A/N: This short flashback is short. Fah. Who cares about it. XD;;;
This is PART ONE of what's was REALLY supposed to happen this chapter. If I'm feeling lucky I'll expand on it. D:
So anyway, last time I left you guys, I destroyed most of the Dark Ages. Well, Kohana did. But she doesn't write the story. I do. XD;;; So if you wanna know if your people are still alive! I guess you should read the chapter, che.
And wah! New narrators KILL MY SOUL. D:
I don't care who they are. So if it's iffy, you BRACE it. XD;;;
This isn't how the others thought they would be seeing their queen.
This sight both startles them and mystifies them.
Here there queen stands, panting systematically as if she's been planning them over the course of the battle. Her sweaty, purple hair hangs in her face as her grip loosens on her katana. She notices this and almost immediately tightens her grip. No, these people have never seen a queen fight like her before. Sweat begins to drip off her brow; she knows she's lost too much blood, but the thought never occurs to her to stop fighting. After all, she isn't doing this for her kingdom, and...
The man standing in front of her she... She was blindsided, yes. She didn't expect the enemy to come to Royaume Rêveur. Much less for her king. And if she can't protect Suzuki from some otherworldly being then... Then maybe she doesn't deserve the right to call herself his queen. Maybe she isn't deserving of his love. This thought makes her flinch and now she's nervous. What if she can't work up the strength to keep on fighting? But she's the Wickedness. Things aren't supposed to be like this, are they? What happened to her being the Supreme Being? The Strongest in the Universe? She doesn't know why she feels like this... She just does.
Oh, perhaps it is because Suzuki's standing right behind her. Speechless because he has been watching the whole thing transpire. She won't dare spill any blood in front of him. She won't dare to kill someone in front of him. Her everything. Her all. Her breath catches. It's not like she has the strength to speak at all. So many cuts... There are so many cuts on her body that she doesn't think she can bare to move at all. Even the slightest twitch sends waves of pure agony through her.
It's true, she can kill the person standing in front of her in an instant. But if Suzuki wasn't standing behind her... She tries to move and only ends up coughing up blood. Puddles of it hit the ground, which startles the other Essences, for they have never seen real, human blood before. As she tries to will herself to stop, she ends up coughing even more blood. The dark-red liquid comes out like waterfall. Her eyes widen. She sees it—but can't actually believe the blood is coming from her. Did he really hurt her enough to the point where—
"So are you going to give up, Kohana?" the man says, waving his hand across the air. "Or are you going to fall? What, can't answer me? It's a shame you won't fight me because your precious beloved is watching you!"
She cringes, but that makes her angry more than anything.
Animal-like traits take over her—and she screams.
-: Chapter Fifty-Two: You'd Be Cuter If I Shot You In The Face :-
You cannot yet imagine,
How you will dance for me
But you will dance forever
To the tune that I decree.
The kingdom of the worm
Is all things to us all
But I will teach you many things
Before I let you fall.
— "Serial Killer" — Motorhead
Torture, I complain, is devoid of guilt—
And sometimes imagination! Aren't I right? Because see, you apparently can't have imagination with your torture. It's always the same, dreadful thing over and over again. Who says torture has to take place because you want an answer? The blood in my veins is there only to be split, correct? Thus, this art form that I proclaim has no form should have a creative license! I threw my hands in the air, closing my eyes and enjoying the gentle breeze as it swayed the tendrils of my hair. I couldn't believe it! After all this time of waiting...
And the flowers were so prettyful~
"I am finally here! Finally here to have real conversations with my flowers—ooff!"
I took one, glorious step forward and suddenly gravity turned its back on me. "Ouch..." I muttered, trying to pick myself off the ground. I looked at the sky wearily and turned around. Something tripped me! I'd make whatever tripped me pay dearly with its life! I moved my foot and found out the culprit was a rock. I gritted my teeth, clenching my fists. The rock had made me angry. I was going to make sure it never saw another day! Just like the Enlightened in Aysel's palace! I was going to end its life!
Looking at the rock through the corner of my eyes, a strong lightning bolt smashed it into smithereens. Ha. I smirked, dusting my hands off. That would teach that rock to mess with me. Who did it think it was, tripping me out of the blue? I had helped to make the land it sat on beautiful!
Delicately I bent over, letting the fresh scent the bouvardia fill my nose. The bouvardia were so beautiful! I just couldn't help put pluck one out of the ground! I touched the petals of the flowers, closing my eyes and listening to the sound of nature around me. The pink, star-like flowers grew in clusters on thin, branching stems like small flower bouquets in soft shades of pink, white, salmon and red. With their feminine appearance, in the lovely language of flowers, bouvardia represents enthusiasm.
I held the flowers closer to me, taking a few steps forward.
