This is my first fic out of Harry Potter fandom, I'm a little bit nervous though, but I hoped that my knowledge is wide enough and hoped you guys liked it. Just so you know, I wrote this fic based on the game not the anime, take place after Oichi's red route story. Enjoy ^^
Disclaimer: I do not own Sengoku BASARA nor it's characters.
Breaking Through The Walls
"Lady Oichi? Are you alright?" Ieyasu's voice rang through her ears, still she was unresponsive, and kept laying down on the ground. Ieyasu nervously trying to reach her but as he about to, Oichi opened her dark eyes to see the younger dark haired man kneeling beside her, looking worried.
"Lord Happy?" Oichi spoke with her light and soft yet tired voice. Ieyasu exhaled in relieve to see the woman before him was alright. "Are you feeling alright?" Ieyasu asked, making sure that she's alright. Oichi slightly shake her head, gesturing that she's still un well. Sure is Mitigate was a man strong enough to wear her off, but now the man had lied down on the ground as if he was lifeless. Oichi have tried all her might to take down the man, only to make him collapsed.
"It's alright, if you still unwell I'll wait untill you rested," Ieyasu walked up to Mitsunari's body, "it seems that you have wear him off," Ieyasu said with a slight smirk, Oichi give no respond and keep staring blankly at the ground. "Lord Grumpy has threatened Lord Happy, Oichi has to protect Lord Happy," Oichi said, moving her head slowly at the white haired man who's still not moving. "Please, I couldn't let a maiden protect me, please let me be the one to protect you," Ieyasu said feeling a bit flattered, Oichi shake her head in disagreement, "Then, shall we protect each other?" Oichi slightly nod as a respond and Ieyasu gave her a warm smile.
"Urgh..." A grunt was heard from the white haired man who has been knocked down on the ground for a couple of hours. Ieyasu put his battle stance, getting ready to fight the man before him if he plans on attacking them. But as the man stand, it seems that he didn't plan on attacking them at all, normally he would got up quickly and drew his blade to his grasp. "Why?" The man said with sore voice, giving Ieyasu an odd expression, "Why, did you spare me? Let me live was a disgrace towards Lord Hideyoshi's name, I rather be dead than living to the likes of you. Kill me Ieyasu, that way I could die in honor in the name of Lord Hideyoshi," Mitsunari walks up toward Ieyasu, but still not on his battle stance."
"It is all over Mitsunari, I do not wish to kill you," Ieyasu said in respond while lowering his guard down but still on his battle stance. "Please, I beg of you, this is the only way shall I die in the name of Lord Hideyoshi, I couldn't disappoint him," Mitsunari dropped to his knees, cried out for Ieyasu to deceased him. "Mitsunari please-"
Oichi walks toward Mitsunari in a deadly killing aura, Mitsunari could hear his own heart beat, every time the woman took a step it gets louder, "So this is it, die in the hands of the Demon King's substitute, hmph! Fair enough," Mitsunari closed his eyes as the woman gets closer and closer, he was ready for this and he won't regret his decision. Every minutes feels like hours, how long until this woman reached him. Suddenly, Mitsunari could feel a warm touch on his forehead, and a cold yet soft hands rested on his cheeks, as he opened his eyes, to his surprise he could see the dark haired woman knelt right in front of him; kissing his forehead. Mitsunari froze, there are no single woman brave enough to approach him, moreover kissed him.
"There's no need to be sad, Lord Grumpy, you were lonely just like me that's what The White Bird once told me, but no more, Oichi is here, Lord Happy is here, you're not alone anymore," Oichi said looking expressionless at Mitsunari's surprised look. Ieyasu chuckled in amusement, this is the first time he ever saw Mitsunari being overtook by a woman, but she's no ordinary woman, with such beauty who wouldn't fall for her; a menacing beauty.
Heat spread through Mitsunari's pale face, he couldn't hide his embarrassment, "H-How dare y-you woman, looking down on me like that," his voice was shaking, this is the most humiliating moment to The Dark King Lord Mitsunari Ishida, he must admit that if he was alone in the place he'll probably chopped down all the buildings and trees there. "This time! I-I shall retreat, b-but I'll be waiting for another clash...," Mitsunari shifted his view toward Ieyasu with a menacing glare, still Ieyasu couldn't hide his amusement, "...Ieyasu." Mitsunari disappeared in a lightning speed run, leaving the two behind.
