Ch. 4 Part A
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A/N: Hello! Sorry for the late update again! I got so busy for a week and so, because of studies and family. It's still February so "Happy Hearts month everyone!" I truly give thanks to everyone who liked the story. So since EminiasJustinia90 who only answered, I'm taking it as granted! So, CAMERA, TAKE,
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In a city of Shin Makoku, a message came from Annissina confirmed the information given by an anonymous person. They have planned how to capture the culprits and by this time they sought to an end of their plan of human revolution.
"Seize Them!" Stoffel ordered an army with him.
Together they attacked the enemies. They chase these men throughout the main capital of the town. The gates were forcibly closed. With his army, the men in cloaks were cornered. One man from the enemies whispered to his companion as they began conversing.
"How did they know where we were hiding?"
"Perhaps someone in our group betrayed us."
"That's impossible!"
"We should just hope master won't get captured by them or else the plan will be ruined" then he shushed his companion as Raven pointed a sword at his throat.
"Cornered like a rat, all of you are sentenced to death by the majesty!" Stoffel announced. He felt proud that it a success of his part and what's left would be the former Maohs'.
"We should just hope same goes at the other end," Raven said to Stoffel
Speaking of, Shinou and Cécile along with 5 men dressed as commoners except for Cécile with her usual sexy outfit. They infiltrated the base camp of the enemies which was the town mayor's home at the center of the city. They are so bold on hiding in a city where demons live, yet it's a mystery how they manage to get in the place without anyone knowing beforehand. They scanned the whole house searching for the enemies. When only one room left, the soldiers kicked the door opening it. They thought the enemies' leader was there but they found no one.
"Where are they?" Cécile asked Shinou who was also speechless at the situation. They were all sure that they will capture them now yet it's a failure. They spread out to look for any signs of life in the building or any tracks as their enemies left. However, they only found were dead bodies of the mayor and his family. Gruesome as it was, their opponents are merciless to kill a whole family of innocent people living for the wellness of their city. Shinou felt angered by this. He knew these people are cruel and offensive but to make things up to this point made his belief change.
"They are blunt and ruthless," he said as he was aggravated by the situation.
Cécile could only watch Shinou depressed and angry. She was also worried about what might come next to the enemies plans on how the innocent and pacifist Yuri handle something like this. Shinou turns to face his companions.
"No word should come to the Yuri on what happen to the mayor's family." he commanded.
"Yes, we understand!" they replied and they covered the dead bodies with sheets.
YU
A word came from Ulrike which made Wolfram came running to her as soon as possible.
"What's happened, Ulrike? What does mean the dimension between the Earth and here is disrupting in your letter? Are you saying that Yuri will never come here?" he started yelling as he got in a dark room. It was a room in the Shinou's temple where she could see the whereabouts of Yuri and the others.
"No, but it's also possible, your Excellency" she replied to him.
"What?!" he asked aggravated
"Please look at this and you can see there's something wrong." She said
Wolfram looked up to the screen where he could see a blurring light which was bigger than the others and some lights as well.
"these lights represents people with powerful maryokus. The bigger the light is the greater the person possess." She explained the lights which look like stars at night sky.
"Isn't that Yuri's light?" Wolfram said recognizing a big star which shuns the most.
"Unfortunately, yes," Ulrike replied with a sad face because that star was shining brightest yet gets dimmer for a while.
While staring at it, Yuri's light started blinking and died suddenly.
"What just happened, Ulrike? Did something happen to Yuri?" Wolfram said grabbing her shoulders
"Please calm down, your Excellency"
"How can I calm down when Yuri's light disappeared?" he yelled.
"Please, nothing has happened to the majesty. The connection between here and the Earth just cut off," she said. Then someone entered the room. It was Conrad. He came following when he received the news.
"Brother, why are you here?" Wolfram surprisingly asked.
"I got the news from Ulrike's messenger and came rushing here. I'm also worried about Yuri conditions" he replied to him and faced Ulrike afterward demanding an explanation from her. Same goes to Wolfram. He releases Ulrike and she started explaining.
"The great sage and I barely communicate on the majesty's condition and his always response was that the majesty was doing well coping with his studies on Earth. It just means the connection to this world and theirs is weakening. That is why in the letter I said the dimensions disrupted"
"If that's the case, why did Yuri's light disappear?" he asked again
"Disappeared?" Conrad wondered what he meant.
"Our conclusion is that there's something wrong in the dimension between Earth and the Demon world which is making these disruptions. His light has not thoroughly disappeared, it will reappear momentarily. Thus it doesn't mean anything that will cause the majesty's harm." She said.
