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Title: Shards
Author/Penname: Kainasilversbane
Rating:PG-13
Chapters: Chapter 11 (continued WIP)
Pairings: Fujitaka/Kaho centered
Summary: So the battle begins, falling through darkness, and tests for each. Will they pass them all, or go insane before they finish?
Warning, Notes: There's a Gremlins reference in there.
Link to previous chapter:http://community.livejournal.com/reviewers_inc/12262.html#cutid1
Disclaimer: Respective characters belong to CLAMP. The concept and design on the shadow minion was nicked from the Kingdom Hearts basic Heartless, so ownership could extend to Square Enix too, if you want to be anal about it. ^_~
Chapter 11
Kaho felt herself falling weightlessly for a long time. It was cold, but her body felt numb, limp and exhausted. Even the easiest task, such as opening her eyes, proved difficult. But when she finally managed, what she saw, was something she would never forget. They were falling through darkness, speckled with tiny white lights. Lights that some people would have called stars…if they had twinkled. No, these weren’t stars, they were souls. Souls that the demon had taken over time and had stored away. They were the source of his power, the reason why he was so strong here in England. And there were millions of them floating around them.
In there somewhere was Nakuru’s soul, along with the countless other victims that happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, as Kaho had been running by, trying to survive the demon’s onslaught of attacks.
She felt tears well up in her eyes, So many lost…how many of them were my fault…? The tears trickled down her face and sprinkled into the weightless darkness as she closed her eyes against the glow, trying to hide from the souls that watched at them as they fell.
Something dappled against his face as Fujitaka struggled to open his eyes. He too felt the cold, overpower darkness that they were floating through, and was having the same difficulties that Kaho had. When he felt the trickle of wetness hit his face, he somehow managed to pry his eyes open. He was surprised when he saw all of the brilliant little lights that surrounded them. He, unlike Kaho, had no idea what they were, or how they had any relationship to the demon, but seeing them had the same, unconscious effect. He couldn’t explain why the sight brought tears to his eyes, but they did all the same.
He cocked his head up to look down at the people falling in front of him, and noticed something glittering coming off of Kaho every once and a while. On closer inspection, he realized that they were tears, the same tears he was shedding now. He realized she had done the smart thing, she had closed her eyes against the brilliant, but upsetting beauty that they were falling through.
Fujitaka let his eyes fall closed as he sent up hopeful thoughts that their falling would end soon.
What he didn’t know was that beyond that point, he would wish he was still falling among those lost, and sometimes forgotten, souls.
OOOO
When they came to again, they had stopped falling, and were lying on a floor of smooth, gray, endless cold stone. Everywhere but right where the were was pitch black. Where they lay came was a small, bluish white glow that none of them could explain.
“What was that?” Sakura asked as they all sat up, some groaning in odd discomfort. “And what were all those lights?”
“What we fell through was a tunnel that led to the demon’s domain,” Kaho answered as she began to stand. “And those lights you saw are souls of the people he’s killed over the ages. By the number of them, you can get the idea that he’s quite old, and quite experienced at destruction.”
“Why are they all up there?” Tomoyo asked as she looked up, “Shouldn’t they have departed to wherever it is they go to?”
“Not if you are killed by a demon,” Kaho said as she formed a light-ball in her hand and looked around, trying to locate a path. “A demon hoards the souls that it kills, using them to strengthen its power.” She found a place where the stone walls fell away and slowly began walking, “The more souls there are, the more powerful the demon.”
“It hurt to look at them,” Fujitaka stated flatly.
“Yes, it does,” Kaho said as she walked on.
“Why?” Sakura asked. She too had felt the overwhelming sadness when she’d caught glimpses of the souls.
“What human would ever want to see a soul, who had done nothing wrong, lost and locked away, never allowed to be at piece?” Kaho asked.
“No sane one,” Fujitaka answered.
“Exactly,” Kaho said as she paused in her stride to look back at him with a nod before continuing on. “It’s part of who we are. Being human means you can empathize, and sympathize, with people. Feel and share their pain like it were your own, even if you’ve never experienced it yourself. Demons cannot. Of course they feel pain and sadness, but they thrive on those emotions, not like we humans do.”
“You know a lot about this,” Tomoyo stated.
“When you’re on the road, you learn things…” Kaho murmured. “From other people, and from yourself.”
