I hope this doesn't confuse you; let me explain. If you're already a crazy person, you understand, and I love you X3

What I'm going along is a personality disorder, or something along the line as well as this: Katana is now going through this faze where, if you've gone through the loss of a majorly loved one in your family, you possibly understand. But Aluan was the only one in Katana's life, and she's gone. It's enough to make anyone go insane, am I right?

I guess the theme song for this could be Surrender by Evanescence, which, by the way, I don't own! :D

(The song is perfect for this chapter, except for the lovey-dovey parts… if you want to know the full reason for the song choice, read the author's note at the end if you have the patience and your awesome.)

Demon's Torment

I stand at the woman's body, her soul long gone from this world. Looking down to my hands, I still see her blood, the scent is so enticing… I push down the urge to lick them clean.

If nobody cares about you after Aluan's gone, why should you?

That is true… no one has truly cared. People are right to fear me, loath me, run from me, and scream for my death. But who should blame them? I am, after all, a demon. I feel my expression relax as I think back to Aluan.

'But… Aluan cared… didn't she?'

She's gone now, so who does?

'But that woman also cared-'

Stupid fool, she cared about Aluan, not you. She wanted to take her away from you…Aluan was afraid of you, she never liked you, or what you did for her!

Maybe the voice is right… maybe Aluan never really liked me in the first place. I don't know what to believe anymore…

Katana! That's not true and you know it!

I flinch as I hear Aluan's voice in my head. My eyes widen as I get a flashback.


Aluan is walking by my side as we stroll through the woods searching for food, when we accidentally come upon a small campsite. We're about to pass it up when I spot a woman slip and fall to the ground, dropping a wood bundle that she was carrying.

Me, with my accursed helpful nature, decide to walk over to her and bend over, proceeding to help her up. She sees my shadow and reaches for me while gathering her firewood, grabs hold, and as she gets to her feet, sees my face. "Thanks honey-"

I can't help but smile, accidentally showing my oversized fangs in the process. "AAAAAGH!" She faints to the ground.

I turn to Aluan, who shrugs her shoulders and rolls her eyes. "I don't know why they think that you're a monster, Katana, because you really aren't-" She's cut off as a rock hits the side of my head, leaving a bruise. I turn to the offender, and see a small teenager frowning at me, trying hard to mask the fear.

"Get away from my mom, you green bean freak!"

"Stop hurting my friend, you meanie!"

Aluan jumps in front of me and holds her arms out in an effort to protect me. "You stupid girl, that thing behind you is a monster! Get out of the way!" The boy yells back angrily, and Aluan doesn't budge.

"He's not a monster! He's my bestest friend in the whole world,"

She turns back to me wearing a smile.

"And I mean that."


'That's not true-!'

Snapping back to reality, I look again down to the woman, who is slumping against the tree, dead. What have I done… I back away from her, the pit of my abdomen seeming to twist in knots.

"What have I done to her… I didn't mean to…" I never meant to kill her, I thought that she was far enough from me during the blast.

But you did, didn't you?

'It was an accident!'

"Shut up! Leave me alone!" I yell out to the storming skies, and run away from the body, rain splattering against my face, soaking into my clothing, weighing it down. I'm already drained from my energy attack on Scar, so I feel myself slowing down, but I don't stop. I must get as far away from the scarred earth as possible.

Don't try to escape what you've done, Katana. Just give in, there is no escape from the evil within your soul...

Racing into the trees, I get smacked by branches as they block my path, am tripped by rocks and scraped by thorned vines as they seem to leap out. It's time to end this torment once and for all, before I go insane. I will get rid of it, even if it... even if... even if it kills me.

"I said to SHUT UP!" I yell at the top of my lungs, but the storm only swirls even more violently. "I've had enough of you!" Gathering all of my energy, I expel it from my body in an attempt to get rid of the voice from my head. The area flashes white with the aura. As it fades, the storm swirls continuously around me, not ceasing its assault.

Energy faded, I fall towards the earth at a high speed. I try to steady myself, but I just don't have the strength. "Aluan, I'm sorry. Please forgive me for doubting you…" I say. I let a soft smile escape my lips before I am dragged into darkness.


