Chapter Ten

Is she not right

Is she insane

Will she now run for her life

now that she LIED TO ME!

-Disturbed

Minatsuki Takami

The guards had come to her room to retrieve her for Carnival Corpse. Her opponent was apparently new, she was stage named Mute Swan. Minatsuki preferred men than women, they made a much better face of suffering, but she needed something to help her forget that terrible scene she saw.

She exited the cage that had lowered her into the birdcage arena, instantly catching sight of her fresh prey. The Mute Swan was about her height, and she looked all around her like some lost puppy. She shivered in delight, oh this was gonna be fun.

The announcer did his usually introductions, and then the buzzer went off, signaling for deadmen to fight. Minatsuki swiftly took out her earrings, summoning her blood from the open holes and bringing it to the edge of her long brown hair, extending it.

The girl before her just stared; she smirked and lashed a whip of her blood hair at the girl cutting her arm, causing it to bleed. She should've heard a yelp of pain, but there was nothing. Just a taunting silence. The girl's eyes began to waver, the deep crimson was turning darker. The girl then smirked as well, staring at Minatsuki with no longer lost eyes, but with utter and pure lust.

"I will be your opponent" she said. Minatsuki wasn't sure what was going on, but lashed out her blood whip again, this time thinning the blood to make it move faster and more lethal.

But the girl had released her own Branch of Sin- a long scythe-like weapon- and had cut through the red thread before it could even reach a meter to her. Suddenly there was this bitter killer aura in the atmosphere. The girl before her began to look different, and she began to do the oddest thing. She began to sing.

"Tell me exactly

what am I supposed to do?

Now that I have

allowed you to beat me!

Do you think that

we could play another game?" with brute force the girl threw the scythe, Minatsuki was not quick enough, and the razor sharp blade nearly cut of her arm. Over and over the girl sang and threw her scythe at Minatsuki, cutting deep into her skin, making her scream out in agony.

And every time Minatsuki tried to attack she was greeted with more searing pain from the girl's scythe. There was no flaw in her defense. She's playing with me, Minatsuki thought. She shouted out in anger, she was the one suppose to be getting off not that…that thing! That creature! And then that image of the blood scene flashed in her mind. She stared at the girl again.

"Is she not right?

Is she insane?

Will she now run for her life

in the battle that ends this day?

Is she not right?!

Is she insane?!

Will she now run for her life

now that she LIED TO ME!" Minatsuki could see the dark aura circling the girl like little serpents. The girl's countenance was so calm yet so terrifying. She was going to lose this Carnival Corpse.

No, she was going to die! She got up and ran, ran as fast as her sliced bleeding legs could. She didn't want to die like this, this was a too insane way to die. The girl simply watched her run; she hadn't moved an inch since the fight started.

"Running is useless, you can't escape my scythe" the girl said mockingly,

"You have to have more fight in you than that" Minatsuki turned to her,

"Your insane, there's no way anyone could go against you!" she yelled feeling tears brimming in her eyes. The girl chuckled lightly,

"The man with Claws pleased me enough" she threw her scythe again, but the blades were gone, it was only a pole, and it pierced through Minatsuki thigh. She screamed out.

"You don't have to fight, just let me butcher you slowly and agonizingly. You deserve it anyway, for hurting my sweet Habibah" Habibah? Who the fuck was that? The fight was completely one-sided.

For what felt like an eternity to Minatsuki, the girl tortured her. She never knew suffering was this horrible, it made her think of all the other people she made suffer. She eventually lost consciousness.

KuroKami

"And the Hummingbird is out!" the announcer yelled,

"The winner is The Mute Swan" KuroKami was kind of disappointed that this opponent didn't put up a good fight like the Man. With a swift motion she pierced the blade through the girl's chest, ending her life. The floating cards above her roared with approval, not that she needed it. She could care less about what they wanted. Everything she did was for herself and for her precious Habibah.

Senji Kiyomasa

Damn! That Mute Swan was literally torturing Hummingbird and madly enjoying it. He was quite ruthless and cruel in his fights, but he was never this fucking horrible. It kind of turned him on in a twisted way.

Her movements were fluid and flowing, and she had such a calm exposure when expressing her enjoyment for Hummingbird's agony. She didn't think she'd kill Hummingbird, she had spared his life after all, but she surprised him and did.

So this demon was here to cause chaos. His muscles were rippling in excitement. Oh, he wanted his rematch so badly. It was odd how the girl looked so much like Habibah. Were they twins? Habibah never mentioned anything about a twin.

