You Illuminate My Path

Chapter 8: Discovering a hidden ability

It surprises me that he didn't avoid that attack...

Nanami's P.O.V

I sit up sleepily. I hear a scream and something break, but...what can it be? Did (Y/n) knock something over?
I sigh softly and crawl out of my futon while rubbing sleep out of my eyes.

While I drag myself out of my room, I look around to see what is going on. Then I spot Tomoe.

He's laying on a bed of wooden planks from the broken wall in the kitchen. He's struggling to get up.

"Tomoe, what happened?!"
I run towards him while mentally panicking. When I finally reach him, I kneel down, and place a hand on his back and shoulder to keep him in a somewhat sitting position.

"Tomoe, what is going on?" I almost whisper. Tomoe looks at me with a clearly annoyed expression.

"Go back to your room, Nanami," he says through clenched teeth. There is a hint of pain and anger in his voice.

"But-"
"NANAMI."

Tomoe gets to his feet in the speed of lightning and harshly pushes me into the kitchen so that I fall on my face.
I turn around to yell at Tomoe, but then I see a really weird woman outside.
(Y/n) is in trouble.

A black gooey tail is wrapped around her body as she hysterically screams for help. There's nothing I can do, so I run into my room and shut the door, waiting for the ruckus to come to an end.

I'm so sorry, (Y/n)...

(Y/n)'s P.O.V

My vision is becoming blurry and everything is in slow motion. Is this really the way I die?

I can feel myself crying while screaming from the pain of my insides being pushed all together to become one huge mass.
Someone's calling my name, but I no longer have the ability to identify who the caller is.

"(Y/n)?"

I'm no longer moving. Just blindly staring into the starlit sky.
"Mo-m..?" I mutter.

Everything around me changes into a white fog. My mother is standing in front of me with a heart warming smile.

"(Y/n), your time has not come yet. What are you doing?"

"I...I don't know...how do I get myself out of this mess?"

My mothers smile gets even bigger.

"You know what to do, dear. Rely on your inner source of power."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

My mother gives me a close-eyed smile before disappearing in the thick fog.

***
I open my eyes. Tomoe is yelling while fighting Hazel in high speed attacks. My vision is still blurry.

I can barely get any air into my lungs, and yet I manage to set into a war cry.

Reaching into myself, I call out for any source of stability; the will to live, the will to win this fight.
Shutting my eyes out of pure concentration, I can feel a tingling feeling spreading throughout my body.

I feel confident and...stronger. Stronger than ever.

"I am very proud of you, sweetheart."

Tomoe's P.O.V

(Y/n) cries out while I'm doing what ever I can to slay the awful beast in my way. I have underestimated this woman. She's not human, nor is she going to give up and die. If (Y/n) dies now, I will fail my duty as a Familiar. It would all be my fault that a God died...

Honestly, it wouldn't be too big of a deal, because when a God dies, a piece of their soul leaves them, and finds residence in a newborn child, passing their godly ability onto them.

But on the other hand, I don't want to loose (Y/n). She's something special. I mustn't let her die. For her mothers sake.

I'm just about to prepare another attack until a blinding light hits my eyes. That woman, who I identify as Hazel, shrieks and stops her intention of hitting me with those tails of hers.

I look up at (Y/n). She has silvery, blue and purple long ears on top of her head, and at the end of her knees I can spot a matching tail. They look a bit like fog: cloudy and almost see-through. The tail that is wrapped around (Y/n) pulverizes in an instant.

Hazel backs away with a pained look on her pitiful face as she watches (Y/n) drop to the ground. I quickly run so I can catch her before she hits the pavement.

"Oh....what a surprise....tsk. See ya fox-boy!" Hazel walks away, letting her disgusting tails vanish. I watch her closely as she disappears into the dark of the night.

Tsk. That damn woman!

I look down at (Y/n) who's in my arms.

"I told you to go back inside you stupid little girl."

I sigh as I gently carry my Lady and Mistress back to her room for her to rest in. I place her in her futon and pull the covers over her. Her ears and tail begin to fade away.

As I turn around to leave the room, something grabs my sleeve. I look back at (Y/n) who's sleeping soundly, though her hand grips the sleeve of my kimono.

"Don't go....."

My eyes widen for a moment.
Is she awake?

"Mom......"

....
.......
...........
Mom?!

I hurriedly wiggle my arm out of her grasp as I almost stomp my way towards the door.

I glance back at (Y/n)'s sleeping figure.

Stupid little girl..

I silently shut the door and walk into the kitchen, hoping to get some rest, until I eye the smashed wall.

That damn woman!!!!!

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