Unwanted Tears Shed
by Sarah
Chapter Name, The two gifts #9, enjoy!
~~~~Kirashu's Dream~~~~
He was walking toward a figure which was covered in light, while the surrounding area was still pitch black. He first walked, and then started to run, catching up with the figured and turning her around. The half-demon saw that it was Sarama, her bright blue eyes staring at him accusingly.
"Sarama?"
The demon slayer looked at him with sad eyes as she brought out her bow and arrow and pointed it towards his heart.
"Why did you betray me? I loved you!"
She was ready to shoot the arrow when she seemed to be hit by something and fell backwards into the cliff below, her eyes still staring at him with such intense hurt and hatred.
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"No! Sarama!"
Kirashu screamed out the last part out loud. He was sitting upright, he was covered in a cold sweat and felt so depressed and sad, realizing again that Sarama was gone, dead again. He had failed to protect her again.
'I'm worthless, just a damn worthless half-demon.'
Kirashu stood up, looking at Kokiyu to see if he had waken her or Siasku. The half-demon started walking away and then looked down at Siasku's sleeping form, how peaceful the young girl looked, and innocent.
'I always think that. But, still, such a girl shouldn't have a worthless half-demon like me protect her. She deserves much better, I should just leave her with Kokiyu, they don't need my help.'
With that thought Kirashu started to walk away, only to here someone call his name softly. The half-demon turned around to see Siasku looking at him with concern in her eyes as she said softly, "Where are you going?"
Kirashu looked at her he was torn with his emotions, he knew that he kept on staying and protecting this young girl, he would eventually hurt her in the end. 'Why do I care if I hurt her in the end?' Kirashu asked himself.
Finally replying to her question as he said in a gruff tone, "I'm going out for a walk."
Siasku stood up and smiled at him, that same smile which Sarama would smile at him which made his heart skip for a moment, "Would you mind if I came with you?"
"Feh, if you must."
Kirashu replied in the same gruff tone. Siasku walked with him, the morning light coming up and the sun was slowing rising, slowly lighting up the sky and the ground.
"I've never woken up this early in the morning, I'm way too lazy." Siasku giggled at this and Kirashu looked at her strangely and with pain in his face.
'Sarama and I would wake up many days in each other's arms watching the sunrise...' Kirashu gripped his heart at this thought, feeling it hurt painfully, and Siasku grabbed the half-demon's arm as she turned him toward herself.
"Kirashu, what's wrong? You look so terribly ... sad. Is there anything I can do, to, you know, make you feel better?"
The half-demon looked at her, noticing the small blush on her face as she said this, he shook his head and looked off into the sun rise. After a few moments enjoying the sunrise the two walked back to where Kokiyu was and the three headed toward the nearest village. Kirashu felt his mind always wandering back to Sarama, wondering if she was somehow still alive.
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Sarama walked threw the forest, still feeling the same hatred for Kirashu, though she didn't know what she was going to do when she met the half-demon again. Suddenly, she could hear the sound of several feet heavily stomping on the ground and coming towards her.
'Demons, several of them, and I am unarmed.'
The demon slayer stood her ground though, and waited for the demons to come to her. The demons finally came to her and she noticed that they were wolf demons, very scruffy looking, and blood still dripping from their fangs from a recent attack.
"Oh, look boys, more fun. And she's a real pretty one too."
Sarama felt almost bored with these demons all ready, if she had her sword she would barely have to do anything to kill them, but she would fight them in hand-to-hand combat.
'Never believe what you see, I am not another stupid damsel in distress.'
Sarama thought to herself as she stood in a fighting stance, and nodded to them to come. The first wolf demon came after her, and she gracefully stepped out of the way as he clumsily tried to swat at her and missed entirely, leaving her an open opportunity to kick him hard in his stomach and she jumped up into the air to knock him down with her leg. After seeing this the other demons decided that just trying to take on the woman one-by-one would not be a smart idea, and all four of them attacked her at once. Sarama dodged all of their attacks, and one wolf demon unsheathed the sword by his side and she narrowly escaped as she flipped backwards threw the air and landed crouched on the ground. The wolf demons stared at her in awe for a few seconds, thinking that this would be an easy slaughter, but they were understanding that they were VERY wrong. As the demons snapped out of their awe for the woman one demon distracted her while the other grabbed her arms and pulled them behind her back, making the demon slayer wince in pain.
"My, my, what a little vixen you are."
