Curiouser and Curiouser
Eight-hundred years, for eight-hundred years the Kishin had been trapped, bound in his own skin. Even worse, he spent all of that time conscious but couldn't do anything but think to himself. What made it worse was how eight-hundred years felt like eternity, and it might as well have. But that gave him plenty of time to think about what he was going to do when he did finally awaken. One could come up with several ideas as to how they could exact revenge in such a large amount of time.
Asura had come up with several scenarios in his mind, all of which ended up in his 'father' dead. A lot could happen in eight-hundred years, so he knew that there was the possibility that he would have to come up with new ideas. However, what he didn't plan on happening was awakening to find out that he had a brother, a second fragment. Asura thought that Death was smarter than that but apparently not.
The unconscious teen in laying on the smooth surface was the proof that revealed just how much of an idiot Death was. However, Asura was sure that Death at least learned some kind of lesson and by the looks of it, tried very hard to create the most perfect fragment. The boy did seem like he would be the perfect fragment, one that most likely blinded served their father. That wouldn't stop Asura from accomplishing his goals, in fact, the second fragment would play a big part in his plan.
The boy didn't look like he wasn't all that powerful, although even at a young age grim reapers had some amount of power. His incomplete lines of sanzu was obvious proof of that. Asura wasn't going to underestimate Kid, though, because the boy still was a Shinigami. It was also likely that Kid had a pretty high will-power but that wouldn't stop him either. Asura always got what he wanted in the end.
The Kishin rarely felt any kind of sentimentality, if at all, but the younger fragment was something special. As he observed the unconscious Kid, he couldn't help but feel curious. What was the boy like? Why did he dress the way he did? There wasn't a single thing he didn't want to know about Kid. Even in his madness, he still had that child-like curiosity. No matter, it wouldn't be too much longer until his little brother would wake up.
When Death the Kid started to stir, Asura couldn't help but grin. The God got more excited the more the teen woke up. Finally, the teen's eyes opened but it looked like he hadn't process anything yet, since he was so groggy. However, the elder fragment knew that Kid was fully aware when he saw those golden iris and the boy's eyes were wide. The Kishin playfully waved at Kid.
Death the Kid was groggy and at first was completely unaware of where he was or who he was with. He was like that usually upon waking up, sometimes he wouldn't remember what happened prior until after fully waking up. Any relaxation the young Shinigami had felt was now gone and was replaced by shock and fear. Along with that, Kid was completely confused, but more so afraid.
The teen was borderline panicking the moment he noticed the Kishin grinning at him and he quickly got to his feet. Death the Kid tried to back away but since he hadn't paid much attention to the surface he had been sleeping on, he found himself tripping over something and he nearly fell on his back. However, he regained his balance and managed to stay standing but he never once took his eyes off of the Kishin.
That wasn't just out of fear, either, because there was something else. Once more, the feeling that he had been feeling returned but this time it was ten times stronger. In a way, it was like a magnetic pull and it was actually pretty hard to keep a distance. Why was that? Either way, he once more tried to ignore the feeling as he realized that he was in danger when he noticed that it was just the two them. In fact, it didn't look like he was anywhere close to the academy, which meant that...Oh no.
Now Death the Kid was remembering everything that happened. He remembered that the Kishin's scarves had hit him, that the twins had called out to him but there was nothing he could have done at the time. Then, right before he completely blacked out he remembered hearing Asura say something to him but didn't quite catch what he said.
"Where the hell have you have you taken me and where the hell are my friends?" Death the Kid snapped, though his voice trembled as he did so, "I don't know what you have planned with me but I won't have any of it and if I find that you've done something to my friends… You'll deeply regret it!"
Of course, the young Shinigami would have sounded more intimidating if he had his weapons with him, however, he didn't have that luxury. There wasn't much he could do without the Thompsons but he would at least be able to do some damage, hopefully. He was caught off guard when the Kishin started laughing.
"Oh, you sure are a funny one, aren't you? Thinking you can actually do anything to me…" Asura chuckled before quieting down and sighing, "In any case, is that any way to address your brother? Here I was thinking that we would be able to start off with a nice conversation… Oh, and as to where you are, I decided to take you up here to moon with me, isn't that nice of me?"
It took a moment for Kid to fully comprehend what the Kishin had just said and as soon as he did, he found himself more confused. Did the Kishin really just refer to himself as his brother? What did he even mean by that? As far Kid knew, he was an only child, at least that's what he had been told all of his life. Also, why did the Kishin taking him here, to kill him?
Asura picked up on that confusion, which in turn confused him. His grin faltered as he tried to comprehend why Kid was so surprised. He then came to the conclusion that Death the Kid had no idea what he was talking about. So, Death was hiding things from the second fragment? The more he thought about it, the more he could understand it. It was obvious that Death didn't ever plan on telling Kid about him.
"Judging by your lack of reaction, I can only assume that our father hasn't told you about me, has he?" Asura inquired before the grin once more graced his face and chuckled once more, "That doesn't surprise me one bit, our father was always a liar, he hasn't changed in the last eight-hundred years then. So, I guess I'll have to enlighten you."
Death the Kid didn't understand this at all. There was no way his father would have lied to him about something like this. So, this meant that the Kishin had to be lying to him, trying to fool him but that wasn't going to work. After all, this was a Kishin after all, so that meant that he wasn't to be trusted in the first place.
