Hey, I'm back, and I hope I get this out quick enough!
Disclaimer: Refer to past chapters
Story Summary: Now it's Rei's turn! This will begin the moment Rei and Mina separated, and Rei started on her own for Anticay, and will go up to the time that Mina's story ended, probably past that.
Chapter 8- El viaje del maiden del fuego
Rei and Mina separated at the fork in the road, and Rei began her solitary journey to Anticay. It was a place of hot, humid weather, and Rei began to sweat well before she had come to the country's boundaries. She didn't know where she was headed, so she let her instincts guide her. At noon, Rei strayed off the path to sleep, in a grove of tall, purple-leaved trees. She settled underneath one of them, and slept to conserve her energy.
"What's this? A pretty maiden all by her lonesome? We should keep her company, ay Jules?"
"Aye, 'twould be churlish to not offer the lady some protection. We can't be havin' that, now can we Derek?"
"Course not."
Rei's eyes snapped open, and she hissed, "If you think I need your protection, you are very mistaken. Now leave, before I get mad!"
The uglier of the two turned to his companion. "Did ye hear that, Derek? She said she's gonna get mad!"
"I'm shakin' in me boots I am."
Rei slowly reached behind her back and unsheathed her saber. "You had better be." The saber began to glow red.
"Uh...Jules, I think she meant it." Derek began to back away. Jules followed suit.
A line of fire lanced from Rei's sword to the two men's boots. They began doing an odd dance, hopping from one foot to the other as the flames heated the soles of their boots.
"Let's get out of here!" The two men were off like a pair of rockets.
"You do that," Rei muttered. She looked up at the sun. "I should start traveling again." Rei relocated the trail and set off again. She came to a fork in the road, and stood for a few minutes. "Which way am I supposed to go?" She set her saber down on the road and spun it. It wobbled for a few minutes before pointing to the left-hand fork. Rei shrugged, and set down that path. She began whistling a tune to allay the silence. She drank from her canteen often, as the heat had not abated. Many animals crossed her path, from mice to snakes to deer. None disturbed her, oddly enough, they sped up their pace when she was around. Just before twilight, she found herself in a small village. Children ran and played and women watched from their huts. A ball stopped in front of her, and she stooped to pick it up.
"Hey, pretty lady, why are you red?" A little boy, no more than five or six, ran up to her. "Are you really hot? What's your name? I'm Calix."
"I'm not red, I'm not hot, and my name's...Acacia," Rei said, smiling down at the inquisitive little boy.
"Your skin is a pretty color red. How'd it do that?"
"My skin's not..." Rei looked down at her hand. "How did my skin turn red?" It wasn't her skin that was red, as much as the air just above her skin. It was a softly pulsating flame-red.
"I toldja your skin was red. Do you wanna meet my mama? She's nice, and she'll fix you up a real good meal, if I say you're my friend. Can I touch you?"
"Um, I'd like to meet your mama, and I guess you can touch me."
"Good." Calix grabbed Rei's hand and led her down the road until he came to a house. "This is our house." He ran inside, yelling, "Mama, Mama! There's a pretty lady with red skin outside, and she's my friend! Can we invite her for dinner Mama, can we?"
The most beautiful voice Rei had ever heard gave a small laugh. "You have a pretty lady friend with red skin, and you want to invite her for dinner? Well, where is she? Invite her in."
Calix walked back outside and pulled Rei inside. "Mama, this is Acacia. Acacia, this is my mama. She's pretty huh, Mama."
"Yes, she is a very pretty lady Calix. Hello Acacia, I'm Calix's mother, Calixte. Please, stay for dinner." Calixte was a majestic-looking woman, with a proudly arched nose and level brows. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a tight bun, to keep it out of her calm green eyes.
"I'd love to, Calixte. It was nice of Calix to invite me."
"Calix, why don't you and Acacia go wash up?"
"Okay! Come on Acacia!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Acacia laughed as Calix dragged her to a slough in the back. They washed up and walked into the house. Calixte was setting three places on the table.
