Distant Sound
Distant Sound

Chapter 5 – The Last Dream (Disappearance of One Mother)

The faint shadow examined Sumi and her son sitting beside her. A blue haired man jumped down from the balcony. He draws a sphere from his pocket with the word Kai engraved in it. It emits a blinding light and quickly, the man disappeared into thin air.

2 minutes after… at Mori's mansion

"So you did saw that immortal Sumi? How is the operation doing?" Kaima asked. "Hmm… She have uncursed the child of destruction from neutral emotion. It's really amazing isn't it?" Magensha answered. "I see." Kaima nodded. "Your mission is completed as of now, Magensha. You may leave."

At a split second, Magensha disappeared in the dark room leaving Kaima alone. "I see. So the legend was true. There was a madougu even stronger than my Tendou Jigoku. The madougu formed by my and Kokuu's dreams. Our ambitions to grant wishes have finally turned to reality. I must have it come to me. Then, We can bring the cursed child here."

For several months, Kaima gathered the power of tendou jigoku to create a new madougu called Ji. Something which magnetized the nearest madougu to come closer to it's bearer. Time passed. Soon, nightfall arrives. Kaima prepared his final step to bring the Yume Kai Gyoku near him. He swallowed the magnetic madougu and began to sleep.

Yume Kai Gyoku is also a madougu. With the power of Kaima's newly invented madougu, Yume Kai Gyoku was unwillingly magnetized to Kaima's dream. Soon, he was transported to a different world and Yume Kai Gyoku appeared before him.

"It was you all along Kaima. What do you want?" Yume Kai Gyoku asked angrily. "Don't you know why? You probably knew it by now." Kaima answered smiling. "So, about that cursed child. Isn't it? Tell me. What do you want from that child?" the madougu asked again. "His powers. We need it to fulfill Mori's dreams of obtaining eternal life."

"Leave that child alone. The Uruha's powers are already far enough for him to find your Tendou Jigoku." Kaima smiled again and said, "Don't fool me. You know we can't do it by now, it would take us six more years to find it. By that time, Hokage will already be in our way. Without Rassen's Koukai Gyoku, we wouldn't be able to restrain them from destroying Tendou Jigoku."

Yume Kai Gyoku was speechless. Soon, Kaima spoke again, "Unseal the powers of Koukai Gyoku. I command you." The madougu is powerless to do anything as it again, sends out a horde of light which showers again upon the dream world. Soon, the forgotten Koukai Gyoku was finally empowered once again. The word Kou appeared on the sphere and the curse was brought back to Rassen.

"Darn you Kaima. If only I could seal off my own powers back then…"

"It's plain useless now Yume Kai Gyoku. I've already unsealed the power of the Forbidden madougu once again. You may leave now. Worthless madougu!" Kaima spit out the madougu he swallowed and crushed it to pieces. Yume Kai Gyoku quickly disappeared into thin air shortly thereafter.

Sumi could feel the curse enveloped Rassen once again as the aura of Koukai Gyoku come towering over them. She quickly ran to Rassen and again, she saw the Koukai beside her son. "No way!" She exclaimed as she ran to Rassen and throws the madougu away again. "How come? I've already sealed it's power." Sumi looks down at Rassen. "Talk to me Rassen. Say anything!"

Again, no words came out from Rassen's mouth. Plain air. Soon, blood came out from his eyes once again. Sumi hugged his son tight. Panicking. Worrying. Not knowing what to do. Several unrightful words came out from his mouth. "Fuck! This ain't true you son of a bitch! I'll kill you. Yume Kai Gyoku!"

Sumi left Rassen alone after he falls asleep that night. Then, she hurriedly went to her bed and slept. Hoping to see the madougu of dreams once again. Soon, her hope has came to reality with Yume Kai Gyoku appearing to her once again. Sumi quickly lunges at Yume Kai Gyoku. Slapping, punching, kicking. Yume Kai Gyoku couldn't prevent Sumi from struggling and anger. It tried to dodge Sumi as it tries to explain everything to Sumi. Soon, it was successful in calming Sumi down.

"Sumi, I'm sorry. I have granted a wish I never wished to grant." Yume Kai Gyoku started. Sumi sat there crying as she listens to Yume Kai Gyoku. "I was forced to grant it. It was Kaima. The person who dug, kept, and gave Kirin the Koukai Gyoku for her to give it to Rassen. I'm sorry. I couldn't keep Kaima's wish from happening because I'm powerless to prevent someone's wish from ever happening once he wished to me. Kaima's intention of making you disappear forever to bring Rassen to them is already bound to happen. There are four more hours left before your disappearance from this world Sumi and there's nothing we can do about it now. Do you wish to return to your world by now and wave goodbye to your son?"

Sumi nodded. "No. If it'd happen, I'll let it happen. I'll wait here for the last four hours of my existence and say nothing to my child. I'll die here without any regrets."

"I see. So this is the path you've chosen. Then it shall be your way. I'll agree on whatever decision you do."

It was not long before another person appeared in Sumi's dreams. (Kaa-san… Kaa-san… where are you?) Sumi looked at her sides, her back… But saw nothing. However, she is sure that it was her son calling. "Rassen…"

(Kaa-san… I can't see you. Kaa-san… I'm scared. I'm very scared…)

Sumi noticed that it was already dawn. Five minutes before her existence be completely erased from this world, she then saw her son in front of her. "Rassen… my son. I'm sorry. I can no longer stay by your side. Kaa-san will already leave this place. Be a good boy Rassen. Promise me…"

(Kaa-san!!! No… Don't leave me… Don't leave me… Don't leave me!!!)

~ Good bye Rassen… Good Bye Rassen… Goodbye… ~

Finally, the five remaining minutes for Sumi has expired and here existence was completely erased in the history. Rassen screamed in pain and sorrow, but he is completely powerless to do anything right now. Even though no voice was heard, the dream world was shaken and destroyed by his emotions. Yume Kai Gyoku was destroyed together with its only home.

At the other side of the world, Kaima grinned at his own Eikai Gyoku and smiled. Soon, Rassen will be by his side and He will finally have one of the three forbidden madougus in his corner.

End of Chapter 5

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