Chapter Six
The insanity of a berserker
"When Schizophrenia claimed him, his sanity disobeyed him."
Lady Kikyou slept none that night; she clung to her blankets as he curled herself into them, holding a small stuffed toy close to her, which belonged to one of the children. Her tassels of hair flowed around her like the night itself, which soon left, broken by the sun as it rose. Kikyou also rose stepping over a child then wandering outside, she was ill and sleepless glancing into space her mouth gaped open. "What happened last night." She said to herself. "Was any of it for real?" A child followed her grasping her hand as she smiled down to it fondly. "Suikotsu.I thought you'd died." The child gave no attention to Kikyou, as it was common for her to talk to herself, usually her thoughts out loud without even realising it. Glancing into the deep forest the berserker had escaped into she petted the child upon the head and stepped inside, taking a bow and placing up upon her shoulder, and four arrows which she slid in her cotton belt which held her Haori together. Some children had awakened, some where still sleeping, one child, the eldest known as Yuuta was already lighting the small fire in the fireplace, they liked warmth in the morning, they cooked breakfast onto it which was usually a wild bull Kikyou had hunted and killed the night before, instantly they thought she was hunting, Kikyou knew she was searching for a lot more than just wild bull she was on a hunt for a berserker she needed to see him again not to harm him and looking down at her bow she hoped she wouldn't be seen as a threat. Setting out and directing herself towards the woods she was stopped by the village leader who smiled and waved to her, walking over. "Lady Kikyou, hunting at this early hour." She glanced at him and nodded approvingly. "Yes, why not?" He smirked, his hands upon his hips as if to show of his own weapons, a bow and a quiver of arrows just like Kikyou's he shifted it over to the other shoulder then placed a hand upon the quivers strap, his other hand around Kikyou's shoulder as he continued to walk. "I'll come with you." He simply said, grinning. He'd love to show off in front of Lady Kikyou that was the first thing he wanted, he'd always loved that woman, he'd never not. Kikyou on the other hand had other ideas; she wanted to be alone not with this man who seemed to appear in all the wrong times. "But Sir.I don't want to slow you down I." He instantly stopped her pressing a finger to her lips. "I've seen you Kikyou, so graceful and power, wild horses couldn't move you from your target. How your fingers slide upon the arrows as you place them correctly." Kikyou didn't like this, had he been watching her? Stalking her perhaps? She decided she'd change the subject, more to her interests. "Sir, what did you know about Doctor Suikotsu?" He'd stop talking, scratch his head then open his mouth to speak. "He was a kind man, even though he didn't like blood he was still caring and tried his best. People would worry a lot about him, he used to become very strange after he'd preformed some kind of operation." Kikyou nodded, herself and the village leader where practically the same age, yet they had three years between them, the village leader had known Suikotsu since he first came, yet Kikyou knew him when she first came to the village, her parents had been killed he himself was young yet still intelligent and caring. He looked after her and they became friends, once they grew older they began to talk deeper and confide in one another. "Act oddly?" Asked Kikyou inquisitively they had just arrived into the forest, it was loud of the sounds of movement and life. "Yes." Replied the village leader. "He'd go outside not soon afterwards and wash his hands in a fresh basin of water, but he'd sit there sometimes for more then two hours, scrubbing his hands and sweating. He'd talk of blood upon his hands and that he couldn't wash it off, yet no blood had poured upon them. I used to worry of this." He laughed as if he'd cracked some kind of funny joke. "I got used to it after a while." Kikyou didn't find it funny, she found it sad that her doctor never had told her about this, she'd never see him do it as she'd be out in the mornings picking flowers and herbs for medicines maybe that is why he sent her out at those times just so that he couldn't disturb her. Something rustled, Kikyou's glances shot around as he ripped an arrow from her clothing, pulling it to her bow, which she moved swiftly over her fingers, and pulling it along letting go with great accuracy and strength. The village leader was amazed of how fast Kikyou's reactions really where, what turned him around was the sound of an animal that screeched out then thudded to the ground, elegantly, almost floating, Kikyou moved over to her catch, another of course a wild bull. The village leader followed like a puppy, looking it over and blinking slightly, the arrow had shot it perfectly in the head, no blood fell at all as Kikyou took its back legs and dragged it a little deeper against the tree it had been sniffing for truffles around. "I'll come back for this later." She said as she continued on, the village leader following once more. He'd been happy that Kikyou had shot it perfectly but he also wanted to impress her that is why he was there anyhow. So taking his bow from his shoulder and bringing an arrow from his quiver he straightened it and cocked the arrow forward against his fingers, walking and watching keenly, awaiting another sound he could pick up on. When that sound did come he was too late, there was Kikyou again striking it instantly before he even strung his arm back, another sound of an animal rung out though the air as she approached it, a small fox. Turning her nose up at it she left it there, she wasn't going to eat a fox, she didn't know what it had been eating for a start and she didn't want the children to become poisoned. "Lady Kikyou, you move so fast." Added the village leader as he walked faster to catch up with her fast strides. "I had no idea you'd be this skilled even with the stories I'd heard." He'd continue but another rustling interrupted him, this was his chance to prove to Kikyou he was a good hunter after all. "Kikyou, allow me for this one." He whispered as he took a step forward, his bow already equip with an arrow from earlier. He approached closer then just when he thought he was close enough he shot his arrow, a silent pause occurred then a shrill shout that belonged to no animal rung though the air. A horrified expression upon Kikyou's face as she stared forward, turning to the village leader. "A human, you just hit a human." She first walked then began running to the now howling human, the village leader following in close pursuit but both of them stopped once they'd seen the being, that was no human he'd shot but the berserker.
