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Disclaimers: I don't own Sailor Moon and Flame of Recca since if I did own them both, the Planetary Senshi will have equal footing as Sailor Moon and the Domon/Fuuko pairing would be canon. But you don't see that happening do you? However, I do own the pairing, I hope.
Chapter 16: A Wicked Woman's Trap. Angry Fujin
Back with Recca...
Now Setsuna, huh...? Recca mused, now facing the maniacal human form Flame Dragon.
"Hey, old man!" he called to Kokū. "Why don't you admit who you are?"
"What should I admit?" Kokū asked, standing up.
"It's as plain as day.... Kokū!" Recca barked.
"Very well." Kokū remarked. "I am the seventh Dragon, Kokū, a Dragon you haven't earned yet."
"This is Kokū's flame..." Recca mused as Kokū released his power. "Wah..."
"I can give you my power if you want it. Kokū replied. "Of course you must still challenge and beat me."
"Then let me try." Recca decided and attacked Kokū, only to be stuck by a throwing knife on the back.
"What?" Recca turned back.
"Die!" Setsuna charged.
Recca shielded his eyes as Setsuna knocked him backwards with an uppercut.
In the ring....
"So far, both teams have earned a win." Tatsuko declared. "Uruha Kurenai's Mikoto has entered the ring!
On the ring side...
"What a freak." Domon snorted.
"I wonder how good she is." Koganei mused.
"Who knows." Mikagami replied.
"It's cool." Fuuko remarked. "Whoever it is, Fuuko-chan's gonna win. So enjoy the show."
In the stands...
"Get out of here, you murderer!" a child exclaimed.
"You gonna lose!" he tossed an empty can at Mikoto.
In the ring...
"You may be a child," Mikoto remarked. "But your assault will not go unpunished."
In the stands...
"Shut up!" the boy snapped. "You... killed my father..."
Flashback
"Daddy! Daddy!" the boy shouted at his defeated father.
"I... I yield..." the child' s father admitted. "Please... spare my life. I have a son..."
"I am called Mikoto. I decide who lives and dies." Mikoto told him. "Your words mean nothing to me."
"Father!" the boy screamed as Mikoto killed him.
In the stands...
"You're the one who killed my father!" the boy accused.
In the ring...
"Shall I repent for this act?" Mikoto asked. "There is no repercussions for death here. You have no right to assault me."
"Hold on." Fuuko's throwing knife intervened.
"Kirisawa Fuuko..." Mikoto looked at the wind wielder.
"You would actually kill a kid over a can?" Fuuko pressed. "I'm the one you should worry about. Why don't you try killing me?"
"Of course." she jumped into the ring. "If you can. Nice goin' kid. Because of you, I know now what this thing is."
"Mikoto, upon entering this tournament, there's one thing I just can't stand. Anyone toying with the life of another, I'll crush."
"How admirable of a pledge." Mikoto mocked.
"Kid," Fuuko turned to the child. "I''l take revenge on this thing for you."
In the stands...
"Fuuko-san..." the child stammered in gratitude.
"You go, Fuuko!" the Fuuko Fan Club cheered. "Kill that Mikoto freak!"
On the ring side...
"How offending." Kurei noted. "That story was so sweet, even this audience bought it and are cheering the Hokage."
"Mikoto," he told the puppeteer. "Show them the power of the Uruha."
In the ring....
"As you command, Kurei-sama." Mikoto replied.
"Now to start the match." Enna declared. "The third match of the finals: Mikoto versus Kirisawa Fuuko. Begin!"
At Enna's declaration, Fuuko cast a crossed wind blade at Mikoto.
"How 'bout that?" Fuuko challenged.
In the stands...
"Did she hurt her at all?" the audience remarked after Mikoto defended against Fuuko's attack with her giant fan. "Look at the huge fan!"
On the ring side...
"What the hell is that?" Domon demanded.
"It blocked Fuuko-nee-chan's Kama Hachi so easily." Koganei added.
"Unbelievable..." Mikagami muttered.
In the stands...
"Fuuko-san..." the boy mumbled.
In the ring....
Did you expect that attack to be effective?" Mikoto mocked.
"Don't get smart just because you blocked one." Fuuko snorted.
"Not finished!" she declared and charged, slotting in the 'Tsume' madōgu orb.
Mikoto blocked her attack with her fan. Landing on the ground, Fuuko summoned another 'Kaze no Tsume', successfully knocking Mikoto off her feet.
On the ring side...
"Great, Fuuko!" Ganko and Kondo beamed. "Yatta!"
"She isn't as strong as we thought." Kagerō noted.
"I hope you're right." Mikagami remarked.
