"So..." purred Moonlight contentedly while licking her paws (a/n:lol, she
seems too feline), "Gotten ourselves in quite a predicament have we,
Bongun?"
Her silver bell tinkled lightly as she sat down next to me. Her nine- tails whined and whimpered in my presence. Moonlight was gazing at my reflection in the puddle wistfully.
"A shame ain't it, Bongun dearest? All that handsomeness wasted on that girl's blind eyes. She blinks for nothing! She'll only drag you behind, you know...you can be so powerful and weak when it comes to her!"
Moonlight snarled viciously and slapped away my reflection in disgust. I blinked and flinched a bit when I saw her eyes were a deep glowing red. Suddenly, the colour withdrew and returned to its original golden colour. One of her foxes settled itself on her lap. Absentmindedly, Moonlight stroked its silken fur.
"I can help you, you know..."
If there was one thing I learned since my death, it was to never, never, never trust Moonlight's promises that were so deliciously coated in venomous honey. She was sinking into deep thought once again. I dug my fingers into the dirt. Maybe I could escape her by flinging it in her face and fleeing like a Willow from a fire mage. No good. Her little foxes would be on me in ten seconds and rip out my throat.
"Let's strike a bargain, Bongun."
I glared at her silently. What could I have done? She had me trapped in a corner. She could ask anything from me and I would be forced to accept. Those ninetail teeth were glistening in a menacing fashion against the torches of the cave.
"Don't trust me, do you?"
I flinched. She had read my mind?
"Don't blame you, dearest. I'm not a fox for nothing."
She winked at me before her bell rang loudly. She reached her paw into the bell and held the clapper firmly. The light metallic sound ceased immediately.
"I can bring your Munak back to you, coax her spirit back into her body with the sweet melody of my bell but..."
"...there's a price," I said flatly while positioning myself closer. The talk about Munak had caught my interest. I ignored my gut that was screaming and warning me of the terrible danger of striking a bargain with Moonlight. She had already reeled me in with the mention of that word. Hook, line and sinker.
"Patience, dear," she said while rubbing her other paw on the bell, polishing it, "Now then, I've had great hopes for you ever since I brought you back to life with my own paws and bell. You are a great martial artist, Bongun. You have incredible strengths that even you do not know about. There has been one treasure that I've been searching for for five hundred years."
She calmly took off her hat and combed through her soft gold hair before placing the fox head back.
"You've heard of Baphomet?" she asked calmly while brushing away a small fox that was nibbling her fur skirt.
I nodded. I had learned when I was alive that Baphomet was the worst demon alive in our world. I grimaced. Baphomet had also killed my father in front of my eyes before running off. He was a coward at heart.
"I want his crescent scythe..." she purred greedily while playing with my daenggie, "The metal is so very precious and enchanted. I could become the most powerful if I only had that metal to mix with that of my bell. Combined with fresh blood from a virgin girl, the metal is indestructable, powerful, unbeatable. And, I want it, Bongun. I want it very badly."
"How do I know you'll keep your end of the bargain?" I spat out. My heart was trying desperately to break through my rib cage.
"I'll do my share right at this moment," she said lightly, "but don't try anything, Bongun. Remember, you shall both still have those curses. I'll be able to find you if you ever dare to elope or run away. And you both shall die a pitiful and gory death."
Moonlight rose up from the ground and brushed off the dirt from her legs. A crafty smile on her lips, she seized her bell and drew mysterious shapes in the air with it. Strangely, no ringing came from the bell itself but I could tell it had made a sort of sound. The ninetails were howling and yapping, covering their ears and running amok.
Moonlight grinned maliciously and stared at something behind me. Twisted myself around, I saw it was Munak. The air became frigid and blades of wind cut through my flesh. Her eyes were still void of recognition but fear and terror were clearly etched into her irises. A horrible hissing noise burst from her lips as she collapsed on the ground. The air swirled around her once before it stilled.
"Munak...Munak...wake up..."
I shook her limp body hesitantly. Had Moonlight tricked me and killed Munak?
"Munak...Munak..."
I was getting more agitated.
"Munak..."
Her brown eyes snapped open. She brushed away the stray hair that was in her face before bring her hands to her lips and gasping. Her hands touched her cheeks hair and eyelids, pausing at the warm stream of salty water that now dripped down her face. She cried for a half hour or two before looking at me. At first she couldn't remember how speak coherently. I don't blame her after the five hundred years of silence she bore.
