~Notes: This part will deviate from the first three ones in terms of point of view. I'll be using the third-person pov when the chapter focuses mainly on the plot and the first person pov when i'm introducing a new character... I will also use English titles for these particular chapters.
This part is quite short, that's why chapter 5 comes along with it right away. Arigatou gozaimasu.~
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The Untitled Past 4
Shi Hen - The Darkness Approaching...
Recca wondered why Tetsu was such in a hurry. It would be quite unusual since Tetsu won't leave him like that without leaving a nasty remark or two.
|Something's not right,| he thought. He entered the house and left the basket of vegetables on the floor. His mother, Kagerou, smiled at him.
"You're being helpful today, Recca," she remarked.
Recca smiled back, then turned serious. "Um, Okaasama, can I go out for a second?" he asked.
Kagerou nodded. "You've worked hard enough. You can have your time now."
Recca wiped the sweat from his forehead and went out. He thought for a while on where Tetsu could have gone out to. The plaza was a possible place, since Tetsu was going towards that direction and many beautiful women of the village spent their free time there. If not, it could have been the river, but what could be a good reason to go there? Recca then decided to go for the plaza.
He was greeted by Jubei, Kamiya and Ichiro as he walked.
"Konbanwa, Recca-kun," Jubei greeted.
"Konbanwa, minna-san" he greeted back. Ever since these guests arrived, they had been touring the village with Kamiya and his son Ichiro. He thought that someone was missing, and he was right. It was Raishin, Jubei's son.
"Where's Raishin?" Recca asked. It was strange for him to ask about such things, probably the reason for the strange look Kamiya gave him. Ichiro answered him, anyway.
"Raishin is with my sister, Suzume. He asked her to take him around the village."
Recca nodded, then proceeded twith his search. Unfortunately, Tetsu wasn't anywhere in the plaza. He looked around.
Suddenly, he felt a stab through his body. He looked and there was no one who could have probaly stabbed him. There was no blood anywhere. It was just the pain that came through him.
|Tetsu!| he thought. |He must be in trouble.| Recca thought for a while, then decided to head for the river.
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Suzume screamed. "Tetsu!"
Raishin pulled his katana which was stabbed through his victim's body. He slowly approached the girl, ready to strike at her.
Suzume prepared her kunai and went into a fighting stance. "I don't understand why you're doing this, but I'm sure to avenge Tetsu."
He gave a sly smile, and continued to approach.
Tetsu, on the other hand, tried to stand up. He managed to gain consciousness only a few seconds after being stabbed. His vision was a little clouded, but he can see that Raishin was approaching Suzume, with his katana unsheathed.
"Suzume, be careful!" Tetsu shouted. Suzume heard him, and she was glad that he was still alive. Raishin flashed a look of annoyance at him.
"You're still alive?" he asked.
Tetsu was aready on his knees, quickly recovering from the previous stabs.
Raishin's eyes narrowed, then raised his right arm. Suzume felt a strong aura starting to build around her opponent. His long hair was starting to be blown away.
Tetsu watched in amazement and at the same time, wonder. |What's he going to do now?|
The sky started to darken...
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Recca noticed the clouds getting darker by the second. He increased his pace. If only he could know about his friend's present situation, then he wouldn't be worried like this.
Lightning flashed form the sky, then he heard the thunder clap. It seemed to have hit something, something very near the river...
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"It's gonna pour hard," Hideki, another close friend of Ohka's remarked.
Ohka nodded. It was unusual for this time of the year to have such strong rains. He remembered a madougu which can cause such a phenomenon, the Raijin. but a few years ago, it had been thrown into the sea since nobody was able to wield it and only caused trouble to those who died trying to control its angry power.
He wondered whether it was really rain, or something else.
|Be careful, Recca.| he thought.
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Recca ran towards the river as fast as he could. When he finally arrived, he saw Tetsu, lying unconscious, and possibly dead, on the ground. Suzume was there, too, with her kunai but she looked like she saw a ghost. Raishin was with them, too, and he was just putting his arm down when Recca arrived. They didn't seem to see him.
Raishin approached Suzume and she held her kunai tighly. He continued to walk towards her and then raised his katana.
Recca drew in his breath. He wanted so much to stop the man from whatever he was going to do, but he was too curious to see what Raishin's intention was.
