Chapter 8
Muraki smirked. It was done.
"Hisoka-chan!!!" Rei's voice was close to becoming hysterical. She shook the boy's prone form, panic written all over her face.
Tsuzuki was still stuck in the illusion. Souryuu glared at Rei menacingly, but Tsuzuki's attention wasn't on the girl. His attention seemed to be lost.
Muraki walked towards Rei slowly, not at all worried. "It looks like the poor boy is out."
Rei quickly looked up and glared at him.
"And it looks like Tsuzuki-san's not in his right mind. Well, when he comes out of it, he'll gone insane when he sees what he's done."
"YOU did this!!!!!!" shrieked Rei. "Don't go and blaming Asato-kun for YOUR actions, you fucking bastard!!!!!!"
"Ooh, such rough language from such a nice girl. Well, let's see how tough of a Shinigami you think you are. Stand up. I think it's time I kill you again."
Rei's fingers gripped the sheath tucked into the belt of her pants. She eyed Hisoka for a moment before patting him on the back. "Um, sorry, but I'm gonna borrow your sword." Then she stood. "I'm afraid you're mistaken, Muraki. For today the one who's going to die is you."
Tsuzuki squinted at the form lying facedown on the floor. Muraki wasn't moving.
He's playing with my mind, he thought. He's waiting for me to approach, and then he'll attack. I have to make sure.
"Want me to?" asked Souryuu.
"No, you've helped me enough. You can return to Gensoukai."
"As you wish." Souryuu departed.
Hmm, I have to make sure...right, I'll call on Byakko.
"Come forth Byakko!!!"
Nothing happened.
?? "Come forth Byakko!!!"
Nothing again.
What the hell?! He thought. Souryuu came easily!! Why is Byakko hesitating against MURAKI?!?!
"Byakko, come forth!!!!"
After five minutes, the white tiger appeared. But he didn't seem happy.
"Byakko, go check to see that Muraki is dead."
Byakko glared at him. "I can't sense anything from him, and that's not Muraki."
"What does that mean?! Of course it's Muraki!!!!"
"No, it isn't."
"Yes it is!!!"
"No, it isn't!!!"
"YES IT IS!!!!!!"
"NO IT ISN'T!!!!!!"
Rei dodged Muraki's attack, but barely. He was just too damn strong.
"Is dodging all you're good at?" said Muraki, amused.
"No, I have a good enough arsenal." She then started concentrating as light surrounded her.
"Ah, you're summoning a Shikigami? Do you think Carbunkle and Quezacotl stand a chance?"
She ignored him. "Come forth Carbunkle!!"
The little came forth. She circled Rei several times, sprinkling golden magic onto her. Then she floated next to Rei, looking menacingly at Muraki.
Muraki threw back his head and laughed. "Is that all?! What a poor choice for a Shikigami!!!"
Carbunkle growled.
"Well, I think it's time to end this. And it is going to be interesting to kill both you and your Shikigami!!!"
Muraki unleashed a gathering of energy at them. Rei just stood there, not looking worried. The energy came in contact with a golden shield before it reached her.
Carbunkle squealed and flapped her ears.
Muraki narrowed his eyes at the shield.
But it wasn't just a magic shield. He found that out the hard way as that same energy flew right back at him. He barely dodged his own attack.
"You're not so confident now, are you?!" declared Rei. "Any magic you throw at me will reflect right back at you!!!"
Muraki glared at her and clenched his teeth.
"Now for the fun part. Come forth Quezacotl!!!"
Byakko held onto his anger as he stalked over to Hisoka. He wasn't mad at Tsuzuki, since he was in an illusion. But he was VERY pissed at Souryuu for attacking Hisoka like that.
Since the blow he had received from Souryuu, Hisoka hadn't moved. Nor had he shown any signs that he was still alive, or...whatever.
He nudged the kid with his nose. "C'mon Hisoka, wake up."
Silence answered him.
Byakko rolled Hisoka onto his back. "Hisoka, just show us you're still alive, I mean a Shinigami...oh, you know what I mean!!!!"
Silence again.
Fear struck him. What if Tsuzuki HAD killed him?! Gods, if he knew this wasn't Muraki but Hisoka...
"Well?" called Tsuzuki.
Byakko didn't know what to say. Hisoka certainly didn't smell dead, but he wasn't awake either. No doubt Tsuzuki would make him kill Hisoka if he told him he was still alive. He didn't know what to do.
