CHAPTER 10!!!
In order to celebrate my tenth chapter I'm currently in the process of making a BONUS FanArt. If your interested in this, or any of my other FanArt for this story, please contact me at animegate@aol.com er tell me in a review. I'll try to get it to you as soon as possible ^_^.
I wasn't too happy with my last chapter. I don't know why I just wasn't, so anyway I'm going to try to make this one better. I have a lot of ideas for this chapter so it might turn out a bit long-which is good, I suppose. And anyways, this will probably be my last update for a while because I'm going on vacation so I gotta make it good ^_^.
Oh yes, and there was a bit more Cusing in this chapter than there was in others. All in all not that much, but I just wanted to warn you.
Well folks, hope you like it. . .
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Matt and Tonai sat silently, for several minutes after the crying had stopped. Tonai sat, empty. She had cried all her tears, she didn't have anymore to cry.
Matt sat quietly and with a sad face. He couldn't even imagine what it must be like. . . what she must be feeling. . .
"I knew. . . I knew that this is what I would find but. . . I just was hoping that it wouldn't be like. . . this." Tonai whispered weakly.
Matt was about to say something when all of the sudden Tai let out a soft moan. Matt knelt over him. Tonai just stayed still. She was so tired. So tired of all this. She just didn't have the energy to care anymore. At least not now.
"Wha. . ."
Tai looked around blurry eyed and yawned. He was still so tired, Mmmm but that little nap had felt so good. He looked up to see Matt. Than he remembered what had happened when he had been asleep.
Taichi. . . Taichi Yagami. . .
"I remember."
Matt looked a bit shocked. "Y-you do." He said a hint of excitement creeping into his sad face.
"Yeah, Kari-she's my sister and you-you're my best friend and Augumon is-" Tai noticed Tonai sitting broken.
"Whats. . ." Matt just shook his head.
"Tell you later. That's great about your memory. I was really getting worried there for a second."
"You, worried?" Tai said with a slight laugh. He looked over at Tonai again. What was going on?
Matt let out a soft laugh. "What, that's hard to beil-" He stopped.
"What?" Tai asked seeing the tense look on Matt's face.
Matt was silent for a second than shook his head. "Thought I heard something. . . So uh, how'd you remember?"
"Well I'm not sure exactly. I had this dream and than suddenly it all started coming back."
Matt gave a warm smile and helped Tai to his feet. He gave Tai a friendly pat on the shoulder. "Well glad your back."
"Yeah, good to be back." Tai saw Matt's face tense once more. "Hear something again?"
In answer, Matt gave him a serious look. Tai understood. Matt slowly made his way over to where Tonai had lay down * his * spear, picking it up gingerly. He nodded towards Tonai.
Tai understood. It was as if they had a secret language. "Tonai, I think we should go." He said kindly.
Tonai looked up weakly. She looked into Tai's face than her face broke in a small whimper and she gave him a deep hug. "Your awake." She said softly.
Tai nodded and hugged her back. "Tonai," He said again pulling her back so her could see her face. He wiped two salty tears from her face. He was a bit confused, but most of all worried. What had happened here? But than he remembered the look Matt had given to him. It wasn't safe to be here anymore. . . wherever here was.
"Tonai, we have to leave now." He said looking directly in her eyes. Hopefully she would understand what he meant by that. She looked up at him sadly. "But. . . my village. . ." She said weakly.
Tai looked around shocked at the charred ruble for the first time. Her village? This was her village? His heart immediately became heavy. Poor Tonai. "This is your village?"
Tonai nodded. Tai nodded faintly as well. "I'm sorry. . . but we. . . we have to go. It's not safe here." Tonai looked up towards Matt who was scanning the ruble intensely. Something in his manner was different. Something she hadn't seen in him before. Than she realized what it was.
He was nervous. Very nervous.
She turned back to Tai in understanding and nodded. Tai helped her up.
Matt spoke from where he stood. "Lets go you guys."
Tai and Tonai both nodded and started walking when suddenly a piece of ruble crumbled to the left of them. They whirled around to discover that nothing was there.
