Hiyashi's Death [Private]

[CookieFruit]

(Writer's block. Oh and if you live in my timezone, then Happy Thanksgiving )

"Alright. I understand." Mio nodded. She watched Skye as he lay on the ground, motionless. Anice was also squatting next to him while waiting for him to sit up. "Why is it," Mio began, "that his hat is so important?" she asked. She knew that it wasn't any of her business, but her curiosity sometimes made her worry to the extent of wanting to know other people's business.

When Mayia thanked him again, his face blushed a light pink. He chuckled silently before falling asleep himself, leaning his head against Mayia's. Syn was always so reassured whenever Mayia was sleeping. It made him feel comfortable and somehow made him also get tired.

[Mayiamaru]

(lol X3 It's November here XD)

Knight shrugged a bit at that question, and Hunter only knew that Skye was always so protective over it. Skye opened his eyes again with a rather upset gaze. "It... was my father's...." Skye said with a battle weakened voice, not allowing him to mention the last picture he ever drew hiding within the lining of that hat. It was the only documentation of how his parents looked while Mayia and him were small. Hunter understood right away, but Knight was still confused. "I saw him put it in a little cave before trying to... Uh... Break his legs..." Knight said lowly, rubbing the back of his head. "Well, seeing as he's here, that didn't work too well." Knight chuckled, trying to lighten the mood, though finding it awkward just standing here. Hunter wasn't surprised at that, grumbling quietly about everything that was happening. He knew that Skye would always wear it, even if it was really big on him when he got it, but he never thought that it belonged to Kai, his foster father. The man was a hunter, and that hat suited a sniper much better.

Mayia felt the pressure against her head. It was a bit uncomfortable, but moving her head a little allowed it to be comfortable enough for her to tolerate. She had turned quietly, her head against Syn's chest as she cuddled up against his chest with a smile that seemed to be permanent. To see someone other than Syn when she woke up would have been embarrassing beyond belief. She whimpered quietly, her hands flat against his stomach as she laid herself against him, her nightmare threatening to begin again.

[CookieFruit]

(Well yea, but what if you lived in a place where it was a different day then what day it is today? If that makes sense 0.o)

After Skye spoke, Anice covered his mouth with her hand in order to tell him not to talk. He was weak and hearing him speak in a feeble voice bothered her. It was quiet for a short moment until Mio looked at Knight. "If you were watching the whole time, why did you not help? Does it amuse you when people are hurt? Apparently so." Mio was about to snap at him for some odd reason. She wasn't really viscous to anyone but Knight.

Syn mumbled to himself when he slept, feeling Mayia move around. The scene was a bit awkward for him, but it didn't really matter in the end; they both seemed to be tired.

[Mayiamaru]

(.... It really doesn't o_e -Brain half melted-)

Skye wasn't one to flinch, but he did seem a bit unnerved with Anice's hand over his mouth. He wasn't able to do anything but watch her as her worried expression started to get to him. By this time, the twins became more worried about the village than with anything that was happening here and left to check up on Barak and the villagers. Knight was taken aback when Mio had snapped at him, so he really didn't notice much of what was happening with his hands up in defence. "H-Hey, don't look at me like that." He said in a rather panicky voice before he sighed and shoved his hands into his pockets, slumped back against a tree. "I can't really help while he's like that... He's a lot stronger than I am, and I can't hope to even stand in his presence when he fights with such... power." Knight said as if he was just a hopeless little thing with no hopes of being able to get bigger or better. Hunter knew the real reason wasn't shame, though. It was definitely fear. Without a word to the others, Hunter trotted away to retrieve Skye's hat. He'd let them deal with all this... drama...

Mayia was always shy around other people, even Skye, but there was something about Syn that calmed her down enough to actually sleep. She brought her hands closer to herself and yawned, cuddling against Syn as she unconsciously searched for some warmth. She was almost like a little kid when she was like this, and how she was when she woke up from a comfortable sleep was truly something to witness.

