Disclaimer: There really is no excuse for this chapter being late. I'm just really lazy. Plus I was on sound crew for my school play and had to stay after school everyday until 9:00. Anyway, enjoy.
The boy reached the monster first. He leapt into the air with a great battle cry. He brought his sword down in a downward swipe. It cut through the demon's flesh, but the wound healed up right away. The boy continued to hack and slice at the monster; each time he gave a battle cry that was getting increasingly annoying.
"Shouldn't we be helping him?" Sora asked Sam. He, Riku, Cedric, and Sam hadn't budged from their spots.
Sam smiled and shook his head. "Nah. We'll help when he gets himself in some serious shit. For now, let's just watch the master work."
"Who is that guy anyway?" Riku asked.
Sam shut his eyes and forced another smile. "His name is Cronos. He's one of Carolyn's guardians, and he's my best friend in all the world."
Suddenly Cronos was blasted backwards. He skidded to a halt near the group of boys.
"Need any help?" Cedric asked.
"No way in hell!" Cronos roared springing to is feet. "I can take this guy! He wouldn't be so tough if it weren't for all that power!" He ran back towards his opponent screaming another battle cry.
"In retrospect, it was a poor choice." Sam sighed.
Suddenly, as Sam spoke the demon plunged one of its claws into Cronos's stomach. He roared in pain and fell to the ground.
"CRONOS!" Carolyn screamed. She ran forward and cradled his head in her arms. The wound looked very deep. Dark-red blood poured from his body. Carolyn squeezed his hand as she fought back tears. Cronos was quiet; he just stared up at her silently.
"Well it looks like he's in some serious shit NOW!" Sora yelled, "Let's get that creep!"
Riku, Sora, Cedric, and Sam, all ran at the demon. Their weapons were drawn and they looked pissed.
Sora yelled out, "RAGNAROK!" And dove at the demon, his body ablaze with golden light. He hacked and slashed repeatedly at the demon. The keyblade hit it in the same spot each time, only this time the wound didn't close.
"That's it!" Sam yelled, "That's the clue to victory! If you hit it in the same spot, repeatedly it can't close the wound! We just might win!"
Cedric smiled. "Well in that case..." Cedric closed his eyes. He seemed to be focusing all his energy on something.
"What's he doing?" Riku said frowning.
Cedric suddenly dropped down on all fours. His teeth with clenched in a vicious snarled. He seemed to be growling like a dog. Suddenly, dark-blue fur the same color as his hair began to sprout all over his body. His hands and feet turned into paws and his face morphed. Cedric was gone, in his place stood a huge wolf with dark-blue fur, and golden eyes.
"Whoa!" Caitlin said in shock, "He can morph into a wolf?! I've only read about that in ancient legends!"
Cedric dove at the demon. He sank his teeth into its right arm and didn't let go, even when the demon shook its arm, Cedric held on fast.
"Release me you little fool!" It roared. But before it could successfully shake Cedric off, Sam launched an attack that pushed all thoughts of Cedric out of its mind.
"RELEASE WIND!" Sam yelled extending his hands upward. At that moment, a tornado surrounded the demon. Cedric was smart enough to release it and run for cover. The tornado swirled around it at a frightening speed. It seemed like blades of wind were cutting multiple wounds all over its body repeatedly. When it finally came to an end. The demon had many more injuries all over its body.
"Take that you dirty cur!" Sam cheered punching the air.
"You gonna leave some for me, or what?" A voice asked. Everyone spun around. Cronos was standing up. He was leaning on his sword for support, but he was smiling.
"Hey! You're not dead!" Riku cried in disbelief.
"I'm not? Really?" Cronos asked jokingly, "Phew. When I saw Katie I was sure I was in Hell."
"Well hardy har har." Katie grumbled.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Carolyn asked, with real concern in her voice. Cronos smiled.
"Don't worry about me. It's just a minor hole in my stomach. I've had a lot worse. Remember when I got stabbed with that poison sword and everyone was sure I wouldn't live to see the morning?"
Carolyn shuddered. "Don't remind me. I didn't sleep a wink that night."
"How did you survive?" Sora asked in amazement.
Cronos chuckled. "Well, I'm half-fairy, half-human. I'm a lot harder to kill than most people." His expression became serious. "Enough talk! ATTACK!"
While Cronos and the others were fighting, Carolyn felt a horrible sense of guilt. "I'm so weak... Cronos or somebody else always has to come save me. Now I'm too weak to perform even the simplest attack. I've got to do something...SOMETHING!"
