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Forward: I don't own The Psychic Academy, though I wish to open one in the future. The wonderful Katsu Aki does. When her Characters do appear, they will be mentioned in the forward.
Psychic Academy: On the Other Side
Based on the popular manga series by Katsu Aki
By Darkensea
Chapter 12: The shadow of the mist Part II
For the next two days, Soni and Myria were playing a game of cat and mouse with Xaioto's golem. It only appeared to them when it chose to and disappeared after saying some cryptic message or showing an act of affection. Leaving them clueless to where his next appearance would be. Tired from their search the two girls met each other in the courtyard of the school, exhausted.
"Well, on the bright side, the defenders would have as hard a time finding him as we did." Soni said. Sitting on the front steps of the school.
"That assuming he doesn't exist when we don't see him." Myria said. "Who knows what he does in his spare time."
"One thing had been bothering me though." Soni said. "All the times I seen him he only responds to his name, not his aura eminence, and he keeps calling me Tami. He told me about a friend named Tami he had before he came here. Could his golem be living in his past memories?"
"That would make sense. But the cryptic messages he keeps giving me make no sense what so ever. 'The shadow of the mist, searched for freedom and found it to free others.' It makes no sense what so ever." Myria complained.
"I'm exhausted now, but we can't give up." Soni said. "I'm going to check and see if the Doc got word from the ADC yet."
"I need to rest for a moment more." Myria replied. "I'll catch up to you later."
Soni disappeared into the building heading towards the infirmary. Myria leaned back and looked at the sky. There where light clouds drifted peacefully across it. She sighed heavily. It was one of those lazy moments where even basic movements feel like too much work. She closed her eyes and wished she could stay there for a little while longer but Xaioto golem was still on the loose. A dark shadow passed over her and she opened her eyes. Xaioto was kneeing over her. Bending down he planted a kiss on her lips. "Its begins." He whispered.
"Now that isn't a greeting I would give to my cousin." A familiar voice said. Myria bolted upright and looked up to see Azural and Rumeri standing in front of them. "Would you?"
"Seems like this little boy is more than just your cousin, huh Myria?" Myria started at them dumbfounded. "What's wrong? Have nothing to say in your defense?"
"Leave quietly." Xaioto said darkly. "Walk away now and I will spare you."
"Hmm, seems the little one has grown quite brave." Azural said. "Not that it matters. Both of your are going to need a hospital when I'm done with you."
Xaioto gave a evil smirk. "Didn't you get the message, I'm already there."
"Asamiya." Azural said aiming at Xaioto.
"Coiled snake in the Mist. Umi Ryokuo." A Stream of mist extended from Xaioto spiraling around the crystal spires, and around Azural.
"Mist snake Crush. Bermuta." The mist stream contracted and shattered Azural crystal. The force created knocked Azural off balance. Rumeri tried to assist by forming a fireball, but the steam of mist lashed out and struck him throwing him off balance.
"Xaioto since when could you do that?"Myria asked.
"Many secrets lay hidden in the mist. Waiting for the freedom to free the ones I care about. Waiting to set you free." With that he jumped, appearing behind Azural and Rumeri.
"Sting of the mist. Umi Bermuta." Two stream of mist shot from around him lashing out at the Defenders. They started screaming in pain as Xaioto kept lashing them with the mist whips.
"Xaioto, stop this." Myria said. He looked up at her and the mist around him faded away. "This isn't right."
Xaioto turned to face her. The mist whips continued in their attacks. The seemed to be moving independent of the golems control. "This is what you wanted." He said softly. "Someone to defeat these two so that they won't bother you again. Someone to protect you from them. Someone they would fear."
"Torturing them is not protecting me, it's becoming as bad as they are."
Xaioto jumped right in front of her, so she was looking directly in to his eyes. They were dark, hollow and empty and looking into them sent chills down her spine. "Do you really want me to stop?" His voice carried the soft and comfort that Xaioto's normally had. It seemed artificial however, as if coming from someone else altogether. "Because I don't think they learned their lesson yet." The darken tone had returned to his voice. "And it's not stooping to their level, it's doing their job properly. Defending the people who you care about."
"Asamiya." Azural said pointing a final desperate attack at Xaioto.
"Move." Xaioto said pushing her out the way of the attack. Then jumped again just before the attack hit him.
"Xaioto Umi Ryokuo Nuwe Zarvei Bermuta." Xaioto began to chant. "Suffocating Mist." A cloud of mist appeared around Azural. Azural started to cough as he struggled to breathe. Xaioto walked in front of him and knelt to his level. "I know you can't speak so don't try. Nodd your response. Ok?" Azural nodded then coughed again. Rumeri tried to free his partner, but was held down by the relentless blows of the mist whips. "Will you leave Myria and the rest of the students alone?" Azural started coughing up blood.
"Xaioto stop! Your killing him." Myria said.
"If his death is the only way to set you free then I will think nothing of killing him." He replied darkly. Turning his attention back to Azural. "So will you leave her alone?"Azural nodded. "Good, she is mine now, and if I hear about you bullying anyone else, I will find you and kill you." He dispelled the mist around Azural. Rising he turned to Myria, "I have done what I set out to do, I hope you don't judge him for what the shadow has done. Sorry, you had to be here to witness this, but it was necessary for my purpose." With that he vanished, like before, with out any trace he had ever been there. He seemed to have taken Azural and Rumeri with him also.
The door behind her burst open and Soni came running out. "Myria, Its Xaioto, his condition has become critical." The two girls rushed to the infirmary. Doc and nurse Kerla were tending to Xaioto feverously.
"What happened." She asked. "His water level just spiked, he lost too much water, and He started bleeding from strange wounds."
Soni created a rose bud around him in a effort to heal his wounds, while Doc and Nurse Kerla were constantly refilling the water tank that had been connected to his IV to control his water levels.
"That idiot." Myria said. "Fighting may not affect him but Xaioto take the backlash."
"Huh, What are you talking about?"
"The Golem just got into an aura fight, I didn't think he was hurt, but I guess that was where the wounds came from, and the water drop came from the over use of his aura."
"We are going to try and stabilize him but if he keeps this up, he won't make it."
"Don't bother." A voice said as Xaioto's golem jumped into the room. The room filled with a thin mist. "The shadow's job is done. So now it will return. This is a prelude to the darker side of us. What I did and what I have accomplished was manifested will. Everything I have done and said, I meant."
He crossed over to Xaioto and placed his hand against the rose bud. Looking over his shoulder he said. "Tami, could you give a message to him when he awakes? Tell him. 'The heart of nature is in our hand and we have to protect it.' He will understand what it means, and it will mean more coming from you." The golem replied, "And Myria, give him a this secret to the mist. You are a painter and the mist is your paint, what you wish is what you create."
"Sure," Myria said.
The golem dispelled and turned in to a swirling cloud of mist surrounding Xaioto's bed. The mist slow faded away being absorbed by the rose bud. The rose blossomed to reveal Xaioto laying on the bed. Everything went silent. After a minute, Xaioto eyes slowly opened, he let out a scream and closed them again.
"Xaioto are you ok?" Soni asked concerned.
"My glasses, where are my glasses?"
Myria picked up his glasses from the table next to him and handed them to him. He put them on and then looked around. "Where am I?"
"Your in the infirmary? You have been unconscious for three days." Nurse Kerla said. "We still need to run some test before we can let you go."
"You have some good friends." Doc said. "They refused to leave your side while you were in here. They even started bunking with you." He cast a glance at Soni which caused her to blush.
"Soni, Myria... Thank you." Xaioto said looking up at them. "For everything."