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Chapter 10: Uragirimono
A story of betrayal
In Japan, a large family lived on the costal end, the Rimono's. They were rather rich, to a certain point.
The leader, Sayaki Rimono, is said to be on of the only families to live by the olden Samurai rules. Honor is what keeps him going.
He was married to Ria, and with her, had a single daughter.
Her name was Konomiya Rimono.
His younger brother, Himei Rimono, had a single son.
Uragi Rimono.
They got along well, the two of them. Many could say that they were partners in crime.
And so, let's get to where everything went wrong.
At night, the darkness takes over,
With the stars to show the way.
The moon light to rule the sky,
Only for the sun to rise in the day.
"Uragi!"
The boy turned around at the name, only to grin, standing up from his bench. He had been sitting under a Sakura tree, a notebook where he once was, "Hey, Kono!"
The little girl grinned, skipping over, before tackling him with a hug, "I'm so glad I caught up with you!"
"I'm always here." Uragi grinned, before ruffling her hair, "So, how can I help my favorite cousin?"
"I'm your only cousin."
Uragi poked her cheek, "Well? You gonna tell me?"
Konomiya grinned, before pulling an object from behind her, "I made this for you!"
The elder of the two took the badly made origami crane from the little girl, before pulling a grin onto his face, "It looks amazing, Kono!"
The girl jumped with excitement, "Thanks!" She smiled, only to sigh, "Dad says that it's looking worse-."
"-Then don' listen to him." Uragi sighed, before his fists clenched, "I hate it, you know?"
"…No?"
"I hate that parents think they know everything." Uragi sighed, holding his forehead, before looking to Konomiya, "Know what I mean?"
Kono nodded, knowing nothing better then to agree with him, "Uh-huh!"
Uragi snapped his fingers, "You know what we could do? We'll make a secret club! Just me and you!"
She giggled, "You're talking in rhyme again!"
Uragi couldn't help but laugh, before outstretching his hand, "Come on, little cousin; it'll be fun, promise!"
The little girl's grin merely widened, before taking the hand, "Okay!"
To know of all those who have fallen,
The ones once walked the lands.
To know of those before you,
To loyalty of your shadows stand.
The next time she came by, it was with two katanas and a grin on her face.
Uragi put his notebook down, giving her a small smile, "What's this all for?"
She merely grinned, "Father said that there may be one thing I'm good at!" She laughed, before tossing him one.
Uragi looked the blade over, a sour look on his face, "I really would prefer a long ranged weapon, you know."
Konomiya made a face, before gripping her own blade, "En garde!"
Uragi sighed, "You know that isn't Jap-GAH!" He barely had time to block when she attacked, lashing out in a quick manner. The whole time, she held that innocent smile on her face.
She grinned before disarming him, kicking him down. When he tried to rise, she held the sword to his chin, "Am I good enough, Uragi?"
Uragi had just enough time to get ou of his surprised mind state, before smiling back, Konomiya helping him back up, "You're wonderful; maybe even better then your father!"
"Really!?" She laughed, before jumping, "Yay!"
The whole time, Uragi couldn't help but smile. Who would have thought that the blueberry of a girl would end up as…strong as that?
That must have been the first time the voices whispered into his ear, a small yet sinister grin spreading across his face, only to fade seconds later.
The final straw has gone,
His patience growing thin.
No God can help them now,
Only Satan's power will win.
"Come on, Uragi! We're going to be late!"
Uragi sighed, straightening his kimono, before walking out with her, his wooden sandals making it near to impossible to walk around, "Alright, I'm right behind you."
Konomiya giggled, before finally coming to a stop. It had been time for the annual Rimono meeting, and saying that Uragi was bored was an understatement.
What he'd give to have just slept in.
Konomiya pulled him down into one of the stairs, before sitting down next to him, looking up at the head of the table. The man sitting there sat in the most regal way ever, kimono crisp and wrinkle-free. His face dared anyone to question him, as he slowly rose, bowing, "Thank you ll for coming today; as we all know, there is but one main concern."
Konomiya leaned forward, as if fascinated by what her father had to say, only to have Uragi scowl, leaning back.
"As you all know, my daughter is soon to be of age."
At that sentence, Uragi shot up, a wide look in his eyes, before looking over to Konomiya. She seemed as oblivious as always, simply staring up into space.
"With that said, we will be looking for a suitor soon." Lord Rimono went on, before slowly looking over every young man at the table, "Who believes themselves worthy of my daughter's hand?"
It was then that the gears seemed to click into place in Konomiya's head, her eyes widening with fright and terror, as she slowly leaned backwards.
Uragi couldn't blame her; he'd be forced to marry a young girl some time soon as well.
Slowly, Uragi grabbed her hand, before slowly backing away from all te adults, no fighting for who got a try at Konomiya first.
Finally, when he was sure of it, he turned around and sprinted, making sure that she wasn't to far behind, until finally coming to a stop at the sakura tree.
It was only then that he noticed the small tar trails on Konomiya's face, "…You okay, little cousin?"
She shook her head, holding her shoulders, "Is…Is father…really going to…?"