"Are you sure?" Wolfram asked for assurance and she nodded.
"We hope so." She replied
"When did this happen?" Conrad asked
"It happened yesterday at dawn. Thoughtless to say, I was put into slumber while I was in this room and woke up suddenly from my slumber remembering a dream I never thought of having."
"Was it a premonition?" he asked again
"Sorry, I couldn't remember. But I hope it wasn't."
Then there was a silence in the room, Wolfram, Conrad, and Ulrike was in a state of wonder and depression. They look at the screen in front of them, when suddenly Yuri's light appeared. It brought relief from Wolfram's heart but still considered there something to it.
"That's Yuri's light," Conrad said. "Yes, it is."
"As I presumed, it looks powerful and full of hope as his personality is." he said with a smile.
"Yeah, you're right." Wolfram agreed to his brother, smiling as well as they stare at his bright twinkling light.
YU
A day later, Yuri has grown used to be with his childhood friend again. Though he became the ultimate jealous target of VV's fans and has gotten a lot of attention from his schoolmates, he's still happy VV came back. She's his friend.
As they had their lunch together, she decided to clear the misunderstanding that was set up though she really didn't want to. But it was for Yuri since some of their schoolmates pried on him. She likes Yuri very much but there's this feeling that made her felt that Yuri is hiding something from him like a girlfriend or something. It was frustrating. 'Does he or he doesn't?' she asks herself. Though she has so many chances to ask him. Like the times when they are sleeping together in his room or having lunch with him. But she just wouldn't ask him. Why? The reason is that she doesn't have the courage to accept if the fact would be a yes. She often beat her mind whenever she was alone and had nothing to do. Since they were separated in class she had more time to think about it.
"Should I or I shouldn't!" she asked herself while walking towards Yuri's classroom to go home. But to find out he wasn't there. Then a girl her classmate came approaching her. "VV-san!"
"Yes?" she turned and responded to her with a smile. Then the girl started fidgeting,
"a-ano, there's s-something I WA-wanted to give you, you might WA-want to go h-here." She barely said handing her a leaflet of an advertisement campaign of an amusement park. VV's eyes widened and remembered the place. It was a place where Yuri's family along with her with her aunt goes for family bonding time ten years ago. She remembered how fun and exciting it was then when she was with Yuri's family and her aunt. But now, that won't happen again.
Meanwhile, Yuri was on the field playing baseball. He talked to Murata since he came to him.
"How are they?" Yuri directly asked Murata. Murata chuckled at first, and tap his shoulder.
"Why? Are you getting anxious about not seeing Wolfram?"
"WA-what are you saying!" Yuri's face went red. Annoyed,
Murata laughed, "Man, you really easy to bully."
"Shut up!" he said to him,
"okay, okay. Take it easy. They're actually doing great. They imprisoned a lot of the enemies the last when I went there."
"Really? That fast?"
"Yeah, isn't that great to hear?"
"Yeah, you bet! So can I go there now?" Yuri asked excitedly.
"No" Murata answered, followed with a question from Yuri.
"Huh! WHY?"
"Actually we can't. I thought of going there yesterday but there was something off. I couldn't get through."
"What do you mean?" Yuri asked as his enthusiasm disappeared and changed to a concerning look.
"I try communicating with Ulrike, and but it was for a short moment. She said there was something that's disrupting the dimension between here and the Demon World. They will try to find the cause and fixed anything they can right away." Murata explained
"Murata, what do you think is the cause?"
"I'm not sure myself either. But you know you don't have to worry about them. They're doing this for you so that when you come back to Shin Makoku, they'll be seeing you smile."
"As if I could help myself not to worry about them." He said.
"Everyone is the same as you, and they try best to make things back to normal as fast as they can. It isn't only you who wish for that everyone does." He said to him like words of wisdom.
"Fine… I get it. I'll just wait then." he decided to make out a resolve for his friends. Murata felt relieved and smiled at him.
"That's good. I need to leave."
"Where are you going?" Yuri asked quizzically. Murata actually stays with him for a while but now he just decided to go.
"I have a date with someone. I'll get in touch with you and the others from time to time and don't go off by yourself, okay?" he said.
"What? You got a girlfriend?" he was surprised,
"Well, yeah. Unlike you, Shibuya, I don't have any fiancé. So bye" he said and left him. 'Curse you, Murata!' he screamed to his thoughts, seeing his friend leaving him for a date. He went back to the field and played with his team.
VV roamed in school and saw Yuri on the baseball field. 'As I thought, he's here.'