Matt slowly backed up following Tai and Tonai, his spear at the ready. Tai cautiously hunched to the ground and in one swift movement picked up a thick piece of wood from one of the ruble piles. Every muscle in his body was twitching.
Something in the air wasn't quite right. . . It was like just before a storm.
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silence.
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breathing.
A black blur leapt from behind one pile of ruble to another, red eyes piercing from its depths.
"RUUUUUUN!!!" Matt shouted.
(Drums start pulsing right around now)
The trio spun around and ran for their lives. Seconds later fifteen * black blurs * burst form the surrounding ruble, in each one blood red daggers.
They had been surrounding them! Matt realized in fear. Fortunately, they hadn't given them the chance to surround them all the way. Two blurry 'beasts' jumped into the trio's path. Tonai screamed in fear. Without hesitation Tai swung the charred piece of wood into one of the beasts.
It exploded into splinters. The wood had been damaged by the fires. "Shit!" Tai shouted. But the hit had hurt the beast anyway. It howled in pain. The howl sent knives threw Tai's ears. It was so loud. . . and cold.
Matt swung his spear at the other beast sending it backwards and into a pile of ruble. He was a bit more successful. "Hurry!" He screamed and the trio began running once more.
Suddenly the fifteen beasts burst into a run after them with a wild frenzy of excited howls and beady eyes set on meat. The hunt always ran.
"What the hell are those!" screamed Tai.
Tonai shook her head is dismay as they continued their mad dash for survival. "I don't know! When the Dark Lord attack he didn't have those- those * things *."
They ran furiously threw the streets of the deserted city, the black beasts close behind them. Suddenly three more jumped out from behind a building. Tai, Matt and Tonai skidded to a stop, Tonai narrowly missing getting her head nipped off.
Matt rammed the butt end of his spear into the beasts head sending it back pedaling for a moment. They took this opportunity to run like hell the other way.
"Well," Tai took a gasp of air. "Whatever they are they're not exactly friendly!!!"
Two more beasts could be seen charging down the road in front of them. Tai, Matt and Tonai took a desperate run to the right. The original beasts were close on their tails.
Suddenly something occurred to Matt. "Shit! They're herding us!"
"What?!?" Tai yelled.
"They keep blocking us off on some path ways!" Matt gasped for air, "And letting us run down others! They * want * us to go that way!" Matt said pointing straight.
"Well I'm damn well not going to give the what they want!" Tai yelled. In one swift movement he swept up a big rock that had fallen form a disintegrating building.
"What are you doing?" Tonai asked.
Two more beasts jumped from behind a building and one met with a very unhappy Tai. Tai hurled the rock straight at the beasts head and caught it off guard, scoring a direct hit. Catching on Matt banged his spear into the second beast and saved Tonai from being scratched by the third with a well placed kick. Tai fished the job with another rock and they were off once more.
The beasts were stunned, but not for long.
Five beasts were charging down the street behind them now, the other fifteen were probably larking around a corner, Matt guessed. Even so with that little maneuver they had thrown the beasts off. . . for now.
It hadn't been three minutes until they encountered the same plans with the beasts! One thing was for sure, these black hearted beasts were smart.
"Damnit!" Matt swore.
"How the hell do we get these things off our backs!" Tai shouted in annoyance.
"Off our backs?" Tonai yelled back.
"A figure of speech!"
"Tonai!" Matt yelled, "Do you recognize any of these buildings?" He said waving a mad hand at the half standing remnants of once grand structures that lined the streets.
Tonai nodded. "This was the market area! Its not that far away from the forests edge!"
"Which ways that?"
Tonai pointed left. "Alright than that's the way we're going!"
Tai and Matt burst threw another two beasts that were guarding a road, but this time there was a second row of beasts as defense. These creatures never make the same mistake twice, Tai realized.
The second row of beasts caught them by surprise and one managed to rip into Matt's left shirt sleeve. The wicked claw only grazed his skin but it hurt like hell.
"Shit! You alright!" Tai yelled as he kicked the third, and final beast.
Matt winced but nodded, "Yeah, lets go!"
