Chapter Seven; Conflicts of interest
Colt waited with the others near the gate, all in all a hundred people had made it safely out of the village, however this village had a population of around 500 hundred so more had died rather then survived this slaughter. They mourned the death of their friend Pixie, not believing that the child had killed her simply by touching her. Colt could not get the words spoken by the boy out of her mind. 'The soul ritual.' What was it? What importance did it have?
"I hope that Holly is ok..." Suzo looked worried.
"I'm sure that Tiger will be coming back hear with her any minuet." Hare sounded more like he was trying reassure himself.
"But what about Genki, chi?" Mocchi turned to them watery eyed. "Senki said he was somewhere in the village. What if the baddie got him, chi?"
Hare and Suzo exchanged looks. If Genki had been in this village, then it would be a miracle if he had survived this massacre. Though they did not want to tell Mocchi that, the little monster had been crying for Genki for years now, wanting to see him again. If Genki's body was found among the dead then Mocchi would probably never recover, but at the same time they did not want to give him any false hope. The little monster turned back worriedly, watching for Holly and the others.
"About Senki." Golem began, not having spoke in awhile. "Despite what the villagers in the last town said, I think we can trust him. He has kind eyes."
"Well according to them Senki did not really hurt anybody it was Genki who..." Hare stopped himself, but Mocchi caught onto what they were saying.
"Genki would not hurt anybody chi!" The pink monster turned away from them angrily.
"Hare." Suzo whispered. "Do you think that it's true? That Genki really killed those two people?"
"I don't see what purpose they would have in lying about it." Hare frowned. "But I'm sure it wasn't a deliberate action on Genki's part. Kind of like how Senki accidentally attacked that merchant. It might have been an involuntary action that happened because he felt threatened. Or at least I hope that was all it was..."
"GENKI CHI!!" Mocchi suddenly exclaimed happily as Tiger, Holly and Alan approached them, accompanied by the twins whom trailed behind them. Hare, Suzo, Golem and Colt turned to fallow the little monsters gaze, happy to see their friends were alright and shocked and glad to see that Genki was really with them. The clear eyed boy glanced up half heartedly as Mocchi ran over to him, jumping into his arms. Senki held Genki's shoulders to steady his physically weak brother as he looked ready to fall off balance by the monsters weight. Holly glanced towards Genki with a strange expression, she was glad to see him and had ran up to him giving him a big hug by the boy barely reacted to it. He did not even smile. Tiger caught her glancing back at him and whispered to her.
"Something is differently wrong with him."
"He's not acting like the Genki I knew." Alan commented.
"Hmm, maybe he's just in shock about the massacre." Holly suggested and turned back to see Mocchi hugging Genki happily. She frowned seeing that he was barely returning the hug, but fortunately Mocchi was too happy to notice his friends complete lack of enthusiasm. However their friends waiting at the village gates noticed even from where they stood.
"Is it just me or does Genki look like he's not exactly happy to see us?" Suzo glared at the boy who did not so much as smile at them.
"He doesn't." Hare just looked puzzled. "Strange. We parted on good terms. Well...he did think we were dead, so maybe he's just confused..."
"Genki, I'm glad your back chi!" Mocchi smiled up at his friend.
"Hm. What are you guys doing hear?" Genki put Mocchi down gently, he looked kind of pale.
"We were revived after battle, chi!"
"Is that so...?"
By now Mocchi was beginning to notice the expressionlessness in his once cheerful friends attitude.
"Chi? Is something wrong, Genki?"
"Yeah, if you were any colder we'd have frost bite." Alan snapped at him.
"Leave him alone." Senki frowned at him slightly angry. "He's not feeling well..."
"Sick chi?"
"Yeah." Genki put his hands in his pockets, shuffling his feet in the blood drenched soil. "These surroundings don't make me feel much better."
"Genki do you know anything about the killer?" Tiger asked. "The villagers in the last village said that they saw you with him..."
"They saw me escaping from him. I don't know who he is."
