Darkness Spreads
Chapter 8 - Ashura
Hey guys! It's chapter 8! (This is really getting hard now...) Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
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Syaoran looked around him, the blizzard had long since stopped but it was still freezing. He rubbed his arms, trying to get his blood to circulate a bit more. Syaoran sighed, it had been much harder trying to find Kurogane than he had first thought it would be. He had gone to several houses and asked lots of people on the street if they knew where he was from a description. Only one had actually seen him but hadn't known where he was going. Syaoran looked around again then started walking quickly to the edge of the town, maybe he could ask if anyone had seen Ashura.
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Kurogane stepped back from the figure. Ashura seemed to stretch then change slightly into a man roughly in his thirties with long black hair. Ashura smiled.
"So, where is Fai? I'm know that you know him."
Kurogane frowned. "Can't you find him? I thought that you would be able to with your magic..."
Ashura shook his head. "No. But, if you tell me where he is I will spare you... for now at least."
Kurogane smiled grimly. "I don't want you to go easy on me, it's no fun that way."
Ashura sighed. "What a nuisance you are... alright then, I shall get rid of you and find him myself."
Ashura raised his hands and pointed at Kurogane, muttered something, then a small spike of ice shot from his fingers. Kurogane dodged neatly and turned. "We shouldn't fight in here." He said.
"Why? Do you care for these people?"
"Of course I don't!" Kurogane growled. "I was thinking
that we would have more space outside."
Ashura nodded. "Ok
then, you first."
Kurogane backed out of the door. He felt his arm hit someone and turned his head.
Syaoran looked up at Kurogane, surprise evident in his eyes.
"Kurogane-san?"
Kurogane pushed him to the side as a spear of ice stabbed at him. If Syaoran hadn't been moved it would have cut an artery in his neck.
"What...?" Syaoran muttered, looking at Ashura.
"Run!" Kurogane said. "Protect Fai!"
Kurogane picked up a burning torch and lunged at Ashura as Syaoran turned and ran back the way he had come.
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Fai pulled off his gloves and placed one hand in the snow. His face lit up slightly.
"They're on the edge of town?" He muttered. "Right..."
He stood up and started walking quickly after the trail his hands could sense in the snow, for that was part of Fai's magic, he could sense people around him with his hands.
Fai had been walking for quite a while when he heard footsteps in the snow. He looked around to try and find where they were coming from and saw a figure in the distance.
"Syaoran-kun!"
The figure stopped then began to run faster.
"Fai-san!"
Fai waved so Syaoran could see him better. Soon Syaoran had made it to Fai but he was panting so much that he couldn't speak.
"Here, sit down." Fai helped Syaoran to the ground and sat next to him.
"Where is Kurogane?"
Syaoran looked up, slightly shocked by Fai's lack of honorific.
"Um... He... He was with... At the edge of town... Ashura..."
Fai stood up. "I see... Stay here."
Fai started to run in the direction Syaoran had come.
"No!"
The cry stopped him. Fai turned and saw Syaoran standing, back on his feet.
"Syaoran-kun...?"
"I promised him that I'd protect you. If you go back there then I'll come too."
Fai shook his head. "This is my fight Syaoran."
"No! I'm going where ever you go!"
Fai walked back to him. "I can't let you."
"You can't stop me."
Fai frowned. "I can."
"No you -"
Fai punched Syaoran in the side of the neck, knocking him out instantly.
Fai caught him as he fell. "I'm so sorry Syaoran..."
He placed his coat over him, hoping to keep him warm until he woke up.
"I have to go..."
Fai turned and ran after Kurogane and Ashura.
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Kurogane dodged another attack with the ice spear.
"Ha! Is that the best you can do?" He mocked Ashura. Stabbing out with the burning torch.
Ashura just smiled as he dodged.
"You may laugh, but I can sense you are tired. You haven't got long left to live."
Kurogane hated to admit it but Ashura was right. His breath was coming out quickly, in short white puffs of air.
"I won't let you win Ashura!" He charged at him.
Ashura smiled.
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Well, another cliff-hanger (Of sorts)! I hope you enjoyed that chapter as much as you said you liked the others! See you soon!
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