"Bongun..." she said awkwardly while hiccuping and slurring slightly.
I think it was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard in my life.
Her silver bell tinkled lightly as she sat down next to me. Her nine- tails whined and whimpered in my presence. Moonlight was gazing at my reflection in the puddle wistfully.
"A shame ain't it, Bongun dearest? All that handsomeness wasted on that girl's blind eyes. She blinks for nothing! She'll only drag you behind, you know...you can be so powerful and weak when it comes to her!"
Moonlight snarled viciously and slapped away my reflection in disgust. I blinked and flinched a bit when I saw her eyes were a deep glowing red. Suddenly, the colour withdrew and returned to its original golden colour. One of her foxes settled itself on her lap. Absentmindedly, Moonlight stroked its silken fur.
"I can help you, you know..."
If there was one thing I learned since my death, it was to never, never, never trust Moonlight's promises that were so deliciously coated in venomous honey. She was sinking into deep thought once again. I dug my fingers into the dirt. Maybe I could escape her by flinging it in her face and fleeing like a Willow from a fire mage. No good. Her little foxes would be on me in ten seconds and rip out my throat.
"Let's strike a bargain, Bongun."
I glared at her silently. What could I have done? She had me trapped in a corner. She could ask anything from me and I would be forced to accept. Those ninetail teeth were glistening in a menacing fashion against the torches of the cave.
"Don't trust me, do you?"
I flinched. She had read my mind?
"Don't blame you, dearest. I'm not a fox for nothing."
She winked at me before her bell rang loudly. She reached her paw into the bell and held the clapper firmly. The light metallic sound ceased immediately.
"I can bring your Munak back to you, coax her spirit back into her body with the sweet melody of my bell but..."
"...there's a price," I said flatly while positioning myself closer. The talk about Munak had caught my interest. I ignored my gut that was screaming and warning me of the terrible danger of striking a bargain with Moonlight. She had already reeled me in with the mention of that word. Hook, line and sinker.
"Patience, dear," she said while rubbing her other paw on the bell, polishing it, "Now then, I've had great hopes for you ever since I brought you back to life with my own paws and bell. You are a great martial artist, Bongun. You have incredible strengths that even you do not know about. There has been one treasure that I've been searching for for five hundred years."
She calmly took off her hat and combed through her soft gold hair before placing the fox head back.
"You've heard of Baphomet?" she asked calmly while brushing away a small fox that was nibbling her fur skirt.
I nodded. I had learned when I was alive that Baphomet was the worst demon alive in our world. I grimaced. Baphomet had also killed my father in front of my eyes before running off. He was a coward at heart.
"I want his crescent scythe..." she purred greedily while playing with my daenggie, "The metal is so very precious and enchanted. I could become the most powerful if I only had that metal to mix with that of my bell. Combined with fresh blood from a virgin girl, the metal is indestructable, powerful, unbeatable. And, I want it, Bongun. I want it very badly."
"How do I know you'll keep your end of the bargain?" I spat out. My heart was trying desperately to break through my rib cage.
"I'll do my share right at this moment," she said lightly, "but don't try anything, Bongun. Remember, you shall both still have those curses. I'll be able to find you if you ever dare to elope or run away. And you both shall die a pitiful and gory death."
Moonlight rose up from the ground and brushed off the dirt from her legs. A crafty smile on her lips, she seized her bell and drew mysterious shapes in the air with it. Strangely, no ringing came from the bell itself but I could tell it had made a sort of sound. The ninetails were howling and yapping, covering their ears and running amok.
Moonlight grinned maliciously and stared at something behind me. Twisted myself around, I saw it was Munak. The air became frigid and blades of wind cut through my flesh. Her eyes were still void of recognition but fear and terror were clearly etched into her irises. A horrible hissing noise burst from her lips as she collapsed on the ground. The air swirled around her once before it stilled.
"Munak...Munak...wake up..."
I shook her limp body hesitantly. Had Moonlight tricked me and killed Munak?
"Munak...Munak..."
I was getting more agitated.
"Munak..."
Her brown eyes snapped open. She brushed away the stray hair that was in her face before bring her hands to her lips and gasping. Her hands touched her cheeks hair and eyelids, pausing at the warm stream of salty water that now dripped down her face. She cried for a half hour or two before looking at me. At first she couldn't remember how speak coherently. I don't blame her after the five hundred years of silence she bore.
"Bongun..." she said awkwardly while hiccuping and slurring slightly.
I think it was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard in my life.