The Unstoppable Murakumo
Pairing: Murakumo x Shiki
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Disclaimer: I do not own Senran Kagura or any of its characters.
Author's Note: Okay, um...call me crazy but from the title, I got it from Mortal Kombat X's Jason Voorhees, the type of variations or something. Like, Slasher Jason, Unstoppable Jason and Relentless Jason. And since Murakumo already is like the Slasher Jason, I thought about Murakumo having the unstoppable power, like Unatoppable Jason. U-ummm...so...yeah...please enjoy!
Usually, Murakumo would enjoy drawing her doujinshi like there's no tomorrow, with her girlfriend Shiki as her muse if she ever needs help. But on other days like this, the girls of Gessen Academy need to do some training to get stronger. Their leader Yumi insists since she wants them to grow stronger, through wisdom and strength and cover each other's weakness. And that's what they are doing right now. While Yumi is training with Yozakura and Minori, as always, Murakumo is training with Shiki. And usually, Murakumo does well in sparring matches. However, today is a little different.
The fight starts out well for Murakumo at first. She uses both her meat cleaver and spear against Shiki's double sided scythe and the two clash multiple times creating sparks left and right. Murakumo takes a swing to the right, and a miss. She swings left. She misses again. Shiki spins her scythe at a very fast pace and closes gals with Murakumo's chest. It shreds her clothing in seconds and then she slashes her upwards, making the masked brunette flying. Shiki doesn't give her a chance to recover or even land on the ground by slashing her once again, kicking her in thr chest and slashing her left and right, back and forth 6 times until Murakumo topples to the floor. Shiki lands on her feet and sighs while fanning herself with her hat.
"Like, totally a piece of cake~!" She chuckles.
Murakumo shakes off the pain and gets into her battle position. Her spear is lost, but she still has her cleaver. She jumps to slash Shiki however, the blonde dodges it by jumping away and slashing her multiple times, plus striking her with her spin attack. Shiki blows her red mist at Murakumo to stun her and then strike at her again. She repeats this a couple more times, even doing her spin attack the third time, knocking Murakumo off her feet. The masked brunette slowly recovers and tries to slash the blonde. She lands a couple hits, but misses at the third one, thus ends up getting hit by Shiki's spinning blade, sending her flying and landing on the floor with a thud...with her mask knocked off her face as well!
Murakumo squeaks as she covers her face with her hands. "Eek! D-don't look at meeeee!"
Yumi walks over towards the shy brunette, putting her hands on her hips. "Hey, you're not acting like yourself today. Usually you were able to beat Shiki-san in sparring matches like this."
Shiki shrugs. "Maybe I got, like, stronger since the last fight?"
"S-s-s-so...sorry, Shiki..." Murakumo stutters. "I...p-p-p-please excuse me!" With that, she leaves the room, ignoring everyone who is calling her.
Yumi turns to the blonde. "Is she okay?"
Shiki sighs, looking in the direction her girlfriend went. "She has been acting, like, a bit weird lately. For the past few days, she's been like this. At first I asked her if she was okay, and she told me she was fine."
"Anything happen before hand?" Yumi asks.
Shiki rubs her chin in thought. "Hmmmmmm...well, she was looking for inspiration for her latest issue, so I asked her to go out for some air. And then, a couple hours later, she came back with a smile on her face. Said she found inspiration."
"I see..." Yumi rubs her chin in thought. Sounds pretty convincing, but that still doesn't solve anything about Murakumo acting all weird and losing the sparring match on purpose.
**Downtown**
Murakumo walks casually through the crowded streets, ignoring those who are staring at her. She can't help herself not telling the others about the sparring march she and Homura had a few days ago. Honestly, she never witnessed such power coming from the leader of the Crimson Squad. And though she was happy she found the inspiration she was looking for, Murakumo was also a bit discouraged. Who knew Homura in her Crimson Form would be this powerful? Thus, this is something new she learned while fighting.
Now her only focus is to battle Homura again and this time, she will be the one who will win. But big question is: what if she goes against her Crimson Form again? Murakumo lets out a heavy sigh. Honestly, for the past few days, she did not feel like sparring since that last battle with Homura. However, her confidence is not very low. All she needs is someone other than Shiki to battle and maybe it can make her stronger then.
"Hey, you!" A voice says coming from her right. "Murakumo, is that you?"
The masked maiden turns to see the twins walking by. Ryona waves happily.
"Murakumo-chan! Heeeeey~!" She cheers.
Suddenly, a light bulb appears on Murakumo's head. She walks toward them.
"Ryobi-san? Ryona-san?" She says. "Hey, I need to ask you a favor."
"Oh! Oh! Are you going to bully me~?" Ryona says. "Please bully me, Murakumo-chaaaaan~!"
SMACK!
"Geez, Ryona, we're in public," Ryobi says, lowing her hand from slapping her sister.
"Aahhhhh~! Hit me more, Ryobi-chaaaan~!" Ryona squeals.