"But oh, you're the most prettiest, dying flower I've ever seen~" I whispered, gazing at the sky and marveling at how pretty it was. Why would Saivan ever want to hide land as pretty as this? Just with me standing there the barrier he had on the badlands broke into a million pieces. I didn't even have to try hard! I let out a small cackle, but I tried at least showed my appreciation, right? I let off a toothy grin, fluttering my eyes and gazing at the multicolored flowers around me. The badlands were so pretty now! Look at all the hard work I had done to it! My grip loosened around the flowers as I opened my eyes again. "You're dying beautifully, you lucky bastard you~"
Yes! Lord Saivan didn't know how lucky he had it! I started to skip around, dropping the bouvardia on the moist grass. "Hello friend, I want you dead!" I exclaimed, twirling around. I extended both of my arms out. I liked the feel of the wind carrying me! It had been so long since I had gotten to walk on actual land, huh? I had been cooped up inside of that whale thing for so long! I had to remember to thank Aysel, right~? "I'll rip off your heads to feed the flowers!" I declared, stopping and throwing my arm in the air. "And make a pretty garden~ They'll feast on the dead and gnaw on their bones! And life will be paradise! I'll set all of it on fire!"
I paused, my fingertips sparking up. I quirked my nose, taking more steps forward. "The flowers will burn! It will heal them! Flowers are evil, you know..." I stood still, glancing at the multicolored plants. They were so pretty~! So very pretty! "I rest my eyes and watch the smoke and flames against my will! And I move towards the consuming fire as my foot catches!" I shook my head, looking at my fingernails. I didn't want to do this. All of this... All of this work. But someone had to tell Saivan how beautiful he was. Okay, now it was time to stop toying around. I shook my head, letting strands of my hair hit me in the face.
I was here in the Dark Ages, so now I had to get to business.
I couldn't stand there and waste my time either. I needed to do things and move on to the next. Atropa said I didn't have a lot of time and I couldn't mess this up. I smirked, my fingers dancing against the hilt of my sword. But whoever said I couldn't make enough time for me~? I straightened myself out, being careful not to step on the flowers. On the glorious flowers... It was going to be a long walk towards Saivan's castle, wasn't it? I sighed, slumping over. If only things were easier than this...
I could have ran there, but that was no fun~!
And if I wasn't going to having fun, then why would I do it in the first place? I didn't want that. I continued walking the lush, green terrain. It wouldn't change anymore. Heh. Saivan and his weak magical barrier. I couldn't understand why the Summoners couldn't break it. Anyone could break his magic! But I would admit, it was a nice attempt at putting up something powerful. I should have left his barrier up. At least then I would have had something that amused me... It wasn't my fault though! I couldn't help but break it! Honest!
I smiled a toothy grin, looking in front of me. Aww, this was going to be such a long walk! And not only that but... I was starving! I frowned, listening to the sound of my stomach. It was talking to me. Poor belly... I rubbed it in a circular motion, closing my eyes. Would it have been bad if I went to sleep for... Just a few seconds? I had to resist the temptation, because I knew Sayuri was on this planet. I was only here because of her. No one else was going to kill Sayuri. That was my pleasure! No one else's! And if the rest of the world had to pay, so be it! I gritted my teeth, staring at the ground.
Yes... Yes the rest of the world would pay dearly.
That's why King Saivan made me sick to my stomach. He knew damn well that the Summoners weren't in his league. How could he, the bastard? Try to kill my daughter! My Sayuri! She was destined to fight me, not him! That was why... That was why I had to take him out myself. No one else on this pathetic world was going to do it. No one else would touch my prey. I didn't like to share my food with others, and Saivan was no exception! No, that bastard had been playing with my emotions since day one. Sayuri was just starting out as a Summoner—didn't he know that? I snarled, cracking my knuckles. He would pay for making me come down here.
I was cleaning up her mess now! How nice~
Still! This was outrageous!
But it was nice to get some fresh air and see the flowers~
Gah! I hated this place! I hated this damn world!
And Saivan knew I hated walking around. He knew I hated fighting! He knew I hated walking around out in the open while it was hot and sticky! I waved my hands in the air, sighing. Yes, it felt nice outside but I didn't want to do this. How troublesome. Maybe I should have just came to his castle. But noooo, I had to stop and see the flowers... My gaze trailed off towards a hill and I saw the most wonderful, green flowers. They were absolutely stunning~ I wanted to go over and pick some, but I remembered I had a job to do.
But the flowers...
