Chapter Three of my KCK Murder Story.
Actually, I'm not too fond of this chapter. But it's the best I could do. Sorry. .
Disclaimer: I do not own Kamichama Karin. Koge-Donbo does.
Notice: I may be changing the rating from "T' to "M" for violence. Please tell me if you think I need to change the rating. Thanks.
~Random-tan~
"Hanazono-san! I heard good news on your recovery!" Michiru held out a bouquet of sweet lilies, the fragrant flowers casting their smell all over the brown-haired girl's room. Her nostrils flared, then she put on her "I'm-so-happy" face.
"Ah, thank you so much, Micchi!" Karin set the bouquet in a small glass vase that she had just received from Jin. "Thanks!" Damn. I hate flowers. So beautiful and lovely…and yet so wasteful and unneeded. Tch!
"Karin-chan." A brown-haired woman with short hair came over. "I'm glad to see you awake again, and recovering at home, instead of at the hospital. Are you feeling better?"
"Kirika-senpai! Yes, I'm feeling better, thanks!" Karin smiled again, forcing the corners of her mouth up into a huge grin. Ugh. It's my daughter, Kirika. Don't tell me that failure of a son is…here…
"Amateur Goddess!" A man wearing glasses was dragged up by Kirika, looking thoroughly harassed. "Kirika! I can walk, you know!"
"Kirio! Er…I mean, Glasses Guy! What are you doing here?"
Fortunately, nobody noticed her stumble. Instead, Kirio began to explain. "IT WAS KIRIKA WHO DRAGGED ME HERE, OKAY? I DIDN'T WANT TO COME HERE."
"I see." Karin accepted a small parcel that Kirika handed her, and unwrapped it. It was a set of chocolates. "Thank you so much, Kirika-senpai." She beamed at the red-eyed woman again.
But secretly, she was glancing at him-the one she wanted revenge on. The one who failed to let me use his body properly. The one who must go first.
"Karin-chan, everybody has left. What do you want for dinner?" Himeka peered around the doorway, poking her head into the room.
Dang. What does that girl like to eat, anyway? I didn't bother to find that out... Shoot.
"Uh…okonomiyaki with unagi," Karin muttered, taking a wild guess. To her surprise, Himeka smiled and clapped her hands together.
"All right! I see Karin-chan misses her favorite foods! I'll prepare it immediately. I'm guessing you want some onigiri too, right?"
"H-Himeka-chan, you know me too well. Yes, I'd like some onigiri too." Thank goodness. Luck saved me. Seems like this stupid girl like unagi as well.
The moon shone full as Karin slipped out of her bed, casting a ghostly light across her bedroom floor. Slipping on a jacket, she opened her room window and after glancing behind her, jumped.
Gracefully, Karin landed on the cold soil, twigs jabbing into her ankles. A small trickle of blood leaked out of a scratch, but she ignored it. Pain to this amount was nothing. She had a much more important mission to do.
She proceeded to calmly open the gates of the Kujyou mansion and walk out. After a moment's thought, she snapped the lock, but making it seem like it was still closed. She smiled a little, and turned her feet towards the next grandest house in the area.
The silver chain had slipped out of her nightgown when she had taken the leap out of the window, and was now bouncing against her chest. The color was no longer pure white, but deep, bloody red. The ghastly color bleached all of its surroundings, creating a world of guilt.
The sidewalks were empty, the roads silent. The streetlamps flickered faintly, barely illuminating the pitch-black street. The only sounds were the quiet steps of a girl wearing a silk nightgown and her breathing.
Finally Karin stopped in front of another metal gate, the clasp firmly locked. She took off the blood-red ring and touched it to her lips, before pressing it onto the gate lock. The gate soundlessly opened. She stepped inside the property, closed the gate, and grasped the ring.
"It's time," she whispered. "You have failed me…and now it is time for you to die."
Yes…let's go. It's time for you to die, my lovely little one…time…
With a shower of dark sparks, the blood-red ring turned a deep black, before sprouting prickly vines and enfolding the girl. The rose vines tighten considerably around her, thrashing. Dark liquid splattered the stones below where Karin stood in the air, coated with thorns. Before long, the entire ground was covered in blood.
With a soft hiss, the rose vines melted away, leaving Karin in a Kamika-and a dangerously long blade. What a delicious feeling. Power soaring though me…but not enough. Soon, when I take his life…his power will all be mine. I shall drink his life and power…and feel more powerful than ever. Delicious. Now…time to have some fun.
Hmm... She unlocked the catch of his bedroom window, and let herself in. She dangled the scythe over his sleeping head. She giggled a little. "Wake up," she smirked. "It's more fun with you awake."
Hm? I have the feeling I'm being watched…eh?!
Karin giggled again. "You've awakened, aren't you?" She poked the cheek of a stirring man. "Fufu!"
The man's mouth gaped open. "W-what? What are you doing here? And is that a Kamika?"
Karin laughed. "Of course it is, you fool. Any last words?"
"Wait! What? What are you doing? At least tell me!"
"Are those your last words? How pitiful. Here I go!" She swung the scythe. "Ah!"
//Blood…spilling like a broken glass bottle. It oozed, turning into sticky puddles. It dripped off the man's fingers , staining the spotless white carpet his sisters had cleaned guilty red...//
"There it is," Karin breathed. She watched as a plain silver ring rose out of his body, right where the heart would be. She gathered the silver ring, and pressed it against the elaborate ring on her own neck. The silver ring melted into the other one, Karin's own ring glowing brighter than ever.
She closed her eyes. "Ahh…I feel so much better." She clasped her hands over the ring. "I'm one step closer…"
The glow faded away, revealing a second silver coating around the stone. The stone had transitioned from pitch black to pure white.
Karin swung open the window again, and paused. She looked at the bleeding, bloody body lying on the futon. "Good-bye, Karasuma Kirio."
Unagi is a freshwater eel in Japan.
Okonomiyaki a Japanese pancake. Okonomi means "what you like", and yaki meaning "grilled". Toppings and batters vary according to region. I just threw in unagi because in the anime, Karin's favorite food is unagi.
One note: For people who might think Karin's "Ah!" up when she swings the scythe is actually the victim's, it's not. It's her "battlecry". Hopefully that clears up some things.
Again, please tell me if this is too violent for "Teen" and you think it should be moved to the rating "Mature".
~Random-tan~