Collision

*~Chapter 21: Silence~*

As everyone were struggling to get to the black hole, Blaze was busy cleaning up the mess left on the floor.  He walked over to Tsugumi's body and carried it to lay next to Baki's. It was hard for him to tell if they were back to normal after death. They still had each other's bodies. Razuka noticed his odd behavior and shouted to grab his attention

"Really Blaze?! You're seriously doing this right now?!"  This place is gonna fall apart!" Razkua exclaimed. Blaze looked at Baki's head, in terror. He didn't say anything and decided to go ahead. "Razuka, I'm staying here."

"What?! Are you an idiot or something?!" Razuka tried to convince him to leave the now crumbling tower. He attempted to grab Blaze, but the effort was wasted when he gave Razuka a force push which sent him flying. He had a remorseful look as he sat by the headless body. He looked at each body and began to shed a tear or two. "Go. Razuka, before I change my mind and kill you instead. I'm not doing this because I care. Baki may be lost by herself, so I'm staying with her. She's practically my family after all."

Razuka didn't want to leave him behind, but he knew how stubborn he can get. Once his mind is made, there's no changing it. He was looking around to see if everyone was evacuated. He saw Aoru and Koru nearly falling and stumbling, trying to make it.through. "You guys are slow. Come." Razuka's hand began to grow black and stretched to grab the two.

Aoru's eyes came to realization. He still hasn't seen Sara. "Where is she!?" " I have to save Sara!" 

"No time! The Castle's going down!"

"Come on! I have to save her! She's still bound somewhere!"

"Ugh, we don't have time for this!" 

The floor's tremor became greater and cracks grew larger. He jumped into the hole as the marble floor fell into the sea of lava, cremating the dead and the doomed. Mistress slowly sank in the pit, with an expressionless face, unafraid of dying.

"SARAAAA!!!!" Aoru's scream echoed the room before the hole closed on him. There was a deep pain on his heart as if it shattered to millions of pieces. He ran out of breath. He didn't want to move. 

"Take me back..."

"Idiot. Don't say that now. We're almost home." Koru tried harder to drag him along.

"Who's gonna be waiting for us?! I lost Sara again. Tsugumi's dead....I can't do anything anymore." Aoru started to shake in fear. "There's nothing for me to live for." He only recieved a red hand mark on his cheek. Surprisingly, it was Shissou, who was awakened by his earlier screams. "You really are an idiot Toro. Would she really accept this sniffling idiot? Where's the usual confident leader?  If you're lost here, who know's what she'll do to you?"

Aoru started at his brother, bewildered. This would be the first time he was slapped, especially by him.  "Honestly, I was afraid of you at first, brother. But seeing you like this, a demon that's crying over something you don't know. It makes me pity you a little.' For the first time, Shissou's eyes looked stern. It was like he was taking something seriously for the first time in his life. "You're not the only one who lost someone. Look around. You're not the only one in this damn tunnel that lost a friend. Seriously, sometimes you can be so conceited." He turned away and continued to watching forward. 

Aoru reached into his pocket to grab the relic. There wasn't much to see, but he stared at the mark. It reminded him of what Sara was. He began to get lost in thought. There wasn't much anyone could do but keep walking forward.

Koru opened his mouth, but he quickly shut it. He couldn't find the words to say. He didn't want to say anything that might have made things worse than they already were.  There was no reason to say anything, Shissou already did. The trip through the dark tunnel seemed endless for everyone. Throughout the trip, Aoru looked out of it. The only thing he kept eyeing was the mysterious sliek relic. He hasn't looked up once.