Demons. N. Angels
Koway: hiya! I'm glad that it's chapter 5. Leon and I will switch every chapter or so. So far Krad, Yusuke and Kuwabara have gone into the artwork to rescue the others. Will they make it in time? Or will they fall to the four corrupt souls? Find out! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own dnangel or yuyu hakusho…
"…." Speaking
'…..' thinking
((….)) Krad's thoughts
(…) Satoshi's thoughts
/…. / Daisuke's thoughts
/ …. / Dark's thoughts
Chapter 5: Plans and Deceit
"How much further? We've been walking for like ever!" Kuwabara's whining was getting to his teammates and Krad would have killed him but Yusuke came to the rescue by giving him a hard smack on the head.
"Be quiet, Kuwabara! You're lucky that Krad hasn't killed you yet!" The brown-eyed detective whispered to his idiotic buddy.
"But—"
"We've arrived at our destination." Krad interrupted the bickering boys and pointed to a large castle at the other end of the town.
"Hurray!" Kuwabara pushed Yusuke away and ran to an open cart of fruit. "Let's get some chow Urameshi!"
((Why did I bring him?))
(Because he would have done more harm than good if he stayed in the real world.)
((You do have a point...))
"Krad, you're paying!" Kuwabara yelled in excitement.
((Though I wish he would shut up...))
"The hell I am." Krad answered in an evil tone, walking past him and down the road. "Detective, Yusuke. Buy some water and anything we might need."
"Where are you going?" Yusuke asked watching the angel.
"I need to grab something. I'll meet you in five minutes," He answered walking away, "Try not to get yourselves in trouble for the longer we stay the longer we let their souls become closer to death."
Yusuke nodded in agreement and went over to Kuwabara, who was buying all kinds of foods. Yusuke thought about what Satoshi had said about Krad.
'He wishes for two things...'
"What would a cold ice demon wish for?' Yusuke was deep in thought as Kuwabara came over for some money…
Krad walked through the streets. He remembered them from when one of the Hikari had painted it. He walked into a small house, pushing the cloth from the doorway. In it was a small old man with beady eyes and brown clothes. Krad walked over and knelt in front of him.
"I know why you have come." The man said in a whisper. Krad remained silent. The man faced him. "You wish to know of your counterpart's future, yes?"
Krad gave a slight nod and the man pulled out a mirror. "Look into the mirror and concentrate on what you wish to see." Krad's golden eyes gazed into the reflection of himself and watched as it changed…
"No…" Krad barely whispered before he stood up, still watching the scene unfold before him as if it was really happening. An image of the thief was in his mind in a pool of his own blood. Krad ran out and threw three gold coins to the man who shook his head.
"I sense great sorrow within him from this. Holy creatures protect him from their darkness." The man said as the image faded into his own reflection. "That is all I ask…"
Krad held his head as the picture came into his mind and walked into another shop. This time, however, there was a small girl with big blue eyes and short brown hair. "I seek a potion, madam."
"Yes, of course. What kind?" She asked her guest noting that he must have been of high standards from his looks. She also noticed the silver cross that was tied at the end of his hair.
"A healing and a time dimension one, if you have it." Krad answered in a fast pace. The girl nodded and grabbed two bottles. One had a blue liquid and the other a green.
"Here you are, sir. They are eight coins apiece. Would you like anything else?" She was nervous; Krad could sense it in her voice as she spoke.
"No. This will suffice for now." With that said he paid and left…fighting the haunting images that went in his mind. He felt like he heard each painful cry and every twist and break as the image came back again. 'I will not allow that to pass.'
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Kurama stared at the ceiling of the room he had been given. Each had separate rooms but that wasn't what had him worried. No, he was worried because you couldn't hear anything through the walls. His room was in between Dark's and Hiei's and when Luki had left, they tried communicating. Nothing, from banging to screaming, could be heard outside the room they had been given.
Kurama left the door open just enough to hear outside but not enough to be noticed by those who might pass by. Hiei searched his room. He left nothing untouched. It was strange and to quiet. He suggested that they all be on guard.
Hiei checked the room with his jagan. Nothing. 'This is way too much of a coincidence. Why would we be helped by a total stranger? It makes no sense...' Hiei continued to think and, like Kurama, he kept the door open just a bit.
Dark surveyed his room. A bed, table, chair, closet, and a balcony with a locked door. He didn't search his room or stay up thinking. Instead, he went into the hall. It was dark and his eyes quickly adapted to the new environment.
A light at the end caught his attention and decided to check it out. Slowly he crept down until he found a strange room with floating candles. "What is this place?" He whispered.
He walked over to a table and jumped back quickly. 'Magic! It's all around the room.' He slowly stepped back until he heard voices from another hallway and he flew out the way he had entered just as two people entered.
'What have we here? Luki!' Dark watched as they knelt before the altar.
"My lord, we have the souls that are needed and they shall be given to you in short time." Luki said.
"They already believe that we plan to send them back to their own world and have no idea of our true intentions." The man beside Luki said. Dark gasped and ran back towards his room as they looked up.
"What do you think it was?" Luki asked.
