Dead Roses
Shoujo Kakumei Utena
"…and find the strength
to throw it all away.
Strip down to nothing at all.
Become like a rose petal
Blowing free!
Even if the two of us
Are ever torn apart…
…I swear that I
will change the world."*
Part Four: Finale
"A
"Just that. I tried to get rid of Anthy to get rid of you. And it almost worked. Except Anthy never really died and that girl there decided to help you. Such a pity." Akio laughed again and then turned to walk away. "I'll just have to plan something else."
Utena could feel rage boiling up within her. Akio was evil! She could see that now. He must be stopped.
"WAIT!" Utena yelled. Akio stopped. "I challenge you!"
"You challenge me?" Akio laughed.
"Yes," Utena growled.
"Very well, ojii-sama. We'll see what you're made of."
Akio pulled a sword out of the air. Its blade was black, its hilt was blood red. "I used this one on Anthy," he commented.
Utena gritted her teeth.
Anthy stood weakly. She summoned the Sword of Dios and Utena drew it out from her chest.
"Grant me the power to revolutionize the world!" Utena cried.
She rushed at Akio. In this duel, there were no roses to knock off. This was to the death.
Utena thrust the Sword of Dios at Akio's chest. He laughed and sidestepped the blow. Then he swung his black sword at her and Utena was just barely able to block it with her own. He laughed again and pressed hard against her blade until they were nearly face to face. Utena fought the urge to spit in his face. She instead used all her might to push him away from her. Then she stabbed forward and her blade almost hit home, but Akio dodged and put his blade into her side.
"Arggghh!" Utena screamed and fell to the ground. Her sword flew from her hand.
Akio stood over her. "You shouldn't have challenged me, ojii-sama!" he said mockingly. He held the black sword over his head and slashed it down.
"Nooo!" someone screamed.
Utena closed her eyes and prepared for the pain. But instead, she felt only the weight of someone on top of her. She opened her eyes to see Akio laying limp across her. Slowly she pushed him off and got up. A hand reached out and helped her to her feet.
"Touga!" Utena said in surprise. Touga stood with a sword in his had. It was dripping blood. Akio's blood, Utena realized.
"Are you alright, Tenjou?" Touga asked.
"Yes, but what about him," she gestured toward Akio.
"He'll survive." Touga looked at her side, which was gushing blood. "You're hurt!" he exclaimed.
"It's nothing," Utena said. "Is Anthy alright?"
"Yes she is, but you…"
"I'm fine…" Suddenly, she felt faint. The last thing she saw was Touga bent over her in concern.
Utena woke up the next day. She had no memory of how she got there or of what had happened. She looked down below to the bunk Anthy used. It was empty.
Utena flung the covers back and jumped out of bed.
"Himemiya!" she called. The door opened. Anthy stood there with Chu-chu.
"We made breakfast, Utena-sama," Anthy told her.
"Himemiya!" Utena sighed. She was all right. Utena felt immense relief. She was so worried there for a second. Afraid that something might have happened to Himemiya. She wasn't sure why, but she was relieved. She was so happy, that she would even eat Anthy's shaved ice.
On her way to class, Utena passed by someone. She looked and saw that it was the Dean, Ohtori Akio. She felt herself blushing.
Later, Touga approached her. "Are you alright?" he asked.
"Of course."
"You don't remember what happened, do you?" Touga wondered.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing. As long as you are okay." Touga leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead. Utena was so surprised that she stood still for a few minutes, even after Touga was gone.
What was that all about? She wondered. She looked up and saw the arena. She had been unwilling to fight in the duels for a long time, but for some reason now she wanted the power she was fighting for. The power to revolutionize the world.
"Sekai wo kakumei suru tame ni**," Utena murmured to herself. Then she went on to her classes. It was the beginning of a revolution.
* From Rinbu Revolution
** Japanese for "for the revolution of the world".
That's the end! Arigatou for reading my fic. I hope you liked it. It was pretty kinda sorta short. Oh, well. Any reviews would be appreciated.
Remember: "If the chick cannot break its shell, it will die without truly being born. We are the chick; the world is our egg. It we don't break the world's shell, we will die without truly being born. Break the world's shell. Sekai wo kakumei suru tame ni." (I decided not to put the whole chick speech in Japanese.)