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Chapter Seven
"Kusanagi, you have served the Arigami well," Murakumo said, patting his shoulder.
Kusanagi knelt before him, bowing his head. "Thank you, Lord Murakumo," he said. "I'm glad I please our god, the Arigami."
Murakumo turned to Momiji, who was tied to a tree trunk by vines. And surrounding her, there was a ceramic field that erected from the soggy ground. Their plans were set, but something didn't seem right. Everything was coming so easily for them, as if someone were handing them their plans on a silver platter. Murakumo didn't know if he should feel suspicious of Kaede and Susana-oh or if he should just forget about them. He knows that they are no threat to the Arigami, but something inside of him made him weary about them.
"You may stand, Kusanagi," he said.
He stood and walked over to his side. He stared up at Momiji. Her head fell limp on her shoulder with a look of sadness expanding on her face. Her clothes were ripped to shreds as the vines tightly squeezed her body. She looked like a rag doll that some kid had been torturing. And in a way, it made him feel sorry for her. He didn't know why, he just did.
"Murakumo," he said, shrugging off the idea of him feeling sorry for the Kushinada. "Why is this Kushinada more important than the other one?"
He turned to him. "This Kushinada isn't set in her ways like the other one is. Kaede was once with us and was loyal to our plans. But she had visions of granger and went against the Arigami. She wants the whole country and the world to become one big rainforest. It's the Arigami's vision, too, but she had other plans that she hid from us. Not only does she want to rid of the human race, but she also wants to annihilate the Arigami as well."
Kusanagi swallowed hard and looked back at Momiji. "Then what do we need her for?" he questioned. "She is no threat to us."
He grinned. "Bait," he replied, and started to walk into the depths of the forest. "Keep an eye on her, Kusanagi. The TAC will be here soon. I just know they will."
Kusanagi watched as Murakumo disappeared into the forest. As he stood there, he heard a soft moan come from Momiji. He turned to her and raised his eyebrow. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as she awoke from her deep sleep. She slowly lifted her head and looked around her. Fright covered her face once she realized she was tied to a tree and was surrounded by a ceramic field.
"Help!" she shouted. "Somebody please help me!"
He smirked and sat down on the large boulder that was behind him. "Don't yell, Kushinada. Your voice stings my ears when you scream."
She looked down at him. "Kusanagi! Where am I? And what do you want with me?" she asked.
He shook his head. "I don't want you," he said. "You're just the Arigami's trophy."
"What have they done to you, Kusanagi?" she asked as tears slowly welled up in her swollen eyes. "You're not the same anymore. They turned you into a monster."
"This is me," he said, pointing to himself. "I am a devoted soldier of the Arigami. It is my choice, foolish Kushinada, they did not use force against me."
She shook her head. She didn't want to believe it. She didn't want to believe that he was no longer the Kusanagi who used to teased her about her kiddy underwear and made fun of her flat chest. Somewhere deep inside of him, under all the layers of evil, the Kusanagi she loved was still there. There just has to be.
"I won't believe it," she shrieked. Tears slowly fell from her eyes as she stared at Kusanagi. "You're not a monster, Kusanagi! You're not an Arigami!"
He walked up to her and glared into her eyes. He reached up to her cheek and stroked it. "If I was a monster I would've killed you already, Kushinada."
"That's not the reason why you didn't kill me yet," she croaked.
He smirked. He was strangely amused and interested in what she had to say. "And why is that? Amuse me, will you?"
"You didn't kill me because you…still…love me," she said with force.
Anger unraveled Kusanagi. He couldn't believe what she was saying. He would never love the Kushinada. He wouldn't betray the Arigami in that way. He'd rather die by his enemies sword than to die knowing he betrayed the Arigami.
"I would never love the enemy," he said sternly, and turned his back to her. "Never."
"Then you aren't the Kusanagi I used to love," she said. "The real Kusanagi would never say that. And he would never forget why he was put on the earth."
He didn't say anything after that. He just sat back down on the boulder and waited for Murakumo or Akima to return or maybe the TAC would get there before them.
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"Yaegashi," Akima said, still straddling him. "Are you going to tell me the TAC's plans or do I have to force it out of you?"
He shook his head. "I don't know what you're talking about, Akima. I only work on the computer!"
She narrowed her eyes at him. "But why do I think you're lying to me?" she asked, and poked him again with the needle. "You better tell me, Yaegashi. I won't give you any mercy when I kill you."
