Disclaimers: Profit is not being made off this fanfictional story. Yu Yu Hakusho is credited to Yoshihiro Togashi. Any OC's outside that universe are mine.
"Under this crushing wait, I'm sinking~ It never goes away this thinking."
- So Long Sentiment by celldweller
Chapter Three: A Contract
'Run.' that was all Kimiko could think about as her converse slapped against the dirt trails of the park deep in the tree lines. Her legs moving as if on autopilot, forcing her to gain ground despite her ragged breathing and body begging to stop and fall down in protest. Just thinking about how her lungs contracted causing her side to pitch and how her heart trying to escape its confinements just made her want to give up. But instead she coaxed herself to continue, to ignoring her body and keep running. She had to push her self. 'Run.. Can't stop.'
x-Earlier this morning-x
Nogawa Park, a beautiful piece of land that set out on the outskirts of Tokyo, about a thirty minutes train ride to or from the city. Far away from the bustling life that Kimiko has come to call home. Even though it was spring, nearing summer with pleasant weather, the parks mostly deserted. At least when Kimiko was around which was before dawn so it was expected but that was perfect, it worked in her favor. Less people around the less she had to worry about specially since her morning routine attracted unwelcome guest half of the time.
Two weeks have passed since her arrival in this world. Two whole weeks of adjusting to a new life while counting down the days to Yusukes impending life altering decision. The first week was hell- just the best way to put it- due to training and job hunting. It's also very unhelpful that spikes of energy draw in demons to someone like a moth to a flame. At least they were low level demons, annoying at best, and after the first incident it became easier to handle. Second week was a little better specially once her body acclimated to her new training regiment. Of course it was nothing compared to the crazy Genkai training but difficult nonetheless due to not being used to pushing her body in such a manner. Even if her new body is athletic it is still a human and it has to build up stamina and endurance past what could be considered a normal human. Kimiko would train from dawn to noon then head home to get ready for work which would take up the rest of her evening hours. Then the day would repeat. So yes, a sore body with the addition of a hourly job, made the first two weeks tedious but at least she was adapting.
What made this ideally worse was the sheer fact Kimiko had yet to meet the star hero of the show. Sure she didn't make it a habit to stalk the kid but she did attempt to locate him which ended in utter failure. Apartment complexes in Tokyo were like the housing districts in America; cookie-cutters of each other. Kimiko did accomplish finding the school but even then it wasn't like she could just jog up to him and start acting like old friends that haven't seen each other in awhile. How awkward would that be, right? You'd think working at Yukimura Diner would make this easier too, but no. The closest Kimiko had come to seeing Yusuke was the top of his head outside of the establishment when he apparently walked Keiko home from school. Even then she heard him before she even caught a glimpse then he was gone- only popping his head in to wave then poof. She didn't even get a chance to see his face, just his black greasy hair. In the end she rounded it up to it being for the better- can't rush it after all. In due time they would meet just when and where was the question..
In the morning Kimiko would start her routine with a run. Something to warm up her body with but also to push her stamina. The first day was pretty easy due to her body already being fit to handle a basic five mile lap so she pushed it up to ten for the rest of the week. Once she felt like her body was adjusting again, no longer feeling strain, Kimiko would slap on another amount. Second week in and she was now running twenty laps. It made her legs burn and lungs sting but just knowing she could continue to push her body like this without too much wear and tear kept her going. Kimiko added the cause behind to having the above normal spiritual energy, like Kuwabara. That guy could take a beating and hop back up for the next beating with almost no issues after all so maybe that was why. Being just a human girl reminded her that there was no way in hell she would ever be as fast as Hiei but if she could at least run faster then a average human she would feel pretty badass. Even if it is just a theory that a human could run 40mph, she wanted to test it.
Kimiko slowed her pace to come to a halt next to a wooden playground of sorts which looked more like a type of athletic course then a jungle-gym. Being five feet, just a few inches taller then most kids, made using the equipment pretty easy. Not that she was playing on them, though occasionally she would swing for the hell of it, but to train. A playground was pretty useful when you don't have any other means of a training course. It made her feel silly at times sure but since no one was around to really witness a grown teenager running around on toys for children, she didn't let it bother her too much.
