xotaku4ux: There was not enough room in the summary to add the pairing and get in a descriptive paragraph, but I clearly stated in the A/N, at the first chapter that this fic was going to start out as Wolfyuu and end as Conyuu. I also stated the same in chapter 2 and also added that Wolfram was going to be portrayed as an evil bastard. It's not my fault you didn't read the A/N, but I'm sorry if my story clinically depressed you. You might want to visit my other story Good Knight My Dark Knight, it's purely Yurram, and it's another AU like this one.
Nienna:... I can't say... Without giving away what I'm planning... So... I guess? Hint: Some things are revealed in this chapter though.
ajj7sunhawk: I'm glad that you like the story so far. The storyline had actually been running through my head for awhile now, I was just too lazy to actually write it out.
-siarafaerie-101-miss: Thanks so much for your comment, I'm happy you're enjoying it so far.
Chapter 5:
"Yuri, I challenge you to a duel." Wolfram said scowling, and Yuri kept his face passive.
Fiyori and the others jumped to their feet, panic on their faces. "You need to take it back, blondie." Fiyori warned, and the others gave a nod, making everyone look at them.
"Why the hell should I, this is my fight so stay out of it." Wolfram sneered.
"Look brat, this isn't the same person you took advantage of two months ago. He's a monster when it comes to fighting, for your own sake, end this now." Fiyori came in.
"He's right Wolfram, unless you want to be nothing more than a smear on the bottom of my shoe, take it back." Yuri finally spoke up, there was that Airi part sneaking out again.
"Fuck you Yuri, you belong to me, and I'm not going to let anyone take you away."
Conrad rested his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to take his brother down a few notches, but Yuri waved his hand behind his back, stopping him. His eyes sharpened, loosing all the childish cuteness, and he chuckled darkly.
"... That's all I was to you Wolfram, a possession. Something that you could string along home, and show off. 'Look what I did, I tamed the great Maou.'" He said mockingly. "News flash! I'm not a child anymore, and I'm not going to let you push me around anymore." Wolfram stared at Yuri now, he was so different from the last time they had met.
"... Please, don't give me that whole speech of not wanting to kill. I've heard it already, and frankly it's quite boring." Wolfram drawled.
Yuri's eyes contained a glimmer of sadness, but it was gone as soon as it came, and was replaced with an evil grin. "Oh, you're mistaken Wolfram." The blond looked at Yuri questioningly now. "I never said I wouldn't mind killing you... I was merely giving you a chance to back down, but since your pride is too important, I have no choice but to oblige." Yuri walked over and picked of the knife. "... Tomorrow at noon, in the courtyard."
Wolfram turned a new shade of red and walked out the door, slamming the them as he left.
"Heika... you just got back. Is this really the wisest thing to do?" Gunter asked and Yuri frowned.
"I didn't initiate the challenge, he did... And no I don't think this is a good idea, but I really have no choice now do I?" Yuri sighed. "I can't believe I'm doing this, but... Hiro, get Baa-chan on the phone, I need to talk to her." The redheaded man nodded and pulled out a small cell phone, getting it ready.
"Yuri, I don't think this is a good idea... What about your eyes?" Conrad asked, worried.
"I can handle it."
"What does Conrad mean about your eyes?" Gwendal asked now in a suspicious tone.
Yuri let out a long sigh, but took off his silver sunglasses, revealing the piercing gray orbs. Gwendal and Gunter stared, and Yuri realized that they hadn't seen his eyes since he came here.
"... I'm blind." Yuri stated, and shrugged his shoulders.
"Heika... You can't take part in this fight. Not only are you physically incapable, but you can't call upon your other half either. This isn't anything like what you face on Earth, you could die." Gwendal bit out.
They had lost their king once already, and he wasn't going to sit around, and lose him again.
"I got through." Hiro said and handed the phone over the Yuri.
"Baa-chan?" Screeching could be heard on the other end, and Yuri held the phone away from his ear. "Hey! I lost my vision already, don't make me go deaf too. Listen, yell at me later, I need you to come down here right now." More screeching could be heard. "I'll explain when you get down here." He hung up the phone quickly.
