Part V
Ryo leaned into the shoulder rub that Shin was giving him, it was helping calm him
down some. They were waiting for the monk to come back and tell them how Ikari was doing.
His mind was on Ikari and the damned boy who hurt her. The more he thought about it, he began
to realize that the boy was the guy in the picture Ikari had showed him. This Tenku or Touma,
whoever he was, was the guy he and Ikari was supposed to abduct. That explained why he had
attacked Ikari. It surprised him that the wizard was able to take down a Sanada ninja so easily,
there didn't seem to be a scratch on him, that bothered Ryo. If Ikari couldn't even get him, did he
have a chance? How would they complete the job if they couldn't touch him? And there was that
blond, he had caught Ryo off guard. Was the blond a bodyguard of the wizard's? No, the look in
the blond's eyes told him that they were more than friends, maybe even lovers. His heart
quickened, could he take away someone's lover? Yes, he had done it before, he just never really
thought about until now, until he met Shin. Shin. Gods, how he'd love to have Shin look at him
the way the blond was looking at the wizard. Could something work out between them? Both of
their lives were pretty hectic and both put their lives on risk. If Shin were ever to be caught,
they'd probably execute him . . .
"Are you all right?" Shin asked softly when all of a sudden the muscles in Ryo's
shoulders tensed up.
"I just realized that the guy who hurt Ikari is the guy we have to kidnap," Ryo felt a little
bad, he wasn't exactly lying and he wasn't exactly telling the truth.
"So, he was defending himself, at least he has a reason for attacking her." Shin mused
out loud. He wanted badly to ask Ryo is he was still going to do it or if he was going to try
change his ways, he never asked though, he felt that it wasn't really any of his business. "I don't
think it'd be a good idea to try to go after him right now, you might end up like your friend. And
that blond looks to be pretty hard to get by, I really wouldn't want to cross him on one of his bad
days."
Ryo nodded silently, then said, "She told me this guy was a wizard, I didn't think he'd be
that powerful. Do you think he was the person who made that dragon we saw?"
"I don't know," Shin admitted. "Kayura . . . he said your friend is her child and Kayura is
a very powerful sorceress, it could be possible that it was Ikari who made it."
"No, she doesn't even know who her parents are, she's an orphan. Plus, the Sanada clan
doesn't use any magic, where would she learn how to use it?" he refused to believe that Ikari
would break one of the rules of the Sanada clan. Sooner or later, he was going to have to go after
the wizard, yet could he? If he did, then Shin might be sickened by him and his low value for
other people. Sure, Shin was a thief, but he never heard of the Torrent killing anyone or taking
someone hostage, he could tell that Shin wanted to change his ways. Did he ask Shin if there was
still time for him to change? Yes, he did. When he had asked that, he could see hope shining in
the older boy's eyes, he didn't want to let Shin down. Then there was the issue of his clan, could
he betray his own family? Ikari. This meant a lot to Ikari, he would never want to hurt her. Did he
want to keep his loyalty to his family or give it to Shin? Shin, Shin, Shin, Shin, gods what was
wrong with him?! Ever since he met the older boy, that's where his mind would wander off to.
Those sea-blue eyes and auburn hair. He had never seen anyone more beautiful in his life. He
didn't think that Shin was seeing anyone, it would be kind of difficult to keep a relationship with
someone and be the most wanted thief at the same time. Maybe Shin would make an exception
for Ryo, he would never turn Shin in to the police, not if his life depended on it. And one of these
days, Shin would become an honest man and so would Ryo, he would do it for the older boy.
Ryo wanted so badly to be with him, he just didn't know if he could turn his back on his family.
One of these days he was supposed to become the head of the clan. Right now he wouldn't make
a good leader, he was so confused with his emotions and what he had to do for the people who
raised him.
"Ryo-kun, you know that you can always stay with me if you want," Shin offered, his
voice very gentle. "If you don't want to do this job, you can stay with me."
Ryo's mouth went dry, he wasn't sure if he should take Shin up on his offer or not.
"Of course, even if you do still do your job, you're always welcome in my home." Shin
couldn't hold it back any longer, he had to ask. "Are you still going to do it?"
"I . . . I-I d-don't know," he hardly got the words out. "Do you want me to?"
Shin was taken back, he really didn't expect this. He had to answer truthfully. "No."
"Then I don't think I'll be able to do the job. Not if you don't want me to."
