Hi this is Benji Himura. I am now starting a new Sakura Taisen/Wars fanfic. This is an altered dimension story. I don't own Sakura Taisen or any of the characters. I also don't own the characters of the game named Dividead. The personalities and actions of the characters are changed. As well events and names of the school. All the others characters belong to me. Dividead belong to C's ware. Some anime or manga characters might show up in the story I also don't own then. I own Benji Himura and others characters that will show up in the story. It might be violence and sex in the story so if you are underage of seventeen are warned the content might be too improper to your age. Read by your own will and risk. In anyway enjoy the story.
Signed: Benji Himura.
Lights go on and a stage show up and red curtains rises. Kumi walk in and say:
Hi everyone I am Kumi one character of this story.
And she make a pause and say:
Hoshie Tanaka. Belong to HaruNatsu. Benji have her authorization to use her and her friends and families.
And she make another pause and say:
Once again the battle high was captured by the enemy. But these times the things don't seen well.
And she bow to the audience and say:
Please enjoy the story.
And she walk away.
CHAPTER FIFTY: Moving apart.
During the battle high incidents in the jail this is happening with the remaining battle high members.
Iris who was wake when Benji tossed her on the log see him being taken to the bottom. She try to wake Hoshie and Maria but both are unconscious. Iris think:
Iris is the only one that can help!
And she form around herself a dome and dive. She move deeper and deeper in the water and she say:
Benji-sempai where are you?!
And she see a trail of air bubbles moving up and she move at then. But water begun to leak in her barrier and Iris think:
Is too deep! Iris can't go on much deeper!
And is very dark. And she see another bubbles trail and follow it. She see something sparkle on the darkness and move to it. And she see on the bottom Benji laying face up to her. His hair and the defacer cross move with the flavor of the water. Her nose begun to bleed and she move further to him. And she reach him. She hold him as moving up fast. She try to pull him to the barrier and she say:
He is too heavy!! He must weight a ton! Is hard to hold!
And she manage to place his head on the barrier but Benji is not breathing. And she keep holding him moving to the daylight over her head. And she say:
Iris can't take anymo.....
And she fait with the pressure and the lack of air. And the barrier stay up a little time. Benji eyes open wide and his iris are red with the veins on the white part all expanded and they are red too. And he feel something warm drip on his face and he look up and see Iris face with blood coming out from her nose and with tears. Benji hold her and cover her mouth and nose. He bust up taking her with him and Benji see he coming near of the surface and move Iris over him. And he break the water surface and Iris cough and take a deep breath followed by many short and fast ones. And Benji come out of the water. He move to the trunk and pick the other two girls and take then to the edge. All that with out take a breath. And soon he reach the edge he drop the girls in the safely of the dry ground. And he begun to cough. And he begun to throw up. Is only liquid. And Benji think:
Damn I lost too much blood.
And he is throwing out blood that was filling his lungs. After he clean his lungs he sit on the edge and take deep and painful breaths. And he think:
My lungs are in fire. All my body hurts.
And he say:
Status.
And nothing happen. And he remember of the sparks when they hit the water and he say:
Oh great! I fried the armors circuits. It will take hours until the self-repair fix then.
And then hit him and he think:
Terry knows that I am not dead. He will search for me. I have to hide with then until I can fight.
And he get up with some effort. He pick Iris and tie her wrist lightly with a cloth and he pick his defacer cross and tie is passing over his right shoulder and under his left arm. He tie Maria and Hoshie hands too and tie the two girls together by the waist. Benji place then on his back and pass they hands over his shoulders and tie on his belt with the cloth. He pick Iris and sit her on the defacer cross and pass her arms over his neck. He hold the two girls behind him lifting then and he walk away. Rain begun to pour over then and Benji say:
Just great. Is already cold because we are wet and now will only get colder.
