Sensual Pactio
Disclaimer:
UQ Holder! is owned by Ken Akamatsu and J. C. Staff
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here Karin's past will be revealed which would affect Touta in a way, and how this would present itself given that she was unable to form a contract with Yukihime.
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 3: Karin no kako
Touta stared in surprise as Karin glared at him and he could feel the aura surrounding her, and she pushed him away before walking off, yet Touta is unwilling to let her go and kept on following her, persisting until he managed to get close to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, and gently told her to calm down and tell him what is wrong.
He said that he is worried about her and that even the members and crew of UQ Holder are worried after seeing her walk off earlier and he told her that they would be worried if she were to leave in such a manner and said that he would see to it that she comes back to Fairyland Hall with him so as to assure to the rest that she is okay.
"Karin-senpai..."
"…"
"Don't make it hard on me."
"…"
"The others are worried about you."
"…"
"Tell me what's wrong. I might help you.."
"…"
Karin gritted her teeth as she couldn't react to his gentle prodding, and suddenly rain began to pour, and soon the two teens are drenched in rainwater, but Touta tells her to stay put as he will buy an umbrella so that they can have a shield against the rain and he ran off to buy one, and Karin watches him leave and she felt shameful upon realizing that taking her frustration out on Touta was wrong.
She then walked off feeling down, and feeling bad that what she did is wrong, but most of all, she wondered why she couldn't form a Pactio with Yukihime, and why is this happening, especially when Yukihime told her why forming a Pactio with her is impossible.
As Karin walked off, Touta arrived and saw her walk away, and he went after her, and covered her with the umbrella he bought and tells her to simmer down as she would get drenched further if she doesn't use the umbrella that he bought.
"Karin-senpai.
"…"
"Here…"
"…"
"It would be bad if you catch a cold."
"…"
"Tell me what the matter is. I'm willing to listen."
"…"
After a few minutes of silence, Karin finally spoke, and apologized to Touta for her behavior, stating that she was wrong to take her anger out on him over something that he is not involved in, and this made Touta baffled and he asked her if something happened, and asked if she is upset about being left out on playing a video game that the others are playing earlier.
"No. it's not that."
"Huh?"
"It was…"
"Come on, tell me."
"…"
"I might help."
"I…"
"…"
Karin shook her head and said it's not about that, but is hesitant to tell him as this was a personal thing, but Touta encouraged her to tell him, saying that he is willing to listen and that he might help her with her problem, which Karin stared in surprise.
"Karin-senpai..."
"…"
"It's okay."
"…"
"You can tell me what is wrong."
"…"
"I might be able to help you."
"…"
Seeing how sincere Touta is, she reluctantly told him about her past, such as how she became an immortal in the first place, how she met Yukihime centuries ago, and how she became a member of UQ Holder, as well as the struggles she and Yukihime endured before the present day came.
There Karin told Touta about how she became an immortal, as well as saying that she is based on the traitor JUDAS, having said that she did an UNFORGIVABLE action that made her feel guilty and committed suicide by hanging, only to find out that she was cursed, and thus she has to endure years of living with the sin she has to bear.
Karin told Touta that in the decades and decades of wandering, she encountered Yukihime (in her true form) and she began engaging her in combat, which she finds herself on the losing end, and after battling her for days, she came to a grudging respect and wishes for her to follow Yukihime, having nowhere else to go.
Yukihime smirked and said not to expect anything in return, which Karin said she doesn't mind it at all.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"You'll encounter a lot of…"
"I won't mind it."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"…"
"…"
Touta listened carefully when Karin encountered the person who turn out to be Shishido, and the trio travelled together, where they went to town after town, and they formed an alliance of sorts as they each have an agenda that seemingly coincide with taking down someone they fought before.
According to Karin, she, Yukihime and Shishido at a town were dining when they sensed a malevolent force and they immediately evacuate the tavern they are staying when a strong explosion shook the tavern, which Shishido managed to use his power to teleport the people to a safe distance.
There they realized that a powerful and malevolent immortal is after them, and there Shishido advised that they best avoid this immortal for now as they are not strong enough to take him head-on, which Yukihime and Karin agreed.
"For now, it's best if we avoid that guy…"
"…"
"…"
"He's too strong for us to deal with."
"No arguments from me."
"Me too."
"Good!"
