Chapter 11: the excellency of a failure

::Kyo blinked several times:: "…your puppet?" ::Kyo's eyes slowly went back to normal, he felt his body ached everywhere, he was completely exhausted now. The girl smirked:: "heh yes my puppet…Crashion is nothing but a walking corpse that I can control" ::Kyo glared at her:: "but wasn't he your father?" ::she closed her eyes and nodded slowly:: "heh yes he was but all he ever wanted to gain more and more power and didn't care about anybody else even his own family. I knew from the start when he talked about possessing all the gems of chaos at once I knew his pathetic body couldn't do it because all that power would make him go completely insane. It would happen to any normal man. Heh so I decided that I would take Crashions place in gaining ultimate power but murdering my father and controlling his body for my own purposes." ::Kyo clutched his fists tightly:: "yeah well now that Crashion is dead you can't use all the gems. So your plan has failed you now" ::she just looked at Kyo for a moment then begun laughing:: "hehe you are really pointless aren't you. I do not need Crashion he was only a tester and a pawn to help me get the gems. I have a much more powerful person who I am planning on using. Heh if I wanted to I could control a whole town of people and easily slaughter villages after villages" ::Kyo closed his eyes:: "then why don't you just do that if your so powerful" ::she smirked:: "heh because…there is one kingdom that I cannot beat…heh I could send the most powerful army at them and they wouldn't be phased they have the most powerful warriors in all of this land, the strongest and swiftest champions you'll ever see, and their leader…a natural born leader and the sword skills of a god. And this is why I need the gems and a single demon that can posses all the gems at once…one person to lead my army of possessed soldiers THEN I can take over this land" ::Kyo blinked several times…this kingdom interested him but he quickly turned his thought back the girl:: "what is your name?" ::he girl opened his eyes halfway:: "my name is Rachelle…heh you should remember it because it won't be long till I rule this land" ::he walks straight past Kyo and kneels down next to her Crashion's corpse and smirks holding her hands over his corpse, her hands glowed brightly with a white aurora around them, Kyo then quickly turns around glaring at her, as suddenly the gems of chaos that where in Crashions body fly up threw his body leaving small holes, she smirked looking at them as they all floated slowly forming a pile next to her, the rain washing away the blood from the gems. Kyo looked at them gems and walked over to them looking down at them and leaned down grabbing them and putting them in his pouch, he noticed that he hadn't gotten the green one yet, Rachelle looked at him:: "what do you think your doing!" ::Kyo just smirked turning his head looking at her:: "heh I'm taking the gems of chaos from you…heh your probably weak and that is why you have to use others to do your work so I have no fear of you whatsoever" ::he then laughed lightly standing up, and started to walk away a little ways grabbing his fathers sword and sheathing it and then turned around, she stood up storming over to him, and held up her right hand aiming at him:: "GIVE ME THE GEMS OR I WILL KILL YOU!" ::Kyo just laughed at her again:: "or what…what are you going to do huh? Heh are you going to try and take over my mind, heh good luck with that I have the berserker overpowering mine I doubt you can take him" ::she closed her eyes halfway and said quietly:: "damn you…" "wow you must be really stupid to think that I'd just stand there and let you take the gems." ::Kyo put his hands behind his head. Then suddenly several white blasts flew from her hand at Kyo, Kyo's eyes widened and quickly jumped to the ground landing on his chest and firmly putting his hands on the ground and pushed himself up and then glared at her, his eyes widened then as blood flew from her body and into Kyo's face and chest, blood running out of her mouth and her eyes wide looking at Kyo in fear, Kyo looked behind her seeing Crashion, green flames replacing his eyes. There was a green light sticking out Rachelle's body, and a deep cut going diagonally down from her right shoulder. She then fell forward. Kyo quickly took a step to the side watching her land face first on the ground::

"…Boy…give me the gems" ::Crashion coffed up some blood, Kyo looked at him his eyes wide:: "no! I won't give them to you" ::Kyo took a step back, Crashion then just aimed his right hand at Kyo faintly as they all ripped right threw Kyo's pouch, all of Kyo's money hitting the moist ground the gems glowing and floated over to Crashion, Crashion held his hand up pointing the sky, the nine gems started circling his wrist and then shot straight up into the sky and all flew in different directions. Crashion closed his eyes and coughed up some more blood:: "…heh…well boy. You just witnessed what might have saved this world." ::Crashion smirked slightly and thrusted his hand into his chest breaking his ribs and then slowly pulling his hand out with the green gem in his hand, it launched into the air and flew a direction as well, the green flames in his eyes died out as he collapsed to the ground and then deceased to live:: "…great…I…I really should find a way to destroy those…but…heh there's really no reason to now. Heh I doubt anybody else knows about their powers. Kyo then closed his eyes and felt himself hit the ground hard. Kyo awoke a couple days later. He opened his eyes, his vision blurry and blinked a few times moistening his eyes. He looked up seeing a wooden ceiling and a dim lantern hanging from it. He was laying on red couch, he looked to his left seeing a older man looking around the age of thirty. Kyo leaned up looking at the man, Kyo had bandages on him around his wounds, Kyo slowly stood up as the man watched him:: "…thank you sir" ::Kyo said and looked to his side seeing Clair was gone then quickly looked back at the man:: "where is the fairy!"
