Black and White
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Chapter 18 : Clash
Mikan's eyes traveled in the dark, looking at the serene face of her childhood friend, as Ruka breath in and breath out constantly, blowing softly on his long blonde bangs while his eyelids closed and his head rest on one of the crook of the cave.
An invisible force squeeze Mikan's heart, seeing that her bestfriend exhausted and wounded quite bad, just because of her.
"I'm really a burden to everyone." She mumbled, pinching the bridge of her nose with her thumb and forefinger.
She let out another sigh, and stand up, putting her palm on the scabbard of her sword which hanging gracefully on the side of her hips. She is thinking of releasing her stress, by practicing her swordmanship.
Slowly and carefully, she pulls out her long sword, lowering herself and putting herself on a fight stance.
"One." She whispered softly, slicing imaginary enemies in front of her in one swift move.
"Two." She continued, jumping to the side and rotating in a graceful manner, putting the sword between her and imaginary enemies, fully decapitating all of the 'imaginary' heads.
"Three." Little icicles emerges from thin air, following Mikan's every moves while she keeps jumping and turning around with her sword swishing and slicing swiftly.
After a full hour jumping around with her sword, and making half of the cave turn into an ice wonderland, Mikan finally stop and put her sword back into its scabbard.
"Are you okay Mikan? Have you released your stress?" A soft voice ask.
Mikan smiled a bit, and wave her hand to make the ice vanish, before turning around, facing the awake Ruka.
"I'm okay, Ruka. Stop worrying. You should worry about yourself more." Mikan replied, trudging down towards where Ruka is sitting.
Ruka let out a weak smile. "Well, I have a princess here on my side, and I cannot let her into anything dangerous."
Mikan rolled her eyes. "Can't you see the situation Ruka? It's you who need protecting, not the other way."
Ruka just let out a light chuckle, although, following after that, he coughed several times, making Mikan frown in worry.
"I'm fine." Ruka said again in a soft voice, pushing Mikan back.
Mikan sighed. "You are in no condition to talk like that."
Ruka stared at Mikan for a moment, before finally ask, his eyes reflecting that he is choosing his words carefully. "Do you want to know what the Queen wants and what she is like?"
Mikan just nodded quietly.
Ruka lean back, and close his eyes, like he is taking his memory back a few hours ago.
"You know, she is actually the most beautiful white elf I have ever seen." Ruka started.
Mikan let out a short laugh. "You are unbelievable, praising an enemy like that."
Ruka chuckled and open his eyes. "Well, It can't be help, you should see her, she is a stunning creature."
Mikan pursed her lips. There is a slight frown on her eyebrows. "Not interested. Why don't you go on about how powerful she is?"
Ruka chuckled again. "Alright." He responded as his expression turn into a serious one. "She is powerful, Mikan. If I must say, perhaps its only you can defeat her. She hold a really big power, and I don't know if I already saw all of it."
Mikan sighed. "This is where I don't get you guys. This is my fight, Queen Luna ask for me, and I'm the most powerful elf here being a blend and all, yet you guys didn't let me fight at all. I think all of you must bump your head into something to have such a weird logic like that."
Ruka shook his head. "We just want to protect you, Mikan, keeping you alive. Because you are a royal, and you should lead the elves when the time comes."
"Don't you see Ruka? A leader is suppose to be capable of leading in everything, including a fight. I'm not a damsel in distress, I clearly have power, which is more powerful than any of living elf here, then what's the matter in letting me fight? Besides, I have you guys to back me up if anything happens, and I won't let the elves go on without a leader. I can guarantee that I will be alive for the crowning to happen." Mikan said in confident voice, her hazel eyes looks determined.
Ruka shows a soft smile. "You indeed look like a real royal."
Mikan rolled her eyes. "That's out of context Ruka."
Ruka laughed. "Alright, alright. I see that. Your argument is true."
Mikan arched her eyebrows. "Then? You will let me go to the fight now?"
Ruka sighed and rubbed his forehead, suddenly looks tired. "Perhaps later."
"See? I still don't get you."
"Calm down, Mikan," replied Ruka. "We are just waiting so you can fight head on with the Queen, without her minions rendering your way. Because who knows how powerful she can be, and you have to be on your tip top shape, not sluggish or anything because you fight her troops beforehand."
Mikan blow out her breath. "Fine. I will wait here until my call comes."
Ruka grinned. "That's a good thing that you finally understand, dear bestfriend."
"Whatever, Ruka." Mikan retorted, pouting.
"Mikan, Mikan!" Aoi's voice can be heard from the distance.
Mikan quickly stood up, alerted, and run to the front of the cave, looking around.
When a figure emerged from the bushes, Mikan approach her in her fastest speed.
"Aoi? Where is your brother?" Mikan blurt out while checking Aoi because she bathed in blood.
Aoi smiled seeing the worried look in Mikan's eyes. "Just a few cuts here and there, Mikan, no need to worry, it will heal in a few hours." Aoi answered in a gentle voice, pulling Mikan's hand away from her. "About Natsume, he is still fighting, too many troops I guess." She continued, sighing.
"Then why are you here?" Mikan ask with questioning looks.
Aoi pressed her lips together, forming a thin line. "I think this is your time to go out there and fight like a true royal." She said softly.
Mikan let out a short, sarcastic laugh. "So you all already plan this huh? I shouldn't have fight for that then."
Aoi smiled guiltily. "I'm sorry, Mikan. We really intended for you to not fight. But it seems like everybody realized, you are the only one who can fight head on with the Queen because she is too powerful."
"You guys realized it really slow." Mikan muttered under her breath. "So, where should I go?"
"Go straight and when you see with a broken branch go to the left, after that you can see the clearing not far from there." Aoi instructed, pointing at the straight path in front of her.
