Nohtay by Anton Hall (e book free reading TXT) 📕

“I’m warning you Sinaria move aside now!!” Typhon warned. Sinaria went into demon form as well.

“You will not interfere Typhon!” Sinaria responded. Typhon took hold of his blade and Sinaria did the same. They both clashed swords as the Red Guard watched in confusion. Nohkaria and Hiemachy flew around the Capital fighting and shooting lightning or green energy all over the city. They smashed each other into buildings and went back into the air and paused. Neither of them seemed to be injured. Nohkaria saw Typhon fighting Sinaria and smiled. Hiemachy looked too but was the opposite of proud. Hiemachy started to fly towards Typhon, and Nohkaria chased after him. Typhon almost slashed Sinaria but she dodged just in time.

“Red Guard sisters of the Capital destroy this traitorous fiend!!” Sinaria called out to the Red Guard and every female demon in the Red Guard leaped into action. Typhon tried to fight back but was being overwhelmed. Sinaria flew in for a killing blow. While chasing after Hiemachy Nohkaria noticed that there was water rising all around the building Sinaria and Typhon was fighting on. Before Sinaria dealt a fatal blow upon Typhon the water rose and froze her in place. Typhon jumped away surprised by the save. Hiemachy stopped and changed his direction to search for the person responsible. He saw nothing. The ice holding Sinaria shattered with her inside. The female demons of the Red Guard started to ease away from the fight after their leader was vanquished. Nohkaria saw a hole opening in the waters surrounding the Capital and a figure rising from within.

As the figure rose Nohkaria saw that it was Annabelle rising from the waters. Hiemachy didn’t seem surprised that it was Annabelle at all. Everyone else thought she had disappeared from the war. A smaller child was standing next to her in the waters but the child was hooded and the face couldn’t be seen.

“This isn’t a part of the plan mother. You were supposed to wait until the resistance was ready. Why are you here?” Annabelle asked.

“I wanted to end this immediately Anna.” Nohkaria responded.

“End it!? Look at you and look at Hiemachy. He’s not using his demon form is he? He’s damn there human mother!!” Annabelle shouted at Nohkaria and then looked to the child next to her.

“Go ahead.” Annabelle said. The small child jumped to the building in front of them and started to unsheathe a small dagger. Typhon looked to his eldest sibling scared of what she could do. Annabelle had a deadened look upon her face. Also confused he looked to the small child even more scared than he is when he looks to his sister. The child drew the dagger almost completely but Hiemachy rushed in and Nohkaria did as well. The child didn’t hesitate. Hiemachy flew in and grabbed the child and formed lightning in his hands. Nohkaria landed a kick on Hiemachy’s face just in time. Hiemachy grabbed Nohkaria’s leg and tossed her to the side. The child revealed the dagger and then everyone on the battlefield eyes widened in awe. The parts of her hands that could be seen turned to bone and dust, her dagger instantly turned into a black scythe. From underneath the hood darkness took form and replaced the shroud the child wore.

“I am death!” the child only spoke but the echo vibrated the entire capital. Hiemachy wasn’t afraid at all. Nohkaria looked to Annabelle but neither of them spoke. Typhon stood right in front of the deathlike child and couldn’t move himself.

“Move darn it move!!” he thought to himself.

“Hiemachy Muramai your death will make an excellent sacrifice to my hunger!” the child stated.

“Well what are we waiting for!?” Hiemachy responded. Nohkaria looked to the child once more and leaped to Hiemachy’s position.

“This needs to end by his hands alone!” She shouted as she drew her blade and clashed with Hiemachy. Hiemachy laughed and deflected her blade.

“You’re all weak!!” Hiemachy yelled out as he went into full Demon form. His golden demon form was the only thing keeping the fight from coming to a close.

“Kaley!!” Annabelle yelled out. The small child jumped back to the waters with Annabelle.

“This fight is over Typhon come with us if you want to live.” Annabelle pleaded to her younger brother. Typhon looked to his mother.

“We will avenge her I promise.” Annabelle said. Typhon jumped to the waters as well disappointed in himself, because he could do nothing to stop this from happening. Hiemachy’s lightning surrounded his sword as Typhon and his sister vanished beneath the waters. Nohkaria still couldn’t regain her balance, she smiled as her children escaped and stopped trying to fight back. Her body went limp.

“Is this the end for you?” Gestalsia Nohkaria’s demon asked her.

