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blah, well you get the idea.

(AN:Very SO SORRY for the VERY LONG delay of this chapter. But here it is and enjoy!)

I love you, Ryoko


Chapter 7: Devil's tears/Angel's tears....


Now, it was Tenchi and Kagato, face to face. Each with their weapons out, for Tenchi, the Jurai sword,
and for Kagato the black energy katana.

"Now is the time boy, the time when one will finally fall by the other's hand."
"Yea. I defeated you once. And I can do it again!"
"Did you really? If you did, I wouldn't be alive right now."

Tenchi's eyes glowed a bright blue color and he let out a scream of anger and charged towards Kagato. As
for Kagato, he smirked and hardened his grip on his sword, he placed the tilt on the ground preparing to
strike upwards once Tenchi came close within his range of attack. As Tenchi got closer and closer, Kagato
raised his hand and gathered up energy to push Tenchi back, and with a powerful blast, he did. Tenchi
flew backwards, he used his sword as a clutch to help him stand back up. He looked towards Kagato and
grinned. He tasted the copper taste of his blood in his mouth, Tenchi spit it out and stood back up. The
crimson red color of his blood dripped from the side of his mouth, Tenchi just simply wiped it away with
the back of his hand. Kagato laughed.

"How do you expect to kill me like that?"
"Ugh...."
"Your pathetic attempts to kill me is futile. Give up now, and I'll make your death fast and nearly
painless."
"I won't give up..."

Kagato looked at Tenchi, and smiled. He shook his head and started to laugh. Tenchi took this opening
and with lightning speed he charged towards Kagato once again, this time his strike landed successful.
Kagato was suprised as he felt pain on his face, then a cut appeared across his eyes, he started to bleed.
Kagato's anger grew more from this and strike Tenchi in the sameway. Tenchi's head was pulled
backwards from the blow, as he looked back at Kagato, he could feel the stinging burning pain between
his eyes. Tenchi's anger seeked revenge and their swords came to a clash. Sparks flew from where the
swords had met. Strike after strike, sparks flew. The others could do nothing but watch, Ryoko was still
hurt, and the others didn't want to face a powerful opponent like Kagato, so all they can do was pray. As
each of Kagato's attacks were successful on hurting Tenchi, his sword grew more powerful. Tenchi was
already bruised up badly. A moment of rest finally came to Tenchi as Kagato parted from him. Tenchi was
breathing heavily, so was Kagato.

"Your techniques have improved quite a bit, you even hurt me....well a little."

Tenchi was still breathing heavily. He never took his eyes of Kagato, in the fear of what Kagato can do to
him in a blink of an eye. Kagato is a man that's not to be underestimated, nor ridiculed.

"You haven't changed one bit Kagato!"
"Hm?"
"You still have your evil ways, that stare, your laugh of mockery...nothing changed at all..."
"Are you serious? I've changed alot!"
"..and on top of that, your still as weak as before"

Tenchi's last statement pushed Kagato's anger off the edge. As a powerful force came from Kagato,
everyone was pushed back. Kagato let out a scream of anger, as he looked at Tenchi, Kagato's eyes once
again glowed a unholy red color, that represents a demon's eyes, if he wasn't a Jurai, you could swear that
he is a demon. Kagato kept staring at Tenchi, eyes glowing unholy red, a vain popped from his forehead.

"Now you dare mock my powers?!"

Tenchi knew this would happen, after all, he intended it to happen.

"Yes, I do!"

Kagato began to change his form. His hands became claws, demonic wings grew from his back, spikes
started to grow from his arms and legs. He changed colors into a darkish shade of death. As he was
finished to transforming, Tenchi pulled back. He could sense the danger, the evil, the anguish, and
somehow, Tenchi could also sense his own death in Kagato. Fear stroke Tenchi, it came him as a sharp
sword going through his heart.

"What about now? Who's weak now?!"

Kagato waved his right hand and Tenchi flew away, his back hit the dark barrier that Kagato put up
earlier. Tenchi moaned in pain, there was a sudden change on the battle, before it was an equal chance for
Tenchi or Kagato to win, and now, the favor was all on Kagato. As he looked down upon Tenchi, he know
that he was going to win. No matter what Tenchi does, Kagato will come out the victor, or will he?

