Wrote this one right after watching the final episode of Hekketsu-roku. Which means, this fic has spoilers if you haven't watched episode 22 of Hakuouki yet. Don't read if you haven't watched it, otherwise the ending will probably be a huge spoiler.
Aah, that was a sad episode. I'll probably end up writing more fics based on the last one ;-;
I went kind of quote-from-the-anime happy in this fic '-' Whoops.
Chizuru's too much for you, so we'll be taking her.
He had said that in the beginning. He had believed that the lowly human in front of him was but a lowly human, and that he would never rise to become anything more.
He had been very wrong.
So who gives a damn if I'm a fake? If I defeat you as a Rasetsu, then I—no, we will become the real Oni!
He had believed that it was impossible, that Oni would always be on the upper part of the pyramid, and that the humans would never be able to fight their way up. Humans would never match Oni. They were pathetic creatures that chased after fleeting dreams and failed experiments. They attempted to climb hills they couldn't conquer, and would slide back to the bottom every time.
That was how it was supposed to be.
But him—he had the strength, the determination, and the pride of an Oni. The Ochimizu had only given him the name "Rasetsu", nothing more. He had been an Oni from the start.
No. He had been better than the Oni.
The name "Rasetsu" is for fakes. You are not a Rasetsu, Hijikata Toshizou. You are an Oni, and your name is Hakuouki.
I didn't fight you to earn that name. I fought you to protect the one I love!
And as Kazama Chikage felt the sharp blade of Hijikata's katana pierce his heart, his yellow eyes met the crazed red of his opponent- the victor.
You win, Hakuouki.
In case if the title didn't make any sense, 'Hakuouki' is translated to "Pale Cherry Blossom Oni". I didn't want to just put "Hakuouki" because that would sound really unoriginal. So I stuck with this one.
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