"Yu-Chan!" she called him waving her hand and Yuri waved back as soon as he received the ball. Then he asked for a timeout and went to her. VV's heart thumped fast feeling excited and shy.
"What's up?" he asked.
"hmm… Can I watch you play?" She asked with blushing cheeks staring at the ground.
"Sure. We'll go home when I finish this." He said and she nodded. When he was about to turn, VV called out for him more like a whisper but he still heard it. He turned to face her,
"what is it, VV-Chan?" he asked moving closer to her.
"Yu-Chan!" she yelled at him. He steps back surprised and slightly deafens, "What's that for?" he said.
"It's your fault, your face got too close." She replied, looking at him still with a red face. He laughed weakly
"Sorry, sorry. You were whispering so I went near to listen. What was it anyway?" he asked her again. Then she fidgeted, unfolding the leaflet her classmate gave her.
"This" she only said letting him give a look at the paper at her hand. Then he too remembered the place.
"This weekend let's go here," she said. Yuri smiled and simply said
"Sure"
Then her face brightened and jumped to hug Yuri. "Yehey! Thank you, Yu-Chan!" she cheered. Then people started giving awful eyes to him again. He was in a tight spot again. She was really happy and it was not a problem for Yuri. He didn't think of anything particular like it was a date but later at night, he did. VV did try asking Shori to come with them but he said there's something he needs to go on the said date, same with Yuri's father while his mother was a bit frank to make it as their date. Though she and Yuri were sleeping in the same room, none of them actually talked about it. VV was too shy to talk about it but she tried to be normal as possible. Until the day came.
It was Saturday morning. Yuri was preparing himself to look good for his first date with a girl though they are not going out with each together as boyfriend and girlfriend. He felt very excited and a little bit nervous. Wolfram crosses his mind, fear strikes him. Then, he imagined Wolfram pointing his sword to him and saying,
"How dare you! I'm your fiancé risking my life here yet you're flirting with some girl!" His face all in red, strikes his weapon to Yuri and Yuri runs for his life.
"No! It's not what you think, Wolfram!" he shouted in his thoughts trembling in fear.
"Do you think that you can fool me? You inconsiderate! Good-for-nothing!" the Wolfram in his thoughts screamed to him cornering him with a sword in his neck. Yuri shakes head uncontrollably, and the cloud of thought disappears.
"It's only a friendly date with VV, no harm can do. We're childhood friends" he slaps his cheeks convincing himself. He started breathing in and out. He looks in the mirror and thought his hair was messy. So he tried to do some hairstyles to his hair. He put wax on and straightens his hair all the way to its back like a rich person look like and smiled with a spark in his teeth. But it looked weird. Then another hairstyle, letting his hair stood like a cool person. But it didn't suit him. He sighed but tried other various hairstyles again not until he heard VV calling his name.
"Yu-Chan! Are you ready?"
"Yeah just a sec!" he replied and turned his hair back to normal.
She felt butterflies in her stomach. She didn't want to overdress so she chose to wear her simple pink dress her aunt bought for her last birthday. She wanted to make things simple for Yuri and memorable. Her thoughts drifted to her aunt but she stayed strong as promised. Then came back to what she was doing. Only a lip gloss on and no need for a blush on coz her cheeks were red just thinking of Yuri. She also wanted to look beautiful to Yuri. She reached the living room and he wasn't there she called him and he answered. She waited for him, pretty nervous herself. Jennifer just came out from the kitchen area and saw VV.
"Oh my, you're very pretty VV-Chan." She praised her, earning a bit of confidence to herself.
"You think so, Mama?"
"Of course! Yuri should be very amazing to see you,"
"Really?" she asked with bright sparkling eyes.
"See, for yourself," she said when she notice Yuri was going down stairs. He went to the living area and was stunned with a fascinating thing he ever was seen. It was VV looking at him, wearing a very cute pink dress with white petals design that reached only mid of her thigh. Her black hair was tied up high making a clearer view of her beautiful face and her smile was bright like the morning sun. She was simple but she looked great! She walked in front of him and tilted her head,
"Yu-Chan?"
"You look great." He said out loud. She was surprised and hugged him.
"You too, YU-Chan! You looked handsome as you are and you don't need to change your hairstyle." She whispered closely in his ears while stroking his hair. His ears started to redden, he got embarrassed and her voice was tingling. She let go of him, pulled him towards the door.
"Mama, we're going out. We'll come back before dinner." She said.
"Yeah. Bye, mother." Yuri said leaving their house.
