Dark Moon & Midnight Shadows
ch 9
"AKUMABITO, AKUMABITO!" a crowd of people yelled while they were running as Lao, a gargoyle, a panther, and the source suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Stupid, insignificant humans." the source mumbled as his eyes lit up and the crowd of people burst into flames, and then disintegrated into piles of ash.
"Wasn't that just a little excessive, my lord?" Tahi asked as she transformed from a panther back to her human form.
"I hope that you're not questioning me, Tahi. Because if you are, then you are more than welcome to share their fate," the source replied as he glanced over to her.
"Ah, no my lord, I'm positive that's not what she meant. Was it Tahi?" Lao asked with a warning look.
"No, of course not." Tahi replied quickly.
"For your sake, you had better not." the source warned. The gargoyle wasn't paying much attention to the conversation; she was too busy concentrating on her burnt claw.
"Mei?" the source asked. She gave no response, so he decided to try again. "Mei!" That time he got her attention.
"Yes my lord?" Mei asked as she quickly switched her attention towards him.
"You're still preoccupied with what the gaijin did to your hand?" the source said in more of a statement than a question.
"I want her to pay for what she did to me." the gargoyle seethed.
"Just wait Mei, you'll get your chance for revenge." the source replied as the gargoyle changed back into her human form. "But in the meantime, we have other things to get ready for."
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"Ok, I guess that I have a choice to make. Either I try and figure out how this kanji ball works and help fight, or I totally forget about it and just follow my heart." Kasura thought as she was staring between her silver kanji ball and the flower that Shu put into her hair a few hours ago. The silver kanji ball gave a slight glow. Kasura gave a small sigh, "it looks like my decision's been made."
"Hey Kasura, there you are. What are you doing out here?" Shin asked as he walked up to where she was sitting on the railing. Kasura gave no response; she just looked up from the kanji ball and the flower, and then looked out over the backyard of the manor. "Kasura?"
"Huh, oh sorry Shin." Kasura replied as she kept her gaze.
"Is there something wrong?" Shin asked as he looked over to her in concern.
"No, not really. It's just, oh I don't know, I guess I've realized that I can't ignore it any
more." Kasura replied with a slight frown.
"Kasura, I don't understand. Can't ignore what?" Shin asked as he too made a slight frown.
"That I have a new responsibility to uphold, and I have to put everything else second. In other words Shin, no matter how much I want to, I can't follow my heart." Kasura replied as a single tear ran down her cheek.
"Kasura, just because you have a kanji ball, doesn't mean that you have to give up from following your heart. You can fight as well as love." Shin said as he put a comforting hand onto her shoulder.
"Shin, who would have thought you being such a romantic?" Kasura asked with a small chuckle as she looked towards him.
"Eh, we all do what we can, I guess," Shin replied with a smirk. "Besides, it's been a while since I've seen Shu this happy."
"So then Shin, you believe that a person can both fight and love at the same time?" Kasura said as she was trying to make sure that she heard right.
"Yea, I don't see why not. Nothing is impossible, all you have to do is believe, and then
everything will come in its own time." Shin replied with a comforting smile.
"Thanks Shin." Kasura said as she returned a smile.
"Anytime." Shin replied, "Are you going to be ok?"
Just then, "hey you two, what's going on?" Shu asked as he walked over to them.
"Yea Shin I think that I'll be just fine." Kasura replied. Shin gave a look at her and then at Shu, gave a quick nod and then left the two alone.
"Mind telling me what that was all about?" Shu asked curiously as he sat down next to her.
"It's nothing Shu, Shin just helped me put some things into perspective that's all." Kasura
replied as she looked towards him.
"Are you sure that you're ok?" Shu asked in concern.
"Yea, and now that you're here, I'm feeling a little better." Kasura replied as she gave him a small smile.
"Just a little, huh? Well then, I know how to make you feel a lot better." Shu said with a
mischievous grin.
"Oh really? And what would..?" Kasura started to ask, but she couldn't finish her question because she found herself and Shu caught up in a passionate kiss. Shu's kiss was strong but gentle at the same time. It also made her feel safe and warm as the cold night winds were blowing. After some time passed, they finally broke the kiss, and backed away from each other slowly.
"Better?" Shu asked as his eyes twinkled.
"Much." Kasura replied as she was still feeling the effect of his kiss.
"Dore dore? It looks like we've come across an interesting situation, doesn't it? Kongo and the gaijin making out on the balcony." Lao said in a mock annoyance.
"Lao! What are you doing here? And more importantly, how did you know that Kasura was here in the first place?" Shu asked as he quickly stood up and got in front of her.
"That's none of your business, now hand the gaijin over or else?" Mei demanded.
"Forget it, Kasura isn't going anywhere with you!" Shu replied angrily.
