Anywhere but Home

by

sorinslayer4eva

Chapter 1: The Exorcist (No this is not intended to be a song)

A/N: First off, thanks for the reviews. Second, I know last chapter wasn't as all descriptive as I could have been on the battle scenes. So I'll try to make it up in this chapter. And of the last chapter, we don't know who the good guy is! (Except for Musica, Elie, etc… That is, if they are still good…). This chapter, because I think it's going to turn out pretty long, is separated into 2 parts. Not chapters, but just 2 parts in the story.

Part 1: The Passing of Silver Claimer Musica

Elie let out a shriek of terror. It was just now that they had taken in the entire scene. "Haru… Haru what happened here?" she asked nervously.

It was Remy's turn to scream. "Solasido!" She knelt down to examine her dead brother. "What happened?" She looked up to Haru for an answer, tears forming in her eyes.

Elie gasped. "It was King!" she cried. "It was King, wasn't it?"

Haru grinned. "No… it was me…" he muttered softly.

"What?" yelled Musica.

"Destroy him…" said Darkness. "He's a thief."

All of a sudden, Musica felt a burning pain in his right arm. A long gash had appeared in his arm. "Haru?" he had enough time to ask before the Decca Force Sword was aimed at him again. Musica leaped out of the way just in time.

"What are you doing?" he inquired as he ducked another blow.

"You're a thief!" snapped Haru, as he took another swipe at Musica.

"Ex-thief. I left to help you! Besides, I stole from the shadowguard. The bad guys!" he replied, feeling quite annoyed as he stopped short in order to dodge another attack.

"You still stole. For all I know, you're working for the shadowguard, and all of those attacks were just to make me trust you," declared Haru.

"I'm your friend. You know me better than that!"

"Not anymore."

"Then who are you?" demanded Musica. "What happened? I'm sure all of us want to know!"

"Simple. I gave in to the darkness."

Due to Haru's next attempt to kill him, Musica skidded backwards towards the group.

"Musica?" asked Elie, wondering if he was okay and what they should do next.

"There's nothing left to do but fight," retorted Musica. Since his right arm was hanging limply and uselessly at his side, the left arm reached up to his neck to snap off the silver skull necklace with ease.

"Don't!" pleaded Elie, hanging onto his arm. "He's not Haru."

"Exactly. He's not our friend anymore. Face it Elie." Musica squeezed his necklace. It transformed into a long, silver spear. "Okay Haru, or whoever you are. I'm not holding back any longer!"

Musica was able to hold off Haru with his silver spear, but not for long. Drorque was much more powerful than his normal forms of the Decca Force Sword. But he noticed an opportunity several minutes after they started fighting.

Haru was panting with exhaustion. "Drorque, heal my wounds!' he cried. The purple beams that were swirling around the sword rose up and off it, and then started to surround him. At the same time, the beams collided into Haru. As the healing took place, Haru let out a scream of pain. When the process was finally over, the smoke cleared and all of Haru's wounds were gone. Musica sneered.

'He may be able to heal all of his wounds with that sword, but it makes him more tired than before. He has to sacrifice his energy to activate an effect of Drorque,' thought Musica, 'He's been only avoiding my spear by using his agility. Right now, he's to tired to dodge anything. If I pin him to the wall, I can take the Rave out, and Drorque will be gone.'

"Here I come!" Musica cried, and he threw the spear towards Haru. He only had enough time to step aside before the weapon nearly skimmed his shoulder. Haru chuckled. "You missed."

"I still have another chance!" said Musica. Suddenly, the spear freed itself from the wall, and came obediently back to Musica's hand. "Time for try 2!" Musica yelled, and this time his aim was true. The spear snagged the sleeve of Haru's shirt , and he was pinned to the wall. Musica came rushing over to him.

"I'll say this once: Give me the Rave!" he demanded.

Haru reached down and retrieved the Rave from the Decca Force Sword. He held out his hand, and the Rave was located in the middle of his palm. Just when Musica was about to take it, Haru's fist clenched and sent a punch aimed at Musica's chest. The moment Haru's hand touched Musica (Yes I know that sounds wrong), the Rave exploded. Musica was sent flying backwards, pain pulsing through him.

