Title: Pure Rukh
Rating: T
DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Magi belongs to Shinobu Ohtaka. Two respected mangaka! I do not own the characters in any way nor the story plot. Only the idea of this fanfiction!
MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: With a lot of people reviewing quickly this one over the Kuroko no Basket crossover, I decided to update this. My gosh, Magi characters talk a lot. Haha and the action is a bit hard to describe but I did try my best. Also, I read some of your reviews and some requested a little Kagome and Ja'far interaction and I decided to go a long with it. But you will see later on the type of relationship they will make. Also, I am guessing that most of you know Alibaba's story, so I only explained...a bit on the topic and skipped over until everyone was together. You will see what I mean. I am sorry if you have a problem with that.
Also, Kagome will have flashbacks to how she had ended up in this world, so bear with me, please.
I want to thank you all who reviewed and read the first chapter. I was not expecting so much support and love right away so really...as an author who does this over free time and decides to write fan fiction over college homework, you have no idea how much I appreciate it. And I really do mean it when I say I love you all!
So here is chapter 2! Enjoy! Please tell me what you think afterwards! Promise you that there will be more Sinbad and Kagome interactions and Judal will be coming soon!
Chapter 02: Joining the Enemy
Aladdin's eyes shook with the disbelief of his dear friend on the other side of the battle. The same gold orbs that he knew so much were now in a glare turned against him.
"Do you know him?" questioned Kassim, placing his hand on Alibaba's shoulder.
Alibaba nodded slightly to answer his question. "Yeah…" His attention glided back over to the magi standing on top of the Djinn. "Long time no see, Aladdin! Listen, would you mind putting Ugo-kun away?" The blonde male extended his arm out to the side. "My comrades are freaking out…"
"No! Don't listen to him!" shouted Ja'far as he struggled to break free from the heavy hold of the black fog.
With hesitation, the Djinn slowly knelt down until it was fully back into the magi's golden flute. Touching ground once again, Aladdin's eyes rose to meet the boy in front of him. He was not sure what to think as his friend was standing beside the people they were supposed to capture in the first place. Did that mean the Fog Troupe was a bad influence or a good one they should trust?
"Listen, Alibaba-kun," spoke Aladdin, "I came here to see you, you know. There are so many things I want to talk to you about. We promised each other that we would go see the world together, remember?" he sent him a smile; a hopeful smile.
"Aladdin…"
All eyes watched silently at the blonde male extended his hand forward and walked towards the innocent magi. With a smile, Aladdin extended his own hand to meet his only to feel a slight pat on his shoulder as Alibaba brushed him by.
"Gomen, I can't keep that promise anymore," he softly spoke.
Kagome slowly stood from her knelt position and tightened her focus on the boy. She blocked his path as she held the bow and quiver of arrows on each hand. Extending her hand out, she positioned herself with an arrow on cue with the bow. Her cerulean orbs glared back, torn from the look Aladdin held as his friend completely brushed him away like a mere welted leaf.
"Friends are not supposed to break a promise," she spoke softly.
Alibaba's eyes tightened: "Who…are you?"
His eyes widened as he felt a slight brush of an arrow beside his cheek and towards the two captive humans under the black fog. All attention was glued on the glowing pink arrow as it slowly began to purify the black fog and free Morgiana and Ja'far.
"What the-!?" Kassim turned his head back to the miko only to see her slowly lower the bow from her concentration.
Alibaba's head slowly returned back to stare at the hurt in her eyes. Why was she hurt? Because of Aladdin? Before he could ask his own questions, Zaynab broke everyone out of their muse as they heard the noise of quick and heavy steps coming their way.
"The military is here!"
"Oi, Alibaba!" shouted Kassim, turning back to the frozen blonde. "We are out of here!"
Alibaba's eyes returned back to their tightened glare while raising his own weapon into his two hands. "Right…," his eyes closed as he began to chant. "Sacred servant of decorum and austerity…I command thee and thine brethren. Use my magoi to lend tremendous power to my will!"
