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WARNING: Perverted guy.
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Piercing Rain
Chapter 2
Kira, hair now braided and reaching the end of her shoulder blades, shivered. Goosebumps traced over her skin as the wind blew briskly. Akari tsked beside her, waving a finger as if she did a no-no.
"You should've brought a jacket in the first place."
"Shut up!"
Kira's First Mission! The Illusionist's Tricky Moves and Weakness?
They trudged along in the deserted desert that was unusually cold. There was no longer a laughing sun in the sky, just a normal ball of gas providing light to the world. Kira nearly shuddered. It felt weird without it.
They were on their first mission from the Death Weapon Meister Academy: defeat whatever is causing all the villagers to be frightened out their skin. Unfortunately, it was north from Nevada so they were freezing their butts off even though they were in a desert which made no sense.
The brunette felt extra weight on her shoulders; stunned she turned at her weapon. Akari was plucking her gloves off with a sigh when she noticed her partner looking at her. "You need to stay warm, Kira." She sighed, dropping the gloves on Kira's head.
The meister glared weakly but took the gloves and coat. Her shivers ceased as soon as the coat was slipped on. Kira sighed, gladly accepted the weapon's furry, purple jacket and her equally purple mittens.
Soon, the tiny village appeared after long trudging through the unusually cold desert. From afar, it had small buildings and tumble weed blew over the sand. It was pretty lonely-looking and empty.
Kira grinned, running towards it. "I need warmth!" She shouted to the white haired weapon. Just as she got closer and closer to the village, the brunette tripped and fell flat on her face. Aggravated, she looked back up with her cheeks stuffed with sand. Ever so slowly it poured out her mouth.
Akari giggled and ran up to her, holding out a hand. Kira took it and pulled herself up, glaring at the box that had tripped her.
The box, in response, meowed and shuffled to them. They flinched, shocked that it moved, and Kira took a brave step toward it.
It meowed again and moved closer. A blur of orange was the only warning before Kira was thrown on the ground, an orange tabby cat standing on her chest with its tail waving. Kira stared at it blankly as it licked her cheeks and purred.
Akari tilted her head and walked up to them. She picked up the orange tabby and gently petted it. "A male cat here? In the middle of the desert?"
Kira sat up, using her hands to lean on, and inquired, "Why would he be in a box? Does he belong to someone?"
The weapon shrugged, smiling as the cat licked her cheek, and placed him down on the ground. "Let's get going. We need to get that Kishin Egg."
Kira nodded and patted the cat between the ears and stood up. Then she started walking briskly to the village, new found determination shining in her red eyes. Her braid bounced at every step she took. Akari was right beside her, trying to catch up to her, and the tabby was beside Akari, easily matching the smaller girl's footsteps.
The first step they took in the village, someone who had just walked out his home screamed in terror and fled back inside. Kira and Akari glanced at each other.
They started walking around until they heard munching and a swallow. They turned around quickly and Akari transformed into her weapon form in a flash of white.
It surrounded Kira's left hand and claws came from the knuckles. The light faded and Kira poised herself with her weapon in front of her face. The glove was pitch black with a purple emblem that was shaped like three claw marks and the claws jutting out the knuckles were the purest silver and gleamed dangerously at the enemy in front of them.
The Evil Human was holding a blue soul above his mouth, about to drop it in his mouth when he spotted the shining silver of the glove. He grinned, showing thin and dagger-like teeth, and he let go of the soul letting it float. He had oily, dark blue hair that clung to his pale face and his clothes were torn and baggy. His eyes were a disgusting color of brown.
"Well, well. What do we have here? DWMA students, coming here to kill me, correct?"
"Don't act so nonchalant about this! I'm here to take your soul, Jared the Illusionist!" Kira growled, running toward the man.
Jared tilted his head. His grin never left, only getting bigger as the meister approached. Right when she was about to slash him, she stopped suddenly, her eyes widening in fear.
"Kira? Kira, what's wrong?!" Akari cried, her image flashing in the silver of the glove.
Kira's eyes darted everywhere, trying to block out what was in front of her face. But it went everywhere she looked. It was Akari, pale and crying blood.
"Kira! Why did you do that?!" the image roared, sounding demonic. "Why?!"
"Kira! Kira, snap out of it! That's an illusion!"
