A/N: Long time no type! I'm back now, at last, for yet another chapter of Takarin! And yes, I realize that the chapter title doesn't seem to relate, just deal with it, in my demented mind it all makes perfect sense. (Think of dive as dive into the fight...)
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Disclaimer: I... I... I don't own Card Captor Sakura... so I'll just go off and cry about it now... (Actually, better yet, I'll not cry and get on with the chapter.)
Previously:
The girl shuddered, hearing her voice said like that, it was scary, very scary. The ninja's voice, icily calling her name, toying with her like she was nothing! Her body fell limp, she was defeated. She felt the ninja pick her up and carry her back to that dark hell that she just escaped from.
Chapter 10: Dive For Me
Meiling cried. Again she was locked away. Who knew when he'd come. And then all would be over. He'd listen to Tathrun's demands in order to save her. She knew that he would.
A pair of amber eyes stared straight ahead. The owner of these eyes was a boy.
He walked straight ahead at a consistent pace, not stopping for anything. He drew near it, he was sure he was close. He stopped suddenly and closed his eyes. He crouched and pressed his palms against the ground. Balls of golden energy gathered at his palms. He released the energy, sending it flying in various paths across the ground, all heading northish.
The impact against the yokai was instantaneous and it died within a second, despite the fact that it was a mile away from its prey. The amber-eyed boy merely stood from where he was crouched and continued on his way. A mile's worth of traveling led him to the demon he killed. He stood next to the body, purposely making himself an easy target for whatever yokai were waiting for him.
He could hear it, coming from the south and cutting the air. He reached his hand up and grabbed the weapon that was flying at him. Blood dripped down his arm, coming from a wound in the palm of his hand. The weapon that he caught was flat, and had a sharp edges completely surrounding it.
He closed his eyes and listened. He heard noises, many of them. He tried to shut out all natural caused sounds, such as the waterfall that was to the east. He ducked just as an armed yokai flew out at him, twin katana at the ready. The boy silently cursed as more yokai appeared, he wasn't planning on fighting this many.
He placed his injured right hand on the hilt of the sword at his hip and fell easily into a fighting stance. For a moment nobody moved, and then in an instant the boy dodged to the side, avoiding a downward arch from one of the katana of the katana wielder. Then he jumped into the air, slashing downward with his sword, but missing the yokai that he slashed at.
He counted the yokai, there were seven. Two wielding heavy blades, one with twin katana, one with kunai, and three that seemed to wield nothing but their fists. None of them looked at all crazed.
He jumped over a slash at his legs, coming from the katana wielding yokai. He jumped off the head of one of the yokai hit another with his sword, it raised it's sword in defense and the amber-eyed boy quickly cut through the sword, and the yokai's head as well.
"One down, six to go," he muttered while jumping to the left to dodge six kunai and a punch. He cursed as he blocked a downward slash from the remaining heavy blade yokai. He held back a scream as a powerful fist connected with his jaw and sent him flying back into a tree.
He jumped up and ran towards the group of yokai, barely noticing the blood running down his arm from the kunai that brushed past him. He swung his sword in an arch, hitting three yokai, killing one. Quickly again he swung the sword, this time in an upward arch, killing another.
Four remained. One of them had to have it. He scanned over them, still none looked crazed. It would be unlike a yokai to have it and not use it, but possible, none-the-less. He would assume that the yokai was strong enough not to be overcome by it, if it weren't for the fact that he was beating them.
He parried blows from the remaining yokai, one heavy blade, one twin katana wielder, and two fist fighters. He smirked as his sword sliced both the heavy blade, it's wielder, and a fist fighter in half.
"Now, which one of you has it?" he asked. Neither answered. "Fine," he growled, "I'll just kill you both and take it from your dead body." Not that it mattered if he killed them both, he had never yet let a yokai survive one of his fights.
He put his sword back into its sheath and held out his bleeding right hand. "Time to die," he said as a ball of energy, stained with red blood, began rapidly forming. He narrowed his eyes and released the magic, neither yokai had time to run, neither yokai had anywhere to run to escape, both lay on the ground dead.
He smirked and began to walk towards the bodies and was surprised when he found himself flying backwards, repelled by a barrier coming from the fist fighter's chest. He watched as the yokai rose, giving off a powerful, dark aura. "So you had it."
The yokai glared at the boy and began forming a ball of energy between both of his hands. His eyes grew wide as he released the energy.
The boy jumped, but could not avoid it, there was too much of it. The dark energy hit him in the chest and he flew back. He hit the ground only to meet another shot of energy. Pain flooded through his aching, bleeding body as he slowly stood.
He lunged forward at the yokai, energy surrounding his fist. He took another hit the chest, but didn't let it stop of phase him. His fist hit the yokai's head, full force, the impact knocking the yokai to the ground. He brought his fist down again and shattered the yokai's skull with his punch. He drew his sword and stabbed it through the yokai's heart.
He whipped the blood of his sword and sheathed it. He bent down and grabbed the pendant from around the yokai's neck. He pocketed the pendant and continued walking. He needed rest, to rejuvenate his strength. And he needed to let his injuries heal, or at least quit bleeding. Despite that he continued walking. No doubt other yokai near the area would be drawn by the scent of fresh blood. If he had the extra strength he'd banish the bodies, but having spent the last five days walking non-stop with no rest and battles ever ten hours of so left him devoid of the extra strength to do so with.
For as much as he hated going into towns he needed to find one soon, one that he could rest in or near to. The last of his strength was running out fast. He felt unconsciousness threatening him and quickly looked around. He sat and leaned against a tree, he'd rest for ten minutes and then be on his way.
He forced himself to stay conscious through the ten minutes and knew that he needed to find a safe place to rest. He forced himself to stand and resume his pace from earlier. He couldn't be far from a town.
A/N: I know it's short, but at least it's here (at long last)... Three guesses as to who the amber-eyed boy is, hehehe. And yes, he's carrying a sword similar to that of a samurai's at the moment and not his usual thick blade. There is reason behind it, to be revealed. Anyway don't hate me, read, review, and I may update sooner (I'll try my hardest to, but I'm running a few and I've got chemistry to deal with and I somehow managed to fail yet another test. Meaning that I've got a retake to study very hard for...) Thanks for reading, please review!
Long time no type! I'm back now, at last, for yet another chapter of Takarin! And yes, I realize that the chapter title doesn't seem to relate, just deal with it, in my demented mind it all makes perfect sense. (Think of dive as dive into the fight...)Your reviews made me feel great, thanks so much for them! (And keep them coming!)I... I... I don't own Card Captor Sakura... so I'll just go off and cry about it now... (Actually, better yet, I'll not cry and get on with the chapter.) Dive For Me I know it's short, but at least it's here (at long last)... Three guesses as to who the amber-eyed boy is, hehehe. And yes, he's carrying a sword similar to that of a samurai's at the moment and not his usual thick blade. There is reason behind it, to be revealed. Anyway don't hate me, read, review, and I may update sooner (I'll try my hardest to, but I'm running a few and I've got chemistry to deal with and I somehow managed to fail yet another test. Meaning that I've got a retake to study very hard for...) Thanks for reading, please review!