Wu Xie
As Wu Xie closed his eyes in concentration and smiled, he felt excited by the flow of energy he could grasp from the thunderstorm, even if it was still in the distance. All that raw energy, which was contained was his to command as the Qilin spirit inside of him awaken to help him with the task to get rid of Xiaoge's century's old enemies.
It was finally time to act, instead of simply watch as things moved around and him with no power to make any changes. Xiaoge looked back at him with worry, as he open his eyes, ready to begin the war side by side and Wu Xie smiled at him to dispel that worry that reflected on his slight frown.
"Xiaoge... don't worry about me. You will soon find out that I am more capable that you get me credit." Wu Xie said as he moved up to sit on the ground.
"I never said you were useless... just stay here. I need to take care of something, don't go down until I come back for you." Xiaoge said, but Wu Xie stop him by holding his arm and turning him to face him.
"There is no need for you to fight alone anymore... I can truly help you this time."
"Wu Xie... what are coming this way are demons."
"I know... I was the one who sense them earlier, remember?"
"Then, you know how many of them are coming, stay here until I deal with them."
"Both you and Shades are outnumbered on your own... but now I can help even the fight, Xiaoge. While I was unconscious, I met your mother... the Qilin female guarding the gate of heaven..." At that Xiaoge looked at Wu Xie with genuine astonishment.
"How did..."
"How did I know is not really important right now Xiaoge. What we need is take care of the demons... and I have been granted control over that storm..." Wu Xie pointed at the distance and Xiaoge stared at Wu Xie, not really knowing if he should believe him or not.
However, seen Xiaoge's hesitation, Wu Xie decided to give the man a short demonstration and closing his eyes, while feeling that raw energy, he make a lighting dragon out of it and call it to the tower in which both of them stood, watching the lighting dragon shaped thing, flying in their direction at impossible speed and hover over their tower.
It was a magnificent creation for a first time doing so. The dragon was long and serpent-like, with four little legs on it'd extremities. It's body was almost made from shining crystals that reflected the light of the moon, making it look silver, but white and blue flames run down it spine, surrounded by ribbons of lightning that moved around it long body. It was definitely a piece of art and he was wondering just how Wu Xie was able to master such high level skill, by just getting a spiritual contact with his very powerful Qilin mother. How did that even happen without him noticing?
Xiaoge stared at the flashing dragon over their heads and then back to Wu Xie, who was smiling quite pleased with himself, seen his admiration reflected on his dark eyes.
"Demons turn into ashes by fire, right? Then let's toast them all..." Wu Xie said as he smile widen. Still shocked, Xiaoge stood there unmoving, even when Wu Xie pass him to go down the stairs to the ground level to join Shades.
"Go..." Xiaoge hear his mother spiritual call into the wind and Xiaoge snapped out of his astonishment and headed down to join Wu Xie, as the thunder dragon circle in the sky.
He found Wu Xie by Pangzi's side. Hei Xiazi must had used a sleeping talisman as well as a protection one, because all members of their expedition aside from Xiazi and Wu Xie were sleeping soundly, despite the noise of the rumbling slithering lighting dragon over their heads.
"Ah, don't worry about Pangzi... he will not wake up even if the world comes to an end. Once our task is done, he will wake up again and all the hell we will see here, will only look like a bad dream to him." Xiazi told Wu Xie, who assented.
"Good..." Wu Xie whisper.
"So... you are one of us now?" Xiazi asked Wu Xie and Xiaoge listen attentively.
"Not yet... but it's a kind of awakening." Wu Xie looked at Qiling, who obviously had some silent questions building up in his mind.
"Hey, don't play cool now, we had work to do. Can we count on your awakening?" Xiazi asked.
"Yes... I will take care of most of them, but if I miss a demon, you get them... it's my first time doing this..."
"Alright... we will see what talent you were granted... come on, Yaba Zhang, stop staring at your soul mate and let's get to work. Later, you two can have a deeper talk and kiss all you want..." At that, Wu Xie coughed hard while blushed, which in turn make Qiling smirk.
He had no idea of what happen to him while he was unconscious, but he looked flustered, which make him wonder what did his mother had said to him on his dreams... but he will have the chance to ask later, now he needed to fulfil his duty.
The three of them walked several meters away from the camp, with the thunder dragon following them from above. Wu Xie could feel the demons getting closer, so he ready himself for his first attack. He had call upon the storm and the thunders were now flashing dangerously above them.
Then, the first wave of blood zombies, or demons, like the guardians called them came rushing toward them and Wu Xie ready himself. He could feel the Qilin spirit that had been with him while in his dream, whispering to him how to use the energy he had unknowingly stored through the years, since his birth and he listen.
