Chapter6:

Krist

Aura (Jin: That's Krist, remember?) walked in the dark dojo quietly, a murderous aura surrounding her. The only light came from the moon. Her white hair flowed behind her; in the moonlight, she looked transparent, you could tell she's a ghost. Her white fox ears twitched as her 3 fox tails swished about.

"Aura…" she jerked her head towards the voice, her eyes turning into slits, a low growl emitted from her throat as she bared her fangs and her aura increased in size. "It's just me…" Akane stepped out of the shadows, a serious expression plagued her features. Aura's eyes returned to normal, her growl ceased, and her aura decreased in size.

"Yes?" her soft, petrifying voice broke the silence.

"Kusanagi…" Akane said, never taking her eyes off of Aura. Aura scowled at the name and a soft growl began again.

"What about him?"

They want you back…don't they…" Aura nodded slowly, her growl never stopping.

"Will…will you go back…" The vampire's features softened and her voice became a soft whisper.

"Of course not…Why would I leave my best friend all alone?" Aura answered. Her fox features disappeared as the murderous aura evaporated.

Akane lowered her head, her bangs shielding her eyes. "…Because everyone else did…"

Sunrise:

The bright orb in the sky slowly rose. Kai sighed as he watched it emerge in the atmosphere in all its glory. 'A Shikobi and a vampire…' Kai laid down with his hands behind his head, staring at the clouds that slowly floated by. 'A ghost and one of the living dead…'

What else has the world been hiding? Dranzer chuckled.

'Dranzer, have you felt a dark aura around Krist?' he asked his most faithful and trusted friend.

She thought about it for a while before giving him an answer. …It's faint but it's there…Although, she's such an optimistic ghost…

'Yeah…I know…so why would she have such a dark aura surrounding her…?'

There's a lot more pieces missing than you think…

Kai, lost in his thoughts, didn't hear Dranzer call his name.

'That boy thinks too much…'

'She looks pure…so why is her aura tainted black…?' Kai stared at a floating cloud that took the shape of Krist. 'They're hiding something…'

Unidentified Location:

"Did you find her?" an Aiyan asked, sitting on his throne, his face hidden by the shadows.

"Yes…" Kusanagi answered, bowing before him. "But…she will not come back…"

A growl escaped the king's lips. "Curse that girl and her stubbornness…she never did obey a word we said…"

"But do not worry sire, we will persuade her to see it our way…with force…if necessary…"

"You better, because it's your head that'll be dangling in the Hall of Shame if you don't."

A strong gust hit them, knocking Kusanagi off his feet. He growled angrily at the shadow standing on the windowsill, smirking at his fallen opponent.

"He's here…"

Back to the Dojo:

"Where's Krist?" Hilary asked when she didn't see the optimistic appear to give them a greeting.

Akane didn't answer, instead, she walked out the door and disappeared from sight.

"…what's wrong with her?" Max said.

They shrugged and walked towards the kitchen.

"WHAT THE HELL!" Daichi shouted as he stared at Kai.

The curtains covered the window as Kai peeked behind it every now and then. But what shocked them was what Kai was holding: a gun.

"KAI! What the hell do you think you're doing with a gun!" Dunga whispered harshly.

He ignored them. Kai peeked out from behind the curtains and then scowled. He reached into his pocket and threw a black pistol at Ozuma.

"Don't give me this weapon!" Ozuma screamed frantically and threw the gun onto the ground.

"Pick the damn thing up!" Kai glared.

Ozuma didn't, he just stared at Kai, actually, everyone did. They never knew Kai carried guns. Hell, they never even knew that he knows how to work one!

"Are you deaf? Or are you just slow! Pick up the gun unless you want to die."

Ozuma hesitantly picked it up.

"So, you've had a gun all along and you never even bothered to tell us?" Tyson stared in disbelief.

"No time for small talk." Kai opened a drawer and threw a gun to Miriam and Dunga while he threw knives at the rest.

"Geez!" Daichi sceeched, barely catching the knife in his hands. He was lucky enough that it didn't pierce his flesh. "Don't throw knives!"

"What do we need these for?" Ray asked.

Kai ignored the question and walked past them. He entered the living room and locked the doors and windows. "Go hide upstairs and whatever happens, don't scream, leave your weapons, or separate." They did as they were told; even though they were still clueless about the situation.

After they left, Akane walked out of the shadows.

"Are you sure they can handle themselves…?" the vampire raised a brow at him.

"They'll be fine…"

"The fat one isn't fit enough to fight and the blonde one is too hyper; he can jump right in the middle of a bullet shower if he eats sugar…"

"Which is why I told them NOT to split up. If one is in trouble, the other will bail him out."

She walked back in the shadows and disappeared.

Kai glanced out the window once more before running up the stairs.

As soon as he reached the top, the door broke down. Men dressed in black carried machine guns. They look very suspicious; how in the world did they get there without causing a comotion!

There's one of them! A Russian man pointed at Kai.

He cursed under his breath. 'They've spotted me.' He hid behind a small table as bullets started raining down on him.

BOOM! BANG! BOOM! BAGN! BANG! BANG! BOOM!

Kai covered his ears and kept a firm grip on his gun. It was like a dream; he never imagined to be in such situation, he never even imagined holding a gun! But still, there he was, holding a gun, crouching behind a table, and trying not to get himself killed.

