Hello again! I'll introduce a foreign language in this chapter: Torigenron. It literally means "bird speech" and is spoken very fast and on a very high frequency, so normal humans can't hear it. Torigenron will be written in BOLD Italics; Boltalics. XD

Now please enjoy!

Chapter 12: Keikoku no Kioku (Ravine of Memories)

Ray dived down into the dark. His father could not come with him, but his spirit stayed with Ray, he was not alone!

When he fell through the darkness a storm of needles suddenly rained down on him. He crossed his underarms like an upside down T and yelled out: "Yuuree Tate (Soul Shield)!" Nothing happened at first, but when the hundreds of needles were just half a metre from him, a sky blue flame exploded, dematerialising them completely. Though it looked like a blue inferno on the outside, on the inside it was clearly visible that the flames held onto a big invisible globe that surrounded Ray.

When needles didn't rain down anymore the inferno calmed down, he once again fell in silence. The only things he heard were the winds whistling and his robes flapping. He closed his eyes. After a while he noticed that even the whistling and flapping were gone. Instead he heard a satisfied moan. He opened his eyes and found himself in a double bed, between a pair of wild, blonde and pink tufts. He had been here before. Had he dreamed everything that had happened yesterday, did Raikyo never come to Konoha? Or did he pass out, had someone carried him here? No. He had lived through this morning before. Last night he had walked into his parents' room and lay down between them. They probably thought that he had fallen asleep instantaneously, because they started to kiss and cling onto each other, which made it VERY uncomfortable for him. They were probably so eager that they couldn't wait.

He did everything the way he had done it last time. He got out of bed, with a lot of effort but he got out, got dressed, grabbed his katana and went out into the backyard to throw up logs into the air and cut them into firewood once again. The yellow little bird appeared from nowhere. "Hi Ray-san!" It greeted him.

Ray answered: "Good morning Oogon Hane."

"So how are you doing?"

"Good and you?"

"Fine, Just fine. I've got a message for you by the way."

"A message?" Ray said in common Japanese.

Hane nodded and said: "It's from Kan-sama."

"Kan-onii-san?"

"Yes. He warns you… Raikyo is coming."

"Raikyo?" Ray yelled in shock.

"Indeed. He'll be here by midnight. But that's not all."

"There's more?"

Hane nodded. "He's got Hisuke and Shinamono with him."

"Give me a break! They're gonna blow my cover! If I don't convince the Hokage that I'm on their side I'm dead!

"Just be careful!"

"You know I will."

"I hope so. I'm in a hurry so I'll see ya around!"

"Thank you!" Ray yelled after him.

When Hane had disappeared a strong flash brought Ray back to the ravine. He still fell towards the bottom.

In the ravine Shinamonos voice echoed: "Good Ray-kun! I wonder though, are you as strong as you were for four years ago?"

Ray turned paler than milk. It flashed before his eyes again, this time he ended up in a dark mansion garden. He was dressed in an assassin's dark and tight clothes face covered by a bandana and had a simple Wakisashi drenched in poison. He remembered this night. He didn't know until after the assassination but he were on his way to kill the ones he loved the most; his parents.

He entered the mansion and in complete silence found his way to the bedroom, his victims were deeply asleep. He drew his blade, carefully not to spill any of the poison. He lifted his blade, he was just about to kill his two first human beings and he shed a tear, and then let the blade fall. Quicker than lightning he cut the couples throats open, blood sprayed all over him. The poison made its way for its vessels brain and heart quickly. It was fast and it was painless. He wiped his Wakisashi clean and sheathed it. After that he closed his eyes and passed away.

End of chapter 12!

Was this chapter confusing? Good! Was it short? Yes, and that's bad! Oh well, I've just gotta write more next time!

I own: Miatsu Ray, Raikyo, Hisuke, Shinamono, Kan, Oogon Hane, Torigenron, Yuuree Tate and Keikoku no Kioku.

Thanks for reading!