"Enlighten me? I hate to break it to you, but father has never lied to me! If it were something as big as this he would have told me," Death the Kid explained, though part of him did doubt that a little bit. Maybe it was that odd feeling that wouldn't go away, probably something the Kishin did, "You must know that I trust my father completely and I won't let you get in the way of that, so you might as well kill me."
Asura couldn't help but sigh at that. Of course, his suspicions were correct, then. Death had raised the boy to be perfect Shinigami but that also made the boy naïve. Kid was just a young, naïve boy who was raised to think that Death was this great man, a man he could trust. In a way, Asura felt sorry for Kid. The teen had the truth hidden from him but maybe that made things easier for him?
Another thing was that Asura could feel that small bit of doubt in Kid. It was very faint but it was there. Oh, the perks that came with a bond between two fragments, what a very useful thing. The longer they were around each other the more the bond might influence the younger fragment, too.
"I feel so sorry for you, little brother, he's managed to raise you in ignorance and now you think he is this kind of saint? Well, let me be the first to tell you that he isn't anywhere close to it," Asura commented as he took a few steps closer towards the boy, "Kill you? If I wanted you dead, I would have killed you back down there. I mean, what makes you think I would want to kill my own brother? I want to help you, get to know you even!"
Help him? What could Asura do that would possibly help him? As far as Kid knew, the Kishin was probably interested in using him as some sort of leverage against his father but he wouldn't allow that. Yet, Kid was curious as to what the older male was rambling on about. Surely the Kishin was only saying what he was saying to get to him.
"Would you just cut the crap already? I'm not your little brother and don't even pretend to think that you know who my father is! You're just saying these things to toy with me," Death the Kid snapped once more and clenched his fists, "If I needed help, it sure as hell wouldn't be from you. So, here is the deal, Kishin. If you let me go, I'll tell my friends not to come after you. Otherwise I will find a way back."
The Kishin broke out into sudden laughter at Kid's empty threat. There was no way he would just let the boy leave. Besides, it's not like he had a way of escape. However, his laughter died down and was soon replaced by anger as he approached the young Shinigami and clutched Kid's throat tightly, lifting him off of the ground.
"First off, you aren't in any position to be telling me what to do, got it? You best watch your mouth from now on," Asura growled as he tightened his grip, "I won't kill you but that doesn't mean I won't punish you if I have to, got it?"
After holding the teen for so long, the Kishin finally let go, causing the teen to fall onto the ground. The elder fragment didn't want to have to hurt his brother but when his anger was prompted, that happened anyway. Still, hopefully the message got through to his stubborn little brother so that he wouldn't have to do that again.
"Now, will you keep your mouth shut so I can explain everything to you? Or do I have to hurt you again? I really don't want to have to do that," Asura said as he regained his composer and looked on as the younger fragment was starting to breath normally again, "Well?"
When Kid remained silent, Asura took that as an obvious yes and continued to speak, "I knew we were brothers the moment I laid eyes on you, I felt it. Fragments are like that, kind of like two peas in a pod. When two fragments are made out of the same being, they are drawn to each other like magnets. Do you know what I'm talking about?"
Death the Kid's eyes widened as Asura spoke. So what he was feeling wasn't something that he was just feeling himself? He wasn't just imagining things? This magnetic pull he felt was due to a connection between fragments? In any case, what were fragments? If this was true than why didn't his father say anything to him?
The boy had been silent for too long, long enough for Asura to get the hint. He knew that Kid was feeling it too but it was obvious that the boy didn't know about the rest. Death really messed things up big time. Not telling the youngest fragment was going to be something he would deeply regret.
"I see, so he hasn't even told you about that, either? Well, father really didn't want you to know the whole truth, did he?" Asura chuckled and squatted down, resting a hand one Kid's head before messing with the teens hair, "But don't worry, I won't lie to you, not like he did. No, I fully intend on telling you everything he didn't tell you."
There was a moment of silence as the Kishin grinned and continued, "Eight-hundred years ago, I was created as his first fragment, I was created from the part of his soul that contained fear. After he created me he thought I would turn out like him. However, when I didn't turn out how he wanted me to be, he just let the madness consume me, it was all his fault in the end. Quite honestly, I thought he would have learned his lesson then but imagine my surprise when I saw you!"
Kid shook his head violently. No, he didn't want to believe a single word the Kishin was saying to him. His father wasn't that bad of a man! Sure, he had his problems but he never seemed like the kind being who would do that. The teen loved his father, trusted him…
"You seem to be everything I wasn't, the perfect carbon copy of our father, or at least that he wants to think. At the most you've inherited that strong will of his. However, I can also see how young and naïve you are. He's purposely made you a blind puppet. I really do feel sorry for you."
"I don't know if I should believe you, father must've had a good reason to hide these things from me, he wanted me to be safe," Death the kid replied and shook his head stubbornly, "How do I know you aren't just trying to plant lies into my head?"
"Poor little brother, it must be hard, learning the truth after all this time. It's okay if you don't believe me right now because we all the time in the world to get to know each other! Don't worry, your big brother will take care of you from now on!"
No matter how much time it would take, even it took years, the Kishin was patient. He was confident that things were going to go his way. If anything, this would serve as a source of entertainment. I would be fun watching the younger fragment's state of mind spiral.
Death the Kid didn't know just how patient the Kishin was. Right now that wouldn't cross his mind because the Kishin did get one thing right, he was strong-willed. There was no way he was going to cave and somehow he was going to find a way to escape and return home.
|I know it's a quick update but thanks to the few of you who have given this such a warm reception!|
