Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale's Last Requiem ❯ Atlr: Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
(Gah...How was your christmas?! Mine was great! Hopefully I'll get some art up here with some of my new stuff hint hint.
"-talking
'-thinking)

She woke up later afterwards, her face was still burried in his shoulder. The scent of his clothes was comforting in a way,and she sighed. She sat straight up on her bed. She looked at the door when she hear knocking.

"Saria!"

It was Alita. She crept off the bed and to the door.

"Yes?"

"We're going to go soon..."

She pushed the door open farther so she could step in completely and reclose the door. She stared at Diablos sitting slanting. With the bed pushed up against the wall he was leaning against it at an odd angle that seemed most uncomfortable. She laughed softly and looked at Saria.

"Okay...now we have to work on you."

She pulled out a non-princess more normal looking things and gave then to Saria to change into. When she was done she was dressed in a light brown t-shirt, green baggy pants tucked into black knee high boots and covered in a brown leather like sleevless dress up a tad higher from where her boots started with slits up the side only so she could move freely with her pants and shirt under it. A green sache was tied loosely around her waist. Alita started pulling her hari back in a very very loose braid. She clipped on a black choker and her pocket watch around her neck.Saria walked over to Diablos with her back to the wall so she could could try to scare him. She reached over to scare him..

"That's getting very old!"

"Gah!"

She slammed her elbows into the stone wall behind her.

"Ow....yeah well do you always sleep late?!"

"I wasn't sleeping"

"Pervert!"

She slammed her boot clad foot into his stomache. He grabbed her ankle and heel before in came in contact with his stomache.

"God..I wasn't looking...and even if I did, I probably wouldn't like it anyway."

"Does that mean you're gay?!"

"No, I'm just not as perverted as you think. Nice outfit. Are we ready now?"

"I don't know ask Ali.................t-ta......"

They both looked at Alita. She had a long brown sleeveless dress and a dark red pair of boots with dim gold guantlets. Her hair was completely straight and reached about her elbow, longer than Saria guessed. Saria gaped in awe.

"D...is everything still coming?"

He nodded silently.

"How....what's still coming?"

Alita looked at Diablos seriously and then smiled at Saria.

"Just some things. Now lets get going before Froto awakens"

Alita grabbed Saria's wrist and notioned for Diablos to follow in which he did. After she led them out of the castle she walked to the fountain in the middle of town square.

"You two stay here. I need to get some things."

She gave a serious glance at Diablos and walked off into the crowd of people. Saria glanced down into the fountain and stood up on the wall of the fountain holding the water in. She grabbed the watch on her neck and fiddled with it looking into the crystal clear water reflecting her every move. She sat down on the wall and looked into the water. She stuck a finger in it and made a small whirlpool with it. She lifted her finger slowly as the whirlpool only got faster. Water followed her finger until she stopped. The water under her finger looked like someone dancing. Diablos was watching the whole time. She stopped it by scraping it away with the same hand.

"How...did..you..."

Saria laughed when he asked the question.

"Water sprites. I fell into a lake one day when I was 5..."

"Im back!"

Alita emerged from the shadows carrying 3 boxes.

-Somewhere Far Away-

"Sire..."

Hissed a hoarse voice bowing down in a very dim room.

"What is it?"

Replied a voice, the message still echoing in the room.

"It has surfaced"

"You know what to do...but lets have a little fun before we complete the task shall we?"

"Hehehe.....yes Master.."

-Meanwhile-

"C'mon, let's go"

Diablos motioned them to follow him outside of town.

"Where are we going Diablos?"

Saria looked at him as they walked into the forest.

"You do know there are monsters here!?"

-30 minutes later-

"Dammit....my wards wearing off D"

Saria looked at Alita. She was doubled over on the ground. She pushed herself back against the tree.

"....Ward?"

Saria was puzzled she had no idea what was going on.

"Haven't you noticed there haven't been any monsters yet Saria?"

Diablos questioned as he sat next to Alita.

"I thought it was strange, but why are we out here?!"

"Saria....Kano....has...reawakened..."

"Kano?"

Diablos hesitated to finish what Alita start but did it anyway. Alita sighed and closed her eyes.

"Kano is awake again...the castle is full of demons..."

Diablos started but Saria intervened.

"I..thought Kano was a peaceful country..or so I was told"

"-sigh- Then I'll explain from the beginning....Peaceful was once a word for that place. Until Count Gareau, a vampire, began to reside in the castle. That is when it became dark. He had many wives, he lived for a lifespan of 4,000 years,until 20 years ago he married a Sorceress Satchiora. He didn't make this one into a vampire like the rest who had grown more paler and lifeless until their death. They had 2 sons....one was I think...Alucard, he was more vampire than human..he was poisoned by his father's ordeals,and was a few year older than his brother. He second son...the name slips my mind now..ran away from the castle, his half human frailty caused him to run from his family...and now.....Gareau is going to expand his territory to the whole world and submerge into darkness..and we're going to stop it."