"Welcome to Anticay, Acacia. Please, make yourself at home."
"How did you know I was not from Anticay, Calixte?" Rei asked, as she helped herself to a salad sprinkled with goat cheese.
"The fact that your aura is showing, and is pulsating. That is a quite rare feature, Acacia."
"I don't quite understand it myself."
"I can tell by your eyes that you do not. Where are you traveling to?"
"I'm not sure."
"Well, you must stay the night here with us. There are too many unsavory characters waiting for a pretty like you. It would weigh on my mind terribly if I allowed you to leave at night."
"I would not want to be a bother..."
"No bother, Acacia. I insist."
"Very well." The delicious meal was continued in silence. When it was done, Rei was shown to a room, and she gratefully fell upon the bed and slept. She was plagued by a disturbing dream.
**Rei's Dream**
"Jadeite, I am counting on you to delay the Lightning Warrior for as long as possible. Kill her if you have to, but do not let her get to her shrine."
"But milady, I thought that we had her crystal."
"We have half of it. The other half is in her shrine, and we are not allowed to enter. You will need to use all the power you possess to keep her from finding the other half of her crystal."
"I understand, Milady." Jadeite disappeared in a flash of green.
Rei was shown a wooded clearing, where she could clearly see Lita walking. Her sister/cousin was in her natural element, stopping every so often to pat the trunks of the trees. She gently pushed the leaves and branches out of her way with her bow, taking care not to really upset the trees. Rei smiled in her sleep; that was Lita, she had always loved trees. Lita came to a clearing, where a small hut stood in the middle. Rei clearly saw an old couple hobble out to greet Lita, but she couldn't hear anything. The next thing she knew, Lita lay back with a knife in her stomach.
**End Rei's Dream**
Rei did not wake, but she tossed and turned uncomfortably. She had no recollection of her dream the next day.
Calixte was fixing some honey and nut pastry when Rei stumbled out of the guest bedroom. "Good morning, Acacia. Did you sleep well?"
Rei stretched. "Yes, wonderfully. And yourself?"
"I slept well too. Thank you for asking. Will you be leaving this morning?"
"Yes, as early as possible. I have a long road to travel."
"Then let me give you some rations to take with you." Calixte took Rei's sack and began to fill it with various foodstuffs. Calix wandered into the room, rubbing his eyes.
"Are you leaving, Acacia?"
"Yup, soon as possible. I've got quite a ways to go."
"I'll miss you," Calix said sadly.
"I'll try to visit. But, I'm not promising anything."
"Okay!" Calix said cheerfully.
"Before you go, Acacia, you must eat some breakfast. I made some baklava just for today." Calixte gestured to the pastry. "It has honey and almonds in it. It's quite good, but very sticky."
"It smells delicious," Acacia said, smiling at Calixte, and getting some plates. She set the table, and Calixte placed the food down. Rei enjoyed a good meal in the company of friends before she set off. She clasped Calixte's hand gratefully. "I'll never forget the kindness you have shown me, Calixte. I'll try to repay it some how."
"Consider it nothing but a gift to the Elemental Warrior of Fire."
Rei looked at the majestic woman with wide eyes. "How did you know?"
"Twas as plain as the nose on your face. Now, be off with you."
Rei nodded to Calixte, and stooped to hug Calix. She began walking down the road.
It was around mid-afternoon when Rei came upon the most amazing sight. It was a wall of fire, at least twenty feet tall, in the middle of the road. She stopped about ten feet away from it. Even at that distance, the heat the fire was giving off was amazing. "I'm a fire maiden, right? I control fire. This shouldn't be any problem. I'll just walk through it." Rei walked a little closer, and the fire seemed to blaze higher. She closed her eyes and ran straight through the fire.
"Well done, Lady Fire," A cool feminine voice complimented.
Rei slowly opened one eye. "Who said that?"
