Disclaimer: Slam Dunk does not and will never belong to me. However, this plot belongs to me. If anyone dares to duplicate Cruel, be it rename it or change the characters' names and make it your own, be ready to get a letter from my lawyer.
Cruel -- Chapter 10: The Truth
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Light fall on the mystery person who just arrived in my ward. It was Sendoh.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. Miyagi stepped beside Sendoh. All of sudden, the broken pieces of puzzle fit snugly to tell the truth. The body of Miyagi was missing according to the police although the scene was full of his bloodstains. Only Ayako's body remained. I had thought that Master had claimed his body but I was wrong...
"Sendoh saved me. He nursed me back to health. I have to thank you for not cutting off my head. I had not intended to appear before you again but just now you were almost slewed by that bastard. You could have easily killed that bastard with plain fingers but you allow him to almost kill you. If I didn't save you, you would have been chatting with Lucifer in the 18th Level of Hell now!" Miyagi chided me. "Then again what happened?"
"This idiot fell in love. That bastard was in love with the same girl as he was. Rivalry I guess... I told you not to retailiate so your identity wouldn't be exposed but not until the state that you are about to be slewed. You are really an idiot!" Sendoh scolded.
"I... Back to Miyagi, what happened to Ayako then?" I asked.
"She died. I did not expect her to kill herself over me. My death was a lie. It was planned. I love her but she can't stay with me. I will only bring her trouble and being in love weakens my prowess as a killer. I'm selfish thus I chose to sacrifice Ayako's love. I'm not ready to give up on my life as an assassin. I want to be the best in the world. I do not want to remain a killer under Master. I would not go far this way. A "death" will make Master believe that I'm dead and I can assume a new identity without having killers at my back and I could leave Ayako for good. Love may be sweet and everything but it doesn't have any future, at least it will only hinder me from being the best. I had planned to set up my own organisation. I had thought that you wouldn't be able to defeat me in that duel so I had planned to feign death at a certain point. But damn it, you bastard, you are good. You severed my right arm and killed me for real. However, Sendoh saved me and nursed me back to health. I could no longer be the best but I can still set up my own organisation even with one hand." Miyagi recounted. "But thanks for not cutting my head off. Otherwise, I would not have been alive now. One good turn deserved another, thus I saved you."
"Does Master know that you are still alive?" I asked.
"No." Miyagi replied. I looked at Sendoh suspiciously.
"So what do you plan to do now? Are you going back to the organisation or what?" I asked.
"Haha.. You are a real joker. How to continue as an assassin with only one arm left?" Miyagi said.
"But you managed to save me just now!" I exclaimed.
"Oh please spare me... That bastard is not even trained in the arts. I can slew him even with both my hands tied behind.. Oops I forgot.. I only have one hand left.. To deal with that kind of opponents is nothing, but to deal with real professionals, I can't... I still want my life.. Haha.." Miyagi explained.
"Back to our real motive here, I can see that you're trying very hard to end everything with Haruko but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working... The Master may had made a concession towards you but his patience is limited. I seriously don't see why Miyagi can sacrifice Ayako for his career but you can't leave Haruko... Did she cast a spell on you or what? Let me and Miyagi do you a favour. We'll make Haruko disappear from the face of this Earth. How's that?" Sendoh offered.
"If you dare to even touch her, I'll personally come after both of you. I'll slew you if anything even happen to her. Get lost! I'll settle my own problem... And Miyagi, I'm utterly disappointed in you. How can you be so cruel to Ayako? You are inhuman!!!" I shouted.
"Inhuman? Why? We're bred and train to be killer machines... Falling in love is just to side-track from the reason we're born for, which is wrong! We're born to be killers. We've the killer's blood in us... Sakuragi, you've changed. We can't watch your destruction this way... We're your friends. We will "take care" of Haruko for you. Don't you worry... We won't leave a trace behind." Miyagi said coldly.
"Like I say, if anything happens to Haruko, I'll slew you two bastards!!! If you're still my friends, don't do anything to her. I'll settle my problem with her. Don't you interfere..." I glared at the two in front of me menacingly. In terms of the Arts, I'm better trained than them.
"Ok ok.. Whatever you say.. We won't do anything to Haruko. But we can't guarantee what Master will do. You better settle your problem with her fast... By the way, are you really letting Rukawa off after what he did to you?" Sendoh asked.
"Yes. I have my own plans. I need him to make Haruko fall in love with him. And I'm going to help him with it. Only when Haruko fall in love with him then will she forget me for good. That's my plan..." I explained.
"As you wish. We're off..." As swiftly as Sendoh and Miyagi appeared, they disappeared in a flash too. It was more like a dream than reality.
