Hey, folks! In this chapter you all get a big fight scene. But I will admit that it is more than likely horribly written. I hate writing fight scenes! I love to read and watch them but I can't for the life of me write them. Like I said at the previous fight scene, if it's confusing let me know and I'll try to make it clearer. Anyways, read and review when you're done.
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Restami stood at the window of his room, grinding his teeth and trying not to lose his temper. 'How can they stand their incessant whining? Makes me glad I never had any kids,' he thought scanning the area outside his walls for any movement. After a few minutes he saw Rose and her friends emerge from the forest. Turning away from the window, he strode over to where the children were huddled next to his chair and said with an evil smile, "Your family is here. You can watch as I kill them. Then I can do whatever I want with the two of you. I must admit that you both are cute, I'm sure that I can use you for something."
This caused them to go silent as Restami sat in the chair they were huddled against. There was an occasional sniffle but for the most part it was silent.
'Thank god,' Restami thought with an inner sigh, 'Why didn't I think of that before?'
"So what's the plan," Yusuke asked as they left the woods.
"Go in, get our boys, and destroy the bastard," Rose said standing before the outer wall of the castle.
All three men could hear the anger that was just waiting to come out in her voice. They looked at each other but Yusuke was the only one who asked, "How do get in then?"
"We go through a door," Rose said as she laid her hands on the wall and closed her eyes.
About a minute later, the stone began to melt around her hands. First it melted all the way through before widening to allow someone to pass through. As soon as she was done, she opened her eyes and turned to the men behind her saying, "Now we have a door."
They looked at her for a moment, before they nodded and passed by her. Yusuke was the last and squeezed her shoulder before joining Hiei and Kurama on the other side of the wall. Once they were through Rose followed and stood next to them as they stood on front of Restami's army.
After looking around, Rose said, "Well, let's get started, shall we? We've got a lot to go through before we reach our boys."
They made noises of agreement before they drew their weapons and charged forward. They had practiced together so much that they knew what the others were going to do, so they never got in each other's way. When they finally stopped moving a few minutes later, the courtyard was a mess. There were body parts, whole bodies, and blood all over the place. As the four stood among the carnage, the few demons of Restami's army that remained turned and ran.
Not caring whether they stayed to fight or not, Rose, Kurama, and Yusuke turned to Hiei. Knowing what they were wanting him to do, he tore off his bandana and opened his jagon eye. He was silent for a moment before saying, "They're with Restami. Follow me."
As he ran off, the other three followed behind. After many twists and turns, Hiei stopped before an ornate oak door.
"They're in there," he said, putting a hand on the door to open it.
He was thrown to the other side of the hallway, where he slammed into the wall and slid to the floor dazed. Kurama rushed over to him to make sure he was alright, while Yusuke got ready to use his spirit gun. Before he could fire a shot at the door, Rose laid a hand on his arm and said, "There is more than one way to open a locked door, Yusuke."
As he lowered his arm, she walked up to the door and put her hands on the seam where the door met the wall. Kurama and Yusuke watched as she closed her eyes and concentrated on the seam. They noticed that while they could feel her youki destroy the seam, they could not see any effect on the seam. A moment later, Rose opened her eyes and pushed the door open with her sword. The door fell to the floor inside the room. Hiei awoke from his daze to the noise the door had made when it fell. After getting up and joining his companions, they all entered the room.
The first thing they noticed was that Restami was sitting in an ornate chair with Koru and Ryuu huddling next to him. He was sitting in the chair with his chin braced on a fist as his other hand caressed the boy's heads.
"Get away from them, you bastard," Yusuke yelled, finally losing control and turning into his demon form.
Restami laughed as he got up and walked forward a few paces, "And just what do you think you could do to me, half-demon? Don't tell me you actually think that you can destroy me, do you? Better people have tried and failed, my dear boy."
"Cut the crap, Restami," Rose said, placing a hand on Yusuke's arm to try to calm him, "We both know that you will die today, so why don't you just make things easier on yourself and give up already."
"You honestly think that you can defeat me, daughter of Gaea," Restami said with a raised eyebrow at her audacity. At her nod, he said, "I'll make a deal with you, Rose. I'll let the brats go if you fight me, one-on-one."
"Done," Rose said without thinking about it.
Surprised at her quick answer, Restami turned to the two boys and said, "You're free to go to your fathers."
And with that said, they shot off like rockets to land in their fathers' arms where they were comforted. Seeing that they were all right, Rose stepped away from Yusuke and drew her sword and a knife. Before she could go further, Yusuke grabbed her shoulder, turned her to face him and said, "Be careful, Rose. I don't trust this guy."
"Don't worry, Yusuke. I don't trust him either," she said before reaching up and kissing him.
"Aww, isn't that sweet," Restami said at their display of affection, "Are we going to fight or not?"
"Don't worry, Restami. You'll get your fight," Rose said, turning away form a slightly dazed Yusuke.
"Good," he said, as he drew his own sword.
They faced each other and waited for the other to move. After a few minutes, Restami lost his patience and moved forward bringing his sword up to strike her down. She calmly blocked that strike with her knife and swung her own sword at him, causing him to jump back to avoid having his stomach sliced. He circled around her trying to find an opening, while Rose followed his movements calmly with her weapons at the ready. After a few minutes of circling and not finding any openings, Restami decided to make one.
Restami rushed forward, sword ready to strike, but instead of hitting her, he feinted and kicked one of her legs out from under her, sending her to one knee.
She quickly brought her sword up to block the blow that was aimed at her head and stabbed her knife into his thigh, just missing the major artery. Cursing at her, he shoved her back, which made her lose her grip on her knife, and made another swing at her. She rolled out of the way and grabbed the sword with her free hand. As soon as she touched the sword, pain shot up her arm, making her scream and let go of the sword.
