Anything but Happy
by
sorinslayer4eva
Chapter 1: Thoughtless- the betrayal of the Decca-Force Sword
A/N: This chapter gets very confusing concerning the evil and good in Haru. All will hopefully be explained in the Author's Note at the end of the chapter. Have fun :)!
King made a swipe with his sword, and a long, deep gash appeared on Solasido's chest. He keeled backwards, and fell to the ground, the same expression frozen on his face.
Haru crawled over to his friend, and desperately searched for a pulse. When he couldn't find one, he tried again. "No," he whispered. Then he repeated it again, over and over until he finally screamed, "NO!"
Using his blood-stained sword, he got to his feet and glared at King, a look of pure hatred and rage playing in his eyes.
'How dare he…' thought Haru, struggling not to just attack King already. 'How dare he take the lives of others without feeling pain or sorrow. I'll kill you, I'll destroy you.'
All my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
So you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
"I'm coming for you King!" he suddenly cried, and he leaped forwards. King unleashed his sword once more and another of his shadow stone's abilities kicked in. He made a random swipe, and a mauve beam came flying out from the sword. Haru leaped out of the way, and then dodged again as another attack came flying towards him. He was jumping into the air, ready to strike, not holding back at all.
Inside Haru's mind, two figures stood silently. They both had the basic outline of Haru, the person on the left had pitch-black hair and dark violet eyes. The other had bright white hair, and his eyes were closed.
"Are you enjoying this?" asked the dark-haired one, better known as Darkness.
Pure frowned, his eyes still shut. "I refuse to give my opinion."
"What are you, a wimp?"
Pure's frown tightened.
Thumbing through the pages of my fantasies
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
I wanna see you try to take a swing at me
Come on, gonna put you on the ground, ground, ground
Haru swung down towards King, a smile playing on his lips. Right before Haru was going to strike, his sword froze in mid-air.
"What?..." asked Haru, confused. He was unexpectedly thrown backwards and a stabbing pain started in his back.
King let out a barking laugh. "Have you forgotten already?"
Darkness scowled. His eyes scanned through the emptiness and landed on Pure. "Tell me, why is that you don't open your eyes?"
"You know perfectly well."
"Oh yes, you block out the bad thoughts and energies. But then how do you know what's the truth?"
"Believe me, I know."
"So what is your opinion on Solasido's death?"
"I'd rather not discuss that," Pure said firmly.
"Why? Because it was your fault?"
"What?"
King continued laughing. "What a fool. And people thought you had what it takes to be the new Rave Master."
King started to laugh again, and then started to rant. All the while the fury in Haru's heart started to burn again. 'How dare he mock us!' shouted a voice in Haru's head. His fist clenched around his swords, and prepared to return to the battle.
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny?
What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me
I want you crying with your dirty ass in front of me
"Yes. You killed Solasido."
"Liar!"
"Yet you see the truth in my words. That look upon his face, he has never expressed that kind of fear before. That is one people express when they've been betrayed. You know you did it. "
Pure said nothing.
"You blocked it out, and made an illusion of your own. You are strong enough to daze even Haru, but too weak to face the truth."
"I did not kill him."
"You cannot ignore the fact any longer."
"I have no choice but to."
"Oh yes you do. Just open your eyes. You won't have to hide any longer."
"No. I refuse to."
"It's so easy. Just do it."
"They are my only defense against the darkness of the world."
"One way or another, you will face the darkness. If you face it sooner, the quicker it will leave."
Darkness leaned in closer and whispered into Pure's ears. "It is so simple. The faster you get over it, the less pain you will feel. Just open your eyes." Little did Pure realize that Darkness was casting a spell over him. An ancient one, otherwise known as lying.
Pure hesitated, and then opened his eyes to reveal dark pupils framed by silver.
King suddenly stopped in his speech. His opponent, had suddenly zoned out. His eyes were wide, as if he was watching something horrible. But as soon as it came, it left.
Haru stared at the ground, a shadow covering his eyes. A small grin began to spread across his face, and then Haru let out a small laugh that gradually grew louder.
Gale froze. "What's so funny?"
Haru chuckled, and then looked up, a fire burning in his eyes. What he said next came out in a low hiss. "Did you honestly expect me to never give into the darkness that lurks in my everlasting heart?"
All, all my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
So you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Haru stood up, all of his energy restored. A part of him he had never shown was now itching to test out his power. "I will destroy you for destroying the lives of the people I care for."
And then he dashed into the battle. His sword was a blur, and it seemed like King was doomed. But then he remembered his shadow stone, and Haru was thrown backwards. But now Haru contained such power, that he soon threw off the effects as if it was nothing.
The young warrior closed his eyes and began to think.
"What to do, what to do?" wondered Darkness, pacing in the emptiness. Pure continued to stand in the same position he had been in for the last several minutes. His eyes were blank, processing everything that Haru had done. Then he spoke.
"Using the Rave of Knowledge, and the sword version Silfarion, Haru can gain the knowledge required to figure out what to do." Pure's voice was hollow, expressing no emotions as he spoke.
"Excellent idea," said Darkness, smirking. "You make a wonderful mind slave."
Thumbing through the pages of my fantasies
I'm above you, smiling as you drown, drown, drown
I wanna kill and rape you the way you raped me (no, Haru does not get raped)
And, I'll pull the trigger
And you're down, down, down
Haru sent all of his mental energy into his sword. He could feel him and it becoming one, and every move he would make, it would react the same.
Snapping open his eyes, he cried, "Decca Force Sword, Empower!" Instantly, his normal sword changed into Silfarion, the side of his sword that had came with the Rave of Knowledge. Both of them then began to glow, and a light blue aura surrounding Haru, and knowledge surged into him.
