To my knowledge, this chapter switches around the most between the two characters.
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Joe
"He's coming!" shouted Kimiko. I looked around – nothing but darkness.
"Who?" I shouted. But she'd disappeared.
"He's coming!" shouted Omi, running past. I grabbed him.
"WHO'S COMING!" I shouted. Omi's expression was one of pure terror.
"Death!" And he fell, an arrow through his heart.
Silas"You're ready for the next level," said Manas, smiling at me. "The two of you will become Wudai Warriors." He waved a hand, and our sashes turned blue.
"Now, perform the Wudai Ursa Attack," he said. "Become one with the bear within." And we did.
Joe"He's here!" shouted Clay. "Death's here!" He held up a hand to me. His veins turned bright green, and he collapsed on the spot. Dead.
SilasIt was Winter when I first met Death. Snow had fallen, leaving a white cover over the land. The sun blazed in the sky, blinding in brightness, and reflecting off the snow. I trudged through, leaving a pathway behind me. A figure dropped down from a tree, blocking my way.
"You're going the wrong way," it said. I shook my head.
"No, I'm not."
"You're going the wrong way."
"No I'm not!"
"You're going the wrong way."
"You don't even know where I'm going!"
"You're going the wrong way."
"The wrong way to where? Where am I going that's wrong?"
"Hell." I was taken aback. The figure suddenly jumped out of the snow – no, flew. He flew up, and the trees burnt. The snow melted. I staggered back, tripping on a rock. Landing in a pile of wet sludge that had once been snow. The figure flew down towards me, coated in metal. Spikes in its shoulders, arms, hands… I couldn't move. Then someone ran out of the bushes. I saw a flash, and the first figure was gone.
"You're lucky to be alive," said Kasim grimly, helping me to my feet. "Not many survive an encounter with Death."
Joe
"Joe!" shouted Raimundo. "Run! He's here, he's going to kill us!" A rope pulled him away, and he went silent.
"Raimundo?" I called, walking forwards. I saw a dark shape and a knife went into my chest. Then the figure was gone. Reinette knelt beside me, and put her hands over my wound. It closed, the blood flow stopped.
I opened my eyes. I was in the Medical Room of the temple. I felt a slight pressure on my chest, which quickly disappeared. Reinette was sitting on a chair by the bed, looking a bit guilty, and I could see Raimundo and Kimiko training outside.
"Oh!" said Reinette. "You're awake!" She smiled and stood up.
"How long have I been here?" I asked, sitting up. I noticed that my wound was healed. Obviously, with Reinette around.
"A few days, I think," she said. "We were all in a pretty bad state after the battle, but you were worst – we could barely find your pulse." The others had noticed I was awake and had come in.
"What happened then?" I asked.
"Well, Reinette healed me and I used my new Shoko attack," began Raimundo. "I knocked Chase off his feet, but the dagger went deep and we thought you were dead."
"After Rai found his power," continued Kimiko. "We managed to beat Chase's army, with Reinette trying to heal you. It wasn't until about ten minutes later she actually knew you were alive."
"Then we brought you back to the temple for three days and now you've woken up," finished Reinette. "I'm glad you're okay." She kissed me on the cheek. "How are you then?" I thought for a moment, but decided not to mention Death.
"I'm fine." I stood up and we walked outside.
"Ah, Joe!" called Omi. "I am most pleased that you are feeling top-tip!"
"Tip-top," said me and Raimundo together, then we both laughed.
"The time for laughter is over!" I spun around, looking for the source of that voice. I could see no one. The other five looked as confused as I felt.
"You will have no need for laughter from now on. You would not enjoy Hell. No one does. Only me. So I shall bring Hell to Earth. And Death shall rule supreme!" The sound of laughter echoed through the temple grounds, slowly dying down until there was silence.
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It's the bad guy! Twice! R&R!