"Is that the best you can do Kagato?"
"What? Your foolish, keep it up and I'll kill you slowly and painful."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Argh!"

Kagato reenacted of how he killed Nagi. Tenchi rose up and started to feel his blood boil. Kagato can feel
Tenchi's bones started to get crushed. Tenchi's scream in pain filled Kagato's mind with pleasure of
finally killing him. This was the moment Kagato was waiting for, the death of Tenchi. Nothing could
satisfy Kagato more then seeing him die. The crew all watched in horror. Ryoko, always caring for
Tenchi, couldn't just stay there and do nothing. Ryoko tried to stand up, her left hand clenching on to her
right side to prevent lost of blood, from her early encounter form Nagi. She summoned up all that's left of
her powers, she can feel her body focusing all of her energy into the palm of her hand. She felt all her
energy draining out of her, like a leech sucking ever so endlessly on the blood of it's pray. Now almost all
of her energy was gone, she created a energy ball using her gathered up powers, and with the last amount
of her will, energy and power, she threw it at Kagato. She threw it with perfect timing, for Tenchi was one
the close verge of death. The attack hit Kagato on his head, and you bet the attack caught. As Tenchi's
nearly prone body fall carelessly to the ground, Kagato's attention changed from Tenchi towards Ryoko,
making her, his new target.

"Hm, how brave..."
"Leave him alone!"
"What, is this an act of anger, revenge, sorrow?"

Ryoko did nothing but give a glare at Kagato. As a tear fell from the corner her eye, it dripped from her
eye, carefully sliding down the right side of her cheek.

"Try love! But I don't expect you to know, since your just a poor heartless bastard that takes pleasure in
the pain of others!!!"
"Is that so?"

Ryoko started to shed more of her tears, to Tenchi, it seemed like an angel was crying.

"Haha, tears? Hm...can this be an angel's tears, or a devil's tears."
"RYOKO!"

Kagato let loose of Tenchi, and he started to come towards Ryoko. She ignored Tenchi's cry for her. As
Kagato drew himself closer to Ryoko, he was stopped by a shot to his chest. Kagato pulled back, and the
smoke near his face cleared up he looked to see who fired it. As it settled, he saw Kiyone with her the
barrel of her gun towards him. Ryoko knew she has support from the people behind her, her family. Aeka
summoned her Jurai shield and protected everyone in it's range, Washu was busy attending to the aid of
Lord Katsuhito, or Yosho. Kiyone and, surprisingly, Mihoshi took up arms with their Galaxy Police
weapons. Kagato grinned in mockery at this.

"Is that the best you got?"

Kagato swinged his sword from left to right at the barrier that Aeka had just put up. She could feel it
giving in, she knew she couldn't keep it up any longer, she knew it was going to shatter. All that could,
attacked Kagato, but all the attempts were hopeless. With one mightly thrust, the tilt of Kagato's sword
penetrated through the barrier, and on that same thrust Kagato's sword grew longer, all avoided the attack
but Aeka. The sword went through her stomach, her eyes grew wide of amazement and a sudden feeling
of pain. Before she could even scream, Kagato retracted his sword, the point of his weapon drenched in
Aeka's blood, and she fell to the ground. All saw in shock, and ran to her aid, except for Tenchi who was
still recovering. Kagato laughed.

"If that's the best you got, you might as well give up now. And if you do, your suffering will be much
shorter. Hahahah!"

Not soon after, Aeka's vision was starting to blur. Her sight started to change colors. Red, white, red,
white, these colors alternated. And then, darkness. She couldn't feel her pain anymore, her vision wasn't
changing anymore, and also, her heart beats no more. Everyone was in the state of shock as to seeing this
young princess die in a way like this. Her young sister, Sasami, was screaming seeing her older sister die
in front of her. Kiyone ran to the young girl and gave her comfort, along with Mihoshi. Not soon after the
death of the princess her sister, Sasami, took up arms and with anger charged towards Kagato. The other
tried to stop her, but she was driven with vengeance. So Sasami charged towards him, faster and faster,
she came more closer and closer to him, and closer to the end of her days. Sasami tackled him, but Kagato
moved out the way and he smirked. He raised his sword and slashed the girls back like it was nothing. Her
blood gushed out and she screamed in pain.