Sarama merely glared at the wolf demon who said this, and then suddenly kicked out at the demon which was behind her, holding onto her arms. She gracefully ran past the demons and grabbed the sword which the one demon had in his hand, rolling to the ground and then standing crouched to the ground, ready to attack again. Sarama saw the demons spring at her but she easily slashed at them with the sword, bringing every one of them to the ground instantly. The demon slayer attacked the last one, slashing the demon across the chest and watched as he laid there on the ground, in a pool of his own blood.
'Blood?'
The demon grabbed onto the bottom part of her legs as he spoke barely above a whisper, "You are Sarama, the demon slayer. I thought that you killed your victims without pain?"
The demon slayer looked at the demon as she said in a cold tone, "I never knew what pain was before."
And with that she walked away, hearing the demon's last breath and then, complete silence. Sarama stared at the bloody sword in her hands, feeling her eyes widen as she thought to herself, 'What have I become?'
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The three finally made it to Kokiyu's village, every one of them rode on Sosiyu's back and the stallion got them there in no time, the speed at which he ran amazed them all. All three of them dismounted at the edge of the village and walked into it.
"Um, Kokiyu, why are we back at the village again?"
Kokiyu looked over at Siasku and smiled at her saying, "I want to give you something. Well, two things."
Kirashu raised his eyebrow as she said this. 'Two things? What things?' The half-demon thought to himself.
Kokiyu said nothing more and led them to a hut which seemed to smell of burning incense. Once Kokiyu opened up the door to the hut the smell hit them hard, not bothering Siasku or Kokiyu, but nearly knocking Kirashu off of his feet.
"Kirashu, stay outside, the incense burning inside of here is strong for a reason."
The half-demon grunted at this but decided to do what she said, knowing that he couldn't stand the strong smell of incense.
"What do you want to give me, Kokiyu?"
The young woman walked over to where light was streaming in, she saw two stands, one had a sheathed sword, and the other had a necklace on it. Kokiyu first took the necklace which had a rather plain looking crystal, and held it out towards Siasku.
"I want you to have Sarama's necklace and sword, I think they might be safer in your hands than here."
Siasku slowly took the necklace, looking uneasy as she felt a strange power take over her as soon as her skin touched the crystal. She closed her eyes, feeling unafraid at the crystal's power, and as she opened her eyes again she could have sworn it glowed a bright blue color, but as soon as it had the crystal was dominant again.
"Wow, that was really weird..."
Kokiyu chuckled at Siasku's surprised face as she said softly, "You never saw Sarama fight."
The young girl looked at Siasku strangely but then watched as Kokiyu next grabbed the sword, holding it out to Siasku.
"What am I supposed to do with that?!" Siasku exclaimed, staring at the sheathed sword as if it would attack her.
Kokiyu merely shook her head at the young girl's confused look and spoke in a soft tone, "It's Sarama's infamous sword, I've never been able to wield it myself, but like the crystal I would hate for it to fall into the wrong hands, it is very powerful."
Siasku nodded at this and took the sword, nearly falling over as she exclaimed in a high toned voice, "Hey! This is heavy!"
Kokiyu merely chuckled again as she took the sword from the girl's hand and tied it around her waist.
"Does it feel better now?" Kokiyu asked.
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"Yes, much better, thanks!"
Siasku hugged Kokiyu tightly and at first the young woman was very surprised, but then returned the hug, smiling as they left the hut and almost ran into Kirashu.
"Okay, what have you two dumb girls been doing? You stink of that incense!"
Kokiyu smacked Kirashu for his comments and replied, "Kirashu, when are you ever going to learn manners around women?"
Kirashu grunted at what Kokiyu said and rubbed his head, deciding to bite his tongue and not saying anything back, unless if he wanted to be pounded into the ground. The half-demon's eyes laid first upon the necklace around Siasku's neck, and then Sarama's sword which was at the young girl's side, and he couldn't hold back his comment.
"Kokiyu, why the hell did you give Siasku, Sarama's sword? She won't know what to do with the damn thing!"
This time Siasku was the one to give the half-demon a death glare and Kirashu looked away, trying to hide his surprised look at the intense glare which the young girl was giving him.
Kokiyu broke the glare as she stated, "Well, I don't think Siasku will be using the sword, I just thought it would be safer in her hands."
Kirashu was ready to comment about this but clamped his mouth shut as he received a death glare from both girls. 'How did I get myself stuck in this?'
Author's Corral:
So, Siasku now has the necklace, and the sword. Will she ever be able to wield or use the sword, and unleash it's full powers like Sarama had?
Next Chapter:
Chapter Ten, A Sudden Decision:
"Sarama, what are you doing? Why do you have your bow and arrow pointed at Siasku?" Seeing that Kirashu was protecting the young girl she looked at him with sadened eyes, knowing that if he would risk his life for her that he must have feelings for her also. "Do you love this girl, Kirashu?
by Sarah
Chapter Name, The two gifts #9, enjoy!
