MSSKZ: ALLO!!! How art thou? Good I hope. Animegirl8, thank you very much for reviewing!!!! Oh, and I didn't know that stuff about Tetheus. And who were you referring to when you said that you now understood why Rath's the way he is. I'm a little confused... Oh, and remind Rath that he isn't like he normally is in this story. He's a little more sane.
Neo: *holds up a sign saying that Rath is the only sane one in most of MSSKZ's stories*
MSSKZ: Anyways!! Time for a new chapter!! ^_^
Neo: *gets crap beaten out of him by multiple people for the whole sign thing*
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A few minutes later Fuyu said, I wonder where Illuser got to.
Who cares! I still have an entire plate of waffles left! Nakushita said.
Maybe we should tell them, Kurai said as he gestured towards the kitchen.
They sat in silence for a few seconds, then said,
Rath, on the other hand, was beating the shit out of demons that were so weak that Reu's screaming would have downed them.
Dammit! I would have thought these would have been tougher! Rath complained. Oh, well. It's still more demons dead, though. He then noticed the person he had saved was staring at him in disbelief.
Other people were also in disbelief at that very moment.
YOU WHAT???? Seu yelled.
What do you care? He can defend himself, Kurai said.
Besides, those demons were weaklings, Fuyu added.
Can I have some??? Reu asked Nakushita with big starry eyes.
Nakushita said, getting territorial over her food.
All the guys just stared at them for a few seconds, then went back to arguing.
Rath could get turned into a demon again, like in the true world if we aren't careful!!! Keu said, genuinely concerned.
Yeah, but don't you think that we could tell if Kharl was here or not? Fuyu said.
Exactly! He'd be tripping over stuff and making a general mess, therefore being quite hard to miss, Kurai said.
That's besides the point!! Keu said.
Back to the two people staring at each other.
You need help, Cesia said.
Rath asked.
Because. Sane people don't like to fight demons.
Who ever said that?
How should I know??
Then how do you know it's true?
Cesia glared at him.
Why were they chasing you anyway? Will more come after you???
To your second question, probably. I'm not sure about the first....... Well....
I did make fun of practically everyone of high stature in the Demon Army and call Nadil the spawn of heaven, but that's about it. I'd been doing that for quite a while, though.
You. are. a. demon? Rath said, before cracking up. Right! And I'm the Dragon Lord!
Why the hell does everyone say that??
You're too nice.
Is that a complement or a insult?
I'm staring to really hate you.
he said, and smiled.
The trees then started to rustle, as if blown by some sort of wind. Or, some extremely clumsy person was walking into every tree in the forest. About a minute later, Kharl emerged from the forest.
Do you need some help? Rath said, while trying to keep a straight face.
There's a twig in your hair, Cesia said.
Do you know which way Nadil's castle is? Kharl asked. I'm lost.
Who's Nadil? Rath asked.
Er... Nevermind. Do you know a way out of this godforsaken forest, then?
Cesia pointed in a random direction. That way.
Thank you, Kharl said, as he walked off, not recognizing either of them in the very least.
When he was gone Rath spoke again. There's a cliff that way.
Yeah, I know. I tried to run away that way last time, Cesia said, in a matter-of-fact manner.
So the demons were trying to bring you back! YES!! I get to fight more demons!!
Do you really not know who Nadil is?? Cesia asked, curious.
Yeah. I know that he's a demon, but that guy said Nadil had a castle. Is Nadil important?
Cesia just stared at Rath for a few seconds. You really don't know who he is, do you? My god. I thought that everyone knew who he was! He's the DEMON LORD!
Rath said, then started hopping around saying demon repeatedly.
Great.... I got saved by a loon. A loon who doesn't even know who Nadil is and didn't recognize Kharl the Alchemist, who didn't recognize me. The buffoon. I hope he didn't really walk into all those trees, but knowing Kharl, he did, Cesia thought.
Just then, Keu, Seu and Reu, who was eating a waffle that she stole off Nakushita's plate, came out.
RATH!!! How could you just run off like that?? Keu asked.
You wouldn't have let me fight the demons!!!! Rath replied, and pointed to the little bloody pieces of demons that were strewn all over the grass.
