DISCLAIMER:
Ryuu: Don't own, Don't sue.
Author: But I do own Ryuu, and I sorta own Ryo...
Ryuu: We don't own the song Scared either.
Author: It belongs to Three Days Grace, not us!
A/N:
Don't gots much to say, so...here's the next chappy! Enjoy!
Short Note: Sorry if you don't like songfics, but this song just so fit the chapter. Plus I've been on a songfic kick (Hey, that rhymes!) for the past few days.
The 3 R's of Martial Arts - Chapter 8
He was walking through a familiar town. No, it wasn't a town it was a village. The village where he and his brothers and father stayed for a good year. He looked around and admired the scene before him. The villagers were commuting just like a normal town in the city. The carpenters carved the wood for their furniture and the men who sold their fruit were setting up the fruit in their stands.
As he continued looking around he found a lone dojo in the corner of the village. At the door he saw a figure. The figure was a woman. He couldn't see her face but somehow, he knew who she was, she smiled and waved. He smiled back and waved as he walked towards her. He felt as if she was his sister, or perhaps something more. He didn't get the chance to ponder the thought as everything faded to black.
He heard the shouts of the villagers. They weren't shouts of horror but warnings to the warriors of the village. He suddenly found himself by the village gates. Everything around him went into slow motion as the gates were burnt down to the ground and the enemy approached fast with their weapons.
At night I hear it creeping
At night I feel it move
I'll never sleep here anymore
He looked back and saw the village elder yelling something about the enemy. He couldn't hear everything she said. But from what he could piece together the enemy was the Musk tribe. The Joketsozuku's rivals for the entire history of the village. The elder turned to him as he found himself standing beside her. She told him to fight for the village. It was against the village law to allow outsiders fight a battle with them. But this time they needed help. The elder told him to gather his brothers and to fight.
He did as he was told and fought bravely with his brothers. Even his father showed some back bone in this battle. The adrenaline that was pumping through his veins at that moment was something that he loved. A single cry of pain distracted him as he recognized the voice.
I wish you never told me
I wish I never knew
I wake up screaming
It's all because of you
The voice was his younger brother's. He was fighting off two Musk warriors when a third shot him in the arm with an arrow. The arrow caught him as he was landing, making it nearly impossible to dodge.
As he saw his brother get hit several more times he knocked out the Musk he was fighting and ran over to him. As he embraced his unconscious brother he cried the first tears he had cried since he was a child.
As the tear escaped his eyes he saw red. He was blinded with rage. And he began to feel a power within him he had never known before.
So real these voices in my head
He slowly staggered to his feet as the battle around him continued.
I know there's something out there
I think I heard it move
An arrow pierced his shoulder as he stood up. He didn't flinch. The pain didn't even register in his mind.
I've never felt like this before
As he looked at the war raging about him, he snapped. He lashed out at the nearest Musk warrior and snapped his neck. He punched the next one and cracked her skull.
As he continued his assault he started to lose sight of what was wrong and what was right. What was honorable and what wasn't. Soon the Musk had retreated and the village had recollected themselves.
I wish you never told me
Normally, they would be celebrating such a feat. They had been losing just minutes ago. Now they had managed to make the Musk retreat. But no one dared move as a single man stood in the middle of the battle field.
He had his head down so you couldn't see his eyes. He was covered in the blood from the warriors he had killed. The light from the full moon gave him an eerie look. He slowly lifted his hand and a small ball of fire appeared in his palm, lighting up the area around him. As the fire illuminated the ground around him you can see masses of bodies around him. Blood still seeping from their bodies.
I wish I never knew
As the blood pooled and worked it's way towards him it stained the ground red. He slowly looked up and stared at the villagers and his brothers. His brother had been removed from battle and was standing beside the middle brother. As they stared back at the eldest brother, they saw his eyes were not the kind and determined amber they were just minutes ago. They were red. Blood red.
The blood lust in his eyes shone brightly as he stared at them. He simply muttered two words before he fell to the ground unconscious.
"Help me..."
I wake up screaming
It's all because of you
As everything faded to black Ryuu bolted up straight from his bed. He looked around with a wild expression on his face. He recognized the room. It was the guest room he shared with his brothers at the Tendos.
Ryuu put his head in his hands as he realized he was sweating. He soon came to the conclusion that he was just dreaming.
I've never felt like this before
"That's right...it was just a dream. None of that will ever happen again...Never. Not as long as I draw breath..."
With those small words of reassurance, Ryuu laid back down and went back to sleep.
I wake up screaming
It's all because of you
Ryuu turned over onto his left side as he slept a dreamless sleep. The scar on his right shoulder clear in the moon's light.
To Be Continued...
Reviews:
Ryo's destiny- Listen, the whole world don't gots to know that you read certain chapters before they're posted okay? And you're sorta my pre-reader...
avolare- I'm glad you enjoy it. I was seriously waiting for that question to come up soon. But yeah, I have no flippin' clue how that's gonna work out...but yeah, I'll think of somethin'.
nonengel- Yeah, I was going for a different approach. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.
LightningFuryStrike13- Don't worry, they'll see their mom soon enough. And Ryuu was being punished for the Disclaimer on chapter 6...yeah, tortures seem to run long with me...
renzuko- Even if that's all you write, I'm glad you reviewed.
A/N:
Ryuu: O.O Woah...
Author: (Smiles) You like?
Ryuu: Am I really that...evil?
Author: This coming from the man who kills squirrels for fun...
Ryo: No wonder we don't talk about China...
Author: Yup, 'course there's more to it...
Ryuu: I'm pissed.
Ryo: Why?
Ryuu: I didn't see no humor!
Author: Well sorry, if there's no humor in a nightmare!
Ryo: She's got a point, you know.
Ryuu: Oh! So now you're taking sides?!
Ryo: You know what...I'm gonna leave so I don't get hurt...
Author: That's probably a good idea, at least until the sugar wears off.
Ryo: That could be months.
Author: Oro...
Ryuu: Review! Or we shall hunt you down!
Author: No we won't.
Ryuu: We won't?
Author: No.
Ryuu: Oh...Then just review & let us know what you think.
Author: Bye!