Chapter 6: 'Level 2: Ashura's pain'
Me: I'm sorry Fai, I made you go through a lot but, Kurogane will succeed I think.
Fai: It's okay, at least I wasn't bound to Kuro-chi's blood yet, he was upper pissed whenever I had to feed at that time.
Kuro-chi: You would be to if someone was biting your hand, besides you always looked lustfully at me –or at least that's how I remember it XD-
Fai uses taunt, Kurogane used blush, Kurogane fainted…
The stairway down seemed never ending, leading him deeper and deeper. Kurogane had ran the first ten minutes down, however not seeing the end of it he had given up. Whatever was waiting for him must be buried deep inside Fai. As symbolic as it seems it just aggravated Kurogane. What had caused Fai so much pain?
The deeper he went, the colder it got and the thicker the darkness seemed. Almost up to point where it became more fog-like then just a simple perception. It was becoming reality, with this Kurogane comes to the second platform. Which was identical to the first, only there was no staircase leading further down, there was however a door standing on the bricks, against gravity however. Wherever it led to didn't seem so important. What did was the humanlike shadow in front of it. Kurogane wasn't the least surprised to see the second person, he knew had interfered or crossed paths with Fai at some point. He sarcastically spoke. 'Hello Ashura.'
'Why hello to you to Kurogane. Why so surprised?' He said at the expression Kurogane made. 'This is Fai's mind after all. He made me in here, I am what he believes I am.' HE continued while slowly walking forward to the ninja. 'You know, at first I was surprised someone had beet Yuui. He was a grim shadow in Fai's mind. The sharp claws and eyes are a physical transformation of that darkness associated with the memory of his death.'
'Fai had nothing to do with that.' Kurogane grunted, as Ashura waved Kurogane's words away like swapping at a pesky mosquito. 'Yes, and by defeating Yuui Fai became aware of the contradiction between the memory and the way it was perceived by him. You saved him, clearing the contradiction, he didn't need a Yuui anymore. He dissipated in the darkness from which he was born.' The man steadily continued. 'I am different however, you felt it didn't you. On the way down, you felt the darkness getting thicker, you have reason to fear me Kurogane. I will always be a part of Fai for what I did to him.'
Kurogane angrily replied at the man. 'What did you do to him?' being it more yelling than talking normally, Clearly aggravated at the man's cold words. 'I'll tell you in due time. Firstly what knowledge did you gain out of Yuui's memory?' Kurogane had to do his best not to raise his sword at the man, blurting out that it didn't matter what Ashura did he just wanted to go down deeper into Fai's mind to save him. Being the gentleman he was he hissed at Ashura. 'Fai's parents left him, some ranting about a debt I dunno, you were living with the two, seemed fairly close to Yuui for that matter.' Ashura smiled, yet his eyes remained cold. 'Indeed Fai and Yuui were left alone when they were sixteen, their parents gambled a lot, raised a huge amount of debt. They left their suns alone and vanished from the face of the earth. Yuui, being the older one, matured so that he could give Fai the attention he needed.' He paused briefly, closing his eyes while thinking about his next words. 'We met by chance, Yuui and me… He was far ahead of his age you know, I at the time was 25, and I sincerely loved Yuui. And so we did meet for three years, it took us so much time to finally move in together. However, the memory Yuui showed you. The night he died… Was the second day Yuui had moved in with me, his brother being left alone.'
Kurogane sensed what the man was getting at and instinctively the hairs on his arms raised themselves, feeling the danger from the man, who clearly was fighting hard to suppress the emotions rising in him. 'He killed Yuui, not wanting to share him with anyone. I knew so. Come Kurogane, I will show you what awaits behind the door. My memory.' As he turned around, while sliding his hand along the wooden door practically whispering 'Welcome to limbo.' Looking at the magnificent designs of people grabbing on to each other. As the upper part of the wooden door represented people living in heaven, with two third being people who were grasping on to each other in vain. They would never reach high enough. For them only hell awaited. 'How do I get down to the next level if there is no staircase.' Kurogane asked looking at the man. 'The staircase is in the end of the room where this door leads to However I doubt your bond with Fai will reach that far. Come on in my Kurogane.' He says, while pushing the door open while waving at the man, compelling him to enter the darkness after it.
After the door there was nothing, only shadows, unabeling Kurogane to see anything. 'The hell, why can't I see anything.' Ashura in the doorway however responded. 'Yuui was lucky, only eyes and his hands. Tell me Kurogane, are you prepared?' As the door slowly closes, the last light disappearing. 'Are you ready?' Kurogane unsheathing his sword instinctively, holding it in front of him. The only light showing what was happening to Ashura. He wished he hadn't done it, Ashura still was standing in front of him. Their eyes still locked on to each other. As a tear welled up Ashura's eyes, a small stream of blood running down his cheek. 'Welcome…' He whispered emotionlessly against the other man, slowly beginning a maniacal laugh. 'IN DARKNESS!' He laughed, showing his teeth, slowly transforming in fangs as he licked across them with his tongue as the darkness slowly crept up his body, leaving no part of his body uncovered. Kurogane could only stare, as the darkness continued to mix with the man in front of him creeping under his skin, changing his entire body. The cool blue eyes Ashura had for instance, changed to gold colour, with the pupil of a cat, no the pupil of a predator. 'IN LONELINESS' The man yelled as his tshirt ripped, as two giant bat wings appeared on Ashura's back. Kurogane now heard cracking sound, if he had to guess it were the bones of Ashura's breaking and his body being rebuild by the darkness he had been living in for such a long time. Yuui had his original form, this man however was nothing more than a monster. 'I am a beast.' Ashura continued, regaining his normal composure. 'Look at me Kurogane. Look at my scale covered body, my claws, my fangs, my wings, my eyes. And now you have seen…' He laughed loudly 'Feast your eyes once more on my memory.'
