Disclaimers Notice: No, not yet. (yet is the big key word here)
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Authors Beginning Note: Something terrible has happened at Zeniiba's and
one can only guess of the dark foulness that has taken place. Could this be
work of Aikia and Ahrima, or is there something more sinister at foot?
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Chapter 9
Disaster
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"No. No! It just can't! It can't be! No!" Ignoring the sudden pain from my knees from falling on them, I continued to stare at the nightmare before me. And that's what it really is, a nightmare. How could this have happened! Everything is burned. Chared an ugly black ash. Hardly anything left. No...it just can't...no.
"Chihiro, we should go." Enuresis said calmly. Calmly...CALMLY! How can she be! When this...this! No! I can't! No. I let them pull me up and steady me when I swayed, but when we walked and were nearly ten feet away I planted my feet firmly in the dirt.
"No." I whispered, my throat being scratched by my voice, and my heart beating hard. And yet they still try to pull me away. Can't they hear me! Why are they still pulling me! I want to stay!
"I said no! No, no, no! I'm not leaving! It's a trick! Can't you see! It just can't be real! I-I'll prove it to you!" I ran back, pulling away from them, and this time I ran into her house and stood in the middle of the dense blackness. Not even the bauble's light will penetrate to the corners.
"Granny! Bou! Koanashi! Lil Bird. Okay, I give up! You win Hide and Seek!" I yelled frantically, upturning what furniture was left, tossing chairs carelessly away, looking through doors, searching behind and under the spinning wheel and singed curtains. I even haphazardly sieved through the once fine yarn, now turned black, but I can't find them! Where, where are they! Where could they be!
"Chihiro." I spun around, can that be Granny? No. It's only Rin. I looked at her. Her body seemed to scream of emotions, but never once trembled. Enuresis stood behind her, only showing her side profile. Her arms crossed over her chest, her mouth set in a grim line, and her eyes staring at the ground.
"Where...where are they! We have to find them! They're here! We have to find them!" I yelled pitifully. By now tears streamed down my face like drops of molten lava burning my flesh.
"They're dead." Enuresis said flatly. I stared at her and Rin whirled to face her, only to slap her. Enuresis's head turned, but her body never shifted or moved.
"How dare you! How dare you say something like that to her! We don't know that for sure!"
"Wake up and smell the roses sweat heart! Look around you!"
"This doesn't prove a thing!"
"What about the message, she's never ignored one before has she?"
"No but..." Rin didn't finish her sentence.
"Rin?" I said feeling queezy. The ground shook with tormented anguish and the house groan and cracked in sorrowful response. I stared at the horrified looks on Rin and Enuresis's faces as beams and wall pieces fell around me. They can't make it to me in time, nor can I make it to them. All I can do is stand in fear, with no where to run.
"Chihiro!" I looked into their eyes. Rin's wild with sickening pain and fear. Enuresis is running for me, her eyes holding a crazy determined wild desperation. She won't make it though, she can't, the way is completely blocked. Calm. Bitter sweet calm. Is this the end? I didn't even scream as blackness consumed me.
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"Oh this is too sweet!" I heard Ahrima shriek in childish glee as I passed the throne room. Curious, I strolled in.
"Aikia, see this and tell me it does not give good reason for a real celebration." She said swirling her mirror in my direction, I walked forward and swiftly levitated myself to eye level with it. I crossed my legs and leaned forwards with my hands on my ankles.
A smile slowly snaked upon my lips at the scene I saw being replayed for my benefit in Ahrima's mirror.
"So the girl doesn't like present much. Too bad. Well she didn't have long to agonize over it. What a pity. But tell me, how are you able to see this? I didn't think there was anything to see by."
"It has been raining for a while now. The rain drops serve as my seeing devices." Ah, that might explain it. Water is one of the best devices for reflecting images back to Ahrima's Iraz Crystallion mirror.
"Now about that celebration."
"You know Ahrima, it would be selfish of us not to let anyone else join us in our moment of victory."
"Oh really no? Who do you have in mind?"
"Kohaku none the less." She smiled devilishly as she began laughing. She snapped her fingers and instantly we were at the wall that lead to Kohaku's 'room'. In no time we were strolling in the room, only this time I noticed a few crystals were lit with a beam of green light that turned an oily purple as it was captured by the crystals. We stood before Kohaku, who slept, even in his pitiful state. His ankles, like I had predictad are marred and bloody from rubbing against the chains, his wrists in worse shape than his ankles. White bleached bone could be seen. And his hair is already growing shaggy and messed up in tassles.
