Sakura Wars: Steel Soldiers from the west meets The Flowers of the East
Chapter 6: Kyoko in a coma? No way!
Everyone has returned from their battle with Kenjiro. Maria is on the phone with Benji, Kohran and Sakura are repairing Koubu. Iris and Reni are playing out on the grounds. Sumire is rehearsing for tomorrow nights performance. Ryo is showing Ohgami how to cook. Reni and Orihime are in the music room playing their instruments. While Kanna and Kyoko are in the dojo training.
"Argh!" Kyoko swings a kick aiming for Kanna's face. Kanna blocks with her right forearm counters Kyoko by kicking him with her left leg sending Kyoko crashing to the floor.
"Looks like I got you that time Kyoko." Kanna laughs and she helps Kyoko up. He is rubbing the small graze that Kanna left on his cheek.
"Yeah that is some kick man that hurt." Laughed Kyoko as he rubbed his cheek again and again taking his fighting stance.
"Well I did say I wasn't gonna go easy on you. Now prepare yourself here I come!" Kanna charges at Kyoko she leaps forward at him with her knee raised in the air ready to strike at Kyoko's face. Kyoko raises his arms over his face to protect it as Kanna's knee smashes into his forearms. The blow sends Kyoko sliding backwards his feet still firmly on the ground Kanna lands on the ground again and Kyoko runs towards her as he sees and opening he leaps in with a kick striking Kanna in the stomach sending her down to the dojo mat.
Kanna coughs a bit and she gets to her feet holding her stomach. "Nice kick Kyoko I must say that you have some power behind it." Smiled Kanna as she coughed a bit more.
"Well shall we continue my dear?" Asked Kyoko as he took his fighting pose again.
"Yeah lets fight a little more I know your strong and I like to fight strong people." Smiled Kanna as she took her fighting stance again.
"Then you got your wish my dear." Kyoko smiles and he runs towards Kanna, Kyoko quickly turns around and swings his right foot round to kick Kanna but she front rolls out of the way and she kicks Kyoko in the back just as he lands sending him to the ground face first he quickly gets onto his hands and knees as Kanna runs to make another attack Kyoko pushes himself into the air using his arms landing behind Kanna she turns around and Kyoko punches her.
"Argh… Kanna punches Kyoko back they both spin around and both Kyoko's and Kanna's legs slam of each other just behind the knee. Both Kanna and Kyoko and Kanna both spin back right round and they stand exactly in their fighting stances ready to go at it again.
"I think we better stop it now Kanna you have another performance to go to do and well I am concerned you will beat me." Smiled Kyoko looking a bit embarrassed.
Kanna looks at him a bit puzzled and she lowers her fists. "Yeah ok I guess we train more later." Kanna walks over and gives him a hug and a kiss. "I am off to a shower I'll see you later ok?" Kanna walks towards the door of the dojo and she slides it open she turns around leaves the dojo closing the door behind her.
"Yeah ok bye, see you later." Kyoko sits down on the floor and begins to stare into thin air. Kyoko turns to the door when he hears it slide open.
"Hey Kyoko what are you doing in here all by yourself?" Asked Sumire as she entered the Dojo after finishing with her rehearsing.
"Nothing now but we were sparring for a while and now she is off taking a shower." Smiled Kyoko looking up at her Kyoko is still rubbing his cheek.
"I see but that muscle brain grazed your cheek here hold on let me clean that little graze." Sumire takes a medical kit of the wall and she sits beside him she takes out a cleansing style wipe and she wipes his graze and Kyoko tenses his face up.
"Ouch that stings…" Kyoko tries to crawl away but Sumire stops him by resting her hand on the side of his face.
"Stay still Kyoko. I am only trying to help you out so stop it ok." Sumire continues to clean his graze as Kyoko continues to flinch and recoil as it stings more. A couple of minutes later she cleans the cut and Kyoko's sister Kaede comes in.
"So what exactly is going on in here you too?" Kaede looks at Sumire with a small grin on her face.
"We aren't up to anything Kaede! Kanna and Kyoko where sparring and she grazed him I was cleaning the graze alright!" Sumire gets up and stomps off she slams the door shut and stomps of down the corridor.
"Geesh what was that all about do you know little brother?" Asked Kaede as Kyoko stood up and stretched a bit cracking his neck and then smiling.
"She thinks that you were thinking that she was going to try and hit on me again and since you asked her what she we where up to she got ideas and stomped off." Laughed Kyoko as he rested his hand on his sister's shoulder.
"I see that's strange, but the main reason I am here is because we found out some info on our enemy but you won't be happy with what I am about to tell you." Kaede takes his hand and she looks at him.
"Hey sis come on now this ain't funny your embarrassing me." Kyoko goes red but his sister looks up at him still very serious.
"Kyoko I am not kidding this is gonna hurt you but you must know I have told Ryo and the others already Ryo took it pretty bad but he will ok you on the other hand they are worried about how your going to take it." Kaede looks at him with a look of concern in her eyes.
"You're very serious aren't you? Well tell me what's the matter come on don't hide it from me." Kyoko looks at Kaede with a very serious expression his face.
"Well it will be a surprise but we found out that the enemy is Naga and Nagi the two that you thought you lost when they died in combat, it seems that they have been brought back to life to fight us I am sorry." Kaede looks at him and Kyoko pulls his hand away.
