Okay, and the normally promised chapter of the day. I love it. 3 I also love cliffhangers. Noticed yet? Haha.
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Chapter Four: The Broken Soul
Krad followed Dark closely through the night, all the way to the outskirts of town, right into the countryside. Dark began to descend after about a half an hour of flight, never speaking a word the whole time. This wasn't like Dark at all. No snide remarks, not even a breath of air seemed to be taken.
They landed in a field, surrounded on all sides by trees. There was nobody else in sight at first. Darks wings disappeared and Wiz sat obediently at his feet, perfectly normal. Krad glared around him, there was someone else here, someone that wasn't showing themselves for whatever reason. "Well Dark, why are we here?" Where had he seen the mark between the thief's eyes before?
"Funny you should ask, Krad." An all too familiar voice said.
Krad whirled around, only to see Hakuo stepping out from the safety of the trees. "Surprised?" The Hiwatari asked, smirking and evil smirk. From behind Krad, Dark and Wiz went to Hakuo's side, like obedient soldiers.
Krad glared at Hakuo, "What did you do to them!" He demanded, clenching his fists at his side. Satoshi examined Hakuo from inside his mind, Krad, ask about that chain around his neck if he doesn't answer.
"What did I do? Nothing. It was the necklace that did all of the work. Satoshi." He stated, emphasizing his cousins name and watching the look on Krad's face go from anger to surprise in seconds. He looked all the smugger.
Krad quickly regained his composure, "How did you know!" He demanded again.
"Ha, it wasn't hard to figure out. One minute Satoshi is standing there talking to Dark and the next he's replaced by you. " He assessed the look on Krads face before continuing, "And before you ask me, I'm controlling Dark with this." He held up the chain around his neck, the necklace. The chain itself was a thin one, gold in color, but the amulet on it was a brilliant amethyst color, and was glowing a faint gold color.
Krad had had it, "You bastard!" No matter how much he hated Dark and Daisuke, he wouldn't let this happen to them. Well, not when he wasn't the one behind it anyway. That and Satoshi's need to protect Daisuke from anything and everything compelled him to attack Hakuo at this moment. He chucked a white feather at Hakuo, fiercely and angrily.
The necklace glowed brighter now and before Krad could react Dark jumped out in front of Hakuo and blocked Krad's feather with one of his own. Wiz transformed into the thief's great black wings again, and Dark was ready for battle.
Dark!
I know! I can't move on my own, Daisuke! ARGH!
Their mental conversation was stopped by the ever-watchful necklace. No free will was allowed here. Wiz was the only one doing things on his own, because he followed Dark a bit too loyally. Krad immediately flew up, not wanting to fight it anymore. "I don't want to fight you like this Dark!" He said, throwing yet another feather at his adversary. Dark didn't seem to hear him though, merely dodging the feather and flying faster to reach Krad.
Hakuo glared up at the two of them, holding the amulet to the necklace in his hand, "Dark! Let's go!" He shouted to the thief, running off into the woods. Dark didn't think twice, he automatically flew down to follow his master.
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Satoshi's fingers flipped through the book frantically, not wasting any time on searching for information on the necklace that Hakuo had. He had seen that curse mark on Dark's head before! It was the mark of the Broken Soul necklace that appeared on a random spot on the victims body. He stopped on one page, scanning it thoroughly.
Beware the Broken Soul necklace, for it is a Hikari piece like no other. It's powers grant the user control of anyone they wish, and the number of people it can control at once is unmatchable. The necklace is possibly the most sinister of all the Hikari works of art, for it is the most deadly. If after six months the curse is not lifted from the victim, his or her soul will be forever lost. He or she will be bound to the user of the necklace forever. If the necklace is destroyed or removed from around the users neck while the victim is still under his control, the curse will break, but after the six month limit if the necklace is broken or removed, the soul will be doomed. ...
Satoshi read the article a few times over, making sure to have it memorized. Are you getting this Krad? He asked the angel.
Krad mentally nodded, Yeah don't worry. The next time we see Daisuke, Dark, or Hakuo we'll know how to deal with him.
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"The most recent note from Dark... the Fallen Angel sculpture at seven o'clock tonight..." The news anchor recited the latest news of the phantom thief as Satoshi got ready for school. Hakuo hadn't been showing up at school lately either, which wouldn't normally bother him if he wasn't involved in Daisuke's absence as well. He put his shoes on at the door and headed out, wishing to fast forward the day to tonight's heist.
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"Everyone stay out here. We'll try a different approach today." He ordered, telling all the guards to stay outside rather than inside. He'd be the only one staying inside, he wanted to confront Dark alone. He waited in the doorway to the section of the museum with the painting in it, holding the stolen blindfold in his fist. Daisuke... hang in there...
A noise behind him caught his attention and he saw a figure jumping in through the window. He wheeled around, "Dar--" His words caught in his throat. He had left the lights on inside the museum so he knew he wasn't seeing things, this wasn't Dark.
It was Daisuke.