"Okay, take care you two," Jennifer shouted looking the two of them leaving.
"Hai," they both said waving goodbye to Jennifer. They walked together to the train station then VV felt something brushed on her hand it was Yuri's. He didn't seem to notice it. She looks at Yuri's hand swaying freely. She blushes,
"Yu-Chan, can I hold your hand?"
"WA-why?" he asked.
"Have you already forgotten Yu-Chan? I'm a type of person who gets lost if not chained" She explained jokingly but it was true.
"Right, sorry I forgot. Sure you can hold my hand." He said offering his hand though VV actually snuggled his arm. 'This is it! My first date with a girl' Yuri thought to get excited.
They headed straight to the place VV wanted to go with him, the amusement park. It was a long time when they last went there for their family trip. When they arrived, they started looking somewhere to go. To his notice, VV never let go of his hand from their home and as they arrived, it was cute though people were staring at them and started conversing. Yuri got used to it.
"Where do you want to go first?" Yuri asked after getting a look at the map directory.
The place was sure filled with hundred different rides which got exhausted if VV decided to go each one of it. VV didn't pay much attention to the map directory which was Yuri looked at because it's more exciting to see the real thing. She explored herself with the rides that she could see in a distance and pulled Yuri when she heard people screaming for excitement at a certain ride. Many things have improved and added and she felt very excited about it. From the entire view she saw, three things caught her eyes and enthusiasm. The roller coaster, the octopus ride and the giant boat that swings high back and forth.
"Yu-Chan, let's go there!" she said walking fast towards the ride she wanted. He walked with her looking where she wanted to go.
"Roller coaster?" he asked but it was okay since he had that ride since he was a child
"Yup! So come on! Let's go!" she said energetically.
The line wasn't long when they arrived at the ticket booth so they didn't wait too long. He enjoyed the first ride. For the next ride was the boat that sways back and forth high. Lucky for VV but unlucky for Yuri, he didn't have the time to prepare himself for that ride. VV was enjoying the rides as Yuri too. She was so excited for the ride. She gazed at Yuri and sees him getting pale. She asks him but he just smiles and says it was nothing. They rested for a bit like for 5 minutes for another ride. Since when VV saw the lines getting long she panicked. And before Yuri knew it, he's already sitting beside her in the cart while the worker was there checking their safety belts. Right before the ride, Yuri was intense, he tried hiding it but he couldn't anymore. He wanted to go out, make an excuse but every time he sees VV cheerful face he doesn't want to be a wet blanket for it. He's a man. Something like this wouldn't matter, he convinces himself. VV grips Yuri's hand tighter,
"I'm scared too, Yu-Chan. But everything will be fine I got you by my side." She said to him with an assuring smile.
His heart fluttered, VV believed him. She always had even before. Friends or not, she still believed him. No one could believe him, he's a wimp, and a coward, a moron, and etc. until he shows what he can do, his ability that is or know more about him. But for VV, he didn't have to do anything to make her believe on him, she just does. He felt grateful for it.
"Right," he said and smiled at her.
Then some worker who went to check up on them finished the checking, VV grab her mini camera from her pouch and requested for the guy to picture them.
"Mister, can you take a picture of us," VV asked reaching it to the guy.
"Yeah sure" he blushed smiling and grabs the camera, holds it at them, "okay, smile," he said and they both smile. The worker returned the camera and continued his duty.
"VV-Chan, after this ride, what's next?"
"Hmm… I think we'll take a break and no more over exciting rides like this. This is the last."
'Thank goodness!' he celebrated to his mind. "Are you fine with that?" he asks concern for her thoughts.
"Yes, why? Do you want more?" she replied knowing he would obviously back down.
"If you don't want to, it's ok. Three consecutive crazy rides is enough for me" he said
VV chuckled. "Are you sure? I still have five more rides in my head." She said and Yuri got a bit pale and shook his head.
"I was just joking Yuri." she laughed and she started to converse with Yuri calming him.
As they were talking with each other before the ride begins at one seat near to Yuri's, was someone who looks mysterious and weird. It was a man wearing a cluttered black coat and a large hat. He stared at the worker coldly threatening not to get near to him.
After the ride, Yuri got dizzy, very dizzy. VV carried him outside by shoulder since he could walk slightly. She let him sat on a nearby bench to rest while she gets some water and some medicine to wear out his nausea.
"I'm really sorry, Yu-Chan." She apologized greatly worries for him.
"N-no… It's a-alright, VV-chan. I'm okay." He said assuring her though it was obvious he wasn't.
The mysterious man got also dizzy but he walked himself through without anyone helping him.