"Gwendal, I know of my incapabilities, better than anyone. Trust me, I know what I'm doing." Yuri stated, and Gwendal looked over at Fiyori.
"You said that all four of you were a team, who would you say was the strongest?" He asked and all three lifted their hands without hesitation and pointed to Yuri.
"He's the newest to the group, and the most dangerous. Although we hate to admit it, he could kill us just by snapping his fingers." Fiyori said. "It's the reason why he's so hated by our town, but it's also the reason why they haven't outright killed him too."
Yuri scoffed and left the room, outside he leaned against the cold stone wall, pinching the bridge of his nose in a eerily fashion of Gwendal. Conrad joined Yuri a few moments later and pulled the young man into a hug, he had been through so much, and he would keep Yuri safe.
"Man, nearly everything has been going down the drain lately, and then there's that damn blue spot." Yuri mumbled against Conrad's shirt.
"... Blue spot?"
"Yeah, it disappears every time I look at it, but it's been following me since I showed up in the temple." He said obviously annoyed by the offending spot.
"Have you tried following it, see where it leads?"
"Yeah it just goes back to the temple, and disappears again."
A low chuckle could be heard resonating through the hallway and Yuri quickly separated himself from Conrad, and drew out a long dagger. Conrad pulled out his sword and looked down from left to right trying to locate where the laugh had come from. Yuri's eyes locked on something, at the other end, but Conrad saw nothing.
"It's that dang spot again." Yuri said, and another chuckle rose.
"That was very rude of you Maou, but I'm surprised that you could tell I was here at all." Shinou's voice rang out and his body became visible, a little see through, but still visible.
The blond man looked Yuri down and up, but surprise covered his features when he reached Yuri's face. He walked over, and grazed his hand over Yuri's eyes, then waved it in front of the young man. Frowning when Yuri didn't blink, he circled Yuri and furrowed his brow in concentration. Conrad, at this point, was trying hard to hold himself back, and tensed when Shinou circled Yuri.
"... What the hell are you doing?" Yuri said in a bored tone.
"How long have you been blind now Yuri?" Shinou asked, eliciting a sigh from the young man.
"Goin' on ten years now."
"... Interesting... It seems like you have a unique gift. You have the ability to sense another's spirit don't you?" Shinou asked and Yuri thought for a moment.
"Well... I wouldn't call it that, because I'm not sensing them. I can see them, just not everything else, so only dead and living things. I'm surprised I haven't walked right into a wall yet..." Yuri chuckled and Shinou gaped.
"Aren't they bothering you? I know there are a lot of spirits in the castle."
"Only one in particular so far" He looked straight at Shinou. ", and that's because I don't let them catch on. I don't need to wake up in the morning to see a bunch of ghosts just hanging around, it'd ruin the mood." Yuri said and crossed his arms.
"... This is a very interesting development. Stop by the temple today, I wish to give you a gift, one that might come in handy later." Shinou smiled and disappeared.
"... Well, that was a little weird. His spirit's so bright he nearly blinded me when he got that close." Yuri let out another dark chuckle.
"He did say he wanted to give you something though, so it couldn't be that bad could it?" Conrad asked.
"Knowing him? He'd most likely tell all his little buddies about me, just to get them to pick on me." Yuri stated in a drawl, and Conrad couldn't help but laugh lightly.
Yuri looked over at him raising an eyebrow. "If they keep me awake, I'm not letting you get any sleep either." He said with a purr, and brushed his finger's against Conrad's hand in a seductive manner.
"... That prospect doesn't sound too horrible." Conrad murmured, and Yuri grinned evilly.
"It will after about a week or two." He replied evenly.
Conrad paled a little, 'Don't think I have that much stamina... It's not like I'm a teenager anymore'
"Can we head over to the courtyard? I want to check it out before my fight with Wolfram." Yuri said, bringing Conrad out from his thoughts.
"Of course."
Both headed over to the battle field, where Yuri started to walk along border, having Conrad point put where it ended. He did this twice, once on the shorter side, and once on the longer side.
