I have finally finished Chapter 4. I worked really hard on this chapter, so I hope you would all take your time to read it. It does appear to be a long one, but there has to be long chapters sooner or later. I'm going to be starting Chapter 5 soon and will try to get it up as fast as possible. Oh, and if you see any mistakes can you let me know? I proofread my work, but sometimes I miss errors.
Chapter 4
It was silent as the arrow flew to its target. It was like everything was watching a final moment, so they were silent. She heard the arrow as it hit the tree, and she put her head down. It was over for them. It took all her strength to fire that arrow; there was no way she could do it again. Kina was there, but she didn't stand a chance against that demon alone.
“To think a demon would help humans. Step aside, you are not involved in this. I don't want to fight another demon,” the demon said confidently.
Frey heard Kina growl, but barely. Kina knew she couldn't win, but she didn't back down. Why wouldn't she run away? If Kina ran away she could survive, but she would die if she tried to protect them. Wasn't there anything Frey could do that would get them out of there alive?
The demon sighed and then said, “Fine. If you won't step aside, then I have no choice but to fight.”
The demon sent a spiral of darkness at the blue cat, which instantly turned small and ran to the side. That was an illusion that some demons had. They could portray themselves differently, but it doesn't last long. So Kina wanted to be big to try to scare the demon, but it didn't work. Since Kina's illusion wore off the small possibility of her winning vanished. She looked around as she heard all the impacts from the demon's attacks, and she looked at the trees with their thick branches, and a lot of green leaves. Kina might have an advantage with her size, but she couldn't last forever.
She felt someone lifting her off the ground, and she looked to her side to see Aki. He was breathing really hard, and he was helping her to get back on her feet. The way he was breathing; he was pushing himself to move around. “What are you doing? You're injured!” Frey said as she winced as Aki was picking her up. She didn't want to move, yet Aki was forcing himself to move.
“I don't care. I'll protect you, Frey. If I can't kill that demon yet, I'll at least save you!” he exclaimed between gasps.
She looked at him again, and her eyes widened at the blood she saw on the ground. Blood was dripping from his arm; the demon must have tackled him hard to cause a wound like that. There had to be other damage, otherwise he wouldn't have been breathing deep like that. Aki was important to her, but what about Kina? She didn't want to abandon her, but Aki was in bad shape. She was in bad shape too, but she wasn't that injured. That demon probably only bruised her badly, but it wouldn't keep her down for a while. She couldn't abandon Kina, as Kina was her friend. She wouldn't abandon any friends, even if she was in a bad situation like that.
“I'm sorry, Aki. That small cat demon is trying to save us, even though it doesn't stand a chance. You know me by now, right? You know that I can't just leave someone behind when they're trying to save us,” she whispered calmly.
'B-But that thing is a demon! You know they don't have any emotions! The only thing that's in their mind is blood, human blood. They only want to kill us!” Aki exclaimed softly.
She knew all demons weren't like that. There had to be other demons like Kina out there. If she could find one, then she could negotiate with them. 'If I want to bring peace, then I can't abandon Kina.'
“Aki, can you still fight?” Frey asked seriously.
Aki looked at her with a shocked expression. She never wanted to fight, but Aki wasn't like her. It was the exact opposite; she wanted to fight, but Aki didn't.
“No. I'm forcing myself to move. I will not be able to swing my sword,” he said tiredly.
There had to be a way to get another attack in. It would be their last chance; they had to do something if they wanted to survive. He couldn't swing, and she couldn't shoot. That was it! “Can you shoot?”
He looked at her bow for what felt like hours, and nodded. He tried to grab an arrow, but she moved them away from him. “We're not using arrows,” Frey said as she grabbed his sword. The sword would be their arrow; it was the best thing they had.
“Are you sure? We never tried it before. Is it even possible?” Aki asked.