The rest of group frowned at Kaho’s words, none of them having wished to come by such information, and how she had, and what she learned, made them wonder all the more as to what she had gone through.
When Sakura thought about it, she could still see the woman who had once been her teacher, her friend, and unknowingly, her guide as she had been collecting all of the Clow Cards. She had never once seen the woman as anything but placid or in some state of happiness. She couldn’t remember a time where the woman had gotten angry, or even had a frown on her face.
Now though, there seemed to be a darkness to her, not an evil darkness, but a depression that would never fade as long as she lived. Everything she had seen and gone through had created a new side to her personality, a side that had learned to cope with the horrors she had witnessed and helped her move forward. To some people, she would probably come off as being rather cold, but for the people who understood what she’d been through, would be able to see right through the reaction, and see just a normal person, trying to stay as sane as possible.
The group continued walking in silence until they started to see a dim light coming from far off. It was enough to keep their path lit and Kaho extinguished her little light-ball to conserve energy. As they drew nearer to the light source they began to see that it wasn’t a light, but an opening into a large cavern. When they stepped inside, they were mildly confused as to what they found.
“A racing track?” Sakura asked as they surveyed the room.
“In the middle of a cave?” Fujitaka was just as confused.
Kaho smiled, “Eriol is still in there somewhere.”
Sakura’s eyes brightened at the mentioning of the young man, “Like when he was helping me change my Cards into Sakura Cards.”
“Exactly,” Kaho nodded.
“Huh?” None of this was helping Fujitaka.
“When I had to change the Clow Cards to Sakura Cards, Eriol would put me in situations where I needed to change a Card and give it a task so it could be done safely. Of course, I didn’t know it was Eriol at the time.” Sakura explained. “Releasing a Card without giving it any instructions can be dangerous, it could bolt or become confused and attack someone.”
“So you’re saying we have to complete whatever task has been set so we can move on?” Fujitaka asked.
“Technically, yes,” Kaho answered, “But it seems these tasks are meant for one person alone to accomplish.” She indicated that there were only two places on the track for runners.
“So one of you will have to decide which is going to race,” Tomoyo finished.
Something black and smoky appeared near the starting line of the track and looked over and them with a wicked grin, mouth full of razor sharp teeth.
“And that seems to be our opponent…” Fujitaka said grimly. “So, who shall run?”
Kaho back out immediately, knowing her stamina in running wouldn’t amount to anything, leaving it up to the man and young woman before her. Fujitaka dug into his pocket and produced a coin, flipping it to see who would race the smoky minion.
“Heads!” Sakura called out as her father flipped the coin. It flipped high above their heads before tumbling back towards the earth and into Fujitaka’s outstretched hand. He slapped on the back of his free and hand smirked.
“Tails.”
“Be careful,” Kaho murmured as Fujitaka stuffed the coin back into his pocket and strolled over to the starting line.
“Don’t worry too much,” Sakura said. “Dad’s the most athletic person in our family. If anything, he’s the best choice for this task.”
Kaho frowned, “That doesn’t make me any less worried.”
Fujitaka stood next to the grinning little devil for a moment as he watching the board light up with the English word, Ready
He stood ready as he waited for the board to change again, shuddering when the demon turned its demonic grin towards him.
Set
Both dropped to a runner’s ready stance and locked eyes on the board.
Go!!
Before he had even a chance to move the shadowy minion slammed into him, knocking Fujitaka to the floor and biting him on the arm. Sharp teeth easily tore into the flesh of his arm before tearing back, leaving him with a giant gash on his forearm near his elbow. Content in its attack, the minion started off, skipping merely down the track with a large, bloody grin spread across its dark face.
“Fujitaka!” Kaho shouted and ran for the starting line, Sakura at her heels. But before she could get much closer, shadowy vines shot from the floor and wrapped themselves tightly around Kaho and Sakura, knocking them to the floor and holding them in place. Tomoyo trotted over and tried to pull the vines from Sakura, but nothing would make them budge.
Ignoring his bleeding arm, Fujitaka stood and ran after the prancing minion. He easily blew by the little devil and took the lead, smiling to himself as sprinted a little farther ahead.
“That was too easy,” Tomoyo observed and watched the demon stop short. “Uh oh.”
“Look out behind you!” Kaho had wriggled free of the bindings around her mouth just in time to shout the warning.