Five minutes later the charred buildings were beginning to thin out, unfortunately, this also left Matt, Tai and Tonai open for attack! Matt looked over and saw directly opposite him about sixty feet one of the black beasts.
"RUN FASTER!!!" He shouted. Tai and Tonai did as they were told.
Than they were in the forest. Trees branches and low hanging vines caused many a scratch as the trio made their mad dash.
Suddenly they burst out into a clearing. Ahead of them, in the trees stood six beasts, foaming at the mouth. Tai could swear he saw a smile on one of them.
They halted in the middle of the clearing their breathing coming in short gasps. Five more beasts were coming out of the forest to their left, four more to their right, and five in back.
They were surround.
(About here is where the drums stop ^_^)
"Damn." Tai whispered under his breath. The growling beasts were slowly moving forwards. . . for the kill.
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"Matt. . . if you have any bright ideas, now would be a great time to share." Tai said aloud.
"Ha ha," Matt said his breath coming out in short, clenched gasps. Damn that hit from that beast really hurt, "Very funny." He managed to say.
"I was being serious."
Matt let out a genuine laugh at this.
The beasts moved in closer. Matt's smile faded fast. Tonai shivered from her vantage point between Matt and Tai. Was it really going to end like this? Had she made a mistake following these two men? What had it brought her. . . a closer death. She shivered again.
"Tai, I just want to say, I love yah man. Your like a brother to me." Matt said seriously.
( Think what you will of this statement, I don't much care, but know that it was * meant * as a totally heterosexual statement. Meaning: no I'm sorry there will be no Taito in this Fic. Sorry for any of you that wanted it ::sweatdrops:: I just cant write that stuff.)
"Same goes for me Matt. We've been threw some hard times but-"
Tai's words were cut off by a loud dong sounds.
The circling crowd of beasts let out a loud howl of pure agony.
"What tha'. . ."
Suddenly a blue light sprang up from the ground beneath their feet and engulfed Matt. "Matt-" Tai didn't have time to even react before he too was engulfed by a light as well, this one orange.
Tonai stepped back in shock what was going on?
The lights became so great that she was forced to close her eyes. She fell to the ground crying out in fear, surly the world was ending!
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Matt opened his eyes slowly to be greeted by a white light. "Wha. . ." One moment he was in a clearing about to be eaten by God only knows what and than he's here. . . in this . . . bright place.
In a flash of orange Tai was at his side. "Tai!"
"Matt!"
"What the hell happened?" they both asked each other at the same time.
"chosen" Came a voice. It didn't really seem to be a female or a male voice. . . it was a neutral sound, yet warm. The strange thing was they couldn't decide where the hell it was coming from. It just * was * there.
"Who are you?" Matt asked taking a step forward.
"chosen. control your elements."
Than the voice was gone.
Suddenly Tai felt something in his hand. It wasn't exactly heavy per say. . . but it felt as if it should be. He looked down to discover a spear. It was of an ever changing color, never staying the same color for more than a few moments.
He looked over to Matt and discovered he was holding a sword, mush the same color as his own. On both weapons a small insignia was placed. Their crests, only different. Around each of their respective crests was an odd design of gold and silver. It was indescribably beautiful, but held a sense of great power at the same time.
Matt and Tai looked into each others eyes with confusion and than all at once, they were back in the forest, about to get eaten.
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The Dark Lord sat in his thrown room, looking out on the scene that was unfolding. So the Kayi went against his wishes again.
He slowly sat back in his chair. No matter. It can be fixed. He twitched his hand slightly, and the message was sent.
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It took only a few moments for the light to fad away and than the two men were standing in front of Tonai once more, holding weapons that shimmered.
Tonai stared in disbelief. Was this really happening? Wait, better question, what was happening?
The two men looked at each other than to their weapons. They held confusion on their faces. Suddenly the whimpering beasts turned even blacker. Their eyes flashed black for a moment, so black that their bodies seem to merge with their eyes, but their eyes soon grew blood red again.
They let out a renewed howl, full of hatred. They were hunting for blood tonight, and they were going to get it!
They lurched towards the two men as one body. Tonai let out a scream and covered her face, but the beasts went right past her. They had their sights set on something much greater than a mere girl. Two something's to be exact.
