Unwanted Tears Shed
by Sarah
Chapter Name, sixteen years later #2, enjoy!
It had been sixteen long years since that fateful day. Kokiyu had found Sarama's body, and grieved her loss everyday since then. The younger girl had taken the crystal which the demon slayer had worn and the sword which had protected her, and many villagers lives. She had the demon slayer cremated, and buried her ashes in a pot with a small shrine. Kokiyu didn't have much time to stay and grieve the demon slayer's death because she soon was chasing after Kirashu, since that the half-demon did nothing but terrorize villages those sixteen years. The now young woman tried her best to talk to the half-demon, to reason to him, find out why he was doing such a thing, but it was like he was being controlled. Kokiyu was now the demon slayer for the lands, being trained by Sarama herself had helped her in every way, though she still got attacked and hurt, and wasn't near as good as the woman herself, she still did a pretty good job at it. Today she had her hands full with several demons which were attacking a village, and she couldn't stop Kirashu from terrorizing another village. Strangely, this time would be very different from all the others.
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Kirashu ran across the forest, smelling the many villagers which were living peacefully, just carrying out their normal lives. He had not killed one person since he started his rampage, though he had hurt many people. Today was no different to him, he would attack these people, and then be on his way, though he swore to himself he needed to kill at least one person. The curse which Nasaou had placed on the demon made him forget about Sarama and Kokiyu, leaving him only with a craving to see blood and attack innocent people.
Deep down, he knew it wasn't him, but he didn't know how to stop it, and didn't try, the death of Sarama had left him a broken, and this was how he dealt with it in a way. The half-demon came to the village which he had smelled and jumped down into it, growling menacingly and flexing his claws. The villagers ran away from him, and some tried to defend themselves by throwing spears and shooting arrows at him, but he just easily dodged their attacks.
"Ha! Is that all you can do?!"
Kirashu jumped forward to slash the men with his claws but immediately stopped when he smelled a familiar scent. 'What? It can't possibly be her!' The half-demon completely forgot about the men which he was supposed to be attacking and ran to find the familiar scent. He finally found the source, a girl which seemed to have waist length long black hair, and who was running away like most of the other villagers. Kirashu jumped in front of the raven haired girl and felt her run into his chest. She immediately stopped and stared at the half-demon's chest, backing away as she stared fearfully at him. Kirashu felt his eyes turn golden again as he remembered those blue eyes, they were the eyes of Sarama, though slightly different, more innocent, and showing fear.
The half-demon just stared at her, not wanting to take his eyes away from her, but he soon had to as the villagers started attacking him again and a spear nearly hit him. Kirashu grabbed the young girl and threw her over his shoulder, as he ran away from the village, dropping her softly on the ground when he thought he was far enough away from it.
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After he did this the half-demon sat down, crossing his legs, and just stared at the young girl, in complete shock that someone could look so much alike to the dead demon slayer. Kirashu stood up and walked closer to the young girl who was cowering in fear, he then sat down mere inches away from her, leaning in closely as he looked deeply into her blue eyes and sniffed her.
Disappointment washed over his face as he said in a disappointed tone, "You aren't Sarama, though she was MUCH more beautiful than you."
The girl looked very annoyed at this statement as she crossed her arms and watched Kirashu sit across from her, still staring. "My name is Siasku, okay?"
"You know that you look like the demon slayer, Sarama?" Kirashu asked in a matter-of-factly tone.
Siasku just gave him an annoyed look as she said, "Yes, some people have told me that."
Kirashu grunted again, giving her a piercing gaze, "Do you also know that the demon slayer, Sarama, has hunted down many demons, and has many enemies? Unlike me, who gave you a double look, other demons would not care to and would kill you in a second."
The young girl's eyes lit up with fear as he said this and she backed up against the tree. "Were you one of the demons which she hunted? Is that why you took me away from my village?"
Kirashu thought for a second what to say, but not too long. "In a way, yes. Anyway, you don't strike me as being that strong, if you're afraid of a mere half-demon such as myself. So, unless if you want to be hunted down by demons I suggest you coming quietly with me."
