Dedicated to my friends, especially Marnia and Kathleen truly great
inspirations.
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The Creature Naraku and
The Man Who Swore He Would Kill Him ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Takashi had come back to his home after a long training session at the nearby waterfall and was drained of all energy. His back ached and his mind strained to stay awake. He imagined the look on his wife's face as he would walk through that door and they would embrace. She herself was a skilled swordsman, though, now she was with child so she could no longer come with him in such training sessions for it was quite taxing on the body.
Being quite pleased at himself for catching quite a catch he strolled along the meadow leading towards the cottage he himself had made(along with some help from his wife of course). All was well, he was about to be a father, he had a beautiful wife and he had never felt so happy in such a solitary environment.....until he saw the smoke.
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He was running hard and fast now, as he looked over the horizon he saw his wife with The Water Spirit of Medola sword slashing with much ferocity as in the saaaccc.....um. Well she was hitting the targets one by one but the demons came flooding forward in waves.
"That kendo girl, always with the single blows," he chuckled to himself.
Then she collapsed and he swiftly ran to her side drawing the specially made blade of his forefathers, The Fire Spirit of Hadorre. He swiftly slashed and a great tornado of fire, roasting them into cinders. He kneeled beside her and looked at her swiftly. He had not seen these wounds before and she was struggling to get up.
"Motoko! Motoko what happened here, who did this!?" he shouted taking another swing at the on-coming wave of demons.
Motoko, weary of the fight, could only stammer a single phrase. She crawled to him and took a breath.
"H-h-h-e took him. H-h-h-e-e took our child a-a-away from us," she used a wavering finger to point him out.
Takashi looked to where she had pointed and saw man....no it wasn't a man he could sense, it was a demon. He stood up and saw him with his son letting him use his finger as a toy. He looked up and flashed him gave a malicious grin.
"Thank you," The dark man said calmly. "This boy will do just fine. I will treat him like as if he were my own."
Takashi only took a moment to react and charged forward through the demons cutting them down while he passed.
"Stop right there you bastard," he said harshly. "Give me back my son or I'll slay you where you stand DEMON!"
The dark man glared and with a swift wave of his arm and Takashi was pushed back by a large gust of wind. He took a hard fall but he leaped back up ready to charge again. This time he would give no warning but he'd be careful not to hit his son.
"Blind fool you don't even know who you are dealing with. I am Naraku and you will pay for threatening me you mere mortal!" he spat.
Suddenly another wave of demons appeared and rushed him from both sides as few left the rush and headed towards the cottage. Then he remembered Motoko in front of the cottage. He made a wild dash back and cut off those heading to the cottage. With a swift slash he demolished them, checked on his wife (who was still unconscious), and then turned his attention back to Naraku. He was still there, eyeing him, then and he turned to leave.
Takashi quickly mopped up the rest and charged back at Naraku, but Naraku payed no attention and gave another blind wave of his hand. Again Takashi was blown into his home. Those his body was aching for rest he slowly got back up. Naraku smirked again and waved his arm again and again smashing his body against the wall until it finally gave in and the rubble buried him.
"Do what you want with her," Naraku said. "Oh, and clean up the mess afterwards."
And with that he gave a small laugh disappeared in a swirl of wind and leaves. Then the remaining demons looked at each other and moved forward with gruesome smiles on their faces.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" cried Takashi as he blew away the rubble around him. "Don't fucking touch her or I'll skin all you alive!"
"HAHAHAHAHA!" the demons laughed. "Big words for a half dead human!"
"I'm going to kill you all and enjoy every second of it!" Takashi yelled as he charged forward.
Most of demons, totally caught off-guard from this attack, died in that charge while the others booked it after seeing their dead comrades slain on the ground. Takashi didn't follow knowing that he didn't have the strength to follow and slay them. So he fell to his knees, then stomach, and started to crawl towards his wounded, but now consious, wife.
"Motoko? Motoko are you....are you ok?" he spoke.
"I'm alive.... but not for long," she rasped, "I can't.....feel......anything."
(Yes it's gonna be one of those moments!)
"Don't talk like that," he said painfully. "Your injuries aren't that bad. All it needs is....."
"You're a reeeally bad liar you do know that," she said with a smile.
Takashi produced a strained smile but then quickly dropped it. She was going to die, he knew that, it was a matter of time before the poison started to take affect. He smelled it on their blades before; their blades had reeked of it.
"You know I love you a lot...so...I'll be there when you take our son back, with both of our swords, with both of our strength. And when you kill that bastard Naraku I'll be there, too." she spoke with a resonating voice.
"It doesn't have to be you know, you can be there with me," he said, almost pleadingly. "I need you here to help me get our son back."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do!"
Motoko gave another quick smile and reached for his hand. They both squeezed and then Takashi felt her hand go limp. He saw that sparkle leave her eyes, and he felt a large lump of coal in his throat. Then he felt an anger swell in him.
"Naraku.....I...swear...that I'll kill you," he said filling with rage. "You will die no matter how I'll get to you no matter how I'll do it, but you will die by my hands and my hands only."
As unconsciousness was about to take him he whispered two more words.
"I......swear!"
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Well that's the first part so if you like it send me some feedback or sumthin it would help a lot, especially if you want me to keep writing. Plus if you could send me any names for demons that would be great.
