Kuro watched with tears in his eyes as Yomi started to fade away. After a few seconds, he was gone completely. Wiping his eyes, Kuro peeked over the rock just as something huge come bursting through the trees. He just barely had time to duck as a hailstorm of small rocks and splinters of wood went shooting past him.
"I'm going to use you as bait, kid. You don't have that demon around to save you this time!" A harsh voice growled in Kuro's ear.
With a violent kick, the man sent Kuro out from his hiding spot and into view of the thing that smashed through the trees. He immediately closed his eyes and covered his ears with his hands. Kuro could feel the ground shake as the creature slowly made its way over to him. He could feel the heat from its breath. A sudden gunshot rang out along with a roar of pain. Daring to peek, Kuro's eyes widened when he saw what was standing over him. A large black dragon was hissing and snarling as blood ran down it face.
"Dammit! I can't believe I missed! At least I got five more bullets." The man said.
The dragon lunged at the man and Kuro scrambled up and dove behind a nearby tree. Several gunshots rang out and Kuro could hear trees being uprooted from the ground. Along with a sudden scream of agony, Kuro heard the sound of crunching bone. Desperately trying to block out the sounds, he covered his ears and closed his eyes as tight as he could. The last thing he felt before he suddenly passed out was his skin feeling itchy.
