A Soul's Search Ch 14
Auberon narrowed his eyes into slits as he glared at Michel. "You boy, have become more of a nuisance than I bargained for. I think that I'll just kill you now." Auberon reached out and grabbed Michel's jugular, and dug his cold dead like fingers further and further inside.
Michel gasped, his eyes went wide as he as trying to pry his hand away. Michel dangled in the air, with every breath he could feel himself getting weaker. He could feel his own blood oozing down his neck.
Carina's eyes went wide, her heart pounded with fear, not for what might happen when Auberon got his way, but the fear she felt was for Michel. "Let him go!"
Auberon sneered as a dangerous glint went off in his eyes. "Why should I let your boyfriend go? You're a hunter Carina, you're not suppose to have your emotions rule you. In this world, you and everyone else knows, only the strong will survive. The weak will be turned to ash and be blown into the wind. While the strong shall take the world that rightly belongs to them. So you see, Carina…Your emotions will hinder you, they'll make you weak, and then before you know it, you'll be gone from this world."
Carina's eyes narrowed as she was trying to stabilize herself enough so she could stand on her own. "You're wrong! It isn't our emotions that decide if we're weak or strong. It's how we act upon them that will tell us how to survive in this world! You're just too blinded by anger and hatred to see that there's more in life than pain and suffering."
Sakaki glanced over at Robin, "What does Carina think she's doing? Doesn't she know that he's going to kill us?"
Robin narrowed her eyes as she kept her gaze on the three that were in front of them. "Sakaki, I trust Carina, just let her try and then when it's time shoot."
Sakaki's eyes went wide for a split second and then looked at her quizzically. "How will I know when..?"
"You'll know when it's time, and don't worry she won't let Michel or any of us die. Carina loves him and she'll do what it takes to make sure that it'll work out. Trust her Sakaki." Robin replied with a knowing look which shown in her eyes.
Sakaki just nodded, Amon and Karasuma heard their conversation and glanced towards each other knowingly, and then turned their attention towards what was going on.
Auberon growled, his eyes narrowed and his grip tightened on Michel's throat. "You know nothing about my life! All I have to show for my life is painful memories and an unforgiving heart. My family made certain of that! All of my life I was shunned, turned away from any thing that is even close that would even remotely resemble love! So, I will get my revenge from those who have spurned me, by taking every type of soul. It doesn't matter if it's from a human, demon, or half-breed, I will take their souls and have them infuse into me! Then I'll be the only living being in this world!"
"If you do that, then you'll truly, and forever be, alone." Carina informed him in a quiet but stern voice. "I won't stand by and allow what you're planning to happen. You have to be stopped, one way or another."
"No, Carina, don't…" Michel croaked as he winced in pain. He could feel himself start to lose consciousness from the blood loss.
Auberon looked at Michel in disgust and then threw him over towards the part of the room where the others were watching. "Michel!" Sakaki exclaimed as he scurried over to his friend and supported him. "Michel? Hey, come on, don't die on me."
Michel slowly opened his eyes and looked over at him. "Sakaki….I'm not going to die just yet. Besides, you still owe me…" Trailing off as he became unconscious.
Karasuma hurriedly looked around and saw the med kit. She quickly retrieved it and helped Sakaki tend to Michel's wound. "That should stop the bleeding until we can get him to the infirmary."
Sakaki nodded as he kept a hold on his friend. "Thanks Ms. Karasuma."
Karasuma nodded in reply and then looked over at Amon. He gave her a knowing look and then his attention was drawn back to the two in front of them.
The three other witches looked in shock towards each other. They couldn't believe that their leader would just take their souls, even after everything that they've done for him. "Hey you blind old bat! Did you for see this happening? Huh, did you! Answer me!" Remus growled at him as he grabbed onto the seer's collar.
Aidan lowered his head sadly, "No, I didn't see him betraying us. Somehow he must have blocked this vision from me."
