Disclaimer: I do NOT own Demon Dairy *sob*
A/N: hey everyone, I'm back! I'm having a bit of writer's block, so I hope this chappie isn't too sucky. Poor Raenef...what to do, what to do...
Rain: Kill him.
Me: Rain, we've been over this. We can not kill off the protagonist.
Rain: Why not? Come on...KILL HIM!
Me: NO! I will NOT kill Raenef.
Rain: **growls and comes after Rosey with an axe. **
Me: AHHHHHH!!! **runs away....Stops, smiles at the reader, ** please review! **begins running again**
P.S.: I might make up some spells in this chappie...
Shadowed Tears
Chapter 3: The Rescue.
It was mid-afternoon when Chris, Eurtis and Eclipse reached the Castle of Shadows. The rain had not stopped, and it beat down upon their hunched backs. They had left the horses a while back, tied them to a tree. Looking back on it now, Eclipse decided that that was not the best plan of action, considering the lightning that was roaring across the sky. But they could not afford to ride up on horses, for it was too noticeable. Eclipse was still not quite sure how they would slip in past the guards, unnoticed, but he was willing to do everything in his power to save Raenef.
The Castle loomed high above them, the flashes of lightning giving it an eerie glow. Although it was afternoon, no one would know it by looking outside. The sky was as black as night, the rolling clouds spread as far as they could see.
The Castle of Shadows was just as its name said. Barren, it could be mistaken for a deserted, old kingdom. No guards stood outside of it, the stone was chipped and crumbling, overgrown vines crawling up the walls.
The trio hunched down under an overhanging rock, and Eclipse spoke to the other two quietly.
"Listen," he whispered, "I've got to go in there alone."
"But-" Both Chris and Eurtis protested alone. But Eclipse held up a hand to stop them both.
"Trust me." He said. There was something in his voice that neither of them had ever heard before. Though, at the moment, neither of them could place it, they both knew that Eclipse meant what he had said. He knew what he was doing.
He would not let Raenef die.
"If I need you," he continued, "I'll send you this signal." He held up both of his hands over his head, and whispered words that neither could hear. A loud BANG echoed across the barren land. "If you hear that, get inside, by whatever means possible."
Both nodded.
Eclipse turned and began to walk towards the Castle. But before he could get two steps, he felt a gentle tug on his arm, and turned to face Chris and Eurtis.
"Be careful, Eclipse." Eurtis whispered, and Chris nodded.
"Raenef is counting on you."
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Raenef's head snapped off his chest as a loud BANG came from outside. There was a small commotion outside of the door to his cell, but things soon calmed down, as everyone agreed it had only been a roar of thunder.
He lowered his head back down onto his chest, and shut his eyes. No sooner had he down so, that the door opened. A new man stood in the doorway.
And something was in his hands.
For a moment panic filled Raenef's lungs, and he ceased to breathe. Then, when he calmed down, he saw that the man was holding food.
He walked over to Raenef, and, taking a key out from his pocket, unlocked both of the chains that held Raenef to the wall. Raenef slid down the wall, rubbing his sore wrists. The man threw down his food, and stomped out of the cell, shutting the door with a bang.
Sitting slumped on the floor, Raenef, for the first time, took in his surroundings.
It was defiantly the same cell he had been in before. The walls were made of stone, with trickles of water running down the creases in the stone. There was only one window in the place, and it was barred. The only way out was the door.
Raenef sighed, his hopes of escaping dying as only thoughts. He then turned his attention to the food that lay in front of him. There was not much, only an apple, a piece of old bread and a small cup of water, but Raenef gobbled it down hungrily. When he was done he pushed away the tray, and, sighing, leaned back against the wall. Before he could get his much needed sleep, however, the door swung open again. And this time, Raenef's fear was confirmed.
The giant had come back. And he, again, had a knife.
Raenef scrambled back into a corner, pressing his small body against the wall. But the man was strong, and he grabbed Raenef's foot and pulled him out in the middle of the cell easily.
Raenef kicked the man, but he only smiled, and gripped the knife harder, bringing it down to Raenef's cheek. The cold steel pressed against his skin, and pierced it smoothly. Pain shot through his body.
"NOOOOO!"
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"NOOOOO!"
The shout echoed throughout the Castle, reaching Eclipse, who had gotten into the Castle safely. He froze when he heard his Master's pain-stricken voice.
"Raenef..."
And he began to run.
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Raenef pulled himself back into the corner as the giant left. He ripped off a part of his robe, and began mopping some of his worst cuts with it. This beating had been worse than the first. He was not sure weather they wanted something out of him, or if they just enjoyed hurting him. He considered it may be some of both.
He laid his head between both of his knees and began to cry softly once more.