Matt's eyes bulged in fright. "Oh boy." All twenty beasts were coming at them at once! One jumped at his face. He lifted his sword as protection but before the beast had even come near the sword it dispersed in a howling burst of black smoke. Matt stared in disbelief but had little time to think about this because another beast was coming up behind him.
Tai was discovering the exact same ability with his spear. When ever the spear came any where near the beast it would go up in literally a puff of smoke!!!
Six, Seven, Eight beasts down.
They made short work of the rest. Matt and Tai stood in a dispersing cloud of smoke, eyes wide. This was. . . different. . .
Tonai stared in incomprehension. After several moments of silence, and after the smoke had cleared, the boys weapons gave off an intense light, and than they were plain.
Well, perhaps plain is the wrong word. Their weapons were still the most beautiful masteries of defense and craftsmanship that anyone had ever seen, yet they were no longer a undefined color. They were the colors of a normal sword and a normal spear.
If any one were to look at them with out having seen the events that had just transpired they might pass them off for normal weapons, if not very well crafted.
Matt and Tai were suddenly overwhelmed by exhaustion and they flopped down onto the ground.
"Holy Crap." Matt said weakly.
"Yeah, that's about what I was thinking." Tai said with a slight snicker.
Tonai ran to them. "What-what just happened?"
Matt and Tai just shook their heads. "We don't quite know ourselves." Tai said with a laugh.
Matt lay down on his back, he was so tired. He let out a yawn.
Tai laughed. "Tired are we?" Tai looked back to his weapon. What was it? And what was that voice all about? The voice's words echoed in his ears. "chosen, control your element."
Tai looked back to * his * spear. Was * this * his element? "Hey Matt, what you think thes-" He turned around to see Matt had fallen asleep. Tai was about to wake him when Tonai's hand stopped him. She shook her head with a warm smile.
"Let him sleep. He more than deserves it. You know he carried you for nearly three hours after you fell unconscious." She looked down fondly at him.
Tai looked at Matt as well, in admiration. He gave a quiet laugh at his slumbering friend. "K. I think I can do that." He than smiled up at Tonai and his face turned to concern. "Are you alright. I mean, well. . . with leaving?"
Tonai smiled warmly at Tai and nodded firmly. "What I have seen this day gives me more than enough reason."
"Yeah but reason is-" Tonai stopped him.
"Tai, I * want * to do this. I believe in you, I believe in the power you possess-"
"I wouldn't say power-"
"I have made the right decision." She said with a smile. Tai nodded than looked up at Tonai. She was truly beautiful, with her gentle curls, and her sweet eyes. . .
"Uh-" Where had that come from? "Um we-should go. The 'Dark Lord' might send more of those * things * and I don't exactly want to be around when they show up."
Tonai nodded, and Tai went over to the slumbering Matt to pick him up. Tai let out a slight laugh, "Guess its my turn to carry you huh." He said to Matt.
And Tai and Tonai walked out of the clearing.
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Far below, a being smiled warmly. The chosen had finally come.
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The Dark Lord's eyes glared with anger. He had under estimated the two 'children's' powers, but not again. No, not again.
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What'd you guys think of these new powers? Did yah think they were awesome? Think they were cool? Think they were corny? Think they were just * way * too predictable?
Well I hope you didn't think * to * badly of them. But if you did never fear. . . Batman is here. Heh wait no I meant: Never Fear these powers aren't what they might first appear. ^_^
Ok well anyway this is going to be my last update for at least two weeks because I'm going away but don't worry, I'm bring a pen and a pad of paper with me so when I get back all I have to do is type it up. ^_^ Yup that's right, I'm getting back to the basics.
Yup. . . no internet access. . . no Microsoft word. . . just me and a pen. . . with no connection with the out side world. . . ::eye twitches::
. . . it'll be . . . *great *. . .
lol
So any way, stay tuned for the next exciting chapter of Merge.