Uragi nodded, before his eyes glimmered. You could say that this was he second time, only it lasted longer, as he outstretched his hand to her, "We can be free, you know."
She gave him a confused look, "What?"
"We could go wherever we please;" Uragi continued, the smile slithering into a deeper smirk, "All you need to do is shake my hand, and we'll be free from this place."
Knowing no better, Konomiya shook the hand, giving him a hopeful look, "So what now?"
The dark grin merely grew, before he pulled out a match from his back pocket, "We burn the evidence…"
To see it all burn away,
The lost one's little crown.
Ashes, ashes…
…We all burn down.
The next time they meet, wails of pain filled the sky, the night glowing faintly of orange and red. It would have been sight, if it wasn't for one thing.
The Rimono estate was on fire.
From a distance, you could see two small figures, both carrying matches. One struck the match, before throwing it, the other holding a katana, watching his back.
The smaller on the two coughed, looking up at the one throwing the matches, he blood on her katana also coating some on her face, "Uragi; I don't like this."
"We had a deal, Kono." He murmured, throwing another one at the top of a wooden house, the flames flickering in his eyes making him look that much more insane.
"But I don't like this!" She shouted, only to be backhanded by the elder.
"Do you know how long I've waited for this moment!? How much energy and power went into this?" Uragi growled, before getting hold of himself, more or less, "Look, Kono; this is so that we can be free."
Kono looked up at him sadly, only to nod, "O-okay."
Uragi nodded, before throwing the last match, "Now, we run. Pack whatever you can, I'll wait by the docks."
She nodded, before dashing off, behind the burning houses. Every time she looked over, she saw Uragi throwing the fire, herself…cutting down anyone in there way.
She didn't ask for this.
Finally, she picked up small bag, containing what little she had left, before rushing for the docks.
Her tiny figure ran across the flames, jumping and leaping to try and avoid the flares, only to come to a stop, eyes wide.
The boat was gone.
She slowly began to panic, "Uragi? Come on, this isn't funny!" She shouted, only to have it strike her.
He'd left her to take the blame.
Looking around, she found a row boat, with a tarp over it to keep rain away. She pushed it into the dock, jumping in, before pulling the tarp over her head.
She went to sleep with nightmares of fire and smoke plaguing her mind.
Years passed, decades, nearly a whole century passed by with a flash in his eyes. London had changed much in her time, and for this, she was happy.
Zig smiled, the age on her face doing nothing to stop he youth in her eyes, before murmuring, "Are you going to watch me, or will you join me with watching this sunrise, Erin?"
From behind her, she heard a laugh, before the girl walked into view. Erin had explained her situation when she'd gotten back from a mission with Ciel and that butler, Sebastian.
She could still remember her expression, her face scrunching up, before kicking Erin in the shins.
He thought brought a smile to her face, oh, how it felt to be young.
"Hey, you still up there, Zig?"
The elderly women scowled, giving Erin look, as she sat on the opposing chai on the top of the building, "I'm not departing yet."
Erin couldn't' help but smile, before looking off into the distance, "…Remind you of the past?"
"Of course." Zig huffed, giving the forever 19 girl look with a bit of envy, "When does it not?"
Erin smiled softly, before holding a hand over her chest, "My word still stands, you no."
"…No. I will not allow you to try and make me immortal."
Erin huffed, only to have Zig cackle, a glimmer in her eyes, "Last I heard, you turning into a demon wasn't…PG."
She nearly laughed again when Erin's face went red, as she growled lightly, "If you think I'm going to make out with you, think again!"
The two went back into the calming silence, before Zig sighed, "…I can feel it."
Erin gave her a look, "Huh?"
"I don't have much more time on this earth." Zig murmured, before giving her a look, "Will you uphold your promise?"
Erin nodded, the fire still within her eyes, "I swear to you, Konomiya; you're family line will always be protected by me, for as long as I'm on this earth."
"You better be telling the truth." Zig murmured, "I've had a dance or two with betrayal before."
"When have I ever steered you wrong?"
"Too many to count."
Erin grinned, before getting up, "Mathew and Alia should be done with the finances by now." She murmured, before giving her a grin, "You really did give the gang the twin versions of yourself, didn't you?"
Zig smirked, "If you think they're like me, you should see there kids."
Erin nodded, "those grandkids of yours…They call me auntie."
"Like you're that young."
"Says the one that looks like…that."
If anyone else had said that, Zig would have lost it. Even in her old age, she cold still fire the gun in her back pocket, but laughed it off anyway.
"…We really did chose the best 'God' mother, huh, Hank?" Zig asked, looking to the sky, only to cackle again.
Erin couldn't help but grin, "Even in your old age, you're still scary as hell, huh?" She laughed, only to turn around, "Zig?"
She sighed, finding the old lady asleep, before turning around, "…I swear to you, Zig; as long as I'm around, your family will flourish." She muttered, before jumping down from the roof.
Little did she know that Zig wasn't sleeping.
With this over, all I have to do is get the last chapter of "The story of Azazel Light" out, and then, we can get to the sequel!
I'll most likely have it out today, so be sure to be on the look out for that!
That's it for this, hope you guys enjoyed, and I'll cya around!
Till then, bai bai!