Kagome blocked off the light radiating from the sword with her arms, watching a tiny bit from a gap as fire began to erupt from the weapon itself. Her head snapped up, watching as the flames took shape of a demon form before beginning to consume everything in the mansion. Shaking her head, she ran over to her blue haired friend and knelt down in front of him in worry.
Shaking his shoulders, her own expression widened upon seeing the empty hues in his eyes. "A-Aladdin-kun…Aladdin-kun!"
"Kagome-san!" Morgiana ran behind the miko and noticed the mansion beginning to be painted with the flames. Her eyes set ahead only to see the Fog Troupe completely gone. She placed her hand on the miko's shoulder and caught her attention. "Kagome-san! We need to go!"
Nodding, Kagome placed Aladdin behind her back and looked over to Ja'far seeing he had questions already forming in his head. He turned around and quickly led them to an escape route.
Kagome laid the sleeping magi on the bed. She sighed heavily watching as the boy was in distress. She could feel the abandonment herself that the magi gave off. Even after the run from the flames, Ja'far had instructed them to go into their room for the night as he would go over to speak about the details to Sinbad.
She watched from the door frame as Morgiana checked on the magi while she turned back to face the silver haired male.
"I would like an explanation," he stared at her without a hesitation in his voice. This guy was not going to let her out free.
Kagome sighed, looking away: "What is there to explain?"
"You shot a normal arrow into the black fog."
"What about it?" she blinked, turning back her attention to Ja'far. "I thought magic was a normal thing to see here."
"That was not magic," he glared at her.
Another heavy sigh escaped her lips, closing her eyes: "Look, I…I am not sure how to explain it."
"I can hold you in suspicion if you are trying to hide some information!" He held his ground, receiving a shock as Kagome placed her hand over his lips.
"I simply purified the fog, alright?" she whispered towards him. "Now keep your voice low. I don't want the whole world to know."
Ja'far blinked and lowered her hand away: "Purified…? What do you mean?"
Kagome tried to even out her breathing before answering: "I am a…miko."
"Miko…? Miko!?" He was met once again with the miko's hand on his lips.
"Shh!" she glared at him, turning her head over her shoulder to see that Morgiana was still focused on the magi's condition. She lowered her hand and looked over at Ja'far. "Ja'far-san, I promise to explain this further but if we can just keep this information between us?"
"I certainly cannot," he raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?"
"I cannot keep this type of information away from my master," he closed his eyes. "Besides, a miko only lives in myth."
Kagome crossed her arms: "Look, before you go telling that balloon-headed master of yours about my identity, wouldn't you like to know more before you go and tell him and are empty handed with information?"
Ja'far's eyebrow twitched, seeing her point. He sighed and looked away: "Fine. I will keep this secret…for now. But you are to tell me about your miko identity and everything else you might be keeping to yourself, but do keep in mind I will be telling my master about this."
Kagome nodded slowly, seeing she was still not going to escape him.
The male's attention glided over to the unconscious magi: "For now, rest. I will be going over to Sinbad and telling him what happened." He raised his hand up, stopping the miko from saying anything the moment he noticed her parted lips. "I will not be telling him about you and what you did. I will come back to you for a thorough explanation."
Kagome followed his movement with her eyes, watching as he left her view and down the hall. Kagome's shoulder slumped down, closing the door behind her and soon noticed the Fanalis female sitting on her bed.
"So…that was Alibaba? Your friend?" whispered Kagome, her attention turning over to the red-headed female.
Morgiana nodded, her own head dropping.
So she was disappointed as well. The miko brushed away a few blue hair strands away from Aladdin's face before turning her body to face the Fanalis. "Bring him here."
"Huh?" blinked Morgiana. "Bring who, Kagome-san?"
"That boy…I felt like he himself was conflicted with problems. I had the feeling he didn't want to break the promise he made to Aladdin," Kagome sighed once again and sat on the other empty bed. "I know I am asking a lot. You don't have to go-"
Morgiana slammed her fist into her palm, making the miko jump slightly.
"No. I will bring him. He needs to explain to us," Morgiana quickly jumped out of the window, leaving the miko blinking.
"The economy in Balbadd is utter chaos right now," Ja'far closed his eyes as he stood in front of his lord where he sat. "And this is one of the causes." Ja'far took out a piece of paper with a red stamp on a corner and the rest as a symbol of trading money.