I reached out towards them, my mouth slightly open. When this was all over, I would have to tell Suzuki about those flowers. Maybe he would have gotten me some? It was strange. I knew the Dark Ages didn't have special worldly flowers, so what were those? I'd have to come back and see for myself, wouldn't I? Not a problem! I could easily kill Saivan if I wanted to! But I was so hungry. I stopped and drew my sword. Gracefully, of course! I stabbed it into the ground and leaned on the hilt of it. When I was inside of that beast of a creature, I didn't need food. I fed off the energy of planets...
Because I literally just jumped out of that disgrace of a body guard, my body hadn't had time to... Adapt.
It's sad that my body didn't remember how to be independent on its own. I could survive without food and water for days, but now I was so hungry... I was tired of being hungry and I didn't want to feed myself! I shouldn't have came here in the first place! Maybe I should have been a good citizen and let the Dark Ages have their pathetic little world all to themselves! Or maybe I should have eaten it! Yep, eating it sounded good right now, but my car was all the way up in the sky and I didn't feel like jumping in it. Besides, I promised Saivan I would do him the honor of killing him, right~? I closed my eyes, tilting my head.
Dammit.
I didn't have time for my body to return back to its senses. I needed to... I needed to be able to do this. I came to this world to help Sayuri out, and that was exactly what I was going to do. I didn't need anyone's help! I didn't need anyone's pity! I was going to do this alone!
Considering everything I ever did for Saivan... I shook my head, standing up straight.
I pulled my sword out of the ground and resumed walking. How the hell did I let all of this escalate to this...? Yeah, I'd admit it! It made me feel like a fool! This world wasn't supposed to blow to oblivion—oh, wait. That was my fault. I mean, this world wasn't supposed to end up like it was before I came here!
The others lied to me. The Dark Ages was still one piece of hot, stinky, moldy old hamburger sandwiches—dammit! I was making myself even more hungry! I'd kill Saivan for doing this to me! I'd stay true to my words! And... My hunger wasn't the only thing bothering me. I was still so tired. Again, I didn't have to sleep—but I did anyway as Atropa and I were passing worlds. Now my body just wanted to relax... This walking was taking its toll on me. I didn't want to walk! I didn't want to run! Why was Saivan's castle so far away? I hated walking, I hated being tired and I hated being alone. An eternity in darkness was right. Even in the sunlight I felt so out of touch with the rest of the world...
Maybe that was because I was destroying it. Oh yeah.
This place deserved to be smashed into the ground. Seriously, what was that crack-pot Aysel thinking when she called me down here? Did she think I was going to automatically help her? I grinned maliciously, speeding up my pace a bit. If anything, I was amused that she would even think something like that! I hoped she choked on her big ego and died. In fact, I would see to it that her death wouldn't be a fast one!
Or maybe it would have been... I didn't know. Right now I needed to focus, but it was so hard to do that when I was hungry! What I wouldn't give for one hot sandwich or two. Maybe I would have went to Saivan's kitchen and raided his stuff before I destroyed it all, huh? Yes, that's what I would do before I killed him! He was a king, right! So maybe he had lots of food in his kitchen! My eyes sparkled at the thought. Yes, ham and cheese and sandwiches and... It didn't matter what he exactly had in his kitchen! All I knew was that I was hungry and—
I looked up and the first thing I saw were flowers. It was really hard to concentrate on killing when I was around so many flowers! They came in all sorts of shapes and sizes and there were even some I hadn't remembered planting down here before! I clapped my hands together, tilting my head and smiling brightly. Oh how the flowers tickled me so much inside. You know, I wouldn't mind being a flower myself, if I could! They were so lucky... All they had to do was stay still and stick out of the ground... Oh... The life of a lovely, wonderful flower! I looked ahead and shook my head... But my body wanted to walk over to those precious flowers.
Oh! Oh! Maybe I should have taken some to Suzuki—
My face fell, but I picked myself back up. That was a stupid thing of me to think. I wouldn't see him again. I was condemned to wandering around in absolute darkness. I growled under my breath, my grip tightening on my katana. Damn fate. I didn't need it anymore. I wanted to scream that into the sky, but no one would hear me. I kept walking, looking up at the clouds. There used to be a time when I looked at these otherworldly clouds and smiled, but now... I smirked. This was just how it was supposed to always go. I should have came and destroyed this planet years ago, just like it was written in the book.
But because I defied the book—denied these people of their happy ending, I got punished for it!
How sick and insane is that? Hmph. I didn't need an answer. I'd make them all pay. They should have run and hid while they had the chance. It wasn't my fault that all of these people had Apathīa. If they would have sat down and talked about a cure, maybe they would have found one in time! Ahahahaha!
So what if I knew the cure?
I'm a damn weapon.
People fear me.
And if they fear me, that most definitely doesn't mean I go around healing people! I laughed at the thought.
