The insanity grows!!! Well, unto another chapter we go!! This one is about Muraki...and if you're wondering who the 'he' was from chapter 3, well...his name isn't mentioned here, but if you can't guess, then...anyway, here we go!!!! ^_^
Chapter 5
"So, what do you say? Will you join us?"
"...No."
"Then his fate is sealed."
But Muraki had a plan. "You can't kill him."
"We sure can."
"No, you can't. By killing him, you can guarantee my wrath. I'll even go as far as to join the Shinigami."
"...You wouldn't..."
"I would."
"Dammit, I just don't understand you, Muraki. Why go so far for a mere human? His sword skill is incredible, but he's a human all the same."
"What I do is no business of yours."
The demon was silent for a long while. Then he let out a scornful laugh. "Fine. Have it your way. We'll be sure to put him to good use...if you know what I mean..."
That did it. Muraki rushed forward and grabbed the demon by his throat and lifted him off the ground.
"Don't you DARE touch him!!!" he growled. "He is mine. If I find out you or any of your friends did anything to him...I won't be responsible for my actions."
"Okay..." the demon gasped. "We'll...stay away..."
Muraki let him go. He watched the demon depart, his anger still lingering. It angered him that he, Muraki Kazutaka, was bended at their will. He knew 'he' wasn't involved, but was forced to be. That fact also made him angry.
They'll pay for this, he thought. I'll make sure of it. For doing this to him and to me...
::flashback::
Muraki sat on the windowsill of his room, smoking a cigarette. He stared into the sunset, feeling the turmoil of having to admit defeat.
Damn them, he thought, taking another puff. Doing me in like that...I could've been killed!! Though that was their intention, it still makes me angry...
"Hello, Muraki."
Muraki paused. The presence had been there for a while, but he didn't acknowledge it. Now he turned to the darkness of the room, where a pair of bright eyes stared at him.
"What do you want?" he said, turning back to the window.
The demon stepped forward, the moonlight portraying its form. "We've taken over Meifu."
"Oh really? Good for you."
"And Razius says he wants your help. Quite an honor, ne?"
"Not really. I work alone."
"Oh c'mon, Muraki!! We all know what those Shinigami did to you!! Revenge is sweeter than blood, and you can have it through us!!"
"No."
"Muraki-"
"I said no. Now leave before I kill you."
The demon no longer looked cheerful. His face was stern. "Fine. But no matter what, you will join us."
::end flashback::
If he had been thinking clearly, he would've come up with a reasonable compromise. The last thing he wanted was for 'him' to get involved.
You involved him in a lot, he reminded himself. And guess what? He's involved and you don't want him to be. And you have to live with the consequences if anything happens to him...
"So we can't hurt him?"
"Do you want to risk his wrath?"
"...Good point."
The demons looked into the small dark room. A silhouette was lying on the cot in the room. No wounds marred him, but he was unconscious.
"What does Muraki see in him, anyway? He's just a simple, stupid human."
"He packed a punch, that's for sure."
"It doesn't matter. He's our ticket to getting Muraki on our side. So we can't harm him."
One demon grinned. "Muraki doesn't have to know, does he?"
"Yeah, you're right. I want some payback for the punch he landed on me."
The three demons stalked into the room. One poked the man on the bed.
"Wake up, sleeping beauty."
"Get away from me," the human growled, obviously irritated with the demons.
"No. It's time for payback." With that, one grabbed him by his dark hair and dragged him to the floor. For a long while they beat on him, venting out their rage on him. Then they tired.
"Just a little taste of what you gave us." Then they left, leaving the battered man in the darkness.
Two hours later...
"Muraki?" the demon stepped into the dark room. It was seemingly empty. "Are you here? Razius wanted me to-urk!!!!"
The demon felt a horrible pain in his back. He realized Muraki stabbed him.
"I warned you," Muraki hissed. "not to hurt him."
"I don't-"
"I'm not stupid. You beat him up badly. Did you think I would be stupid enough not to notice?!"
The demon coughed up blood. "Ugh-"
"I just have one question for you: how do I get into Meifu? I know your Razius jammed any possible way in and out, yet you manage to be here. So tell me. How?"
"Ugh...card..."
"Oh, I see. Cards. Hand it over."
"Can't...ugh..."
"You can't? But you have it with you, yes? Oh, I know how to get it. Pleasant dreams."
With that, Muraki drove his fist into the demon's chest. The demon doubled over dead as Muraki clutched a glowing card in his fist.
"Magically insinuated, hmm?" said Muraki, holding up the bloody card key. He remembered the Shinigami who wanted to get into Meifu.
I COULD help them, he thought. Especially my beloved Tsuzuki-san...though I hate to think of lending them a hand, it would be amusing to them knowing they owe me. I guess just this once I'll lend them my assistance. But just to get there. Once I get 'him', I'm gone.
