Hello beautiful humans, sorry it took me awhile to complete this chapter since we're getting really close to the ending the epilogue as well. Hope you love this chapter. Enjoy
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Chapter 18: Brother against Brother
Sanyo POV
Once the wedding ceremony but completed that when Kasai finally took the shot of murdering Kurai. There was only my brother left to kill in order to save all the yokai gypsies and the Southern Land. For years my homeland was never the same once Haru took over. All the peace and harmony become nothing more than fear and death. The smell of blood can be scented only a mile away only to know the scent of yokai gypsies blood. After Haru murder our own father with no second thoughts that is something, I could never understand. All these years I stood by father side that is until that night when he was murder, with his own sword stab through his chest. That was the night that Haru and I were no longer brothers after that cruel betrayal.
Taking the piece of memories off my mind once I saw Haru on the ground coughing up and an erroneous amount of blood. I'm surprised he can barely stand up despite losing so much blood. Noticing Akame old hairpin that struck onto Haru chest. Seem like Akame manages to escape with Sakura after stabbing my brother with his hairpin. Laughing quietly as I walked up to Haru who suffering from his wound. Tilting his chin just to see his feared black eyes with my metallic violet eyes. My brother struggles to speak given he was coughing up so much. The stab wound much have been more deadly than I thought.
"Give up brother. It's Over" I spoke
"No, it's not over. I won't give up" Haru replied
"Look outside Haru. There is a revolution going outside, it's time that we, yokai gypsies fought for the freedom you stolen from us."
"Revolution...How foolish...Once the snapdragon blossom...you'll...perish"
"Think again brother"
Tossing the dead yellow snapdragon in front of my brother who eyes widen. Struggling to reach the dead flower that was supposed to alive. If all the yellow demonic snapdragons were to blossom with the poisonous powers, all the yokai gypsies would've perished from the earth. Luckily with the antidote that Kasai created that nearly cost his life on the line. The soothsayer has done so much for the Southern Land and Sesshomaru as well. Now it time to return the favor for everyone for what I should've done a long time ago.
Wielding my sword out in front my brother who was dying in front of me. Haru didn't show any emotions at all, clearly that he knew that one day he'll surely be killed by me. Sanyo, the eldest son of the Southern Land and the eldest brother of Lord Haru. Placing the sword against his neck, the same he use to kill our brother. Once I was tossed into the underground prison I swear to my dying father that I avenge his death and take over the Southern Land with peace and harmony once more. Suddenly I didn't realize that my left arm, in fact, my tired body was shaking. I heard a deviously chuckle from Haru gazing pure sadness into his obsidian eyes toward my violet eyes.
"Can't kill your own brother?...How petty?...despite using the snapdragons to gain your powers back...you're still weak and pathetic.."
"You're right little brother, I'm still pathetic as you say but,...I'm not weak like you"
Using my yokai gypsies power, I push him harshly against the glass door that was supposedly unbreakable to invade the throne room. This was the exact same place where Haru murder our father, I still remember how his heart was torn out of his chest once Akame stabs him. Using my right hand to lift up into the air along with my father sword. My brother began coughing up blood once more the more I use my powers to choke him in thin air.
"You're the weaker one brother, instead of killing me personally from the start you began to murder other gypsies for what?! Because we're different from regular demons. None of us were asked to have these powers. For centuries many stays in hiding or ashamed of themselves for being yokai gypsies but never again Haru" I shouted
"...Pathetic..." Haru reply
"...What?"
Suddenly I felt a strong force that pushes me against the wall harshly leaving some cracks or shatter in pieces. Coughing up a few ounces of blood that was sliding down the side of my mouth and neck. I didn't notice that something was strangling against my neck as I struggle for air. All my eyes were seeing is vines wrapping themselves around my body. It began to suffocating me in the most deadly way that I could ever imagine. Also, my ears were hearing Haru speaking in the language that is only to know yokai gypsies. As I saw his upper kimono ripped I notice those tattoos name that only appears if you're natural born as a yokai gypsies or married to one. It appears to be a blood red color which made my eyes widen in shock. The name that was printed appear his left forearm, Black Blood...just the nickname that given to my brother but that didn't shock me. What surprise is that my brother is a yokai gypsy like me. But why?
Why would he murder our own kind? For what reason made him believe in killing all of us when he himself is a yokai gypsy himself. Nothing makes my blood boils more than when another yokai gypsies betray one of their own. Which I find unacceptable and unforgivable since all yokai gypsies stick together as a pack. We look out for one another not to betray their trust because of greed or someone else more sicking than what goes on any yokai's mind.
"...Traitor...how could do this? To all the gypsies outside that were tortured because of you. Why did you let so many died when you're a yokai gypsies yourself?" I question
"Isn't it obvious Nii-sama, the reason for this massacre for is to be the last living yokai gypsies to ever live on this earth" Haru reply
"Why?...Why would you want to be the last one living her when you're the one murdering us all!?"
"Is to be worship like a god my dear brother. You know what? Join with me brother, together we can be worship by so many after this war. Please brother, join with me?"
