Saga 7: Demons, ghosts, & goddesses
Ch.8. Black Wisdom disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Yu Hakusho characters except Michiru, Jugo, and Lenos.
Michiru stumbled through the sunlight forest, the sound of leaves blowing and shuffling as she ambled through. Her head hurt and tears dropped from her face continuously, turning into the feathers each time. She stopped for a moment, and laid a hand on her chest, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart. 'I...I'm sorry....everyone. I...I'm not running away. But...if I leave, they will be less likely to find you. I am so sorry. Please forgive me.' She looked up, her vision of the trees obscured by the tears in her eyes. 'But I must head for home. I must save my family. I must!' she thought, gripping her torn gi. She had changed out of the kimono earlier, folding it neatly and placing it by the futon with a simple 'thank you' scribbled on a small piece of paper.
When she slowed her heartbeat, she continued on, regardless that her feet were bleeding because of the thin layer of skin that had been torn. She flinched in pain with each step, but continued on nonetheless. At one point, she sat down on a small rock and shivered as a cold breeze blew through. 'I must...reach...grandpa and...Lulu...' she thought while shaking. 'Please Raiden...protect them...they are all...I have left...now' she thought, and leaned her head back against a tree.
'I should not tarry, but I...' she trailed off in her mind. "I'm just...so tired..." she whispered. She felt around her neck, hoping by some mere miracle she would find the familiar chain of her opal. However, all she felt was a scar. She sighed miserably and slowly let her hand drop down by her side, dangling off the rock in mock defeat. 'Freya. Would you be ashamed if you saw me now? Fleeing from people who saved me, only to head back to a life of misery & woe? Only to feel frightened everyday for my family and friends? Is this how my days will be spent? Doing the Black Nahga's dirty work?' Her soft eyes began to well up again, spilling hot tears on her hand, which plopped down like wet jewels and then turned into feathers.
'If I didn't have my family, I would have surely...ended my life long ago...' she thought with a quiet sob and wiped away her tears. Slowly, she looked up at the blue sky, viewing the clouds that lazily passed by. Michiru gave a weak smile. 'What I wouldn't give to be a bird. Birds grant us song with their lovely voices. They grant us...hope...' As if on cue, a sparrow appeared on a thin branch above her, talking in its own melodic language. Michiru smiled and slowly raised her hand, spreading apart her slender fingers. The sparrow looked down, and then quickly flew onto the soft, fleshy substitute branch.
The woman smiled gently. "Hello, little one." she said quietly. "Are you all alone?" As if in answer, the bird hopped up and down on her fingers, causing her to giggle. "I suppose that means yes. Well..." she thought for a moment, then continued "I guess you're not alone, since you're here with me." The bird chirped and quickly hopped onto her shoulder. She laughed again. "My, you're eager for company aren't you?" the bird looked up at her through dark eyes, as if trying to say something through it's expression. However, just as quickly, it's head turned in a different direction and then flew away. Michiru was puzzled. 'I wonder what's wrong? Was the little one spooked by something?' she pondered. She turned her gaze over to where the sparrow had looked at gasped.
She saw why it had left. There, in the middle of a cluster of trees, stood an abnormally large black wolf! Michiru covered her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from screaming. Not that she was afraid of wolves, in fact, quite the contrary; she found them to be quite fascinating. But...a wolf the size of a car? She had to avoid squeaking. The wolf looked around, as if bored, then locked eyes with her. Michiru gasped again. 'It's eyes...they're red?!'
Sure enough, the canine's eyes gleamed an unnatural ruby red. Michiru felt her fear rise slightly. 'What is this...creature? It can't be a wolf! It's not only too big, but...' she stared back into the crimson orbs. "Those eyes are not of an animal..." she whispered to herself. Although she was unnerved, when she continued to look into the wolf's eyes, she found not a nature of an animal...but actually, wisdom. A certain fierceness that wasn't part of the creature, but instead...almost...human.
Although every muscle in her body was twitching to sprint out of there, Michiru did not move. Not frozen by fear, but more by curiosity. She tensed slightly when the wolf took a step towards her, but did not move otherwise. She gulped as the large dog continued to draw nearer, red eyes locked with teal ones. Before the woman knew it, the wolf was within arm's reach. However, Michiru knew not to hold out her hand, for fear of being bitten. Although the wolf seemed more...humane than animal. Not trusting herself to blink, Michiru slowly climbed down from the rock, continuing to stare at the beast. When she moved, she half-expected it to growl or jump on her. She was even more surprised when the thing continued staring, as if more in curiosity rather than anything else.
Michiru wasn't stupid. She knew wolves and other wild animals rarely attacked out of hunger. Usually, it was simply out of defense. However, she had a strange feeling in her stomach. Not fear, but simply wonder. Somehow, she knew in her mind that the mysterious creature that laid before her would not attack, defensive or not.
As if in answer, the beast sat down on its haunches, continuing to stare at the two-legged thing that stood before it. Michiru knew talking to the wolf would probably be pointless, but somehow she managed to squeak out "What is it you want? Are you male or female?" she averted her gaze, trying to be respectful of the creature's body. The wolf simply yawned, laid down with its head resting on its crossed paws and replied, "Female. I have a question myself. Do you always talk to animals?"
Michiru's mouth dropped.
Wow, that chapter took me about a half hour to write. RECORD TIME! Hm, so Michiru has encountered a giant wolf that can talk? Interesting. Heather, you will know who it is, no problem. So, who is this Raiden that Michiru keeps praying to? And what has happened between her and the Black Nahga? Not telling. =p
Ch.8. Black Wisdom disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Yu Hakusho characters except Michiru, Jugo, and Lenos.