Ready to scream, yet? Don't worry, I won't prolong the torture much longer. In the next chapter, you'll find out who 'he' is!!!! (and if you don't know by now...) Be sure to tune in!!!! ^_^
Chapter 5
"So, what do you say? Will you join us?"
"...No."
"Then his fate is sealed."
But Muraki had a plan. "You can't kill him."
"We sure can."
"No, you can't. By killing him, you can guarantee my wrath. I'll even go as far as to join the Shinigami."
"...You wouldn't..."
"I would."
"Dammit, I just don't understand you, Muraki. Why go so far for a mere human? His sword skill is incredible, but he's a human all the same."
"What I do is no business of yours."
The demon was silent for a long while. Then he let out a scornful laugh. "Fine. Have it your way. We'll be sure to put him to good use...if you know what I mean..."
That did it. Muraki rushed forward and grabbed the demon by his throat and lifted him off the ground.
"Don't you DARE touch him!!!" he growled. "He is mine. If I find out you or any of your friends did anything to him...I won't be responsible for my actions."
"Okay..." the demon gasped. "We'll...stay away..."
Muraki let him go. He watched the demon depart, his anger still lingering. It angered him that he, Muraki Kazutaka, was bended at their will. He knew 'he' wasn't involved, but was forced to be. That fact also made him angry.
They'll pay for this, he thought. I'll make sure of it. For doing this to him and to me...
::flashback::
Muraki sat on the windowsill of his room, smoking a cigarette. He stared into the sunset, feeling the turmoil of having to admit defeat.
Damn them, he thought, taking another puff. Doing me in like that...I could've been killed!! Though that was their intention, it still makes me angry...
"Hello, Muraki."
Muraki paused. The presence had been there for a while, but he didn't acknowledge it. Now he turned to the darkness of the room, where a pair of bright eyes stared at him.
"What do you want?" he said, turning back to the window.
The demon stepped forward, the moonlight portraying its form. "We've taken over Meifu."
"Oh really? Good for you."
"And Razius says he wants your help. Quite an honor, ne?"
"Not really. I work alone."
"Oh c'mon, Muraki!! We all know what those Shinigami did to you!! Revenge is sweeter than blood, and you can have it through us!!"
"No."
"Muraki-"
"I said no. Now leave before I kill you."
The demon no longer looked cheerful. His face was stern. "Fine. But no matter what, you will join us."
::end flashback::
If he had been thinking clearly, he would've come up with a reasonable compromise. The last thing he wanted was for 'him' to get involved.
You involved him in a lot, he reminded himself. And guess what? He's involved and you don't want him to be. And you have to live with the consequences if anything happens to him...
"So we can't hurt him?"
"Do you want to risk his wrath?"
"...Good point."
The demons looked into the small dark room. A silhouette was lying on the cot in the room. No wounds marred him, but he was unconscious.
"What does Muraki see in him, anyway? He's just a simple, stupid human."
"He packed a punch, that's for sure."
"It doesn't matter. He's our ticket to getting Muraki on our side. So we can't harm him."
One demon grinned. "Muraki doesn't have to know, does he?"
"Yeah, you're right. I want some payback for the punch he landed on me."
The three demons stalked into the room. One poked the man on the bed.
"Wake up, sleeping beauty."
"Get away from me," the human growled, obviously irritated with the demons.
"No. It's time for payback." With that, one grabbed him by his dark hair and dragged him to the floor. For a long while they beat on him, venting out their rage on him. Then they tired.
"Just a little taste of what you gave us." Then they left, leaving the battered man in the darkness.
Two hours later...
"Muraki?" the demon stepped into the dark room. It was seemingly empty. "Are you here? Razius wanted me to-urk!!!!"
The demon felt a horrible pain in his back. He realized Muraki stabbed him.
"I warned you," Muraki hissed. "not to hurt him."
"I don't-"
"I'm not stupid. You beat him up badly. Did you think I would be stupid enough not to notice?!"
The demon coughed up blood. "Ugh-"
"I just have one question for you: how do I get into Meifu? I know your Razius jammed any possible way in and out, yet you manage to be here. So tell me. How?"
"Ugh...card..."
"Oh, I see. Cards. Hand it over."
"Can't...ugh..."
"You can't? But you have it with you, yes? Oh, I know how to get it. Pleasant dreams."
With that, Muraki drove his fist into the demon's chest. The demon doubled over dead as Muraki clutched a glowing card in his fist.
"Magically insinuated, hmm?" said Muraki, holding up the bloody card key. He remembered the Shinigami who wanted to get into Meifu.
I COULD help them, he thought. Especially my beloved Tsuzuki-san...though I hate to think of lending them a hand, it would be amusing to them knowing they owe me. I guess just this once I'll lend them my assistance. But just to get there. Once I get 'him', I'm gone.
Ready to scream, yet? Don't worry, I won't prolong the torture much longer. In the next chapter, you'll find out who 'he' is!!!! (and if you don't know by now...) Be sure to tune in!!!! ^_^