As the scenery changed to room Kurogane was somewhat familiar with. 'This is the living room of the apartment you and Yuui lived in.' He grunted while trying his best not to look directly at the abomination standing in front of him. Rather he looked at the apartment seeing another familiar piece. 'This oak wood table, seemed out of place at Fai's apartment… Is it yours?' Ashura nodding in agreement. 'Hush, the memory will start now.'
As Ashura and Fai entered the room. Fai seeming exhausted, and Ashura emotionless as ever. 'I'm sorry Ashura.' Fai suddenly whispered while tears were falling down his cheeks, making him look so vulnerable Kurogane wanted to step up to the man and hug him tightly. 'Yes, I know.' Ashura replied sighing heavily, as he stepped close to Fai. 'But sorry isn't going to bring him back now, is it?' Fai almost stocking in the words, as Ashura slaps the man in the face. Fai shocked at the reaction. 'You always wanted to be your brother right? Admiring him, looking up to him… You dreamed you were in his place. Well tonight you can be.' He said while janking on Fai's arm, his back smacking on the oak wood table, as he pinned him down. Fai didn't that anything at this, Ashura continuing to beat against Fai's face, until his nose and lip were both bleeding. As he continued ripping open his t-shirt. Planting down his lips on Fai's vulnerable neck, sucking so hard Fai only screamed in pain, as Ashura felt the taste of blood in his mouth. His hands roughly working on the nipples, as Kurogane had enough of this memory. Stepping forward, slashing out at the man clearly hurting Fai. The sword however went clean through the man as Ashura laughed. 'A memory cannot be changed, the only way for you to end this is to kill me. However if you can't you and I will be stuck in here forever, and ever.' He threw his head back as he let out a shriek of joy.
'Please no.' Fai mumbled, as Ashura continued to slide his hands across Fai's body, leaving red streams on the milk colored skin. As Ashura himself still sucked on the man's neck, savoring the taste of the blood of the man that killed the person he loved most. Kurogane lashed out towards the monster version of Ashura, who easily blocks the move with his bare arm. 'Please.' Fai muttered as he only felt pain, as Ashura opens up Fai's pants and roughly pulls them down. Kurogane lashed out at the monster continuesly his sword doing practically no harm. Ashura laughed as he went in rebuttal, lunging himself at the man, grabbing his sword with his two hands as he sunk his fangs deep in Kuroganes neck. Kurogane could only loosen him up by hitting him with his fists. 'You are not using you sword correctly.' As Fai moaned when Ashura pulled of his underpants, revealing the most sensitive spot in his body, which no man had ever seen before. Infuriating Kurogane however as his swords started sparking, covering it in lightning jolts. Kurogane lashed out at the monster once more. When the sword made contact now, electric current ran through Ashura. At least paralyzing him. 'That is right Kurogane, more than the will to live, let your anger run through it as well.' Ashura laughed. However it was not enough to do serious damage to the monster.
Fai started screaming at the sudden pain as Ashura trusted in all the way in one time. He screamed out in pain, tears falling down his face, as he desperately covered it. Not wanting Ashura to enjoy his pain even more than he already was.
Kurogane practically screamed at the monster. 'I won't lose to you monster. I will succeed.' The entire sword, including the hilt, starting changing. Becoming a sword he had only heard from in legends. A claymore, as the word on the hilt read Excalibur.
The trusts were getting harder to endure as Ashura upped the rhythm, as he screamed 'I'm gonna cum Yuui.' As he stopped the trusts to squirt his semen all over Fai's lower abdomen. Cathing his breath his whispered that nobody would believe him if he told anyone.
As Ashura spread his wings, flying upwards, cracking the ceiling. Flying away in the darkness above him. The memory ended, and restarted once more as Fai and Ashura reentered the room. Kurogane trying his best not to pay any attention to that, as he tried to look for the man. Pointing his sword at every possible angle while turning position continuously because he didn't know when the man would strike at him. As the raping started once more, the window Kurogane had just passed shattered in fragments as the giant monster threw Kurogane of his feet, losing his sword in the process. Ashura pressed him against the wall, clawing, biting him as he couldn't escape from the strong hold he was in. 'Come on excalibur.' He yelled as the sword started shaking after him, a miracle happens. The sword with a mind of its own a sword that can manipulate reality itself. As excalibur pointed itself at the monster in front of it. Lunging itself at it, easily dodged by Ashura by stepping aside yet releasing Kurogane from his bind. The sword changed itself of position as Kurogane grabbed the hilt and pushed it in the heart of the monster. It shrieked out in pain and terror, as the memory started falling apart, the two persons on the table turning into stone, falling on the ground in dust.
Ashura changed back to his original form, the darkness leaving his body. 'I am a monster for what I did… I felt bad Kurogane, I had damaged the one living thing that could remind me of the person I loved.' Kurogane grunted, even though angry with the man he could understand him. 'I tried to buy my way out, giving him an apartment, getting him a job. It didn't matter, he hid the feelings deep down in his mind and heart, where I would never reach. I think you might be able to love Fai, but more importantly Fai mught be able to love you.' He couched up a lot of blood while continuing. 'That is a special sword you have there, let me guess, Hitsuzen?' As he slowly turned to stone as well. Kurogane shook him of the sword, as he shattered in a million pieces when he hit the floor. The only door out the apartment was the one Fai and Ashura had entered through. He opened the door as he looked out on the staircase to the last level separating him from Fai.