Sorry about this chapter, I guess I kinda bashed Marco and Jeanne, making them sound so pathetically weak! Gomen!
Chapter 6: Sacrifices
HAO'S POV
I slowly made my way towards the fretting blonde. Fretting? Yes I can definitely sense his fear, he was sweating all over and every time I stepped forward he would pace away like a troubled kid. Ironic, on how he was bragging on how I was but a mere insect that his lady can crush a few moments ago. Well why was he so afraid now?
Was it because of the fire spirit who looked at him hungrily? Or was it the fact that his lady was nowhere to be found hence he is all alone with a Satan-incarnate. "Why don't you pray to your God? Ask him to forgive your spiteful ways!" I mocked as he glared at me in return "Ask mercy and mercy shall be given! If I remember correctly, it was a Christian that once said that God forgives everyone regardless" I continued.
"How dare you mock the Gods!" Marco roared
"I am an atheist. What is there to know?" I replied bluntly " I do not believe in Gods. I'm afraid that there's no actual reason for me to go and even bother with your so-called deities when they had forsaken me centuries ago?"
"You will be punished for your actions! Heretic!"
I shook my head as a mere fact that I was growing tired of having to hear all this crap from a sadist. Does he actually believe that his God will be able to save him? "If you insist so much on your God, then shall we test if HE would actually come to save you?" I murmured as I neared him more, but when I was but inches away, a great ball of light came rushing right at me.
I easily evaded the outburst; seemingly Lyserg and the others were out of the way so they were not thoroughly affected. I glanced from where the over soul had come from, I was pleased and delighted all the same to see the actual 'God' that Marco had been babbling about earlier. Only this god turned out to be a girl inside a coffin like contraption— who else could it have been but the iron maiden herself.
"Mistress Jeanne!" Marco cried out.
"Marco what had happened" his female companion asked as there was no reply from the box. It was pathetic on how that girl had willingly sealed herself inside a coffin; I'm actually surprised that she had survived there.
I simply remained silent as I watched Marco flee to his own side. At least Lyserg was safe as Ryu and my dear brother tended to him.
After several minutes, Marco turned to me with what seemed to be a challenging glare. I raised a brow at him until he finally spoke " You'll be punished for your heretic ways!"
"………What about you? At least I don't molest people" I reasoned blatantly, I was amused on how Lyserg reacted to this. He was very red and he looked at me pleadingly, it seemed he didn't want Yoh and others the mere fact that his hero almost raped him.
I nodded as Lyserg once again blushed and turned to look away. It was then I realized that Marco and 2 other of his members opening the lid of the gigantic canister. Not a moment to soon a little girl emerged from inside, her lithe body was snaked with vines and her face showed not a single emotion. So this was the renowned iron maiden…………I was actually expecting someone more mature.
"Hey Renny, she's actually cute na?"
"Shut up baka!" the Chinese snapped irritably
"Hm, don't tell me you're being jealous?" Horo Horo teased
"I AM NOT! And stop calling me Renny!!" he exclaimed his face getting redder by theminute. Not to mention that pointed part of his hair seemed to grow more and more due to the mortification he was receiving. I was actually amusing…………
The Ainu awed "Ne, Ren its sticking out and its um………getting long and hard" he teased as he started poking at the others hair.
I started to laugh with the very unexpected complement. Yoh was starting to blush since he too seemed to have gotten the 'hidden yet malicious' message in this. Ren glared at both of us, his face WAS flushed and he was definitely ready to kill. "PERVERTS!!!" he exclaimed grumpily as he then turned to the Ainu, who paced back seeing how irritated his friend had become.
"Waah! Gomen!" Horo Horo apologized as the Chinese shaman ran after him, glaive at hand.
I smiled as I finally adverted my gaze back at the iron maiden. I can tell that she wasn't the least bit amused with the little parody between Horo Horo and Ren-kun. Actually she seemed quiet disturbed with the whole of it. "Hao" she finally murmured as I plainly nodded. "Why do you defy me?"
"Defy you? Whatever do you mean, milady?" I questioned, being as polite as I can.
She shook her head and raised her arm, only to summon a weird looking creature that suddenly rushed at me. I presumed it was her over soul, but nevertheless it was still weak. And here I was thinking that THE iron maiden would at least be of a little challenge but unfortunately I thought wrong, the only woman that had actually put a fight with me was Kouyoyama Anna. That's right, Yoh's woman was a terror, I met her a few days ago, and my face still hurt from her vicious slap. It was droll on how she actually made me fear her………
Now that I think of it I wonder wonder how my little brother could actually bear with her………I bet she tortures him real bad. Poor little brother of mine, under by a woman…………
I sighed as I simply eluded her spirit's attack, she gritted her teeth seemingly disappointed of her failure as she again ordered the beast to lunge at me. I raised a brow, and with one single trust of my hand a blazing fire engulfed her over soul. It slowly weakened before entirely disappearing. I then took that same opportunity to call the fire spirit and attack the girl with but a percent of its power
"Happy?" I questioned, "Why can't you accept the fact that your Gods had abandoned you?" I continued looking over at the fallen figure.
"Ma-master Hao?" Opacho suddenly cried from a corner, I turned to look at him only to realize that he was being held captive my Marco.