"I did, milady. If you would open your eyes, and look down, you might be able to see me."
Rei opened both eyes, and scowled. "You would have done the same thing."
"I doubt it." Rei looked down, and gasped.
"What are you?"
"I was the keeper of your crystal, but Beryl transformed me into a phoenix."
"Oh. What's your name?"
"Enya. And you are the Fire Maiden of prophecy."
"Call me Rei. How did that fire get there?"
"I put it there, to ward off evil."
"Oh. So, I guess my crystal isn't where it's supposed to be."
"No, it isn't. I suggest that you try to find Lady Ice. She would most likely be the closest."
"What about Mina?"
"The Lady of Metal would not be as close as Lady Ice." Enya flapped her wings, and began an ungainly run before catching enough wind to fly. "I suggest we keep moving. We have quite a journey ahead."
Rei began to walk, casting glances up at Enya, who was flying lazily overhead. "Hey, Enya?"
"Yes, Lady Fire?"
"Just how are we supposed to find Ami?"
"As soon as you can get a mental lock, we'll teleport..." Enya trailed off because of the huge flash of yellow-gold light. Mina appeared.
"Rei?"
"Mina, how'd you get here?"
"I teleported. Artemis taught me how."
"Who's Artemis?"
Mina looked around wildly. She spotted Artemis lying on her bedroll, and picked him up. "This is Artemis."
Rei gave her cousin a funny look. "Mina, cats can't talk."
"Actually..." Artemis drawled.
Rei jumped. "You talked!"
"I'm not really a cat. Beryl transformed me into one, and I will not be free until her death."
Rei nodded slowly. "Got it. Mina, what are you doing here?" Her eyes dropped to the ribbon on Mina's thigh. "And what happened to your leg?"
"Chaos has my crystal, and Artemis suggested that I find you and help you find your crystal. We were attacked by demons, and one of them clawed me."
"I see. My crystal was not where it was supposed to be."
"Lady Fire is right. Beryl also took her crystal." What appeared to be a flaming hawk flew up and perched on Rei's shoulder.
"By the Gods! What is it?" Mina exclaimed.
The fiery hawk coughed and preened its wing feathers huffily. "I, Lady Metal, am a phoenix. At least, that's what Beryl turned me into. How rude."
Mina blushed, and inclined her head towards the phoenix apologetically. "I do apologize, Mistress Phoenix. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
"I'm sure you didn't. Artemis, is that really you?"
"Yes, Enya, it's me. As you can see, I met a predicament similar to yours, and I decided to stay with Lady Metal and guide her as best I can."
"I have decided to do the same with Lady Fire. We have decided to set off and find Lady Ice. She is probably the closest to us. When all the Elemental Warriors are back together, we will set forth to find the crystals that were stolen."
Jadeite emerged from nowhere. "Looking for this?" He held up a red crystal that flickered and glowed.
Kunzite stepped out behind him. "Or this?" He showed off a cheerful looking orange-yellow crystal.
Rei and Mina gasped.
"Jadeite?"
"Kunzite?"
"Hello, Elemental Warriors. We've already taken care of two of your company, so you two were next on our agenda."
"Jadeite, don't you remember me? It's Rei!" Rei pleaded.
Mina set her face. "Save it, Rei, they won't remember." She fired a beam of golden light at Kunzite, who took it in the shoulder. Rei fixed her mouth resolutely, and aimed a fireball at Jadeite's torso. He also was hit, and both men disappeared.
"Now, we really have to find Ami. After she finds her crystal, we'll find Lita, and then Hotaru and Trista," Rei decided.
"You're right. Now, Rei, concentrate on finding the part of your mind that feels ice cold. That'll be Lady Ice." Enya instructed. Rei and Mina closed their eyes, and concentrated.
"Got her," they chorused.
"Good. Now, Mina, you do as I taught you," Artemis ordered.
"Rei, concentrate on going where Ami is. Focus your mind on finding her." Rei began to concentrate, but she was distracted by the arrow that grazed her cheek.
