Note: H00lraayz0rz. Finally some action. D Though it doesn't get to you til you get to the end of the page. Probably the best chapters yet in my oppinon.
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Jukei looked at the blood and smiled. "Noa, Do you know why I call it 'Vahn's Sword?'" Noa looked up at him, and looked down. "I do not." she forcefully said, but she guessed. "My Seru Army raided Rim Elm, as you probably know. They found the sword in one of the houses." Noa silently listened, "The handle, did you read the name on it?" Noa opened her palm, and read the worn name "Vahn." she said loudly. "You know a Vahn, don't you?" Jukei walked closer to his slave, and placed his hand on her chin. "It's that blue haired guy you were with, isn't it, Seiya. Isn't it?" Noa didn't say a word. Jukei laughed at this and looked at her "Silence is the answer I wanted. It means yes." Noa growled looking up, grabbing the sword. Jukei stepped back "Remember, killing me equals the fact that my army will kill Cort." Noa calmed, and looked down. "Listen, my Seiya." the raven haired man began. "Not only is this Vahn's sword, but it's also what you're going to kill him with." Noa gasped looking up, her eyes were wide with fear and sweat dripped down her face. "Are you serious!" she beamed. Jukei laughed "It won't be a problem, you've basically seen towns getting murdered during your time with them AND me. Killing one more won't be a problem." Noa couldn't reply, she wanted to scream at him, but feared for her little brother. "Let me see Cort." she demanded. Jukei wrapped his arm around Noa's shoulder "You're a fiesty one, aren't you?" he led Noa to a dark room, he turned on the lights. There sat her little brother, in chains. At least he was within a cradle, and has a bit of feeding. But she was afraid he would be alone, and she doesn't want to be alone. She cried. "I want to hold him! Why must you torcher me so!" Noa began to scream within her sobs. Jukei laughed loudly, which raised Noa's rage. "Let me!" she tried to run into the room, but was dragged out by Jukei, he locked the door and shoved the keys in his pocket. "You might as well go kill Vahn now, once you've done that you'll have your dear Cort back." "Why Vahn?" Noa hastily yelled immediatly after Jukei's previous sentence. "He's a disgusting rat." Jukei growled, as well as Noa. "I should get going." she began to walk out of the throne room. She silently walked through the castle halls, crying. She finally walked out, the rain had stopped and the sun was shining through a misty drizzle. She looked up, touching the star on her cheek. "Alone." she said before stepping onto the cloud and up she went.
It was getting dark, the Door of Invisi's power was out. There was silence among the group. "Vahn, what are you going to do?" said Meta's voice. Vahn was silent, but his face showed he was determined. Terra was sadly looking at the ground "Poor Noa..." she began "I can't believe someone could torcher another in the ways Jukei has." Ohiya nodded, now understanding that she didn't know Noa at all. Vahn began to speek, Gala watched, as well as Ozma listened. "If she has to kill me so she can have Cort. Then I'll let her. Only if it brings her happiness." Vahn looked down, blushing slightly. His eyes were shadowed. Gala was angered "Vahn, Do you hear yourself? You're willing to sacrifice so much just for another's happiness!" "You say that because you don't understand." Vahn mumbled under his soft breathing. Gala looked up at him "You're right, I don't understand you. You're getting yourself kil--" 'Stop this Gala.' a voice in his head cut in. 'Vahn is already horrified enough with the fact that he may get killed. can't you see that he is in love with Noa?' Gala shook his head "I'm sorry, Vahn."
The sun was bright, and he was the first to awaken. He poked Terra gently, Terra awoke, making no sound but a large breeze in the trees "Vahn, what is it?" she said in a low tone voice. "I just thought I'd let you know that I would be calming at the springs. I just want you to tell everyone that I'm okay. Sorry to wake you. You seem to be the most quiet." "It's okay" Terra smiled softly. "You can count on me." She went back to sleep seconds after Vahn had went his way.
Undressing, he went into the warm water, thus calming. He hung off the ground by the springs, to not get Meta wet. Meta was silent, as well as Vahn. The silenced was stopped by a sigh from Vahn. 'Vahn, you love Noa. You have feelings for her.' Meta insisted 'No I don't. She's just a friend.' Vahn thought back. 'Just a friend would give up their life just to see them happy?' Vahn couldn't reply at this, for Meta was right, he did love Noa. 'Meta, what do I do?' Vahn worridly thought. 'It's your choice, Vahn. This is your friend. If you're willing to give your life, then do. If you aren't, then find a way to come through.' A smile spready across Vahn's manly face. 'Thankyou Meta. I think. I like that quote.' Vahn sat up from the water, and dressed.
