Chapter twenty four:
"What are they talking about?" Haruhi questions moving just a little closer to inspect the message. Her eyes flickering as she rereads what it says.
"Is it possible that they know something that we don't?" Kyouya wonders while pushing up his glasses on his face.
Kaoru quickly tries to regain his composer. "Either way. They have made a threat very clear. We will need to move." His words cause the others to turn to him to listen to what he has to say. "There is a chance that they may be preparing to make a rather large move. We need to be ready. Who knows who they plan to take out with this move. Plus to top it all off they have made it very clear that they do not care about innocent human casualties." He reminds them all. "Lets prepare."
The others nod in agreement so they head off to do just that.
Kaoru makes sure to contact the other Spiritual fighter members about what has happened. He wants to keep everyone on the same page. He waits until he is alone with the ghost before speaking to the other. He is sitting in the living room while Hikaru is in the shower. His eyes looking over the map of the city with a bunch of chess pieces placed to help him imagine positions of everyone. "Hey… They'll start asking questions… Won't they?"
"Possibly." The ghost confirms looking over Kaoru's shoulder. "Are you actually considering telling them of the prophecy? How do you even plan on telling them? They will have so many questions."
"I know." Kaoru sighs closing his eyes softly. He remains silent for a few moments as the ghost waits to see if he will speak again.
"So… What is that plan?" The ghost inquires though he doesn't get a response right away.
Kaorus head suddenly raises causing the ghost to turn to look at him. "I won't have to. Maybe I could set it up that they find out on their own."
The ghost becomes intrigued at hearing this idea.
"All I have to do is fake an old scroll or book. Or even add it to an existing one." Kaoru shares his idea. "I just gotta make sure that the writing won't be traced back to me though. I'll have to look into this more when I can." He turns his attention back to the map.
"I'm not too sure about letting them know. Especially since they might try to stop you from fighting… Though I suppose it is ultimately up to you." The ghost speaks quietly, not fully sure if Kaoru can even hear him.
As the days went by Kaoru kept up with making sure everyone was ready for an attack at any moment. He instructed patrols, hidden eyes and even what some are calling 'sniper nests'. He is a little anxious about all of this and has been too busy to investigate how to let others know of the prophecy. He answers a call. "Did you see something?" He inquires to the other. He knows that this member was placed in a 'sniper nest' to look out for danger.
"Yes." The one on the other side of the line speaks in confirmation. "An enemy member. This member seems to be looking at the patrols of some of us. Seeing where the most of us happen to be. Taking notes all the while."
"I see." Kaoru's eyes narrow. He absolutely will not allow anyone to mess with his plan for his victory. "Take them out. Such behaviour is a threat to us. We must take care of it before such information gets out. We'll need to change our patrols again. If anymore of this behaviour is seen kill them at once. Their lives don't matter."
"Understood." With that the call ends.
A figure a little further away in the darkness is watching Kaoru before turning away and leaving.
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"So why have you asked us to meet here?" Tamaki inquires looking at Hikaru as they are all sitting in Haruhi's living room. "And without saying anything to anyone. Especially to Kaoru."
Hikaru looks down to the table that they are all sitting on their knees at. "Well… It's about Kaoru actually." He admits to them. "I think that something is going on. Something bad."
"What makes you say that?" Hunny questions his friend.
"Well… I don't fully understand what is going on however it isn't anything good." Hikaru informs them. "I think that being in charge of the whole thing is making him disregard the lives of others."
"I was thinking the same." Kyouya speaking up makes everyone who is present to turn to look to him. His eyes hidden by the glare on his glasses as typical with him. "It seems that it all started around the time that he seemed to gain more power, when he burned that place down, that he had started to change."
"Now that you mention it." Haruhi glances down putting a hand on her chin in thought. "It really does seem that way. I guess it didn't happen in an instant so we must not have really noticed."
"I didn't think it was really too bad at the time so I thought I'd see what would happen." Kyouya adds. "However I believe that it is clear. The power has gone to his head. He's become corrupted."
"I wish you had spoken up earlier." Hikaru admits with his gaze moving downwards in sadness. "Kaoru is truly lost. He has even disregarded human lives. I think he justifies that they are enemies…. It's still scary to witness though." His eyes shut tightly. "We have to do something before we lose him forever!" His tone holds a plea in it for his friends to help him. "We might still be able to save him."
The others nod in agreement causing Hikaru to relax a little.
"So… Let us make a plan here on how we shall go about it." Tamaki suggests sitting tall with a shine of determination in his eyes.
"I have a suggestion." Kyouya speaks up once more. "We maybe should try to confront him directly. Not letting him leave. Perhaps getting him to realize what is happening might be a way to snap him back to reality."
"It'd be a good first step." Hikaru agrees to this. "We'll also have to make sure he gets better. I worry that it could be easy for him to slip back into his current routine and reactions."
"Then one of us should be there with him." Haruhi brings her own suggestion to the table. "Supposedly helping him with things, yet that is just a disguise as we are actually keeping an eye on him. To make sure that he stays away from his current routine. Just killing all of our enemies is not always the way to go. Especially if we want to win. It'll alert them."
"Just another reason that we have to do something." Tamaki adds getting to his feet with everyone's eyes following his movements. "We will do this! We can do it! Now. Who is with me?"
At this everyone else there stand up in agreement. They all know that it is time to begin.