The 3rd chapter of this story is here. It's going to reveal who the villain is and you all probably remember Blade threatening to throw that man to "IT". It's going to show what "IT" is. So as usual, I don't own Fruits Basket or any of the characters. Characters I do own are Blade, his men, and the villain. So if you're looking to see what happens next, just keep reading.
There is a woman with long flowing black hair with white highlights. Her facial features shows of that of a young woman. She's in her twenties. The color of her eyes is an ocean blue. She is dressed completely in black. She is in a room where there were black pillars with black walls. In fact everything was black in the room except for the red curtains and a red carpet leading towards a throne. The woman was currently on that very throne seeming very frustrated.
Just then a guard opens the door and announced, "Blade is on his way here."
She nods and tells him, "Bring him in."The guard nods and leaves the room. A few seconds later, we see Blade, assisted by two guards.
"Leave," she said to the guards. They bowed and left.
"Blade, come forth," she requests. Footsteps echoed as Blade does as she requests. He bows down to her in respect.
"Rise," she said. Blade does as he was told. He stares at her directly in the eye. He was hoping she wouldn't be too upset.
"I hope she's in a good mood today," thought Blade.
"Can you explain why you had to kill one of my own? And while you're at it, tell me how in the world she found out about the power of light!" she yells.
He flinched but replied, "I had to kill him. He betrayed us and actually showed those girls the secret passage. He requested that I killed him. And anyways it's no big deal that she found out. She doesn't know how to use that power."
She frowned and yelled, "She doesn't know how to use that power yet! She's going to find out sooner or later!"
He said, "Why are you acting like this? She's so weak. I would know, because I've visited her dreams."
She asked, "Do you doubt me?"
He shook his head and answers, "No. I don't doubt you. It's just hard to believe someone so naïve can stop someone like you."
Her frown turned into a small smile. She looks at him while she replies, "I know. I'm sorry I had to yell at you. I'm just a little upset." Her hand reaches out to stroke his face. He relaxes slightly and lets out a breath of relief.
"I understand why you're frustrated, Shadow Frost. It must be frustrating to have all these delays when you're trying to take over the world," he answers. She smiles and leans forward giving him a light peck on the lips.
"Go now dear, and train the warriors for the war that is to come," she requested. He smiles and leaves touching his lips where she had kissed him. The door closes and she turns to her plans.
"Tohru is actually more trouble than I thought she was. Okay, don't panic. As long as she doesn't meet Flame Heart it's going to be alright. Otherwise Flame Heart will help Tohru realize her destiny. And as long as I have Blade, I'm going to do alright," she thought to herself.
She looks over her plans. She smirks and decides what she was to do. She was going to have to use a bit of help though. She decided that she was going to have to start as soon as possible.
"Guards!" she called for them.
"Yes?" the guards asked.
"Don't feed IT," she requested. "The hungrier IT is, the more destructive it is," she continues. The guards gulp and nod just to please her.
"I'm going to visit IT," she said to them. "If anyone needs to see me, I'll be with IT," she adds.
The guards nodded again and left. She, however, took the side door. There was a dark humid tunnel. She walked down it with no fear. She walks until she comes upon a hall that goes two ways, and she takes the hall on the left. She continues walking until she comes upon a big door at the end of the wall. She places her hand on the scanner next to the door, letting it scan her hand. The door opens for her and she walks right in.
She was outside in a swamp. There was fog everywhere and dark. There was no sign of life because everyone is afraid of coming in. Even animals were terrified, sensing the evil in this swamp. Nobody was brave enough to set foot in the swamp. The only one who seemed to have no fear of the creature in the swamp was Shadow Frost.
"Do you request my services?" a deep voice asked.
"Yes," she replied. Out of the water arose a creature that had sharp claws and rotten bloody teeth. It had the head of a dragon, the body of a bear, and the tail of a lizard.
"What is it that you want, my lady?" asked the creature.
