Chapter 23
Which One?
The effects on Sapphire were too overwhelming and painful she wanted to die, even if Kurama and the others did find her in time. She was still blind, but she felt her blood boil with unknown hate and anger and fangs started to grow longer. "Please help...someone," she whispered, but then she didn't feel any pain at all. Then memories of Kurama and his friends flooded her mind, giving her new power she never felt before and she swore she heard someone calling her name beyond the unseen door. "KURAMA, I'M IN HERE!" she called out, trying to release herself of the energy draining chains. Sharp pain shot up her arms as she felt the woman grab her and lift her up again. "You angels always have to learn the hard way don't you?" she whispered, plunging her fangs into Sapphire's neck again and slurped up her blood. 'Her blood is disgusting to our race, but it's the only way to kill her,' the woman thought to herself, hearing loud voices behind her throne. 'They're here, I'll let them have some fun again...cause after all, I am the Illusionary Angel, though I'm the Demon of Death.'
"I swear she's in here, but I sense two presences and they're both her," Kuwabara finally said, breaking the sinister silence around the dark room. "I sense it too, but we'll just have to keep looking," Hiei whispered, carefully studying the dark corners of the room. Yoko Kurama just stayed silent, not sure what to say or do. They kept silent until they walked up to what looked like a throne and someone was sitting in it. "Who do you think it is Kuwabara?" Kittara asked quietly as Kuwabara stepped closer then jumped back. "It's her alright...come one," he whispering, motioning the others to see. They walked around to see Sapphire sitting in the throne, blood spilling onto her clothes at an extreme fast rate, and they saw the cause...the woman had bitten her. "Oh my god," Yoko whispered, rushing to her and picked her up. "There's nothing we can do...my plants can't do anything to help her," he said calmly, turning back to human form. They suddenly heard laughter and already knew who it was. "I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR THOSE WORDS, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT...THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO!" she said, coming out into the dim light, holding another limp form of Sapphire. Her eyes glowed white and both Sapphire's disappeared, then appeared again with their hands and legs bound by chains so they hung from the roof. "Choose which one is the real one or I'll choose for you all!" she warned, making them step forward to choose. "You all get one chance to choose, the one chosen the most who choose either one will find out if it's real or an illusion."
Both forms looked the same: huge vampire marks on their necks, deep large cuts all over, no wings, blonde hair spilling over their faces, and one leg appeared to be broken. First, Yusuke stepped forward and chose the one on the right...same with Hiei. Kittara chose the left, same with Kuwabara...and then Kurama stepped forward to choose last. "Two votes on each, which one fox demon?" the woman asked, smirking. "First, show us who you really are, and then I'll choose...other wise we kill both forms, whether we kill the real one or not!" he told her, and the woman thought for a moment then nodded impatiently. 'Might as well show them before they die, just like her,' she told herself, then stepped closer. But instead of revealing her self, she pulled out a knife and marked a large X on both form's backs. Neither form moved, but more blood dripped to the floor and both were closer to death. "Just to increase the stakes a little, since you love her so much," she said to Kurama, smiling as he glared daggers. But suddenly, a strange energy started radiating off him and everyone stepped back. Kurama's eyes turned amber like Yoko's and white petals surrounded the room. His lips curved into an evil smile, and then he was back to human form. "The one on the right," he whispered and the woman just stared as the one on the left disappeared. He caught Sapphire in his arms before she hit the ground and unwound the chains that bound her arms and legs. 'Oh god, I hope she's alive,' he thought, changing to demon form again. But the woman just laughed and stepped back into the darkness again. "THIS ISN'T THE END, YOU HAVEN'T WITNESSED WHAT THE ILLUSIONARY ANGEL IS CAPABLE OF!" she called out to them as thick strange gas entered the room and she left.
"Cover your mouths, its poison gas!" Yoko told the others, but they were already unconscious, except for Hiei and Kuwabara. "There has to be some way out of here!" Kuwabara yelled over the loud hiss of gas, coughing constantly. They all searched the doors, but there was no escape and they could hear loud moaning coming from the dark corners of the throne room. "It's those mindless creatures again, only this time they sound really hungry," Hiei whispered aloud, revealing his jigan eye and changed to demon form. Kuwabara summoned his spirit sword and Yoko summoned his flesh eating plants (from the Dark Tournament) to keep the creatures distracted. "I'll see if my eye can heal some of her wounds, you two keep them busy as long as you can!" Hiei ordered while he bent over Sapphire and focused his energy. 'Come on Sapphire, we need your help right about now,' Kuwabara called out in his mind, trying to find her. 'I can't...its too late,' she whispered, moaning in pain. 'Tell them to give up Kuwabara, they're not going to make it.' But Kuwabara shook his head, slicing two creatures to pieces. 'NO, we're not going to give up...and neither are you! We're going to destroy that bitch and you're going to be ok alright? Don't doubt us know, not after all you've done for us and us for you!' he told her, and she smiled...and faded away.
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Author: Hi hi all, I'm having a little problem with some ideas. I don't know what to do after they escape and find the woman, I don't have any ideas for a battle scene! Anyone can give me any ideas they have ok, just as long I get some soon. Hope everyone enjoys my other stuff while I work on finishing this story!
