Chapter 14: Death Of The Shichinintai
Bankotsu was the last to wake up. He tried to sit up, but his hands and feet were tied. The guards yanked him to his knees. He saw the last of the Shichinintai lined up with their arms and legs tied up as well.
The general appeared and walked up to Bankotsu. "For three years," he declared, "three very long and unsuccessful years of hunting the blood-thirsty Shichinintai, we have finally caught them. By the order of our lord, I hear by sentence you to death!"
Bankotsu was forced to watch as his comrades were slaughtered right in front of him.
Jakotsu was first. Bankotsu winced. Jakotsu was his best friend, and it hurt to watch him be slaughtered.
Next was Renkotsu. Bankotsu didn't care much for him, but he still was his comrade.
After that was Suikotsu, who was still the doctor. Bankotsu wasn't too sad for him, because he was begging the general to kill him.
Sango was the last. Bankotsu struggled madly to get free. He could let them kill her, he just couldn't. But the more he struggled, the more guards and warriors came over to hold him down.
Sango looked up at him. There were tears in her eyes. She had to see Bankotsu one last time before she died.
The general raised his sword. Sango closed her eyes and waited. With a smirk, he killed her in a flickering instant.
Bankotsu stared in horror. He killed her. He killed her! She was killed right in front of him!
He couldn't move. He couldn't breathe. I couldn't… he thought with a lump in his thought. I couldn't save her!
Bankotsu could feel the hot tears in his eyes. The scene kept repeating over and over again. He could still hear her cry of pain. It rang in his ears.
Bankotsu swore he saw a light leave her body. No one else seemed to notice it. In fact, he realized, no one else was moving! It was as if time had stopped.
Then, to his surprise, Sango appeared in front of him. Bankotsu reached out to grab her hand, but it went right through it. He realized that he was only hallucinating.
Heartbroken, Bankotsu burst out sobbing. She seemed so real. He looked up again, and she was still there. She knelt down and put her hand on his cheek. Even though it wasn't really there, Bankotsu could still feel it. He could feel the gentle touch of her hand.
He looked up at her with his tearful, blue eyes. Sango smiled and kissed him. Bankotsu closed his eyes and kissed her back. For a moment, she was there, really there.
Sango was the first to break the kiss. Bankotsu opened his eyes to see her smiling at him. It was such a kind, gentle smile. But when he blinked, she was gone.
Everyone was moving again. Bankotsu was dragged across the ground. The general was making a speech about killing the leader of the Shichinintai, but Bankotsu hardly heard him. He was wondering if that really happened, if Sango was really there.
The general raised his sword in the air. Bankotsu saw Sango's face one more time, and then everything went black.
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