Chapter 19: "The Past (Part 1)"
"He's . . . he's just a kid," Recca murmured, looking down at the young man laying on the cold ground. The black bag mask fluttered in the slight breeze. Kage growled a curse under his breath and gritted his teeth, attempting to sit up.
'Just a kid?' I thought, as Recca held Kage back with a hand. 'Damn, he looks like the same fucking age as me!' Kage fell back, coughing up some blood. Yanagi moved forwards to help him, but her ninja held her back as well with his arm.
"Hime, he's still the same bastard who tried to kill you," Recca said, alternating between glaring at Kage and giving his princess a serious look. "Even if he's just a kid, that doesn't excuse him!"
"Demo . . . Recca-kun . . ."
Recca took a breath and ignored his Hime's last comment, turning his attention to the young man on his back.
'That's a first . . .' I thought to myself.
"Talk, Kage," Recca growled.
"Feh . . . why . . . should I tell you bastards anything . . ." Kage huffed, a smirk spreading across his young face, twisting the scar out of shape. Kage's smirk widened lazily and disappeared when the pavement made a multiple crunching sound. The concrete about him broke into pieces, from Recca's fist, the kougon anki blade, and the tip of the ensui.
We glared down at him, our weapons nearly stabbing through his head.
"Talk," I said coldly, deliberately moving my gaze to the remaining pieces of madougu embedded in the man. His eyes followed mine, and he paled slightly.
[Kage's POV]
'These bastards . . . dammit . . . I can't believe he destroyed my madougu. What the hell can I do now??' I growled to myself, gritting my teeth and glaring at the three towering over me.
"Talk," Koganei said, glaring down at me and looking at the chunk of madougu still in me.
'Dammit . . . I can't move . . . It's like . . .'
[Flashback]
The explosion sent debris flying through the air and sent me crashing to the ground. "Waaah!!" My shoulder crunched into ground and I gritted my teeth in pain.
"Dammit . . ." Screams filled the air and I attempted to scramble back to my feet. Chunks of concrete fell from the sky, crushing people to the ground. "What the fuck are they doing in there??" A piece of rock the size of my head smashed through a tree's foliage to land in a crash by my foot. Chunks of the dome flew through the air, blocked by madougus and brute strength.
"Aaaahh!!" A huge piece had been blasted off by the red and blue flames and flew towards me. "Dammit . . .stand up!!" I couldn't move, my body wouldn't listen to me. "Move . . . dammit move!!" It came closer and I covered my face with my arms. "Okaa-san . . ." I shut my eyes, I didn't want to see it's great weight come and crush me to a paste. I heard a crunching sound, then silence.
I opened my eyes to darkness. Shadows covered me and disappeared. He stood with his back to me, three years my senior, blood dripping down the front of his shirt.
"Nii-chan!!"
"You're okay . . . yokatta . . ." he turned to face me slowly, the black orb dropping from his hand. I scrambled to catch him as he flopped face-first into the ground. "Sorry . . . for leavin' you alone . . I . . ."
"Nii-chan . . . matte yo . . . I'll get you to a doctor! Just wait . . ." I looked up, people were still scurrying about, dodging chunks of concrete. They were getting smaller, but people lay on the ground injured. I recognized Gashakura by his madougu, protecting a group of girls from the last large chunk that remained of the Urabutosatojin dome. I shouted for help. Nobody replied, all too wrapped up in saving themselves. I looked down at my brother. "Don't worry, nii-chan, I'll . . . Nii-chan?"
I shook his shoulder. "Nii-chan . . . ne . . . Nii-chan!!"
[End flashback]
A hit across the face brought me back to my senses. I snarled and kicked at the long-haired bastard who had hit me, gouging a piece of the golden madougu deeper. Blood spurted out. 'I won't let them hear me scream . . . or anything . . .' I growled to myself, settling a hand on the madougu piece.
"Oy . . . what are you doing??" Recca shouted, eyes widening. I smirked and pulled out the golden metal. .
TBC
My reviewers seem to be disappearing . . . ~sweatdrops~ must be due to my irregular updating . . . ^^;;
Ok one thing is that this is only half of the chapter . . . there's still more . . . so I'll write a The Past part 2 or something . . . k?
MidnightLoner: hmmm . . . I guess cliffhangers like me ^^; I don't really like them . . . ~pushes them away~ but they keep coming back! ~sweatdrops~ u learn French? Is it hard?