Which One?
The effects on Sapphire were too overwhelming and painful she wanted to die, even if Kurama and the others did find her in time. She was still blind, but she felt her blood boil with unknown hate and anger and fangs started to grow longer. "Please help...someone," she whispered, but then she didn't feel any pain at all. Then memories of Kurama and his friends flooded her mind, giving her new power she never felt before and she swore she heard someone calling her name beyond the unseen door. "KURAMA, I'M IN HERE!" she called out, trying to release herself of the energy draining chains. Sharp pain shot up her arms as she felt the woman grab her and lift her up again. "You angels always have to learn the hard way don't you?" she whispered, plunging her fangs into Sapphire's neck again and slurped up her blood. 'Her blood is disgusting to our race, but it's the only way to kill her,' the woman thought to herself, hearing loud voices behind her throne. 'They're here, I'll let them have some fun again...cause after all, I am the Illusionary Angel, though I'm the Demon of Death.'
"I swear she's in here, but I sense two presences and they're both her," Kuwabara finally said, breaking the sinister silence around the dark room. "I sense it too, but we'll just have to keep looking," Hiei whispered, carefully studying the dark corners of the room. Yoko Kurama just stayed silent, not sure what to say or do. They kept silent until they walked up to what looked like a throne and someone was sitting in it. "Who do you think it is Kuwabara?" Kittara asked quietly as Kuwabara stepped closer then jumped back. "It's her alright...come one," he whispering, motioning the others to see. They walked around to see Sapphire sitting in the throne, blood spilling onto her clothes at an extreme fast rate, and they saw the cause...the woman had bitten her. "Oh my god," Yoko whispered, rushing to her and picked her up. "There's nothing we can do...my plants can't do anything to help her," he said calmly, turning back to human form. They suddenly heard laughter and already knew who it was. "I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR THOSE WORDS, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT...THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO!" she said, coming out into the dim light, holding another limp form of Sapphire. Her eyes glowed white and both Sapphire's disappeared, then appeared again with their hands and legs bound by chains so they hung from the roof. "Choose which one is the real one or I'll choose for you all!" she warned, making them step forward to choose. "You all get one chance to choose, the one chosen the most who choose either one will find out if it's real or an illusion."
Both forms looked the same: huge vampire marks on their necks, deep large cuts all over, no wings, blonde hair spilling over their faces, and one leg appeared to be broken. First, Yusuke stepped forward and chose the one on the right...same with Hiei. Kittara chose the left, same with Kuwabara...and then Kurama stepped forward to choose last. "Two votes on each, which one fox demon?" the woman asked, smirking. "First, show us who you really are, and then I'll choose...other wise we kill both forms, whether we kill the real one or not!" he told her, and the woman thought for a moment then nodded impatiently. 'Might as well show them before they die, just like her,' she told herself, then stepped closer. But instead of revealing her self, she pulled out a knife and marked a large X on both form's backs. Neither form moved, but more blood dripped to the floor and both were closer to death. "Just to increase the stakes a little, since you love her so much," she said to Kurama, smiling as he glared daggers. But suddenly, a strange energy started radiating off him and everyone stepped back. Kurama's eyes turned amber like Yoko's and white petals surrounded the room. His lips curved into an evil smile, and then he was back to human form. "The one on the right," he whispered and the woman just stared as the one on the left disappeared. He caught Sapphire in his arms before she hit the ground and unwound the chains that bound her arms and legs. 'Oh god, I hope she's alive,' he thought, changing to demon form again. But the woman just laughed and stepped back into the darkness again. "THIS ISN'T THE END, YOU HAVEN'T WITNESSED WHAT THE ILLUSIONARY ANGEL IS CAPABLE OF!" she called out to them as thick strange gas entered the room and she left.
"Cover your mouths, its poison gas!" Yoko told the others, but they were already unconscious, except for Hiei and Kuwabara. "There has to be some way out of here!" Kuwabara yelled over the loud hiss of gas, coughing constantly. They all searched the doors, but there was no escape and they could hear loud moaning coming from the dark corners of the throne room. "It's those mindless creatures again, only this time they sound really hungry," Hiei whispered aloud, revealing his jigan eye and changed to demon form. Kuwabara summoned his spirit sword and Yoko summoned his flesh eating plants (from the Dark Tournament) to keep the creatures distracted. "I'll see if my eye can heal some of her wounds, you two keep them busy as long as you can!" Hiei ordered while he bent over Sapphire and focused his energy. 'Come on Sapphire, we need your help right about now,' Kuwabara called out in his mind, trying to find her. 'I can't...its too late,' she whispered, moaning in pain. 'Tell them to give up Kuwabara, they're not going to make it.' But Kuwabara shook his head, slicing two creatures to pieces. 'NO, we're not going to give up...and neither are you! We're going to destroy that bitch and you're going to be ok alright? Don't doubt us know, not after all you've done for us and us for you!' he told her, and she smiled...and faded away.
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Author: Hi hi all, I'm having a little problem with some ideas. I don't know what to do after they escape and find the woman, I don't have any ideas for a battle scene! Anyone can give me any ideas they have ok, just as long I get some soon. Hope everyone enjoys my other stuff while I work on finishing this story!
