This chapter will have fitting lyrics.
The song is Dark Horses by Switchfoot.
"Itachi...I don't wanna go to school..." I mumbled. "Well too bad! We're going. We're almost there anyways, and take off yer hat!" Itachi said, pointing to my hat. I did as I was told and put my hat in my bag as we approached the large school. As usual Maka and her friends were waiting for us. Itachi ran right to the group, I lagged behind a few feet. My eyes flicked to everyone's faces, searching for signs of possible betrayal. My eyes settled on Kid, who had a serious, yet unsure expression. That made me a little nervous.
"Come on, you two! We're gonna be late!" Maka said, grinning. I nodded and made to follow Maka when someone grabbed my arm. I turned, coming face to face with Kid. He had a the same seriousness in his gold eyes, but with a new determination, as if he's made up his mind about something.
"You guys go ahead, I've got to talk to Ryuu." He said to the others.
" Thatta boy Kid! Ask her out." Liz said jumping up and down happily.
"I'm not gonna ask her out! I just want to talk to her!" Kid yelled at Liz.
I've made my mistakes,
I've seen my heart cave in,
I've got my scars,
I've been to hell and back again.
Kid led me away from Shibusen and down an allyway. We went past a few small shops and finally to an isolated area in a park. He let go of my arm, spinning to face me. I was starting to wonder if it was possible that he might kill me, no matter how hard I tried to reject the idea, it kept coming back. As if sensing my fear, he tried to reassure me,"Ryuu calm down, alright? Everything is fine, I just wanted to ask you a few questions." I nodded, from what I could tell he was telling the truth. "Alright, yesterday when Liz was talking about how we should...date...you were hesitant. You said you didn't have time for love, but you sounded hesitant, why? Is there something your not telling us?" He questioned.
Born for the blue skies,
We'll survive the rain,
Born for the sunrise,
We'll suvive the pain.
"Uh...W-well...I, uh...um...t-that is..." I sighed," Yes, I was afraid to tell the entire truth." Kid raised an eyebrow and looked at me, waiting for me to continue. "I really don't have time for love. My mission is too important."
"Mission?"
"Yeah...Well there is something...most consider it a myth...they're called soul beasts and they're insanely powerful. My mission is to hunt the two most powerful ones down. Well their souls are all that remains, but they can be revived and someone is trying to revive the Chaos Serpent."
"What makes them so powerful?"
"They are beings crafted from a person's soul, given power by the creators strenght of heart, and thinks on it's own because of the creators mind. They're the perfect being bound to their creator by the heart, mind, and, soul and sometimes they syncronize with their creators. Itachi and I can syncronize as well...I could show you..."
We're singin'...
Hey! You can't count us out,
We,ve been runnin' up against the crowd,
We are the dark horses.
"Really? Wait, are they dangerous? What if it's revived? How do you kill them?"
"You kill the creator, but one of the creators is dead and the other hid her soul. They are extremely dangerous and, if revived the Chaos Serpent will destroy the world..." Kid was quiet so I waited.
"How do you know all this? And...why you?" I was afraid he'd ask that. For the first time in a long time I'd actually mention the past I've tried so hard to forget.
"I'll start from the begginging. I always believed my mother was a witch named Sumaria and my father a necromancer named Sirius. Sumaria hated us she rarely looked at us, let alone talk to us. Sirius was the only one to care for us, until we met Gaia..."
We're singin'...
Wait! It's not over now,
We've been down, but we've never been out,
Yeah, we are the dark horses.
~Flashback~
"Hurry girls, if Sumaria finds out about this, she'll kill us." My father said, the fear lacing his gental voice as he clung to our hands. His onyx eyes focused ahead of him, his hands shook violently. He pulled us through the shadowy woods, the moonlight dancing through the leaves above, the voices of the Night Hunters echoing across the mountain. Itachi was terrified, looking left and right, trying to pinpoint the cries of the creatures.
"Daddy? Are those wolves? I like their song." I asked him. He looked down at me, all traces of fear gone. He loved wolves and knew every Pack .
"That is the Terrana, Winged Wolves of the North. They are kind and gental, they are lead by a fearless wolf named Amaroq, the Shadow King." The way he said it, as if he knew Amaroq personally."They can change their form to become human, your one of them, you know." He smiled at me.
"How do you know?" Itachi and I asked.
"Only the Terrana can understand the song. It's called,'Flood of Insanity, Drown My Soul' and it's an ancient song, sung by the wiccan Terean as she created the most powerful being alive."
"What was that...being?" I asked. Father shrugged, and stopped at the base of a cliff. There was a small shack there, surrounded by plants.
"You should ask your new teacher." He said as a young woman appeared.
"Hello, I'm Gaia I heard your conversation. The being is called the Insanity Dragon, and it truely is the most powerful being. Now before we start, you'll need to know I won't live much longer. You'll have to take over my mission."