"These human rides are terrifying. Whoever invented it must be crazy!" he scorned before puking.
He walked at the exit looking for someone and he spotted them. He followed them right away. He observed for a while. No one from the other side of the world must get involved with his mission that was the direct warning to him by his superior, he remembers. Given a chance the target was alone he must go straight to fulfill his mission. Though he was hiding he can be visibly seen by people at the park, so much for the effort. He slowly walks pass them hearing their conversation.
"Yu-Chan, I'm really sorry. I'll get you some water and medicine, okay? Wait for me here." She said and stood up. Yuri raised his hand and waved to her.
"Don't worry," he said. Nevertheless, she runs for it to the nearest store.
She passed at the mysterious man but didn't dwell on it, Yuri got sick because of her she should get the medicines right away. The man smirked and as soon as she got far away from the target, he walked in front to Yuri. As he was lying his head when he notices the sun was blocked. He moves his head to see who it was and got alarmed. A creepy man was staring down at him coldly smirking at him.
"I finally found you, your majesty." He said then twitched a part of Yuri's neck as he fainted suddenly. He grabbed his body and carried to his shoulder.
Then he heard someone whistled and saw men with uniforms shouting at him.
"These earthly humans are annoying." He grunted and run for it.
VV got the medicines she needed and runs to where he left Yuri. As she was running she heard a whistle and saw a bit of commotion. She saw some cops nearby running towards the weird man he saw at the ride and before he left Yuri. She looks at the scene and noticed the bench where she left Yuri was empty and the guy was carrying someone. Then they started running and eventually, she became aware he was carrying Yuri. She was taken aback and without clear thought, she sprinted chasing them. Now, there's two security guards and VV chasing after Yuri's kidnapper.
"Stop!" one of the security guards shouted. While VV scream Yuri's name.
"Yuri!"
VV screamed running as fast as she can to catch up with the man who kidnapped Yuri. She never expected for something like this to happen. Yuri is a nice person and their family isn't that rich so why? Today should be the happiest day in her life because it was their first official date, how did this end up this way! she thought. The kidnapper looked very mysterious from the very start wears a cluttered long black coat and large hat but it didn't stroke for a second to their minds that he was aiming to kidnap Yuri. He increased his speed as he felt someone was closing their pace. It was the girl with his target.
"What an annoying girl. Let's see if she still can follow us."
He runs faster directly going at the center of the amusement park where there was a big lake. It was the main attraction for the lovers there where they could sail boats and have dates but VV never liked it. She hated big bodies of water since she was a child and everyone knows it. Yuri started to regain consciousness and hears VV's voice. His body was being carried and his stomach hurts.
"What's happening?" he thought. He lifted his head and saw VV running to him and there were two guards following her as well.
"Yu-Chan! I'm coming for you!" she shouted. Right then he realizes he was kidnapped! At last, he remembered everything. He begins to struggle to get off from kidnapper's hands.
"Oh? So you're awake now, ey majesty?" the kidnapper said with a wide grin on his face.
"Who are you? A-and where are you taking me!" he asked furiously struggling from his grasp but no use his body was solid. He looked at the man's face but it was covered with bandages and when the man looked at him he had eyes of a murderer. Scary!
"No worries, majesty. We're going back where everything began and where it will end," he replied with a creepy smile to Yuri who scared the life out of him.
"What are you saying creepy old man!" he shouted but the kidnapper just grinned at him.
He thoroughly thought of what he was saying and the first thing came to his mind was the demon world. If he was to go there, then they'll be swimming in the water. He took a glanced where they were headed and saw a lake. And damn he's right. He got to stop VV before she might jump in and could drown to death.
"VV, don't follow us! Go get Murata!" he shouted extending his hand to her for his concern to her.
"No, I'm saving you Yu-Chan!" She shouted back
Then the kidnapper jumps at the fence and dives into the lake. There was a big splash in the water and both Yuri and the man disappeared.
"Yu-Chan!" she yelled when she get hold of the fence. Then she realizes she was close to the water so she quickly walked away. She stood there watching their shadow continue to disappear in the water. Because of her fear of waters, she couldn't help feel worthless and incapable to save the person she holds dearest. She felt super worried and scared.
"Someone! Please! Save Yuri!" she shouted for help but there was no action done.
YU
Coming out from a pond in the center of the unknown forest was a man with bandages wearing a dirty cluttered coat while carrying a teenage boy in his arms. He roughly tossed Yuri on the ground making him awake. Then he started coughing.
