Kaida Okami – The Beginning
Chapter Sixteen
Demon Bane
Kaida clutched at her head miserably as image after image of her past invaded her mind.
She knew that Ryu was picking through them, each and every one, choosing witch ones
to play. Playing with her mind. She couldn't see, couldn't concentrate, couldn't fight
back. She didn't see Ryu smirk and stand, pulling out his only other weapon, a dagger.
He walked over to stand in front of her, dagger raised above her head and eyes still
glowing blood red.
"You made a mistake when you refused my offer." He said. "And if I cant have
the power, no one will."
With that, he pointed the dagger straight at her head, preparing to pierce her skull. The
dagger was inches away from her when the loud clang of metal on metal managed to
register in Kaida's hearing. Hiei stood above her, unsheathed sword easily blocking
Ryu's dagger. Ryu's eyes widened, having forgotten Hiei was there. Hiei quickly
reminded him. With little effort, Hiei kicked out, sending Ryu flying across the clearing.
Hiei looked over his shoulder at Kaida as Ryu picked himself up off the ground.
"Get up." He ordered Kaida.
She didn't hear him. Instead, she continued to clutch at her head.
"Get up, busu!" he snarled at her. "You're just going to let him control you like
that?! FIGHT BACK!"
Slowly, Kaidas hands left her head. She clutched the ground angrily, and looked up. Her
eyes where livid, the iris completely black and flecked with red. Ryu looked up at her.
"Nani?!" he yelped. "You shouldn't be able to move!! Its not possible! Im
stronger than you!!"
Kaida bared her fangs.
"Shut. Up." She told him. Ryu opened his mouth to say something but stopped
when Kaida started to get up. Kaida rose from the ground slowly and glared at her
brother through her hair witch had fallen out of her bun and was strewn messily across
her face. Ryu growled.
"Fine. Apparently, I just didn't put enough effort into the last attack. You wont be
so lucky this time." He told her, closing his eyes again. Hiei glanced at Kaida out of the
corner of his eye and saw to his surprise that she was softly.......singing? After a
moment, Ryu's eyes snapped open.
"What is that ridiculous song going through your head?!" he demanded.
"Its what's keeping you out." Kaida retorted. "By focusing enough on one thing,
my mind formed a barrier that you cannot break."
Ryu growled again and rushed Kaida, but she was ready. She ducked slightly, allowing
Ryu's momentum to carry him over her back and send him sprawling. Kaida grabbed him
and threw him against a nearby tree. Ryu slumped to the ground for a moment, then stood
up.
"ENOUGH!" he roared. "You can not beat me!"
Ryu pulled a single dagger out of his boot. Hiei scoffed but Kaida looked at him with
confused bewilderment. The wind blew the sent of the dagger to her and her eyes
widened.
"oh. Crap." She said. Hiei looked at her.
"what?" he demanded "Its just a dagger!"
Kaida shook her head but didn't have time to reply. Ryu rushed at her again, this time
brandishing the dagger at her. Hiei expected Kaida to simply flip him over again but she
dogged out of the way quickly.
"What are you doing?" he asked her.
"That dagger. Its covered in Demon Bane! If any of that gets in your bloodstream
you'll rot from the inside out!" she told him.
"Demon Bane? I've never even heard of it." Retorted Hiei.
"It was an invention of my father. He was a master of poisons of all kinds. This
was his personal favorite. Upon entering the blood stream, the drug starts taking
immediate affect. The poison eats away at your nerves and muscles. The speed is fueled
by your spirit energy. One drop is all it takes to kill you. Your death is slow and the pain
is unbearable." Kaida informed him.
"Very good, little sis." Ryu said. "To bad the information wont be able to help
you any!"
The dagger flashed towards Kaida, who quickly jumped out of the way. Again and again
Ryu stabbed at her but Kaida kept dodging. Ryu made a punch at Kaida's head. Kaida
quickly turned to dodge it, but in the process, she missed Ryu's foot, witch had come up
around to kick her legs out from under her. Kaida fell to the ground with a thud. She
struggled to breath as the wind got knocked out of her. It didn't help any when Ryu bent
down and picked her up by her neck, half strangling her. Ryu raised the dagger to eye
level with Kaida.