Fujitaka looked behind him a second too late, the minion having flown up next to him and bit him in the calf. As had the first bite, this felt like millions of knives entering his flesh and a red hot temperature, sending him to the floor instantly. But with it’s deed done, the minion stood up and began its merry dance towards the finish line once again.
“No! Dad!” Sakura shouted, “You have to get up!” As she spoke, smoky vines wrapped around her mouth and cut off her ability to speak as had Kaho’s.
Fujitaka struggled to pull himself to his feet, his whole left side throbbing in a pain he’d never experienced before. It was like lightening was hitting him and not intending on stopping until he laid down and died. But he had no such intentions, and instead accepted the pain and continued to struggle along the track, again passing the frolicking demon and getting closer to the finish line. Again the minion sought its revenge and flew straight at him.
Shield yourself!! A voice cut through the pain filled haze of his mind and he threw up a sphere like shield around him as he ran and he heard the satisfying thud of the demon bouncing off of it.
I need you to concentrate, said the voice, Focus offensive energy in waves through your shield as you run. Can you do that for me? Fujitaka nodded. Do that, it may hold it off longer. He did so while running at a weak trot and heard another satisfying sound, that of the minion fizzing and popping as it hit the energized shield and exploded. Well that was easy… muttered the voice again and Fujitaka chuckled.
He stumbled to the finish line and collapsed on the other side. The sound of something snapping and disintegrating met his ear, then the sound of footsteps running in his direction. His daughter’s voice sounded like music.
“Dad! Are you all right?” Sakura asked as she skidded to a halt and knelt down next to him.
“I was just chewed on by a Gremlin! What do you think?” Fujitaka muttered, then jumped at the feeling of cool fingers on his arm and leg wounds.
“Shh, it’s just me,” Kaho murmured as she healed his wounds quickly.
“Am I going to have to sleep this off?” He asked.
“No,” she answered flatly.
“Good,” he said as he sat up to watch her work. Much to his surprise, the view was something interest. His wounds were knitting themselves back together as if someone had pressed the rewind button on a remote control. By the time they were closed, no scar remained and the blood was erased away as though it had never occurred. The only thing that gave it away was the tears in his clothes, which he was an easy price to pay considering what had just been under those tears.
“Thanks,” he flexed his arm and didn’t even find it stiff or sore.
“Sure,” she smiled, the looked up as a foreign sound reached her ears.
They looked around and found the source to be a pedestal appearing from underground, hold a shining crystal globe on top of it. Fujitaka stood up and walked over to the pedestal and found a message carved into the stone.
“For the one that succeeded, all you must do is crush the shining light to continue,” he read aloud. “Does that mean I have to crush this thing?” He asked as he picked up the golf ball sized spherical crystal in his hand and examined it.
“That would be my guess,” Kaho said as she read the note again.
He shrugged and added pressure to the globe in his palm and felt a satisfying crunch coming from it. He continued to add pressure and he felt it shatter in his fisted hand. They heard what sounded like a door sliding open as he dropped the shattered crystal shards to the ground and they looked around.
“Up there,” Sakura pointed up a flight of stone steps to a hole in the cavern wall.
Without speaking to each other, they began their trek down the next tunnel. As they walked through darkness, Fujitaka began to wonder who’s voice it had been that had prompted him to remember to use his shielding abilities as he ran.
That was me, came the voice again, but this time he recognized it and looked over at Kaho who was walking next to him. It’s all right, no one can hear me but you, and you can respond to me in the same way, I’ll make sure neither of them hear you.
It took him a moment to get used to the unfamiliar way of speaking, Did I know we could do this?
No, and I can’t do it with just anyone, Kaho told him.
How come? The man was curious.
Because I…um… she made a sound that seemed like she was clearing her throat, need to have had…intimate contact with the other person to be able to do this.
Intimate contact? When have we ever had…oh…he remembered the night before when she’d put him to sleep, the deed having needed to be done through a rather intimate kiss. He looked over at her and found her cheeks dusted with a light blush and he knew his probably looked the same. Well, it did come in handy.
Kaho gave him a small smile, We may yet have more use for it ahead.
I wouldn’t doubt it, Fujitaka said with a nod.
OOOO
LOL! Is my stretching things out before the final battle pissing you off yet? *giggles* It's coming soon, I promise. Two more chapters, then it starts, for real!
Scared yet? XD
Shreds please!
