Chapter 5 is finally here, after who knows how long. I've been writing a lot more recently, so lets see how often I'll get chapters out! Even though I started this chapter months ago (I think?), it might not be my best. I'd love to hear everyone's opinion on it!
She ran over to Aki, who was unconscious on the ground. Even though the fire didn't touch him it affected him with the smoke and heat, which made Aki an even easier target for the demon. “Aki? Aki, get up! We have to get out of here,” she whispered as she shook him. She looked around, and gasped at the group of people that surrounded the area. 'Who are these people? We can't leave at this rate.'
“Here already? How boring,” the demon said, “it was getting interesting. I guess it'll have to wait, until next time.”
A cloud of darkness surrounded the demon, and whenever it started to fade, he was gone. They were saved, the arrival of those people saved them. She looked at the man with the sword who was in front of her, except she couldn't see clearly. Everything was starting to fade away into nothing, until her body gave out on her.
She felt something soft against her forehead, and her eyes started to open. At first she couldn't see, but when her vision became clear she saw she was in a hut. She looked to the side, and there was a man with short, shrubby dark blue hair. The first thing she noticed was the sheath to his side; she had seen it before. He had to have been the one who jumped above the flames. If she didn't see the sheath she would had thought someone else jumped above the flames. His black T-shirt wasn't tight against his skin, but was basically flowing to the side. The reason her and Aki wore a jacket was to prevent their clothes from getting in the way, but that man's T-shirt could easily make any fight hard. An example would had been those black flames; his shirt could have caught fire. If that happened at that time than the demon probably wouldn't had fled. His white jeans seemed to be okay; they weren't too long or short. They didn't appear to be baggy either, but tight. His eyes looked similar to his, but his eyes were a darker orange. She couldn't imagine anyone dressed like him fighting demons, all because of his shirt.
“Looks like you're awake,” the man said softly.
She got up and took a look around. There didn't appear to be anyone else in the hut besides the man next to her. It was a small hut too, probably an extra just in case they found someone injured. “Aki,” she whispered, “where's Aki?” She couldn't believe she forgot about Aki for a moment. She worried about him during that whole fight, and the last thing she saw of him didn't look good. Those blacks flames were surrounding Aki, and when she seen the flames she had a bad feeling. Something told her those flames weren't normal, that she should stay away from them. But she had to fight against that feeling because Aki was in danger.
“That's the first thing you ask?” the man said. “He's in another hut resting. He should be feeling better with some rest. You two are lucky just to be alive after going up against Reori.”
She looked at the man with what she imagined was a shocked face. She survived twice against that demon, but then again the demon underestimated Aki the first time. He thought no one would risk themselves to save her, but he was wrong. The second time he didn't expect that man to appear, which could had been luck working in her favor. “Reori, that demon, Aki wants to kill him no matter what.” She didn't know why she said that to a total stranger, but there was something about him that made her feel safe.
The silence that followed felt everlasting. She regretted what she said since the atmosphere turned awkward, but there was nothing she could do. She didn't want to say anything else, but at the same time she wanted to break the silence. “You should tell him to give up on chasing Reori. You should have noticed it from your fight with him that he is no ordinary demon. We only fight him in big groups, and that's to only gain information. Our information is telling us that there's no one out there who can beat him. Even when we attack in groups, a majority of them end up dead.”
Aki wouldn't listen to her, even if he told him that. She knew that better than anyone else. They were partners in that world, and she wouldn't want Aki to lose his confidence. Even if they stopped chasing Reori it wouldn't do any good. 'I'm his target, and nothing will change that.' They had no choice but to become stronger, and survive against Reori. She slowly stood up, and winced at the pain she felt from her stomach. They couldn't stay there, otherwise Reori would find them.
“What are you doing? You shouldn't move yet! If you move around your wounds will only get worse!” the man exclaimed as he grabbed her arm. She instantly pulled her arm away.
“We can't stay here! Someone like you wouldn't understand. You can stay here your whole life, but Aki and I can't stay in the same spot for too long. That's why we left our village, because we can't stay anywhere,” she cried. She looked around for her bow and quiver, but her weapon was no where in the hut. 'Where did they put them?'
