LDD:

Disclaimer: See chapter one.

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The World of Songwings Bishounen and Bishoujo:

Demoonica's Story: Home

by

Lady Demoonica Darkmoon

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Demoonica's training one-on-one for the day, or at least until she started feeling tired, was with Kamui. They were friends, she suposed. The young 'dragon' was something of a tragic hero, who felt himself a villan. Demoonica had long ago realized she didn't know much about the fighting styles of any of her Bishounen. Then again, they did know their own fighting styles and in truth Bishounen didn't need a trainer calling out to them what move to do, it probably annoyed many. Sometimes a timely 'Behind you!' was better than back-seat fighting. Kamui was turning out to be one such Bishounen, Demoonica earning herself several harsh glares once the Random Battle Chip had kicked into high gear after it's assesment of Kamui's level and skill.

It was just after yet another excited yell from Demoonica, something along the lines of 'Oh! Watch out!' that Kamui spun in place and yelled back at her, "I have been doing this for a while, you know!"

Demoonica winced. "Sorry."

Kamui turned away from her, his shoes making a 'tmp tmp' sound as he walked away.

"H-hey! Kamui!"

"We're getting nowhere like this."

"We're just getting started, the Battle Chip is just-

"Useless."

Demoonica groaned, then swiped her BishiGear through the prize from Kamui's last battle. She jogged to catch up to Kamui's long strides. "It's not useless, it's just the safety feature built into it keeps you from being run into the ground by something way out of your level."

"It's those kind of fights that push you to get stronger." Kamui replied as he set off another Battle Portal and found himself surounded by at least half a dozen monsters. One sprang at him, then another, followed by the entire group. Kamui's eyes narrowed. He threw a punch at the first one, sending it flying into a tree. Dodged the next one and hit it with a downward elbow, planting it into the ground at his feet. "So annoying." He groused. "Get lost!" Kamui's eyes narrowed, his hair being blown about by the wind his power was creating. The ground under his feet cracked, everything burst outwards in a cloud of dirt and debris.

Demoonica covered her head, when she looked back the air was clearing. Every single monster in the area had been torn apart by the wind, the remains melted by Kamui's power. They sizzled into nothingness, leaving behind their prizes.

"If they think such a simple tactic is a match for me, they've got a lot to learn."

Demoonica passed her BishiGear through the first prize sphere. "That was a lot more monsters than the battle before." Her Gear registered the winnings. "Wow, much better payout, too." She added, flashing Kamui a smile.

He smirked.

"I'm shocked, I wish I could say that." Came a voice from the woods.

Kamui was instantly back in a fighting stance. "Show yourself!"

A sligh breeze kicked up, fluttering the white outfit of the Bishounen who stepped into view. He raised a gloved hand to brush his black hair away from emerald-colored eyes. "You didn't even pause to consider the lives around you."

"I never think of anyone but myself!" Kamui swiped his arm towards the other, sending a strong blast of energy and wind towads him. It caused the Bishounen to be knocked back against a tree, but he seemed unhurt.

"What raw power you have there." The other smiled, pushing himself off the tree.

"Still alive?" Kamui taunted. "It's rare to see one of your kind who is actually tough."

Demoonica brought up her arm, pointing her BishiGear at the new Bishounen. It quickly scanned him, bringing up his information entry. "Sumeragi, Subaru, of-"

"I know who he is!" Kamui yelled at her.

"We come from the same area." The other elaborated, giving Demoonica a kind smile.

"What the hell are one of you doing here?!"

"I was simply resting in these wood until it would be safer to travle out of the area when night falls, when I felt your powers in use."

Kamui snorted. "Then go away!" Suddenly Kamui attacked again, tearing up the ground with energy. He raced towards Subaru-

Demoonica couldn't see anymore, there was too much dirt in the air and in her eyes. She rubbed at them, only able to hear Kamui's attacks and feel the air pressure as it changed. An explosion of power made her topple over backwards and she landed on the ground painfully. "Ow." She rubbed the spot. Kamui landed beside her, outside the swirling mass of energized air and earth.