PREVEIW OF NEXT CHAPTER:
Another city, another fight, another. . .friend? Maybe. Or maybe not. . . Ah yes. The ever popular vagueness. ::smiles::
Sit Ubu Sit
Reion
07/31/03
In order to celebrate my tenth chapter I'm currently in the process of making a BONUS FanArt. If your interested in this, or any of my other FanArt for this story, please contact me at animegate@aol.com er tell me in a review. I'll try to get it to you as soon as possible ^_^.
I wasn't too happy with my last chapter. I don't know why I just wasn't, so anyway I'm going to try to make this one better. I have a lot of ideas for this chapter so it might turn out a bit long-which is good, I suppose. And anyways, this will probably be my last update for a while because I'm going on vacation so I gotta make it good ^_^.
Oh yes, and there was a bit more Cusing in this chapter than there was in others. All in all not that much, but I just wanted to warn you.
Well folks, hope you like it. . .
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Matt and Tonai sat silently, for several minutes after the crying had stopped. Tonai sat, empty. She had cried all her tears, she didn't have anymore to cry.
Matt sat quietly and with a sad face. He couldn't even imagine what it must be like. . . what she must be feeling. . .
"I knew. . . I knew that this is what I would find but. . . I just was hoping that it wouldn't be like. . . this." Tonai whispered weakly.
Matt was about to say something when all of the sudden Tai let out a soft moan. Matt knelt over him. Tonai just stayed still. She was so tired. So tired of all this. She just didn't have the energy to care anymore. At least not now.
"Wha. . ."
Tai looked around blurry eyed and yawned. He was still so tired, Mmmm but that little nap had felt so good. He looked up to see Matt. Than he remembered what had happened when he had been asleep.
Taichi. . . Taichi Yagami. . .
"I remember."
Matt looked a bit shocked. "Y-you do." He said a hint of excitement creeping into his sad face.
"Yeah, Kari-she's my sister and you-you're my best friend and Augumon is-" Tai noticed Tonai sitting broken.
"Whats. . ." Matt just shook his head.
"Tell you later. That's great about your memory. I was really getting worried there for a second."
"You, worried?" Tai said with a slight laugh. He looked over at Tonai again. What was going on?
Matt let out a soft laugh. "What, that's hard to beil-" He stopped.
"What?" Tai asked seeing the tense look on Matt's face.
Matt was silent for a second than shook his head. "Thought I heard something. . . So uh, how'd you remember?"
"Well I'm not sure exactly. I had this dream and than suddenly it all started coming back."
Matt gave a warm smile and helped Tai to his feet. He gave Tai a friendly pat on the shoulder. "Well glad your back."
"Yeah, good to be back." Tai saw Matt's face tense once more. "Hear something again?"
In answer, Matt gave him a serious look. Tai understood. Matt slowly made his way over to where Tonai had lay down * his * spear, picking it up gingerly. He nodded towards Tonai.
Tai understood. It was as if they had a secret language. "Tonai, I think we should go." He said kindly.
Tonai looked up weakly. She looked into Tai's face than her face broke in a small whimper and she gave him a deep hug. "Your awake." She said softly.
Tai nodded and hugged her back. "Tonai," He said again pulling her back so her could see her face. He wiped two salty tears from her face. He was a bit confused, but most of all worried. What had happened here? But than he remembered the look Matt had given to him. It wasn't safe to be here anymore. . . wherever here was.
"Tonai, we have to leave now." He said looking directly in her eyes. Hopefully she would understand what he meant by that. She looked up at him sadly. "But. . . my village. . ." She said weakly.
Tai looked around shocked at the charred ruble for the first time. Her village? This was her village? His heart immediately became heavy. Poor Tonai. "This is your village?"
Tonai nodded. Tai nodded faintly as well. "I'm sorry. . . but we. . . we have to go. It's not safe here." Tonai looked up towards Matt who was scanning the ruble intensely. Something in his manner was different. Something she hadn't seen in him before. Than she realized what it was.
He was nervous. Very nervous.
She turned back to Tai in understanding and nodded. Tai helped her up.
Matt spoke from where he stood. "Lets go you guys."
Tai and Tonai both nodded and started walking when suddenly a piece of ruble crumbled to the left of them. They whirled around to discover that nothing was there.