“Stay here for at least two days. Two days isn't that long. We're even going to give you two some new weapons, since your weapons weren't in the best condition. Your friend didn't wake up yet, do you really want to drag him out there?” he asked.
He was right, but if Reori attacked if would had been her fault. She doesn't want to cause anyone trouble. Reori wouldn't give up on her, and he made that clear five years ago. It was after Aki and Frey completed the training the village could give. Whenever she entered her hut she found a note attached to her bed. She still remembered what it said, since the note was the whole reason they left the village. The note said, “I can't wait to see how much you've grown, my precious target. Maybe you have more hioe than last time.” They didn't know what hioe was, and ended up running away. Maybe that man knew what it was, since he said they were gathering information on Reori.
“Hey, what is hioe?” she asked out of the blue.
“Where did you hear that from?” he asked her, and she thought she heard a bit of anger in this voice.
“When I was a kid I was attacked by Reori. Six years later he wrote a note and placed it in my room. It had hioe written in it, so I was just wondering what it was,” she answered.
“We know what it is, but outsiders don't believe us. Over eleven years ago there were people who got a note similar to the one you received. It also mentioned hioe on it, and everyone who received that note died. They didn't have any fatal wounds on their body. It was then determined that hioe is what keeps us alive,” he whispered, that time the anger was obvious. “That's why Reori is no ordinary demon. He's the only one who has the power to steal the hioe from humans.”
That answered her question about hioe, but she still didn't know why Reori was still targeting her. He could had been the type that doesn't give up on his targets, but attacking the village a second time while she was a kid would had been easier. 'I wonder how the village is doing?' They never visited the village; they even left without anyone knowing. 'Maybe we can go back one day. During a time when Reori is dead.'
Frey laid back down, and took a look at the man next to her. “My name is Frey. What is your name?”
“Misha,” he answered.
Silence followed afterward, and she started to debate on if they should really stick around for two days. But Aki's wounds were worse than her own, so he would not be able to fight. Aki wouldn't be able to survive in the world with his wounds. Reori used illusions against them, but they shouldn't have been able to cause harm. Kina's illusion was a bit different since the illusion was placed on herself to scare people. Wait, she didn't see Kina in the hut. She was still alive when she last seen her; she couldn't be dead. Misha hated Reori, but she didn't know how he felt about other demons.
“Hey, there was a blue cat there too. What happened to her?” she asked, trying to hide what she thought inside. She would never forgive him if he killed Kina.
“Oh, that cat demon?” he said with a smile on his face. “That demon surprised me. The demon looked like it couldn't move, but as soon as we approached you it ran in front of you and growled at us. We never expected a demon to defend a human, especially from other humans. We brought the demon back here so we could treat it, but that caused some of the others to feel uneasy. After the cat was able to move we had to kick her out, but she never left the entrance. It seems like she's waiting for someone.”
Happiness replaced the fear that was inside her. Kina was the reason she believed in friendship between humans and demons. Kina was the first demon she met and befriended, she couldn't imagine Kina being dead. She couldn't tell Aki about Kina, so she had to abandon her. She regretted that option because that meant she chose Aki over Kina, and that wasn't right. She didn't even remember what went through her head when she abandoned Kina. Maybe the fight against Reori would have been different if Frey told Aki about the blue cat demon. There was no other choice; she had to tell Aki about Kina when he woke up.
She couldn't help but worry about that fight with Reori. It felt like the wind changed during the battle, but that shouldn't have been possible. As someone who used a bow she paid extra attention to the wind, but during their battle it was different. Wind came out of no where, and changed the course of the sword. 'What in the world happened during such a short amount of time?' She had to find out what happened with the wind during that battle, and one other thing. Even when there was no wind she knew which direction the wind would flow. Why was she the only one who had that ability?
“What's with that expression? You looked happy, and then you had a serious expression,” Misha pointed out.
Frey looked at Misha, unsure of what to say. She didn't want to explain her ability to him, not at that time. “I'm hungry.”
“Oh, that's right. It has been some time since you ate. I'll go prepare some food for you, so just relax in here until I get back,” he said before he left the hut.