"Well what about this then." Alan began a little too hostile. "They say you killed two villagers in your little escape act."
"They asked for it." Genki replied calmly. "I would not of had to attack them if they did not try to attack us. It's not my fault they assumed we were baddies."
"Well, he didn't mean to kill them." Senki began trying to explain his brother's actions, finding that Genki was making himself sound guilty of 'trying' to kill the men when he knew it had been accidental.
"What I don't get is how you got hear." Hare began. "And those stones..."
"Well they..." Genki started, but stopped as he staggered of balance getting caught by his brother before he hit the ground.
"Genki!" Holly exclaimed worriedly.
"What's wrong, chi!?"
"Gen-chan...." Senki shook him gently. "Are you feeling weak again?"
"Hm-mmm." Genki nodded tiredly, pushing himself back to his feet, his twin hovered behind him in case he collapsed again.
"No wonder, with all the running around you did." Senki turned to the group. "Can we get out of this place? I don't like it hear."
"I double that." Colt spoke up. "I can't stand this place a moment longer."
"But we should burry the dead..." Holly started.
"We've been burying far too many people lately."Tiger sighed taking a glance at the twins. "If you both do not mind we would like to lay the dead to rest."
"Ok." Genki nodded. "We'll wait."
"Let's go back to the wagon Genki, you need to lay down." Senki began to lead his brother back towards the wagon, letting the younger teen lean against him for support. Colt and Mocchi fallowed them, Colt just wanted to get out of the village while Mocchi just wanted to stay with Genki.
"Something weird is going on with him." Tiger concluded.
"That's for sure. Genki does not seem like Genki."
"Hare's right. Since when was he so gloomy?"
"I don't know Suzo." Holly sighed. "But, what do you suppose is wrong with him?"
"I think we should be careful around those twins Holly." Alan looked a little angry. "Something is telling me not to trust them."
"Hm. But Genki..." Holly trailed off. She was happy that her friend was alive, but he had changed. Even though he was hear now, perhaps their friend was dead after all....
Colt waited with the others near the gate, all in all a hundred people had made it safely out of the village, however this village had a population of around 500 hundred so more had died rather then survived this slaughter. They mourned the death of their friend Pixie, not believing that the child had killed her simply by touching her. Colt could not get the words spoken by the boy out of her mind. 'The soul ritual.' What was it? What importance did it have?
"I hope that Holly is ok..." Suzo looked worried.
"I'm sure that Tiger will be coming back hear with her any minuet." Hare sounded more like he was trying reassure himself.
"But what about Genki, chi?" Mocchi turned to them watery eyed. "Senki said he was somewhere in the village. What if the baddie got him, chi?"
Hare and Suzo exchanged looks. If Genki had been in this village, then it would be a miracle if he had survived this massacre. Though they did not want to tell Mocchi that, the little monster had been crying for Genki for years now, wanting to see him again. If Genki's body was found among the dead then Mocchi would probably never recover, but at the same time they did not want to give him any false hope. The little monster turned back worriedly, watching for Holly and the others.
"About Senki." Golem began, not having spoke in awhile. "Despite what the villagers in the last town said, I think we can trust him. He has kind eyes."
"Well according to them Senki did not really hurt anybody it was Genki who..." Hare stopped himself, but Mocchi caught onto what they were saying.
"Genki would not hurt anybody chi!" The pink monster turned away from them angrily.
"Hare." Suzo whispered. "Do you think that it's true? That Genki really killed those two people?"
"I don't see what purpose they would have in lying about it." Hare frowned. "But I'm sure it wasn't a deliberate action on Genki's part. Kind of like how Senki accidentally attacked that merchant. It might have been an involuntary action that happened because he felt threatened. Or at least I hope that was all it was..."
