Duel Masters: Seven Days
By. Tate Icasa
Chapter Ten:Information
: Kitami's POV /
I turn my head and open my eyes. Hakuoh is awake, even though his eyes are closed.
We had long ago decided to sleep side by side to conserve body heat, or we'd both be frozen now.
" 'morning." I whisper. (Rekuda: I thought the customary greething was good morning. Kitami: duh-voice We were trapped in a cave, starving and freezing, what was good about it? Now hush.)
He nods.
I get up slowly, moving is hard at this point.
I'm bored out of my mind.
"Tell me about your friend." I say suddenly, surprising myself. "The one who's face I borrowed."
Hakuoh sits up. "Her name is Mimi Tasogore. While I was Champion at the Temple she was the Second Guardian."
I nod. Informative, but I already knew that.
This is boring.
"We aren't going to get out of here, are we?" He asks.
I sigh. "No, probably not."
The truthing is, he won't. But I will. I'm an Immortal, so if I collapse the cave on myself, I'll live.
I stand and start pacing.
"How much longer until we starve to death?"
"Not long." I say. "Two, three days. Why?"
He doesn't answer.
I should have expected that.
"I'm sorry." he says.
He has nothing to apologize for. But it's a sweet gesture.
It's too bad he's going to die.
(Rekuda: But he doesn't die! Kitami: Mimi, can I borrow that frying pan? Mimi: No. Mine! Finish the chapter!)
Let me explain something.
There are very few Immortals left, only about a hundred total around the Earth. That number almost never changes, because Immortal rarely encounter others.
See, only male Immortals are truly immortal. Our immortality as females is temorary, and is given up if we have a child with a mortal. Our full immortality is given to the child. A child by two immortals wouldn't take it.
To most, children with mortals is considered suicide. Only the young and foolish would give up their immortality for a mortal man.
I consider myself neither young nor foolish.
(Mimi: Why did you explain that? Kitami: Because I needed to fill space so Tate doesn't yell at me for making another short chapter. Besides, if comes up next chapter.)