"Damn it! Not again!" Mina growled. She began shooting arrows at the felinoid demons. Rei followed her cousin's example by slicing the head off a demon that got too close.
"Don't use your powers!" Artemis yelled. "You'll weaken yourselves too badly to teleport. Let Enya and I work on that." He began to utter a spell, weaving in and out of the demons. Enya swooped down on a group of demons, and breathed fire on them. The demons that Artemis had exploded in a blast of gold light. Rei screamed as a demon sword left a gash just below her neck. She retaliated by plunging her sword into its middle. The fight was over in minutes, with all four breathing heavily. The demons vanished.
"Here Rei, let me get that for you." Mina limped over to check the severity of her cousin's wound. "This will need to be sewn. Here, sit down, and chew on this, but don't swallow. It'll numb the pain."
Rei began to chew. It tasted like fresh mint. "What about you?" Rei gasped as Mina began to sew the gash shut.
"I've only reopened the wound on my thigh, and I've got a small cut on my stomach. Your wounds are worse off than mine." Mina said detachedly. After another five minutes, she sat back in satisfaction. "All done. Now for that cheek cut. Enya, Artemis, how are you doing?"
"We're fine. We can heal ourselves." They said. Mina finished bandaging her cousin's cut, and began to rebandage her old injury and place a dressing on her stomach.
"Do you think you can make it?"
"Of course. My legs aren't injured." Rei said, standing shakily. "Let's finish this." Rei and Mina's belongings were surrounded by red and gold light. Soon, there was nothing left of the fight in the clearing but blood.
Ami was sitting on a rock, studying her crystal when Rei and Mina appeared. She looked up. "What took you so long?"
Rei and Mina glared at their cousin.
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Yes, I'm finished with Rei! I told y'all, I don't like her, but this was actually kinda fun. Since I'm going in the order of the prophecy, Lita will be next, not Ami, as I may have led you to think. But, Ami will be out as soon as I can decide what to do for Lita. Please, review, but no flames.
Disclaimer: Refer to past chapters
Story Summary: Now it's Rei's turn! This will begin the moment Rei and Mina separated, and Rei started on her own for Anticay, and will go up to the time that Mina's story ended, probably past that.
Chapter 8- El viaje del maiden del fuego
Rei and Mina separated at the fork in the road, and Rei began her solitary journey to Anticay. It was a place of hot, humid weather, and Rei began to sweat well before she had come to the country's boundaries. She didn't know where she was headed, so she let her instincts guide her. At noon, Rei strayed off the path to sleep, in a grove of tall, purple-leaved trees. She settled underneath one of them, and slept to conserve her energy.
"What's this? A pretty maiden all by her lonesome? We should keep her company, ay Jules?"
"Aye, 'twould be churlish to not offer the lady some protection. We can't be havin' that, now can we Derek?"
"Course not."
Rei's eyes snapped open, and she hissed, "If you think I need your protection, you are very mistaken. Now leave, before I get mad!"
The uglier of the two turned to his companion. "Did ye hear that, Derek? She said she's gonna get mad!"
"I'm shakin' in me boots I am."
Rei slowly reached behind her back and unsheathed her saber. "You had better be." The saber began to glow red.
"Uh...Jules, I think she meant it." Derek began to back away. Jules followed suit.
A line of fire lanced from Rei's sword to the two men's boots. They began doing an odd dance, hopping from one foot to the other as the flames heated the soles of their boots.
"Let's get out of here!" The two men were off like a pair of rockets.
"You do that," Rei muttered. She looked up at the sun. "I should start traveling again." Rei relocated the trail and set off again. She came to a fork in the road, and stood for a few minutes. "Which way am I supposed to go?" She set her saber down on the road and spun it. It wobbled for a few minutes before pointing to the left-hand fork. Rei shrugged, and set down that path. She began whistling a tune to allay the silence. She drank from her canteen often, as the heat had not abated. Many animals crossed her path, from mice to snakes to deer. None disturbed her, oddly enough, they sped up their pace when she was around. Just before twilight, she found herself in a small village. Children ran and played and women watched from their huts. A ball stopped in front of her, and she stooped to pick it up.