Finally the effects wore off, and Haru started to grin again. "Thanks to the Rave of Knowledge, I am practically the smartest human being on this planet! And now, to use this power! Decca Force Sword, empower once more!"
And thus Silfarion transformed into Drorque (A/N: Yes, I made that up). The blade was jet-black, and rays of purple energy were wrapping themselves around it. The hilt was made of amethyst and the very tip featured a roaring dragon head with opal eyes.
"This form of the Decca Force Sword is known as Drorque. According to the Rave of Knowledge, Drorque will only be able to be used for 5 minutes after its resurrection. But once I kill another human being, it will become a permanent form of the Decca Force Sword, and can be called on any time I want!" Haru cackled evilly, and then continued on. "And I see one right in front of me!"
King froze in shock. 'This kid, before I would have doubt he would have the courage to even draw blood. Now, now he wants to kill me!' The shock turned to interest. 'This ought to be interesting.'
"Okay kid. Let's see what you've got. I'd love to see you kill me!" King started to laugh in a tone like Haru's.
Haru scowled dangerously, and his grip on Drorque tightened. 'He'll just pay with his life…'
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny?
What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me
I want you crying with your dirty ass in front of me
Haru unexpectedly ran forward, and swung the sword at King. He had just enough time to counterattack before Haru appeared somewhere else. The master of the shadowguard had no time to activate his shadow stone, for one has to focus on their target long enough to mutter the secret incantation. (Making that up too)
Sparks flew and the clanging of the metals pierced through the tower room like screaming in a library. There was no talk for a while, and when King finally was able to push back Haru, the Rave Master got an idea.
Solasido lay in the corner, his 4-bladed sword lying on his chest. Haru ran over to it and picked it up. There was an odd lowered ridge in the handle. Something small could fit in it, like a small sword. The rave!
What happened next happened so much that not even Haru could recall what was going through his mind when he slid the blade of Drorque in the gap between the handle and the sharp sword edge.
But he can recall a flash of blinding light as the two weapons fused. When the light cleared, Haru held a sword made of the two combined.
"Behold the double-headed sword!" cried Haru. It looked like two swords glued together at the hilt, except it was as thick as a normal sword's. Both of the blades were silver with lavender lines etched onto it.
King had only a moment to take it in before Haru decided to put his new tool to use. But soon the master shadowguard realized that this would be harder than he had estimated.
The double-headed sword allowed its user to strike twice within one move, forcing the receiver to work twice as hard. Luckily for King, he was an excellent swordsman and was able to hold off Haru for a minute before he began to tire.
Haru leaped into the air, and came down right towards King. He held up his sword to protect him from the blow, but it was little good. The first blade came crashing down and forced the sword to cut into King's palm. In surprise to the wound, King dropped his sword. The second blade was about to crack Gale's skull when another sword intercepted the blow.
Gale Glory had saved Gale's life! (A/N: Sorry, I couldn't help it!) "Haru, stop this nonsense!" he exclaimed. "You are not acting like the son I raised!"
Haru smirked. "You never raised me." The smirk faded, and he started to glare at his father. "You abandoned us. And then Mother died, so we were left all alone! No child deserves to have a childhood of loneliness!" he ended shouting.
Gale lowered his head in disgrace. "I know. I shouldn't have left you, especially when your mother was so ill. But you must understand, I did for the other families out there."
"What about me? Doesn't your child mean anything to you?" Haru yelled.
"Stop it!" snapped Gale.
Haru revealed a toothy smile. "No," he whispered, and then swung his sword. Gale Glory didn't even move. Thinking that his son would turn back to normal, or if not, then he didn't want to live. The blade their chests, releasing an ear-splitting crack as the sword snapped ribs. Haru grinned as he saw his handy-work. The men crumpled to the ground when he pulled out his sword.
All, all my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
So you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I
will see you screaming
All my friends are gone, they died
They all screamed, and cried
Gonna take you down,
Gonna take you down,
Gonna take you down,
Gonna take you down!
The double-headed blade suddenly cracked into its two original sources. Now that Haru had killed, Drorque would forever be a part of the Decca Force Sword.
Meanwhile, Haru watched the dead body of his father and King. It was a horrifying sight, blood staining the armor and skin of the warriors. Haru scowled at the fallen knights. 'Disgraces,' he thought. It was a moment after that when the door burst open, and the rest of the gang burst in.
"Haru!" cried Musica, who was leading the pack. Haru turned and looked at the ground. "It's your time to die," he whispered softly, and then snapped his head up.
All, all my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
So you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I
will see you screaming
All, all my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
So you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming.
A/N: So, did you like it? Yes, I know that Haru's mom did not die because of an illness, and Haru's dad did not do it for the families. And this is the deal with the dark and light stuff. Okay, the strongest emotions/whatever you want to call them are Darkness and Pure. Apparently, Pure has the magic to create illusions for him or Haru completely, as long as his eyes are closed and he doesn't see the truth. Darkness has the power to control Pure, but as long as Pure's eyes are opened. Darkness can be more powerful than Pure because of this. And if you are completely oblivious, and wonder why the colors are the way they are, then I'll tell you. If you fuse the colors together, you'll get the way Haru is now. A mix of good and evil. Black + White Gray, and Purple + Silver Purple-silver thing. If you have any more questions, ask me in your reviews! And don't worry, Darkness and Pure shall be coming back next chapter. (All Teen Titans fans, I got the idea of Darkness/Rage and Pure from Nevermore) I was going to have just King die at first, but I didn't know what to do with Haru's dad, so I killed him. He dies anyway, I've seen the episodes by now. Oh yeah, there was going to be this somewhat gruesome scene where Haru just kills King, and he like kills his neck, and I was going to describe how it was all snapped back and bloody and stuff. Ew, killed this by making the margins so small. Anyway, please review!
-sorinslayer4eva
