Hachi No Iro
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki or Weiss Kreuz.
Author's Note: This was actually just supposed to be one entire chapter, then I realized it was too long. So, I broke it down into parts.
This was really fun to write. I tried envisioning the Sanzo-ikkou and how they would usually talk. I'd like to think I got them right.
"Take this!" Goku's foot slammed against the face of the demon that was stupid enough to try attack him from up front. He heard the pain cry of the creature and watched him collapse, arms flailing at his side before landing on his back. He grinned, his gold eyes gleaming. The golden edge of the Nyoi-bo plunged into the demon's stomach.
"Monkey's hogging all the fun!" said a familiar half-demon not far from the heretic boy. Gojyo swung his shakuju across, the end suddenly detaching and slashing the blade across an entire row of demons that came charging at him with their weapons. Their like their bodies, their wails faded away. The chain pulled the blade that killed them back at the end of the half-demon's weapon. Gojyo smirked and spun it around once more before resting it on the ground.
"Ah! I am not!" Goku protested, pointing at him before striking another demon across the face. "You already got about half of them over at your side!"
"How would you even know what a half of anything is? Monkeys don't count!"
"Well cockroaches shouldn't be fighting demons anyway! They'll get squished!"
"What was that? -"
"Please get down, Gojyo! Goku!"
Gojyo blinked and then pulled Goku down on the ground. Both landed on their stomachs with a loud thud. Amidst their groaning, a very big and bright yellow light blast whizzed overhead. A few more demons were devoured by this attack, their screams cut off short. When the light faded away, there weren't any demons but there was a lot of dust.
"Hey, watch it, Hakkai!" Gojyo said, getting up. "You almost fried us with that thing!"
Hakkai laughed softly, half apologetic and half something else. The calm and gentle smile remained on his face as he positioned his hands to form another blast. "I did give you a warning, didn't I?" he whirled around and slammed his elbow into a demon's face.
"Yeah, but it was already on the way!"
"Whoah, Hakkai! That was really strong! Can you throw one again?" Goku asked, excitement completely making him forget about what a blast like that almost did to them.
Gojyo could almost feel his eyebrow twitch. He threw a glance at the boy once more after stabbing an attacking demon with the upper end of his shakuju. "Monkeys sure have bad memory."
"I am not a –"
Three loud gunshots broke off the argument before it could even begin. Gojyo and Goku moved away from the three bullets that soon went right into the foreheads of three different demons. They all fell back, their bodies reduced to dust even before they could touch the ground.
Hakkai smiled, looking over to them. "See? At least I warned you both. Sanzo doesn't have quite the same method, I'm afraid."
"Hey! Watch where you point that thing, you corrupt, no good monk!"
Sanzo scoffed and drew his gun back for a reload. A cigarette still dangled between his lips. "It's not my problem if you can't get out of the way." He said in his usual dry tone. The blond monk aimed his gun once more spun behind him. He fired exactly four times, not missing a mark on any of the four demons that were coming his way.
"Why I oughta give you a hit you won't be able to miss, you bastard!" Gojyo called.
Hakkai blinked once and straightened his stance. "That's rather odd."
Sanzo raised an eyebrow and glanced over to the green-eyed healer. "What is it?" he asked.
"I may be wrong, Sanzo." He paused again and then laughed softly and shook his head. "No, no. I'm probably wrong."
"Spit it out already!" Gojyo called, punching a demon back. "Man! We must've killed over fifty already and they aren't stopping!"
"Exactly." Hakkai said finally, a small frown on his face. "It's like they're being… mass produced."
Sanzo's eyes narrowed. "Took you long enough to realize that." He said, aiming his gun and shooting at a few more demons. "The question is, what kind of spell the controller is using."
"I thought you would know, Sanzo." Hakkai looked at him, throwing another blast at another new group of demons.
I've never encountered this kind of spell before. Sanzo didn't feel the need to say it out loud. This kind of power feels different.
"Sanzo, look out!" Goku's voice broke through his thoughts. He turned a bit too late. The demon was an inch away from his face. In his hand, he held a glimmering long dagger which was now heading right for his lower abdomen. He could hear the voices of his three companions, calling for his name. Their voices seem to fade, becoming farther and farther until he could hear them no more.
The only thing he could hear was the beating of his heart, pounding in his ears. His blood rushed through his veins. Sanzo gripped the handle of his gun and moved it to block the dagger.
The dagger never came through.
In front of him, the figure of the demon was disappearing slowly at first, the outlines of his sharp features, followed by the frame of his body until the demon was completely gone from him. Sanzo's eyes widened, he looked at all directions, a bit frantic but remaining calm. The desert was disappearing, White spread from in front of him, blanketing all directions until there was nothing left.
It would be an honor to hear what you have to say if you got this far into the story. ^^ If there's anything I need to work on, please let me know.
-Dea