Michiru stumbled through the sunlight forest, the sound of leaves blowing and shuffling as she ambled through. Her head hurt and tears dropped from her face continuously, turning into the feathers each time. She stopped for a moment, and laid a hand on her chest, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart. 'I...I'm sorry....everyone. I...I'm not running away. But...if I leave, they will be less likely to find you. I am so sorry. Please forgive me.' She looked up, her vision of the trees obscured by the tears in her eyes. 'But I must head for home. I must save my family. I must!' she thought, gripping her torn gi. She had changed out of the kimono earlier, folding it neatly and placing it by the futon with a simple 'thank you' scribbled on a small piece of paper.
When she slowed her heartbeat, she continued on, regardless that her feet were bleeding because of the thin layer of skin that had been torn. She flinched in pain with each step, but continued on nonetheless. At one point, she sat down on a small rock and shivered as a cold breeze blew through. 'I must...reach...grandpa and...Lulu...' she thought while shaking. 'Please Raiden...protect them...they are all...I have left...now' she thought, and leaned her head back against a tree.
'I should not tarry, but I...' she trailed off in her mind. "I'm just...so tired..." she whispered. She felt around her neck, hoping by some mere miracle she would find the familiar chain of her opal. However, all she felt was a scar. She sighed miserably and slowly let her hand drop down by her side, dangling off the rock in mock defeat. 'Freya. Would you be ashamed if you saw me now? Fleeing from people who saved me, only to head back to a life of misery & woe? Only to feel frightened everyday for my family and friends? Is this how my days will be spent? Doing the Black Nahga's dirty work?' Her soft eyes began to well up again, spilling hot tears on her hand, which plopped down like wet jewels and then turned into feathers.
'If I didn't have my family, I would have surely...ended my life long ago...' she thought with a quiet sob and wiped away her tears. Slowly, she looked up at the blue sky, viewing the clouds that lazily passed by. Michiru gave a weak smile. 'What I wouldn't give to be a bird. Birds grant us song with their lovely voices. They grant us...hope...' As if on cue, a sparrow appeared on a thin branch above her, talking in its own melodic language. Michiru smiled and slowly raised her hand, spreading apart her slender fingers. The sparrow looked down, and then quickly flew onto the soft, fleshy substitute branch.
The woman smiled gently. "Hello, little one." she said quietly. "Are you all alone?" As if in answer, the bird hopped up and down on her fingers, causing her to giggle. "I suppose that means yes. Well..." she thought for a moment, then continued "I guess you're not alone, since you're here with me." The bird chirped and quickly hopped onto her shoulder. She laughed again. "My, you're eager for company aren't you?" the bird looked up at her through dark eyes, as if trying to say something through it's expression. However, just as quickly, it's head turned in a different direction and then flew away. Michiru was puzzled. 'I wonder what's wrong? Was the little one spooked by something?' she pondered. She turned her gaze over to where the sparrow had looked at gasped.
She saw why it had left. There, in the middle of a cluster of trees, stood an abnormally large black wolf! Michiru covered her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from screaming. Not that she was afraid of wolves, in fact, quite the contrary; she found them to be quite fascinating. But...a wolf the size of a car? She had to avoid squeaking. The wolf looked around, as if bored, then locked eyes with her. Michiru gasped again. 'It's eyes...they're red?!'
Sure enough, the canine's eyes gleamed an unnatural ruby red. Michiru felt her fear rise slightly. 'What is this...creature? It can't be a wolf! It's not only too big, but...' she stared back into the crimson orbs. "Those eyes are not of an animal..." she whispered to herself. Although she was unnerved, when she continued to look into the wolf's eyes, she found not a nature of an animal...but actually, wisdom. A certain fierceness that wasn't part of the creature, but instead...almost...human.
Although every muscle in her body was twitching to sprint out of there, Michiru did not move. Not frozen by fear, but more by curiosity. She tensed slightly when the wolf took a step towards her, but did not move otherwise. She gulped as the large dog continued to draw nearer, red eyes locked with teal ones. Before the woman knew it, the wolf was within arm's reach. However, Michiru knew not to hold out her hand, for fear of being bitten. Although the wolf seemed more...humane than animal. Not trusting herself to blink, Michiru slowly climbed down from the rock, continuing to stare at the beast. When she moved, she half-expected it to growl or jump on her. She was even more surprised when the thing continued staring, as if more in curiosity rather than anything else.
Michiru wasn't stupid. She knew wolves and other wild animals rarely attacked out of hunger. Usually, it was simply out of defense. However, she had a strange feeling in her stomach. Not fear, but simply wonder. Somehow, she knew in her mind that the mysterious creature that laid before her would not attack, defensive or not.
As if in answer, the beast sat down on its haunches, continuing to stare at the two-legged thing that stood before it. Michiru knew talking to the wolf would probably be pointless, but somehow she managed to squeak out "What is it you want? Are you male or female?" she averted her gaze, trying to be respectful of the creature's body. The wolf simply yawned, laid down with its head resting on its crossed paws and replied, "Female. I have a question myself. Do you always talk to animals?"
Michiru's mouth dropped.
Wow, that chapter took me about a half hour to write. RECORD TIME! Hm, so Michiru has encountered a giant wolf that can talk? Interesting. Heather, you will know who it is, no problem. So, who is this Raiden that Michiru keeps praying to? And what has happened between her and the Black Nahga? Not telling. =p