The people on this world were so silly. So stupid. Such idiots! I had never laughed so much in my entire life! Okay, maybe that was a little white lie—but everyone on this planet was living in a little white lie. People wanted to say that they were generally happy. That they could never hurt anyone else. Like Princess Renata! So then why were there millions dying in Austere? Oh, and I mean before I came here. We weren't going to count the people that were dying now thanks to my Apocalypse Doom Ray™. Everyone on this world were hypocrites in their own fashion. Even right down to that dumb Professor Ever. She wanted to help people, yet she's using innocent bystanders as experiments. I've gotta say though, that was more saner than her buddy Professor Nero~
I remembered him. That creepy scientist.
I was glad he was dead.
But apparently even that wasn't enough to save the Dark Ages! This place was damned the moment I left it. I knew that. The others knew that. People from other worlds knew that.
But I was just one person! I couldn't save everyone. I couldn't even save myself. I was a disappointment to us all. A sorry excuse for a person that came from Earth. With the way I represented Earthlings... And no, that isn't to say that I actually liked Earth. I hated Earth. Heh! I'd rather spend the rest of my life in eternal darkness than go back to Earth. Earthlings are no different from Enlightened, Nocuous, Celestial Beings or everything else out in the universe! And I should know. I've conquered everything in the universe.
I've saved more words than some of these guys can actually count!
So what does that say about how our galaxy looks? Nothing much, because none of these guys can criticize each other. As far as I'm concerned I am God! Eh, I couldn't be bothered putting on a straight smile. I did this. I did all of this. I didn't need anyone's help to send this world down into the absolute pits of oblivion! I knew some people would hate more for this.
But what did I care about what they thought of me! Right now, on this planet and on many others I was the Supreme Being. I was past everything in the universe. Even that so called God! Let them pray! Just know that while the ones waiting to die pray, they'll be praying to me!
I walked down a steep hill, touching the hilt of my sword. I could smell it now, Saivan's castle. Saivan's soldiers, as a matter of fact. That made me giddy inside! So he still had soldiers that were willing to fight for him? I hope they knew they were fighting for a dead man! That's right, a dead man. You don't follow around a dead man unless you want to die yourself.
I was impressed, though. Aysel's castle wasn't nearly as guarded as Saivan's castle was. I couldn't see the soldiers, but oh I could smell them~ I looked all around me, trying to figure out how I would handle this. Did I want to fight the guards, or did I want to leave them in my dust and make them hear Saivan's cries of agony when I killed him? I grinned wickedly, touching my mouth. Of course I wanted to play with his guards! And I could kill two birds with one stone! I'd kill them all! I'd bomb out his castle! There'd be no survivors from my attack! None at all! I'd make sure they all payed.
The wind started to caress my hair, making it brush against my face. I was so glad I had it pinned up. There was no way I was going to be able to fight with it down. I used to do that back when I was young and naive. Stupid! No wonder I would always get beat... But now I understood. I understood all too well.
I threw my arms behind me, closing my eyes. I needed to concentrate. No more flowers... No more thoughts of hunger... This was it! I crouched down, and as soon as I did I launched myself across the grassland, running as fast as I could. I was in front of the castle within mere seconds. Ha! I was still fast! I still had it, even after being trapped in that thing of a car! I put one hand on my waist, cackling out loud. And I guess that was my mistake, because the guards in front of the old castle saw me. Why they didn't see me before, I'd never know.
I looked towards them, my cackling still going on strong. And at first the stared at me. Truly stared at me. They were afraid of my cackle—my laughter! Oh, silly guards! Silly soldiers! They were supposed to be ready for anything, correct? The sun's rays reflected off the steel of my blade. Oh yes, the killing was going to start now, right at this moment! If they didn't move or at least acknowledge me, I was going to take all of this the wrong way... Of course I spotted the guards on the top of the castle too, but they seemed to be slacking off. I'd go for them later. Every step I took was amplified from the stone underneath my heels. And still they stared at me, the fools! I let out another terrifying cackle, one that made them flinch.
I tilted my head, walking up to the closest guard. He immediately dropped his gun. "Aww, you aren't going to even put up a fight~?" I cooed, a little upset. I held my sword in my right hand, standing behind him with my free hand placed on his shoulder. My head rested in the space between his neck and his shoulder. He wouldn't get away from me, and his friend? Poor friend.
He fell back and dropped his weapon as well. Could it have been because I simply frightened him? "Gruesome and eccentric, my ways are unconventional..." I whispered in his ear. "Make me believe that this place is heaven." And in one quick, gracefully move of my wrist I lopped his head off, watching it tumble on the brick of the ground! And, miraculously, his body fell before his neck got a chance to sputter his unworthy blood on me! I grined wildly, turning around on my heels. It was strange how people froze when they saw someone die in front of them!
