Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Forever in Destiny ❯ Ch 2 Nemorisa ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2
Nemorisa
Could you think of something worse? I wonder if you know what I am talking about? The disgrace, the fear and the horror. The laws of the undying world that lay under the third star of the Galaxy Ishida. The worst nightmare that was told as horror stories for the small kid kitsunes and the shy Animagus. They were stories that would make the elves flee and the brave dragons hide. Humans, they knew so little about them. What were a human? Going on holiday, you left in a shape similar to them, and traveling to that world was easy, as the witches and wizards had developed small gadgets that would take you to that world. To break the first law, to never bring a human into this world, what punishments where they? No one knew, no one had dared to break them in fear. Not even the ghost did anything like that, they would probably be tortured down in the deepest hell the communities would be able to find. A human, what horror... Why would you need to know about this? Why, really? Maybe to see, that more things will occur and more laws will be broken then ever before seen in history. Maybe you need to know, to get a feeling of knowing what is about to come. Because now, for the first time ever, these laws would have to be broken. The first step Takuya took would break the greatest law in their world. The fog lay thick over the city, and only a few animagus and werewolves patrolled the streets. For Kouji and Kouichi it was dangerous just to approach the place. Takuya still hung over Kouji's back, still asleep. The brunette would not know. The ghost sneaked away, to keep an eye on things. The vampire, the creature even creatures of this world still dreamed nightmares about, swiped away with his burden on his back. He was happy it was still night. Werewolves would surely try to avoid him and as for the animagus, the very same. No vampire had been greeted warmly, ever... Well, almost none, for Kouji had friends from other communities, many thanks to his ghost of brother. The lights on the streets, poles with flames burning on top, was not enough to reveal his presence. Only his scent would, but he could more easily smell what was happening around him and avoid being seen at any cost. His home, a small castle, lay outside the City. It was built upon a cloud that was said to have been given by the gods. Kouji and Kouichi came from a wealthy family. The two brother had lived their as long as they could remember. They also stayed young, agening bodies only gave trouble. Well, as Kouichi was a ghost he could choose really how old he would look. His brother once had been a vampire, but many years ago he had accidentally walked out into the light and thus so burned to death. Kouichi had been a dark vampire, therefor he had been vulnerable to light, so unlike his twin. But he had been able to return, gambling with the God of the Death Gate. he had returned in the shape of a ghost. About an hour later they appeared outside the city, and hurried towards the location of the castle. Kouichi soared upwards when he spotted home. Kouji would have some more problems. Normally when he returned he would transform into a bat and fly. But this time he had a passenger. Sighing he did what you could call half transformation, somewhere between the stage of bat and vampire. His fangs grew longer and black batlike wings appeared on his back. The raven-haired vampire carefully picked up the sleeping human and soared upwards. He landed, moments later, on a balcony that lead to the spare bedroom. Thanking the Gods he walked inside, still carrying Takuya protectively. He placed the sleeping teen on the bed, lit a few candles for light before closing the door with a click. He hated locked doors, but neither him nor Kouichi could risk having the brunette walking around their home. Their father had passed away when the two twins were around fifty years old and their mother had died some few years ago, it was she who had sent her youngest son to go looking for the ghost. But nothing would or could stop the workers from spotting him and he knew some of these could not be trusted. The sun slowly rose over the undying world of ghosts, dragons, fairies, elves and other foul creatures known and unknown. As it had been a long night for the two of them Kouji turned in over the day, falling asleep on a giant queen sized bed. His brother returned to haunt the dungeons, something he used to have done before he had disappeared to say. Takuya continued sleeping, not knowing what had happened to him. The brunette would receive a shock in the morning. Well, wouldn't you if you think about waking up in the middle of a horror movie?