// Where are you, Eclipse? //
Outside the cell he heard footsteps echoing off the walls. Whoever they belonged to was running very fast. He heard the gasps of some of the guards, and the scraping of metal on metal as they drew their swords from their sheaths.
He could hear fighting, screaming, pain. A groan from a guard as a sword slid through his stomach, a clatter as his sword fell to the ground.
Raenef pulled himself off the ground, causing pain to shoot through his body once more, and he groaned softly. He limped to the door to look out the barred window, but before he could reach it, there was an explosion, and he was blown backwards into the wall.
Standing, silhouetted in the smoke was a man. Raenef could not make out who the man was, but something was familiar about him. Long black hair swept over his shoulder...
// No.... //
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Eclipse stood in the broken doorway of the cell that he hoped contained Raenef. Behind him guards lay on the ground, bloody, most dead.
He had not held back.
He scanned the cell quickly. His eyes fell upon a small, shaking figure that was huddled against the wall starring at him.
Raenef.
He looked awful. Gashes covered every bit of skin that Eclipse could see. Some were bleeding, they looked fresh. Others looked old, coated over with blood. Some had reopened.
His blonde hair had fallen out of his regular ponytail, and was matted with blood. His robes, in turn, were drenched with blood. His small body was shaking.
Raenef's eyes met Eclipse's. They were so full of pain.
Eclipse ran to him, and pulled him up, into his arms. Raenef rapped his arms around Eclipse's neck, pressing his face against his chest as he sobbed softly. His entire body shook with each heart-reaching sob that escaped him.
Eclipse turned, and stepped over the mass of rocks that lay scattered from the explosion. He emerged from the smoke, his eyes cold and hard, his mouth set in a thin line. He cradled Raenef protectively while he continued to cry.
"For this," he whispered, his voice full of anger, "I will make them pay."
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Thanks to all those who reviewed:
tenshi208- I know! **sob sob** I like to but my characters through hell, but make everything work out in the end! (Sometimes...**Grins evilly**)
Silent Sorrow- Thank you! I tried to be more descriptive, but I'm not sure how I did....
Trickster Kitsune- Thank you so much! I really liked those lines too! **beams** I don't think this one is much longer **sigh** but I hope you liked it!
To all others, please review!
A/N: I hope that was alright. Like I said, writer's block = kinda sucky. Please review!! PLEASE!
Me: Oh yeah, Eclipse is pissed. Time to kick some ass.
Rain: FINALLY! Some killing!
A/N: hey everyone, I'm back! I'm having a bit of writer's block, so I hope this chappie isn't too sucky. Poor Raenef...what to do, what to do...
Rain: Kill him.
Me: Rain, we've been over this. We can not kill off the protagonist.
Rain: Why not? Come on...KILL HIM!
Me: NO! I will NOT kill Raenef.
Rain: **growls and comes after Rosey with an axe. **
Me: AHHHHHH!!! **runs away....Stops, smiles at the reader, ** please review! **begins running again**
P.S.: I might make up some spells in this chappie...
Shadowed Tears
Chapter 3: The Rescue.
It was mid-afternoon when Chris, Eurtis and Eclipse reached the Castle of Shadows. The rain had not stopped, and it beat down upon their hunched backs. They had left the horses a while back, tied them to a tree. Looking back on it now, Eclipse decided that that was not the best plan of action, considering the lightning that was roaring across the sky. But they could not afford to ride up on horses, for it was too noticeable. Eclipse was still not quite sure how they would slip in past the guards, unnoticed, but he was willing to do everything in his power to save Raenef.
The Castle loomed high above them, the flashes of lightning giving it an eerie glow. Although it was afternoon, no one would know it by looking outside. The sky was as black as night, the rolling clouds spread as far as they could see.
The Castle of Shadows was just as its name said. Barren, it could be mistaken for a deserted, old kingdom. No guards stood outside of it, the stone was chipped and crumbling, overgrown vines crawling up the walls.
The trio hunched down under an overhanging rock, and Eclipse spoke to the other two quietly.
"Listen," he whispered, "I've got to go in there alone."
"But-" Both Chris and Eurtis protested alone. But Eclipse held up a hand to stop them both.
"Trust me." He said. There was something in his voice that neither of them had ever heard before. Though, at the moment, neither of them could place it, they both knew that Eclipse meant what he had said. He knew what he was doing.
He would not let Raenef die.
"If I need you," he continued, "I'll send you this signal." He held up both of his hands over his head, and whispered words that neither could hear. A loud BANG echoed across the barren land. "If you hear that, get inside, by whatever means possible."
Both nodded.
Eclipse turned and began to walk towards the Castle. But before he could get two steps, he felt a gentle tug on his arm, and turned to face Chris and Eurtis.
"Be careful, Eclipse." Eurtis whispered, and Chris nodded.