Siasku looked at him still afraid, not trusting him. "And why should I trust you with my life? You attacked my village!"
She said this angrily, though she still looked afraid of him.
"Listen, you dumb girl, you'll probably be attacked and killed, and I couldn't care less about that, but do you want your village slaughtered too?" She immediately shook her head and thought about what he said. 'Why should I trust him? He just said he wouldn't care if I get killed! But ... something in me wants to trust him, why?'
"Fine, I'll go with you, not like I have much of a choice. Just don't attack my village again, please?"
Kirashu snorted at her request, this girl definitely was completely opposite of the demon slayer, but he would see if Kokiyu would be fooled by the girl too.
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Kirashu didn't even need to go to Kokiyu's village, she came to him as he felt an arrow fly past his head and miss him by inches.
"Why the hell did you do that Kokiyu?!"
The young woman looked very surprised to here the half-demon talk, he hadn't talked to her for sixteen years. Kokiyu diverted her gaze away from the stubborn half-demon and was surprised to see the blue eyes of Sarama staring back at her, but she knew that couldn't be.
The young woman walked over to the scared looking girl and kneeled next to her, saying in a very soft voice, "Sarama? Is that you?"
Kirashu let out a satisfied grunt, feeling not as stupid as before that he wasn't the only person close to the demon slayer who had mistaken this scared girl as the woman herself.
"My name is S-I-A-S-K-U, not Sarama, S-I-A-S-K-U."
Kokiyu smiled kindly at her, she should have known better than to think such a thing. "I apologize. My name is Kokiyu, I knew the demon slayer personally, I guess I was just being hopeful, I really miss her." Siasku looked at the somber face of the young woman, trying her best at a reassuring smile to make her feel better.
"What happened to Sarama? Why is she gone?" Siasku asked.
"Well, she died sixteen years ago, I don't know who killed her, but if I ever find demon or thing which did it..."
Kokiyu balled her hands into fists at saying this. Kirashu stared at Kokiyu in shock. 'Why do I feel so shocked to hear that Sarama died? I don't remember seeing her die.' Suddenly, a memory hit him, a pair of red eyes staring at him, saying that it needed to use him, and then, just as quickly as the memory came, it disappeared. 'This girl, she had something to do with me turning back to normal, but I don't even remember what happened to me, why?' Kokiyu knew that this girl wasn't Sarama, but still, she knew that they had to protect her, whoever killed Sarama would probably be after her in a second.
"Would you like to come with me back to my village? I'm afraid to say you may not be safe at your village."
Siasku nodded and Kokiyu smiled at her, but finally noticed that the half-demon was walking away from them.
"Kirashu, where are you going? I won't be able to protect Siasku by myself, you need to help me too."
"I don't want to be traveling with a look-alike Sarama, okay? And I couldn't care less if she dies, or gets attacked..."
Kokiyu walked over to him and grabbed the half-demon's arm, giving him an annoyed look as she crossed her arms and said, "Please Kirashu."
"Fine, you annoying woman. I suggested for that dumb girl to come with me in the first place but I thought she might be in better hands with you. But, if you say you need my help, fine."
Kokiyu smiled at the half-demon and then turned to help Siasku up. Kokiyu then called Sosiyu, a chestnut stallion which had been the mount for Sarama, and waited for the stallion to come. Once he did the stallion was unusually friendly with Siasku, playfully butting the girl, and rubbing his head on her. 'That's really strange, the stallion only acted like this towards Sarama...' Kokiyu thought to herself. She quickly shook her head and mounted the stallion, giving her hand to the girl to help her onto the stallion.
Once the two were on the stallion, Kokiyu called out to Kirashu, "Keep up with us, Kirashu!"
She then galloped off, and the half-demon followed after them, wondering what was going to happen this strange, new girl.
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Okay, sorry for the chapter not being the best, but I'm working. Kokiyu is now 26/27 years old, I hate her being so old but that's pretty much how old she is when you add it up. I hope you liked the chapter, even if it was confusing.
by Sarah
Chapter Name, sixteen years later #2, enjoy!