Before I was able to actually swing my sword at him, he propped his gun and shot at my head. That did throw me off a bit! But not too much, darling~! I moved my head slightly, the bullet grazing my cheek. I cracked my neck continuing to grin at the solider. Why would I even stop grinning? This was hilarious! Still these people thought they stood a chance up against me! Why was that? It tickled me!
I didn't spare the guard any words; I simply drove my blade through his stomach and kicked that stupid thing of a gun out of his hands. I watched him writhe and choke on his blood, trying to get words out of his throat. Oh, he was so pretty, struggling to talk to me~! I ripped the sword up his torso and stopped at his throat, figuring I cut through a lot of his organs. I pulled my sword out of him, the sweet smell of thick, red, rich blood filling my nostrils.
One thing about jumping from world to world!
At least the blood smells all the same!
Apparently the screams of the guard got to the ones that were supposed to be looking out for intruders on top of the castle! They all propped their guns towards me, but didn't they know bullets couldn't touch me? I saw them—all of the metal things raining towards me—fists wrapped in pathetic tinfoil! I dodged each and every bullet with grace!
Hey! I found all of this kind of fun, actually! It almost looked like I was dancing and that was frustrating the guards! They wanted to shoot me so bad, but they were so slow! Both them and their bullets! Tired of running around and dancing for them, I ran up the castle walls, defying gravity. No, I was gravity's master! Anagrams appeared under my feet which scared everyone on top of the castle to no apparent end! The look on their faces! What, a simple mother like me couldn't know how to use space magic? Yes, this was the way to make to make my grand entrance!
The front door would never do!
I would never have fun going through the front door! And for that, I thanked the guards! Had it not been for them trying to shoot me down, I would have never found the fun in doing this the long way, as Atropa lightly puts it. Hmm. I hope she was having fun making a mockery of Aysel's palace! I licked my lips, tasting the fear of the soldiers as I jumped high over their heads.
I was hungry, I was tired, I wanted to see my husband... If I was going to return to the darkness after this and not ease all of those pains, then I was going to have fun with Saivan's soldiers! And then I would have fun with him! I laughed out loud again and they all did the smart thing and backed up. Okay, so they ran away from me, but still! That was smarter than just watching me. I came back down from the air, my katana held tightly in my right hand.
Smiling, I cut the nearest one in half, the upper half of him sliding horizontally off his body and landing on the ground with a loud plop! That sound excited me and I grinned, glinting my sharp teeth at the rest of them. Words? They were so petrified they didn't even think of trying to talk me down! Idiots! They should have begged for their lives! His blood leaked on the floor, making it sticky, but I could walk on anything. The rest of the soldiers just couldn't look away from their dear friend.
One moment he was standing there with them, and the next? Dead. Just like they were about to end up! I stood up, my grip tightening on my katana as I turn around slowly, being as creepy as I could be. A distorted smile danced on my lips, my eyes half-lidded, deadly, full of malicious intent. I giggled sinisterly.
They lost it!
They really, really lost it and tried their hardest to get away from me! "Your fear excites me!" I exclaimed, waving my katana across the air, but being careful to keep all of the blood on it. "Your hearts beat a little faster with each glance I throw at you. I am the master of your fates!" They failed in their attempts to run away from me. There was no running away from the one that holds your fate! There was no running away from me! I jumped on one of their backs, waving my arms in the air with my legs firmly wrapped around his neck.
"Look at the beautiful flood! The wonderful crimson blood!" I exclaimed, sighing. I cracked his neck with my thighs and jumped off his back before he had enough time to fall.
The sound of his neck crackling was beautiful, enough to make his friend stop running and twitch with fear. I smirked, readying my leg. He wasn't going to get away from me! I kicked him dead in his back from the air, sending him through the very castle! He crashed through all the floors, creating nice holes for me to fall down in too. Once we reached the bottom of the castle, his body splattered on the ground and I merely used his remains as something to land on. I looked all around me and then looked behind me, gazing at the guards that I had just killed a couple of seconds ago.
"Ha. Front doors. Who needs those anymore~!" I cackled, trying to cover my mouth. But honestly! This was all too funny!
I was deep into the castle too, until I saw a funny looking Wicked Spawn. Hnn. I didn't think it was one of mine, but then...? I smirked once more, waving my hand in front of me. Usually they listened to me, but this one looked like... Looked like it was modified. I gasped, taking a step back! Wrrry! Saivan experimented on my children! How cruel! Well, it looked like I had no choice but to fight it, right? It was going to defy me and attack me anyhow, so I should have...
I should have summoned my own Wicked Spawn!
But that was too much work!
I should have killed it myself!
I grinned, my eyes lightning up with adrenaline. I took the thing by its neck and wrapped my legs around what appeared to be its torso. After that I slammed it into the ground. I got up and drove my katana through its head, watching it stop moving.
