A Chainsaw Katana?! (Karina)

[Nazier]

As Nazier issued his commands, he could hear small echoes of Karina's thoughts. They were fuzzy and unclear at first, but the more she thought and the longer they remained connected, the clearer the thoughts became. I wish we could... was the only clear thing he could make out.

"You wish we could what?" He replied silently as he rested within his sword form. He hovered in a vacuum of darkness waiting for her soul to connect with his. His hair wavered gently as if he were submerged in water, and the shadowy band followed suit.

"Okay... eyes closed." When Karina said this, Nazier felt a tug onto his soul. It felt like something was grasping onto his heart like a tether rope. He grimaced a but before the sensation was replaced with a warming feeling. Along with the feeling came stimulation. Something began to form out of the darkness. The empty realm he was cursed to reside in began to take shape, take on color. A framework of a human was displayed before him; the likes of which he'd only felt with his hands. A light coloring was applied to this frame, followed by a body, and finally accents that revealed this figure for what it truly was: A human girl.

Nazier's entire world seemed to pause in that instant as the maroon-haired angel floated down before him. "Karina...?" Was this his partner? Was he actually seeing her for the first time. In the empty realm that was his blind soul, could he, after so long, finally see? And if he could see her, that must mean that she could see him as well.

[Karina]

Karina gasped. Although she'd seen him plenty of times in his human form, to see him so vividly in her mind was breathtaking. His 6 foot figure looked no different in her mind than when she would see him in front of her. His skin still took on the pale white color, similar to a vampire. Upon the blackness that engulfed him, his body seemed to take on the image of that of an angel. "Naz...." Karina whispered, taken aback. His abs were obtusely defined as he stood there. She smiled as she took him in. "I can see you..."

Her neck and brow flushed red, as she tried not to look at him for too long. "I wonder Naz...if I open my eyes, would you be able to see? Can you even see me?" There was excitement in her voice. She wanted him to be able to see her as well. It would mean that although he is cursed in his human form, if he ever wished to see anything, he could easily just transfer into his weapon form, and she would be his eyes for him.

Karina slowly opened her eyes, allowing for the images of the training room to enter her mind. "Can you see where we are?" She asked him, a little worried. I hope it can work....

[Nazier]

As Karina opened her eyes, light shone in through every possible direction, almost blinding the poor weapon, figuratively. Once the light settled, he could slowly begin to make out distinct details about the room they were in. Before, he painted a mental images using vibrations and echoes, but now that he could see clearly, he could incorporate color into the skeletal image of his world. "I can... see..." A surge of amazement would pass through Karina at this moment, but it would not be her own. It would be Nazier's. Though the band completely suppressed his emotions, her receptiveness would be able to transmit them through herself.

As Naz took in the view of the room and everything in it, his mental attention fell on to his Meister and even more amazement flushed through the girl. She was beautiful. More beautiful than the blind Weapon could ever possibly imagine. She looked like a princess with her shapely body, long brown hair, and deep brown eyes. He looked up and down her entire body and, though Karina couldn't tell exactly what part of her he was looking at, the rush of emotions passing through her would allow her to feel Nazier's astonishment. She had such curvy features that would make any man want to snatch her by her waist and run off with her. She also had very supple skin and spectacular breasts that seemed almost too perfect to be true, but his sights settled upon her beautiful eyes. It was like he could almost see his own emotion as it was transmitted through her.

With Karina's eyes open, she could no longer see Nazier, but he could see her and then entire world she resided in. Everything, simply everything, was breathtaking. "Karina...you're beautiful." His voice was as still and emotionless as ever, yet it resonated with a strong sense of truth throughout her entire soul. "I had no idea how wonderful you look." Though she couldn't see it, she could sense his urge to form a smirk along his face. Finally, he was able to see again, but this happiness was soon becoming short lived.

There was a banging on the door to the room. It didn't sound like somebody was knocking though. It sounded like somebody was trying to break the door down. The banging persisted and got even louder, denting the door with every low-based pound. "Karina... do you hear that?" The weapon inquired. He didn't seem at ease anymore and Karina could feel the shift in his attitude. It felt urgent. His killing intent was rising like a cobra preparing to strike. "If you can, use your Soul Perception to see what type of soul is beyond the door."

Even if she did have the Soul Perception ability, she wouldn't be able to see anything past the door, for the being who awaited on the other side possessed no soul to be seen.

[Karina]

Karina quickly closed her eyes and began to put Naz out of focus in order to see the soul orbs. But for once, Karina was stumped. "I can't....I can't see anything!" Karina called out in panic. She opened her eyes quickly once more. The banging began to get more and more intense, as the door hinges began to squeak. If whatever's behind the door continues this, they're going to knock it down.

"Naz! What do I do?!" The panic in her voice was rising as she made her way to the door. She gripped on the hilt of the katana tightly, to the point where her hands began to sweat profusely. Although there have been certain situations in which Karina would have to fight, she was normally more confident because she knew what to do. But this case was different. She was wielding Naz, and had no idea from right or wrong.

