A/N: WOOHOO I'M BACK!!! XD thanks for your patience and reviews peeps!! I
LOVE YOO ALLLLL...anyways..this is a reaaaally important chapter since I'm
introducing a new character in it! So READ!! AND REVIEW!! XD anyways right
now, this is leading up to a very very very dark event. All I'm going to
say is it's in chapter 16...so STAY UPDATED WHEN I UPDATE!!!!!
~ Dark Takeover: Chapter 12 ~
There it stood, the most mysterious of all six temples, dedicated to the most mysterious of the six priestesses, Luna. She was the Priestess of the Moon, and the past. She looked into your heart and saw everything that had happened in your life. All the tears, all the laughs, all the good and bad times. Hiei and the girls felt a bit uneasy going here. Their pasts were full of pain, and bloodshed. Afraid to face their fears, they slowly walked into the temple, insecurities filling them.
Miya blinked, "Well, this certainly is less complicated than the last temple." Inside there were three round platforms, about five meters apart each. They formed a triangle, and there were small paths that connected each of the platforms like bridges. The top platform of the triangle had a pedestal on it, and on the pedestal lay the Luna Jewel. The platforms and their bridges were surrounded by liquid mercury, and the walls and platforms were made of marble.
The trio made their way towards the pedestal. Once again there was another inscription on it. Beside it lay the Luna Jewel, a perfect sphere of cat's eye moonstone, staring back at the intruders like piercing eye looking through the very depths of your soul.
"Karan amari teniy, morali bracih na laste. Move not into the future, without embracing your past." Aklyis read, memories and thoughts flooding her mind.
Hiei broke the silence, "Well come on, take it already."
Snapping out of her thoughts Aklyis reached out and took the stone. Suddenly, the temple bagan to shake as chunks of t he ceiling began to fall and the platforms began to sink and melt in the liquid mercury.
"RUN!!" Miya shrieked as the three began to bolt towards the entrance of the temple. Darting out the door, Hiei managed to get through without a scratch while the girls practically dived out landing hard on their front sides, groaning in pain at the contact of the hard ground.
"What in the name of the gods was that?" Hiei asked adrenaline still pumping through his veins as he turned around only to find his throat being met my a sharp cold edge.
"I wouldn't move if I were you," A deep smooth masculine voice cooed.
Miya and Aklyis spun around, their eyes landing on a tall attractive blonde, his platinum hair jagged and ice-like, reaching his shoulders, and stunning turquoise eyes. His lightly tanned skin made him seem so alive and well.
"Well well well, what do we have here, a fire demon, with two gorgeous young ladies," The handsome blonde said throwing a charming smile towards the girls, Aklyis in particular.
"Let him go! He's with us!" Aklyis yelled out flailing her arms slightly, revealing the Luna Jewel.
"Well I'll be damned..you're thieves!" The blonde launched himself at Aklyis seeing she was carrying the Luna Jewel.
"NO STOP!!" Miya shrieked watching as the jewel flew into the air as Aklyis took a hard tackle from the charming blonde. Time seemed to stop as the Jewel flew into the air and slowly made it's way back down towards the ground from gravity's pull. Everyone followed the sphere with their gaze as it hit the ground with a thud, and in that same moment the world around them stopped completely as they were bathed in a stream of white light.
'Where...am I?' Aklyis blinked as she tried to open her eyes. Finally adjusting to the bright light, the brunette found herself in a field of green grass, staring up at the bright sky. Slowly rising to her feet, Aklyis began to wander the fields, until gray clouds caught her sight.
"Smoke? It's..coming from that village.." Suddenly feeling panicked; she began to run, run towards the village, as if it were her own. Stopping at the gates of the small farm village, Aklyis' eyes widened in horror as she gazed upon the butchary of the people who lived in the small town. Women and children screaming, men dying, and panicking. It was horrendous. But a certain small child caught her sight. He had black spikey hair and blood red eyes, a white headband around his forehead.
'Hiei?'
A dark figure approached the boy. He had a ruthless aura to him. Aklyis knew instantly who it was. Zoran. But what was he doing here? In Hiei's village? That was when the sadist spoke, "Hello, nephew."
Aklyis froze. 'Nephew? Hiei was Zoran's nephew??' She could not believe it. 'How could this be?!'
