Chapter 9: Evil Spirit from Within
"So that's why you have been acting so strange...and the reason why you have a demon like feature when we saw each other back at the shrine.... you were taken over by a demon spirit!" Rasheed said. "Took you long enough to realize it!" Rain said. Two shadow swords appeared in her hands. "Please...listen to me! You can fight this...MISTY!" Mikagami yelled. "Shut up!" Rain yelled and she fired a dark fireball at them. Causing them to go flying towards the crystal walls. "You two mean nothing to me anymore!" Rain yelled again and disappeared. Leaving Rasheed and Mikagami alone in the Ice Tower.
Rasheed slowly got up, scratches and burns all over his arms and face. Mikagami soon got up and he too had some cuts and burns.
"We have to stop her.... and get Misty back," Rasheed muttered.
"Yeah but how? Saya and Misty are the only ones to cross dimensions. We can't get out of here you loon!" Mikagami said.
"Would you stop acting as if you know everything? Our friend is dead and now Misty is left. I love her with all my heart and if you care about her too, you would help me find a way to get out of here and find Misty," Rasheed said. He looked Mikagami in the eyes, serious eyes that were full of love and determination. Mikagami sighed and got up from where he was sitting.
"All right, but I am only doing this for my sister," he said.
"Ok, lets go," Rasheed said.
"But how do we get there?" he said. Rasheed turned to him and grabbed his arm and took off with god like speed. Soon enough they were back on the field. Mikagami fell back because of the sudden rush.
"What the hell.... how did you," he began.
"Powers of a god," he said "Now lets go!" They began to run across the field calling out her name. Nothing, so they tried again. Silence was among the field.
'Where is she?" Mikagami asked. But without warning there was a short rumble. And the fields were in flames. A giant shadow ball was sent hurling over to the kingdom, villages and forest.
"What the...it must be Misty," Rasheed said.
"She has to be here somewhere," Mikagami said. Misty was floating above the field. She looked down at Rasheed and Mikagami and fired two shadow balls at them. Mikagami turned sharply to block the attacks. He looked up at the sky,
"There!" he said while pointing up at Misty. Rasheed turned and looked at her.
"Please Misty! We don't want to hurt you!" he yelled. Misty grinned and flew down to the ground.
"I don't care...and my name is not Misty. As far as I know, Misty is long gone," Rain said.
"I don't believe that," Mikagami said from behind.
"Oh really? Well you know what? I don't care how you two feel about Misty," Rain said. Two shadow swords formed in both her hands. Both Mikagami and Rasheed drew their weapons.
"Please Misty...we don't want to fight you," Rasheed said softly.
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!" Rain yelled and she charged at them with full force. Both Rasheed and Mikagami jumped aside. Rain lunged at Mikagami and started to lay on the beating. Though Mikagami just dodged and blocked but didn't attack. Rasheed lunged at her and tackled her to the ground. He pinned her down, trying to get her to calm down.
"Please Misty! It's me Rasheed!" he said. But was thrown off. Rain then lunged at him and slashed him with her swords. Deep wounds on his chest, and blood started to drip. Mikagami came up from behind to grab her, but Rain dodged and blew him away with a fire spell. Rain grinned as she continued to fire her fire spells on both men.
"You two are so weak. You let love and justice get in your way," she said.
"When you are protecting you friends...you always put them as your first priority," Rasheed said. He stumbled as he walked towards her.
"Especially when you care about someone...Love is important then fighting, but if it is to protect someone you care about...that's way more powerful then any man," Mikagami said weakly. Both men slowly made their way to Rain. She just grinned and laughed.
"That's the problem with you humans...you are all weak!" she said and she lunged at both of them. She slashed Mikagami to the side, causing him to slam against a tree. She then turned to Rasheed.
"Please...Misty..." he whispered "If you are willing to fight then so be it!" a bright glow formed around him. His hair changed to gold and his eyes changed to red. He then charged at her with incredible speed. Before she could have blocked it, he had already struck her. Sending her flying to the air. He then jumped up and slammed her to the ground; he continued to push her deeper and deeper into the earth. Rain opened her eyes and fired a shadow spell sending him back to the surface. Rain then jumped out of the pit and landed in front of him. He had two swords in his hands and so did she. They both charged at each other. Sounds of metal clashing echoed in the air. Flames everywhere and cries from the people were faint. Mikagami pressed against the tree and limped towards the fight. He looked at the burning villages and sighed.
"So much destruction..." he muttered. Back at the fight, Rain was starting to have an advantage. All though Rasheed was having the upper hand at the moment. He continued to slash at her. But every time she gets slashed, she ends up laughing.
"Is that the best you've got?" she said.