Without thinking, Shin gave Ryo a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
Searching through the halls of the temple, Seiji scolded himself for loosing sight of
Touma. After they took the girl inside the temple and settled in the room she had been using, his
lover slipped from his sight. The foyers were dark, it was still about an hour until dawn, so there
was hardly any light. Some of the corridors were dimly lit with some candles, that was it.
Keeping his hand on the wall, Seiji guided himself, he was getting worried about the younger
boy, for all he knew Touma could've been beaten, abducted or lost. Spotting a person sitting on
the ground, leaning against the wall, he walked closer to them and found that it was Touma, or
rather Tenku, even in the darkness, he could feel that it wasn't really Touma who was present.
Sitting down next to Tenku, they sat in silence for a few, long minutes.
"He loves you very much," Tenku murmured. "Touma is forever grateful for all you've
done for him."
"Going through his memories?"
"Only because he allows me to." Tenku sighed, "I remember the first this boy summoned
me, he was very young. His throat had been slashed severely by one of the villagers, neither of us
know why it happened though. Touma was dying and there was no one to help him. He begged
for someone to save him, the heavens ended up answering his cry. Using what little healing
powers I was able to borrow from Kourin, I healed his throat, but the damage was done, he lost
usage of his vocal cords."
"Wouldn't he have died then?"
Tenku shrugged and grinned, "Okay, so I tampered with fate and gave the boy a second
chance at life, what's so wrong with that? I don't hear you complaining about it, from what I can
tell, you two are very close. After I gave him a second chance at life, he became lost, his village
had been destroyed and Kayura had taken him," all of Tenku's good humor had vanished and he
clenched his fist. "I hate that bitch for what she did to him, I would've helped him, he never
summoned me during that time though, consequently I couldn't help. He was afraid that Kayura
might be more powerful than me and what she might do if she knew he could summon me. When
he escaped, I couldn't have been more proud of him, he's a very intelligent boy. He then came to
the temple. He didn't stay long, he was too afraid that she would find him. Then he ran into you,"
the smile reappeared on both their faces. "That's when life started to go right for him, for both of
you."
"Now these are some memories I enjoy hearing about."
"Yes, I've watched him closely over the years. I know I don't need to go through his own
memories to know what happened, I just enjoy knowing what he was thinking and feeling at the
time."
"I know I have no right to ask, but what were his first thoughts about me?"
Tenku chuckled. "At first he was very frustrated, because you had no clue what he was
trying to tell you. Later on, he couldn't help noting how lovely the color of your eyes are and
how your hair reminds him of sunshine. Even mute sorcerers have their romantic side, it's just a
shame that he keeps it all inside of him. He loves you, more than you'll ever know." Resting his
head on Seiji's shoulder and closing his eyes, he whispered, "Be good to Touma and he'll always
be good to you. Also, remember that Kourin is at your side when you need him."
"Tenku?" Seiji was surprised by that last statement. "Who's Kourin? Tenku?"
He opened his eyes again, were no longer a midnight blue of Tenku, they were now the
stormy blue that Seiji never got tired of seeing. A small smile graced Touma's lips before he
closed his eyes again.
"Touma . . ." hugging Touma, he let the boy fall asleep, know he must've been
exhausted. Picking him up, he carried his lover down to the room they were sharing. Setting the
boy down on the bed, Seiji laid down next to him. "Sleep well, my love."
There was something coming, Shu could sense it. The itch just to go out and find out
what was out there was bugging the hell out of him. Being the Good Brother, he was usually a
peaceful person, however he always had the urge to go into action instead of just talking and
planning things out, that was too boring. It was a good thing he was well disciplined, or he
probably wouldn't have the title "Good Brother Shu". Pacing about the room, he glanced now
and then at the motionless girl resting on the bed, at least she was alive, he didn't think she
would've survived after Tenku's last attack. Checking the girl one more time, he left the room
and just started walking, needing to do something to keep his mind off of things. That feeling
kept bothering him. It was times like this that he cursed himself for being a monk, of all the
things he could've done, he chose to lead a peaceful life, what was the fun in that? He wanted to
get into a fight, fighting was always fun for him when he was a kid, what was even better was
that he always won. He was a monk now, he couldn't resort to such violence. Once Touma and
Seiji were up, they'd all have to talk, no matter how boring it was.
"Brother Shu," one of the monks called.
"What is it?" Shu went over to his friend.
"One of the other Brothers has spotted someone nearby the pasture and all of your
friends are accounted for."
"Hm, I'll go check it out. Will you go down and find Ryo-san, tell him that his friend is
doing just fine."