The insanity of a berserker
"When Schizophrenia claimed him, his sanity disobeyed him."
Lady Kikyou slept none that night; she clung to her blankets as he curled herself into them, holding a small stuffed toy close to her, which belonged to one of the children. Her tassels of hair flowed around her like the night itself, which soon left, broken by the sun as it rose. Kikyou also rose stepping over a child then wandering outside, she was ill and sleepless glancing into space her mouth gaped open. "What happened last night." She said to herself. "Was any of it for real?" A child followed her grasping her hand as she smiled down to it fondly. "Suikotsu.I thought you'd died." The child gave no attention to Kikyou, as it was common for her to talk to herself, usually her thoughts out loud without even realising it. Glancing into the deep forest the berserker had escaped into she petted the child upon the head and stepped inside, taking a bow and placing up upon her shoulder, and four arrows which she slid in her cotton belt which held her Haori together. Some children had awakened, some where still sleeping, one child, the eldest known as Yuuta was already lighting the small fire in the fireplace, they liked warmth in the morning, they cooked breakfast onto it which was usually a wild bull Kikyou had hunted and killed the night before, instantly they thought she was hunting, Kikyou knew she was searching for a lot more than just wild bull she was on a hunt for a berserker she needed to see him again not to harm him and looking down at her bow she hoped she wouldn't be seen as a threat. Setting out and directing herself towards the woods she was stopped by the village leader who smiled and waved to her, walking over. "Lady Kikyou, hunting at this early hour." She glanced at him and nodded approvingly. "Yes, why not?" He smirked, his hands upon his hips as if to show of his own weapons, a bow and a quiver of arrows just like Kikyou's he shifted it over to the other shoulder then placed a hand upon the quivers strap, his other hand around Kikyou's shoulder as he continued to walk. "I'll come with you." He simply said, grinning. He'd love to show off in front of Lady Kikyou that was the first thing he wanted, he'd always loved that woman, he'd never not. Kikyou on the other hand had other ideas; she wanted to be alone not with this man who seemed to appear in all the wrong times. "But Sir.I don't want to slow you down I." He instantly stopped her pressing a finger to her lips. "I've seen you Kikyou, so graceful and power, wild horses couldn't move you from your target. How your fingers slide upon the arrows as you place them correctly." Kikyou didn't like this, had he been watching her? Stalking her perhaps? She decided she'd change the subject, more to her interests. "Sir, what did you know about Doctor Suikotsu?" He'd stop talking, scratch his head then open his mouth to speak. "He was a kind man, even though he didn't like blood he was still caring and tried his best. People would worry a lot about him, he used to become very strange after he'd preformed some kind of operation." Kikyou nodded, herself and the village leader where practically the same age, yet they had three years between them, the village leader had known Suikotsu since he first came, yet Kikyou knew him when she first came to the village, her parents had been killed he himself was young yet still intelligent and caring. He looked after her and they became friends, once they grew older they began to talk deeper and confide in one another. "Act oddly?" Asked Kikyou inquisitively they had just arrived into the forest, it was loud of the sounds of movement and life. "Yes." Replied the village leader. "He'd go outside not soon afterwards and wash his hands in a fresh basin of water, but he'd sit there sometimes for more then two hours, scrubbing his hands and sweating. He'd talk of blood upon his hands and that he couldn't wash it off, yet no blood had poured upon them. I used to worry of this." He laughed as if he'd cracked some kind of funny joke. "I got used to it after a while." Kikyou didn't find it funny, she found it sad that her doctor never had told her about this, she'd never see him do it as she'd be out in the mornings picking flowers and herbs for medicines maybe that is why he sent her out at those times just so that he couldn't disturb her. Something rustled, Kikyou's glances shot around as he ripped an arrow from her clothing, pulling it to her bow, which she moved swiftly over her fingers, and pulling it along letting go with great accuracy and strength. The village leader was amazed of how fast Kikyou's reactions really where, what turned him around was the sound of an animal that screeched out then thudded to the ground, elegantly, almost floating, Kikyou moved over to her catch, another of course a wild bull. The village leader followed like a puppy, looking it over and blinking slightly, the arrow had shot it perfectly in the head, no blood fell at all as Kikyou took its back legs and dragged it a little deeper against the tree it had been sniffing for truffles around. "I'll come back for this later." She said as she continued on, the village leader following once more. He'd been happy that Kikyou had shot it perfectly but he also wanted to impress her that is why he was there anyhow. So taking his bow from his shoulder and bringing an arrow from his quiver he straightened it and cocked the arrow forward against his fingers, walking and watching keenly, awaiting another sound he could pick up on. When that sound did come he was too late, there was Kikyou again striking it instantly before he even strung his arm back, another sound of an animal rung out though the air as she approached it, a small fox. Turning her nose up at it she left it there, she wasn't going to eat a fox, she didn't know what it had been eating for a start and she didn't want the children to become poisoned. "Lady Kikyou, you move so fast." Added the village leader as he walked faster to catch up with her fast strides. "I had no idea you'd be this skilled even with the stories I'd heard." He'd continue but another rustling interrupted him, this was his chance to prove to Kikyou he was a good hunter after all. "Kikyou, allow me for this one." He whispered as he took a step forward, his bow already equip with an arrow from earlier. He approached closer then just when he thought he was close enough he shot his arrow, a silent pause occurred then a shrill shout that belonged to no animal rung though the air. A horrified expression upon Kikyou's face as she stared forward, turning to the village leader. "A human, you just hit a human." She first walked then began running to the now howling human, the village leader following in close pursuit but both of them stopped once they'd seen the being, that was no human he'd shot but the berserker.