The lost star
Chapter 4
The village and the girl
By: Michelle-Pu
***hope you like it***
'This is just great.' Hikari thought as she realized that in shifting her weight she caused a twig to snap. 'He must have heard me.' She held her breathe hoping he didn't look up.
'I know someone's around here damn it!' Tasuki then pulled out his tessen. "REKKA SHINE!" he shot the fire up into the nearest tree.
Just as the fire reached the tree a figure jumped out and landed with some trouble near the tree. Tasuki saw it was Hikari. Hikari then got into a fighting position, lifting her sword with some difficulty. "You really shouldn't be fighting in you condition, just give yourself up." Smiled Tasuki. "I'm just fine. But you won't be!" Yelled Hikari as she charged him. Just as he blocked her sword with his tessen, she heard a scream that came from the general direction of the village.
"Not now!" She whispered as she jumped back and started to run to the village. She was cut off by Tasuki, whom she forgot had super speed. "Out of my way! The town is under attack! I need to get back." Tasuki, who had not heard the scream, just stood in her way. "Your fight is here, the town is not under attack!" She charged him once more, but he blocked again. "LET ME THOURGH!!!!!" Hikari then punched Tasuki in the face and started running for the village. 'Wow... she's just as fast as me!' Tasuki thought as he speed after her, calling for the rest of the sensei.
As Hikari ran back to her village she heard Tasuki behind her calling the other sensei. 'NO! They must not stop me!' Soon she was at the village and was every thing a mess. Then she realized who was behind this mess, "Kagoi!" She whispered, "YOU BASTARD! WHERE ARE YOU!!!" S he screamed as she unsheathed her sword and ran to the middle of the town, Tasuki still right behind her.
Tasuki looked around as he ran. The houses were burned half way done, there was blood and broken weapons all over the ground, and even a few bodies. He had heard Hikari yell a name, Kagoi? But it couldn't be him. And then run off again, he intended to follow her, the other sensei should be behind him shortly.
When she enter the center of the city, Hikari saw bandits running everywhere, stealing and hurting the towns people. "Not again!" Her eyes turned a pure black color, filled with rage and hate and her bright orange hair turned a blood red color. She ran at every bandit she could find, killing everyone of them. She had taken a few hits herself and had cuts on her face, her shirt and pants had been ripped in some places, reviling bloody skin. Her old wound had been opened even more, and was bleeding at an unsafe pace.
Tasuki couldn't believe what he just saw, this one woman had taken on at least 20 mountain bandits and survived it. But he couldn't explain the strange energy boost she had gotten when her hair changed colors. Hikari was bleeding very badly and still walked to the very middle of the village. Tasuki once more followed her, but gave her lots of space.
When Hikari reached the middle of the village, she was no longer herself. She saw the bandit leader with a hostage, attempting to get out of the town. "KAGOI!!" She yelled, getting his attention, "Where do you think your going?" She started to walk closer to the man, her eyes and hair turning back to normal. Then if she felt the pain in her body like she'd been smashed into a thousand pieces. "Hikari!" The girl in Kagoi's arms yelled out to the woman. "Don't worry Tanga, I'll save you. Kagoi, what do you think your doing?" "Raiding the town, what does it look like?" I thought we had a deal!" "Guess you were wrong!"
Tasuki then stepped out of the shadows deciding to take some action. Kagoi looked to him, "So, Tasuki and Hikari are united again." Hikari looked back at Tasuki then back to Kagoi, "Why do you say that you rat?" "So you don't remember? After your parents abandoned you." They did no such thing. They thought it would be the best thing." Hikari yelled at him, as Tasuki only glared. "Fine soot yourself. Any way. When you came to me at the age of 7 to train and then a year later him at the age of 11 to train also. You two where the best of friends, but then you left another year after to go back to your family and he stayed with me. And now both of you are back here to challenge me!"
"I came he followed!" Tasuki was ferrous with rage, remembering who this man was and what he had done. "DAMN YOU KAGOI!" Tasuki then charged the mountain bandit. "Stop you idiot!" Hikari yelled as she tackled Tasuki, "You can kill me, but you will not kill that girl! He's mine anyway!" Tasuki pushed Hikari off of him, only to watch her ran at Kagoi.
Hikari punched Kagoi in the face, making him let go of Tanga. Hikari then ran her sword through Kagoi's arm. "Now bag for mercy like you made my family!" Kagoi gasped with pain, "Never!" Then he waved his hand, and Hikari heard a wish sound and a scream of pain. Hikari turned around looking for the worse and saw Tanga's body on the ground with a arrow in the chest. "Now your all alone!" Kagoi laughed his last words, as Hikari cut through his body. She then threw a dagger at the sniper, killing him.
Hikari over to the body of the young girl. "He was aiming for you, Hikari, I finally got to pay you back for all of those times." "NO! You don't have to pay me back. Hold on, I'll get you some help." Hikari started to cry a little. "I even made you cry some too." But those were Tanga's last words as the girl fell into a sleep she would never awake from.
"Never shall you leave my side, forever the savor of my soul." Hikari said these parting words as she held the small body in her arms. Then she stood up and stared so hard at Tasuki with rage that he felt something wasn't right.
"You!." Hikari said in a shaky voice. "You caused this! You stop me from coming sooner! YOU Caused MY TANGA HER LIFE! For that you must pay!" She shouted at him, as he saw her eyes turn black and hair blood red. 'Ohhh, crap' Tasuki thought has she charged him, sword out. He pulled his tessen in front of him just in time. They stayed metal to metal for awhile, then Hikari jumped back. As she landed, her leg gave way to pain and she fell on the ground. "REKKA SHINE!" Hikari was too slow as the ball of fire hit her, her world once more going dark.
Tasuki watched as Hikari's hair turned back to normal, her body just lying on the ground. Tasuki felt the rest of the sensei and the townsfolk come to the villagesquare. A middle-aged woman ran to Tanga's side then to Hikari's, gasping. "Why did you go so far, now we may loose the last of them!" "She attacked me, saying I caused that young girls life over there." Tasuki pointed to Tanga's body that was covered and being carried away. "And who is them may I ask?" Chichiri asked coming up behind Tasuki. "That was Tanga, Hikari's youngest AND last sister. And they were the last of the Rika's, a powerful witch family, protectors of this land." The lady started to bandage up Hikari, but was stopped by Mitsuke, who was able to heal must of the wounds, but not all. "Last you say?" Hotohori said helping the woman attending to the wounds the healer had missed. "She had 6 brothers and 4 sisters, all younger than her. Her parents had died three years back, bless their souls. But all of her others had died last year, trying to save this town. Tanga was too little to fight so she was the last. Now poor Hikari's all alone." "Who were you attacked by?" Tasuki asked, hoping it wasn't his group. "I don't know, they were lead by some general, Nakago I think."