Qiling notice that Wu Xie's eyes turned cerulean blue with Qilin's power and he became entranced for a few seconds as he admired the brave young man filled with mythical energy that somehow felt as part of his own. Then Wu Xie moved his hands and body with fluid motions that directed the flaying dragon to descend and burn to ashes pretty much the whole wave.
It was so beautifully done, like a dancing martial artist in a very refined dance that make Xiaoge's heart fill with deep admiration for the naïve young man that until then was only a scholar chosen perhaps to be a guardian of the bronze gate.
Then the second wave came, filling the view with hundreds of noisy demons, dashing erratically to their chosen war zone and Wu Xie not only commanded his beautiful lighting dragon, but also commanded the storm of thunders as well, striking down with deadly precision over each running demon, turning them into ashes all over the desert in small spirals of flames.
The sounds of so many thunders striking so close was deafening, but so far, not a single demon was able to run past Wu Xie's sky defense and soon the desert turned into a sea of flames as far as their eyes could see. However, more demons keep coming and Qiling could see that Wu Xie was now starting to sweat and his movements slowed. He was new to the Qilin power and his body was that of a normal human, not a hybrid like them, thus the body was feeling the strain of the foreign energy he was not fully prepare to use.
"He is going to fait at some point. He had done far more that I thought him possible for a first try. He is obviously ment for this kind of jobs, but for now is just too much without the proper channeling. " Xiazi said by his side.
"I know... he is not ready to hold such power for too long."
"Then do we step in?"
"He is too focus on the demons right now. It will dangerous to interfere." Qiling said as he watched Wu Xie in his full glory.
"So what do we do?"
"I will take care of it. I can channel him to reduce the strain. Wait here." Qiling said as he gracefully moved over the sand ground, closer to Wu Xie and when the timing was right, he catches the man on his arms, from his back and slide one hand over Wu Xie's stomach and the other over his chest, right where he had drawn the protecting symbol a few days ago.
Wu Xie was startle at first, but he didn't try to get away from Xiaoge's strong hold, even when the job was not done just yet.
"Xiaoge..."
"You will deplete your energy soon at this rate. Let me help you."
"How?"
"Your senses will guide me and I will merge our energy to finish them all." By then Wu Xie was blushing fiercely, with Xiaoge pressing himself to him from behind and graving one hand on his own, while the other was securely placed over his fast beating chest.
"Xiaoge..."
"Just relax and let me help you... you will feel it, close your eyes." Qiling said and Wu Xie obeyed. He had keep the demons at a safe distance away, so they will not be in immediate danger for the time been.
"Alright..." Wu Xie whisper as he closed his eyes and let himself recline on Xiaoge's body. He was feeling tired, so the support was welcoming and Xiaoge's body was so warm and firm that it felt like heaven.
A second later, Wu Xie felt a rush of energy flowing into him from Xiaoge. It was strong, yet gentle as it merged with his own and soon, because it was like an extension of his own, very welcoming and familiar. It was like their souls were incomplete before without them noticing and when they merged, they become one, ten time as strong that it would be alone.
Wu Xie also felt a very appealing spiritual connection to the man behind him, just like in their dreams so many years ago. He could hear Xiaoge whisper inside his mind to let him sense the mass of demons he could feel even with his eyes closed and so he try his best to extend that radar-like wave that made him feel the wicked energy the demons emitted as they approached. Then what looked like hundreds of translucent beautiful Qilin's materialize in front of Wu Xie, like a spirit army and looked at the hugging pair for a second, like expecting the command to have some fun on their own.
"Go." Xiaoge whisper into Wu Xie's ear and the Qilin's ran like the wind in a blurr of a bluish tide of thunder and white fire, closely follow by the lighting dragon and all of them hunted demons at will, while Xiaoge keep Wu Xie's energy steady and keep adding his own to keep the connection strong.
To Xiazi, the pair looked bonded in both body and soul as they worked in unison to hunt the demons, their breathing and joined bodies looked in perfect harmony, emitting a different kind of aura that looked like a rainbow while surrounded by deep traced of gold closer to their skin. Wu Xie was leaning on Yaba Zhang soooo damn wiped and the usually solitary man who avoided physical contact, was holding the boy like his life depend on it and it was a beautiful sight, under the flashing sky.
He was actually jealous of them, because he wished that his heartless Master Hua could let himself be bonded as well. Wu Xie was so obviously done with distance himself from Yaba Zhang, if the feeling of their combined energy was a prelude of what was to come. Wu Xie was going to end been one of them by choice, but Xiao Hua... Oh Master Hua, why can't I hug you like that? I also want a partner too... no fair... Xiazi whined internally.
