Tenshi-deal with it, i am.
Spirit-whatever i practically have to drag you out of the car to get you to go. anyways here's the next chapter.
Shout Outs!-
Sailor Ra-it's ok, at least you still did. glad you liked the chap and thanks for the review! and i'm on a roll with my new story so it might come out right after this one, but i don't know. i might want to take a break for awhile. oh and you didn't tell me if you thought Minako should or shouldn't be with Yami.
Harpygirl91- hehe glad you liked it. yeah that's what i used to do, and he never called on me so i actually drew a lot in his class. lol thanks for the review!
pyro the dark angel-of course i will, it isn't just going to be all weapons. thanks for the review!
Bunny Aino- glad you loved it, and don't we all love her? thanks for the review!
moifah-Yeah! another one wants to join the slaughter! lol. your welcome too by the way. thanks for the review to my last chap!
SugarCoatedCherries-lol, yep. but not as much as he will in the next chapter. thanks for the review!
Disclaimer-i don't own anything except a few minor characters and the plot. got it? good!
WARNING!-this chapter and the next are a little depressing. i thought i might warn you guys ahead of time.
88 Last Time 88
"Say good bye, Firefly." Hotaru closed her eyes, awaiting her fate. However she opened them when she sensed someone else was there. Just as Hondo was about to bring down his sword a black and brown blur tackled him to the ground. The figure quickly recovered and held a whip out at the ready. It took awhile for Hotaru to recognize who it was.
When she did, she gasped. "Anzu?"
88 This Time 88
Anzu turned to Hotaru and smiled at her. She was wearing the outfit she had worn when she tried to rescue Bakura. Someone kneeled next to the violet eyed girl and she looked up to see Hamadi. "Hey there girly. Thought you could use some help." he said with a smile.
Disregarding the fact he called her "girly" Hotaru beamed at the two. A shuffling sound was heard and they turned to see Hondo recover from the tackle. Sand was sticking to his body where his blood had touched. The sand rubbed into his cuts and he winced a little from the pain. He glared at Anzu and she glared back.
When he tried to take a step forward she lashed the whip out to warn him back. Quickly he moved out of it's way. It wouldn't help him if he obtained anymore injuries. Again he tested her by trying to go to the left, and again her whip snapped dangerously close to him. Hamadi got up and went to stand next to her.
"Give it up Hondo. You don't have the strength to fight us, you can barely hold your sword let alone wield it." he said taking out his sword. Hondo turned his glare to him. He looked like a little kid that had gotten in trouble. So in basic terms, he wasn't happy.
"You think you have won?" he snapped. "I don't think so!"
"Hondo just give yourself up and the Pharaoh might let you live." Anzu tried to reason. It wasn't working though. Hondo just took some steps back until he was in a corner. Now there was no where he could go. He had trapped himself.
When Anzu took a step closer he swung his sword wildly at her. Hamadi pulled her out of it's way in time. Hotaru sat up better and looked over at him. His energy was draining with each wild swing. Was he afraid?
It was hard to imagine someone like Hondo being afraid of dying. Especially when he had called himself the "darkness you see when you're about to die". This couldn't be it for him could it? It seemed a little easy for someone like him. Then again he could have just been all talk. No, that didn't seem right to Hotaru either. He had to have one more trick up his sleeve. He just had too.
"Choose now Hondo. Either die here, or live and spend the rest of your life in prison." Hamadi said.
Hondo then hung his head, but instead of hearing him admit his defeat they heard him laugh. Anzu and Hamadi readied themselfs for whatever he was planning. Looking up at them they stood stunned. His pupils were dilated and he had a crazy wide sadistic grin on his face. His body trembled from his laughter as he looked at them. He had gone completely mad.
"You...you think you can defeat me?...Well let's just see about that."
A shiver went up Hotaru's back. He was up to something, and she didn't like it. The air began to get thick with the feel of evil and shadow. In fact the shadows were growing. They detached themself from the ground and cried out like frightened souls. The shadow souls gathered and seemed to go into Hondo's sword.