[CookieFruit]

(Hm....Well look at it like this. So I live in a place where it's....July 1st. And you live in a place where it's July 2nd. At the same time. Cause you know, timezones.....so......I don't know. What am I saying.)

Mio looked at Knight with a suspicious look in her eye, but decided to leave the conversation be until they knew what to do with the situation. "I see. Is that right? Well no matter. Nothing can be done about that now. We can just deal with the fact that you're too weak to stand up to your own brother." she said with a smirk and a sigh. She was teasing him, but it was only for her amusement. Moving on, she watched Anice and Skye nonchalantly, as if the whole thing was a show. They were both aware of the fact that Holly and Hailey went back to check up on the village, so there was nothing to rush about.

[Mayiamaru]

(X3 I get it [kind of] so I think that it's safe so say that we can move on before our brains explode XD)

Knight growled a little under his breath, but he really couldn't say anything to that, turning his head off towards the side and occasionally giving them all a little glare out of the corner of his eye. Mio really had quite the sharp tongue, even if she seemed to be nice. Like a butterfly with poisonous, dusty wings. "I did hear rumours, though... Ever hear of Rolen? He was a demon that kept souls that wandered. He probably changed his name by now, but he should look the same. Maybe if you find him, although getting to the realm of spirits is no walk in the park." Knight said, his sneaky and conniving ways finally paying off for something other than crime. He finally felt kind of bad for just hanging back for once. Doing this made him feel like he was making up for it.

Skye had gained a stoney look upon hearing that name. Rolen was the exact creature that had become his master, but he wasn't allowed to take any other creature into the Corridor of Shadows, or the Spirit Realm. He could get harshly punished for something like that, and he was sure that he had bent enough rules. The newly named Rolen was a ruthless man, and yet he was only slightly more lenient on Skye because of the destructive power that he was holding back.

[CookieFruit]

(Alright then xD I'll just move on with it)

"Rolen?" Mio repeated. "Rings a bell, but I cannot recall. Thank you for the information though, I'll be sure to make use of it." She then walked over to the cabin in order to make sure that Syn and Mayia were alright. They had been silent for a long time and it worried her, until she saw that they were resting soundly at the foot of the bed. The sky cleared up as well, for when the dark barrier disintegrated the rain had stopped along with it. "What to do...." she said aloud to herself. "I recall that one time where Mayia's soul had gotten trapped in the spirit realm, am I correct? Would that have anything to do with this?"

Anice eventually removed her hand from Skye's face, but something about the conversation made her feel uneasy. It gave away a foreshadowing hint that they were about to go on yet another dangerous task in which they barely manage to get out alive. She then sighed to herself, wondering what could be done. It was a fact that Anice had heard of the demon name before, but it was a terrible demon that she dared not go near if she ever came upon it.

[Mayiamaru]

Knight simply nodded quietly, spotting Hunter out of the corner of his eye as the large wolf padded into the area with Skye's hat on his head. It was a bit difficult to find a way to carry it, but seemed to be working swimmingly. The large wolf hunkered down at Skye's side and just slipped the hat off before trotting to Mio. If he had to choose, he preferred Mio over the others from Barak. She knew how to take charge, or at least she wasn't spineless and wimpy. Anice was just a little too quiet for him, and he got enough of that when he escorted Mayia through a crowd.

Mayia yawned lightly into her shoulder and cuddled up to Syn one last time before she opened her eyes to the sound of Mio's voice. There was a light blush across her cheeks as she glanced around the room, and when her eyes fell upon the door, she tilted her head curiously. She didn't remember being trapped in the spirit realm, but Hunter could understand what it was that Mio was getting at. Her consciousness sometimes did go there, but her memory of that place was very foggy. There were many things that she didn't know about her possession problem, but with two demons, at least one of them should have some kind of helpful information. Calling them forward would be rather difficult, though, if they didn't want to hurt her. Hunter, Skye and Knight were aware of this, but they weren't sure to admitting it to anyone.