"Alright." Mikan responded, and broke into a run.
As soon as she arrived at the clearing Aoi has explained before, she only see chaos.
Half of the clearing was burning with angry fire, while half of it either frozen or wet by constant flow of water from the fight. But one thing for sure that uniformed all the spot in the clearing is that there are blood splatter everywhere, giving the battlefield a horror look.
Mikan carefully hide herself behind a nearby tree, while observing the ongoing fight.
First thing first, she need to spot Natsume and his father, checking wether they are alive or not.
"Hyuuga." Mikan landed her keen eyes on the figure on the right side of the field, fighting three on one with flame on his left hand, and sword on his right hand.
Her eyes travelled again until she found a crouching figure not far from where Natsume fight, with a bleeding stomach and another figure holding his pointy sword straight to the neck's of the crouching figure.
Mikan's eyes widen as she realized that the crouching figure was no other than her own uncle, Ioran Hyuuga.
She quickly leapt into the fight, zooming throughout the battlefield, dodging expertly between random slash of sword and burst of Alices, and arrived beside her uncle in no time.
"Freeze!" Mikan shouted in junction with the enemy who is going to pierce through her uncle's neck become an ice statue. After making sure that there isn't anybody who going to pounce on her, she dragged Ioran to the side of the clearing, covering themselves with bushes and trees.
Ioran coughed a few times, before letting out a ragged breath. "You shouldn't be here, child." He whispered.
Mikan shook her head and slowly move Ioran's hand which pressing his still bleeding wound. "Let me take care of that, uncle." She said gently, and swiftly covered the wound with her ice so that it would stop bleeding.
"Thank you." Ioran said, while give out a weak smile.
"How fast can you heal yourself, Uncle?" Mikan ask, standing up and brushing the leaves and dirt from her pants.
"Fast enough to make you can fight." He answered, wincing a bit.
Mikan frowned. "Are you sure Uncle?"
Ioran nodded and smile. "Yes. Go and help Natsume, child. He needs it."
"I wish that you could join us soon Uncle."
Ioran chuckled. "Sure thing child. Just make sure you fight with all of your skill that I have taught you."
"I will Uncle." Mikan responded as she vanish behind the bushes and start to stride to the clearing.
"Hyuuga." Mikan calmly called, flinging her sword and decapitated a few heads.
Natsume growled and unleash his raging fire a few moments before landed his eyes on the figure who stood beside him. "What are you doing here?"
"Fighting of course. A powerful elf shouldn't go hide and protect themselves." Mikan replied in a smug voice, freezing a few troops that march towards her.
Natsume grunted as he hold back an attack from one of the troops. He swiftly push aside the troop's blade and shoot a ball of fire on him, making him screamed in pain and crumbled into ashes.
"You are stupid, Polka."
Mikan rolled her eyes, jumping away from the two swords that threaten to slice her into pieces and shoot some icicles while fighting the rest with her sword.
"You are stupider I guess." She answered simply.
"She is strong."
"Of course I'm strong, what do you take me for?" Mikan said as she dodges a few attack before lauching her icicles again, earning her a few heads of the troops.
"You are clearly a baka. I mean that bitch Luna."
"Glad to know that you acknowledge me, Natsume Hyuuga." A shrill voice which send chill down Mikan's spine said, making the time seems like freeze for a moment.
Mikan turn around, fast.
There, a few feet in front of her, stood proudly with an emerald crusted sword, and a thick cape from animal's skin, is no other than Queen Luna Koizumi, the white elf royal. She has a piercing, cold, blue eyes as she stared emotionlessly towards her enemy, while her beautiful, blonde locks being swept away by the breeze, making her looks like a goddess. Except, this one is a brutal goddess of course.
Mikan narrowed her eyes as she put up a nullification barrier around her and Natsume, making sure that if she does any funny business, they would be fine.
"A white huh." Natsume retorted. He hold his sword up, in a fighting stance.
"Your highness! Just let us handle them, you should stay back." One of her minions said, cutting the tension in the air.
Luna glared at the elf who just talked. "Go away. Take care of the rest of the tribe. I want no one live when the fight ends. I will take care of them."
The elf quickly scurried away, leaving only the three of them on the right side of the clearing, facing each other as the tension build again.
"Mikan Yukihara. Its nice to see a descendant of Yuka." Luna said softly, her blue eyes traveled to Mikan's hazel one.
Mikan tensed at the mention of her mother's name as she try to hold back her fury. "What is it to you?" She replied harshly.
Luna arch a brow, a monotone chuckle escape from her lips. "Yuka was my best friend. All about her, I know, and when she died, I knew."
"She hasn't died."
Another chuckle escape. "How can you be so sure? You didn't even know your own mother."
Mikan clench her fists. "Don't say it like that, either way, I have the rights to take down you from your throne. Afterall, it is Yukihira family who has a royal blood."
Luna's eyes getting colder after hearing what Mikan has said. She lift her chin in an arrogant manner, taking one step forward. "It has been mine, Yukihara. Its been my family who rule over the Alice Land for decades. Blame Yuka for your dethrone, its her fault that you can't take over Alice Land."
Mikan let out a sarcastic laugh. "I don't want the throne. I don't even want to rule the land. I bet that was what my mother felt when she ran away." She replied monotously.
"I challenge you to a one on one fight, half breed. We'll see who will seize the throne then." Luna declared, pulling up her blonde locks into a high ponytail.
Seeing Luna's antics, Mikan rolled her eyes, but she put up her fighting stance, glowering at her enemy. "I already said that I don't want the throne, Your Highness. But I, without doubt really want to kill you." She said smugly.
Luna screeched like a banshee in anger, before pouncing on Mikan, her sword high in the air.
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