User blog:CrashtheSilver95/Silver's Journey pt 3

Part 3: That which is harder than Stone.



 * A week later*



Silver has been training for the past week in order to better use his father's sword which unlike the single-edged katana he was used to, was a double-edge sword with a blade was as long as his arm. Shaula and Noir had been watching him, making sure he didn't over exert himself. The training room Shaula had built was equipped with dummies for him to practice with, and Musashi would stop by every so often to instruct him further, but Silver felt he needed more of a real life experience. Noir leaped from Shaula's arms and approached the resting Silver, climbing into his lap and licking his face.

"Hey what's up you?" Silver sighed as he stroked the cat’s soft fur, he was worn out for the day and covered in sweat which Noir seemed delighted to sniff at. Her whiskers tickled his bare chest causing him to laugh, and cough as he got up to leave carrying Noir with him.

"Going to the bath house?" Shaula asked as he passed her, causeing him to flinch slightly.

"Uh yeah." He replied, keeping his distance he passed her, leaving the cave quickly. Shaula had been getting a bit antsy the past week. Silver refused to strengthen their pact for the duration of his training, and now worried that she might try and force him again. Silver walked calmly to bath house enjoying the crisp night air on his skin. Noir purred softly as Silver stroked her fur. "Sorry Noir, you can't bathe with me. Wait for me here ok?” The cat meowed in response, leaping from Silver's arms Noir curled up at the entrance and fell asleep. Silver entered the building and headed straight for the unisex bath, as it was larger than the others and usually empty this time of day; After paying the fee at the front desk he went to the changing rooms thinking about Shaula as he undressed.

"Really wish i could figure that girl out." Silver sighed, he quickly threw on a robe and left the room. Once in the bathing area Silver removed his robe and submerged himself in the warm water. The warm water felt good as drifted off slightly intoxicated by the comfort. The pain in his joints quickly melted away, he'd nearly fallen asleep when he heard a voice.

"Hmmm, mind if i join you?" A sultry voice asked, Silver jumped and his eyes darted toward the entrance to see the speaker. A woman stood from across the entrance watching Silver, who was certain he'd never met her before.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Uh...sure" he replied hesitantly, feeling embarrassed Silver's tan cheeks flushed as he looked down be fore he could get a good look at her, trying to avoid eye contact. The woman had blond hair from what he'd seen that was tied back in one towel, while she covered her front with the other. Silver half waded, half swam over to the other end of the bath without looking at her, his face felt like a balloon ready to pop. The woman slowly approached never letting her eyes off of Silver, as if she feared he would disappear if she looked away for even a second. As she moved Silver could swear he heard a light scraping sound like something was being dragged across the ground. Silver kept his head down waiting for an opportunity to leave; He figured she would avoid him as well, and that maybe she was just as nervous as he was. The scraping noise stopped as she entered the water but was replaced by soft hissing.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Do you come here often?" She asked, her voice coming from directly in front of Silver, she seemed to be getting closer.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"N..no not really, just thought i could possibly relax a bit." Silver resisted the urge to blurt out "Fat chance of that now!” he jumped as something wrap slowly around his leg. "Wha...what is that?" He asked hesitantly. The woman giggled.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"That's my tail silly!" She replied.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Tail!" Silver yelped, he looked up at her to see that she was directly in front of him, she'd removed the towel in her hair letting it flow down past her shoulders as they started to turn slightly greenish. Looking further Silver saw that the woman before him had snakes for hair and a deep green tail that had snared his leg. "Me...Medusa! You’re a medusa?". She giggled once more

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Sure am! Now then...hold still"

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stone as far as the could see

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">When Silver awoke he could feel the medusa, who seemed calm and confident before, shaking like a leaf while cowering behind him. Silver groggily followed her frightened gaze toward the entrance to the bath...and nearly yellowed the waters himself. Standing there surrounded by destroyed tiles and seething with rage was Shaula, she had quite literally erupted with rage. The ground around her seemed to mimic her feelings splitting and cracking its way toward them. Silver felt as if the ground was going to swallow them, time stood still his eyes locked with hers.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">   Moments passed and she finally spoke. "I........waited...." she growled, Silver has even more confused, he was about to respond when she simply started shouting. “I WAITED 14 YEARS AND YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST TAKE HIM JUST LIKE THAT!” It was then Silver realized that it wasn't him she had been evil eying earlier it was the medusa.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"S...Shaula?" Silver started. "I..." Shaula took a step forward and the earth shook shutting him up.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"I...i d...didn't know he was t..taken!" The medusa stuttered gripping him even tighter. "B...but perhaps, we could reach a comprise?” Silver felt for sure that Shaula was going to explode after that, but surprisingly she seemed to calm down slightly as she thought about it.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Shaula!" Silver shouted, despite what was going on he was pretty sure he didn't like where this was going.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"I do suppose, you could help out around the home a bit in exchange." Shaula reasoned. Silver's jaw hung open, was he being sold?

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Oh that sounds just wonderful!" The medusa said excitedly, "I used to clean at my old job too!" Silver was being ignored, and he didn't like he tried to protest but neither of them pay any attention, they went about discussing terms and arrangements as if they were best friends about to move in with each other.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">      Yet all three of them failed to notice. In the corner of the room sitting Indian style wearing a black-red sundress that matched her hair, a small child sat there, staring, without a care in the world a small smile etched across her face. As the trio left none of them noticed her stand, no one noticed her footsteps as she followed, no one noticed as she laughed an echoing laugh that rang out though the building, the distorted laugh of a small child at play, that only touched Silver's ears. He turned aroun <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">d and looked back, but she'd already passed him she walked outside, spread her black wings, and flew up into the night sky turning back and whispering softly under her breath, a voice that only Silver would hear. "We found you at last...my big brother!"

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">That which is harder than stone. END.