"I want you to terrorize the town that The Chosen One is currently in. If you find her, bring her to me unharmed. I shall have a talk with her before I kill her."
The creature nodded and asked, "What shall you give me for doing this deed?"
Shadow Frost answered with a menace in her eyes, "I will give you Tohru's flesh."
"When do I start?" he asked already eager to do what he was told.
"You will start as soon as I carry out my plans first," she replied.
"What are your plans?" asked the creature.
"First, I'm going to release an army searching for the innocent to capture them and imprison them unless they agree to serve me. The women will be maids while the men go and train for the army. They will play a part in the prophecy whether they like it or not," she answered.
"How long will this take?" he asked.
"It should take about two days at the most. And there will probably be some people that the army has missed. That's where you come in. Your sharp sense of smell will be able to detect those people instantly," she said.
"And you are willing to keep your deal for the services I give, correct?" he asked.
"Yes, as soon as I am done with her," she said cackling evilly. With that, the creature was reassured that he would feast on human flesh and he went to the deepest part of the swamp. And soon she returned to the throne room and ordered the Blade to lead her warriors into the town.
Meanwhile…
Hana and Uo were outside the hospital with Tohru. Tohru had recently left the hospital making a full recovery. After many nights of thinking about the coming war, they still had no clue or idea about what they were going to do.
"Hana, are you sure there weren't any other details?" asks Tohru.
"I'm pretty sure," replied Hana.
"We got to keep looking for other details," Tohru said.
"Well, we looked through that book. There's nothing more than the prophecy and your powers," Uo said to Tohru. Tohru looks at them seeming a little frustrated. She then takes a deep calming breath to try to get her relaxed.
"Well, even if we do find other details, I don't think I'd be brave enough to defeat whoever is in charge of Blade," she said. "I'm not following through with this prophecy. They had to make a mistake. I'm no hero at all. Maybe it's someone else," she said.
"But Tohru-"
"It can't be me. There's no way it's me," she insisted.
Just then, they heard a loud crash. They all turned and saw Blade and his warriors walking in the streets. The girls ran and climbed up a tree near the hospital without being seen. It looks the villain has already made the first move in this war.
"Search every building! Bring these people here unharmed, because they are to be Shadow Frost's servants," Blade ordered. "If they are to resist, then you have permission to bring harm to them," he added.
As if on cue, a woman with black hair and white highlights dressed in black comes out. She stands next to Blade with an evil smirk on her face.
"I promise we'll rule the world together," the woman says.
"I don't care. Just as long as I have you, I'm happy, Shadow Frost," Blade answers.
"What about the children?" asked one of the warriors.
"Take them too. Make sure they are not harmed," commanded Shadow Frost.
Tohru expected for the person Blade was working for to be tougher looking. So you can imagine her surprise when she saw that the villain actually looked nice. She was even more surprised when Blade seemed to be in love with this woman. She honestly thought that Blade didn't have any feelings. Anyways, the warriors searched and they stayed up in that tree until they had left. They all slowly climb back down and still seem a little shaken.
"Good thing they forgot to look up," Uo said.
"Yes. I couldn't think what would have happened if they found us," Tohru said.
"We'd better go find a safer place. I have a feeling they're going to return," Hana said.
"Yes. We'd better go," Tohru said.
"Hold on. You can't return to your house. They're going to be expecting that. Instead we should go to the library where the secret passage is at. They won't be expecting it," Hana said.
"I suppose you're right. But first, let's get something to eat," Tohru replied.
They agreed and all went to the Sohma's household where it was empty. Tohru's eyes watered but she held her tears back. She saw that the house was completely deserted. She was at least hoping that her friends that she lived with weren't captured. She decided she wanted to leave quickly before she had an emotional breakdown. They picked up some food and decided not to eat until they were at the secret passage.
