Introduction
Many years have passed since the last generation of the
Zodiacs existed at one time, now another generation has arisen to
take on the burden of the curse.
The new head of the family,
Ryuunosuke, seems to have inherited their predecessor's insanity and
is now in a worse mental status that the previous was. Violent
examples of his mental unstableness have already begun to show and
the Rooster has been seriously injured after being stabbed
repeatedly. The God has locked him in the abandoned Neko room leaving
him to die. The Rooster is once again trapped by the God, like the
last generation, and has been kept away from everyone else and they
rarely see him as the God keeps him in his room.
We begin our story only a few minutes after the attack has taken place, the Rooster fighting for his life in a dark room...
Darkness…
A cold empty room….
Blinding pain, overwhelming all other senses and emotions except for fear…
The smell of blood was heavy in the air making the small room appear to be even smaller.
The origin of the metallic aroma was a thin shivering body in the centre of an expanding pool of red liquid. The body was that of twenty-three year old Kane Sohma, his burnt red hair now covered in blood. His clothes were in the same state; soaked in blood from the multiple stab wounds on his chest and stomach and ripped from where the knife had torn through the material and then his flesh.
Warm blood still flowed out of the deep holes in his body despite his weak attempts to cover the wounds with his hands. He could hardly breathe and guessed that the blade must've pierced one of his lungs causing it to collapse.
The pain was going now, being replaced by cold and numbness. Kane held his shaking hands to his chest and stomach tighter to try and slow the blood oozing out between his fingers. He could feel his heart slowing as the cold spread over his body like a sheet.
He didn't know how long he'd been in that room nor how long ago the attack was. It seemed like it had happened years ago yet at the same time like it was still happening. The jagged wounds all over his chest and stomach were a vivid reminder that the attack was over and he could still feel the sticky blood running out and down his body onto the floor around him. The metallic smell made him feel sick to his stomach and he wanted to get away from it. His life was flowing out of him and when he tried to call out for help but it turned into a choking cry as he tasted blood in his mouth.
The darkness was closing in around him now and Kane could feel himself slipping into death. It was perfectly quiet in the room and the only sound to be heard was his short breaths that were getting shorter…
Shadow
Sohma glared back at her foster parents angrily before opening the
door and stomping out, slamming it bitterly behind her. Her piercing
gaze swept across the street as she dashed off of her front porch,
and jumped over the steps, landing gracefully on her feet. A scowl
was plastered on her face as she started running down the street.
"I
hate them; I hate them, I HATE THEM!" She repeated over and over
again. Her eyes turned cold and hateful, as she spoke these words.
"I'm
not going back...there is no way in HELL I'm going BACK THERE!"
she said, emphasizing three of her words. She quickly turned the
corner and bolted into the forest.
The
lush green fields of beautiful flowers; dark forest green branches
that belonged to trees which loomed over her darkly, as if holding a
secret, while she walked through the forest.
Shadow
sat down, not knowing where to go now. Her ice blue eyes gazed out
into the open. Dog's crowded around her,
"What's
wrong?"
"Why
are you mad?"
"Can
we do anything to help?"
Shadow shook her head, trying to rid herself of their voices. "Go home..." she said looking at them with a cold glance, although not meaning to. The dogs started to back away, some turning to run.
He
tried to call out once more praying someone would hear him, even his
own voice seemed far away now like it had come from another person.
"Help
me! Please, I'm cough cough" He was unable to speak anymore as
he started to choke on his own blood that was dripping down the side
of his mouth.
He lay there alone, feeling his eyes begin to close, if someone had even heard him the room was separate form the house and they would most likely be on the outside unable to get in
Shadow
instantly looked up and glanced around.
"What...what
was that?" she asked herself, getting quickly to her feet. She
was near the Sohma estate, which was on the other side of the forest.
She
looked around and thought about it sneaking in. She knew a passage
in; she had seen someone else using it before, a hole in the great
wall, hidden behind plants. Shadow quickly turned towards the wall
and bolted forward.
"I'm...I'm
coming" she said gently, and pretty quiet.
Dashing
to the side of the wall she followed along it and stopped where the
plant was. She peeked in to make sure no one was there, or watching
before slipping inside.
"Hello?
Can you hear me?" she asked quietly in a whisper, crouching
among the plants.
