Chapter 27
Shizuki's POV
Hikan collapsed on the ground and his eyes stopped glowing along with the red aura disappearing, he used that power again.
"Hikan!" Neptune yelled as she flew over to him and flipped him over, she gave out a sigh of relief, "Good, he's just unconscious." she said, I walked over and kneeled down next to them,
"He'll wake up in a couple hours, we'll need to carry him out of here, if the CPU gets here, we won't be able to fight her." I said and Neptune gave me a serious look,
"Fine, but where are we going?" Neptune asked and I looked around,
"We can't go back to Lowee, we'll be spotted immediately, and we can't go back to Leanbox, not when Hikan is in this condition." I said, i'm narrowing down the choices that we had, the only thing I could say is The Saviors hideout, but what if they are there right now?
"I got the situation under control ladies." A voice said, all of us turned our heads and saw Vert walking towards us from the forest,
"Vert, where have you been?!" I said and Vert smiled,
"I ran into that maid again, and I brought her with me." Vert said and behind her came out Financier,
"Hello again everyone." she greeted, I gave her an angry glare,
"What are you doing here? Going to lead us into another trap?" I snarled and Financier shook her head,
"I'm here to help you, I plot against the CPU of this nation, she's working for The Saviors." Financier explained, I doubt that it's true,
"Is that right? Then why are they working with the CPU if they're trying to get rid of them?" I asked, but Vert shook her head,
"It makes sense, think about it, on our way here nothing attacked us, The Saviors would have known where we are since they work with the CPU, once we met the CPU we were attacked by the guards, not only that, they're fighting style is different, usually all guards would use guns, but these guards used swords and blades." Vert explained, it could be possible, but how can we trust Financier? Wait, Hikan said something about this before,
"If we want to change, we need to learn to trust others, then we can finally leave our past." that's what he said,
"Fine, I'll trust you, but if you're lying to us, you'll be in more trouble then the guards lying around here." I said and Financier nodded,
"I promise you, I'm not lying." she said and then she motioned us to follow her, "Follow me, I know a secret route back into Lowee." she said and started walking back,
"Are you sure we can trust her?" Neptune whispered behind me, I turned and looked at her,
"Hikan would." I replied and helped Neptune get Hikan up, "I'll lend him my shoulder, you get out of that form, I don't want to carry both of you." I said and Neptune smiled,
"Thank you Shizuki." Neptune said before reverting back to her regular form, "Thanks a bunch Shizuki! I'm pooped now so I appreciate your help carrying Hikan." Neptune also said, I smiled and put Hikan's arm over my shoulder,
"Don't worry about it." I said as we began to follow Financier…
"You could have told us the route was in a cave…" I muttered, we were going through a cave and it was pitch black, I couldn't see where I was going,
"Hey, watch where you're going!" IF said as I ran into her,
"Sorry, I can't see." I apologized,
"We're almost there." Financier said,
"Nep-Nep, I can't see it's too dark." Compa cried,
"I'm right here Compa, grab my hand!" Neptune replied, then we were able to see light,
"There it is!" Financier said excited, I swear if we walk out of here and I see a bunch of guards, I'm going to be pissed,
We walked out into the light and we were now outside again, but behind the Basilicom this time,
"We need to get in the Basilicom, our leader is in there." Financier said, I'm still suspicious about all of this, but at the moment,I'll trust Hikan's words,
"Alright, but what if the CPU is in there?" I asked and Financier shook her head,
"She left the Basilicom shortly after you guys left, giving me the chance to escape." Financier explained, "Come on, we don't have much time." Financier also said, started walking towards the Basilicom,
"I still think she's leading into a trap…" Neptune whispered behind me,
"I don't know, but if she is, we'll deal with it again." IF whispered back and I started walking forward, Hikan, I hope you're right.
We were now inside the Basilicom and were heading to the glass room again, I kept a close eye on everything just in case it was a trap, but I didn't see any guards or anything that would attack us,
"We're here." Financier stated again as she opened the door, inside was the same girl as before, Blanc, only she was by another entrance that leaves the room, why was it not there before and why is she still here!