"I am not even using my full strength. But I will not!" he said.
"I swear you care too much about my weaker counter part," Rain said.
"No...Misty is not weak, as far as I know, you are the weak one. That's why you wont let Misty come back. You are scared of her. Scared that she will over power you and that you will be forced out of her body," Rasheed said.
"Shut up! That's a lie. I am far more powerful then her! And to prove that I will destroy you!" she cried.
"If you wanted to destroy me, then why didn't you do that earlier?" he said with a grin. Rain scowled in disgust,
"I was merely toying with you," she said.
"Sure, or was it because the real Misty inside is fighting back. Holding back her powers and holding you back from hurting the ones she loves," Rasheed said.
"SHUT UP!" she yelled. She then lunged at him with full force and impaled one of her shadow swords in him. He fell to his knees, breathing hard.
"Misty...please...I...I love you," he muttered before passing out. Mikagami was a few feet away.
"You fool," he whispered. Rain then turned to him. The other shadow sword disappeared.
"Too late. Your friend is gone," she said with a grin.
"You don't really mean that. You know as well as I do, that he is very much alive," he said "And if you want to kill me, go ahead. I'm not going to stop you," Rain grinned with pleasure. She was about to form another shadow sword but a voice from afar stopped her. In her mind the real Misty...
"You can't win! Because I'm going to fight back!" Misty yelled.
"What? How can you still be here? I thought I got rid of you for good!" Rain shouted.
"I have many surprises. Now for my next trick, time to put you aside!" she yelled and a bright light formed in her hand. She then fired a powerful blast of energy at Rain.
"NO!" she cried. She was then swallowed in the light and disappeared. Back in the real world a bright light formed around Misty's body. Screams from Rain echoed but then disappeared. Her one red eye turned back to green, and the black mark on her neck turned back to black. Misty fell into Mikagami's arms. She passed out from extreme lost of energy. Mikagami smiled down at her,
"I knew you could do it," he whispered. He kneeled down and laid her on the ground. He then turned to Rasheed and sighed.
"I don't want to see my sister sad..." so he walked over and healed him with some holy water. The wounds disappeared and Rasheed opened his eyes weakly.
"What...where's Misty?" he muttered. He looked over at her and got up quickly. He ran to her and kneeled down to her.
"Is she..."
"No, she is fine. Just tired," Mikagami said while kneeling down to her. He placed his hand over her forehead and brushed back her hair. "Though it may take a while until she fully recovers. Maybe sooner depending on how fast she heals."
"As long as she is going to be alright," whispered Rasheed. The flames around them started to die down. No one knows if anyone survived this tragic event. Although, it seems that there is still some hope... Meanwhile, somewhere in the Underworld. A strange black tower stood on a fiery hill. Up at the tower, two figures stood.
"Damnit!" boomed the Queen of Darkness or also known as Hellingina.
"I am sorry my queen. But I didn't know that this would happen. It appears that the child's love for those two men are more powerful then I thought," said the Goddess of Fear or known as Lilac.
"Sorry isn't going to cut it. But we still need her. She is after all a light woman. And Nayru's daughter," Hellingina said. They gazed into the dark pool, which showed them the party.
"Yes my queen," Lilac said and bowed.
"And Lilac, be sure that those two don't follow you back here. I want to be sure that there are no more interruptions," Hellingina said.
"Yes my queen," Lilac said and disappeared. In Misty's mind, she was having visions. The mark on her neck started to burn. She screamed and quickly woke up. She was breathing hard, and sweat dripped from her face. She looked around and saw Mikagami and Rasheed next to her.
"Hey there," Rasheed said.
"Well that didn't take long," Mikagami said.
"Where....Saya, where's Saya?" Misty asked. Mikagami and Rasheed looked down.
"You don't remember do you?" Rasheed asked.
'What ape-man is trying to say is...she is gone...happened before you had transformed into your demon form," Mikagami said. Misty looked at her hands and closed her eyes.
"Don't blame yourself for what has happened," Rasheed said. Misty didn't say anything; she just sighed and slowly got up. Rasheed and Mikagami soon rose too. They both walked up to her.
"We should get going and search for some survivors," Rasheed said.
"Hold it right there!" Lilac said. She appeared out of the shadows and walked up to them.
"You.... what do you want?" Misty asked.
"For you of course. You are still needed by the queen," she said.
"Say what?" Mikagami said but Lilac took off with god like speed and grabbed Misty. Before Rasheed and Mikagami could react, they disappeared.
"No not again! MISTY!" Rasheed yelled. Back at the temple the queen was laughing. An evil laugh.
"Soon my friends. You two are going to have so much fun once you find the Underworld," Hellingina said.