Nakushita then walked out, slapped Reu, and said, Oh, Keu, Kurai told me to tell you that I told you that Kharl would make a huge disturbance, but did you listen? Noooo.' And you, Reu!! STOP STEALING MY F***ING FOOD!!! Nakushita then stormed off, with her waffle reclaimed.
Is this the attack of the loons or something???? Well, that guy, Keu, seems sane enough, as does the third guy. seems to have a few screws loose, though... Cesia was thinking.
You got that right, Keu said, again with the mind reading thing.
Cesia then looked at him weird. I'm sorry?
Uh... I can read people's minds, Keu said, embarrassed.
Ok.. That makes sense...
What happened to Kharl? Seu asked.
Who? That guy that kept running into trees? She gave him bad directions towards the cliff, Rath said, pointing at Cesia.
At that point, Keu and Seu then noticed that the girl that Rath was pointing at was Cesia [1]. Cesia asked. So what if I gave him bad directions?
Huh? Oh, that. No, give Kharl bad directions, and he'll find his way out. That, or get even more lost, so don't worry, Keu said.
Who are you anyway? Rath asked.
Oh, hey! It's Cesia! Reu said, now over the loss of her waffle. She then gets weird looks from everyone.
How do you know my name? Cesia asked.
Nice going, Sekene, Fuyu said.
We're leaving now, Nakushita said.
Kurai said, and the three walked off, but there was a loud thump and Fuyu and Kurai yelling at Nakushita for being so god damn clumsy.
They. are. weird, Cesia said.
You get used to them after a while, Rath said cheerfully.
How do you know who I am? Cesia asked.
C'est un secret, Seu said, hoping Rath didn't understand French, and feeling a tad cliched.
Don't give me that crap that Xellos pulls, what do you mean, It's a secret?' Cesia demanded [2].
It's a really complex matter, and it would take too long to tell, Keu said.
Why would it take too long? Cesia asked.
There are demons approaching, Reu said, in a rare moment of a multi syllable word.
How can you tell?
Rath's gone! Reu said, cheerfully. ^_^
Oh, shit! Keu said, and he and Seu ran off in search of Rath.
'Rath?' As in the Dragon Lord's son, Rath??? Cesia said. O_O
Reu said. I mean no. Yeah, no. Not that Rath. No. Not the guy that would be the Dragon Knight of Fire in the true world and kill trillions of demons and completely hate the Dragon Tribe and kill Beirrez and Gil. No, not him.
Cesia started to stare at Reu again. Nakushita then walked into the clearing again.
By the way, she's certifiable. I forgot to mention that in front of you, Nakushita said, and walked away.
Rath then walked back into the clearing. Are you sure that the demons would be searching for you?
Yeah. This one guy that's pretty lowish in Nadil's army beat off one wave a few weeks ago, but had to go before the second came. And it did. Shydeman and Shyrendora came after me themselves, personally after the first wave failed to catch me. I wonder who he was..., Cesia said.
Keu and Seu then came back. Run. Don't ask. Just run.
But I wanna fight!!!! Rath and Reu whined. Well, Reu whined. Rath pleaded.
We have to go! Seu said. Bad things are coming. Really bad things...... WHY FATE?! WHY MUST YOU HAVE ME SAY THE CLICHED THINGS???
There is no why. Only because...[3]
Why are there floating letters in the air? Rath asked.
And what do we have here? Why, Cesia you seemed to have slipped out again, a mysterious person in the shadows said.
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Another minor cliff hanger, but quite easy to figure out...
Notes:
[1] Keu, Seu, and Reu know the real story, don't ask. I'm a little weird in the realm of ideas. (Note how Kurai, Fuyu, and Nakushita were arguing about U.S. politics)
[2] Slayers reference. It just fit, so I put i in.
[3] Fate responds as text floating in space.
Yeah. Well, that's it for this chappy. I'll most likely write a lot over Thanksgiving break, so I'll be updating regularly for a while. Most likely once a week if I have a lot of homework, but I'll try for once every other day over winter break and his week. Later then. ^_^
~MSSKZ