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Hiei stared at the burning palace. It was shameful, how a good world could be turned into a hell so quickly. He had just witnessed the destruction of Aklyis and Miya's kingdom. The destruction, which was brought upon by his uncle. Suddenly Hiei felt cold. He wanted to go back. Back to the world he had been to before this vision. The screaming of dying soldiers, women and children was too much for his sensitive ears to handle.
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'So, those girls are the two lost princesses of the old kingdom. And that fire demon was just a regular village boy. It seems they're cause is the same as my own. For I am Luna's descendant. And I have guarded her temple and protected the Luna Jewel. But it seems that I must now pass my knowledge on to these three. I must teach them how to look into the sphere of the past, and use it for their well-being. I will help them defeat Zoran.'
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Aklyis slowly opened her eyes, only to meet a blurry figure that soon turned out to be the platinum blonde who had attacked her earlier.
"My apologies, my lady. Please forgive me for my brash and thoughtless actions. But now that I have seen your past, I promise I will guide you as best as I can on your quest for vengeance."
Aklyis blinked. She doesn't even know the guy and he's already acting like some complete gentlemen who knew everything about her. Well, he did say something about looking into the past.
"I'm sorry, how rude of me. I am Tomaro. Please let me help you," he said charmingly holding out his hand for Aklyis.
Scowling to herself, Aklyis ignored him and stood by herself, "Aklyis." She stated shortly.
"It's a pleasure." Tomaro charmed, smirking confidently.
From a small distance away, Hiei glared at the womanizer. "What an idiot." Jealousy filled Hiei as his blood ran cold at the sight of someone flirting with HIS woman. Wait a minute? Had he just referred to Aklyis as "his" woman? This was getting out of hand. Why did he care so much anyways? She was just a stupid human girl. Hiei decided it was time to be going back to normal. What was he thinking? He needed to rid himself of his pathetic emotions, and fast. Before they developed into something obnoxious.
'I've done it plenty of time before. Surely I can do it again. When the time comes, I'll get rid of her and her chirpy little sister...the old fashioned way..' Hiei smirked at the thought. Finally, his sword would taste blood again.
A/N: DUN DUN DUN XD sorry I just couldn't RESIST not making another cliffy..I JUST HAD TO HAD TO HAD TOOOOO!!!! XD anyways right now, this is leading up to a very very very dark event. All I'm going to say is it's in chapter 16...so when I say it's rated R for a reason..it's rated R for a GOOD REASON!!!!
~ Dark Takeover: Chapter 12 ~
There it stood, the most mysterious of all six temples, dedicated to the most mysterious of the six priestesses, Luna. She was the Priestess of the Moon, and the past. She looked into your heart and saw everything that had happened in your life. All the tears, all the laughs, all the good and bad times. Hiei and the girls felt a bit uneasy going here. Their pasts were full of pain, and bloodshed. Afraid to face their fears, they slowly walked into the temple, insecurities filling them.
Miya blinked, "Well, this certainly is less complicated than the last temple." Inside there were three round platforms, about five meters apart each. They formed a triangle, and there were small paths that connected each of the platforms like bridges. The top platform of the triangle had a pedestal on it, and on the pedestal lay the Luna Jewel. The platforms and their bridges were surrounded by liquid mercury, and the walls and platforms were made of marble.
The trio made their way towards the pedestal. Once again there was another inscription on it. Beside it lay the Luna Jewel, a perfect sphere of cat's eye moonstone, staring back at the intruders like piercing eye looking through the very depths of your soul.
"Karan amari teniy, morali bracih na laste. Move not into the future, without embracing your past." Aklyis read, memories and thoughts flooding her mind.
Hiei broke the silence, "Well come on, take it already."
Snapping out of her thoughts Aklyis reached out and took the stone. Suddenly, the temple bagan to shake as chunks of t he ceiling began to fall and the platforms began to sink and melt in the liquid mercury.
"RUN!!" Miya shrieked as the three began to bolt towards the entrance of the temple. Darting out the door, Hiei managed to get through without a scratch while the girls practically dived out landing hard on their front sides, groaning in pain at the contact of the hard ground.
"What in the name of the gods was that?" Hiei asked adrenaline still pumping through his veins as he turned around only to find his throat being met my a sharp cold edge.
"I wouldn't move if I were you," A deep smooth masculine voice cooed.