Cold metal scraped over her stomach. Kira screamed in pain and jolted back to reality. She tumbled back and fell on her bottom. She looked back at the Evil Human and saw a short dagger in his hands. She looked down at her stomach and gasped. A fairly big amount of blood was pouring out her stomach area and stained her clothes.
Kira shakily stood up, recovering slowly from what she saw, and growled. "I am not giving up! I will succeed my first mission and take your soul!"
"Oh? Are you so sure?"
Kira held her throat and grunted, shutting her eyes to try and block out the pain. Akari was in front of her, squeezing tightly around the brunette's neck and roaring, "STOP IT! JUST STOP! YOU WON'T WIN! YOU WILL NEVER EVER WIN!"
The cold metal attacked again, this time across her forehead. Blood dripped into her eyes and Kira howled in pain. She panted closing her eyes and calming her senses.
"Kira! Rely on your senses!"
Kira exhaled and relaxed. 'Akari's right. I just have to calm down. When he does that illusion, focus.'
The illusion appeared, this time Akari is holding a knife. "WHY?! WHY, KIRA!"
"Why what?" Kira answered calmly, meeting the image eye to eye.
'Akari' flinched at how cool she acted and roared, "WHY ARE YOU SO CALM!?"
"Because, this is an illusion. I mustn't be afraid."
The illusion roared again, saying nonsense, and lunged to stab her. Kira calmly dodged it and the illusion shattered to pieces.
Jared was staring blankly at the meister, eyebrows furrowed. "Why…" he rasped, "How did you break my illusion?"
"Easy." Kira butted back. "You make the illusions to scare people so you can gain power and kill them for their soul. But I'm not someone you can easily kill. Akari!"
"Right!"
Kira ran up to the Evil Human but he vanished. Gritting her teeth, she looked around for him. A startled gasp came out her mouth when an arm wrapped around her torso and brought her toward a body. A revolting stench floated to her nose and she grimaced.
Jared traced his knife her arm and smirked as she tried to attack him. "Silly girl…" His arm tightened its grip and made sure she couldn't attack him.
She felt something slither up her leg and instantly regretted wearing a skirt like her sister.
"Kira!" Akari cried, trying to transform back.
Kira gritted her teeth and shuddered in disgust as Jared licked her neck and bit her earlobe none too gently. He smirked at her expression. His hand reached up-
He howled in pain and let go of Kira. "What in the name of hell just bit me?" he growled.
The orange tabby from before meowed at Jared and rubbed against his leg. The Evil Human stared down at the cat and whispered, flabbergast, "Simba? Is that you?"
The cat meowed again, looking up at him.
"Tabby, come back here! It's dangerous!" Kira called, stunned that the cat had just strolled in on their fight.
"Simba? No, that can't be you. Mom said you had died."
Kira's eyes widened. So that's why he was in a box! He was kicked out the house where Jared lived and was put in a box.
"Some cats look a lot like different cats. You can't be Simba." Jared was still muttering to himself.
The cat meowed again, purring loudly while rubbing his head on his leg.
Jared's eyes were clouded with doubt and confusion. This cat couldn't be Simba, the cat he loved ever so dearly but died. It can't be true. This can't be Simba. He looks a lot like him, but he's not Simba. But he acts just like what Simba would act like to him. Finally, he decided.
"Stop it! Stop it, you filthy cat! You aren't Simba, so stop acting like him! You just aren't!"
The knife plunged down; Kira and Akari gasped simultaneously. The cat's wail pierced through the air before it was cut short.
Kira stared at the now lifeless corpse of the orange tabby with mixed emotions. Confusion, anger, and horror. This man had just touched her inappropriately and killed his own cat. What the hell is wrong with him?!
Jared's pants filled the deadly silent air. He lifted his head and cackled. His eyes were insane and the blood on his face didn't help it at all. His whole body seemed to crack and something came out of it, like a butterfly coming out its pupa. Except this was more disgusting.
A huge serpent with brown scales and dark blue eyes sprouted out of the remains of Jared's human body and flicked its tongue at Kira. The brunette grimaced.
The whole scene shifted as well. Instead of a deserted village, they were in some sort of battlefield that was red and black mixed. The floor was the same too. Akari's image flashed on the weapon as she looked around.
"The mood suddenly shifted…" Akari said.
The serpent dove toward the meister and she jumped out the way. Kira watched as it struggled to get its teeth out the ground. The back was exposed.