::the mans eyes became wide as Kyo's quick change of mood.:: "she's fine I have her on a tiny bed…she hasn't woken up yet" ::Kyo slowly closed his eyes halfway and looked at the counter seeing her, he grabbed her very gently and put her in his pouch, Kyo put a hand on his chest, his black shirt was gone…along with his cloak, he looked at the man:: "where are my cloths?" "uhh…your cloths. They where all torn and tattered so I uhh…bought you new ones" ::he said nervously looking to his left and to his right opening up a small chest pulling out black shirt with only one long sleeve on the right arm, a dark blue piece of metal that would cover Kyo's right breast and the back of his shoulder blade and had an opening for his arm. Kyo nodded and took the black no sleeve shirt putting it on, the neck of the shirt went up halfway up his neck. Kyo looked to the side of the couch seeing his swords. He gazed upon them for a moment then sheathed them both on the right side of his sash, they formed an X at his side as they crossed and overlapped:: "…thank you" ::the man smiled and nodded:: "it's the least I could do" ::Kyo nodded to the man and then walked out. He walked to the place where he left his horse…somebody had been feeding it. He hopped on his horse, the sky was dark. The clouds filled the air and then it slowly began to rain, Kyo closed his eyes halfway looking at little Clair as he then began to ride off out of the town on a small dirt path. He was heading back to Farcringe. His eyes only half open to determined on getting there and finding a way to help Clair.

(later)

:: Kyo reached Farcringe. He put his horse in the stable locking the gate and made his way into town, the sky was still dark. He walked down the stone cobble road in the town bumping into a few people walking straight not stopping for anything. He then walked in the middle of a crossing to four other roads . He stops in the center looking to his left and right seeing he was surrounded by people. Their eyes seemed…different…they where gray and dull. They all gazed at him and slowly approached Kyo quickly unsheathed his sword closing his eyes and sighed deeply. Then he heard a voice in his head:: Give me the red gem you have Kyo! ::it was Rachelle's voice, Kyo thought up words in his head and she would hear them:: you will not get the gem. I will make sure of it. And If I find you…you will die. ::Kyo held out his sword that he got from Crashion with one hand. He couldn't count how many people where coming. But they wielded no weapons…it was women, children, men:: "…I can't do this…" ::suddenly there was a loud ringing in his head. He slowly opened his eyes. They where now blood red and a smirk spread across his face. He felt himself changing again and he spoke to Rachelle again…or the demon within him did:: alright now you little bitch. I'll give you a chance to call off your pathetic hounds before I turn them to ash and slowly slit your throat when I find you ::the evil grin on his face stayed as one of the men charged him as the rest stopped, Kyo swung his sword viciously cutting straight threw the man's side blood flying into the air as both halves fell to the ground. Another quickly came up behind him he turned his head and backhanded him hard breaking his nose and chipping a tooth, he ducked down just in time to dodge a fist thrusted at him and jabbed the man in the gut and then brought the sword up under his chin and then Kyo quickly ripped it out threw his face. He Jumped up high into the air looking down at all the people and snarled and then looked straight ahead and sees a man with long black hair going to his waist. He has blood red eyes and a long sword looks kind of like a katana. It reaches down to his ankles though. He was wearing a leather coat that went to his ankles as well with a blood red velvet shirt. Black boots, and black leather cloves and black baggy pants. He smirked with the look of the devil on his face. He showed his fangs to Kyo it was obvious he was a Vampire Kyo then glared at him. He appeared in front of Kyo and quickly grasped kyo's throat holding him in the air. Kyo's eyes widened in Surprised only hearing about the speed of a Vampire in stories and the Demon Berserker has never fought one before. The Vampire then slowly spoke with a smirk on