"You bitch, you led us into a trap again!" I yelled as I materialized my katana, I had trouble holding it up because of Hikan on my shoulder,
"Wait, this isn't what it looks like, that's the leader against The Saviors!" Financier replied pointing at Blanc by the other entrance, "The one rebelling against them is the CPU of Lowee, Lady Blanc." she also said and I looked at Vert and she nodded,
"Financier explained this to me when I ran into her in the forest." Vert said, how is she plotting against them and under close surveillance at the same time?!
Blanc came out from the entrance and walked towards me, "I know that this isn't something you would believe, but it's true, The Saviors took my nation from me as soon as I got back to Lowee from Celestia." Blanc explained, "Someone took my form and used it to gain control of Lowee." Blanc also said, someone who takes forms from others? Oh now I know who it is,
"Yeah, I know who you're talking about." I said and everyone looked at me, "Her name is Arfoire, she has the power to take someone else's ability and use them for her own, not only that she can change into the form who she took the power from, in this case it's Blanc." I explained, Blanc looked at me with suspicious eyes,
"How do you know this?" she said while giving me a glare,
"Don't think this the wrong way, but Hikan and I were part of The Saviors, but after we found out their true plan about the CPU's, we escaped and tried to live peacefully, but we were separated and Hikan lost his memory, but the point is we were once part of the group, now we're trying to beat them." I explained, Blanc's look didn't change though,
"And how do I not know you're not lying to me?" she said,
"Hikan has taken out two members already, you must have heard about it by now." I retorted and Blanc looked away,
"I have heard about it, but no-one was able to help me, I only have Financier to trust now." Blanc said,
"Trust in us Blanc, we'll help you get your nation back!" Neptune said and Blanc looked over at us,
"You will?" she asked and I smiled, Hikan would try and help anyone in need, which is what I need to start doing,
"We'll do anything we can, but before anything, can we put Hikan somewhere he can rest? I'm getting tired carrying him now…" I muttered and Blanc nodded,
"Come with me, we made a secret hideout." Blanc said as she walked towards the other door and motioned us to follow, I started walking forward with everyone following behind me, once all of us gone through the door, Financier shut the door behind us and continued to walk behind us, this so called secret hideout was well maintained, I didn't see any dust or anything, it looks like someone's been here for a while,
"One of the bedrooms is in there, you can put Hikan in there." Blanc said opening the door, the bedroom just had a bed. Nothing else, I walked in and laid Hikan down on the bed, I also removed his hoodie and shirt, he had bullet wounds all over him, but they weren't bleeding anymore, I felt my face blush red as I continued to stare at him, his body looked amazing despite all the wounds,
"Calm down Shizuki…" I told myself and averted my gaze from him, but my eyes kept drifting back, he looked so hot.
I was able to pry my eyes away from Hikan and cover him up with the blankets, he can rest in here for now,
I walked out of the bedroom and saw Neptune staring at me, "Hm? What is it Neptune?" I said and Neptune snapped out of her trance,
"Oh, Shizuki! Hi!" Neptune replied, I gave a her a glare,
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with the others?" I asked and she rubbed the back of her head,
"Well, I was thinking that since I'm tired, I might as well go to bed with Hikan." She said, what?! Sleep with Hikan?!
"Hang on there! You can go to bed, but you're not going to bed with Hikan!" I scolded and Neptune's eyes widened,
"What?! Why not?!" She said and I glared at her, if I let her go to bed with Hikan, they'll end up having sex again!
"Hikan needs his rest, and when he wakes up, he's probably going to wonder where we're at and I'll have to explain to him a lot of dialogue!" I stated and Neptune slouched over,
"Oh c'mon Shizuki, I know you want to sleep with him too~" Neptune teased, my face started blushing,
"That's it! I warned you!" I yelled as I grabbed Neptune's arm and dragged her behind me,
"Hey! Let go!" she said as she struggled to get out of my grip, but I have the best grip in my family!