"You chose to do this the hard way. So be it, but don't say that we didn't warn you." Tahi
warned as they began to transform.
"Kasura, get inside and get the others. I'll stay here and stall them as long as I can." Shu
said as he glanced back.
"Shu..." Kasura started to say.
"Go!" Shu replied as he transformed into his sub armor.
"Be careful Shu." Kasura said as she started to run towards the door.
"Oh no you don't gaijin. Where do you think that you're going?" Mei asked as she flew up to the balcony and blocked Kasura making her stop in her tracks.
"Kasura!" Shu exclaimed as he quickly turned around, ignoring the ones that were still on the ground.
"Bad move, Kongo." the source said as he launched an attack towards the balcony. The source's attack barely missed Shu, but it was close enough to make the floorboards of the balcony to give way, making Shu grab onto them to keep himself from falling.
"SHU!" Kasura called out as she hurried over to him.
"Byauken, what is it?" Ryo asked in alarm as he and the others saw the white tiger suddenly get up and look towards the balcony door. Byauken gave a roar, and then ran outside bursting through the glass door. The others gave a quick glance to each other and then chased after the tiger.
"Shu, give me your hand!" Kasura said as the others were finally outside.
"No way, I'll pull you down with me." Shu replied as he was starting to lose his grip a little.
"You won't pull me down! So stop being so stubborn and give me your hand!" Kasura said as she was trying to pull him up.
"Troopers!" Lao called up to them.
"Lao, what are you doing here?" Touma asked as they ran over to the side of the balcony as they were trying not to fall through.
"Touma, wait. Lao, how did you know?" Seji asked suspiciously.
"Come off of it, Korin. We've known about the five of you for a long time. It was pretty obvious from the start. So are you going to give us the gaijin, or not?" Lao replied, as he got ready to deliver an attack.
"NO, SHU! Don't let go, hang on!" Kasura exclaimed as the guys quickly turned around and saw that Kasura was having a really hard time trying to pull Shu up. Just then a small silver glow started to shine on Kasura's forehead. It was the kanji of Futaiten, with this sudden boost of energy Kasura started to pull Shu up a little more onto the balcony. But just as he was almost there both Lao and the source attacked, and blew away the rest of the balcony.
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*Notes Japanese Translations
AKUMABITO == Informal term for demon
Dore dore? == Informal phrase which loosely translates to, Hello, what do we have here? or What's this?
Futaiten == Kaye's kanji of determination
ch 9
"AKUMABITO, AKUMABITO!" a crowd of people yelled while they were running as Lao, a gargoyle, a panther, and the source suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Stupid, insignificant humans." the source mumbled as his eyes lit up and the crowd of people burst into flames, and then disintegrated into piles of ash.
"Wasn't that just a little excessive, my lord?" Tahi asked as she transformed from a panther back to her human form.
"I hope that you're not questioning me, Tahi. Because if you are, then you are more than welcome to share their fate," the source replied as he glanced over to her.
"Ah, no my lord, I'm positive that's not what she meant. Was it Tahi?" Lao asked with a warning look.
"No, of course not." Tahi replied quickly.
"For your sake, you had better not." the source warned. The gargoyle wasn't paying much attention to the conversation; she was too busy concentrating on her burnt claw.
"Mei?" the source asked. She gave no response, so he decided to try again. "Mei!" That time he got her attention.
"Yes my lord?" Mei asked as she quickly switched her attention towards him.
"You're still preoccupied with what the gaijin did to your hand?" the source said in more of a statement than a question.
"I want her to pay for what she did to me." the gargoyle seethed.
"Just wait Mei, you'll get your chance for revenge." the source replied as the gargoyle changed back into her human form. "But in the meantime, we have other things to get ready for."
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"Ok, I guess that I have a choice to make. Either I try and figure out how this kanji ball works and help fight, or I totally forget about it and just follow my heart." Kasura thought as she was staring between her silver kanji ball and the flower that Shu put into her hair a few hours ago. The silver kanji ball gave a slight glow. Kasura gave a small sigh, "it looks like my decision's been made."
"Hey Kasura, there you are. What are you doing out here?" Shin asked as he walked up to where she was sitting on the railing. Kasura gave no response; she just looked up from the kanji ball and the flower, and then looked out over the backyard of the manor. "Kasura?"
"Huh, oh sorry Shin." Kasura replied as she kept her gaze.
"Is there something wrong?" Shin asked as he looked over to her in concern.
"No, not really. It's just, oh I don't know, I guess I've realized that I can't ignore it any
more." Kasura replied with a slight frown.
"Kasura, I don't understand. Can't ignore what?" Shin asked as he too made a slight frown.
"That I have a new responsibility to uphold, and I have to put everything else second. In other words Shin, no matter how much I want to, I can't follow my heart." Kasura replied as a single tear ran down her cheek.