Her heartbeat began to skyrocket. I don't know what to do....if I use Naz on whatever it is...wouldn't that mean I would hurt him in the process? I don't wanna hurt him! She continued to debate in her head, until she gathered up one thought.


Wait a sec...if whatever behind that door is soulless...it can only mean one thing. She'd read it before in a book. During the days Karina would be by herself, she would spent countless hours upon hours reading, in order to cope with the loneliness. Hah, ironic..., she thought to herself. Her loneliness became somewhat useful.

She tried to recall the memory of the excerpt. Kinshins have distinguished souls from that of meisters and weapons.....Recently, however, there has been speak of "souless roamers" or those who have no soul. They're also considered zombies. Because they are the dead brought back to life, they have no soul to possess them, therefore they walk the earth, feeding upon those who do contain souls. If they do retain a soul, they automatically become a Kinshin.

She dawned with recognition. "Naz..." she whispered. "That may be a zombie."

Her eyes literally popped out of her sockets. "NAZ! WE'RE GONNA BE ZOMBIE FOOD! I DON'T WANT TO DIE YET! I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED REAL LOVE YET! I HAVEN'T MADE LOVE WITH THE ONE I LOVE!" Karina was beginning to go into her full frontal spaz mode. Her hands began to shake violently. "We're gonna die, we're gonna die!" She began running around the room, holding Naz in the air as she did so.

[Nazier]

Nazier could feel his partner's panic tremble through his spirit like a chilling winter's breeze and it made him very uneasy; like needles sticking into his skin. "Karina, relax..." he breathed calmly in an effort to transfer his relaxation to her. It seemed as if they were in a tug-of-war of emotion. Where Karina forced panic down onto Naz, he pushed back with waves of calm displacement. He was trying to balance the two of them out, but he couldn't complete this balance if Karina didn't try to as well.

Her thoughts were sharp and sporadic. I don't know what to do....if I use Naz on whatever it is...wouldn't that mean I would hurt him in the process? I don't wanna hurt him! He could feel the sweat of her palm accumulating on his grip.

"Don't worry, Karina," he started as calm as ever before. "I'm as hard as steel in this form. Don't worry about me feeling any pain." The banging continued, but it was being drowned out by the pounding of Karina's heart. Nazier felt hot and uncomfortable the more her fear grew.

When she recognized the beings behind the door to be zombies, everything went to hell. His entire world began to shake, vibrate and rumble like an earthquake was going through the area. Karina was running around the room like a chicken with its head cut off and it was sending terribly uncomfortable waves of panic through his soul. Any other weapon's wavelength would have repelled her; cancelling out the partnership, but because Naz's wavelength was so steady, he was able to hang on to it.

"Karina, you must calm down. We're going to be fine." He was in pain. Her panic was sending electric bolts through his soul, but he held on regardless. No matter the pain, he would not allow himself to be repelled from her. "Karina!" His voice boomed in her mind like a commander shouting orders over a battlefield. "Hold still!" He didn't yell out of anger or pain. He just needed to be able to hear himself over her panic.

Just as he yelled this, the door was broken from its handles and the grotesque creatures from beyond the grave slowly crept in to the room. There were two of them filing in to the room and an unknown number still outside the room. They approached slowly, enough time for Karina to get herself together and listen. "Hold still and be ready, I will walk you through this."

[Karina]

"KARINA!" Naz's voice resonated throughout her mind, giving her a mind-splitting headache. "Ow...." Karina stopped in her tracks. She had been so consumed with freaking out, she hadn't realized that the door fell from its handles and the zombies were beginning to flood the room.

At that very moment, Karina went blank. Her face devoid of all color. She was almost as pale as Naz. The blood seemed to rush out of her body as she stared at the creatures in horror. During her freak-out stage, she'd managed to wind up on the complete opposite of the room.

She'd managed to muster up some of her nervous system as she listened to Naz's soothing voice in her head. "Hold still and be ready, I will walk you through this." She gripped the hilt so tightly that her fingers were starting to turn bluish-green, from the cutoff of circulation.

She held the sword in front of her, her knees locked together, and her lower legs spread into a v-shape for better balance. Physically, she looked ready to take on the filthy demons. But mentally, she was tearing apart. She squeezed her eyes shut, envisioning Naz in her mind once more. Tears were beginning to spill from her eyes.

I can't do it Naz....we're going to die in here...there's too many of them...I've seen enough scary movies to know that I'll just fuck up and we'll die in this room....I'm sorry...I'm so sorry. When Karina had no confidence in herself, she had a horrible habit of assuming everything would fall apart and she would fail. It's happened to her so many times, she learned to accept it and not try. I can't do it....I can't. She started to cry.

[Nazier]

I can't do it Naz....we're going to die in here...there's too many of them...I've seen enough scary movies to know that I'll just fuck up and we'll die in this room....I'm sorry...I'm so sorry! When Karina closed her eyes, Naz could no longer see the room. Everything was cooling down and his body started to tremble. Her wavelength was terribly unstable and it made it so hard for him to hold on, but he wouldn't give up. He could defeat zombies in his human form with or without the band on, which is why he could not allow Karina to lose to these shambling corpses.