“Yes and tell Raikoe to fight. Never let the world take from him what he holds dear. Don’t become the plan if it’s not yours. Live as free as you’d like but first remember to educate yourself. Tell him to fight for his life and then fight for his happiness.” Nohkaria responded. Hiemachy slashed Nohkaria’s demonic skin over and over faster than normal eyes could even see. Hiemachy’s blade then struck Nohkaria’s body and the lightning shot from the edge of his blade. Gestalsia used an intercission to escape Nohkaria’s body. Gestalsia fled immediately. Hiemachy and his army were left there with Nohkaria no longer breathing.

“Your funeral will be celebrated sweetheart.” Hiemachy said as he went back to his human form.

When I woke up I could see them all sparring against eachother. Priscilla was standing there watching them all. I looked to my right and Malory was reaching for my hand to help me up.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"We're home Raikoe." she said.

The powers they all possessed was different from the elemental powerhouses I was used to. Only some used the normal elements of water, earth, wind, and lightning. The others turned into demons with unimaginable speed. Some were able to grow roots and trees from their limbs and the earth beneath them almost the same as Priscilla. Although Priscilla is a lot stronger. A few of them like Malory, used light like my mother did. But only Malory's light had the same color as my mothers. Kane was the only unique power I had seen. He called it the ultimate defense. He could control and manipulate the strongest of metals.

"My sister always says that I inherited the power to protect the three of us. But I have to have all of us together to protect us first." Kane said to me while showing me his power.

"I'm sure you'll find your sister Kane. You're more than capable." I responded.

"First I need to make a plan to get information from the Red Guard, about prisoners of war" he said, but then he paused. It was almost as if he was waiting for me to propose a plan. I felt almost sad that I had no ideas to offer him.

"Maybe Priscilla can help, she has more knowledge than any of us." I told him. Priscilla was watching us speak. As she moved over to us Kane moved to tell me a secret.

"I won't be just sitting under this rock doing so called training, forever. It's almost time for me to act and go on the offensive." He explained. 

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

"I'll give you some time to make your decision. But me and Malory are sneaking out to find our sister, hopefully she's still alive. Noone else wants to join us they're too afraid. But you and I have something in common. We both want to find our loved ones. We both will stop at nothing to see them again." He proposed.

Priscilla made her way over and asked what we were talking about. Kane walked away but not before he finished his proposal.

"2 weeks Raikoe, that's all I can give you." He said as he ran away to join the sparring.

"What does he mean two weeks?" Priscilla asked.

"I'm not sure yet." I responded. Priscilla seemed to leave it alone, but I couldn't. Two weeks until we venture out and begin an actual insertion into the war. It seemed like such a short time away.

Back in the "core," or the place where everyone slept. I thought about what an actual fight would be like an actual kill. To be able to do whatever it takes to find my mother amongst the fog of war. I looked over to find Kane, but I didn't see him. I could almost feel Priscilla watching me, even though she wasn't there. I looked through one of the holes that the underground safe house had, and the moon always seemed to shine brighter the longer I stared at it.

"Two weeks is not enough time to be resting. If you want to learn then stop being lazy and show me you're ready to begin." Nohtay spoke to me in my head.

"I can't sleep anyway Nohtay. It's fine. Let's begin now." I responded.

I emerged from the safe house with only training on my mind. I had figured training would mean practicing with my sword, physical readiness, and mental fortifying. Nohtay had something else in mind.

"I thought training would mean something entirely different Nohtay." I said to him.

"All we need to do Raikoe is understand eachother completely." Nohtay responded. I seemed to have had opened my eyes in the realm of my mind. There he was again. But instead of looking like a giant monster raging through flames, he looked just like me. He took on the form that we both take when using his power.

"Why do you look that way?" I asked.

"Because  we're  beginning to understand each other. That.....or maybe I'm the one understanding you." He responded.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean I can't give you power if even you don't know what you're going to do with it. It's the same as being a king but have no idea how to rule." He responded.

"You already know what I want though." I said almost as if I was asking him a question.

"Do I though? For all I know we could be destroying the world in two weeks." He said with a weird attitude.

"You heard Kane just like I did, we're going to look for the people we've lost. What exactly are you expecting to happen?" I asked.

"I'm not sure Raikoe, you tell me." He responded.

"Well I'm not exactly certain about anything that'll happen after we leave but if I ccould just see her one more time then maybe I'll know exactly what to do." I explained ed.

"And by her you mean your mother? I almost want you to see her again. Not for the immature need you have for her but for you to finally learn that you've been drafted into a war with no end in sight, and you need to be ready for it." He responded as his fiery aura grew smaller and flickered. He knew what my mother meant to me no matter how much he hid it.

"Well if me being strong is so important them why aren't you helping me? I thought understanding meant something along the lines of empathy?" I asked.