"That's impossible I watched them both die right in front of me it's impossible!" Kyoko backs off and he grabs his head as all the memories he tried to forget come flooding back again.
"Kyoko are you ok? Hey brother are you ok?" Kaede runs over and puts her arm around him trying to show her support.
"I can't…believe it…where were they last seen…" Asked Kyoko still holding his head.
"Near the dock but why do you ask? I am not going to let you go after them." Kaede grabs him holding on to him tightly.
Sorry Kaede I got to go to make sure." Kyoko pulls himself away and runs straight out of the door.
"Kyoko where are you going don't go." Kaede runs out of the Dojo after him but he is no longer there. Kaede runs down the hall where she bumps into Ayame.
"Kaede what's the matter you look upset what's the matter?" Asked Ayame looking at Kaede. Ayame knows something is up.
"I told Kyoko about who the enemy is and he has run off to go and find them due to the fact that he doesn't believe they are alive. But if he finds them they will kill him." Cried Kaede looking at Ayame again.
"Yeah I know Kaede we have got to go and tell the others and get after him as soon as possible." Smiled Ayame as she looked at her sister and nodded. Kaede nods back and the run around the Theatre, they located everyone in the recreational room relaxing.
"Hey you two, what's the matter you look like you have been running for ages are you both ok?" Asked Ohgami as Kaede and Ayame swung the door to the recreational room open as they puffed and panted.
"We need your help… Kyoko has gone!" Puffed Kaede as she looked up at everyone else.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S GONE?" Asked Sumire and Kanna as they leapt out of their chairs looking over at Kaede and Ayame.
"Keep it down you two, so just exactly would Kyoko run off like that do you have an idea why?" Asked Ryo as he watched Kaede and Ayame regain their breath.
"Yeah just like I told you Ryo I told him about Nagi and Naga. He then grabbed his head and fell to his knees when I tried to help him he asked me where they were seen last. I told him thinking he wouldn't run off but he got up and ran away now I fear he will be killed if he finds them he left about 30mintues ago." Replied Kaede as she looked at Ryo with a concerned expression on her face.
"Well I can't say I blame him and I knew he would go after them to check to see if it really was them. So Kaede where did he go?" Asked Ryo looking more concerned by the second.
"They were last seen at the docks that's where is Kyoko is going to now. If we don't hurry who knows what might happen to him." Replied Kaede as she looked down at her feet disgusted with herself for letting him go off on his own.
"It's alright we will get after him now. Ok well you know what's going on so let's get going load the Koubu on the transports and we will drive there. As the Gouraigo is going through major maintenance right now. Everyone nods and they all and begin to load the Koubu on to the transports.
"Man Kyoko what were you thinking. Though if I wasn't with Sakura at the time I would have ran after them myself oh I hope you're ok." Ryo rubs his head as he continues to think to himself.
"The Koubu are loaded on to the transports and we are ready to go." Kasumi salutes Ohgami and he salutes back.
"Thank you now lets get going." Everyone rushes and gets in to the transports and they begin to drive to the docks in the hope that they catch him on time.
Mean while Kyoko has just arrived at the docks it was a very long run but he isn't tired.
"Well I am here now I just hope that my sister Kaede's information was wrong. Nagi and Naga can't be alive." Kyoko looks from left to right moving slowly as not to be heard or seen. He pops his head up over a wall and he sees three figures in the distance cover in black robes.
"Master Blackheart sir just exactly why did you bring us out here in the open to talk?" Asked Naga looking at him with an uncertain look in her eye.
"I know that you want to see your dear Kyoko again don't you?" He looks at Nagi and Naga again with a very evil grin on his face.
"Of course we do my lord we love…ARGH!" Nagi grabs her head and falls to the ground.
"Hey will you stop it leave her alone!" Naga runs forward but she also drops to the ground holding her head in pain.
Kyoko takes a deep breath and he jumps out from his hiding place.
"Hey you three stop right there." Kyoko raises his hand pointing towards them. The pain stops and Nagi and Naga turn their heads they smile beneath their hoods and Blackheart turns round to face Kyoko his hood also up hiding his face from view.
"And who might you be young man?" Asked Blackheart as he turned to face Kyoko his evil grin is unseen by Kyoko
"My name is Kyoko and who might you be?" Asked Kyoko as watched the three figures like a hawk.
"Ah you're a member of the capital defence program." Blackheart laughs out loud and then he looks at him again he raises his hands and he lowers his hood. Kyoko looks upon a face he thought he would never see again. Blackheart walks towards Kyoko showing Kyoko what he now looks like. His long ice white hair, his cold demonic red eyes but the feature Kyoko knows the most is the scar he has going straight across his face it was the scar Ryo left when the supposedly "killed him" back in London.
"B… B… Blackheart?" Kyoko steps back in shock and Blackheart grins as he walks forward walking closer to Kyoko.
"You remember me boy that's good now you know that I am here to destroy you and your friends." He keeps walking and Kyoko begins to back off.
"But Ryo killed you we saw you die how can you be here now." Kyoko is really shaken he can't believe it.
"That isn't your concern boy all you have to worry about is them two over there." Blackheart points to the two figures standing beside him, their hoods are still up but Kyoko knows who they are so he takes a combat stance and looks towards them when Nagi lowers her hood to show her smiling face. Nagi's long blue hair blows in the wind as she looks at Kyoko with her big green eyes and her lush red lips. She has a figure exactly like Sumire's and she hasn't lost any of her sexiness.