The blade turned a coal black. It didn't even glint when it caught the light. He took a step out of the corner and kept walking towards Anzu. She cracked the whip, but instead of backing away from it, he brought up the sword. When the whip hit it, it snapped back and almost hit the blue eyed girl. They all stared at the sword in shock. It was a sword made of his evil. A sword that was made for those who were born tainted souls. A sword that was much too powerful for Anzu and Hamadi.
As quickly as she could Hotaru rose up off the ground. "Guys, you can't fight that." she breathed.
"Hotaru you just stay there. We'll handle him." Anzu said, not taking her eyes off the insane man. Hotaru shook her head. No, they couldn't possibly last up against a sword like that. That's when it hit her. She could make her own weapon of darkness. Though unlike his, it would be made from the gentle darkness she represented.
"Then keep him busy for me. I have a plan." Hamadi and Anzu nodded and backed away from the approaching Hondo.
Crawling, Hotaru finally reached her glaive and picked it up. Sitting with her back against the pillar she concentrated on the dark power within her. Slowly it appeared in her mind and she began to pour it little by little into her glaive. This would take awhile, but it was the only way to stop Hondo for sure. She just hoped Anzu and Hamadi would be able to keep him busy long enough.
88888
Amara jumped back, out of the way of a sword. The group had been followed by some of Hondo's men so they had to stop and fight them. Clutching her sword she swung upwards and cut deep into the man's chest. Blood squirted out as he feel to the ground, dead. That's when another one faced her. Just how many had followed them?
"Geez they're like cockroaches!" Makoto cried as she kicked on guy in the throat, causing it to close, and him to suffocate to death.
Amara nodded in agreement as she stabbed this one in the heart. Rei shot her arrows at any that were planning to sneak up on them. Bakura stood in front of her, protecting her from the soldiers. "You know Bakura, I never thought I would one day be protected by the man who wishes to kill my brother."
"Oh shut up. I'm only doing this cause you're Hotaru's friend, and you helped my men to escape. As I recall you have never helped me in anyway." he said as he fought off two men. Rei aimed and shot one of them between the eyes.
She smirked. "Now I have." rolling his eyes, Bakura finished off the other soldier. The sound of horses caught their attention and they looked up to see more of Hondo's men ride down to them.
"Why are they following us?" Amara asked, but of course didn't expect an answer from her comrades. This wasn't good. The other girls weren't trained enough to handle this many men, and she doubted she and Bakura could hold that many back too. Rei did her best to try and pick them off but it wasn't helping much. That's when they saw a few of their own men ride down and attack the black armored warriors.
"Oh no. That's Atem." Rei said, knowing her brother will be very cross with her, once he spots her. Seto was also there, and much to her surprise so was Marik and he didn't have his face cover on.
"Don't just stand there! Shoot them!" Bakura snapped. Rei quickly put another arrow to her bow and let it go. Soon all of Hondo's men were dead. Atem dismounted and stocked over to the girls.
"I told you to stay at the castle. If Marik hadn't seen those soldiers leave you would have been killed." he snapped.
"But Atem, Rei had another premonition." Amara explained. He crossed his arms and looked to Rei, waiting to hear it.
The girl fidgeted. "I saw Hotaru and Hondo fighting. They were both glowing and were fighting with everything they had. Then I saw Hondo...fake a kick and stab her. She needs our help Atem."
Atem looked at Amara. "Weren't you the one who said this wasn't out fight?" she glared at him.
"Things change. I highly doubt Hotaru getting killed will end up being a good thing for us. Especially if Hondo survives." after a moment the young Pharaoh sighed.
"Alright. Lets go find her. The men can handle Hondo's army on their own." he said and mounted his horse. The girls smiled and mounted their horses as did Bakura. "Lead the way Rei."
The princess nodded and kicked her horse's sides. The group sped off towards the temple. Each girl planning to thank the boys big time for letting them do this. Danger or not Hotaru was their friend and needed them. What worried Rei was she hadn't seen Hamadi or Anzu in her vision. Had the two gotten lost? Or were they simply in another part of the temple? It was possible, but something told her that wasn't quite it.
88888
Hamadi ducked as Hondo swung the sword to chop off his head. Quickly he straightened up and brought up his sword to block the next swing. Once the blades touched Hamadi was forced back. The black sword had to much power, it repelled anything that came in contact with it. Anzu was recovering in a corner from being hit by it in her shoulder.