She didn't know if it was possible, but they had to try it. The sword was their best arrow, it would not fail them. Their hope was in the sword, and she believed in their ability! She handed Aki the bow, and she took the sword. She held the sword out, and waited for Aki to get the bow ready.
“I can't do it. It's impossible to shoot a sword,” he said softly.
Aki wasn't the type of person to give up. What was wrong with them? If they didn't try then they were dead.
An image suddenly flashed in her mind, and she tried to push it away, but it was haunting her mind. The image wasn't clear to her, but she was able to recognize herself because the only thing clear was herself. She was standing there, and there was someone next to her. It was impossible to recognize whoever was next to her, and then the image disappeared as quick as it had appeared. 'What was that? Who was that with me, and what were we doing?'
She shook the thoughts out of her head. That image wasn't important to their current situation, and she had to focus. “Please, try it. I believe it will work, no, it will work! What do we have to lose? We won't get far if we run without trying anything, and you know that! But if we hit him, then we could survive! I don't want to believe the wind led us to our death so soon...” she cried.
She wouldn't be able to live knowing that following the wind caused Kina's death. Frey left Kina because she didn't want anything dangerous to happen to her! She never expected Kina to follow her this far. She only took care of Kina, was that really enough for Kina to die for her? She looked at the demons fighting, and it didn't look well for Kina. Kina hid behind trees and bounced whenever the attacked, but her movements were slowing down. The demon was attacking her nonstop, so she didn't have time for any breaks.
Frey looked at Aki, and he was watching the demons fight too. Anger was in his eyes, he wanted to do something, but he was just standing there. Was he waiting for Kina to die, or was he still making up his mind? They would have more opportunities to kill that demon, but if they die everything they did would have been useless. Their journey was a failure, they didn't change anything about the world. Was Aki really okay with that?
“It's do or die, Akito! Make up your mind before it's too late!” Frey shouted.
Aki held out the bow, and smiled at her. He pulled the string back, and she slowly positioned the sword so it was lined up perfectly with the bow. He slowly moved the bow to aim for the demons, then the sword moved out of place. She smiled at how every time he tried to fix the sword, it just kept on moving out of place. Aki hated the bow since it wasn't a weapon he could pick up and use. He had to make sure the arrows were in the right spot, and then had to aim. Yet with his sword he could just pick it up and swing it around.
She placed her hand on his, and then slowly moved the sword back into its original position. “All you have to do is concentrate. Pretend that this isn't a sword you're shooting. It's an arrow that will set us free. It requires a careful touch, otherwise it won't work. Become one with the bow, as it is only an extension of yourself,” Frey whispered calmly.
Her hand followed Aki's as he moved the bow carefully, and he examined the fight between Kina and the other demon. If Aki did it correctly, then he could hit the demon, or he could hit both of them. She had to to trust that he wouldn't aim at Kina, but with Aki's personality she could never tell.
Aki released the sword, and she looked in a different direction. The wind wasn't blowing, but it changed direction. She was used to it changing directions, but it usually didn't change quickly like that. It was hard for her to explain it, but she would explain it like a shift. Something that was disturbing with the wind, causing it to change direction. Was someone, or something, messing with the wind?
“Frey,” Aki said with no emotion.
She turned back toward where they fired the sword, and saw it on the ground. The demon was still standing, and was glaring at them. “Did you think that you would be able to kill me with a tactic like that?”
Shooting the sword worked, but they had missed their target. She looked at Kina, who was trying to get off the ground. That couldn't be the way they were going to die. She had no past, so she still had to live! She wanted to remember the past, since there was no point in a future without a past.
The demon charged at them, that time with a black sword in his hand. As he was running, she went to look at Aki, but there was black fire blocking her view. She looked in the other directions and didn't see the black fire anywhere else, it was only surrounding Aki!
“I won't allow anyone else to interfere!” the demon shouted as he jumped over the black fire.
She started running toward the fire, and then an arm pulled her back onto the ground. She saw someone else jumping above the black fire, with a red sword in their hand. He slammed his sword against the demon's sword, and the demon was about to fall into the flames before they went out. “Found you, Reori.”
