Chapter 11: Night's Disappearance

Blaze's POV

Man, that was hard. I manage to beat the girl and capture her. I then returned back to the camp, and saw that the girls were tending to Skarm and Nyte wounds.

"Did, Night return?" I asked.

"No, I thought he was with you." Mayumi replied.

"I worried, that something might have happened to him. I'm going to check." I replied. I then headed out to look for Night, hoping to find something. After, a while I then stepped on blood.

"Huh, whats type of blood is this?" I then smelled the blood, I using a technique that hunter's use to smell animal blood. After getting a whiff, I then realized that this was fox blood. My eyes widen, fox's don't appear in these types of forest meaning only one thing.

"This is Night's Blood?! But how." I then looked further and saw his coat, I looked at it and saw something written in blood.

Save Yourself.

-Night

"Save ourselves, but why?" I thought. I then hurried, back to camp.

"Did you find Night?" Mayumi replied.

"No, but I find this." I then showed everyone his coat.

"That's Night's coat?!" Skarm replied.

"I also saw a blood puddle, it seems they captured Night." I replied.

"Oh no!" Chi replied.

"But how, he's the strongest in our group." Sora replied.

"Grr, damn it we're all doom!" Nyte replied.

"What do you mean doom?" I asked Nyte.

"*Sigh* guess there no point of hiding it. Listen up, Night's a child known as the Savior of Elrios. Ever heard of a person name Azure? ."

"Azure, you mean the protector of Elrios?" I asked.

"Allow me to explain, 12 years ago, when I was still young. My captain told me stories of a legendary protector, that defended Elrios from the great demon Sekai Shimetsu. She defeated the creature, however the demon put a curse on her. Rumor has it that she was pregnant, when fighting the demon." Nyte replied.

"Wait, so you're saying?!" I replied.

"Yep, its a theory. But I think, Night the child of Azure." Nyte replied.

"Continue." I replied.

"The demon curse, Azure's Children. Saying that one of them will be the key to the destruction of our world. After giving birth to her 4 children. She hid them each in different places, and kept his eldest son. Hoping, that the demon's minion wouldn't find her." Nyte replied.

"However, the stories also said. That the children, who is curse will fight the demon and save Elrios." Nyte responded.

"No wonder, Night never knew her mother. She was protecting him." I replied.

"But, wasn't Azure a full human and not a fox human?" Chi replied.

"Well, the story also said. That Azure fell in love with a Fox person." Nyte replied.

"That would explain it." Chi replied.

"Well, there no time. We got to save Night." I replied.

"Don't try Blaze, you seen how they messed up me and Skarm. There's no guarantee that you'll survive like us." Nyte replied.

"But, Night." Blaze replied.

"Listen, once we become stronger. We'll save Night." Nyte said.

"Fine." I replied.

Everyone then fell asleep, however ignoring Night's warning. I then went to the same area to where his blood was and saw a trail of blood.

"Hmph, you knew I would be coming for you Night." I followed the trail of blood and saw a camp. I then noticed one of the tents, a silhouette. One was Night shadow, the other one was experimenting on Night.

"Ahhhhhh!" Night Shouted.

"My my, you're an interesting subject. Most of the subjects I tested would end up dying. But you... you're an interesting one." The man said.

"No, please no!"

"Hahahaha!" The man replied, as he continued experimenting on Nyte.

"Forgive me Night, but if you wait a little longer. I'll promise I will save you." I thought.

A few hours past and everyone fallen asleep. I used this opportunity, to bust Night. I then headed into the tent where Night was being experimented on. When I looked in, I saw a bunch of dead bodies of children.

"What the hells wrong with these people?" I thought. I then continued on my task, to get Night out.

"Night, can you hear me?" I replied.

"Blaze...is that you...?" He said.

"Yeah buddy, don't worry i'm getting you out of here."

I then looked at all, the blood that was covered in Night. He needed to be treated soon and fast. I then picked him up and carried him on my back. I then sneak away as best as I can, I manage to escape and reach camp safely. Nyte and the others were awake. He then noticed me.

"What did I... Night, what happen to him?!" He replied.

"He's has a bunch of openings that are bleeding with blood!" Chi replied.

"Those bastards, were experimenting on him. I saw a bunch of corpse of children, it looks like they were being tested." I replied.

"Well, I'm glad you save him. If we save him later, he would have been dead." Mayumi replied.

"Quick, we got to get his wounds tended!" Sora replied.

"Oh right." I then placed him on the floor. Sora was ordering everyone around, to do something.

"Blaze, quick I need you to apply pressure to Night's wounds. Hurry!" I then put pressure on the wounds, while Sora was putting bandages around them.

"Mizuki, Chi, All of us, will cast healing magic. To slowly close Night's wounds." The three then casted magic.

"Nyte, make some ice. So that we can use them to cool down the burn on his body."

"Got it." He then created ice.

"Mayumi, apply thunder on your hand and see if we can get a pulse on Night." Sora replied.

"Mayumi, then cast thunder on her hand and place her hand on Night's chest."

"Clear!" Mayumi, then pressed her hands down and lighting went down.

"Were, getting a pulse." Mayumi replied.

"Good, keep it up." Sora replied.

The operation, then lasted for hours and finally we were done. I then, sit down on the cliff. Waiting for the results. Sora then appeared.

"Is he going to be alright?" I asked.

"Yeah, the burns from his body are still there. But other than that he'll be fine." She replied.

"Thats good to hear." I replied.

"But still, the people who captured Night. What do you think their plan is?" Sora asked.

"I don't know, but it won't be good." I replied.

Sora then left, as for me I was still sitting on the cliff watching the moon.

MeanWhile

?'s POV

"No sir, please. I don't know how he escape." The scientist replied.

"Sorry, doesn't cut it." I then killed the scientist.

"Well, your aggressive." A cat-like figure appeared.

"Kage, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to collect the elshards for the catalyst." I replied.

"Well, I decided to take a break bossman." He replied.

"Well, that doesn't matter. All I know is the curse is slowly applying." I replied.

"Oh, then what do you want me to do. Do you want me to find him?" He asked.

"No wait, we wait and see how things turn out." I smirked and started to laugh.

"I will rid this world of all its flaw! HAHAHA!"

~To Be Continued~