"The Kou bill issued by the Kou Empire, huh?" nodded Sinbad, resting his elbows onto his knees.
"The Kou Empire is using its military muscle to try and force even neighboring countries to trade with these Kou bills. Ahbmad, the king of Balbadd, is at the beck and call of the Kou Empire. I've investigated and it seems that he is engaged to marry a Kou Empire princess…," Ja'far's eyes dropped down to see the map on the table.
"What the…?" blinked Sinbad. He looked away, placing his fingers onto his chin. "That bastard, why hasn't he told me?"
Ja'far returned his attention to the purple haired male: "There is also the matter of the Fog Troupe, so it might be a good idea for us to consider our next move and contact Sindria."
Sinbad nodded, returning to rest his cheek on his palm. "You're right. I don't have any metal vessels after all...," he blinked realizing that his subordinate had come alone. "By the way, where is Aladdin and the two girls?"
Ja'far sighed: "He is crestfallen and resting in his room with the girls." His eyes tightened, remembering the miko's words. As much as he wanted to let his master know, the girl was right. All he had was that she had shot and arrow and 'purified' the black fog somehow. The race of a miko was simply a myth in books, but nothing more. For the girl to say such a thing was definitely absurd. He would have to make a mental note to go back into those books and do a little bit more of researching.
"They aren't hurt, are they?" questioned Sinbad.
"Not at all," he replied. "They handled themselves…quite well."
"He might be a magi, but he is still just a normal child," spoke Sinbad. "And although I do not know the extent of the females' power, they also need to be careful."
Ja'far's eyebrow twitched, remembering the precise skill Kagome presented as she shot the arrow. 'Oh, she is careful alright.'
"Just like a lot happened to us in the last six months, Alibaba-kun must have gone through a lot too," Aladdin spoke softly as he stood in front of the window in the room, gazing at the moon. "Okay, what should I do now?" he smiled to himself, staring at the golden flute in his hands. "I've got to set a new goal for myself. Should I go on collecting Metal Vessels like Ugo-kun asked me to? Oh, before I do that, maybe I will go to the Dark Continent with Morg!"
"Aladdin-kun?"
The magi turned at the soft call of his name, noticing as the miko slowly opened her eyes from her short slumber. He sent her a smile: "Onee-san!"
"Huh?" Kagome sat up from her bed and noticed she had fallen asleep. Kagome rubbed her eyes, hearing as the magi slowly made his way to her and sat beside her. "How…long was I asleep for?"
"I just woke up myself," he smiled. "I was talking to Ugo-kun what our next goal should be!"
"Goal?" she blinked.
He nodded: "Mhm! Now that…Alibaba-kun and I can't be together and keep our promise…"
"Aladdin-kun…," Kagome watched as the magi's head dropped slightly to stare at the flute.
"So we decided to travel with Morg and you! I would like to learn all kinds of things from oji-san too! There is so much for me to do!" He tried moving back up to his feet only to drop onto his knees. "Huh? For some reason…I have no energy…"
Kagome knelt beside him and placed her hand onto his cheek: "Aladdin-kun…I know it hurts. It is okay to say so and feel so. Cry. Yell. Do whatever is going to help you. Morgiana-chan and I are here for you, remember that. As your friends, we are here to support you when you feel the world is crumbling underneath you." She sent the boy a smile and patted his head. "But, before you go and feel the need to change your goal…let us hear Alibaba-kun's reason."
"Huh?"
"I am sure there is a reason as to why he is doing this," she smiled with her closed eyes.
Aladdin's eyes began to water before he jumped into Kagome's arms and buried himself into her chest. "O-Onee-san!"
"There, there," she soothed, patting his back lightly. "Besides," she slowly opened her eyes, "I have a feeling he is coming."
"Coming?" he looked up.
Before both could utter a word, Morgiana quickly landed on the window frame and threw the blonde male into the room and over both of their heads. Both the magi and miko looked over across and watched as Alibaba leaned upside down against the wall with his feet up in the air.
