Consumed By Darkness

By KyouXKagura

Chapter Twelve

Kagura's eyes filled with tears as their other daughter ran down past them.
"Mom, I've save you." Kaori yelled but as she turned to see if the Chimera was still coming after it, it was and it was about to pounce on her. "Aah!" She yelled, fear caused tears to form in her eyes but as they opened – although she was scared – Atlas was standing in front of her, he had stabbed the Chimera through its chest.
"Kaori run." He said as Kaori ran to the left, soon it was shown why, the poisonous Chimera was turning red, it gave one last breath of fire which flew at Kagura and Kyou, soon the fire had burnt through the net and they were free.

They all ran towards Atlas to look at the sword.
"This sword represents Mayura." Atlas said as he should them it. They could tell almost instantly that he was right. Kagura touched the blade; it was sharp but still didn't pierce her skin. Mayura wouldn't let it cut her. Yarome then made himself noticed once more.
"Kitsume..." He spoke, Kitsume nodded, grabbing one of the long strands of poison ivy and it transformed into a sword. "Let's see what's stronger, her soul or my blade." Atlas nodded, they had to do this… finish it once and for all. Kaori ran towards the tools that were in the basements closest.

She had to be strong and save her sister, and show that she was worth being called her sister. Kaori grabbed a pair of sheers, though a hand was put on her shoulder.
"Little kitty-cat what do you think you're doing?" A female voice, spitefully she knew it belonged to Kitsume. Kaori smiled, no she smirked and she turned around with the sheers. Kitsume's eyes widened as she took a step away.
"I'm taking it your now a nymph." She spoke. "A nature nymph… that's too bad." Kaori used the sheers and it was soon enough to destroy Kitsume… well she had to use them to cut her into pieces, she felt bad doing so but knowing what Kitsume had done to her sister she also knew that she had to destroy her. Lying in place of Kitsume were leaves, soaking in blood. "I'm sorry, but you've hurt Onee-chan."

Yarome and Atlas were still battling using the swords; even though Kitsume had died the sword was still the same as it was when she had given it to Yarome. Freda though, was heading towards a large throne made of nettles and roses; she wasn't feeling any pain because as she sat down, the nettles and roses had moved from her silhouette and formed a small cement stool for her to sit on.
"It's time for me to take control." She muttered, using Mayura's voice. Soon the roses had formed a diamond shape around her; their thorns surrounded her around her arms and legs. Kagura and Kyou looked on in horror, how were they going to help her? They had to save Mayura from death.

Kaori ran towards her parents.
"Mom, dad, you have to leave." She told them, her long orange hair flailing in the air frantically as she looked back and forth between them. "I don't want you two to get hurt too. I love you." To her surprise it was her father who held her close. Usually it was Mayura who got all of his attention. Kaori cried once more, there was a lot of this happening lately. She cleared her eyes when she heard her mother say:
"I'm sorry darling, but we're all in this together." She spoke as she grabbed a spade from the closet. "Come on." She told her daughter and they raced towards Yarome, Kaori used the sheers as a physical weapon to do the same as she did to Kitsume, Kagura just kept whacking him with the spade. Yet it was Atlas that used the sword to destroy him. As it pierced through the spirit's heart, from the edge of where the sword had pierced his heart, a black shadow surrounded Yarome, it stunk, even if they were to be sick it wouldn't make the smell seem better, soon all that was left was the sword, Yarome had been destroyed.

That was it, Kaori smiled at Atlas – they had gotten ride of the henchmen, Kagura was then moved out of the way by her husband who held her close, kissed her forehead and muttered to her:
"No matter what might happen, I want you to know that I love you and I'm sorry for being jealous."
"One left." Atlas muttered as they all then turned towards Freda. Just how were they going to destroy Freda without hurting Mayura? They didn't know… but something then unexpected happened, the sword lute up a pink colour. Soon portrayed in front of them was a vision of Mayura, her eyes were holding quite a sad look.
"You have to use the sword, Atlas, you have to cut her out of the throne… then you have to…" But after that the vision disappeared and he had to think fast, what was Mayura trying to tell him to do?
"I have to what? Mayura!" He yelled but there was no answer, but at least he could do the first thing and cut her out of the throne. He ran towards the throne, he thought he didn't have her attention because of the fact that Freda's eyes were closed. Yet it was definitely not that way when she raised one of her arms, the blood was seeping out of where the thorns where piercing into her arms, but her finger nails were now green and red, they soon snapped out of their position and sailed at Atlas, who found it quite hard to dodge them all, they stung into him like a bee sting and though he pierced into his skin and were sore he had to save his friend. Examining her hand he realised that the fingernails had re-connected with new nails.

He had seen that Freda's appearance had changed, her skin was a very pale green, her hair was made of ivy and her eyes – which just opened – where a red colour, it was time, he had to do it. He used the sword and the thorns had coiled become limp but were still connected to Freda's arms and legs. She stood up, quite weakly bare footed.
"You are going to pay, boy." She snapped as her eyes bore into his face. "You shouldn't have done that." It was like her fingernails extended as she threw herself at him. He really didn't want to have to do this, but it came to him then, what Mayura wanted him to do… what she meant…

'You have to use the sword.' She wanted him to stab Freda's, and her body. He didn't even have to think about it, though he was terrified what it could do to Mayura. He just forced the sword into her body. Freda's eyes widened as her mouth opened and she screamed. That was it, wasn't it? That was the end of it… but what about Mayura?