The King Is Still Standing chapter 3
It hasn't been long since ruby decided to join our trip kind of worried since I spared her, feel weird. "when do you think she'll wake up?" yukari questioned mixing herbs "don't know, could be a while or could be now, time likes to play with its victims" I answered back "I don't like this, she killed my destined one and we're treating her like a guest!" kurumu hissed towards her hiding behind me "we talked about this, she's staying because of our badly I winded her and we'll question more and ask if we can help out" I could hear the pouting of disagreement "hey moka can you check if her cloth is wet, maybe I need to replace it"
"oh sure" yukari took real close precaution when mending to the girl, whose I named ruby apparently "uh~?" speak of the devil someone is waking up, "ugh!? What? Where am i!? tsk~" in a sporadic movement she pulled on her muscles causing a flinch for her stomach, "Ugh~ where am I? who are you people?" she seemed really annoyed and defensive, it was understandable. "ahem! Well let's begin introductions, I'm shiva Abaddon I arrived here today because my club decided to adventure the human world and write a report on something interesting, we are staying at the motel that was booked for us"
"no, no! I meant what are you, no human can defeat me" she responded hastily "well you are true, doubt any human is fast enough to doge those blades of yours but has I said I'm not human, I'm a demon" she was caught by surprise "I'm a vampire" moka replied "I'm a succubus, a fated one to the demon!" kurumu replied happily confident "and you know I'm a witch!" yukari with a childish attitude "we are not a very diverse group, but that's just us" she learnt more information but she looked like she didn't want to "I see that's what yukari meant when she said you'll like to help, you hate humans as well"
"well yes and no" I responded "I do in fact hate humans but that's mainly my fault" she was interested what I mean "see yukari hates them because they hunted her species down like animals, moka hates them because they treated her different, I don't know if kurumu hates them but I can say I hate them because they never saw me has anything but a freak or a monster" she listen but didn't figure it out "wait!? So are you going to help the ranch? Or what?!"
"yes I'm fully on board but is violence really the final option? I just came back from the human world and met to humans who love witches and would love to help do you think they would want to see you guys are truly violent?" apparently what I said got her angry "shut up! If you knew what those humans can do you would result to violent means!" she gripped my shoulder pressing into the wound "Hey! hey owowoowo" she immediately let go going back "that's the wound I made~"
"yeah it stings quite a bit, but it doesn't matter" I brushed it off looking care free "I want to help ruby-san save her home but I don't want to do it through violent means" I saw her face in a more relax tone this time, getting a blush, "tsk! I make no promises" so that's her final judgement, fine for now I guess.
The next day came bright and early, "here you go ruby-san breakfast, hope you don't mind fish our sensei is a bit crazy and won't eat anything else" I offered her a tray of tune salad, worried it would be distasteful. "Hey guys I'm back!" the sliding door opened up and a cheerful child pampered her way over "your back, you got the stuff alright? No hassle?" I questioned "Nope! Check this out! I went shopping to a place called a super-market! I did shopping all by myself!" she is in a really ditty mood bouncy over the place "that's awesome yukari, you've grown up quite a lot, used to be scared of this place" kurumu congratulated her first hand "I'm glad! I gave up trying to force others to understand my feelings, now I just want to better understand everyone else theirs" she really has grown up lots, I don't hear that childish pamper in her tone "it's all thanks to shiva-kun~ he gave me the idea, and now I love him even more~" she encased me in a soft tight hug, could almost feel something else press against me. "please stop this~" a quiet voice called out "please stop acting like nothing is wrong" ruby couldn't let her silence go "I tried to kill you! and yet you forgive me without worrying what I might do!?" she started yelling angered for some reason "You all disgust me!" she popped my cap "Shiva wait!?" I dashed right for her looking horrifying *grab* "I'm sorry" ruby went quiet has she was confused has to why I was hugging her "I'm sorry for making you hate me, I don't know what I did but I want to fix it" she was holding back her tears "I heard you wanted yukari to be your friend well" I parted from her see her soften face "I want to be ruby-san friend too and help her smile once more" she looked eased by my words, broken by the truth "it doesn't matter~" I heard her whisper, "my master has deep driven hate for the humans and nothing is going to make her change her actions" when she spoke it was my time to be broken by the truth, some things might be too far to catch. Night fell on us most were asleep, the ones without worries "I wonder if I'm truly in the wrong here? But I have my reasons to be angry, yet~"
"ruby-san? What's wrong?" ruby the witch was startled by yukari also being up "ahh~ it's just you, sorry to wake you"
"no need wanna talk?" yukari managed to confess her to a walk and talk, slightly waking me up "uh?~ who's walking around~?" I just noticed the two leave but something else caught my eye "AH! Kurumu? Moka?" kurumu and moka were wrapped around my arms fast asleep "mmm~ mine~" I heard moka mumble "noo~ come here~" that was kurumu, "I need to get out of this situation~".
