Ch 2: My Name is Kukiko Tamasai, Third Kekkaishi of Karasumori
(Reg. POV)
"Well, I think that's the last one!" Yoshimori said as he finished off another ayakashi.
"No it's not, this place is still swarming with ayakashi." Tokine corrected.
"What ever, anyway, I meant in this area." Yoshimori yelled back as he started running into the trees.
"Hey! Wait Yoshimori!" Tokine called after him, but he was already out of sight. She then sighed, "when will he ever learn?"
Sadly, today was one of those days were tons of ayakashi came to harness the power of Karasumori. It was originally a tough job having only two people there to eliminate the ayakashi, but having Gen made it a little easier. Gen was in the forest of trees along with Yoshimori, Tokine was standing in a clearing beside the building, and Hakubi and Madarao were sitting off to the side since they were only good for their sense of smell. The ayakashi were everywhere, in flying the air, jumping along the ground, and even hiding underground. This was going to take a while.
Tokine didn't notice an ayakashi that was sneaking behind her, but when she finally did, it was too late, for the ayakashi was already holding her hostage, holding its knife like arm to her neck. She got ready to form forma kekkai around the ayakashi but the monster cut her short, "Won't even try, I've been observing you and your little friends for quite some time now and now I know all your strategies. I've been waiting for so long, but now I tired of waiting, you see I've been ordered to kill you, only not yet. But that won't stop me from having a little fun." It told her in a voice that seemed to slide in between your fingers.
"Now call for your friends." The ayakashi said in the most threatening way possible while touching his blade like arm against Tokine's neck.
"Yoshimori! Gen!" Tokine called with a slight quiver in her voice.
"What is it Toki- hey! Who are you!" Yoshimori yelled to the unwanted visitor, getting his hand ready to create a kekkai.
"Don't even think about it" it said menacingly, pushing against her neck even more, almost ready to pierce her skin. Yoshimori lowered his hand.
"What do you want!" Yoshimori demanded.
The ayakashi sneered, "Why I just want to have some fun."
Yoshimori glared at the ayakashi, but stopped Gen from moving towards them. "No Gen, we can't put Tokine's life in anymore danger." At first, Gen just stared at him, but then nodded understanding Yoshimori's point.
"So what do we do?" Gen asked in a low voice.
"I don't know yet, let me think."
"Oh, great, you don't even have a plan?"
"Shut up, I said I was thinking didn't I?"
The two just stood there thinking of possible ways to get Tokine back safely. Neither of them could come up with a solution that would work, so they continued to stand a stare into nothingness, getting lost in their own thoughts. Then the ayakashi interrupted them, "Well, not gonna do anything? That's alright; I'll make you in a moment."
Before the ayakashi could say anything more, it was surrounded by multiple, mini purple kekkai all at once. "What, what is this!" they ayakashi cried, finding it unable to move.
Yoshimori and Gen were both surprised to see the purple kekkais suddenly appear and also neither Yoshimori nor Tokine can create purple kekkais.
"Who did this, I demand to know!" the distressed ayakashi cried.
"You shouldn't move so much, my kekkais are strong enough to break joints." The girl from before seemed to come out from nowhere, "it's not nice to take hostages you know." She said coolly.
"Who are you? Tell me now!" it demanded.
She then stared at him coldly,"I am Kukiko Tamasai, the third Kekkaishi of Karasumori!"
"The third Kekkaishi are you, well I wasn't informed of this so what right do I have to believe you?" it said back in a tone as cold as her stare.
She looked away from the captured ayakashi, uninterested in what it had to say. "I have no longer use for you- wait, you said you were ordered to come here? Under who's an orders?"
"Hmm, I am no fool; you can not threaten me into telling you."
"Now that's a problem, couldn't you at least give me a hint?" she begged in a mock innocent way.
"Hnn, guess you'll just have to kill me."
"Fine." Was all she said and then used metsu to destroy it without second glance. Her kekkais were formed perfectly, for there wasn't a scratch on Tokine.
Yoshimori quickly ran to her side, "Tokine, are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," she the turned to Kukiko, "thank you for saving me." Kukiko only nodded her head.
"Oh, its you, what was that?"
"What was what, my Kekkaishi powers; I told you already that I am the third Kekkaishi here were you not listening!"
"Well now I know that you're a Kekkaishi, I'll probably trust you more!"
"Would you please stop fighting with her Yoshimori?" Tokine said annoyed.
"No, not until she-"
"Ketsu!" Tokine interrupted him forming a kekkai hitting him right in the head, sending him flying backwards. "You idiot, if she is the third Kekkaishi, then why are you fighting with her!"
"I promise I'll tell you everything, why not come and sit down, it's a long story." The three figures made their way over to her and sat before her.