~~~~Kirashu's Dream~~~~
He was walking toward a figure which was covered in light, while the surrounding area was still pitch black. He first walked, and then started to run, catching up with the figured and turning her around. The half-demon saw that it was Sarama, her bright blue eyes staring at him accusingly.
"Sarama?"
The demon slayer looked at him with sad eyes as she brought out her bow and arrow and pointed it towards his heart.
"Why did you betray me? I loved you!"
She was ready to shoot the arrow when she seemed to be hit by something and fell backwards into the cliff below, her eyes still staring at him with such intense hurt and hatred.
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"No! Sarama!"
Kirashu screamed out the last part out loud. He was sitting upright, he was covered in a cold sweat and felt so depressed and sad, realizing again that Sarama was gone, dead again. He had failed to protect her again.
'I'm worthless, just a damn worthless half-demon.'
Kirashu stood up, looking at Kokiyu to see if he had waken her or Siasku. The half-demon started walking away and then looked down at Siasku's sleeping form, how peaceful the young girl looked, and innocent.
'I always think that. But, still, such a girl shouldn't have a worthless half-demon like me protect her. She deserves much better, I should just leave her with Kokiyu, they don't need my help.'
With that thought Kirashu started to walk away, only to here someone call his name softly. The half-demon turned around to see Siasku looking at him with concern in her eyes as she said softly, "Where are you going?"
Kirashu looked at her he was torn with his emotions, he knew that he kept on staying and protecting this young girl, he would eventually hurt her in the end. 'Why do I care if I hurt her in the end?' Kirashu asked himself.
Finally replying to her question as he said in a gruff tone, "I'm going out for a walk."
Siasku stood up and smiled at him, that same smile which Sarama would smile at him which made his heart skip for a moment, "Would you mind if I came with you?"
"Feh, if you must."
Kirashu replied in the same gruff tone. Siasku walked with him, the morning light coming up and the sun was slowing rising, slowly lighting up the sky and the ground.
"I've never woken up this early in the morning, I'm way too lazy." Siasku giggled at this and Kirashu looked at her strangely and with pain in his face.
'Sarama and I would wake up many days in each other's arms watching the sunrise...' Kirashu gripped his heart at this thought, feeling it hurt painfully, and Siasku grabbed the half-demon's arm as she turned him toward herself.
"Kirashu, what's wrong? You look so terribly ... sad. Is there anything I can do, to, you know, make you feel better?"
The half-demon looked at her, noticing the small blush on her face as she said this, he shook his head and looked off into the sun rise. After a few moments enjoying the sunrise the two walked back to where Kokiyu was and the three headed toward the nearest village. Kirashu felt his mind always wandering back to Sarama, wondering if she was somehow still alive.
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Sarama walked threw the forest, still feeling the same hatred for Kirashu, though she didn't know what she was going to do when she met the half-demon again. Suddenly, she could hear the sound of several feet heavily stomping on the ground and coming towards her.
'Demons, several of them, and I am unarmed.'
The demon slayer stood her ground though, and waited for the demons to come to her. The demons finally came to her and she noticed that they were wolf demons, very scruffy looking, and blood still dripping from their fangs from a recent attack.
"Oh, look boys, more fun. And she's a real pretty one too."
Sarama felt almost bored with these demons all ready, if she had her sword she would barely have to do anything to kill them, but she would fight them in hand-to-hand combat.
'Never believe what you see, I am not another stupid damsel in distress.'
Sarama thought to herself as she stood in a fighting stance, and nodded to them to come. The first wolf demon came after her, and she gracefully stepped out of the way as he clumsily tried to swat at her and missed entirely, leaving her an open opportunity to kick him hard in his stomach and she jumped up into the air to knock him down with her leg. After seeing this the other demons decided that just trying to take on the woman one-by-one would not be a smart idea, and all four of them attacked her at once. Sarama dodged all of their attacks, and one wolf demon unsheathed the sword by his side and she narrowly escaped as she flipped backwards threw the air and landed crouched on the ground. The wolf demons stared at her in awe for a few seconds, thinking that this would be an easy slaughter, but they were understanding that they were VERY wrong. As the demons snapped out of their awe for the woman one demon distracted her while the other grabbed her arms and pulled them behind her back, making the demon slayer wince in pain.
"My, my, what a little vixen you are."
Sarama merely glared at the wolf demon who said this, and then suddenly kicked out at the demon which was behind her, holding onto her arms. She gracefully ran past the demons and grabbed the sword which the one demon had in his hand, rolling to the ground and then standing crouched to the ground, ready to attack again. Sarama saw the demons spring at her but she easily slashed at them with the sword, bringing every one of them to the ground instantly. The demon slayer attacked the last one, slashing the demon across the chest and watched as he laid there on the ground, in a pool of his own blood.