"It seems that one of our guests has wandered off from his room, fear not. We shall deal with him later. I sense that others are approaching." The man said.
"Of course, Renoki, our leader will know what to do." Luki answered and the two left with a smirk.
"Kurama!" Dark pushed open the door to find the redhead in a state of bewilderment.
"Dark? Are you alright? What's wrong?" He asked, concerned.
"Luki…and this other guy…they were talking…about offering our souls to something…" Dark said between pants. His heart was racing and Kurama put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's alright, Dark. We won't let them take us."
"I knew something was amiss." Hiei had appeared in the doorway and walked in. He shut the door and sat on the windowsill. He stared out into the night sky. "What do we do now? Fight or flee?"
"I say we fight." Kurama stated, "Maybe if we can defeat them they'll let us go."
"And if they don't?" Hiei retorted with a scoff.
"We can try and find our own way out if that happens." Kurama explained and Hiei just stared out the window. "So, do we all agree?"
Dark nodded and Hiei gave a smirk in agreement. "Now, let's get some rest. Did they see you?"
Dark shook his head. "I don't think so."
"Good. Let's all meet in here tomorrow to discuss a plan." All nodded and two went to their rooms.
'What will happen if they succeed? Daisuke, anyone...I wish you were here.' Dark fell into an uneasy sleep…
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"Yusuke, where is the idiot of the village?" Krad asked in an eerily calm tone.
"He's…umm—"
"Hey Urameshi! Angel dude! I'm here!" Yusuke saw Krad's anger and gave a nervous laugh as he came over. "I got water!"
"Yusuke," Krad ignored the other's rambling, "Tell your friend to show respect unless he wishes to have an early funeral."
"Got it. Kuwabara!"
"Huh? What?" Kuwabara held a jug in each hand as he walked.
"Call him Krad, okay?" Yusuke stated. "If not, he'll kill you and I won't step in."
Kuwabara thought for a moment and dumbly nodded. Krad turned and began walking down a road to the castle. Yusuke followed soon after. Kuwabara came last. Krad thought about the vision when he felt strong magic emitting from the castle ahead. He noted it and went on.
As they came to the castle they noticed that all the trees along the road where dead and old. Kuwabara felt a chill and gave a shiver. Yusuke noticed that there was no sound of any kind other than their footsteps. 'This cannot be good.' He thought as they came to a valley and his eyes widened at the site.
Krad let out a gasp of horror and Kuwabara yelped at the bloody site before them. Bodies scattered over the field. Houses were burned to the ground with charred skeletons within them. Children lay unmoving on the darkened ground and heads were on wooden spikes in the center.
"W-what happened here?" Kuwabara asked. Yusuke couldn't answer. He couldn't even breathe! The smells of the dead bodies were getting to him and he felt dizzy.
Krad looked over to him as he fainted. "Yusuke!" The angel caught him and held him as they walked around the bloody plains. Kuwabara was as white as a ghost as they walked and Krad stopped when the young boy he was holding, stirred.
"You left us for a while." Krad said teasing him. Yusuke went a bit red and fell out the angel's grip. "You'll hurt yourself if you're not careful."
"Umm, yeah. Thanks…" Yusuke looked at the village once more and felt something grab his waist. "Wha?"
He turned to see that Krad was flying with him, leaving a screaming Kuwabara on the ground running after them.
"What are you doing?" Yusuke asked as they flew faster. Kuwabara ran as fast as he could to keep up.
"I wanted to get away for the idiot and since you're liable to faint again, I wanted to pass over the battleground." Krad answered in a serious tone as he landed again. "You're lighter than you look."
Yusuke would have said something when a loud 'There you are you stupid demon!' rang out from behind him.
Krad shook his head and walked along the path. Kuwabara was fuming at him and Yusuke was in the middle.
"Stupid demon!"
"Idiotic parasite."
"Damned angel!"
"Ignorant pig."
"Enough!" Both stopped to turn to Yusuke. "Kuwabara! Enough with you fighting him! Krad's helping us rescue Kurama and Hiei and unless you want me to shut you up I insist you keep quiet!"
Krad blinked and nodded. "He's right. We should concentrate on the matter at hand." He went back to walking down the path. Kuwabara remained speechless. Yusuke went beside the angel.
"So what happened to the village?" he asked.
"The souls that I mentioned earlier need the lives of innocents to maintain their forms. Judging by what we saw, they just made sure their forms were secure. They need to do this every decade or so." Krad finished his explanation and glanced back at the human. A grin went on his face and he watched as the moon went behind a cloud…
'Why didn't Yusuke yell at him? Does he trust him more than me! I'll get that stupid angel...just wait Krad...'
koway: well that's chapter 5. cool! It's six pages! Well, Leon's doing the next chapter so I'll see you in chapter seven. What will happen to Dark, Kurama, and Hiei? What does Kuwabara have in mind for Krad? Find out next time. Oh, and thank you for all of you who reviewed!
Kusabana21: cool! I also love dnangel and yyh! I'm not sure about dark/botan…Thanks for the review!
Kitsune of Darkness: Yay! You liked Leon's chapter! Thanks for the review and the chapter should be up soon. It's almost done!