"... Yuri? What exactly are we doing?" Conrad asked as Yuri finished walking.
"I'm calculating the area of the fighting arena. I wouldn't want to step out of boundaries tomorrow, now would I?" Yuri said. "Let's see... The shorter side is about fifty feet and the longer two-hundred. That would make the area about 10,000 square feet..." Yuri murmured, and walked around in the arena. "There are about five different boulders... All around six feet tall and fifteen feet in diameter... Alright, I think I have enough information. So let's head over to the temple, and see what Shinou has done."
When they reached it, Ulrike met them at the entrance, holding a small wicker basket.
"You may not take your weapons past this point, please hand them too me and I shall hold them until you are done." She said with a smile, and Conrad gave her his sword.
Yuri just stood there motionless for a moment, looking at the tiny girl with disbelief on his face, but shrugged his shoulders and reached into jacket. He pulled out two sleek black guns from their holsters, put the safety on and placed them into the basket. Next came a dagger, a wide knife, about eight inches long, and a few dozen throwing knifes. Conrad stared at the growing pile and looked back at Yuri, when he crouched down and fished out two more knifes hidden from his shoes, and the pieces of a disassembled staff. He reached into various pockets and pulled out all the ammo he carried with him, and then the long black katana, placing it into its sheath, as well as a few small grenades.
He handed her the grenades, and looked over at her. "Don't pull the tab, unless you want to be blown to pieces." He warned and she looked at the strange objects curiously.
"... Did you get everything Yuri?" Conrad asked, trying not to laugh at Ulrike's face when she saw all the things he pulled out.
Yuri shook his jacket and patted himself down. "I'm pretty sure I did" He laughed, "It's a good thing I went light today..." Conrad frowned at the word 'light'.
Once they reached Shinou's room, they saw him look up from one of the books he was reading.
"Don't you get tired carrying those weapons around all the time?" Shinou asked.
"Nah, I'm used to it now. Even with the weights it's pretty easy." Yuri shrugged.
"Alright, let me give you what you came here for." He got up and walked over to Yuri.
Shinou placed his hands over Yuri's eyes and started chanting, whatever he was doing made his hands turn blue. He pulled away after a few minutes smirking while Yuri stared at him, blinking.
"What'd you do? The colors are starting to go all fuzzy..." He mumbled and fell back, Conrad had caught him before he hit the ground.
"Shinou what did you do? He's not moving." Conrad growled out.
"Relax Weller, I didn't kill the boy. He should wake up in a few moments, but what I gave him will not make a difference for now." Shinou said and went back to reading his book.
Yuri stirred a few moments later and opened his eyes, looking around, before resting his silver eyes on Conrad. "... What happened?"
"You blacked out... Are you alright to move?" Conrad asked, and Yuri tested his limbs.
"Everything seems to be working fine..." He got to his feet, and looked over in Shinou's direction. "Umm... I guess thanks in advance, for whatever you did..."
The blond man waved his hand, keeping his gaze on the book in front of him. They exited the temple and stopped to retrieve their weapons, before heading back to the castle.
Yuri had spent the night in Conrad's room, neither had slept well, their minds dwindling on the fight that would take place tomorrow. They were finally able to rest around four in the morning, but even that was ruined for Yuri.
Kyra's face came into view, bloodied and torn. She was sneering at Yuri, and limped her distorted body over to him, bending down to whisper in his ear.
"You did this to me. I'll never forgive you for as long as you live, I will find a way to kill you."
Yuri started to shake, and wrapped his arms around his body, before dropping to the ground. "I'm sorry, I never meant for this to happen. You were never supposed to die!" He wailed, burying his head into his hands.
"Oh, but I did, and now you have to pay..." She unsheathed the sleek black gun from its holster, and put a round into the chamber.
She pointed the gun at his head, and squeezed the trigger, but nothing happened. She pulled it again and again, but still nothing happened. Her growl resonated through the air, and Yuri looked up at her in surprise, watching as her eyes changed to a deep crimson red.