Soon it began to clear. "Er... well this is wierd..." Demoonica said as a sweat-drop appeared beside of her head. "Ah... Kamui?"

The dark haired Bishounen paused to see what she was talking about, then blanched. "A shield?!" Not a single one of his attacks had made it through Subaru's shield. Kamui growled. "He's too powerful."

"Could it be because his and your powers are on the same side?"

"Eh..."

"You don't know."

Kamui nodded. "We are both one of the Seven Dragons of Heaven..." He turned to the Subaru. "Cut the games!"

The Subaru lowerd his hands. "I didn't start this fight."

"Now what?" Kamui asked Demoonica.

She shook her head. "There isn't anything we can do, other then let him leave."

"But! Didn't you want to catch him?"

Demoonica nodded. "Of course... but-"

They looked at the dark haired Bishounen, he stood there in his white robes and with a protective shield raised. It was obvious that he was in his Sama stage and could easily win against Kamui. Subaru though had not made a move to attack yet at all, even when Kamui was throwing everything he had at the older Bishounen.

Demoonica nodded her head to the Subaru. He gave her a gental smile and nodded back. Then he turned and walked away, disappearing into the forest quickly.

"You let him go? Just like that, with all my fighting?"

"You didn't stand a chance." She stood, dusting herself off. "Sheesh, ow... Kamui." Demoonica's arms were covered in little cuts from the flying debris Kamui's attacks had kicked up and sent flying. She tapped at her BishiGear until a Healing Potion popped into existance above the screen, where she caught it. Kamui held out his hand to take it, but she ignored the movement and twisted the cap into the spray formation. Potions hadn't been made with trainer bioligy in mind, it was pretty difficult to get the super healing to work on someone who wasn't part computer program. Potions did however work well as antibiotic spray and Demoonica was carefully misting her arms, then wipeing them off to clean away the embedded debris, before spraying them again. From the look on her face, it stung.

With a huff Kamui crossed his arms and sat down to wait. "I can't believe he wouldn't fight me."

"Are you really going to do this?"

"Do what?" He asked indignantly.

"Complain because someone obviously stronger than you was kind enough not to beat you into next week." She stood up.

"Kind? Subaru's are cowards!"

Demoonica scanned the woods, knowing there was a good chance Subaru could hear Kamui's yelling. There was no responce, but she hadn't expected the Bishounen to rise to such taunts. "So, still up for more training?" She finally asked, when Kamui had ran short on bad things to say about the Subaru that they'd just met. She easily could read the weary, somewhat tired expression that crossed Kamui's face, before it was quickly replaced with a brazen grin.

"Bring it on!"

Demoonica wasn't as gung-ho and parts of her had started to ache, but she nodded and followed Kamui towards the next Random Battle Portal. They worked their way around towards the 'left' side of the property, Demoonica hadn't thought to figure out the direction the house was facing yet. Another fourty-odd minutes passed, Kamui facing down countless monsters, battles tended to blur together after a while. It was then that they came upon quite an odd scene. Kamui was panting, the Random Battle Chip had been tossing out some pretty heavey hitters, even if he didn't want to admit it. Demoonica looked around confused, then walked out into the area filled with Prize 'Coins'... instead of battle Portals.

"What happened here?" Kamui questioned when he noticed.

Demoonica took her time in finding an answer, but it eventually added up, once she found the makeshift bow-range. The targets had taken several good shots from arrows and there was magical damage too. "I think the girls got tired of easy target practice." Then something else suddenly made sense. "And they also interfeared with your training. Oh... ow." She looked back to Kamui. "If I'm right, Kagome and Raine have been taking out the Portals over here... and bumping up the difficulty level on you unknowingly."

Kamui shrugged. After all, he'd survived. Demoonica would admit, she highly enjoyed being able to go around to the more than dozzen prizes and claim them all in one go, while Kamui got a short needed rest that he refused to ask for. By the time she finished, Demoonica realized it was time they head back. Kamui protested.

