Chapter 16: The Three Minxes - Part Four
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Kokoro screamed in horror when Shade furiously molded his lips to hers, slowly taking bits of her soul away. She writhed fitfully, tried to kick him in the shin, screamed as loud as she could for someone, anyone to help. But her screams were only muffled by the incubus's mouth, who swallowed them in. Kokoro then started to cry, tears pouring down her face. Was this the end already? She would never see her mother, Helena or her maiko friends in Kyoto anymore. She would never see the sun again, its light shining on her face as she woke up. She'd never compete in a Dead Or Alive tournament anymore. She wouldn't learn about her father, and she would never practice Ba Ji Quan anymore... The tears kept flowing like a river, rolling down her cheeks, into her mouth. Kokoro almost lost it when Shade pulled away from her and lifted up her skirt.
"No..." She whispered. Shade grinned maniacally, rubbing her thighs before tugging at her underwear. Kokoro scratched his arms, tried to push them away, but the demon was persistent. "No! Please, no!" He did not listen, and just as her underwear reached her knees, the door burst open. Shade groaned in disappointment, but released the Ba ji Quan martial artist. She quickly pulled on her underwear, crumbled to the floor and started to cry. Shade glared at the person behind him.
"Topaz," he spat,"what are you doing here?" He asked. A beautiful woman with strawberry blonde hair and golden eyes appeared in front of them. She glared right back at Shade.
"Checking if you weren't doing anything stupid. Guess I was wrong, then..." She trailed off. Her eyes softened as she saw the young maiko bawling, but they hardened as they met the incubi's dark blue ones.
"What have you done to her? Shade, does Lord Kai know that he's here?" Topaz asked, as she swiftly walked pass him and started to stroke Kokoro's raven's hair. The act was motherly, but not something that her mother would do. At least, not after she became leader of DOATEC Japan.
Shade snorted, "yes, brother knows that she's here. He was the one who summoned her here." He said. Topaz scowled.
"Another human? Devil horns, this is the fifteenth time. Poor girl. If she wasn't so delicious, I'd bring her to the portal and let her flee." She said. Shade rolled his eyes.
"Kai would have killed you the minute she'd leave." He said. Kokoro sniffed and met Topaz's gold eyes. Her gray ones widened in fear, her body trembled slightly.
"Who...who are you?" She asked. Topaz smiled softly.
"A succubus," Kokoro cried out in fear, "calm down. I'm not going to hurt you. At least, not like that douchebag that just attacked you," Shade scoffed, "idiot. She's fucking scared and you thought about screwing her? Shade!" Topaz yelled, making the maiko wince. Shade scoffed again.
"I don't fucking care." He said. But something was off about him. His right eye didn't twitch like it normally did when he was angry. His eyes were blank but something was behind them. A hidden emotion. And Topaz definitely knew what it was.
"Fine. Let me take care of her, give her nicer clothing and then we'll see." She said.
"Screw you." He snarled.
"You tried to, but it didn't work out so well, remember?" She smirked as she saw his flushed face. He glared at her, glared at Kokoro, then stomped his way out of the bedroom. Topaz turned back to Kokoro.
"Are you okay?" She asked gently. Kokoro nodded, sniffling.
"Don't worry about him. He's just very upset about...things." Topaz finally said. The maiko frowned.
"What things?" She asked. Topaz waved her off.
"Nothing. Now come. I have such sexy clothes for you, you're going to love it!" She squealed. Kokoro smiled faintly when Topaz pulled her up, but Shade's sudden anger came back like flashbacks.
'What does she mean?' She thought.
...
"Fuck." Shade swore. Why did the devils have to do this? Why the Hell would they do this to him? Him, brother of Lord Kai, the demon prince. Second most powerful in Daemonum. This was not happening, not again.
'She just had to look like Reika. Why Spirits of the Darkness? Why?!' He thought angrily, reminiscing on a beautiful girl with similar raven hair and gray eyes as Kokoro did. The moment he saw her...he saw the girl he had loved, but was killed by his father. His jaw clenched in remembrance. He could not fall in love with her. He could not... make the same mistake and fall for Reika again.
"Fuck!" He swore again, not noticing that a black shadow was watching him, eyes in slits.
"Don't you ever say that again. You are not a murderer. You were never a murderer and you will never be one." Hayate growled. Hitomi glared at him, her eyes blood red.
"I killed her!" She screamed, "I killed a woman who was just angry and miserable because she lost her husband! She lost someone she loved!" Her eyes welled up with fresh tears, mixing with the ones she had before, as she tightened her hold on Eliot's grey shirt. She buried her head in his chest again, sobbing uncontrollably. Leifang was frowning sadly, while Jann Lee just kept his head down. Ayane refused to look any longer. Nobody noticed Mingyu's sneer.
"So? We had to kill if we wanted to survive!" Mingyu shot, "it was our mission and challenge to kill! We shouldn't care about that. The most important is that we're alive." She said. Blood boiling, Hitomi looked up from Eliot's shirt.
