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Sorry for the LONG delay guys! I meant to work on this over Thanksgiving, but I hadn't the time because I was spending the time with family. After that I completely lost track of time because I had only two weeks left of school and teachers were throwing things at us to do and I accidentally discovered a program on my computer to make music video's and got stuck on that for two or three days (not a good thing since I had a big test to study for). But I am now home for winter break and I plan to try and update once a week (can't promise anything though since I'm back to working.)
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Ayriel– I'm sorry. The chapters are as long as they are just because that is how my thoughts flow. I don't measure out how many pages a chapter should be, I just write until I feel I have reached a good place to stop (my evil cliff hanger-ness. Lol). And I'm sorry for the delay!
BlAcKeSt StAr CaTcHeR– Maybe… -smirks evilly- Sorry for the delay!
Pil-Z– my sentiments exactly. Lol. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. We'll see with which I chose. –looks at club with a nervous laugh- I might just end up being hit won't I. Sorry for the delay!
Chichiri's Wanderer– is that so -brings back all the characters with a simple sentence or two- Lol. Let us see :)
5 more minutes.A.K.A.BoomishKittish- We'll see soon enough. Lol. Thanks. Is that so? (I kinda like him to actually…) Well, you can tell me what you think about him after this chapter. Yey for spiffy-ness. Lol
Akuzmi – Cliffies are so much fun :D Thank you! Sorry for the delay!
Chapter 19
Lily felt jolts of pain coursing through her body, a feeling caused from her injuries, particularly her cheek where she felt a hearty bruise already forming. Her nose was once again making itself known as blood continued to leak down her face and was deeply unhappy with her at the moment. She strongly doubt that her body had ever felt so dreadful and that was counting the one time she was so sick for a week that she did not even want to move an inch.
Even if she could not see it she knew Fenrir was smirking at her, but why shouldn't he be? Her body was already feeling worn out and she had yet to fight back. On normal occasions she would have long ago backed off or, rather, would have long ago run and hid in her room where no one would disturb her. But this was not a normal occasion. No, this is, in fact, very different than anything she ever had to face in her short eighteen years of life.
To make matters worse, not that they needed to be, it remained pitch black in the chamber. While Lily was fortunate enough to be able to see Fenrir's glowing eyes she was still at a fast disadvantage because she could not even see her hand if front of her face, let alone Fenrir's body, but he could see her perfectly.
Picking herself up she did her best to stand tall, something that would give the illusion of bravery and strength, but found her body would only comply as far as getting her onto her feet. She clenched her jaw to hold back a cry of pain as all her muscles tightened in a painful manner from her movement.
Before she knew it a sharp tug came upon her hair and her back was forced to arch in an attempt to keep her hair attached to her scalp. This time she could not hold back a sharp yelp of pain. Her hands shot to her hair and she tried to wrench it from Fenrir's clutches, but his grasp was too strong.
Whining noises were emitted from the helpless girl as she endured the pain of having her hair nearly being ripped from her head. From how much her back was arched she felt as if she were about to fall upon the ground, but her body somehow managed to keep itself up.
Her whining came to an abrupt stop as a fist came crashing down upon her stomach. The wind was knocked from her lungs and this time her legs did give out, sending her back on a crash course with the cold, hard ground, her hair still locked in Fenrir's ever tight grasp.
"You are nothing that a weak excuse of a human, never mind a brainless girl who is easily manipulated by those craven gods I have rid this feeble world of," Fenrir sneered as Lily tried to fill her lungs back with precious air. "I am this world's god now. Nothing and no one is going to change that."
With a sharp tug on the hair in his hand Lily's head was forced upwards so she could feel his hot and sticky breath upon her face. "This world will know fear like they have never before felt. They will obey me alone and those who oppose will face a painful death." He smirked and chuckled vilely, "You and your pathetic friends will be my prime example."
This caught Lily's un-diverted attention. She had not forgotten her friends and had known full well that they were in danger as she walked within the realm of the gods. But the way Fenrir was speaking about them was aggravating. He spoke as if their lives meant nothing; that they're only meaning for existence was to be his sacrificial lambs. It was not right, nor was it fair. Chichiri and Tasuki had fought to save their beloved world two years before and now it was falling back into darkness because of an egotistical wanna-be god.