"All right," the monk disappeared down the hall.
Grinning from ear to ear, Shu went towards the door that led to the pasture. He noticed
Touma's staff leaning against the wall and took it just encase. Going outside, he looked around,
the first rays of dawn were starting peek out of the east and everything looked as normal as can
be. Things just didn't feel normal.
"Hi," a tall man with green hair came into sight. "I was wondering if a friend of mine
was here, his name is Mouri Shin."
"And you are?" Shu didn't trust this guy, whoever he was.
"I'm called Naaza."
Shu smirked, "The leader of the Doku ninjas, huh? Last time I heard, the Dokus and the
Mouris were enemies."
Naaza smirked, "You're smarter than you look. Just stand aside and don't get in my
way."
"Sorry, I can't do that."
Shu jumped out of the way as Naaza tried to stab him with a dagger. He had to be
careful, the blade was most likely poisoned, just a nick would probably kill him. Shu gasped as
the blade almost touched his skin and with sharp reflexes, he shoved the butt of the staff into
Naaza's stomach, driving the older man back some. Naaza was more agile, getting the upper
hand over Shu, but the young monk wasn't about to give up anytime soon. Much to his relief, he
was able to knock the dagger out of Naaza's hand, then the ninja leader just took out another one.
"Damn, how many of those do you have?" muttered Shu, barely avoiding the blade
again.
"As many as it'll take to kill you," the older man grinned. Finally he was able to slash the
skin of Shu's cheek, blood slowly ran down his face. As if to make sure that he was actually hit,
Shu brought his hand up to his cheek and felt his sticky, warm blood on his fingers. Naaza
laughed, "Any second now, my poison will take affect and kill you."
Fear gripped Shu as he prepared to face the worst. The two men stared at each other, the
monk glaring and the ninja leader smirking. A few seconds turned into a few minutes, both were
waiting for Shu to drop dead. The monk then had to ask, "Are you sure that there was poison on
that blade?"
Naaza looked at the dagger in his hand and checked, sure enough, the blade was clean.
"God damn it! This is the last time I let Kayura play with my daggers!"
"So, it's not poisoned?"
"What do you think?! Well, this isn't a problem, I'll just have to drive this through your
heart!"
"Stop it! It's me you want!" a voice shouted.
Naaza whipped his head over to where the voice came from, that was a big mistake.
Right when his head was turned, Shu swung the staff, hitting Naaza in the back of the head and
he dropped to the ground unconscious.
Shu smiled over at Shin, "Thanks, you made a great distraction."
"Um, you're welcome. I just wanted to talk to you, instead I find you fighting one of my
greatest enemies. I guess we should get him tied up."
"That would be wise," agreed the monk. "There's an empty room we can lock him up
in." Once the leader of the Doku ninjas was securely locked in an empty room, Shu asked Shin
what he wanted to talk about.
"I just needed to tell you that Ikari, Ryo's friend, has woken up, Ryo's with her right
now. You might want to get Touma and the blond out of here, before Ikari is fully healed and
trust me, if she knows magic, then she can heal pretty damn fast."
"Naaza, that moron, he's so stupid for turning his head like that, leaving himself open for
an attack," Kayura mumbled to herself. "Rajura! Show yourself!"
"You called me, Lady Kayura," Rajura stood in front of the throne, annoyed that he
interrupted during some 'quality time' with Anubis, also known as Yami.
"I want you to get rid of Naaza, I want to make him into an example just like Shuten, and
bring me the blond!"
Rajura lifted an eyebrow, "I thought you wanted 'your pet' back, am I right?"
"The blond is bait," snapped Kayura.
"Why don't I just kill Naaza and then I'll bring you that boy you like so much."
"No!" she whined. "I want him to suffer first. You're a simple minded man, you'd never
understand the fine points of torturing someone."
"Fine," Rajura sighed as he walked out of the room. "She's over four hundred years old,
but she has to mind of a twelve year old. Damn, next year I'm retiring."
How did Ryo react to the kiss Shin gave him? Why did it take so long to get that tiny bit of action
out of those two? How long will it take for Shu and Nausti? Where the fuck was Nausti? What
will Ikari say to Ryo when she finds out he probably won't be able to do the job? What was the
whole point of Tenku telling Seiji about Touma's past? Was it just to take up space? Why is
Kayura so damn annoying? Do you people want to see her die a bloody death? Or should
something else happen to her? Why am I letting these questions get too long? Find out in Part VI
and many other parts of "The Paths We Take".
