Two sharp pains in his right leg...crimson liquid pouring out onto
the sand...fangs retracting. A beautiful sunset.
The sand beneath Sanzo's cheek was hot and smelled of dust...just dust. Really nothing more. He was facing west. Inwardly, he laughed at the irony of his situation. He hadn't really planned on dying. Of course, a long time ago, he hadn't planned on picking up a stupid chimp that needed so much looking after. Maybe Goku was eighteen give or take five hundred years but he still had the mind and priorities of a child. He still acted without thought. One does not simply jump into a fight with an unknown enemy like Goku had. Granted, it was just another insect-mimicking yokai but this one was fast...and smart enough not to wait to attack. The moment Goku turned around to search behind that rock, it had sprung up and done its best to bite Goku. The monkey, however, managed to get away the first time. The second time, he wouldn't have been so lucky. Some unknown instinct caused Sanzo to push Goku aside at the second attack. Instead of that damn demon-bug's fangs sinking into Goku's tender flesh, they pierced Sanzo's leg instead.
"Sanzo!" Stupid monkey... "Sanzo!"
The venom began to move quickly through his body. He could barely move now but he wasn't going to die alone...He was going to take that damned insect with him. He raised his gun and pointed it at the large, moving target. His vision was blurring. It was so hard to see...He had to make sure not to hit Goku who was fending the beast off, trying to get to him. Then, why should he care? Goku would move and Sanzo never missed his target. His finger tightened on the trigger. This is probably the last round I'll ever fire. He thought to himself and oddly didn't care. Nothing mattered but the moment in which he was living. If there was some kind of life beyond death then there was no sense in worrying about it now. His vision was worsening with each passing second.
"SANZO!!"
He closed his eyes and pulled the trigger. Wind blew over him as the spider demon vanished. At least the others were safe. But then...why did he even care. He rested his head in the sand. Hakkai and Gojyo were suddenly beside him. Sanzo opened one eye. Where was that stupid monkey? He wasn't anywhere to be heard...Odd for Goku in such a situation.
"Sanzo...I don't think..." Hakkai started and then stopped as Gojyo placed a hand on his shoulder.
"You bastard priest..." Gojyo said under his breath. He was holding something in his hand and dropped it to the sand in front of Sanzo's face. Even with his vision failing him he could tell what it was. He tried to draw in a breath for a gasp. It was Goku's golden coronet.
Warm sand beneath his face, pain like fire in his heart...Goku's coronet before his eyes. Time faded and light and darkness both were forgotten. Death was all there was.
The sand beneath Sanzo's cheek was hot and smelled of dust...just dust. Really nothing more. He was facing west. Inwardly, he laughed at the irony of his situation. He hadn't really planned on dying. Of course, a long time ago, he hadn't planned on picking up a stupid chimp that needed so much looking after. Maybe Goku was eighteen give or take five hundred years but he still had the mind and priorities of a child. He still acted without thought. One does not simply jump into a fight with an unknown enemy like Goku had. Granted, it was just another insect-mimicking yokai but this one was fast...and smart enough not to wait to attack. The moment Goku turned around to search behind that rock, it had sprung up and done its best to bite Goku. The monkey, however, managed to get away the first time. The second time, he wouldn't have been so lucky. Some unknown instinct caused Sanzo to push Goku aside at the second attack. Instead of that damn demon-bug's fangs sinking into Goku's tender flesh, they pierced Sanzo's leg instead.
"Sanzo!" Stupid monkey... "Sanzo!"
The venom began to move quickly through his body. He could barely move now but he wasn't going to die alone...He was going to take that damned insect with him. He raised his gun and pointed it at the large, moving target. His vision was blurring. It was so hard to see...He had to make sure not to hit Goku who was fending the beast off, trying to get to him. Then, why should he care? Goku would move and Sanzo never missed his target. His finger tightened on the trigger. This is probably the last round I'll ever fire. He thought to himself and oddly didn't care. Nothing mattered but the moment in which he was living. If there was some kind of life beyond death then there was no sense in worrying about it now. His vision was worsening with each passing second.
"SANZO!!"
He closed his eyes and pulled the trigger. Wind blew over him as the spider demon vanished. At least the others were safe. But then...why did he even care. He rested his head in the sand. Hakkai and Gojyo were suddenly beside him. Sanzo opened one eye. Where was that stupid monkey? He wasn't anywhere to be heard...Odd for Goku in such a situation.
"Sanzo...I don't think..." Hakkai started and then stopped as Gojyo placed a hand on his shoulder.
"You bastard priest..." Gojyo said under his breath. He was holding something in his hand and dropped it to the sand in front of Sanzo's face. Even with his vision failing him he could tell what it was. He tried to draw in a breath for a gasp. It was Goku's golden coronet.
Warm sand beneath his face, pain like fire in his heart...Goku's coronet before his eyes. Time faded and light and darkness both were forgotten. Death was all there was.