And he keep walking. With the heavy rain the temperature begun to fall in an amazing fast rate. And soon all the four breaths condensate on the cold. Benji feel Iris shaking with cold on him. The girl hug him tighter trying to get more heat. He feel the same happening with Maria and Hoshie. Since his body is hot with the effort he don't feel so much cold. And but he is getting tired as the cold drain his remaining stamina. He found a cave and smile. In front of it have a tree and he enter on the cave. He place the girls in a dry spot. And then two golden eyes shine in the darkness. Benji look at it and a growl come out from the darkness. And a wolf leap to Benji. Benji draw his knife and stab the wolf open mouth. The knife pierce easily the bone and nail itself on the wolf brain killing him with out pain. Benji drop the knife and the wolf and he say:
I need to set a fire. But don't have wood.
And he see the girls shaking a lot. And he begun to remove his armor plates. Some water come out from it and Benji toss the plates aside. He walk to the girls and do the same. But they are also wet. And Benji place his defacer cross over then since is a bit dryer. He dug a hole deeper in the cave, he also found some dried bones in there and some fur. And Benji try to ignite flames and he say:
Great. Not even a spark.
And he toss the bones and the fur on the hole and he walk to his armor. He pick on the bag a long cylinder that look like a sword hilt. And he walk back to the hole and he point it to it and he press a small button and a burning red blade come out from it. And the bones and the fur ignite in flames. Benji turn off the sword and walk to the armor saying:
Look at me. I am using one of the most advanced weapons ever created by the men to light a damn fire.
And he pick Iris and walk near of the fire. And he take out her clothes and place her near of the fire. He pile the clothes and go pick Hoshie. He repeat it with Maria and after the trio are around the fire Benji pick two small knifes and nail on the cave walls and hang all the clothes in there to dry. His defacer cross is covering the sleeping trio and keeping then warm. Benji is wearing only his pants and the armor boots. He walk out of the cave and gather some wood. He enter again and place it on a dry corner. He pull the wolf closer of the fire and sit in there. He pick his knife and begun to skin the dead wolf. And Benji think:
I used the vacuum shot. With that I burned badly my left hand since I don't have mastered that yet. My left arm nerves are damaged. But I still can force my arm since is a replacement. So is only shut down the nerves. The armors will take long to be repaired. About four hours. Until the night we have only six. Damn tomorrow night is not a good night.
And he sigh and Hoshie groan and turn under the mantle. Benji think:
Until the ritual he have until the day after tomorrow dawn to act. With luck the others are fighting then. With bad luck they was caught and we will have to rescue then and end Terry plans. But I can't do a thing until those three wake up.
And he yawn. And he think:
I am also tired. I used too much energy with the vacuum shot. And to take then here. If I manage to clean this wolf we might have something to eat.
And sometime later the wolf skin is over the fire with the bloody side down to dry and to smoke. The wolf now cleaned is on a wood spike over the fire and very high so it won't burn. And Benji is writing something on the ground forming a circle. And he is looking very sleepy. And he finish and say:
Yami no musume. Mayura come as I call.
And the circle lithe and a shadow form on the center and grows taking the form or a girl way shorter than him, with dark tanned skin, with pink hair and eyes, wearing a pink jacket open with a very low necked white shirt under it, a short pink skirt, black stockings and knee high yellow boots. Her hair is tied two ponytails on each side of her head and is tied with two yellow ribbons, her hair goes until her shoulders high. Her ears are pointed like an elf ear and on her arms have few thin metal bracelets. And Benji say:
Mayura guard us. And make sure of the wolf don't burn.
And she nod and Benji lean in a wall holding the bloody knife and he fall on a deep sleep. And she say:
Gee he overworked again. Well let me see. Three unconscious girls. A dark and cold cave. A fire. Meat. Him tired. Well he must have banged then.
And she check under the mantle and see then naked and say:
Well since they are naked he must have banged then. But in a combat. That is not like him.
