A Soul's Search
Ch 9
Robin motioned over towards the monitor showing where Carina was about to fight Auberon, and that Michael was embedded into the wall not exactly looking too well himself. A frown played upon Robin's concerned face. "We have to hurry." Amon nodded and then was about to continue on his way when Robin grabbed onto his arm. "Amon wait."
Amon frowned in slight confusion as he looked at her. "Robin, what is it?"
"There, don't you see them?" Robin asked quietly narrowing her eyes.
"See what?" Amon asked, and then his gaze followed hers until he saw what she did. A couple of smoky outlines that also had one red and one green eye. "What are those things?"
Robin kept her gaze right where it was, "they're called craft hunters. They belong to Demonio. The craft hunters hunt down any craft and then they take possession of the one they're hunting and take their craft from them. Leaving behind nothing but the witch's bones."
Amon narrowed his eyes angrily, "is that how Demonio gathers his powers from other witches?"
Robin nodded, "that's one of the ways, yes."
"So, how do we fight these things?" Amon asked, his voice staying in his usual neutral tone.
"We don't," Robin saw his reaction from the corner of her eye. "we have to go back and figure out another way to get them out, and to destroy his craft that's keeping them inside."
Amon glared at the eyes that were watching the two of them very carefully, and then nodded, "fine, let's go." He and Robin backed away very slowly and then when they were out of the craft hunters' sight, they turned around and climbed out of the tunnel. When they were finally out, Robin and Amon went to meet up with Karasuma and Sakaki.
"So, were you able to destroy the craft?" Sakaki asked when they saw the two approach them.
"No." Robin replied flatly.
"No? But…" Sakaki started to ask looking at her in slight shock.
"Sakaki, let it go, we'll find another way to get inside." Karasuma replied as she read Robin's expression.
Sakaki nodded, "alright, so now what do we do?"
"You could help us retrieve the witch's idol." a familiar voice replied out of nowhere.
Robin narrowed her eyes, "Aidan…"
Aidan laughed, "so, I see that you still remember, good, and I'm sure that you'll remember my two companions." Remus and Shamir standing on either side of him.
"What do you want?!" Sakaki asked in an annoyed tone.
"It looks like that we can help either other out, well, that is if you're willing to cooperate with us." Remus replied with a smirk.
"What makes you think that we'll cooperate with you?" Sakaki shot back glaring at them.
"The lives of your two friends, what else." Shamir replied with an amused look in his eyes.
"Why you…" Sakaki started to say.
"Sakaki, that's enough." Amon told him sternly as he kept his gaze on the three.
"But Amon…" Sakaki said trying to object.
Karasuma shook her head, "Sakaki, Amon's right, besides, I think that we should hear them out. After all, it seems like they have the upper hand."
Aidan smiled, "you're very perceptive, yes, you see there's something that we want. If you help us get it, then I'm sure that our boss will be more than generous and let your friends go."
"What is it that you want?" Robin asked, "if I would guess, then I'd say it would be the witch's idol."
Aidan nodded, "I'm impressed, you've figured it out already."
"It wasn't too hard, Demonio has been searching for it for a very long time. So it would only make sense that would be what brought you two to Japan in the first place since you didn't find it in Italy." Robin replied reasoning out the situation.
"Why is it so important that he gets it anyway, isn't he already considered the strongest witch anyway?" Sakaki asked in annoyance.
"That's none of your concern. So are you going to help us get it or aren't the lives of your two friends worth the trouble?" Shamir challenged with a smirk.
"Where is it?" Karasuma asked curiously crossing her arms.
Remus smirked, "it's kind of ironic when you think about it. It's in the one place where one wouldn't even think of looking."
Sakaki was more than just a little annoyed with them already by this point. "Look, quit playing your games, just tell us already and quit dragging this out!"
"Very well, the witch's idol is in the factory." Remus replied in amusement.
"The factory?" Sakaki asked back in disbelief. The three nodded in response. "How do you expect us to do this? Just walk on in?"
Aidan smiled evilly, "that's exactly what we have in mind."