Frey knew she promised to stay for two days, but she didn't want to be in bed during that time. She slowly got out of bed, and her stomach protested as she got up. The last thing they needed was for their bodies to grow weak. If they were in pain they had to deal with it, unless it was serious like Aki's wounds. She knew what she was going to do during those two days. She couldn't go back to living in the village at that time, but she could visit. She wanted to see Chief and everyone else. She wanted to talk to Chief about everything that happened, and what she learned. He may have found out something about her past, since he promised he would figure out who she was.
She slowly left the hut, and stayed near the wall as she found her way to the entrance. None of the villagers showed any interest in her, only in their own business. There were the people who were dueling each other, and those who were whispering to each other. She saw a hut that looked similar to the one she was in, and looked around to see if there were any others. She didn't see any other hut that looked similar to the one she was in, which meant that Aki was in that hut. She shook her head; she couldn't visit Aki until he was awake. If he woke up he would insist on leaving, and he had to heal before they considered leaving this place permanently.
Frey left the village, and was greeted by a familiar meow. “Kina!”
The cat rubbed against Frey's leg, purring like crazy. She started to pet the cat, and she was so glad that Kina was actually alive. She never knew who lied or told the truth, but Misha told her the truth. That meant he couldn't be that bad, right? “Hey, Kina. I'm planning on visiting our home. Want to escort me there?”
Kina meowed, and started to walk slowly. She followed Kina, and she knew that having Kina come was the best way for her to visit her home village. Without a weapon, Kina was her only protection. She trusted Kina, and knew Kina would protect her. However, she didn't want Kina to die trying to protect her. “Kina, if I'm attacked by that demon again, please promise me you won't go up against him. I don't want him to kill anyone close to me.” It was weird, she felt like Kina could actually understand her.
They were close to the village, it wouldn't take that long to get there from their current location. The sun was still out, but it would be setting soon. They had to take a few rests for her to catch her breath, so it looked like she may have to spend the night at the village. That meant she had more time to tell Chief about their journey ever since they left the village.
She heard a hissing sound, and turned to Kina. Kina's fur was on edge, and she was looking at the sky. She followed Kina's gaze, and dashed into a run. Her stomach protested, but she tried her best to ignore it. There was smoke in the sky, and it was around the same area as the village. She had to hurry up and get there; she had to make sure everyone was okay. 'Everyone, please be safe!'
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She ran over to Aki, who was unconscious on the ground. Even though the fire didn't touch him it affected him with the smoke and heat, which made Aki an even easier target for the demon. “Aki? Aki, get up! We have to get out of here,” she whispered as she shook him. She looked around, and gasped at the group of people that surrounded the area. 'Who are these people? We can't leave at this rate.'
“Here already? How boring,” the demon said, “it was getting interesting. I guess it'll have to wait, until next time.”
A cloud of darkness surrounded the demon, and whenever it started to fade, he was gone. They were saved, the arrival of those people saved them. She looked at the man with the sword who was in front of her, except she couldn't see clearly. Everything was starting to fade away into nothing, until her body gave out on her.
She felt something soft against her forehead, and her eyes started to open. At first she couldn't see, but when her vision became clear she saw she was in a hut. She looked to the side, and there was a man with short, shrubby dark blue hair. The first thing she noticed was the sheath to his side; she had seen it before. He had to have been the one who jumped above the flames. If she didn't see the sheath she would had thought someone else jumped above the flames. His black T-shirt wasn't tight against his skin, but was basically flowing to the side. The reason her and Aki wore a jacket was to prevent their clothes from getting in the way, but that man's T-shirt could easily make any fight hard. An example would had been those black flames; his shirt could have caught fire. If that happened at that time than the demon probably wouldn't had fled. His white jeans seemed to be okay; they weren't too long or short. They didn't appear to be baggy either, but tight. His eyes looked similar to his, but his eyes were a darker orange. She couldn't imagine anyone dressed like him fighting demons, all because of his shirt.
“Looks like you're awake,” the man said softly.
She got up and took a look around. There didn't appear to be anyone else in the hut besides the man next to her. It was a small hut too, probably an extra just in case they found someone injured. “Aki,” she whispered, “where's Aki?” She couldn't believe she forgot about Aki for a moment. She worried about him during that whole fight, and the last thing she saw of him didn't look good. Those blacks flames were surrounding Aki, and when she seen the flames she had a bad feeling. Something told her those flames weren't normal, that she should stay away from them. But she had to fight against that feeling because Aki was in danger.
