Demon Slayer

Chapter 15: Death and Kidnapping

Before I start I'd like to say, Happy Birthday Black Raider! I only own me and my sword Kageichi.

It was Sunday morning and I felt like a train wreck, when I got into the livingroom I laid on the couch and felt like sleeping again; I turned to see Shifu on the other couch, he saw my tired look and asked, "Did something happen?"

"You were there remember?" I replied "But thats not it, I just had a crazy dream."

"Is that so, what was it about?" He asked

"Well, it was about me and Momohime." I answered "She came to the front door and started crying, the next thing I knew she came close to me and I embraced her in a hug. At first I thought it was alright, but then it changed to a dark scene in my room. The TV was on and we were..."

I couldn't finish the sentence, my face turned so red that steam started to come out of my ears; I kept thinking of the dream I had, I couldn't believe I thought of me and Momo... making love. 'That's it, I'm never watching Gantz before bed again.'

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, can I ask you something?" I asked "Could you tell me... what love is like?"

Shifu looked stunned, I never thought I'd see him like that before; he also started stuttering, he said, "W-Well you see, when a man and a women love each other they... well they..."

"Not that kind of love, I mean the emotion!" I exclaimed "Geez you act you never talked about it before, didn't you teach Tai Lung and Tigress when they got older?"

"Forget it, why are you asking me this?" Shifu asked

"I wanted to know, I felt like I never knew what it was." I answered "I just feel like I don't know it, not after meeting her."

I think he knew how I felt, mostly because he said, "To tell the truth I really don't know, love is something that you find when you meet someone. When you meet the person you feel something inside, a sensation that you thought would never happen. Never let her go, protect her with your life, and most of all... let Momo know how you feel."

"Let her know... how I feel?" I asked

"Even if the very moment you do tell her... you die in front of her." Shifu answered

I was shocked to hear that, to die after telling Momo how I feel; would I really be able to do that, could I...!? 'What is this feeling, is it Tai Lung again? But it feels far away, it's coming from...!?'

When I rushed to the door, Shifu asked, "Where are you going?"

"Momo's in trouble, I have to go!"

"I'll come with you, Po's already there." He explained "But shouldn't you change into some clothes first?"

"Oh yeah, right."

While I was getting ready, Momo was back home with Po and her sisters; she felt confused about what happened yesterday, Po took the chance and said, "Thinking about Junior?"

"Huh, um..."

"You can tell me, I won't tell."

"Yes, I don't know what to do." Momo sighed

"Just tell him how you feel." Po explained "Jun's a little hard to figure out, but I can tell that he's sensative and has an eager attitude. He also has a kind demeanor, but he knows when to show a little anger when someone messes with him."

"Wow Po, you sure know him." Momo said, smiling

"That's what big brothers do." He said, laughing "Trust me when I say he likes you, he'd protect you in a heartbeat."

"Kohai really cares for me...!?" Momo felt a chill go down her spine 'What is this feeling, I felt this before. Oh no!'

"Momo, whats wrong?" Kongiku asked

"Kongiku, Yuzuruha get out of here!" She exclaimed

But it was too late, a dark void appeared in front of them and inside appeared Tai Lung; Po stood in front of her in a fighting stance ready for anything, Tai Lung smirked and said "You two must be the fox dieties, I'd like for you to tell me where the sword is."

"Sword, what sword?" Yuzu asked

"Don't play dumb, where is the Kuromitsu blade?" Tai Lung retorted "The blade holds power, and with it along Kuzuryu, I'll rule the world as a god!"

"Sorry Tai, but I can't let that happen." Po replied "How about you Momohime?"

Momo went into a fighting stance and said, "I won't let you either, I don't know about the blade you want... but I'll definetly never give it to you!"

Tai Lung chuckled at the fact that they were trying to stop him, "So you're going to fight like that, I guess I'll fight too. Its been a while since I've done kung fu on anyone."

Tai Lung attacked the both of them, but they quickly didged with ease; Po attacked first with three punches and a sweep kick, but when Tai Lung dodged it Momo jumped into the air and attacked with a flying kick. Tai Lung smirked and quickly grabbed her leg before she hit his face, he then threw her away but Po intercepted the throw and placed her on the ground. "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine, he's so strong." She groaned

"Momohime, catch!" Yuzuruha called

Yuzu threw Momohimes sword and she quickly grabbed it; as the samurai armour appeared on her shoulders, she charged and exclaimed, "Vanishing Wasp!"

