My Time Remaining
Demon Diary
By Poochie-Oochie
CHAPTER 2Raenef looked down at his leg and wiggled it. It was loose but not loose enough. Shit. He glanced up at the crusaders. They were taunting him, he knew it.
"Let's see." Raenef searched his brain for options. "I can't use the Sonic Boom again, that takes up too much mezraez." Collecting mezraez had always come naturally to him, but he had already collected too much. It was wearing him out.
"Something…something that doesn't take too much mezraez and still does a lot of damage…" He looked down at his hands and felt a mental slap. "Ch. I could've thought o' that." He kneeled down and placed one palm in front of him and one in back of him.
"DARK ARROW!" Raenef yelled. The ground beneath him rumbled dangerously and the crusaders, sensing danger, flew at him. Raenef increased the mezraez and configured the Dark Arrow into a drill. The crusaders were closing in, he was running out of time. DAMMIT! Raenef increased the mezraez once more and soon the rock crumbled and caved in bringing Raenef with it. The crusaders roared as they slammed into each other.
"AHHH!!" Raenef felt the wind rushing against his face as he fell into the endless pit. He considered his options once more. Blood-thirsty dragons or an endless pit where at any time I could just go splat…
Raenef squinted his eyes down the tunnel and made his decision.
"Blood-thirsty dragons, here I come. GO!" Raenef said. The usual feeling of traveling through the astral plane, a lurch of his stomach, and Raenef was once again in the field of flowers and surrounded by crusaders. At least now I have a better chance of getting away,he thought. The crusaders were surprised to see their target once again. They hesitated for a fraction of a second but that was all Raenef needed. He broke into a run toward the castle through a gap in the circle of crusaders.
"These guys just don't know when to give up." He huffed. A crusader flew at him, ready to tackle.
"Magic Shield Circle 10!" Raenef gasped. The crusader rammed against the shield and dropped to the ground, knocked out. Raenef's abdomen throbbed momentarily and soon subsided. He looked behind him at the crusader and saw something in the corner of his eye. Sylvia's stuffed rabbit. Raenef swerved, dodging another crusader and grabbed the rabbit by its ears. The castle grew as he neared it. "Yes!" Raenef sped up but before he realized it, he had run smack into the doors.
"Oowww…" He wobbled and glimpsed back at the crusaders. They leered at him. Raenef leaned against the door and looked intently at the crusaders. "Fu— " A crusader had materialized out of nowhere. Raenef dropped to the stone floor instinctively and the crusader slammed its horns into the wooden door. Raenef rolled out of the way as the door toppled into the castle, dragging the crusader with it. He leaped over the crusader into the castle. Raenef turned and saluted the crusaders. "Sorry 'bout your friends!" He called before taking off.
The castle seemed familiar but then again all castles seemed alike to him. Raenef turned a corner and scratched his head. He was in a long hallway, there were no doors on either side of the it, but windows lined one side, looking out to the flower field, now a scarred battlefield.
"Let's see…" he spun his head in all directions looking for anything familiar. "Argh! I don't remember a thing!" He stamped his foot in frustration. He held up the rabbit. It was dirty and one of its arms was slightly torn. He sighed and started to walk down the hallway until he reached the end. "I guess it couldn't get any worse."
"So you survived the crusaders." A voice echoed throughout the hallway. Raenef turned his head slowly. On the other end of the hallway was a tall, slender man, with long black hair that reached his knees. His face was framed with dark bangs that accentuated his crimson eyes. He was as pale as the moon, which had risen in the starry sky.
Raenef narrowed his eyes. "Where's Sylvia?" He asked. The man smirked.
"The girl? She is in the dungeon." He answered. His deep voice hung in the air briefly and Raenef broke the deadly silence.
"You better not have hurt her, mister." He said turning fully to face the man. His eyes widened. This guy… could it be?
"Or what?" The man asked mockingly. Raenef grinned sweetly.
"Or I might have to kill you, mister."
I hate being called 'mister'. Eclipse thought. He crossed his arms. He's just like Raenef the fifth, and the forth in some odd way, though he looks different…
"Is that so?" Eclipse replied. The boy gave him a thumbs up and nodded.
"So why don't cha take me to her and we'll be on our way." He said. A stuffed rabbit was dangling from his hand. Eclipse made no move.
"Why were you trespassing?" He asked. The boy frowned.
"Well, we kind of just landed here. We didn't mean to." He said.
"Very well," Eclipse uncrossed his arms. The boy's eyes lit up. "If you render me unconscious or kill me, I'll let you two leave." The boy scowled.
"And if not?"
"Then I turn you into gold statues and display you in front of this castle." Eclipse waved a hand, a large boulder appeared floating above the boy.
"And I just got done with those stupid crusaders too." He puffed and jumped out of the way as the boulder fell. "Dark Arrow!" The energy soared at Eclipse who held up his palm in front of him calmly.
"Magic Shield Circle 15." The Dark Arrow bounced off and went out a window. "You're gonna have to try harder than that, kid." Eclipse said a black ball of energy gathering in his hand. The boy glowered at him, breathing hard.
"How about no magic?" He offered. Eclipse shrugged, the black ball dissipating.
"I suppose a fight is a fight." Eclipse never really specialized in physical fighting, but he still knew a thing or two. The boy smiled again and charged at him, throwing his fist out. Eclipse dodged it easily and tripped him. The boy stumbled, but didn't lose his balance. He twirled around, kicking out his leg. Eclipse sighed and caught it. "Hmm… pretty good." He said. The boy's grin was never wiped off his face. There's something… The boy reached over and grabbed Eclipse's wrist. Eclipse, surprised, didn't see what was coming next.
"Gotcha." The boy let go of his wrist and yanked his ankle out of Eclipse's loosened grip and sprang into the air, spinning. His leg shot out, hitting Eclipse's skull. A fleeting moment of pain and Eclipse fell to the ground with a thud. The boy landed swiftly in front of him and crouched down. "Sorry, mister, but I'm in sort of looking for someone." The boy propped Eclipse up against a wall. "But don't worry, I don't think you would die from that. At most, you'll be knocked out for a couple of hours." Eclipse's vision blurred.
"Who're you looking for?" He asked, his head bobbing in and out of consciousness.
"Eclipse." The boy said. Eclipse smiled. His eyelids closed.
"Well, you found me."
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