Hikari no Tamashi
chapter 6_
by Yuri Muto
It took me three weeks to regain my voice. Turned out that my throat was ripped up. And to make everything worst Yami couldn't stop pestering me to the point that I wanted to strangle him before tying him up and throwing him into a lake.
"Yami stop complaining we both told you to stop before Hikari kicked your butt."Oodenta said putting another bandage over his broken nose.
"Why am I getting in trouble and not Hikari?" Yami asked out of protest. I rolled my eyes at them before picking up my sword and headed off to meet up with Yamanbagiri for the last three weeks I couldn't do anything and my brothers were none stop hovering to the point that I beat all three of them up. In other words I lost my temper to the point that Yamanbagiri had to stop me from breaking Sohayanotsurugi arm and while I had already broken Yami's nose. Oodenta actually was the smart one and had stayed out of it seeing as I had broken Yami's nose four times in one week times three. He never learned that I will kill him if he pushes my buttons too much.
"Hey Hikari have you seen your brothers?" Nikkari Aoe asked as I was slipping my flats on. I pointed towards my room I was trying to let my throat heal but some times people don't understand what I am trying to tell them luckily Yamanbagiri had just come around the corner and looked at me. I waved and smile at him.
"Hey Yamanbagiri where are Hikari's brothers?" Nikkari Aoe asked following my eyes to see who I was smiling at.
"Their room, heads up two out of three are pretty beaten up." Yamanbagiri said pointing towards my room. I was waiting for Yamanbagiri to hurry up so that we could get on with our plans.
"Okay thanks Hikari Yamanbagiri." Nikkari Aoe said before heading off to my room I could tell that he was confused as to why two of my brothers were beaten up, but he soon would find out why.
"How bad this time?" Yamanbagiri asked sitting down next to me, like me he had his shoes with him so that it was easy for us to get right on with our plans that we have been pushing back for the last three weeks.
"Sohayanotsurugi and Yami are in massive pain because they wanted to come with us. Oodenta was the only smart one seeing as he told me only to be home before dark." I said in a soft voice. I said I was letting my throat heal but some times I can't help but talk to Yamanbagiri.
"I keep telling Yami to stop if he doesn't want his nose to be contentiously broken. You would think after the 12th time it would get into that thick head of his that all he has to do is stop picking on you and he's nose won't be broken." Yamanbagiri said with a small shake of his head. It was an important lesson that my twin has never learned. It was a known fact that I could kill someone very easily.
"Hey Hikari, Yamanbagiri get ready we got a mission." Kashuu said jogging over to us. I looked at Yamanbagiri before kicking my shoes off and rushing to get ready. I left my blade with Kashuu seeing as he was already ready for the mission.
"Hey Kari, I thought you and Yamanbagiri were hanging out today?" Oodenta asked looking at me while I rush to get dress in my battle clothes. Recently I had gotten a new set that fit me better. It was a simple tank top and shorts with an arm band on my right arm. I also had my hooded short cloak covering my shoulders. I meet Yamanbagiri and Kashuu outside out of my room before taking my sword from Kashuu.
"Where are we going?" I asked looking at Kashuu. We were walking towards the time port as I have been calling it for the last three months. In the last three months I have been on two missions this one will be my second mission.
"1803 is all I got but it can't be good if the masters is sending you. Hasebe was trying to talk them out of it but seeing as they still sent you can only mean one thing." Kashuu said as Ichigo and Kanesada join us it was strange, seeing as the last time I was sent on a mission it was with my twin and Yamanbagiri was almost killed.
"Are you sure they said Hikari and not Yami?" I asked after a few minutes.
"Yeah here take a look, Ichigo Kanesada me You and Yamanbagiri." Kashuu said showing me the small slip of paper that had the whole time for this mission. Kashuu was right it had my name and not my twins. I had been hoping that it had been my brother because I know that if me and Kashuu are being sent it couldn't be good. I know this because of how strong me and Kashuu are that we are only sent when the stacks are far too high and it is too dangerous to send someone else.
"Hey Kashuu, Yamanbagiri and you must be Hikari no Tamashi, I am the sword of the vice commander of..." Kanesada started but I cut him off.
"I know you are the sword of the demon vice commander, you don't have to show off to me seeing as I am a woman but also a sword of the last shinobi clan." I said cleaning my blade, not even looking up from it to talk with Kanesada, I however was able to dodge his attacks before pinning him to the ground with only a few moves. I told him that he didn't have to try impressing me just because I am a woman.
"I told you just because I am a woman doesn't mean I haven't seen battle. You also could of asked Yamanbagiri if you must know, I have been known to take all three of my big brothers down." I said putting my blade back in my sheath.
"Kanesada I tried worrying you before hand that Kari is dangerous. Just today she almost broke Sohayanotsurugi's arm and she did break Yami's nose for the 12th time in three weeks." Oodenta said from the veranda. I looked at him only to notice that my brother was in his battle clothes. I look at the slip of paper in my hand again only to see that my oldest brother had been named captain for this mission.