“That's the first thing you ask?” the man said. “He's in another hut resting. He should be feeling better with some rest. You two are lucky just to be alive after going up against Reori.”
She looked at the man with what she imagined was a shocked face. She survived twice against that demon, but then again the demon underestimated Aki the first time. He thought no one would risk themselves to save her, but he was wrong. The second time he didn't expect that man to appear, which could had been luck working in her favor. “Reori, that demon, Aki wants to kill him no matter what.” She didn't know why she said that to a total stranger, but there was something about him that made her feel safe.
The silence that followed felt everlasting. She regretted what she said since the atmosphere turned awkward, but there was nothing she could do. She didn't want to say anything else, but at the same time she wanted to break the silence. “You should tell him to give up on chasing Reori. You should have noticed it from your fight with him that he is no ordinary demon. We only fight him in big groups, and that's to only gain information. Our information is telling us that there's no one out there who can beat him. Even when we attack in groups, a majority of them end up dead.”
Aki wouldn't listen to her, even if he told him that. She knew that better than anyone else. They were partners in that world, and she wouldn't want Aki to lose his confidence. Even if they stopped chasing Reori it wouldn't do any good. 'I'm his target, and nothing will change that.' They had no choice but to become stronger, and survive against Reori. She slowly stood up, and winced at the pain she felt from her stomach. They couldn't stay there, otherwise Reori would find them.
“What are you doing? You shouldn't move yet! If you move around your wounds will only get worse!” the man exclaimed as he grabbed her arm. She instantly pulled her arm away.
“We can't stay here! Someone like you wouldn't understand. You can stay here your whole life, but Aki and I can't stay in the same spot for too long. That's why we left our village, because we can't stay anywhere,” she cried. She looked around for her bow and quiver, but her weapon was no where in the hut. 'Where did they put them?'
“Stay here for at least two days. Two days isn't that long. We're even going to give you two some new weapons, since your weapons weren't in the best condition. Your friend didn't wake up yet, do you really want to drag him out there?” he asked.
He was right, but if Reori attacked if would had been her fault. She doesn't want to cause anyone trouble. Reori wouldn't give up on her, and he made that clear five years ago. It was after Aki and Frey completed the training the village could give. Whenever she entered her hut she found a note attached to her bed. She still remembered what it said, since the note was the whole reason they left the village. The note said, “I can't wait to see how much you've grown, my precious target. Maybe you have more hioe than last time.” They didn't know what hioe was, and ended up running away. Maybe that man knew what it was, since he said they were gathering information on Reori.
“Hey, what is hioe?” she asked out of the blue.
“Where did you hear that from?” he asked her, and she thought she heard a bit of anger in this voice.
“When I was a kid I was attacked by Reori. Six years later he wrote a note and placed it in my room. It had hioe written in it, so I was just wondering what it was,” she answered.
“We know what it is, but outsiders don't believe us. Over eleven years ago there were people who got a note similar to the one you received. It also mentioned hioe on it, and everyone who received that note died. They didn't have any fatal wounds on their body. It was then determined that hioe is what keeps us alive,” he whispered, that time the anger was obvious. “That's why Reori is no ordinary demon. He's the only one who has the power to steal the hioe from humans.”
That answered her question about hioe, but she still didn't know why Reori was still targeting her. He could had been the type that doesn't give up on his targets, but attacking the village a second time while she was a kid would had been easier. 'I wonder how the village is doing?' They never visited the village; they even left without anyone knowing. 'Maybe we can go back one day. During a time when Reori is dead.'
Frey laid back down, and took a look at the man next to her. “My name is Frey. What is your name?”
“Misha,” he answered.
Silence followed afterward, and she started to debate on if they should really stick around for two days. But Aki's wounds were worse than her own, so he would not be able to fight. Aki wouldn't be able to survive in the world with his wounds. Reori used illusions against them, but they shouldn't have been able to cause harm. Kina's illusion was a bit different since the illusion was placed on herself to scare people. Wait, she didn't see Kina in the hut. She was still alive when she last seen her; she couldn't be dead. Misha hated Reori, but she didn't know how he felt about other demons.
