Engel für Verkauf
Chapter 10:
The redhead let out a sigh which sounded more like a gasp, he was getting weary from running. With Satoshi's grip still on his hand as they ran, he didn't have much of a choice but to follow. "Please Daisuke, I know it's hard for you but run, just a bit further."
Crimson eyes looked up at the half-breed and gave a shaky nod, "Y-yea."
"This place is filled with demons and other things your human mind cannot possibly comprehend. If we were to stop now they would surely attack us. Do you understand?"
Daisuke nodded again, "I understand, but…where are we going?"
Icy blue eyes stole a glance back before turning his attention back to where he was heading, "I have an acquaintance around here, it's more like Dark's acquaintance but either way, I know she'll help us. She has to."
No further words were spoken between the two as the made their way to their destination. It wasn't long until the feeling of sheer desperation set in.
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The heavy iron door swung open once more, the vampire cracked open an eye to see the guards dragging a figure down past his cell, he narrowed his eyes trying to make out who the other was. The sound of chains and cuffs snapping together rang loudly, the slamming of the cell door echoed throughout the partially empty dungeon. It was soon followed by the sound of the guards dragging their heavy ironclad feet back out.
A voice came from a couple cells away.
"…Dark?"
The vampire perked up slightly and stared into the darkness. That voice…he recognized it from somewhere, he opened his mouth to find it dry, voice cracking slightly, "Elliot?"
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"It should be here somewhere…or so Dark told me." He looked around at the scenery in confusion, seeing nothing but woods in front of him.
Ruby eyes blinked, "Really? Are you sure…maybe he said something else…?"
Satoshi shook his head dejectedly, "It was a long time ago, when I was little, Dark used to tell me stories about his heists." He sighed and looked up at the night sky, "He'd talk about all his partners in crime, how they did everything…it was quite interesting actually."
The redhead sighed and sat down on a rock, he looked at the other, interest sparkling in his eyes, "He hasn't talked about his heists to me…tell me about them, please? I mean…I don't think we're getting anywhere anytime soon…"
The half vampire ran a hand through his hair, "You're right. Hn…the one I remember most is the one would have to be when he was with these people, Towa, Argentine, Aderyn, Elliot and Freedert."
The wind brushed passed them, ruffling the bare branches of the trees, the two looked up at the glowing orb in the sky, "What'd they steal?"
He shook his head, "I don't remember anymore…but they couldn't pinpoint exactly which room it was in, it had been narrowed down to two rooms and they were at separate ends of the castle. There were two of them, one of them was a copy." He scratched his head lightly, "I remember he said something about Towa the witch, Freedert the snow…"
A voice called out to them, "A snow nymph. She was a snow nymph." The two looked up at a boy, who didn't look much older than them, large wings flapped silently, landing before them, sharp violet eyes studied them carefully, "Who are you?"
Satoshi mentioned cautiously to the other, "Satoshi and Daisuke." He found himself moving in front of the redhead, never taking his eyes off the newcomer.
He looked over at the two, nose twitching slightly as he crossed his arms loosely, "Your human stench is very distinguishable. Especially around here, you'll find yourself hunted very soon. Who are you looking for?"
"…the other world has changed, not for the better either. If you ever get a chance to go there make sure you can distinguish friend from foe."
Blue eyes looked at the figure with a frown, he wasn't sure whether it was safe to tell him or not about their situation. "…you're the one who's been asking all the questions, wouldn't it be only fair if you were to answer some yourself?"
The sandy blonde regarded them coolly and gave a nod of approval, "Nicely said…very well, what do you wish to know?"
Daisuke looked up at the demon, "Who are you?"
His eyes averted back to the redhead, a small smile gracing his lips, "Little human, I am Argentine."
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"Elliot? Is that you?"
He heard a sigh, "So it was true…they've captured you…again."
The vampire's lips couldn't help but curve upwards, "You're not doing much better."
A soft chuckle, "Aa…the situations we throw ourselves into. We never learn, do we?"
Dark scoffed lightly, his lips forming a soft smile, "Not for the world."
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The half vampire looked over, somewhat surprised, "What? Then you were one of Dark's friends."
The demon paused and ran his tongue over his fangs, he looked at the two again, "You two have recently associated with Dark Mousy?"
"We live with him…until recently anyways," he shook his head with a frown, getting back to the point, "we were looking for a witch by the name of Towa?"
"Ah yes…we'd better not talk in the open, they've been hunting for mortals lately. You've come to the right place, follow me." He led the two into the forest.
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"So how'd you end up in here?"
"Me? I should be asking you that, I was going to check whether it really was you in here or if they were just bluffing again. Apparently they told the truth this time. And well…I got careless and this is where I ended up. What about you? I thought you lived in the human realm."
"I do," he frowned and corrected himself, "or rather, I did. Let's just say I had a disagreement with the almighty count, he banished me from here. It would've been fine if he didn't end up taking something of mine, so I had to come back…all in all, he was being an ass. Then they…I drank human blood…"
There was a pause.
"So you're a…"
"Full fledge vampire."
"I see…is that why they've been hunting humans lately?"
Amethyst eyes blinked, "I never heard anything about that…do you really think they'll feed a prisoner? Let's get back to that later, how are the others?"
His friend took a deep breath, "…well…most of them were caught and executed, the rest of us are in hiding or fending off the bounty hunters. I went into hiding with Freedert."
"I'm surprised a mercenary such as yourself would go into a hiding…but then again, you did have your little princess with you, so I guess that makes sense…how is she?"
"She's dead. They killed her."
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"So you're saying that Dark's somewhere here now?"