"You pathetic mortal." Hondo teased. "Not so big now are you? Not while I have this." he said indicating the sword. Hamadi wiped some sweat off his forehead before it ran into his eyes. This fight wasn't going so well.
"Last I checked I don't have a single injury on me. Can't say the same for you though." Hamadi pointed out.
Hondo's smirk just grew. "Well, I think I better change that then." with that he charged and swung his sword, aiming for his side. Hamadi could only block it which caused him to ram into the wall. Without hesitation he ducked at Hondo's second swing to his head.
A whip lashed out and wrapped around Hondo's arm. With a quick yank the man fell to the ground. Looking behind him he saw Anzu clutching the end of the whip and glaring at him. He grinned, grabbed the whip and pulled. Now it was her turn to fall. He got up and moved to strike her but Hamadi rammed him away from her.
Hotaru flinched every time she heard her sister gasp or cry out from pain. It made it harder to concentrate on filling her weapon with her darkness. For some reason she wished Darius was there. He would provide her some comfort and would be able to hold Hondo off for her. She knew he would be able to defend himself. However Anzu wasn't like that. She only had one night of real training and though she was good with the whip, it wasn't enough to stop Hondo.
"Just a little more guys. I'm almost done." she whispered. Then she felt the last of her darkness leave her and enter her weapon. She opened her eyes and smiled at her now black glaive. Unlike Hondo's it did gleam in the fire light, and also unlike his, it was pure.
"I'm done, guys I'm done!" she cried and stood up. The next thing that happened shocked her.
Hondo was standing over a frightened Anzu. She was weaponless and her ankle looked twisted. "Say good bye girl!" he cried and thrust the sword at her. Anzu screamed but the sword never reached her... Instead it pierced through Hamadi's stomach.
Tears formed in the brunette's eyes as she looked up into Hamadi's eyes. He smiled down at her and fell to his knees. Anzu quickly sat up and caught him before he fell to the ground. Blood tricked out of the corner of his mouth and he groaned from the pain. The tears in her eyes fell as she watched him wince from the pain.
"Hamadi why?...Why did you save me?" she asked looking into his own soft blue eyes.
His smile widened. "I really do like you love...even if I just acted like a flirt." he then began coughing up the blood that had filled his lungs. Anzu couldn't stop the tears now.
"Hamadi hang on, you'll be alright. Just hang on!" she cried. Hamadi wiped the blood off his mouth then looked back up at her. He leaned in and planted a quick and soft kiss on her lips.
"Good bye...Anzu..." he said. His once laughing blue eyes dulled and became lifeless. His body went limp and his head fell onto her shoulder. Anzu embraced him as she continued to cry... He was gone.
Hotaru stared in shock as her own tears fell down her face. She could have saved him, she could have healed him. If only she hadn't have taken so long with the glaive. If only she had killed Hondo off when she first met him. Why? Why did this have to happen? A low chuckle sounded and she looked up to see Hondo standing behind Hamadi's body looking down at Anzu. Her eyes widened further.
"Anzu get out of there!" she cried and tried to run to her sister. However a barrier came up blocking her and she began to pound on it, trying to get in. She watched as Hondo drew closer to the two.
"Hondo no! Please Hondo don't do it! I beg you!" she cried and began slashing at the barrier with her weapon. It didn't even get a scratch. Anzu just looked up at her with her tearful blue eyes. She was still holding Hamadi in her arms.
"Hotaru...good bye..." she whispered.
Hondo gripped the hilt of his sword that was still in Hamadi's stomach and thrust it in all the way. The tip soon pierced through Anzu's back. Hotaru stopped pounding when this happened. Time seemed to slow down as Anzu's eyes widen from the sudden pain then began to dull and close. Hondo pulled the sword out of the two lovers and their bodies fell to the floor. Hotaru stared at her sister as tears ran down her pale face.
"Anzu?... Anzu?...ANZU!"
Tenshi-:crying his eyes out at the moment:
Spirit-well i admit this is the saddest chapter i have ever written. i actually didn't want to post it up, but i had too unfortunatly. Please Review if you want the next chapter out. Ja ne
Death