"...You're not Kyra..." He realized, and she smiled.
"No, I'm not... Be thankful... Because if I ever see you again, you'll pay." Her body morphed and revealed a tall man with blood red eyes, and black hair.
"It's you..." Yuri said, recognizing him from the dream he had so many years ago.
"I told you to go home, and you didn't listen. I'm tired of giving you hints, since you never seem to heed them... But I will once more. No matter how much you don't wish to, you need to call upon the darkness..." He said, and vanished.
Yuri woke up with a start and looked around the room, wondering how he didn't wake up his sleeping bedmate with his dreaming. He was able to untangle himself from Conrad's sleeping form and glanced at his watch, ten-thirty. 'An hour and a half left... I guess I should take a shower'. He let the water wash over him, trying to shake the feelings the dream left him with. 'The darkness, huh? He clearly stated that he is me... But he is obviously not the Maou... Does that mean that he could be a future me? Man this is so twisted...' He decided not to rattle his brain with thoughts that lead in circles and washed his hair with the shampoo he brought with him from Earth.
He finished quickly and stood in front of the mirror, a towel wrapped around his waist, and was trying to convince himself that he was doing the right thing... When Conrad knocked on the door, startling him out of his thoughts.
"Yuri? Are you alright in there?" Yuri heard his voice call from the other side.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'll be done in a minute." He looked around the room, cursing slightly.
He had left his clothes in the green duffel outside the door... and would need to go out and get them. He opened the door, stepping out and saw Conrad sitting on the bed leafing through a small novel, before he finally looked up. Yuri felt himself blush and turned quickly to go through the green bag, he pulled out few pieces that he's used in battle before.
Conrad, watched Yuri as he went through the bag, his scars in full view. As much as he wanted to harm Wolfram right now, he knew that this was something that Yuri would have to face alone. Conrad walked into the bathroom, starting his own shower, and left Yuri to change.
Yuri had pulled on a pair of black weighted pants, with a thick black and silver belt, that secured it around his waist. It was his favorite pair, mostly because its weight changed when he regulated his Maryoku, giving him free reign to switch if he needed to in battle. He also pulled on a black tee, that was made from the same material. He had been given these as gifts from some old man that had known Baa-chan for awhile now. At first he was a bit skeptical, seeing as how he knew nothing about the man, but curiosity had gotten the better of him, and he was extremely grateful it did. By now he had realized that the old man was really the Earth Maou, Bob. He idly wondered why the old man hadn't told Shori about his whereabouts, maybe he thought it was better not to strain him at this point. 'Wonder how Shori's doing now?' Yuri though absentmindedly, trying to change his train of thought.
He smiled at the thought of his older brother and pulled on his long black jacket, as well as the steel plated fingerless gloves, clenching his fists. He started placing his usual weapon gear in their various pockets, and the knifes into his black boots, he chose to pack a little extra ammo this time.
Something seemed wrong all morning, it hadn't been the dream that set Yuri off. After all, this hadn't been the first time, he's had those type of dreams. It was just this overcast feeling that things were going to go wrong today, and from past experiences he knew better than to just shrug them off. It was because of this feeling that he actually pulled out a couple more weapons that he normally wouldn't use. Such as the black finished Sais that he got from found a collapsed temple, during another of those long missions. They seemed to exuded a force of their own and it was like they became apart of him, the minute he touched them. Each had a ruby red gem placed in the hilt, and wrapped in black leather for a better grip. It was one of his most prized possessions when it came to his weapons, that along with one other.
The other was a long chain that actually fused with his Maryoku, when he
battled. It was, in length, about nine feet long, and he had to keep it rolled up and pinned to his belt when he wasn't using it. One of the more interesting features, was the nine inch long blade at the end, that was sharp enough to shred a person to pieces. As well as the inch long spikes that ran along the chain, they were so thin, it was impossible to see them, and unless a person saw them by the reflection, they wouldn't. In the past someone actually had the gall to grab onto the chain and tried to rip it away from Yuri during a fight. It left him with deep slices in his palms, that damaged the tendons, he was never able to fully close his hand again after that.
