Ushi Gozen
Pairing: Kiyohime x Raikou
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Disclaimer: I do not own the Fate Series or any of its characters.
Author's Note: I decided to recreate the bond between Kiyohime and Raikou by writing this AU. It's sort of satisfying to see Raikou fight Shuten and Ibaraki as good vs evil. Plus that, Raikou is super powerful, so that is another reason.
Anyways, hope you enjoy this one.
Flames surround the large bell that covers a young monk who is hiding under it, hoping he would be safe. His screams echo from within the bell, fists knocking on it helplessly. A girl with long green hair with small white horns on top of her head, dressed in a revealing white kimono that shows off her legs that are clad in white thigh high stockings. She has an open fan close to her mouth, her yellow eyes furrow, glaring at the burning bell in front of her.
The knocking ceases as well as the screams. She knows he is weakening quickly. But for her, he gets what he deserves.
"Anchin…you liar…" she whispers.
She had been told he would marry her as she had complete interest in this man. However, that all went down the drain when he outright rejected her and that caused her to chase him down. He was afraid of her. She was no human. She was actually a dragon serpent and he had no place falling in love with a beast like that. But the girl, named Kiyohime, saw that as nothing but a lie. She transformed into her true form and burned him alive.
Now transforming back to her old self, she no longer is filled with rage, but now feeling heartbroken. Her trust is broken as well. She leaves the temple before anybody notices the damage.
Kiyohime walks on her own for about 2 weeks now. Nobody knows where she was after the damage and despite searching for her to snuff her out, they had no luck. Kiyohime is long gone.
Another day passes and Kiyohime finds herself in an unknown place. It's an island where there are oni roaming around. The dragon serpent girl was wandering aimlessly after all, finding some food and shelter as she went along. However, this place seems to be populated with dangerous creatures. But…who is she to fear? She's a dragon and she can burn down an an army in 10 seconds. But she still needs to be cautious. There may be an oni that is 10 times stronger than her.
She continues her journey to find the next shelter, wherever that may be. She doesn't care what she finds. If it's a cabin, sticks with leaves for a roof, heck even a straw home, she will gladly live there for the night.
Suddenly, she hears someone approaching her. Actually, she hears stomping more than anything. She quickly turns around to see a big ugly but muscular oni approaching her. He growls and peers into her.
"I just wandered here," Kiyohime says, closing her eyes. Strangely, she can understand his "language".
He growls again and raises his club high.
"Trespassing or not…I need a place to stay," Kiyohime says. "But if you won't let me, then I will have to burn you to the ground."
The big oni roars and begins to swing his big club. Back and forth the big weapon goes, but Kiyohime evades and takes a deep breath. She breathes fire at him. But because of his muscular appearance, plus his huge size, the fire deflects, feeling like he has an armored chest. Kiyohime gasps at this and charges at the beast. But she gets hit by the club like a baseball bat and sent flying, crashing into three trees and toppling down on her knees. She grits her teeth and jumps to her feet. The brutish beast charges with his club held high. He swings it overhead, but Kiyohime rolls away and jumps high. She tries to use her fan as a weapon to hit him. The monster feels nothing, even when Kiyohime sets the fan ablaze to make it more powerful. The huge oni grabs her and traps her in his grip. He growls and peers into her, his very large teeth sticking out of his mouth and some drool dripping. Kiyohime grits her teeth as she tries to get free.
"You will never…beat me…!" The dragon girl groans.
But the beast begins to squeeze her without mercy. Kiyohime screams in agony. She is about to be crushed and then maybe eaten after that. Is this her karma? No, because it was Anchin's fault in the first place. It was HIS karma, not hers. So dying so soon would be meaningless. However, since she has no friends, nobody is coming to help her.
Kiyohime shuts her eyes tightly, gritting her teeth as she tries to hold on a bit longer. The more he squeezes, the weaker she is getting. The beast growls as he keeps on squeezing her, a lot tighter this time. Kiyohime is losing air. At this rate, she will pass out and then get eaten.
Just then, she hears something from below.
SPLAT!
There is a pause and then, the arm that is holding Kiyohime falls off, letting go of the dragon girl. Kiyohime falls with it with a thud and she weakly looks up to see a young woman with very long purple hair with something tied at the end of it. She is wearing a full on violet colored bodysuit with black armor on the wrists and her legs. Her face looks so beautiful. However, now is not the time to be mesmerized because the young woman is facing the brutish beast.
He roars and waves his club at her. The woman grins, draws her sword, and then charges at him. She slashes his legs, his other arm and then the eyes, which renders him blind. She lands on her feet and turns to the struggling beast. Her sword glows and lightning surges through it. She charges toward it and jumps in the air. Raising the sword high, she slashes downward and slices the beast in half like knife through butter. She lands on her feet and sheathes her sword as the beast gets split in half and then disappears into thin air. She relaxes her stance and gives out a sigh of relief.
Kiyohime's vision is fading, but she saw everything. This woman…who is she? She saved Kiyohime, but…what are the chances of this woman turning on her? Could she have rescued her just so that she can kill her too? After all, Kiyohime spells danger as well. She herself murdered someone out of heartbreak and rage.
However, this woman doesn't seem to know that or notice. Instead, she tenderly picks up Kiyohime bridal style. Before the dragon girl passes out, the woman speaks to her.
"Everything will be okay…" she whispers. "I will take care of you…"
A voice so beautiful and sweet. A voice so mother like. Kiyohime doesn't have the energy to argue and just lets herself pass out. The woman quickly escapes this place and far away to her own home where there is a large cabin near a river.
