Chapter six:
AN:
This is the song Savages slightly changed to fit the story.
Mello.
It's now night time.
A beat begins.
Blaze stands on wooden platform looking at the people who have gathered who are going to go into the war. "What can you expect from filthy little heathens. Their whole disgusting race is like a curse. Their hearts hold fire from Hell. They're only good when dead. Their vermin, as I said and worse."
The others in the tribe Audie chant out together holding up their guns. "They're savages! Savages!"
"Barely even human!" Blaze adds.
"Savages! Savages!" The chanting continues after Blaze speaks as they pause to listen to Blaze.
"Drive them from our land!" Blaze declares. "They're not like you and me. Which means they must be evil!" He then raises his own riffle with the next words. "We must sound the drums of war!"
"They're savages! Savages!" The chanting continues now with Blaze joining now. " Dirty no good devils! Now we sound the drums of war!"
Meanwhile with the tribe Orenda…
Galahad stands on a large rock to address everyone except L who left to go somewhere else after talking to Light. "This is what we feared. The other tribe are demons. The only thing they feel at all is greed."
Beyond, who is standing on the right side of the rock Galahad is standing on that is facing south, takes a step forward. "Beneath that milky hide there's emptiness inside."
"I wonder if they even bleed." A bunch of people in the crowd call out.
Then the whole crowd starts to chant raising their weapons in agreement. "They're savages! Savages! Barely even human! Savages! Savages!"
"Killers at the core." Galahad adds as the chanting quiets down to silence for him to speak.
"They're different from us." Beyond adds. "Which means they can't be trusted."
Galahad raises his spear outwards that was his closest weapon he had at the moment holding it out with the sharp end pointing up as he holds it in the direction of the others to emphasize what he is saying. "We must sound the drums of war!"
"They're savages! Savages!" Everyone chants.
"First we deal with this one." They chant this time with Galahad as well. "Then we sound the drums of war!"
Meanwhile at the tribe Audie…
"Savages! Savages!" The people chant.
"Let's go kill a few, everyone!" Beyond says slamming a hand onto the open palm of his other hand to emphasize what he is saying as they take a pause in the chanting to listen.
"Savages! Savages!" The ones that gathered chant again but pause to listen to Blaze.
"Now it's up to you all!" Blaze says gesturing his hand to the tribe members that have gathered.
Now the two tribes are both chanting the same thing. "Savages! Savages! Barely even human! Now we sound the drums of war!"
…..
L is sitting with his legs down against the stump as well as to the side almost like how a girl might be thought to sit as he glances to Grandmother Crystal. "They're going to kill him at sunrise Grandmother Crystal."
"You have to stop them." Grandmother Crystal says.
L looks away and looks down. "I can't."
"Child….." Grandmother Crystal begins looking worried. "Remember your dream."
Right after she speaks L speaks again.
"I was wrong Grandmother Crystal I followed the wrong path." He says as he looks to Grandmother Crystal then he looks away slightly and down. "I feel so lost…" He says sadly.
Some of the animals have come to see what is happening. They come over to L who looks like he feels like crying as he stares downward with half open eyes hunched over with his hands on the stump.
One of them is Rucker who puts his front paws on the stump while others like the squirrel, raccoon and about three different birds stand around L though all are wondering what they can do to help. Rucker gets an idea and rushes away to his home digging through his stuff until he finds what he is looking for. He rushes back with it in his mouth and climbs onto the stump. He taps L on the shoulder with a paw getting L to turn to him. He offers the object in his mouth.
"The compass?" L reaches over and takes it as Rucker lets him. He sits there holding it with two hands. He looks at examining it only to notice something so he begins slightly slowly turning it as he studies it. His eyes seem to get a flash of a sparkle for a moment as he realizes something. "Spinning arrow…."
Grandmother Crystal smiles. "It's the arrow from your dreams."
