Destiny's Magic
Ch 10
"Now you weren't thinking of spilling mortal blood on your lord's big day, were you?" a voice asked as the thing that was behind the three grabbed onto the leopard demon's wrist.
The leopard demon growled, "who dares...You!" Eyes go wide as he realized who had a hold on him.
"That's right, me." the one behind them replied as he let go. "Now, I'd suggest that you leave, and don't mention to anyone of what just happened. Especially if you want to keep your sorry excuse for a soul" The leopard demon waited a while longer, and then growled as he left.
"Oni, what are you doing here?" Meih asked as she and Taea watched him warily. A white faced demon with two small golden horns on top of head, black eyes, mouth open always, two upper fangs sticking out, as well as two lower ones. The face is mainly a mask, lucky for those who don't see his true face, because if they did their souls would be stolen, and their bodies would turn to dust within a blink of an eye.
Oni ignored her and walked over to the opening looking over the scene. Taea grew angry, "hey! Aunt Meih asked you a question!"
"Meih, I would suggest to the boy that he keep his distance from me, as well as to keep his voice down, unless of course you want to draw unwanted attention to us." Oni replied as the demon glanced back.
"Boy?! Why you sorry excuse for a demon." Taea growled as he started to approach him.
"Taea stop, there's no need for you to cause any unnecessary attention." Meih said as she stopped him by grabbing onto his shoulder and pulling him back.
"Aunt Meih, you're going to side with this...This demon?!" Taea asked in disbelief.
"Taea, shut up!" Meih replied as anger flared in her eyes. Taea was taken back by how she just talked to him, while Oni just snickered at his reaction. "To risk
sounding like a broken record, Oni, again, why are you here?"
"I heard that the demon lord and his priestess have taken the two Rei Fauns that he needed, and stripped them of their magic. So I'd thought that I'd come and help you to get them back." Oni replied as he kept a watch over them. "I also see that he has captured the other Ronin Warriors as well."
"How, how did you know?" Taea asked in astonishment.
"Word gets around fast in the demon underworld." Oni replied nonchalantly.
Meih's eyes blazed angrily, "we don't need your help, we can manage just fine without you!"
A laugh escaped Oni's throat, "by the look of things, I'd say that you do."
"If the stories are true about you being just as powerful as the demon lord, then why don't you just fight him head to head instead of hiding here?" Taea asked as he went over to him.
Oni pulled back inside, turned around and faced Taea, "listen boy, it's true that I'm just as powerful as the demon lord, but I'm not stupid. I strategize, see where the strengths and weaknesses are, then when the time is right, I exploit those weaknesses and destroy whoever I'm fighting, without mercy." Taea pulled back as Oni said the last part of his statement. "Besides, I have an old debt to repay. But once the debt is repaid, we are no longer allies" Oni looked over towards Meih as he said that.
"Agreed." Meih replied with a nod of her head.
"Now, instead of bickering like children, let's think of a way to get your friends and family out of here in one piece." Oni, Meih and Taea all looked out from where there were and waited for their opportunity.
The other Ronins looked upon their friends with grief stricken hearts. Kento and Kaye hung limply before them, their complexion so pale that they looked like death warmed over. The only way that they could tell that they were still somewhat alive, was by their shallow breathing. "You'll pay for this, we'll hit you with everything that we have, and then when you think that we've hit bottom, we'll keep coming at you again and again, until not even a speck of dust is left from your demon being." Ryo threatened as his eyes flamed.
Dark Lighter laughed, "what's so funny!?" Cye spat out angrily as he glared at him.
"You mortals are so amusing. You actually believe that you'll be able to destroy me, me the lord of demons." Dark Lighter replied as he was still laughing.
"You're nothing special, we've defeated many demons before, we even beat Talpa on many occasions." Rowen said as a growl escaped his throat.
"Granted, Talpa was powerful, but he didn't hold a candle towards lord Dark Lighter." Nara replied with a wicked smile.