"Yea…"
"Then the rumors were real." The demon spoke somewhat dejectedly.
The three walked deeper into the woods, silence accompanying them. The redhead looked over, "Satoshi-kun…you never finished your story."
Aqua eyes looked over to the figure ahead of them, "I believe there's someone here who could tell the story better than I could."
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The comment caught him off guard, he blinked, "What?"
"They…they got Freedert, I was out for a bit, when I got back…" his breath hitched, "I saw her lying there in the snow…they executed her on the spot."
The vampire remained silent.
"…Argentine and Towa are still roaming about, I haven't seen their names crossed off the list yet."
Dark sighed and stared at the ceiling, "That's good to know, somewhat expected I guess, Argentine never was one to get caught, was he?"
"No," the other agreed quietly, "the twins were caught, Rika's still around somewhere. Hn…who else is there? Aderyn…"
"He's turned his back on us." He, himself wasn't ready to use 'betrayed', "he…he's in the castle, but not in our situation of course."
"Well he's not the only one to do that," Elliot remarked bitterly, "ever since this place has changed, friends are near impossible to find. Even people who you've known for the longest time…people who you thought you could trust…" he took a shuddery breath, "after I found Freedert, for some miraculous reason, Kyle, my old partner; he suddenly became one of the count's private henchmen."
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They came to a halt; crimson eyes looked around, "Where are we?"
"At the witch's place." He looked around at the trees, "Come on…follow closely."
The three continued walking but suddenly found themselves in a different scenery, the redhead looked around in amazement. There was a clearing and a wooden house in front of them, "Whoa…"
Argentine made no comment and walked up the stairs to the dimly lit house. The two followed, without knocking on the door, he swung it open, "Witch, you there?"
A voice replied rather cheerfully, "I hear the voice of Argentine! It's been awhile!" Then, a moment later, a figure was moving at them at an alarming speed, "Look! And you even have humans with you! That's new, I never knew you got along with mortals. The little one's so cute!"
The demon was unfazed when the witch stopped in front of him, "Calm down a bit. They're friends of Dark."
Emerald eyes blinked, suddenly taking up a serious tone, she looked at the three, "What?"
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He shook his head in denial, "Aderyn wouldn't do that to us…he wouldn't turn us in-"
Their voices began to rise, bouncing around the walls, "Kyle turned me in, Kyle, my best friend, he's the cause of Freedert's death. If he can do it then why can't Aderyn?"
The vampire began pulling against the chains, growling at the other, "Because he isn't like that! That's just not something he'd do!"
His friend snapped back, "Who are you to say things like that? Even now, after you've had first hand experience of betrayal! Why can't you just accept the facts? Dark, you've been away in the human realm for decades-if not centuries-things have changed."
Dark gave a sigh, going slack again, "Times have changed indeed…"
"What?"
"I…talked to Aderyn a couple days ago, that's what he said to me. He's working under the count's command now. He didn't turn any of us in, I can tell. Just trust me on this one okay?"
There was a soft sigh, "The great Dark Mousy, the master of thieves…well, we've been able to trust you all those other times, I don't see why we can't do so now."
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"They're friends of Dark Mousy; but before we go on, we need something to conceal their presence. Especially the stench of their blood."
The witch clapped her hands, "Of course! I'll have it done right away! You three just go lounge around, I'll be back in a second." With that said, she scurried off. By the time they found somewhere to rest, Towa had returned, "So fill me in. Where's Dark?"
Satoshi looked over and shrugged, "He came over to this side to look for Krad."
"Krad?"
"A…slave he bought not too long ago."
"I see…" the demon looked over at the girl, "witch, I have reason to believe that the thief and possibly his slave are over at the count's. Elliot has gone there to check, if it's true…well, since it's Dark, his situation can't be all that great."
The girl sat up, "We should get him out of there!"
Amethyst eyes looked around and nodded, "Yes well, but Elliot hasn't reported yet, that makes me troubled."
Towa gave a worried sigh, "Hopefully he hasn't been caught…they're merciless on 'criminals' like us…"
Daisuke looked over at Satoshi, "Who knew Dark had such good friends here…?"
Argentine looked slightly downwards, "Friends…you'll find that that's a very rare thing to find around here nowadays."
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"How long have you been down here now?"
The vampire gave a chuckle, "I've lost count, you can never tell around here when a day's come and gone. It's always night."
"Yea…for a vampire who can't step out into the sunlight, you sure are fond of it."
"It gives me a schedule to stick with, sleep during the day, then wake up when it's dark. After all, I don't have all those crazy missions filling up my schedule anymore."
"That's true."
Amethyst eyes looked up at the ceiling, "I miss those days."
Another sigh, "We all do…" chains clinked together, "to the good times."
Dark made the effort to raise his hand slightly, "Yea…to the good times."
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They'd lost track of time, talking with one another, "This will be the last time I speak with you, Dark."
"What?"
Iron doors swung open, heavy footsteps began descending the stairs. "I wish you best of luck. You're going to need it. When the others come for you, give them my regards."
The vampire straightened up a bit, suddenly alarmed and slightly panicked, "Elliot?"
"…it's been fun, I'll see you around."
A gruff voice echoed through the dungeon, "One of the top ten criminals, Elliot; your time has come."
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Nya
No Dark isn't Satoshi's dad, he just took care of him at a young age... he could've been adopted maybe...no, probably not. I'll think of something later. You can probably tell I'm growing rather fond of Argentine XD Freedert's dead and now Elliot...err..yea, no comment :S
No comment from anonymoose, why? Because she's too busy being busy and important.
