Chapter
2:
Gate
and Kikyo The Wondering Souls
Gate opened his eyes. He found himself in a small hut that was falling apart. He could tell was nighttime due to the stars that can be seen though the holes.
"I see you're awake." Gate turned his head and sees a young lady in odd clothes. She was very pale and had long black hair.
"Where am I?" Gate's voice was hard and it pained him to speak.
"You're at the edge of the forest of no return. You're a strange man your armor can't be removed so I couldn't heal you."
Gate sat up and looked at her like she was nuts. "Guess you've never seen anything like me have you?" Before she can answer a Nightmare floated in and entered Gate's legs, healing them. "Another lost soul. What is your name?"
"My name is Kikyo, a Priestess. Who are you?"
"My name is Gate you can say I'm a doctor." Gate looked around once more. Judging by how little she knows of technology and how I can't detect any machines, that machine may have sent me to another world or into another time I must be careful of what I do.
"You appear to be worried Gate. Tell me what was that thing that just entered."
"That is called a Nightmare I made hundreds of them. With out them I would die, they are powered by taking the souls out of weaker beings. My people, they can't take humans souls."
"Tell me Gate what are you?" Kikyo now looked a little worried.
"I'm a Reploid a human like machine, but don't worry to much about that. Tell me, why are you cold? You almost have no heart beat, and your very pale."
Kikyo sighs. "I'm not one of the living I was called forth from my grave to do terrible deeds."
Gate looked at Kikyo. "We are much the same, Kikyo. I too was given new life to help a dark man."
"Tell me, Gate, if you are dead why do you continue to live in the realm of mortals?"
"I have unfinished business and I have a loved one I must see once more."
"The same as I... Tell me, Gate, what are your plans?"
"I don't know. It maybe hard for me to get back to my world, and harder for me to finish my work. Lady Kikyo for trying to help me, I will help you, maybe by doing so the faiths well help me."
Kikyo nods and looks at the sky thrugh the holes. "I could use a friend."
