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Immediatly Shuichi felt it. It was as if reality had shifted around him. Somehow, something was drastically different.
Swiftly sitting up in bed, he immediatly scanned his dorn, looking for something, anything that was out of place.
His heart began to rance. Something was wrong. Something had to be wrong. Otherwise, why else would he feel like this. Like somethig was so different..
Like something was...
Missing...
'Something's not right.' He thought 'Somethins is... strange..'
Shuihci stumbled out of bed and not even pausing to fix his clothes, he took off running towards his Headmistress's office.
Kina gasped, clutching her stomach.
'What was that?' She thought
Moments later, Shuichi burst into her office.
"Headmistress Kina!" He shouted "Something.. somethings wrong!"
Kina's eyes widened.
"Shuichi?" She asked "What do you mean?"
Shuichi panted.
"I--." He began "Eiri... something..."
Kina neared him.
"What about Eiri?" She asked gently
"I don't... There's this feeling." Shuihci began " I feel."
"What?" KIna asked "What exactly do you feel? Concentrate so we can help Eiri."
Shuichi exhailed and closed his eyes, focusing on the emtion that was rampaging through his body. What exactly was it?
Slowly, he opened his eyes.
"It's like... somethings missing. Like there's a hole in me. SOmewhere... And he's far away from me... where I can't reach him."
Kina sighed and crossed her arms.
"I don't know what that..."
"He's not in this world anymore." Shuichi blurted, suddenly, so suddenly that it surprised even him.
"What?" Kina asked, turning to him.
"He's not... here anymore..." Shuihci replied
Kina sighed and thought.
"If he's not in this world anymore then.." She exhailed "Eiri can't teleport... but he knows almost nothing of portals. Portals are time consuming and extremelly difficult to create by someoneas inexperience as Eiri." She began to pace 'To crate a portal that fast would require a great deal of skill... Yuna!" She said hurridly, rushing out her office door, Shuichi in tow "That little... I can't believe her."
"Headmistress?" Shuichi said "I don't understand."
Angrily Kina replied
"Portals require a great deal of skill to safely make. And the only student here who has that kind of knowledge would the one and only stalked-wanna be0ninja fangirl herself. Yuna."
Pushing open the doors to the infirmary, Kina stomred in, with Shuichi close behind, starteling the Head Nurse and several patients.
"Headmistress Kina." The nurse said "How are you? What can I do for you?"
The Headmistress sighed.
"Where's Yuna?" She asked
"In the bed the very back, on the left."
"Are you sure?"
"I just saw her with my own two eyes."
"Hm... so she hasn't left?"
The nurses eyes widened.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean..." Kina began "Has Yuna left this infirmary?"
There was a beat of uncomfortable silence, before the nurse spoke.
"I'm sorry Mistress Kina..." She began "He stormed in here and took her. I wanted to stop him but... the look in his eye. The aura surrounding him..."
"Who?" Kina sked
"Eiri! Eiri Yuki!" She shouted "She returned just a little while ago..."
Kina crossed her arms and sighed, walking back towards Yuna's bed.
Yuna looked up and smiled at the two people at her bedside.
"Headmistress Kina, Shuichi Shindo. What a pleasant surprise."
"Where is he?" KIna asked
"Wher is who?" Yuna asked innocently
"Eiri."
Yuna chuckled.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You're lying." Shuihci blurted.
Yuna turned to him.
"Such harsh words Shindo."
"Look Yuna." Kina said, sitting on the edge of the bed "You can either tell me where the portal you created sent him. Or you can pack your bags, and get out of myschool."
There was a moment of silence before Yuna spoke.
"The portal is in the library behind the stacks."
Kina's eyes widened.
"It's still open?!"
Yuna nodded.
"Where does it go to?" Shuichi asked
Yuna chuckled.
"A very odd choice for a vacation spot if ou ask me." Yuna said
"Where?" Shuihci asked, slightly more forcefully
Yuna laughed again.
"To hell."
Kina's eyes widened.
"He wouldn't tell me why though." Yuna continued "said that... his 'reasons where his and his alone' or something like that."