A few seconds later Naga steps forward and she also lowers her hood and she smiles at Kyoko her short black hair also blowing in the wind she smiles at him with her lush red lips and her bright sexy blue eyes. She has a build similar to Maria's and again she hasn't changed a bit either.
"Remember us Kyoko my dear." Smiled Naga as she watched Kyoko backing away with tears in his eyes. Blackheart brought you back you're here to doom everyone." The tears begin to drip down Kyoko's face as he begins to shake not being able to control his emotions.
"We only came back to see you and Ryo please don't be so scared off us. We don't want to hurt you." Naga and Nagi begin to walk towards Kyoko when Blackheart stops them.
"You will kill him and you will do it now!" Blackheart looks at Nagi and Naga and they both drop to the ground holding their heads.
"Let them go how dare you! They should be allowed to rest in peace!" Kyoko runs towards Blackheart he goes to throw a punch but he is stops when Naga grabs his wrist. "Naga what are you doing please let me go!" Kyoko looks at her; he is very shocked as Naga pushes him backwards.
"They can't hear you my boy no matter how hard you try to call them they belong to me. Now Naga and Nagi kill him." Kyoko begins to crawl along the ground as Naga and Nagi begin to walk forward towards him Blackheart smiles as Nagi and Naga summon demonic versions of the weapons they had in life. Naga summons her two handed sword while Nagi summons her battle axe.
"In the name of our master Blackheart you will die!" Yells Naga as she swings her sword at Kyoko's head. Kyoko rolls backwards and he quickly rolls to the right to dodge Nagi's axe.
"This is wrong why don't you stop?" Kyoko back flips to dodge a co-ordinated attack but as he lands Naga and Nagi kick him in the stomach and they send him crashing through a wall. "There is no use talking to them. Blackheart's hold on them is very strong it look's like I will have to fight them. But I refuse to kill them." Kyoko gets back up and runs back through the hole in the wall. He runs towards Nagi and Naga with his fist's clenched and he also has a serious expression on his face.
"I see he is serious now let's kill him." Smiles Nagi as she watches Kyoko running towards them.
"Yes let's kill him quickly." Smiled Naga as they both raised their hands and fired a powerful blast of evil energy at Kyoko.
Kyoko sees the blast and he runs towards a wall; Kyoko runs along the wall and he leaps off it as the blast destroys it he pushes himself of another wall and Kyoko flies towards Naga he punches her in the face sending her crashing to the ground making her drop her sword.
"How dare you strike her!" Nagi swings the axe at Kyoko he ducks the attack and knees Nagi in the stomach as she stumbles back Kyoko spins on his left foot striking Nagi's hand with the right foot disarming her from her axe.
"I am sorry but I have to do this." Kyoko punches Nagi again and then back flips kicking Nagi in the mouth sending her into the air, Kyoko watches as she smashes into a wall and he watches as she slumps on the floor. "I am really sorry." Kyoko looks towards the ground but he quickly turns around as he hears someone running towards him.
"Your not sorry don't lie to her!" Naga punches Kyoko in the face taking him off balance. Naga punches him again in the face with her left hand; she then swings at him with her right arm her fist landing a direct hit on the side of his face Kyoko stumbles to the left as he tries to recover from the attack but Naga knees him in the stomach and then kicks him through another wall.
"Is this all the strength you have boy? If you are this bad they will kill you." Blackheart starts laughing as Kyoko gets back up and watches as Nagi and Naga charge at him. Kyoko's body has bruises and some bad injuries on his back due to him crashing up against those walls and his head is bleeding though it's nothing dangerous. He won't give up. Kyoko is too stubborn to give up.
"It's not all of my strength you fiend but I refuse to kill them." Kyoko stands up again as bits of wall fall from his shoulders and land on the ground. Nagi gets up and shakes her head she begins to charge at Kyoko who has just thrown Naga to the ground.
Nagi grabs Kyoko and begins to knee him in the face before jumping into the air with her striking him in the chin sending up into the air and back down on to the ground. Kyoko is now lying flat one his back hi clothes are ripped and torn he is bleeding and is badly bruised. Naga and Nagi are now walking towards him and Kyoko can't move
Meanwhile the others are still travelling towards the docks the accelerators are pushed to the floor as the transport trucks race to the docks.
"Hurry up faster, FASTER!" Yelled Kanna as the truck she was in hurtled along the street with the other trucks shortly behind them.
"We are going as fast as we can Kanna we will make it so please calm down." Asked Kasumi as she made the truck turn a sharp left corner.
"I am sorry Kasumi I am just very worried about him I hope he's ok." Kanna puts her head in her hands and rests them on her knees trying not to worry.
"Kasumi knows your sorry Kanna but please be strong for Kyoko alright." Smiled Sakura as she rested a hand on Kanna's shoulder.
"Yeah Sakura is right Kanna, Kyoko will be fine just believe in him." Smiled Ohgami trying to reassure Kanna that he will be fine. Maria remains silent as the truck continues on its way but in the truck behind them they are also deep with worry.
"Can't this thing go any faster we won't make it at this rate?" Yelled Sumire as the truck she was on flew down the road staying slightly behind the truck Kanna is on.