Ryo leaned into the shoulder rub that Shin was giving him, it was helping calm him
down some. They were waiting for the monk to come back and tell them how Ikari was doing.
His mind was on Ikari and the damned boy who hurt her. The more he thought about it, he began
to realize that the boy was the guy in the picture Ikari had showed him. This Tenku or Touma,
whoever he was, was the guy he and Ikari was supposed to abduct. That explained why he had
attacked Ikari. It surprised him that the wizard was able to take down a Sanada ninja so easily,
there didn't seem to be a scratch on him, that bothered Ryo. If Ikari couldn't even get him, did he
have a chance? How would they complete the job if they couldn't touch him? And there was that
blond, he had caught Ryo off guard. Was the blond a bodyguard of the wizard's? No, the look in
the blond's eyes told him that they were more than friends, maybe even lovers. His heart
quickened, could he take away someone's lover? Yes, he had done it before, he just never really
thought about until now, until he met Shin. Shin. Gods, how he'd love to have Shin look at him
the way the blond was looking at the wizard. Could something work out between them? Both of
their lives were pretty hectic and both put their lives on risk. If Shin were ever to be caught,
they'd probably execute him . . .
"Are you all right?" Shin asked softly when all of a sudden the muscles in Ryo's
shoulders tensed up.
"I just realized that the guy who hurt Ikari is the guy we have to kidnap," Ryo felt a little
bad, he wasn't exactly lying and he wasn't exactly telling the truth.
"So, he was defending himself, at least he has a reason for attacking her." Shin mused
out loud. He wanted badly to ask Ryo is he was still going to do it or if he was going to try
change his ways, he never asked though, he felt that it wasn't really any of his business. "I don't
think it'd be a good idea to try to go after him right now, you might end up like your friend. And
that blond looks to be pretty hard to get by, I really wouldn't want to cross him on one of his bad
days."
Ryo nodded silently, then said, "She told me this guy was a wizard, I didn't think he'd be
that powerful. Do you think he was the person who made that dragon we saw?"
"I don't know," Shin admitted. "Kayura . . . he said your friend is her child and Kayura is
a very powerful sorceress, it could be possible that it was Ikari who made it."
"No, she doesn't even know who her parents are, she's an orphan. Plus, the Sanada clan
doesn't use any magic, where would she learn how to use it?" he refused to believe that Ikari
would break one of the rules of the Sanada clan. Sooner or later, he was going to have to go after
the wizard, yet could he? If he did, then Shin might be sickened by him and his low value for
other people. Sure, Shin was a thief, but he never heard of the Torrent killing anyone or taking
someone hostage, he could tell that Shin wanted to change his ways. Did he ask Shin if there was
still time for him to change? Yes, he did. When he had asked that, he could see hope shining in
the older boy's eyes, he didn't want to let Shin down. Then there was the issue of his clan, could
he betray his own family? Ikari. This meant a lot to Ikari, he would never want to hurt her. Did he
want to keep his loyalty to his family or give it to Shin? Shin, Shin, Shin, Shin, gods what was
wrong with him?! Ever since he met the older boy, that's where his mind would wander off to.
Those sea-blue eyes and auburn hair. He had never seen anyone more beautiful in his life. He
didn't think that Shin was seeing anyone, it would be kind of difficult to keep a relationship with
someone and be the most wanted thief at the same time. Maybe Shin would make an exception
for Ryo, he would never turn Shin in to the police, not if his life depended on it. And one of these
days, Shin would become an honest man and so would Ryo, he would do it for the older boy.
Ryo wanted so badly to be with him, he just didn't know if he could turn his back on his family.
One of these days he was supposed to become the head of the clan. Right now he wouldn't make
a good leader, he was so confused with his emotions and what he had to do for the people who
raised him.
"Ryo-kun, you know that you can always stay with me if you want," Shin offered, his
voice very gentle. "If you don't want to do this job, you can stay with me."
Ryo's mouth went dry, he wasn't sure if he should take Shin up on his offer or not.
"Of course, even if you do still do your job, you're always welcome in my home." Shin
couldn't hold it back any longer, he had to ask. "Are you still going to do it?"
"I . . . I-I d-don't know," he hardly got the words out. "Do you want me to?"
Shin was taken back, he really didn't expect this. He had to answer truthfully. "No."
"Then I don't think I'll be able to do the job. Not if you don't want me to."