"Ah, the fall of 2 royal Juraian blood. Wonder who will be next.."

Kiyone raised and pointed her gun at him and started to fire. Every shot she made went head on, but
Kagato had a shield that absorbs the shots fired at him, he began to laugh. Kiyone was still pulling the
trigger, even though there wasn't any more ammo in her gun. She wouldn't give up.

"Come on! Work! Work! You piece of junk, work damn it!"

Not soon after she gave up pulling the trigger and withdrew her gun, she searched for more armaments,
that she carried, but she only found another clip for her gun. She reloaded her blaster and started to fire
again and again, till the ammo ran out on her again. This time she knew it was up to hand to hand
combat, she was trained for this after all. She started to run up to Kagato and prepared to do a high jump
kick. Kagato didn't even move, instead he squinted his eyes and the shots that was fired at him by Kiyone,
was deflected back towards her. Before she could even react to it, 5 shots pierced her body. She fell to the
ground and clinched her wounds so tight, she was inflicting more pain to herself. Kagato used his free
hand and shaped it into a gun, he closed his left eye and aimed his gun shaped hand towards Kiyone's
forehead. He smiled.

"Bang..."

A shot came from the tip of his finger towards Kiyone's head, she fell dead to the ground, but at least she
didn't die giving up. Kagato laughed and released the other shots, fired by Kiyone earlier, to several other
directions. Ryoko was able to avoid them, and so did Tenchi. The others were victims of Kagato's sick
plans. Tenchi's eyes were wide open, and in shock, seeing the family die right before his eyes, and he
couldn't do anything. Ryoko summoned her sword and started to attack Kagato. Kagato blocked it with
his own sword. Ryoko striked again and again. Each attack she attempted came with her scream. The
scream of anger, melancholy. Her screams were also followed with her tears. At one attack, Ryoko got
caught up in the moment and made a false move. Kagato took advantage of this and knocked her sword
out of her hands and wrapped her with his arm. Ryoko, knowing that she was trapped, tried to break free.
She kicked, and tried to force herself out of his grasp, but failed. Kagato turned her to the disabled Tenchi
lying on the ground.

"So, there was two! And soon to be one, and then none."
"Tenchi!"
"Ryoko!"
"How sad that you must watch them die in front of you. And you lying there like a idiot can't do anything,
it's quite amusing really."
"Don't you even dare-"
"To hurt her?"
"......"
"Like I'll listen to you? Dream on boy. At least when she dies, you won't be too far behind her! Hahah!"

Kagato turned his long sword to a dagger like shape. He placed the tilt in front of Ryoko's stomach, he
pulled it back and then with no hesitations, he stabbed her. Her eyes widened with pain, blood dripped
from the blade of the dagger to his hands, and then it dripped to the ground. Kagato didn't pull out the
dagger yet, instead he thrust it in to her rib cage, nearing her heart. Ryoko moaned and screamed out in
pain. Kagato let her go and pulled out the dagger, with inches away from her heart, she only had a few
moments of life before her world is engulfed within the shadows of death. She was on the verge of falling
and hitting the ground, but Tenchi summoned up his powers to catch her. He ran and ran, till he made it
on time to catch her. He looked at her, and she looked at him.

"Ryoko..."
"Tenchi...."

Tenchi ran his hand down her cheek, and wiped her tears.

"You didn't....you didn't have to do that..."
"He just go me so angry, and.....I...I had to do something."

Ryoko reached Tenchi's face with her hand, that was drenched in her blood. She wiped his face with her
hand, leaving a trail of blood. Tenchi was on the verge of crying.

"There's always one thing....that I wanted to...to tell you"

Ryoko knew she didn't have much time left.

"Tenchi....I...I always wanted to tell you that...that I.."
"You what?"
"Ugh....that...I love you."

Ryoko's hand that was on Tenchi's face dropped to the ground. Ryoko's prone body lied dead in Tenchi's
arms. Her last words struck him. Tenchi broke out in tears. His tears slowly slid down his cheek and to his
chin, and not soon it dropped on to Ryoko's cheek. Tenchi held her body closer and closer to him,
knowing that she was gone, he still wouldn't let her go. Tenchi mover closer to her ear to wisper
something, like she was still alive. He mumbled the words...