"I am sorry Miss Sumire but we are going as fast as the truck can." Replied the soldier as the truck hurtled around a corner as it followed the truck in front.
"Hey Sumire would you give the guy a break he is doing the best he can." Kohran looks at Sumire as she looks out the window you can tell that Sumire is concerned about Kyoko.
Sumire is thinking to herself. "Kyoko though you love Kanna. I will always love you, and if anything happens to you I swear I will make them pay for it." Sumire begins to cry as she continues to think only to be interrupted by Iris.
"Sumire? You still love him don't you?" Asked Iris as she watched the tears drip down Sumire's face.
"Yeah I do and I am dreading that when we get there he will have died on me." Sumire looks out the window as the truck hurtles along the road.
"All I want to know is how come he got there so fast. We are in trucks travelling very fast and yet he still got there with having only a 30 minute head start on us." Asked Orihime.
"It's called the grace of the Dragon." Replied Sumire. "It gives the person the speed of a dragon when it's in full flight. That's how he got there quicker." Sumire then looks back out the window.
"Well that would explain how he got so far ahead." Replied Kohran as she turned to the others in the truck.
"Yeah that it would but I am really concerned about him. I don't think he will be able to handle this on his own." Orihime rests her chin on the palm of her hand she also turns to look out the window when Sumire suddenly turns round.
"Yeah I know what you mean Orihime. Although Kyoko is very tough I don't think he can do it. So let's hope we get there soon." Sumire looks out the window again as the truck continues to race along the road.
Meanwhile back at the battle field Kyoko is currently lying on the ground with Nagi and Naga looking down at him.
"Get up Kyoko. You have to strike back or you will be killed." Spoke a mysterious voice. Kyoko looked around in his dazed state unable to locate the source of the voice. "I am someone you cannot see but you must strike back you don't have to kill them just drive them away for heed my words and I shall grant you my strength." The Mysterious voice stops speaking and Kyoko staggers to his feet.
"Your right my compassion is going to get me killed and I must protect Kanna, Sumire and everyone else." Kyoko gets to his feet and he looks straight into Naga and Nagi's eyes they see a look that they have never seen before and they begin to back off. While Blackheart watches in horror as Kyoko now seems too engulfed in fire. Though unknown to Kyoko only evil beings can see this for which has appeared around him.
"What the hell is going on?" Blackheart looks towards Kyoko as Kyoko's forearms had his lower leg and foot become a brighter red fire colour turning into the shape of Dragon clawed hands and feet while wings of golden fire spring from his back.
"I am sorry Naga and Nagi but I will put you down so that your souls will rest in peace." Kyoko raises a hand and Nagi and Naga look at him confused.
"Naga and Nagi! Get away he's going to use an attack that will destroy you!" Yells Blackheart just as the two girls realise what Kyoko is doing.
"AKA RYU HAKAI!" Kyoko smiles as he fires a blast from his hands aimed straight at Nagi and Naga. Just as the blast reached them they both teleported away. Kyoko then turns his attention to Blackheart.
"I will kill you for what you have done to them. AKA RYU HAKAI!" Kyoko fires again this time directly at Blackheart. Kyoko's blast flies towards Blackheart at an incredible pace. Blackheart only notices the blast when it is approximately 100 metres away from him he quickly realises and raises his own hand.
"DESTRUCTION CHOAS DRAGON BLAST!" A blast of immeasurable power fires from Blackhearts hand. Both Kyoko and Blackheart watch as Kyoko's blast power by his spirit energy and Blackhearts blast powered by the dark energy of demons collide with each other causing a massive explosion.
"ARGH!" Kyoko and Blackheart scream as the blast throws them backwards and through a wall bring both of the buildings that they smashed through crumble and fall down around them.
Nagi and Naga are watching from the top of another building now that Blackheart has been weakened his ability to control them has also been impaired.
"Kyoko!" Naga and Nagi leap down from their watching spot and rush over to him leaning down beside Kyoko. Kyoko tries to look up though is vision is very blurred and all the images are messed up.
"Who is that?... Kanna…is…that…you?" Kyoko reaches out with his hand and Naga takes it holding it in her hand.
"No Kyoko it's not Kanna its Naga." Naga strokes his hair as she puts her other hand under his head to support him.
"Naga… you… escaped my attack…I…am…glad." Kyoko tries to move but he screams in pain.
"Please don't move Kyoko you are badly injured though it is our fault you're in such a state." Naga cries as she rubs her hand along Kyoko's face.
"Yeah Kyoko can you ever forgive us?" Asked Nagi as she dropped to her knees beside them.
"There…is nothing…to forgive…it wasn't your doing….it…was that…Blackheart." Kyoko smiles and coughs. His body is pain ravaged. Nagi and Naga both smile at him and he looks up smiling. "Now…go… my…friends will…be… here…soon." Kyoko's eyes close and his smile disappears. Naga and Nagi look at him and they give him a gentle shake.
"Kyoko hey; this ain't funny please open your eyes." Naga and Nagi both look at each other and then Kyoko again their mouths open and they yell of the top of their voice. "KYOKO!" The both lie down beside him. And they both cry when they hear the sound of trucks approaching rapidly.
"Hey Nagi come on we got to go they are coming." Naga looks down at Nagi as she sat slumped beside Kyoko.
"What's the point of going; we almost killed one of the people closest to our hearts." Nagi lifts Kyoko's hand again.