“Hey, there was a blue cat there too. What happened to her?” she asked, trying to hide what she thought inside. She would never forgive him if he killed Kina.
“Oh, that cat demon?” he said with a smile on his face. “That demon surprised me. The demon looked like it couldn't move, but as soon as we approached you it ran in front of you and growled at us. We never expected a demon to defend a human, especially from other humans. We brought the demon back here so we could treat it, but that caused some of the others to feel uneasy. After the cat was able to move we had to kick her out, but she never left the entrance. It seems like she's waiting for someone.”
Happiness replaced the fear that was inside her. Kina was the reason she believed in friendship between humans and demons. Kina was the first demon she met and befriended, she couldn't imagine Kina being dead. She couldn't tell Aki about Kina, so she had to abandon her. She regretted that option because that meant she chose Aki over Kina, and that wasn't right. She didn't even remember what went through her head when she abandoned Kina. Maybe the fight against Reori would have been different if Frey told Aki about the blue cat demon. There was no other choice; she had to tell Aki about Kina when he woke up.
She couldn't help but worry about that fight with Reori. It felt like the wind changed during the battle, but that shouldn't have been possible. As someone who used a bow she paid extra attention to the wind, but during their battle it was different. Wind came out of no where, and changed the course of the sword. 'What in the world happened during such a short amount of time?' She had to find out what happened with the wind during that battle, and one other thing. Even when there was no wind she knew which direction the wind would flow. Why was she the only one who had that ability?
“What's with that expression? You looked happy, and then you had a serious expression,” Misha pointed out.
Frey looked at Misha, unsure of what to say. She didn't want to explain her ability to him, not at that time. “I'm hungry.”
“Oh, that's right. It has been some time since you ate. I'll go prepare some food for you, so just relax in here until I get back,” he said before he left the hut.
Frey knew she promised to stay for two days, but she didn't want to be in bed during that time. She slowly got out of bed, and her stomach protested as she got up. The last thing they needed was for their bodies to grow weak. If they were in pain they had to deal with it, unless it was serious like Aki's wounds. She knew what she was going to do during those two days. She couldn't go back to living in the village at that time, but she could visit. She wanted to see Chief and everyone else. She wanted to talk to Chief about everything that happened, and what she learned. He may have found out something about her past, since he promised he would figure out who she was.
She slowly left the hut, and stayed near the wall as she found her way to the entrance. None of the villagers showed any interest in her, only in their own business. There were the people who were dueling each other, and those who were whispering to each other. She saw a hut that looked similar to the one she was in, and looked around to see if there were any others. She didn't see any other hut that looked similar to the one she was in, which meant that Aki was in that hut. She shook her head; she couldn't visit Aki until he was awake. If he woke up he would insist on leaving, and he had to heal before they considered leaving this place permanently.
Frey left the village, and was greeted by a familiar meow. “Kina!”
The cat rubbed against Frey's leg, purring like crazy. She started to pet the cat, and she was so glad that Kina was actually alive. She never knew who lied or told the truth, but Misha told her the truth. That meant he couldn't be that bad, right? “Hey, Kina. I'm planning on visiting our home. Want to escort me there?”
Kina meowed, and started to walk slowly. She followed Kina, and she knew that having Kina come was the best way for her to visit her home village. Without a weapon, Kina was her only protection. She trusted Kina, and knew Kina would protect her. However, she didn't want Kina to die trying to protect her. “Kina, if I'm attacked by that demon again, please promise me you won't go up against him. I don't want him to kill anyone close to me.” It was weird, she felt like Kina could actually understand her.
They were close to the village, it wouldn't take that long to get there from their current location. The sun was still out, but it would be setting soon. They had to take a few rests for her to catch her breath, so it looked like she may have to spend the night at the village. That meant she had more time to tell Chief about their journey ever since they left the village.
She heard a hissing sound, and turned to Kina. Kina's fur was on edge, and she was looking at the sky. She followed Kina's gaze, and dashed into a run. Her stomach protested, but she tried her best to ignore it. There was smoke in the sky, and it was around the same area as the village. She had to hurry up and get there; she had to make sure everyone was okay. 'Everyone, please be safe!'