"Hey, pretty lady, why are you red?" A little boy, no more than five or six, ran up to her. "Are you really hot? What's your name? I'm Calix."
"I'm not red, I'm not hot, and my name's...Acacia," Rei said, smiling down at the inquisitive little boy.
"Your skin is a pretty color red. How'd it do that?"
"My skin's not..." Rei looked down at her hand. "How did my skin turn red?" It wasn't her skin that was red, as much as the air just above her skin. It was a softly pulsating flame-red.
"I toldja your skin was red. Do you wanna meet my mama? She's nice, and she'll fix you up a real good meal, if I say you're my friend. Can I touch you?"
"Um, I'd like to meet your mama, and I guess you can touch me."
"Good." Calix grabbed Rei's hand and led her down the road until he came to a house. "This is our house." He ran inside, yelling, "Mama, Mama! There's a pretty lady with red skin outside, and she's my friend! Can we invite her for dinner Mama, can we?"
The most beautiful voice Rei had ever heard gave a small laugh. "You have a pretty lady friend with red skin, and you want to invite her for dinner? Well, where is she? Invite her in."
Calix walked back outside and pulled Rei inside. "Mama, this is Acacia. Acacia, this is my mama. She's pretty huh, Mama."
"Yes, she is a very pretty lady Calix. Hello Acacia, I'm Calix's mother, Calixte. Please, stay for dinner." Calixte was a majestic-looking woman, with a proudly arched nose and level brows. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a tight bun, to keep it out of her calm green eyes.
"I'd love to, Calixte. It was nice of Calix to invite me."
"Calix, why don't you and Acacia go wash up?"
"Okay! Come on Acacia!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Acacia laughed as Calix dragged her to a slough in the back. They washed up and walked into the house. Calixte was setting three places on the table.
"Welcome to Anticay, Acacia. Please, make yourself at home."
"How did you know I was not from Anticay, Calixte?" Rei asked, as she helped herself to a salad sprinkled with goat cheese.
"The fact that your aura is showing, and is pulsating. That is a quite rare feature, Acacia."
"I don't quite understand it myself."
"I can tell by your eyes that you do not. Where are you traveling to?"
"I'm not sure."
"Well, you must stay the night here with us. There are too many unsavory characters waiting for a pretty like you. It would weigh on my mind terribly if I allowed you to leave at night."
"I would not want to be a bother..."
"No bother, Acacia. I insist."
"Very well." The delicious meal was continued in silence. When it was done, Rei was shown to a room, and she gratefully fell upon the bed and slept. She was plagued by a disturbing dream.
**Rei's Dream**
"Jadeite, I am counting on you to delay the Lightning Warrior for as long as possible. Kill her if you have to, but do not let her get to her shrine."
"But milady, I thought that we had her crystal."
"We have half of it. The other half is in her shrine, and we are not allowed to enter. You will need to use all the power you possess to keep her from finding the other half of her crystal."
"I understand, Milady." Jadeite disappeared in a flash of green.
Rei was shown a wooded clearing, where she could clearly see Lita walking. Her sister/cousin was in her natural element, stopping every so often to pat the trunks of the trees. She gently pushed the leaves and branches out of her way with her bow, taking care not to really upset the trees. Rei smiled in her sleep; that was Lita, she had always loved trees. Lita came to a clearing, where a small hut stood in the middle. Rei clearly saw an old couple hobble out to greet Lita, but she couldn't hear anything. The next thing she knew, Lita lay back with a knife in her stomach.
**End Rei's Dream**
Rei did not wake, but she tossed and turned uncomfortably. She had no recollection of her dream the next day.
Calixte was fixing some honey and nut pastry when Rei stumbled out of the guest bedroom. "Good morning, Acacia. Did you sleep well?"