'Twenty, shall I assume the next goal is thirty?' came that familiar voice of Kiba who was currently perched next to a wooden post, the starting point of the course that stood before her. The first week was ten laps, second week twenty, so it was easy to bet the third week would be thirty. Few more weeks and soon she would be at a hundred laps, now if her body could handle that amount she did not know. Instead of heaving out a response through out of breath bursts, Kimiko gave the wolf a curt nod while stretching her arms above her head, her lungs opening wider to take on more air. Her body wanted to lay down but Kimiko knew better then that, it would only make her body feel even more sore then what it already did. It was best to walk around in a slow pace, work out the tension in your legs with your arms up to open your lungs, then to fall down and lay there like a fish out of water. Give or take five minutes passed and she reached down to her toes, beginning to stretch. She always stretched before and after a running session, just another thing she learn during P.E.
"Tonight is my first night off and I get paid today as well." Kimiko spoke up now that she could talk before taking a seat on the ground. Folding her legs to her to stretch out her groan and leaning forward far enough that her forehead almost touched her toes as her elbows pressed her knees down. "We'll need to go shopping 'cause the house is almost empty if you don't count the stack of rice,"her face scrunched up a little to make emphasis."And we can't continue to rely on Mr. and Mrs. Yukimura to keep feeding us leftovers either,"Standing she twisted her body one way then the next before approaching the white wolf. Every time they were alone he would take this form which was fine with her, he looked better as a wolf anyways. "So lets celebrate my first check with food, what'ya say?" Kiba's fluffy tail swished on the ground, tossing up the light layer of dirt there, at her question while his ears perked up. It was a sign that Kimiko had come to understand as his 'happy/yes' sign if he didn't verbally answer. He didn't jump up and bounce around, bark in excitement, drool, or run in circles. Kiba was no dog- he was his own being that just so happen to be a canine because of her but that wasn't the point. He also didn't talk a lot but she did not mind that one bit, she preferred the silence, it was just something she was used to."Alright, sounds like a plan."
With that decided Kimiko bounced on her toes a little before jolting forward past Kiba and up the ramp covered with tiny rocks and holes- similar to a small rock climbing structure, and over onto the landing bridge. Like mention before this playground was more like a obstacle course then the simple American playground equipment she was used to. The sheer size of it alone with multiple different sections clarified her opinion even more. As she zigzagged between walling- something she assumed the kids used to hide behind during games, she kicked up her speed before reaching the gap between platforms. A bar connected the pieces with three hanging ropes there, used to swing across, but instead she bounded the space. Jumping double her body length to the next bridge, kicking off into a sprint again upon landing. She originally used the ropes when she started a week ago but decided to skip them now to test out her skills and speed. It was something of a personal challenge because without a proper trainer she had to make them herself.
Continuing her run she reached the thin part of the structure, something similar to a balancing bridge, and begin sprinting it with one foot in front of the other. It wasn't terribly high off the ground, to prevent injuries to kids, but it was narrow and changed directions and heights to make it more of a challenge to use. Coming up to a turn she leaned forward in a pouncing motion, bending down till her palms touched the wood then smoothly somersaulted the turn till her shoes planted on the wood again- propelling back into gear. She did that with every turn until reaching a normal platform once more. The next obstacle was not apart of the structure in a way, it was actually a wall that curved to snake back to the beginning, but instead of turning the corner she vaulted up it. Pulling herself up the wall into a crouch before springing off, landing on top of the swing-set that sat next to it by a few feet. Then as if she was in gymnastics since childhood she slid down catching her palms on the poll and begin spinning - at least five time, before releasing and flipping, sticking the landing like a pro. Kiba was already waiting there next to the swings knowing this is where she would end at.
'Three minutes. You are getting faster Kimi, I recommending running the entire course next time to make it more of a challenge.' she couldn't help but smile at that for when she first did this a week ago her time was at ten minutes now it was three- that was exciting. She agreed with Kiba, tomorrow she would run the entire playground even the weird spider-web climbing thing that tried to kill her the first time she tried to use it. She lost her footing which made her feet fall through the gaps causing rope to meet her groan very unpleasantly right before being flipped upside down. Her legs tangled up in the contraption with her hands grazing he dirt, head only inches from impact. Yeah the spider-web thingy did not like her and she did not like it..
Checking her watch Kimiko noted the time was ten past nine. People would start showing up soon and since it was the weekend she knew kids would begin to plague the playground as well. In about two hours Kimiko would head home to wash up and get ready to head into work, at least today it would be to grab a check rather then serve Ramen or wash dishes. Grabbing her messenger bag from Kiba -he carried it for her- Kimiko started to walk off with Kiba at her side. Beginning their trek back into the tree line, disappearing among the brush. The last part of her routine is combat practice and concentrating on her spirit energy so no need to be in the open where prying eyes could possibly see her. 'This would be so much easier if I was at Genkai's Temple..' that thought crossed her mind many times in the past two weeks.
