Chapter Seven: The beginning of the end…
The source/your only enemy:
After Ryuhou, Mimori, and Kazuma went inside the Hold building, they started looking around the place. As it may seem strange to them, no one was there.
"That's odd…" said Kazuma, walking towards the counter that is across from entrance of Hold. "I was sure that there would at least be someone here looking after this place" he continued while walking towards an elevator, and stopped in front of it.
"I guess, no one's here" said Mimori, turning her head to look up at Ryuhou. "Maybe, we should check where the commander is, don't you think? She asked.
Ryuhou turn his head down to look at the raven-haired female that stood beside him, looking at him. While he kept staring at Mimori, he was already thinking through his mind if to go to the higher level or not. If he would go to the higher level, where the commander is in control the most, he would be putting Mimori in danger. But, he also knows that the same conclusion would happen if he were to leave her anywhere in that building.
"Ryuhou?" Mimori interrupted Ryuhou in taking himself away from his thoughts. "Are you ok?' she asked him with a look of worried.
Ryuhou kept looking at her, with a look that wasn't the 'casual one', but with the look that he was happy that she was by his side.
"I'm fine…don't worry about it" he said while he took her hand, giving Mimori a surprise look on her face. But, she knew what he meant by that kind of gesture, so she gave him her usual smile.
"Hey!" yelled Kazuma. "Do you think we have time to waste?" he said as he turned himself and pushed the up button.
"No, we don't" responded Ryuhou, walking towards Kazuma, bringing Mimori by her hand.
The three of them got in the elevator and Kazuma pushed the elevator button C-L, which is the higher level in Hold. The door of the elevator closed, taking them to their chosen level.
In level C-L…
"So…they finally come" said someone in the commander's office.
"And they're bringing us the bait" said someone else.
"Good…they will be the first to experience of our plan" said someone else in the office.
Back at the others…
They've finally got the higher level of Hold, and were already walking towards the commander's office.
"Ryuhou...wait" said Kazuma as he stopped.
"What?" asked Ryuhou as he stopped himself, stopping Mimori.
"This is a trap…it was too easy to get up to this level" said Kazuma, looking up ahead in the hallway.
"I know it's a trap" said Ryuhou, also looking ahead in the hallway. "But, I'm sure we will find a resolution to this problem" he said while still looking at the hallway.
"Yeah, yeah…" said Kazuma as he started walking towards the hallway. "But, you better make sure in the head that you have two lives to look after" with that he continued walking.
"He's right" Ryuhou thought, again looking down at Mimori. "She will be in danger…but, I will make sure that she doesn't get hurt" he said in his thoughts as he started walking with Mimori towards their destination.
Back at the Commander office…
"Here they come…" said someone in the office. "They better be ready for the worst…since it will be the worst of it"
"Well…here we are" said Kazuma, taking his fist out in a position to punched the silver-metal door. "Just make sure that you cover her in case some of the shattered pieces come this way" he said as he pushed his fist towards the door in a great speed. The door broke in a millions of pieces.
Ryuhou got in front of Mimori in embracing her, as a protective shield from the flying metal pieces.
After all the shattered piece fell to the ground, Kazuma went inside. Soon, after Ryuhou and Mimori went inside the office.
"Well, look who we have here" said a brown-haired man. "Took you long enough to find us"
"Who the hell are you?" yelled Kazuma.
But, then he was interrupted by someone one else.
"Why don't you ask your other friend there? He might know who this guy is" said a blond-haired man.
"Ryuhou, you know who the hell are these people?" asked Kazuma with fierce.
"Unfortunately, yes…" responded Ryuhou. "The one in the long brown haired is actually the Boss of Hold, commander of Hold. And, the other one over there with the blonde haired is Radem, assistant commander" finished Ryuhou.
"Very well, Ryuhou…" said Rakuro with applause. "I seemed to have picked the right person well"
"Ryuhou, why not come and join us?" offered Radem. "It would be great if you were on our side"
"No, thanks" responded Ryuhou. "Not to the likes of you"
"Fine, suit yourself" said Radem with a little disappointment,
"Why are you doing this?" asked Mimori.
"Well, if isn't the princess of the Mainland" said Rakuro while walking towards them.
"Mimori, get behind me" whispered Ryuhou.
"No, I won't Ryuhou" whispered Mimori with a serious look on her face.
This shocked Ryuhou.
"I'm sure that you know…" continued talking Rakuro as he stopped himself in front of them. "That you're very valuable right?" asked Rakuro.
"Yes, I know…" responded Mimori. "But, that doesn't mean I have to act like one, do I?" she asked while looking serious at Rakuro.