"Here we go!!!" said Watari.
Jigglypuff Tatsumi gulped down the potion.
He was back to normal.
"I DID IT!!!!!!!"
"It took you long enough!!" growled Tatsumi, brushing dust off his sleeves. "I have to get going!!!"
Rei cheered as Quezacotl's attack hit Muraki. The psychotic doctor fell to his knees, grasping his side.
"Just one more shot, Quezacotl!!" she declared, her hand on the sword she held.
Muraki laughed as he stood back up. "That barely hurt!!! Let's see how your pathetic thunder bird handles THIS!!!!"
He summoned up a demon that resembled a hideous twenty-foot iguana. It growled, baring a mouth full of razor sharp teeth.
"Lizards don't have teeth, do they?" Rei asked Carbunkle.
Carbunkle shrugged.
The iguana jumped into the air, tackling Quezacotl. Opening its mouth again, it sank its sharp teeth into Quezacotl's wings.
"NO!!!!!" Rei drew her sword as Quezacotl fell to the floor with the iguana still on him. "Leave him alone!!!" she rushed at the demon.
It was then that Rei felt a burning sensation across her face. She cringed as her nose and jaw broke at the same time. The iguana had struck her with its tail. She flew at least thirty feet into a wall.
Spots danced in front of her eyes as her jaw and nose slowly healed. She felt a dizzy need to fall asleep...
Then she saw the demon try to bite into Quezacotl's neck. She jumped back up and rushed the demon again. This time, she would watch out for its tail.
Tsuzuki turned his head. He heard...fighting far far away...
Byakko was hearing it too. His attention was away from Muraki, and looking in all directions.
"Byakko, keep an eye on him!!! He might pull a fast one!!!"
Byakko shook his head. "I've had enough of this..." he turned to Tsuzuki. "Open your eyes, dammit!!!! This is NOT Muraki!!!!!!"
"What does that mean?! Of course it is, I can clearly see him!!!"
"This is an illusion!!!! Would I lie to you?! Look at him!!! That's Hisoka!!!!!!"
"Let him go, let him go, LET HIM GO!!!!!!!!" shrieked Rei, slicing at the demon with all her strength. It seemed unfazed by her attacks, as it was more focused on Quezacotl.
Rei screamed in rage and jumped onto its back and proceeded to try and saw its head off. "Carbunkle!!!!! Keep Muraki distracted!!!"
The little Shikigami was flying around Muraki's head annoyingly. Muraki was trying to hit her, but she was too fast.
Quezacotl made noises of pain then unleashed the lightning he had been building up. It struck the demon hard, but it barely budged. The thunderbird sighed, then past out. The demon, though fazed, saw this as an opening. Baring his teeth and ignoring the Shinigami on its back, it went for Quezacotl's neck.
It was then that the shadows around them came alive. They lashed out and struck the demon, cutting off its limbs. Rei yelped as a shadow nearly struck her.
The demon howled in pain, then collapsed dead onto Quezacotl.
Rei got off the now dead demon and pushed at it. "Get off my Shikigami!!!!" she turned slightly and glared into the shadows. "Took you long enough!!! Help me get this piece of shit off Quezacotl!!!"
Tatsumi came into the light, looking annoyed. "I came in time. I'll take care of Muraki. Don't worry, that thing will disappear in a few seconds." Then he looked with puzzled eyes in Tsuzuki's direction. "What's going on there?"
Rei followed his gaze. "Oops, gotta fix that!!! Go and defeat Muraki, but I want a piece of him afterwards. Carbunkle!!! Quezacotl!!! You both did well!!! You can go back to Gensoukai!!!"
Her two Shikigami disappeared. She cracked her knuckles. "Okay, this may take a while!!! Thankfully I'm a psychic, so maybe I can break this illusion!!!" She started in their direction. "And hopefully Hisoka-chan is still alive. If he isn't...I don't want to think what Asato-kun might do."
OMG I SUCK!!!!!! It's been over a month!!! Once again, I'm so terribly sorry. As usual, it's school. I hope no one is pissed off. These horrible updates are the best I can do, as I don't want to stop this fanfic. Well, since you all have been patient this long, I truly thank you. I'll try to update sooner than this!!! See ya again in chapter 9!!!! _
Muraki smirked. It was done.