Matt slowly backed up following Tai and Tonai, his spear at the ready. Tai cautiously hunched to the ground and in one swift movement picked up a thick piece of wood from one of the ruble piles. Every muscle in his body was twitching.
Something in the air wasn't quite right. . . It was like just before a storm.
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silence.
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breathing.
A black blur leapt from behind one pile of ruble to another, red eyes piercing from its depths.
"RUUUUUUN!!!" Matt shouted.
(Drums start pulsing right around now)
The trio spun around and ran for their lives. Seconds later fifteen * black blurs * burst form the surrounding ruble, in each one blood red daggers.
They had been surrounding them! Matt realized in fear. Fortunately, they hadn't given them the chance to surround them all the way. Two blurry 'beasts' jumped into the trio's path. Tonai screamed in fear. Without hesitation Tai swung the charred piece of wood into one of the beasts.
It exploded into splinters. The wood had been damaged by the fires. "Shit!" Tai shouted. But the hit had hurt the beast anyway. It howled in pain. The howl sent knives threw Tai's ears. It was so loud. . . and cold.
Matt swung his spear at the other beast sending it backwards and into a pile of ruble. He was a bit more successful. "Hurry!" He screamed and the trio began running once more.
Suddenly the fifteen beasts burst into a run after them with a wild frenzy of excited howls and beady eyes set on meat. The hunt always ran.
"What the hell are those!" screamed Tai.
Tonai shook her head is dismay as they continued their mad dash for survival. "I don't know! When the Dark Lord attack he didn't have those- those * things *."
They ran furiously threw the streets of the deserted city, the black beasts close behind them. Suddenly three more jumped out from behind a building. Tai, Matt and Tonai skidded to a stop, Tonai narrowly missing getting her head nipped off.
Matt rammed the butt end of his spear into the beasts head sending it back pedaling for a moment. They took this opportunity to run like hell the other way.
"Well," Tai took a gasp of air. "Whatever they are they're not exactly friendly!!!"
Two more beasts could be seen charging down the road in front of them. Tai, Matt and Tonai took a desperate run to the right. The original beasts were close on their tails.
Suddenly something occurred to Matt. "Shit! They're herding us!"
"What?!?" Tai yelled.
"They keep blocking us off on some path ways!" Matt gasped for air, "And letting us run down others! They * want * us to go that way!" Matt said pointing straight.
"Well I'm damn well not going to give the what they want!" Tai yelled. In one swift movement he swept up a big rock that had fallen form a disintegrating building.
"What are you doing?" Tonai asked.
Two more beasts jumped from behind a building and one met with a very unhappy Tai. Tai hurled the rock straight at the beasts head and caught it off guard, scoring a direct hit. Catching on Matt banged his spear into the second beast and saved Tonai from being scratched by the third with a well placed kick. Tai fished the job with another rock and they were off once more.
The beasts were stunned, but not for long.
Five beasts were charging down the street behind them now, the other fifteen were probably larking around a corner, Matt guessed. Even so with that little maneuver they had thrown the beasts off. . . for now.
It hadn't been three minutes until they encountered the same plans with the beasts! One thing was for sure, these black hearted beasts were smart.
"Damnit!" Matt swore.
"How the hell do we get these things off our backs!" Tai shouted in annoyance.
"Off our backs?" Tonai yelled back.
"A figure of speech!"
"Tonai!" Matt yelled, "Do you recognize any of these buildings?" He said waving a mad hand at the half standing remnants of once grand structures that lined the streets.
Tonai nodded. "This was the market area! Its not that far away from the forests edge!"
"Which ways that?"
Tonai pointed left. "Alright than that's the way we're going!"
Tai and Matt burst threw another two beasts that were guarding a road, but this time there was a second row of beasts as defense. These creatures never make the same mistake twice, Tai realized.
The second row of beasts caught them by surprise and one managed to rip into Matt's left shirt sleeve. The wicked claw only grazed his skin but it hurt like hell.
"Shit! You alright!" Tai yelled as he kicked the third, and final beast.
Matt winced but nodded, "Yeah, lets go!"
Five minutes later the charred buildings were beginning to thin out, unfortunately, this also left Matt, Tai and Tonai open for attack! Matt looked over and saw directly opposite him about sixty feet one of the black beasts.