"I love you, Ryoko.."

After a moment of grief, Tenchi finally let her go. Placing her softly on the hard ground, after he stood up
over her. The thought to himself 'Your death won't be in vain, I promise...' Kagato was disgusted at this
moment. He fired a shot at Tenchi, who was still looking at Ryoko, just in time Tenchi turned around to
Kagato with a fierce shade of blue in his eyes and the shot was deflected.

"How much longer are you going to keep zapping?!"

Tenchi's anger, his limit reached his peak, and in doing so he tapped in to the power of Jurai. This power
gave him strength to transform. Tenchi's clothes was changed. He's now wearing a full body armor, the
elbow pads had spikes, and so did his knee pads as well. Tenchi's eyes was covered with a mask, and to
the visor the only thing Kagato could see was his blue eyes. Those blue eyes striked fear in to Kagato.
Tenchi summoned the Light Hawk Wings as his shield. Kagato fired more shots at Tenchi, every shot was
blocked by the Light Hawk Wings. Kagato grew frustrated at this, so he attacked head on, tilt of his sword
points towards Tenchi's heart. Tenchi summoned his own sword, and he just stood there, not evern
preparing to attack as Kagato charged towards him. Then as Kagato got close, Tenchi swinged his sword
across and Kagato was strucked with a powerful force that made him go back with tremendous force.
Tenchi's eyes just glowed it's fierce blue color. Kagato looked at his eyes, and at one second, he swore the
Tenchi's eyes once blinked into a demonic shade of crimson red, they type of red that shows the doom, the
end of a life, a shade of red that respresents blood.

"Ugh, you've gotten stronger. Is this the true power if Jurai?"

Tenchi ignored this, it was like he was possessed. He paied no attention to Kagato, Tenchi was possessed,
by a devil? or a angel? or a powerful force that's not to be reckoned with. Kagato attacked once more.
Again and again, clash by clash, sword for sword, neither gave up. At one attack, both knocked each
others sword out of their hands, Kagato took this open chance and bear hugged Tenchi, and he started to
gather up all the enery he can.

"If I go down, I won't go alone!"
"I don't think so..."
"I guess you won't be that far behind from your precious Ryoko!"

Kagato was planning to self-destruct himself, taking Tenchi along with him. Vains pop from Kagato's
forehead, once he felt that he found enough energy, he let out a scream.

"You can't dodge this one boy!"

Tenchi gave no response, Kagato was laughing till the explosion came about. So the explosion came, and
dust and smoke filled the air, and no one stands everyone was down, even Tenchi. It started to rain, it
started it rain Kagato's blood. As the blood drips on Tenchi's face, it made him wake up. He moaned in
agony. Then he started to stand up, and walk towards the prone body of Ryoko. He kneeled and held her
close to his arms, hugging her dead body, tears once again dripped of Ryoko's cheek. Tenchi thought it
was all over, until he felt a sharp sting pain in his stomach. He turn around and saw Kagato, smilling and
grinning.

"Never let your guard down!"

Tenchi suddenly dropped Ryoko's body onto the ground and turned to Kagato. He pulled out the sword
that Kagato has stabed him with and threw it back at the weaked Kagato, and it hit him in the heart, a
perfect shot, a shot to die for. Kagato fell dead, and not soon after, so did Tenchi.

Tenchi suddenly rose with strinking force from his bed. He was sweating, and it was still night.

"What happened?"
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HAHAHAH! I SO EVIL! Cutting it there....hahahah!
*scartastic tone* Oh how, I hate to do that, seriously!
But this chapter was getting too long, so I decided to end it there,
and in doing so, and epilogue will be made to satisfy my readers. ^_^
Ok, if you played Devil May Cry, You'll know that the line Tenchi said
"How much longer are you going to keep zapping?!" that line came from
DMC, said by Dante near the end of the game before you fight Mundus, that
bastard. Anyways, don't worry much, the epilogue won't take as long as this
when it comes to coming out, since I think it's only going to sum up what happened
here. In another subject, I know that I gave crappy deaths to a certain few characters
and blood filled painful deaths to others, well that's cause I've been getting demands
to hurry up and finish this chapter so they could know what happens.
So till then....ja my readers!

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