No words can be described how sick and twisted my younger brother is. I rather rot in the fire of hell than join this insane massacre with Haru. I didn't need to answer on my thoughts how his reason for killing us yokai gypsies. As I'm concerned that we're still both family but this is something I would not forgive so easily for this cruel betrayal. This isn't the younger brother I come to know and love anymore this is the devil in disguise. The same monster that I vow myself and father that I would murder that it come exactly I would.
Instead of answering his desperate respond I spit on his face without any thoughts. It may be suicidal but it worth the risk as the vines tightens against my body. Coughing more blood as the vine that's pressing against even more tighter as it's choking me to death. The emotions inside Haru eyes were no longer in sight anymore. Those were the eyes I once remember on the night of father death, those black eyes were blank as if they're sucking me into the underworld. Haru squeezes his hand even more tightly as the vines continue suffocating me. The more blood I cough up, the more I see that metallic smile on Haru face.
"Give up Sanyo...my vines will kill no in a few more seconds...say goodbye brother...to the Southern Land...don't worry..your daughter will join you sooner than you think..." Haru commented
Growling harshly as he mentions to murder Kotonoha that when everything stops. There is no way in hell I'm living my daughter. If Haru believes that he could kill me so easily, he got another thing coming, and he'll pay with his life. With the vine suffocating me to death but I didn't care at all nor the pain that it was spreading across my body. The only thing is crossing my mind right is Kotonoha, my little angel who was given birth from that bitch that tortured and raped so many male yokai's including me as well. I may not be proud of what Kurai did to me and the others but I'm glad she gave birth to a beautiful child. Too bad I couldn't love a monster like her. Another yokai that came across my mind is Akame...the one I come to love as we stayed behind when we let Sesshomaru escape without us. The memories of just seeing him smiling during the worst of time after receiving horrible beatings from our master. I swore my life to never died to Akame. That promise was seal with a kiss before Akame manages to escape from the Southern Lands in order to forget the horrible memories. Now I notice something the pain and blood I always an everyday life isn't a memory anymore of my father death. But a reality check I deserve to knows many years ago. This time...I shall be cover the blood of my own brother.
"Sayonara...Nii-sama" Haru whispers
Closing his hand tightly as if it was my last chance to fight back but it wasn't. The vines stop moving as if time was frozen itself. Haru gave a confuse on his face as he attempted to kill me a couple of times as he squeezes his hand tightly. Just seeing himself that worry look on his face have me cracking up. I don't know if I was cracking because of seeing Haru in fear or I was going insane as well. None of it really matters now as the vines burn before us to their death.
"My vines...how?...they should've..."
"You're not the only one who can control the elements of earth, I can control life and death itself!" I shouted
Feeling my original violent eyes changing into black and white as that marks of the writing from yokai gypsies songs that have been pass down to us from generations to generations. Haru backed away in fear once seeing my true once more as I tended to use two hundred years ago. He may have taken away my powers before but never again shall I be defeated by the likes of him. Haru growled in pure hatred before launching toward him but I manage to dodge his attacks. Haru rolled harshly on the ground as he intended to punch me once more I grabbed his fist before slamming him into the same wall I slammed into.
Haru spits out more blood than usually from the attack and also being stab from Akame. The blood dripped onto the floor as if it was raining. Haru began choking once more as I close my hand into a fist letting him choke into the thin air once more. All the powers that have been flooded inside of me for these centuries were finally being unleashed for the first time. The fear inside Haru eyes still linger within them but I could less. Haru should suffer the consequence by killing and torturing so many gypsies and our people in the Southern Land.
"Oshte eh redurm llahs deid morf nihtiw sih lous llahs hsirep ni lleh" (Those he murder shall died within his soul shall perish in hell) I whisper the words continually nonstop as I repeated them.
"Sanyo!...Please don't...you're my only family!" Haru shouted in fear
The fear still lingers inside when a fire suddenly appear that surrounded him with crippled metal like chains that clipped themselves inside Haru hands and feet. He shouted in pain as his blood began bubbling by the blistering chains. The tears rolled down his cheeks as he was being dragged down into the underworld or as the humans call it...hell. The monster desperately tries to escape from the chains as he reached toward my hand. I didn't do anything but looked away as I saw the depression inside Haru eyes but I looked away.
"SANYO! PLEASE! HELP ME!" He shouted
Haru continues to shout my name repeatedly as he descended into the underworld further and further. As I watched him being dragged into the fire of hell. The horrifying scream went on of what it felt like nonstop until nothing was left behind except his burnt kimono and the golden ring that I gave to him for his birthday.
The golden ring that I believe would bring us closer but instead...it drew Haru away from me. Dropping onto my knees as I return into my normal state as tears rolled my face. The more I continue looking the ring the more that object mocks with its appearance. Angry...Depression...Happiness..I wasn't sure how I felt right now but all I know is that it's over.
Lord Haru...youngest son of the Southern Land...is dead.
TBC
The spell Sanyo was whispering in the story is that he was speaking backward. Pretty sure everyone notice it sooner and also see ya next time