As his inner energy drained, now more slowly, Wu Xie felt their connection get stronger and the protective seal on his chest, felt warmer and not exactly from Xiaoge's gentle touch. It was like the blood that had penetrate his skin when Xiaoge first drew the symbol was asking for more... to be fully bond and he could not deny himself that he wanted it... he had want it since he was a child and dreamed with Zhang Qiling every night.
"Wu Xie..." Xiaoge whisper to him.
"Mm? What?" Wu Xie asked, slightly moving his head to the right, which end up with his nose touching Xiaoge's neck.
"Don't fall sleep..." Ah... it was going so smoothly, then he said a thing like that...
"I'm not..."
"You are drifting, stay focus for a bit longer. It will end soon." Xiaoge said and Wu Xie blushed. Well, it was true that his mind was indeed wandering to dangerous waters... well, not exactly dangerous, more like... tempting waters that looked more appealing by the second.
"Wu Xie... you are still drifting..."
"Alright... I will focus with all my heart..." Wu Xie fumed as he concentrate even harder in sensing the demons location so the lightings will strike perfectly over those demons that escaped either the mass of translucent Qilin's or his huge magnificent dragon. The draining energy after that make him shudder like when you were at your limit and his legs really wanted to give in, but Xiaoge held him close, not letting him fall until the last demon was destroyed.
After that, the dragon dissipate in the night wind, along with the army of Qilin's and the ashes of the demons. Xiaoge then, lifted Wu Xie on his arms, bridal style, which was totally fine with the tired young man. He was completely exhausted after the overuse of his newly found energy and he doubted he could give even a single step back to their camp on his own.
So he grabbed Xiaoge's shoulder and let his head rest on the small of his neck while Xiaoge carry him back to their camp in where the team was sleeping like nothing had taken place. Xiazi followed them back and check on Master Hua who looked gorgeous on his sleep and lay down by his side. The effect of the sleeping talisman will wear off in the morning, so his love and troublesome Master will not wake up until sunrise and by then, they would had sleep on each other's arms for long hours. Xiazi smiled mischievously as he wrapped Xiao Hua on his arms.
Wu Xie by the other hand didn't let Xiaoge to low him over his sleeping bag, which was close to Pangzi, because the fat man was snoring without a care in the world. Instead he asked for Xiaoge to low him down on Xiaoge's own sleeping bag, which was a bit further from his own... like at a watching distance but yet not close enough.
"You did it quite well..." Xiaoge praised and Wu Xie smiled pleased.
"I dry myself from each once of energy on my body... can you replenish some?" Wu Xie asked with a cute blush as Xiaoge cover him.
"I am low too, but I will give you what you need..." Qiling said as he was going to place his open hand once again over his chest, but Wu Xie stop him, holding his hand midway.
"Hum... Xiaoge... what if you k... can you transfer energy in other ways?" Wu Xie asked with his face a mess of red fire, which make Xiaoge look at him in confusion, yet he wanted to answer Wu Xie's sudden question truthfully.
"Yes."
"How?" Wu Xie asked a bit nervously.
"One, kissing, second having s..."
"Wait... not that... the first will do... a kiss... just a light kiss..." Wu Xie mumble, as he thought he was left mad after been drained. Why was he even asking Xiaoge for a sudden kiss? He was definitely going to tell him that he was crazy... just a few hours ago he was mad with him and now he was asking for a kiss all of a sudden when it was obviously not needed... damn he was really losing it now and Xiaoge was going to run away from him as far as he could...
Yet, as he closed his eyes wishing for the sand to swallow him whole for his unexpected stupidity, he felt a pair of soft lips press over his... Xiaoge was laying half of his body over him, putting his hands over each side of Wu Xie's head and after the initial surprising touch, he try to part Wu Xie's lips with his tongue...
Ah damn... Wu Xie thought as he moved his arms to push Xiaoge closer and open his mouth to give the man access to it. However, Xiaoge was not really intending to lusty kiss him, just transfer him energy, as he had promise... but then again, a kiss was a kiss and what begin with a transfer, end up becoming romantic and by the end of it, Wu Xie was completely out of breath, whit a racing heart that rushed more blood into his heated veins.
"Wu Xie..." Xiaoge whisper as he looked at the man bellow him.
"Xiaoge... it turned out that you and only you are my calling... and I am willing to fully bond with you... as you have wished for so long..." Wu Xie said and Xiaoge widen his dark eyes in surprise, not expecting that bomb to explode on him out of nowhere.
AN: Ah Wu Xie, you are an idiot. Why telling him that after just one weird kiss? Oh well, next time let's find out how Xiaoge reacts to that.