"It'll be dark soon." Demoonica repeated. "Besides, we're right on the edge of the forest here, a few feet away from the lawn."

"I can continue without your... guidence."

"But. You. Wont." Demoonica said pointedly. "You're worn out too." She caught his arm in her own and turned him towards leaving the forest, pulling him along as she walked. As he was yanked along, Kamui couldn't halt the thought that flitted through his brain. She sure was a lot more balzy than he'd been giving her credit for, ow, and stronger... he needed that arm!

The leaf and pine nettle covered forest floor gave way to a lush, if muted green lawn. The change was instantanious, the tree-line nearly perfectly even. Demoonica strolled forward, still clutching Kamui's arm to let him know that 'no' she was not letting him resume training without her there, no matter how much he would like it. An echo of thunder rolled from the clouds overhead, the sky darkening as wind high in the sky pushed them in at an amazing speed.

Demoonica stilled for a moment, looking up at the sky. A fat drop of water landed on her glasses. She dropped Kamui's arm. "Oh..." The sound of distant rain made itself known. "Oh, no-no-no-no-no, I'm not getting drenched!" She snapped up Kamui's hand for a moment, giving him a hard jerk.

The sound he made was undignified, but Demoonica didn't seem to notice or care. "C'mon!" She took off across the lawn, Kamui stood there watching her until several hard drops of water hit him. He glanced back and could see the dark moving sheet of water, a mobile wall rushing towards them. He turned and took off after her, his longer strides cuting the distance at a fast pace. Demoonica clammored up the front steps to the porch, Kamui only a step behind her. His foot caught on the last step and he toppled forward, rolling across he wooden porch and smacking upsidedown against the side of the house. The wall of rain hit just then, drowning out all other sound. They stayed there, panting for a moment before Demoonica's giggling could be heard. Kamui didn't quite know why but it set off his own laughter.

"Made it!" Demoonica got out through her giggles.

"You are so immature." Kamui replied, but his amber colored eyes were glittering with mirth.

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TBC...

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LDD: You can ignore the stuff below, it's just referance for myself what Demoonica aquires in what chapter during all this random 'mostly offscreen' training. It's mostly useless lists, but if you are curious, feel free to face-palm at my rolls (I used 8-sided dice to choose a sub catagory, then counted how many pages in the guide book had those items, rolled for the page, then rolled a dice (most often a d30) to pick an item. I sort of wish I hadn't rolled 8 in the first roll so often, because those are the 2 pages worth of 'Valuables' in the game, the one of a kind stuff. Items such as weapons and armor can be used by anyone with training in like items, accessories can be worn by anyone to get the effect (other than Demoonica herself, trainers in general actually), items work on everyone (Demoonica/trainers to a lesser degree, because she/they isn't/aren't part 'program' ...I meen Bishi.) I'm sure you get the idea, and I'm rambling.

Misc info for myself, Star Ocean 3 treasure rolls.

Fol - 5, 11, 505, 6, 6, 306, 106, 408, 406, 8012, 507, 607

Items - Antidote, Basil, Umai-bo 2, Emerald Earring, Smithery Materials, Angel Orb*1, Massive Folio*2, Cape of Assault*3, Water Pixie, Berry Potion, Trading Card 4, Pitiful Earring

Fol - 405, 10, 805, 3011, 208, 808, 403, 306, 3, 605, 1012, 706, 5012

Items - Cloak (armor), Levantine (sword), Trading Card EX20, Ring of Lunacy, Multi-Flask, Dragon Leather (armor), Ancient Book 6, Blemished Textbook*4, Massive Folio*2, Decrepit Tome*5, Robe of Deception (armor), Mythril, Purple Orb

*1 - Must have item to summon Freya (Star Ocean 3)

*2 - Teaches Adray 'Sirocco' Battle Skill (Star Ocean 3)

*3 - A weapon for Peppita (Star Ocean 3)

*4 - Teaches 'Regineration' AAA (Star Ocean 3)

*5 - Teaches 'Common Support Symbols' Battle Skill (Star Ocean 3)