Samurai Warriors: Crimson Samurai Chapter 9
Finale: Part 2 Love is Love
"Do you think that we'll always be together?" Kunoichi asked, nuzzling Yukimura's face, she lay in his lap, his arms around her, her arms clasping him. "The worst is over now, am we can breath again. There's so much left to learn and no one left to fight." She said as her cool skin touched his warm body.
"I wanted you to know, I love the way you laugh, I want to hold you." Yukimura whispered in her ear, he embraced her tightly kissing her on the cheek as she turned her head to him.
"When I'm lonesome, when you're gone, I don't feel right...when you've gone away." She replied. Yukimura's embrace was like a glove to her body. She wanted to remain like this for all of eternity, she did not want to be robbed of his presence, even in death, she wanted to be with him.
He promised that they would be married, that they would be together forever, he would never leave her, she would never leave him. There would be no more battles, there would be no more conflicts, there would be peace, there would be happiness for all of them. The next day they were to be married, Kunoichi had an elegant white wedding dress from the western countries, Yukimura wore his old red armor, yet it was fixed up, polished, and made to look more adequate. A boy, who was in reminiscence of a younger Yukimura was to hold his spear and give it to him after the vows and the first kiss of marriage were completed.
But one soul would not let them rest, his conquest would tear their world apart, he would toss them through one last test only for his own sick suffering.
"Yukimura, I challenge you!" Masamune said, the Botenmaru in a death grip in his own hands. Yukimura and Kunoichi were about to be wed, but the vows were interrupted by his entrance, his swords were polished, and he would not let the two be at peace.
"What will you gain from this?" A weakened Yukimura said, Kunoichi held him back, she clasped her arms around his chest holding him to her bosom. Keiji, Okuni, Mitsuhide, Katsunaga, Hideyori, Magoichi, and the others were all stopped, Masamune had brought muskets with him, and backing him up was a giant army of the Date Clan.
"I will gain satisfaction of knowing your defeat!" Masamune said, Yukimura was thrown his spear by a servant, Kunoichi was gently pushed from Yukimura, his body was frail, incapable now, or ever again of the horrors of which he suffered through before. Yukimura and Masamune began to duel, a disadvantage was the deciding factor, it was apparent that one or the other was the only outcome of this battle, but would Yukimura be the one left standing. He lunged for Masamune, but he did not have the strength to keep the spear straight, it was knocked from his hands, Masamune began to strike him repeatedly. Magoichi stood with his mouth open, like Keiji, both wanted to end the battle and kill Masamune, but if they moved the entire Date army would unloaded their muskets into everyone in the way, Kunoichi, Yukimura, Okuni, the ninjas, all of them would be killed.
Yukimura was able to grasp his spear, his body in disrepair, his healing bones were being struck at many times, he swung his spear, slicing Masamune's chest plate, but he was all right, Masamune continued to beat on Yukimura, blood was pouring from his wounds, a stream of blood was being forced from his lips. Kunoichi went ballistic, drawing her blades, she proceeded to attack Masamune, but the Date army was now aiming for her, Keiji, Magoichi, Okuni, and the others began to fight back, another scene of violence had erupted, countless lives were being lost, unnecessary blood was being spilled. Yukimura had lost all of the passion for battle he once had, but seeing Kunoichi in danger, he knew it had to end, he could not save everyone, while Masamune was busy with Kunoichi, Yukimura came up behind him, his spear raised in the air, quickly he brought it down, forcing it through Masamune's tiny body.
"...I'm sorry Masamune, let us meet in Hell..." the sooner Yukimura did this, an irregular gunshot cut through the battle, the battle had quickly stopped as it saw both warriors lose their lives. A lowly musketeer had taken the opportunity to avenge his lord, shooting Yukimura from behind, piercing his heart.
"Yukimura!" Kunoichi cried she held his body up, he was smiling as the blood ran down his face, his wounds bled like water down a water fall.
"...I'm sorry...Kunoichi...Let...Let us..." He was unable to finish, Kunoichi's eyes watered, she buried her head in his chest, her hair became stained with his blood. She grew sad, yet angry, she couldn't protect him, in the end she protected him, she should have been the first to die, she thought.
"Lord...Yukimura! Please...Lord...Lord Yukimura!" She held his lifeless body within her hand, it was cold, "He'll wake up! He always has before!" She held him close to her. In an act of vengeance the attendee's of the wedding slowly pushed the intruder's out, where the Saika mercenaries made sure that there was vengeance. Kunoichi sobbed heavily, all she had done, all she had went through with Yukimura, it was taken away by a lowly soldier, he probably wasn't even a samurai, yet he took up a weapon and killed Yukimura with it.
Months had passed, Kunoichi, a soon-to-be mother was weeping for the loss of her husband. Mitsuhide, Keiji, Ranmaru, Magoichi, Okuni, Katsunaga, and Hideyori all were in the dining quarters, discussing Kunoichi's future. The ninja's were all with her, trying to console her.
"She needs to be around us, I say we all stay here and make sure she is alright." Keiji said, he was very sympathetic on the issue, he and Yukimura were great rivals, almost like three oath brothers, Magoichi, Yukimura, and Keiji were.
"The poor miss is probably weeping her heart out." Okuni said, a look of sadness upon her face as well, she had lost another suitor.
Magoichi looked very bitter, there was nothing that could ease his pain, Yukimura was like a part of the Saika Mercenaries to him, he was a person that deserved recognition. "I say we bury Yukimura in a place more suited to the needs of the emperor himself!" Magoichi shouted. His desire did not fall upon dead ears, but the chance that it would be crushing for Kunoichi were all but obvious.
"We can not say that's the end of it, Kunoichi is expecting a child, he will be the ascender to the Sanada Family Line, no others could take up the task." Mitsuhide said. All of them brought up their own debate, but they were all irrelevant.
"I can't..." Kunoichi said, Naomi, the ninja that had swooned over Magoichi had advised her to be strong. "I can not bring a child into the world without Yukimura...without Yukimura this child will not become a leader...This child can not become strong enough with only a weakened sobbing mother..."
Naomi looked at her friend in disbelief, "Miss, I can not believe I hear these things from your mouth! You don't have much of a choice in the matter!" She said, gasping when she saw Kunoichi brandish one of her daggers. "No!" She shouted as she snatched it away from Kunoichi, "Do you want to kill a child just so you can die?!" She asked with a fury in her voice. Kunoichi continued to weep bitterly, no one could comfort her, the emotional wounds she know suffered were more painful then if a sword were to disembowel her for all of eternity.
The night had arisen, a choice had been made, Kunoichi, stand upon the roof across from Yukimura's roof, "The stars will cry, the blackest tears tonight...Here I am...pouring my heart onto these rooftops...A ghost to the world...is exactly...what I am..." She was sobbing bitterly as she stood there, the group of guests were watching her, their shouting fell upon deaf ears. She inched on the ledge, "For a second I wish the tide, would swallow every inch of this continent..." She had jumped from the ledge, but this time, there was only silence.
"For you...Yukimura, in the next life, do you think we'll be together, forever?"
End of Story
Authorial Note: I'm sorry this is an abrupt ending, also sad, but do not think that I was rushing through this, because I had to thinks this out, sure it wasn't what you probably wanted as an ending, but there needed to be an end to the chaos, Yukimura, and a severed love can not last on it's own, I'm sorry if this disappoints you, but I can think of no better end for the two. Again I apologize if you disliked this.