"Oh Kohaku. Dearest, we have an excelent surprise for you." Ahrima said with poisoned sweetness. Her smile turned into a from when she got no reaction out of him.
"I said wake up!" She growled and slapped him. His head shot forward and he bit her hand. It seems that he has a good judgment in character. Serves Ahrima right. Maybe if he doesn't die from the plans we have in store for him, I'll keep him around. He can only prove to be more entertaining. But, that might not be possible, what a pity.
"You ungrateful bastard!" She yelled at him and jerking her hand away. She slowly composed her featured back to their sly sweet sickening self as she took a step back from him.
"It seems he does not fancy you much Ahrima. You must not be his type." I said with a smirk watching the two. Ahrima's eyes sparked with anger and forced sweetness, while Kohaku's were slitted like a snakes.
"Shut up Aikia." She said and I smirked all the more but held my tongue.
"Now, Kohaku, is that anyway to treat us? We brought you here to this specially made room and it's so pretty too." His eyes narrowed all the more, if that's possible.
"Why, you're our honored guest. You should feel humbled, after all, you are the one that's is going to bring the human world and Kamikakushi together." I must applaud this fellow, he didn't so much as blink.
"And in doing so there will be nothing but chaos, and sweet opportunities for me to rule the world once combined. I will finally reveal myself in my true powerful form, and none will be able to stop me. You don't believe me? Why, look around you. You are the most powerful spirit in all of Kamikakushi, so you should feel the spells around and within you. These crystals are absorbing your energy, they reflect through you and hit one another. Once all of these crystals are fully lit with your power, the worlds will collide and the fun will begin, in the mean time, a shard of Iraz Crystal was placed within your body while Hideaki was in it, and I can use it to reflect your power to me." She giggled in evil delight. Oh I wish I could just take my hand and wrapp them around her throat, cutting that and all other sounds off forever! But alas, patience will serve me better.
"Sister, we did not come here to tell him of his fate, no matter how fun it is." I said irritably, she turned and glared at me. Then sniffed rather indignately and turned back to Kohaku.
"He is quite right, in fact we brought you a present." She said pulling out her mirror and enlarging it. She had it face Kohaku and stood slightly back so she was able to see his reaction. She even used some of her magic so all that had been said could be heard, as Kohaku watched it up to the point that Chihiro began running, and we grinned as we saw his expression change to slow horror and anger. Up until the point that everything collapsed upon her. It's a good thing that there had been that one warriors Katana, and Chihiro's ring, other wise we wouldn't have been able to see everything that had went on inside. Kohaku's features turned back to their stony glare.
"You lie. What you show me is no more than an illusion." Ahrima laughed in mockery.
"Tell me, did you feel any spell of illusion?"
"That mirror does not lie, nor can it. It's made out of Iraz crystal, anything reflected or seen in it cannot be changed of distorted into a lie or falsehood." I said and watched him struggle not to show any emotion. Ahrima laughed and laughed even louder. Her laughter echoing around the room but stopped as Kohaku began to flare with a dark green light. His eyes still slitted and we stepped back astounded, but Ahrima began to laugh even more. The light that surrounded him suddenly shot to a nearby crystal and his head fell to his chest as a slight groan escaped from his lips.
"You see, he can try to use his power any way he wants, but the crystals soak it right up. He only rushes his own demise." She said and disappeared with a slight swish of her dress. I walked slowly but stopped and turned as I heard a single drop of water. The boys head was no longer on his chest but slightly lifted so he could gaze upon the engraved marking on the outer edge of the circle below him, where the spell marks were placed so he could not escape. The single water droplet glowed a soft green and was soon joined by two more. I looked at Kohaku's face and saw a small barely visable trail of where the few tears had fallen, but no more droplets fell. For the moment he doesn't look like the strongest Spirit in all of Kamikakushi, no he looks just like...no it does not matter. Why do I think of such things! They were forgotten, but why are they beginning to show themselves now! Still the tears stayed a soft glowing green, but why? I shook my head and left.
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Authors Ending Note: Oh no! Chihiro! No! She can't be dead! Can she? Will it really be left up to Rin and Enuresis to save Kohaku, or is the mission failing before it has really begun? And what about Zeniiba and her housing companions? Are they really dead too? And Kohaku! Is he really doomed to die. And are Ahrima and Aikia really planning to conjoin the living world and the Spirit world?
Forgive me for the long wait, I had other obligations to tend to which took up most of the time I would have otherwise had to plan, and by the looks of it next week I may not even be able to get anything written and posted! I'm really sorry fro the inconvenience, but I'll try my best!