"Kasura, just because you have a kanji ball, doesn't mean that you have to give up from following your heart. You can fight as well as love." Shin said as he put a comforting hand onto her shoulder.
"Shin, who would have thought you being such a romantic?" Kasura asked with a small chuckle as she looked towards him.
"Eh, we all do what we can, I guess," Shin replied with a smirk. "Besides, it's been a while since I've seen Shu this happy."
"So then Shin, you believe that a person can both fight and love at the same time?" Kasura said as she was trying to make sure that she heard right.
"Yea, I don't see why not. Nothing is impossible, all you have to do is believe, and then
everything will come in its own time." Shin replied with a comforting smile.
"Thanks Shin." Kasura said as she returned a smile.
"Anytime." Shin replied, "Are you going to be ok?"
Just then, "hey you two, what's going on?" Shu asked as he walked over to them.
"Yea Shin I think that I'll be just fine." Kasura replied. Shin gave a look at her and then at Shu, gave a quick nod and then left the two alone.
"Mind telling me what that was all about?" Shu asked curiously as he sat down next to her.
"It's nothing Shu, Shin just helped me put some things into perspective that's all." Kasura
replied as she looked towards him.
"Are you sure that you're ok?" Shu asked in concern.
"Yea, and now that you're here, I'm feeling a little better." Kasura replied as she gave him a small smile.
"Just a little, huh? Well then, I know how to make you feel a lot better." Shu said with a
mischievous grin.
"Oh really? And what would..?" Kasura started to ask, but she couldn't finish her question because she found herself and Shu caught up in a passionate kiss. Shu's kiss was strong but gentle at the same time. It also made her feel safe and warm as the cold night winds were blowing. After some time passed, they finally broke the kiss, and backed away from each other slowly.
"Better?" Shu asked as his eyes twinkled.
"Much." Kasura replied as she was still feeling the effect of his kiss.
"Dore dore? It looks like we've come across an interesting situation, doesn't it? Kongo and the gaijin making out on the balcony." Lao said in a mock annoyance.
"Lao! What are you doing here? And more importantly, how did you know that Kasura was here in the first place?" Shu asked as he quickly stood up and got in front of her.
"That's none of your business, now hand the gaijin over or else?" Mei demanded.
"Forget it, Kasura isn't going anywhere with you!" Shu replied angrily.
"You chose to do this the hard way. So be it, but don't say that we didn't warn you." Tahi
warned as they began to transform.
"Kasura, get inside and get the others. I'll stay here and stall them as long as I can." Shu
said as he glanced back.
"Shu..." Kasura started to say.
"Go!" Shu replied as he transformed into his sub armor.
"Be careful Shu." Kasura said as she started to run towards the door.
"Oh no you don't gaijin. Where do you think that you're going?" Mei asked as she flew up to the balcony and blocked Kasura making her stop in her tracks.
"Kasura!" Shu exclaimed as he quickly turned around, ignoring the ones that were still on the ground.
"Bad move, Kongo." the source said as he launched an attack towards the balcony. The source's attack barely missed Shu, but it was close enough to make the floorboards of the balcony to give way, making Shu grab onto them to keep himself from falling.
"SHU!" Kasura called out as she hurried over to him.
"Byauken, what is it?" Ryo asked in alarm as he and the others saw the white tiger suddenly get up and look towards the balcony door. Byauken gave a roar, and then ran outside bursting through the glass door. The others gave a quick glance to each other and then chased after the tiger.
"Shu, give me your hand!" Kasura said as the others were finally outside.
"No way, I'll pull you down with me." Shu replied as he was starting to lose his grip a little.
"You won't pull me down! So stop being so stubborn and give me your hand!" Kasura said as she was trying to pull him up.
"Troopers!" Lao called up to them.
"Lao, what are you doing here?" Touma asked as they ran over to the side of the balcony as they were trying not to fall through.
"Touma, wait. Lao, how did you know?" Seji asked suspiciously.
"Come off of it, Korin. We've known about the five of you for a long time. It was pretty obvious from the start. So are you going to give us the gaijin, or not?" Lao replied, as he got ready to deliver an attack.
"NO, SHU! Don't let go, hang on!" Kasura exclaimed as the guys quickly turned around and saw that Kasura was having a really hard time trying to pull Shu up. Just then a small silver glow started to shine on Kasura's forehead. It was the kanji of Futaiten, with this sudden boost of energy Kasura started to pull Shu up a little more onto the balcony. But just as he was almost there both Lao and the source attacked, and blew away the rest of the balcony.
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*Notes Japanese Translations
AKUMABITO == Informal term for demon
Dore dore? == Informal phrase which loosely translates to, Hello, what do we have here? or What's this?
Futaiten == Kaye's kanji of determination