My Only Correct Decision
[ Chapter 7: My Life for Yours ]
She awoke and saw dazzling light playing in her eyes. How long has it been since she opened her eyes? A year, two or maybe ten years might have passed since she last awoke…She savor every color her eyes witnessed. It satisfied her heart to see again, not hearing only the deafening sound of silence in this bedchamber. It was such like a curious sensation of a child opening his eyes and witnessing the forms of things he will come to know.
Her eyes were surprised when she saw a young man lying on the floor…He seemed dead but he showed that he was still alive because of the livid color of his face. His features unmistakably belong to her brother. However, why is he here? Adding more to that, he had gashes and he was bound on the floor, half-naked.
All her mouth mustered was a weak, "Hisoka…"
At that moment, she only had a vague idea where she was. She did not have any thought on what kind of events preceeded, but she knew and felt that there was something wrong with the scene.
A pair of eyes met hers, making them unmoving for the next minutes. Hisoka did not believe what he saw; his sister was awake. She was no longer bedridden…but did that mean that he was free from Muraki?
No…we must leave…this is hell…Why did you wake up dear sister?
I am no longer free…so will you when Muraki finds us here…
"Shindou nee-chan…" he called, so feeble that he thought she did not hear. Upon hearing her name from her twin, she immediately rose and went to his side. There she found the pitiful condition of her younger brother. Her eyes filled with tears soon as she embraced her brother.
"What happened to you Hisoka? " she asked. Shindou was in distraught while tugging the knot that held the rope firmly.
Was it that long since her fate of becoming an invalid that she did no know what was happening? Yet she was there, only present as a hollow presence, unmoving and lifeless…
"How long has it passed after I woke up, Hisoka?" she asked again after succeeding in removing the rope binding Hisoka's hands. It took her more than thirty minutes to do so because she lacked the proper strength that would enable her to accomplish the task of removing the knot. Her brother responded silently, "Three years."
"Three years?"
"Yes…and Muraki has done a lot now…especially after you fell into a comatose…"
"Muraki?"
"You could walk…in dreams, right? Why did you not come…come and see me?" Hisoka questioned his sister quite sadly shortly after he settled on her lap.
"I was trapped inside my body. I could not leave it by any reason." She smiled bitterly when she looked to reply to Hisoka. "I am sorry…"
"You should be…" Muraki silently said behind them. For almost an hour, he was there, watching. He was correct with his predictions that Shindou Kurosaki would soon wake from her lengthy slumber. This is it, his moment of triumph. Today was the day he was expecting to harbor the fruit of what he was seeking for, three years ago.
He laughed, he laughed as if no other day was to come. He wanted to hear the ringing pitch of his voice echo throughout the fortress and fortify his glorious day…
"Finally, Hisoka…Your life and beauty is bound to be mine."
"Kazutaka! You evil man! You vermin!" Shindou cried, making her head toss her dark blond hair. She felt so angry to know that he used her own brother for his evil intentions. How dare he touched her brother after she chose to receive the curse instead of him?
"Ah, yes dear. I am evil…how many times do you have to be reminded not to make a deal with the devil? Did you not realize that our deal is fake? Either way, I have set my eyes on Hisoka alone."
Muraki approached, tossing his silver hair away from his eyes, revealing a fake one that resembled horribly like a snake's eye. Shindou naturally covered her brother protectively. However, she was not yet ready to do anything after years of being bedridden and therefore, she was violently pushed aside by Muraki.
This time, Hisoka was the one who wailed, "Do not touch her! Do whatever you wish as long as you do not touch her."
"Maa, Hisoka! You cannot do that!" Shindou cried from afar after hearing her brother's words. Her tears fell down to her face like a fountain, showing how overwhelmed her heart was. She did not want to lose her own brother for Muraki's sake.
"Gomen, Onee-san…I have to do this…"
"I will not sacrifice my own brother! I'd rather die with him, Muraki!!!" she sobbed desperately, trying to pull Hisoka from Muraki's grasp.
The older man used his force and again slammed Shindou's petite body against the wall. Her resistance was useless to both Hisoka and her. Muraki knew well that he would proceed with Shindou in his presence.
Shindou knew how powerless she was to stop Muraki and so, she just gave a bland, "No." as Muraki kept her pinned on the wall with his own brand of magic.
It was now time that he advanced towards Hisoka. The young general just sat apprehensively as he watched Muraki closing on him, carrying a silver knife.
"Watch how you dear twin will die, Shindou. Be my witness on how my ritual will bring me to my eternal life!" Muraki triumphantly exclaimed and gave a ringing laughter.
