Recalling the Spirit
Responses to Reviews (I DON'T know how I find time for this anymore...)
Porifra: Hey! Don't worry about it! It's only natural to worry a bit more about Chihiro and Haku, then Tamiko at the moment. Reason being that you've read two chapters on a completely new character, and haven't come to know her and worry about her, whereas you've read fifteen chapters about pre- made characters, who I UTTURLY developed. OH! Did you know that: the hooded woman in this story is mentioned in the last one? Kimiko (aww, I still feel sad when I think of her!) says that a hooded woman handed her the poison for Nile's parents. Keep on reading!
Aiko-chan: Oh, It isn't FINISHED YET! I'm sorry if you thought it did! Sorry, sorry! Glad to hear you loved it!
FuzzyFanFicFreak: BWAH! Okay then...
Glad you like it so far! Thanks for your support!
RiotGirl22: Hi! Oh, when talk about bread fails, I find turnips interesting. You know TBPeppy? Good for you. Yeah, so far I'm at least eight or nine chapters in front of her. Tell her I updated again.
Aharah Musici: Trust me, the dragons will come in. In a plot twist. WEE! I LOVE being a hard to read author! Hope you enjoy!
Attaintity: Is it really? Thank you SO much for saying so!
If anyone has ways I can improve my story, put it in a review. I could always use constructive criticism.
This story might be a bit darker then the last. Recalling the Spirit Chapter #3
Haku's eyes opened, and winded at the sound of Chihiro's voice, coming from far away. He looked around, finding himself alone, in a deserted room. He raised his head, painfully, to look at the thousands and thousands of drawers. His jaw dropped when he realized where he was. ~The...bath house?~
But something was wrong..twisted. The normally cheerful place was now in destruction. There were no Dustbunnies. No Kamanji.
He looked down in horror. Smears of coal streaked the floor. .
~Murder!~ Haku thought, sadly.
He looked around wildly. Where was Chihiro? He had to get to her...
He hobbled towards the door, and was just outside the passage, when he heard a woman's voice, devoid of emotion. ~Not so fast.~
Haku sunk to the floor, in pain. He welcomed the darkness that sought to give him peace...
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Chihiro bolted upright. "HAKU!!!!!" she screamed. She could feel him fading, feel him sink beneath the shadowed waves.
She closed her eyes. She was not ready for this. She had gone into death twice herself, during her own life. One was by force, and the other to save Haku. To do it now, to save Haku, might have a heavy price...
Without pausing to think, she threw herself into the shadows...
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Tamiko startled, freezing as she felt the touch on her shoulder. The slowly turned...
...and found herself face to face with a immense horned shadow, made purely of darkness, of nothingness. It was a hole in reality. (It's not No-face by the way.) Something that would hunt and eat prey, forever hungry, always unthinking.
And it wanted her.
Tamiko screamed, and suddenly, she felt this odd, rippling sensation along her body, like the scales of a snake.
Her eyes blazed with a fire, the like of which you only ever see once or twice in your life. And yet, they didn't show her...essence. Her emotions. What made Tamiko, Tamiko. All it showed was...power.
She growled a challenge at the beast, who in turn backed away. It was not prepared for this. It turned and was gone.
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Akira stood up, and stamped on the last spark of the fire. He had been restless for quite some time now, gathering up his soggy sweater, and removing all proof that he was ever there. While working, he looked up at the sky and found it completely dark.
There was no time left.
Grabbing his damp shirt, he ran from the clearing, knowing he would be easily spotted if he stayed.
"By what?" he muttered under his breath, dashing past trees, obviously displeased and confused by the whole turn of events.
He had been canoeing on a larger river earlier that day, and had accidently struck a rock that had been covered by an inch of the murky water. In his struggle to bail the water and plug the hole, he had capsized the boat, and had been dumped rather unceremoniously into the river. He had managed to grab a piece of large wood floating by, since his canoe had been washed away past his reach, and used it to get to shore. Once he had got there, he found an abandoned theme park, and nothing more. He had thought himself alone, stranded. Thus he was relieved to see someone else on the land. For some reason the girl hadn't trusted him, and had toppled into the river, while trying to back away from him.
