Hello Reader and welcome to chapter four of "My true Identity". Today's chapter picks up where chapter three left off. So will Hitomi be alright or will the monk that I made do her in? All that will be answered in today's chapter. So sit back and enjoy the story.
Where the Barrier blurs
"I'm sorry to trouble you lass but will you please stand where the ring is?" asked the monk as Hitomi looks nervously at the ring on the floor.
Staring at the ring next to the Buddha statue Hitomi does what she is told, and is soon standing in front of it facing the monk. The monk let a smile he was holding creep across his face while quickly making a hand sign. The ring soon glows with a righteous light as the image of the ring appears underneath Hitomi. She screams in agony as a blue light engulfs her whole body. Watching with no concern the monk twirls the prong in his hands as he waits for the results of his efforts. The light soon dies down revealing Hitomi within its glow holding her now trembling body. His eyebrows twitching once the monk throws his prong hitting Hitomi in the center of her chest. Looking at the spot where the prong had stabbed her Hitomi let out another scream. The prong soon turns into the same blue light which vanish into the point where she was stabbed. Not understanding why this is happening Hitomi sinks to her knees tears staining her hurting face.
"Why are you doing this Hoshi-sama!?" asked Hitomi with the monk giving her a sympathetic look.
"Please forgive me young one, but for the sake of the world's order you must be eliminated." replied the monk as he tugs on a blue chain that appears to lead to Hitomi's chest.
"Have I done something terribly wrong?" urged Hitomi as she wanted to know why he was doing this.
"You have done nothing wrong rather that it's your existent that goes against the law of the world." said the monk while giving the chain a hard tug causing pain to shoot throughout Hitomi's body.
"What to you mean by go against the law of the world!" shouted Hitomi with more tears leaking from her eyes.
"I'm sorry but you wouldn't understand my explanation even if I explained it to you. Cause yourself no more suffering and die!" shouted the monk as he yanked on the chain causing more pain to shoot through her body.
"This is a technique design to rip a demon's soul from it's body thus allowing me to purify the soul easily! You too will soon face the same judgment as the other demons before you! I'm truly sorry, but for the sake of peace please die quietly." explained the monk as he continued on with his technique.
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Meanwhile from the headman's house Daichi could see the blue light protruding from the shrine that Hitomi lived in. Daichi didn't know quite what it was, but he could feel that Hitomi was somehow in extreme pain. Instead of worrying about the girl it brought him a sense of pleasure as a smile creeps upon his face. Eiji soon come over to join his brother as they look at the blue light together. Eiji just like Daichi didn't understand what the blue light was but could feel it was connected to Hitomi. Looking at the smirk on his brother's face Eiji assumes that the girl must be in some sort of trouble.
"What do you think is going on over there Daichi?" asks Eiji as Daichi looks at him with a smirk on his face.
"I don't know but whatever is happening Hitomi must be in some pain I can tell." explains Daichi with Eiji just looking onwards.
"You think it's the doing of the monk father hired?" asks Eiji once again.
"No doubt about it. Come on let go take a look at what's happening." replies Daichi as the two set off for the shrine.
Elsewhere in the woods not too far away from their shrine Hitomi's Ojii-san could see the blue light protruding from their home. Whispering a quite prayer the kind priest dart off towards the shrine hoping that he wouldn't be too late. Why has it come to this? That poor child has done nothing to warrant any kind of punishment. My how the world has fallen…
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Hitomi lets out a cringing scream as she feels like something is being ripped from her body. She wonders if this what the monk meant when he said he would rip her soul from her body. Tears stream down each side of her cheeks she wonders what she has done to deserve this? Was she really that dangerous to the world, or did the world just despise her? She didn't know the answer or understand the reason, but one thing kept running through her mind…
Who am I? Where is my family? Who are my mother and father? Where are they now? Did they abandon me?