He swallowed hard. He didn't want to die, especially not by her. He wanted to live and finally be able to tell Kome that he really did like her. But if he doesn't do what Akima demanded of him, he'd never get to do what he never had the courage to do before. So he took in a deep breath and slowly let it seep out of his dry lips.
He opened his mouth and started to tell her everything. But when he looked up at her, her face was turned in the opposite direction with a gaping look on her face. He followed her stare and saw Kaede sitting in the same chair that Kome sat in before. Her face was bruised and a bandage was wrapped around her upper arm. She looked different since he last saw her. She looked as if she was in a brawl or something.
"Hello Kaede," Akima said, and slid off of Yaegashi. "What the hell are you doing here? If you're looking for someone to be your friend, go to the psychiatric ward in the local hospital. I'm sure you'll find someone just like you."
She rolled her eyes. "You always have some witty comment up your sleeve, Akima. But it's just sad that you know all of those witty remarks and you don't even know who you really are," Kaede said, smirking.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Akima lied. "I know exactly who I am."
"Yeah, that's why you can't remember one thing about your past," she said, and stood up. "Come on Akima. Tell me about your past. Tell me about your memories. Come on! Tell me!"
Kaede grabbed Akima's arm. "Why are you denying it, Akima?" she asked in a low hiss. "Stop lying to yourself. You know I'm right just admit it."
Akima didn't make her let of her arm. She only looked away. She knew that Kaede was right, but she didn't want to admit it. She had no idea who or what she was. She wanted to know. She really did, but a cloud still hung heavy over her mind, like a barrier. It was an unmovable like steel wall blocking her path. She couldn't climb it, nor could she break her way through it. It was at a permanent standstill.
"I know who you are, Akima. I know everything there is to possibly know about you," Kaede said, and dug her nails into her skin. "If you join Susana-oh, I will tell you everything. I promise I will."
She shook her head and pushed her away. "Murakumo will tell me," Akima stated. "He'll tell me everything."
"I'm sure he will," Kaede said. "Now tell me where Momiji is!"
She shook her head. "I would never tell you where she is," she said, and grinned. "But I assure you that Kusanagi is with her, waiting for his chance to kill her. Once he does, we will kill him, so you'll feel the pain of loosing two people you love."
Enraged in anger, Kaede pushed Akima hard against the wall. Her head smacked against it and she fell to the floor. "You're worthless. You're nothing," Kaede said. "You'll always be just another part of Murakumo."
Akima clenched her stomach and looked up at Kaede. Pain rushed through her body like a roller coaster, fast and wild. "I will not forgive…you for this," she said, and disappeared.
Kaede sat back down in the chair and grinned at Yaegashi, whom was against the wall holding his knees against his chest.
"Thanks for stopping her," he said in a trembling voice.
She narrowed her eyes at him and said, "What makes you think I cam here to save you?"
He shrugged. "You came before she got a chance to kill me."
She laughed. "Don't flatter yourself. I would never save a worthless human," she said, and disappeared into a cloud of thick smoke.
Yaegashi got up to his feet and ran to Kunikida's office to tell him what had just happened.
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Akima returned to the forest. She rested against a tree trunk that was close to where Momiji was. She then looked over at Kusanagi, who sat contently on a boulder. She wanted to get up, but her stomach ached so much. She felt as if someone were squeezing her insides together till they burst. It was like cruel torture.
"Akima?" a voice said in a worried tone.
She looked up to see Murakumo standing before her. She tried to smile, but the pain that she was feeling wouldn't allow her to. "Murakumo?"
He kneeled before her and took her hands in his. "Are you all right? What happened?"
"I'm not sure," she said in a low huff. "Something happened when Kaede pushed me against the wall. All my insides came together, forming a ball in my stomach."
"I'm sorry that I made you go alone," he said. "I won't let her do this to you again."
Akima drew in a quick breath and noticed something. She blinked, just to make sure that she wasn't seeing things. He actually shed a single tear. It was the first time she had ever seen him cry or at least shed a tear. That was when she knew that he actually cared for her; more than she would ever know.
She smiled and wiped the tear away from his cheek. "We will fight side by side right?"
He nodded. "Of course," he replied.
"I'm glad," she said, and pointed to the horizon, where the sun slowly fell behind the mountains. "The day is coming to an end."
He turned his head to the sunset. "The apocalypse is coming and they don't even know it yet," Murakumo whispered into the wind. "Tomorrow… We'll finally rid Japan's burning tears."
--
To be continue…
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Hey guys! FanFiction.net is finally up, so I get to update this story! I hope you like it, and please review!