his face:: "Kyo give me the Gem you fool…unless you wish to die" ::Kyo then smirked slightly:: "tch…another one of Rachelle's Champions…bastard" ::the vampire quirked a brow as Kyo then punched him hard in the face and quickly thrusted his sword up threw the vamps Elbow the vamp then screamed in pain dropping Kyo. Kyo then looked down at all the brainwashed villagers looking up at him as he began descending. The Vamp was still floating in the air. Kyo brought his sword down hard on one persons head cutting it in two then spun swinging his sword slashing threw a dozen people. And began charging threw them looking for an opening getting punched hard as he continued to hack his way out getting punched endless amounts of times. He closed his left eye in pain but continued to run and made it to the castle entrance seeing two corpses in front of the open gate. He quickly ran in and began to bring down the cage. It dropped down on several people crushing their bodies. Kyo smirked looking at the their bodies squirm till they slowly drained of life. Kyo then turned around seeing the vamp again holding his arm glaring at him:: "hehe…you thought that small stab would stop me!" ::he barked at Kyo. But Kyo wasted no time and quickly lunged quickly slashing his sword upward at the vamp but the vamp pulled his head back and took a step back dodging the attack and then lunged his fist out punching Kyo hard sending him soaring to the gate hitting it hard his head smacking against it and his vision becoming blurry from the blow and then Kyo felt dozens of hands grabbing him, his eyes widened turning his head seeing all the people from the village had grabbed him. Kyo looked straight ahead he tried to pull his arm out that was holding the sword but one of the people took it his arm holding it tightly against the steel. The Vampire then began to laugh at Kyo's misfortune. Kyo's eyes then glowed eerily and then lunged forward with all his strength. The People where holding on as if their lives depended on it. But Kyo's strength was to much their arms ripping off still holding onto him. Kyo's eyes widened once again with Surprise turning his head seeing the bodies still their with an emotionless look with their arms torn off still moving and trying to get in. their arms then slowly fell off of Kyo's body. He turned his head looking at the vampire and snarled and then aimed his free hand at the vampire while holding his sword in his other hand:: "oh what are you going to do boy use one of your pathetic spells…and you also expect I'm going to just stand here and let it hit me?" ::he then appeared in front of Kyo and backhanded him sending Kyo staggering a bit. The vamp lunged at Kyo faster then he could follow punching Kyo hard in the jaw as Kyo started to fall to the ground he kneed Kyo in the gut and. Then sending another jab to his gut and a hook to his face. Kyo then fell to the ground finally and quickly getting up grinding his teeth in anger. He then looked at his pouch and didn't see Clair…but Kyo had no power over his body and couldn't get himself to look for her. Kyo then threw his sword at the Vamp. The Berserker knew exactly what he was going to do…because what Kyo couldn't follow the Berserker could. As he threw the sword the Vamp jumped high into the air but before he could Kyo's body jumped up spinning in mid air and kicked The Vamp in the side of the head sending him to the ground. Before the Vamp could Regroup Kyo jumped on him while he was on the ground and began punching him hard in the face unceasingly. The vamp then grabbed Kyo's wrists. Kyo just smirked and then began head butting the vamp with his forehead against the vamps nose the Vamp let out a moan of pain. Kyo eventually broke his nose blood running out of it fast. The vamp then regained his trace of though used all of his strength and threw Kyo up in the air. Kyo's body flying high up into the air hitting the ceiling of the high room as his body began to descend the vamp kicked him hard in the Gut. Kyo coughed loudly all the air in his lungs rushed out. He then fell to his knees both hands on his gut feeling a large rush of pain. The vamp then picked him up by his throat. Kyo wincing in pain his left eye closed in pain. The Vamp smirked and began squeezing his throat. It was already