Forces of Darkness
Chapter 20: Last Stand
(Scene: Somewhere outside of the Manor)
Running. That was all that Daisuke knew now. Run like hell. he thought. And don't you dare look back.
As soon as he defeated Claude back in the cathedral, he knew that a person witnessed this act aside from himself, and ran out the nearest possible exit (through a window) with the green cloaked assassin following close behind.
He unconsciously brought himself to a ruined coliseum not far from the Manor and stopped in the middle of the arena. "What am I doing?" he silently asked himself. "I just have to hand over the sword, and I'm free!"
The second pair of footsteps entered into the coliseum and skidded to a halt, seeing Daisuke standing there, his red eyes glaring at her, holding the sword, sheath and all, in his hand.
He tossed the sword so that it was in between the two cloaked figures. The assassin did nothing in return. "I guessed that was the reason you were chasing after me, huh?" Daisuke asked. "Well, it's back in the possession of the Manor, and I have nothing to do with it now. So let's just drop this issue and go back to living our normal lives!"
Chloe didn't answer. Nor did she pick up the sword and walk away.
Daisuke was stunned. "Is this about getting revenge over your slain client? Look-"
"Draw your sword..." Chloe finally said.
"What?"
"You made a promise, remember? When you reached the Manor, we would have one last battle..."
Daisuke smiled as he walked towards the sword. "You're right." he said, unsheathing the blade. "How could I be so forgetful?" He took a step forward before he lunged at his target, blade in his hand.
And the blades, knife and sword alike, sang their sorrowful songs on through the night.
At the break of day, the victor left the coliseum, the sun shining on her green cloak...
To be continued?
T.R.: Who knows? I wanted to do a sequel on this for a while... maybe I'll get around to it when I get enough motivation... (haha, next decade!)
And my first multi-chapter fanfic is done! Although the ending was a little quick, I'll try and revamp it soon...
Thanks again, and please review!