Kimiko stopped once she reached a familiar small clearing, one she has been using since locating this place. The river that ran along the park now on her left just a few yards away. Other then that it was almost a perfect circle. Kiba settled down by a trunk of a tree, something he did everyday, laying comfortably with his white tail curled up next to him and chin on his front paws. This is also where her messenger bag now sat, leaning against the tree trunk. His golden eyes watched the girl closely though instead of actually napping- it was like Kiba was always analyzing her because he always watches her. It was uncomfortable in the beginning but just like the rest of this predicament Kimiko adjusted to it. Kiba was a familiar, a realm traveling creature, her companion, and if she was just that interesting then so be it.
After positioning herself in the center of the field she took a up a fighting stance with her knees bent, feet spread apart, and arms lifted up near her face and chest. It was a stance that Kimiko knew boxers to use if movies and tv shows were accurate. It was basically a stance Yusuke would take. Still, she couldn't help but feel weird when practice this way. It felt ridiculous at times. Learning a martial arts back in her old life would of been really helpful right now but alas she did not though if money allowed it in the here and now she was beginning to consider taking up a class. A week ago Kimiko felt completely odd doing this- Taking up a stance to practice throwing punches and kicks at a invisible opponents, but now that it had become a routine she fell into step without thinking too much on it. Bouncing on her toes she begin throwing practice jabs and kicks, dodging here and there, and repeating. Skidding around the grassy plane as if the invisible people had the upper hand before retaliating. These imaginary beings didn't have any real appearance, just a humanoid shape in her mind, and as she would knock out one Kimiko would twist in her footing and attack another one. Continuing this until her body worked up a sweat and her heart pulsed loudly in her ears. The time it took to reach this point was becoming longer and longer, at first fifteen minutes, now thirty to an hour depending on how fast she moved- how much she pushed herself.
It always felt weird for Kimiko to let her body take over during combat. She had control over it but it still felt odd to watch her body move and do all these things out of instinct, out of muscle memory, that she didn't know. There have been times that Kimiko wished this world had a personal computer system already and had a least Google. Sure they had computers but they were dinosaurs and just to make them work took different assortments of programs. Even if they did have Google they wouldn't have Youtube and that was the entire point of her wanting a computer right now. So sadly there was only one way Kimiko would learn this technique of hers, this power, and that was through training. Locating a Dojo of some sort is becoming more and more of a good idea.
Panting she stopped and walked up to her bag and pulled out a water bottle. Chugging most of it before putting it back. The only thing left was her spirit energy which was more like harnessing it then anything. It had taken her three days to even summon the energy to a solid form but now, roughly ten days later, she can pull it forth with ease. It was controlling it, the harnessing of said power, that was now the problem. The first time her energy ignited it was strong and practically exploded in her face, knocking her back into the river that she had been mediating by. That was when the first demon appeared, drawn to the energy and more then elated to find a human girl being the cause behind it while mumbling something about 'even being more delicious'. Kimiko didn't know if it was out of curiosity or stupidity for a creature to hunt down someone that appears to have strong spiritual energy, specially if by chance they are stronger then themselves. Either way ever since then the girl risks the chance of drawing attention to herself.
Breathing through her nose she sat down with her legs crossed against the tree, bag on her left with Kiba on her right, and closed her eyes to concentrate. Both her hands sat in her lap with their palms open. To anyone else it would look like she was mediating which in a way she was just not humming or trying to find inner peace within her mind. Instead Kimiko was trying to find a ball of energy within her body. Even though she could summon it easily now she had to slowly draw it out so not to release too much at once. Even though pounding demons into the ground puts in good practice it wasn't something Kimiko wanted or needed to happen on a daily bases. Controlling her energy, shielding herself from ithers, that was what she needed to learn. Specially for future purposes in a world such as this one.
A tingle begin in the palm and slowly became warm before spreading to the fingers in time with her heart beat. Opening her eyes Kimiko looked down at her hands as a bright blue spark of energy flickered around like a light of a candle. It was small but that was good. Lifting both hands to chest level she begin to feed more into them causing both flame like energy to grow and morph until they were a dark blue orb with a bright blue core. No bigger then a softball and hovered above her skin by two to three inches. Turning her right hand over she placed the blue orb above the one in her left hand and to make sure it didn't emerge with the other one she focused on it, making it hover above the orb. Now with a free right hand she concentrated and formed another blue ball. Then oddly enough, she begin to juggle the orbs of energy, focusing her attention on keeping them separated from one another as her hands flexed and bounced. It was a fun way to gain stamina and maintain her power not only in size and keeping them from mingling into one giant orb but also in keeping them as a solid manifestation. The longer she could keep this up the stronger her control over it was becoming.