'Blood?'
The demon grabbed onto the bottom part of her legs as he spoke barely above a whisper, "You are Sarama, the demon slayer. I thought that you killed your victims without pain?"
The demon slayer looked at the demon as she said in a cold tone, "I never knew what pain was before."
And with that she walked away, hearing the demon's last breath and then, complete silence. Sarama stared at the bloody sword in her hands, feeling her eyes widen as she thought to herself, 'What have I become?'
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The three finally made it to Kokiyu's village, every one of them rode on Sosiyu's back and the stallion got them there in no time, the speed at which he ran amazed them all. All three of them dismounted at the edge of the village and walked into it.
"Um, Kokiyu, why are we back at the village again?"
Kokiyu looked over at Siasku and smiled at her saying, "I want to give you something. Well, two things."
Kirashu raised his eyebrow as she said this. 'Two things? What things?' The half-demon thought to himself.
Kokiyu said nothing more and led them to a hut which seemed to smell of burning incense. Once Kokiyu opened up the door to the hut the smell hit them hard, not bothering Siasku or Kokiyu, but nearly knocking Kirashu off of his feet.
"Kirashu, stay outside, the incense burning inside of here is strong for a reason."
The half-demon grunted at this but decided to do what she said, knowing that he couldn't stand the strong smell of incense.
"What do you want to give me, Kokiyu?"
The young woman walked over to where light was streaming in, she saw two stands, one had a sheathed sword, and the other had a necklace on it. Kokiyu first took the necklace which had a rather plain looking crystal, and held it out towards Siasku.
"I want you to have Sarama's necklace and sword, I think they might be safer in your hands than here."
Siasku slowly took the necklace, looking uneasy as she felt a strange power take over her as soon as her skin touched the crystal. She closed her eyes, feeling unafraid at the crystal's power, and as she opened her eyes again she could have sworn it glowed a bright blue color, but as soon as it had the crystal was dominant again.
"Wow, that was really weird..."
Kokiyu chuckled at Siasku's surprised face as she said softly, "You never saw Sarama fight."
The young girl looked at Siasku strangely but then watched as Kokiyu next grabbed the sword, holding it out to Siasku.
"What am I supposed to do with that?!" Siasku exclaimed, staring at the sheathed sword as if it would attack her.
Kokiyu merely shook her head at the young girl's confused look and spoke in a soft tone, "It's Sarama's infamous sword, I've never been able to wield it myself, but like the crystal I would hate for it to fall into the wrong hands, it is very powerful."
Siasku nodded at this and took the sword, nearly falling over as she exclaimed in a high toned voice, "Hey! This is heavy!"
Kokiyu merely chuckled again as she took the sword from the girl's hand and tied it around her waist.
"Does it feel better now?" Kokiyu asked.
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"Yes, much better, thanks!"
Siasku hugged Kokiyu tightly and at first the young woman was very surprised, but then returned the hug, smiling as they left the hut and almost ran into Kirashu.
"Okay, what have you two dumb girls been doing? You stink of that incense!"
Kokiyu smacked Kirashu for his comments and replied, "Kirashu, when are you ever going to learn manners around women?"
Kirashu grunted at what Kokiyu said and rubbed his head, deciding to bite his tongue and not saying anything back, unless if he wanted to be pounded into the ground. The half-demon's eyes laid first upon the necklace around Siasku's neck, and then Sarama's sword which was at the young girl's side, and he couldn't hold back his comment.
"Kokiyu, why the hell did you give Siasku, Sarama's sword? She won't know what to do with the damn thing!"
This time Siasku was the one to give the half-demon a death glare and Kirashu looked away, trying to hide his surprised look at the intense glare which the young girl was giving him.
Kokiyu broke the glare as she stated, "Well, I don't think Siasku will be using the sword, I just thought it would be safer in her hands."
Kirashu was ready to comment about this but clamped his mouth shut as he received a death glare from both girls. 'How did I get myself stuck in this?'
Author's Corral:
So, Siasku now has the necklace, and the sword. Will she ever be able to wield or use the sword, and unleash it's full powers like Sarama had?
Next Chapter:
Chapter Ten, A Sudden Decision:
"Sarama, what are you doing? Why do you have your bow and arrow pointed at Siasku?" Seeing that Kirashu was protecting the young girl she looked at him with sadened eyes, knowing that if he would risk his life for her that he must have feelings for her also. "Do you love this girl, Kirashu?