"I'll enjoy seeing you die." He snarled softly, pulling the dagger back. Light
flashed on its surface as it got closer to Kaida's through. Kaida saw everything in slow
motion. The dagger coming closer to her. Hiei, on the other side of the clearing, running
towards her. The flash of black as he knocked the dagger out of Ryu's hold. The small
stream of blood that hit her cheek. Hiei's blood. Kaida's eyes widened as everything
turned to normal speed.
"HIEI!" Kaida yelled as Ryu dropped her in surprised fright.
Kaida looked to Hiei, who was standing a ways away, a tiny cut, the size of a paper cut,
on his arm. Hiei cocked an eyebrow at Kaida's yell and made to walk forward but
stumbled and sank slowly to the ground. Ryu laughed.
"Perfect." He said, still laughing. "Before I kill you, Kaida, you get to watch your
friend die. The fool." Ryu never saw Kaida's fist slam into his gut violently but he sure
felt it. He clutched his stomach and sank to his knees trying to catch his breath. Kaida ran
over to Hiei.
"You idiot!" she said as she knelt beside him. "Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid,
stupid!!!!
Hiei opened one eye to glare painfully at her.
"Oh.....shut...up...." he managed to spit out through the pain.
Kaida's expression softened.
"If you die." She warned him. "I swear to god, I'll never talk to you again."
Hiei clenched his teeth as another wave of pain hit him.
"I'll keep that in...mind." He said. "Quit worrying. Go kill that sadistic little..."
another wave of pain hit him, conveniently cutting off his profanity.
Kaida stood up, glaring death at her Brother, who saw recovering from the last blow.
"Your dead." She said softly, hair falling into her eyes as she crouched, preparing
to attack Ryu. Hopefully for the last time.......
A/N: ok, in case you missed it anyone, IM GROUNDED!!!!! Im only on here by chance. And that wont last very long. So sorry for the long waiting time. Blame my mother... grrrrrrrrr....baka onna.....
Chapter Sixteen
Demon Bane
Kaida clutched at her head miserably as image after image of her past invaded her mind.
She knew that Ryu was picking through them, each and every one, choosing witch ones
to play. Playing with her mind. She couldn't see, couldn't concentrate, couldn't fight
back. She didn't see Ryu smirk and stand, pulling out his only other weapon, a dagger.
He walked over to stand in front of her, dagger raised above her head and eyes still
glowing blood red.
"You made a mistake when you refused my offer." He said. "And if I cant have
the power, no one will."
With that, he pointed the dagger straight at her head, preparing to pierce her skull. The
dagger was inches away from her when the loud clang of metal on metal managed to
register in Kaida's hearing. Hiei stood above her, unsheathed sword easily blocking
Ryu's dagger. Ryu's eyes widened, having forgotten Hiei was there. Hiei quickly
reminded him. With little effort, Hiei kicked out, sending Ryu flying across the clearing.
Hiei looked over his shoulder at Kaida as Ryu picked himself up off the ground.
"Get up." He ordered Kaida.
She didn't hear him. Instead, she continued to clutch at her head.
"Get up, busu!" he snarled at her. "You're just going to let him control you like
that?! FIGHT BACK!"
Slowly, Kaidas hands left her head. She clutched the ground angrily, and looked up. Her
eyes where livid, the iris completely black and flecked with red. Ryu looked up at her.
"Nani?!" he yelped. "You shouldn't be able to move!! Its not possible! Im
stronger than you!!"
Kaida bared her fangs.
"Shut. Up." She told him. Ryu opened his mouth to say something but stopped
when Kaida started to get up. Kaida rose from the ground slowly and glared at her
brother through her hair witch had fallen out of her bun and was strewn messily across
her face. Ryu growled.
"Fine. Apparently, I just didn't put enough effort into the last attack. You wont be
so lucky this time." He told her, closing his eyes again. Hiei glanced at Kaida out of the
corner of his eye and saw to his surprise that she was softly.......singing? After a
moment, Ryu's eyes snapped open.