"Ha-ha" laughed Rakuro. "You really are something princess" he continued to say while laughing.
Mimori didn't let herself get down from his comment.
"But…" said Rakuro as he finished laughing. "I'm sure that will be likely to stay here…"
Shock was shown through Mimori's face features.
"What do you mean by she will be staying here with you?" asked the angered Ryuhou, pulling Mimori behind him.
Rakuro started laughing again.
"You don't realize it, do you?" asked the Boss of Hold in a mischievous way. "Mimori has been the bait from the start" laughed Rakuro.
Ryuhou, Mimori, and Kazuma were shocked to hear from what they just heard.
"You never realized why I send Mimori on that mission to the D.A" continued Rakuro. "I send her there to get some samples of unknown disease that was spreading quickly. Of course, humans could be affected by this disease, but the reason I wanted this deadly disease was for…" continued Rakuro as he walked back to his assistant. "To use it as a power that can destroy all …must I say…alter users" finished Rakuro as he continued to laugh hysterically.
"You're mad!" yelled the angered Kazuma. "Killing all alter users for no reason at all!"
"No, wait…" said Rakuro. "I, do have a reason…for having the right of killing alter users"
"Then, state your reason" said the angered Ryuhou.
"My reason…for killing alters users are…" continued Rakuro. "Is for their incompetence for life, due to the fact that they use their unusual powers for their own amusement. Its despicable watching these unnatural powers for saving others lives, when it was them who cause it. Alter users are only born from the D.A, where all the troubles goes and come to us later. My reason for ending these unnatural humans…are for a trade or peace and away from prosperity" finished Rakuro.
"How dare you!" yelled Kazuma as he took a huge step forward.
"Why?" asked Mimori. "Why do you accuse of all alter users, when there are some of them as Hold officers. Serving your every command?"
"My dear…" laughed Rakuro. "I was using them for my own enjoyment" continued to laugh Rakuro.
"How dare you mock us…" said Ryuhou under his breath, collecting his alter power to the second level. "You will pay for that…" continued Ryuhou, still collecting his power. "RAKURO!" yelled Ryuhou as his alter partner, Zetzuie, appeared.
"Oh, I almost forgot…"Radem interrupted. "The explosion that came to D.A was actually from me. Of course, Rakuro didn't know it was from me, but I told him and the reason for the attack" continued Radem as he looked at Kazuma.
"Why the hell are you looking at me?" yelled Kazuma.
"You know the girl by the name Kanami Yuta?" asked Radem as he still looked at Kazuma.
Kazuma show shock through his features.
"Why the hell does it matter to you?" yelled Kazuma, collecting his power for his second level alter.
Then, Radem started to walk towards Kazuma, but not close enough to be near him.
"I was the one that killed her" he said out loud enough for everyone to hear it.
"You…!" said Kazuma in rage. "So…you were the one that killed her?" he continued, making his rage rise up to its highest level.
"Yeah, it was me…" answered the calm Radem. "To tell you the truth she was best victim on my list. Watching her die there, all beat up. Asking for my help, but I never did give it to her. I, instead, threw my butchered knife through her heart. How lovely it was to watch her, her life going, while her eyes closing into an endless slumber" finished Radem, still looking at the rage Kazuma.
"You…you monster!" yelled Kazuma as he went running forward pushing Radem towards the glass behind them.
"Kazuma, wait!" yelled Ryuhou, but it was too late.
Both, Kazuma and Radem broke through the glass, making them fall from the highest level of the building.
"You…monster!" yelled Kazuma again, giving lots of punches to Radem on his face. "She was someone very important to me…yet…you killed her!" he continued punching Radem.
As the both kept falling, Ryuhou and Mimori were left in the office with Rakuro.
"Let them both fall to their doom" said Rakuro. "You have already brought on what I need; which is her" he pointed out to Mimori.
"You won't lay a hand on her!" yelled Ryuhou as he holds Mimori close to him.
"Oh, why not?" asked the mischievous Boss of Hold. "I know for a fact that she is a valuable treasure. For, if I were to have her by my side, I will be able to control both the Lost Ground and the Mainland." laughed Rakuro.
"You bastard!" yelled Ryuhou. "You will never have her!"
"Well, see about that" said Rakuro as he took something put of his pocket.
What he took out of his pocket was a long five-inch tube that had green liquid inside.
"Do you know what this is?" asked Rakuro as he brought the tube close to in-front of his face. "I'm sure that you have heard me talk about it from the start of our conversation" he continued.
"From the start of our conversation…" thought Mimori. "Oh no…that's" shocked was shown through her features.