"Katana…" I hear a small voice echo in my ears. I open my eyes to darkness. Pushing myself up, I find myself in a place that is surrounded by trees baring fruit, and bushes full of berries. A river is coursing beside me, coursing slowly past my hand as I jab at it. I get to my feet. Where am I?

"K…Katan…Katana…?"

I freeze at the sound. It can't be…

"Aluan…?" I turn around, but close my eyes, making sure that this is real and not another daydream.

"Katana? What are you doing? Why are your eyes closed?" I start to chuckle at her question. "I want to make sure that you don't disappear again, like last time."

"Last time?" She asks me, the sound of her small little footsteps coming ever so closer. "Please, don't tell me how much you miss me, or how you want me back. It only hurts me." I say to my figment, and she stops beside me. "But, Katana, I'm real."

I feel a small touch on my hand, which causes me to snap my eyes open. I look down to my side, and see… and see… "It's… it's…" I can't speak.

"Yes, it's me, Katana…" She says, her hair still in a long braid from when I saw her… alive… last… I look around, and find that the place has morphed to a field of flowers. "Where are… we Aluan…?"

Aluan stares into my eyes with a mournful look. "Katana… you're dead."

My breathing stops. I can't be… dead… but then… how could I be talking to Aluan…? Without even thinking, I fall to my knees, and hold her hands in my own, feeling tears falling from my face onto the ground below. "Katana, why are you crying?" Aluan asks, her innocent voice echoing across the fields.

A river of confessions seem to burst forth, and I don't want to stop them. "Aluan, I'm so sorry I doubted you, I never meant to do this to you!" I wrap my arms around her waist, and pull her close to my broken heart. She lets out a grunt of surprise. "I should've died, not you, if it wasn't for me leaving your house when I saw it first, you never would've lost your parents!" She doesn't respond. "Please forgive me!" I moan into her shoulder, and she merely pushes me away softly.

"Katana, it's ok, you didn't know… if that didn't happen, I would've never found you in the first place." She puts a hand under my chin, and pushes my face upwards. How can she be so forgiving, to a monster… I think. I killed… without even… thinking or trying… I blink hard, squeezing tears out. Aluan wipes my tears away, and pulls me into a hug, wrapping her arms around my neck like she used to.

I want this moment to last forever… but not even heaven seems to be perfect for me.

"Katana, you have to be strong. Not strong just for you, be strong for me, the both of us." Aluan states while burying her face into my gi. Suddenly she seems to be pulled away from me by a force, ripping our hug apart. I look to her in shock as her body starts to flicker, becoming transparent with each second.

"Now, listen to me Katana, you must save the world!" Aluan yells at me, falling to the ground in pain. I try to get to my knees to help her, but I can't move! "Aluan!" She starts being pulled away by… no… no… The whole sky goes dark, not a single speck of sunlight appears, except for on me and Aluan. A faint silhouette shows itself from the shadows behind Aluan.

"NOOO!"

"Remember me, Katana?"

My eyes widen in horror as a creature starts revealing itself from the shadows behind Aluan, and steps into the light. It's... it can't be… blood-red eyes glow from the darkness.

"Like I said before, Katana… you can't escape me…"

Another, more evil, me steps out from the darkness, wearing a purple gi, no turban, but has claws sharper, longer than mine, with a more wickedly curved nose. It grabs Aluan by the shoulders, piercing her skin with its claws, causing her to yell out in pain. She turns around, but doesn't seem to be able to see the other me, she only screams at the shadows.

"You can't escape yourself."

"Katana!" Aluan screams out to be, holding out her hand. "There is an evil approaching! A great evil that only you can stop!" I try to get to my feet again, only to look down to see that I'm bound to the ground by vines made of shadow. "NO! ALUAN I WON'T LOSE YOU AGAIN!" I yell out, and find the strength to break through the shackles; I race towards her with all the speed I've got, but with each step I take, she only fades more, and is taken an even greater distance away from me.

The whole area goes dark as the evil copy of me laughs in the distance, holding Aluan close. Aluan now sees him. She looks back and forth from him to me, but still reaches towards me with every ounce of strength she has.

"Tsk, tsk, Katana, have you cold feet? I'm standing right here…"

The evil one holds Aluan close, and starts cackling madly as he continues to recede.

"Katana! Save the world! For you, for them, for us! Live!"