He blinked: "H-Hey…"
Kagome looked over to the Fanalis female: "M-Morgiana-chan…no need to throw him…"
"Hmph," she crossed her arms and watched as both boys sat across from each other while the miko simply made her way to set on the window frame. Nothing but silence grew between the group seeing that both males were nothing going to utter a word.
"Y-You're looking good…," stuttered Alibaba, raising his eyes to meet the magi's.
"Yes, so do you, Alibaba-kun."
"We haven't seen each other in six months, huh?" Alibaba nervously scratched the back of his head. "You seem a little different than before, don't you?"
"Yes, so do you, Alibaba-kun."
"Please cut to the chase," spoke Morgiana as she walked to stand behind the blonde male, making him jump slightly from her words. "Do you know what is happening in this country right now, thanks to your Fog Troupe?" Her fist began to tighten as she continued to speak. "Trade has stopped because of internal strife, the government has abandoned its citizens, and the poor innocent people who have fled are being hunted down as slaves!"
"Now, now, Morg…," smiled Aladdin, seeing the anger beginning to form in the girl. "I understand how angry you are over all that, but the three of us have finally met again after so long…and now we have onee-san! We should be happy for this moment! Come to think of it," he looked over at the window behind the miko, watching as the moon illuminated the area and into the room, "the moon is pretty tonight, so let's talk about something more fun!"
Kagome sighed and stood from her spot, catching the blonde's attention. Alibaba followed her as she walked behind him and smacked him behind his head. "Oi!" he shouted. "What was that for!?"
"For hurting Aladdin-kun," she crossed her arms. "I know that it took you a lot of work to say those words to him back at the mansion, but you really should learn to be considerate of other people's feelings."
"N-Nani!? Wait! Who are you!?" he exclaimed, pouting as he rubbed the sore spot on his head.
"Ah! Alibaba-kun! This is Kagome! She helped Morgiana and me during our adventure!" The magi smiled and watched as Kagome simply blinked. "Right now she is trying to head back to her home so we are all traveling together but we wanted to meet up with you…"
"I…see," he took one last glance at the miko and blinked. "Wait…why are you three involved with the Fog Troupe?"
"Well, you see…," Aladdin began to explain how they had come across Sinbad in the forest and he had requested them for help because of the trading problems. Kagome and Morgiana took a seat on the floor, waiting as Aladdin finished his explanation.
"Wow, so all that happened, huh?" nodded Alibaba. "Now that is what you call a great adventure!"
The magi nodded: "Yes and now we are supposed to capture the Fog Troupe in this country. Not that I expected you to be in it, though…"
Kagome looked over to Alibaba, seeing his eyes drop at the mention of the troupe. "You…have a reason to be there, right?"
Alibaba sighed and closed his eyes: "Before I say about my personal reasons of being in the Fog Troupe…can I tell you all about my friend?"
"I see…," whispered Sinbad as his ear leaned on an open-ended vase against the wall. He knew that eavesdropping was wrong, but it was all for information after all. "So he was the previous king's illegitimate child…"
Ja'far's eyebrow twitched unsure why he was mimicking the master's position into overhearing the group inside the room. "Hey, Sin! Eavesdropping is such bad taste!"
Sinbad placed his finger on his lips: "Shh!"
"But…there is still something I don't understand," he overheard the miko's voice as she spoke to Alibaba after hearing his past and the reason he was connected to Kassim.
"If what you just told us is true, then Kassim is someone who once betrayed you," she spoke softly to the boy. She felt sympathy for both him and Kassim after hearing their struggles as kids. She could understand Kassim's reasons for creating the Fog Troupe, but Alibaba? "Why would you still join the Fog Troupe?" she questioned.
Alibaba sighed: "After Aladdin and I captured that dungeon, I wanted to settle something before taking that first step into my new life, and so I went back to Balbadd. But…," his eyes scrunched at the memory of his hometown in ruins and nothing but people in the slums, "what I saw when I got there…," he shook his head.
All remained silent as Alibaba's head hung down.
"Yes, he did betray me once," he continued. "But as Kassim and I were talking, I realized something. That Kassim was my family and my friend…that is why I joined the Fog Troupe."