In the ring....
"Now let's see..." Fuuko remarked. "The ugly face under this uglier mask."
On the ring side...
"Little bitch thinks she will win." Kurei scoffed.
"Do it, Mikoto." he told the puppeteer. "Give her a taste of real power."
In the ring....
"Yes, Kurei-sama." Mikoto got up, her mask cracking off to reveal a mechanical face underneath.
"A robot?" Fuuko echoed.
On the ring side...
"Not really, Fuuko." Anhara remarked.
"Oi, Mikoto!" she hollered. "How about you get out of the conception of yours? You aren't fooling me!"
In the ring....
At Anhara's shout, the robot opened a trapdoor from its chest as the real Mikoto stepped out.
"Now, let's get to the real fighting." Mikoto remarked.
On the ring side...
"That girl was inside inside Mikoto?" Mikagami blinked.
"What the hell is it with these freaks?" Domon demanded.
In the stands...
"That girl didn't come out when she fought my father." the child remarked.
In the ring....
"Nice to meet ya. We're Mikoto." Mikoto chuckled.
"We are?" Fuuko echoed.
On the ring side...
"It's been awhile since I've seen Mikoto come out." Raiha noted.
"Raiha?" Mikagami echoed, the Hokage turned to see the lightning wielder.
"And when she has to," Raiha added. "Every opponent has died."
"What did you say?" Domon demanded. "What cha' mean by that? And what does she mean by we? Using a robot... this two against one crap is cheating!"
In the ring...
"Domon!" Fuuko muttered.
In the stands...
"He's right! You cheater!" the crowd roared.
In the ring....
"There might be a rule against it." Enna noted. "We referees must talk this over..."
Enna was cut short when Mikoto slapped her away.
"You better think again before you go chat, missy." Mikoto threatened, stepping on her head. "I don't remember breaking no rule? She's my shadow and my madōgu, Mokoto. A madōgu shaped like a human with it's own will. If you're calling Mokoto illegal, what about Fuuko's flying rat?"
At the commentary table...
Stop it! Your argument is acceptable." Tatsuko announced. "However, we'll disqualify you if you keep stomping the referee."
In the ring....
"Then take this bimbo out and put in a competent referee, would ya?" Mikoto barked.
"Cut that shit out!" Fuuko fumed, punching Mikoto across the face. "Let me tell you something, you can't defeat what you're not paying attention to."
"It's Enna-chan, right?" she turned to the referee. "Use this."
"Thank you so much." Enna took the offered handkerchief.
"I'm ready to explode now." Fuuko told her, "Just stay back and watch the fight, 'kay?"
"Fuuko-san... you're so cool." Enna gushed.
"Now, you've done it..." Mikoto growled as she and her robot charged.
"I'm gonna make you piss-face of yours sexier by ripping out your eyes and breaking all your teeth!" Mikoto swore.
In the stands...
"Her nails are..!" the boy exclaimed as Mokoto's fingernails reached out.
In the ring....
Fuuko retaliated by throwing her throwing knives at the robot.
Ducking Mokoto, Fuuko then charged at a shocked Mikoto and slamming her head on the ground.
On the ring side...
"Yatta!" Ganko beamed.
In the ring....
"Who's the piss-girl now?" Fuuko asked at the glaring Mikoto.
:I'm sorry... forgive me..." Mikoto begged. "Kurei-sama ordered me to... honestly, I've never enjoyed fighting. Why can't the madness just end?"
"Do ya fell bad about it?" Fuuko inquired the sobbing Mikoto. "Still, feeling bad isn't going to bring back that kid's father."
"How bad I feel?" Mikoto chuckled as Mokoto stood up.
In the stands...
"Fuuko-san, look out! Mokoto's nails are...!" the boy warned.
In the ring....
Fuuko managed to jump out of harm's way when Mokoto attacked her with its nails.
"That surprise attack was unexpected." Fuuko admitted. "And not bad for someone like you."
"Tears are a woman's weapon." Mikoto told her."But you wouldn't know, would you, piss-girl?"
On the ring side...
"What's wrong, kid?" Kondo asked upon hearing the boy's gasp. "What's our problem?"
"Fuuko-san's shoulder got scratched by the nails." the boy told him. "Fuuko-san's gonna die." "The same way my father did."
"What did you say?" Domon demanded. "Hey, what do you mean?"
"She's been poisoned." Raiha supplied.
"Raiha?" Mikagami turned to the thunder wielder.
"Mikoto's real power isn't her ability to fight dirty," Raiha replied. "It's more her cunning in the way she uses Mikoto's other madōgu."
In the ring....