L perks up and sits up so he isn't in a depressed slouch. "I was right! It was pointing to him!" He blinks then turns as something catches his eye. He finds himself seeing the sun rising. "Sunrise!"
"It's not too late child. Let the spirits of the Earth guide you." Grandmother Crystal says.
L glances to the animals handing the compass back to Rucker then slightly glances to the path towards the border.
"You know your path child. Now follow it!" Grandmother Crystal says.
L glances back to her. He gives a determined nod matching a determined look then he turns to where he needs to go. He hops off the stump and begins running off away from Grandmother Crystal to go try to see what he can do.
….
The drums begin.
"This will be the day." Blaze walks down the open space between the battle ready people of his tribe. "Let's go everyone." He takes the lead as they begin heading out.
With the tribe Orenda….
"This will be the morning." Galahad says with his head raised high as there is battle ready people waiting. "Bring out the prisoner." He points to the shed.
Light is brought out by the ones that were guarding him.
Galahad takes the lead as they plan to take Light to a certain spot for the kill to be done successful as well as letting any from the other tribe have a chance to see it.
Both tribes begin chanting the same thing as they both march towards the border for war. "We will see them dying in the dust."
L keeps running as fast as he can. "I don't know what I can do! Still, I know I've got to try."
"Now we make 'em pay!" The tribe Audie call.
"Eagle, help my feet to fly!" L jumps over a small river as he says this then continues running.
"Now without a warning ..." The tribe Orenda call as they are excited for Lights death to give a warning to the other tribe of the war they declare.
"Mountain, help my heart be great." L continues running heading towards some hills.
"Now we leave 'em blood and bone and rust." Both tribes call out.
"Spirits of the earth and sky ..." L doesn't stop running.
"It's them or us!" The two tribes call.
"Please don't let it be too late ..." L goes silent for a bit as he keeps running.
"They're just a bunch of filthy, stinking." Both tribes call out.
"Savages!" The tribe Audie call as they are almost in sight of the border.
"Savages!" The tribe Orenda also call out as they are also almost in sight of the border.
"Demons!" The tribe Audie calls.
"Devils!" The tribe Orenda calls.
The tribe Audie can see the tribe Orenda a little in the distance as the tribe Orenda climb a hill to the top where they can easily be seen.
"Kill them!" Blaze calls out pointing his gun to the tribe Orenda.
"Savages!" The tribe Orenda call.
"Savages!" The tribe Audie call.
"What are we waiting for?" Blaze and tribe of Audie call.
"Destroy their evil race. Until there's not a trace left." Both tribes call except their leaders stay silent.
"How loud are the drums of war?" L wonders out loud as he keeps going since he is almost there.
Light is brought over then forced to kneel as well as lay his top half on the kind of flat top surface of the large rock.
The tribe Audie pause with a gasp of shock at this sight but the chanting from both tribes continue.
"We will sound the drums of war. Savages! Savages! Now, we sound the drums of war! Savages! Savages!"
Galahad is handed a large wooden club like staff looking thing and he holds it up high.
"Now we see what comes of trying to be chums!" Blaze declares, Mikami was questioned in which it became believed Light tried to become friends with the other tribe but was captured, as the tribe Audie get ready to fight to get Light back.
"Now we sound the drums ... of ... war!" The tribe Orenda call as Galahad gets ready to raise the staff club above his head.
"Of course it means the drums ... of ... war!" The tribe Audie call back as they get their weapons ready.
L appears at the top of another hill. He glances around then spots the two tribes straight ahead as well as that Light, who is being held in place with his head turned towards Galahad, is about to be killed while the tribe Orenda stand behind Galahad who has the club almost raised above his head while the tribe Audie are getting ready to attack. Is the death of all I love carried in the drumming of war?" He races towards them as he speaks then a second after just before Galahad can swing the staff club onto Light's head L jumps slightly skidding to stand between Galahad and Light while facing Galahad.
All music and chanting completely stop.