Chapter 7

A/N: My gawk…so busy…it's impossible! I mean, seriously, it's not normal for one to be this busy! So many projects…and I'm taking enriched math…ugh…New school, many enemies…

Can you believe it? Someone stole my gum. They literally took 4 pieces of gum from the pack, which was new. I mean, if you're going to steal gum, at least do it properly. I know who did it, because they happened to be the only ones in the change room after I got out. How stupid is that? 4 people, 4 missing pieces of gum. If it were me, I'd take the whole thing. I mean, at least that leaves the owner clueless.

I go to school with IDIOTS.

Anyways, I don't own anything

…and I'm going on a school camp thing on Wed. Oct. 6 – 8. Fun, until it's my turn to cook…that will get messy. .

I literally don't own anything, not even my brain – it's my brain that owns me. ;-)

"Nocuous…" Rika muttered, and stopped to hover a safe distance away from the Nocuous. "Why Nocuous? Why today? Why NOW? Why not attack at Night?"

"Gee, Rika, if I had all those answers, I'd tell you." Ryo crossed his arms and hovered beside Rika.

"Shut up." Rika growled. "This must have happened for a reason."

"Well…" Ryo started, but stopped, as soon as he saw the glare Rika was giving him. It was almost as if her eyes were on fire, and Ryo could have sworn there were fangs sprouting from Rika's mouth.

"The guy who's in charge of all these things, he usually does things for a reason, right?" Rika frowned. "What's the reason this time?"

"I really don't know." Ryo replied. "But we can't just leave it destroying everything."

"I know, but what can we do?"

"We need to bring it somewhere…" Ryo said casually, as if it was a matter of fact. "I can teleport everything within a 100m radius, well, every life source anyways. So, all we need to do is clear everyone that's within the area."

"Gee, you couldn't have spoken sooner, could you? Moving people away…I don't think that's a problem." Rika looked downwards – everyone was rushing towards the other side of the city. If there were anyone left, they were either screaming their heads off while running, driving towards the opposite direction, or dead.

"True, true…" Ryo muttered. "However, I don't want any accidents…Rika; cast a shielding spell with a repelling spell – that should protect every non-magical life form from my little spell."

"Little?" Rika snorted and shook her head. "Alright then," She raised her index and middle finger, muttered a few words, drew a symbol in mid-air, and blasted it out. Golden bullets of energy flew from her palm and scattered around the area. Those that didn't find a target disappeared.

"Alright," Ryo bit his lips. He closed his eyes and reached out his hand, palm to the sky. Also using his middle and index fingers, Ryo drew a symbol onto his palm. Calling out a few words, he closed his hands to a fist. Then he turned his hands so the palm was facing downwards. His other hand (right) covered his left palm as soon as it opened. Turning both hands upright, Ryo opened his eyes and threw his hands in front of him, as one would do while shooting out a ki blast.

There was a symbol embedded in Ryo's hands, of an eye, and flames. The eye opened; a flash of orange and red light flew out and drowned the area in its brightness.

The light disappeared as suddenly as it came.

As did the Nocuous, Rika and Ryo

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"Desert…?" Rika asked with disbelief. She froze, dodged an attack from the Nocuous, and hovered near Ryo again. "You brought us to a Desert?"

"Yeah," Ryo gave his trademark grin. "It's deserted."

"Oh, charming, Akiyama. Do you realize fighting in a desert will inflict damage on us as well?" Rika demanded.

"More damage to it than us," Ryo shrugged.

"Unless we collapse first," Rika snarled.

"Don't worry Rika; the nearest city has a well. And it's deserted." Ryo smirked and shouted a few words; a bright flame lit ball formed in his hands. Ryo launched the attack; it was smacked down by the Nocuous like a fly.

"Well…that certainly makes things more difficult…" Ryo blinked at the reaction of his attack: Nothing.

"Right, so ki doesn't exactly work." Rika threw her head up and shot upwards. Then suddenly she stopped, and as fast as she went up, she came down, foot first, towards the Nocuous. As she approached the beast, her body started to glow red.

Contact was made – Rika landed a kick on the Nocuous. It caused the beast to stumble, but other than that, nothing was changed. Hastily, Rika flew away as the Nocuous sent a wild wave its arm towards her.

"That didn't go too well either, did it?" Ryo flew to meet Rika.