'This is my chance!' Kira cheered mentally.
Instantly she sprinted to the serpent and jumped onto its back. Surprised, the beast jerked up, thus freeing its teeth, and turned its head to look at her. Its blue eyes narrowed.
What Kira was standing on shifted and caused her to wobble. She looked down with a confused look and gasped.
The head of Jared stared at her with a maniac grin and an arm shot out, grabbing her ankle. Kira grounded her teeth together and found out she was actually MELDING with the serpent.
Soon she was already knee-deep in the beast and the feeling wasn't pleasant. Akari gasped.
"Kira, attack Jared!"
Kira brought down the weapon on to the head of the Evil Human. The body shook and disintegrated in a flurry of black ribbons. What was left was a red soul.
Panting, Kira managed a grin.
"We did it!" Akari exclaimed, transforming back into her human form. She took the soul and stuffed it in a pouch at her hip.
The background shattered and fell in shards like glass. What was behind it was surprising.
They were in the middle of the village which was now filled with tourists and there was a laughing sun above them. In the distance, they could make out Death City. The desert wasn't cold anymore; it was super-hot from the sun.
The pair shared a confused glance. Was this all an illusion?
Shrugging, Kira walked to a random person and asked, "Is there a mirror around here?"
The person she tapped turned around and gasped. "Kira-chan!" she squealed, giving the girl a bone-crushing hug.
Kira choked in surprise. "A-aunt Rachel…?"
The woman released the meister and observed Akari. She tilted her head. "You enrolled in DWMA?"
The weapon grinned and nodded. "Yes, ma'am! I'm her weapon, Akari Kazumi!"
Rachel smiled and patted her head. Turning to her niece, she asked, "Was this your first mission?"
Kira replied with a nod.
"And you want to contact Lord Death?"
Nod.
"I haven't seen him in a while… Was it 13 years?"
Kira sweat dropped as her aunt thought. "Do you know where a mirror is then?"
The brown haired woman blinked out her thoughts and grinned. "Sure! Follow me!" She hummed a tune as she led the two toward the back of the village. The two sweat dropped but followed the happy-go-lucky Death Scythe.
Rachel looked around suspiciously and tiptoed behind a tent. Kira slumped her shoulders, embarrassed that she had an aunt that acts like that.
Soon, the woman was standing in front of a short mirror, posing. "Do I look fat in this cloak?"
Kira groaned, face palming. "Aunt Rachel, can you please leave? I don't want Lord Death to see this…"
Rachel grinned playfully and patted the girl's head, skipping off. The two watched her leave and Kira sighed in relief.
She puffed out a breath onto the mirror and scribbled the Death's Number. "42-42-564… When you want to knock on Death's door.."
The mirror rung and soon, Lord Death's familiar goofy mask came into view.
Kira smiled kindly and reported, "Meister Kira and Weapon Akari reporting from their first mission!"
"Hey hey hey! So how did it go?"
"It went well. Turns out, the area Jared was located in was just an illusion. It's near Death City and a pretty busy village. Also…"
"Also? Do tell."
"He murdered a cat. A cat that belonged to him."
"Murdered a cat that belongs to him?" the Reaper put a hand on his imaginary chin and stroked an imaginary beard. "Why would he do that?"
Kira scratched the back of her neck and replied, "Well, he said it looked like his cat but he kept denying until he stabbed it."
Lord Death hummed thoughtfully. "But, hey! At least you got your first Kishin Egg!"
"That's true," Akari piped in, "and Kira got a few scratched to remember it by."
When the weapon mentioned that, Kira traced the cut on her forehead and felt lightheaded. "I did lose a lot of blood, but not that much. His blade was short."
"Good job you two! 1 down, 98 to go!"
Kira grinned but when the mirror went to normal she frowned. 'So many more… Just how many deaths will I have to see?'
CGP: And…. Done! This concludes the Info Arc and begins the Anime Arc! *cheers*
Akari: Yay! *waves flag*
Kira: Hurrah.
CGP: Cheer up!
Kira: I can't… Tabby's death…
CGP: Hakuna Matata.
Kira: What?
Akari: It means forget about the past and think about the future.
Kira: Really?
CGP: Yep! Just forget about it! Tabby knows you care for him so you'll be fine! He's in cat heaven with cats that'll love him!
Kira: … I guess so.
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