"…"
"…"
Touta was silent when told all of this by Karin, and there she told him that what she and Yukihime went through is no walk in the park, as they are constantly on the run due to the immortal, who is identified as Baal, pursuing them.
Karin then went on to tell Touta that when she and Yukihime went separate ways with Shishido, the two females are now pondering on what to do as they need to think of a way to get stronger and face Baal, as they cannot keep running away forever.
In the flashback, Yukihime tells Karin that she has to forge her own path which Karion said that she has none as she has nowhere to go, and she would rather go with Yukihime than being alone, which Yukihime appeared hesitant at first, as she is concerned that Karin would get hurt even though she is already an immortal.
She tells her that there is no point hanging around her but Karin insisted in going with her wherever she goes.
"Karin…"
"Please! Take me with you!"
"…"
"I have nowhere else to go!"
"But…"
"Just take me with you!"
"I…"
"Watch out!"
The scene shows that Baal has already appeared and ambushed the two females, with the immortal boy force-fed Karin with a seed that turned her into a tree, and she didn't know what happened next, as she remained in tree form for centuries until someone free her and leaned that she is now in the industrial era (around the 1920s), and a kind Samaritan gives her food and lodging, and she stayed there for some time until she found Yukihime, and the two females are reunited.
There Yukihime told Karin that she managed to outwit Baal and kept him behind before managing to find Karin, stating that it wasn't easy staving off Baal at it took a whole lot of effort to partially rebuke the immortal boy until managing to get away from him.
"…and that's how it happened…"
"…"
"I managed to get away from him…"
"…"
"So you shouldn't be worrying about that kid…"
"…"
"Now then…"
"…"
Yukihime then told Karin that she decided to form an organization that consists of benevolent immortals who will combat the malevolent ones, as well as to protect humanity and other threats to society, which Karin agreed, and thus UQ Holder is born, and this started their mission to find and recruit immortals who shared Yukihime;s cause, and Shishido is among those found and recruited.
As UQ Holder in in the process of being strengthen, Yukihime told Karin about how to get stronger, in which a ritual called Pactio is made, and after being told how it works, Karin eagerly offered herself to Yukihime, though for some reason Yukihime appeared hesitant and stalled her for several decades until the present day
There Karin told Touta the reason why she walked out from Fairyland Hall hours ago.
"…and that's why…"
"I see…"
"I suppose…I deserve it…but…"
"Huh?"
"Yukihime doesn't deserved to be rejected!"
"…"
"I should be the one to suffer! Not her!"
"…"
Touta stared in silence at seeing what Karin went through, and now he finally realized why she is been in a bad mood, as the hopes of forming a Pactio with Yukihime is impossible due to Yukihime's circumstances, as well as Karin said that she is cursed like this thus she can never form a Pactio, and there she said she probably deserve it for betraying someone from before and felt that the Almighty is right in cursing her.
Touta wanted to disagree as he felt that this doesn't make sense, but Karin became emotionally upset and kept ranting about how cursed she is and started crying, and there Touta saw her emotional pain, and began to hug her, which surprised her, but eventually accepted the gesture and hugged him in return, and there they remain like this as the rain dropped harder, but minutes later Karin calm down and as Touta made soothing sounds, assuring to her that she is never alone in her struggle.
"Easy…"
"…"
"It's okay…"
"…"
"There, there…"
"…"
"It's going to be okay…"
"…"
Touta assured to her that though she gained immortality in a different situation, it doesn't mean that she is cursed to fate, and said that there may be a way for her to form a Pactio, which she asked how would that be possible, given that she couldn't form one with Yukihime, and yet Touta said he is sure that there is another way for her to form a Pactio and suggested that they need to find a place to dry off and discuss this in private.
Karin then said she knows of a place where they can talk it over, which made him curious.
"Come with me."
"Huh?"
"I have a place where we can ease off from the rain."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"…"
"Come on. we'll get drenched if we stay here."
"Okay."
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as it retells the manga chapter about how Karin met Yukihime, and how she endured everything up until this point, and now Touta mananged to sooth the upset Karin, where he suggests that they talk somewhere and figure out a way to make a Pactio due to her situation…
Preview:
Touta tells Karin on how to solve her problem, which makes her uncomfortable at first…but will she be willing to go with it…?
See you in 6-8 weeks (probably around late May or early June)…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…