Momo disappeared behind Tai Lung, but an image of her stood in front of him and attacked with a barrage of sword thrusts; when she got behind him she attacked, but he fully unsheathed Kuzuryu and blocked her attack with his sheath while destroying the image with his blade. "I'll admit that you're skilled, you're the first to make me fully unsheath Kuzuryu. Because of that... you opened yourself to death."

Dark energy started to disperse from the sword, attacking both Po and Momo; though they only had a few cuts, the both of them fell to the ground. "No... I can't... lose."

"Now, where is Kuromitsu!?" Tai Lung exclaimed

The two dieties tried to keep quiet, but Tai Lung saw how they were near the small shrine and knew exactly where it was; Tai Lung smirked and and went towards it, he crushed the shrine and in his hand was a a sword in a black sheath. When me and Shifu arrived we were shocked to see Momo and Po on the floor, when I saw Tai Lung unsheath the sword I could feel the demonic power coming from it. "This is it, with these two swords... I WILL BECOME GOD!"

"Shifu take care of them!" I said, unsheathing Kageichi

"But he's too powerful, you might..."

"Like you said before, I might die here." I explained "If I'm going down, I'm taking him down with me."

"Are you certain?" Shifu asked

I gave him a reassuring smile and said, "Don't worry, I'll live."

"You again, do you really think you can win?" Tai Lung smirked

I grabbed Momohime's sword and felt the same power from before, while getting into a stance I said, "Let's do this!"

I charged at full speed and clashed with Tai Lung, the power coming from our blades were catastrophic; I attack with a barrage of sword thrust and he just countered with his own, our clash was destroying everything near it. I knew that if I didn't try to finish it here everyone would be hurt... including Momohime. "Alright take this: Double Moon!"

I did a double waning moon and unleashed two shockwaves at Tai Lung, I thought I got him but it turns out I only injured him a little; at least I was able to injure him, that made me realize, "That even gods can get hurt: X Arc!"

I launched an X shaped shockwave so large, that it left an X shaped mark in the room; I felt tired, I gave my all on those attacks. "Please, please let it be finished here."

But the next thing I knew, shockwaves of dark energy attacked me; it was so strong that I let go of the swords in my hands, I could taste the blood coming from my mouth. Tai Lung stepped forward and said, "You've been practicing, but even your strength isn't enough to beat Kuromitsu and Kuzuryu. Now, who should I kill first?"

"K-Kohai..."

I turned to see Momohime struggling to stand up, that's when I saw Tai Lung giving a demonic smile; I exclaimed, "Momo run!"

"She'll be the first!"

Tai Lung lunged at Momo, she was to weak to move out of the way, "Move, move you stupid body... MOVE!'

A large scream enveloped the room, and when I opened my eyes I saw Tai Lung in front of me with his right arm through my chest; when he took it out I felt my entire body falling to the ground, my blood falling out of my body like a river. "That power, that was Kuzuryu's. I see, you gained some of Kuzuryu's power from our last fight and used it to save her. It seems pathetic that you would do that."

"Shut up... I don't care if you insult me... but don't you ever say that Momo's life is pathetic!" I said, struggling to get up "Her life means everything to me!"

"Kohai please stop, just stop fighting!" She pleaded

When I turned around I saw Momohime crying, I placed my hands on my shoulders and smiled; I said, "Don't cry ok, I want you to always be happy... I want you to live your live to the fullest."

"Kohai..."

"From the moment I met you... I felt a strong feeling, because of it I felt happy." I said, struggling to smile "I wanted to protect you, I wanted to see your sweet smile for as long as I could."

I could feel my conciousness fading, if I was gonna say it I had to do it now. "Momohime... I have to tell you..."

"Please, just stop!" Momo pleaded, tearfully

"Please don't cry, I want you to be happy... and I want you to know that... I... love... you."

That was it, my whole life ended right there; I was actually happy, 'At least I was able to tell her how I felt. I guess... I can die in peace.'

"Kohai... why did you...!?"

Tai Lung grabbed her by the neck and said, "I feel like I should take something with me, she'll do just fine."

"Tai Lung!" Shifu exclaimed

But it was too late, Tai Lung disappeared with Momohime in his arms; everyone came towards me and morned over my death, "He was so young, why did he have to die?"

"Junior, I'm so sorry." Po said, crying "I'm sorry for teasing you about liking Momo, I didn't mean for it to go this far."

"It's not your fault panda, it's mine." Shifu said, teary eyed "I was the one who told him to protect her, even if it meant losing his life."

"We can save him." Yuzu explained "We can Inarimyojins healing arts, he's probably the only one who can save her now."

To be continued

I won't give up, I'll save Momo no matter what! Chapter 16 coming soon.