Disclaimer: I do not own Hell Girl or Defense Devil. All credit goes to Studio Deen and Youn In-Wan/Yang Kyung Il respectively. Well here it is everybody, the final chapter of, Breaking the Cycle. I am so excited I can't stand myself.
It was unbelievable, and there was nothing that anyone in the room except for Bichula could say! The fog slowly faded away, and standing where Kuckabara once stood was an ominous figure. His appearance was similar to Kuckabara, but his hair was longer; and it was white. His clothing was much more regal in appearance, as well as being designed more for combat. His body had much more muscle to it, and his hands were almost like claws. His face had a look of considerable pride, and a hint of hatred. The fact that the meek little attorney could become such a fierce a figure as this was not possible, and yet; there it was!
"On behalf of my client," said Kuckabara calmly, "I shall begin the closing arguments!" "This has got to be a joke!" screamed Ren in disbelief. "Yes; how did you suddenly become this incredibly powerful demon?!" asked Hone Onna. "This is master's true form people," explained Bichula with composure, "He had this power once before; but lost it." "Was this the reason he went into exile?" asked Wanyudo. "No," answered Bichula, "This happened, Because he was exiled."
Ren and Hone Onna froze in place. They had never encountered something with such great power before! Ai on the other hand remained unfazed. Regardless of what was in her way, she was determined to claim the soul of her target! She turned her attention towards Ren.
"Ren," she said, "I need you to become my sword for the moment." Ren looked down at her and muttered, "V…very well my mistress."
With that Ren's appearance changed as well. No longer did he resemble the handsome young man as before. In fact, he did not even look human! Floating in the spot Where Ren once stood was a medieval Japanese Katana! Ai grabbed the sword and pointed the tip at Kuckabara.
"I will not let you claim my target," she said softly. "I won't go so easy on you either!" said the deep voice of the demon prince.
With that Kuckabara grabbed his pen and broke the seal on it. A white light enveloped it and it turned into a demonic zweihander; a sword that was used by the Germanic tribes of the Middle Ages to fight mounted soldiers. With his new weapon in hand, he lunged at Ai!
Ai stood still. When Kuckabara swung his sword at her, she met his blade with her own blade. However, the force of Kuckabara's movement still pushed him forward. As such, he pushed Ai in the direction that he was heading. They flew through the walls of the building like ghosts bringing a strong wind with them. The nurses, doctors, and patients were innocently unaware of the spectacular battle being fought between the two spiritual essences.
When they finally stopped, Ai shifted the weight of Kuckabara's sword aside and jumped in the opposite direction. She twirled around in such a beautiful manner that she could have been mistaken for a dancer for a moment! She jumped at Kuckabara with a black flame covering the sword in her hands and brought the blade down on her opponent! Kuckabara saw the attack coming and parried it with his own sword. Then he swung the back of his fist right into left side of Ai's face! A red mark covered the spot where he had hit her. The attack was so strong that Ai lost her balance and fell to the ground! Ai quickly regained her composure, and stood back up.
"Don't stand in my way," she said, "Not even you can break the cycle of vengeance." "What is this cycle of vengeance you are talking about?" asked Kuckabara. "When I was alive back in the, Era of Warring States, I was meant to be a sacrifice to the village mountain god," she explained, "My cousin ran off with me and hid me in the forests on the mountain to save me." "What does that have to do with vengeance?" asked Kuckabara. "We were found by the villagers," she continued, "And both I and my parents were made a sacrifice as retribution. My cousin gave into fear and helped them bury me alive!" "How tragic…" Kuckabara said with a feeling of sadness. "I managed to crawl out of the hole and take my vengeance on the town by killing them all!" she began to cry, "So as punishment I fill the requests of other vengeful people in exchange for their souls! You can never understand the pain I feel!"
With that, she lunged at Kuckabara and swung her sword several times at him! Kuckabara was fast enough to block them all. Kuckabara ran to his left, jumped on the side of a building. He jumped again and landed behind Ai! He swung his sword at her back, but she was able to block it. However, the shockwave caused a smaller wound to appear where the sword would have landed! Kuckabara was beginning to overpower her. He lifted his sword, and slammed the flat end of it into Ai's left side! The blow pushed her off balance, and she went flying off to the other side of the street!
