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Warning: YAOI and some violence. Swearing and sexual themes are also employed. Not for children who are not familiar with Shounen-Ai. OOC!
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Itazura no Inutachi
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When Shizuo lies there, Mika, the Overseer of demons, comes to his aide and offers to deal with the General instead. It is also revealed that she will avenge for Seiji and Namie's deaths… which confirmed Shizuo's fear. She then leads Shizuo and the exorcists to Izaya… enemies still being decided.
Izaya decides to not actually harm the exorcists due to Mikage's cries… yet he starts to get in serious trouble upon Shinichi's coming. The supposed fierce battle is postponed by the essence-sucking thorn and then the rabid demon eyes at Mikage and tries to kill her instead.
Shizuo and the other exorcists come to rescue Mikage and Izaya… yet the exorcists have to stand away to tend to the brunette. After some fierce fight, Lingerin enters the battlefield to give time for Mikage's healing. Truths arise and now another threat comes to the Raira Butai in the form of a black ball.
Now that they have no idea where the other one is and they have lost two— wait, was it really two?
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Itazura no Inutachi
Nothing else matters other than fun and promiscuity. Used to…
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"I knew it you were still around…"
Izaya and Shizuo then advance in battle with Shinichi who continues to laugh out as they exchange energy balls of gold, red and black hues. The rabid demon then gets near enough to release the thorns at them again… but they are able to dodge the projectiles. However, the rabid demon controls the thorns to return and strikes at Izaya from behind. He dodges but he isn't able to dodge the next set.
The brunet groans as he gets deeply pierced by the thorns and then Shizuo tries to help him— only to be grabbed by Shinichi and swung around. The blond hits the floor and Shinichi's tails pierce through Shizuo's body. He groans out loud… only to stop moving. Izaya is about to scream for him but then he notices Shinichi charging an energy ball… only to fire it at Vorona's direction.
"Vororin!" Izaya screams at the poor blonde who Shinichi has aimed at… only to watch her push her father out of range. The ball has crushed her body into tiny pieces along with the rocks… leaving no trace of her in the crater. Shinichi then laughs out as he turns to where Mikage is, "Oh, that girl's next…"
"Shinichi! I'm the only one you want, right?! Stop killing—" Izaya then chokes as the thorns begin to move. Shinichi then laughs out, "No, no, no, Izaya. That is very reason why!" He then flies to Izaya while still pinning Shizuo with his tails, "You cannot possibly be separated from your friends. So I have to clear your list so you could be totally mine. Besides…" Shinichi slides his nose along Izaya's neck, "You tremble when they die, don't you? You grow weaker every time you lose a loved one…"
He then looks around to see the exorcists Izaya spared and those that he is friends with, "Look at them. You feel so strong and you ARE so strong because of all the people that adore you. All the people that recognizes the truth that you can save them." Shinichi then chuckles maniacally, "Well, you're not a pure demon after all, Priestess of Tengoku! You're still feeding on the faith of the people! The more you have connections with, the stronger you become! SO I'M GOING TO KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL ALL OF THEM! SO YOU WON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE BUT ME!"
"No, please stop…"
"Stop? You're still pleading for the same thing, Izaya?! The last time, I gave you a curse of becoming a demon… just because you said 'for once, you wanted to tell the people that you are still weak and you need them'. You wanted the people to pray for you— but what did they do, huh? THEY SHUNNED YOU! However, you remained and thought the Order will help you because you had been serving them and helped them salvage the demon-driven world. But what did they do? THEY TRIED TO KILL YOU! No one else can be there to help you, Izaya… it's only me! ONLY ME!"
Shinichi then flaps his wings and makes thorns rain at the exorcists once— luckily most have survived. The fox then closes his eyes shut in denial… as the rabid demon continues, "I am the one only who you can always depend on, Izaya. I will never betray you. The last time was a misunderstanding. But I did things so the people would love you again after that big mistake. We will reign over the human realm… I still haven't given up on that…"
"Stop it… I will protect humans… no matter… what they do to me." Izaya begins to cry… "That is… my pledge as the Priestess…"
"Your pledge… right, your ever-protected pledge to the First Narita Shamans…" Shinichi laughs out so hard, "R-Right. So you have been attacking the villages outside Tengoku when you were a fierce fox demon… and then you attacked Shirogane since it's not Tengoku anymore." He then lifts four from Shizuo's back and then pierces them back again and the other four mimic. Izaya then screams, "Shizu-chan!"