When they were at the library, surprisingly there were some people there. There seemed to be about fifteen people in the library and they were all staying there hiding from Shadow Frost's warriors. They were in another room so it was safe to open the secret passage. They walked the same path until they got to The Door of Secrets. They walked in and ate together in an uncomfortable silence. Tohru decided that she needed to see the book for herself so she got the book and read the book. It was no use anyways, because like Hana said, it just talked about the prophecy and her powers of light.
The next day, right in the middle of the day, they heard screaming in the library. The warriors didn't check the secret passage just like Hana had thought. But, they didn't know the danger that was coming to them just after that day.
So the third day, they heard a loud noise in the library. It sounded like a roar. Then they heard a wall breaking and they heard footsteps getting louder by the minute. Alert, they all ran to the stairs that led out of the room they were in. Outside they started running for their life, and out of the corner of their eyes they see a creature with the head of a dragon, a body of a bear and the tail of a lizard.
It surprisingly was fast and they couldn't really outrun it. Soon, it caught up with them and it struck them. It was heading where Tohru when he heard Hana yell, "Stay away from her!"
He chuckled and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Hana answers, "I don't know who you are nor do I care."
"Well, this will be the last time you see your friend alive," he said.
He was about to pick Tohru up when a sword is pointed at his neck. "You are not going to bring that girl to Shadow Frost," a female voice said.
He turned his attention toward the woman who said that. It looked like she was in her twenties. She had black hair and red highlights. She had crimson red eyes. She was also wearing white.
"I do not take orders from you," he replied. He added, "If you want her, go ahead and try and fight me." She frowned and got in her fighting stance.
She asked, "Won't it be easier if you just hand her over?"
"You have to fight me first."
"No, I don't. You're just trying to give me a hard time."
"Well you can't have the girl if you don't fight me.
"First of all I don't "have" to fight. You're just being a jerk."
"What do you expect? I'm evil!"
"I would think you would have some class! Besides, I'm wearing white. I don't want to ruin it with blood stains."
"It's not my fault you decided to go ahead and pick a fight when you're wearing white."
"Pick a fight?! You're the one who picking a fight!"
"That's not true!"
"Yes, it is!"
While those two were arguing, some men quietly came over to the girls and whispered to them, "We are here to help you. Don't panic. She's just distracting him." They slowly got up and walk with the men and sneaked off towards another building. They were on the rooftop and watched the argument with amusement.
"Wait! You were just distracting me! You're going to pay for that!" the creature yells. Immediately he charges at her, his claws scraping against her face. Blood flows from the cuts he had given her. She growls and immediately uses her sword to for defense. She dodges expertly and it helps that the creature was heavier than her. So she slashes and gets his arm. The creature roars in pain and tries to get her with his one good arm.
They kept on fighting like this and soon the creature was starting to get tired. Using this to her advantage, she immediately drives her sword through his chest. Blood rushed out of the creature as she removed the sword. Then, the creature fell to the ground with a loud crash.
The men then took Tohru and her friends to meet the woman in white, with a few bloody stains. She had a few cuts. When Tohru stepped out of the building, they saw her bleeding from a wound that the creature had given her on her arm.
"Hello, ladies. How are you all doing on this fine afternoon?" asked the woman. None of them answered really not knowing what to think. She smiles kindly and walks over to them.
"Come with me, girls," she said.
"H-h-how do w-we know we c-c-can trust you?" Tohru stuttered.
"Just trust me. I promise that I won't harm you," she replied.
The three friends looked at each other, wondering if they should trust her, before deciding that they should. They all walked until they came upon a certain building. They went to the back of the building and they stared at a wall. She saw the woman approaching the wall and they heard her utter something quietly. Surprising the wall started crumbling and there, it revealed a portal. The woman stepped back and smiled.
"Well, go on," she said.
The three friends walked into the portal and they all hoped that this person wasn't evil and that the woman can be trusted.
Do you think that the lady is good or evil? The next chapter will reveal what her intentions are. Anyways, Blade is currently dating the villain, which would explain why he is helping her. The villain's name is Shadow Frost. You'll find out who Flame Heart is in the next chapter. Please review.