Saria sat there stunned, the sudden load of information to head.

"A-a-a-alright then....but-"

"No more questions"

Diablos opened the box, he pulled out a pair of bladed rings with handles, and double blade fitted out over it. He passed them to Saria.

"Here"

"I don't know how to use these"

"You'll learn in time"

"-sigh-....alright.."

She glanced at Alita who was up again and pulled out a doubled edge scimitar.

"Alright Saria, lets try your mew weapon out"

"Wait! I don't-I can't-and you're......oh my god...."

"God sister get on with it!"

Alita turned around to where Saria was looking at and she stepped back.

"D!"

A winged beast screeched when he saw them. Saria felt her stomache twist, and Diablos pulled out his long sword and gritted his teeth.She gulped down a dry throat as it stepped towards her.

"Saria move!"

"Sister!!"

Saria started running away, the monster following behind. She stopped at a cliff edge sending a couple of rocks down into the lake below. She turned around the monster 10 feet away from her took flight above and dove at her. She stepped back, through there was anything to step back on she fell backwards. She looked at Alita and Diablos for the last split seconds they were in view as the monster followed. Alita ran to the edge to watch the last splash from the monster fade into ripples. Diablos did the same. She clenched her fist.

"Dammit......dammit....dammit.......Dammit Sister!"

A loud screech came from the lake. The winged creature emerged from the lake dragging Saria, of which who was hanging onto it's foot. She let go and landed on one of the flat rocks sticking out of the lake. She held both hands out together the chakras floating and spinning around her wrists. Sparks started, sparks of electric current were cracking until a giant spark formed within the palms of her hand and got bigger, several small spark were still fizzing as she aimed for the flying went monster. Diablos and Alita were watching,almost speechless.

Saria released the giant electric spark, as it hit the monster a stream of lightning strayed from clear clouds and slammed into the creature. It's last moments of life it plunged at her, claws extended. She held her chakras and threw one, cutting one of the creature's "arms" off. It reached her and jabbed 2 claws into her shoulder before she could move completely out of the way. It hit the water, screeching even louder as the water only electricuted him farther until the affect killed him. She sighed heavily, covered in a green blood from the monster, she was revolted by it. Just happy to be alive...

"Saria!!"

Alita's scream intreruppted her thoughts as she looked up. She was on her back on the rock, which she hadn't noticed, when the monster clawed her, it pretty much pinned into the tall rock. One of her arms and both of her legs were hanging of the edges on it as she sat up. She winced she cut of her shoulder and had a deep gash on the bottom of her right cheek, lucky enough it wasn't any closer to the throat area. She stood up very klumsily and jumped onto other rocks until she was on the the the edge of the water. She jumped and climbed her way back up to them. Her sister then hastily pulling her up when she got near.

"Are you alright?! Of course you're not your hurt!!"

Saria started laughing, Alita obviously turned away from her dissaproving of Saria's actions. Saria winced and stopped laughing.

".....How did you do that?"

Diablos intervened, then it occured to her...he didn't seemed worried for her much or if even at all.

"Do what?"

"Magic..."

"I..uh...."

She looked down and looked back up and smiled.

"I guess instinct.."

"You got cut up badly.."

"Well it doesn't hurt as much as you think"

"Still we need to cover it up!!"

Alita intervened.

"I'll do it..."

Saria looked at Diablos, and fell back on the grass. Alita turned to her with shock.

"Saria!....."

She could barley hear Alita as she passed out.

"What's wrong with her?"

"She been through alot today...I'm puzzled though...usually you just don't encounter one monster, or it will try to attack everything.."

"Maybe it was because she was running?"

"Maybe.."

-The Next Morning-

"Mmm..."

Saria woke up, she was bandaged and still tired.Her shirt was torn on the shoulder were the bandage was. She looked around Alita was asleep on a tree branch and she was sitting at the base of the tree, but Diablos wasn't in view. She stood up yawned and stretched, then feeling the consequences for that last action, her arm jolted in slight pain, she wanted to know how Diablos did it but, not right now. She was too hungry. She grabbed a long stick used her chakra to sharpen the end and stepped to the water. She tooked off her boots,watch, and over leather dress. She stepped into the water, fish swimming around her feet. After a while she caught 3 fish and went back to the shore. She started a tiny fire and cooked them and cut the up. She didn't like fish much, only sushi. But she didn't know how to make it like the chefs at the castle did.

"Good morning.....you went fishing?"

Saria looked up at D and smirked.

"Morning, and yes I did so, hungry?"