"Raenef is counting on you."
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Raenef's head snapped off his chest as a loud BANG came from outside. There was a small commotion outside of the door to his cell, but things soon calmed down, as everyone agreed it had only been a roar of thunder.
He lowered his head back down onto his chest, and shut his eyes. No sooner had he down so, that the door opened. A new man stood in the doorway.
And something was in his hands.
For a moment panic filled Raenef's lungs, and he ceased to breathe. Then, when he calmed down, he saw that the man was holding food.
He walked over to Raenef, and, taking a key out from his pocket, unlocked both of the chains that held Raenef to the wall. Raenef slid down the wall, rubbing his sore wrists. The man threw down his food, and stomped out of the cell, shutting the door with a bang.
Sitting slumped on the floor, Raenef, for the first time, took in his surroundings.
It was defiantly the same cell he had been in before. The walls were made of stone, with trickles of water running down the creases in the stone. There was only one window in the place, and it was barred. The only way out was the door.
Raenef sighed, his hopes of escaping dying as only thoughts. He then turned his attention to the food that lay in front of him. There was not much, only an apple, a piece of old bread and a small cup of water, but Raenef gobbled it down hungrily. When he was done he pushed away the tray, and, sighing, leaned back against the wall. Before he could get his much needed sleep, however, the door swung open again. And this time, Raenef's fear was confirmed.
The giant had come back. And he, again, had a knife.
Raenef scrambled back into a corner, pressing his small body against the wall. But the man was strong, and he grabbed Raenef's foot and pulled him out in the middle of the cell easily.
Raenef kicked the man, but he only smiled, and gripped the knife harder, bringing it down to Raenef's cheek. The cold steel pressed against his skin, and pierced it smoothly. Pain shot through his body.
"NOOOOO!"
++++
"NOOOOO!"
The shout echoed throughout the Castle, reaching Eclipse, who had gotten into the Castle safely. He froze when he heard his Master's pain-stricken voice.
"Raenef..."
And he began to run.
++++
Raenef pulled himself back into the corner as the giant left. He ripped off a part of his robe, and began mopping some of his worst cuts with it. This beating had been worse than the first. He was not sure weather they wanted something out of him, or if they just enjoyed hurting him. He considered it may be some of both.
He laid his head between both of his knees and began to cry softly once more.
// Where are you, Eclipse? //
Outside the cell he heard footsteps echoing off the walls. Whoever they belonged to was running very fast. He heard the gasps of some of the guards, and the scraping of metal on metal as they drew their swords from their sheaths.
He could hear fighting, screaming, pain. A groan from a guard as a sword slid through his stomach, a clatter as his sword fell to the ground.
Raenef pulled himself off the ground, causing pain to shoot through his body once more, and he groaned softly. He limped to the door to look out the barred window, but before he could reach it, there was an explosion, and he was blown backwards into the wall.
Standing, silhouetted in the smoke was a man. Raenef could not make out who the man was, but something was familiar about him. Long black hair swept over his shoulder...
// No.... //
++++
Eclipse stood in the broken doorway of the cell that he hoped contained Raenef. Behind him guards lay on the ground, bloody, most dead.
He had not held back.
He scanned the cell quickly. His eyes fell upon a small, shaking figure that was huddled against the wall starring at him.
Raenef.
He looked awful. Gashes covered every bit of skin that Eclipse could see. Some were bleeding, they looked fresh. Others looked old, coated over with blood. Some had reopened.
His blonde hair had fallen out of his regular ponytail, and was matted with blood. His robes, in turn, were drenched with blood. His small body was shaking.
Raenef's eyes met Eclipse's. They were so full of pain.
Eclipse ran to him, and pulled him up, into his arms. Raenef rapped his arms around Eclipse's neck, pressing his face against his chest as he sobbed softly. His entire body shook with each heart-reaching sob that escaped him.
Eclipse turned, and stepped over the mass of rocks that lay scattered from the explosion. He emerged from the smoke, his eyes cold and hard, his mouth set in a thin line. He cradled Raenef protectively while he continued to cry.
"For this," he whispered, his voice full of anger, "I will make them pay."
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Thanks to all those who reviewed:
tenshi208- I know! **sob sob** I like to but my characters through hell, but make everything work out in the end! (Sometimes...**Grins evilly**)
Silent Sorrow- Thank you! I tried to be more descriptive, but I'm not sure how I did....
Trickster Kitsune- Thank you so much! I really liked those lines too! **beams** I don't think this one is much longer **sigh** but I hope you liked it!
To all others, please review!
A/N: I hope that was alright. Like I said, writer's block = kinda sucky. Please review!! PLEASE!
Me: Oh yeah, Eclipse is pissed. Time to kick some ass.
Rain: FINALLY! Some killing!