08-21-2012, 04:44 PM
The shriek coming from the darkness was painful. It reverberated through his entire body, making the crack-like markings on his skin sting. Snow felt the crystal in his chest burn in response. It took his breath away. He stumbled under the pressure he felt, and John pressed the hilt of one blade to his chest in an attempt to keep his heart from bursting. One word entered his mind. Die.
His white eyes flew up to stare at the woman he'd been following. Sakura. Silently, the male let his hands tighten on his weapons. He struck when her back was turned. Snow struck with a kick to the middle of Sakura's back, sending her falling forward. He followed, blades ready for her to rise. They rested lightly on her collarbones, and his pale gaze was deadly.
The smile that graced his lips was just as unnatural as the dark cracks in his skin. With his heart pulsing with darkness, Snow looked the part of an enemy. In moments he'd gone from friend to foe. And it wasn't like he was struggling with it.
This is what I was meant to be. This is my calling.
Snow let the tips of his blades draw blood as they nicked skin. He pulled them slowly up to the woman's throat, looking pleased with the sight of crimson.
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"Mother got married, Valiant! She started a family!" Mother watched as the creature before her struggled. "She didn't try to forget you. She moved on to make herself happy." Her brown eyes slowly traveled over the dark form. "She returned. She brought a child. You meant so much to her, and now here you are destroying what chances of happiness you have left."
Namine spoke up, her whisper hardly audible. "You can be happy again, Valiant."
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