He nodded and sat down. She handed him a stick with cooked fish on it, and flintched. He looked at her shoulder, the bandage was soaked with her blood, he put the bandage on after she passed out, but the wound of serious, because the claws went straight through. He reached over and peeled away the bandage on the bottom on her right cheek. It was just a scar. He grabbed some other bandages.

"How do you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Heal people I suppose.."

He pulled off the bandage on her shoulder as she winced.

"Owww.."

"Whining won't help"

"Meanie.."

There were two large punctures in her shoulder that made her shudder. He grabbed a bandage at his side and he touched the would softly.

"Gah!"

She grimaced and gritted her teeth. He knew it hurt alot, but pain never stayed with him long because of what he was.

"Please...don't do that...."

She looked at him, and gulped knowing it would get more painful, and closed her eyes. He snatched a cloth at his side as well and wet it and dabbed in on her shoulder so it would clean up some of the dried blood. She didn't make a sound as she stared at the ground. He looked at her dripping an odd substance on the bandage than placing it on her shoulder.

-Somewhere Near By-

"There's out....target young master.."

Whispered a hoased voice.

"Hmm...interesting...I'll take care of this one..."

Another voice answered.

"But.."

-Meanwhile-

"Exactly how are we going to save to the world persay from Gareau?"

"Kill him"

"That easy huh?"

"Hahahahaha.....Brother, it isn't such an easy task!"

A tall figure stepped out from behind the tree. His long black cap fully covering him unabling to see what was underneath it. He long dim white hair scattered across it. The hair color wasn't from old age, it just was. His eyes were green and seemed to pierce through flesh. He was somewhat pale. He smirked, his vampire teeth stuck out as he stepped toward them.

"...Alucard.."

"That's all I get after 10 years?"

"..9.."

"Ok, alright. 9 years. But is that any way to greet me?"

"Yes, you deserve less excuse me"

"Well that isn't nice."

Saria sat there in complete awe...'Alucard....and Diablos is his brother...then Diablos wants to kill his father and I...can't do that..'

"Now I see what you two see in her.."

Alucard looked at Saria, his smirk still plastered on his face. She stood up with her chakras ready to fight. Diablos followed but stepped infront of her.

"Two?.."

"Oh yes Diablos, why our old man has been watching you. And we have been quite amused with what you've been doing latley.."

He vanished, as Diablos and Saria looked around in amazement.

"Guys what's going on?"

Alita was up late the night before and therefore, slept late. Alucard rematerialized behind Saria and placed his hand on her shoulder making her flintch again in pain. Diablos stepped forward to grab her away, but Alucard clutched her shoulder tighter making her expression

"Who is that?And what the hell is he doing to Saria!?"

"Alucard.......let her go"

"Now brother, I believe Alita deserves a proper introduction!"

"Stop calling me your brother! I'm disgraced to carry such a title!"

"Hmm...wrong answer....."

He glared at his brother, several creatures stepped out from the shadows with scythes and daggers.

"Alucard!!"

Alucard only laughed. Saria looked at all of them. She slid her chakra's over her wrists and closed her eyes, Alucard totally oblivious to her actions.'Craft this spell from the fire, weave it well, weave it higher. Weave it now of shining flame...' The small fire used to cook the fish covered all three of them driving the creatures back into the forests and making Alucard let get go.

"Ah, so she knows some tricks eh?"

He pushed through the fire, grabbing her shoulder once more, driving his gloved fingers into the wound make her cry aloud as Alita watched it disgust and Diablos in hate.

"Ah....yomeii...k-ku..baku...monai!"
(Yomeiikubakimonai= You're days are numbered)

"Oh really?"

Diablos grinded his teeth back and forth, griping the hilt of his sword.
Alita started feeling sick, she had her double edged scythe in her hand. The timing was all wrong. She should have taught her how to fight instead of springing it on her like that.

"Well it's been real D"

"Alucard!"

"Miss me already? But I haven't even left!"

"Sister!"

"He..he...Father isn't happy with what you are concaucting D...come back to us.....stop this pointless acting"

"No..."

"Suit yourself!"

He vanished once again. The fire burned out as the dissapeared.

"It's all my fault!"

Alita hit the ground with a thud and covered her face with her hands.

"It's not..it's nobody's fault. Now lets go."

"Where?"

"To the Kano where else, we just need to get past the moutains, that why you kingdom was basically the first on his list"

"Alright. But what will he do to her?"

"I don't know,that why we should get there as soon as possible."

"Right."

(Happy New Years! Hope you had a good one. I wrote half of this last year and walked around my house dancing with my dog and sat down at 1:15, and started typin again. By the way, I do this all off my head, There is no rough copy, thats why it basically lacks original idea for the most part. Please review.
-Wu Mei)