Tamotsu-
I was helping ariel along to get to who-knows-where and thinking of how i had let kasumi down when ariel suddenly collasped.
At first i was surprised and could only gape as she slid to the ground but i recovered when she blacked out.
I didnt even bother to try and wake her, instead i pressed my left hand to her head and closed my eyes.
There seemed to be an odd substance flowing through her blood stream. Why hadnt i checked for poison?!
Throwing my gaze about the forest floor, i located a familiar plant that might help and grabbed it. I then ripped up the herb and mixed it in water from a random canteen i always carried with me.
"ariel," i whispered although i doubt she could hear me,"i need you to try and swallow this."
I poured the herb water in her mouth and closed her jaws. She was able to swallow it so that meant she was a bit conscious and not in a coma or anything.
Laying my hand on her head again, i checked her status and realized that the juice was helping to slow the poison just as i had hoped it would.
Was kasumi poisoned too?!
Kasumi-
After kurtz admitted that ariel and i were poisoned, i began to feel a dizziness come over me but i fought it.
"just tell me the cure," i growled at him through gritted teeth.
He laughed cruely for a man with only one working limb, "now we both know that if i do that, ill probably wind up dead!"
The world began to spin beneath me but i steadied myself and hissed, "what do you propose then?!"
"give me your word and honor that if i give you the cure, youll allow me to live," he said with an evil smile.
I narrowed my eyes and replied, "And how am i to know if that potion will cure us?"
Kurtz just shrugged and said, "youll have to trust my word and honor as well!"
I was still skeptic but my sightwas fading so i said deal and took the two bottles he produced.
With that, i drank one quickly and glared at him, "you better hope you dont cross me again although i doubt that we wont."
He shrugged and laughed, "That was well met for an amateur!"
I picked up a rock and chucked it at his head. Aditi stepped forward again.
"if you dont kill him, i will," she said in an almost monotone voice as she pulled out her pearl gun.
Glaring, i relpied, "i swore not to kill him today and i dont go back on my word."
Aditi shrugged and said ,"too bad."
Kurtz laughed and said something to aditi about morals but i was already sprinting to fing ariel and hive her the cure.
The last thing i heard from there was a blam and then silence.
Name: Artemis
Type of Animal: Arctic Wolf
Looks: Usually wears white (it’s her favorite color). Most of the time she prefers to wear a white dress with a silver band tied around her waist. These are her normal clothes – but for anything strenuous and such she has leggings (also white) on underneath the dress.
What They Look Like As A Animal: Her animal form is that of a beautiful pure white wolf.
Age: 15
Eye Color: ocean blue
Hair: White – long, reaches the back of her knees
Personality: Artemis is a gentle, kind girl. She’s shy though, and doesn’t talk much. She likes people, but is afraid to be the first to speak.
Gender: Female
Past: Artemis was abandoned young when her family was caught by humans and killed. She alone escaped, and ran to another wolf village for help. She was taken in and raised as one of their own.
Relation Ship: Another of the wolf boys from her adoptive village. His name is Apollo – he is a red wolf and the same age as Artemis. He is Artemis’ closest friend, since he’s just as shy as she is.
Family: Letona (mother/deceased), Cairo (father/deceased), Maria(twin sister/deceased)
Tomatsu was helping me walk, to where neither of us were sure. I felt so unsettled about Kasumi going after Kurtz. He was so resourceful; I just prayed she would be ok. Tomatsu seemed to have faith in her. It's not that I didn't too, because I did, but I couldn't help but worry about her.
I noticed that the ground was starting to move, as though an earthquake was rushing over the ground. But, Tomatsu was still walking normally. Was I the only one who noticed this? As we kept walking, my head began to spin. I stopped and held my head, trying to catch my breath, but air seemed to be cutting off.
I fell to my knees. I grabbed Tomatsu's arm as I fell to the ground. I wasn't going to die here, I wanted to fight off the pain that had enveloped me, but it wasn't easy. Kurtz had poisoned me.
I closed my eyes, and the darkness engulfed me.
Continue?
Ariel was just about ready to faint and i probably didnt look so good myself.