"Why?" Itachi questioned. Gaia bent down so she was able to look us straight in the eye.
"One of you two has the soul to ressurect the Insanity Dragon. And you will have to, believe me." Gaia said softly.
~End Flashback~
Kid was quiet, he knew I told him something others will never hear. Finally, he spoke" Did you ever find out which of you has the soul?"
"...No...but I'm afraid to know..." I told him,"If I have that soul, it puts Itachi in danger of being infected with Insanity, as well as everyone around me."
"Perhaps we should tell my father? He may need to know..."
"NO! Please don't tell! No one is supposed to know! I shouldn't have told you anything!" I said, crying and burying my face in my knees. I could tell Kid was watching me, but I couldn't help it. Once I remembered one thing, the other memories come flooding back into my mind. All the bloodshed, the horrifying creatures, and Sumaria. The worst of the memories was the first time I had even killed. That day, was the worst day of my life, it left Itachi and I as orphans.
After a long silence Kid spoke,"Tsuki...I'm sorry...I was just curious, that's all." The way he was talking, nervously, akwardly, it was strange to me.
"It's fine, I-I-I understand..." I muttered, blushing slightly from embarassment. I never cry, never it's been so long since I'd truly cried. Too long.
"So...wanna get something to eat?" He asked, rubbing the back of his head kind of sheepishly.
"Let me check something first..." I replied, pulling out a forest green crystal. Kid came over to investigate it, watching as I wrote on the smooth surface.
The crystal glowed faintly, and a screen appeared in the air. Names were written across it, listed by numbers with no particular order. The first five were listed in bright red, reading;
1)Sumaria: Unknown, extremely dangerous, do not engage at all costs.
2)Natasha Lennings: Active, extremely dangerous, do not engage alone.
3)Ra: Active, fairly dangerous, engage with caution.
4)Salaz-reth:Dormant, fairly dangerous, engage with caution.
5)Shinigami:Neutral, threat level unknown, engage only if nessesary.
"Why is my father on this...this list and what is it?" Kid asked. I could tell he had an idea of what it was.
"This list is a list of the threats to my side of the world. Shinigami poses a threat to all creatures of legend, therefore he was put on the list. The status indicates their activity level, threat level, and best option if engaging them. If you select a name, it shows more information on that subject." I explained, selecting Ra's profile."Ra. It says that Ra is an armored solar-flare dragon. He became a rouge a few months ago, for unknown reasons. He's been stealing solar panels, large drills, and mirrors. He also destroyed a nuclear power plant on a remote island somewhere in the Indian Ocean, taking all of the machines. He's highly intellegent and is hard to sneak up on."
Kid was scanning the document on Ra at the moment, before snatching my crystal. The screen disappeared and Kid turned the crystal every which way, inspecting it. The octaganal stone sat in a golden holder, the engravings read, Each day's a gift and not a given right. "It's very symmetrical...what is it?" He asked, handing me the crystal.
"It's a holographic emerald." I said, pocketing the crystal and smiling. "Now...let's get something to eat, shall we Stripes." I smiled at Kid, and pocketed the crystal. Grabbing his hand I happily led him away.
(Deep underneth Mount. Everst: No one's POV)
A young woman sat on a black stone in the middle of an underground cavern, staring into a pool of blood in a ditch. The pool showed Tsuki leading Kid away from their clearing, smiling happily. The woman grinned to herself, evilly as she waved a hand across the pool, destroying the image. Waving her hand across the pool again, a new image appeared, showing a yellowish-golden dragon with a mane of fire, leathery bat wings, and a large spade on the tip of it's tail. "Hello, how is the 'Project' going?" The woman purred, making the creature on the other side of the pool jump. Turning to face the voice, the dragon recoiled.
"The 'Project' is going great. Just a few more adjustments and it will be finished. See?" The golden creature stood aside revealing a strange contraption.
Twenty mirrors arranged in a circle, each one hooked up to thick cables that connected to a pole. The pole sat atop a small cage like device that was connected to more wires, which in turn connected to multiple machines and a couple drills sat off to the side.
"Impressive, but what are the drills for?" The woman asked.
"I used them to dig holes for the poles and backup wires." The dragon responded."I've run many tests, but so far none have turned out right. The wiccans all died."
"They are weaker than the one we're after. Try something on a similar level of power and someone close to her..." The woman trailed off, grinning evilly.
"You have someone in mind, don't you?"
"Our target has befriended the son of Lord Death. Since shinigami are powerful, then the outcome of the 'Project' may have better results. To say that the young shinigami is on the same power level is a stretch, but it should be close. Now go, and report to me only once you have that boy. I want to watch this experiment myself." With that she destroyed the image, changing it bak to Tsuki and Kid. "Heheh...Just you wait. Just wait and see what I've got in store for you and you friends. No one will stop me this time, no one at all. Enjoy the time you have left with that boy...Tsuki. MWAHAHAHAHA!"