The chain also worked as a defense weapon as well as an offense, by using his speed and spinning it around his body, Yuri was able to create and near impenetrable force that deflected any weapon thrown at him. When it was used as an offense weapon and depending on which Maryoku he chose to use, he could change its attributes. By using his own element he was able to change the temperature of chain and make it freeze anything it came in contact with, which was pretty handy when he only had to subdue his enemies, not kill them. He had gained this weapon pretty recently, and did not have the time to use it with the other three type of Maryoku. 'I might have to sneak away from the castle one night, and find out...' He coiled up the chain and pinned it to his waist, and finally hiding it with his jacket.
'The weapons for this fight haven't been decided...' He thought miserably as he tied the sheath of the katana to his jacket belt loop.
Conrad stepped out of the bathroom fully clothed and looked Yuri over, he could only see the katana that was tied around the young man's waist, but idly wondered just how many knifes he actually had on him...
"Yuri, we should get something to eat, before your fight." Conrad said to him and Yuri shook his head.
"It's never good to eat before a battle... I'd hate to puke during the fight." Yuri said grimacing, and Conrad nodded.
It was now eleven thirty, and Yuri placed the black sunglasses on, completing the look, before stepping out of the room. They took their time walking to the field and before Yuri stepped out he took a deep breath...
"You don't have to do this you know? After all you are the Maou..." Conrad tried one more time.
Yuri smiled up at him, and took of his glasses. "Thanks Conrad, but it's going to be alright." He promised and Conrad leaned down to give the young man another kiss.
They broke apart and Yuri placed his glasses back on as he stepped out into the sun. He glided over to his group before going onto the field, after all he had another fifteen minutes left anyway...
"... Have you three felt strange lately?" Yuri asked in a whisper, so he didn't draw the attention of the others.
All three nodded. "Ever since the Gaki issued that challenge, something has been off..." Fiyori answered.
Yuri thought for a moment. "Do you think he could be...?" He let the question hang, and watched as Wolfram entered the field.
They watched him as he moved, and took out his sword."... He hasn't shown any symptoms... But I wouldn't put it past him. Those things are getting smarter all the time, maybe it's just waiting for the best time...?" Tsume offered and the others nodded in agreement.
"Keep your guard up Airi." Hiro warned.
"I never let it down." Yuri said keeping his voice emotionless.
He glanced at his watch, and let out a low growl, that made Conrad and Gwendal look at him.
"... Sorry, just getting agitated." He whispered, and turned his attention back to the group.
'... Five minutes to go, where the hell is she?' Yuri thought. He let out a long sigh, knowing that he had to get out onto the field, and walked to the edge. Just as he raised his foot into the air to step over the line, a voice rang out stopping him.
"Boy, don't you take another step, or I'll castrate the lot of you!" A short elderly woman called out from the doorway, calling everyone's attention to her.
He stopped mid motion and swiveled on his foot, angling his body in the direction of the women. "Jeez, Baa-chan. Cutting it a little short aren't you?" He called out with a silly grin.
"Impudent child. You know how I like to be fashionably late..." She reprimanded.
"Hai Hai." Yuri drawled as she made her way down to him. "I need your permission, he might be infected..."
She glanced over in Wolfram's direction and nodded "Of course you have my permission, just do what you normally do and I'll handle the rest." He turned to walk onto the field. "Don't act cheeky boy." She called out to his back and he raised his hand, palm forward, and waved.
"No promises!" He called out.
He met Wolfram dead center, and crossed his arms, tapping his foot out of impatience. "So what are the stakes for this duel, Wolfram?" Yuri asked.
"... When I win you come back to me, with no fighting and no using your position as the Maou either." Wolfram stated, and Yuri stiffened but nodded.
'Something isn't right...' "Alright... And if I win, the loser must do whatever I request."
'Hmmm... There's something fishy about the way he worded that... But I can't pass up this opportunity.' Wolfram thought to himself, but agreed to the terms.
"I hope you're ready to pay Yuri." Wolfram sneered and Yuri just shrugged.