"Why don't we just leave all the other demons and humans behind and rule, my dear Izaya. We will be building empires, taking vacations, killing people, demons, EXORCISTS! We will be so free that no law can ever bind us! Just like what you have always wanted…" Shinichi grin in ridicule…
"As free as the wind that leaves no trace yet has gone everywhere it pleases…"
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Itazura no Inutachi
Rei Haruno —Sakura no Imooto
Chapter 35: Revolution (part 2)
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"…? Huh, where am I?" Scratches. "Is this fur?"
"Welcome to the Breeding Spring of Demons." Tip-tap. "Yeah, I'm in a spring… but I don't feel wet." Giggling. "You are born from the powers of a master demon. Are you ready to serve him?" Tip-tap. Splash! "Wait-wait! A demon?! Would that mean I'm a demon, too?! No way! I'm a…"
"Hurry! Your master and the ones you love the most are in danger!"
"…Who are you?"
"You didn't recognize my voice? Oh well. I am the Overseer of demons. I will guide you to your master. Have a nice afterlife, young kitsune…"
At the Core of Yomi…
"So… let's start erasing some more of your sources of will…" Shinichi takes off his tails from Shizuo's back and replaces the locks with thorns. Izaya screams as the blond gives out no reaction at all. The rabid demon then laughs out as he dashes towards Ran who has been holding Mikage… only to be showered at by some small lilac-colored energy balls. Shinichi flies further and everyone turns to the crater earlier.
A wild lilac ball is floating and then it breaks like an eggshell. There reveals another gold-furred kitsune… who shoots her eyes open— showing a strong lilac hue. She then dashes towards Shinichi to knock him off and goes to where Izaya is. She shoots out her small energy balls at the thorns… which disintegrates at each shot. Izaya breaks free from the fall and weakly chases after her as she goes to Shizuo.
The mysterious lilac-eyed fox demon disintegrates the thorns and then she noses the gold-eyed fox's face as if waking him up, "Shizuo… Shizuo… wake up. You can't pass on this one now!" Izaya then slumps on the gold-eyed fox's back as he brushes his nose against Shizuo's neck, "Shizu-chan, Shizu-chan…" The female fox then looks at him and then she turns to the rabid demon who is already getting up.
"Izaya." The lilac-eyed fox calls for her master and then Izaya twitches, "I don't know why or how… but I have become what I refused to be. I know you are also responsible for this. So I'll be in your hands." The brunet fox twitches… and then he smiles, "Ah, I understand." The girl then speaks, "Your heart is shaking. I don't like anyone getting hurt, too… and I wanted to regret that I have become weak at times."
The girl swirls around in preparation to the rabid demon's attacks, "…But those were the times you were there. So now that our positions are reversed…" She smiles at him, "Let me be here for you." She then glares at the dark-eyed fox, "Izaya! Let's go!" Izaya slowly gets to her altitude and then he sees Shizuo move and try to heal his wounds as well as his lover's… "Izaya… don't believe that fucking bastard Shinichi." The red-eyed fox gazes at him as he gets to where they are as well…
"Even though Namie-sensei's gone, rest assured we'll stay by your side." Shizuo glows his eyes brilliant gold and then the other one swirls around, "We'll watch each other's back… so don't slack off." Izaya looks at them and then at Shinichi who has been growling in annoyance… the brunet grinning bitterly, "I feel so bad for myself. Sorry for crying… Shizu-chan… Vororin." His eyes then glow strong brilliant red, "Let's get this over with then."
Shinichi then growls louder, "I'll… I'll kill you! I'll kill you! Izaya's mine!"
Completely feeling better after the fast healing of their wounds, Shizuo swirls around, "Sorry, old man. I'm fighting for Izaya!" Vorona, the lilac-eyed fox, chuckles and then they dashes towards the dark-eyed rabid fox demon— shooting their charge-less energy balls at him. The red-eyed fox demon takes a deep breath and feels a sudden surge of power running around his body. Even the two other foxes' bodies glow in its golden hue. Izaya laughs out as his seven tails spread… the middle one splitting into two.
Izaya Orihara… is now an eight-tailed kitsune.