"Are you out of your mind? We just can't walk into the factory! In case you didn't know, we're not exactly welcomed sight when they're concerned. They'd rather catch us than let us walk around freely." Sakaki replied, "this guy is unbelievable."
"It would be wise to watch your tongue." Shamir warned narrowing his eyes at him.
"Oh really, and what are you going to do about it if I don't?!" Sakaki challenged.
"Enough! We're wasting time arguing. We should be concentrating on getting the witch's idol and then getting our friends back. Not stand here bickering like children." Robin shot at them.
"Robin's right, we don't have to like it, but we don't exactly have a choice in the matter." Karasuma reasoned with a confirming nod.
Shamir smirked, "it's good to see that someone around here has enough sense to keep what's important in perspective. Now, shall we go?" The four of them looked at each other and then nodded. Finally, they started off towards the factory with the three unlikely allies behind them.
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The fight that was going on inside of Raven's Flat was starting to intensify by the minute. Carina and Auberon were almost matching each other blow for blow, but Carina knew that Auberon was stronger than she was, but she was just a bit faster than he was without his powers. "I see that you've improved Carina, I'm impressed." Auberon said with a smirk as he delivered a couple of quick combinations towards her.
"Yeah, well, I'm just full of surprises." Carina replied while barely ducking and blocking. Auberon launched a couple of more combinations, and they landed right on their mark sending Carina back and colliding into the wall.
"Carina!" Michael exclaimed in concern as he saw her fall to her hands and knees.
Auberon was laughing at the sight before him. "You might have improved, Carina, but it's still not enough. Did you honestly think that you'd be able to defeat me so easily?"
Carina looked up as she started to carefully stand, having the wall for support. Her breathing was starting to labor just a bit as she glared at him. "So easily, no, not really, but you will be beaten, and you'll pay for everything that you've done."
"Such spirit, just like you showed in Italy when you and Robin faced me and Aidan in Italy. Now, what did we do to make you two so angry?" Auberon mused with a smirk on his face.
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Author's Note: Hey, sorry for not getting this chapter up as fast as I usually do…You all know how things come up, anyway, here you go…Enjoy, ja ne
Ch 9
Robin motioned over towards the monitor showing where Carina was about to fight Auberon, and that Michael was embedded into the wall not exactly looking too well himself. A frown played upon Robin's concerned face. "We have to hurry." Amon nodded and then was about to continue on his way when Robin grabbed onto his arm. "Amon wait."
Amon frowned in slight confusion as he looked at her. "Robin, what is it?"
"There, don't you see them?" Robin asked quietly narrowing her eyes.
"See what?" Amon asked, and then his gaze followed hers until he saw what she did. A couple of smoky outlines that also had one red and one green eye. "What are those things?"
Robin kept her gaze right where it was, "they're called craft hunters. They belong to Demonio. The craft hunters hunt down any craft and then they take possession of the one they're hunting and take their craft from them. Leaving behind nothing but the witch's bones."
Amon narrowed his eyes angrily, "is that how Demonio gathers his powers from other witches?"
Robin nodded, "that's one of the ways, yes."
"So, how do we fight these things?" Amon asked, his voice staying in his usual neutral tone.
"We don't," Robin saw his reaction from the corner of her eye. "we have to go back and figure out another way to get them out, and to destroy his craft that's keeping them inside."
Amon glared at the eyes that were watching the two of them very carefully, and then nodded, "fine, let's go." He and Robin backed away very slowly and then when they were out of the craft hunters' sight, they turned around and climbed out of the tunnel. When they were finally out, Robin and Amon went to meet up with Karasuma and Sakaki.
"So, were you able to destroy the craft?" Sakaki asked when they saw the two approach them.
"No." Robin replied flatly.
"No? But…" Sakaki started to ask looking at her in slight shock.
"Sakaki, let it go, we'll find another way to get inside." Karasuma replied as she read Robin's expression.
Sakaki nodded, "alright, so now what do we do?"
"You could help us retrieve the witch's idol." a familiar voice replied out of nowhere.
Robin narrowed her eyes, "Aidan…"
Aidan laughed, "so, I see that you still remember, good, and I'm sure that you'll remember my two companions." Remus and Shamir standing on either side of him.