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Chapter 4
It was silent as the arrow flew to its target. It was like everything was watching a final moment, so they were silent. She heard the arrow as it hit the tree, and she put her head down. It was over for them. It took all her strength to fire that arrow; there was no way she could do it again. Kina was there, but she didn't stand a chance against that demon alone.
“To think a demon would help humans. Step aside, you are not involved in this. I don't want to fight another demon,” the demon said confidently.
Frey heard Kina growl, but barely. Kina knew she couldn't win, but she didn't back down. Why wouldn't she run away? If Kina ran away she could survive, but she would die if she tried to protect them. Wasn't there anything Frey could do that would get them out of there alive?
The demon sighed and then said, “Fine. If you won't step aside, then I have no choice but to fight.”
The demon sent a spiral of darkness at the blue cat, which instantly turned small and ran to the side. That was an illusion that some demons had. They could portray themselves differently, but it doesn't last long. So Kina wanted to be big to try to scare the demon, but it didn't work. Since Kina's illusion wore off the small possibility of her winning vanished. She looked around as she heard all the impacts from the demon's attacks, and she looked at the trees with their thick branches, and a lot of green leaves. Kina might have an advantage with her size, but she couldn't last forever.
She felt someone lifting her off the ground, and she looked to her side to see Aki. He was breathing really hard, and he was helping her to get back on her feet. The way he was breathing; he was pushing himself to move around. “What are you doing? You're injured!” Frey said as she winced as Aki was picking her up. She didn't want to move, yet Aki was forcing himself to move.
“I don't care. I'll protect you, Frey. If I can't kill that demon yet, I'll at least save you!” he exclaimed between gasps.
She looked at him again, and her eyes widened at the blood she saw on the ground. Blood was dripping from his arm; the demon must have tackled him hard to cause a wound like that. There had to be other damage, otherwise he wouldn't have been breathing deep like that. Aki was important to her, but what about Kina? She didn't want to abandon her, but Aki was in bad shape. She was in bad shape too, but she wasn't that injured. That demon probably only bruised her badly, but it wouldn't keep her down for a while. She couldn't abandon Kina, as Kina was her friend. She wouldn't abandon any friends, even if she was in a bad situation like that.
“I'm sorry, Aki. That small cat demon is trying to save us, even though it doesn't stand a chance. You know me by now, right? You know that I can't just leave someone behind when they're trying to save us,” she whispered calmly.
'B-But that thing is a demon! You know they don't have any emotions! The only thing that's in their mind is blood, human blood. They only want to kill us!” Aki exclaimed softly.
She knew all demons weren't like that. There had to be other demons like Kina out there. If she could find one, then she could negotiate with them. 'If I want to bring peace, then I can't abandon Kina.'
“Aki, can you still fight?” Frey asked seriously.
Aki looked at her with a shocked expression. She never wanted to fight, but Aki wasn't like her. It was the exact opposite; she wanted to fight, but Aki didn't.
“No. I'm forcing myself to move. I will not be able to swing my sword,” he said tiredly.
There had to be a way to get another attack in. It would be their last chance; they had to do something if they wanted to survive. He couldn't swing, and she couldn't shoot. That was it! “Can you shoot?”
He looked at her bow for what felt like hours, and nodded. He tried to grab an arrow, but she moved them away from him. “We're not using arrows,” Frey said as she grabbed his sword. The sword would be their arrow; it was the best thing they had.
“Are you sure? We never tried it before. Is it even possible?” Aki asked.
She didn't know if it was possible, but they had to try it. The sword was their best arrow, it would not fail them. Their hope was in the sword, and she believed in their ability! She handed Aki the bow, and she took the sword. She held the sword out, and waited for Aki to get the bow ready.
“I can't do it. It's impossible to shoot a sword,” he said softly.