And she sit on a rock near of the fire and she produce a spear of solid shadow. Many hours later, the trio begun to wake up. The fire is still burning and the scent of the meat is on the cave. And Maria is the first one to open her eyes. She look at the cave opening where the red light of the sunset pours on the cave. And she sit and the defacer cross fall exposing her upper body. As well showing Hoshie and Iris naked forms. And she cover herself again. And she look around checking her surroundings. She take a better look at the cave entry and see Benji sited on a rock in silence. And she open her mouth to talk when she hear on the air a soft song. She can't understand the words but the touch her in any case. Hoshie and Iris wake too and hear the tune. And they sit holding the mantle covering they naked forms and hear a soft voice singing in a low tone at the distance. And they hear when a new voice is added to the song. Benji is singing in a low tone. A bit stronger than the first one. And they stay in silence not wanting to break the magic of the song. And Hoshie think:
This is so beautiful. I feel so relaxed and revived. Is that the power that I can use?
And Iris say:
This is pretty. Iris like this song.
And Maria think:
Is so comforting, yet so sad. Almost as longing for something.
And they keep hearing until the tune comes to an end. They open the eyes and see that the sun have already set and the night have arrived. The wind blow softly and produce a soft tune on the trees. And Benji say:
Feeling better now?
And the trio already forgetting about they nudity nod. And Benji walk to then and pick the clothes on the improvised line and give to then and say:
They are dry now.
And they nod and he turn around and they dress. And Maria say:
You undressed us?
And Benji say:
Yes. You see anyone else here?
And Maria say:
No.
And Benji say:
I haven't done anything. I only removed the clothes and the armors and placed you three near of the fire.
And Maria say:
I wasn't going to ask that.
And Benji say:
Just in case.
And already dressed they say:
You can turn now.
And he do and Benji say:
Thanks Iris for the help.
And he pat her head and she smile to him. And Hoshie say:
Where we are?
And Benji say:
Down the river in a cave. After take you from the river I walked us here.
And they notice that Benji is still only with his pants. And he say:
We have some meat. Help yourselves.
And he cut a chunk of the meat for himself and the girls follow him. And Iris say:
Is a bit hard but tasty. What is it?
And Benji say:
Wolf.
And Hoshie choke and say:
Wolf?
And Benji nod and point at the pelt over the fire. And he say:
Is like any other meat. Just eat it.
Maria is eating normally and she say:
Not bad. Where you found salt?
And Benji say:
Emergency bag.
And she nod understanding. And after eat Maria say:
So what we will do?
And Benji say:
On the fall I busted our armors. So will take time to repair. Is automatic. For while let's wait the rain stop.
And Maria nod. And Hoshie say:
Who was singing that song?
And Benji say:
The trees.
And Hoshie say:
Trees don't have voices.
And Benji say:
Millenary trees have. They have spirits in the called dryads. If you pay close attention you can hear then singing now.
And they stay in silence and hear the song. And Iris say:
But Iris don't understand that they say.
And Benji say:
They are greeting the night and the mother moon.
And Maria say:
You understand?
And Benji say:
Yes. My dialect is slight different. Like an accent but I understand.
And a woman with a long leaf green hair walk in the cave. She is wearing a robe made of leaves and branches. On her hair have many flowers in bloom forming a crown. Her skin is lightly brownish. And her eyes are a fairy like eyes in a shining green. Her hair and clothes are slight wet with the thin rain. Benji look at her and take a knee and say something. The trio don't understand. It is different from anything that they heard, is very soft and almost like a wind blowing. And the woman smile and say in a soft and gentle voice:
You don't need to speak in my language. I know human language. And you also don't need to kneel in front of me.
And Benji say:
A queen is a queen. She earn the respect. No matter if she is a spirit or a human.
And she smile and say:
Son of the snow your words are kind. Rise because I came to answer your request. And ask one myself. But before we begin to talk explain me why your accent is also from the plains.
And Benji say:
In my childhood I lived in the plains. Still young I moved to the north. And my guardian was from the plains so I have the accent from the plains along with the snow.
And she say:
I also notice a hint from the mountains. You must have traveled a long road.
