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Chapter 4 – Reflections of the Past
Ganko cried out in joy and shouted the name of his brother in return. She hurriedly ran towards Koganei and hugged his yellow sweater. "There's no need to worry now, Ganko. I'm already with you. And we'll be together again for a long time." Koganei whispered as he smiles at the face of an innocent child. "You are no longer alone…" he added.
"For you…" he whispered as he picks up the same chocolate that he dropped. "Thank you." She answered softly with a childish smile. "Did you like it?" Koganei asked. "Of course. Anything that came from you, I will always treasure." Ganko said with still another smile.
And as more hours pass, the little girl fell asleep. And Koganei whispers silently to her ear, "Merry Christmas."
Shortly, he left his sister peacefully as he explores his house. Trying to refresh his memories once again on the house he has left for a long time. After a short while of touring with his memories, he decided to stay on the place he'd always wanted to be ever since he was small, the rooftop.
~ It's too dangerous. Let him down. That's what my mother always shouted when father brings me with him on top of the house. But my father would just always deny the danger because he told mother that as long as he's with me, I'd be fine. And mother would just stop there and continue her work. I was three when we started doing this, days started to pass and time involuntarily fly. And the day finally came, when mother was already taken away from us. Tuberculosis, the doctor said. And me and my sister could do nothing, but to cry. To cry… as long as tears lasted, and cry. As time passes by, after the burial of my mother, I was bothered by this dream over and over again. A lady kept on asking me if whether or not, I'll surrender the yellow orb. I could never make his image out because she was bounded with blinding light. The only evidence that made me consider her as a woman is because of her voice. I always asked her what was that yellow orb she was talking about, but she would just answer, "So the color within you is still sleeping." I tried to ask her what was that color she was saying, but she would just leave me and bring me back to the real world. ~
~ Omen? Maybe I would rather address it that way. One day, there was this boy who attacked me. Father fought him bravely with his bare fists. But that person never held back and killed him. I cried and cried. And tears gushed out abundantly from my eyes. And on that time, I felt something within me thirsting to go wild. I felt the rage, the sorrow, the fear, joy… pain… as well as misery all trying to blast out within me. And then, with all that emotion on my heart, a golden light shone before me… and a golden sword appeared with it. And I held it with all my might. ~
~ I saw the fear on the murderer's face. He backed away as he addresses me with a name. If I could remember it clearly, he said, "You are… Geno…" And the golden light radiated more arrays of it. After that incident, I never knew what happened next. ~
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"So you're the one they sent this time." Raiha commented as he looks at a gray haired man before him, "Tokiya Mikagami…" Tokiya greeted Raiha in return with a smile. "So it's you, Raiha. I never thought I'd see a traitor living together with these humans." he responded. "Do you question my decision?" Raiha asked with his eyes glaring at an old friend. "Don't misunderstand. I have no intentions on fighting with you." Tokiya replied. "So you're planning to assassinate the fifth color of light right?" Raiha asked. "You're really updated, my friend. So are you planning to stop me?" Tokiya answered. "No. Go ahead." Raiha answered. "Nice move boy. Then perhaps you know where the target is. If you tell me, I'll not report you to Mr. Mori. How's that?" offered Tokiya with an offensive smile. "What if I won't tell you? Who made you think I will let you get away from here alive with your words?" Raiha responded as his calm eyes slowly turns evil.
Tokiya was shocked for a moment and he silenced. And Raiha broke the silence after he said, "Run along. I don't want to fight you. If you ever see Mori again, ask him if he still consider me as his swordsman. If he does, tell it at once to me and I'll report to him." As Tokiya glared at him, he left the ninja silently. Raiha's eyes followed the water swordsman as he disappears from him. And when Tokiya does, he closed his eyes. Trying to reflect on his memories.
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"Raiha, we found the host of the white color of light. I want you to kill him now." Mori commanded before a kneeling Raiha. "Understood." Raiha answered. And he stepped his left foot forward, followed by the right. He stood up without another word, and he walks away.
~ Three years ago, I was given orders by our leader, Kouran Mori, to kill that man. And I hunted that guy down, the one whom we address as Lugia, the white light representing the element of sky. ~
"You are going to kill me?" he asked. ~ I simply denied it, and told him to run away and hide. Or else, if Mori finds out that he is still alive, it would endanger both of their lives. And he heeded my advice. He ran far far away. And now, he already commands a huge underground movement named the Uruha. That man, in his human name, is called Kurei. ~
~ At first, I was wondering why he addressed Lugia as the host of the white light. When I saw the face of this man, he had total innocence of the presence of this power. It is as if this man was not the one we call Lugia. That's perhaps another reason why I spared his life. Because our only target were the seven colors of light. I would never hurt innocent lives…~
~ I never did betray Mr. Mori. At least never as of now… because I am not sure if I'll do betray him sooner or later. The reason why I stayed here together with these humans, is because I still have that uncompleted mission with me. That is, to kill the host of the white light. But as long as I haven't seen the proof that he is the one, I will never harm him in any way. ~
And after all his reflections, he decided to finish it off. Raiha opened his eyes once again to see the real world. He glanced at his weapon as he raises his arm on his chest level. "Raijin, What do you think we should do?" He asked.
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"HELP ME!!! Brother…" Ganko shouted Koganei was brought back to his senses after his sister called him so. He recklessly jumped down from the roof and entered the house at full speed. There, he saw Ganko breathing and sweating heavily. It was as if she saw something more fearsome than a ghost. Koganei rushed towards her with a hug. Trying to keep her warm as she recovers from the trance.
And after a little rub on her back, Ganko felt a little secure as she tries to recompose herself. "What happened Ganko?" Koganei asked. Ganko could feel her heartbeat still beating fast as she tries to answer. "A bad dream." She whispered. "I see… don't worry. I'll sit beside you again so you'll be warm." Koganei responded as he tries to put his sister to sleep. "No it's not that… it's not just a normal dream." Ganko answered who still seems to be really scared. "Not a normal dream? What do you mean?"
"It was Uncle Mokuren… he was trying to rape me in that dream." Ganko answered crying. "What?!" Koganei asked in extreme shock. "The dream… was real." Ganko announced with her fearful voice. "Uncle Mokuren raped me…" she added.
Koganei was stunned again after he heard those words. His heartbeat is going fast. His eyes turned dim and he could feel his blood boiling as he hugs his sister even more. And now, shadows of revenge starts to dominate his mind.
"He raped me… day after day. I tried to ask him to stop, but he wouldn't listen. He continued to do it. Even if I had enough. Even if he knew it was unfair. Even if he knew it was too much."
Koganei taps his sister even more. Trying to calm her down as his eyes slowly turns back to it's killing state. And after a few minutes of sending his sister to sleep, he walked out of the house glowing with anger. "Ganko... I'm sorry. I wasn't here to protect you when you needed me. But when I'm finished with him, I will leave the Uruha. And I will protect you until I die!!!" He shouted as he draws out his golden blade once again, the Kougan Anki.
End of Chapter 4
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