I stood up and another modified Wicked Spawn jumped in front of me. Oh, why was Sai~van so cruel to my children? Did he really have to experiment on them too? Aww, that made me sad! I would have a good talking to him when I finally reached where he was! Ack! He even gave it an eye! One big, bulging eye! And it stood on two sharp legs, gazing at me like it wanted to eat my soul. Poor baby! I reached out to it, frowning somewhat, but then another one that looked just like it jumped in front of that one. And then next thing I knew, there was an army of them.
Behind me, in front of me...
They were all ravenous to kill me. And after everything I had done for them, too! I smiled impishly, staying in the same spot. They all danced around me as if I was their fire... You know, those stupid ritual fires crazy people put up and worship and whatnot. This would be too easy! Saivan needed to learn how to secure his castle! His magical barriers were weak, his soldiers were weak, and his modified Wicked Spawn were weak! Fine, he could have them! I pouted before throwing the Wicked Spawn I had killed. After that I did a back hand spring, launching it with force in front of me and into the other monsters.
I did several back-flips, effectively dodging the other Wicked Spawns' arm-blades they had. Ha! They thought they were going to slice me in half? What part of I was the fastest being in the entire universe didn't they understand? I kept flipping, thinking I was going to dodge them all, but one of them was smart. He ran up to me and looked like he was going to slam him blade-arm into me half-flip. I was going to have none of that! I couldn't go back home in two pieces! I spread my legs out as far as I could make them go, standing on my arms.
Aye! Would you look at that? A split upside down~!
After that I clamped my feet around his sword, still upside down and standing on my arms. I launched my self upwards, slamming the Wicked Spawn face-first into the ground. I had just about had it with these guys! I unsheathed my sword, spinning it around in my right hand. One of those guys jumped at me... Which I thought was unfair! I was still on the ground! But I wasn't going to let the one I had slammed down get away. I thrust my sword backwards, cutting into him, and then I swung my sword in front of me, cutting three of them dead-square in the chest.
I watched the green, sticky liquid squirt all over me, but I paid it no mind! I did another spring off the ground, twisting my body and kicking any and all Wicked Spawn a good distance away from me. Hey? Didn't they know that my heels had retractable blades in them? Oh? I had forgotten to remind them?
Silly me.
I giggled to myself, watching their insides leak on the ground.
While in mid-air, I twisted my body and came down to the ground, lifting my right leg high into the air and bringing it down just as quickly, taking a huge portion of a Wicked Spawn's head right off. I turned to the side and drove my blade down, liquifying the monster.
"Wow!" I exclaimed like an amused child. "How'd I do that, huh!" I shouted, hearing a lot of them crowd behind me. I waved my arms out to my sides, strong winds sending them tumbling backwards. Now they were making me angry! They thought they could actually sneak up on me? I would hear them! With my sword in hand I looked at the one on the right, jumping in the air and preparing both of my legs to kick its head off sideways. I was going to connect, but one of them was going to swing their blade at me. I couldn't have that! I kicked the one on the right with my right foot, and the one on the left with my left foot.
I looked up in the air, gazing at how many Wicked Spawn jumped up. I was in such an awkward position anyway! I never knew I would be doing all of this moving fighting a bunch of Wicked Spawn! I narrowed my eyes, both of my arms high in the air. I kicked off one of their faces and stood on my hands again, twisting my body around at frightening speeds.
Again. The wind was my friend and sent all of them flying!
I jumped in the air, came back down, and stood on one of their faces. I rubbed my heel in it, too. Bastard! Thought he was going to get me from the back, eh? I cracked its neck, holding my sword again.
There was one from the side...
I was tired of them thinking they had the upper hand on me! This one was fast. My eyes narrowed as I leaned backwards, evading a blade ripping through my chest. I did it gracefully, my arms flowing in the air. I bent all the way backwards, marveling at the blade. It was so prettyful~ It wasn't as pretty as my flowers, however! My mouth was wide open as I studied the thing. I must admit, Saivan had lovely designs for their sword-arm things. I threw my sword high in the air and caught it. That was just for show, though, because I chopped straight through that thing's chest, watching its green blood spray across the hallway.
Oh, and who said Wicked Spawn didn't bleed?
Oh yes, that was right. These were modified.
I followed that up with another slash, watching it deflate right before my eyes and explode. I stood in that position, smirking. But then I heard the cry of one more. There was still one more alive? I snorted, looking over my shoulder. I was going to cut the thing in half, but someone shot it. The Wicked Spawn flew backwards, exploding in that green mist. I still looked ahead of me, not taking my eyes off the soldier that helped me. So he shot that guy for me. Hmph. I stood up straight, smirking. My arms dangled to my sides, eying the poor guy.