"I see…," whispered Aladdin. "But…if things still don't work out, what are you going to do?"
"Well…," Alibaba's eyes dropped once again, caught in Aladdin's hypothetical question.
Kagome noticed the distressed and worried aura around the boy and sighed. "If you follow your rage into battle, terrible things can happen. Things you did not have planned."
"But…that just can't be helped, can it?" Alibaba raised his hand and stared it as if looking for an answer. He glared at the miko. "This country is a huge mess right now! Somebody's got to do it, or else! Sure, I know it's not the right way to go about it, but…but I…," he gripped his hair as he closed his eyes, "I don't know what to do anymore! I'm so…pathetic…"
Kagome and the rest watched as he began to grip his anger out onto his hair, realizing the stress the boy had.
"That is why I didn't want to see you guys now…," Alibaba whispered as tears began to escape his closed eyes. "Please…just get out, will you? All of you…get out of this country!"
"Aladdin-kun…," Kagome whispered for the magi to hear.
"Huh?" he looked over to the miko and noticed her finger pointing to his wooden staff.
"Hit him."
"Huh?" he blinked, unsure why she was turning to physical violence.
"Just do it. He needs to calm down and only you can do it," she whispered and looked over to the door. "Besides, there is someone else I need to hit." Her eyes tightened at a glare as she sensed the auras of three familiar people right outside the door.
Aladdin nodded slowly as he brought the head of his staff down onto Alibaba's head.
"Itai!"
"Calm down, if you please, Alibaba-kun," Aladdin spoke softly, returning the wooden staff back to his side. The magi slowly stood on his feet: "It's true that the problems faced by this country will be quite difficult for us to resolve…but's going to be all right, because you and I are going to figure it out together. Please let me help you think of what we should do for your dear friend as well. We have Ugo-kun, Morg, and onee-san on our side too! If we think about it together, I bet we can come up with a better answer."
Kagome nodded slowly before standing up: "Now if you excuse me, I think we should invite our guest."
"Huh? Guest?" blinked Alibaba.
The miko extended her hand out to Aladdin: "Do you mind if I borrow your staff for a second?"
"Uh…no. But why do you need it, onee-san?"
Kagome made her way to the door and opened as quietly as she could. She felt her eyebrow twitched upon seeing the purple haired male on one knee eavesdropping into the wall with an open-ended vase. Ja'far looked behind his shoulder and froze as he noticed the miko glaring at both of them. Ja'far quickly moved from the side.
"S-Sin!"
"Shh!" he quieted him again, leaning his ear closer to the vase.
The miko dropped the head of the staff onto his head as she held the other end, making him drop the vase on impact.
"For someone who is almighty and such, you have no morals. Didn't they ever tell you eavesdropping is rude?" she glared at him.
Sinbad slowly looked over his shoulder and laughed nervously: "A-Ah…Higurashi-san, fancy meeting you here!"
"Yeah, a pleasure," she hit him once more, scaring everyone around.
Alibaba scooted closer to the magi: "She…is scary."
"You get used to it," he smiled.
Before anyone could move an inch, a huge explosion was heard from the room which made the others come inside to see a huge hole where the window once was. All eyes widened upon seeing the Fog Troupe with a Kassim smirking down on them.
"Yo," he spoke, "sorry to keep you waiting. I have come to rescue you, partner."
"Kassim!" shouted Alibaba.
"Huh? You are the ones from the mansion…," his eyes focused on the three he had seen before along with the girl who had shot the arrow.
"You never said you were going to attack the hotel!" shouted Alibaba.
"Baka! If we don't attack them, we are going to get slaughtered!" glared Kassim. "I received some information…," he raised his weapon, "that guy is staying in this hotel…." Kassim's eyes tightened as the smoke subsided and revealed the man behind the miko. "Sinbad!"
Sinbad crossed his arms, watching as everyone took aim with arrows. The miko stood in front and turned back to see the woman from before wielding the pink fog taking command on the attack.
"Just finish them off!" she shouted.
Kagome's eyes widened seeing she had no choice but to create a barrier only have been grabbed by Sinbad into his arms and shifted her back protectively as he glared at the attackers. He signaled his subordinate, Masrur, quickly into rising the large table as a blockage.
