Chp. 4
The two riders go out into the road after the battle of the three. D was riding his horse in a walking pace next to Akira. Akira looked over at D and saw how he was focused on the road ahead. D had his back straight and the horse was walking in a steady pace. Akira noticed that he would never blink unless he really had to. The night was cold and dark and Akira noticed that there was a moving shadow up above. Akira pushed her horse closer to D, "D did you see that shadow up there?" D nodded and started to slow down the horse, "Stay here." Akira stopped and watched as D dismounted and walked closer to the shadow. D then saw that the shadow stopped in front of him. A sort of spider like face showed on the shadow on the ground. D looked at the thing and moved his head to the side, "Why are you staying ahead of us?" The spider faced shadow hissed a little like a laugh, "Akira is coming with me Dunpeal, so get used to the fact that their will be a lot of us hunting you." "I don't really give a damn who comes after me. You won't get Akira no matter what." Akira looked at D surprised at his words. "You don't know who she is Dunpeal." D walked even closer to the shadow, "I know who Akira is lurker, but I really don't like you at all." The shadow then went into the shape of a dog beast, "You have no idea Dunpeal."
D slashed his sword at the lurker, but the shadow went back into the ground, "DAMN!" The shadow moved around and disappeared into the darkness of the night. D looked around the primacies carefully, "Where are you lurker." Akira looked around, "D if it's a shadow lurker, then it could hide in the shadows of other things right?" D then turned hurriedly towards Akira. The shadow lurker was right behind the horse that Akira was on. "Akira look out!" Akira turned back franticly and saw the lurker jump toward her. "Shit!" Akira then pushed off her horse and crashed on the ground. Blood spilled onto her body as she heard her horse scream into the darkness. She hurriedly got up and looked around to get out of the shadows. She saw D looking at her with a concerned look on his face. Akira didn't know why he was giving her that look, but she didn't have the time to think about that right now.
Akira moved her way toward D as she saw the shadows start to move. "D I think that the only way to beat him is in the shadows, but it's hard to know where he is." D grabbed her by the hand then placed her in front of him. Akira didn't struggle because D must have been planning something to get the lurker off of their hands. "I have to talk to you later but for now we have to get this thing away from us. In other words we have to kill it real soon or he'll take advantage when the moon is hidden behind the trees."