"Hisoka-chan!!!" Rei's voice was close to becoming hysterical. She shook the boy's prone form, panic written all over her face.
Tsuzuki was still stuck in the illusion. Souryuu glared at Rei menacingly, but Tsuzuki's attention wasn't on the girl. His attention seemed to be lost.
Muraki walked towards Rei slowly, not at all worried. "It looks like the poor boy is out."
Rei quickly looked up and glared at him.
"And it looks like Tsuzuki-san's not in his right mind. Well, when he comes out of it, he'll gone insane when he sees what he's done."
"YOU did this!!!!!!" shrieked Rei. "Don't go and blaming Asato-kun for YOUR actions, you fucking bastard!!!!!!"
"Ooh, such rough language from such a nice girl. Well, let's see how tough of a Shinigami you think you are. Stand up. I think it's time I kill you again."
Rei's fingers gripped the sheath tucked into the belt of her pants. She eyed Hisoka for a moment before patting him on the back. "Um, sorry, but I'm gonna borrow your sword." Then she stood. "I'm afraid you're mistaken, Muraki. For today the one who's going to die is you."
Tsuzuki squinted at the form lying facedown on the floor. Muraki wasn't moving.
He's playing with my mind, he thought. He's waiting for me to approach, and then he'll attack. I have to make sure.
"Want me to?" asked Souryuu.
"No, you've helped me enough. You can return to Gensoukai."
"As you wish." Souryuu departed.
Hmm, I have to make sure...right, I'll call on Byakko.
"Come forth Byakko!!!"
Nothing happened.
?? "Come forth Byakko!!!"
Nothing again.
What the hell?! He thought. Souryuu came easily!! Why is Byakko hesitating against MURAKI?!?!
"Byakko, come forth!!!!"
After five minutes, the white tiger appeared. But he didn't seem happy.
"Byakko, go check to see that Muraki is dead."
Byakko glared at him. "I can't sense anything from him, and that's not Muraki."
"What does that mean?! Of course it's Muraki!!!!"
"No, it isn't."
"Yes it is!!!"
"No, it isn't!!!"
"YES IT IS!!!!!!"
"NO IT ISN'T!!!!!!"
Rei dodged Muraki's attack, but barely. He was just too damn strong.
"Is dodging all you're good at?" said Muraki, amused.
"No, I have a good enough arsenal." She then started concentrating as light surrounded her.
"Ah, you're summoning a Shikigami? Do you think Carbunkle and Quezacotl stand a chance?"
She ignored him. "Come forth Carbunkle!!"
The little came forth. She circled Rei several times, sprinkling golden magic onto her. Then she floated next to Rei, looking menacingly at Muraki.
Muraki threw back his head and laughed. "Is that all?! What a poor choice for a Shikigami!!!"
Carbunkle growled.
"Well, I think it's time to end this. And it is going to be interesting to kill both you and your Shikigami!!!"
Muraki unleashed a gathering of energy at them. Rei just stood there, not looking worried. The energy came in contact with a golden shield before it reached her.
Carbunkle squealed and flapped her ears.
Muraki narrowed his eyes at the shield.
But it wasn't just a magic shield. He found that out the hard way as that same energy flew right back at him. He barely dodged his own attack.
"You're not so confident now, are you?!" declared Rei. "Any magic you throw at me will reflect right back at you!!!"
Muraki glared at her and clenched his teeth.
"Now for the fun part. Come forth Quezacotl!!!"
Byakko held onto his anger as he stalked over to Hisoka. He wasn't mad at Tsuzuki, since he was in an illusion. But he was VERY pissed at Souryuu for attacking Hisoka like that.
Since the blow he had received from Souryuu, Hisoka hadn't moved. Nor had he shown any signs that he was still alive, or...whatever.
He nudged the kid with his nose. "C'mon Hisoka, wake up."
Silence answered him.
Byakko rolled Hisoka onto his back. "Hisoka, just show us you're still alive, I mean a Shinigami...oh, you know what I mean!!!!"
Silence again.
Fear struck him. What if Tsuzuki HAD killed him?! Gods, if he knew this wasn't Muraki but Hisoka...
"Well?" called Tsuzuki.
Byakko didn't know what to say. Hisoka certainly didn't smell dead, but he wasn't awake either. No doubt Tsuzuki would make him kill Hisoka if he told him he was still alive. He didn't know what to do.