"It's been a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG while since I last felt this!" Izaya then dashes towards Shinichi to join Shizuo and Vorona in shooting energy balls at the enemy. Shinichi groans in torturous pain and then he crashes down to the rough ground. He then attempts to crawl away but then the three foxes land and then Izaya speaks in a serious, "This will be the end of you, Shinichi." The three charges their energy balls and plans to fire all at once. The rabid demon only lies there in his weakened state as he stares at Izaya…
"Izaya… don't… do this to me…"
FIRE! The three foxes release their energy balls at the poor fox for the kill… only to have a hooded guy jump in the middle and use a shield-like thing to absorb the large energy ball of blending red, gold and lilac. Izaya twitches at the scenario until they hear a loud roar somewhere in the Core— as if having a huge blast right there. For that, the ground has shook and the hooded man throws off the metal disk, "Ouw, so hot!"
Shinichi frowns at the man and then he whispers, "Who the fuck are you? Let me die here!" And then a web made of a slick black material nets him to the ground with another hooded person jump out of nowhere and holds down the web with her foot. The first guy then pats Shinichi's head as if he's a dog, "Relax, you can't die now." He then straightens and then claps echo around the place, "Congratulations, Izaya Orihara! Bravo! Bravo!"
Izaya, Shizuo and Vorona returns to their human forms with their tails covering them. The exorcists then go near them… especially Ran carrying Mikage, Haruna, Lingerin and the Chief. Izaya glares at the dark void behind the hooded men… as if a staircase is being woven. There descends a man… a very familiar man. He steps on Shinichi's back— the dark fox groaning in pain yet he cannot move to get him off.
"I see you have gone stronger, Izaya Orihara. You're such a marvelous kitsune, leader of Raira Butai… or should I say…" He makes a curtsey, "Your Highness, Priestess of Tengoku." The brunet grins in mixed annoyance and irritation, "I remember you." It is the idiotic masked man and his men that they encountered last summer— the ones who triggered the Ikebukuro Film Incident. He chuckles and then he takes off his mask as he speaks, "I guess I have to introduce myself now that the preparations are complete…"
The Chief and Lingerin gasp as he reveals his normal-looking face, You— You're—!" The man smiles and then he makes another curtsey, "Yes! I am no one else but… Shingen Kishitani! The Director of the former rogue Science Department of the Japan Branch… now known as Nebula!" Everyone gasps… more when the hooded men reveal their faces. Shizuo and Vorona yell out the names of their closest friends, "Shinra!" "Celty!"
Shinra is the one who wielded the metal disk and then Celty is the one holding down the poor fox. Izaya bitterly grins as he stares at the two of them, "I knew it you were trouble when I met you, Celty. And you, Shinra, you were the one making the phone call." Shinra pushes up his specs in response, "You look so cool, Izaya-kun. Like you were suspecting us in the first place." The brunet smirks, "I have my wild guess when Celty didn't show up the whole time we were fighting Shinichi…"
"Ahem." Shingen then recounts Izaya's 'tails', "Hahah! It grew in number!" He then kicks Shinichi in the waist in frustration, "You were supposed to kill Izaya Orihara! Now we have a bigger problem!" Celty sighs and then Shinra speaks to make his father stop, "Since you were making assumptions, Izaya-kun… aren't you curious what this is all about?"
"…Actually I am." Izaya glares at his once-thought friend, "Enlighten me. What do you intend to do to Ikebukuro?" Shingen stops beating the murmuring fox and then he laughs out. And then he enters a somewhat serious mode, "We… are starting a war." He then points at the Chief and Lingerin, "We are declaring war against the Order! And we're using all of Yomi for that! As well as Ikebukuro as the battleground!"
"Why Ikebukuro?!" Shizuo angrily barks and then Shingen smirks, "Ikebukuro… oh, I suppose you know that that place used to be Tengoku, right? The indestructible village ruled by Priestess Izaya! But do you know why the Narita Shamans established their village at that very spot?" Silence conquers them and then Shingen continues, "It's because that place… holds the biggest gate of Yomi— which if opened… it can never be closed." Everyone twitch and then Izaya glares at them, "Leave the city out of this!"