Just then, she got an idea.
The boy reached the monster first. He leapt into the air with a great battle cry. He brought his sword down in a downward swipe. It cut through the demon's flesh, but the wound healed up right away. The boy continued to hack and slice at the monster; each time he gave a battle cry that was getting increasingly annoying.
"Shouldn't we be helping him?" Sora asked Sam. He, Riku, Cedric, and Sam hadn't budged from their spots.
Sam smiled and shook his head. "Nah. We'll help when he gets himself in some serious shit. For now, let's just watch the master work."
"Who is that guy anyway?" Riku asked.
Sam shut his eyes and forced another smile. "His name is Cronos. He's one of Carolyn's guardians, and he's my best friend in all the world."
Suddenly Cronos was blasted backwards. He skidded to a halt near the group of boys.
"Need any help?" Cedric asked.
"No way in hell!" Cronos roared springing to is feet. "I can take this guy! He wouldn't be so tough if it weren't for all that power!" He ran back towards his opponent screaming another battle cry.
"In retrospect, it was a poor choice." Sam sighed.
Suddenly, as Sam spoke the demon plunged one of its claws into Cronos's stomach. He roared in pain and fell to the ground.
"CRONOS!" Carolyn screamed. She ran forward and cradled his head in her arms. The wound looked very deep. Dark-red blood poured from his body. Carolyn squeezed his hand as she fought back tears. Cronos was quiet; he just stared up at her silently.
"Well it looks like he's in some serious shit NOW!" Sora yelled, "Let's get that creep!"
Riku, Sora, Cedric, and Sam, all ran at the demon. Their weapons were drawn and they looked pissed.
Sora yelled out, "RAGNAROK!" And dove at the demon, his body ablaze with golden light. He hacked and slashed repeatedly at the demon. The keyblade hit it in the same spot each time, only this time the wound didn't close.
"That's it!" Sam yelled, "That's the clue to victory! If you hit it in the same spot, repeatedly it can't close the wound! We just might win!"
Cedric smiled. "Well in that case..." Cedric closed his eyes. He seemed to be focusing all his energy on something.
"What's he doing?" Riku said frowning.
Cedric suddenly dropped down on all fours. His teeth with clenched in a vicious snarled. He seemed to be growling like a dog. Suddenly, dark-blue fur the same color as his hair began to sprout all over his body. His hands and feet turned into paws and his face morphed. Cedric was gone, in his place stood a huge wolf with dark-blue fur, and golden eyes.
"Whoa!" Caitlin said in shock, "He can morph into a wolf?! I've only read about that in ancient legends!"
Cedric dove at the demon. He sank his teeth into its right arm and didn't let go, even when the demon shook its arm, Cedric held on fast.
"Release me you little fool!" It roared. But before it could successfully shake Cedric off, Sam launched an attack that pushed all thoughts of Cedric out of its mind.
"RELEASE WIND!" Sam yelled extending his hands upward. At that moment, a tornado surrounded the demon. Cedric was smart enough to release it and run for cover. The tornado swirled around it at a frightening speed. It seemed like blades of wind were cutting multiple wounds all over its body repeatedly. When it finally came to an end. The demon had many more injuries all over its body.
"Take that you dirty cur!" Sam cheered punching the air.
"You gonna leave some for me, or what?" A voice asked. Everyone spun around. Cronos was standing up. He was leaning on his sword for support, but he was smiling.
"Hey! You're not dead!" Riku cried in disbelief.
"I'm not? Really?" Cronos asked jokingly, "Phew. When I saw Katie I was sure I was in Hell."
"Well hardy har har." Katie grumbled.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Carolyn asked, with real concern in her voice. Cronos smiled.
"Don't worry about me. It's just a minor hole in my stomach. I've had a lot worse. Remember when I got stabbed with that poison sword and everyone was sure I wouldn't live to see the morning?"
Carolyn shuddered. "Don't remind me. I didn't sleep a wink that night."
"How did you survive?" Sora asked in amazement.
Cronos chuckled. "Well, I'm half-fairy, half-human. I'm a lot harder to kill than most people." His expression became serious. "Enough talk! ATTACK!"
While Cronos and the others were fighting, Carolyn felt a horrible sense of guilt. "I'm so weak... Cronos or somebody else always has to come save me. Now I'm too weak to perform even the simplest attack. I've got to do something...SOMETHING!"
Just then, she got an idea.