He waved his katana and before Suzume knew it, the kunai were gone from her hands. She was about to reach for more when Raishin suddenly grabed her body and held it close against his.
"What are you trying to do?!" Suzume asked angrily.
He held his face near hers. Very near that Suzume seemed to have felt her heartbeat stop.
"I think you're a very strong woman, and killing you would be the last thing I want to do. But I have a job to finish, and fate wills me to finish you, but not now.." After that he pressed his lips against Suzume's then gave her a deep kiss.
Suzume didn't know what to do. All she felt was that time stopped. Everything was starting to darken, then light seemed to have surrounded her. All the things started to disappear...
Tiny drops of rain started to fall on the ground.
"Suzume!" she heard a familiar voice shout. Everything faded back in.
Raishin broke the kiss, and turned his gaze towards Recca. "It seems we have a visitor."
Suzume realized the situation she was in and tried to break free from Raishin's hold. His gaze turned back to her. His eyes narrowed once more.
"It's sad to part, but I'm sure we'll see each other again." With that statement made, he gave Suzume a punch on the abdomen, knocking her unconscious. Her body fell limp on the ground.
Recca watched in shock. |What does he want?|
This time, Raishin focused his attention to Recca, and knelt, then bowed his head. The rain started to pour down, wetting Recca.
"Greetings, Recca-sama. I am here to deliver you a message from my master."
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Recca asked angrily. "And who's your master?"
Raishin seemed to ignore him and said. "I wish you well, my dear brother..."
Recca's heart froze.
"...Before you die a wretched death."
"Kurei."
With that, Raishin vanished into the rain. Recca remained standing in the rain, letting it wash over his body. He had never been so shocked before in his life. Questions started to rise in his mind. He knew of only one Kurei, his rumoured older brother. He knew that he died of a rare and sudden disease at the age of four. It was impossible that he was still alive. But could there be any other Kurei?
The rain grew stronger, and once again, the vision of a lost boy, crying appeared. But this time, the face wasn't clouded. Although Recca couldn't thoroughly picture his features in his mind. All he can recognize were coldness, sorrow, hatred and anger.
A shiver ran down his spine, then the vision disappeared.
~Tsuzuku de gozaru yo~
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This part is quite short, that's why chapter 5 comes along with it right away. Arigatou gozaimasu.~
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The Untitled Past 4
Shi Hen - The Darkness Approaching...
Recca wondered why Tetsu was such in a hurry. It would be quite unusual since Tetsu won't leave him like that without leaving a nasty remark or two.
|Something's not right,| he thought. He entered the house and left the basket of vegetables on the floor. His mother, Kagerou, smiled at him.
"You're being helpful today, Recca," she remarked.
Recca smiled back, then turned serious. "Um, Okaasama, can I go out for a second?" he asked.
Kagerou nodded. "You've worked hard enough. You can have your time now."
Recca wiped the sweat from his forehead and went out. He thought for a while on where Tetsu could have gone out to. The plaza was a possible place, since Tetsu was going towards that direction and many beautiful women of the village spent their free time there. If not, it could have been the river, but what could be a good reason to go there? Recca then decided to go for the plaza.
He was greeted by Jubei, Kamiya and Ichiro as he walked.
"Konbanwa, Recca-kun," Jubei greeted.
"Konbanwa, minna-san" he greeted back. Ever since these guests arrived, they had been touring the village with Kamiya and his son Ichiro. He thought that someone was missing, and he was right. It was Raishin, Jubei's son.
"Where's Raishin?" Recca asked. It was strange for him to ask about such things, probably the reason for the strange look Kamiya gave him. Ichiro answered him, anyway.
"Raishin is with my sister, Suzume. He asked her to take him around the village."
Recca nodded, then proceeded twith his search. Unfortunately, Tetsu wasn't anywhere in the plaza. He looked around.
Suddenly, he felt a stab through his body. He looked and there was no one who could have probaly stabbed him. There was no blood anywhere. It was just the pain that came through him.
|Tetsu!| he thought. |He must be in trouble.| Recca thought for a while, then decided to head for the river.
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Suzume screamed. "Tetsu!"
Raishin pulled his katana which was stabbed through his victim's body. He slowly approached the girl, ready to strike at her.