"We can figure out away to get Blackheart for this but Kyoko will survive. Kiss him and give him some of your strength to stabilise him." Naga watches as Nagi kisses him transferring some of her life energy to keep Kyoko stable. Naga and Nagi then get up and disappear just as the trucks stop and everyone gets out on board their Koubu.
"KYOKO!" The group surge forward in their Koubu units and they all stop just in front of Kyoko. Kanna quickly gets out of her Koubu and she runs to Kyoko's side.
"KYOKO! Oh god what happened to you please wake up." Kanna lifts him and she rests Kyoko's head against her chest and shoulder. Ohgami quickly radios in for an ambulance and one is despatched right away with the roads blocked off so that it gets their quickly and on time.
Ryo looks around to see a body on the floor not to far from Kyoko but distant enough. Ryo rolls him over to find out who he is and recognises him instantly.
"You bastard I swear I'll kill you for good this time!" Ryo draws his sword and lifts it high into the air. "DIE!" Ryo brings the sword down as the others look at him in horror. As the blade is inches away Blackheart teleports away at the last minute but he leaves them a message.
"You missed me Ryo and for that I will kill you all in due time." Blackheart let's out a mighty laugh. Everyone looks around but Blackheart is now miles away. Ryo forgets him and runs back to his friend's aid just as the ambulance shows up.
"It's ok Kyoko these guys are gonna take you to hospital where you will be ok." Kanna takes a step backwards and let's them put Kyoko on to a stretcher the load him up and drive off with sirens and lights flashing.
"We're sorry Kanna but I am sure he will pull through he's one of the toughest if not the toughest guy I have known." Ohgami puts his hand on Kanna's shoulder and she smiles.
"Thanks chief…it means a lot to me." Kanna gets up and boards her Koubu again. When everyone hears a transmission from General Yoneda.
"I would like you to get back here now and return the Koubu. Then your next mission is to go visit Kyoko in the hospital. Myself, Kasumi, Yuri and Tsubaki leaving now and Ayame and Kaede are already on their way there."
"Ok General we are on our way back now we can see that you have just left the battle area we will be with you shortly." Ohgami radios out as the army begin to the Koubu on to the support trucks.
"Roger that we will see you soon." Yoneda radios off as they continue to drive to the hospital though mean while. Kaede and Ayame arrive about 30mins after Kyoko had been brought in. They are now in his room and the doctor has informed them off Kyoko drifting into a coma.
Kaede hugs Ayame as they both start crying the tears clearly shown on their faces. Then Kaede turns to look at her sister.
"We have only just met him again after all those years and now he might never wake up again." Kaede walks over and sits down beside his bed still crying.
"Yes I know but you have to strong for him Kaede. I am sure he doesn't want us sitting here crying for him." Ayame lifts her hand and she wipes away the tears from her eyes.
"Yeah but seeing him lying there. I never thought I would see one of the team and my younger brother." Kaede takes his hand and she grips it tightly. There is knock on the door and Ayame walks over to the door and she slips out into the hall closing the door behind her still wiping her tears away.
"I am sorry to hear about your younger brother Ayame. How is Kaede dealing your brother Kyoko's injuries?" General Yoneda gives Ayame a hug as the others look towards Ayame in shock.
"Your brother? You mean to say that Kyoko is your brother and none of us where told?" Replied Sumire struggling to come to terms with what has just been said.
"Yes I and Kaede are Kyoko's older sisters. The reason he hadn't told any of you was because we had just found out ourselves. But now we might not get to do anything as a family." Ayame hugs General Yoneda tighter as the others still stand there still shocked that Kyoko is related to Ayame and Kaede. Kanna walks towards the door that Kyoko was resting in; she opened the door slightly and she peered in to see Kaede still in tears.
"I am sure you don't want your sister crying over you like this, but the truth is I am scared that you won't pull through. I couldn't save you my own brother I couldn't help you. I feel so powerless. Please pull through because if you don't I won't be able to tell you how much you mean to me. I love you little brother please wake up." Kaede rest her head on Kyoko's bed. As the others chat quietly out in the hall Kanna slips in to and rests her hand on Kaede's shoulder.
"It's not your fault Kaede I should have been there to help your brother and I should have been there to help the man I love." Kanna fights back the tears as Kaede looks up at her.
"Kanna…how did you know about Kyoko being me and Ayame's younger brother?" Asked Kaede as she looked up at Kanna a bit surprised as no one other than General Yoneda and Kyoko know.
"Ayame has just told us about it. I am sorry I couldn't help the man we both love please forgive me." Kanna lowers her head trying to make Kaede feel better.
"Stop it Kanna. It wasn't your fault that this has happened. We just have to be for him when he wakes up and he have to let him know how much we love him." Kanna sits down beside her as they both watch over Kyoko. General Yoneda has a peek in and he smiles slightly. He then closes the door again and he turns to the others in the group.
"I think we will go back to the theatre again and leave Kaede and Kanna here with Kyoko. We will visit him later let's leave them too it." General Yoneda leads the others away and they leave Kanna and Kaede to sit with Kyoko.
"Looks like the others have left us to sit here with him for a while." Added Kanna as she noticed that the others had gone.
