Chapter 7
A Renewed Fear
Danzo looked around him as he saw he wasn't outside of the Tower of Darkness, but in the belly of the beast. Everywhere were ruins, wrecked ships, and skeletal remains of humans and youma that made him puff threw his nostrils. With his newly awakened Youma powers he could achieve immense feats. He slowly walked off to find his way out of the belly of the Basilisk. After clearing a path through his surroundings, Danzo suddenly spotted another millipede that gave chase. He turned around and ran quickly away finding another opening which lead him into an area where he discovered a small spherical orb that seemed to be the source of the Basilisk's power.
"Looks like this could be useful," he said to himself.
Pocketing the orb in his coat, Danzo raced off as a new opening formed to another part of the intestine of the Basilisk only to find the same millipede from before. He raced ahead and found a new opening back into the stomach of the beast and slaughtered several youma lurking inside. Drawing Defiance he cut them down and raced back to the heart chamber. Placing the orb called the Ignis Fatuus into the slot, Danzo unsealed the barrier and proceeded to attack the creatures vital organs. Using half of his youma power, Danzo carved his way through other Youma and attacked the two defenses that guarded the Basilisks heart quickly. When it surrounded itself in armor Danzo attacked the other Youma and the two organs that took nearly drained him of his youma power while keeping himself headstrong and footloose as the heart opened itself and countered with laser fire, and small orb-like projectiles which Danzo used to kill off the lesser youma.
In the tower corridors Haruka and Hibari raced as fast as their legs would carried them to their colleagues when a new swarm of youma challenged them. They were wiped out in seconds, crushed in the arms of her of her puppets. Hibari turned and raced off ahead of Haruka, slamming herself upon them before pushing them back with her hips, but quickly retreated as they gathered their strength for an attack.
"Don't over exert yourself, Hibari dear," she said in a sing-song voice.
"I won't but, at least we know that Danzo's okay," Hibari replied, getting a smile from Haruka.
Both girls were able to send both youma flying around and left defeated as Team Hebijo jumped in from above.
"Get going you two!" Ryobi said, "We'll handle these guys!"
Hibari nodded, but Haruka looked a little disappointed.
"Well, I guess the fun's over." the dominatrix said.
"Yeah, let's get out of here!" replied Hibari.
In a rush they escaped from the youma infested corridor.
Deep below the tower, Akira looked into his book as he stood in front of a large door. Ryuki on the other hand was anxious to obtain his father's power and was growing impatient.
"People once cried in fear of this structure. The Tower of Darkness, a foundation that brought out fear. FEAR. yes, FEAR," Akira said, laughing malevolently as he closed his book.
Ryuki looked suspiciously at him as the door before them opened.
"Can't you feel it? The rage and agonies of the people. Those who were confined here. With their desires for Evil being unfulfilled. It was all because Sato slammed the door to the Youma Realm in their faces," Akira said with a cold hard stare, then turned slowly away looking as if there was something more to his sister.
"What's wrong?" Ryuki asked glaring at his ally.
"Nothing," Akira lied quickly.
Ryuki nodded slowly, then forged ahead with Akira stalking slowly behind him.
Above the tower, the Basilisk screamed in unrelenting agony, then fell to the ground with a loud crash right near Miyabi sending a wave of tremors around them that left them shaking and made them sit down hard. Drawing her sword, Miyabi slowly advanced towards the deceased youma serpent, when it's eye slowly pulsed and exploded sending blood flying everywhere with Danzo covered from head to foot in it's blood. Miyabi glared at him furiously as Danzo holstered his sword, shook his head, swatted the blood from his coat, saw a sign reading "welcome with the face of trickster underneath the word and an arrow pointing toward the door.
"So this is the next stage," he muttered walking off.
"Wait!" called Miyabi furiously.
"If you're asking for a date, forget it. Cause I make it a point not to go out with women who want to have me killed," Danzo said to her in an annoyed tone.
"Date a youma? I'm not that desperate. Besides, I really don't care for guys who stink like blood," Miyabi replied with a slight scoff.
Danzo looked at himself all over, and knew that Miyabi was right about it as he drew Silver-moon and fired at an approaching youma. With their backs to each other Miyabi catapulted at the youma carving them to bits, while Danzo fired at them with Black-Star at along with Silver-Moon.
"So tell me! You got a name?" he asked through the cacophony.
"Yes I do," replied the kunoichi of the abyss.
"Okay, then what should I call you?" Danzo asked in a cocky tone.
"I don't care. Just call me Miyabi," she grumbled unleashing a torrent of power from her hand.
"Whatever you say, Miyabi," he smirked and leapt over a youma.
He landed on the staircase to a doorway, holstered his guns and turned to face her.
"I'll leave this to you. Cuz I don't want to miss the party," he called to her and raced off.
Although surrounded, Miyabi faced the youma with a scowl.
"Who counted on you anyway?" she hissed, and prepared herself for battle.
Sorry about the shortness of this chapter, but I hope you enjoy it.