"What weapon?" He asked keeping his hands in his pockets.
"Whatever you think will help." Wolfram stated, and pulled out his sword.
Yuri nodded and pulled out his long black katana, and Wolfram let out a laugh.
"What do you think you can do with that little butter knife? You might as well give up now." He called out and Yuri looked his weapon over, giving an experimental swing at one of the boulder's next to him, quickly putting it back into its sheath.
At first glance, it looked as if nothing had happened, and Wolfram scoffed at the possibility of owning such a useless weapon. When sliding could be heard, everyone's attention was brought back to the boulder, as it slid off and hit the ground with a thud, in the exact same spot Yuri cut it.
Wolfram stared at the boulder, then back at Yuri, panic on his face, even though he was trying hard not to show it.
"... Looks fine to me." Yuri said in a blasé tone, and took up a fighting stance, hand on the hilt of his sword.
Gwendal rose from his seat and called everyone's attention to him. "On my mark." He called out.
By this time Wolfram, actually looked worried. He had thought that Yuri would have backed down by now, and was surprised when Yuri did look like he wanted to fight. 'Well, this should be interesting.' He thought to himself.
"Begin!"
Yuri started off slow, trying to gage Wolfram's strength. If he was correct then the signs should become clearer the more pressured and angered he feels. Yuri ran forward and their swords clashed, ringing through the air. Wolfram jumped back dodging Yuri's sword, barely, and he thought it would be better if he got serious. 'He's gotten better with a sword... But his footing is still way off, showing how weak he really is, one wrong move and he'll be done for...'
The old women took a seat near Gwendal and Conrad, sitting directly between them and the boys. She watched the battle, and frowned lightly. Gwendal noticed and proceeded to ask her what she was thinking.
"The blond one is losing energy fast, but he doesn't seem to notice... I'm wondering why Airi doesn't just end this. He can't save everyone." She mumbled and Gwendal stared at her.
"Is there something wrong with my little brother?" He asked worried now, and she gave him a sad look.
"He seems to be infected, with what we know to be called Midori." She whispered the name.
Gunter paled. "Midori?" He looked towards Gwendal. "That was the same thing that attacked Conrad... This could mean they're multiplying."
"Is there anything we can do to save him?" Gwendal asked, and she shook her head.
"It looks as if he has been infected for too long... If I found him earlier maybe, but now?" She shook her head sadly.
Wolfram felt weak, and his vision was starting to get blurry... 'What the hell is wrong with me?' He stumbled a bit but brought his sword up to fend off another of Yuri's blows, just in time. Just when he thought he couldn't take it anymore, he felt himself fall into blackness...
Yuri had started to notice a change in Wolfram's steps, and watched as he fell to the ground, and exuded a swirling black and red aura. Though he wasn't quick enough to dodge the sudden force of energy that Wolfram had thrown in his direction, and caught it full on. The impact caused a huge explosion as it hit him in the chest, and threw his body back into the wall behind him. Screams filled the courtyard, mostly coming from nearby maids, when they saw Yuri's body crash into the wall, and partially go through. The explosion carved out a wide crater in the Earth, causing dust and large chunks of the ground to blow away from the area, and into the nearby stands. As it slipped out of Yuri's hand his sword flew into the air and twirled before landing blade first into the ground, with a solid ka-thunk.
"Fuck! He changed, guys time to go." Fiyori called out and jumped over the railing, onto the ground below. The others followed after rushing straight at Wolfram.
The blond looked over at them with disinterest and raised his hand that sent another blast into their direction. They dodged it with ease but were met with large, black, winged creatures, with blood red eyes, and jagged teeth. One of the monsters ripped open its jaws and clamped down on Fiyori's shoulder, sinking its long teeth into his flesh. He screamed out in agony when the creature ripped its teeth out, and tried to go in for another bite, but was able to twist his body and maneuvered himself behind the creature, pulling out a long thin wire. The monster whipped its head around trying to locate where its food had gone off to when it felt something encircle its neck, and tighten. Fiyori had managed to wrap the wire around its neck and pulled hard on both ends, slicing into the creature's neck , its head rolled of and hit the ground. He and his friends turned to face the other monsters, that Wolfram had called.