"That was something I did not see everyday," Eyes chuckled, and move his gaze to the woman before him, "Oichi, shall we also return?" Oichi gave no respond, yet turned her body to face Ieyasu, "Are you still feeling unwell?" Still no respond, but Oichi's unresponsive state never annoys him, in fact he grew to care for the woman, he knew what she have been through, and he was eager to save her.
Oichi looked up at the sky and stretch her right hand as if trying to touch the already high sun, "Will I find light? This warmth was so familiar," Oichi collapsed, just in time for Ieyasu to catch her falling. "Oichi I promised that I will lift your pains away and revived the woman I once knew, and until I could see your smile again I will stay by your side protecting you, no matter how long it will takes," Ieyasu slid his arm to the back of her knee, and held her shoulder firmly, and carry her away from the bloody battlefield to the place where she could rest assure with him protecting her.
Mitsunari arrived at The Osaka Castle along with half of his remaining soldier, it sure is a though battle with both sides give their best. Sekigahara will be the place he'll never forget, he lost to his rival, the man whom have killed his lord that he swore to slay.
But oddly, Mitsunari didn't say a single word along the way; he was quite, something his men found rather odd. Normally he would have been rampaging and yelled in furious about how useless his men was, but he didn't, and it concerns most of his men.
Entering the castle, Yoshitugu have been waiting for them all this time, "Well, well, if it isn't Mitsunari The Dark King, I thought you wouldn't make it. But I guess I was doubting you, and your pathetic men," to Mitsunari, Yoshitsugu was nothing more than a pawn to him, never he trusted the sharp tongue man whom never spoke a single truth.
"Save it Yoshitsugu, I'm not in any mood to hear your insults, right now I just want to clear my head," Mitsunari passed the man, but Yoshitsugu held his shoulder stopping him from marching any further. "I have heard about The Demon King's substitute was an ally to the Tokugawa, is that why you have lost the battle," Yoshitsugu was a dangerous man, he could see through everybody, you can't hide a single thing from him, one thing Mitsunari knew was that the man has been watching him all along, "Sure is she could be the true menace to the western army". Mitsunari rolled his eyes, but he also seem to bit interested in it, "What are you trying to say Yoshitsugu, spit it out, I ain't got all day". Yoshitsugu chuckled, finding Mitsunari seem to be interested in one of his plan, "What I'm trying to picture is that if we could convince The Demon King's substitute into serving The Western army, it would be easy to crushed the Tokugawa even all of The Eastern army's fools". Mitsunari cocked his eyebrow in interest, Yoshitsugu seem to find it quite surprising. "And how do you plan on that?"
"Please my lord leave that to me," Yoshitsugu said in a sly tone.
The moon enlighten the room through a small circle window, the breeze entered the room in a quite and calming phase. Oichi moved her body sideways trying to find a comfortable position yet she decided to get up, wearing her white yukata; that has a red flowery patterns on each sleeves and at the bottom, to venture the castle's garden.
Sitting next to a flower bed of Lilies, something was bothering her, to her those Lilies seem so familiar yet she couldn't tell, she grunt in pain for trying to revive her memories back but she couldn't, she picked up a flower and began to sing; the soft, beautiful, yet a chilling voice rhymed through the hallways; the song of a crying souls from the deepest part of hell.
"Oichi?" A voice came approaching from the dark hallways; it was Ieyasu, his face was really tired, it must be a tiring day for him. Oichi turned her head to see the man's figure; he was wearing a blue kimono and a white hakama with the Tokugawa crest carved on it. "Oichi, it's late you should rest, you have done so many today, if you didn't have enough rest you'll catch a cold". "But Oichi wears her dress, Oichi won't catch a cold". "I know, but you should rest, you must be really tired, you've collapsed twice and that concerns me."