She stood up again once more, and lunged at Kuckabara with the black flame emanating off of the sword again! Kuckabara stood motionless. She stabbed Kuckabara in the stomach, and the fire had seemingly burnt the demon prince! As the smoke cleared however, Kuckabara was there as if nothing had harmed him! His stomach still was bleeding because the blade was still in it, but he did not seem to notice. He grabbed Ai's arm, pulled her closer to him, and slammed her with his other hand clenched in a fist!
He still held on to her hand and pulled her up again. She was so weak from the attack that she dropped her sword. Ren fell to the ground, and Kuckabara picked up his own sword at the same time. He held her by the front of her dress high above his head.
"Don't preach to me about pain," Kuckabara said softly, "You are not the only one with as sad past behind you." "My father killed my two older brothers because they were not powerful enough to meet his standards!" He yelled, "My brother is a cripple who is being held prisoner so my father can gauge my hatred! I may be a demon, but I care about the concepts of justice and doing the right thing! I have always been that way! When I regain my power, I will take my place as the rightful ruler of hell!" "What are you saying?" the voice of Ren asked. "When I become the ruler of hell, I will make it my first priority to free you from this punishment!" shouted Kuckabara.
With that he slammed the young girl with the blood red eyes onto the ground! His strength was so great that she bounced slightly off the pavement for a second! He shoved his foot onto her stomach, and she could be heard grunting and her eyes opened wide. She looked at her opponent who started off so weak; now the most powerful foe she had ever encountered basking in the sunlight with his shadow covering the front side of his body. Her eyes began to fill with tears as she began to feel for the first time in a long time, fear!
It was at this moment that the other two servants of Ai arrived. They saw Kuckabara standing on top of their mistress. They were filled with anger and fear. They wanted to save her, but they knew that in the state Kuckabara was; in there was nothing they could do. Despair filled their hearts.
"My client was on her way to retrieve her son's inhaler when he died," he muttered, "She arrived at the subway when there was a wreck so she had to wait for hours to get home, and her cell phone had died so she could not hear the calls her husband may have given." "Please have mercy!" shouted Wanyudo. "It is with this evidence that I declare my client," Kuckabara said loudly, "Innocent!"
As soon as he said this he took his foot off of Ai. The other two servants were in shock. They could not tell what was happening. Was he going to show mercy to her after all? Before they could say anything, time in the physical world began to go backwards! Time was rewinding to the moment that Setsuna's school got out the day he died! Kuckabara reverted back to his previous form, and took on a physical presence. He walked over to Setsuna's class and took the inhaler out of his desk. Then he ran out to the front gate to where Setsuna was just about to head to the subway station.
"Excuse me little boy," he said calmly, "It seems that you have forgotten your inhaler at class." "Oh thank you mister!" said the boy cheerfully. Kuckabara smiled and said, "It is no trouble at all."
With that the boy ran off to home; blissfully unaware of the fact that the man he just talked to not only just had changed his own fate, but also those of his mother, and father. Kuckabara smiled as Bichula stood beside him. Wanyudo, Hone Onna, and Ren who was holding Ai in his arms walked up to the duo. They were confused about the actions of their adversary.
"With just one minor adjustment," said Hone Onna, "You managed save all three family members!" "That was the plan," laughed Kuckabara. "Did you really mean what you said back there?" asked Ren. "I meant everything I said throughout this whole ordeal," responded Kuckabara, "Especially the part about freeing Ai from her punishment!" "I don't know what to say!" Hone Onna started to cry. "It does seem too good to be true!" Wanyudo added in. "How long will we have to wait?" asked Ren. "I hope it won't take too much longer," the demon finally said. "Thank you," the girl with the blood red eyes muttered softly. "Don't try to talk," said Wanyudo, "You're still too weak from the fight."
With that in mind, the Hell Correspondence and the Defense Devil both disappeared. They were parting ways for now. It might be a long time, but they knew in their hearts that in the near future they would meet again…
There it is people, the end of one fan fiction that I put a lot of effort into! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it! I must say that fight scene between Ai and Kuckabara was so intense, that I actually started sweating when I was typing it! Well let's hope Kuckabara keeps his promise.