Without thinking, Shin gave Ryo a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
Searching through the halls of the temple, Seiji scolded himself for loosing sight of
Touma. After they took the girl inside the temple and settled in the room she had been using, his
lover slipped from his sight. The foyers were dark, it was still about an hour until dawn, so there
was hardly any light. Some of the corridors were dimly lit with some candles, that was it.
Keeping his hand on the wall, Seiji guided himself, he was getting worried about the younger
boy, for all he knew Touma could've been beaten, abducted or lost. Spotting a person sitting on
the ground, leaning against the wall, he walked closer to them and found that it was Touma, or
rather Tenku, even in the darkness, he could feel that it wasn't really Touma who was present.
Sitting down next to Tenku, they sat in silence for a few, long minutes.
"He loves you very much," Tenku murmured. "Touma is forever grateful for all you've
done for him."
"Going through his memories?"
"Only because he allows me to." Tenku sighed, "I remember the first this boy summoned
me, he was very young. His throat had been slashed severely by one of the villagers, neither of us
know why it happened though. Touma was dying and there was no one to help him. He begged
for someone to save him, the heavens ended up answering his cry. Using what little healing
powers I was able to borrow from Kourin, I healed his throat, but the damage was done, he lost
usage of his vocal cords."
"Wouldn't he have died then?"
Tenku shrugged and grinned, "Okay, so I tampered with fate and gave the boy a second
chance at life, what's so wrong with that? I don't hear you complaining about it, from what I can
tell, you two are very close. After I gave him a second chance at life, he became lost, his village
had been destroyed and Kayura had taken him," all of Tenku's good humor had vanished and he
clenched his fist. "I hate that bitch for what she did to him, I would've helped him, he never
summoned me during that time though, consequently I couldn't help. He was afraid that Kayura
might be more powerful than me and what she might do if she knew he could summon me. When
he escaped, I couldn't have been more proud of him, he's a very intelligent boy. He then came to
the temple. He didn't stay long, he was too afraid that she would find him. Then he ran into you,"
the smile reappeared on both their faces. "That's when life started to go right for him, for both of
you."
"Now these are some memories I enjoy hearing about."
"Yes, I've watched him closely over the years. I know I don't need to go through his own
memories to know what happened, I just enjoy knowing what he was thinking and feeling at the
time."
"I know I have no right to ask, but what were his first thoughts about me?"
Tenku chuckled. "At first he was very frustrated, because you had no clue what he was
trying to tell you. Later on, he couldn't help noting how lovely the color of your eyes are and
how your hair reminds him of sunshine. Even mute sorcerers have their romantic side, it's just a
shame that he keeps it all inside of him. He loves you, more than you'll ever know." Resting his
head on Seiji's shoulder and closing his eyes, he whispered, "Be good to Touma and he'll always
be good to you. Also, remember that Kourin is at your side when you need him."
"Tenku?" Seiji was surprised by that last statement. "Who's Kourin? Tenku?"
He opened his eyes again, were no longer a midnight blue of Tenku, they were now the
stormy blue that Seiji never got tired of seeing. A small smile graced Touma's lips before he
closed his eyes again.
"Touma . . ." hugging Touma, he let the boy fall asleep, know he must've been
exhausted. Picking him up, he carried his lover down to the room they were sharing. Setting the
boy down on the bed, Seiji laid down next to him. "Sleep well, my love."
There was something coming, Shu could sense it. The itch just to go out and find out
what was out there was bugging the hell out of him. Being the Good Brother, he was usually a
peaceful person, however he always had the urge to go into action instead of just talking and
planning things out, that was too boring. It was a good thing he was well disciplined, or he
probably wouldn't have the title "Good Brother Shu". Pacing about the room, he glanced now
and then at the motionless girl resting on the bed, at least she was alive, he didn't think she
would've survived after Tenku's last attack. Checking the girl one more time, he left the room
and just started walking, needing to do something to keep his mind off of things. That feeling
kept bothering him. It was times like this that he cursed himself for being a monk, of all the
things he could've done, he chose to lead a peaceful life, what was the fun in that? He wanted to
get into a fight, fighting was always fun for him when he was a kid, what was even better was
that he always won. He was a monk now, he couldn't resort to such violence. Once Touma and
Seiji were up, they'd all have to talk, no matter how boring it was.
"Brother Shu," one of the monks called.
"What is it?" Shu went over to his friend.
"One of the other Brothers has spotted someone nearby the pasture and all of your
friends are accounted for."
"Hm, I'll go check it out. Will you go down and find Ryo-san, tell him that his friend is
doing just fine."