"Here we go!!!" said Watari.
Jigglypuff Tatsumi gulped down the potion.
He was back to normal.
"I DID IT!!!!!!!"
"It took you long enough!!" growled Tatsumi, brushing dust off his sleeves. "I have to get going!!!"
Rei cheered as Quezacotl's attack hit Muraki. The psychotic doctor fell to his knees, grasping his side.
"Just one more shot, Quezacotl!!" she declared, her hand on the sword she held.
Muraki laughed as he stood back up. "That barely hurt!!! Let's see how your pathetic thunder bird handles THIS!!!!"
He summoned up a demon that resembled a hideous twenty-foot iguana. It growled, baring a mouth full of razor sharp teeth.
"Lizards don't have teeth, do they?" Rei asked Carbunkle.
Carbunkle shrugged.
The iguana jumped into the air, tackling Quezacotl. Opening its mouth again, it sank its sharp teeth into Quezacotl's wings.
"NO!!!!!" Rei drew her sword as Quezacotl fell to the floor with the iguana still on him. "Leave him alone!!!" she rushed at the demon.
It was then that Rei felt a burning sensation across her face. She cringed as her nose and jaw broke at the same time. The iguana had struck her with its tail. She flew at least thirty feet into a wall.
Spots danced in front of her eyes as her jaw and nose slowly healed. She felt a dizzy need to fall asleep...
Then she saw the demon try to bite into Quezacotl's neck. She jumped back up and rushed the demon again. This time, she would watch out for its tail.
Tsuzuki turned his head. He heard...fighting far far away...
Byakko was hearing it too. His attention was away from Muraki, and looking in all directions.
"Byakko, keep an eye on him!!! He might pull a fast one!!!"
Byakko shook his head. "I've had enough of this..." he turned to Tsuzuki. "Open your eyes, dammit!!!! This is NOT Muraki!!!!!!"
"What does that mean?! Of course it is, I can clearly see him!!!"
"This is an illusion!!!! Would I lie to you?! Look at him!!! That's Hisoka!!!!!!"
"Let him go, let him go, LET HIM GO!!!!!!!!" shrieked Rei, slicing at the demon with all her strength. It seemed unfazed by her attacks, as it was more focused on Quezacotl.
Rei screamed in rage and jumped onto its back and proceeded to try and saw its head off. "Carbunkle!!!!! Keep Muraki distracted!!!"
The little Shikigami was flying around Muraki's head annoyingly. Muraki was trying to hit her, but she was too fast.
Quezacotl made noises of pain then unleashed the lightning he had been building up. It struck the demon hard, but it barely budged. The thunderbird sighed, then past out. The demon, though fazed, saw this as an opening. Baring his teeth and ignoring the Shinigami on its back, it went for Quezacotl's neck.
It was then that the shadows around them came alive. They lashed out and struck the demon, cutting off its limbs. Rei yelped as a shadow nearly struck her.
The demon howled in pain, then collapsed dead onto Quezacotl.
Rei got off the now dead demon and pushed at it. "Get off my Shikigami!!!!" she turned slightly and glared into the shadows. "Took you long enough!!! Help me get this piece of shit off Quezacotl!!!"
Tatsumi came into the light, looking annoyed. "I came in time. I'll take care of Muraki. Don't worry, that thing will disappear in a few seconds." Then he looked with puzzled eyes in Tsuzuki's direction. "What's going on there?"
Rei followed his gaze. "Oops, gotta fix that!!! Go and defeat Muraki, but I want a piece of him afterwards. Carbunkle!!! Quezacotl!!! You both did well!!! You can go back to Gensoukai!!!"
Her two Shikigami disappeared. She cracked her knuckles. "Okay, this may take a while!!! Thankfully I'm a psychic, so maybe I can break this illusion!!!" She started in their direction. "And hopefully Hisoka-chan is still alive. If he isn't...I don't want to think what Asato-kun might do."
OMG I SUCK!!!!!! It's been over a month!!! Once again, I'm so terribly sorry. As usual, it's school. I hope no one is pissed off. These horrible updates are the best I can do, as I don't want to stop this fanfic. Well, since you all have been patient this long, I truly thank you. I'll try to update sooner than this!!! See ya again in chapter 9!!!! _