Musica looked up from where he was on the ground. "Elie, Griff, Plue, Remy, get out of here. I'll hold Haru back."

"But—"

"Just go!"

Remy picked up Solasido and they ran for the exit of the tower. But Elie stopped before the first turn of the staircase, and watched what happened next.

Musica noticed his silver necklace only a couple feet away. He reached out and grabbed it, and turned into a giant shield just in time to block Haru's attack. Haru continued to hack at the silver shield that took up the whole entire doorway. Musica didn't spot Elie only several yards behind him.

Darkness frowned. "Pure, what creative way can you think of that would get Haru through that shield?"

Pure was silent for a moment, and then answered. "The power of Drorque can defeat the silver tamer."

"Another good idea."

Haru slapped the Rave into Drorque. "Zerstören sie dieses silber!" cried Haru. Instantly, a charge of purple lightning from Drorque shocked the silver. Musica was sent flying backwards into the pillar that held up the staircase. His silver was flung in the opposite direction, and Haru caught it.

Elie accidentally screamed at this horrific sight. Musica noticed her at last. "Elie, what are you still doing here?"

"I'm sorry!" she pleaded.

"It's okay as long as you get out of here right now!" he answered. She was about to leave when she saw Haru's blade strike through Musica's chest out of the corner of her eye."

"Musica!" she yelled.

Musica's eyes opened and he saw her standing over him. "Elie, run," he whispered right before he closed his eyes and died.

Part 2: Death to us All

Elie took his parting words and raced for the exit. She raced down the spiral stairs and towards Remy. But Haru was right behind her. Just when it seemed like he would catch her, she whirled around and aimed her Tonka Blasters. At first they were right directed at Haru. 'No, I can't hurt him,' she thought. Just before she fired, she turned them slightly so the bullets hit the stone ceiling instead. The stones rained down, creating a barrier between them. Soon she reunited with the others near the bottom of the tower.

"Where were you?" asked Remy, walking slowly since she had to carry her brother's dead weight.

Elie shook her head, not wanting to talk about it. Realizing that Remy was going much slower than she was, Elie decided to help carry Solasido. Their pace was much faster from there on, and it seemed that they would escape.

"What will we do next?" asked Elie curiously.

"Go away," declared Remy. "But first warn the people of Raybarrier (I have no idea if it's spelled like that). We all must leave for the surface world. I know this is stupid, but I'm willing to risk the rave stone for my people."

"That reminds me, why didn't you give us the Rave of Combat?"

"That is because I do not possess the Rave of Combat,"

"What?"

"It's true. Your friend Musica knows. I am not the Shield Maiden. I pretended to be to hide the Rave of Combat," Remy said sadly. "Although I cannot deny I would like the rave stone. Monsters constantly try to destroy us for the Rave of Combat. We, I would like to fight back and destroy them."

Remy suddenly tripped and fell onto the cold stone steps. Her face tightened in pain, but she didn't utter a noise. Elie quickly kneeled down to assist her. When they were getting up, a voice suddenly echoed around them. A hard voice, almost like a snake's. Plue started to vibrate harder than ever.

"Trasportilo agli sciocchi!"

A dark purple bubble large enough to fit several men appeared in front of them. A teenager stepped out of it, and then it dissolved into thin air.

"Haru!" whispered Remy fearfully. All four of them stared terrified at their formal friend. Haru glanced at each of them in turn, but paused when he saw Elie.

Pure suddenly broke free of the mind control, and his eyes closed instantly. "ELIE!" he had time to shout before a sharp pain came to his chest, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Shut up!" snapped Darkness. Obediently Pure's eyes opened and he stumbled back into his normal position.

But for that moment Pure had control over himself, Haru gained control. His eyes suddenly weren't cold and hard, but warm. His gaze stayed on Elie for a moment before his mouth opened and he tried to speak. "Elie… run."

Each word was spoken as if he was struggling for breath. Elie only back a couple steps away, unsure of what to do. She continued to stare at him, confused and scared. But then Haru's eyes suddenly closed, and when they opened they were dark and foreboding.

