A/N: !!!! YAY!! Ok...this chapter took me forever once again....and I really
really apologize for the inconvenience....i know I know it took
forever...*sigh* but I'm so busy at school!!! So I'm so so sorry...
~ Dark Takevoer: Chapter 20 ~
-- Missing Angel --
Please, please forgive me.
"Wounds within my soul"
Maybe someday you'll look up,
"Echoing in my heart"
And barely conscious, you'll say to no one...
"Fading....Fading..."
Isn't something missing?
"The world is a crimson red"
You won't cry for my absence, I know
"Like the blood from these wounds"
You forgot me long ago
"The shadow following my footsteps"
Am I that unimportant?
"The eternal enigma before me"
Am I so insignificant?
"Blinded by the voices that surround me"
Isn't someone missing me?
"I feel the cold Dark Takeover..."
Aklyis felt unusually cold ask she whispered the poem in the darkness to herself. He was coming. She knew it. She could feel it. It was like a cold dark wave. The secret she carried within her could not be discovered. But somehow she knew its discoverer was on his way. The angels sang with her. The song of the missing. The song of the lost. "How did it come to this?" she whispered to herself. There was no telling how much longer she had to live. Part of her wanted to run, to survive, and to save the secret within her. But another part of her told her to give in. To surrender. There was no point in hiding, or running. They would find her, find Miya, and Tamoro. Then it would all be over anyways. But shouldn't they at least go down with a fight? The sound of footsteps could be heard drawing nearer. She knew it was her sister and her new friend. Sighing, Aklyis turned to face the direction in which they would appear. "Where has my heart gone...trapped in the eyes of a stranger...."
"Aki?" Miya stepped through the bushes as she looked at her sister with a puzzled look. Aklyis seemed troubled. It didn't take a magician to figure that out. "Are you ok?"
The brunette looked at her older sister with a saddened expression, a faint smile playing her lips. "Nothings wrong. We should...get moving." She expressed quietly, walking slowly past her raven-haired sister and the silent Tamaro.
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Hiei stared at the dead ground. There was once life here. Grass, bugs, prairie animals. But now it was just dead. He felt like a murderer. He had killed so much and never really regretted. Until now. Scowling, the fire demon kicked the brown soil to vent away his anger and disappointment. Something was still very wrong. Where he had sensed three people, there were now four. But the fourth was somehow invisible to him. They weren't there. But he could feel their presence. Who was this fourth person? Looking up, Hiei looked up at his men who were preparing to go find Aklyis, Miya and the blonde man.
"Let's go, we don't have forever. The more time you waste here the harder it will be to find them."
Part of him wanted to go after them. He wanted to see her again. He wanted to see Aklyis. But he knew it was dangerous. The other part told him to run. Run as far away as he could, and never return. Forget everything. Forget Zoran, the jewels, Miya, and even Aklyis. It was too much. Too much pain. Shaking his head clear, Hiei sheathed his katana, and began to walk towards the gates. The giant black gates, tainted with blood and sorrow. The time had come to take it all, or leave it behind...
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Zoran stared down at his forces menacingly as he gently stroked the precious stones with his pruned fingers. He would have what he wanted. He knew he must. If he didn't, he would be defeated. For not even the power of the greatest sorcerer in the world could stop one thing. The one thing that decays and destroy and defeats all. Time. The enemy of every mortal. He must overcome time, must defeat it, before it defeats him. Then he would truly be the most powerful man in the world. The mere thought of eternal life and ultimate power brought a cruel smirk to his dry, thin lips.
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They were running. Running as fast as their legs could carry them. Aklyis felt a painful tug in her abdomen. It was slowing her down. They were close behind. Hiei and his men. She had thought he was going to help them, but he had brought Zoran's entire army right to them. The pain was becoming unbearable. It had been three months and seventeen days now, since the incident in the castle. She had a good idea what it might be. In fact she knew exactly what it was. But denial sent a mental block, not allowing her to accept that fact that inside her womb, she carried a child. His child. She hadn't told anyone yet. Instead she covered herself with cloaks and blankets, hiding the curve on her front side.
"They're gaining on us!!" Miya screamed in terror as the sound of horse hooves were becoming stronger. "Come on Aki, run faster."
Aklyis could barely hear her sister's voice now. She heard the hooves, and the faint screaming of her sister and Tamoro. But she refused to listen. Something inside her told her to stop, and run in the opposite direction. Run to Hiei. But her mind told her that it would be ridiculous, and the soldiers would kill her instantly.