"Well, from the look on your face Mimori…" Rakuro said as he started walking slowly towards Mimori and Ryuhou. "I'm sure that you know what this is, am I right?" he continued as he kept walking towards them. "It's the Dematerialized…the one that can only destroy all alter users with just a droplet of it. The one and only that can end these unnatural humans from our planets for eternity" he continued as he stopped between ten feet difference between him and Mimori and Ryuhou. "Of convenient that there is an alter user here. "He looks up to Ryuhou. "What would happen to you if I were to throw this at you ? Would you start to disappear? Since, that would likely be the result from this touching your skin"
Ryuhou was shocked, but didn't want to show that he was afraid from dying. He was a man ready to die from start. From the day that his mother died, he was already ready to face death.
"Let's see if you would be able to survive or not" as Rakuro finished saying his comment, he opens the tube, and throws it quickly towards Ryuhou.
"Mimori!" Ryuhou yells, pulling Mimori away from his side. "Get out of here!"
Mimori is pushed back by Ryuhou powerful arms.
As she sees, that she's pushed back against a wall. She starts to have thoughts of Ryuhou through her mind, of him always being her savor. Of him always being so cruel with her, but of the reason to protect her. Of every right for him to be who he is today, just to push her away. So, that he wouldn't be so conservative during his battles that he needs to be on the look out for her.
"I've had enough!" yelled Mimori as she started running towards Ryuhou.
Both, Rakuro and Ryuhou were shocked to hear her yell as she came running towards them.
"I don't want to see you get hurt anymore!" she yelled again as she got in front of Ryuhou. "I don't want to see…" she said but…
A liquid fell on her instead or Ryuhou, since she was in front of him; being a barrier for him.
"MIMORI!" yelled Ryuhou as he grabbed her from letting her fall to the carpet floor.
"Damn, now I have no way for the trading her for my release" said in angered Rakuro. "
"Mimori!" cried Ryuhou as he was now on the floor with Mimori in his arms, not opening her eyes.
Ryuhou, then, looked up to Rakuro in rage.
"Why did she faint?" he yelled as he looked up to Rakuro.
A few seconds passed by…
"She's human, so it takes longer for the liquid to take in effect" he answered in disappointment. "But, she will die…there isn't any cure for that" he finished as he continued to watch the fallen Kiryu heiress life finally leave.
As Kazuma and Radem were able to survive from the long fall, they have already started battling each other.
"Why the hell did you kill her!" yelled Kazuma as he punched Radem in the face. "She was someone important to me!" he continued to punch him.
Then, Radem blocked one of them, taking his other free hand and punched Kazuma in the stomach.
Kazuma screamed as he took his fist towards Radem's shoulder, pushing him towards a wall.
"Do you think that it's possible for you to see that even if you were to kill me…" said Radem slowly as he tries to catch his breath. "She will never come back!" he said as pointed his hand to the sky and out of the air appeared a million of half-cut swords with no handles. "Maybe, you can join her in the afterlife" he said, letting go of the half-cut swords to go straight at Kazuma.
Kazuma still breathing heavily from all the fighting, wasn't pay attention to the attacks that were coming his way.
"Kazuma the Shell Bullet…" said Radem as he watched, holding his injured shoulder. "Since my other colleague couldn't finish the job…I will"
"Damn, I need to find a way to escape those attacks…" said Kazuma under his breath. "But, how can I? If the attacks are coming from all over the place"
"Kazuma, you won't escape!" laughed Radem.
"He's right I won't be able to escape it…it's already too late for me" thought Kazuma as he saw all the swords come to him at an instant speed. A scream was heard after the attack exploded.
Ryuhou continued to hug her, even though he had touched some of the liquid, he didn't care. He was going to lose her. So, he continued to weep for her, calling her name endlessly.
"Mimori don't leave me!" he continued to say to her ear. "Don't leave…Mimori!" he cried as he knew that he was losing her for good.
Knowing that he will lose again someone he loves the most. He won't be able to bear it this time, not like last time. He continued to cry for her, he wanted her to live, but it was the opposite. She was the one that wanted him to live.
"Mimori…" he whispered in her ear. "When…you said …that you didn't want me to get hurt…" he continued whispering in her ear. "The way you found the resolution, to stop myself from getting hurt…wasn't the resolution. Your resolution is what is hurting me the most" he finished as he started to cry again, letting his tears fall on sleeping Mimori.
"Goodbye Ryuhou…" thought Mimori as she knew her life was leaving her.
To be continued…
Author's Notes: Hey, sorrry for the long wait of the next chapter. I'm sorry if it has any grammar errors or if it was rushed. Anyways, this story is already coming to it's conclusion sooner than I thought! Well, wait for the next final chapters of this story.
Jemi Rose