Chapter Seven
"Kusanagi, you have served the Arigami well," Murakumo said, patting his shoulder.
Kusanagi knelt before him, bowing his head. "Thank you, Lord Murakumo," he said. "I'm glad I please our god, the Arigami."
Murakumo turned to Momiji, who was tied to a tree trunk by vines. And surrounding her, there was a ceramic field that erected from the soggy ground. Their plans were set, but something didn't seem right. Everything was coming so easily for them, as if someone were handing them their plans on a silver platter. Murakumo didn't know if he should feel suspicious of Kaede and Susana-oh or if he should just forget about them. He knows that they are no threat to the Arigami, but something inside of him made him weary about them.
"You may stand, Kusanagi," he said.
He stood and walked over to his side. He stared up at Momiji. Her head fell limp on her shoulder with a look of sadness expanding on her face. Her clothes were ripped to shreds as the vines tightly squeezed her body. She looked like a rag doll that some kid had been torturing. And in a way, it made him feel sorry for her. He didn't know why, he just did.
"Murakumo," he said, shrugging off the idea of him feeling sorry for the Kushinada. "Why is this Kushinada more important than the other one?"
He turned to him. "This Kushinada isn't set in her ways like the other one is. Kaede was once with us and was loyal to our plans. But she had visions of granger and went against the Arigami. She wants the whole country and the world to become one big rainforest. It's the Arigami's vision, too, but she had other plans that she hid from us. Not only does she want to rid of the human race, but she also wants to annihilate the Arigami as well."
Kusanagi swallowed hard and looked back at Momiji. "Then what do we need her for?" he questioned. "She is no threat to us."
He grinned. "Bait," he replied, and started to walk into the depths of the forest. "Keep an eye on her, Kusanagi. The TAC will be here soon. I just know they will."
Kusanagi watched as Murakumo disappeared into the forest. As he stood there, he heard a soft moan come from Momiji. He turned to her and raised his eyebrow. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as she awoke from her deep sleep. She slowly lifted her head and looked around her. Fright covered her face once she realized she was tied to a tree and was surrounded by a ceramic field.
"Help!" she shouted. "Somebody please help me!"
He smirked and sat down on the large boulder that was behind him. "Don't yell, Kushinada. Your voice stings my ears when you scream."
She looked down at him. "Kusanagi! Where am I? And what do you want with me?" she asked.
He shook his head. "I don't want you," he said. "You're just the Arigami's trophy."
"What have they done to you, Kusanagi?" she asked as tears slowly welled up in her swollen eyes. "You're not the same anymore. They turned you into a monster."
"This is me," he said, pointing to himself. "I am a devoted soldier of the Arigami. It is my choice, foolish Kushinada, they did not use force against me."
She shook her head. She didn't want to believe it. She didn't want to believe that he was no longer the Kusanagi who used to teased her about her kiddy underwear and made fun of her flat chest. Somewhere deep inside of him, under all the layers of evil, the Kusanagi she loved was still there. There just has to be.
"I won't believe it," she shrieked. Tears slowly fell from her eyes as she stared at Kusanagi. "You're not a monster, Kusanagi! You're not an Arigami!"
He walked up to her and glared into her eyes. He reached up to her cheek and stroked it. "If I was a monster I would've killed you already, Kushinada."
"That's not the reason why you didn't kill me yet," she croaked.
He smirked. He was strangely amused and interested in what she had to say. "And why is that? Amuse me, will you?"
"You didn't kill me because you…still…love me," she said with force.
Anger unraveled Kusanagi. He couldn't believe what she was saying. He would never love the Kushinada. He wouldn't betray the Arigami in that way. He'd rather die by his enemies sword than to die knowing he betrayed the Arigami.
"I would never love the enemy," he said sternly, and turned his back to her. "Never."
"Then you aren't the Kusanagi I used to love," she said. "The real Kusanagi would never say that. And he would never forget why he was put on the earth."
He didn't say anything after that. He just sat back down on the boulder and waited for Murakumo or Akima to return or maybe the TAC would get there before them.
--
"Yaegashi," Akima said, still straddling him. "Are you going to tell me the TAC's plans or do I have to force it out of you?"
He shook his head. "I don't know what you're talking about, Akima. I only work on the computer!"
She narrowed her eyes at him. "But why do I think you're lying to me?" she asked, and poked him again with the needle. "You better tell me, Yaegashi. I won't give you any mercy when I kill you."