Ja'far snuck from the side and threw his wires towards the attackers, destroying the bows. "Sin!" he shouted.
"Leave this to me," he whispered to the miko as he left her behind the table and leaped up.
"W-Wait!" she shouted, peeking out from the table only feeling the male Fanalis's hand on her head and pushing her back down.
Sinbad collided his blade with Hassan, his eyes tightening in a glare. "Looks like you launched this attack knowing who I was."
"Damn right we did!" he grunted back.
Sinbad quickly took notice of the yellow fog melting his own blade, making him retreat back from a swing of the attacker.
"Oh, come on! You are so useless…," sighed Ja'far watching Sinbad's sword completely melt.
"Uruse!" shouted Sinbad before smirking and quickly finding an opening towards his attacker. Pushing his palms into Hassan's abdomen, he pushed him away with force.
Hassan quickly backed away, clutching his stomach as he glared at the purple haired male. "What the hell was that?!" His eyes widened as he felt blood coming out of his mouth.
"Hassan!" shouted Zaynab, watching as the male dropped down to the floor.
"Making me waste my magoi…," whispered Sinbad.
"We will talk later, hurry!" Kassim grabbed Alibaba by his forearm and began to pull him away.
"Hold up!" shouted Alibaba. "Look out!" Pulling Kassim away, they watched as Morgiana crashed into the floor as she had attempted to stop them from leaving.
"A-Alibaba-kun!" Kagome exclaimed, watching as they made their way to the upstairs roof. The miko ran behind, sensing the Fanalis female following her movements. Her eyes landed on the Fog Troupe men surrounding them on the hotel's roof as Alibaba and Kassim arrived.
Kagome extended her arm out in front of Morgiana protectively, watching as all eyes were on them. The miko's eyes tightened: "What are you going to do, Alibaba-kun?"
Morgiana's fingers curled into a fist beside her: "They are nothing but a bunch of thieves you know!"
"Shut your mouths, girls!" yelled Kassim, raising his weapon.
The miko quickly stood in front of Morgiana and Aladdin as he made his way to them.
"I will give you pain if you don't stop your blabbering, girls!" he continued to threaten them, watching as Kagome only glared back. Kassim aimed the tip of his weapon towards the girl. "Die then!"
Kagome placed her hands in front, ready to place the barrier she needed only to see a huge crash coming from below the Fog Troupe as Masrur appeared alongside Sinbad and Ja'far
Kassim cursed under his breath: "Don't back down! Attack!"
Sinbad crossed his arms: "Masrur!"
"Roger," he replied, preparing his stance before charging forward and taking out most of the Fog Troupe members. Morgiana's eyes widened at the display of power: "S-Sugoi!"
Masrur returned normally to his spot beside his master as he spoke. "That was going overboard, Masrur."
Kassim's glare narrowed down even further in defense: "W-What the hell are you!?"
"What are we? But I thought you came here to find me?" Sinbad's eyebrow rose in question.
Black fog began to cloud around Kassim's weapon only to be released around Sinbad's form and bring him down to his knees, succumbing to the fog. Kassim smirked at the sight of the great Sinbad down onto his knees: "The more you move, the more you will get squeezed!"
The miko's eyes widened, taking a step forward only to be stopped by Ja'far extended arm in front of her. Tracing the arm to its owner, she noticed his facial expression unchangeable. The miko looked ahead, seeing the fog continue to roam around Sinbad's person.
"We need to save him!"
"No need," he replied to her.
All eyes were onto Sinbad's glowing hands, quickly breaking down the fog around him before coming back up onto his feet.
"He is not known as the Conqueror of the Seven Seas for nothing," continued Ja'far.
Sinbad chuckled lightly under his breath, coming back to cross his arms: "Magical weapons of such piddling power have no effect on me."
"Dammit!" Kassim charged forward only to be held back with his arms behind by Masrur's strength.
"Kassim!" Alibaba took a step forward.
"All right, now all I have to do is capture you and my job will be done," Sinbad unsheathed a sword from a member and lowered the blade down to Kassim's neck.