A good thirty minutes passed and as she did this Kimiko went from sitting to walking around to juggling the three balls of light. Tossing them into the air higher the more ballsy she was feeling till one of them eventually broke away from her orbit of control and flew off, hitting a tree. The tree vibrated upon the impact and left a softball size indent in the trunk of the tree but nothing too damaging. Taking that as a sign Kimiko withdrew her spiritual power causing the two left in her hand to flicker out before disappearing completely. Bending down she pulled out the bottle of water and finished it off before slipping her bag on over her t-shirt. No demons came to visit today which was a bonus which to her made this a successful day. Turning to head out of the clearing and back to civilization, Kimiko smiled at Kiba who walked beside her and spoke up.
"Lets head out, I need a ba-"
A thud sounded off behind her as if something had just landed from a great distance, cutting off her concentration. The ground even trembled beneath her shoes when whatever it was touched down. Immediately Kimiko froze in her stride as the powerful wave of energy spiked at her heels almost as if it alone could harm her, zap her skin and fry her. This was no low level demon, not at all, but what level was it she was unsure of because she has yet to met one above a E-class. 'And just when I thought one wouldn't visit me today. Just my luck its a strong one..' Kimiko thought while turning around to face the demon. Sher pushed back emotions of fear or nervousness so not to appear weak before locking her eyes on the youkai. Kiba was already in the defensive mode beside her with his hackles up, gums drawn back to bare teeth, and eyes narrowed - filled with voiceless threats.
The creature before her was large, ugly, and smelled terrible. If Kimiko had to classify it from whatever amount of Japanese lore she knew, she'd say this demon was a form of Oni. Except instead of the classical red skin it was purple. One of the tusks that protrude from its bottom lip was broken along with a horn on the same side. The demons choice of wardrobe screamed 'battle gear', not the normal loin cloth that you'd see Ogres in Koenma's office wear, and the Oni creature was also not lanky. Matter of fact it looked well fed and toned which only made it appear even more deadly.
"Imagine my wonder when I follow a decently strong sense of energy and find myself a human girl." its voice was grainy and very low, a baritone of sorts. When he talked a wave of nauseous fumes rolled out of his mouth. 'What the hell did he dine on? Roadkill?' Rotating his right arm he threw up what looked to be a club to rest on his right shoulder before stepping forward, gaining ground. With every step Kimiko took a step back. "And you have a pup too, how cute. How tasty."
Kiba snapped at the air, not pleased with the demons demeaning comment, before falling back into growling. Kimiko took this chance to glance down at the wolf for a split second taking note that he stood ahead of her and slightly in front. His body bristled making him appear larger as his nails dug into the grass and dirt, saliva dripped from his clinched jaw. Then her eyes cut back up to the black orbs that belonged to the demon before them, keeping track of his movements. This was the first time Kiba had intervened for usually he would stay back and allow the girl to fight her own battles. Knowing this only added to the point that the demon in front of her was a threat unlike the ones before. Even if this fact shook her to her core Kimikos face continue to bare nothing, but her hands did clench into fists at her side.
That was when the demon made his move, charging forward with each heavy step, his club raised high.
x-Back to present-x
'Run.. Can't stop.'
The trees and shrubs raced passed Kimiko in a green and brown blur as her blue eyes focused on the obstacles ahead to make sure any sticks, rocks, a hole, or her own feet would not trip her. Ducking her head Kimiko avoided a low hanging branch then bolted over a fallen tree without haltering her speed. Kiba ran beside her if not a little behind, repeating her action when needed, while also keeping a look out. Despite running at her fullest- probably no faster then a normal human being- she could still hear the heavy steps of the large beast sprinting after her. Along with trees breaking with the occasional THWACK of its large club against objects.
'Duck!' came Kibas warning but she was running too fast to do such a simple action without faltering her movements. Ducking became a barrel roll and her body skidded across the dirty terrain until her momentum slowed down enough for her to scurry back into a running stride. Reason to duck was apparent as the big weapon swirled passed her fallen body, thrown by the demon, and by the time she was running again Kimiko had to dodge the destroyed ground, the debris from the attack. With as much racket as they were making you think someone would of noticed them by now..