"Where... am I?" he asks as he let his eyes wander. He sees leaves, rocks, and trees all over the place. His nose and throat also his stomach hurts. Then he sees a man scavenging the place and instantly remembered that he kidnapped him shocked and fear hit him. He must get away before he noticed he was awake.
"Where the hell are they? They should have gotten here a long time ago! Those idiots!" the man grumbled talking to no one. Then he notices Yuri getting up.
Yuri thought of sneaking out of his sight but he got caught instantly by a strong push from his back that threw him hard on the ground again.
"That hurts!" he grunted.
"Did you think you could escape me, ey boy?" he asked him frivolously.
"Don't call me boy, I have a name!" he replied back staring at him bravely.
The man smirked and walked towards him while removing the bandages on his revealing his scary face. Having red bloody eyes and burnt up scar almost covered half of his face, indeed he makes an impression on anyone who sees it.
"Hn, you think this is a joke? You got some guts, boy..." he stopped and bent towards him.
"You're THE great Demon King after all. But…" he smirked while looking at Yuri with cold eyes and grabs him by his collar.
"I got no damn care about that!" he shouted at his face and raises Yuri higher in the intent of throwing him again to the big rock he just saw. But he stopped when he heard a herd of horse came running towards them.
"Captain Juno!" the man on the front shouted leading his companions. Juno is the name of Yuri's scary macho kidnapper.
"Ey, you're late!" he shouted back
"I thought of beating their demon king as a fun time, tch. I guess can't, ey" He said to the man who arrived to fetch them. Then he tied both of Yuri's hands and feet.
"We need to leave immediately, captain. The Demon King's allies somehow knew our plan and follow us over here." He said to Yuri's kidnapper as he gave his captain his horse and climb to another horse with their companion.
"Idiots!" he yelled to them.
"We're sorry Captain Juno!" they instantly responded to him bowing their heads towards him.
He was an ill-tempered man but he got hold his anger for a while until arrive at their base. He mounted his horse and grabs Yuri putting him at his back. Suddenly there's a shout behind them.
"Young Master!" Yozak shouted. "Yuri!" Wolfram at the same time too shouted.
"Wolfram! Yozak!" Yuri shouted back. He felt so happy as he saw his friends coming for him.
"Shut it, boy!" the man said punching him at the back of his head. They rode their horse fast to escape the group of demons chasing after them. As always they were wearing their black hooded cloaks except for Yuri's kidnapper.
"What the hell he's thinking punching Yuri?" Wolfram angrily said when saw the guy Yuri's with punching him. "I'll make him pay for it!"
"Let's make sure we catch them first your Excellency" Yozak chuckled as he said to him and before he knew it Wolfram was fast ahead and two of his soldier followed afterward. Juno and his group went to a path inside the forest where they could very least be caught. As they felt them closing in the gap between their enemies,
"Boom!" an explosion.
A sudden trap set by the enemies got activated then debris fall on Wolfram and two of his men. Yozak missed being hit by the explosion but Wolfram and the two were covered with stones and trees. Their tracks were blocked so they need to make a detour to catch them.
"That's what you called payback from last time!" Juno shouted with a wicked laughter at its end as they exited the forest. The last time he meant was when Wolfram cast fire during the ambush at the port at Shin Makoku in which he was badly caught by the fire.
"You're Excellency!" Yozak shouted waiting for any response from Wolfram since he couldn't him through the thick smoke.
"Wolfram!" Yuri shouted when he saw several trees and stones crashing down to Wolfram. Then he begrudgingly struggled to loose from the ropes.
"Ey squirt doesn't move too much or else I'll toss you on the ground," Juno said to him.
"Captain Juno, you can't! We need him!" one of his men said.
"tch, don't worry if I toss him I'll kick him around and pick him up again." He cackled. He's a sadist. Yuri felt scared, angry, and pitiful. He's friend is in danger yet he couldn't do anything. He's their king yet he wasn't allowed to help them. He got kidnapped by their enemies and couldn't anything about it. His thoughts he cried, "Wolfram, please don't die. And to everyone I'm sorry". Off they went away from the forest where couldn't see his friends anymore.
"We're alright, Yozak! Go after Yuri and save him!" Wolfram shouted.
"Are you sure you're alright?" he asks doubtingly what Wolfram replied because of the coughs and weak voice he had.
"Go after Yuri, he needs you more than I do! So go!" he shouted with bit guilty to his heart Yozak complied.
"Conrad and the other were at the other end. They can block their way even they pass through the forest. If you can, hurry and catch up to us" Yozak said as they turn around to make a detour and passed throughout from the forest.