Slowly Muraki began pronouncing the first lines of his invocation. The words he spoke came from a dead and ancient language. It sounded like sweet poetry sung by a minstrel but it meant only evil to those who understand. The silent incantation slowly filled Hisoka's brain like seeping poison. Moreover, when Muraki stopped, he placed the cold blade at the area between Hisoka's shoulders and neck, and slashed shallowly to produce blood.
Hisoka winced at the sting he felt from the wound but gathered his senses to ask Muraki sarcastically, "Is this all you want? Why have a hard time torturing me when you can ask it from me? My blood?"
Muraki took in his mouth the fresh wound, savoring the rusty flavor of Hisoka's blood, "The incantation will not take effect if I took blood in a vessel…it has to be a living vessel…it must be flowing inside a living body."
"Now, enjoy the pain while I draw from you your life…"
"Nooooooooo!"
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Tsuzuki ran immediately to his left, after him was Tatsumi who recently escaped from his cell in the dungeons.
"Can you tell, Tatsumi, where they are?" Tsuzuki stopped and turned to ask his companion. Tatsumi also halted running and gave a nod to Tsuzuki.
"They are not hard to locate as long as they are in a place with light and still have their shadows." Tatsumi replied in a matter-of-factly tone. "Why do you care so much to find that general? He is serving for the king."
"I do, Tatsumi-san. Generally, he's serving for Muraki but for a reason he did not want. He's practically a victim of Muraki…just like me." Tsuzuki returned to Tatsumi's question, careful not to say that he actually have 'affections' for the young general.
"Then what are we standing here for? Come on." Tatsumi finally said after hearing Tsuzuki. He grabbed the brunette's arm and headed for the next corridor. After a minute of running, they have found the correct path towards Hisoka and Muraki.
Lo, and behold, they found themselves in a large, lavishly decorated room. Both men saw the scenario that was happening between Hisoka, Muraki and a woman. Tsuzuki supposed, based on his memory of Hisoka's dreams was Hisoka's twin sister.
He was, for the first time of his life, in perfect timing. He came exactly just when Muraki was starting his ceremony. To see Muraki draw blood and energy from Hisoka is like watching a drama on the stage itself. Tatsumi and Tsuzuki were aghast with what they saw that they rooted themselves on the spot.
"Tsuzuki! Yamete…" Hisoka called out for Tsuzuki. His voice sounded so broken and filled with agony. It immediately snapped Tsuzuki's senses and all that he wanted for it to end. It was too painful to see Hisoka suffer.
"Asato-san, I'm quite sorry that you did not come earlier to witness the killing rites," Muraki stoically said as he dropped Hisoka carelessly on the floor. He gave another of his damned smiles. Surely, in every occasion possible, he never failed to do that and he never ran out of occasions to do his annoying habit.
"Damn you, Muraki!" Tatsumi cursed audibly beside Tsuzuki who was fuming just like him.
"Why thank you for the compliment." Muraki sighed.
He just gave Tsuzuki and Tatsumi a wicked laugh and stalked Tsuzuki instead. Tatsumi came to rescue but failed when Muraki prevented him, slamming his body on the opposite end of the room. He was badly hurt that he could not stand up properly to help his comrade right now.
"Tsuzuki…you cannot die…."
"Tatsumi!"
Tsuzuki was alone… there was no one with him…"No one…will help you now."
The king raised a hand and directed it towards Hisoka. Another scream ensued from the young general and Tsuzuki couldn't stand anymore…
His senses fired, he acted on impulse and summoned anything that would blast Muraki in half. He did not care anymore if he destroyed half—or even the whole kingdom if it meant getting rid of Muraki out of Hisoka's life!
"NEVER WILL YOU TOUCH HISOKA AGAIN!"
"Can you save Hisoka? Are you his redeemer?!" Muraki angrily spat at Tsuzuki.
A straight flash of light illuminated the whole chamber and blasted the place like a bomb. Muraki was not prepared for its intensity.
I will never let anything to hurt you anymore, Hisoka….
Why did your fate allow you to witness the pain and power of Muraki's evil?
"You will never live Muraki. I swear, I will do whatever it takes to get rid of you, to erase you from our lives!" Tsuzuki cried one last time as he produced a large blast of fire that Muraki could not block. He released all of his hatred, anger and pain towards Muraki…
Explosions, a strong shake occurred that moment….followed by silence….
…and everything ended.
[ To be concluded ^_^ ]
Aki7: Oh my….did my narration become horrible? Oh well, I hope everyone got a slice of angst. I did not want Muraki following them to the pits of hell so my fic is short…
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