"All right," the monk disappeared down the hall.
Grinning from ear to ear, Shu went towards the door that led to the pasture. He noticed
Touma's staff leaning against the wall and took it just encase. Going outside, he looked around,
the first rays of dawn were starting peek out of the east and everything looked as normal as can
be. Things just didn't feel normal.
"Hi," a tall man with green hair came into sight. "I was wondering if a friend of mine
was here, his name is Mouri Shin."
"And you are?" Shu didn't trust this guy, whoever he was.
"I'm called Naaza."
Shu smirked, "The leader of the Doku ninjas, huh? Last time I heard, the Dokus and the
Mouris were enemies."
Naaza smirked, "You're smarter than you look. Just stand aside and don't get in my
way."
"Sorry, I can't do that."
Shu jumped out of the way as Naaza tried to stab him with a dagger. He had to be
careful, the blade was most likely poisoned, just a nick would probably kill him. Shu gasped as
the blade almost touched his skin and with sharp reflexes, he shoved the butt of the staff into
Naaza's stomach, driving the older man back some. Naaza was more agile, getting the upper
hand over Shu, but the young monk wasn't about to give up anytime soon. Much to his relief, he
was able to knock the dagger out of Naaza's hand, then the ninja leader just took out another one.
"Damn, how many of those do you have?" muttered Shu, barely avoiding the blade
again.
"As many as it'll take to kill you," the older man grinned. Finally he was able to slash the
skin of Shu's cheek, blood slowly ran down his face. As if to make sure that he was actually hit,
Shu brought his hand up to his cheek and felt his sticky, warm blood on his fingers. Naaza
laughed, "Any second now, my poison will take affect and kill you."
Fear gripped Shu as he prepared to face the worst. The two men stared at each other, the
monk glaring and the ninja leader smirking. A few seconds turned into a few minutes, both were
waiting for Shu to drop dead. The monk then had to ask, "Are you sure that there was poison on
that blade?"
Naaza looked at the dagger in his hand and checked, sure enough, the blade was clean.
"God damn it! This is the last time I let Kayura play with my daggers!"
"So, it's not poisoned?"
"What do you think?! Well, this isn't a problem, I'll just have to drive this through your
heart!"
"Stop it! It's me you want!" a voice shouted.
Naaza whipped his head over to where the voice came from, that was a big mistake.
Right when his head was turned, Shu swung the staff, hitting Naaza in the back of the head and
he dropped to the ground unconscious.
Shu smiled over at Shin, "Thanks, you made a great distraction."
"Um, you're welcome. I just wanted to talk to you, instead I find you fighting one of my
greatest enemies. I guess we should get him tied up."
"That would be wise," agreed the monk. "There's an empty room we can lock him up
in." Once the leader of the Doku ninjas was securely locked in an empty room, Shu asked Shin
what he wanted to talk about.
"I just needed to tell you that Ikari, Ryo's friend, has woken up, Ryo's with her right
now. You might want to get Touma and the blond out of here, before Ikari is fully healed and
trust me, if she knows magic, then she can heal pretty damn fast."
"Naaza, that moron, he's so stupid for turning his head like that, leaving himself open for
an attack," Kayura mumbled to herself. "Rajura! Show yourself!"
"You called me, Lady Kayura," Rajura stood in front of the throne, annoyed that he
interrupted during some 'quality time' with Anubis, also known as Yami.
"I want you to get rid of Naaza, I want to make him into an example just like Shuten, and
bring me the blond!"
Rajura lifted an eyebrow, "I thought you wanted 'your pet' back, am I right?"
"The blond is bait," snapped Kayura.
"Why don't I just kill Naaza and then I'll bring you that boy you like so much."
"No!" she whined. "I want him to suffer first. You're a simple minded man, you'd never
understand the fine points of torturing someone."
"Fine," Rajura sighed as he walked out of the room. "She's over four hundred years old,
but she has to mind of a twelve year old. Damn, next year I'm retiring."
How did Ryo react to the kiss Shin gave him? Why did it take so long to get that tiny bit of action
out of those two? How long will it take for Shu and Nausti? Where the fuck was Nausti? What
will Ikari say to Ryo when she finds out he probably won't be able to do the job? What was the
whole point of Tenku telling Seiji about Touma's past? Was it just to take up space? Why is
Kayura so damn annoying? Do you people want to see her die a bloody death? Or should
something else happen to her? Why am I letting these questions get too long? Find out in Part VI
and many other parts of "The Paths We Take".