Disclaimer: you know by now who I own and who I don't own. Sorry bout the mess up before, I hadn't even realized that, that's the second time that's happened. I'm just not havin any luck today. Anywho, please read and review!!
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Suddenly a scream pierced the night. Ashi sat up almost forgetting he was high in the tree. He looked around. Kendra was gone; franticly he looked around, but didn't see her anywhere. Carefully Ashi climbed down from the tree. Another scream pierced through the silent night, Ashi could smell smoke and could feel the ground shaking. He listened once more and suddenly realized where the screams where coming from, Kendra's village. Demon! Ashi's mind clicked. "Kendra!" he shouted and took off running towards the village. He skidded to a halt just inside the village. People where running around frantically screaming and crying. Men were all running to the heart of the village. Ashi followed keeping his distance. That's when he saw the demon, a troll like demon, holding a shield. Ashi watched as it took a deep breath and blew on the men, all of them clutched their hearts and dropped dead. Ashi pulled his vest over his mouth and nose. He remembered this; he had seen this demon before. It had been the demon that had attacked his village, days before his mother had taken ill. The villagers had blamed Ashi for the demons appearance into their mists and would have killed him had his mother not stepped in and prevented it. It was undoubtedly the same demon, its image was as clear as glass in Ashi's memory. Ashi wanted to attack it, avenge his mother's death, when he realized that he was human until sunup. There was nothing he could do, except watch.
"ASHI!" A voice screamed, Ashi turned and saw Kendra; she had regained possession of the sword and was taking viscous swings at its ankles.
"Kendra, wait don't!" Ashi started running towards her. He glanced up at the moon, only little while until sunup. If he and Kendra could remain out of sight until then, he could attack when he regained his demonic powers. "Kendra don't attack it, wait please!" Ashi tackled the girl and pushed her behind a house.
"Ashi what are you doing! Let me kill it!" Kendra said standing up
"Wait don't, listen to me wait till the sun comes up. Then I can take care of it." Ashi said pulling her into a hug.
"No I must, that's the demon that killed my mother." She tried to free herself from his grip.
"You don't understand it will kill you, wait then I'm a demon again then-"
"No Ashi, I'm going to kill it myself!" Kendra said stopping him. "Let me do this Ashi please, I need to avenge my mother. This demon killed her." Ashi grabbed her shoulders and made her face him.
"And how will you avenge her? Huh? By letting yourself get killed? We can't do this as individuals we must work together. Just be patient, its turn to die will come."
Together they watched as the demon terrorized Kendra's village, killing and destroying. Suddenly the sun peeked over the hills. And for the first time in a long time, Ashi embraced it. He felt his ears return and his fingers cracked as they lengthened and returned to their normal state. His sense of smell returned and Ashi gagged on the sudden stench of blood that entered his nose. Ashi held his hands together and stared at the demon. Now you shall pay demon. He thought staring at the monster responsible for his mothers' death.
"FOX-FIRE!" Ashi shouted, this time he was ready for the force and did not crumble because of it. This time his energy was more powerful then it had been. It hit the demon in the back of the head. It seemed dazed for a moment then turned and saw what had hit it. It grinned an evil grin, but before it could attack. Ashi was nailed with a board directly in the head; it sent him flying into a smoldering house. Ashi suddenly felt numb he couldn't move, every part of him was in pain. All he could do was watch; it had been a villager that had nailed him. The villager nodded and took a bow and arrow out; he notched an arrow and aimed it directly at Ashi's heart.
"DIE DEMON!" He shouted, "I'm going to send you back to Hell!" Suddenly the man dropped dead. Ashi breathed heavily clutching at his heart that was the second time Ashi had been faced with death and it was beginning to scare him more and more. Ashi looked up just in time to see what was happening to Kendra. It all happened as if time was slowed to a near stop. Ashi saw Kendra backing away from the demon sword raised; the demon put its hand to its mouth and breathed towards Kendra. She dropped the sword and began falling. Ashi suddenly felt feeling return to his body.
"FOX-FIRE!" He shouted surprising the demon; the fire hit its face blinding it. Ashi picked up an abandoned bow and arrow, notched the arrow and let it fly the demon; it struck the demon in the heart. Blinded and near death, the demon ran from the village. Ashi knew that if it did survive it would come back probably come looking for him. But at that point all he cared about was getting to Kendra. He fell to his knees where she lay, barely breathing.
"Ashi?" she said weakly
"I'm right here." He said biting his lip trying to hold back the tears that he knew may escape. He didn't want to cry, he was too old to cry.
"Ashi, did we get it?" Ashi didn't want to lie to her, but he wanted her to be at peace.
"Yeah we did, we took care of the bastard." He said Kendra looked into his eyes and reached up to feel his ears.
"You're a demon again." She said. Ashi took her hand
"Yeah." He said putting his head down
"You know you're handsome both ways. I like you as you are." Ashi held her hand tight. As if he was holding onto her very life. "I've always liked you as you are, you're my best friend." Her breaths were becoming shorter more struggled. "Best friends?" she said Ashi tightened his grip and shook her hand gently
"Best friends." He said softly.
"Please Ashi don't leave me."
"I wont, I'm gonna stay right here, your gonna be fine I promise. You can beat this thing, your stronger then it is." Kendra coughed and shook her head.
"No I'm not." She paused her voice was becoming softer it was getting difficult too hear her. "Here" "I want you to have this." She handed him the leather necklace with the stone inside.
"Kendra I cant take this its yours." She shook her head.
"I want you to have it. Remember its magic you can see everything and anything with it. Even the dead as they where in life." Ashi put his head down but accepted the necklace. He slipped it over his head. "We'll always be together right?"
"Right. Nothin on earth can keep us apart. Not demons not humans not death." Ashi said firmly he watched as Kendra breathed in one last time. "Kendra?" Ashi said "Kendra please don't leave me." He said shaking her gently "I can't lose you as well. Kendra please, wake up! Don't die you cant die!" Ashi threw his head back and screamed a scream that was as inhuman as it was unfox-demon like.
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You know I nearly cried when I wrote this chapter. I felt so bad killin off Kendra. Anyways, hope you liked please review danke!!!! *bows*
