The Gathering of The God Chapter 2 |
"I.... I’m not a demon! And I’m surely not a beast!" The boy cried out in fear, as the townspeople surrounded him. "What’s going on?" Duo asked one woman, who glared at the cowering boy. "That boy! He’s a demon! He changed from an animal to a beast, as we saw him!" She cried out as Duo nodded. So this boy was a shapeshifter, and everyone thought he was a demon because of it. "Kill the beast!" "Take off his head!" "Death to the retched creature!" The boy whimpered, closing his eyes. Wufei looked at the boy in pity. "Leave him be." Wufei finally stated, earning a confused look from the boy. Wufei immediately fell in love with those tiger blue eyes. "He’s just a boy. He didn’t hurt anyone now did he?" The villagers said nothing as Wufei shoved past everyone, kneeling next to the boy. "Are you alright?" A nod. Duo watched, and couldn’t help but grinned. Was it just him or was he feeling a crush coming? Fei and the boy. Who would have known Fei was like that. He shrugged. The more the merrier he supposed. Smiling, he headed to the front. "Hey, is he alright Fei?" Wufei nodded. "Seems fine to me." Duo smiled. "Good to know. So, what’s your name?" Duo asked, ignoring the annoyed looks the townspeople were giving them. "It’s Ryo. Ryo Sanada." The boy stated as Wufei smiled. Ryo Sanada. What a pretty name. "Ryo, I think that we should get you out of here. Fei, take him to the entrance of the forest, I’m gonna get my stuff from the inn, and meet you there, alright?" Wufei nodded as he rose, then helped Ryo to his feet. "Don’t worry, we’re taking him away!" Duo stated as he, Wufei, and Ryo through the crowd. Splitting up, Duo headed back to the inn, as Wufei and Ryo headed to the forest to wait for him. "So, Ryo, why did you let yourself get caught shifting?" Ryo hung his head. "I didn’t mean to. You can go 12 hours not in your form, but then you have to change back. Even if you don’t want to, you automatically do. And I forgot how long I had been a cat, so I changed back in the middle of the town." Wufei nodded. "Well, are you traveling with anyone else?" Wufei asked as Ryo shook his head rapidly. "I was traveling with a friend, but he got sick." "Is he at a healer?" Ryo shook his head. "He... umm... died." Wufei gasped. "How? When? What did he have? Are you sick?" Ryo shook his head. "Nah, I’m fine. Just him. A Shapeshifter is really prized. For hunting. Someone poisoned him so that he’d die. With a special stone, you can force a shapeshifter to change against their will. So, hunters get these stones, hunt down the shapeshifters, kill them, and then change them into whatever animal’s fur is going for the most. Kinda like a vampire hunter, but they just kill because they want to. And Werewolf hunters too. I guess we’re all being hunted in a way." "Well, if it makes you feel better, I’m being hunted too." Ryo gave him a quizzical look. "You are?" Wufei nodded. "I’m the last active Summoner." Ryo nodded. "It feels good not to be alone." Ryo stated as Wufei nodded. "Duo is too. I really don’t know why, but someone’s out for his blood." Ryo nodded. "I guess it’s a hunt or be hunted world, isn’t it?" Wufei merely nodded. The two sat in silence for a few minutes, until a loud cry erupted through the land. Wufei’s eyes widened. "Damn it! They’re back. Ryo, stay with me, I don’t want you hurt." Ryo nodded, his eyes widened. Again, Wufei wrapped his hands around the stone. "Goddess of the wind, send me your mighty beast! I praise thee!" Ryo watched in shock as Wufei began to glow a soft, baby blue, as a large Pegasus appeared before them. "Come on Ryo, get on!" Wufei leapt on, reaching down and grabbing Ryo, hoisting the boy into the creature. Instinctively, Ryo’s arms wrapped around Wufei’s slender waist, as they took to flight. "What about Duo?" Ryo asked as Wufei sighed. "We’ll come back and get him later. Right now lets worry about saving our own hides." Ryo nodded, holding on tighter to Wufei as the horse flew rapidly through the trees, ducking branches. "Just hold on Ryo. All we have to do is get far enough ahead that we can circle around without going noticed, alright?" Ryo noticed. "Well, hold on!" Wufei cried out as they dove straight down. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Ok, where did they go? I bet they ditched me to go do something x-rated! Heh heh heh, naughty!" Duo laughed to himself as he leaned against a tree, waiting for them to return. No matter how much Wufei was annoyed with him, the boy would be back. He’d promised to stay with Duo till he found his brother, and he would. Duo sat, lost in thought, until suddenly he was pulled close to someone, a mouth clamping down on his neck, a twin needle prick shooting into his neck. He gasped in shock, forgetting how to move. He was jolted out of his stupor though, as he was shoved against the tree. He opened his eyes to see the man he had ran into as he had left the inn right before meeting Wufei, hacking and coughing up blood. Duo’s blood. "Eww! Gross! Nasty!" The boy continued gagging as blood dripped down his fangs. "Me and my curiosity! I should have known that a non-human would taste awful! Sickening!" The boy wiped his mouth, still struggling to get over the nauseating taste in his mouth. "What do you mean non-human?" The boy rolled his eyes. "I think you know what you are. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get some nice good tasting blood to get this nasty flavor out of my mouth!" "Wait!" Duo cried out, but the boy was already gone. "Damn that sucked. First he bites me, then he throws me against the tree, and then he tells me that I’m not a human. And I don’t see Fei and Ryo anywhere. This has been one crappy day." Walking over to a rock, he sat down and waited for the other two to return. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "That was so cool!" Ryo stated, stroking the Pegasus as Wufei nodded. "Yeah, but now we need to find Maxwell." Ryo nodded as Wufei closed his eyes, summoning back the creature. Ryo whimpered in protest, but said nothing. "Well, he’s got to be around here somewhere. I mean, he’s Maxwell. How far could he have gotten?" Ryo smiled. "Does he annoy you that much?" Wufei snickered. "If only you knew. And I’ve only know him for one and a half days." Ryo smiled. "Well, why don’t I turn into a hound and try to smell him out?" "I don’t have anything you could get the scent from." Ryo nodded. "True. Well, let’s just walk around then. Scan the area since he was supposed to meet us here." Wufei nodded in agreement as the two walked around, until Ryo stopped. "I smell blood." He whispered solemnly, as Wufei’s eyes widened. "What if something...?" Ryo shook his head. "No. Don’t think like that. Let’s just check it out. It might be like, a dead animal or something." Wufei took a deep breath and nodded. "Let’s just check it out." Ryo nodded as they walked in the direction of the retched smell. "Duo?" Wufei asked as they entered the clearing. "There you guys are! I’ve been waiting for you!" Wufei sighed in relief. But there was blood on Duo now that he looked closer. "Duo, are you bleeding?" He asked in concern as Duo shrugged. "Got bitten by a vampire. He didn’t take much though, because he said non-humans taste nasty." "Non-human?" "Exactly what I said." Ryo shrugged. "Vampires are weird. Don’t let it bother you." Duo nodded. "Well, I guess that we should try to head out to another town so we can get there before nightfall." The other two nodded in agreement to Wufei’s suggestion, as they rose to their feet. "Well, Duo, why don’t we find a creek, get you cleaned up, and then we can head to the next town?" Duo nodded. "Yeah, dried blood does not feel good, nor does it look good." Slowly, the group trudged out in pursuit of a creek. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Zechs, you are going to go down to Earth, and you are going to make sure that the prophecy is fulfilled. The reason Light and Dark were created as children was to prevent this from ever happening. Children don’t want to go to Earth. And then you sent them down. And you are not going down alone. You are taking someone with you." Zechs groaned. "Please say Love! Sally doesn’t hate me!" Treize shook his head. "Wisdom." "NO!" Zechs cried out as Noin appeared. "Aww... is that a way to treat the smartest goddess?" She teased, batting her lashes. Zechs whimpered, falling to his knees. "Please! Treize! I’ll do anything! Just don’t send me down with her!" Treize shook his head. "You’re going. Now. Noin, you keep him in line." She nodded, prostrating in front of their leader. "I’ll watch the dumb baboon for you sir." Treize smiled. "Well, Darkness is in the "Forest of the Knights". I have no idea where Light is. Find him please, you have to make sure that he’s alright." Noin nodded. "And no coming back until your job is complete." Zechs cried out once more. "NO!" Noin grinned devilishly. "I guess it’s just you and me then hon." Zechs whimpered again, as Noin took his hand. "We will not fail you sir." And then they were gone. "Zechs, you better not screw this one up..." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Guys, does anyone here have any idea of where we are?" Duo asked as Wufei shrugged. "We’re in the "Forest of the Nights"." Duo snickered. "What a creative name." Ryo rolled his eyes, as he looked up. "Duo, can you see the sun?" Duo glanced up and shook his head. "No. But what does that have to do with the lame name.... Oh. I get it now!" Wufei said nothing, resisting the urge to reach around Ryo and smack Duo. "Well, I think that we should go.... Uh.... This way!" Sighing, Wufei decided not to challenge the idiotic leader of their group. The group continued until Ryo froze. "Umm... guys." Duo and Wufei turned to him. "I think I made a mistake." "What do you mean?" "It’s the "Forest of the Knights", not "Nights"." "And...?" Ryo pointed ahead where a group of over 30 knights stood atop their horses, the lead one with a small, cloaked boy behind him. "Uh... shit?" Duo stated as the other two nodded. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Stupid Treize sending me down with stupid Noin to retrieve the stupid Darkness." "Hey. Light’s not dumb." She pointed out as Zechs sighed. "Whatever. I don’t care if he’s smart. I’m mad at him." "Why, because you sent him down to Earth to be born to a slightly insane woman?" "Stop being smart. Stupid Wisdom." "Stop bitching at me! I’m not the one who sent them down here in the first place." She stated as Zechs groaned. "You’ve already used that one. Think of a different insult." "Aww, but that one works SO well for the idiotic thing that you’ve done!" She laughed. "Go to hell Noin." "Sorry, I’m a goddess. I can’t." Zechs kindly gave her the middle finger, as she laughed. "Is that the way to treat a lady?’ "When it’s you, yes." She laughed. They walked in silence from there on, until some time later Zechs finally spoke. "You like me, don’t you? I’ve always heard that if someone insults you, they like you. I’m sorry, but I don’t go with women." Noin laughed. "Zechs, I’m a lesbian. I don’t find you even the slightest bit attractive." Zechs gasped. "What?" She laughed. "And you wonder why Love, Knowledge, and I are always together." Zechs grinned. "So, when did you decide to be that way?" Lost in conversation, they never noticed Duo, Ryo, and Wufei as they continued walking past the group. "Well, I decided... wait a minute. We have to find Darkness. We don’t have time for this kind of conversation." Zechs shrugged. "True." Both became silent once more. "Were you trying to ignore my question? I mean, the boy’s not around." She shook her head. "That’s not true! Well, it kinda is. You were asking some personal stuff." Zechs grinned. "I’ll be nice." She nodded. "You better be." With a soft smile, they continued walking. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Sage, are you ok?" Sage looked up at Relena and smiled. "I’m fine. Miss Dorothy just got a little mad." "Don’t tell me that you broke out again." He hung his head. "I feel alone in here. I don’t want to be alone anymore." Relena walked into the cell, wrapping her arms around him. "I’m sorry you have to be alone. I wouldn’t want to be alone either, yet there’s nothing I or you can do about it." He nodded, resting his head on the woman’s shoulder. "Mom, I wanna leave. I’m seventeen and I haven’t even left this building. What do birds sound like? What do dogs feel like? Are they soft? What are men like?" Relena gave him a curious look. "What do you mean by that?" Sage sighed. "I was raised by women. I’m not allowed near any of the male guards, or near any man. I mean, I’ve seen them before, but what are they like?" Relena pulled him closer. "Men are like yourself. But you’re kinder. You’re a god Sage." "What?" Sage asked as Relena held him closer. "Nothing Sage. Nothing. A man you ask? A man is much different then a woman. A man is not as soft, yet pleasantly. And, well, it’s hard to explain. Maybe you’ll meet one before... Never mind." Sage smiled, resting his head on her breast. "Do you think I’ll ever meet a man?" He asked as she smiled, running her fingers through his silky bangs, the rest pulled back in a braid. "I hope you do honey. I hope you get out of here to hear the birds, stroke an animal and... meet a man. I hope you can see the world. Don’t lose out like I did." Sage glanced up at here. "You can come with me mom! See the world with me." She smiled, giving his forehead a soft kiss. "You see the world without me. Now, why don’t you get some rest? Don’t think too hard about the world. Now, go to sleep hon." He nodded as she laid him down, pulling the blanket over him and kissing his forehead. "Go to sleep baby." Sage nodded. "Thanks mom..." He stated, before drifting into sleep.
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End of Chapter 2.... |
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