"…………"
"Dare move and I swear I'll kill your little slave!" the blonde shouted
"Is that a threat?" I scowled.
"Cheater!" My brother called out as he stood by me, his samurai spirit emerging with his katana behind him.
"Stay out of this Yoh!" I grunted
"No!! Because I have every right not too!" he replied when I felt something abruptly pass by me. It was then I realized that it was that blasted maiden's spirit, but it wasn't aiming for me. It was aiming for--
"OPACHO!!!" I called out but it was too late. The over soul, or at least the remaining power of the creature lunged at my slave, breaking his lithe body. Marco had safely eluded of course and was laughing like a maniac. "Opacho………" I whispered as I approached his body, I couldn't believe it how could I had been so careless?
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YOH'S POVI was stunned when the creature just came out from nowhere and assaulted Hao's slave. I couldn't help but pity him………
My brother………I mean Hao, his hair was covering part of his face but it didn't deny the fact that he was crying. We all believed Hao, didn't care for his minions, and that he plainly sent them out to die. But I felt that the brunette had an affection for this one, who knows Hao might had seen Opacho as a younger brother and now………
He knelt down beside his partner and cradled his limp body. It was obvious that Hao wasn't at all happy. He wasn't smiling, and I was sure that his mask had completely shattered by then. He sat there motionless, while Lyserg and the others glanced at him.
"Lady Jeanne!" Marco suddenly shouted as I saw the girl nod and once again started chanting some incoherent words until the same spirit appeared, but this time it aimed for Hao who was unaware of the situation. I tried to stop it, but 2 other X-laws members held me down.
"HAAAOOO!" Lyserg suddenly shouted, as the over soul rushed right at my brother. "FUCK YOU HAO, GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!!" Lyserg-kun cursed again, as Hao probably having heard this plainly stood up.
"Fire spirit" he whispered as the Jeanne's over soul was suddenly assaulted by an inferno, not to mention that you could really see that the fire spirit was devouring the others body almost instantly. He faced Jeanne with utmost disgust as he slowly neared her. The one holding me down quickly went into a defensive stance in front of her but it wasn't as if they were any help, as the fire spirit plainly engulfed their souls.
My brother………we were so alike in many ways yet so different~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~*~~~*
RYU'S POVI stayed with Lyserg-kun the entire time as I watched that bastard Hao, almost go insane and order out a killing fest. I swear it was brutal, the fire spirit was merciless like its master as it took one man by the collar and ate the shit out of him, blood was everywhere. S-so this was how that psycho, Hao gets mad
But what really surprised me was that Lyserg had called out Hao's name, he was crying yes, but crying for him? Its weird but I really feel jealous, even if I knew that Lyserg would never fall for someone like him………but now that I think of it maybe he already had?
The appealing girl stood up after awhile her companions were murdured. It was now her against Hao. Wait, what happened to that weird blonde guy?
"Ly-lyserg-kun?" I murmured as the boy glanced at me for a second
"TRAITOR!!" a voice suddenly shouted from nowhere taking us by surprise. We then realized that Marco was standing adjacent of us. He then raised his arm and his so-called divine spirit, which came rushing forth at both of us! There was a loud ripping sound; I couldn't see Lyserg because of the blinding light! Oh fuck! I needed to protect Lyserg!!
But the last thing I heard was the gasping of Yoh and the others!!! Lyserg-kun, at least be safe!!
After minutes, the light disappeared "LYSERG!!" I automatically cried out in fear that he might have had been hit. My eyes widened as Hao, knelt in front of the boy. He had his arms protectively wrapped around the boy's body. I then presumed that he had taken the assault instead; It was plainly obvious since there was nothing left of his cloak. He back, was bleeding badly, and he was trying his best to keep his eyes open.
"Ha-Hao!" Lyserg murmured as he circled his own hand in the other's waist.
Hao smiled or at least he tried to fake one "I can't afford to lose another………" he whispered as he gradually closed his eyes, it was then that I realized that Lyserg was crying as he held the brunette into a tight embrace cursing how much of an idiot he was.
"Hao you bastard! Wake up don't sleep!" He commanded as he tried to shake the
other but to no avail.
I felt so helpless. I-I just watched the scene. Maybe Lyserg really had fallen for Hao, or maybe it was the other way around.
So in other words Both Hao and I loved the boy, the only difference was that Lyserg returned his love and not mine………
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Yoh looked at Lyserg who was sobbing as he held Hao who was more or less unconscious. "Lyserg we'll take care of this! Go take Hao and flee to the forest!" Yoh exclaimed forcing a smile, but sadness was very much seen.
Lyserg just nodded as he stood up with all the strength he can muster and dragged Hao by the shoulder. "Please wake up" he whispered but he never heard him………
Never did………
Never will………
END OF CHAPTER
Hao's dead? Told ya it was agst! Many demand a Horo/Ren (doing naughty stuff…Hehehe)
Well I am planning to put more Horo/Ren in the upcoming chapters. Sorry that there was only a small one in this chapter. So next chapter is the sweet angsty part between Hao and Lyserg-kun.
Sorry, but I might not be able to post until next week, our exams are coming up! sniff sniff