Author/Penname: Kainasilversbane
Rating:PG-13
Chapters: Chapter 11 (continued WIP)
Pairings: Fujitaka/Kaho centered
Summary: So the battle begins, falling through darkness, and tests for each. Will they pass them all, or go insane before they finish?
Warning, Notes: There's a Gremlins reference in there.
Link to previous chapter:http://community.livejournal.com/reviewers_inc/12262.html#cutid1
Disclaimer: Respective characters belong to CLAMP. The concept and design on the shadow minion was nicked from the Kingdom Hearts basic Heartless, so ownership could extend to Square Enix too, if you want to be anal about it. ^_~
Chapter 11
Kaho felt herself falling weightlessly for a long time. It was cold, but her body felt numb, limp and exhausted. Even the easiest task, such as opening her eyes, proved difficult. But when she finally managed, what she saw, was something she would never forget. They were falling through darkness, speckled with tiny white lights. Lights that some people would have called stars…if they had twinkled. No, these weren’t stars, they were souls. Souls that the demon had taken over time and had stored away. They were the source of his power, the reason why he was so strong here in England. And there were millions of them floating around them.
In there somewhere was Nakuru’s soul, along with the countless other victims that happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, as Kaho had been running by, trying to survive the demon’s onslaught of attacks.
She felt tears well up in her eyes, So many lost…how many of them were my fault…? The tears trickled down her face and sprinkled into the weightless darkness as she closed her eyes against the glow, trying to hide from the souls that watched at them as they fell.
Something dappled against his face as Fujitaka struggled to open his eyes. He too felt the cold, overpower darkness that they were floating through, and was having the same difficulties that Kaho had. When he felt the trickle of wetness hit his face, he somehow managed to pry his eyes open. He was surprised when he saw all of the brilliant little lights that surrounded them. He, unlike Kaho, had no idea what they were, or how they had any relationship to the demon, but seeing them had the same, unconscious effect. He couldn’t explain why the sight brought tears to his eyes, but they did all the same.
He cocked his head up to look down at the people falling in front of him, and noticed something glittering coming off of Kaho every once and a while. On closer inspection, he realized that they were tears, the same tears he was shedding now. He realized she had done the smart thing, she had closed her eyes against the brilliant, but upsetting beauty that they were falling through.
Fujitaka let his eyes fall closed as he sent up hopeful thoughts that their falling would end soon.
What he didn’t know was that beyond that point, he would wish he was still falling among those lost, and sometimes forgotten, souls.
OOOO
When they came to again, they had stopped falling, and were lying on a floor of smooth, gray, endless cold stone. Everywhere but right where the were was pitch black. Where they lay came was a small, bluish white glow that none of them could explain.
“What was that?” Sakura asked as they all sat up, some groaning in odd discomfort. “And what were all those lights?”
“What we fell through was a tunnel that led to the demon’s domain,” Kaho answered as she began to stand. “And those lights you saw are souls of the people he’s killed over the ages. By the number of them, you can get the idea that he’s quite old, and quite experienced at destruction.”
“Why are they all up there?” Tomoyo asked as she looked up, “Shouldn’t they have departed to wherever it is they go to?”
“Not if you are killed by a demon,” Kaho said as she formed a light-ball in her hand and looked around, trying to locate a path. “A demon hoards the souls that it kills, using them to strengthen its power.” She found a place where the stone walls fell away and slowly began walking, “The more souls there are, the more powerful the demon.”
“It hurt to look at them,” Fujitaka stated flatly.
“Yes, it does,” Kaho said as she walked on.
“Why?” Sakura asked. She too had felt the overwhelming sadness when she’d caught glimpses of the souls.
“What human would ever want to see a soul, who had done nothing wrong, lost and locked away, never allowed to be at piece?” Kaho asked.
“No sane one,” Fujitaka answered.
“Exactly,” Kaho said as she paused in her stride to look back at him with a nod before continuing on. “It’s part of who we are. Being human means you can empathize, and sympathize, with people. Feel and share their pain like it were your own, even if you’ve never experienced it yourself. Demons cannot. Of course they feel pain and sadness, but they thrive on those emotions, not like we humans do.”
“You know a lot about this,” Tomoyo stated.
“When you’re on the road, you learn things…” Kaho murmured. “From other people, and from yourself.”
The rest of group frowned at Kaho’s words, none of them having wished to come by such information, and how she had, and what she learned, made them wonder all the more as to what she had gone through.
When Sakura thought about it, she could still see the woman who had once been her teacher, her friend, and unknowingly, her guide as she had been collecting all of the Clow Cards. She had never once seen the woman as anything but placid or in some state of happiness. She couldn’t remember a time where the woman had gotten angry, or even had a frown on her face.
Now though, there seemed to be a darkness to her, not an evil darkness, but a depression that would never fade as long as she lived. Everything she had seen and gone through had created a new side to her personality, a side that had learned to cope with the horrors she had witnessed and helped her move forward. To some people, she would probably come off as being rather cold, but for the people who understood what she’d been through, would be able to see right through the reaction, and see just a normal person, trying to stay as sane as possible.
The group continued walking in silence until they started to see a dim light coming from far off. It was enough to keep their path lit and Kaho extinguished her little light-ball to conserve energy. As they drew nearer to the light source they began to see that it wasn’t a light, but an opening into a large cavern. When they stepped inside, they were mildly confused as to what they found.
“A racing track?” Sakura asked as they surveyed the room.
“In the middle of a cave?” Fujitaka was just as confused.
Kaho smiled, “Eriol is still in there somewhere.”
Sakura’s eyes brightened at the mentioning of the young man, “Like when he was helping me change my Cards into Sakura Cards.”
“Exactly,” Kaho nodded.
“Huh?” None of this was helping Fujitaka.
“When I had to change the Clow Cards to Sakura Cards, Eriol would put me in situations where I needed to change a Card and give it a task so it could be done safely. Of course, I didn’t know it was Eriol at the time.” Sakura explained. “Releasing a Card without giving it any instructions can be dangerous, it could bolt or become confused and attack someone.”
“So you’re saying we have to complete whatever task has been set so we can move on?” Fujitaka asked.
“Technically, yes,” Kaho answered, “But it seems these tasks are meant for one person alone to accomplish.” She indicated that there were only two places on the track for runners.
“So one of you will have to decide which is going to race,” Tomoyo finished.
Something black and smoky appeared near the starting line of the track and looked over and them with a wicked grin, mouth full of razor sharp teeth.
“And that seems to be our opponent…” Fujitaka said grimly. “So, who shall run?”
Kaho back out immediately, knowing her stamina in running wouldn’t amount to anything, leaving it up to the man and young woman before her. Fujitaka dug into his pocket and produced a coin, flipping it to see who would race the smoky minion.
“Heads!” Sakura called out as her father flipped the coin. It flipped high above their heads before tumbling back towards the earth and into Fujitaka’s outstretched hand. He slapped on the back of his free and hand smirked.
“Tails.”
“Be careful,” Kaho murmured as Fujitaka stuffed the coin back into his pocket and strolled over to the starting line.
“Don’t worry too much,” Sakura said. “Dad’s the most athletic person in our family. If anything, he’s the best choice for this task.”
Kaho frowned, “That doesn’t make me any less worried.”
Fujitaka stood next to the grinning little devil for a moment as he watching the board light up with the English word, Ready
He stood ready as he waited for the board to change again, shuddering when the demon turned its demonic grin towards him.
Set
Both dropped to a runner’s ready stance and locked eyes on the board.
Go!!
Before he had even a chance to move the shadowy minion slammed into him, knocking Fujitaka to the floor and biting him on the arm. Sharp teeth easily tore into the flesh of his arm before tearing back, leaving him with a giant gash on his forearm near his elbow. Content in its attack, the minion started off, skipping merely down the track with a large, bloody grin spread across its dark face.
“Fujitaka!” Kaho shouted and ran for the starting line, Sakura at her heels. But before she could get much closer, shadowy vines shot from the floor and wrapped themselves tightly around Kaho and Sakura, knocking them to the floor and holding them in place. Tomoyo trotted over and tried to pull the vines from Sakura, but nothing would make them budge.
Ignoring his bleeding arm, Fujitaka stood and ran after the prancing minion. He easily blew by the little devil and took the lead, smiling to himself as sprinted a little farther ahead.
“That was too easy,” Tomoyo observed and watched the demon stop short. “Uh oh.”
“Look out behind you!” Kaho had wriggled free of the bindings around her mouth just in time to shout the warning.