Conrad watched in horror as Yuri's body went sailing through the air and smashed into the castle wall, with a sickening crunch. His heart had nearly stopped at the sight, and he jumped from his chair, trying to get down to Yuri.
"Yuri!" He called out to the limp, barely visible legs in the indent of the wall, and stepped over the white line.
Wolfram phased in front of him, and knocked him back with a light impact, then threw up a light impenetrable field. "Stay out of this Weller. This is my fight, I'll deal with you later." He said in and unrecognizable voice that sounded as if two people were speaking. The blond watched with a light smirk, as Conrad banged on the shield his eyes never leaving the indent in the wall, and made his way over to Yuri, tsking' when he reached the wall, and kicked it lightly before leaning against it.
"I told you... I never wanted to kill you Yuri. If you had just come back to me, I would have let you live, but you just had to take the hard way didn't you?" He asked mockingly.
He let out a long sigh and reached into the wall, pulling out Yuri's body by the collar of his jacket, and hoisting him up so that it seemed as if he was standing. "And here I thought that you actually changed... But you're just as weak as ever..." He brought Yuri's torso down quickly and rammed his knee into Yuri's chest throwing him back onto the field.
Wolfram smiled and walked over to him, getting ready to kick him again, but stopped when he saw Yuri start to move. He watched as Yuri slowly got to his knees, clutching at his stomach, and coughing up blood, before rising to his feet. Wolfram continued his journey over, causing Yuri to turn to face him and laughed at the damage. A deep wound was showing through his ripped shirt, bleeding profusely, completely drenching the fabric and dripping off onto the ground. There was a thick gash just above his brow, and it was bleeding into his left eye, as well as numerous other scratches and other broken bones that he was trying to hide. His arm was fractured and from the way his shoulder was held, it also seemed to be dislocated. 'Well... At least he isn't running.' Wolfram mentally chided and phased behind Yuri.
Yuri couldn't see Wolfram anymore, and put on a burst of speed, trying to get out of his range. He looked around rapidly trying to locate him, and felt a hard impact to his back, sending him back to the ground. 'This isn't going good... If I can't see him or sense him, how am I supposed to find him?' He thought uselessly. 'I could see him before... It was just until after he changed that I lost him... Tsume was right, these things are getting smarter. I might not be able to free him...' He swerved his body and hoped that Wolfram would be able to hit the lock on his back...
Conrad had just taken down his second monster and turned to face the battlefield to see Yuri swerving around to opposite ends of the field, trying to dodge Wolfram's hits. He hit the ground face first and jumped away, just to be hit again this time from the front.
"What's happening? Why isn't he fighting back?" Conrad asked in a whisper, just as Hiro joined him.
"It was a damn set up!" He growled out. "Airi can't see Wolfram, because he's fully changed. I told him these things were getting smarter, they've learned to hide their presence, and now Airi can't sense him. Not to mention, Wolfram called on his friends, so we're powerless to help him." He threw a few knives into one of the creatures back as it was flying by and it fell to the ground, twitching.
The shield was too strong and Conrad wasn't able to break through, the only thing he could do at this point was take down the creatures fast enough in hopes that the other's would be able to break the shield for him. He turned away from the battle and launched himself at another monster.
'This is not going good.' Yuri barely dodged another critical hit, he had to just take the hits and roll with the punches. He had actually been able to lessen the impact this way, and was not as hurt as he would be if he didn't. After a few minutes the hits stopped and Yuri heard Wolfram land about ten feet away.
"It's about time I ended this Yuri." He said, and Yuri could feel Wolfram's Maryoku gather in one place.
He tried to move his body, but found that he couldn't move anymore. '... Damn... Didn't think it was going to end this way... What the hell? Am I crying?' Yuri thought as he felt thick wet drops trail down his face, all the colors he saw went blurry again, and then disappeared completely from his vision, and for the first time in ten years... He could see the sun.
Yes, another cliff hanger. Ah, I'm so evil: