Ch. 3: Horror
Siegel jumped up and swung down at full strength, but the boy just vanished. That didn't stun him though. He slashed around, sending a wave into the air.
The teen reappeared in front of it, but used a barrier to block it. The barrier wasn't that strong and he ended up flying back a distance. He landed right next to Lacus who made no attempt to move.
Siegel saw his mistake and sent a full array of blasts at the boy from his free hand. He watching in amazement as the boy mustered a stronger barrier that nullified every blast. But his confidence didn't sway. He charged forward again, but the boy didn't dodge. Instead, a whip-like obstruction appeared in front of him, blocking Siegel's sword. Taking a closer look, he saw that the rod started from the edge of his hair, and his ponytail was missing. He stared in shock.
The boy took this opportunity to knock Siegel back and he thrusted the whip forward. Siegel stepped back and the boy jumped up and punched at him. Siegel blocked it, but the barrier didn't hold out well and he was straining to keep it up. The boy smirked.
"Getting a little tired old man," he mocked.
Siegel looked up at him. "Who are you? Who are you who has so much power?"
The boy's smirk faded, and his face turned cold. "I'm Kira, and that's all you need to know." And he let off his attack, jumping backwards towards Lacus. He looked back at her and she trembled in fear.
Siegel was growing ever furious. "Let my daughter go. You can have me if you want, but let her go."
Kira didn't smirk, and his eyebrows dropped further. "I'm afraid that can't be arranged. You are the one who will die here today. I will take care of her in your place."
And he rushed forward again.
Flay had been running all over, trying to find a way to escape, but wherever she went, fire or debris blocked her path. Sweat beaded around her face. She had nowhere to run to.
What do I do? I can't get out! There must be some way. There has to be!
She turned to look for another exit, but stopped dead when she saw a black robed man standing in front of her. He stepped towards her.
"You're coming with me miss," he said.
Flay stepped back and fired her strongest bolts at the man. He vanished instantly and Flay started looking around frantically. She could hear laughing in the distance.
"So then, you choose to fight? Very well, but mark my words, you will be mine!"
Suddenly, a pillar was hauled at Flay from behind her. She just saw it coming and ducked. It collapsed in front of her and began to gather flames. She stepped back and hit something. She turned to see the man behind her. Again she blasted at him, and this time, they hit their mark. The man was blasted back and hit the ground face-first, so his hood didn't come off.
Flay didn't waste any chance and shot at him again. The man vanished and reappeared behind her again. Now it was his turn to blast Flay, who took the hit to the stomach and flew back far. She got up and picked up a flaming piece of wood that now resembled a torch. She flung it at him and he vanished again. But Flay was expecting that and pulled it back like a boomerang. As predicted, the man appeared behind her and she ducked. The flaming torch hit him in the side, but it wasn't the flaming end. It didn't matter to Flay who turned and struck the man with a lighting strike. It hit him in the chest, but it wasn't strong enough to knock him out, and he pushed it away with a barrier. Flay wasn't about to give and grabbed the torch, swinging it as hard as she could while grunting. The man grabbed it from the middle where it didn't flare, and tried to pull it away.
The stood with it, wrestling it from each other's hand, until finally the man let go. Flay stumbled from pulling to hard and she felt a strong kick in her thigh. She dropped the torch and collapsed, but was still up. The man descended down and waved his hand. Flay instantly lost consciousness and fell on his leg. He picked her up and looked around his surroundings before vanishing into thin air.
2 of the robed men were sitting at the base of the cliff, where all the supplies, treasure, and people they took where. The 3rd member appeared in front and presented Flay's body.
"Alright then, one said, let's head back with this."
Another one stood up. "What about him?"
"He said he was going to retrieve something and told us to leave quickly. So let's go."
And they gather everything in a warp and disappeared.
Siegel was still fighting Kira with everything he had. But it was no use. No matter what he did, Kira always seemed to outwit him. He was stronger, faster, and wiser than Siegel was. He blasted again at Kira, but he put up a shield and ran through the blasts. Again the sword and rod met in a shower of sparks as they moved back and forth across the flaming village. Siegel had enough of just fighting. He wanted answers.
"Why did you come here," he asked, blocking another blow from Kira's head-whip.
Kira didn't stop his pace, but he answered. "I guess I might as well let you know the truth before you die. Or would you already know it since you are under loyalty to the empire?"
Siegel blocked him again and sent another shower of blasts at him, this time stronger than before. "What do you mean?"
"So you don't know," he asked, blocking the blasts, "Well then, here's the truth. The empire you know; the leaders that you've sworn your utmost loyalty to; they are all false pictures of peace. They are corrupt and greedy murderers!"
