Never Eternal

by yumeneko

Disclaimer: As usual... Saiyuki is Kazuya Minekura-sensei's... I'm just using it for angsty stuff...

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Another rewrite here!!

Warnings: Huge amounts of angst. Sanzo + Hakkai semi-fluff in this chapter. Sanzo shall become OOC. Wheee~! We're nearly done! Sorry 'bout the backlog. I was busy with schoolwork.

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"The memory has returned yet again. What sacrifice is needed to break this solitude?"

Sanzo finally found the memory of the bloody battlefield. He found himself looking weak at the sight of all this bloodshed. Then finally, he heard Hakkai's voice crying his name.

In the memory, the present Sanzo saw Hakkai crying in worry as he threw himself to shield the past Sanzo. The present Sanzo took a deep breath and reminded himself, "I am not weak! And I will change the future!"

At that moment, he became one with the past Sanzo, changing the memory into a reality and caught Hakkai in his arms, pushing him to the ground away from the monster.

"San... zo..." Hakkai whispered as he saw the monk on top of him.

"Be quiet and help me kill this beast." Sanzo fired several times at the charging monster.

Hakkai nodded and did his part by firing ki blasts at the creature.

Finally, before the monster could get them, it was killed in an awesome display of blood and guts spilling where he stood.

"Yokatta... " Hakkai smiled but he was surprised to see Sanzo's eyes brimming with tears, "Doushite, Sanzo?"

"Nan demo nai, Hakkai." Sanzo turned away from Hakkai, "You'll stay alive, will you, Hakkai?"

"Of course..." Hakkai smiled, "I'll keep on living, just for you..."

Unknown to anyone, deep inside, Sanzo was smiling.

"Why do you ask, Sanzo?" Hakkai asked the blonde monk.

"Don't do anything as reckless as that again!!" Sanzo shook the brunette.

"Hai… Hai…" Hakkai sweatdropped.

"Ahh!! That was a good fight!!" Goku grinned as they traveled in Hakuryu.

"But the two of you got knocked out in the middle of the fight. You missed all the good parts!" Hakkai laughed.

"I totally hate losing to Sanzo… I bet him all my money that he couldn't give the finishing blow!!" Gojyo demanded.

"Sore loser…" Sanzo grumbled.

And so the journey to the west continued, but unknown to anyone, Azrael and Macabre watched over them as they went out of the region.

"Do you think they'd do their job before dying?" Azrael rested her head on Macabre's shoulder.

"I guess so, Azra. It will take a lot before they die again…" Macabre smiled.

"Well then… I hope they'd last longer than this journey now…" The brunette undertaker closed her eyes as Macabre looked on to the west.

Owari

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A/N: THIS IS NOT THE END!! There is still one last epilogue chapter after this…