Kirian Tenegawa; Star Clan Has a Survivor?!!

Chapter 5: Heaven and Hell Descend

((A/N: This part contains three characters created by Grey230, not myself, and was written by the two of us together. From now on, his characters Grey, Michael, and Cynthia, will be in this story.))

______As the group was traversing the woods in search of Tsubaki, Maka turned to Kirian. "So, Kirian. Kid tells me your father is a... Flame Meister? Can you explain what that is?"

Kirian sighed. "I had a feeling this was gonna come up... This may take awhile, so why don't we sit down?"

Once everyone was seated, Kirian began his tale. "Well, everyone knows about the traditional meisters; Scythe-meisters like Maka, gun-meisters like Kid, and sword-meisters like Star and myself. But there are also plenty of unknown styles as well. My father, Blazing*Star, uses one of them - Flame.It's unique to Star Clan members. My father was the last to use it. Any descendent of a Flame Meister can use fire as a weapon, as well as a tool."

As he was talking, the sun had set and darkness had fallen. Crona glanced around nervously. "The woods are not safe at night, especially with no light. We need to find a safe place to camp."

Kirian shook his head adamantly. "No way. My story wasted enough time Every second we waste puts Tsubaki in more danger. I'm the one who got her into this mess and I'll be damned if I let her die!" As he spoke, he clenched his eyes and fists shut. His eyes had started to tear up.

Maka stared at him in sympathetic shock. "You really love her, don't you?"

Kirian nodded, unable to speak. Finally, he said, "We have light. Didn't you listen to my story? Watch." With that, Kirian shook his hands once, and they burst into flames. "Get some sticks. This takes intense concentration."

Crona went out and gathered five sticks, then returned and lit them. Once they were lit, Kirian started to collapse. "Must... Keep... Searching..." With that, Kirian collapsed in a heap.

Soul caught Kirian and slung him over his shoulder, then looked at Maka questioningly. Maka shrugged. "I guess we keep searching, then."

As she said that, a scream sounded in the forest ahead. Soul gasped. "That's Tsubaki's voice!"

At Soul's, words, Kirian jumped awake. "Tsubaki! I'm coming!" With that, Lucille and Lucien transformed to weapon mode and Kirian strapped them to his back, then took off running, with the other three behind him.

As they were running, Kirian heard a sound off to the side that sounded like a slap, followed by a stream of curses. "I'm gonna go check something out, and I will meet up with you later. Find Tsubaki!" With that, Kirian took off towards the sound.

After a few minutes, Kirian reached a clearing that seemed empty, until a figure stepped out of the shadows. The figure was male, average height, with white hair. He wore a leather jacket and jeans.

Kirian drew his weapons, and Lucien turned human. Kirian whispered to him, "Go get Black * Star and lead him to the others, then get back here, I've got this for now" Lucien nodded and ran off, leaving Kirian wielding Lucille.

Without a word, the stranger drew two very different, distinct blades from his back, one red and one white.

Kirian grinned. "Silent type, eh? And who might you be?"

The stranger stayed silent, but mouthed the words, "I am Grey."

Kirian sighed and muttered to himself, "Good thing I learned to read lips..." Speaking up, he said, "Grey, huh? The name's Kirian, and this is Lucille."

Grey raised the white blade, mouthing "Michael," then the red one, "Cynthia."

Kirian nodded and raised Lucille. "Now, what are you doing in these woods?" When Grey didn't respond, Kirian said, "No answer, eh? Well, let's make this quick. I gotta get back to my friends." With that, he rushed Grey, holding Lucille in a reverse grip. Grey just crouched and held Michael in front and Cynthia behind him reverse grip style. Kirian dashed and slashed with Lucille. Grey parried with Michael and brought Cyn forward to slash under the tanto, a move that Kirian sidestepped easily. Grey went on the offensive, slashing horizontally with Cynthia and vertically with Michael, utilizing a deadly cross-chop strike. Kirian used Lucille to parry Mike and ducked under Cyn, then vaulted over Grey, slashing at his back as he landed.

Grey looked at his nicked jacket and mouthed angrily, "This was my favorite jacket!"

Kirian grinned. "Aww, I'm sorry, you fashionista."

Grey frowned, then corrected himself. "My ONLY jacket."

Kirian responded simply, "Oh..." Before rushing back in. Grey rolled his eyes and flipped Mike, holding both blades in a reverse grip and charged to meet Kirian head-on. Kirian noticed Lucien had returned and nodded slightly, then started speed slashing, attempting to push Grey back. However, Grey raised Cyn in a perfect parry and held his ground. Suddenly, Kirian flipped off Grey's chest and launched Lucille towards him. Grey rolled to the left and mouthed, "You missed."

Kirian grinned. "I wasn't aiming at you." Lucien, who was behind Grey, caught his sister and thrust her into Grey's back.

Too late, Grey realized what was happening and spun away, but not before getting a deep gash in his back, causing him to gasp. He mouthed, "Don't... Make me... Raise my voice..."

Kirian raised his fist to fight. "Why? Gonna go crying to Mommy?"

Grey grinned weakly. "Not exactly. Let me show you." He stabbed both blades into the ground and screamed, unleashing a shriek with enough force to send Kirian flying, making him land with a thud, groaning in pain.

"Hnngh... That was a nice trick, but now it's my turn." He stood up, and as he did, his hands burst into flames. He started dashing around Grey, too fast to be seen. Grey jumped and screamed at the ground, pushing him upwards, and creating a shockwave.

Kirian sprang up from a random point and launched a flaming uppercut at Grey. Before it connected, Mike turned into a shield and blocked the punch. "What the hell? Lucien, now!" He yelled. Lucien threw Lucille back to Kirian and jumped after her, turning into a katana. Kirian used Michael as a springboard to launch himself over Grey.

As they both landed, Kirian held Lucille and Lucien in a reverse grip. "This is taking too long. She might be dead by now, and it's all your fault for distracting me!" He rushed towards Grey with tears in his eyes. Grey just stood there and raised an eyebrow. He mouthed, "What are you talking about?"

Kirian slowed slightly. "Tsubaki... She's in danger and it's all my fault... I made her nervous and she ran into these woods alone!"

At this, Grey put both weapons away, causing Kirian to skid to a stop. At Kirian's questioning look, Grey mouthed, "Long black hair, and white dress?" When Kirian nodded, he pointed to the right. "I'm not your enemy, but I believe she's this way. Kirian took off in that direction, and Grey followed close behind.