Soon the bullets stopped, and he could hear the men mutter things under their breath..

'They're reloading; now's the time to shoot back.' he thought. Standing up, he aimed and fired. He was trying to buy time for his friends to find a way out; either that, or he was trying to get the enemy to retreat. Kai wasn't a murderer, he didn't want to be one and he never will, but he had to use the gun to save his life.

BOOM! BANG!

He shot a few in their legs but mostly he aimed at the arms and hands. They all dropped their guns and cursed in foreign languages, screaming at the pain they felt.

Getting up, Kai pushed the table down the stairs; he heard them scream in shock as the table flipped and spinned down the stairs. Running down the hallway, he entered room 28. Slamming the door shut he locked it and then blocked the entrance with a desk. Leaning against the wooden table, he panted heavily. Sweat dripped down the side of his face and his hands were wet with perspiration. Kai heard movement, from behind the bed. He looked up in caution, his gun ready to fire.

Bang!

Ozuma jumped out from behind the bed and fired at Kai. Luckily, Kai caught sight of Ozuma's hair and ducked just in time.

"What the hell are you trying to do! Shoot my head plain off my neck!" Kai yelled.

"It was an accident, I thought you were one of the people I heard shooting and yelling in different languages. It's not my fault." Ozuma rolled his eyes.

"You're not gonna be rolling your eyes when I shoot you in the head." Kai muttered. "Where are the others?"

"Over here." Miriam and Ray jumped down from the ceiling, Tyson, Max, and Kenny crawled out from under the bed, and Hilary, Daichi, and Dunga walked out of the closets.

"You saw me from the ceiling so why didn't you tell Ozuma?" A vein was throbbing in Kai's head; he was obviously pissed from the event.

"We tried… actually, HE tried," Miriam pointed at Ray, "But I stopped him because I wanted to see if you could survive."

'She said that a little too cheerful for my liking…' Kai scowled at her.

Somewhere in the Elinoor Galaxy:

"AH!" blood splattered everywhere as the whip came in contact with the girl's flesh. She screamed in pain as the knife pierced her right arm. Another whip, another scream; another pierce, another shriek. Her breaths came out ragged and heavy, for her, breathing was like experiencing hell.

"Hahahaha!" her tormentors laughed wickedly.

"How does that feel Lyoto?" one of them whispered as they leaned towards her. He licked some blood off her face; she growled menacingly at him.

"Shut up beautiful, cause' tomorrow's gonna be a LONG day…" he licked her again and then left with his laughing partner.

She kicked the wall behind her and it left large dent. "#974 98T$ # (Ygjd." She cursed angrily in her language.

Blood covered the cell she stayed in. The only light came from the moon and stars. There wasn't a sound to hear. No crickets, no birds, nothing…It's as if all life on the planet ceased to live. Behind the barred windows, there were no trees to be seen, never was sunlight seen. No animals, no insects…no life. Nothing. Snow covered every inch of land. The sun was nowhere to be seen. No clouds where in the black sky. Never morning, but always night. Many stars can be seen, but none of them illuminated enough light for the world. No plants, no oxygen, no life. The only people you'll see for miles is a small village. The only sunlight to be seen is in the village. 5 Inches away, nothing. Only sand and the skeletons of the dead.

Back in Japan:

"…Are they gone…?" Hilary whispered. Dunga looked out the window as Daichi peeked out the door; slowly and quietly, the small boy stayed by the wall and walked down the hallway. Peering down the stairs, he saw no one. Blood was splattered on the ground and a desk was turned upside down.

"Looks like it…" Dunga answered.

"No one's in the hallways." Daichi said as he closed the door. "There aren't any traces of bodies but there's A LOT of blood.

"I'm hungry, let's eat!" Tyson and Daichi smiled.

"We were almost MURDERED and you guys want to EAT!" Hilary shrieked.

"Hil's right you guys, we should be figuring out why they tried to kill us and how did they know we're staying here." Max said.

"So, you survived after all…" they jerked their heads towards the door to see Akane.

"You're a vampire, so why didn't you help us!" Kenny screamed, throwing his hands up in the air and glaring at her, though no one could really tell, seeing as how his hair covered his face and all...

Akane shrugged. "I had other business that I had to attend to…" she said.

"What could be more important than us! Your friends!" Tyson glared.

"I never said you were my friends and I never will." she glared.

Everyone was speechless.

She turned around. "Come, we must move, if they know we're here then it's not safe anymore…" she disappeared after that.

Somewhere in the Elinoor Galaxy:

She's been all alone

She cries all alone

And she'll die all alone…

The bloody girl stared out the barred windows, staring deeply into the silver orb in the sky. The wind blew quietly, ruffling her hair as if it was her mother, mourning for the girl's tragic loss: her freedom. A star shot across the night sky.

"…Make a wish…" whispered the wind.

'I wish…'

"I wish to be free…"

Back in Japan:

"Where's Krist?" Kai asked as he jumped onto the roof.

Akane didn't answer but instead continued to stare at the starry sky.

"Where's Krist?" he asked again. He sat next to her and gazed at the sky also. He turned to face her and calmly asked again. "Akane, answer the question: Where's Krist?"

Tears streamed down her face. With a heartbreaking voice, she whispered her answer. "…she's gone…"