Chapter 19: Possessed
Utau was still cautiously alert, whereas Kukai leaned on the wall, dozing off for a bit. She noticed this, and was completely pissed off. She withdrew her whip, smiling lovingly at Kukai.
Whiplash.
She managed to hit his head slightly, but causing enough pain for him to snap out of his daze. He sprang to his feet, looking back and forth quickly.
"Hm? Wha? Did Ikuto come back yet?"
"Not yet, they'll get here anytime now. That doesn't mean you're free to sleep when you should keep watch for intruders!" She glared at him intentionally.
Kukai scratched his head nervously.
"Oh right! Keeping a lookout for intruders, fun!" His eyes drooped a bit, he yawned. "Maybe I'll just get some more shut-eye."
Cough. Cough.
He noticed Utau had her whip ready to beat the crap out of him if he ever tried sleeping again. 'Looks like that's not such a good idea. That whip of hers is deadly. Maybe I should opt to keep a lookout for unwelcome people, yeah that sounds much better than getting whipped brutally.' He coughed, hinting that he had a sudden change of mind for his own good.
"I think I just head outside to keep a lookout. If Ikuto comes, just holler for me. Later!"
He quickly left, so that she wouldn't have to whip him a second time. Utau smiled, clearly amused by his reaction.
"Looks like he learned his lesson well."
Shaa.
Whish. Whish.
Poof.
Suddenly, a magical portal appeared a few feet behind Utau. Ikuto stepped out, carrying an invisible Amu. He walked to her empty body, and slowly lowered her into her body; breaking the spell placed upon her mind. Instantly, Amu woke up. Utau turned around and noticed the two in Amu's cell. She happily walked towards them, calling Kukai to return.
"It's glad to have you back, right Kukai?"
Kukai grinned sheepishly.
"Yep, definitely."
Flash. Flash.
Shaa.
The scythe's glow was flashing dimly, the four could hear a faint voice; choppy and jagged.
"Y- mu- hurry! Th- wil- come t- ! Esc- before too la-! "
The voice died out, and the glow faded away. Soon, the scythe reverted back to Ikuto's violin. His violin disappeared, as Ikuto carried Amu bridal style and headed for the dungeon doors. Utau and Kukai followed closely behind him, keeping alert around their surroundings. Once they made it upstairs, the doors suddenly slammed shut behind them. Laughter filled across the room, hurting their ears. Utau and Kukai tried to shut out the noise, but to no avail. Falling to their knees, they slowly lost consciousness and collapsed on the floor; sprawled across from each other's reach.
Whoosh.
Entangle.
Suddenly, dark shadowy vines appeared from nowhere and went straight towards Amu, Utau and Kukai. The three were bound to the vines, unable to move. With a quick wave of his hand, the vines moved to the wall, sticking to it like durable duct tape. The mastermind revealed himself from behind the shadows, it was Fujisaki Nagihiko, Lord of Shinigami and current ruler of the Underworld. He laughed, his voice echoed throughout the room. He had been amused by the results so far, but wasn't completely satisfied. His gaze averted to Ikuto, who stood his ground and glared at him. Nagihiko smiled, they both knew he had the advantage against all of them. Nobody was on par with him, except one. The First Shinigami. He laughed it off, he had already disabled most of her powers so that she wouldn't be able to stop him. No one could belittle him now, for he was now in control of everything; or so he believes he is.
Ikuto glared at Nagihiko.
"Let them go, Nagihiko. They have nothing to do with me."
Nagihiko laughed bitterly.
"Oh? Is that so?" He pretended to be in deep thought. "Now that you phrase it that way, I could let off Utau and Kukai."
His gaze shifted towards Amu, who shivered involuntarily.
"But I'm afraid the filthy human girl must perish."
Ikuto gritted his teeth, his anger seethed through his body quickly.
"My, my. Angry already?" He smiled, "Keep it up, because I will have you kill her with your own hands."
Then he quickly whispered an incantation.
"Dark Magic: Controlling Tongue! Activate!"
Whoosh.
Bang.
Suddenly, a part of his soul flew out from his body, swarming around him before heading straight towards Ikuto. In exchange, part of Ikuto's soul flew out and was absorbed into Nagihiko's body as Ikuto absorbed his. A dark tattoo appeared on Ikuto's neck, and on Nagihiko as well. Ikuto couldn't control his own body, since the spell dominated his spirit temporarily. Now, everything was set in place just as Nagihiko had planned. His tattoo glowed bloody red, as he whispered a command; pointing at Amu in the process.
"Necare! " (Kill!)
Poof.
Ikuto's violin appeared, this time it automatically morphed into a long dark scythe. It was a complete replicated version of the purple one, except it had a bloody red glow. The scythe's power overpowered Ikuto's body, fusing with his own energy force and making him unable to control himself. A bloody red aura now emitted from his body, even Amu could feel its strange overwhelming power. He charged at Amu, slicing off the vines so that she landed on the floor roughly. She struggled to get back up on her foot, feeling slightly weakened from the sudden fall. Trembling, she looked up to see Ikuto. Except, the Ikuto she saw in front of her now was different. She could feel his evil aura rising from his body, as it channeled its way to the scythe. Even though he was forcefully controlled and looked temporarily evil on the outside, inside of him she could see him pleading himself not to kill her. His hands trembled as he lowered the tip of the death scythe to her throat. Amu closed her eyes, ready to face her fate. Ikuto swung the scythe high above his head, ready to slash her.
Suddenly, a bright purple-white light blinded them all. The aura was strangely emitting from Amu's body. She heard a voice call to her.
"Lend me your power! Help me defeat Nagihiko and save Ikuto! "
Soon, the purple glowing aura engulfed Amu's body, as the First Shinigami began to borrow her powers, along with some of Utau's and Kukai's. All three of their powers combined into one and fused into Amu's body. The blinding white light disappeared, revealing to be Amu; temporarily controlled by the First Shinigami. She summoned her own death scythe, which glowed a dark purple. Her aura surrounded Amu's body, enough to neutralize Ikuto's and Nagihiko's at a bare minimum. She glared at Nagihiko, who Ikuto was currently standing guard to.
"This ends now once and for all Nagihiko! "
He smirked.
"Yes, let's end this!"