By the way, questions, encouragements, and harsh criticisms are accepted, but flames are not (yes there is a difference between harsh criticism and flames)
Chapter 9
Disaster
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"No. No! It just can't! It can't be! No!" Ignoring the sudden pain from my knees from falling on them, I continued to stare at the nightmare before me. And that's what it really is, a nightmare. How could this have happened! Everything is burned. Chared an ugly black ash. Hardly anything left. No...it just can't...no.
"Chihiro, we should go." Enuresis said calmly. Calmly...CALMLY! How can she be! When this...this! No! I can't! No. I let them pull me up and steady me when I swayed, but when we walked and were nearly ten feet away I planted my feet firmly in the dirt.
"No." I whispered, my throat being scratched by my voice, and my heart beating hard. And yet they still try to pull me away. Can't they hear me! Why are they still pulling me! I want to stay!
"I said no! No, no, no! I'm not leaving! It's a trick! Can't you see! It just can't be real! I-I'll prove it to you!" I ran back, pulling away from them, and this time I ran into her house and stood in the middle of the dense blackness. Not even the bauble's light will penetrate to the corners.
"Granny! Bou! Koanashi! Lil Bird. Okay, I give up! You win Hide and Seek!" I yelled frantically, upturning what furniture was left, tossing chairs carelessly away, looking through doors, searching behind and under the spinning wheel and singed curtains. I even haphazardly sieved through the once fine yarn, now turned black, but I can't find them! Where, where are they! Where could they be!
"Chihiro." I spun around, can that be Granny? No. It's only Rin. I looked at her. Her body seemed to scream of emotions, but never once trembled. Enuresis stood behind her, only showing her side profile. Her arms crossed over her chest, her mouth set in a grim line, and her eyes staring at the ground.
"Where...where are they! We have to find them! They're here! We have to find them!" I yelled pitifully. By now tears streamed down my face like drops of molten lava burning my flesh.
"They're dead." Enuresis said flatly. I stared at her and Rin whirled to face her, only to slap her. Enuresis's head turned, but her body never shifted or moved.
"How dare you! How dare you say something like that to her! We don't know that for sure!"
"Wake up and smell the roses sweat heart! Look around you!"
"This doesn't prove a thing!"
"What about the message, she's never ignored one before has she?"
"No but..." Rin didn't finish her sentence.
"Rin?" I said feeling queezy. The ground shook with tormented anguish and the house groan and cracked in sorrowful response. I stared at the horrified looks on Rin and Enuresis's faces as beams and wall pieces fell around me. They can't make it to me in time, nor can I make it to them. All I can do is stand in fear, with no where to run.
"Chihiro!" I looked into their eyes. Rin's wild with sickening pain and fear. Enuresis is running for me, her eyes holding a crazy determined wild desperation. She won't make it though, she can't, the way is completely blocked. Calm. Bitter sweet calm. Is this the end? I didn't even scream as blackness consumed me.
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"Oh this is too sweet!" I heard Ahrima shriek in childish glee as I passed the throne room. Curious, I strolled in.
"Aikia, see this and tell me it does not give good reason for a real celebration." She said swirling her mirror in my direction, I walked forward and swiftly levitated myself to eye level with it. I crossed my legs and leaned forwards with my hands on my ankles.
A smile slowly snaked upon my lips at the scene I saw being replayed for my benefit in Ahrima's mirror.
"So the girl doesn't like present much. Too bad. Well she didn't have long to agonize over it. What a pity. But tell me, how are you able to see this? I didn't think there was anything to see by."
"It has been raining for a while now. The rain drops serve as my seeing devices." Ah, that might explain it. Water is one of the best devices for reflecting images back to Ahrima's Iraz Crystallion mirror.
"Now about that celebration."
"You know Ahrima, it would be selfish of us not to let anyone else join us in our moment of victory."
"Oh really no? Who do you have in mind?"
"Kohaku none the less." She smiled devilishly as she began laughing. She snapped her fingers and instantly we were at the wall that lead to Kohaku's 'room'. In no time we were strolling in the room, only this time I noticed a few crystals were lit with a beam of green light that turned an oily purple as it was captured by the crystals. We stood before Kohaku, who slept, even in his pitiful state. His ankles, like I had predictad are marred and bloody from rubbing against the chains, his wrists in worse shape than his ankles. White bleached bone could be seen. And his hair is already growing shaggy and messed up in tassles.
"Oh Kohaku. Dearest, we have an excelent surprise for you." Ahrima said with poisoned sweetness. Her smile turned into a from when she got no reaction out of him.