"You're- a- parasite," she managed to get out between gasps for breath and constant surges of pain.
A tug on her hair caused her to yelp loudly and begin whining once again. "I might be a parasite girl, but I am a deadly one. I spread darkness and fear with my coming –"
"And fade- into- little- more than- a note in- history- with- your- passing," Lily cut him off as she painfully forced the words through clenched teeth.
The remark earned her a sharp kick in her side, one that broke a few ribs and once again knocked the air from her body. She would have rolled harshly on the ground for several feet if it had not been for her hair still locked in the beast's hand. So instead her body moved as far it was allowed before she was abruptly stopped and felt countless hair follicles detach from her already sore scalp.
"I will become a legend when I choose to leave," Fenrir nearly yelled in anger.
Lily struggled to get air back into her lungs. Her entire body was in extraordinary pain, but there was nothing she could do about it. She was trapped and was at the mercy of a merciless wanna-be god.
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The battle between the three men and the fierce creatures controlled by Fenrir raged on with the same intensity as when it had begun, but, unfortunately, the three men were quickly growing weak while the beasts remained ever strong. It was a problem that could not go unheeded, yet had no solution other than Lily defeating the beast taking refuge in the world of the gods.
Tasuki was in the worst shape when compared to his friends. Having used his god-given powers to save Chichiri an ample amount of energy had been stripped from him. Now the battle was more than a struggle to hold out for Lily, it was a struggle to keep his energy up and not collapse helplessly to the cavern's ground.
Chichiri was little better off. He had managed to evade using his seshi abilities, but the battle was beginning to take a toll on his body. His chest pained him greatly because of the tiger's assault upon him, but he forced himself onward. His muscles were sore and his entire body ached. The once crisp movements of his staff were becoming sloppy and only hold enough power to barely fend off anything attacking him.
Even Hikou, one not bound to the energy's from any of the gods, was tiring from the intense battle. His reactions were slowing down and the power behind his attacks were quickly fading, much like the strength within his body. His face was scrunched up in concentration as he tried to call upon the energy he greatly needed, but it did little to aid him.
Everything was beginning to look hopeless, but they held onto what hope they could. They believed in Lily, believed that she could save not just them, but their world. And it was because of this belief that they found strength within themselves to continue.
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Pain was all Lily's body could register as it lay on the cold and hard ground of the unbearably dark palace belonging to Fenrir. Tears were beginning to brim in her eyes as it all became too much for her to bear. She felt helpless and useless.
'What did the gods think they were doing?' her mind somehow asked itself through the pain.
There seemed no way out of her given situation. Had she a knife she was sure she could end the pain simply enough-
Suddenly she remembered Kouji's sword. It was still resting at her side, luckily it was the one that was not pinned to the ground and was easily accessible. With a haste that surprised even her she had the blade out, ready to use it as it was needed.
"What are you –" Fenrir was cut off as suddenly his grasp on her was lost.
The world seemed to slip into slow motion for the next several moments. Fenrir was forced to take several large steps backwards to prevent himself from falling to the ground and hair stands flew through the air. Most of Lily's braided hair was still in Fenrir's clutches, leaving her with enough hair to barely reach her shoulders.
But what caught Fenrir's attention the most were the brightly glowing droplets of liquid that were sent flying through the air as Lily's head went forward upon being freed from his grasp. The seemed to hold a hope the girl had been losing, the courage she had lost and the energy to do whatever she needed.
These droplets were tears and they pierced the darkness of the chamber as a nightlight would a child's room. And like a nightlight it gave Lily the courage to survive in the darkness.
Poor Lily... But, hey, the weird tears are back O.o What's going to happen now? Are Tasuki, Chichiri and Hikou going to make it out alive?
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Oh yes, each year around this time I make a Christmas related fanfic... I have yet to start it, but this year I'm thinking of doing it for FushigiYuugi instead of Yu Yu Hakusho (as I have for the past three years). So keep a look out for it :D