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He could now see her. And the presence of that forth member was stronger than ever before. But where was he? Where was the forth person that he had sensed. As far as Hiei could see there were only three people. Tamoro, Miya, and Aklyis running behind a few metres. Why was Aklyis so behind? She had always been the fastest of them, especially when in a dangerous situation. There was something slowing her down, and strangely enough, the presence of that forth person was coming from her. Hiei narrowed his eyes. Something fishy was going on. The possibility of the actual truth dawned upon him for moment but he dismissed it as quickly as it had come. The chances of that were too low. It couldn't be. The fire demon suddenly erupted with speed, zipping past his soldiers and the trees, seen only as a black blur.
Aklyis instantly felt it coming, and before she had time to react, she felt arms encircle her waste and stop her from her not so desperate attempt to escape. She didn't struggle, she knew who it was. The brunette heard her sister and Tamoro stop instantly, turning back to look at her with shocked looks on their faces. Had Hiei betrayed them again?
Hiei felt something round and warm underneath his fingers. Narrowing his eyes, he removed the cloak that hid Aklyis' shape. His crimson eyes, along with Miya, Tamoro's and the soldiers in the front widened in complete utter disbelief. Below her breasts, and ribs, a round mound was present. It was evident now that the forth person Hiei had sensed was no more than an unborn child, a child which he had sired. The smell of salty tears had filled the air. Her tears. Something within his chest squeezed painfully. What was he to do now? Take his pregnant woman back to that monstrosity? If he did, she would most likely eventually be killed, but if he didn't, she would be killed anyways. Doing the only thing he could do, Hiei turned to his men, signaling for his men to head back to their tower.
"What of the other two, sir?" one soldier inquired.
"Leave them." Hiei ordered roughly. "They are of no use. This one has the stone." Spinning around with Aklyis, he began to walk away, a dark aura around him. Aklyis could feel it. She could also feel that he had discovered her secret, just as she had known he would. But the fact that he didn't seem upset, angry, or disappointed was something beyond her knowledge, and something beyond unexpected. She did not struggle or attempt to escape, but allowed herself to be lead to condemnation by her lover.
Miya nor Tamoro could move. They didn't know what to do now. What could they do? They wanted to go after Hiei and get their companion back. But something told them not to. Somewhere deep inside, they both knew this was simply meant to be...
But they also knew...
It was not over...
A/N: OK!! I DID IT!!! Don't worry....the plots thickening...and I promise there will be Tamoro/Miya action later on!! SO READ AND REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!
~ Dark Takevoer: Chapter 20 ~
-- Missing Angel --
Please, please forgive me.
"Wounds within my soul"
Maybe someday you'll look up,
"Echoing in my heart"
And barely conscious, you'll say to no one...
"Fading....Fading..."
Isn't something missing?
"The world is a crimson red"
You won't cry for my absence, I know
"Like the blood from these wounds"
You forgot me long ago
"The shadow following my footsteps"
Am I that unimportant?
"The eternal enigma before me"
Am I so insignificant?
"Blinded by the voices that surround me"
Isn't someone missing me?
"I feel the cold Dark Takeover..."
Aklyis felt unusually cold ask she whispered the poem in the darkness to herself. He was coming. She knew it. She could feel it. It was like a cold dark wave. The secret she carried within her could not be discovered. But somehow she knew its discoverer was on his way. The angels sang with her. The song of the missing. The song of the lost. "How did it come to this?" she whispered to herself. There was no telling how much longer she had to live. Part of her wanted to run, to survive, and to save the secret within her. But another part of her told her to give in. To surrender. There was no point in hiding, or running. They would find her, find Miya, and Tamoro. Then it would all be over anyways. But shouldn't they at least go down with a fight? The sound of footsteps could be heard drawing nearer. She knew it was her sister and her new friend. Sighing, Aklyis turned to face the direction in which they would appear. "Where has my heart gone...trapped in the eyes of a stranger...."
"Aki?" Miya stepped through the bushes as she looked at her sister with a puzzled look. Aklyis seemed troubled. It didn't take a magician to figure that out. "Are you ok?"
The brunette looked at her older sister with a saddened expression, a faint smile playing her lips. "Nothings wrong. We should...get moving." She expressed quietly, walking slowly past her raven-haired sister and the silent Tamaro.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hiei stared at the dead ground. There was once life here. Grass, bugs, prairie animals. But now it was just dead. He felt like a murderer. He had killed so much and never really regretted. Until now. Scowling, the fire demon kicked the brown soil to vent away his anger and disappointment. Something was still very wrong. Where he had sensed three people, there were now four. But the fourth was somehow invisible to him. They weren't there. But he could feel their presence. Who was this fourth person? Looking up, Hiei looked up at his men who were preparing to go find Aklyis, Miya and the blonde man.