"Doku Mashin." Mikoto introduced the metal nails on Mokoto's fingers. "It's a combination of every person. The Doku Mashin is the poison's poison."
"It should already be destroying your entire body." she added.
"What?" Fuuko hissed.
"All I have to do is wait for you to die." Mikoto grinned as Mokoto's poison started its work. "I'd say we have a few minutes at least. Never telling someone you loved them or being hugged my your mother. Regret the details and die!"
On the ring side...
"What the hell?" Domon demanded. "Fuuko's got only a few minutes left?"
"Fuuko.." Ganko prayed.
In the ring....
"Ara, it seems the poison is already doing its job." Mikoto noted as Fuuko straggled. "If you're afraid to die, beg for your life. But all you can really do is piss up a rope. Now you know why Mikoto decides your fate!"
"No way... I'm running out of juice..." Fuuko mused. "I don't... I don't... I don't wanna die."
On the ring side...
"Fuuko!" Domon yelled.
At the commentary table...
"Oh my goodness. In using the Doku Mashin, Kirisawa Fuuko has taken some big damage." Tatsuko declared. "And the countdown to her death beats on.
On the ring side..
"Fuuko!" Domon shouted as Fuuko sank to her knees. "You're gonna die! Tag out!"
"It doesn't matter." Kagerō interrupted.
"Why the hell not?" Domon demanded.
"Even if she quits her fight, regular medicine can't stop the Doku Mashin." Kagerō replied. "And from what I've seen, she'll never give up. Fuuko will fight until the last"
"Oh no..." Yanagi gasped.
"Then what do we do?" Domon pressed. "Sit here and watch while Fuuko dies in front of us?"
"There's one chance." Anhara told him.
"Listen carefully, Fuuko." she called. "The Doku Mashin is a special poison made to kill people. So, a restorative madōgu was made. And that girl has to have it. The antidote madōgu.""
In the ring...
"Aren't you the smart one?" Mikoto scoffed.
"The antidote madōgu..." Fuuko echoed.
"Yes, it exists." Mikoto replied. "Too bad I didn't bring it."
Laughing, she then dashed to punch the deeply weakened Fuuko. Jumping up, Mikoto then let Mokoto in on the action, the robot punching Fuuko in the stomach.
Fuuko retaliated by grabbing Mokoto's wrist.
"Such a girly punch." Mikoto mocked behind her, knocking Fuuko to the ground with a punch. "My Mokoto won't be broken!"
In the stands...
"Fuuko-san!" the boy gasped.
In the ring...
"How are you feeling?" Mikoto mocked. "You're not so perky anymore, right? You can't fight back, can you?"
"Well, this is it!" she declared, jumping to finish Fuuko off. "Give regard to my victims in hell!"
Fuuko smirked when Mikoto came down on her finger, having swiped one of Mokoto's poisoned metal tips.
"Why... you got the Doku Mashin..." Mikoto was stunned, the poisoned tip piercing her neck. "You couldn't have..."
"My hand kinda of naughty, you know." Fuuko grinned.
"Doku Mashin is..." Mikoto exclaimed. "I've been poisoned as well!"
"I don't wanna die... Gedoku Gan... if I take this..." she reached into her blouse to retrieve the antidote madōgu.
Jumping in front of her, Fuuko swiped the bag away and somersaulted to safety.
"No way... the poison should have paralyzed her by now." Mikoto gasped. "It can't be!"
"I'd say... I don't wanna die yet!" Fuuko snapped. "I knew you wouldn't risk using that madōgu without insurance. You should've waited till I died before you pulled out the Gedoku Gen."
"Damn you..." Mikoto hissed.
"Mokoto, take down this piss girl!" she ordered.
"Shut the hell up, you whore"! Fuuko hissed, summoning Fuujin and released the Wind God straight into Mokoto. Fuujin connected with the fan before breaking through and smashing into the puppet.
"Her fan has broken." Mikoto gasped.
"Kaze no Kodama, there's only one left." Fuuko summoned Fuujin one last time. "But... here we go, Fuujin-chan!"
"Fuujin surprise attack, Hayate!" Fuujin released its new attack, impaling a hole in the puppet's body.
"Mokoto..." Mikoto gasped when Fuujin's new attack completely destroyed the puppet.
"Mikoto..." Fuuko started, the defeated Mokoto having sank to her knees.
"The poison has paralyzed me." Mikoto admitted.
"You better get comfortable." Fuuko told her, grabbing her by her blouse and tossing her off.
After putting some distance between them, Fuuko swallowed the antidote.
"Fuuko..." Mikoto gasped. "Please.... forgive me. I never could fight... the poison is burning inside me. Help! I don't want to die yet! Fuuko... Gedoku Gan... please..."