Fujitaka looked behind him a second too late, the minion having flown up next to him and bit him in the calf. As had the first bite, this felt like millions of knives entering his flesh and a red hot temperature, sending him to the floor instantly. But with it’s deed done, the minion stood up and began its merry dance towards the finish line once again.
“No! Dad!” Sakura shouted, “You have to get up!” As she spoke, smoky vines wrapped around her mouth and cut off her ability to speak as had Kaho’s.
Fujitaka struggled to pull himself to his feet, his whole left side throbbing in a pain he’d never experienced before. It was like lightening was hitting him and not intending on stopping until he laid down and died. But he had no such intentions, and instead accepted the pain and continued to struggle along the track, again passing the frolicking demon and getting closer to the finish line. Again the minion sought its revenge and flew straight at him.
Shield yourself!! A voice cut through the pain filled haze of his mind and he threw up a sphere like shield around him as he ran and he heard the satisfying thud of the demon bouncing off of it.
I need you to concentrate, said the voice, Focus offensive energy in waves through your shield as you run. Can you do that for me? Fujitaka nodded. Do that, it may hold it off longer. He did so while running at a weak trot and heard another satisfying sound, that of the minion fizzing and popping as it hit the energized shield and exploded. Well that was easy… muttered the voice again and Fujitaka chuckled.
He stumbled to the finish line and collapsed on the other side. The sound of something snapping and disintegrating met his ear, then the sound of footsteps running in his direction. His daughter’s voice sounded like music.
“Dad! Are you all right?” Sakura asked as she skidded to a halt and knelt down next to him.
“I was just chewed on by a Gremlin! What do you think?” Fujitaka muttered, then jumped at the feeling of cool fingers on his arm and leg wounds.
“Shh, it’s just me,” Kaho murmured as she healed his wounds quickly.
“Am I going to have to sleep this off?” He asked.
“No,” she answered flatly.
“Good,” he said as he sat up to watch her work. Much to his surprise, the view was something interest. His wounds were knitting themselves back together as if someone had pressed the rewind button on a remote control. By the time they were closed, no scar remained and the blood was erased away as though it had never occurred. The only thing that gave it away was the tears in his clothes, which he was an easy price to pay considering what had just been under those tears.
“Thanks,” he flexed his arm and didn’t even find it stiff or sore.
“Sure,” she smiled, the looked up as a foreign sound reached her ears.
They looked around and found the source to be a pedestal appearing from underground, hold a shining crystal globe on top of it. Fujitaka stood up and walked over to the pedestal and found a message carved into the stone.
“For the one that succeeded, all you must do is crush the shining light to continue,” he read aloud. “Does that mean I have to crush this thing?” He asked as he picked up the golf ball sized spherical crystal in his hand and examined it.
“That would be my guess,” Kaho said as she read the note again.
He shrugged and added pressure to the globe in his palm and felt a satisfying crunch coming from it. He continued to add pressure and he felt it shatter in his fisted hand. They heard what sounded like a door sliding open as he dropped the shattered crystal shards to the ground and they looked around.
“Up there,” Sakura pointed up a flight of stone steps to a hole in the cavern wall.
Without speaking to each other, they began their trek down the next tunnel. As they walked through darkness, Fujitaka began to wonder who’s voice it had been that had prompted him to remember to use his shielding abilities as he ran.
That was me, came the voice again, but this time he recognized it and looked over at Kaho who was walking next to him. It’s all right, no one can hear me but you, and you can respond to me in the same way, I’ll make sure neither of them hear you.
It took him a moment to get used to the unfamiliar way of speaking, Did I know we could do this?
No, and I can’t do it with just anyone, Kaho told him.
How come? The man was curious.
Because I…um… she made a sound that seemed like she was clearing her throat, need to have had…intimate contact with the other person to be able to do this.
Intimate contact? When have we ever had…oh…he remembered the night before when she’d put him to sleep, the deed having needed to be done through a rather intimate kiss. He looked over at her and found her cheeks dusted with a light blush and he knew his probably looked the same. Well, it did come in handy.
Kaho gave him a small smile, We may yet have more use for it ahead.
I wouldn’t doubt it, Fujitaka said with a nod.
OOOO
LOL! Is my stretching things out before the final battle pissing you off yet? *giggles* It's coming soon, I promise. Two more chapters, then it starts, for real!
Scared yet? XD
Shreds please!