Kagome's eyes shifted over to see Aladdin's blank expression. Why wasn't he moving to stop Sinbad? This was obviously Alibaba's good friend he wanted to save!
"Run, Alibaba! You bastards, let our leader go!" shouted Kassim.
"I see, that is one way to resolve this too," smiled Sinbad. "I mean, the Fog Troupe is history now anyway…and come to think of it, you are not like the other, are you now?" he turned his attention towards the blonde male. "If you want to escape, go ahead. Those guys are people from the slums, but you are different. No matter how hard you try to pretend you are one of them…at the end of the day, you are a royal prince."
"Shut up!" Alibaba shouted from the top his lungs, seeing the truth to his words. "Don't act like you know everything! There is not one difference between me and these guys. They're all my precious brothers! So don't…you dare make fun of our bond!"
Alibaba quickly unsheathed his own weapon, aiming his enemy. "Sacred servant of decorum and austerity…I command thee and thine brethren. Use my magoi to lend tremendous power to my will! Show yourself, Amon!"
An eruption of flames was poured out from his small sword, circling around Sinbad and himself as they prepared their stance of attack. The miko's head shook as the two males began to fight until Sinbad was able to punch Alibaba in his abdomen, knocking the air out of him. The blonde male dropped down onto the ground, coughing for oxygen as he continued to stare at the dropped blade that belong to him.
"Alibaba!" Kassim shouted, struggling to be set free from Masrur's hold.
"You have absolutely no idea how to use that Djinn," Sinbad turned his head over his shoulder, watching as the blonde teen struggled himself to stand.
"Dammit! Why did you have to show up anyway!?" exclaimed Kassim, watching as Sinbad turned to face his attention to him. "What does Sindria got to do with this!? If only you had not shown up, we would still be undefeated!"
"You were only getting away with everything because you were being fed information from a mole," answered Sinbad. "You're such a fool you don't even realize how powerless you are! All you ever did was drag other people into battles you couldn't win and try to destroy them!"
Kagome relaxed her posture, watching the males shout between each other in conflict. "What will happen to them if they are captured?"
"I know it's harsh," replied Ja'far, "but a traitor's fate leads to the gallows."
The miko's eyes switched over from focusing on Ja'far to the Sinbad as he stood in front of both Alibaba and Kassim. Although the Fog Troupe had reasoning to their actions, she couldn't help but feel that Sinbad's words were true as well. Only innocent lives were being lost here and neither side was winning. So this was the type of world she ended up in. So corrupt by power, greed, and hatred.
"There is another option open to you," Sinbad's voice broke her out of her thoughts.
"Another option?" whispered Morgiana.
"To compensate for what you lack," smiled Sinbad as he continued. "In other words, to welcome me, Sinbad, into the Fog Troupe!"
"Eh!?" Ja'far blinked, taken back by the sudden words. He took a step forward, catching the attention of his master. "Sin…you are joining the Fog Troupe?"
"That's right."
"And you're going to fight?"
"Right."
"Against the Balbadd regime?"
"Right!"
Ja'far blinked for a second: "But that's crazy! The Fog Troupe is the enemy that you must take down. You promise King Ahbmad you would so that he would resume trade, remember?"
"Yes," Sinbad nodded, crossing his arms across his chest, "but now I want to side with the Fog Troupe."
"What you are saying is insane!" exclaimed Ja'far. "Don't you remember telling us so heroically that you would made up your mind on your own?!"
Sinbad let out a heavy sigh: "Ja'far…," his index finger was brought up and pointed towards the silver haired male, "how callous are you!?"
"Eh…? Eh!?"
"You know as well as I do, the miserable state this country is in…," he continued. "And yet that wasn't enough to move your soul!?"
"C-Certainly…I did think that situation was dire, but…"
"Right!?" exclaimed Sinbad. "That is what got me thinking! Rather than that moron of a king, I want to help out these guys who fight so desperately for the slums! I'm going to fight with the Fog Troupe!"
"Oji-san sure is a strange man," smiled Aladdin. "I can see why he has become really famous.
"Do you really?" whispered Morgiana.
The miko crossed her arms: 'One minute he acts like he is the bad guy and now he is doing good deeds?'