All these thoughts race through Hitomi's head as the pain in her body increases tenfold. On the other end of the chain the monk wonders why Hitomi's soul hasn't separated from her body yet. He was pouring as much spiritual energy into the chain as he possibly could, but her soul wouldn't separate from her body.
Why hasn't her soul come out yet? Why can't I drag it out like any other demon soul? Is her soul being protected by that small amount of spiritual power?
These thoughts passed through the monk's head as he continued to try and pull Hitomi's soul from her body. Another scream pierced his ears as Hitomi cried out once more. He really didn't wish to do this, but for the sake of the world order and as his duty he must eliminate her. Yanking on the spirit chain once more caused more pain to shoot throughout Hitomi's body. However she was completely powerless to stop the source of her pain. Was there anything she could do to stop him? Thought of things that she had done in her life and what she wanted to do pass through her mind, but the silhouette of the parents she didn't know and want to know crossed her mind. Eyes reflecting a desire like nothing she has ever felt before. Hitomi's hugs herself as she feels something trying to separate from her body.
"NOOOO!!" screamed Hitomi with a shimmering gold light engulfing her body.
Soon after there was a flash that lights up the entire shrine causing anyone who see it go blind for a few seconds. A lurid scream cut through the air like butter, and when the light dies we see the monk standing there with his prong stabbed into him just below the neck. On the other side of the room Hitomi's is on her hands and knees panting. All she knew was that she was alive and that it. With the shock planted on his face the monk falls to the ground his weapon breaking in two upon his descent. Daichi and Eiji who had arrived gasped in shock as they saw the monk hit the ground. Not knowing what to do all they could do now is look at the panting Hitomi and the now dead monk.
What in the world is she!? How could the monk fail to kill her? Is Hitomi really that strong? All of this just makes no sense but she's weak! This could be my only chance to finish her off.
Slowly stringing his bow with an arrow Daichi aims carefully at Hitomi with the intent of striking her down. However before he could fire his arrow he felt a hand resting on his shoulder. Turning around to face the person Daichi is surprise to see the priest standing there before him. He wore an unreadable expression on his face as he looks at his defenseless daughter on the floor. Just looking at the priest was all Daichi needed to do to realize that he wouldn't be able to kill Hitomi. The kind priest who served as Hitomi's Ojii-san slowly started to enter the room, but he was soon stopped by the headman's guards who had arrived at the scene.
"Impossible! She was able to kill the monk that the headman hired!?" spoke one of guards as he looked in disbelief at the scene before him.
"His effort didn't go without reward because it seem like Hitomi has been weaken quite a bit." says another guard his hand itching to draw his sword.
"Lord Daichi Eiji please stand back we'll take care of this low life right away!" shouted a third guard as they drew their swords ready to strike Hitomi down.
"How sinful raising your weapons at a defenseless child! This goes far beyond penitence!" argued Ojii-san as he tried to make his way to Hitomi but to no avail.
"You're the one that has sinned old man! You talk about us but do not look at the wrong you are committing! Taking care of a half-breed as if she was your own daughter isn't it your job to exorcise demons? Before you talk about us why don't you do your duty and exterminate this beast!" explained another guard as they started to close in on the defenseless girl.
Hitomi who now has regained her breath looks up to she the guards closing in on her. Not knowing what to do Hitomi quivers in fear, but she then see her Ojii-san stand at the entrance. Trying to hurry over towards him she is soon cut off by the guards in front of her. Their swords gleam in the night moon as they slowly approached Hitomi causing the young girl to back up against the Buddha statue. Tears starts to trickle from her eyes once again as she calls for her Ojii-san in a frighten voice.
"No use crying you miserable half-breed! For your crime of murdering a holy man we hereby sentence you to death! Prepare to die!" shouted the man who seems to be the guard commander.
"That is far enough! All of you lower your swords." said the voice of the headman as he arrived on the scene with his personal bodyguards.
"How disgraceful for a samurai none less my own guards raising their swords to a helpless child." uttered the headman shaking his head in utter disgust.