And he shot his whip straight at Siegel who blocked it, but also grew shocked. "And just what do you imply? That our nation is controlled by a tyrant?"
Kira rushed at him and drew his own sword, and it clashed with Siegel's. "Exactly! Our emperor is a bloody murderer who will do anything for power! Anything, even if it means destroying innocent lives of the people that he swore to defend for his empire! He is not defending anyone! He is not saving anyone! He arrests us, enslaves us, and kills us, all for his own pleasure!"
Siegel's eyes grew wide. Kira took advantage of his weakened state and shoved him back. Then he swung forward again, but Siegel ducked and slashed upward, nicking Kira in the cheek. He jumped back to avoid another blow and felt the long cut, blood slipping down his chin.
Siegel stood straight. "And just how is that? See use here, living in complete peace, completely protected by our allies of the emperor? You have no right to call him a tyrant you rebel!"
But he didn't hear any gasp from Kira. Instead, he heard laughter, unmistaken laughter. Siegel was confused. Why was he laughing?
Kira glanced at him and stopped laughing, holding a grin on his face. "If you're protected so well, where is the village? Why was it destroyed so easily?"
Siegel lost his confidence. Sweat piled over sweat that was already present. He didn't know how to answer. Not to his relief, Kira change the subject, feeling his wound.
"It's seems I've underestimated you. Alright then, no more games." And he dashed forward, but this time with greater speed. Siegel felt his fist hit home and he gasped. Kira grinned wider and turned about, kicking Siegel in the back. He was sent flying, crashing by Lacus' side.
"Father!" Lacus rushed to Siegel's side who was now groaning in pain. She glared up at Kira.
Kira's grin turned to a frown and he walked forward.
"No, stay back!" Lacus got up and fired a bolt at Kira. But it didn't even faze him, and he kept walking. Lacus gasped; she was truly frightened now. Siegel turned his head to the side and grabbed Lacus' arm.
"R-run Lacus. He's-too strong… for us. I'm sorry. I…must-"
"No! I won't leave you father!"
"Too late my child." Lacus looked up to see Kira above her. "Now move aside." And without waiting for a reply, he shoved her away and put his sword on Siegel's chest.
"NO! LET HIM GO! I'll come with you! Just let him live!"
Kira looked at her; his eyes that were once filled with anger now softened. Lacus was still looking at him with a pleading look. He then looked down to Siegel, who could do nothing but groan. He looked back up to Lacus and dropped his eyebrows. "I'm sorry."
And he pushed his sword into Siegel's heart. Lacus gasped at the action, watching the blood spill from her father's body as he yelped in pain.
"FATHER! NOOOO!" She ran for him, but Kira pushed her back. Lacus switched her gaze and glared at Kira, rage now flooding her body, teeth clenched, eyes dark with hate. "YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!" She released a blast far more powerful than Kira expected, and he barely managed to block it. But Lacus wasn't through. She began striking at Kira with everything she had and he had to pull back, leaving his sword in Siegel's body. She chased after him, firing blast after blast, pushing Kira back farther and farther. She then released a powerful bolt of lighting from her body and shot it at Kira.
The boy saw it coming and vanished, but Lacus knew what he was planning. Kira appeared behind her and tried to grab her, but Lacus turned and struck him hard in the chest with another bolt. Kira was sent flying back, sprawling on the ground face-down. Lacus approached him, a bolt in hand and an aura of white surrounding her.
"You killed my father, she said coolly, you killed him. So I'll kill you." Rage inside her was pushing her power to the limit, but she didn't care. Her soul lust for vengeance. She wouldn't stop until Kira was dead.
But Kira wasn't finished. He stood up, an aura of purple covering his body. Lacus gasped in wonder as she met Kira's eyes. But they weren't angry. They were demonic, far beyond that of normal eyes.
"That's it. I've have enough now. I was going to take it easy on you because you seemed weak, but now, you've gone too far. You're coming with me." And he blazed forward, striking Lacus like he did Siegel. But instead of kicking her, he twirled his whip around her, the rough edges beginning to cut into her body.
Lacus' rage was gone; replaced with fear. She screamed in pain as the rod cut her, the blood seeping down her dress. Eventually, she lost consciousness from the loss of too much blood and Kira carried her in his arms.
I'm sorry. If you had cooperated with me, things would have been smoother.
And he carried her off into the darkness.
Cagalli was able to escape the burning village and helped douse it with water magic. She realized that she lost Lacus, but she couldn't go back in. The other people needed her; the village needed her. She couldn't just turn them down.
