Author's Note: Sorry it's taken me so long to update guys. I got overwhelmed by school.
Wretched and Divine
Into Battle
3rd Person Point of View, Omniscient
Kagome arches a brow. "You shouldn't treat Morgiana or me like we can't do anything to help in a fight. Especially not when we're both far stronger than you, Sinbad," Kagome says, her voice taking on a husky quality as her eyes harden. Kagome smirks. "If you still don't want us to fight, then if you can beat me in a fight, I won't." Sinbad gulps, remembering the force behind the kick she delivered to his jaw.
"I have no objections," He rushes out, hands raised in surrender.
"The fog is starting to roll in," Ja'far comments. He turns to look at them. "I'm glad you three decided to come out here tonight."
"I'm only here to protect my pack, nothing more, nothing less," Kagome replies stoically. Her eyes drift behind Ja'far. She hears Morgiana's question. "No, Sinbad and Masrur aren't alone. Kirara is with them so they'll be fine. Trust me," Kagome replies.
She tenses and scans the area with her aura. "The enemies are upon us. If you come across any type of fog, don't breathe it in," Kagome instructs before fading out of sight.
"Does that happen a lot?" Ja'far asks. Aladdin shakes his head.
"Usually we don't notice she's gone or that there's a threat until she comes back and tells us," He explains. Morgiana and Aladdin run towards the center of their area. They come to a halt, their way blocked by a group of men laughing. Morgiana notices the red mist first, gasping and covering her mouth and nose.
"Again, you mustn't breathe in this fog, just like Kagome said," She says before jumping up, again tucked under her arm. Landing on top of one of the buildings, she looks down as a guy screams about the bandits. "What's going on?"
"This men appear to be siffering from a kind of mass hallucination," Ja'far answers. "That Scarlet fog—"
"Is the cause of it. From what I understand, there are certain drugs from various hallucinogens in that fog," Kagome interjects. Opening the small pack hidden on her thigh, she pulls out three pieces of cloth. Quickly mixing her reiki with it, she hands one to each person. "Tie this around your face like my mask. It'll filter out the hallucinogens so you won't be affected." She crouches down. Her eyes lock on a group of people led by a woman holding up a sword that seems to be the source of the scarlet fog. They stop in front of a large door.
"Your Scarlet Hallucination Fog Sword is fantastic," a large man with a scarred face exclaims as the woman smashes the said to the side. "It never fails to frighten them!" The woman stares at him, unimpressed.
"If you have time to chitchat, why don't you hurry up and use your Yellow Errosive Fog Sword, Hassan?" She coldly asks. He chuckles and complies. Raising his sword, he drags it along the concrete door, causing yellow fog to erupt from both the sword and the gash. The concrete melts, cracking as it does so. The door shatters, allowing the bandits access.
"Airtight, let's go! This is the home of that obese log bastard! Don't hold back!" Hassan yells. The reat of the bandits yell as they charge forward. Some men fall to the ground with arrow wounds in their back while others are takes back by Ja'far's weapons. He leaps off the roof. As soon as he lands, a dark purple and black fog grips him, forcing him to kneel.
"Is this another of their magical weapons?" Ja'far asks.
"That's right," a man says. Ja'far forces his head to the side with great difficulty. "It's the Black Binding Fog Sword! You won't be taking another step!" Kagome's eyes narrow and she unsheathes two of her daggars. Fueling them with her reiki, she throws them both. One daggar slashes the fog holding Ja'far, purifying it. The other shan's into the sword the fog is coming from, canceling or the dig as someone yells out the man's name.
"Cassim!" Cassim blinks and growls.
"Who's there?! Come out and face me you coward!" He snarls. Morgiana appears and takes out some of the bandits.
"Cassim, watch out!" A guy yells. Cassim whirls around and slashes at Morgiana, wisps of fog coming from the blade.
"This little brat?!" Cassimere growls.
"Morg!" Aladdin yells, causing the boy with his face wrapped to turn. His one visible eye widens as he sees the blue haired boy. Kagome appears in front of Morgiana just as Cassim forces enough food out of the blade to attack her. The fog wraps around Kagome and Morgiana, squeezing them tightly. His face contorts when he manages to force Morgiana down onto her stomach but Kagome remains standing as if nothing is happening. He forces the fog to wrap around Ja'far as well.