Tamotsu leaned over and quickly bound my wound after carefully extracting an odd gold bullet. Then he tended to ariel.
Tamotsu!
"TAMOTSU!" i practically screamed and hit him on the head, "where the h*ll did you disappear to?!"
He stared at me blankly then replied, "oh, well i got held up for a moment."
"geez! You disappeared when i needed you!" i told him.
He turned his gaze back to ariel but said to me," im sorry."
Sighing, i patted his back and said,"its alright."
I got up and picked up Anuklusmos which was lying a little beyond ariel.
"we have to go," said ariel,"kurtz will be back and he'll bring more men this time."
I looked at her, "ah, so you DO know him."
She nodded but didnt explain and i didnt pry. When Tamotsu had finished his handiwork, i tapped his shoulder and looked toward the trees.
He nodded and started to get up but i shook my head.
"what are you doing?" asked ariel as she looked back and forth between us.
"im going after your little friend while you two stay here," i told her as i walked the path i believed that kurtz took.
She looked startled and started, "But he'll kill you! He's already won so-"
"dont bother. Once kasumis mind is set, theres no stopping her," tamotsu said with a sigh.
That made me smile so i turned around and said, "you got that right! But once again, ariel, i'm sorry. I have to kill that man."
I didnt wait for a reply and ran off in my chosen direction.
After a while, i stopped to listen. It was then that i heard steady footsteps following me so i whipped around and jumped into a tree.
"i thought i had killed you, little girl!" kurtz called up into my tree.
I smiled and bared my fangs, "cats have 9 lives; kasumi has unlimited!"
He pulled out his guns and laughed coldly. I had to finish him!
I pretended to charge with my sword and he met this move with a few bullets. I feinted and dodged and quickly slipped behind him. He whirled around to face my but i was already behind him again.
I used my sword to slice the muscles in his legs and one arm.
He fell to the ground still cackling, "youre not bad little girl but why not render both my arms useless?"
I smiled and answered, "i have a set oof morals and one is to never kill an unarmed person. You see you can still use your one gun."
I stepped closer and replaced my human nails with Soricid claws that glistened blood red.
Seeing his end, kurtz shot his last bullet but i tilted my head to avoid it. Leaning in, i whispered "Are you even worth my energy?"
"why dont you kill him already?" came a voice.
I turned my head to see aditi leaning against a tree.
"dont kill me!" said kurtz but not begging, "after all if im dead, yoy wont have a cure!"
I looked at him in surprise.
He laughed, "I see you dont know yet. I poisoned both you and dear ariel."
My eyes widened.
~Sora
I flew after them and looked down. I could hear the guns and could smell blood again.
I saw a shape come up beside me and at first I thought it was an enemy but when it talked I recognized the voice.
"Abby? Is everything OK?" I asked she seemed shocked and in a hurry. "Yeah! A-Alissa! S-She's shot!" She said and flew back down to Alissa.
But before she could land a gun went off and she let out a screech and dropped down. Thank god Ariel caught her before she fell all the way.
I located the head of the group because they were moving faster and didn't know that some were getting behind.
"SKY!" I screamed and looked around for her because I saw her and David take off once the hunters attacked.
~Sky
I ran beside David and we stopped and waited. We scrabbled under a bush and pressed our self down so we wouldn't be seen.
"This is bad." I huffed. Looking over at David I saw him eyeing the sky's. He must be looking for Sora. "She'll be fine." I said and tried to calm him.
"I'm not worried!" He snapped but I knew he was.
"SKY!" I hear someone call my name. I poked my head out and saw a black hawk circling around the trees. Moving from under the bush I clawed my way up a tree and called to her.
She turned towards me and flew down and laded on a branch and turned human. "What's the-" She cut me off before I could finish. "Alissa no Abby...NO ALISSA!...Abby?((A.N. :^^ She gets confused easily...))
"Ok ok yes one of them yes?" Sora looked wide eyed at me. "ONE OF THEM WAS SHOT! Th-the group its getting split up! most of us are scattered running and the other half got caught up in a fight!"
By then David had found his way up and listened in. "Come on!" I said and leaped down from the branch and ran back towards the gun shots.
~Sora/Sky