"Karina, open your eyes and pick the one closest to you." He was fighting back with waves of calm warmth to combat her terror. "Hold me up above your head and get ready to swing down." The zombies were getting closer towards the girl, almost at arm's reach, and they moaned out calling for her soul. The blade of the Katana was just as long as Karina's arms, allowing her to strike out twice as far. "Now swing down hard and carry me straight through."

He applied weight on to himself to encourage her to swing down hard. His blade glowed in the steel aura of the room and the zombie didn't seem to notice the blade above its head at all. All Karina had to do was listen to his commands and slice straight through. "Do it now!"

[Karina]

Karina could feel the zombies beginning to encircle the room. There was one particular zombie in front of her that was within arms length. The only thing separating the both of them was the chainsaw katana.

Karina could feel her body freezing up. The cries of the zombies seemed to entrance her, causing her to begin taking on a possessed state. Although her body was freezing up, she could feel Naz raise himself up over the zombie's head. "Now swing down hard and carry me straight through." She felt Naz's waves of calm warmth begin to fuse with her wrangled nerves and calm her down.

Naz began to apply his weight, in order to force Karina to come through the rest of the blow.
"Do it now!"

Almost instinctively, Karina applied the rest of her body weight into her partner as the blade sliced through the zombie, cutting it in half. Black blood rained around Karina as the zombie let out a bloodcurdling scream of agony, before splitting in half and its severed body parts hitting the floor with a dull THUD.

Karina slowly opened her eyes, shocked at the scene before her. The zombie laid there in half, unmoving. "I...I did it..." She said disbelievingly. "I did it!!!" Karina quickly laughed and jumped up. She smiled closing her eyes. "Naz, I did it!! Didja see??!"

Karina was so blinded by her happiness, she hadn't realized that more zombies had begun to spill into the room in droves. They were beginning to pick up speed, now that they heard one of their men call out in pain as it died. They looked pissed.

Karina opened her eyes and gasped, stopping cheering quickly. She looked at Naz, her face beginning to twist again in panic. "What now??! What now??!" Another zombie was beginning to make his way towards her. She backed up, but all that met her back was the ice cold steel wall.

"Ah shit!" She was starting to spaz again. "Naz! We're gonna die!! I don't wanna die!!!"

[Nazier]

Nazier's blade passed right through the rotten corpse like an axe through dead wood, Karina's weight forcing him the rest of the way out, then she stepped backwards with him as the corpse fell in halves. Finally, her wavelength was still again as she looked at her good work. Then, and eruption of happiness filled into his wavelength, tickling his spirits into submission. His world was bouncing, twisting and bubbily. It was warm and exuberant, sending many happy sensations.

He couldn't even hear what she was saying, that is, until the world fell still again. Nazier couldn't tell what was going on. Her emotions were so all over the place. he was just relieved that it seemed to stop, but then, the terror part fired back in again; freezing him to the bone and biting at his skin. It felt like her wavelength was a tornado and he was right in the center.

Once her back hit the wall, it felt like a block of ice entrapped him. He couldn't move or feel anything, but he could still use his mind to command her. "Karina focus!" he demanded. "Don't run from them! You're stronger than them. The one in front of you; move forward and slice into it."

It was getting to the point where they were starting to surround her. If he remained frozen within her fear he wouldn't be able to guide her. He needed her to fight. He needed her courage to thaw him out. "Now, attack!"

[Karina]

"I....I can't!" Karina began to freeze up immediately. The zombie that began heading for her lunged forward.

Karina shrieked in response, but her body responded as well. She swung straight through the zombie once more, this time her blow causing its upper-half to fall to the ground. The zombie's lower body stopped and suddenly went rigid as it hit the floor with another dull THUD.

Karina opened her eyes to fight off the next one, but before she could do so, it was already on her. Before she had enough time to swing, the zombie grabbed her. It pulled her away from the steel wall and slammed her into it HARD. Losing control, her head whipped back and hit the steel wall.

"O-oh...." Karina coughed out as a reflex, her head reeling from the blow. For a zombie, it's pretty deadly.... she thought, as a nauseating feeling took over her body. The zombie let out an ear-splitting shriek, that made the very pit of Karina's stomach twist into knots. The zombie pulled her back away from the wall and slammed her into the wall once more. This time, droplets of red began to slide down Karina's forehead.

This isn't good..., Karina thought again, as she tried to put some force into her arms. Unfortunately, the way the zombie had her pinned down, didn't leave much room for range of motion in her arms. Karina began to panic again. In hopes of trying to fight off the zombie, she grabbed it by the wrist with her free hand.

The zombie reacted by slamming her once again. The force was enough to not only have her let go, but to lose grip of Naz, and he clattered to the ground. The nauseating feeling was hitting her hard from being slammed so much into the walls. For a zombie with no brain or soul, the zombie had alot of force behind it.

Karina slid to the ground, her body growing limp. "Oh fuck...."