Murakumo clears her throat. "Girls, I need to ask you a favor. Please, spar with me."
Ryobi quirks an eyebrow. "You want...to spar with us?"
Murakumo nods. "It would really help me get stronger. You see I've been a little, um, bored with the same old opponent. So, I wanted to choose someone else." That wasn't totally a lie. Of course, Shiki was her best opponent, but honestly, she'd rather go against different opponents just to see how they fight.
"Challenge accepted~!" Ryona says, quickly. "We'll spar with you, Murakumo-chan~!"
Ryobi lets out a sigh. "Fine. We'll do it. Not because we want to, of course."
"Oh, Ryobi-chan's not being honest again~!"
"Sh-shut up, you mutt!"
Murakumo nods. "Thanks, girls."
The three girls use their ninja speed to quickly go to an open forest and where they could attract less attention. They are in their battle positions and already in their Shinobi forms. Murakumo has her meat cleaver ready as she walks toward the twins and waves it around a little.
"Get ready," Ryobi says as she loads her gun.
The two don't move a muscle for at least 30 seconds. Ryobi decides to do the first hit, so she goes in and hits Murakumo with her rifle, but that only made a little damage. Murakumo charges at Ryobi, strikes her with her spear, pulls her close and kicks her away. Ryona goes in and the two jump to kick each other. Murakumo kicks her first, making the blonde topple to the ground, but roll back to her feet. The masked brunette does a low kick, making Ryona only go off balance a little. Murakumo leaps toward the other side of Ryona, however the blonde is quicker on attacking, giving out a set of kicks and hits from her quad hand guns. Murakumo rolls to her feet and kicks Ryona again just as the blonde is leaping to attack her again. The blonde rolls to her feet and hits the masked maiden with her hand guns and then spins while shooting her. The blonde jumps to attack, but the brunette blocks it, throws in a few punches after putting the cleaver on her back, and strikes her with her spear, pulls her close and kicks her away. Murakumo then roundhouse kicks the blonde face down on the ground. Murakumo charges to throw some punches again, but Ryona quickly blocks them and tries to hit her with her hand guns, only to get blocked by the masked brunette. She then aims both her hand guns and pulls the triggers, making them impossible for Murkumo to block them all. Ryobi then jumps in, hits her with her rifle a few times, the last one being upward, making Murakumo fly in the air, land on a mine Ryobi just threw in and gets hit with the rifle a few times again. Ryona shoots her with her hand guns again, making the brunette topple to the ground.
Ryobi chuckles as she backs away a few steps. "This is way too easy."
Ryona twirls around like a ballerina. "Would you want to dance with us after we're done~?"
Murkumo shakes head roughly to shake off the pain and gets into her battle position. She and Ryobi jump in the air to attack, only for the younger twin to hit her first. Murkumo rolls to her feet, but gets hit by Ryobi's rifle, land on a mine again, then get hit a few more times. Ryona jumps in to hit her with her hand guns, only for Murkumo to block them, but not the series of bullets the blonde throws at her. Ryobi and Murakumo charge at each other, however miss completely. Ryobi shoots her with her rifle a couple times, plus throwing another mine at her, all hitting the masked brunette successfully. Ryona steps in, tries to hit her with her hand guns once more, but Murakumo blocks them all, so the blonde hit her with a series of bullets again. Ryobi charges again, hits Murakumo with her rifle a few times, however, misses the last hit, giving the masked brunette a chance to strike back with a few punches. Ryobi blocks them just in time and retaliates by trying to hit her with her rifle, only to get blocked and kicked by Murakumo. Then, the masked brunette slashes her a few times, up and down and to the right, but when she takes another swing, Ryobi quickly reacts by kicking her to the ground hard. She then hits Murakumo with her rifle and slide tackles her while shooting her in the air. Murakumo slowly gets back on her feet, but Ryobi jumps in and finishes it off with a couple hard hits to the face, the second hit knocking her mask off her face and then shooting her square in the chest to knock her down to the ground.
Ryobi flips her hair and puts a hand on her hip. "You enjoyed that one?"
Murakumo is trembling in fear, looking back and forth at her fallen mask and then at the twins. "Wh-wh-wh-wh-what? I just got beaten...b-b-b-b-by Ryobi-san and Ryona-san..."
The younger twin lets out a light chuckle. "Of course we did. We're from the Hebijo Elite team after all."
"Hey, you challenged us, remember~?" Ryona says.
"I-I-I-I-I know, b-b-but..." Murakumo looks down at the ground and sighs.
"Look, Murakumo, if you're going to whine about losing, get over it," Ryobi says sternly. "We don't want any of that...especially your own team."
"B-but..."
"I mean it, Murakumo! No one wants a big baby!" Ryobi shouts, pointing her finger at the shy brunette.
"Ryobi-chan!" Ryona says. "Don't be so harsh on her! Ah, but if you want to yell at anyone, yell at me~! Take your anger out on me~!"