Oichi looked at the Moon from the pond's surface and touch the moon's reflection, "It's cold". "Yes it is," Ieyasu smiled at her looking rather tired. "Oichi couldn't sleep," She looked at the man's face who's still gazing at her, and was quite startled to find the woman looked back at him. "I-I see," Ieyasu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, you must have a very terrifying nightmares, if I wasn't so naïve back then, I would have save both of you. I'm just a kid who's obsessed with power, yet I couldn't protect what's important..." Ieyasu looked at Oichi eagerly and grabbed both of her hands and held it in the air, "...but I promise, I will protect you, until you regain your memories back, I-", before Ieyasu could finish his words, Oichi rubbed his hair gently, which releasing a red blush on his face as a result. "There...there...Lord Happy shouldn't be sad, smile," Ieyasu smiled at Oichi's word. "Yes, you're right, I'll definitely smile for you."
"What?!" Mitsunari's raged filled the whole room, "There's no way I bowed down to that arrogant fool, he's the man who've killed Lord Hideyoshi, and there's no way that I'll form an alliance with him, I rather be dead rather than have to join forces with him. And what is the meaning that I have to approach The Demon King's wretch doll, she's the reason of why I'm feeling weird that time and make a fool out of myself in front of Ieyasu!"
"Mitsunari...Mitsunari," Yoshitsugu shake his head in displeasure, "you just don't get it do you. Right now, The Demon King's substitute was Ieyasu's secret weapon, by now Ieyasu might have planned an invasion to the non western army to enlarged his territory, and finally wiped out the whole western army, and probably by the time comes you'll be the only one standing."
"What do you mean?" Mitsunari lift his head to see the man floating before him. "I heard that the Takeda army led by Sanada Yukimura has formed an alliance with the eastern army, and I believe that the Saica faction might be next," Yoshitsugu said with his familiar sly tone, usually used to provoke Mitsunari. Mitsunari hit the handled of his chair in rage, "Those wretched fools, how could they betray me!" Yoshitsugu moves across the room and glance at Mitsunari in a menacing glare, "That's why, I suggest that you find another pawn, a loyal and strong pawn that is..." Mitsunari lit his head towards Yoshitsugu whom floating across the room, "tame the Demon Princess and she shall be yours. She's like a sword that Ieyasu will entrust to you after you joined him. Master the sword and when she convinced enough, use it to kill it's master," Mitsunari's eyes widened; Yoshitsugu's brilliant yet cruel plan, will make Mitsunari ruled the whole nation in an instant. "Why don't you seduce her, I thought that was your job". "But won't it be fun, if we use the king instead of the pawn, you'll regain more profits," Yoshitsugu looked at Mitsunari in interest, it seems that he won't decline the plan, in fact he's willing to participate in it.
Yoshitsugu was about to leave the room before Mitsunari stopped him, "Yoshitsugu!" Yoshitsugu turned around to face his so-called lord, if that really is what he thought off, "The Demon King's substitute who is she?" Yoshitsugu cocked his eyebrow in interest as a grimace was drawn on his wrapped up face. "As you know her name is Lady Oichi you might as well start to address her name by now, she's the younger sister of the late Demon King Oda Nobunaga and the lone survivor from the incident of Honno-Ji, but many says that she was actually a demon bring back from the deepest part of hell to avenge her brother's death," Yoshitsugu explained. "What a non-sense, a demon?" Mitsunari said in respond feeling rather ridiculous. "It is a non-sense doesn't it?" Yoshitsugu replied in his sly tone.
"I'll tell you everything you need to know, on how to tame the demon. And by the time, why don't you learn of what is being polite means, and fix that attitude of yours," Mitsunari glared at him but couldn't find any objections, no matter how worse things will get, Mitsunari won't back down and will put an end to Ieyasu's life. But why is he feeling so uneasy, he doesn't like to talk to any person, and now he has to convince a woman in every way, somehow it made him feel nervous. But on the other side, Yoshitsugu has observed something, and planned to use his observation to gain his own profits.
Okay so what do you think? I know it's still a short chapter, but I'll expand it on the next chapter, somehow. Just so you know let me know what you guys think on this first chapter, and I'm sorry if there's any mistakes, since I'm also learning. Your reviews means a lot to me, and also tell me which pair you like better Ieyasu X Oichi or Mitsunari X Oichi.
And has anyone notice anything about the fic's title? It was similar to the english translation lyric from Kingdom Heart's theme song 'Hikari'