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The Creature Naraku and
The Man Who Swore He Would Kill Him ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Takashi had come back to his home after a long training session at the nearby waterfall and was drained of all energy. His back ached and his mind strained to stay awake. He imagined the look on his wife's face as he would walk through that door and they would embrace. She herself was a skilled swordsman, though, now she was with child so she could no longer come with him in such training sessions for it was quite taxing on the body.
Being quite pleased at himself for catching quite a catch he strolled along the meadow leading towards the cottage he himself had made(along with some help from his wife of course). All was well, he was about to be a father, he had a beautiful wife and he had never felt so happy in such a solitary environment.....until he saw the smoke.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Short Interlude~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He was running hard and fast now, as he looked over the horizon he saw his wife with The Water Spirit of Medola sword slashing with much ferocity as in the saaaccc.....um. Well she was hitting the targets one by one but the demons came flooding forward in waves.
"That kendo girl, always with the single blows," he chuckled to himself.
Then she collapsed and he swiftly ran to her side drawing the specially made blade of his forefathers, The Fire Spirit of Hadorre. He swiftly slashed and a great tornado of fire, roasting them into cinders. He kneeled beside her and looked at her swiftly. He had not seen these wounds before and she was struggling to get up.
"Motoko! Motoko what happened here, who did this!?" he shouted taking another swing at the on-coming wave of demons.
Motoko, weary of the fight, could only stammer a single phrase. She crawled to him and took a breath.
"H-h-h-e took him. H-h-h-e-e took our child a-a-away from us," she used a wavering finger to point him out.
Takashi looked to where she had pointed and saw man....no it wasn't a man he could sense, it was a demon. He stood up and saw him with his son letting him use his finger as a toy. He looked up and flashed him gave a malicious grin.
"Thank you," The dark man said calmly. "This boy will do just fine. I will treat him like as if he were my own."
Takashi only took a moment to react and charged forward through the demons cutting them down while he passed.
"Stop right there you bastard," he said harshly. "Give me back my son or I'll slay you where you stand DEMON!"
The dark man glared and with a swift wave of his arm and Takashi was pushed back by a large gust of wind. He took a hard fall but he leaped back up ready to charge again. This time he would give no warning but he'd be careful not to hit his son.
"Blind fool you don't even know who you are dealing with. I am Naraku and you will pay for threatening me you mere mortal!" he spat.
Suddenly another wave of demons appeared and rushed him from both sides as few left the rush and headed towards the cottage. Then he remembered Motoko in front of the cottage. He made a wild dash back and cut off those heading to the cottage. With a swift slash he demolished them, checked on his wife (who was still unconscious), and then turned his attention back to Naraku. He was still there, eyeing him, then and he turned to leave.
Takashi quickly mopped up the rest and charged back at Naraku, but Naraku payed no attention and gave another blind wave of his hand. Again Takashi was blown into his home. Those his body was aching for rest he slowly got back up. Naraku smirked again and waved his arm again and again smashing his body against the wall until it finally gave in and the rubble buried him.
"Do what you want with her," Naraku said. "Oh, and clean up the mess afterwards."
And with that he gave a small laugh disappeared in a swirl of wind and leaves. Then the remaining demons looked at each other and moved forward with gruesome smiles on their faces.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" cried Takashi as he blew away the rubble around him. "Don't fucking touch her or I'll skin all you alive!"
"HAHAHAHAHA!" the demons laughed. "Big words for a half dead human!"
"I'm going to kill you all and enjoy every second of it!" Takashi yelled as he charged forward.
Most of demons, totally caught off-guard from this attack, died in that charge while the others booked it after seeing their dead comrades slain on the ground. Takashi didn't follow knowing that he didn't have the strength to follow and slay them. So he fell to his knees, then stomach, and started to crawl towards his wounded, but now consious, wife.
"Motoko? Motoko are you....are you ok?" he spoke.
"I'm alive.... but not for long," she rasped, "I can't.....feel......anything."
(Yes it's gonna be one of those moments!)
"Don't talk like that," he said painfully. "Your injuries aren't that bad. All it needs is....."
"You're a reeeally bad liar you do know that," she said with a smile.
Takashi produced a strained smile but then quickly dropped it. She was going to die, he knew that, it was a matter of time before the poison started to take affect. He smelled it on their blades before; their blades had reeked of it.
"You know I love you a lot...so...I'll be there when you take our son back, with both of our swords, with both of our strength. And when you kill that bastard Naraku I'll be there, too." she spoke with a resonating voice.
"It doesn't have to be you know, you can be there with me," he said, almost pleadingly. "I need you here to help me get our son back."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do!"
Motoko gave another quick smile and reached for his hand. They both squeezed and then Takashi felt her hand go limp. He saw that sparkle leave her eyes, and he felt a large lump of coal in his throat. Then he felt an anger swell in him.
"Naraku.....I...swear...that I'll kill you," he said filling with rage. "You will die no matter how I'll get to you no matter how I'll do it, but you will die by my hands and my hands only."
As unconsciousness was about to take him he whispered two more words.
"I......swear!"
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Well that's the first part so if you like it send me some feedback or sumthin it would help a lot, especially if you want me to keep writing. Plus if you could send me any names for demons that would be great.