"How can you be so heartless?! What I did was cruel! She didn't deserve to die! Nobody deserves to die!" She snapped. Mingyu's own eyes turned red, and she let out a guttural sound.
"Whatever! We're alive! And didn't we have to keep you alive?" She yelled, looking at everyone's faces, "didn't we?" They let out small nods, except for Hitomi and Eliot. Mingyu's smiled in victory, while Hitomi glared at her.
"Glare at me all you want, Electus." Mingyu growled, "if you die, just know that it wasn't us, but your pity for someone." She then flicked her long, dark brown hair and watched as the arena slowly faded. Acantha appeared again, looking furious. It wasn't said why.
"What in the Angel's wings was that?" She demanded, clearly frustrated. Hitomi had her head still buried in the crook of Eliot's neck, who was carrying her. Everyone else gave each other confused glances.
Acantha glared at them, "why did she transform?! It wasn't meant to happen! The Prophecy said that..." She trailed off, a look of panic across her face.
Hitomi groaned, "what in the name of Freya does that prophecy say?!" She snapped, clearly still moody about the fight with Hayate.
"Nothing," Acantha said quickly, snapping her fingers. Soon, the group was into a a beautiful forest. So beautiful that Hitomi just wanted to spread her wings and fly. Suddenly, lights of all colours surrounded them.
"Whoa..." Leifang said, her eyes round, similar to other's. An ear-piercing scream erupted from behind them. Eliot's fascinatingly bat-like ears caught up with the noise, as panic filled him.
"Mei Lin! Mei Lin! Where are you?! Mei Lin!" He called. Receiving no response, he yelled to Acantha, "you promised to keep her safe! Why is she screaming?!" His face reddened in anger.
They could basically feel Acantha's smirk,"Faeries. Aren't they the most beautiful things? All giggly and smiley and...evil and hungry. Just like demons." She laughed at Eliot's pale face, "I asked Mei Lin what thing that she wanted to see the most. She said she wanted to see faeries. What she didn't specify, was that she wanted nice faeries. And guess what your challenge is? You have to save Mei Lin from the faeries before they eat her. You lose, she dies and you die. You win, I will give you the parchment." And just like that, every cell in Mingyu's body reflected anger. She ran into the forest, ignoring the group's calls.
"Is she crazy? This is a replica of the Black Forest! How the hell is she supposed to find her way through?" Leifang shrieked. Hitomi's eyes lit white.
"I know the Black Forest like it was the back of my hand! I used to take a stroll behind my father's back and train here!" She smiled, "I'll show you around. This is practically home!" With that, they were off. Little colourful eyes gaped at them like a hawk watching its prey. The faeries grinned at each other evilly, before spreading their insect-like wings and following the group.
Yokosuka
"This cave is not ordinary," Kasumi whispered, her arms tightly holding her long wakizashi. Her and Hayabusa have been marching through for hours, their backs aching and eyes barely open. It was as if the further they went into the cave, the more they were getting tired. The suspicious noises around did not help at all, as the fear of one of those demons appearing again filled their senses.
"Certainly not, but we have to go on." Hayabusa responded, him too as a whisper. She nodded in reply, keeping her eyes trained around the stalactites and stalagmites of the cave. A hiss echoed. They both froze.
"What was that?" She asked.
"I don't know, but let's keep moving." Hayabusa replied, trying to keep the slight fear out of his voice. Kasumi noticed it, but did not say anything about it. They continued for a few more minutes before a blue light was at the end of the cave. Mesmerised, yet suspicious, they walked towards it, only to have their eyes blinded by the light. They covered them with their arms. They both froze at the beauty of the place. Everything was crystalised, made of diamonds. A blue pond, truly blue, reflected against the cave itself. They did not miss the three statues; one of a man wearing an armor, his hair in bangs that were in his eyes, as he held a scythe. The one on the right had hair that touched her shoulders, wearing a skimpy top and pants, with high-heeled boots and holding an ax. Finally, the one in the middle had long hair, nearly touching her feet. She had wings, a halo and was wearing a gown with a sword in her hand. She was smiling, unlike the two others.
The man held the words: Sanatore. The woman on the right: Mors. The woman in the middle: Electus.
Kasumi spent a lot of time looking at the Mors woman. It somehow brought her a slight shiver.
Hayabusa's yell was what broke her trance.
"Kasumi! Duck!" He screamed. But unfortunately, Kasumi was not fast enough, as a man covered in white slashed her back side.
A/N: Hello!:)
I stayed up until eleven on a school night to finish this. I hope you're happy that I didn't get Kokoro raped!
WHO IS 'REIKA'?! WHAT'S SHADE'S STORY?! WHO'S THE MAN IN WHITE?! WHAT DID ACANTHA MEAN?! KEEP REVIEWING.
Question!: Do any of you recognise the three statues? And why do you think Kasumi is so interested in 'Mors'? It's up to you!
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