Author note: Egad. I haven't updated in forever, and I apologize for that...
Reason why: I had a hard time with the first part of this chapter specifically, and I had to work on other fics...
Let's hope this chapter makes up for the long delay...And Merry Christmas, by the way! Peace out!
7. Starting the Search
"Crap." Shachioko muttered. "Suwabara fell into the rapids and drowned...Just...Great..." He ended sarcastically.
"Kai can swim, you know!" Monica told him, glaring at the blond. "He couldn't have just drowned!"
"But still, Sylvan was the one who dragged Kai down with him! We have no idea how heavy he is!" Shachioko insisted. "What are we supposed to do now!?"
Tsukino hesitated before speaking up. "Assuming just Kai is dead and Sylvan is alive, we should mourn for Kai and hunt down Sylvan. If he is alive and Sylvan is dead, we should look for Kai. If both are dead...I'm unsure of that. And I highly doubt both could be alive. I don't find it possible..."
"They're not dead." Everyone turned to see Mizuno. "Don't ask how I know, I just...know. I can sense if certain people are alive or not. Kai is alive. Unfortunately, Sylvan is as well."
"Can you sense where they are exactly?" Kanmuri asked.
Mizuno nodded. "I can't figure out the exact location...but they're definitely really deep in the woods outside of this village. To the north, I think." She tried to explain, pointing when she said 'north.'
"I guess we'll have to go north to search for Kai, right?" Kawachi asked. "Even if we run into that demon?"
Mizuno sighed. "Unfortunately for you, yes."
Kai rubbed the sleep out of his eyes before looking around.
Sylvan wasn't here.
The teen let out a deep sigh and shook his head slightly. This was just great. He saved that demon from drowning (and freezing), and even let the guy drink his blood. All Sylvan had done was help him find an empty cave and light a fire to keep warm. And then he probably left, during the night while the samurai slept.
Just...great.
Kai wasn't really sure of what to do, but he could just feel that the older man still had to be around somewhere. He picked up his katana blade, and walked out of the cave. Looking around, he continued to walk through the thicket of trees, and then he found a clearing.
Sylvan looked up at him, horrified, with blood staining his hands, his mouth (some of his face, too), and his ragged dress. He backed away slightly, and the prey he had been feeding off-a deer-galloped into the thicket.
Kai lowered his sword, before sheathing it. Sylvan immediately started tearing up on the spot, curling into a small ball and shaking slightly.
"Forgive me...Forgive me..." Sylvan muttered quietly.
Kai went over to him, sitting down beside him. "I guess you really can't control your demonic impulses, can't you?" He asked.
Sylvan shook his head, before punching the ground with one hand. "It's because of...because of Yukino that I'm stuck like this!" He told the teen through clenched teeth. "I used to be human. I used to have someone that was close to me, my sister Sophie. And then I consumed her, after that fire that evil witch set and-" He choked a bit, before finishing. "I didn't even know I was consuming her until I finished eating the contents of which Yukino gave me. That bloody witch...transformed into this...monster. And I have to keep doing this, this consuming. But that's not the scary part."
"If that's not the scary part, what is?" Kai asked, confused.
Sylvan gave him a look that seemed to say his answer, before even speaking it.
"The scary part is that I enjoy consuming the blood. And then I can't stop."