"Are you the one who attacked me?" Cassim sneers. "You're just a child and a weak girl at that." Kagome's smirk is hidden by her mask. Lifting her face up, Cassim sees her demonic eyes boring a hole into him. She listens as he tells the others to attack. Her muscles tensing in preparation to attack Cassim, she freezes when she hears Aladdin blow on his flute, summoning Ugo. The bandits run from Ugo.
"I won't let you pass me!" Aladdin cries out, flingig his arms out wide. Everyone stares at the two.
"I-it's no good. We have no chance against something like that!" One bandit cries, backing away. Cassim grits his teeth. Raising his sword, he prepares to attack him when the guy with his head wrapped lays a hand on his shoulder.
"What's wrong partner?" Cassim asks. The guy doesn't respond, instead walking towards the two. Kagome tenses greatly and growls menacingly.
"Leave this to me," He says after a few moments. The man stops and takes off the cloth hiding his face. Aladdin stares at him in shock.
"A-Alibaba?" Aladdin asks. Cassim places a hand on Alibaba's shoulder.
"Do you know him?" He asks.
"Yeah," He responds. Raising his voice, hecontinues, "Aladdin, it's good to see you again. Would it be alright if you put Ugo away? My comrades are freaking out."
"No! It's a trap!" Ja'far cries out. Ugo kneels down as Aladdin puts him away. Aladdin stares up at Alibaba.
"Hello Alibaba. I've come such a long way to see you again. There's so many things I want to tell you about. You remember that day, don't you? We made a promise that one day we'd go and see the whole world together, remember?" Aladdin's smile fades as he sees Alibaba's face is still expressionless.
"Aladdin," Alibaba says, holding out his hand. Aladdin smiles and thrusts his hand out as well. "I'm sorry." He places his hand on Aladdin's shoulder, pushing him to the side slightly. "But I can't keep that promise anymore." Aladdin stands there, shocked and deeply hurt as the rest of the Fog Troop follows Alibaba pass him. Kagome growls loudly and breaks out of the fog. She slams her foot into Alibaba's face. The force behind the blow sends him flying through a wall and leaving his impression in the one behind it. Appearing in front of him, Kagome grabs Alibaba by his throat.
"Put him down!" Cassim roars, raising his sword before he is forced to his knees by the ominous pressure Kagome releases. Using her left hand, she rasies Alibaba to her face, forcing him to look her in the eye as she uses the other to pull down her mask. Alibaba stares at her as terror grips him firmly. Her mouth is twisted into a snarl, showing off extremely sharp fangs. The three stripes on each cheeks are now jagged like someone carved them into her face with a piece of glass. But what terrifies him the most besides the sharp talons he feels digging into his throat are her eyes. The once oceanic blue eyes are now a blue so deep, its almost black with a deep violent and black color seeping into the whites of her eyes. Her pupil is just a small yellow slash surrounded by an ocean of blackish-blue.
"You shouldn't have hurt Aladdin. And you're supposed to be his friend. You're nothing more than a pathetic excuse of a living being," She speaks, her voice sounding like four people talking at once, sending chills down everyone's spine. She raises her clawed hand and prepares to rip his heart out.
"Kagome! Please don't!" Aladdin screams, causing Kagome to frown. Pulling her mask back up, she turns her head to stare Aladdin in the eye.
"You don't underatand Aladdin. I consider you my pack and as such, I'm supposed to protect you from any harm that may come to you, whether physical or not. And if someone manages to harm you, I'm well within my right to mercilessly slaughter them," She speaks, her voice still sounding like four people talking together but less harsh. "However, if you want him to live, I won't rip his heart out. But," She says, glaring at Alibaba once more. "If you hurt Aladdin one more time, nothing will save you, not even your Djinn, Amon." Kagome drops him and walks away as she draws her aura back into herself. Her appearance goes back to normal. She leans against a wall and watches as Alibaba summons Amon to help his group of bandits escape when someone tells him the military has arrived.
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