Demonic Dreamers ©A story by Animegamer2007
Chapter 4: Kyo's Dream
Black. Just solid black.
The last thing I could remember was lying on a comfortable four-poster bed in a suite next to Lena's just above the Lady Luck Hotel. I guess that means I'm asleep.
Am I dreaming?
"Kyo…" A familiar voice calls. That voice… so perfect… so flawless. I take a moment or two to think. Who was it? I could recognize the voice but could not place a name or a face.
"Kyo…" The voice beckoned again.
A door long since locked in my labyrinth of memories opens slowly and suddenly I'm engulfed in a sea of light. I close my eyes as tight as they could go, afraid to see what was beyond that door.
"Ah, Kyo…"
"…Mother…" I recalled as a hand, gentle and as soft as silk, graced my cheek.
"Kyo, my Kyo. How I have missed you."
I embrace the figure I can feel before me, my eyes still shut.
"Not as much as I've missed you, mother. Please, tell me you haven't changed."
"Look at me, Kyo; have I changed at all?"
I open my eyes. Emotion overcomes my body and a hot tear slides down my cheek. She was just as I remembered---honey blonde hair, loving blue eyes, delicate pink lips, soft cheekbones, and fair skin. Yet, she was different now. She was dressed in pure white, and she had soft platinum wings cascading down her back.
"No, mother," I sniff. "You haven't changed." I pulled her into a tight hug and she comforted me with a gentle hand. "How long have I forgotten the look of my mother's face, the touch of her skin, or her loving embrace? How long have I forgotten how you died in my childhood? How long has it been since I hid from the world? How lost I've been, mother!"
"Dear sweet Kyo, how you've grown! Not a moment passes that I regret not being able to see my little boy grow into a man. Kyo, you must listen to me now, for we have not much time."
"I'm listening."
"Kyo, the young woman you met last night is in grave danger."
"Lena? She's in danger? But… I thought I saved her. Wasn't that what my dream meant, mother?"
"No, it only introduced you to her. The gang you beat up last night is planning revenge. They want her dead."
"What did she do?"
"It's not what Lena did, it's what her father did. He owed that gang a large sum of money and was killed for not paying them back. There is no telling what horrible things they might do to her if they get their hands on her. You must protect her with all your strength; do you understand me, Kyo?"
"Yes," I said with a direct tone of understanding.
"Good. There is one more thing…"
"What?"
"The leader of that gang is an expert at martial arts."
I snort. "That won't be much to handle."
"Kyo, listen, that's not all. He is also a expert at demonic arts and summoning."
"Demon--- huh? What the hell is that?"
"He can summon demons and devils from the depths of hell and use them for his bidding."
"That all?" I chuckle. "I thought that there would be more to it."
"These demons cannot be beaten with physical strength alone, Kyo. Here." And she waved her hand and a silver and gold encrusted sword appeared before us. "This is the Sword of the Spirit. If you are strong, and your heart true… you can wield this mighty blade of God."
"Then, I won't be able to wield it," I said. "Only God knows what sins I've committed since your untimely death, mother."
"Trust me, he wouldn't send me to you unless he knew what you were capable of. I have faith in you, my son. Grasp the sword."
I slowly grasped the hilt of the magnificent blade and held it in my hands. "It's marvelous. But how can such a huge sword be so light?"
"It is not of your earth. Now take it and protect Lena with it."
"Good bye, mother."
"Good bye."
I awoke with a start…
…The blade in my hands.