"RUN FASTER!!!" He shouted. Tai and Tonai did as they were told.
Than they were in the forest. Trees branches and low hanging vines caused many a scratch as the trio made their mad dash.
Suddenly they burst out into a clearing. Ahead of them, in the trees stood six beasts, foaming at the mouth. Tai could swear he saw a smile on one of them.
They halted in the middle of the clearing their breathing coming in short gasps. Five more beasts were coming out of the forest to their left, four more to their right, and five in back.
They were surround.
(About here is where the drums stop ^_^)
"Damn." Tai whispered under his breath. The growling beasts were slowly moving forwards. . . for the kill.
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"Matt. . . if you have any bright ideas, now would be a great time to share." Tai said aloud.
"Ha ha," Matt said his breath coming out in short, clenched gasps. Damn that hit from that beast really hurt, "Very funny." He managed to say.
"I was being serious."
Matt let out a genuine laugh at this.
The beasts moved in closer. Matt's smile faded fast. Tonai shivered from her vantage point between Matt and Tai. Was it really going to end like this? Had she made a mistake following these two men? What had it brought her. . . a closer death. She shivered again.
"Tai, I just want to say, I love yah man. Your like a brother to me." Matt said seriously.
( Think what you will of this statement, I don't much care, but know that it was * meant * as a totally heterosexual statement. Meaning: no I'm sorry there will be no Taito in this Fic. Sorry for any of you that wanted it ::sweatdrops:: I just cant write that stuff.)
"Same goes for me Matt. We've been threw some hard times but-"
Tai's words were cut off by a loud dong sounds.
The circling crowd of beasts let out a loud howl of pure agony.
"What tha'. . ."
Suddenly a blue light sprang up from the ground beneath their feet and engulfed Matt. "Matt-" Tai didn't have time to even react before he too was engulfed by a light as well, this one orange.
Tonai stepped back in shock what was going on?
The lights became so great that she was forced to close her eyes. She fell to the ground crying out in fear, surly the world was ending!
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Matt opened his eyes slowly to be greeted by a white light. "Wha. . ." One moment he was in a clearing about to be eaten by God only knows what and than he's here. . . in this . . . bright place.
In a flash of orange Tai was at his side. "Tai!"
"Matt!"
"What the hell happened?" they both asked each other at the same time.
"chosen" Came a voice. It didn't really seem to be a female or a male voice. . . it was a neutral sound, yet warm. The strange thing was they couldn't decide where the hell it was coming from. It just * was * there.
"Who are you?" Matt asked taking a step forward.
"chosen. control your elements."
Than the voice was gone.
Suddenly Tai felt something in his hand. It wasn't exactly heavy per say. . . but it felt as if it should be. He looked down to discover a spear. It was of an ever changing color, never staying the same color for more than a few moments.
He looked over to Matt and discovered he was holding a sword, mush the same color as his own. On both weapons a small insignia was placed. Their crests, only different. Around each of their respective crests was an odd design of gold and silver. It was indescribably beautiful, but held a sense of great power at the same time.
Matt and Tai looked into each others eyes with confusion and than all at once, they were back in the forest, about to get eaten.
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The Dark Lord sat in his thrown room, looking out on the scene that was unfolding. So the Kayi went against his wishes again.
He slowly sat back in his chair. No matter. It can be fixed. He twitched his hand slightly, and the message was sent.
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It took only a few moments for the light to fad away and than the two men were standing in front of Tonai once more, holding weapons that shimmered.
Tonai stared in disbelief. Was this really happening? Wait, better question, what was happening?
The two men looked at each other than to their weapons. They held confusion on their faces. Suddenly the whimpering beasts turned even blacker. Their eyes flashed black for a moment, so black that their bodies seem to merge with their eyes, but their eyes soon grew blood red again.
They let out a renewed howl, full of hatred. They were hunting for blood tonight, and they were going to get it!
They lurched towards the two men as one body. Tonai let out a scream and covered her face, but the beasts went right past her. They had their sights set on something much greater than a mere girl. Two something's to be exact.