Aki wasn't the type of person to give up. What was wrong with them? If they didn't try then they were dead.
An image suddenly flashed in her mind, and she tried to push it away, but it was haunting her mind. The image wasn't clear to her, but she was able to recognize herself because the only thing clear was herself. She was standing there, and there was someone next to her. It was impossible to recognize whoever was next to her, and then the image disappeared as quick as it had appeared. 'What was that? Who was that with me, and what were we doing?'
She shook the thoughts out of her head. That image wasn't important to their current situation, and she had to focus. “Please, try it. I believe it will work, no, it will work! What do we have to lose? We won't get far if we run without trying anything, and you know that! But if we hit him, then we could survive! I don't want to believe the wind led us to our death so soon...” she cried.
She wouldn't be able to live knowing that following the wind caused Kina's death. Frey left Kina because she didn't want anything dangerous to happen to her! She never expected Kina to follow her this far. She only took care of Kina, was that really enough for Kina to die for her? She looked at the demons fighting, and it didn't look well for Kina. Kina hid behind trees and bounced whenever the attacked, but her movements were slowing down. The demon was attacking her nonstop, so she didn't have time for any breaks.
Frey looked at Aki, and he was watching the demons fight too. Anger was in his eyes, he wanted to do something, but he was just standing there. Was he waiting for Kina to die, or was he still making up his mind? They would have more opportunities to kill that demon, but if they die everything they did would have been useless. Their journey was a failure, they didn't change anything about the world. Was Aki really okay with that?
“It's do or die, Akito! Make up your mind before it's too late!” Frey shouted.
Aki held out the bow, and smiled at her. He pulled the string back, and she slowly positioned the sword so it was lined up perfectly with the bow. He slowly moved the bow to aim for the demons, then the sword moved out of place. She smiled at how every time he tried to fix the sword, it just kept on moving out of place. Aki hated the bow since it wasn't a weapon he could pick up and use. He had to make sure the arrows were in the right spot, and then had to aim. Yet with his sword he could just pick it up and swing it around.
She placed her hand on his, and then slowly moved the sword back into its original position. “All you have to do is concentrate. Pretend that this isn't a sword you're shooting. It's an arrow that will set us free. It requires a careful touch, otherwise it won't work. Become one with the bow, as it is only an extension of yourself,” Frey whispered calmly.
Her hand followed Aki's as he moved the bow carefully, and he examined the fight between Kina and the other demon. If Aki did it correctly, then he could hit the demon, or he could hit both of them. She had to to trust that he wouldn't aim at Kina, but with Aki's personality she could never tell.
Aki released the sword, and she looked in a different direction. The wind wasn't blowing, but it changed direction. She was used to it changing directions, but it usually didn't change quickly like that. It was hard for her to explain it, but she would explain it like a shift. Something that was disturbing with the wind, causing it to change direction. Was someone, or something, messing with the wind?
“Frey,” Aki said with no emotion.
She turned back toward where they fired the sword, and saw it on the ground. The demon was still standing, and was glaring at them. “Did you think that you would be able to kill me with a tactic like that?”
Shooting the sword worked, but they had missed their target. She looked at Kina, who was trying to get off the ground. That couldn't be the way they were going to die. She had no past, so she still had to live! She wanted to remember the past, since there was no point in a future without a past.
The demon charged at them, that time with a black sword in his hand. As he was running, she went to look at Aki, but there was black fire blocking her view. She looked in the other directions and didn't see the black fire anywhere else, it was only surrounding Aki!
“I won't allow anyone else to interfere!” the demon shouted as he jumped over the black fire.
She started running toward the fire, and then an arm pulled her back onto the ground. She saw someone else jumping above the black fire, with a red sword in their hand. He slammed his sword against the demon's sword, and the demon was about to fall into the flames before they went out. “Found you, Reori.”
Author's Note:
I know it's long, that was the point. Don't comment on the size, but on if you enjoyed it or not, or if I made mistakes.