"Don't underestimate us lady." Sage said as he glared at Nara.
"Truer words couldn't have been spoken, Ronin, but maybe it's you that shouldn't underestimate us." Nara replied with a scoff. While they were talking, Kento and Kaye started to slowly open their eyes, but then they were closed again.
"Aww, so close, but yet so far. Oh well." the demon lord said in amusement as he glanced back at them.
"You've got what you wanted, so why don't you just let us all go!?" Ryo asked angrily as he and the others were still trying to break free of their web cocoon.
"Unfortunately, that's not an option at this point and time. You see, we're not done with them just yet." the demon lord replied with a grin. "But you four on the other hand, well, you'll be freed, but not by the way you think." They gasped when they saw that Nara and the demon lord aura's started to glow, and each one held a sickle, the one that looked like the grim reaper carries. "Say goodbye to this world Ronin Warriors."
"That's our cue I believe" Oni said as he started down towards the area.
"Taea, let's go!" Meih called back as she started down as well.
"Coming aunt Meih!" Taea replied as he too jumped down from ledge to ledge.
Just when the demon lord and Nara were about to slice at their heads, "Dark Lighter, why don't you try and take on someone that's more worth your time instead of these second rate amateurs!" Oni said as he stood between the two and the Ronins.
"Amateurs! Hey, who are you calling us..?" Sage started to ask angrily.
"Shut up, you're already annoying me, and I've barely been here for thirty seconds." Oni replied in slight annoyance as he kept his gaze on the demon lord and Nara.
"What!?" Sage asked heatedly as his eyes blazed.
"Oni, what brings you here? It couldn't be due to the fact of the ceremony, could it?" Dark Lighter asked with interest, as he and Nara put down their weapons.
"Not what you demon spawn, but who!" Taea replied angrily as he and Meih appeared close to the Ronins ready to fight.
"Meih, impressive, you and the brat seemed to survive from the last encounter." Dark Lighter said with slight amusement.
"Of course we would, we're Rei Fauns, we don't go down that easy." Meih replied with a smirk. "Now, I'd suggest that you release my family, and their friends before we have to get rough."
"Yeah, I'm more than ready for a rematch anytime, any day. Come on, bring it if you got it!" Taea challenged with a glint of mischief in his eyes.
"Now I know where Kento gets it from." Cye said in amazement as he and the others were watching for their opportunity.
'I heard that Cye.' Kento replied through his link he has with the others.
Cye's eyes went wide in surprise. Rowen glanced over at him, "Cye?"
Before Cye could reply, Oni swiped at their webbing and set them free. "Alright, now it's time for some major payback!" Ryo said as his eyes burned with anger.
"Ryo, no." Meih replied as she glanced back at them.
"But Meih..." Sage started to say as he and the others looked towards her in disbelief.
"You four concentrate on getting my family down from there. Taea and I will cover you." Meih replied as she cut him off. They knew better to argue with her just by
the look that she gave them. It was the same kind of look that Kento always gave when he'd made up his mind about something and wouldn't let go of it.
"Don't forget Meih, I'm here too." Oni said as he got ready to fight.
"How can we, you won't let us." Taea replied in a scoff as he pulled out a parchment and a talisman. "Shield!" A shield with a wing on it appeared between the Ronins and the other demons that were in close proximity of the action, preventing anyone or anything to come through.
Oni glanced over at Taea and gave a chuckle, "impressive, the boy actually does know what he's doing after all." Taea growled at Oni's remark, the one thing that absolutely drove Taea crazy was the fact that people just keep calling him boy.
"Now, to get those two down." Ryo said as he looked up towards them. Ryo glanced over at Sage, he nodded and followed Ryo's lead as they both leaped up and cut them down. "What?"
"Ryo, what is it?" Sage asked as he held onto Kaye on the way down.
"It's Kento..." Ryo replied as he landed with Kento's form slumped over.
"Ryo, what's wrong with Kento? Ryo!" Cye asked in alarm as he looked at him with fear showing in his eyes.