"If that's the case, then we're going to have to either fight him or get the heck out of here." Shamir offered in an angry tone.
Remus threw Aidan back and turned his angry eyes towards him. "Shamir! I'm not going to run like some coward! If you're going to, then be my guest! It'll just prove to me something that I knew all along."
"Oh yea and what's that!" Shamir shot back heatedly.
"That you're a coward, always have been. So go run and hide, but know this no matter where you go if he can do what he claims, then there will be no place you can hide, because you'll be dead. But if he doesn't, then there will be no place you'll be able to hide from me when this whole ordeal is over." Remus warned as his eyes flickered dangerously.
"I don't care what you say, I'm not going to be his first victim!" Shamir shot back as he was looking around for any exit that's even remotely close to their location. On his second look around he spotted a window and decided to take the chance and go for it.
"Remus!" Shamir called after him as he jumped towards the window. Auberon saw Remus's intention from the corner of his eye. Then when Remus was about to jump out of the window, Auberon called upon one of his powers and struck him dead center of his back. Remus yelled in pain and fright as he crashed through the window. In a last ditch effort, Remus called upon an old spell he found, and teleported himself before he hit the ground.
Auberon smirked evilly, "At least that's one less annoyance that I have to deal with. Now, you were saying something about stopping me. Well now, shall we get to it then. Oh and by the way, before we dance, I want that talisman you're wearing. It's the key that will be able to open the witch's idol, and will grant me more power that anyone has ever dreamed."
Carina narrowed her eyes into slits and shifted into defensive position. "Forget it, you're not getting this talisman. The only way you'll get it, is over my dead body."
"Then if that's the way it has to be…" Auberon smirked dangerously as he quickly charged and then vanished from her sight and reappeared behind her.
"Carina! Watch your back!" Robin cried out to her in warning.
Auberon was about to strike, and his blow would have made contact if it wasn't for Robin's warning. Carina ducked down and then did a back kick at his stomach before rolling away. She turned around and glared at him, still keeping her ready position.
"That wasn't necessary, not necessary at all." Auberon said as he called upon another power and sent it towards the hunters. In the nick of time, Robin was able to put up a fire wall to protect them from the attack, and then tried to send one of her own in return.
Auberon saw the fire coming and then jumped out of the way, but not without getting a little singed on his ankle. He winced some as he landed and dropped the idol. Carina saw that he was distracted, this gave her enough time to go in and grab the idol.
Carina was getting just within reach of the idol when Auberon saw her from the corner of his eye, he pulled out a dagger and threw it right into her front shoulder. She yelled out in pain and skidded past her target. Carina was holding onto her shoulder as Auberon turned around and went over to the idol and picked it back up. "Now that was very foolish, and look to what your action caused. You're making this too easy, you do know that right?"
"I'm not out of it yet." Carina replied as she scissor-kicked his legs from underneath and rolled up to stand. As soon as Robin saw that her friend was standing, she put up a fire barrier between Carina and Auberon.
"Come on Aidan, there has to be a way to get this guy. You're a seer, come on, can't you see some kind of solution!" Remus asked in urgency.
"I don't see any way to defeat him. Somehow, he's blocking all of my powers. I'm useless." Aidan replied in a defeated tone.
"That's right, the three of you have never been any use to me, except for now. I'm going to take your souls, I can always track down Shamir later, but you two will do just fine for now." Auberon told them with an evil grin. He turned fully around towards the remaining two witches and started to chant a soul extraction spell.
"No, you can't do this to us!" Remus shouted at him as he and Aidan tried to get away.
"That's where you're wrong, because I am taking your souls." Auberon replied, making Remus's and Aidan's bodies float in the air. A reddish hue surrounded them and their souls evaporated from their bodies and into Auberon's. The two bodies dropped to the floor and instantly turned to dust. "Now, where were we? Oh, yes now I remember, you were going to hand over the talisman."