He still had smoke coming from his guns. But he looked like he regretted helping me out. Hmm.
"I owe you my thanks," I declared, putting on hand on my waist. He put his gun down and I walked over to him! I thought he would have been afraid of me, but he actually stood down. And he didn't look all that frightened, sadly.
"You are from Aysel's guard?" he said, wiping his nose with him arm. Ah! That one made me giggle. "I have never seen you before."
Once I had reached him, I put my hand out. "I'm new." I breathed, winking at him. "Kohana." So he didn't shake my hand... Did he not think I would kill him too? Ha! Who was this guy? I got in his face, staring at him up close. He didn't like that and took a step back. "So... You're in Saivan's … Well you protect his silly excuse for a castle, correct?" I still held my katana in my right hand. I didn't trust this guy. I tilted my head, walking back towards the bodies of the mutated Wicked Spawn. "I don't get it. I'm an intruder. I intrude. So why'd you help me?"
"What is going on here?" he said. "Where are all these things coming from? I do not like these one bit. It sickens me that Saivan would even let these things run rampart in the castle while we are still inside of it."
"It's strange," I said, tapping my chin. "No matter the number you kill, more will come." I sheathed my sword, glancing back at him. "Then I'll leave that chore to you. I've got some personal slaying to take care of." I stepped back, driving the heel of my boot in one of the Wicked Spawn's back. What can I say? It was moving. He started to walk the way I came. "You go join the others. I trust you all will take care of these things."
"Others?"
"Yes. Um, let's see." I paused, touching my chin. "You're looking for a girl about yaaay tall, purple long hair like mine, green eyes—oh, and she has a cat-like thing following her. You're also looking for a really funny looking girl with gorilla eyebrows who always has a permanent deadpanned look on her face. And then you're looking for a guy who has this silly blonde streak in his hair." I paused, smirking. "You seem nice. So I'm going let you live." He took offense to that, but I clapped my hands together, hordes of my Wicked Spawn bowing to him. "Ciao~."
Of course he was startled by my children~ I flashed a toothy grin. "Wait! How did you—"
"Oh. I'm the Wickedness. I thought you could tell," I said, waving at him. His jaw dropped. Aww, so easily flustered~! "Anyway, I'm on my way. It's particularly bad out there too, just letting you know. When you find the others, tell them Kohana sent you." So I walked on down the pretty hallway without giving that guy a glance. I hadn't seen him before, and he had to be good. He wasn't Isaiah, I was sure, because—well!—who did you think I was aiming my Apocalypse Doom Ray at? Hahahaha! I don't believe in monsters of sin being allowed to walk all over...
I had made it to Saivan's throne room in less than a second. Now this was it. This was the moment I had been waiting for. Every fiber in my body started to twitch and ache—yes! I would finally have my fun with him! Did he know how long I had been waiting for a chance to fight him? To keep my promise to him? I was a woman of my word! I couldn't wait to clash swords with him~! I couldn't hold in my excitement any longer and I burst through the doors. I extended my arms, skipping towards him. Ahaha! Just like I had left him!
"Sai~van!" I exclaimed, my eyes sparkling like a happy child. He turned his head around and looked at me, and I must say, he looked utterly confused. I glomped him, wrapping my arms around him and refusing to let him go. "Aren't you glad to see me? I kept my promise to you, see?" He did the smart thing and didn't move, though his precious sabre was within arm's reach. I mean, it was around his waist. Him unsheathing it would mean making this battle faster, because I was going to hurt him!
"Who are you?" he demanded. All in the same voice I had remembered years ago. I let out a malicious giggle, looking straight ahead. For a king, his throne room sure had a lot of flowers in it. "Get off of me!" No can do, Saivan! He thought I was going to listen to him, right? Too bad he didn't understand that I didn't listen to anyone! And I wasn't going to listen to the likes of him! They were pretty flowers, though~! Especially how the light from the stained window came down on them~ Argh! I had to concentrate now, Kohana! I couldn't think about the flowers. But they were so pretty.
"I'm the Wickedness~ of course," I whispered in his ear. "I told you I would fight you later. When I got on your world. Don't you remember?" Okay, so he tensed up when I said I was the Wickedness. Aww! I didn't expect him to believe me so quick. I hadn't given him a reason to believe I was the Wickedness yet. "Remember, Sai~van? Of course you don't! You thought I was Aysel! I'm upset you thought I was Aysel, Saivan!" I narrowed my eyes. He wasn't going to talk back to me without my permission! Gripping my sword with my right hand I drove the tip of it through his kidney, smelling his blood. All of this was too much for his feeble little Enlightened brain. I'm sure he felt the pain, but didn't want to acknowledge it.