"Yeah I guess it's to give us our space I admire them for that." Smiled Kaede as she looked down at Kyoko. An awkward silence then falls on the room, both girls having nothing more to say to each other. They probably could talk more it's just with Kyoko in the bed in front of them it's kind of hard for them. Kaede looks out the window as the rain starts to fall all of a sudden. She looks at Kanna who is sitting beside her. Kanna is not taking her eyes of Kyoko watching for even the slightest of movements to signify that he has woken up from his coma.
"May I ask you something Kanna?" Kaede looks at Kanna and Kanna turns to look back.
"Yeah sure what's up?" Asked Kanna as she turned to look at Kaede trying to retain her happy easy going look on her face.
"I was just wondering how you and my brother Kyoko got in to the relationship you are now in." Kaede looks at her with a smile on her face.
"I don't really know to be honest. Ever since I met him I got one of those warm fuzzy feelings. And from the way he looked at me and when he smiled and waved. I guess he also felt the same way and from then on it all fell in to place." Kanna looks at Kyoko and then back up at Kaede again and Kaede replies.
"I see it is one of those love at first sight relationships correct?" Kaede looks at Kanna with a slight smile finally the awkward silence has been lifted.
"Yeah I guess you could look at it that way." Smiled Kanna as the rain continued to down outside. The girls both look out the window and turn their attention back to Kyoko who for both these women holds a very special place in their hearts.
Mean while everyone is back in the theatre and Ryo isn't taking what has happened very well though everyone else is just as equally bad even Maria has let her sorrow show which normally she can hide very well.
Sumire knocks on Ryo's door and she enters when Ryo does not answer. Sumire has a quick look around the room to see that Ryo has smashed it up and he is now sitting a corner curled up in to a ball.
"Hey Ryo what's the matter?" Sumire runs over to the corner to find Ryo resting his head on his knees.
"Just frustrated that I didn't make it on time to save Kyoko from being put in a coma." Ryo lifts his head as Sumire sits down beside him.
"We all feel the exact same way. But there was nothing we could have done you have to see that." Replied Sumire as she turned to look at him.
"I know that but it still doesn't stop it from hurting inside." Replied Ryo as he looked back at Sumire with anger in his eyes.
"Yeah we are all hurting even Maria can't keep her emotions in check. What happened to Kyoko has hit everyone very hard. Trashing your room like this is not the answer Kyoko will recover and the ones that have done it too him will pay you have my word." Sumire smiles and rests her hand on his shoulder trying to reassure him that they will have their revenge.
Meanwhile downstairs Maria is on the phone to Benji. They have both just said hello and have only started talking.
"Yes Benji that is what happened and now Kyoko is in hospital in a coma." Maria listens as Benji's silence makes it clear he is speechless.
"Well what is his condition like now?" Asked Benji as he awaited her reply.
"Still the same Kanna and Kaede are with him right now we all thought it would be best to leave them two with him for a while they are pretty upset." Replied Maria over the phone as she watched Yuri and Tsubaki walk past her.
"It's no surprise. I can't blame them for being like that." Replied Benji as he sat with the phone resting against his hear as he drank a cup of tea
"Yeah I know but it's hitting us all very hard, everyone has grown so attached to him and Ryo since they arrived which hasn't been all that long I would hate to lose him at such a time as this." Replied Maria looking down at the ground with a watery tear beginning to build in her eyes.
"Yeah he is one of those guys that people just seem to love and a guy they can't seem to hate let's hope we will wake up soon." Replied Benji taking another sip from his cup of tea.
"Yeah I agree on that Benji, but I don't what any of us will do if it's not soon. Our combat ability has fallen greatly and I am afraid the next time we get called out to a demon attack I fear we may lose our own lives." Replied Maria down the phone again the concern still clearly shown in her voice.
"Don't think that way Maria or it will happen if you begin to doubt yourself it will get you and your team mates killed so don't doubt yourself it wont help you or Kyoko at all do you understand what I am saying?" Asked Benji now sounding frankly concerned over the phone. Maria has never doubted herself before and if she begins to start to doubt herself the rest of the team will soon follow in her wake.
"Yes I know what your saying Benji but I don't think any one will be able to hold it together even if they tried." Replied Maria yet again her voice trailing off rapidly.
"Well they are going to have to try because if they don't you will be either killed or seriously injured. How do you think Kyoko will feel to wake up only to find all his friends in the beds beside him." Benji waited to see what Maria's reply would be like.
"Of course he wouldn't want us in beds beside but if he expects us not to be worried about him if he thinks we can just bottle our emotions and hide them he's wrong." Replied Maria very aggressively. Benji laughs a little down the phone then he replies.
"If I recall Maria you used to be able to hide your emotions very well." Added Benji pointing out a very good point.
"Well I have changed a lot since then. I am just as human as everyone else he's a dear friend of mine and I am worried." The phone goes quiet for a few minutes and then Benji finally answers.
"I know you have but all I am asking is that you try to keep the team's spirit up because it could be the end of you if you don't. And in the mean time I will visit Kyoko in the hospital and I'll try and use my powers to help him out of his coma. Ok Maria?" Asked Benji politely as he waited on her answer.
"Yeah ok thanks Benji I would be extremely grateful for any help you can give us." Replied Maria sounding more cheery now that Benji is gonna try and help.
"It's ok I know I will do everything I can for him." Replied Benji. "But I better get going or my dinner is going to be burnt, I'll phone you later and talk to you again."