Rei stretched. "Yes, wonderfully. And yourself?"
"I slept well too. Thank you for asking. Will you be leaving this morning?"
"Yes, as early as possible. I have a long road to travel."
"Then let me give you some rations to take with you." Calixte took Rei's sack and began to fill it with various foodstuffs. Calix wandered into the room, rubbing his eyes.
"Are you leaving, Acacia?"
"Yup, soon as possible. I've got quite a ways to go."
"I'll miss you," Calix said sadly.
"I'll try to visit. But, I'm not promising anything."
"Okay!" Calix said cheerfully.
"Before you go, Acacia, you must eat some breakfast. I made some baklava just for today." Calixte gestured to the pastry. "It has honey and almonds in it. It's quite good, but very sticky."
"It smells delicious," Acacia said, smiling at Calixte, and getting some plates. She set the table, and Calixte placed the food down. Rei enjoyed a good meal in the company of friends before she set off. She clasped Calixte's hand gratefully. "I'll never forget the kindness you have shown me, Calixte. I'll try to repay it some how."
"Consider it nothing but a gift to the Elemental Warrior of Fire."
Rei looked at the majestic woman with wide eyes. "How did you know?"
"Twas as plain as the nose on your face. Now, be off with you."
Rei nodded to Calixte, and stooped to hug Calix. She began walking down the road.
It was around mid-afternoon when Rei came upon the most amazing sight. It was a wall of fire, at least twenty feet tall, in the middle of the road. She stopped about ten feet away from it. Even at that distance, the heat the fire was giving off was amazing. "I'm a fire maiden, right? I control fire. This shouldn't be any problem. I'll just walk through it." Rei walked a little closer, and the fire seemed to blaze higher. She closed her eyes and ran straight through the fire.
"Well done, Lady Fire," A cool feminine voice complimented.
Rei slowly opened one eye. "Who said that?"
"I did, milady. If you would open your eyes, and look down, you might be able to see me."
Rei opened both eyes, and scowled. "You would have done the same thing."
"I doubt it." Rei looked down, and gasped.
"What are you?"
"I was the keeper of your crystal, but Beryl transformed me into a phoenix."
"Oh. What's your name?"
"Enya. And you are the Fire Maiden of prophecy."
"Call me Rei. How did that fire get there?"
"I put it there, to ward off evil."
"Oh. So, I guess my crystal isn't where it's supposed to be."
"No, it isn't. I suggest that you try to find Lady Ice. She would most likely be the closest."
"What about Mina?"
"The Lady of Metal would not be as close as Lady Ice." Enya flapped her wings, and began an ungainly run before catching enough wind to fly. "I suggest we keep moving. We have quite a journey ahead."
Rei began to walk, casting glances up at Enya, who was flying lazily overhead. "Hey, Enya?"
"Yes, Lady Fire?"
"Just how are we supposed to find Ami?"
"As soon as you can get a mental lock, we'll teleport..." Enya trailed off because of the huge flash of yellow-gold light. Mina appeared.
"Rei?"
"Mina, how'd you get here?"
"I teleported. Artemis taught me how."
"Who's Artemis?"
Mina looked around wildly. She spotted Artemis lying on her bedroll, and picked him up. "This is Artemis."
Rei gave her cousin a funny look. "Mina, cats can't talk."
"Actually..." Artemis drawled.
Rei jumped. "You talked!"
"I'm not really a cat. Beryl transformed me into one, and I will not be free until her death."
Rei nodded slowly. "Got it. Mina, what are you doing here?" Her eyes dropped to the ribbon on Mina's thigh. "And what happened to your leg?"
"Chaos has my crystal, and Artemis suggested that I find you and help you find your crystal. We were attacked by demons, and one of them clawed me."
"I see. My crystal was not where it was supposed to be."
"Lady Fire is right. Beryl also took her crystal." What appeared to be a flaming hawk flew up and perched on Rei's shoulder.
