too rose from the bed and joined Sage by the
door.
"Let's go"
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Not a word was passed between the four young warriors as they exited
the forest and walked onto the lake's banks. The full moon overhead lit
the area just enough for the companions to make out White Blaze's form as
he waited patiently for them by the water's edge. Sage scratched the
tiger behind the ears before he turned to face his friends.
"So, you guys ready?" They all paused for a moment before slowly
nodding their heads in agreement. Sage then pivoted his body so that he
had a clear view of the lake before he reached into the leather pouch
tied to his armor and took out Ryo's crimson armor orb. 'I hope this
works' the blonde swordsman thought as he took one last look at the
glowing sphere before throwing it as far as he could out into the lake.
The small crystalline ball hit the water's surface, creating several
ripples that disturbed the lake's placid surface, but instead of sinking,
it bounced several more times before finally coming to rest in the lake's
center. A bright pillar of light engulfed the orb and flew upward into
the heavens as another beam shot toward the bank, creating a glowing path
for the warriors to follow. The four young men looked at one another,
silently asking each other what they should do, when Kento suddenly
rolled his eyes and stepped forward.
"There is no spoon." He said quietly as he closed his eyes, took a
deep breath and placed his foot on the glowing water. He stumbled
slightly from the excess effort for he had expected his foot to have
passed right through the light, but instead it seemed to hover just above
the surface. Kento let out a sigh of relief as he shifted the rest of his
body onto the path and jumped up down a few times just to reassure
himself that it wouldn't collapse. He suddenly whirled around to look at
his friends with his usually cocky grin plastered in his face.
"So, what are you guys waiting for? Let's go!"
The others smiled back at them as they cautiously stepped on to the
water's glowing surface and quickly followed after him. The small group
slowed their pace slightly as they approached the pillar of light but in
seeing White Blaze continuing forward, the did so too. They each took a
deep breath and closed their eyes before, at the same time, stepping into
the portal that would take them to hell. The sudden feeling of being
pulled upward met them the second they stepped forward, but after a few
moments they stumbled forward as their feet his the uneven ground. They
opened their eyes and found themselves in the last place they would have
ever wanted to be; the Nether Realm. Talpa's fortress loomed in the
distance, giving them a point in which to follow. Sage took out his no-
datchi and signaled the others to unsheathe their weapons as well.
"Let's go."
Hey sry that this was such a sort chapter. Hopefully ill get the next
one up soon. Remember the review button is ur friend! Thanx again 4
readin' and hopefully ill b back soon
Ja Ne!
~~~~~~~~~~~~Rekkaboziegirl~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A deep weight settled in the pit of Sage's stomach as he stepped into Ryo's room and quietly closed the door behind him. His heart broke when he caught sight of Mia with her head resting softly in her arms as she leaned against the small beside Ryo's bed. A trail of tears glistened in the moonlight that filtered in through the window as it gently lit her sleeping form. Sage sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he turned to leave but a small voice stopped him.
"You guys are leaving aren't you."
The bearer of Halo spun back around to find Mia staring back at him with sad, tear filled eyes. The blonde swordsman bit his lip as he crossed the room and knelt down beside her.
"I'm sorry but this is something that we have to do."
The red headed young woman nodded her slightly as she shifted her gaze until it rested upon Ryo's unconscious form lying in the bed next to them. His face was deathly pale and the only movement that could be seen was the ever so slight rise and fall of his chest from his shallow breathing. Mia smiled sadly as she reached for the fallen warriors hand and began stroking it lightly.
"I know that there's nothing I can do to stop you, so I won't even try," she said quietly as she slowly returned her eyes to Sage. " but just promise me that you and the others will come back, ok? I can't stand the thought of losing another..one..of you.guys." The tears that she had fought so hard to keep hidden finally began to fall as Sage took Mia in his arms and desperately tried to comfort her.
"Hey don't worry, we're coming back, ok, I promise Mia..Mia?" Sage glanced down into his arms only to find that the distressed young woman had fallen fast asleep in his arms. The blonde swordsman let out a small sigh as he gently lifted the sleeping woman from the chair and headed down the hall toward her room. He lightly pushed the door open with his foot, walked across the room, and placed the red head's sleeping form on the bed. After gently covering her with a blanket her straightened himself up and headed back toward the door. He stopped momentarily to take one last look at his sleeping friend before softly saying, " I'm sorry."
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Sage entered the room that he shared with Rowen to find his friend
sitting on the end of his bed reading a very worn looking piece of paper.
The blue haired archer seemed unaware of his friend's presence until he
had sat down next to him and tapped him lightly on his shoulder.
"What's that?" Sage asked nodding toward the parchment.
Rowen quickly folded the letter and placed it back in its envelope.
"Nothing." The bearer of Halo gave his friend a look but didn't press any
farther. He slowly rose to his feet and walked to the door but suddenly
stopped and turned back around with a solemn look etched on his face.
"When you're ready to go, meet me and the others out back and we'll
head out, ok." Rowen took a deep breath and ran a hand through his
disheveled hair before he too rose from the bed and joined Sage by the
door.
"Let's go"
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Not a word was passed between the four young warriors as they exited
the forest and walked onto the lake's banks. The full moon overhead lit
the area just enough for the companions to make out White Blaze's form as
he waited patiently for them by the water's edge. Sage scratched the
tiger behind the ears before he turned to face his friends.
"So, you guys ready?" They all paused for a moment before slowly
nodding their heads in agreement. Sage then pivoted his body so that he
had a clear view of the lake before he reached into the leather pouch
tied to his armor and took out Ryo's crimson armor orb. 'I hope this
works' the blonde swordsman thought as he took one last look at the
glowing sphere before throwing it as far as he could out into the lake.
The small crystalline ball hit the water's surface, creating several
ripples that disturbed the lake's placid surface, but instead of sinking,
it bounced several more times before finally coming to rest in the lake's
center. A bright pillar of light engulfed the orb and flew upward into
the heavens as another beam shot toward the bank, creating a glowing path
for the warriors to follow. The four young men looked at one another,
silently asking each other what they should do, when Kento suddenly
rolled his eyes and stepped forward.
"There is no spoon." He said quietly as he closed his eyes, took a
deep breath and placed his foot on the glowing water. He stumbled
slightly from the excess effort for he had expected his foot to have
passed right through the light, but instead it seemed to hover just above
the surface. Kento let out a sigh of relief as he shifted the rest of his
body onto the path and jumped up down a few times just to reassure
himself that it wouldn't collapse. He suddenly whirled around to look at
his friends with his usually cocky grin plastered in his face.
"So, what are you guys waiting for? Let's go!"
The others smiled back at them as they cautiously stepped on to the
water's glowing surface and quickly followed after him. The small group
slowed their pace slightly as they approached the pillar of light but in
seeing White Blaze continuing forward, the did so too. They each took a
deep breath and closed their eyes before, at the same time, stepping into
the portal that would take them to hell. The sudden feeling of being
pulled upward met them the second they stepped forward, but after a few
moments they stumbled forward as their feet his the uneven ground. They
opened their eyes and found themselves in the last place they would have
ever wanted to be; the Nether Realm. Talpa's fortress loomed in the
distance, giving them a point in which to follow. Sage took out his no-
datchi and signaled the others to unsheathe their weapons as well.
"Let's go."
Hey sry that this was such a sort chapter. Hopefully ill get the next
one up soon. Remember the review button is ur friend! Thanx again 4
readin' and hopefully ill b back soon
Ja Ne!
~~~~~~~~~~~~Rekkaboziegirl~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~