Hikan, I hope you'll wake up soon…
Hikan's POV
Where am I? I can't see anything, I was standing in some kind of black void, I couldn't see anything,
"Hello? Anyone there!" I yelled and I got an echo in response, I guess I should look around,
I started walking forward, being careful to not trip on anything, but there was nothing to walk to, the darkness was everywhere,
"I need to change who I am…" A voice muttered, I turned around and looked in every direction, but saw nothing. "I need to save them… protect them…" the voice also muttered, "So stupid! You think you can help them?! HAHAHAHAHA, you'll just become what you always were, a killer, a murderer, a monster!" The voice also said, who the hell was talking!
"Show yourself!" I yelled and the voice started laughing again,
"You'll kill them, murder them in cold blood, the old Hikan Masato will come back." The voice said, then the void turn all red, then there was a scream,
"HIKAN! STOP!" it yelled, it sounded like Neptune,
"IT HURTS!" another voice yelled, it was Shizuki,
I clutched my head, "SHUT UP!" I yelled and fell to my knees, the voices kept replaying themselves in my head, they wouldn't stop!
"You want this to stop?! Then do what you were made to do! Kill the CPU's!" The voice yelled, but this time it was standing in front of me with a physical form, but it was just a black silhouette,
I stood back up, but this time I had a sword in my hand, the black blade with red highlights, I gripped the blade and glared at the silhouette, "I'll kill you first!" I yelled as I thrusted the sword into the silhouette's stomach,
"Hi...kan…" the silhouette muttered before falling over, then the red void disappeared and I was standing in a field, I still had the sword in my hand, which was covered in blood, I looked down where the silhouette was supposed to be, but was met by a horrible sight,
"Oh god… no… Neptune!" I yelled, laying in front of me was Neptune, she had blood all over her and had a stab wound right where I stabbed the silhouette, I dropped the sword and crouched down and picked her up in my arms, "No! Neptune, you're not leaving me! I can't lose another!" I yelled, tears were streaming down my face, but Neptune wouldn't open her eyes, she was motionless, her body was cold, she was dead…
I looked over to my right and saw Shizuki staring at me with fear in her eyes, I laid Neptune on the ground and walked over to her, "Shizuki… It wasn't me. It wasn't me!" I yelled, but Shizuki shook her head,
"Please don't kill me Hikan! Please!" she yelled, then the red aura appeared again, and the same sword started to materialize in my hand, I raised my arm in the air with the sword in hand, "NOOOO!" Shizuki shouted, but it was too late, I slashed down and she dropped instantly, the red aura disappeared and I was in control of my body again,
"..." I didn't say a word, I didn't want to say anything, I… killed them…
"See! I told you!" the voice yelled again, I turned around and saw the silhouette again, but a shadow was casted over my vision,
I dropped to my knees again and sat there, what point is there now? I'll just kill everything and everyone...
"Don't worry, I'll end your suffering!" the voice yelled as the same sword materialized in his hands, he raised it above his head, "any last words?" he asked me, then time seemed to slow down,
I saw images of me with everyone, Neptune, Shizuki, IF, Compa, everyone, even Noire was there, all the previous events that happened, I saw them here, in every single one I saw me either smiling, or hugging someone,
"Nothing? Alright then!" the silhouette said and he slashed his sword, but I countered it by grabbing the blade, "what?!" the silhouette yelled confused, I looked up at it,
"Nothing will stop me from protecting the ones I love." I stated as I got up off the ground,
"Dammit! I was so close!" the silhouette shouted before disappearing, I stared up at the sky, I need to get back…
My vision went black and I felt myself leave the nightmare I was going through…
I woke up in a bed in a room, the weird part about it was that the bed was the only thing in the room, nothing else.
I sat up and felt something next to me, when I lifted the covers I saw Neptune snoozing away, at least that nightmare was just a nightmare, I was also shirtless, I rubbed her head a bit and smiled before getting out of bed,
I walked out the door and was now in a hallway, it wasn't anything special, there was just a white carpet and a few candles to light the way, I followed most of the candles and arrived in the living part of the area, which just had a few bookshelves with books in them, chairs and a couch, which IF was sleeping on, I guess everyone's asleep.
