The morning came far to early for Raven as he crawled out of his tent he didn't see his new teammate Diana any where,
"Maybe she has left." The Jagon said, back to her normal cocky attitude.
"I some how doubt that…lets go see if she went to the river, it's to early for me to be trying to track her." Raven said as he rubbed his eyes, his back still ached from the death defying catch he had done… "I suppose I should be pleased that that's all that hurts if I was mortal I would be dead." Raven thought as he made the fifteen foot walk.
He heard splashing in the water like she was really enjoying her self. He walked up with his eyes closed, using the trees as a guide. "Umm, Good morning Diana are you feeling better." Raven asked with his eyes covered,
but the Jagon could see all her beautiful light blue hair, her pale skin that made it seem like Luna her self had blessed her with it. She had a slender body, yet it wasn't skinny her eye's were like jewels sparkling.
As she saw Raven and his now very red face, The Jagon had sent him the image of her just to spite him. "Yes, don't worry about modesty come on down here." Diana was in a very good mood, but she was not used to seeing this modesty growing up in an all female village had spared them this need.
Raven uncovered his eyes but did not go in the water instead he sat on the edge of the water and looked over his scars. He was oblivious to the fact that Dianna was looking at him as well she climbed out of the water and dried her self off.
As Raven washed the dried blood from his shirt Dianna sat next to him. "You have quite a few scars; it's usually the sign of a hard life." Dianna said it with concern in her voice.
"Well you can't get out of as many battles as I've seen without a few cuts. It's nothing to be concerned about it just means I have plenty of experience that I can use. You might look like this when you get to be my age."
In his head he knew she would never be his age that even an ice-maiden couldn't live that long. In the end he would be alone…as he had been in the begging. You cannot have eternal happiness it's an impossibility especially for him. "Get dressed were going to be moving on after I pack up camp." Raven said it in a kind but distant voice.
In a few moments they were out on the open trail once more. "So why are we going to human world" Dianna asked the same curiosity that had always been there.
"Because I am on a mission there is one demon that defeated me his name is Hiei I'm sure you have heard of him, I have gotten a lot of experience since I've been traveling, but there is a sword that would assure my victory. To get this sword I must combine three powerful swords I have the sword of fire, now I need the sword of Ice, earth, and wind two of them are in human world, and the last in spirit world."
If Diana knew who Hiei was she showed no sign of it so Raven decided to just leave it be. They walked in silence, then about 39 level A class demons jumped in and surrounded them. The one that looked like a snake was giving Diana a lustful look.
Raven held back his anger and said in a calm and clear voice. "Allow us to past and I can assure all your bones will stay in tact."
The large black bull demon smiled "Who does this asshole think he is, Tell ya what you let us bang this pretty little maiden and we'll let you go in peace." All the demons laughed and started to close around Diana.
"I warned you." Raven said as he drew out his sword "I don't enjoy easy wins."
"We'll show you and then we'll turn this maiden into our camp whore." The snake demon said as they all dove at Raven.
With three slashes he killed most of them the ones that weren't dead were on fire from his sword. The snake demon was rolling around and trying to put out the fire. Raven grabbed him and smashed him into a tree. "Ok now I think you owe the lady an apology." Raven said with a smile that said he was enjoying seeing the demon squirm.
"I'm sorry…I'm sorry please just let me live." The demon begged as Raven bound his hands with a vine from the tree.
"No…your going to die but the lady is going to do it." Raven said it heartlessly
"What…what do you mean?" Diana asked in a scared tone.
"Draw out your sword and finish him he would have killed you after they had raped you and had there fun with you." Raven said it with no emotion.
"Please spare me we were only kidding" The snake demon was begging for his life.
"I…I don't think I can." Diana said in a hurt tone.
"Fine" Raven said as he ran his sword thru the demon and sliced off his head.
As he walked away from the corpse he could feel her sorrow.
"Listen it's not your fault you couldn't kill him…you come from a peaceful village where war was never tout to you, so you hesitated, you'll be ok when we fight the humans they don't care about race, sex, or religion they are prepared to hate. When they fight you your will to survive will kick in and you will be able to kill." Raven said it without disappointment because he had hesitated when it was time for him to kill a p.o.w, the fact that she couldn't was just another thing that drew them closer.
"How can you do it, how can you take another life with out caring, with no remorse." Diana asked with tears in her eyes.
Raven swallowed hard as he looked for the right words. "Some things are worse than death could ever be."
"What could be worse than death, I mean that seems like the hardest thing?" She sounded as if she truly believed it.
"A life of constant wars and pain, with no meaning knowing any one who you get close to will die before you. That is much worse than death." Raven said it in an emotional yell letting out emotions he thought he would never show.
I know I left it at a cliff hanger I'll write more later on tomarrow.