The Battle to Start The War

Amora had finally calmed down, her mind was racing and the voice of her inner, second self was echoing, reaching out to grab onto any part of Amora and rip her apart. It was only when she snapped out of her own trance when she realized she was outside.

Her feet was on a patch of grass near the stairs of the house. It was lightly snowing and Amora sighed, it had almost been a year since the bus crash already. Amora would 18 in only a month. Cole rushed outside and pulled Amora inside, letting her sit down on the couch before beginning to scold her, to which she just stared at the floor blankly.

"Stop it." Amora said, stopping Cole's rant about her being outside at night. "I don't need you to tell me what's right or wrong. I don't care what happens to be legal or illegal. I will make him bring them back... I know he can."

Cole was shocked, he stared away and sighed, "There is no proof of him being able to bring anyone back. He would need to somehow have or gain that Element... the chances are certainly low."

Amora was done with his doubting and walked to her room, closing the door and locking it. Cole tried to open the door, wanting to know why Amora was running away from him, but she remained silent. Eventually Cole just left, probably really frustrated.

***

The next morning, Amora ate quietly, not paying any attention to Leon when he was talking, or Reyon when she was explaining something, not even when Cole was talking to her, she was completely zoned out. Cole finally lightly shook her and she was now back to normal. She began focusing and thanked Cole, only to feel like it did nothing at all.

***

Amora left the house and walked into town. She went all by herself, not exactly knowing what she was doing.

Something pushed her to the ground and she turned quickly, pulling out her blade right as someone sliced at her. She pushed back Shogeki and kicked him in the leg as she stood up. "Damn you! You killed Aya!" Amora screamed, stabbing her blade through his hand.

He dropped his blade, using his other hand to catch it as it fell. Amora charged at him carelessly and was stabbed by his blade. She stepped back, holding her side, which was leaking blood profusely. She attempted a quick slice at Shogeki as he smiled, but she could only fall onto the ground, unconsious.

Shogeki stepped back and began to walk away. His job was done, and as Amora was still only 17, he could not kill her.

Amora stood back up, not ready to go down so easily. She had been woken as a car drove by and managed a stab at Shogeki's leg, he turned and his eyes brought fear to her. She attempted to stab him again, but she couldn't move. He was walking closer, not breaking eye contact at all. Amora quickly took the chance to look away when he blinked.

She looked at the ground, trying to tell how he would attack, and during all of this, they said no words, there was only sounds of blades swinging and things being cut. The battle continued, with Amora getting many good hits in, before her left hand's fingers were sliced right off. She cletched her hand in pain as blood shot out of it. She returned a quick attack and managed to slice off some skin on his arm.

She blocked one of his punches, and sliced his eyes. She began running, not understanding why she didn't just continue fighting, she felt scared and weak, her other self began screaming at her, telling her to let her take control and fight, but Amora just continued running away as Shogeki was holding his eyes and screaming, he was swinging his blade around, assuming she was still there.

***

Amora arrived back at home and fell as she entered the house. Leon and Reyon ran up to her, questioning her and helping wrap up her wounds. Amora stopped them, holding her hand up as it quickly healed. "I'm fine... I did more damage to him." She then walked away as Leon was trying to scold her for searching for Shogeki, but Amora just closed the door right as he walked up. He sighed and walked away to talk to Reyon.

Cole was already in Amora's room and checked on her wounds, she had let him. She decided to let him help or else he wouldn't leave her alone, but something about him... was attractive to her. She wanted to hold him tightly, but she felt like she shouldn't. She went to bed after he checked on her and he decided to sleep in Aya's bed, it made Amora feel better, thinking Aya was still there in her half-asleep state.

How could she sleep so peacefully after fighting Shogeki and even angering him?