I picked up the hospital phone nearby and before I can reach the receiver, it rang...
~To Be Continued~
Cruel -- Chapter 10: The Truth
-----------------------------
Light fall on the mystery person who just arrived in my ward. It was Sendoh.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. Miyagi stepped beside Sendoh. All of sudden, the broken pieces of puzzle fit snugly to tell the truth. The body of Miyagi was missing according to the police although the scene was full of his bloodstains. Only Ayako's body remained. I had thought that Master had claimed his body but I was wrong...
"Sendoh saved me. He nursed me back to health. I have to thank you for not cutting off my head. I had not intended to appear before you again but just now you were almost slewed by that bastard. You could have easily killed that bastard with plain fingers but you allow him to almost kill you. If I didn't save you, you would have been chatting with Lucifer in the 18th Level of Hell now!" Miyagi chided me. "Then again what happened?"
"This idiot fell in love. That bastard was in love with the same girl as he was. Rivalry I guess... I told you not to retailiate so your identity wouldn't be exposed but not until the state that you are about to be slewed. You are really an idiot!" Sendoh scolded.
"I... Back to Miyagi, what happened to Ayako then?" I asked.
"She died. I did not expect her to kill herself over me. My death was a lie. It was planned. I love her but she can't stay with me. I will only bring her trouble and being in love weakens my prowess as a killer. I'm selfish thus I chose to sacrifice Ayako's love. I'm not ready to give up on my life as an assassin. I want to be the best in the world. I do not want to remain a killer under Master. I would not go far this way. A "death" will make Master believe that I'm dead and I can assume a new identity without having killers at my back and I could leave Ayako for good. Love may be sweet and everything but it doesn't have any future, at least it will only hinder me from being the best. I had planned to set up my own organisation. I had thought that you wouldn't be able to defeat me in that duel so I had planned to feign death at a certain point. But damn it, you bastard, you are good. You severed my right arm and killed me for real. However, Sendoh saved me and nursed me back to health. I could no longer be the best but I can still set up my own organisation even with one hand." Miyagi recounted. "But thanks for not cutting my head off. Otherwise, I would not have been alive now. One good turn deserved another, thus I saved you."
"Does Master know that you are still alive?" I asked.
"No." Miyagi replied. I looked at Sendoh suspiciously.
"So what do you plan to do now? Are you going back to the organisation or what?" I asked.
"Haha.. You are a real joker. How to continue as an assassin with only one arm left?" Miyagi said.
"But you managed to save me just now!" I exclaimed.
"Oh please spare me... That bastard is not even trained in the arts. I can slew him even with both my hands tied behind.. Oops I forgot.. I only have one hand left.. To deal with that kind of opponents is nothing, but to deal with real professionals, I can't... I still want my life.. Haha.." Miyagi explained.
"Back to our real motive here, I can see that you're trying very hard to end everything with Haruko but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working... The Master may had made a concession towards you but his patience is limited. I seriously don't see why Miyagi can sacrifice Ayako for his career but you can't leave Haruko... Did she cast a spell on you or what? Let me and Miyagi do you a favour. We'll make Haruko disappear from the face of this Earth. How's that?" Sendoh offered.
"If you dare to even touch her, I'll personally come after both of you. I'll slew you if anything even happen to her. Get lost! I'll settle my own problem... And Miyagi, I'm utterly disappointed in you. How can you be so cruel to Ayako? You are inhuman!!!" I shouted.
"Inhuman? Why? We're bred and train to be killer machines... Falling in love is just to side-track from the reason we're born for, which is wrong! We're born to be killers. We've the killer's blood in us... Sakuragi, you've changed. We can't watch your destruction this way... We're your friends. We will "take care" of Haruko for you. Don't you worry... We won't leave a trace behind." Miyagi said coldly.
"Like I say, if anything happens to Haruko, I'll slew you two bastards!!! If you're still my friends, don't do anything to her. I'll settle my problem with her. Don't you interfere..." I glared at the two in front of me menacingly. In terms of the Arts, I'm better trained than them.
"Ok ok.. Whatever you say.. We won't do anything to Haruko. But we can't guarantee what Master will do. You better settle your problem with her fast... By the way, are you really letting Rukawa off after what he did to you?" Sendoh asked.
"Yes. I have my own plans. I need him to make Haruko fall in love with him. And I'm going to help him with it. Only when Haruko fall in love with him then will she forget me for good. That's my plan..." I explained.
"As you wish. We're off..." As swiftly as Sendoh and Miyagi appeared, they disappeared in a flash too. It was more like a dream than reality.
I picked up the hospital phone nearby and before I can reach the receiver, it rang...
~To Be Continued~