Of Wind and Fire
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, so why don't you put that away? ::glares at the bazooka.::
Chapter 5
Finally, one lunged at Suzaku. She blocked his blow then delivered a kick to his gut. He staggered slightly before attacking again. The demon blinked; he could've sworn that she was standing in front of him.
"Miss something?" Suzaku queried. The demon turned and was met with a bullet of spirit energy to the face. Her attack flew through ten more demons before it dissipated.
"Got her!" A voice cried, restraining her with rock solid arms that pinned her own to her sides. The demon in front of her charged.
Suzaku threw her weight into the one holding her then kicked out with her feet, catching the charging demon in the chest. The one who'd been struck fell to the ground as she flipped over the one holding her.
She pinned him to the deck and dropped a tendril of pure flame on him.
Morwen howled. ~Heads up!~ Her warning served their allies in good stead as the pure fire raced through several demons at once.
Suzaku leapt to her feet and unleashed a tornado kick to the head of another. He stumbled away from her, his ears ringing. "How about a game of catch?" Then, he noticed the sparkling spirit energy around her hand. Baseball sized orbs of spirit energy killed the last ones attacking her.
She turned to the wolf. "Morwen?" She queried.
The she-wolf snorted. ~Your cousin's fine. He punches pretty hard in his sleep.~ Then she felt gentle and experienced fingers going through her black coat. ~I'm fine, my fur's only a little singed.~
Suzaku took the wolf's head in her hands. "Morwen, you would claim to be all right even if you belonged in the care of Lady Ellen."
Kurama bit back a laugh. "I think most people are like that."
A playful growl came from Morwen and she pounced on him, using the weight of her body to pin him. ~I'm a wolf, thank you very much.~ Then, she cocked her head. ~A spirit fox. You are a brother to all wolves.~ Morwen licked his cheek then let him up.
Confusion was written all over his face.
~I can smell it, Kurama. I can smell the fox in you, brother.~ Morwen then turned to Hiei. ~And you, you smell of fire. You are a brother to those of wind and fire by your power.~
"Morwen!" Suzaku cried, lightly cuffing the wolf on the head. "Gomen, but when she gets into that mode, she'll guide until she's blue in the face."
Hours later, Kurama found Suzaku leaning against the railing of the ship, and gazing into the star-studded sky. "Is something wrong?" He queried.
"Not really, Kurama. This isn't my first trip over the sea, and they always seemed to foreshadow a terrible event." Suzaku then turned and met his gaze. "I may know what that event is, but I am not at liberty to say." She stretched. "Why are you awake?"
"I was curious. I have heard that Windfire apparitions have more than one form. Do you?" He gazed at her silently, knowing that is question could be on dangerous ground.
She laughed, relieving his fears. "You're a curious fox, all right. Yes, I have more than one form. I'm a fairly young apparition, so I don't have that many. Just this one and two others." She leaned back on the railing, considering what to tell him. It would be best to tell him the truth. "One of them appears to be what men call an angel. I would have wings and be able to fly. Then there is a completely mythical form. For me, that would be a phoenix. It's been years since I was last in that form."
Kurama sighed. "Each one seems more magical than the first. That could be a weakness."
"It is. The more magical the form, the less spirit energy I can control. And with that decrease in spirit energy control comes an increase in magical control." Then she shrugged. "This is the form I am most comfortable in. It's me."
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, so why don't you put that away? ::glares at the bazooka.::
Chapter 5
Finally, one lunged at Suzaku. She blocked his blow then delivered a kick to his gut. He staggered slightly before attacking again. The demon blinked; he could've sworn that she was standing in front of him.
"Miss something?" Suzaku queried. The demon turned and was met with a bullet of spirit energy to the face. Her attack flew through ten more demons before it dissipated.
"Got her!" A voice cried, restraining her with rock solid arms that pinned her own to her sides. The demon in front of her charged.
Suzaku threw her weight into the one holding her then kicked out with her feet, catching the charging demon in the chest. The one who'd been struck fell to the ground as she flipped over the one holding her.
She pinned him to the deck and dropped a tendril of pure flame on him.
Morwen howled. ~Heads up!~ Her warning served their allies in good stead as the pure fire raced through several demons at once.
Suzaku leapt to her feet and unleashed a tornado kick to the head of another. He stumbled away from her, his ears ringing. "How about a game of catch?" Then, he noticed the sparkling spirit energy around her hand. Baseball sized orbs of spirit energy killed the last ones attacking her.
She turned to the wolf. "Morwen?" She queried.
The she-wolf snorted. ~Your cousin's fine. He punches pretty hard in his sleep.~ Then she felt gentle and experienced fingers going through her black coat. ~I'm fine, my fur's only a little singed.~
Suzaku took the wolf's head in her hands. "Morwen, you would claim to be all right even if you belonged in the care of Lady Ellen."
Kurama bit back a laugh. "I think most people are like that."
A playful growl came from Morwen and she pounced on him, using the weight of her body to pin him. ~I'm a wolf, thank you very much.~ Then, she cocked her head. ~A spirit fox. You are a brother to all wolves.~ Morwen licked his cheek then let him up.
Confusion was written all over his face.
~I can smell it, Kurama. I can smell the fox in you, brother.~ Morwen then turned to Hiei. ~And you, you smell of fire. You are a brother to those of wind and fire by your power.~
"Morwen!" Suzaku cried, lightly cuffing the wolf on the head. "Gomen, but when she gets into that mode, she'll guide until she's blue in the face."
Hours later, Kurama found Suzaku leaning against the railing of the ship, and gazing into the star-studded sky. "Is something wrong?" He queried.
"Not really, Kurama. This isn't my first trip over the sea, and they always seemed to foreshadow a terrible event." Suzaku then turned and met his gaze. "I may know what that event is, but I am not at liberty to say." She stretched. "Why are you awake?"
"I was curious. I have heard that Windfire apparitions have more than one form. Do you?" He gazed at her silently, knowing that is question could be on dangerous ground.
She laughed, relieving his fears. "You're a curious fox, all right. Yes, I have more than one form. I'm a fairly young apparition, so I don't have that many. Just this one and two others." She leaned back on the railing, considering what to tell him. It would be best to tell him the truth. "One of them appears to be what men call an angel. I would have wings and be able to fly. Then there is a completely mythical form. For me, that would be a phoenix. It's been years since I was last in that form."
Kurama sighed. "Each one seems more magical than the first. That could be a weakness."
"It is. The more magical the form, the less spirit energy I can control. And with that decrease in spirit energy control comes an increase in magical control." Then she shrugged. "This is the form I am most comfortable in. It's me."