Someone was banging on his door and sleepily he turned over, ignoring it. It was probably just Shinya saying breakfast was ready, like he would mind. For the last couple of years they had given him nothing more then a carrot to chew on whenever he turned up. They had hoped upon starving him, so they could get rid of him easily. His family weren't murderers, but it would probably be just a matter of time before... The door banged louder and louder. Not able to ignore Takuya sat up, flinching at the pain of moving again. his muscles ached and his head kept spinning. It too a moment for him to start focusing upon things again. And when he was able to see properly again he nearly fell down from the bed. He wasn't home anymore, but how? Slowly the pictures formed back into his memories. Most of the pictures was Kouji and Kouichi talking. They had brought him here, saved him from dying. But where were he? The door opened and Takuya caught the sight of someone wearing a long dress entering. he yelped believing a woman would enter. But this was no ordinary woman. To his astonishment she didn't seem to have a head. She was headless, and to replace whatever head she must have had once, was a pumpkin, carved to assemble one of those pumpkins you see at Halloween. The woman carried a tray in her hands and put it down beside his bed, on a small round table made of oak. She was obviously deaf as she didn't seem to react to anything Takuya said. And by judging how carefully she walked, holding her hand against the wall to make sure she knew where in the room she was, blind. Mute as well, she did not utter a word. It probably came with the fact she did not have a head. "Thanks!" Takuya said, knowing she would not hear but he could be polite. The brunette threw of the covers of the bed and walked over to see whatever had been served. To his stomach's pleasure it was piles of sandwiches, buns, cakes, pancakes, fruit, roasted colorful fishes, rainbow colored cream, bubbling stews, various unusual drinks and a lot more he could not name even if he would try to. but he was too hungry to think and started to taste a bit of everything. The food would probably have fed fifty people at least, or in this case, one starving teenager. While he was eating he did not notice that the door opened and Kouji walked in. The vampire smiled seeing the starved human eating and sat down on the bed to watch. At first Takuya did not notice Kouji's presence, but moments later he stopped seeing the vampire on his bed, his face now expressionless. Takuya put down his fork, looking over at Kouji. He did not know why, but he felt like he was dragged towards the vampire. Kouji sighed and shook his head. Takuya eyed the vampire and once more continued on his meal, making the vampire smile as the food had also been enchanted to give back some of the lost blood and strength to the brunette. "Where's Kouichi?" Takuya asked after minutes of silence. The silence was unnerving and the vampire didn't do anything to help really. Kouji walked away from the bed to a large window. "Down in the dungeons, scaring away the rats as usual,I can presume!" he answered examining the dusty glass. Takuya nodded, drumming his fingers to the table. The question burned in his mind, but he did not know how to ask it. His mind was overwhelmed by the fact he was not home, and he had no idea where he was. Kouji seemed to be able to read his mind and answered. "After you tried to foolishly kill yourself, me and my brother decided that it would be better if you disappeared from that place you lived in and come to stay with us. Yes Takuya, you have arrived in Nemorisa, or the outer borders of the Monster City. Why did you do it? Try to kill yourself?" Takuya sighed. "I just wanted the pain to end." "And by killing yourself, it would turn out for the better?" Kouji asked. Takuya stared at the vampire. Kouji wore a cloak over his shoulders and his hands wore leather fingerless gloves, black pants and a white shirt, which seemed to be the only thing that wasn't black around him. "Takuya, the world of the dead is not a place for you, at least not for many years. Ask my brother about it, he's a ghost and he can tell you." "Why do you care? You never seemed to care about me way back on Earth?" Takuya said complaining. Before the brunette knew it Kouji had disappeared from his spot by the window and sat opposite of him, their eyes in level which each other. "I have my reasons!" the vampire said in a low voice. "And while you are here, for your own good, it will be best if you obey my commands. And don't try to kill yourself again!" "Huh?" "Kouichi would kill me if I let you do so. Besides, I hate the sight of humans who torture themselves." Takuya sighed and Kouji walked out again, locking the door as he did. It would be a long dreadful and quiet day! Or so, the brunette believed.