"hey yukari where's my magu?" (magu is a term for magical item) "I can't use my magic without it, so I need it to go back to the witch's ranch" ruby had her plan set "why? You should stay a little longer, we can deal with it in the morning, remember shiva and the others want to help~"
"*sigh* I pretty sure by the morning this place will be levelled to the ground" ruby words shocked yukari "my master she isn't very forgiving natured and her original plan involves destroying the city and letting plant life thrive" yukari got more scared "one reason I accepted the idea was because my parents were killed by a human recklessly driving around" ruby began to scrunch up "I was so alone~ all I knew was hatred for them and my master just encourage the idea" she broke into tears "your lucky yukari-chan, you have friends who care about you, I'm a little jealous" she met yukari sadden gaze "I wish I could have met you guys sooner, maybe I could have had actually fun" it was one rollercoaster of pure emotions everyone was upset "goodbye yukari!" ruby bolted around the corner but ran into shiva, "where do you think your going?" she looked unhappy to see him "you'll need this" but it switched when she saw her magu "I don't know your pain anymore, but I can't let you go by yourself" shiva was the one unhappy now "I said I wanted to be friends, so I'm not going to let you run out on me" she looked devastated, she couldn't believe what is in front of her "go, we need to dress we'll catch up view bus"
"we?~" she questioned but saw the rest awake "yes we, like shiva we too want to be friends right kurumu?"
"yep!"
"guys~" she looked broken, seems someone met the real her, "okay~ I'll meet you there" she agreed to my request and it was quick movements now. We were fully dressed in our original casual attire I switched shoes more fit for running, "are you sure about this boy?~" it was the bus driver "you know what your getting yourself into?~ and you know your putting your friends lives on the line~? Right~" what is with this guy, so negative and pressurizing me "are you sure you can stop this?~ I don't think you know how deep the human's and witch's hatred goes~? Can you prevent chaos from happy?~"
"first off no smoking in the motel" he got his smirk out of that "second I'm a demon! A being of pure chaos and destruction I know I won't get away from this without some destruction" he looked on in contempt has I paused "but lastly! Don't think I won't protect my friends from anything!" I raised my fist in the area "I'm going to talk to the witch of the hill and it's up to her if she wants to trust me, or at least trust her own kind" I could feel the others staring their amazement "well said boy~ ain't the coward I was told~ hurry up, I'll be waiting~" seriously what is with this guy.
"I'm here my master, sorry for my late comings" ruby had reached the ranch little faster than what was suspect "uh yes, welcome back however I've noticed you've been defeated by mere humans?" the old witch snatched the warm can ruby was secretly holding onto "the crows told me everything! They said that during your weak moments you gave into their tempting ways!" the old witch crushed the can under the vines grip "N-no! if you heard everything then you know they aren't humans! They're monsters and they wish to help us, just on the condition it's not violently!" ruby begged the witch for her understanding "tsk! What a shame I thought I taught you well" ruby was scared on what she was hearing "don't you know that monsters are worse then human!" the witch latched a vine around ruby's neck "I've told you before countless time not to trust anyone unless they are a witch! no one unless part of our blood can ever be taken kindly!"
"master please understand! They don't mean harm! What about Yukari! she can be trusted and she says to trust them!?" ruby was being constructed by vines "I know, it's a shame to see our own kind betray us but such is life"
"bah doot da doot!" a weird noise was heard in the distance "BAH DOOT DA DOOT! BANANA BUS!" out of not where a bus rampaged the area with an odd boy hanging from the window "what is this interruption? What is a bus doing here?"
"I must say I enjoy the ride Mr bus driver"
"just come back alive~ and you can have more fun~" from the dust trail arose four students ruby knew well "It's them! They came!"
"so this is the bunch that polluted my ruby? Why have you come here? To the witch's ranch!" the old witch pulsated her aura sending strong waves from the shockwave "I think you know full well why we're here!" I stood my ground opposing the witch "I've come to discuss the safety of the witch's hill with you!" she flinched to my response "hump~ I guess my dear ruby was telling the truth!"
"Of course she would! She's an honest woman who want's the best out of everything!"
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY RUBY!" plants started rising from the ground creating tunnels and cracks in the fall "DON'T GO SHOWING YOUR KNOWLEDGE AROUND ME BOY! I'VE BEEN AROUND HER LONGER THEN YOU EVER WILL!" her power was surely explosive but that would be undermining her she had the entire garden bed rumbling. "you see, plant manipulation magic is my specialty this monster I've grown with all the care I can give" it finally erupted from the ground "I introduce my man eating plant!" the creatures that I last saw weren't comparable, this one had more time bred into it "go forth my creature, kill them" it lunged towards us at murderous intent "look out!" I pushed the others aside also narrowly dodging its tail strike "come on lady! We don't want to fight we just want to save this place like you, but if we fight on it will get us nowhere!" I yelled at her trying to through to her "kukuku~" I heard her laugh then the monster whipped its tail slicing my check "Shiva!" the others rushed to my side "your arrogant bastards! I won't dabble in your distasteful lies no more! Hurry up and die!" her hatred only burns brighter, blinding her more "are you so hell bent on hurting others that you can't see past the people your hurting!" I yelled at her "if you wipe humans from this city you'll not just cause pain for the entire world but it will deepen the pain ruby has for humans!" she was taken by this "I don't know ruby as much as you do! But I know that killing humans as a way to forget the past is just poison for your wounds!" I yelled my speech hoping to get her to stop, "Don't make me laugh!" she got more angry "how could you know what's best for me!? I don't remember you being there!" her face got deeper in the darkness "Trash like you can never understand the pain witches goes through! Die!" another order for the creature to attack but I didn't flinch "Stop this now! Your just hurting others for no reason!" in a blank moment ruby stepped in and sliced the plant to pieces "wh-what? Ruby?~"
"master I believe this is going to far" ruby was in shambles, tears of confusion "I know the humans are toxic weeds for the earth, but I doubt that killing more lives will solve our problem!" she broke free "thanks to shiva and his friends, I want to create a world where everyone can live in peace, from humans to monsters to the witches in between" ruby was finally a better woman *shink!* "Ruby!"
"every single one of you is a fool!, I am truly alone in this cruel world!"