In the midst of trouble, the thick smoke cleared revealing Wolfram's true state. He got stuck in between a pile of small rock and blown trees. One died to his fellow soldiers because he was the nearest in the explosive device made by the enemies and the other fainted on the ground with bits of rocks and branches of trees covering him. Wolfram coughs blood cause of the damage he took. He was covered by a huge tree where he was facing at the ground. "Yuri," he says as he keeps in mind that he needs to get out from where he is to save Yuri from the hands of the enemies. Though Conrad is there to save him, he still wanted to be the one to save him. He wants to be with Yuri. Then pain struck as he tried moving his feet underneath him to crawl. "Aah!" he shouted because of the pain he felt. It seems like his feet got tightly stuck between the crack of the tree so if he pulls it he might get more wounded or worse fracture his feet. Nevertheless, he still pulls his feet uncaring that he would get fractured as long as he can get out and go save Yuri. Unexpectedly, while he was pushing himself out from the piles over him he heard a noise. He tried turning back to know who was the person but it was difficult for his case. He'll just hope that person wasn't an enemy or else he's done for since he couldn't defend himself if that person will try killing him.
YU
After collecting the strength and courage, she closed her eyes jumps off the fence and directly dives in the lake. She felt it was the first time so she felt scared. "Yu-Chan" her thoughts reminded her and she opened her eyes. She could see nothing. No Yuri or any man she could see but under her was a light. She curiously got captivated with the light that illuminates under her. Then she felt something like a wave of the changing current in which the light suddenly pulls her. With natural fear, she instinctively tried to swim out but it was like a whirlpool she was drawn by force inside. She tried her best to get away but she failed and was drawn into the light. After a short moment, she was regaining her consciousness and saw a vision of light different from the light she saw back then. It felt warm and comfortable. So she began swimming towards that light and finally got out from the surface. Freedom, she felt and inhaled much air as if she came back to life once more. As being too cautious of the next thing will happen to her if she stays longer in the water, she swam fast to the land she saw and crawled far from the water. She reached for the tree nearest her and hugged it.
"I'm alive! I'm alive! Thank goodness I'm alive!" she repeatedly saying to herself, "And I'll never ever go to do it again. No, I won't" She also said to herself making a promise that jumping off to the thing she always feared will be the last one. Why did she even jump in the water in the first place? She thought and as she figured the answer she quickly stops what she was doing and stood.
"Right, I'm here for Yu-Chan!" she gotten serious in an instant then looks right and left noticing it was different. She's in a different place, how come? There trees and soil everywhere. She turned around looked from high to low. She couldn't hear noisy people and machines running nor could she see buildings, cars, people, the amusement park she was and especially no Yuri! 'Where on Earth am I?' she screamed in her mind. But clearly, her first priority was Yuri.
"Yu-Chan!" she shouted as she walks inside the forest. She saw grumbles and piles of trees in a particular part of the forest. There was a little bit smoke. She thought, 'Oh my God! Yu-Chan might have buried there.' She sprinted fast to the place she thought Yuri would be without having any second thoughts.
"Yu-Chan!" she shouted as she reached the grumbles. She removed the big stone out of her way and to her surprise the person she thought she wanted to see wasn't she expected to meet. She was stunned to see a handsome man with golden hair and emerald eyes in uniform.
"…P-prince Charming" the words escaped from her mind.
Wolfram heard noises a bit far from where he was but he got it clearly that it was a person making those noises. The noise of that person walking closing him it made him nervous who it was that his heart begun beating fast. He reached for his sword but it was no use because it wasn't arm's length. It might be one of their friends came back to rescue them but it also could be someone else, an enemy who'll be finishing his life. He absolutely doesn't know the person. He could swear he hears a woman's voice calling out someone but he couldn't hear it perfectly. Then out of the rock that was moved his mind was at a blank as his eyes cross to another person's eyes with the color of black like Yuri's. He heard her call him prince charming. He was still in shock, looking at her top to head. She's definitely not from around here and not someone he knew.
"Who are you?" Wolfram asked breathlessly. It was then after VV broke out from the trance.
"Oh my god!" she yelp as she noticed he was totally under the critical situation.
"Don't you move!" she ordered to Wolfram as she pushed the rock away from them then one tree branch from another.
"What are you doing?" Wolfram cautiously being wary of the person he doesn't know yet she was helping him to get out.
