Ryu's Trip to the Human World

Part 2

Disclaimer: I don't own Spirited Away or any of its characters.

Author Note: Really short chapter, beware... but sadly if you have been reading this story you still need to read this chapter. Happy Reading!

-Na

Chapter 9: Nightmare

"So you are killable little one," said the voice of an evil man covered in darkness, his voice dripping with distain as he gripped the orange collar of Ryu's uniform. She didn't see the knife but she felt it, she felt her soul being ripped from her. With Ryu's last bit of strength she looked past her murderer to a pile of corpses. There were bat monsters, shadow warriors, Wish Sprits, and dragons. She gasped in pain and fear for her family; her father crying over her mother, Kawatarou chained to a wall trying to fight his way to his brothers side. But it was too late Chihiro and Morio were dead, Kawatarou and Kohaku dying, and a insane horrified Miki in the corner shaking violently.

Ryu woke up the next morning at about 11:00, the most likely reason being her lack of sleep the night before and the nightmare. Ryu was strangely calm as if it was not a nightmare but the truth that will no longer be, because she saw it. She sighed seven years with a human schedule, was going to be hard to break, and a plausible cause for the nightmare. But her mother had done it and her father never sleeps so she guessed that it was no big deal.

As Ryu rolled over she realized that she wasn't at all alone. She had completely forgotten Miki and his warm arm that was still draped across her stomach. She smiled he was peacefully sleeping and not in a state of shock.

Ryu picked up Miki's hand that she had let go of in the night and shook the boy awake, "Ryu!" Miki screamed as he bolted up in bed, with in seconds in a cold sweat and shacking.

Ryu gripped his hand tighter and said in a calming coo, "Shh... Miki it is all right, I'm here. What happened?" but strangely she didn't need to ask she knew. In her nightmare he looked insane and in shock, but he had saw the whole thing.

"That...that man he killed you and ate your soul," Miki cried.

"It was just a dream Miki, don't worry I'm still here," Ryu answered, but she herself was beginning to worry. Maybe it was real or would be, maybe it was there destiny to die at the hands of that man. He doesn't even give his victims a chance at an after life, because he eats there souls. Ryu shuttered at the thought of such an evil man. And the feeling of being watched over came her, they had to get out and into fresh air, "Come Miki I'll take you to see your parents."

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The sorcerer mimicked his latest victim or meal as he would say. It was a fun loving spirit who never seemed to be let down. It was a powerful spirit that would prove to be a great asset of strength, power, and well as money. His last good meal for awhile. The sorcerer had already eaten the bat monsters into extinction, shadow warriors, and Wish Sprits (exception of Gingko that is still unknown to the sorcerer). After the consumption of this spirit the sorcerer had figured that his power would be strong enough to enter the world that the creature Kaonashi originated from. The sorcerer wanted to stop eating his own kingdom's people, for if he ate everyone who would he rule?

The river god Kawa no Kami frowned at the sorcerer, as he thrust the small black blade into the god. Kawa no Kami didn't flinch, didn't even move for a second, and then without notice he whipped his tail at the stunned sorcerer before he shot into the air and out of the door.

The sorcerer was furious, he had no idea why the blade had not penetrated Kawa no Kami, why he wasn't able to extract and feast on his soul.

The wind laughed, or the invisible wind spirit laughed as it whispered the wish made for the love of life by a dying Wish Sprit, 'I wish someone could stop him before he takes another life', "Wishes from Wish Sprits don't come true and even if they did, it doesn't help their own kind!" laughed the sorcerer. And then the wind spoke some jumbled mess about the Soul blade. The angered sorcerer thrust his blade at the wind spirit, to only receive a laugh. Candle light reflected of the blade and the sorcerer instantly dropped the blade to the ground.

His black gothic Soul blade was incapable of reflecting light, "No! where is it! Where is it!" the sorcerer screamed in rage as he tipped chairs and tables in the dungeon area.

A single large snow flake fluttered to the ground as the table was over turned, the sorcerer stopped his ranting and stared at the snow flake. His blade was lost, but he had found his calling card.

Author Note: Short wasn't it, but good right? Can you guess what is going on? Its not at all hard really. Sorry Kawa no Kami fans he'll end up being a little spaced for a chapter or so.

-Na