"What the hell did you do to that sword," Rose asked, getting up and shaking her arm out.
"Do you like it," Restami said with a smile as he turned the sword so that it could be seen from all angles, "I've worked very hard on this sword. The only blood that it has ever tasted was that of Gaea's children."
"The sword is in pain, you ass! Are you so dead to your senses that you can't feel it," Rose asked, moving to attack him.
"My dear Rose, I have been dead to Gaea for the past ten centuries. Why wouldn't my senses be dead," he answered blocking her attack and giving her a small cut on her upper arm.
The blade and gem in the hilt glowed red at the first drop of blood on it. Seeing the glow, Restami grinned evilly and renewed his vigorous attacks, while Rose did her best to defend herself while trying to get another knife out. When another swing of Restami's sword cut her thigh, Rose gave up on the knife and started defending herself vigorously, but just couldn't seem to keep up.
Restami kept at her until she finally landed on her butt with her sword knocked out of her hands. He held the tip of his sword to her throat and said, evilly, "Well, well. It seems like I win, doesn't it? I guess that means I get my prize. I've already thought about it and my prize is you. I get to do whatever I want to you. How does that sound, hmm?"
"You can rot in hell, Restami. I'd rather die first," Rose said spitting in his face.
"I thought you might say that," Restami said, drawing the sword back before shoving it forward at her neck.
Rose rolled out of the way and towards her sword, picking it up as she got to her feet. Restami stumbled a few steps before turning towards her with a snarl.
Rose knew that she needed to do something about Restami's sword but was unsure of what to do. Suddenly she heard Gaea's voice saying, "His sword is of the earth, daughter, corrupted as it may be. Remind the sword of its true home and true calling. You know what to do."
After a few minutes of thought and dodging Restami's attacks, Rose's eyes widened as she remembered that her mother used to sing to the mountain whenever it got temperamental. Deciding to give it a try, Rose started singing the song her mother used to sing, while dodging and parrying Restami's attacks.
"What is she doing," Yusuke asked as he watched her sing and fight at the same time.
"I don't know, Yusuke," Kurama said, his arms around Ryuu, "I do believe that she's found a way to counteract that sword, though."
"What makes you say that, 'Rama," Yusuke asked his eyes still on Rose.
"Restami's sword isn't glowing so brightly. Whatever she's singing, it's affecting the sword," Hiei said as he held Koru close to him.
"Shut up, you bitch," Restami said swinging his sword at her neck.
Rose blocked the strike and only sang harder as she retaliated. After a few more minutes, she saw that Restami's sword was quiet. Judging the timing of Restami's attacks, Rose carefully set herself for the next step. She made sure that while she was busy inside herself a small part of her attention was focused on Restami and the fight. After a few minutes of preparation, Rose looked at Restami and smiled.
Restami faltered at the smile and stepped back wondering what she was planning. Then he noticed that Rose had sheathed her sword and was smiling even bigger than before. Smirking at her he said, "So you've finally accepted your fate? About damn time, bitch."
"Why? Are you getting tired of not being able to hurt me any more than these minor cuts on my arm and leg," Rose taunted, her smile growing even wider as she calmly stood in front of him with her hands at her sides.
"No. I'm getting bored playing with you," Restami said with a bored look on his face.
"C'mon, Restami," Rose said laughing, "The only one who was playing was me."
"You bitch," Restami said finally losing his temper and thrusting his sword forward into her stomach.
While her family yelled, Rose smiled, grabbed the blade and started pulling towards her. When she got as much as she could from her position and with Restami still holding onto it, she started walking forward.
"You're surprised, Restami," Rose said as she finally stood in front of him, her hands on his pushing the rest of the sword into her body, "You shouldn't be. I am the last daughter of Gaea, you know."
And with that said the hilt of the sword disappeared into her body. Restami looked at her with fear in his eyes, as he noticed that Gaea was present in the girl in front of him.
"My son," Rose/Gaea said with a serene expression.
"Mother," Restami breathed as he sank to his knees in front of her, "I'm so sorry."
"I know, son of my heart. But you have been very bad and my brothers and sisters are very displeased with you. I cannot dissuade them from their choice of punishment."
"Its okay, Mother. I am ready to receive my punishment. I know that I deserve this because of all the things that I have done. I wanted to stop but I was so afraid." Restami said a small smile on his face.
"There was never anything to be afraid of, my dear child," Gaea said with a tearful smile. She turned her head to the side as if she was listening to someone before she looked back at Restami and said, "It is time for you to go, Cherished One. I will make your crossing as painless as possible."
"I know you will, Mother. I love you," he said closing his eyes and leaning into her hand as she laid it on his forehead.
"I love you, too," she replied a single tear rolling down her cheek as she, too, closed her eyes and started singing softly.
Restami's smile grew and he seemed to grow content as he listened to her singing. After a few minutes Restami fell to the floor softly. Gaea was standing in front of Restami's body before she turned to Rose's new family and said, "Please do me a favor and give my son a proper burial. Rose will know what to do. She's done it before. All she will need is your assistance."
She turned back to Restami and knelt beside him. She leaned forward and kissed his forehead gently before getting back up and walking to Yusuke. Looking up at him, she said, "You're going to have to catch Rose again. Once I leave, she is going to pass out again."
Yusuke nodded and wrapped his arms around the woman he had come to care for as Gaea closed her eyes and left Rose's body with a sigh.
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All right, folks. That's the end of this chapter. The next chapter is the epilogue and therefore the end of the whole thing. I'll be sorry to see it go. So tell me what you thought about it and I'll try to accommodate everyone. Flames will be used to fry my brothers!!