"We're on the same side here," Rika scowled.

"Really, you know, you'd have never noticed." Ryo replied with an exaggerated puzzled look and a cross of his arms.

"Shut up." Rika clenched her fist and flew towards the Nocuous again. Her hands glowed green as she approached and attempted to melt the Nocuous' skin.

Like a mosquito, Rika was swatted away; she shot towards the ground.

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Throb.

Throb.

Throb.

Alice reached up to rub her temples, and felt a light sting from the touch.

Crap. Where am I?

Henry! Where's Henry

Ouch, my back…

God, it's aching…so badly…

It feels as if it is ready to split…

Henry…

Looking around, Alice found Henry was also sitting up, disoriented.

"Henry!"

Henry looked around for the source of the voice and saw Alice, stumbling on the sand.

"Alice. Where are we?"

"I'd love to –"

Alice noticed a figure approaching head-first in a fast speed. The person's wings spread in attempt to slow down. Henry frowned and raised his hands to shade his eyes so he could see clearer

"That looks like…"

"RIKA!" Alice cried out.

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Ryo saw Rika fall towards the ground in an angle. Swearing, Ryo shot after her in attempt to catch her. God, if she falls and dies here…

W…? Are those people on the ground?

Wait…is that…

Henry and Alice…?

Oh, God no…them too?

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Alice started to run towards where Rika is falling. She was so close, she swore she could have even caught Rika, but a blur shot past her. The blur pulled up sharply from their dive and stopped right in the way of Rika's fall, hands outstretched.

Rika's wings stretched further and she started to slow down from the fall. Her eyes snapped opened and her eyebrows dipped in a frown. She gave her wings a deep flap, sending her shooting upwards and blowing sand all over Alice and Ryo.

"I try and save her, and I don't even get a thank you." Ryo muttered and spat out sand. He shot up after Rika. "WAIT!"

Rika materialized her sword and held it up in front of her. She yelled out a few inaudible words and thin red needles shot out from the metal weapon. It flew towards the Nocuous and sank into its skin. The beast roared in pain and started to scratch at its own skin.

Ryo flew to hover near Rika. "That one wasn't in the book." He commented.

"Improvisation," Rika smirked.

"By the way, Alice and Henry are here." Ryo scratched his head. Rika nodded slowly, not paying attention. Then, suddenly her eyes widened and she turned her head sharply to face Ryo.

"Alice and Henry…?" Rika's jaws nearly dropped with disbelief.

"I know." Ryo looked down; Henry was running to Alice and helping her up.

Nearby, the Nocuous suddenly froze and fell over without moving a muscle.

"Dead…?" Ryo asked.

"Stunned," Rika replied and tilted her wings. She materialized a sheath, tucked the sword in, and hung in on her back. She started to drop slowly.

"Hi Rika," Alice called.

"Hey…" Rika sweat dropped as she tried to think of an excuse to explain how she was able to fly. "Umm…"

"Nice wings…" Alice stared in awe.

"Yeah…that…I got it when I was – wait a second…" Rika frowned. "You can see my wings?"

"Yeah," Henry nodded. "They aren't exactly hard to miss…"

Rika looked at Ryo, who shrugged.

"Is there something wrong?" Alice asked cautiously.

Rika walked over to Alice. "Can I see your back?" She asked. Alice shrugged and turned.

"Be careful, they hurt a lot for some reason…" Alice bit her lips.

Rika saw bumps, large bumps that were showing through the shirt. It looked as if any moment her back would split. Rika muttered a soothing spell and touched the bumps gently.

Alice shivered. "What did you do? That felt cool."

Ryo strode over to Henry and studied him carefully. Henry fidgeted under Ryo's stare. Out of nowhere, Ryo reached out to touch Henry's forehead. Henry froze.

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"They need help?" I looked over to my partner, Alice, in confusion. "The Slayer needs our assistance?"

"That's what he said." My partner nodded, her pale blond hair cupping her face. Her voice was flowing; it was so pleasant to listen to.

"Then we had better go." I said firmly and stretched my wings. They were stiffer than the Slayer and her assistance. Mine was made for flying with more loads – the feathers were rigid and powerful and the bones were stronger. But the downside to that is speed. I was not as agile as the Slayer and my partner.

