Chapter 15: Kimi Reminds You Of Who?
Kimi sat, her hands tied. Dark's hands were tied as well, but he cared less. Krad watched them, his golden eyes flittering one way or another. They were all in an interrogation room, with three guards standing in there.
"Let me get this straight, Krad, you have me now, so aren't you gonna kill me?"
"That isn't my nature as of now. For now…you'll suffer." Kimi watched them, staring venom at Krad. She struggled to get her hands free, but couldn't; even her legs were tied up to prevent escape. A guard was positioned near her to prevent Dark from revolting on Krad.
"Krad, why do you want to kill Dark so much?!" she blurted, "He hasn't done anything wrong to you!" Krad stared at her for a moment.
"He hasn't told you the whole story, has he? Well, let me get this out first: Dark's not his real name."
"Not his real…name?"
"Krad, shut up! This is between us!" Dark yelled, his hands free.
"Oh, but she has to know, considering she might one day be one of your Sacred Maidens…," Krad said maliciously, "Dark's real name is Kokuyoku, and he's not human. In fact, he's a monster that's killed before."
"Not…human…a monster…?" Kimi repeated. Her face was wiped blank, her eyes showing no emotion as she repeated the words.
"Can you love something like a bloodthirsty monster--?"
"Krad!"
"Love…?" She was dumfounded, confused. Dark didn't tell her everything? He was a monster? "Dark…is this true?" Krad smiled at her response, his golden eyes looking in Dark's direction. Dark was taken aback by her question, and tried to find the right words.
"Kimi…," he started, and after a few moments, he admitted defeat. "…Yes." Shocked at his reply, she turned her head away from him, saddened by his remark. He lied? He killed? Which was the true Dark: the phantom thief she had loved or this other side?
"Would you also like to know that he has already had a Sacred Maiden? The reason he hasn't deserted you is because you look like his past love."
"That's not true!" What is true anymore? What is smoke and mirrors and what are real? This world is made up of nothing but lies, no honesty anywhere. Could she believe him? She made no answer, her head still facing in a different direction from Dark.
"I knew it, she couldn't handle the truth, so you lied."
"Shut up, damn it! Leave her alone!" Dark yelled, slamming the table. Krad was amused at this.
"If you really do protect her, prove it." He pulled out another white feather and held it close to her neck. Krad saw something in Dark's purple eyes, like a flash of crimson, making him smile wickedly. He withdrew the feather and then pointed it at Dark.
"I challenge you to a duel!" Dark, whose cockiness would've usually made him say yes right about now, looked at Krad.
"What's at stake?" Krad pointed to a downcast Kimi.
"Her life. Win, and I'll let you guys go, lose, she dies. If you don't accept then she dies anyway." It was a lose-lose situation; Dark had no choice but to accept.
"Fine, but you pull any tricks then I'll kill you, Krad."
"Oh, I won't pull any tricks." Krad snapped his fingers and the guards escorted the two out of the room. Dark took one last look at the homicidal blonde before turning his attention back to Kimi. At the room they were confined at Kimi popped another gloomy question.
"Dark, do I really remind you so much of a previous love that you kept traveling with me?"
"Well, you do look like somebody I knew long ago, but I kept traveling with you because, well…you needed help, that's all." Dark knew his statement was a terrible statement, but it was partially true at least. Kimi drew away to a vacant corner and was lost in her thoughts. 'So many lies he has said…a bloodthirsty monster? This can't be true. Is it…? No…he's…even if he is a monster…I will love him, right? No matter what…'
Dark stared at her. 'God, she must hate me now…' he told himself, seeing her silence.
"This girl I reminded you of," Kimi started twenty minutes later, "Was she pretty?"
"Yes."
"Do you see her in me?" Dark was puzzled, confused at her question. Before he could answer though, he received a message, from Krad.
Dear Dark,
You match is set for tomorrow at noon.
Best regards for you
Demise
-Krad
Dark crumpled the paper up and threw it against the wall, letting it hit off it and land on the ground feebly.
"That bastard!" Dark yelled, "Making a duel bet for your life! Who the hell does he think he is?!" Kimi had no answer for this except,
"Good luck, 'Dark'." Dark was still tacken back by her sadness, and knew that the only way he could help her is if she took the first step herself…
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