Chapter Three
Disclaimer: I don't own Claymore. Sigh. It's too cool for me to own it.
Hello yet again! Mistakes? Tell me about them and sorry. Story? I'm trying! Copying the original story? It's leading up to the awesomeness! You'll be glad, I hope. And I hope I'll be about to put the awesomeness in understandable words! I'm glad you're still reading. Do the cliffhangers keep you reading? Yeah…?
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I fell into the water, and it threw me around, slamming me into rocks. I kept going underwater. I came up, but when I gasped, but it didn't help much. I was going to die. But not without a fight. I was heading towards a big boulder. I readied my only arm; I released my Yoma power. I shoved the sword into the rock and hung onto it. I gasped for arm, holding on with all my might. The water shoved against me, trying to blow me away. I focused on my arm, but no thing happened. I was an offensive type; it wasn't going to work.
"Shit!" I cried, my arm started to ache. Maybe if I awakened… No! Never! I was going to survive human or die human. Awakening was not an option. I pulled my self up onto the rock. I kept my feet on my sword. I pushed my water light blond hair out of my face and sighed. A way out… Karen was up there all alone. I needed to help her, and get my arm back.
Something fell off the side of the cliff and I gasped. My arm! I splashed into the water and keep towards me. Did Karen kick it over the side? I reached out when it came and grabbed it. I put it back in its place and focused my Yoma power on it. I've never lost a limb before; this wouldn't be easy. I sat there for a while. It wasn't working. Finally, I got it to stay. I sighed, moving it around.
It slid off and was pulled down the stream.
I screamed at myself in my head. I'm in the deepest shit in the whole world! I'm going to die! It wasn't my sword arm, but it was a limb. I grabbed my face and screamed. What the hell was I going to do? I sighed once again.
And then Karen slid off the side of the cliff, falling into the water. She was splashing around, her sword at hand. She came right together me. I pointed at my sword. She reached out and grabbed it. She pulled herself up onto the rock as well. She was huffing hard; she had many cuts and gashes.
"Your arm…" She breathed.
"It didn't work…" I muttered.
"If you wait too long you can't reattach it." Karen said. She pulled my sword out of the rock and handed it to me. She put her sword away; I did the same. She looked around and sighed. "We've got to get off of here." She said. She looked around and saw a ledge on the cliff side.
Without saying anything she grabbed me and leaped over the water, landing on the ledge. I stood up and looked at the cliff side. From the middle of the river, you couldn't see it. But on the ledge, there was a hidden staircase, leading up the side of the cliff. Karen started up the staircase first, and I went after her.
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We set up camp in the woods after walking a few miles. We made a fire in the middle of the small area we find. I stuck my sword into the ground and sat against it. Karen did the same. Karen walked back into the campsite after leaving for a while. She tossed a mushroom at me. I grabbed it and ate it whole. I was a lot. I didn't like over eating.
"What am I going to do about my arm?" I asked Karen.
She sighed. "We'll figure something out." She said. "Damn, I just wish I got it to you sooner."
"It's ok." I said, looked at what use to be my arm. "At least I know I have an ally."
Karen shrugged. "You're a strong fighter. I can't defeat Flora by myself, I've already tired. She's too powerful, and heals quickly. He damn tails… you cut one and three takes its place!"
"And each new one gets stronger…" I added.
"She's indestructible." Karen sighed. "With that perfect defense, she is."
I sighed. "We need to get around her tails without letting cutting them. If we can get close to her we may have a chance."
"Now that we know what to expect." Karen nodded. She pulled her sword out of the ground with her right hand.
"What are you –," Karen's left arm fell to the ground. I gasped, my heart speeding up greatly. "K-Karen…!"
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"Chill out, Rachel." Karen sighed.
"Why…?" I gasped, looking at her severed arm. She picked it up and threw it to me. "Use that." She ordered. "Hurry up."
"W-w-w…?"
"Hurry up!" She yelled. I nodded. I put the arm against my own arm. The wound wasn't fresh enough. I took my sword and re-cut my arm. Then I put the two together. I focused my Yoma energy on my arm. I felt the fleshes mending together. I didn't look at Karen. I focused on the task at hand. It was working, for once. When I was done, I let go of my arm, my heart racing, hoping it stayed.
"Yes!" I cheered. "Thank you, Karen…"
Her arm was back, looking like nothing happened. I could have said it didn't happen if it wasn't for the blood that fell to the ground in the process. Karen smiled at me. The kind of smug smile one gets when they know something you don't. It clicked after a few seconds.
"You're a defensive type." I realized.
"As you are offensive." Karen nodded.
And that's when Flora's tail rose out of the ground.
Continued…
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Oh, no! The return of Flora! Can Rachel adjust to her new arm before Flora destroys the two Claymore? Ah, isn't breathtaking? No? How rude. Well, fine. If you have anything to say, smart ass, (just kidding, sorry) then comment. Or message me. You can message on this site, right? Sorry, I'm still kind of new. I always read the stories, I never posted them, until now.
Same old, same old… sorry for errors, comment if you have anything to say and… see you next time, for the… final chapter!