There was another door beside the bookshelf, when I opened it, what I saw I wasn't expecting, the door led outside onto a balcony type of area, and sitting by herself on a chair was The CPU of Lowee, Blanc, she noticed me and looked over. Crap!
"You're awake." she said in a quiet tone, "Also, don't worry, I'm not going to do anything, Financier will explain everything when she wakes up." she also said,
"Okay, but what are you doing?" I asked, I'll trust her, but if I get led into another trap, then there will be some trouble,
"I couldn't sleep, so I came out here to read." she stated before turning back and looking at the moon, then towards the city,
"You seem like you guys are hiding, from what exactly?" I also asked, seeing how this area is, you expect them to be hiding from something,
"You found out quickly, someone took my powers from me and used it to become the new CPU of Lowee, it was one of the members of The Savior's, I couldn't do anything…" she muttered quietly, then she clutched her fists, "The damn bitch took everything from me and now the people of Lowee think that I'm the fake, and I can't do anything!" she yelled, I sat quietly and listened, "I only had Financier who believed me, I was thrown out of the Basilicom, we were hiding ever since…" she muttered again and I saw a tear go down her cheek, "*sniff* I don't know who to trust anymore *hic*" she said through her tears, I got up and walked over to her,
"I know how you feel." I stated as I put a hand on her shoulder, she looked up at me, "Don't worry, if you trust me and my friends, we'll get your nation back, I promise you." I also said with a smile, Blanc's tears kept streaming down her face,
"*hic* please… save Lowee." she said and I wrapped my arms around her, completely forgetting I was shirtless,
"I will, don't worry." I stated and she buried her head in my chest, no-one trusts her… again, something that I knew well, just like when I was younger, no-one trusted me, I won't let her go through what I went through,
After about five minutes, we separated and Blanc was feeling better, "You want to go back inside, I'll join you in reading if you want." I said and Blanc flashed me a smile,
"Sure." she replied and we went back inside, I sat on one of the chairs and grabbed a book from the bookshelf and opened it, I did enjoy reading occasionally, it calmed my mind whenever I was stressed, Blanc sat in a chair next to me and opened her book back up, we sat reading books the rest of the night…
The sun finally rose up and Blanc fell asleep in her chair, she had her book on her lap and was sleeping peacefully, she looked really cute too, dammit Hikan, don't think about that right now!
I closed the book I was reading and sat it aside, then I went and picked up Blanc to put her in her room, even though I don't know where it is,
My luck paid off, cause when I opened the first door I saw no-one on the bed, so I guess it's free, I took off her overcoat and her cap and laid her down and covered her up with the blankets, then I left the room and came back into the living room, IF was now awake, well just woke up, and was rubbing her eyes,
"Hikan, is that you?" she asked,
"Yeah, it's me, I'm up now." I said as I sat on the chair next to the couch, IF looked at me and blushed a little,
"Um, Hikan, you're not wearing a shirt." she said and I looked down, dammit! I keep forgetting!
"Yeah, I kinda woke up like this, I don't know where my hoodie is." I stated, then Shizuki walked in,
"Ah, Hikan you're awake, here, your shirt is in my room." she said as she went back into her room, coming back out with my hoodie, "Here you go." she said handing me the hoodie,
"Thanks." I said as I threw it on real quick, "now then, there's no need to explain where we're at, I already talked with Blanc and I know the situation." I stated and IF nodded,
"We're pretty much wanted criminals now in Lowee, so we can't go to the guild, looks like we're going on a blind hunt again." IF said and I shook my head,
"We won't need to, we're getting Blanc's nation back, the fake CPU should know where the fragment is, and if she doesn't then we'll find it with Blanc's help." I explained, Shizuki looked at me and I smiled, I leaned back in my chair and sighed,
"Hikan, will everything really be at peace once this is all over?" Shizuki asked me,
"Yeah, I'm sure about it." I said, but the truth was, I didn't know anymore...
A/N: There see, I told you guys and girls I would upload today :D. Anyway, all I have to say is there will be NO chapter Monday, my friends birthday is tomorrow and he wants me to hang out with him over the weekend, then I'll be back home Monday, but I'll be tired, so that's all I have to say, I hope to see you all later!