"So captain where are we going?" Yamanbagiri asked from his spot next to me.
"All anyone knows is 1803. But if the masters are sending those two it can't be an easy mission." Oodenta said pointing at me and Kashuu. I shrugged my shoulders before turning to Yami and Sohayanotsurugi looking at us.
"Be safe Kari, Oodenta." Sohayanotsurugi said. I nodded my head the same way that all my brothers do if they hear those words from me or Yami.
"watch your six." Yami said a smirk gracing his lips.
"Stop being a giant idiot and I would listen to you." I reply putting a fist over my heart as a sign to my twin that I heard his words. It was also how shinobi acted before a mission.
"Kari here I found this under the cherry tree." Sohayanotsurugi said throwing my missing headband my way. I quickly tied it around my neck and meet both of their eyes, with one last nod before heading off on the mission. I don't know what battle or event that we had to protect that was before I notice where we were. The Takahashi clan downfall, if they tried to prevent this from happening than all hell would break lose.
"Oodenta it's the downfall of the Takahashi clan." I said looking around. I notice that it was closing in on night fall and than the battle would begin.
"Are you sure Kari?" Kashuu asked looking around us.
"See that tree over there with the bird craved into it, that was caused by me and my former master." I said closing my eyes and letting my body relax so that I could become one with my surrounding.
"everyone listen to Kari she knows this area better than anyone else." Oodenta said. I looked around the small opening, when I took my sword out of the sheath and head it straight up.
"Oodenta it's time I use that move make sure no one goes bland or loses their heads." I hissed out between my teeth.
"Kari if you do that than..." Oodenta started but I cut him off.
"You told everyone to listen to me, that method won't hurt anyone of this time. The village is 16KM north of here and the brutes are moving in on us as we speak. So stop fighting me on this. Everyone hit the ground and don't look up until I tell you to." I said flipping my sword so the tip was pointed towards the ground.
"Hikari please don't use that one." Oodenta pleaded with me, but I would not listen to him. This was the battle in which my former master died and these brutes wanted to make it so that Asuka would win and go on a killing spear. I couldn't let him do that because than I would be call curse and be broken for his crimes. It was Yuri's last breath that sealed me and with that seal broken I was now able to use my trump card. There is a reason my name means Soul of light, because I can channel the hopes and light from all and use that to wipe out the darkness.
"Oodenta you have to trust me, after all I am you little sister so you should know that I won't do this unless it wasn't called for. If they change the past than Asuka will win and go on a killing spear. I will not allow that to happen." I said falling into my back stance and closing my eyes, letting the negative emotions flow out of me and into the ground to root me in place. When I opened my eyes again I saw Yamanbagiri standing in front of me until Oodenta pulled him to the ground.
"Please Yamanbagiri you can't think negative I need you to think about all the times we have and will share once this mission is over we can finally go on the training trip we've been putting off." I said thinking happily about all the things me and Yamanbagiri would get to do. That just made my heart soar with joy and hope and happiness.
"I believe in you Kari." I heard Yamanbagiri say from behind me. Soon a few other voices were telling me that they believed in me but the voice that would hold the greatest belief said nothing until I felt his hand on my shoulder. I looked at Oodenta and know right away that he believed in me, and all I stood for. Closing my eyes once more I moved to the center of the opening and just like all the times the Yuri had been practicing this move I turned to face the sun and moved through the motions my eyes never opening once, I could feel the love and joy and hope pass through me and into my blade. When I opened my eyes the others were on the ground and the grass was singe.
"Okay you guys can get up and open your eyes." I said sitting down on the ground.
"What happened?" Kanesada asked looking around.
"Kari." Everyone said looking around for me. Never once looking towards the ground.
"Look down idiots." I said laying down on my back. I could barely keep my eyes opened but the looks on their face was just to much that I started laughing my head off. I watched as everyone looked at me like I had grown a third head.
"Hikari promise me that you will never use that ability again, unless it's a deride situation." Yamanbagiri asked sitting down next to me.
"Promise but you know if I am being sent on the mission than it's got to be bad to begin with." I said sitting up and leaning my head on his shoulder.
"Point taken but wait until we have no other option than to use that next time." Oodenta said join us on the ground.
"Just wait for the next time that me and Yami get into a fight. It might end up like world war 3." I said joking, but everyone known that if we really were going at each others throat than this field was minor compared to what both of us could do.
"Please never do that." Kashuu said looking at me like I had literally grown a third head.
"I usually win when we get into a fight." I said letting Kashuu and Yamanbagiri pull me to my feet.
"Let's go home." Yamanbagiri said wrapping a his arm around my shoulders. I would of fallen had Ichigo not caught me, the amount of energy I use to do my trump card can almost put me into a coma.
"Not again Kari." Oodenta said lifting me into his arms. I wanted to telling him that he should of seen this coming knowing what me and Yami could do to begin with. I laid my head on my brother's shoulder too tried to talk any more.