He
opened his eyes lightly as he heard a voice calling to him, it
sounded a little familiar but he couldn't place it. He looked around
but could only see darkness, there was only one window in the whole
room and it was so small it hardly let any light in.
"I'm
trapped in here, please, help me." He could only manage a tiny
whisper as he felt the flow of the blood slowing. It was spread out
around his covering his body and the floor. The wounds no longer hurt
and he could feel his whole body going cold and numb.
Shadow
cringed as the metallic smell of blood reached her nose. She lurched
forward again feeling sick from the stench.
A
faint voice met her hearing range as she leapt forward; soon nearing
the God's house and the small room belonging to the Cat.
"Damn..."
she looked around but still moved closer, soon at the edge of the
wall, hidden by plants and not making a sound; listening hard.
"Are...Are
you in there?" she asked again to the building she was at, "Are
you hurt?"
Well
that's not obvious! She thought bitterly.
"I'll
try to get you out." She mumbled, desperately thinking of a way
to get whoever was in there, out.
He
tried to reply but was unable to form the words. He began shivering
as the cold swept over his body and curled up a little. He held and
shaking hand to his chest in an attempt to stop the last of his blood
leaving him.
He
couldn't breathe properly at all anymore and took short shallow
gasping breaths. A thought dawned on him that made him shiver more.
I'm going to die in here. In this cold room alone, she's not going
to get to me in time. I'm not going to be saved this time. I'm
going to die…
Note: Well, this is my second ever fanfic and I must say it's a lot different from my first one. I'd like to thank all my friends in my role-play who agreed to let me use their characters in my story. This is actually based on the role-play I'm currently doing and wouldn't be possible without the others.
And just to give you a little background info I've included the original profiles for each character as they're introduced:
Rooster:
Name: Kane Sohma
Age: 23
Sign: Rooster
Bio: His mother and father abandoned him and left the Sohma household years ago. He grew up on his own and with no friends he became very introverted letting the God take control of him. He's kept in his room and has never been to school let alone seen anything outside the house. He was allowed to take up swimming as there is a pool inside the estate.
When he was younger and not too long ago he was almost killed by the God who tried to drown him in the pool. He was found float face down both times by a maid and was saved thanks to her. She's looked after him since he was born and is the only one who knows about the pain he goes through.
His body is covered with scars old and new from the violent attacks he must endure from the God. He's been locked in the Neko room many times before by the God and left for days without food or drink. Just moments ago he was attacked again by the God who stabbed him repeatedly, for no reason at all, in the chest and dragged him to the Neko room to die in the darkness.
Personality: He is soft spoken and shy. He loves to read and is an amazing swimmer although only the maids who cares for him knows. He is forced to keep to himself and hardly ever gets to see his family apart from the God. He used to be confident when he was younger but after years of brutal attack both verbally and physically that confidence is gone leaving him a nervous wreck. He cowers even if the God's name is mentioned in fear of another beating.
Appearance: He has burnt red hair that hangs just in front his eyes. He always wears black, as the God has ordered him to no matter what the weather, which emphasizes his red/brown eyes. He is tall and rather slender but is actually very strong thanks to his years of swimming, although he has never realised this. During the winter and spring he wears jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, both black and in the summer and autumn the wears a pair of thinner jeans and a fitted t-shirt, once again both black.
Dog:
Full Name: Shadow Blade Sohma
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Appearance:
http/i7. Dog
Personality: She can be really nice, but watch out when she's angry. She's a marauder and loves trouble. She has a mouth and likes to use it, also very protective of her friends.
History: She was outcast for her temper, and was teased because of her white hair. In the past she had beaten a boy up for threatening her, after that she took up karate and became a black belt. While she grew up, her mother died and her father committed suicide. Her heart pained deeply as she searched for a reason to live while trying to forget her hopeless situation. She considered living at the main house. Though, she wasn't fond of the head of the family. She loathed that one person more then anything else. She soon bought a house, and is living by herself, taking some part-time jobs to pay for her expenses. She goes to high school, but, has just transferred to the one in her town, in hopes of making new friends...ones that won't tease her.
I hope you enjoyed the first of many chapters to this fic and please remember that the more comments I get the faster I'll post the next chapter.