"Keep running girl! You will tire out eventually and then you will be mine!" Barked out the demon as he plucked his weapon from the ground shortly after Kimiko ran passed it- the damn thing was as big as her if not bigger. 'Fuck, I can't keep this up.' her eyes scanned ahead, taking note of the river. For it to appear again they must of been running for awhile or just gaining ground at a decent speed since the river curved around the park. Kimiko was sure they ran the opposite direction when this all started. 'Water will only slow me down.' Twisting her footing she jolted to her right, running along the river side. Her lungs squeezing in protest as a reminder of the twenty laps she had already done this morning.
Kiba suddenly made another turn back into the tree line. Cursing Kimiko followed the wolf and shortly after so did the demon, the slamming of his body making it hard to not hear him take chase. With the wolf guiding now she couldn't help but glance over her shoulder repeatedly. Every time she did it felt like the demon was advancing and her body wanted to stumble in fear. Fear of death, of being plummeted into the ground by that blunt weapon, of being swallowed up into that filthy demons body and digested. Kimiko felt weak and this only made her inner turmoil worse.
'Over here!' called out Kiba, breaking her train of thought, and facing forward again she watched as his white body vanished to the left into a deeper part of the forest, back toward the river. Pulling her backpack closer to her body she followed in pursuit hoping that the thicker foliage would encourage the demon to lose interest before another dead end. The low branches and pointy shrubs cut into her exposed flesh as they ran. Kimiko could feel trails of her own blood at this point at some of the deeper cuts. 'Even if we lose him he can track me with the smell of my blood.. this isn't working.' Then she felt it, her shin collide with a decent size rock, and her body went skyrocketing ahead down the slope. The heavy pack on her back making her body twist oddly before it too flung itself from her body to land who knows where. Hitting the ground was unpleasant but her body rolling on uneven terrain, sticks and rocks jabbing into her, was even more unpleasant. Then Kimiko came to a halt due to her back slammed into a tree, sending a painful arch of lighting throughout her upon impact. At this point she felt like saying 'fuck it' to running fast because any momentum accomplished seemed to bite her in the ass.
A growl brought her back to her senses and she winced as her eyes open, a hand lifted to her face- feeling blood there while her other hand picked herself off the ground. Kiba stood in front of her in his fighting stance again. Teeth bared in a threat with ears folded back and tail lifted. A small pool of his own blood drizzling down his right side from the earlier attack when the Oni's had slammed his club into him when the wolf had launched himself at the demon. Even though he said he couldn't die he could still apparently become injured. Using the tree as leverage, her body struggling to stand alone, she stood up on her feet and stared ahead as the brush parted and out walked the demon in a confident stride, his club dragging behind him. Its fowl lips split into a grin as its black eyes locked on to them.
"It's not every day a meal brings itself to my front porch. Ha, what a interesting girl you are." Kimiko eyebrows knotted together at his words. 'To his front porch?' Appearing to notice her confusion he jabbed his nubby index finger to the sky then fanned his hand out as if gesturing around. "Welcome to the Makai human."
Kimiko eyes widen. 'The Makai.. the demon world?' then those orbs bounced around taking in everything. The demon was not lying, it was evident with just a scan of the surrounding area. The sky greeted her blue orbs with a deep blood red, the ground a very dark green almost black, and the trees around them had a shade of blue to them. They appeared to be thicker as well, intertwining with one another, almost as if building their own walls in certain places while other places were almost bare. The realization felt like a punch to the gut. This was the last place Kimiko should be right now. Who knew what lurked among them right now even.. she was in danger, serious danger.
Lifting up his club the demon position it on his shoulder again, the grin still on his face as he watched her mask crack. He could practically taste the fear rolling off her now. She knew Running would only dive her deeper into the world of demons which that would only increase the chance of being someones meal.. or worse. So this left her with only one decision; to fight. Either she would kill the ugly Oni beast before her or die by it or die by some other fowl creature lurking around because she ran away. So if she killed the demon, the one blocking the tear in the border, Kimiko would just go through the way she came. 'But how.. what can I do? He's powerful and big. He has a weapon! All I have is my fists and tiny energy orbs!' Which those orbs were weak against the demon for they practically flew off his armour during her first attempts at attacking him earlier. Her frantic mind started to cloud around her, building up a storm of doubt but Kimiko couldn't help these emotion, they were natural- she was scared. Her body hurt all over, no doubt covered in cuts and gashes, and what clothing on her body was torn in places. How she ever thought she could manage living in this world she had no clue. 'I'm going to die an-and I never met anyone but Keiko.. if Hiei even saw me right now he would probably kill me to rid the world of just another weakling annoyance. I'm so fucking PATHETIC! What the hell was I thinki-?'