Matt's eyes bulged in fright. "Oh boy." All twenty beasts were coming at them at once! One jumped at his face. He lifted his sword as protection but before the beast had even come near the sword it dispersed in a howling burst of black smoke. Matt stared in disbelief but had little time to think about this because another beast was coming up behind him.
Tai was discovering the exact same ability with his spear. When ever the spear came any where near the beast it would go up in literally a puff of smoke!!!
Six, Seven, Eight beasts down.
They made short work of the rest. Matt and Tai stood in a dispersing cloud of smoke, eyes wide. This was. . . different. . .
Tonai stared in incomprehension. After several moments of silence, and after the smoke had cleared, the boys weapons gave off an intense light, and than they were plain.
Well, perhaps plain is the wrong word. Their weapons were still the most beautiful masteries of defense and craftsmanship that anyone had ever seen, yet they were no longer a undefined color. They were the colors of a normal sword and a normal spear.
If any one were to look at them with out having seen the events that had just transpired they might pass them off for normal weapons, if not very well crafted.
Matt and Tai were suddenly overwhelmed by exhaustion and they flopped down onto the ground.
"Holy Crap." Matt said weakly.
"Yeah, that's about what I was thinking." Tai said with a slight snicker.
Tonai ran to them. "What-what just happened?"
Matt and Tai just shook their heads. "We don't quite know ourselves." Tai said with a laugh.
Matt lay down on his back, he was so tired. He let out a yawn.
Tai laughed. "Tired are we?" Tai looked back to his weapon. What was it? And what was that voice all about? The voice's words echoed in his ears. "chosen, control your element."
Tai looked back to * his * spear. Was * this * his element? "Hey Matt, what you think thes-" He turned around to see Matt had fallen asleep. Tai was about to wake him when Tonai's hand stopped him. She shook her head with a warm smile.
"Let him sleep. He more than deserves it. You know he carried you for nearly three hours after you fell unconscious." She looked down fondly at him.
Tai looked at Matt as well, in admiration. He gave a quiet laugh at his slumbering friend. "K. I think I can do that." He than smiled up at Tonai and his face turned to concern. "Are you alright. I mean, well. . . with leaving?"
Tonai smiled warmly at Tai and nodded firmly. "What I have seen this day gives me more than enough reason."
"Yeah but reason is-" Tonai stopped him.
"Tai, I * want * to do this. I believe in you, I believe in the power you possess-"
"I wouldn't say power-"
"I have made the right decision." She said with a smile. Tai nodded than looked up at Tonai. She was truly beautiful, with her gentle curls, and her sweet eyes. . .
"Uh-" Where had that come from? "Um we-should go. The 'Dark Lord' might send more of those * things * and I don't exactly want to be around when they show up."
Tonai nodded, and Tai went over to the slumbering Matt to pick him up. Tai let out a slight laugh, "Guess its my turn to carry you huh." He said to Matt.
And Tai and Tonai walked out of the clearing.
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Far below, a being smiled warmly. The chosen had finally come.
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The Dark Lord's eyes glared with anger. He had under estimated the two 'children's' powers, but not again. No, not again.
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What'd you guys think of these new powers? Did yah think they were awesome? Think they were cool? Think they were corny? Think they were just * way * too predictable?
Well I hope you didn't think * to * badly of them. But if you did never fear. . . Batman is here. Heh wait no I meant: Never Fear these powers aren't what they might first appear. ^_^
Ok well anyway this is going to be my last update for at least two weeks because I'm going away but don't worry, I'm bring a pen and a pad of paper with me so when I get back all I have to do is type it up. ^_^ Yup that's right, I'm getting back to the basics.
Yup. . . no internet access. . . no Microsoft word. . . just me and a pen. . . with no connection with the out side world. . . ::eye twitches::
. . . it'll be . . . *great *. . .
lol
So any way, stay tuned for the next exciting chapter of Merge.
PREVEIW OF NEXT CHAPTER:
Another city, another fight, another. . .friend? Maybe. Or maybe not. . . Ah yes. The ever popular vagueness. ::smiles::
Sit Ubu Sit
Reion
07/31/03