"Elie, do what he says. I'll try to hold him off. Take the others and go," Remy commanded. Elie now had no choice but to go. Griff and Plue ran ahead of her, and once again she paused around the corner, and peeked back to see what was happening.

Haru raised Drorque and shouted, "Distrugga la sua anima!" Another bubble formed around them, this time it was translucent. Elie saw Remy fall to her knees, and scream with pain, except that the bubble blocked out any noise. Remy fell on the platform, her eyes closed. A silver vapor started to rise from her limp body. Then the bubble vanished, and Remy's lifeless body lay on the floor.

"What a wonderful spell, don't you think?" Haru's head jerked up to look at Elie, and they made eye contact. Elie quickly broke it, and she sprinted after Griff and Plue.

From ahead, she heard Griff calling back to her. "Captain Elie! Captain Elie! The way is blocked!" Her heart sank, remembering how she had caved in the passage.

They all came to the dead end, and Elie tried to think, but with her heart pounding so loudly she couldn't concentrate. Finally, she revealed her Tonka Blasters and told the others her plan. "I'm going to try to blast through the rock. When we get to the tower room, head for a window. Griff, can you still turn into a hot air balloon or whatever you were when we were under that mountain?"

"Yes Captain!"

"Okay, you jump out of the window first, and turn into that. Plue, you'll go next and jump onto him. I'll follow. I don't want to leave anyone behind, so if we have time I'm going to bring Musica along. But there's nothing I can do for Solasido and Remy." Elie readied herself was about to blast through the rocks when a voice called out to them.

"Bringen sie die tiere hervor!" cried Haru, and now bubbles formed around Plue and Griff. They floated back to Haru, who was many meters away. "Now you get to experience another one of Drorque's abilities. I can fuse two of the forms of the Decca Force sword. Now I will create a blade formed from Drorque and (I have no idea what the orange explosion form of the Decca Force Sword is called)! Esplosione scura!"

Haru slammed down his sword into the steps, and an incredible explosion occurred. Elie was only just out of range, and even still she shut her eyes and prayed that everything would be alright. But it didn't.

When the smoke cleared, two bodies lay on the ground. Both Plue and Griff were dead on the ground.

"This special attack enables me to create a stronger and more powerful explosion. Any who are too close die instantly. No pain unfortunately." Haru gazed at his newest victims. Elie did so too. Griff had been a keen part of her plan. She would risk her life if she just jumped off the tower from the top floor. Nothing would be close enough to cushion her fall.

Haru once again stared at Elie. "You'll be coming with me," he hissed, and started to walk towards her. Elie backed away, but she met the rock wall. She flattened herself against it as Haru got closer. He grabbed her wrist, and a burning sensation went through Elie. It was painful, for something so dark cannot touch something so pure without facing consequences on either side. And it was Elie who felt the pain.

Haru started to chant. "Prendali di nuovo alla torretta!" he cried, and his favorite bubble appeared around them and transported them to wherever he wanted to go. In between the leaving and the arriving was darkness. They were floating in and out dimensions in order to get to the location faster.

At last they fell into the tower room, and Elie hurriedly ran away towards a window. But another one of Haru's spells had now just shut all forms of an exit.

"It's just you and me," whispered Haru, although Elie still heard him. 'Oh my God,' thought Elie, 'He's going to kill me.'

A/N: So, did you like this chapter too? Yes, unlike last chapter this was very long. You're all probably going to kill me for killing a character that you liked. All of Haru's little chants are just his commands translated into a different language. They're not all the same because I really wanted to find a Latin translator. They vary on which one sounds the best. That 'Oh my God' thing at the end doesn't not mean she's religious or anything. I just put that there to symbolize shock. If anyone knows what the first form of the Decca Force Sword is, please let me know! Oh yeah, and I was going to make Musica die with his eyes open so that I could describe it later as cold, unblinking eyes or something like that, but I decided that him dying with his eyes closed would symbolize it better to Elie. Speaking of Musica, the thought 'Where is Musica?' does cross Remy's mind. She just fell before she could ask it. All of these deaths don't mean that I hate these characters, it just adds on to the last chapter. In reality, Musica is my second favorite character, maybe first. I probably won't update for a while since this was the last chapter I had written ahead of time. Please review!

-sorinslayer4eva