"GENKI CHI!!" Mocchi suddenly exclaimed happily as Tiger, Holly and Alan approached them, accompanied by the twins whom trailed behind them. Hare, Suzo, Golem and Colt turned to fallow the little monsters gaze, happy to see their friends were alright and shocked and glad to see that Genki was really with them. The clear eyed boy glanced up half heartedly as Mocchi ran over to him, jumping into his arms. Senki held Genki's shoulders to steady his physically weak brother as he looked ready to fall off balance by the monsters weight. Holly glanced towards Genki with a strange expression, she was glad to see him and had ran up to him giving him a big hug by the boy barely reacted to it. He did not even smile. Tiger caught her glancing back at him and whispered to her.
"Something is differently wrong with him."
"He's not acting like the Genki I knew." Alan commented.
"Hmm, maybe he's just in shock about the massacre." Holly suggested and turned back to see Mocchi hugging Genki happily. She frowned seeing that he was barely returning the hug, but fortunately Mocchi was too happy to notice his friends complete lack of enthusiasm. However their friends waiting at the village gates noticed even from where they stood.
"Is it just me or does Genki look like he's not exactly happy to see us?" Suzo glared at the boy who did not so much as smile at them.
"He doesn't." Hare just looked puzzled. "Strange. We parted on good terms. Well...he did think we were dead, so maybe he's just confused..."
"Genki, I'm glad your back chi!" Mocchi smiled up at his friend.
"Hm. What are you guys doing hear?" Genki put Mocchi down gently, he looked kind of pale.
"We were revived after battle, chi!"
"Is that so...?"
By now Mocchi was beginning to notice the expressionlessness in his once cheerful friends attitude.
"Chi? Is something wrong, Genki?"
"Yeah, if you were any colder we'd have frost bite." Alan snapped at him.
"Leave him alone." Senki frowned at him slightly angry. "He's not feeling well..."
"Sick chi?"
"Yeah." Genki put his hands in his pockets, shuffling his feet in the blood drenched soil. "These surroundings don't make me feel much better."
"Genki do you know anything about the killer?" Tiger asked. "The villagers in the last village said that they saw you with him..."
"They saw me escaping from him. I don't know who he is."
"Well what about this then." Alan began a little too hostile. "They say you killed two villagers in your little escape act."
"They asked for it." Genki replied calmly. "I would not of had to attack them if they did not try to attack us. It's not my fault they assumed we were baddies."
"Well, he didn't mean to kill them." Senki began trying to explain his brother's actions, finding that Genki was making himself sound guilty of 'trying' to kill the men when he knew it had been accidental.
"What I don't get is how you got hear." Hare began. "And those stones..."
"Well they..." Genki started, but stopped as he staggered of balance getting caught by his brother before he hit the ground.
"Genki!" Holly exclaimed worriedly.
"What's wrong, chi!?"
"Gen-chan...." Senki shook him gently. "Are you feeling weak again?"
"Hm-mmm." Genki nodded tiredly, pushing himself back to his feet, his twin hovered behind him in case he collapsed again.
"No wonder, with all the running around you did." Senki turned to the group. "Can we get out of this place? I don't like it hear."
"I double that." Colt spoke up. "I can't stand this place a moment longer."
"But we should burry the dead..." Holly started.
"We've been burying far too many people lately."Tiger sighed taking a glance at the twins. "If you both do not mind we would like to lay the dead to rest."
"Ok." Genki nodded. "We'll wait."
"Let's go back to the wagon Genki, you need to lay down." Senki began to lead his brother back towards the wagon, letting the younger teen lean against him for support. Colt and Mocchi fallowed them, Colt just wanted to get out of the village while Mocchi just wanted to stay with Genki.
"Something weird is going on with him." Tiger concluded.
"That's for sure. Genki does not seem like Genki."
"Hare's right. Since when was he so gloomy?"
"I don't know Suzo." Holly sighed. "But, what do you suppose is wrong with him?"
"I think we should be careful around those twins Holly." Alan looked a little angry. "Something is telling me not to trust them."
"Hm. But Genki..." Holly trailed off. She was happy that her friend was alive, but he had changed. Even though he was hear now, perhaps their friend was dead after all....