~Which was rather stupid~ Akira snorted, as he ran, his thoughts wandering. ~Because of that one little fact. She CAN'T SWIM!~
He had fished her out, and she had been relieved, and had talked with him for a while. But then she decided out of the blue to rudely leave.
~Snooty little thing~ He rolled his eyes.
He could hear noises, faint, and far away, but definitely on his trail. He ran his fingers through his hair, and continued running. ~What I could really use,~ he groaned ~Is a bit of luck!~
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The 'snooty little thing' took an unsteady step forward, teetering. Her eyes cleared, and returned to their normal nut-brown hue. Her stomach reeled. She leaned heavily on the wall, breathing hard. ~What just...happened?~ She was scared. For a moment, she hadn't been...herself, just some stranger. The word shot into a prism of colour as tears filled her eyes. She tilted her head upward, as to not cry.
Instead she silently sobbed, shoulders shaking, for a moment. Then she gained control of herself.
~Alright,~ she scorned herself mentally. ~That's not going to get you ANYWHERE~
She pushed herself off the wall, and looked around. She had a couple of choices. She could:
1. Stay where she was.
2. Leave and find someone to help her.
She frowned on the first idea, and put it out if mind. It would leave her open for an attack from another of those...things, and it wouldn't get her any closer to finding her parents. That left her with number two. Normally, Tamiko would act solitarily, and much preferred it that way, but she so obviously needed help.
But the question was, where would she find it? Tamiko shrugged. ~I'll just pick a path, and hope I meet up with someone.~
She picked a dirt road and began walking, the little pieces of stone crunching under her bare feet, as she had kicked off her shoes when she was drowning, and rarely wore socks.
A crunch emitted from the forest on her left, scaring her. Pale, she stood her ground, wide eyes watching, trembling hands curled into fists.
Something was coming.
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Hi! Sorry I took so long. I have been really busy.
Season's greetings!
~Jo-chan~
Responses to Reviews (I DON'T know how I find time for this anymore...)
Porifra: Hey! Don't worry about it! It's only natural to worry a bit more about Chihiro and Haku, then Tamiko at the moment. Reason being that you've read two chapters on a completely new character, and haven't come to know her and worry about her, whereas you've read fifteen chapters about pre- made characters, who I UTTURLY developed. OH! Did you know that: the hooded woman in this story is mentioned in the last one? Kimiko (aww, I still feel sad when I think of her!) says that a hooded woman handed her the poison for Nile's parents. Keep on reading!
Aiko-chan: Oh, It isn't FINISHED YET! I'm sorry if you thought it did! Sorry, sorry! Glad to hear you loved it!
FuzzyFanFicFreak: BWAH! Okay then...
Glad you like it so far! Thanks for your support!
RiotGirl22: Hi! Oh, when talk about bread fails, I find turnips interesting. You know TBPeppy? Good for you. Yeah, so far I'm at least eight or nine chapters in front of her. Tell her I updated again.
Aharah Musici: Trust me, the dragons will come in. In a plot twist. WEE! I LOVE being a hard to read author! Hope you enjoy!
Attaintity: Is it really? Thank you SO much for saying so!
If anyone has ways I can improve my story, put it in a review. I could always use constructive criticism.
This story might be a bit darker then the last. Recalling the Spirit Chapter #3
Haku's eyes opened, and winded at the sound of Chihiro's voice, coming from far away. He looked around, finding himself alone, in a deserted room. He raised his head, painfully, to look at the thousands and thousands of drawers. His jaw dropped when he realized where he was. ~The...bath house?~
But something was wrong..twisted. The normally cheerful place was now in destruction. There were no Dustbunnies. No Kamanji.
He looked down in horror. Smears of coal streaked the floor. .
~Murder!~ Haku thought, sadly.
He looked around wildly. Where was Chihiro? He had to get to her...
He hobbled towards the door, and was just outside the passage, when he heard a woman's voice, devoid of emotion. ~Not so fast.~
Haku sunk to the floor, in pain. He welcomed the darkness that sought to give him peace...
