by So, after making you wait for nearly two weeks, here's part two. Someone commented (elsewhere) that they were glad that Sun wasn't a non-native that moved to Japan and whatnot. Unless I messed up and reference Japan in the first few chapters, this isn't Japan. (If I did say it was Japan, let me know so I can fix that. I changed my mind half-way through the story, but had written it in pen, so changing it was nearly impossible without making a mess.) Anywho. On to the story...
Part One
Part One
"Who knew it would be this dark?" Sun muttered as the sunlight faded into nothing. "Yori-sensei said that it would be dark, I suppose. She said to use the torch in my pack." Kneeling in the dust on the floor, she untied her pack and found the wooden stake that would serve as her light source. "Oh man," she muttered after a moment. She could not find her spark rocks.
Tapping her knees with her fingers, she considered what to do. Left with no other option, she held the unlit torch in her left hand and snapped her fingers with the right. A spark leaped to life and danced on the oil-soaked rag on the wood for a split second before bursting into light. Sun smiled, packed the rest of her items back in her pack, and continued further into the cave.
She traveled for some time without running into any trouble. There had been no demos or anything, not even a spider web. Sun was beginning to wonder if the stories of demons swelling in the caves were true when a screech echoed through the tunnel. Throwing herself to the ground, Sun narrowly escaped the claws of what seemed to be an over-sized bat. Still on her stomach, she looked back, only to flatten herself again to avoid the creature's return.
Rising quickly, she prepared for its return. The creature was angry at her light for disturbing its rest. It thought that attacking it would make is go away. Sun released the torch, but it remained suspended in the air. Weaving quick symbols in the air, she put up an invisible net of thorns and vines. The creature returned with a screech and flew right into the net. Wrapping it around the demon, she captured it. She moved the net aside, retrieved her belongings, and continued on after sticking her tongue out at the large bat-demon.
When she was out of sight, the captured demon was crushed by the naïve girl's net, collapsing to the ground and crumbling to dust on the already dusty floor.
Pleased with her victory, Sun skipped along through the tunnel, torch in one hand, taiyaki in the other. “If I had known this would be so easy, I would have brought more snacks,” she said, blissfully unaware of her dangerous surroundings and her devastating power. “Oh, I know,” she said, stopping suddenly, a thoughtful look on her face. “When I go back, I’ll take that bat thing back to the village with me! Won’t Sempai be so surprised?”
Thoughts of her new pet fled her mind as she flew across the floor in a rather awkward manner. Snatching up her torch, she angrily turned to face the creature that had knocked her down.
All defiance followed her previous thoughts when she caught sight of her new opponents. There were three of them, all tall, clawed, and an ugly brown-black color resembling mud. Their red eyes glowed angrily in the half-light in which they stood. Growls echoed menacingly in the tunnel.
“Wh-what are you?” Sun stammered breathlessly as the creatures circled, hissing angrily.
Tapping her knees with her fingers, she considered what to do. Left with no other option, she held the unlit torch in her left hand and snapped her fingers with the right. A spark leaped to life and danced on the oil-soaked rag on the wood for a split second before bursting into light. Sun smiled, packed the rest of her items back in her pack, and continued further into the cave.
She traveled for some time without running into any trouble. There had been no demos or anything, not even a spider web. Sun was beginning to wonder if the stories of demons swelling in the caves were true when a screech echoed through the tunnel. Throwing herself to the ground, Sun narrowly escaped the claws of what seemed to be an over-sized bat. Still on her stomach, she looked back, only to flatten herself again to avoid the creature's return.
Rising quickly, she prepared for its return. The creature was angry at her light for disturbing its rest. It thought that attacking it would make is go away. Sun released the torch, but it remained suspended in the air. Weaving quick symbols in the air, she put up an invisible net of thorns and vines. The creature returned with a screech and flew right into the net. Wrapping it around the demon, she captured it. She moved the net aside, retrieved her belongings, and continued on after sticking her tongue out at the large bat-demon.
When she was out of sight, the captured demon was crushed by the naïve girl's net, collapsing to the ground and crumbling to dust on the already dusty floor.
Pleased with her victory, Sun skipped along through the tunnel, torch in one hand, taiyaki in the other. “If I had known this would be so easy, I would have brought more snacks,” she said, blissfully unaware of her dangerous surroundings and her devastating power. “Oh, I know,” she said, stopping suddenly, a thoughtful look on her face. “When I go back, I’ll take that bat thing back to the village with me! Won’t Sempai be so surprised?”
Thoughts of her new pet fled her mind as she flew across the floor in a rather awkward manner. Snatching up her torch, she angrily turned to face the creature that had knocked her down.
All defiance followed her previous thoughts when she caught sight of her new opponents. There were three of them, all tall, clawed, and an ugly brown-black color resembling mud. Their red eyes glowed angrily in the half-light in which they stood. Growls echoed menacingly in the tunnel.
“Wh-what are you?” Sun stammered breathlessly as the creatures circled, hissing angrily.