Noa sat on the sand of Conkram. Tears falling down her cheeks, she sobbed loudly. She covered her face with her hand. "Do I have to kill him?" she cried more. "But I don't want to." she continued. Vahn had returned to everyone. "Hey you guys." he said smiling. Everyone looked up. Terra smiling. "I think we should go to Conkram." said a dark voice. Vahn glanced at the direction where the voice came from. There sat a younger girl, with short red hair. Her eyes glow red, and her lips covered with black lipstick. She wore a black coat, one sleave covered her hand & the other was ripped at her shoulder. Her left arm (Where the coat was ripped at the shoulder) had a black glove on it, the glove was half covered with a purple ra-seru. She also wore a red skirt over strange black pants. One pant leg went to her ankle, and the other stopped at her hip. She wore large black gothic shoes. "Who are you?" Vahn stared at her. "I'm Anya, and Ohiya is mine. I didn't think she was alive." Anya looked off. Then she stood up "Enough of the chatter, let's go." she strictly spoke. They walked to the sanded Conkram, on their way they got many healing uses and armor.
"Vahn?" Anya looked at the older man. "You know, Ohiya told me what you said about Noa's "mission"." the 13 year old said, quoting with her two fingers. Vahn just looked at her, Anya looked forward at the mountains before them. "If Noa has to kill you, she's going to live with the guilt. Either way, dead or not you'll be. She'll still be sad, whether living with guilt, or without her brother." Vahn didn't say a word. Terra flew passed them "We can't get over the mountains this easily, and we have no soren flute to call for transportation." Gala looked at Vahn, then Anya. "Do any of you have a Door of Wind?" Vahn shook his head, then everyone looked at Anya. "Luckily I packed." she said, looking in her large pockets of her black jacket. She then pulled out a Door of Wind "To Conkram we go!" she yelled, holding up. Once they got to the entrance of Conkram everyone began to hand Vahn all the best equipment they were able to get their hands on. "We'll be watching from behind the sand hills." Terra said "If you need help we'll do so." Anya added with a chidlish smile on her face.
Vahn walked in as the rest of the group hid behind a tall mountain like hill. Vahn stepped slowly & quietly, looking around, acting casual (So not to show that he knew what was going on.) Suddenly the girl jumped from behind him and slashed his back with his very own sword. He gasped in pain, arching his back in surprisment. He quickly then turned around as he used a healing leaf, facing his past friend. "Noa?" he said, looking at her, and drawing his knife. Noa didn't say a word, nor did she show any emotion, all she did was quickly charged at him, waving the sword around crazily. Blocking her attack with his knife, he kicked her hard, causing her to slide back. That didn't stop her, she continued to charge towards the other. But this time when she swung her sword at him, he grabbed it with a chain he had, holding it, her one arm, and her half of her body down. For the first few moments she tried to pull away, but failed to. So she swung her opposite arm into his back, stabbing him with her ferrals. He had no idea she had them, he had no idea she could even handle a sword, let alone two weapons. He fell back, losing the grip on the chain. Noa took her sword back, removing the chains around it. Vahn, jumped up to his feet, as many times done before. Noa began to do a high kick, he scarcely dodged it. Then he performed a summersault, which only hit her a bit. "Noa has only been hit once, and Vahn has blood on him already." worridly, whispered Anya. Terra sidely looked at the girl next to her. "Yes, but we can't jump in now." "I don't think this is a good idea." Gala mumbled. "Well, what else do we have to do?" Ozma carelessly replied. There was a loud klang, followed by Noa sliding backwards into the sand behind her. Her face showed a sign of threat, as she sweat and grit her bottom lip. Vahn looked up, blood sliding down his wet face, he panted slowly. Noa stood up, weakly and ran to him yet again, this time her ferrals were faced up forward, as well as her sword. Vahn went down on his knees and preformed a lower kick, sending her down to on her behind. As she was falling, she gripped his shin, sending him down as well. He tried to get up, but she wouldn't let go of his leg. He took his sword & was about to cut her hand off with it, when suddenly there was a loud bang, blood squirted from his shoulder. He fell back, his eyes wide. Terra and company jumped from the hill and ran to him. Noa just stood there, crying, holding her gun up in the air, she dropped it, and tighten her grip on the sword. "No more!" she yelled, and the sword charged its way down to Vahn's chest. Vahn couldn't move, but everyone else could. Terra blew a sharping wind towards her once master, Anya charged to Noa and grabbed her arm. Twsiting it, she dug her sharp nails into Noa's delicate skin. Noa squealed in the pain and tried to cut lose. The sword flew off her hand, and onto Gala's. The tears kept rushing through Noa's face, as she collapsed on the ground, like did Vahn.