And he say:
I had.
And she say:
Son of the snow name yourself and your females companions.
And Benji say:
I am Benji Himura. The younger one with golden hair is Iris Chateaubriand. The one with chestnut hair is Hoshie Tanaka. The taller with short golden hair is Maria Tachibana.
And she say:
I am Kiei. I am the older dryad from this forest. And the queen of the dryads from this forest.
And they bow to her and she say:
No need for that. And Benji open a path and place his shirt for her sit on. She smile and accept the offer. And the trio look entranced to the dryad and she say:
I must say that I was impressed. There only few humans that can sing the prelude of the night. And you singed with an ease worthy of a bard.
And Benji say:
I wasn't so good. Your voice was leading I only followed. But thank you for the compliment.
And she smile and another dryad walk in the cave. This one have flowers on her hairs but scattered on the hair. And she is holding a branches basket. She hand to the queen and whisper something on the spirit language. And she walk away after bow to then. And Kiei say:
I have asked for medicinal herbs and fruits. They are for you. One of my daughters have seen you falling. And also you coming back to the surface. This is only a small comfort but I hope that heal your wounds.
And she hand the basket to Benji and he say:
I am grateful for your concern. And I appreciate the gift. I am sure that they will be very helpful.
And she smile and he place the basket beside him carefully and she say:
On that matter I have asked to my crown scouts search for then. One of then have saw then being taken for the ones in the giant metal bug. Three of then followed by distance.
And Benji say:
Three of then. You know the colors of the armors? Each armor have different details on the shoulders and in others parts that show who is.
And she say:
It was blue. A different shade from yours. One was crimson. And the last was in a clear snow white.
And Benji say:
Reni, Aki and Kumi.
And the trio nod and Benji say:
You can tell me where the they went?
And she say:
Well I can do better than that. Now what I wanted to ask you.
And she make a pause and say:
Those with the metal thing are destroying the woods. Killing trees and dryads. Not by accident. They expelled the cave dryads from the caves that they lived in. and they are dying. They are producing evil energy that is killing the saplings and the sprouts. The younger ones are dying. And we are not able to stop then. So I would like to ask you to destroy then for us.
And Benji say:
My queen even with out your request that was our objective.
And she say:
I see. But I beg you for finish then. If this go on this entire area will die.
And Benji nod. And she say:
I see that you all lack of weaponry for a quest like this. I will provide you with mystical weapons for your quest. You have a preference?
And Benji say:
I would like a long sword, two short swords, a bow and arrows. A spear. A mace. And an harp.
And she say:
For who the harp? You have a bard?
And Benji say:
She is still in training. But I think that she can handle.
And Kiei nod and say:
I will request the weapons. I will take few time for bring then.
And Benji nod and she walk away. And Benji see the trio still entranced and he say:
Gee come on react. She is gone!
And they snap and Hoshie say:
She was so pretty.
And Benji sigh and say:
Gee.
And Maria say:
So what we will do?
And Benji say:
Wait for a while.
And Benji pick a fruit from the basket and eat it. And he frown and say:
Bitter.
And he continue to eat it. And later Benji is with bandages on his left arm and the basket is empty and Hoshie say:
Is odd. Some of then are very sweet and some are bitter.
And Benji say:
They are different ones. But still medicinal. I feel better already.
And he is with his shirt and Iris say:
What is that pretty necklace that you wears?
And she point to the wind of the verdure on his neck. And he say:
Just a personal thing.
And Iris look at it with a large interest. Benji is putting on the lower part of his armor and Maria say:
Why you asked for more weapons? We have ours.
And Benji say:
I am only on secondary weapons. Taking out the knife. Bullets make noise. And now we need silence.
And Hoshie say:
Why she called you of son of snow?
And Benji say:
I was raised in Hokkaido. I learned the language with snow spirits. So my dialect is from the snow spirits. That is why son of snow. Because I talk like a snow spirit.
And she say:
So each spirit have a dialect?