"I'm saving you. So save your strength, I'll need it later." She said to him, though she should have left him and looked for Yuri but her consciousness wouldn't let her. She can't leave a person who needs help for a moment but Yuri needs her help too. Anxiety kicked in her thought she must leave now because there's no sure what was happening to Yuri with every second he was with that creepy bandaged man. Nevertheless, she also wants to help this person. Later on, she was already at the last piece of getting him out and that's the moment she needs his help. Wolfram unbelievably noticed his back got lighter that everything was covering him before disappearing. Rather VV threw all of it away from them. Wolfram started moving but was stopped when VV shouted.
"Don't move yet! Your feet are stuck inside the crack! "
"What!" he panicked angrily. VV exhaled.
"Mr. Prince Charming, You shouldn't move yet because if you move the rocks that are also stuck inside the crack will escape making the tree trunk bite your leg, Okay?" She explained briefly and slowly to Wolfram as if he was a child. Wolfram understood what she said but he felt insulted the way she said it and why did she even call her Prince Charming?
"So, what do you suggest?" he replied back at her.
"Hmm, I'll help you and you'll help me to release your feet from the tree, Price Charming." She replied still using the nickname Prince Charming to Wolfram because she thinks he resembles much of her imaginary Prince Charming in fairytales she knew.
"Is that the best plan you have Ms. Unknown Stranger who's helping me?" he asked ungrateful of being called by Prince Charming.
"Yeah, Prince Charming." She said evidently striking one pose of nothing else to be done but that.
"Fine, and thanks by the way," he said surrendering to her. VV blushes as she heard him thanking her.
"aah... Your welcome, so as I count to three, P-p… no" she stopped as she thought not to be rude to the person she's helping. "What was your name?'
"I'm Wolfram…" he answered restraining the pain he was still feeling and at the same time being grateful she wanted to call him by his name.
"Okay, Wolfram, as I count to three I'll be pushing this stick to widen the crack and when I say three you get your feet out before it breaks, so are you ready?" she instructed and asked Wolfram.
"Yes, and I prefer counting with you."
"Sure!"
So then she grabbed a thick stick that was lying down the ground and thrust it to the gap beside Wolfram's feet. She started with one pushing the stick and then two with Wolfram's count and three at the same time. Before the part of trunk broke Wolfram's feet was no longer there, it was a success! Wolfram lays his back and breathes out heavily. He can't believe he was finally saved from the catastrophe that befallen to him and quizzically as for the person who helped him. As for VV, she fell from the ground when the trees broke. Though it was difficult she was happy her plan was a success and she had someone in need. But not wasting another moment again they both got serious and regained both of their composure. VV started looking for a way out in the forest at the same time she saw white stallion wandering. It was one of Wolfram's horses one died while the two escaped from the explosion. The horse VV saw was Wolfram's which didn't leave the place might be because its master was there. Wolfram tried standing up but it was no good one foot got fractured and the other wounded. But he still tried making him shout for pain again. VV who just tamed Wolfram's horse quickly heard him. She went to him whilst followed by the horse. She bent quickly and tended his wounds but the fractured she couldn't help. She had her skirt rip a bit to cover his wounds.
"I really need to go save Yu-Chan but I really can't help leaving you here like this. And if Yu-Chan knew that I left a wounded person he might scold me and start hating me," she spoke from her thoughts,
"What did you just said?" Wolfram surprisingly asked her with the thought what she just said was referring to Yuri.
"Huh? I didn't say anything" she said as she forgot that she said her thoughts aloud.
"Who are you? And why are you looking for Yuri?" he questioned her grabbing her shoulders strongly while shaking her body.
VV was surprised the person she helped knew Yuri but how come? He doesn't know this person and for what she seems he isn't the type that Yuri will get along with. He might be the kidnapper's subordinate or something like that. Nevertheless, she can't he is since he's not creepy looking as the guy before so,
"Let me go!" she shouted standing up from where she was. "I'm Yu-Chan's friend! And I'm looking for him coz he got kidnapped!" she answered his question. Wolfram was stunned from her reaction. He's Yuri's friend but he doesn't know her and the fact she got into the demon world is definitely unbelievable.
"My turn to ask, who are you to Yu-Chan? And how did you know him!" she said as she looked at him demanding for a quick answer.
"I'm his fiancé" he blunted.
End
A/N: Hey, hey, hey! Thanks to Yumi-Chan Hamano, Usigh, EminiasJustinia90, NIckesha and everyone! I'll try my best to improve! Promise! And I want to tell you that, I'm really a big fan of YURI and WOLFRAM! That's actually I made this story, FOR THEM! ^_^ nyahahahaha! Review more guys! hahaha, I'm getting demanding already. I love to hear your comments!
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