It had been sixteen long years since that fateful day. Kokiyu had found Sarama's body, and grieved her loss everyday since then. The younger girl had taken the crystal which the demon slayer had worn and the sword which had protected her, and many villagers lives. She had the demon slayer cremated, and buried her ashes in a pot with a small shrine. Kokiyu didn't have much time to stay and grieve the demon slayer's death because she soon was chasing after Kirashu, since that the half-demon did nothing but terrorize villages those sixteen years. The now young woman tried her best to talk to the half-demon, to reason to him, find out why he was doing such a thing, but it was like he was being controlled. Kokiyu was now the demon slayer for the lands, being trained by Sarama herself had helped her in every way, though she still got attacked and hurt, and wasn't near as good as the woman herself, she still did a pretty good job at it. Today she had her hands full with several demons which were attacking a village, and she couldn't stop Kirashu from terrorizing another village. Strangely, this time would be very different from all the others.
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Kirashu ran across the forest, smelling the many villagers which were living peacefully, just carrying out their normal lives. He had not killed one person since he started his rampage, though he had hurt many people. Today was no different to him, he would attack these people, and then be on his way, though he swore to himself he needed to kill at least one person. The curse which Nasaou had placed on the demon made him forget about Sarama and Kokiyu, leaving him only with a craving to see blood and attack innocent people.
Deep down, he knew it wasn't him, but he didn't know how to stop it, and didn't try, the death of Sarama had left him a broken, and this was how he dealt with it in a way. The half-demon came to the village which he had smelled and jumped down into it, growling menacingly and flexing his claws. The villagers ran away from him, and some tried to defend themselves by throwing spears and shooting arrows at him, but he just easily dodged their attacks.
"Ha! Is that all you can do?!"
Kirashu jumped forward to slash the men with his claws but immediately stopped when he smelled a familiar scent. 'What? It can't possibly be her!' The half-demon completely forgot about the men which he was supposed to be attacking and ran to find the familiar scent. He finally found the source, a girl which seemed to have waist length long black hair, and who was running away like most of the other villagers. Kirashu jumped in front of the raven haired girl and felt her run into his chest. She immediately stopped and stared at the half-demon's chest, backing away as she stared fearfully at him. Kirashu felt his eyes turn golden again as he remembered those blue eyes, they were the eyes of Sarama, though slightly different, more innocent, and showing fear.
The half-demon just stared at her, not wanting to take his eyes away from her, but he soon had to as the villagers started attacking him again and a spear nearly hit him. Kirashu grabbed the young girl and threw her over his shoulder, as he ran away from the village, dropping her softly on the ground when he thought he was far enough away from it.
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After he did this the half-demon sat down, crossing his legs, and just stared at the young girl, in complete shock that someone could look so much alike to the dead demon slayer. Kirashu stood up and walked closer to the young girl who was cowering in fear, he then sat down mere inches away from her, leaning in closely as he looked deeply into her blue eyes and sniffed her.
Disappointment washed over his face as he said in a disappointed tone, "You aren't Sarama, though she was MUCH more beautiful than you."
The girl looked very annoyed at this statement as she crossed her arms and watched Kirashu sit across from her, still staring. "My name is Siasku, okay?"
"You know that you look like the demon slayer, Sarama?" Kirashu asked in a matter-of-factly tone.
Siasku just gave him an annoyed look as she said, "Yes, some people have told me that."
Kirashu grunted again, giving her a piercing gaze, "Do you also know that the demon slayer, Sarama, has hunted down many demons, and has many enemies? Unlike me, who gave you a double look, other demons would not care to and would kill you in a second."
The young girl's eyes lit up with fear as he said this and she backed up against the tree. "Were you one of the demons which she hunted? Is that why you took me away from my village?"
Kirashu thought for a second what to say, but not too long. "In a way, yes. Anyway, you don't strike me as being that strong, if you're afraid of a mere half-demon such as myself. So, unless if you want to be hunted down by demons I suggest you coming quietly with me."