"I cannot say 'yes' to that, Izaya." Shingen chuckles, "Actually, while everyone else is diverted by what Shinichi did, we've been opening sealed gates all around town… and then bombing it for the grand surprise." The ground shakes again but the toughest people haven't budged… "We have to bomb all gates so when we open the last one… which is the most crucial gate and the one in the very middle—" Shingen then tries to surprise them, "The path will burst and pop goes your demons! All of Yomi's demons!"
"The tremors are caused by the rapid movement of demons. Apparently, the gate is now opened…" Shinra speaks and then Vorona twitches, "The freshmen! What did you do to them?!" Shinra can only smile at her, "Oh, they're not good." Izaya twitches and then Shingen laughs out, "Though we have been planning very well, it's very risky to show up right here. Since you can actually just kill us right then, Izaya Orihara… so—" He then frustratingly talks to Celty, "DO something and get us out of here!"
"Hey! You can't just leave us like that! How can you turn your backs on us like this?!" Vorona speaks but then Izaya holds her shoulder. Shinra then dissipates his smile and turns it into a thin line. He then speaks, "Don't call us traitors, Vorona Douglanikov. We're loyal to my father from the very start. If there is a traitor here, it would have been you." The Russian twitches and then Shinra speaks, "You were juggling between opposing sides. You tend to stay with the exorcists even though your loyalty still belongs to Izaya. No use defending yourself… you're one of his demons now."
"Shinra… how could you…?" Shizuo whispers and then the bespectacled man refuses to look at him, "If you weren't so head over heels with Izaya-kun, things will be different, Shizuo." He then draws something out from his pocket and shows a badge to them, "I guess it's time to properly introduce myself to the exorcists and to you, demons. My name is Shinra Kishitani, former First Top Class Exorcist."
"I am Celty Sturluson, surveyor of Nebula." Celty reintroduces herself as well. Vorona then glares at them back in anger… yet Izaya still hasn't spoken about anything personal. Shingen then tugs at Celty, "Let's go NOW." The Dullahan then tries to make a move but then Izaya raises the rest of his tails, "He's right. I can kill you right here… so your plans can be put to a stop." Shizuo gasps, "Wait, Izaya…"
"You're right…" Shinra walks in front of his father and Celty… a hand inside his robe as if fishing something after pocketing his badge, "But I'm a high-ranked exorcist with my own divine sword, too. I can actually hold you for quite some time. But I can assure you that I'm not skilled enough to win so I'll probably die." Shingen twitches and then Celty starts weaving their escape route. Shinra then draws out a big vial of liquid from his robe and smiles at Izaya, "So I made a very good alternative to save myself and my family!"
"…" Izaya only stares at the vial and then Shinra continues, "You see, the Science Department is the one in charge in developing new technologies and weapons for the Order. Even though my father's department has become rogue, they didn't stop making stuff. The one I used earlier is the Disk Absorber. It has two parts… the transmitter and the reflector. The one here is the transmitter… it absorbs the strongest attacks of any demon and then transmits it wherever the reflector is. Celty has set the reflector up somewhere in here…"
He then smiles, "As for this vial, this is the antidote of our newest developed anti-demon poison. That poison can kill any demon in twelve hours. Time here in Yomi is relatively slow… but in Raira, it's almost noon." Izaya then twitches as Shinra chuckles, "Yep. After you guys jumped inside, I've poisoned Masaomi and Anri. I can only knock Mikado out, though. I have also attacked Erika-san, Yumasaki-san and Kyohei-san with this… oh, not to mention, your sisters, too. They were trying to help you so…" Shinra then sways the vial, "I have made them drink it by morning so it doesn't really count but… overdose is dangerous, too, Izaya."
"You bastard!" Izaya yells and then Shinra looks at Ran, "I also broke numerous bones in Aoba's body. He's actually good but stupid." Ran curses in a whisper and then Shinra smiles back at the brunet fox, "I'll give you the antidote if you let us go, Izaya. Tick-tock, their lives are on the clock. The gate is also open… there's no way no one could have found them yet, too."
"Hahahah! That's my boy!" Shingen laughs out and Celty completes their portal to safety. Shingen puts on his mask and waves goodbye, "Ciao!" Lingerin then calls out to him and lets him leave after a warning, "The Order will not let you off the hook, Shingen Kishitani. You and your conspirators." Shingen runs off to the portal and then Celty pulls in Shinichi. Shinra then throws the vial to Izaya and he leaves with an apologetic expression… soon, their traces are completely erased along with the portal.