"So that's why you have been acting so strange...and the reason why you have a demon like feature when we saw each other back at the shrine.... you were taken over by a demon spirit!" Rasheed said. "Took you long enough to realize it!" Rain said. Two shadow swords appeared in her hands. "Please...listen to me! You can fight this...MISTY!" Mikagami yelled. "Shut up!" Rain yelled and she fired a dark fireball at them. Causing them to go flying towards the crystal walls. "You two mean nothing to me anymore!" Rain yelled again and disappeared. Leaving Rasheed and Mikagami alone in the Ice Tower.
Rasheed slowly got up, scratches and burns all over his arms and face. Mikagami soon got up and he too had some cuts and burns.
"We have to stop her.... and get Misty back," Rasheed muttered.
"Yeah but how? Saya and Misty are the only ones to cross dimensions. We can't get out of here you loon!" Mikagami said.
"Would you stop acting as if you know everything? Our friend is dead and now Misty is left. I love her with all my heart and if you care about her too, you would help me find a way to get out of here and find Misty," Rasheed said. He looked Mikagami in the eyes, serious eyes that were full of love and determination. Mikagami sighed and got up from where he was sitting.
"All right, but I am only doing this for my sister," he said.
"Ok, lets go," Rasheed said.
"But how do we get there?" he said. Rasheed turned to him and grabbed his arm and took off with god like speed. Soon enough they were back on the field. Mikagami fell back because of the sudden rush.
"What the hell.... how did you," he began.
"Powers of a god," he said "Now lets go!" They began to run across the field calling out her name. Nothing, so they tried again. Silence was among the field.
'Where is she?" Mikagami asked. But without warning there was a short rumble. And the fields were in flames. A giant shadow ball was sent hurling over to the kingdom, villages and forest.
"What the...it must be Misty," Rasheed said.
"She has to be here somewhere," Mikagami said. Misty was floating above the field. She looked down at Rasheed and Mikagami and fired two shadow balls at them. Mikagami turned sharply to block the attacks. He looked up at the sky,
"There!" he said while pointing up at Misty. Rasheed turned and looked at her.
"Please Misty! We don't want to hurt you!" he yelled. Misty grinned and flew down to the ground.
"I don't care...and my name is not Misty. As far as I know, Misty is long gone," Rain said.
"I don't believe that," Mikagami said from behind.
"Oh really? Well you know what? I don't care how you two feel about Misty," Rain said. Two shadow swords formed in both her hands. Both Mikagami and Rasheed drew their weapons.
"Please Misty...we don't want to fight you," Rasheed said softly.
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!" Rain yelled and she charged at them with full force. Both Rasheed and Mikagami jumped aside. Rain lunged at Mikagami and started to lay on the beating. Though Mikagami just dodged and blocked but didn't attack. Rasheed lunged at her and tackled her to the ground. He pinned her down, trying to get her to calm down.
"Please Misty! It's me Rasheed!" he said. But was thrown off. Rain then lunged at him and slashed him with her swords. Deep wounds on his chest, and blood started to drip. Mikagami came up from behind to grab her, but Rain dodged and blew him away with a fire spell. Rain grinned as she continued to fire her fire spells on both men.
"You two are so weak. You let love and justice get in your way," she said.
"When you are protecting you friends...you always put them as your first priority," Rasheed said. He stumbled as he walked towards her.
"Especially when you care about someone...Love is important then fighting, but if it is to protect someone you care about...that's way more powerful then any man," Mikagami said weakly. Both men slowly made their way to Rain. She just grinned and laughed.
"That's the problem with you humans...you are all weak!" she said and she lunged at both of them. She slashed Mikagami to the side, causing him to slam against a tree. She then turned to Rasheed.
"Please...Misty..." he whispered "If you are willing to fight then so be it!" a bright glow formed around him. His hair changed to gold and his eyes changed to red. He then charged at her with incredible speed. Before she could have blocked it, he had already struck her. Sending her flying to the air. He then jumped up and slammed her to the ground; he continued to push her deeper and deeper into the earth. Rain opened her eyes and fired a shadow spell sending him back to the surface. Rain then jumped out of the pit and landed in front of him. He had two swords in his hands and so did she. They both charged at each other. Sounds of metal clashing echoed in the air. Flames everywhere and cries from the people were faint. Mikagami pressed against the tree and limped towards the fight. He looked at the burning villages and sighed.
"So much destruction..." he muttered. Back at the fight, Rain was starting to have an advantage. All though Rasheed was having the upper hand at the moment. He continued to slash at her. But every time she gets slashed, she ends up laughing.
"Is that the best you've got?" she said.
