RACQFAL: Chapter 9

== Rouge And Completing Quests For A Living! Chapter 9 ==
- Leo and Koyuki stand outside the old building in the middle of the forest. They look at each other and nod, walking in -
- Once they walk inside, they turn down the hall, there are scratches and blood stains on the walls and at the end of the hall Leo notices something strange, the two walk over to investigate and once they get closer a wave of shock hits them. Koyuki immediately gasps and throws up in her mouth, swallowing it after, and Leo stands looking down at the strange thing with a look of sorrow and little disgust. -
KOYUKI: is that?- 
LEO: (looking away) mhm, it's a dead body.. they fit the description of one of the missing people too..
- Koyuki's eyes widen and she takes a step back. -
KOYUKI: was that.. did we take too long?..
LEO: no.. the scream couldn't have been this person, they've been dead for a while.
- Koyuki lets out a slight sigh of relief while still panicking over the body. Leo kneels and looks at the body's wounds. He notices a scratch mark across it's stomach and can tell a few bones are broken. As he inspects, another scream, identical to the one earlier echoes and Koyuki looks over at a door quickly. -
KOYUKI: It's coming from there.
- Leo stands up and runs towards the door, Koyuki follows and as they bust in the room they see a twisted human like creature holding a small boy and preparing to devour him. The creature looks over at Leo and Koyuki and pulls a happy face. It drops the boy and runs towards them. Leo quickly pulls out his sword and blocks it from biting him, Koyuki hits it with her staff and runs to cover the small boy. -
CREATURE: (annoyed) bastards.. let me eat my food in peace.
- Leo slices its arm and goes to run, it turns and grabs him. throwing him over to Koyuki and the boy. As Leo lands the creature speaks again. -
CREATURE: (smiles) nice sword.. but it's not nichirin is it?
- Leo's eyes widen as he remembers something, Shinobu's sword is forged out of nichirin. He turns to Koyuki and shouts at her. -
LEO: (shouting) Koyuki.. take the boy and go outside, don't wait for me just go!
KOYUKI: (confused) what?..
LEO: just do it!
- Koyuki nods and picks up the boy, as she runs to leave the room, the creature attempts to block her way, Leo jumps over her and tackles it to the ground. Koyuki continues running and gets outside, where the sun was rising. -
- Leo wrestles with the creature and gets sent into a wall, he falls to the ground dropping his sword. The creature laughs at him and walks towards him. Leo looks up from the ground and dashes, running through the legs of the creature. As he gets outside the room he runs to the end of the hall and picks up the dead body, carrying it on his back. The creature chases him out the room. -
CREATURE: (laughs) a body will slow you down. how will you fight?
- Leo ignores the creature and slides through its legs once again, running down the hall and out the front door with the creature a few steps behind. As he dashes outside he shouts to Koyuki. -
LEO: (shouting) explosion now!
- Koyuki puts both her hands on her staff and chants her spell faster than ever before, exploding the old house and leaving the creature laying on the ground as it attempted to crawl to cover. Leo places the dead body on the ground carefully and then walks over to the creature, dragging it into the sunlight and watching it burn. -
LEO: die demon.
- The demon burns in the sun screaming, Leo notices something on it's clothes and walks away. He then helps Koyuki sit up and crouches down to look at the small boy. He reassures him that he'll be okay. Koyuki talks to the boy while Leo takes off his cloak and wraps the dead body in it. When turning around again he notices the small boy's leg bleeding. Leo rips a part of his sleeve off and wraps the wound. The boy thanks him and hugs him. -
KOYUKI: (looking up at Leo) are you okay? your head is bleeding..
- Leo's eyes widen as he realises his head has been bleeding, but he assures Koyuki he's fine. -
KOYUKI: now to head back..
- CROSS CUT -
- The villagers all crowd at the forest entrance as they see Leo walking back injured, carrying Koyuki on his back, the small boy on his shoulders and carrying a body wrapped in a cloak. Pushing through the crowd is the Old Man and a middle aged man and woman. Leo assumed them to be the parents of the children and frowns at them. -
LEO: I'm sorry, we could only save the little boy..
- The middle aged woman cries into the man's chest as he comforts her. Leo looks at the wrapped body in his arms and sighs softly. -
LEO: I managed to retrieve your girls body.. for you to bury..
- The Old Man looks at Leo and smiles with a tear rolling down his cheek. Thank you boy. He then notices Koyuki on Leo's back -
OLD MAN: is your friend okay?
LEO: (nods) she will be, she's just tired.
- The little boy gets off of Leo's shoulders and runs over to his family, Leo then passes the body to the Old Man. Who insists on them coming with him, for Koyuki to rest and for Leo's wounds to be looked at. The two agree and go with the man. -
- CROSS CUT -
- TIME: The Next Morning.. -
- Leo and Koyuki stand watching the body be buried alongside the family. After the ceremony the family see the two off as they leave the village. On the walk back Koyuki looks over at Leo. -
KOYUKI: does your head hurt?
LEO: a little.
- She notices something is wrong and asks what, Leo looks back at her with a slightly worried look -
LEO: I have to go to Bogano. What I'm getting involved in is serious, so I don't expect you to feel obliged to come. 
KOYUKI: (smiles) I'll join The New Republic with you.
- Leo's eyes widen -
LEO: (smiles) thanks Koyuki.
- The two arrive at The Ghost and walk onboard -