He swallowed hard. He didn't want to die, especially not by her. He wanted to live and finally be able to tell Kome that he really did like her. But if he doesn't do what Akima demanded of him, he'd never get to do what he never had the courage to do before. So he took in a deep breath and slowly let it seep out of his dry lips.
He opened his mouth and started to tell her everything. But when he looked up at her, her face was turned in the opposite direction with a gaping look on her face. He followed her stare and saw Kaede sitting in the same chair that Kome sat in before. Her face was bruised and a bandage was wrapped around her upper arm. She looked different since he last saw her. She looked as if she was in a brawl or something.
"Hello Kaede," Akima said, and slid off of Yaegashi. "What the hell are you doing here? If you're looking for someone to be your friend, go to the psychiatric ward in the local hospital. I'm sure you'll find someone just like you."
She rolled her eyes. "You always have some witty comment up your sleeve, Akima. But it's just sad that you know all of those witty remarks and you don't even know who you really are," Kaede said, smirking.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Akima lied. "I know exactly who I am."
"Yeah, that's why you can't remember one thing about your past," she said, and stood up. "Come on Akima. Tell me about your past. Tell me about your memories. Come on! Tell me!"
Kaede grabbed Akima's arm. "Why are you denying it, Akima?" she asked in a low hiss. "Stop lying to yourself. You know I'm right just admit it."
Akima didn't make her let of her arm. She only looked away. She knew that Kaede was right, but she didn't want to admit it. She had no idea who or what she was. She wanted to know. She really did, but a cloud still hung heavy over her mind, like a barrier. It was an unmovable like steel wall blocking her path. She couldn't climb it, nor could she break her way through it. It was at a permanent standstill.
"I know who you are, Akima. I know everything there is to possibly know about you," Kaede said, and dug her nails into her skin. "If you join Susana-oh, I will tell you everything. I promise I will."
She shook her head and pushed her away. "Murakumo will tell me," Akima stated. "He'll tell me everything."
"I'm sure he will," Kaede said. "Now tell me where Momiji is!"
She shook her head. "I would never tell you where she is," she said, and grinned. "But I assure you that Kusanagi is with her, waiting for his chance to kill her. Once he does, we will kill him, so you'll feel the pain of loosing two people you love."
Enraged in anger, Kaede pushed Akima hard against the wall. Her head smacked against it and she fell to the floor. "You're worthless. You're nothing," Kaede said. "You'll always be just another part of Murakumo."
Akima clenched her stomach and looked up at Kaede. Pain rushed through her body like a roller coaster, fast and wild. "I will not forgive…you for this," she said, and disappeared.
Kaede sat back down in the chair and grinned at Yaegashi, whom was against the wall holding his knees against his chest.
"Thanks for stopping her," he said in a trembling voice.
She narrowed her eyes at him and said, "What makes you think I cam here to save you?"
He shrugged. "You came before she got a chance to kill me."
She laughed. "Don't flatter yourself. I would never save a worthless human," she said, and disappeared into a cloud of thick smoke.
Yaegashi got up to his feet and ran to Kunikida's office to tell him what had just happened.
--
Akima returned to the forest. She rested against a tree trunk that was close to where Momiji was. She then looked over at Kusanagi, who sat contently on a boulder. She wanted to get up, but her stomach ached so much. She felt as if someone were squeezing her insides together till they burst. It was like cruel torture.
"Akima?" a voice said in a worried tone.
She looked up to see Murakumo standing before her. She tried to smile, but the pain that she was feeling wouldn't allow her to. "Murakumo?"
He kneeled before her and took her hands in his. "Are you all right? What happened?"
"I'm not sure," she said in a low huff. "Something happened when Kaede pushed me against the wall. All my insides came together, forming a ball in my stomach."
"I'm sorry that I made you go alone," he said. "I won't let her do this to you again."
Akima drew in a quick breath and noticed something. She blinked, just to make sure that she wasn't seeing things. He actually shed a single tear. It was the first time she had ever seen him cry or at least shed a tear. That was when she knew that he actually cared for her; more than she would ever know.
She smiled and wiped the tear away from his cheek. "We will fight side by side right?"
He nodded. "Of course," he replied.
"I'm glad," she said, and pointed to the horizon, where the sun slowly fell behind the mountains. "The day is coming to an end."
He turned his head to the sunset. "The apocalypse is coming and they don't even know it yet," Murakumo whispered into the wind. "Tomorrow… We'll finally rid Japan's burning tears."
--
To be continue…
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