Nemorisa, the community of ghosts, vampires, dragons, kitsune foxes and all creatures that has ever existed, except for humans that is, a city filled with life and death, were the murder on the street would not be anything new or special. Indeed if you murdered an elf, sure, why not murder two. It was not the nicest place, but hey, it was survival and they, were monsters. Here, were the higher society ruled over the tiniest grain of sand, here where the news spread. The Office of Alien-Attacks had located something weird and mysterious entering the borders. It had detected... human blood!" The streets were crowded, but not of the usual street gangs or gambling witches. No, today the streets were filled with sniffing animagus and werewolves trying to locate this new intruder. The latest news came. Someone, two of the Nemorisa inhabitants, had helped this human over the border to this world. The werewolves had been able to sniff out vampire scent a well as ghost scent over the human trail and now followed it in herds. Things did not look good. In the castle Kouji and Kouichi had reappeared in Takuya's room and the news made them more and more anxious. They had not counted upon scent, which was stupid as all experienced werewolves could locate the scent of humans. Two more ghosts, friends to Kouichi, sat in the room with them. The two ghosts, twins as well, were not afraid of humans, in fact, it had been them to bring the news to the castle. Their name was Ai and Mako. Can you guess what happens when the werewolves finds the source of the scent? Do you know how deeply in trouble they had gotten? I'll say, I've never seen a worse kind of stew. Ai and Mako, some years younger then Kouji and Kouichi, quickly floated to the gates to meet the arrivals. Kouji looked at Kouichi who looked as scared as he felt. But the vampire didn't say anything. A plan slowly formed in his mind. "Kouichi, do you remember us going to THAT chamber, when we were younger?" he asked. His brother, who had been busy playing with some rattling chains stopped in his tracks. "What are you thinking off?" he asked dropping the chains to the ground. "Do you remember that strange jewel mother almost freaked seeing us play around with?" "Yeah, how come?" Kouichi asked. "Well, a few years ago I found out that that jewel was a teleport to the Aquila mountain. I think..." Kouichi suddenly crossed his arms and shook his head. "No, no way, over my dead body!" the ghost said forgetting the fact ghosts didn't own a body. His lay buried on the family graveyard, the little pile of ash that was left of it. "Then fine with me, if you want the ghosts to throw you down to the bottomless pit together with a hungry soul collector. Most vampires still tries to find a way to kill me as light doesn't. And what about Takuya here, surely they will not let him become a ghost if he survives here. They will probably throw him to a mad Raiki if they are nice enough. That monster will probably tear our friend here to slices." Kouichi's eyes grew wide as the hard truth hit him. "F-fine, l-lets go!" he said. Kouji smiled victoriously. "Exactly my point. Come on, we need to get down to that chamber!" The three of them, a ghost, a vampire and a confused and scared human, hurried down the corridors, knocking over workers as they went They could hear, it echoed in the halls, Ai and Mako's tries to calm the werewolves and animagus that had arrived. The gates had burst open and the chase was on. Takuya stumbled trying to keep up with the twins, who could move unnaturally fast. Kouichi saw he was lacking behind and said something to his brother. Kouji nodded, waited for Takuya before grabbing his hand. The brunette felt himself being tugged along, his hands not touching the floor anymore. His hand tingled slightly by the touch of Kouji's hand on his. Whatever Kouji did, he had taken Takuya with him. In a matter of minutes they reached a smaller chamber. Takuya stumbled being back on the floor while Kouichi barred the door. The room was quite messy and dusty and Takuya coughed as the dust entered his throat. Kouji was moving around in the mess, trying to find something. Kouichi listened nervously to the sounds outside. "They are coming." Kouji was sweating and he was as anxious as his brother. Suddenly he stopped in his tracks and took up a blue jewel at the size of child's hand. Kouichi tugged on Takuya seeing his brother having found the treasure. The ghost put his and Takuya's hands on the jewel. Kouji closed his eyes, thinking a silent prayer to the jewel. The jewel started to glow, surrounding them with light. Moments later the door burst open and a pack o werewolves entered the chamber. "Caught you, now you will have to answer to us!" But to all of their surprise, there was nothing there except for dirt, dust and piles of wrecked furniture. TBC