"Yuna..." Kina said, in a voice that was so dark it sent shivers down Shuichi's spine. "You left a portal to hell open and unprotected?" She shouted
"So?"
"So?!" Kina yelled, standing up and shouting "So?! HEll is a world unlike any other. Very dangerous. You opened a dorrway connecting the twoworlds, and walked away from it! There's no telling what could've it's way through!"
There was a moment of silence.
"Oh."
Kina rolled her eyes and standing, her eyes looked around for Shuichi.
"Shuichi?" Aksed
But he was already gone.
Shuichi's eyes widened.
"Sure... I'll just go save Eiri." Shuichi said aloud. What a dumb idea that was."
The large, almost gragon like demon standingover him chuckled.
"Oh my." It said "A snack on delivery."
Shichi gasped as it grabbed for him, his body reacing faster then his mind he jmped and flipped out of the way.
While he may lack a lot of magical ability, Shichi ha always been light on his feet. ANd that seemed to be the only thing keeping him alive right now.
'Damnit.' Shuichi thought, dodging yet another blow, this flipiping up and landing on top of a bookshelf. 'Why can't I think of anything? Why won't any magic flow to my hands. To my lips?"
As the demon whipped it's scaley tail a t him, crushing the bookshelf, Shuich abandoned that spot.
'I have to get to that portal...' Shuichi thought, staring at the doorway behind the demon 'I have to get to Eiri..."
"Enought of this!" The demon shouted, roaring and opening his mouth.
'Oh no.' Shuichi thought as a large ball of fire shot towards him
"I feel... hot..." Yuki thought placing his hand on his forehead, but feelingno relief.
Pushing his eyes open, he sat up.
"Where am I?" He muttered
There was a chuckle from behind him.
"You're in hell sonny."
Still in a seated position, he whirled around.
"Who ar eyou?" He demanded, attempting to standing but stublling to his knees as a swift wae of dizziness washed over him.
'It's like Yuna said,' He thought 'The air is thinner here.'
"It doesn't matter."The demon replied, reaching for Yuki "Aren't you a pretty thing?"
Yuki looked around, slowly inching away from the demon. He was in what looked like a conyon of somekind.
"Get away from me." Yuki warned to the demon who continued advancing on him
"You looked so cute when you were sleeping. I wanted to take you right there... butI like my prey awake and squirming.
"I won't tell you again." Yukisaid, standing t his feet, fists clenched.
The demon paused for a moment before speaking.
"Looks like we got a fighter here boys." he said, recieving chuckles from the shadows around the canyon.
Yuki exhailed, feeling his anger grow.
"Why don't you come down here and help me?"
Out from the shoawdows emerged 20 or so demons that could've been clones of the first one. Burnt red skin, black eyes with 2 horns on the forehead.
Before Yuki could react, they had grabbed him, holding him in pace.
His eyes narrowed.
"I'm telling ou..." He began "BACK OFF!"
Almost immediatly a forcefield emited from Yuki, pushing the demons around him back about five feet.
The demons, now angry moved forward to atack him. And Yuki, equally pissed off, moved forwards, happy to oblige.
He ran into the demons, leaping over one, landing on anothers neck and grabbng yet anothers wrist and snapping it in to. Killing that demon, he moved on through the rest of them, continuing as he had, fighting multiple at a time.
Soon the last body dropped and Yuki advanced on the demon who'd first found him, grabbing him, his hands around his neck.
"Now. Who's in charge around here?" Yuki demanded
The demon shrugged.
"What do you mean you don't know?!" Yuki demanded
The demon strained against Yuki's grip before forcing out:
"I don't know his name!" He choked "I've never seen him before. He doesn't exactly talk to low level demons."
Yuki sighed.
"Where can I find him?"
The demon chuckled.
"What, that big ass castle up on the mountain isn't obvios enough for you?'
Yukr turned aorund, spotting the ominious dark palace on the hill. He smirked, and with that, snapped the demon's neck.
"Thanks for the tip."
Shuichi forced his eyes open.
'I'm still alive? How?'
"Shuichi! Are you alright?"
Shuichi looked up, and his eyes widened.
"K-kina?"