"What is that ridiculous song going through your head?!" he demanded.
"Its what's keeping you out." Kaida retorted. "By focusing enough on one thing,
my mind formed a barrier that you cannot break."
Ryu growled again and rushed Kaida, but she was ready. She ducked slightly, allowing
Ryu's momentum to carry him over her back and send him sprawling. Kaida grabbed him
and threw him against a nearby tree. Ryu slumped to the ground for a moment, then stood
up.
"ENOUGH!" he roared. "You can not beat me!"
Ryu pulled a single dagger out of his boot. Hiei scoffed but Kaida looked at him with
confused bewilderment. The wind blew the sent of the dagger to her and her eyes
widened.
"oh. Crap." She said. Hiei looked at her.
"what?" he demanded "Its just a dagger!"
Kaida shook her head but didn't have time to reply. Ryu rushed at her again, this time
brandishing the dagger at her. Hiei expected Kaida to simply flip him over again but she
dogged out of the way quickly.
"What are you doing?" he asked her.
"That dagger. Its covered in Demon Bane! If any of that gets in your bloodstream
you'll rot from the inside out!" she told him.
"Demon Bane? I've never even heard of it." Retorted Hiei.
"It was an invention of my father. He was a master of poisons of all kinds. This
was his personal favorite. Upon entering the blood stream, the drug starts taking
immediate affect. The poison eats away at your nerves and muscles. The speed is fueled
by your spirit energy. One drop is all it takes to kill you. Your death is slow and the pain
is unbearable." Kaida informed him.
"Very good, little sis." Ryu said. "To bad the information wont be able to help
you any!"
The dagger flashed towards Kaida, who quickly jumped out of the way. Again and again
Ryu stabbed at her but Kaida kept dodging. Ryu made a punch at Kaida's head. Kaida
quickly turned to dodge it, but in the process, she missed Ryu's foot, witch had come up
around to kick her legs out from under her. Kaida fell to the ground with a thud. She
struggled to breath as the wind got knocked out of her. It didn't help any when Ryu bent
down and picked her up by her neck, half strangling her. Ryu raised the dagger to eye
level with Kaida.
"I'll enjoy seeing you die." He snarled softly, pulling the dagger back. Light
flashed on its surface as it got closer to Kaida's through. Kaida saw everything in slow
motion. The dagger coming closer to her. Hiei, on the other side of the clearing, running
towards her. The flash of black as he knocked the dagger out of Ryu's hold. The small
stream of blood that hit her cheek. Hiei's blood. Kaida's eyes widened as everything
turned to normal speed.
"HIEI!" Kaida yelled as Ryu dropped her in surprised fright.
Kaida looked to Hiei, who was standing a ways away, a tiny cut, the size of a paper cut,
on his arm. Hiei cocked an eyebrow at Kaida's yell and made to walk forward but
stumbled and sank slowly to the ground. Ryu laughed.
"Perfect." He said, still laughing. "Before I kill you, Kaida, you get to watch your
friend die. The fool." Ryu never saw Kaida's fist slam into his gut violently but he sure
felt it. He clutched his stomach and sank to his knees trying to catch his breath. Kaida ran
over to Hiei.
"You idiot!" she said as she knelt beside him. "Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid,
stupid!!!!
Hiei opened one eye to glare painfully at her.
"Oh.....shut...up...." he managed to spit out through the pain.
Kaida's expression softened.
"If you die." She warned him. "I swear to god, I'll never talk to you again."
Hiei clenched his teeth as another wave of pain hit him.
"I'll keep that in...mind." He said. "Quit worrying. Go kill that sadistic little..."
another wave of pain hit him, conveniently cutting off his profanity.
Kaida stood up, glaring death at her Brother, who saw recovering from the last blow.
"Your dead." She said softly, hair falling into her eyes as she crouched, preparing
to attack Ryu. Hopefully for the last time.......
A/N: ok, in case you missed it anyone, IM GROUNDED!!!!! Im only on here by chance. And that wont last very long. So sorry for the long waiting time. Blame my mother... grrrrrrrrr....baka onna.....