"I like when you shiver, and I love when you scream!" I cackle, sliding my blade underneath the King's chin. My poor, poor king! King Saivan! Look at how flustered he is! His eyes widened at the mere sight of my blade! Did he not hear me when I said I would be his liberator? Did he not believe when I told him that I would be his own, personal Wickedness? Aahahaa! How fun he was! I couldn't help but grin, caressing his cheek with my freehand. "I'll cut you so fast that your skin will fall and you'll bleed blue, Saivan~!" I sung, feeling him tense up. "My life was a waste, a piteous pile of nothing! Thanks to you, Sai~van."
He turned his head at me and jumped away. Pretty impressive, considering he's leaking all of his beauty across the room! I cackled at that too, which made his eye twitch. So he was more courageous than his soldiers? He was still a coward! He looked alert, but he didn't draw his blade. Why so? And with every passing second he looked like he was regaining energy. So the guy could take a lot of pain! And! That still wasn't going to change anything~! He'd die right here and now! I started walking around his throne room, gazing at the flowers. I waved my left hand around, not worrying about him. "Blood is beautiful," I said, my voice full of passion. "Enticingly surreal, Saivan!"
Finally he had the courage to talk to me! "You are a liar," he muttered. "The Wickedness is not a woman. It is a monster. And I do not usually forget a beautiful face." Modesty wasn't his strong suit, now was it? He was an idiot for putting so many flowers in this room. I looked up at the ceiling, and then I turned around, shrugging my shoulders and closing my eyes with such grace! The wound on the side of him disappeared. I wondered why...
"I told you!" I exclaimed, cracking my neck. "I told you that if you stood in my way, I was going to cut you down!" I grinned at him, throwing out my arms. "You think that I'm not the Wickedness? Would you like for me to prove this to you then, Sai~van? Of course I am. You've had these Wicked Spawn around here modified so I can't control them. Naturally I should be able to!" I waved my arm in the air, those black "monsters" forming through the floor. Saivan quirked a brow, but I could tell he wasn't enthused yet.
"I promised you," I spat, stretching out my fingers. "...That if you got in my way, I was going to kill you. In fact, I guaranteed it. That I would kill you for every man that has fallen in your name." I paused, licking my lips. "And it seems that I get to slay you many times over!" I cackled, but he put his hands in his pockets, still not getting the fact that I had just destroyed his entire kingdom! That was making me down right angry!
"So you came here to kill me?" he said, as if I was inferior. As if he didn't believe me! I could only smile at his idiocy. "All of these questions... I do not even know your name." Oh. I flinched. That was right! How rude!
"I. Am. Your. God!" I exclaimed, throwing my arms in the air. "No really, it's Kohana. I thought we've been over this before. See, that one dream. I know you remember it." I slammed the hilt of my katana in the ground. "And I know what you're planning. You said you'd only keep Sayuri alive because you needed her. And well, I've been watching you long enough to know your plans. And I'm going to say this right here and right now: You're not getting her Shadow. You're not making a Shadow out of anyone she travels with, because I won't let you."
He didn't see that coming did he! I told him I was the Wickedness!
"So you have figured me out, Kohana? And yes, I remember such a peculiar dream. You honestly think you can come here, cause a lot of noise in my castle, and make me stop my plans? Without a fight at that?" He paused, smirking. "Seems a little farfetched. You are the Wickedness, and yet you would help the Summoners?"
"I'm the one asking questions here," I said, assuming my stance. "I told you. I'm the Wickedness! That makes me the ultimate antagonist in her story!" I smirked. "Hehe. You will fumble in your opposition of my quest! Though I encourage! For an opportunity to battle a being such as grand delusions as you..." I smiled. He remembered my words!
I threw my arms in the air, smelling the flowers.
"...Is a sweet fortune!"
A/N: Yo. XD;;; I am NOT happy.
I had to cut this chapter in like, two parts. So yeah.
All because of Kohana doing the most. So yeah guys. We'll get an epic fight later. And then maybe Kohana can explain to me why she took 8000 words to reach Saivan. Fah. Goddammit. XD;;; I'm still ending this arc with 57 chapters whether Kohana wants me to or not! D: I just couldn't fold, giving you guys a 15 or 14k chapter. Because I'm sure you all would have hated me for that, and not everyone wants to read about how spastic-crazy Kohana is. XD;;;
Bah. I mean I'm sorry. I hyped this chapter up for nothing, it seems.
But this is all my fault. Because I've never written Kohana before, so I didn't know she'd be all flashy.
I'm writing the second part now. ._.'
Aye yo! Kohana, you understand that I have AP English homework, right? XD;;; Now I hope she graces you all with an 10k chapter. XD