"I said wake up!" She growled and slapped him. His head shot forward and he bit her hand. It seems that he has a good judgment in character. Serves Ahrima right. Maybe if he doesn't die from the plans we have in store for him, I'll keep him around. He can only prove to be more entertaining. But, that might not be possible, what a pity.
"You ungrateful bastard!" She yelled at him and jerking her hand away. She slowly composed her featured back to their sly sweet sickening self as she took a step back from him.
"It seems he does not fancy you much Ahrima. You must not be his type." I said with a smirk watching the two. Ahrima's eyes sparked with anger and forced sweetness, while Kohaku's were slitted like a snakes.
"Shut up Aikia." She said and I smirked all the more but held my tongue.
"Now, Kohaku, is that anyway to treat us? We brought you here to this specially made room and it's so pretty too." His eyes narrowed all the more, if that's possible.
"Why, you're our honored guest. You should feel humbled, after all, you are the one that's is going to bring the human world and Kamikakushi together." I must applaud this fellow, he didn't so much as blink.
"And in doing so there will be nothing but chaos, and sweet opportunities for me to rule the world once combined. I will finally reveal myself in my true powerful form, and none will be able to stop me. You don't believe me? Why, look around you. You are the most powerful spirit in all of Kamikakushi, so you should feel the spells around and within you. These crystals are absorbing your energy, they reflect through you and hit one another. Once all of these crystals are fully lit with your power, the worlds will collide and the fun will begin, in the mean time, a shard of Iraz Crystal was placed within your body while Hideaki was in it, and I can use it to reflect your power to me." She giggled in evil delight. Oh I wish I could just take my hand and wrapp them around her throat, cutting that and all other sounds off forever! But alas, patience will serve me better.
"Sister, we did not come here to tell him of his fate, no matter how fun it is." I said irritably, she turned and glared at me. Then sniffed rather indignately and turned back to Kohaku.
"He is quite right, in fact we brought you a present." She said pulling out her mirror and enlarging it. She had it face Kohaku and stood slightly back so she was able to see his reaction. She even used some of her magic so all that had been said could be heard, as Kohaku watched it up to the point that Chihiro began running, and we grinned as we saw his expression change to slow horror and anger. Up until the point that everything collapsed upon her. It's a good thing that there had been that one warriors Katana, and Chihiro's ring, other wise we wouldn't have been able to see everything that had went on inside. Kohaku's features turned back to their stony glare.
"You lie. What you show me is no more than an illusion." Ahrima laughed in mockery.
"Tell me, did you feel any spell of illusion?"
"That mirror does not lie, nor can it. It's made out of Iraz crystal, anything reflected or seen in it cannot be changed of distorted into a lie or falsehood." I said and watched him struggle not to show any emotion. Ahrima laughed and laughed even louder. Her laughter echoing around the room but stopped as Kohaku began to flare with a dark green light. His eyes still slitted and we stepped back astounded, but Ahrima began to laugh even more. The light that surrounded him suddenly shot to a nearby crystal and his head fell to his chest as a slight groan escaped from his lips.
"You see, he can try to use his power any way he wants, but the crystals soak it right up. He only rushes his own demise." She said and disappeared with a slight swish of her dress. I walked slowly but stopped and turned as I heard a single drop of water. The boys head was no longer on his chest but slightly lifted so he could gaze upon the engraved marking on the outer edge of the circle below him, where the spell marks were placed so he could not escape. The single water droplet glowed a soft green and was soon joined by two more. I looked at Kohaku's face and saw a small barely visable trail of where the few tears had fallen, but no more droplets fell. For the moment he doesn't look like the strongest Spirit in all of Kamikakushi, no he looks just like...no it does not matter. Why do I think of such things! They were forgotten, but why are they beginning to show themselves now! Still the tears stayed a soft glowing green, but why? I shook my head and left.
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Authors Ending Note: Oh no! Chihiro! No! She can't be dead! Can she? Will it really be left up to Rin and Enuresis to save Kohaku, or is the mission failing before it has really begun? And what about Zeniiba and her housing companions? Are they really dead too? And Kohaku! Is he really doomed to die. And are Ahrima and Aikia really planning to conjoin the living world and the Spirit world?
Forgive me for the long wait, I had other obligations to tend to which took up most of the time I would have otherwise had to plan, and by the looks of it next week I may not even be able to get anything written and posted! I'm really sorry fro the inconvenience, but I'll try my best!
By the way, questions, encouragements, and harsh criticisms are accepted, but flames are not (yes there is a difference between harsh criticism and flames)