After what seemed like hours, the fire finally snuffed out. Many people did not dare go back in, but some had to see what happened. Cagalli went with them to examine the damage. Within the first 2 minutes of walking, she spotting someone on the ground.
"Sage Clyne!" She ran over to the corpse of Lacus' father. Blood coated most of it, and a sword stuck out of his chest. Cagalli gasped as she realized he was dead. She laid her head on his chest and started to cry.
"Why? Why did this happen? He didn't do anything wrong. He didn't do anything to deserve this. Why?"
She continued to cry for minutes. Afterward, her head rose up, eyes darkened and furious.
I swear. I will avenge him and find Lacus. I solemnly swear.
Lacus was lying on a bed in a grand room. It was well decorated, and showed off her now dirty dress from the earlier battle with its glory. At last her eyes fluttered opened and she sat up slowly.
"Where-am I?"
"So you're finally awake."
Lacus gasped and turned. Kira was standing on the opposite side of the room. Then she looked at herself and noticed that her wounds were gone, though the dry blood remained on her now ruined dress. "What did you do to me?"
Kira gave a slight blush. "Well, in truth, I…uh…I'm sorry. I had to heal you, so…I-"
Lacus then realized what he meant and blushed bright red. "How could you? While I'm unconscious?"
Kira drew back. "I'm really sorry. But I couldn't treat you if I didn't, so…argh." He turned his head to the side, avoiding Lacus' fear-filled face. "Well anyway, welcome to our humble abode."
He raised one arm to present the room. Lacus seemed to like its grand appearance. Wait! Stop, stop, stop! You aren't here to enjoy the sights fool! Alright, how do I get out?
She frantically looked around for an exit, but saw nothing. Kira laughed at her comical act.
"Relax. It doesn't matter what you try to do. Even if you got out of the house, there's a barrier covering it. You won't be able to get out." Lacus gasped and looked at him. Kira's smile had faded into a straight mask covering his sadness. "I'm sorry, but even if you ask I can't let you go. But you already understand that, don't you?"
He started walking towards Lacus, and she retreated back like before. Kira made no attempt to stop her, and she eventually fell off the bed. She instantly got up, gasping fretfully and looking for anyway out. The only door was behind Kira, and she dare not try to pass him. At last she found herself in the corner of the room and could not move any further. Kira was finally upon her, sternly calm. Lacus of course, pleaded. "Please, leave me alone. I want to go home. I want to see everyone. I want-"
Her list finally came to an end when Kira began to caress her cheek again. She gasped and her eyes closed on instinct. His hand then moved down to her bare neck, which retreated, leaving only one finger there to feel it up and down. He gave a small breath by her ear and spoke. "And what home is there to return to? Which people still live whom you care for? What is there?"
His hand moved down to grab her hips and she gave a larger gasp and snapped her head to face his. "I said that I could help you. I still can. But I can't do it unless you're willing to help us. Otherwise, nothing can be accomplished. We can't help ourselves if we don't help our world."
He drew closer to her face. But she didn't bother to fight him off. She knew that she couldn't, but not just because of that. His words seemed to comfort her, the warmth of their bodies drowning her in heat. It was impossible for her to resist. Then she heard his seductive voice yet again. "I promise you that we can achieve our salvation, our freedom from the clutches of the thieves who stole it away from us. It does not belong to them. It belongs to all of us, and therefore, we can take it back. Our freedom."
Freedom. That one word brought so much joy to Lacus' heart. But then something else stuck out. "But at what cost, she asked, what do we have to sacrifice for this? Is this truly justice to you? Killing and taking without reason?"
"But there is a reason my child. There is. A reason you will come to know in time."
He stroked her hair gently. Lacus couldn't take it anymore. She was enjoying the feeling and wanted more. She felt, accepted, loved, things that she couldn't feel as much in her old life. This was her new life. A life that would bring out the warmth and joy she had long desired. She finally returned the embrace willingly.
Kira smiled, and it wasn't his cruel smile. It was one of innocence.
Sorry, but this chapter ends here. Admit it, you allreally loved that last scenedidn't you? Well sorry, but that's how it ends here. It won't likely happen more often, but I may decide to extend it to the next chapter. If you review, tell me if I should or shouldn't to help me make my decision. One note though: it won't be a sex scene, and if it is, don't expect too much. Anyway, read and review, and don't forget to vote for it! One other thing. Kira's ponytail whip was an idea I got from Chrono Crusade; the one that Chrono has in his devil form. If you still have no idea what I'm talking about, look for pictures. Hope you're enjoying this so far, and I'll try to update as soon as possible!