He switched off his television with a remote, and continued his one-hand push-ups. He winced slightly from the pain in his chest. The woodpecker had hit him dead center. Senji smirked in anticipation, hopefully the kid wasn't all bark and not bite. They were going to fight soon after all.

Azuma Genkaku

Sweet Buddha she did it again! And it was so beautiful, so moving, he almost came to tears. His Kannon was not for show, she was the real deal. Now he had two magnificent beings in his domain. His God, the Owl, and his Kannon, the Mute Swan. He laughed in utter delight, oh this was too good to be true.

"Be quiet Genkaku, I'm doing Homework" little Hibana said. She was on the floor doing math problems, which were useless since she didn't go do school.

"Sorry Hibana, I just found myself another lover" the girl looked at him with a frown.

"That's gross" he laughed again, as much as little Hibana wanted to be lady she'd never truly understand what it means to be one. He stood from his floor couch and took off his monk garb. His leather jeans were the only clothing keeping him from being nude.

"I'll be back Hibana, I'm gonna go pay my Kannon a visit"

Rei Takashima

She thought the Mute Swan had killed Hummingbird, and was ready to revel in the ecstasy of taking apart the girl's body organ by organ limb by limb. But dammit she was alive! The Mute Swan was inches from striking her heart, but had pierced her lung instead. The Hummingbird was in critical condition. Her lung was already patched up, and her other wounds were treated. She was sleeping in the infirmary and as soon as she woke up she'd be prepared for the penalty game.

KuroKami

She returned to her room wishing the fight lasted a little longer. Now she had nothing to do other than sleeping. But she wanted to remain in this murderous state of mind for a while, she wanted to let the suffering that took place sink into her soul.

She sighed heavily, it felt great! She lye on her bed and stared up at the blank ceiling. Habibah hadn't done much decorating for the room, even though she had all the cast points to buy whatever she wanted.

Well Habibah wasn't too creative, she only found delight in clothes, nothing more. And that's due to the sadist for not allowing her to wear anything but a t-shirt. KuroKami clenched her teeth, she was glad the bastard was dead.

A light knock on her door evaporated her thoughts. She glanced at the door, if it were the promoter she'd probably kill him, since she was in a major killing mood.

"Come in" no it wasn't the promoter it was the man with red hair who declared himself an "uber" monk.

"Did you enjoy yourself, my Kannon" he said approaching her bed and sitting on it. Why'd he keep calling her Kannon? She didn't bother to ask, it sounded better than what the promoter called her. The man was shirtless, matter fact the only thing from him being completely nude was his black leather pants.

"What are you doing here?" she asked instead, baring her crimson eyes. His expression grew ever so happier as he lye next her.

"Well I wasn't the one who came crying to you" he said. She burrowed her brows,

"Smartass"

"I'll be whatever you want me to be, my Kannon" his tone turned suddenly seductive and alluring. KuroKami lifted a dark brow and sat up in the bed, staring down at his almost exposed body.

He was quite muscular, not like the other guy with the Claws (he was a whole new level of muscular), and his skin was so pale. That couldn't be natural. The way he held himself let KuroKami know that he wasn't weak, but was he the type that was not a force to be reckon with? She could only know one way. She had to seem him in action.

"Fight me" she said. The man smiled heinously.

"You'd beat my ass" she slumped, he could at least try.

"The way I fight isn't like you, I'm not a deadman. But don't get me wrong, I can open a can of whoop ass too" the man grabbed her arm, and urged her to lye down again.

"Go to sleep, Kannon" she bared her dark eyes again.

"Will you be here when I wake up?" he gave her a questioned look.

"Do you want me to be?"

"No" she didn't want Habibah waking up to strangers.

Ganta Igarashi

It was so gruesome, so inhumane, so disgustingly bloody, that he cried. Why was this man showing him these images? Why did he deserve this? What did he do to end up in hell? Unanswered questions rushed through his mind.

"So did you enjoy it? I know I did, so much that perhaps we should watch it again" the man said, adjusting his glasses and smirking ever so evilly. Ganta was held down by metal containments and his eyelids were pried open by some contraption. He was still too shocked to form words, and that was enough for the weasel-looking man to call it a day. It was more enjoyable for him when poor Ganta cried out for mercy.

"Well now that you understand what I expect of you, good luck in your Carnival Corpse. Too bad you have to fight the Crow. They say he even has biceps on his dick" the man laughed hyena-like this time.

"Woops, forgot to say no homo, that's what you young people do these days, yes?"

A/N: lol, oh promoter, you never fail to make me laugh