"I am not even using my full strength. But I will not!" he said.
"I swear you care too much about my weaker counter part," Rain said.
"No...Misty is not weak, as far as I know, you are the weak one. That's why you wont let Misty come back. You are scared of her. Scared that she will over power you and that you will be forced out of her body," Rasheed said.
"Shut up! That's a lie. I am far more powerful then her! And to prove that I will destroy you!" she cried.
"If you wanted to destroy me, then why didn't you do that earlier?" he said with a grin. Rain scowled in disgust,
"I was merely toying with you," she said.
"Sure, or was it because the real Misty inside is fighting back. Holding back her powers and holding you back from hurting the ones she loves," Rasheed said.
"SHUT UP!" she yelled. She then lunged at him with full force and impaled one of her shadow swords in him. He fell to his knees, breathing hard.
"Misty...please...I...I love you," he muttered before passing out. Mikagami was a few feet away.
"You fool," he whispered. Rain then turned to him. The other shadow sword disappeared.
"Too late. Your friend is gone," she said with a grin.
"You don't really mean that. You know as well as I do, that he is very much alive," he said "And if you want to kill me, go ahead. I'm not going to stop you," Rain grinned with pleasure. She was about to form another shadow sword but a voice from afar stopped her. In her mind the real Misty...
"You can't win! Because I'm going to fight back!" Misty yelled.
"What? How can you still be here? I thought I got rid of you for good!" Rain shouted.
"I have many surprises. Now for my next trick, time to put you aside!" she yelled and a bright light formed in her hand. She then fired a powerful blast of energy at Rain.
"NO!" she cried. She was then swallowed in the light and disappeared. Back in the real world a bright light formed around Misty's body. Screams from Rain echoed but then disappeared. Her one red eye turned back to green, and the black mark on her neck turned back to black. Misty fell into Mikagami's arms. She passed out from extreme lost of energy. Mikagami smiled down at her,
"I knew you could do it," he whispered. He kneeled down and laid her on the ground. He then turned to Rasheed and sighed.
"I don't want to see my sister sad..." so he walked over and healed him with some holy water. The wounds disappeared and Rasheed opened his eyes weakly.
"What...where's Misty?" he muttered. He looked over at her and got up quickly. He ran to her and kneeled down to her.
"Is she..."
"No, she is fine. Just tired," Mikagami said while kneeling down to her. He placed his hand over her forehead and brushed back her hair. "Though it may take a while until she fully recovers. Maybe sooner depending on how fast she heals."
"As long as she is going to be alright," whispered Rasheed. The flames around them started to die down. No one knows if anyone survived this tragic event. Although, it seems that there is still some hope... Meanwhile, somewhere in the Underworld. A strange black tower stood on a fiery hill. Up at the tower, two figures stood.
"Damnit!" boomed the Queen of Darkness or also known as Hellingina.
"I am sorry my queen. But I didn't know that this would happen. It appears that the child's love for those two men are more powerful then I thought," said the Goddess of Fear or known as Lilac.
"Sorry isn't going to cut it. But we still need her. She is after all a light woman. And Nayru's daughter," Hellingina said. They gazed into the dark pool, which showed them the party.
"Yes my queen," Lilac said and bowed.
"And Lilac, be sure that those two don't follow you back here. I want to be sure that there are no more interruptions," Hellingina said.
"Yes my queen," Lilac said and disappeared. In Misty's mind, she was having visions. The mark on her neck started to burn. She screamed and quickly woke up. She was breathing hard, and sweat dripped from her face. She looked around and saw Mikagami and Rasheed next to her.
"Hey there," Rasheed said.
"Well that didn't take long," Mikagami said.
"Where....Saya, where's Saya?" Misty asked. Mikagami and Rasheed looked down.
"You don't remember do you?" Rasheed asked.
'What ape-man is trying to say is...she is gone...happened before you had transformed into your demon form," Mikagami said. Misty looked at her hands and closed her eyes.
"Don't blame yourself for what has happened," Rasheed said. Misty didn't say anything; she just sighed and slowly got up. Rasheed and Mikagami soon rose too. They both walked up to her.
"We should get going and search for some survivors," Rasheed said.
"Hold it right there!" Lilac said. She appeared out of the shadows and walked up to them.
"You.... what do you want?" Misty asked.
"For you of course. You are still needed by the queen," she said.
"Say what?" Mikagami said but Lilac took off with god like speed and grabbed Misty. Before Rasheed and Mikagami could react, they disappeared.
"No not again! MISTY!" Rasheed yelled. Back at the temple the queen was laughing. An evil laugh.
"Soon my friends. You two are going to have so much fun once you find the Underworld," Hellingina said.