My partner's wings were the opposite of mine – speed was her upside, but the wings were not very strong. It had thin feathers, all were very soft. Her wings were light and her directions were flexible.

We rose into the air and headed towards the Slayer.

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"We're nearly there." Henry told me. I bit my lips, I was exhausted. I was not born with the power of long range flight. In the distance, I could see one small figure glowing brightly. Many dark figures rose around it.

"I can only see one," I told Henry. "Weren't there more?"

"Yeah…" Henry breathed and frowned. "We better hurry to help her." He took hold of my hands and sped forwards, dragging me along. I was thankful for the help. I looked at the lone Slayer.

The figure's glow increased and the next thing I knew, I was swallowed in a thundering explosion…

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Henry stirred. He felt a numbing sting at his back. It was so painful that it was numb, and it was so horrible that it felt…nice.

"Ah, Henry, don't move." Henry's eyes opened and he saw someone's hands emitting a dull blue light.

Ryo channelled his power into his hands to heal the wounds in the wings as fast as possible. Rika did the same with Alice.

"You could have let them slowly get used to it first." Rika told him.

"You had two days." Ryo shrugged. "I had about three. These two had nearly a week."

"After being taken over by shadows." Rika pointed out. "I never knew them from back then…" she said thoughtfully and sighed, removing her hand from Alice's forehead as she finished her healing spell.

"You're getting more memories back, right?"

"Every night," Rika nodded. "Hold on while I finish the Nocuous."

Ryo stared. "Hold on while you finish the Nocuous? What on –"

Rika took off in a twirl and a flap of her snow white wings. Feathers flew off and landed, extremely noticeable in the golden glow of the sand. Ryo sighed. "So brave, and yet so stupid,"

"Rika can take the Nocuous on." Alice said, like it was a matter of fact. She shrugged and tested her wings, flapping them slowly. "She is Rika, after all. You are Ryo – you can take it on alone too." She stood up and brushed off sand.

Ryo stared with disbelief. One second ago, these two were clueless, now they act as if they knew everything.

"Ryo, after you awoke our memories, you woke most of your own powers, along with ours, and Rika's." Henry took off the sweater he was wearing and batted it, getting dust and sand out, so it actually looked navy blue, rather then yellowish white. He flexed his wings – majestic gleaming brown feathers glistened. He flapped it once, sending sand everywhere.

Alice looked as if she had troubles getting off her ground – her wings looked so fragile, as if they would tear the moment you touched it. She had no doubts and flapped them. Within moments, she took off. Ryo blinked and found what Henry said was true. He too was getting more of his power back, rather than memory. Henry took off after Ryo, rising steadily.

Looking straight at the fallen beast, Rika sneered. "He doesn't look so tough. I should let him wake up before finishing him-"

"Rika," Ryo cleared his throat. "We don't have time for this, finish him off, we have matters to discuss."

Rika shrugged and sighed. She pointed a finger and a sphere glowed at tip. She sent the sphere towards the Nocuous. The little sphere paused, stretched out and covered the Nocuous like a net. Then, it exploded.

The war is soon, and we will win this time. Indifferent from how you crushed out pride – we shall crush you life.

The syllables rang in Rika's head, she blinked and frowned. "Alright, back we go. This is getting a bit too out of hand." She muttered and closed her eyes. Her figure flickered and disappeared.

Ryo looked at Alice and Henry, and then the three also flickered into nothing.

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Big thank you to all reviewers!

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Did you know: I can type about, 70 words per minute? That's as fast as my Information Technology teacher. However, my accuracy is about…eh, 85 percent…not cool. It took me about…a month to write this whole chapter. Sorry…I've been so busy. Well, bike hike was awesome – my partner forgot some of our food. Bad thing, bad, bad, bad, bad, but bike hike was still fun. Including where my partner found a boy friend (gawd) and I punched two people in the nose, caught a few grass hoppers and praying mantises, played flags with a stomach ache, went hiking to try to get lost, launched home made rockets, and packaged out tent. (The last one was a miracle – the tent took forever to fit in the bag.)

I'm going rock climbing and skiing with my school soon. Guys – Horizon Alternative is awesome. (I live in Canada.)

Big thanks to all who reads by babbling. Um, I've decided to include some song chapters. Suggestions welcome, also, if you hate the idea, tell me too. Expect the next chapter, oh, in a few…weeks, months, who knows. I'll try. JA!