“I think Miss Emiko would like to say something, no?” Matsu smiled lightly as he eyed Emiko.
Emiko seemed to just stare back as if caught in something she couldn’t honestly get a hold of. Matsu put a finger up to his hip and repressed a chuckle. Dear Nino has found an interesting person indeed…..
"I- uh- think we should keep our guards up. Who knows when those demon spirits will come back." Emiko managed to get out which caused a stark gleam in her eyes. "Besides, I'd like to see what Matsu can bring to the table. I don't want a liability here."
Matsu let out a mixture of a chuckle and a giggle which caused Nino’s eyes to narrow considerably. Both men gave once again a side glace at one another before Nino stepped forwards again. Matsu, who had also felt the sudden pressure, nodded to himself as he realized that Nino had felt it as well.
“Damn that boy,” Nino swore he took yet another step. “He’s got himself into yet another pit.” Before saying anymore, Nino had taken straight down the hallway and towards the dark aura that was now starting to twist and intertwine with the light spiritual energy of none other than Ryuu. A vague amount of irritation had run through Nino at feeling this, and yet he drained it instantly, knowing that any form of emotion in front of an opponent would cause his immediate death.
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Matsu, who had watched Nino run off so suddenly towards the dark aura, gave out a half sigh before forcing yet another smile on his face. Don’t get hurt…. Nino… Matsu’s thoughts echoed to himself for a solid moment before he turned back to Emiko who was just standing and staring as though confused by the entire matter all together.
“Well, shall we go with?” Matsujun laughed lightly before taking off in the direction of Nino.
Both men had known each other long enough to be able to distinguish each other’s spiritual energy from everything else, and this now drove Matsujun as he ran down the hallway not even having to worry about where he was going exactly. The sounds of running behind him alerted Matsu that Emiko was indeed running as well behind him. Good good better keep up girl…. Matsu thought to himself lightly as he continued on towards Nino.
Suddenly, a cry let out, and Matsu froze.
“That was Aisling!” Emiko yelled out causing Matsu to turn his head.
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Nino stopped dead in his tracks as he turned a sharp corner to view Ryuu and a dark form of a spirit standing before him.
“But how? Why?” Ryuu seemed to be saying with a look of shock on his face.
“It’s simple actually son I am the devil.” The figure answered back, and Nino’s eyes turned to slits. Was this man one of the Seven?
“Demon,” Nino said sharply causing both dark form and boy to turn and stare at their suddenly unwelcomed guest. Nino kept his face blank but his eyes were beyond measure of deathly glare. “So this is where you have been hiding out?” Nino spat sharply. “I’ll end you then.” With a sudden move forwards, Nino charged the figure of the man and had already formed his gun into a long saber. Bringing it up high and then crashing it straight down on the figure before him, Nino felt his eyes leer as the man backed up sharply repressing a smile on his face.
“What the hell are you doing?!” Ryuu’s roar hit Nino’s ears sharply causing his eyes to look back to the boy now standing behind him.
“You should keep your eyes on your own opponent,” the man said suddenly causing Nino’s eyes to move back again. With a sudden rush, Nino felt a kick to his own stomach and flinched as he was shoved back. Grunting for a moment, Nino backed up away from the man who seemed complacent with his sudden attack. “And just what do we have here? A Shaman? I thought they were supposed to be peaceful with spirits.”
“No,” Nino answered back sharply as his eyes narrowed yet again.
“Stop!” Ryuu’s voice echoed out yet again. “Don’t fight!”
“Hah… Ryuu, I will talk with you once I get this nuisance out of the way,” the man answered back darkly. “Now as for you….”
Nino let a sharp growl leave his throat…..
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“That was Aisling… She’s in trouble!” Emiko stated again causing Matsu’s eyes to dart down the hallway.
“Nino can handle himself,” Matsu said suddenly extremely serious. “And the spiritual dark aura only seems to be growing. Let’s get after your friend then.”
Emiko seemed to nod sharply to this, and with that, both turned sharply and were running down the hallway towards the sound of the scream. They both kept running in for the instance of speed, and yet when they finally turned a sharp corner, Matsu found himself stop. His eyes reflected with the light that seemed to radiate as a knight wearing fully fledged armor was running straight towards a demon, and as the knight stabbed its sword straight into the heart of the demon, the demon itself screamed out in pain suddenly and very violently reverting to ash.
“Aislin-…” Emiko started, but Matsu put a sharp hand on her shoulder and forced her back to where neither of them could be seen by the two girls. His eyes were moving sharply on the knight who seemed to now be addressing the girl before him. “What are you-….” Emiko started, but Matsu turned his head sharply, and in almost the same manner as Nino, Matsu’s eyes narrowed into a silencing stare. Emiko instantly fell silent again, and Matsu turned his head once more to view the girl. After a few more seconds, Matsu allowed himself to whisper.
“Someone has just found a spiritual link,” Matsu said more to himself than to Emiko. His thoughts moved sharply to what this could possibly mean for a child with such abilities, and yet as the voices seemed to perk up again.
"Emiko and Ryuu could use are help. We should find them." The young girl said suddenly, and before Matsu could do anything, Emiko had started walking straight out of the shadows and towards the two girls.
“Aisling!” Emiko yelled, and suddenly the young girl turned her head around to view her friend.
Matsu found a strange scowl moving across his face but instantly destroyed it. There was no time to even remotely take on a harsh notion if in fact the white haired man could even begin to bring up the notion at all.
“Well hello then to all of you,” Matsu smiled seeming to suddenly surprise the girls that looked straight to him. The first girl who had not seemed to be addressed as anyone seemed to give Matsu a wary eye as though he were some sort of determent, and yet the light hearted man just reflected a smile back at her.
“Who are you?” said girl asked.
“My name is Matsujun,” Matsu answered lightly again. “But you may call me Matsu. And who are you, dear?”
The girl that Matsu inferred was Aisling looked at Emiko who just looked down at her again. Both were exchanging strange looks again that forced a light laugh from Matsu before he turned his attention solidly back to the girl who still viewed him and was taking on somewhat of a confused visage.
“M-…Mari,” the girl finally said after seeming to force her name from herself.
“Good, good,” Matsu said happily. “Miss Mari then.” Standing up straighter, Matsu turned to where Emiko and the inferred Miss Aisling stood. “It seems everyone can handle themselves quite comfortably here. How about we go find where dear Nino ran off to now?”
Emiko, in a strange action, seemed to roll her eyes at the notion but finally sighed and nodded complacently. Aisling seemed to look up at Emiko and then back at Matsu. “W-what about Ryuu….” She said after a moment.
This caused Matsu’s face to shift a fraction as he considered. “So that is who Nino ran off for,” he said sharply taking on almost a full serious tone. “Then we should head towards them.”
“Uh….” Mari said looking somewhat worried on the entire enterprise. Matsu just turned to her and smiled.
“Don’t you worry,” Matsu kept his face light as possible. “We’re going to see to it that this school goes back to normal Miss Mari.”
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The ~*~ is what I will use to show different changes that occur between Nino and Matsu when they are separated since I don't use a change in first person like most everyone. Anyone, feel free to continue.