She didn't look like herself. Her aura was so powerful it shined a pure white around her, her long white dress had been hastilly sliced up the sides in an obvious attempt togain more mobility. Her shoes revealed themselves tobe calf high lace up combat style, and she had a quiver of arrows on her back, and one already in her bow at the ready.
In moments, she had gone from being a teacher to a warrior.
"I--."
"Are you alright?"
Shuichi nodded, getting to his feet, croching in case he had to move swiftly again.
"I'm fine." He said "You saved me?'
"Yeah. You'll learn whata well placed shield can do." She joked, firing an arrow at the demon "You need to get to that portal."
Shuichi nodded.
"I know. But how?"
"I'll distract it. You run like hell."
'Or to hell... more accurately.' Shuichi thought
He nodded.
"Got it."
"Okay... on 3. Ready?"
He nodded again.
"1...2...3!"
Shuichi took off running in a haze of adreline. His heart was beating so fast he thought it would explode.
He had almost reached the portal when he heard a loud 'boom'.
'Oh my god.'
She was literally crackling with energy. KIna's body floated several inches off of the ground, a hand held up almost as a lightening rod.
'Go Shuichi...' A voice in his head spoke to him 'Go to him.'
'But...Kina.' He thought
'She'll be fine. She's more powerful than you can imagine. This is nothing for her. Now go! Go to Eiri and protect him!'
Without anymore encouragement, Shuichi ran full speed at the portal, jumping in, not realizing as it closed behind him.
'Okay Yuki... it would've been smart to ask directions.'
Yuki sighed, walking slower than he normally would. The thing air coupled with his lack of magical energy from creating the portal was taking it's toll on him.
'The higher I climb on this mountain, the thinner the air... the weaker I get.' He thought 'I want to fly but...'
He reached back, stroking his shoulder blades.
'My wings. I don' thtink I have enough energy to use them.' He sighed 'My magic isn't returning fast here. I feel like I'm draining more than I'm healing.'
Suddenly he paused.
'Which reminds me... where is my portal?'
Coming to a complete stop, he slapped his forehead.
"Now how am I going to get home?" He asked aloud, falling ot his knees, he added "I guess my only option is to find Father..."
'Who I don't even know. I don't even know what he looks like.'
Kina's voice played in his head.
'You have his eyes... You sound like him sometimes, you know that?'
Yuki closed his eyes.
"Does that mean we look alike?" He sighed "Something is telling me I have to get to that castle."
He stood and stretched.
"And the fastest way to get there is..."
He rubbed his shoulders, questioning if he should or not.
'They don't take too much magical power. More physical than anything... but do I have the energy to...'
But before he could finish, he fell to his knees as a wave of energy flowed over him. Suddenly the air felt thicker, and easier to breath, and he could feel his magic returning.
'What just... happened?'
Shuichi opened his eyes, stumbling out in the middle of what appeared to be a giant rock canyon.
"Where am I?" He murmered
Sitting up, Yuki rubbed his temple, and stretched as an extremely powerful energy flowed through him.
'What this? I feel... like my old self.' He thought, 'I feel like I can... like I can fly.'
Closing his eyes, he foreced himself to relax, slowly bringing his wings out of him.
He sighed with relief.
'Hiding them is like wearing a straight jacket sometimes.' He thought 'It's weird. I feel so much lighter when they're out.'
Flapping them with a powerful burst, he took off in the air, soaring towards the top of the mountain.
Shuichi's eyes looked up as he made his way through the canyon.
"Eiri?" HE spoke aloud, realizing that it was his sempai, he shouted "EIRI!" And began to run after the winged figure flying off
Suddenly he came to a screching halt, as he felt his legs bound by some invisable force.
"What the--."
And then, suddenly, his arms were bound as well, extending outward from his sides.
"Hell?"
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A.N. I've been trying to get better about updating ever since it took me what... four months to do it last time? I feel SO horrible about that. I hope people actually still read my stories, I'd probably die if all my fangirls disappeared. Lol. But thank you so much to those that have reviewed, I really appreciate it! I hope you liked the chapter and that it was long enough for you. Thanks!