Ch 10
"Now you weren't thinking of spilling mortal blood on your lord's big day, were you?" a voice asked as the thing that was behind the three grabbed onto the leopard demon's wrist.
The leopard demon growled, "who dares...You!" Eyes go wide as he realized who had a hold on him.
"That's right, me." the one behind them replied as he let go. "Now, I'd suggest that you leave, and don't mention to anyone of what just happened. Especially if you want to keep your sorry excuse for a soul" The leopard demon waited a while longer, and then growled as he left.
"Oni, what are you doing here?" Meih asked as she and Taea watched him warily. A white faced demon with two small golden horns on top of head, black eyes, mouth open always, two upper fangs sticking out, as well as two lower ones. The face is mainly a mask, lucky for those who don't see his true face, because if they did their souls would be stolen, and their bodies would turn to dust within a blink of an eye.
Oni ignored her and walked over to the opening looking over the scene. Taea grew angry, "hey! Aunt Meih asked you a question!"
"Meih, I would suggest to the boy that he keep his distance from me, as well as to keep his voice down, unless of course you want to draw unwanted attention to us." Oni replied as the demon glanced back.
"Boy?! Why you sorry excuse for a demon." Taea growled as he started to approach him.
"Taea stop, there's no need for you to cause any unnecessary attention." Meih said as she stopped him by grabbing onto his shoulder and pulling him back.
"Aunt Meih, you're going to side with this...This demon?!" Taea asked in disbelief.
"Taea, shut up!" Meih replied as anger flared in her eyes. Taea was taken back by how she just talked to him, while Oni just snickered at his reaction. "To risk
sounding like a broken record, Oni, again, why are you here?"
"I heard that the demon lord and his priestess have taken the two Rei Fauns that he needed, and stripped them of their magic. So I'd thought that I'd come and help you to get them back." Oni replied as he kept a watch over them. "I also see that he has captured the other Ronin Warriors as well."
"How, how did you know?" Taea asked in astonishment.
"Word gets around fast in the demon underworld." Oni replied nonchalantly.
Meih's eyes blazed angrily, "we don't need your help, we can manage just fine without you!"
A laugh escaped Oni's throat, "by the look of things, I'd say that you do."
"If the stories are true about you being just as powerful as the demon lord, then why don't you just fight him head to head instead of hiding here?" Taea asked as he went over to him.
Oni pulled back inside, turned around and faced Taea, "listen boy, it's true that I'm just as powerful as the demon lord, but I'm not stupid. I strategize, see where the strengths and weaknesses are, then when the time is right, I exploit those weaknesses and destroy whoever I'm fighting, without mercy." Taea pulled back as Oni said the last part of his statement. "Besides, I have an old debt to repay. But once the debt is repaid, we are no longer allies" Oni looked over towards Meih as he said that.
"Agreed." Meih replied with a nod of her head.
"Now, instead of bickering like children, let's think of a way to get your friends and family out of here in one piece." Oni, Meih and Taea all looked out from where there were and waited for their opportunity.
The other Ronins looked upon their friends with grief stricken hearts. Kento and Kaye hung limply before them, their complexion so pale that they looked like death warmed over. The only way that they could tell that they were still somewhat alive, was by their shallow breathing. "You'll pay for this, we'll hit you with everything that we have, and then when you think that we've hit bottom, we'll keep coming at you again and again, until not even a speck of dust is left from your demon being." Ryo threatened as his eyes flamed.
Dark Lighter laughed, "what's so funny!?" Cye spat out angrily as he glared at him.
"You mortals are so amusing. You actually believe that you'll be able to destroy me, me the lord of demons." Dark Lighter replied as he was still laughing.
"You're nothing special, we've defeated many demons before, we even beat Talpa on many occasions." Rowen said as a growl escaped his throat.
"Granted, Talpa was powerful, but he didn't hold a candle towards lord Dark Lighter." Nara replied with a wicked smile.
"Don't underestimate us lady." Sage said as he glared at Nara.