Suzume prepared her kunai and went into a fighting stance. "I don't understand why you're doing this, but I'm sure to avenge Tetsu."
He gave a sly smile, and continued to approach.
Tetsu, on the other hand, tried to stand up. He managed to gain consciousness only a few seconds after being stabbed. His vision was a little clouded, but he can see that Raishin was approaching Suzume, with his katana unsheathed.
"Suzume, be careful!" Tetsu shouted. Suzume heard him, and she was glad that he was still alive. Raishin flashed a look of annoyance at him.
"You're still alive?" he asked.
Tetsu was aready on his knees, quickly recovering from the previous stabs.
Raishin's eyes narrowed, then raised his right arm. Suzume felt a strong aura starting to build around her opponent. His long hair was starting to be blown away.
Tetsu watched in amazement and at the same time, wonder. |What's he going to do now?|
The sky started to darken...
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Recca noticed the clouds getting darker by the second. He increased his pace. If only he could know about his friend's present situation, then he wouldn't be worried like this.
Lightning flashed form the sky, then he heard the thunder clap. It seemed to have hit something, something very near the river...
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"It's gonna pour hard," Hideki, another close friend of Ohka's remarked.
Ohka nodded. It was unusual for this time of the year to have such strong rains. He remembered a madougu which can cause such a phenomenon, the Raijin. but a few years ago, it had been thrown into the sea since nobody was able to wield it and only caused trouble to those who died trying to control its angry power.
He wondered whether it was really rain, or something else.
|Be careful, Recca.| he thought.
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Recca ran towards the river as fast as he could. When he finally arrived, he saw Tetsu, lying unconscious, and possibly dead, on the ground. Suzume was there, too, with her kunai but she looked like she saw a ghost. Raishin was with them, too, and he was just putting his arm down when Recca arrived. They didn't seem to see him.
Raishin approached Suzume and she held her kunai tighly. He continued to walk towards her and then raised his katana.
Recca drew in his breath. He wanted so much to stop the man from whatever he was going to do, but he was too curious to see what Raishin's intention was.
He waved his katana and before Suzume knew it, the kunai were gone from her hands. She was about to reach for more when Raishin suddenly grabed her body and held it close against his.
"What are you trying to do?!" Suzume asked angrily.
He held his face near hers. Very near that Suzume seemed to have felt her heartbeat stop.
"I think you're a very strong woman, and killing you would be the last thing I want to do. But I have a job to finish, and fate wills me to finish you, but not now.." After that he pressed his lips against Suzume's then gave her a deep kiss.
Suzume didn't know what to do. All she felt was that time stopped. Everything was starting to darken, then light seemed to have surrounded her. All the things started to disappear...
Tiny drops of rain started to fall on the ground.
"Suzume!" she heard a familiar voice shout. Everything faded back in.
Raishin broke the kiss, and turned his gaze towards Recca. "It seems we have a visitor."
Suzume realized the situation she was in and tried to break free from Raishin's hold. His gaze turned back to her. His eyes narrowed once more.
"It's sad to part, but I'm sure we'll see each other again." With that statement made, he gave Suzume a punch on the abdomen, knocking her unconscious. Her body fell limp on the ground.
Recca watched in shock. |What does he want?|
This time, Raishin focused his attention to Recca, and knelt, then bowed his head. The rain started to pour down, wetting Recca.
"Greetings, Recca-sama. I am here to deliver you a message from my master."
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Recca asked angrily. "And who's your master?"
Raishin seemed to ignore him and said. "I wish you well, my dear brother..."
Recca's heart froze.
"...Before you die a wretched death."
"Kurei."
With that, Raishin vanished into the rain. Recca remained standing in the rain, letting it wash over his body. He had never been so shocked before in his life. Questions started to rise in his mind. He knew of only one Kurei, his rumoured older brother. He knew that he died of a rare and sudden disease at the age of four. It was impossible that he was still alive. But could there be any other Kurei?
The rain grew stronger, and once again, the vision of a lost boy, crying appeared. But this time, the face wasn't clouded. Although Recca couldn't thoroughly picture his features in his mind. All he can recognize were coldness, sorrow, hatred and anger.
A shiver ran down his spine, then the vision disappeared.
~Tsuzuku de gozaru yo~
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