Sinbad took steps towards the blonde teen: "So anyway, will you acknowledge me as a member, Alibaba-kun?"
"Sorry," glared Alibaba, "I don't see myself as still being so naïve that I would believe you."
"All I want to do is to help the people of this country…if I told you that, would you still not believe me?" whispered Sinbad, his eyes meeting Alibaba's. "So what do you say?"
Alibaba continued to stare at the king in front him, unsure what to decide.
"Don't be fooled by him!" shouted Kassim, breaking through their conversation. "He is a king, dammit! The hell he wants to join us! You high-class bastards would be happier if we lowlifes starved to death, right!? If it means you can live in luxury! Am I wrong, Sinbad!?"
Ja'far quickly released his wires in front of Kassim, making him flinch back. "Shut up," he ordered, the change in his eyes quickly visible. He walked towards the Fog Troupe member and grabbed him by his collar. The edge of his wire brought out a kunai looking weapon and pointed towards Kassim's neck. "You have no idea what kind of wounds Sin has sustained…or how many sacrifices he has made till now. You know nothing, you insignificant brigand!"
Ja'far quickly brought the weapon down only to see a feminine hand wrapped around the kunai. His eyes widened, trailing the owner of the arm to the miko.
"There is no need for this…," she winced, feeling her blood slowly ooze.
Sinbad walked behind Ja'far and placed his own hand on his shoulder. "Stop it, Ja'far."
Ja'far eyes landed on the blood beginning to drip from Kagome's hand as she tried to hide it from everyone's eyes. "S-Sumimazen."
"It's alright…," she looked away and down towards Kassim. "Just all of you knock it off already and decide on a decision. No more innocent people need to be involved in this." Her eyes landed on the cut on her palm, sighing knowing she could very well get it healed in no time but unfortunately- 'Too many witnesses…'
"K-Kagome-san!" shouted Morgiana, running to Kagome's side.
"Ja'far-onii-san is actually a little scary, huh?" blinked Aladdin before worry over took him upon seeing the miko harmed.
Sinbad's eyes narrowed down onto Kagome's hand before turning his attention back to Alibaba: "Then, without further ado, Alibaba-kun, you will be heading to the Balbadd palace with me. Once you gain the support of the people, you plan to reveal your identity as a prince and talk to Ahbmad, right? I'm just saying that the time is now." Sinbad smiled at the blonde teen. "You have already gained the people's support as leader of the Fog Troupe and I will vouch for your identity as prince."
Sinbad turned towards Kassim: "So? Am I in?"
Kassim glared away: "Tch, do what you want."
Aladdin walked over to stand in front of his dear friend: "Go with oji-san! You have a brave heart! I know you do!"
"Now that this is resolved and agreed upon," Sinbad grabbed Kagome's wrist and lifted up to see the bloody wound. "Let us go and fix this."
Kagome blinked at the sudden grasp and looked up at the king: "O-Oi…let me go. I told you I am fine."
Sinbad inched his face closer to the miko: "Stop fighting it. Since my own subordinate inflicted this wound on you, I will take full responsibility."
Kagome tried to pull her wrist away from his grasp: "Really…I am fine!"
She felt herself being pulled towards the exit of the roof and downstairs. Her eyes turned for help from the magi and the female Fanalis. "A-Aladdin-kun! Morgiana-chan! Help!"
Aladdin smiled at the miko: "Oji-san will help, onee-san! He is a good man!"
"Yeah, I am a good man," chuckled Sinbad.
"Good man by butt!" she shouted to him before being completely taken downstairs with his two followers behind.
Aladdin turned back to see Alibaba staring at the duo. "Hm? What is wrong, Alibaba-kun?"
"I just remembered the girl had helped Ja'far and Morgiana from Kassim's black fog without the use of magoi…"
"Huh?"
"That girl…where did you say you met her?"
MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: Well, that is that. I really do hope that I didn't disappoint anyone...probably did. Please no harsh reviews.
Also, hope you all enjoyed, really tried my best but if it makes you feel better, Judal is coming soon!
Alright then, off to the Japanese Festival tomorrow!
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