hard enough to breath but now the vamp was squeezing him so none could get in. The berserker muffled a laugh out of Kyo's body and then held out one finger in his right hand and smirked the vamp blinked still holding Kyo:: "wow boy your now delusional" ::he began laughing but it didn't last long the berserker let out a yell as he thrusted the hand at the vamp. The Finger piercing his eye going right threw it. Hearing a crackling sound and a pop. Kyo smirked and laughed pulling his finger out. It was wet covered in blood and water from the eye. The Vamp put both hands over his eye and began screaming in pain. Kyo then limped over to his sword and then quickly charged at the vamp while he was blinded and ran as fast as he could in the state ramming the sword threw his chest and picking him up off the ground. One of his hands over his eye and one gripping the sword he hissed at Kyo. Kyo kept running till the tip of the blade that had breached threw the other side of the vamps torso. Kyo's sword then hit the wall wall the blade continued to go in deeper in the vamp till half of it was in the wall and the hilt was touching the vamps stomach the vamp was still alive though hissing at Kyo. Kyo then took a step back taking a deep breath and began laughing at the vamp and slowly pulled out his other sword and slowly sunk it in threw the vamps shoulder the vamp started screaming in pain:: "I heard a vamp doesn't die till sun light touches him or his heart is pierced Kyo then laughed.:: "Well I guess you'll have to wait till the sun reaches down" ::he looked up at the glass on the ceiling with the painting on it knowing the sun would go down and kill him in the morning or when the clouds where gone. Kyo smiled and it slowly faded looking at the vamp:: "or I might tell you if you tell me where Rachelle is….or are you possessed by her as well?" ::The Vamp put his hand on the hilt of the sword that was thrusted all the way threw his body clutching it tightly glaring at Kyo:: "I am not one of her puppets who are under her mind control…heh unlike you. You are nothing more then a puppet yourself…I'm surprised you let that demon make you believe you are over powering him" ::The vamp then began laughing at Kyo as Kyo punched him hard in the face as blood trickled down the vampires lip:: "I have complete control over the berserker…" ::Kyo's eyes then widened as he fell to his knees clutched his chest. His eyes widened looking up at the vampire who was smirking looking down at him:: "I also can't believe that you haven't' known there is more then one vampire in you…tch you should've been ripped apart by all the power within your body…but who knows…you don't look very human to me…you don't move like one…maybe it's just those demonic powers you supposedly control"

::Kyo clutched his fists and ripped the dagger out of his shoulder and rammed it threw his heart:: "shut up!" ::He pulled the dagger out of the vampires heart as the vamps eyes widened as he looked at his legs that where beginning to turn to ash:: "Boy! You are going to die and I can't wait to meet you in hell! I'll say hello to your mother and father while I'm down here and tell them how you will never be able to avenge them" ::Kyo's eyes then filled with a fearful rage pulled the dagger out of his body and continuously began stabbing him over and over in the face till his body was nothing but ash:: "shut up shut up shut up!" ::he then rammed the dagger into its' sheath and pulled his sword out of the wall sheathing that as well breathing heavy. He felt his heart beating faster and faster as if it where going to explode:: "AHH!" ::he fell to his knees clutching his chest as he heard laughing and looked around his eyes wide but blurry from pain:: "quite laughing at me! Damn you! I will kill you!" ::Kyo stood up swinging his arms in a angered fury and then stopped his chest heaving as he clutched his fists and looked around then heard a calming voice speak into his ears… a soft whisper:: "kyo don't worry…" ::He turned his head to see nothing. His eyes watery:: "…Clair" ::He felt his arms going limp he fell to his knees:: "I'm sorry Clair…it's my fault you got hurt…where are you" ::He saw Clair slowly float in front of him holding her arm. She looked very sad:: "please don't cry Kyo…everything will be ok…"