"Yeah ok Benji I'll talk to you later." Maria and Benji both say their good byes and they both hang up the phone. Maria walks away and goes into the dining area and she makes herself a drink. A few minutes later Kanna and Kaede come back and they sit down beside Maria.
"So how was Kyoko when you went to see him?" Asked Maria as Kanna and Kaede pull out a chair and sat down.
"Still in a coma but he is in a steady and stable condition." Replied Kanna looking up at her.
"That's good to hear." Replied Maria kind of happier now knowing Kyoko is stable.
"Yeah I am glad my little brother is stable but there is no guarantee he is going to wake up." Kaede looks up at the ceiling and then looks back down at the table again.
"He will wake up there is no doubt that he will wake up soon so let's stop being so glum and cheer up." Added Maria looking at both of them.
"Hey Maria are you feeling ok you don't normally act this cheery." Kanna reaches over and touches Maria's forehead. "Yep she's ok her temperature is normal." Kanna turns to face Kaede and Kaede starts laughing.
"You see that is what we need right now it's for the morale of the team if everyone is glum we can't win our battles and Kyoko might never get better. But if we think positively then we keep the morale up we will keep winning and Kyoko WILL wake up." Maria looks at them trying to prove her point.
"Yeah you're right we shouldn't sit here and worry all the time. Kyoko will wake up again all we have to is wait and if we keep our spirits up we won't lose anymore battles." Replied Kanna cheering up all of a sudden.
"Yeah it seems that morale had dropped quite a lot since Kyoko went into hospital. So what we have to do is try to cheer everyone up." Replied Kaede as she turned to the others.
"So what's going on in here then?" Asked Sakura as she came in and sat down beside them she seems a little happier.
"You have seemed to have cheered up a bit Sakura what has happened?" Asked Kanna looking at Sakura slightly confused.
"Well the Hospital was just off the phone. Kyoko is still in a coma but his broken bones and internal injuries have healed very well. Something or someone has healed him but we don't know why they did it or how they did it." Added Sakura as she turned to them she looks like she has a lot on her mind.
Meanwhile back at the Hospital what they don't know is that the two people that put Kyoko in hospital are also the ones trying to heal him.
"Well Nagi had did it go that time?" Asked Naga as Nagi appeared on the top of the hospital standing beside her.
"It is going good he's letting me heal him. He can sense our presence and while Blackheart is still healing himself and creating plans aside he hasn't called for us. So I am using this chance to heal Kyoko while Blackheart is distracted." Smiled Nagi as she sat down beside Naga and she looks up to the sky.
"What are you thinking about now Nagi is something bothering you?" Asked Naga.
"No there is nothing wrong just concerned. We have to try and wake Kyoko up as soon as we can who knows when Blackheart will be ready to fight again." Replied Nagi looking turning to face Naga again.
"Yeah I know what you mean and I am sure Blackheart now fears Kyoko after the spirit energy he uses in that attack could have killed Blackheart but Blackheart was lucky. Now he has had a taste of Kyoko's power he will want him dead so that he doesn't taste it again. But we have to make sure that it doesn't happen." Naga cracks her knuckles and clenches her fist.
"Yeah we can't attack him now even though he is weakened; it will take all of Kyoko's friends including ourselves to defeat that monster so right now we will heal Kyoko and the next time Blackheart gives us the chance we will destroy him." Nagi turns and faces Naga with a smile.
"Alright well let's go back into Kyoko's hospital room and heal him some more. Maybe we will even be able to talk to him." Smiled Naga as she disappeared reappearing in Kyoko's room again with Nagi appearing beside her.
"Ok let's see if we can wake him up now." Nagi and Naga then close their eyes, both placing a hand on Kyoko's face they use the evil powers given to them to dive into Kyoko's mind. They successfully dive into his mind and their astral bodies land on in a dark corridor with a large door at the end.
"I guess we have to go through that door." Pointed Naga as she looked at Nagi a bit confused.
"Yeah it looks like we will. Now I am beginning to regret showing Kyoko those boos of mine. As this looks like one of the castles from one of those stories." Laughed Nagi as she walked forward.
"Yeah he really did enjoy those books." Laughed Naga as they both continued to walk down the dark corridor getting closer to the door with each step.
Naga and Nagi both stop in front of the big golden door and they push it open entering into a room which looks like a battle arena.
"So just exactly what are we meant to do now?" Asked Naga as she looked around the old arena like structure not being able to see a way out.
"I don't know to be honest but let's try anyway Kyoko needs us and we need him." Naga and Nagi both approach the middle of the room when a mysterious voice begins to speak to them.
"To proceed any further you must defeat the enemies that will now appear before you." Naga and Nagi both raise an eye brow and a cloud of smoke appears in front of them and their opponents walk out of the cloud ready to fight.
Nagi and Naga look at them they where demon that much is certain they both look at each other as one of the demons big hoofs slam into the ground it's massive horned head let's out a might roar as it spreads its giant red wings.
"That is quite a welcome isn't it Nagi." Grinned Naga as she turned to face her.
"Yeah I would have to say that these big boys want a fight with us." Laughed Nagi almost sounds arrogant. They both look up again and this time both of the demons let out a might roar.