"He's . . . he's just a kid," Recca murmured, looking down at the young man laying on the cold ground. The black bag mask fluttered in the slight breeze. Kage growled a curse under his breath and gritted his teeth, attempting to sit up.
'Just a kid?' I thought, as Recca held Kage back with a hand. 'Damn, he looks like the same fucking age as me!' Kage fell back, coughing up some blood. Yanagi moved forwards to help him, but her ninja held her back as well with his arm.
"Hime, he's still the same bastard who tried to kill you," Recca said, alternating between glaring at Kage and giving his princess a serious look. "Even if he's just a kid, that doesn't excuse him!"
"Demo . . . Recca-kun . . ."
Recca took a breath and ignored his Hime's last comment, turning his attention to the young man on his back.
'That's a first . . .' I thought to myself.
"Talk, Kage," Recca growled.
"Feh . . . why . . . should I tell you bastards anything . . ." Kage huffed, a smirk spreading across his young face, twisting the scar out of shape. Kage's smirk widened lazily and disappeared when the pavement made a multiple crunching sound. The concrete about him broke into pieces, from Recca's fist, the kougon anki blade, and the tip of the ensui.
We glared down at him, our weapons nearly stabbing through his head.
"Talk," I said coldly, deliberately moving my gaze to the remaining pieces of madougu embedded in the man. His eyes followed mine, and he paled slightly.
[Kage's POV]
'These bastards . . . dammit . . . I can't believe he destroyed my madougu. What the hell can I do now??' I growled to myself, gritting my teeth and glaring at the three towering over me.
"Talk," Koganei said, glaring down at me and looking at the chunk of madougu still in me.
'Dammit . . . I can't move . . . It's like . . .'
[Flashback]
The explosion sent debris flying through the air and sent me crashing to the ground. "Waaah!!" My shoulder crunched into ground and I gritted my teeth in pain.
"Dammit . . ." Screams filled the air and I attempted to scramble back to my feet. Chunks of concrete fell from the sky, crushing people to the ground. "What the fuck are they doing in there??" A piece of rock the size of my head smashed through a tree's foliage to land in a crash by my foot. Chunks of the dome flew through the air, blocked by madougus and brute strength.
"Aaaahh!!" A huge piece had been blasted off by the red and blue flames and flew towards me. "Dammit . . .stand up!!" I couldn't move, my body wouldn't listen to me. "Move . . . dammit move!!" It came closer and I covered my face with my arms. "Okaa-san . . ." I shut my eyes, I didn't want to see it's great weight come and crush me to a paste. I heard a crunching sound, then silence.
I opened my eyes to darkness. Shadows covered me and disappeared. He stood with his back to me, three years my senior, blood dripping down the front of his shirt.
"Nii-chan!!"
"You're okay . . . yokatta . . ." he turned to face me slowly, the black orb dropping from his hand. I scrambled to catch him as he flopped face-first into the ground. "Sorry . . . for leavin' you alone . . I . . ."
"Nii-chan . . . matte yo . . . I'll get you to a doctor! Just wait . . ." I looked up, people were still scurrying about, dodging chunks of concrete. They were getting smaller, but people lay on the ground injured. I recognized Gashakura by his madougu, protecting a group of girls from the last large chunk that remained of the Urabutosatojin dome. I shouted for help. Nobody replied, all too wrapped up in saving themselves. I looked down at my brother. "Don't worry, nii-chan, I'll . . . Nii-chan?"
I shook his shoulder. "Nii-chan . . . ne . . . Nii-chan!!"
[End flashback]
A hit across the face brought me back to my senses. I snarled and kicked at the long-haired bastard who had hit me, gouging a piece of the golden madougu deeper. Blood spurted out. 'I won't let them hear me scream . . . or anything . . .' I growled to myself, settling a hand on the madougu piece.
"Oy . . . what are you doing??" Recca shouted, eyes widening. I smirked and pulled out the golden metal. .
TBC
My reviewers seem to be disappearing . . . ~sweatdrops~ must be due to my irregular updating . . . ^^;;
Ok one thing is that this is only half of the chapter . . . there's still more . . . so I'll write a The Past part 2 or something . . . k?
MidnightLoner: hmmm . . . I guess cliffhangers like me ^^; I don't really like them . . . ~pushes them away~ but they keep coming back! ~sweatdrops~ u learn French? Is it hard?