"By the Gods! What is it?" Mina exclaimed.
The fiery hawk coughed and preened its wing feathers huffily. "I, Lady Metal, am a phoenix. At least, that's what Beryl turned me into. How rude."
Mina blushed, and inclined her head towards the phoenix apologetically. "I do apologize, Mistress Phoenix. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
"I'm sure you didn't. Artemis, is that really you?"
"Yes, Enya, it's me. As you can see, I met a predicament similar to yours, and I decided to stay with Lady Metal and guide her as best I can."
"I have decided to do the same with Lady Fire. We have decided to set off and find Lady Ice. She is probably the closest to us. When all the Elemental Warriors are back together, we will set forth to find the crystals that were stolen."
Jadeite emerged from nowhere. "Looking for this?" He held up a red crystal that flickered and glowed.
Kunzite stepped out behind him. "Or this?" He showed off a cheerful looking orange-yellow crystal.
Rei and Mina gasped.
"Jadeite?"
"Kunzite?"
"Hello, Elemental Warriors. We've already taken care of two of your company, so you two were next on our agenda."
"Jadeite, don't you remember me? It's Rei!" Rei pleaded.
Mina set her face. "Save it, Rei, they won't remember." She fired a beam of golden light at Kunzite, who took it in the shoulder. Rei fixed her mouth resolutely, and aimed a fireball at Jadeite's torso. He also was hit, and both men disappeared.
"Now, we really have to find Ami. After she finds her crystal, we'll find Lita, and then Hotaru and Trista," Rei decided.
"You're right. Now, Rei, concentrate on finding the part of your mind that feels ice cold. That'll be Lady Ice." Enya instructed. Rei and Mina closed their eyes, and concentrated.
"Got her," they chorused.
"Good. Now, Mina, you do as I taught you," Artemis ordered.
"Rei, concentrate on going where Ami is. Focus your mind on finding her." Rei began to concentrate, but she was distracted by the arrow that grazed her cheek.
"Damn it! Not again!" Mina growled. She began shooting arrows at the felinoid demons. Rei followed her cousin's example by slicing the head off a demon that got too close.
"Don't use your powers!" Artemis yelled. "You'll weaken yourselves too badly to teleport. Let Enya and I work on that." He began to utter a spell, weaving in and out of the demons. Enya swooped down on a group of demons, and breathed fire on them. The demons that Artemis had exploded in a blast of gold light. Rei screamed as a demon sword left a gash just below her neck. She retaliated by plunging her sword into its middle. The fight was over in minutes, with all four breathing heavily. The demons vanished.
"Here Rei, let me get that for you." Mina limped over to check the severity of her cousin's wound. "This will need to be sewn. Here, sit down, and chew on this, but don't swallow. It'll numb the pain."
Rei began to chew. It tasted like fresh mint. "What about you?" Rei gasped as Mina began to sew the gash shut.
"I've only reopened the wound on my thigh, and I've got a small cut on my stomach. Your wounds are worse off than mine." Mina said detachedly. After another five minutes, she sat back in satisfaction. "All done. Now for that cheek cut. Enya, Artemis, how are you doing?"
"We're fine. We can heal ourselves." They said. Mina finished bandaging her cousin's cut, and began to rebandage her old injury and place a dressing on her stomach.
"Do you think you can make it?"
"Of course. My legs aren't injured." Rei said, standing shakily. "Let's finish this." Rei and Mina's belongings were surrounded by red and gold light. Soon, there was nothing left of the fight in the clearing but blood.
Ami was sitting on a rock, studying her crystal when Rei and Mina appeared. She looked up. "What took you so long?"
Rei and Mina glared at their cousin.
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Yes, I'm finished with Rei! I told y'all, I don't like her, but this was actually kinda fun. Since I'm going in the order of the prophecy, Lita will be next, not Ami, as I may have led you to think. But, Ami will be out as soon as I can decide what to do for Lita. Please, review, but no flames.