And Benji nod and say:
Are like the accents in the Japanese.
And she nod. Benji put on his vest and jackets and the remaining armor. The trio is already armored and with the defacer cross. He put on his defacer cross and place the wolf pelt over his shoulders. And they leave the cave after put down the fire. And the now is almost vanished on the sky. And Hoshie say:
Tomorrow is the first day of new moon.
And Benji nod. And Kiei come from the woods and behind her a group of male dryads wearing leather clothes and carrying bows. And Kiei say:
Just in time.
And she hand to Benji the weapons. He give to Maria the spear, to Hoshie the harp and to Iris the mace. He put the arrow case on his back under the defacer cross and he place the short swords in there too. He put the long one on his waist and he hold the bow. And Iris notice that the sword is slight broader than a katana and slight longer. The there is no guard and the hilt make a slight curve in the blade side near of the end. And the short swords are in the same way. And Kiei say:
The hilts are made from ancient trees and amber. That will conduct your elements well. The bow is from a very ancient tree and the string of a very rare but strong spider silk. The blades are from fossilized trees. They are just like metal. The sheaths are from the same material. The mace and the spear too. The harp is made from a special woods with the same strings from the bow. Is a fine instrument. And have magic on it.
And Benji nod and say:
Thank you.
And she say:
I will thank you when you banish those who are destroying my forest. My crown scouts will take you all there.
And one of then whisper to the other I wonder if that guy can even pull the string of the bow.
And Benji hear it and he fire a arrow between then nailing a snake on a trunk behind then. And Benji say:
For you two know I learned to use a bow with the snow archers. There we shot against the harsh snow winds to hit the center of a target in a long distance.
And the two get pale and Benji put the bow on his back. And Kiei say:
Now go with peace and that the great mother bless you all.
And they bow and leave after the scouts. Benji pick Maria and Hoshie and put then on his back and a scout pick Iris and they leap to the higher branches. Iris let out an excited cry and Maria and Hoshie hold tight on Benji shoulders. And sometime later they reach a cave and the scouts point to it and Benji nod. They place Iris on a branch and walk away. And Maria say:
They are not going to help?
And Benji say:
No. They don't like to fight. So is up to us.
And Hoshie say:
They toss us in they own battles!
And Benji say:
Dryads are pacifists by nature. They might keep weaponry but they don't use it. So they don't fight.
And Maria say:
This is not right.
And Benji say:
Tell me about it.
And he pick Iris up and he slide down the tree. And on the ground the trio walk by themselves. And Benji pick an arrow and the bow. They stay in silence and Benji release the arrow that fly with a deadly precision to two guards. The arrow trespass the guards neck and they fall in silence. Benji smile and Hoshie say:
Wow...
And Benji say:
Let's move.
And Benji walk to the guards and pick the arrow back. And Maria say:
Where you learn to use a bow?
And Benji say:
Snow spirit outer frontier and with Sachiko. She is still way better than me.
And Maria say:
I don't know.
And Benji say:
She shot like a machine gun with out aim and hit the targets. I have to waste time aiming.
And Iris say:
Amazing.
And they enter by a side cave and Benji say:
Lower the visors.
And they nod. As they walk inside the stone merge with metal and the cave change into a base. They proceed carefully and slowly.
END OF THE CHAPTER FIFTY:
Kumi walk to the stage and say:
I hope that you guys have enjoyed the story.
And she make a pause and say:
All the characters that is not from the Sakura Taisen belong to Benji. Taking out Tanaka Hoshie and her friends.
She pick a paper from his pocket and say:
All the organizations named on the story are fictional any resemblances with real ones are coincidence. And explanation about then will be given on the story.
And she pause and say:
And thank you very much HaruNatsu for reviewing the story. I hope that you and anyone else that is reading this have enjoyed the story.
She bow to the audience and say:
Please read and review. Any opinion is valid. Even a bad one.
And she bow to the audience again and walk away. The curtains fall and the lights goes out.