"Let's go, we don't have forever. The more time you waste here the harder it will be to find them."
Part of him wanted to go after them. He wanted to see her again. He wanted to see Aklyis. But he knew it was dangerous. The other part told him to run. Run as far away as he could, and never return. Forget everything. Forget Zoran, the jewels, Miya, and even Aklyis. It was too much. Too much pain. Shaking his head clear, Hiei sheathed his katana, and began to walk towards the gates. The giant black gates, tainted with blood and sorrow. The time had come to take it all, or leave it behind...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Zoran stared down at his forces menacingly as he gently stroked the precious stones with his pruned fingers. He would have what he wanted. He knew he must. If he didn't, he would be defeated. For not even the power of the greatest sorcerer in the world could stop one thing. The one thing that decays and destroy and defeats all. Time. The enemy of every mortal. He must overcome time, must defeat it, before it defeats him. Then he would truly be the most powerful man in the world. The mere thought of eternal life and ultimate power brought a cruel smirk to his dry, thin lips.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They were running. Running as fast as their legs could carry them. Aklyis felt a painful tug in her abdomen. It was slowing her down. They were close behind. Hiei and his men. She had thought he was going to help them, but he had brought Zoran's entire army right to them. The pain was becoming unbearable. It had been three months and seventeen days now, since the incident in the castle. She had a good idea what it might be. In fact she knew exactly what it was. But denial sent a mental block, not allowing her to accept that fact that inside her womb, she carried a child. His child. She hadn't told anyone yet. Instead she covered herself with cloaks and blankets, hiding the curve on her front side.
"They're gaining on us!!" Miya screamed in terror as the sound of horse hooves were becoming stronger. "Come on Aki, run faster."
Aklyis could barely hear her sister's voice now. She heard the hooves, and the faint screaming of her sister and Tamoro. But she refused to listen. Something inside her told her to stop, and run in the opposite direction. Run to Hiei. But her mind told her that it would be ridiculous, and the soldiers would kill her instantly.
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He could now see her. And the presence of that forth member was stronger than ever before. But where was he? Where was the forth person that he had sensed. As far as Hiei could see there were only three people. Tamoro, Miya, and Aklyis running behind a few metres. Why was Aklyis so behind? She had always been the fastest of them, especially when in a dangerous situation. There was something slowing her down, and strangely enough, the presence of that forth person was coming from her. Hiei narrowed his eyes. Something fishy was going on. The possibility of the actual truth dawned upon him for moment but he dismissed it as quickly as it had come. The chances of that were too low. It couldn't be. The fire demon suddenly erupted with speed, zipping past his soldiers and the trees, seen only as a black blur.
Aklyis instantly felt it coming, and before she had time to react, she felt arms encircle her waste and stop her from her not so desperate attempt to escape. She didn't struggle, she knew who it was. The brunette heard her sister and Tamoro stop instantly, turning back to look at her with shocked looks on their faces. Had Hiei betrayed them again?
Hiei felt something round and warm underneath his fingers. Narrowing his eyes, he removed the cloak that hid Aklyis' shape. His crimson eyes, along with Miya, Tamoro's and the soldiers in the front widened in complete utter disbelief. Below her breasts, and ribs, a round mound was present. It was evident now that the forth person Hiei had sensed was no more than an unborn child, a child which he had sired. The smell of salty tears had filled the air. Her tears. Something within his chest squeezed painfully. What was he to do now? Take his pregnant woman back to that monstrosity? If he did, she would most likely eventually be killed, but if he didn't, she would be killed anyways. Doing the only thing he could do, Hiei turned to his men, signaling for his men to head back to their tower.
"What of the other two, sir?" one soldier inquired.
"Leave them." Hiei ordered roughly. "They are of no use. This one has the stone." Spinning around with Aklyis, he began to walk away, a dark aura around him. Aklyis could feel it. She could also feel that he had discovered her secret, just as she had known he would. But the fact that he didn't seem upset, angry, or disappointed was something beyond her knowledge, and something beyond unexpected. She did not struggle or attempt to escape, but allowed herself to be lead to condemnation by her lover.
Miya nor Tamoro could move. They didn't know what to do now. What could they do? They wanted to go after Hiei and get their companion back. But something told them not to. Somewhere deep inside, they both knew this was simply meant to be...
But they also knew...
It was not over...
A/N: OK!! I DID IT!!! Don't worry....the plots thickening...and I promise there will be Tamoro/Miya action later on!! SO READ AND REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!