Ryobi smacks her sister. "This isn't about you, Ryona. Murakumo needs to learn that losing battles sometimes isn't always a bad thing!"
Murakumo gives the twins a sad smile. "Thanks, girls. I have learned something. I-it was nice sparring with you two. S-see ya." Without another word, she runs off, taking her mask with her without bothering to put it back on.
Ryobi sighs as she puts a hand on her hip, shaking her head in dismay. "That Murakumo. What's wrong with her?"
"I have no clue," Ryona says.
**Gessen Academy**
Murakumo sits on her bed with her mask beside her, facing the floor. She thinks about the battle with Homura, her battle with the Ryo sisters and what Ryobi said to her earlier. While she WANTS to think losing battles are a no big deal, her confidence is still low. How can she match against Homura's Crimson form? With that kind of power, she can knock anyone out. She lets out a soft sigh and glances over at her mask. If only she knows a way to match her strength with Homura...
"Muracchi?" Shiki's voice says from behind the door. "Are you okay? May I come in?"
Murakumo turns toward the door and nods. "Y-yes!"
The door opens and the blonde walks in and sits next to her with a small smile. "Hey, Muracchi. I just came to check to see how you are doing."
The shy girl says nothing as she looks down at the floor again. Shiki puts her hand on her girlfriend's shoulder.
"Hey, you can tell me," she says softly. "Like, I'll listen to anything you have to say."
Murakumo takes a few deep breaths and speaks up. "Hey, Shiki. Am I...I mean...do you think I'm strong enough to battle tough opponents?"
Shiki lets out a giggle. "Where'd that come from? You're usually very strong in battle."
"Yes, I know, but..." She lets out another sigh. "Shiki...you know a few days ago? When you told me to go out for some air?"
"Yes?"
"Well...I ran into Homura-san that night. She challenged me to spar with her and I accepted. We battled each other and I thought I was winning when I discovered Homura-san's Crimson Form. And...and...I was shocked from what kind of power she has. I mean...she was so...powerful. I couldn't even land a hit on her..."
It is then that Shiki begins to realize something. "Is that why you purposely lost the sparring match against me? Because your self confidence was...lacking?"
Murakumo just nods. Shiki wraps her arms around her lover, planting a peck on the cheek and gives her a gentle smile.
"Muracchi...you don't have to worry," she whispers. "To me you're very strong. No matter how many times you lose. Heck, thanks to your wolves, you are unstoppable."
It is then, from that last word, it gives Murakumo a brilliant idea. She pulls away and gives her a cute smile.
"Thank you, Shiki~!" She says. "I feel a lot better now~"
"Oh? Hehe! Well, you're welcome~" Shiki replies. "Glad I could help!" With that, the blonde leaves the room.
After the door closes, Murakumo walks over toward the door to see the blonde is nowhere in sight. She uses this chance to exit the building and walk along the path towards a place she knows very well, thanks to her childhood friend, Yomi.
**Crimson Squad Base**
"Eh? You want…to have the power to be unstoppable?" Haruka asks as soon as Murakumo rushed to her lab.
The brunette, now with her mask on, and on her knees, bows so low that her forehead touches her fingers. "Yes! Please give me something! Anything!"
Haruka lets out a soft giggle and pets the brunette. "You're so cute, darling. But…why go through the trouble to ask me when you're strong already? I've seen you fight before."
Murakumo explains her dilemma.
"Ahhhhh, Homura-chan, hm~?" Haruka says. "Yes, she IS pretty powerful in her Crimson Form alright. Quick question: you sure it's worth having the power just to go against Homura-chan?"
Murakumo thinks for a moment. It would be worth it, yes. However, Haruka has got a point. If she has that power and she wins…what else could she do with it? It would certainly help out her team, that's for sure. However, she can't help but feel the need to use it just for the sake of going against Homura. She nods firmly.
Haruka rubs her chin in thought. "Well…truth is…this is something new for me, but don't worry. I'll concoct the best medicine for you to have that power. Maybe a bit more."
Murakumo brightens as she straightens up. "Thank you so much, Haruka-san!"
The brunette leaves the cave and Yomi just happens to walk by. She turns toward where her best friend went, quirks an eyebrow and looks back at Haruka.
"Murakumo-san is in a rush," she says. "Why was she here?"
Haruka grabs some beakers and liquid chemicals after putting on her lab coat. "Ah, no reason. Just wanted to say hi."
"Oh….I see…"
Yomi looks back toward the entrance and then shrugs. Whatever the reason, the blonde hopes she would talk to her since it's been a while.
A/N: Everyone…I know you have your reasons. And….if any of you don't care about Jason, that's fine. But inspiration is inspiration. That's my choice.
Secondly, I worked hard on this and if there's complaints, I'm sorry. Th-there's just no other way to write this story.
Lastly, I kinda had options between a magic scroll or Haruka. But…I went for Haruka, although, I do not know if she is even capable of making that stuff so…why not make it up.
All in all, I want good, positive long reviews please! Thank you~!