The ground shakes again and then Vorona grabs Izaya's shoulders, "How can we get out of this place?" Shizuo taps her and then he makes them all look at a direction. Everyone sees a forming gate and then Mika walks from behind it, "This will take you back to the Dormitory where you came from." Those who recognize her twitch and then Izaya walks up front, "Mika—" The girl nods and then she whispers, "Hurry, Izaya. Mairu and Kururi are dying." The brunet fox then smiles weakly and enters the gate, "I won't forget this…"
The exorcists then follow through as the Chief walks off as well. Ran, Haruna and Shizuo enter the gate as well… the blond thanking her, "Thank you for helping us, Mika." The girl smiles back at him, "Don't thank me, Shizuo. I'm about to make you suffer." He twitches and then Vorona pushes him gently, "Shizuo, move." The blond walks off… filled with doubt.
Lingerin and Vorona are the last to enter but he lets his daughter go first. He then looks at the snake demon who isn't looking back at him, "Are you sure you're letting me pass?" The girl looks at him and she speaks, "I have let you live, haven't I? Don't make me change my mind." The man chuckles at her answer, "What about the revenge allotted for me?"
"I have found the conspirators of Shingen Kishitani in Raira. I have to deal with those who are using Yomi for their selfish desires first. Vengeance for Seiji and Namie-nee-san will have its time. Before that, don't die." She answers and then Lingerin whistles, "Sure, I have to redeem myself for having my ass kicked by a girl. And yeah, Ms. Overseer…" Mika turns to him…
"If something happens, can you take care of Vorona? I'm no position to ask but—" She smiles, "I will protect everyone Izaya holds dear… I will if I can."
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Looking through the empty red vial with the words 'I'm terribly sorry' engraved inside, Izaya sighs in defeat. He can only put it down at the nurse's table since the poisoned demons are gathered in the room. It has been four hours since the antidote has been injected and the demon specialist has said that they will only need to recover the lost essences. The brunet fox watches over his sisters the entire time and Haruna speaks to him as she strokes at her mother's forehead, "Izaya Orihara… can we apologize for even thinking of killing you?"
"Salvaging what's really important is part of human nature. I know the Order is much more valuable than me so you can feel free to do so. No, this isn't reverse psychology." Izaya answers and then Haruna speaks… as she looks at where Ran is— sleeping beside his recovering brother, "Aren't you… hurt?" The brunet fox then smiles, "It hurts to have a big heart of a Priestess. You should gulp down every human error and still accept them like family."
"Don't you feel anger?"
"I loathe the demons who take advantage of human hearts. I loathe demons who are very much indulged in their unreasonable selfish desires. I loathe those demons who did nothing but to stand at their safe zone and watch everyone suffer."
Izaya then laughs, "I'm an omyouji. I seek power from demons and their essences. I help those who need my help, demon or not. My power comes from both humans and demons— not from some concrete material weapon or something. The number of people pleading for help has been growing lately… now that demons have invaded Ikebukuro and the Order has isolated our city from outside once again, things will be utterly difficult."
"…Would you… work with the Order again?"
"…I can't. Omyoujis can never work side by side with exorcists." Izaya honestly answers Haruna and then he smiles at her, "But I can work with specific people who want to achieve the same goal as I do. That's where we started— Vorona and I. I'm sorry for dragging you out of the Order, Haruna-chan." She shakes her head and then she holds her chest, "If you haven't intervene, I must be dying in so much hatred for Saika right now. I might be a plaything to her as well. If it isn't for Izaya… Mama will be gone."
"Don't trust me so much, Haruna-san. I don't like dragging another human out of humanity." Haruna then chuckles at Izaya's words and then she speaks, "I am a hanyo. It doesn't matter if I open my heart to you… because my heart is already owned by Saika." The brunet fox smiles and then he sighs as he goes to kiss his sister's foreheads, "Be ready to protect your Mama. This is all-out war against Nebula. We don't know what is up in their sleeves…"
Izaya walks out of the room and then he whispers, "We will be losing so much in here. Be sure to hold everything your hold dear at your sides… and think about winning for their sakes in every fight…" The eight-tailed brunet fox walks away without another word… still clueless of what lies ahead.
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End of Chapter 35
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