"Forgive us your Excellency but we were merely trying to finish what Hoshi-sama had started." explained the commander while pointing over to the dead monk.
"You tried to kill Hitomi while I was away!? How dishonorable! Do you have no shame!?" shouts Ojii-san but is soon silenced by the guard's sword against his throat.
"Watch your tongue! How dare you speak to our lord like that? Do it again and we'll kill you right here fool." spoke a guard but is soon backhanded by his own lord.
"Know your place fools! To even speak of striking down a holy man is unforgivable! It's true that this girl has committed an unforgivable crime but I'm the one partly at fault here. Since I was the one that persuaded this monk to attempt such an act I'm the one responsible for his death." explained the headman making his men cringe in shame.
"Do to the nature of this crime I'm hereby placing Hitomi under house arrest. Until further notice she is not allowed to leave this shrine for any reason what so ever. Furthermore You Hoshi-san must explain to her the seriousness of her actions against this man. While I do take responsibility for his death you on the other hand must explain to her that what she has done is wrong. I'll be back in a few days with a more suitable punishment for her." said the headman and with that him, Daichi, Eiji, and the guards leave the shrine thus giving the priest and Hitomi some quality alone time.
"Are you ok Hitomi? You're not hurt anywhere are you?" asked Ojii-san in his usual kind voice. Saying nothing Hitomi ran over to the kind priest and embraced him in a hug with all her might.
"You don't have to say anything dear. I can see that you've been through a tough ordeal." said Ojii-san while wrapping his arms around her small body never wanting to let go.
"Why do people hate me so much Ojii-san? Did I do something wrong to make them hate me?" asks Hitomi in a feeble voice more tears covering her already stained face.
"I know it hard on you Hitomi not having parents and not being accepted by the villagers. Trust me you have done nothing wrong Hitomi rather it is that people fear what is not normal. Because you are a half-breed humans and demons will never accept you. Demons despise your kind for having human blood while humans hate you for simply being part demon. In the human's eyes your considered a monster even if you haven't done anything wrong." explained Ojii-san with Hitomi just burying her face in his chest.
"If that is true why do you take care of me Ojii-san?" whispered Hitomi wanting to know the reason.
"I take care of you because in my eyes I don't see a demon. Rather I see a poor helpless girl with no family and simply wants nothing more than to be accepted." answered the Ojii-san with more tears pouring from her innocent eyes
"That monk said that my possession of spiritual and yoki energy goes against the law of nature itself. Is that really true Ojii-san?" asked Hitomi once more fearing what the answer might be.
"That man spoke the truth I'm afraid. It's true that a demon or even a half-demon having both yoki and spiritual powers is completely unheard of. That is one of the reasons why I took care of you when I found you as an infant. I didn't understand how it was possible to have both and figured that if I watch you over the years I figure it out. When your yoki power had appeared for the first time two years ago I thought that your spirit energy would gradually disappear. However that doesn't seem to be the case now rather that the two energies are growing at a steady pace. Hitomi while it is unheard of for a half-demon to have spirit and yoki energy it is what you do with that power that counts." explained Ojii-san as Hitomi simply nodded her head in agreement.
"While I can't teach how to control your yoki power what I can do is train you in the use of your spirit energy. From this day forward you shall no longer be simply my daughter but you will now become my apprentice. With my training it my hope that you can use your power to find what you truly want and help those who you deem important." spoke Ojii-san with Hitomi nodding her head.
"Now get some sleep Hitomi for tomorrow your training as a miko will begin." said Ojii-san with Hitomi nodding her head once more.
Well that it for chapter four hope you enjoyed reading it. So what will happen during Hitomi's training? Will she get better in tune with her spiritual powers or will her yoki prevent such a thing from happening. Who know but I can say that the next chapter will be a blast! Anyway please leave a review if you think I deserve it or criticism if you don't like something in the story. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.