Taking in a steady breath, Skye forced himself to sit up and coughed a few times from the strain that ran through his body like a bolt of electricity. "... The library..." He strained from his throat before breaking into a small fit of coughing. The information from the library would be useful, but he was getting at the portal at the back of the room. There was a tome that they could use to make that portal take them just about anywhere. It was a dangerous tool, but if they were successful, they could probably help. He was desperate, to say the least... He had been for a while. He didn't want the burden of knowing that he could end lives with just a flick of his wrist. He wanted to be happy. Not to have that horrible power under his belt.

"We should start off with something a little more within their league. Rushing isn't going to lift your curse any time soon." Hunter grumbled bitterly, upset with most of this little situation of theirs. It was going to be a while before anyone could have peace, and Skye was neglecting a few tidbits of information that just might save, or kill, them all. How these things worked out were a spectacle for bystanders, but Hunter didn't think that anyone else was going to see it his way. "Each village should have a tarot of some sort. Maybe the one from Barak really has some kind of connection to the realm of the spirits. If she's just a quack, then we'll see where we can go from her nonsense, if she can spew anything good." Hunter was getting testy, but at least he had ideas, his tail brushing against the grass in which he sat.

[CookieFruit]

(A tarot? Isn't that like a deck of cards?)

Feeling Mayia's movements, Syn awoke and sneezed. He turned to Mayia half-asleep to see what she was looking at outside. "What are they doing out there?" he asked uninterestedly. He yawned slightly and leaned his head on the bed while waiting for Mayia's answer.

Anice eyed Skye and sighed, seeing that whatever she did would not stop him from hurting himself. She decided to let him be until he finally rested. When she heard what Hunter had said, she became a bit frustrated with everything and walked towards Mio without saying a word. They were obviously going to back to the Skye's library and probably research the possible things they could do. That, or they would go to Barak and figure out something. Either way, the situation wasn't going to be left alone.

"The library?" Mio repeated. "What information would it give us?" With a minutes of silence, Anice then remembered the book she borrowed and reached into her small handbag behind her shirt to retrieve it. It was an interesting book, and if the story was going right then it had to have some sort of help in their mission.

[Mayiamaru]

(Yeah. It's a tool used by a fortune teller. Find the fortune teller, find the cards.)

Mayia flinched at the sound of a sneeze, glancing over at Syn and smiling a bit at his sleepy expression. It was rather cute, but there really wasn't much that she could say about it without getting embarrassed. "I can't hear… But I don't think it's too bad." She said unknowingly. She didn't know of anything that was happening outside of the cabin. She glanced over at Syn and leaned her head against his shoulder with a kind smile on her face. She yawned into her shoulder and nuzzled up against him, wanting to curl back up and fall asleep again.

Skye had run one of his hands around his neck. He had grabbed hold of something and ripped it from his neck, coughing a bit from the strain. In his hand he held a necklace with a strange emblem on it. It was the same mark that was painted on the floor of the library and on the book that was on the pedestal. "… Take this…" He said lowly, holding it out on the palm of his hand, coughing into his other arm. Hunter was confused about all this, his tail brushing against the floor. Skye took a little time to catch his breath before he could explain what was happening. "You cannot open the… passage without this… Please… be careful…" He huffed out quietly, trying to calm his nerves and give his throat a rest."Wait, you can't give them the key. They could die, you idiot! Are you that desp-" "Yes… I am…" Skye said lowly to Hunter, having placed his hands on the ground in front of him, having gotten on his knees and bowed his head low. He was setting aside his composure for help. It was just about time that he asked for it. He almost tried to kill them, and that made him realize just how much he needed help. Killing himself never worked before, so this was his last chance. He couldn't go into the spirit realm without getting forced back out when he wasn't called, so he couldn't do anything about that. "Please… Save me…"

Knight was shocked to see Skye doing something so humiliating… He always seemed to be the kind of person that tried to keep a dignified expression on his face no matter the situation. He had to be desperate to get down on his hands and knees like that. He never saw that before, and it really started to get him worried.