"I should let you die for what you've done to that kid, but..." Fuuko replied. "If I did, I'd be just like you."
With that, she tosses her the bag.
Mikoto smirked and fired a gun at Fuuko as the bag fell on the ground.
Grasping her injured shoulder, Fuuko then tumbled off the ring side.
On the ring side...
"Fuuko!" Domon shouted.
Using his 'Beak King', he latched the claw onto the ring wall and caught Fuuko before she fell.
"Thank god..." Yanagi beamed.
"Remind me to teach you how to use Tenoh-sei's winds to save yourself in situations like this." Anhara noted.
In the ring....
Mikoto burst out laughing.
"Referee, aren't you going to do something?" she asked. "If someone jumps in like that, aren't they disqualified? That's the rule, right?"
"This match... winner... Uruha Kurenai, Mikoto..." Enna announced reluctantly.
In the stands...
"That's bull!" the crowd hollered. "Your decision is wrong! Idiot!"
In the ring....
"Quiet! Fuuko wasn't good enough to to be in this tournament." Mikoto snapped.
"Let's see...." she chuckled, reaching into the bag.
"Nothing... Gedoku Gan is..." she gasped when she found the bag empty. "No way... why?"
"Fuuko..." she realized that Fuuko had sniped the other orb away as she walked to the edge. "You bitch..."
Fuuko opened her palm, to reveal the other Gedoku Gan.
"Give it to m..." Mikoto choked as she approached the ring edge.
"Mikoto!" Anhara barked, causing the poisoned female to look up.
"You are a disgrace to us woman kind." Anhara snapped.
"Mind Crush." she raised a hand and sent a wave of magical energy at Mikoto.
"Was that supposed to hurt?" Mikoto mocked.
"And you're brain-dead if you still don't understand why that spell was called 'Mind Crush." Anhara snapped.
"You can feel it, can't you?" she looked at the stunned Mikoto coldly.
"Mikoto's mind..." Kagerō realized what the spell was supposed to do.
"Now, for the final touch." Anhara added, pointing a finger at the shell-shocked Mikoto's forehead.
"Endless Nightmare." she passed another spell into Mikoto's shattered mind.
Mikoto screamed as she fell into the abyss, Fuuko letting the last Gedoku Gan fall after her.
In the ring...
"Fuuko..." Domon looked at the exhausted wind wielder.
"Domon..." Fuuko looked up at him. "I... I lost... I lost two of the Kodama too... the result didn't change anyway... I know, but... how can I face that kid?"
In the stands...
"Don't be sorry!" the child shouted. "And thank you! I'm sure my father would feel the same. We said, Fuuko-san, you won this match!"
At his proclaim, the crows roared.
In the ring...
"That's right, Fuuko." Domon agreed.
"Be proud." he told her, slapping her should and causing the wind wielder to stumble froward. "Everybody knows who the real winner is."
Fuuko wiped her tears and smiled.
On the ring side...
"Cheering weakness really makes me sick." Kurei scoffed. "And don't forget, you can't afford to lose anymore."
Back with Recca...
"What's wrong, Recca? Kokū asked the teen who has thrown back by his flames ""Don't you want to fight anymore?"
"Shut up, old man!" Recca snapped.
"Single Flame Dragons won't hurt me." Kokū advised. "Combine your attacks like you did against Magensha."
"Scared, are you?" he scoffed at Recca's confused expression. "Can't you handle the pain of the combo attacks?"
"What? I ain't scared." Recca growled. "These fights are about life and death. And I am too. I'll beat you and Kurei as well!"
"Nadare, Homura!" He jumped and summoned two of his Flame Dragons before screaming as he was engulfed in their flames and falling back to the sandy ground.
"That's not the way you do it." Kokū reprimanded. "Flame Dragons do in order. If you call them in the wrong order, you'll pay for it. But if you do it right, you'll be able to summon more than three Dragons at once."
"More than three..." Recca echoed.
"Rule number one: Summon the Flame Dragons in reverse order you received them." Kokū added.
Rule number two:Don't push your luck with overuse. Combination Flame Dragons eat lots of your energy. The Flame will burn you out if your energy is low. Rule number three: Remember, some Dragons don't get along real well. Setsuna hates playing with others. The rest is all about you."
"I'll do it..." Recca decided. "Combo Flame Dragons. Three, four, or whatever...."
With that, he summoned four of his Flame Dragons.
"Endure, Recca." Kokū advised, the teen screaming in pain as he was engulfed withing the flames. "Pass through it. And you'll receive the power of Kokū as well."
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