Finalement, j'arrive avec des nouvelles histoires!! ^____________^ Yeah, this chapter is a teensy bit fantastical (and short), so please, bear an open mind!

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Chapter 11: The Savior

The pain that should've been flying through Haruka was numb to her, all she could think about was getting to Michi before the entire world was smoldered into ashes. A thin trail of blood dripped off her arm, staining the ground with life. A block away from Ryu's house, she could already see the looming darkness; an eerie shadow cast itself over the small cottage. Michi ...

Storming through the doors she came face to face with Michi, but this wasn't the Michi she remembered. Her eyes had lost the sparkle she fell in love with, and her voice became hollow and menacing. Get out. she growled in an almost inaudible voice. There was a small ritual being prepared in the room; the windows were sealed and a strange light in an intricate pattern was shining through the wooden planks. A small chest sat in the centre of the floor, with strange carvings all over it. No ... Haruka replied in a wavering voice. For a moment she had wished she sounded a little more sure of herself, but before she could contemplate it she was suddenly thrown back in a fury of winds, smashing through one of the drywalls and hitting the cupboard in one of the bedrooms. ... ouch ... she muttered, feeling blood oozing from her head. Shakily getting to her feet the blonde gritted through her teeth, I think you're gonna need this. Haruka held up the amulet, the fire sparkling off of it. Michi whirled around, shocked to see the woman still standing. If you want it, come and get it. Haruka growled. Michi glared at her and stormed in - literally, raging winds seemed to be following her everywhere the blonde noticed - and grabbed the poor mortal by her throat slamming her against the wall. Pitiful creatures ... she muttered, squeezing the life out of her. It's all yours. Haruka coughed out, holding up the amulet.

Michi reached to take it, and upon contact there was a burst of white light as the two life forces were connected. The chest cracked open as darkness was sucked into it, the storm outside slowly fading away. When all seemed calm outside, a large explosion sent the house in a million bits in all directions, the chest remaining intact in the middle of smoldering blocks.