Crystal Academy

Chapter 34: Attack Part 1

Chapter 34: Attack Part 1

     "I, Mika, summon the powers of my death servant Kurohime." Power and darkness pour into me from the summoning circle. Everything that Kurohime is and was, I felt it all. Now I understand why she was banished from this world, all of this power in one being. If anyone held all of this power, they'd go mad, either from the power itself or with wanting more. It took everything I had not to take all of it. Reluckdly, I took the bracelet off of my right wrist and put it over the circle to close it. It took a few seconds for all of the power to flow out of me and back into the circle. The power was so intension that it broke the spell without me having to do anything. With that done, I tried to stand up again this time not falling. My legs did shake a little, I must still be weak from regaining part of my memory. At least this time I know that a spell isn't causing me to fall.
   Now being able to walk (somewhat) I ran down back to the main floor. When I got there, I saw Aya thrown across the room. Lucky Kurohime stood in the way between Aya and the wall. On the floor near the stairs, Akio was passed out. A huge wave of power washed over me, stopping me where I stood. I've never felt something so strong or dark. This power is even darker then Shadow's and nothings darker that a nothingness. "Mistress, get out of here!" Kurohime's voice was just the sound of an annoying bug. I couldn't hear or sense anything else with this power washing over me. Aya struggled to stand, almost falling over. "Hayashi, snap out of it." You gotta hand it to Aya, even after taking an ass kicking, she was still a bitch. "You idiot, that guy's a member of Black Magic and he's trying to kill you. So unless you wanna die, got outta here!" Aya's voice made something click, here is a member of the group that kidnapped me.
   I licked my lips as I turned to see our attacker. Just like Shadow, he was surrounded by a sea of darkness. A being of nothingness, this explains the dark aura, but not the spell. My bracelet changed into a katana with the a little bit of magic. I held the katana in my right hand and eyed my opinion. "So, you're the one who tried to spell me. As you can see it didn't work." The nothingness said nothing, it just looked at me. Like it was trying to decide if I was worth the time. Several years ago, I would've charged right in, not thinking of a plan. That's actually something I still do, but after feeling his power. Well, I'm in no rush to die. The katana gathered more of my magic as I thought of a course of action. There's always the classic charge in or wait until he attacked first.
   While this was happening, Aya and Kurohime had moved to where Akio laid. This was yet another reason why I didn't rush into a fight. This guy has to be major powerful if he can knock Akio out and throw Aya. Aya checked to see if Akio was okay, he was. Kurohime came over to me. "Kurohime, back down."
   She looked at me, "No, my job is to protect my mistress, No matter how much I hate you. I'm bound to you and if you die. I lose my only link to this world. Make no mistake, I'm the only one allowed to kill you."
   "If you want to get yourself killed, I won't stop you." With that we both charged in, yes I'm doing the very thing I didn't want to do. But this is different, charging in alone would've probably gotten me killed. But with Kurohime, I can use her as a shield. She already hates me, doing this won't make a difference. Kurohime attacked first, changing her hands into sharp claws. She aimed at his head, just as she was about to make contact, he punched her in the stomach. Kurohime coughed up blood, but that didn't stop her. She grabbed the nothingness' arm, twisting her body so that she was balancing on his arm. While Kurohime was doing this, I followed behind her. Using the katana as a wand, I poured some of my magic into it. The katana is the focusing point of my spell, this spell only takes effect after the target has been cut or has an open wound. I made my move, slashing at the nothingness' chest. The katana made a tiny cut as I was kneed in the stomach and then kicked in the head. Kurohime at this point had managed to get herself thrown into the ceiling. This happened because she tried to kick the nothingness' in the face, but instead the nothingness grabbed her leg and thrown her was such force she hit the ceiling.
   I couldn't move with this guys foot on my head, Kurohime was suck to the ceiling by a wave of darkness, Akio was uncoinsoues, and Aya was badly injured. "Damn", I whispered. The nothingness must've heard me, because he finally spoke, "You've seen what I've done to both you and your friends without moving from this spot.  Will you come willingly or do I have to kill the other three?" That's the thing about villains, they always think that just because they're stronger their gonna win or that we're gonna give up. "You idiot, don't underestimate me!" My anger was rising, giving way to some of the power I keep suppressed. Power swept the room, a raging storm that has been waiting to be released. Deep within my mind Mikazuki was laughing, amused by everything. She wants to see if I can keep control of this power. If I can't, my will weaken, giving Mikazuki the chance to take control of this body. Personally, she sees this as a win even if I don't lose control. Because if I stay in control, Mikazuki gets to watch a fight in which I'll probably be beaten within an inch of my life. The nothingness was surprised by the increase in my power. As I've said, I keep most of my power suppressed because I can't control it, but will use if I have too. And right now I have to.
  The released power is ancient magic, magic that I can't control if used in a spell. It followed my will, infusing with my vampirc abilities. New strength filled my body, my eyes change to blood-red-silver, and my fangs enlarged. For the first time, my witch magic was working with my vampirc blood. This is what it means to be a vampire-witch, "I am a being born of special blood. The only one of my kind, there isn't another like me." I grabbed the nothingness' foot and with one hand threw him off; he fell back a few feet. He watched as I slowly stood up, taken back when he saw the color of my eyes and glare. "I'll be damned if anyone threats me, my friends, or my servant." My eyes narrowed, the nothingness' was almost scared. He thought he was looking into the eyes of a monster. For years, I believe that's what I was. But no, I am far from being a monster. I am an unnatural being, never meant to have been born. 
     The thought of this caused me to laugh out loud; everyone must think I'm crazy. Ok, the time for talk is over, I've got a killer headache and my favorite skirt is ruined. Plus, I want to send a message to Black Magic. I mumbled a spell under my breath, it was a small spell meant to release the dark energy that held Kurohime to the ceiling. At that same moment, a hidden power began to awaken from Aya. The strange thing is that the power isn't demon, it's vampirc. I looked back at her, "What's with the power s_____?" 
    She gave a wicked smile. "You don't actually believe that I didn't have any powers, did you?" I shrugged, but she conformed what I thought. Aya pulled down the collar of her kimono a bit, revealing a scarlet tattoo. Her smile grew darker, "I made a deal with Akio's family. It's true that I willingly gave up my demon magic to red myself of all tires with my family. At the time I didn't relies how stupid I was, living in the demon section of this world with no powers is suidce. But Akio's family offended me a deal after they took me in. By promising to servant and protect their family, they gave me some of their powers. This scarlet tattoo is proof of that deal. It allows me to use the powers I would've had if I still had my demon magic by using the small dark magic that is in vampire blood. Don't be surprised, you know that some vampires have magical abilities; controlling one of the elements, there's also you're enchanted physical state, and other small things. In short, I have drunken Akio's blood and the tattoo is a link to the magic in that blood I would other wise be unable to use. Until now I've had no use for is power."