"What do you want?!" Sakaki asked in an annoyed tone.
"It looks like that we can help either other out, well, that is if you're willing to cooperate with us." Remus replied with a smirk.
"What makes you think that we'll cooperate with you?" Sakaki shot back glaring at them.
"The lives of your two friends, what else." Shamir replied with an amused look in his eyes.
"Why you…" Sakaki started to say.
"Sakaki, that's enough." Amon told him sternly as he kept his gaze on the three.
"But Amon…" Sakaki said trying to object.
Karasuma shook her head, "Sakaki, Amon's right, besides, I think that we should hear them out. After all, it seems like they have the upper hand."
Aidan smiled, "you're very perceptive, yes, you see there's something that we want. If you help us get it, then I'm sure that our boss will be more than generous and let your friends go."
"What is it that you want?" Robin asked, "if I would guess, then I'd say it would be the witch's idol."
Aidan nodded, "I'm impressed, you've figured it out already."
"It wasn't too hard, Demonio has been searching for it for a very long time. So it would only make sense that would be what brought you two to Japan in the first place since you didn't find it in Italy." Robin replied reasoning out the situation.
"Why is it so important that he gets it anyway, isn't he already considered the strongest witch anyway?" Sakaki asked in annoyance.
"That's none of your concern. So are you going to help us get it or aren't the lives of your two friends worth the trouble?" Shamir challenged with a smirk.
"Where is it?" Karasuma asked curiously crossing her arms.
Remus smirked, "it's kind of ironic when you think about it. It's in the one place where one wouldn't even think of looking."
Sakaki was more than just a little annoyed with them already by this point. "Look, quit playing your games, just tell us already and quit dragging this out!"
"Very well, the witch's idol is in the factory." Remus replied in amusement.
"The factory?" Sakaki asked back in disbelief. The three nodded in response. "How do you expect us to do this? Just walk on in?"
Aidan smiled evilly, "that's exactly what we have in mind."
"Are you out of your mind? We just can't walk into the factory! In case you didn't know, we're not exactly welcomed sight when they're concerned. They'd rather catch us than let us walk around freely." Sakaki replied, "this guy is unbelievable."
"It would be wise to watch your tongue." Shamir warned narrowing his eyes at him.
"Oh really, and what are you going to do about it if I don't?!" Sakaki challenged.
"Enough! We're wasting time arguing. We should be concentrating on getting the witch's idol and then getting our friends back. Not stand here bickering like children." Robin shot at them.
"Robin's right, we don't have to like it, but we don't exactly have a choice in the matter." Karasuma reasoned with a confirming nod.
Shamir smirked, "it's good to see that someone around here has enough sense to keep what's important in perspective. Now, shall we go?" The four of them looked at each other and then nodded. Finally, they started off towards the factory with the three unlikely allies behind them.
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The fight that was going on inside of Raven's Flat was starting to intensify by the minute. Carina and Auberon were almost matching each other blow for blow, but Carina knew that Auberon was stronger than she was, but she was just a bit faster than he was without his powers. "I see that you've improved Carina, I'm impressed." Auberon said with a smirk as he delivered a couple of quick combinations towards her.
"Yeah, well, I'm just full of surprises." Carina replied while barely ducking and blocking. Auberon launched a couple of more combinations, and they landed right on their mark sending Carina back and colliding into the wall.
"Carina!" Michael exclaimed in concern as he saw her fall to her hands and knees.
Auberon was laughing at the sight before him. "You might have improved, Carina, but it's still not enough. Did you honestly think that you'd be able to defeat me so easily?"
Carina looked up as she started to carefully stand, having the wall for support. Her breathing was starting to labor just a bit as she glared at him. "So easily, no, not really, but you will be beaten, and you'll pay for everything that you've done."
"Such spirit, just like you showed in Italy when you and Robin faced me and Aidan in Italy. Now, what did we do to make you two so angry?" Auberon mused with a smirk on his face.
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Author's Note: Hey, sorry for not getting this chapter up as fast as I usually do…You all know how things come up, anyway, here you go…Enjoy, ja ne