Catnip for the Divine and the Destructive
May 23rd – "Protect"
[AN: I couldn't find the clan name for Yato's weapons so I just chose "Yu" but also "Ki". I checked the wiki and a few chapters of the manga but couldn't find it ;-; but I am lazy so it probably is somewhere but whatever.]
Yato failed. That's all there is to it. He acted upon the worst possible course of action. He chose to fail because it's all he could do to protect her.
Hiyori was sweetness and glory. She was companionship and promises. She was firsts and... firsts.
Mayu was sweetness and glory. She was companionship and promises. She was firsts... and looked exactly like Iki Hiyori but they were not the same girl. She is Yato's biggest regret. She is his biggest failure. She is his biggest temptation. She is his biggest burden. She is so many things but the bottom line is that she is pain.
Across her back, her name is tattooed. Under her skirt, there is no tail. In her eyes, there is no humanity. There are no memories – only pain.
Yato thrust out his hand. Death was in eyes. Yukine was by his side. Aware of all the turmoil behind Yato's pale face. He sighed because he knew that for Yato, every word towards "Mayu" was agony. He just hoped that he wasn't that troublesome. He just hoped that Yato was struggling because he knew his weapon before she died.
'Come!' Yato yelled and Mayu excitedly jumped in. 'Sakiko!' Mayu transformed into a mount that could rival Kuraha. Mayu's regalia form was that of a strange, slightly mythical beast. She had fangs claws like knives. She had golden eyes like lanterns and a big, fierce body. She had wings that were silky and a pink tail that seemed too small for her body.
'I'll protect you, Yato, like I always do. We have nothing to fear!' Mayu growled.
'I know that you will protect me.' Yato said. 'Come! Seki!' Yukine transformed into his twin blade forms and Yato wielded him expertly.
The trio stared down the ayakashi they faced.