Feeling like she had used all her energy in the useless race, Kyoko stumbled and fell to her knees, fisting her hands into the cold dirt wondering what to do, or if there was anything she could do.
“You cannot escape,” a soft, dark voice whispered in her ear. Kyoko felt his hot breath as it caressed her cheek and neck. Feeling her skin crawl, she struck out, only to find empty air.
Looking around the darkness she noticed it wasn’t pitch black anymore, but a soft, almost florescent black. Her hand instantly went to the small chain that hung around her neck. The crystal. Kyoko wrapped her fingers around the small container she kept the talismans in, but noticed the light didn’t disappear. He was near.
“Who is it that you think you are running to?” Hyakuhei’s voice seemed to come from ever