Miya and Aklyis spun around, their eyes landing on a tall attractive blonde, his platinum hair jagged and ice-like, reaching his shoulders, and stunning turquoise eyes. His lightly tanned skin made him seem so alive and well.
"Well well well, what do we have here, a fire demon, with two gorgeous young ladies," The handsome blonde said throwing a charming smile towards the girls, Aklyis in particular.
"Let him go! He's with us!" Aklyis yelled out flailing her arms slightly, revealing the Luna Jewel.
"Well I'll be damned..you're thieves!" The blonde launched himself at Aklyis seeing she was carrying the Luna Jewel.
"NO STOP!!" Miya shrieked watching as the jewel flew into the air as Aklyis took a hard tackle from the charming blonde. Time seemed to stop as the Jewel flew into the air and slowly made it's way back down towards the ground from gravity's pull. Everyone followed the sphere with their gaze as it hit the ground with a thud, and in that same moment the world around them stopped completely as they were bathed in a stream of white light.
'Where...am I?' Aklyis blinked as she tried to open her eyes. Finally adjusting to the bright light, the brunette found herself in a field of green grass, staring up at the bright sky. Slowly rising to her feet, Aklyis began to wander the fields, until gray clouds caught her sight.
"Smoke? It's..coming from that village.." Suddenly feeling panicked; she began to run, run towards the village, as if it were her own. Stopping at the gates of the small farm village, Aklyis' eyes widened in horror as she gazed upon the butchary of the people who lived in the small town. Women and children screaming, men dying, and panicking. It was horrendous. But a certain small child caught her sight. He had black spikey hair and blood red eyes, a white headband around his forehead.
'Hiei?'
A dark figure approached the boy. He had a ruthless aura to him. Aklyis knew instantly who it was. Zoran. But what was he doing here? In Hiei's village? That was when the sadist spoke, "Hello, nephew."
Aklyis froze. 'Nephew? Hiei was Zoran's nephew??' She could not believe it. 'How could this be?!'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hiei stared at the burning palace. It was shameful, how a good world could be turned into a hell so quickly. He had just witnessed the destruction of Aklyis and Miya's kingdom. The destruction, which was brought upon by his uncle. Suddenly Hiei felt cold. He wanted to go back. Back to the world he had been to before this vision. The screaming of dying soldiers, women and children was too much for his sensitive ears to handle.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'So, those girls are the two lost princesses of the old kingdom. And that fire demon was just a regular village boy. It seems they're cause is the same as my own. For I am Luna's descendant. And I have guarded her temple and protected the Luna Jewel. But it seems that I must now pass my knowledge on to these three. I must teach them how to look into the sphere of the past, and use it for their well-being. I will help them defeat Zoran.'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aklyis slowly opened her eyes, only to meet a blurry figure that soon turned out to be the platinum blonde who had attacked her earlier.
"My apologies, my lady. Please forgive me for my brash and thoughtless actions. But now that I have seen your past, I promise I will guide you as best as I can on your quest for vengeance."
Aklyis blinked. She doesn't even know the guy and he's already acting like some complete gentlemen who knew everything about her. Well, he did say something about looking into the past.
"I'm sorry, how rude of me. I am Tomaro. Please let me help you," he said charmingly holding out his hand for Aklyis.
Scowling to herself, Aklyis ignored him and stood by herself, "Aklyis." She stated shortly.
"It's a pleasure." Tomaro charmed, smirking confidently.
From a small distance away, Hiei glared at the womanizer. "What an idiot." Jealousy filled Hiei as his blood ran cold at the sight of someone flirting with HIS woman. Wait a minute? Had he just referred to Aklyis as "his" woman? This was getting out of hand. Why did he care so much anyways? She was just a stupid human girl. Hiei decided it was time to be going back to normal. What was he thinking? He needed to rid himself of his pathetic emotions, and fast. Before they developed into something obnoxious.
'I've done it plenty of time before. Surely I can do it again. When the time comes, I'll get rid of her and her chirpy little sister...the old fashioned way..' Hiei smirked at the thought. Finally, his sword would taste blood again.
A/N: DUN DUN DUN XD sorry I just couldn't RESIST not making another cliffy..I JUST HAD TO HAD TO HAD TOOOOO!!!! XD anyways right now, this is leading up to a very very very dark event. All I'm going to say is it's in chapter 16...so when I say it's rated R for a reason..it's rated R for a GOOD REASON!!!!