"All right then you tow let the battle begin." Naga and Nagi both close their eyes and they summon their weapons to their hands. Naga's two handed sword appears in her hands she swings it a few times and stick it into the ground. Nagi the raises her arm and her battle axe appears. She grabs the axes handle and grins.
"ROAR!" The tow demons charge forward their large foot steps shake the ground with every step the first demon smashes into Naga with his shoulder smashing her off one of the four columns in the room. She gets to her feet and jumps into the air as the demon smashes the column with his fist. As she drops down behind the demon she takes her sword and she slashes at its back. It lets out a massive roar and it smacks Naga in the face with its tail sending her to the arena floor.
The other demon has just charged towards her but she raises her axe and smacks it on the right cheek with the axes handle. The demon stumbles and then throws a punch. Nagi dodges the punch with a fancy turn and they are now both back to back. Nagi quickly turns around and she sticks the axe clean in to the demons back. She pulls the axe back out again and she jumps back as it bellows out in pain and lashes at her blindly.
The demon that was fighting Naga has just being kicked in the face with the heel of Naga's right foot. It stumbles backwards and Naga quickly leaps into the striking at its chest on her way down leaving a giant cut from its right shoulder down to its bottom rib on its left side. It roars in pain as the blood drips on to the floor Naga looks up at it.
"Well I can see you don't like that now do you?" Naga Laughs as she jumps back as the demon lashes out she then strikes at it again cutting its head off. She turns around as the body slumps on the floor and she watches as Nagi swings the axe in to the other demons stomach. It roars and it and it falls to its knees. She then lifts her axe high in to the air.
"Now DIE!" She slams the axe down over its head and she chops it clean off. The head and the body slump on to the floor then the voice speaks again.
"You may proceed to the next chamber." A big door appears letting them both know that the exit is clear...
"I guess we should go and see what awaits us on the other side of the door." Naga and Nagi then begin to make their way to the door. They walk forward past all pieces of concrete which where lying all over the floor and they carefully place one hand on the giant door. They both turn and look at each other and they both nod as the push the door open. They both step through and the door slams closed behind them. They both quickly turned around to notice that the door is sealed shut. They both turn around and give the room a quick scan then the mysterious voice makes its voice heard.
"You have passed the first room, now you will fight again." Bellowed the voice as two iron gates appeared at the other end of the room.
"Now what in the hell are we fighting now?" Muttered Naga as both their opponents began to make their out from the rooms behind the gates.
"Now look what we have here." Nagi smiles as two giant Hell hounds walk out now in clear view of Nagi and Naga.
"We will not let you proceed." Bellowed on of the dogs as it looked down on Naga.
"Like hell the two you of you can stop us." Nagi rushes forward her axe already in mid swing it strikes the demon dog in the side of the head the blade embedded deep in to its skull. It collapses on the ground as its friend tries to attack her from behind. Nagi leaps in to the air she spins in the air and lands behind it. She is about to kill it when Naga leaps over her shoulder and cuts off its head. The hell hounds body slumps on the floor and it dissolves into dust.
"Well that one didn't last all that long now did it?" Smiled Naga as she looked at her friend almost a bit upset that it ended so quickly.
"No it didn't which is a good thing. We can get to Kyoko quicker now. But something still puzzles me." Replied Nagi looking around appearing to be thinking.
"And what is that Nagai?" Asked Naga not exactly sure what was going on.
"Why are these defences here like this? I showed Kyoko books like this. But there is no way Kyoko did this it's not like him." Replied Nagi looking around again.
"Well if it's not Kyoko then who is it?" Asked Naga now getting a little worried.
"I don't know to be honest. It seems to me that someone is trying to stop us from reaching him." Replied Nagi as she turned to face Naga still wondering why the door hasn't appeared yet.
"No I think it's more like a test. Those guys were tough but compared to us they were nothing. Some one is testing us." Replied Naga looking around to see who it is.
"You are correct this is a test." Replied the voice that had being talking to them before.
Naga and Nagi both look up and they look franticly around them trying to pin point the voices origin but they are having little luck.
"And just exactly what are you testing?" Yelled out Nagi as loud as she could.
"It's a test of loyalty." Replied the thunderous voice.
"Loyalty to whom?" Asked Naga looking around.
"You know whom you're loyal to the most or you wouldn't be here." Replied the voice.
"Yes we are loyal to Kyoko and the rest of our friends." Replied Nagi with a sense of pride in her voice.
"Then please continue on the gate will now open." The voice disappears and Nagi and Naga turn around to see another big golden door in front of them. It opens its doors and the voice returns.
"Please proceed." Naga and Nagi turn to face each other and they both nod and they run forward quickly getting into the next room. They do a front roll in to the room with their weapons quickly raised. They look up to find a Black Dragon with Kyoko in its arms. This is the point were the mysterious voice will judge their loyalty.
"What in the hell!" Yelled Nagi as dragon smashed its tail off the ground leaving cracks in the floor.
"Alright you put Kyoko DOWN!" Naga growls as the dragon turns to face them its pitch black wing spread themselves open and Naga and Nagi hear a voice in side their heads.
"If you want him come and claim him." The Dragon roared and it threw Kyoko in to a corner.
Naga, Nagi and Naga both look up at the dragon and it looks down upon them they now know that this will be a tough fight.
Well that's the end of the chapter. I would like to thank my friend Benji Himura a fellow author for letting me use his character Benji. Well hope to see ya all again R&R would be great thanks!