"Truer words couldn't have been spoken, Ronin, but maybe it's you that shouldn't underestimate us." Nara replied with a scoff. While they were talking, Kento and Kaye started to slowly open their eyes, but then they were closed again.
"Aww, so close, but yet so far. Oh well." the demon lord said in amusement as he glanced back at them.
"You've got what you wanted, so why don't you just let us all go!?" Ryo asked angrily as he and the others were still trying to break free of their web cocoon.
"Unfortunately, that's not an option at this point and time. You see, we're not done with them just yet." the demon lord replied with a grin. "But you four on the other hand, well, you'll be freed, but not by the way you think." They gasped when they saw that Nara and the demon lord aura's started to glow, and each one held a sickle, the one that looked like the grim reaper carries. "Say goodbye to this world Ronin Warriors."
"That's our cue I believe" Oni said as he started down towards the area.
"Taea, let's go!" Meih called back as she started down as well.
"Coming aunt Meih!" Taea replied as he too jumped down from ledge to ledge.
Just when the demon lord and Nara were about to slice at their heads, "Dark Lighter, why don't you try and take on someone that's more worth your time instead of these second rate amateurs!" Oni said as he stood between the two and the Ronins.
"Amateurs! Hey, who are you calling us..?" Sage started to ask angrily.
"Shut up, you're already annoying me, and I've barely been here for thirty seconds." Oni replied in slight annoyance as he kept his gaze on the demon lord and Nara.
"What!?" Sage asked heatedly as his eyes blazed.
"Oni, what brings you here? It couldn't be due to the fact of the ceremony, could it?" Dark Lighter asked with interest, as he and Nara put down their weapons.
"Not what you demon spawn, but who!" Taea replied angrily as he and Meih appeared close to the Ronins ready to fight.
"Meih, impressive, you and the brat seemed to survive from the last encounter." Dark Lighter said with slight amusement.
"Of course we would, we're Rei Fauns, we don't go down that easy." Meih replied with a smirk. "Now, I'd suggest that you release my family, and their friends before we have to get rough."
"Yeah, I'm more than ready for a rematch anytime, any day. Come on, bring it if you got it!" Taea challenged with a glint of mischief in his eyes.
"Now I know where Kento gets it from." Cye said in amazement as he and the others were watching for their opportunity.
'I heard that Cye.' Kento replied through his link he has with the others.
Cye's eyes went wide in surprise. Rowen glanced over at him, "Cye?"
Before Cye could reply, Oni swiped at their webbing and set them free. "Alright, now it's time for some major payback!" Ryo said as his eyes burned with anger.
"Ryo, no." Meih replied as she glanced back at them.
"But Meih..." Sage started to say as he and the others looked towards her in disbelief.
"You four concentrate on getting my family down from there. Taea and I will cover you." Meih replied as she cut him off. They knew better to argue with her just by
the look that she gave them. It was the same kind of look that Kento always gave when he'd made up his mind about something and wouldn't let go of it.
"Don't forget Meih, I'm here too." Oni said as he got ready to fight.
"How can we, you won't let us." Taea replied in a scoff as he pulled out a parchment and a talisman. "Shield!" A shield with a wing on it appeared between the Ronins and the other demons that were in close proximity of the action, preventing anyone or anything to come through.
Oni glanced over at Taea and gave a chuckle, "impressive, the boy actually does know what he's doing after all." Taea growled at Oni's remark, the one thing that absolutely drove Taea crazy was the fact that people just keep calling him boy.
"Now, to get those two down." Ryo said as he looked up towards them. Ryo glanced over at Sage, he nodded and followed Ryo's lead as they both leaped up and cut them down. "What?"
"Ryo, what is it?" Sage asked as he held onto Kaye on the way down.
"It's Kento..." Ryo replied as he landed with Kento's form slumped over.
"Ryo, what's wrong with Kento? Ryo!" Cye asked in alarm as he looked at him with fear showing in his eyes.