'-Sign a contract with me,' Kibas voice cut in. It was steady though his physical body still growled and snapped at the demon before them, warding it off for now.' Sign a contract with me and you'll be stronger. Strong enough to defeat him. To survive another day.' Her eyes glued themselves to the wolf and finally cutting away from the Oni as her hands gripped her shirt to stop their shaking. When did her body start trembling she did not know.
'Ho-how? What do I have to do? When could you hear my thoughts? Why didn't you bring this up befo-' again her frantic thoughts were cut off as Kiba spoke, his voice even louder in her head this time, as his body backed up from the demon taking a step closer.
'I'll explain later Kimiko. Voice that you accept the contract. Do it now, he is about to make his move!' Biting her lip she closed her eyes tightly while a jumbled up mess of thoughts raged within her. 'A contract? What will it do? What is it even?' Accepting something without knowing what it was entirely went against her instincts but this was life and death. Opening her eyes she stared the demon straight on as she tried to slow down her roaring heart.
'Do it now or he is going to kill you, Kimiko.'
"I.." Her body tighten as the demon kicked off the ground, throwing itself forward at her, which made her cave. Her arms wrapping around her torso as she leaned forward bracing for impact then she screamed, "I accept the contract!" As quickly as the words left her mouth a blue light engulfed her vision completely, searing and overwhelming brightness. A sharp pain exploded in her throat, like a fire with prickles of needless, just as a heavy force collide with her- whipping the ground from beneath her feet. Then there was darkness.
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The air around me was hard to breath and the restriction that confined me made movement not a choice. I could not hear anything but the beating in my ears and could not see anything due to the black void. I question if my eyes were even open but I could feel them blink sluggishly. My eyes felt heavy. I kept them half open as I stared ahead at what I assume to be nothing, not able to open them wider. Though my heart did beat- I still question myself if I was indeed dead.
Clickidy.. click.. click.. clickidy.. click..
The sounds of nails tapping on glass reached my ears and I felt my chest tighten. The first sound to break silence in what felt like a eternity to me- but how long have I really been here? I wanted to yell out but my mouth failed me, my throat closed and lips sealed.
The clicking stopped as it reached me and even though I wanted to recoil I continued to kneel there like a marionette doll that had been discarded, the strings tying me down. I could feel the pressure of whoever or whatever stood before me for their shadow felt heavy before a blurry figure took shape, wafting into form like dancing smoke until solid. Golden eyes just a inch from mine greeted me- they stared right into me, capturing me. I watched the reflection of my face within those pupils as I lost myself within those eyes and just when I thought I'd never break free, they backed away to reveal rows of sharp fangs. A giant mouth of a beast about to devour me. Why?
A snap, the sound of jaws slamming shut rang out, bouncing off invisible walls as my vision bled white then everything rushed forth like a speeding bullet.
A bellowing scream warped around what was once silence before descending into a gurgling mess. Blue flames licked at the demons skin, burning and devouring him, a heat the female could not feel despite wielding the weapon that birthed such fire. Warm bubbling liquid greeted and overlapped a small pale hand as a sizzling sound took over once the gurgling noise died. Then the large purple body pivoted and just like a skewer, the sword and the girl followed as the body fell, leaning over the now dead demon.
A katana, a pure black one from the pommel to the tip flickered then dispersed like smoke, taking the blue layer of flickering energy with it. As if that was the only thing keeping the girl upright she fell down, rolling off the chard body to lay beside it as unfocused eyes stared up at the red sky, watching the black clouds tumble on by as the haze slowly lifted. With a few blinks everything seemed to focus back into place, senses rushing into her head, a dull pressure around her throat made itself known. Kimiko had just killed a giant demon.. with a sword.. a magical appearing and disappearing sword that harnessed blue flames. She was having trouble comprehending how this could be. Where did the blade come from, why didn't the fire burn her, what happened when she blacked out? Then upon sitting up another question appeared because that is when she realized that her companion was missing. 'Kiba?
A/N: Well now, bet you didn't expect that, huh? Now that we established her abilities better and tossed in a mystery the next chapter is when the plot starts rolling~ Thanks for reading and feel free to review~ Till next time!