"Aluan, no, don't leave me yet!" I yell at her, and increase my speed as the other me raises its hand, claws pointed to Aluan's heart. Aluan turns to me with fear in her eyes.

"Katana, dad, I love you!"


"ALUAN NOOOO!" I lurch forward, and grab someone by the throat, causing them to let out a scream.

"Please, let me go, I didn't do anything, no, no!" A terrified yelp escapes them. What? As my vision clears, a small, pale young face is seen. I blink at her, my left hand is on her throat, the other in the air beside my head, poised to strike, claws outstretched.

"Please, don't hurt me!" She yells out, and I release in shock. I look down, and see that I'm covered in a blanket, sitting on a… bed… I let out a grunt of surprise and start pushing myself backwards, my head cracking against the bed-frame. I jerk my hands to my head, and rub the spot where I hit it. Look to the girl again, I see that she's back herself into a corner and is whimpering quietly, eyes scrunched shut.

I raise my hands. "I'm sorry, I'm not going to hurt you." She seems shocked by my voice, and slowly raises her gaze to me, and pushes herself to her feet, hands shaking as she points to me. "Yo-y-you talk?" She asks, voice shaking as well.

I nod in confusion. "Yes…? I can talk…?" I look around the room. "How did I get here? Who are you? Where am I?" I ask her, and give her a moment of silence to answer. She walks closer to me with caution, and motions to a small silver platter beside the bed, with a few cups of water in it, and a plate with some fruits.

"Y-y-you're at m-my hous-se. I found you in the woods, close to d-death, so I dec-cided to bring you back h-here." She says, staring at my antennae. I look around again for my turban, but it's nowhere to be seen. I try to get out of the bed, and my body screams at me in response by sending a pained message, causing me to grasp my legs as they cramp up.

"Stay here, I can help you g-get better, if you want?" The girl asks, and walks over to me without worry as I lay back down and cover myself up, when I notice what I'm wearing. Its human clothing, though humans are all shorter than me, these seem to fit…

"I had those clothes specially fitted for you… s-stranger…" The girl says, sitting at the foot of the bed next to my knees. She looks over me again, and brings her gaze back up to my face. "Please, if you're hurting, don't force yourself even more pain than you should. Stay here and let yourself heal."

I shake my head slowly again and respond; "I don't wish to overstay my welcome. I should be on my way." I try to urge my body to move, but I'm too tired, and feel my eyelids start to droop.

She gets to her feet, and is about to walk out the room, when she turns back to me. "My name is Xavia, by the way."

This is going to be a long recovery.


Deep in the darkest crevices and farthest corners of Katana's mind... something lurks.

You won't be able to tuck me away forever, Katana.

A figure walks out of the darkness.

And when you're down to you're weakest state...

The evil copy flicks out its claws, letting them glisten in a luminary light.

... That is when I will strike.

Author's notes: READ AND REVIEW/FOLLOW/FAVORITE PLEASE THE MORE REVIEWS I GET THE LONGER THE CHAPTERS

If you're confused on the song choice, just use your imagination! Think that the voice is the singer, it'll make perfect sense! Now you see the genius that is Evanescence!

In the beginning of the song, Katana speaks, then the faded part is the evil part of him, you know, when it first appears. Then it becomes the voice in his head that he can't ignore, the voice saying that he can't escape. X3 (I'm so imaginative that I see visions of this stuff, I'm so awesome… or crazy. Your pick!)

(PS, the pause in the middle of the song is when Katana unleashes his energy during the storm and passes out…)

When it says "Breathe in and take my life with you; No longer myself only you; there's no escaping me my love… surrender" is when Katana and the voice are arguing in between each other; I'm pretty sure you know who is who.

All in all, I've gone psycho insane typing this chapter while listening to the song nonstop. DON'T JUDGE MEH MY STORY SKILLS DRIVE ME INSANE IF I DON'T EXPLAIN!

If you get it, you're a genius and I love you! If you don't get it, listen closely to the lyrics and figure out who is who! You're not stupid, just holding back your smarts for something more important!

This story is now Copyrighted, all rights reserved. In other words, if you steal Aluan, Xavia, or Katana's personality or this story from me, I can sue you! But Katana isn't my character. I don't own DBZ, I only own what I'm doing to Katana in this Fanfiction of mine.