+++
Chihiro bolted upright. "HAKU!!!!!" she screamed. She could feel him fading, feel him sink beneath the shadowed waves.
She closed her eyes. She was not ready for this. She had gone into death twice herself, during her own life. One was by force, and the other to save Haku. To do it now, to save Haku, might have a heavy price...
Without pausing to think, she threw herself into the shadows...
+++
Tamiko startled, freezing as she felt the touch on her shoulder. The slowly turned...
...and found herself face to face with a immense horned shadow, made purely of darkness, of nothingness. It was a hole in reality. (It's not No-face by the way.) Something that would hunt and eat prey, forever hungry, always unthinking.
And it wanted her.
Tamiko screamed, and suddenly, she felt this odd, rippling sensation along her body, like the scales of a snake.
Her eyes blazed with a fire, the like of which you only ever see once or twice in your life. And yet, they didn't show her...essence. Her emotions. What made Tamiko, Tamiko. All it showed was...power.
She growled a challenge at the beast, who in turn backed away. It was not prepared for this. It turned and was gone.
+++++
Akira stood up, and stamped on the last spark of the fire. He had been restless for quite some time now, gathering up his soggy sweater, and removing all proof that he was ever there. While working, he looked up at the sky and found it completely dark.
There was no time left.
Grabbing his damp shirt, he ran from the clearing, knowing he would be easily spotted if he stayed.
"By what?" he muttered under his breath, dashing past trees, obviously displeased and confused by the whole turn of events.
He had been canoeing on a larger river earlier that day, and had accidently struck a rock that had been covered by an inch of the murky water. In his struggle to bail the water and plug the hole, he had capsized the boat, and had been dumped rather unceremoniously into the river. He had managed to grab a piece of large wood floating by, since his canoe had been washed away past his reach, and used it to get to shore. Once he had got there, he found an abandoned theme park, and nothing more. He had thought himself alone, stranded. Thus he was relieved to see someone else on the land. For some reason the girl hadn't trusted him, and had toppled into the river, while trying to back away from him.
~Which was rather stupid~ Akira snorted, as he ran, his thoughts wandering. ~Because of that one little fact. She CAN'T SWIM!~
He had fished her out, and she had been relieved, and had talked with him for a while. But then she decided out of the blue to rudely leave.
~Snooty little thing~ He rolled his eyes.
He could hear noises, faint, and far away, but definitely on his trail. He ran his fingers through his hair, and continued running. ~What I could really use,~ he groaned ~Is a bit of luck!~
++++
The 'snooty little thing' took an unsteady step forward, teetering. Her eyes cleared, and returned to their normal nut-brown hue. Her stomach reeled. She leaned heavily on the wall, breathing hard. ~What just...happened?~ She was scared. For a moment, she hadn't been...herself, just some stranger. The word shot into a prism of colour as tears filled her eyes. She tilted her head upward, as to not cry.
Instead she silently sobbed, shoulders shaking, for a moment. Then she gained control of herself.
~Alright,~ she scorned herself mentally. ~That's not going to get you ANYWHERE~
She pushed herself off the wall, and looked around. She had a couple of choices. She could:
1. Stay where she was.
2. Leave and find someone to help her.
She frowned on the first idea, and put it out if mind. It would leave her open for an attack from another of those...things, and it wouldn't get her any closer to finding her parents. That left her with number two. Normally, Tamiko would act solitarily, and much preferred it that way, but she so obviously needed help.
But the question was, where would she find it? Tamiko shrugged. ~I'll just pick a path, and hope I meet up with someone.~
She picked a dirt road and began walking, the little pieces of stone crunching under her bare feet, as she had kicked off her shoes when she was drowning, and rarely wore socks.
A crunch emitted from the forest on her left, scaring her. Pale, she stood her ground, wide eyes watching, trembling hands curled into fists.
Something was coming.
+++++
Hi! Sorry I took so long. I have been really busy.
Season's greetings!
~Jo-chan~