Siasku looked at him still afraid, not trusting him. "And why should I trust you with my life? You attacked my village!"
She said this angrily, though she still looked afraid of him.
"Listen, you dumb girl, you'll probably be attacked and killed, and I couldn't care less about that, but do you want your village slaughtered too?" She immediately shook her head and thought about what he said. 'Why should I trust him? He just said he wouldn't care if I get killed! But ... something in me wants to trust him, why?'
"Fine, I'll go with you, not like I have much of a choice. Just don't attack my village again, please?"
Kirashu snorted at her request, this girl definitely was completely opposite of the demon slayer, but he would see if Kokiyu would be fooled by the girl too.
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Kirashu didn't even need to go to Kokiyu's village, she came to him as he felt an arrow fly past his head and miss him by inches.
"Why the hell did you do that Kokiyu?!"
The young woman looked very surprised to here the half-demon talk, he hadn't talked to her for sixteen years. Kokiyu diverted her gaze away from the stubborn half-demon and was surprised to see the blue eyes of Sarama staring back at her, but she knew that couldn't be.
The young woman walked over to the scared looking girl and kneeled next to her, saying in a very soft voice, "Sarama? Is that you?"
Kirashu let out a satisfied grunt, feeling not as stupid as before that he wasn't the only person close to the demon slayer who had mistaken this scared girl as the woman herself.
"My name is S-I-A-S-K-U, not Sarama, S-I-A-S-K-U."
Kokiyu smiled kindly at her, she should have known better than to think such a thing. "I apologize. My name is Kokiyu, I knew the demon slayer personally, I guess I was just being hopeful, I really miss her." Siasku looked at the somber face of the young woman, trying her best at a reassuring smile to make her feel better.
"What happened to Sarama? Why is she gone?" Siasku asked.
"Well, she died sixteen years ago, I don't know who killed her, but if I ever find demon or thing which did it..."
Kokiyu balled her hands into fists at saying this. Kirashu stared at Kokiyu in shock. 'Why do I feel so shocked to hear that Sarama died? I don't remember seeing her die.' Suddenly, a memory hit him, a pair of red eyes staring at him, saying that it needed to use him, and then, just as quickly as the memory came, it disappeared. 'This girl, she had something to do with me turning back to normal, but I don't even remember what happened to me, why?' Kokiyu knew that this girl wasn't Sarama, but still, she knew that they had to protect her, whoever killed Sarama would probably be after her in a second.
"Would you like to come with me back to my village? I'm afraid to say you may not be safe at your village."
Siasku nodded and Kokiyu smiled at her, but finally noticed that the half-demon was walking away from them.
"Kirashu, where are you going? I won't be able to protect Siasku by myself, you need to help me too."
"I don't want to be traveling with a look-alike Sarama, okay? And I couldn't care less if she dies, or gets attacked..."
Kokiyu walked over to him and grabbed the half-demon's arm, giving him an annoyed look as she crossed her arms and said, "Please Kirashu."
"Fine, you annoying woman. I suggested for that dumb girl to come with me in the first place but I thought she might be in better hands with you. But, if you say you need my help, fine."
Kokiyu smiled at the half-demon and then turned to help Siasku up. Kokiyu then called Sosiyu, a chestnut stallion which had been the mount for Sarama, and waited for the stallion to come. Once he did the stallion was unusually friendly with Siasku, playfully butting the girl, and rubbing his head on her. 'That's really strange, the stallion only acted like this towards Sarama...' Kokiyu thought to herself. She quickly shook her head and mounted the stallion, giving her hand to the girl to help her onto the stallion.
Once the two were on the stallion, Kokiyu called out to Kirashu, "Keep up with us, Kirashu!"
She then galloped off, and the half-demon followed after them, wondering what was going to happen this strange, new girl.
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Okay, sorry for the chapter not being the best, but I'm working. Kokiyu is now 26/27 years old, I hate her being so old but that's pretty much how old she is when you add it up. I hope you liked the chapter, even if it was confusing.