lol finally.


Iori Yagami had lost track of time.

His mind floated in a haze.

The pain wasn't numbing, it was as sharp and fresh as when it first began. It threatened to consume him, but he was holding on by the tips of his fingers. He was fighting to keep hold of himself. Clinging to his sanity… that rock on the stormfront.

And what a storm it was.

I'm drowning. I'm finished.

His breath was becoming shallower and shallower. Was he being affected by the imagery? He wasn't sure, but it felt like there was liquid pooling in his lungs. His head pounded incessantly. There was screaming in his ears. Inaudible screaming. They laughed at him. They were assured of their victory. Today, the King was fallen.

"Yagami?!"

Defeated. Defeat. An awful, awful feeling… and not even beaten by a real person. He was being defeated by himself. Where was he? Ah. On the floor. He'd dragged the blankets with him. Had he fallen off the bed? Didn't even notice…

"Yagami!... oh! Oh!"

He was probably crying again. Yeah. His face was all wet. He felt liquid trickling down across his eyes. There was vibration in his throat. Was he screaming? He couldn't hear a thing.

Give in Yasakani... Hurry! Hurry!

Orochi… was five minutes up yet? He was allowed to go after five minutes… he could rest after five minutes. He wanted to slip down into that dark sea of madness and sleep. Just sleep. There was nothing else he wanted to do. He had fought this battle for so long. Every day he clashed with them. Today… today was the last day. He'd finish it, then he could rest.

Hurry!

Why're you in such a rush for? Has it been five? We're all waiting for five … I'll finish it… after… fi-...ve…

HURRY! HUR-

A strange feeling.

It broke over him like a wave.

A shocking cold wave… cold, like ice. For a moment, there was nothing but that biting, chilling cold. He was shivering. Trembling. Frostbite… ah… ah…

It numbed everything. The pain was muted. Everything went quiet. Everything turned white. A profound, frigid silence. It was sweeter than honey. It was smoother than silk. It was cool and imperial, like marble. Lovely, that cold wave… like snow. Like ice. A beautiful icy mountain…

He felt his limbs moving. He was being lifted up. He hung heavily. The pounding in his head was growing weaker, the pain was frozen in his veins. Something soft was pressed up against him. He instinctively curled around it. There was a pressure on the bridge of his nose.

He wanted to stay on that icy mountain forever… but it was fading. The chill was receding.

Come back! Please. Come back…

It subsided. It left him.

But when it did. They were gone. Those demons… they were gone. They took their fear, their rage, and their pain with them. He was alone. His was his own again. That cold… it had rescued him. It calmed the storm. That horrible, terrifying storm. It was gone. He could see daybreak. Soft, gentle rays of hope.

It's over?

There was silence all around. Sweet, beautiful silence.

It was over.

He sobbed in relief.

He lay there and wept.

And he didn't stop.

"Yagami?"

A soft voice… His hearing had come back?

"Iori, are you alright?"

Something was running through his hair. Something was wiping his cheek. Something else supported his head. He emitted a low groan and opened his eyes. He stared into dark fabric.

"Don't cry. It's over."

He looked up. A familiar face looked down. He recognized... wait... how?

"Ka-kagura?"

Chizuru Kagura.

He was laying across Chizuru Kagura's lap. He had pushed his face up against her hipbone and was ruining her clothes. She had lifted him back into bed and was sitting on the edge of it, cradling his head in her lap. He just stared at her as if he'd seen a ghost.

After a moment, he closed his eyes and rasped softly.

"I'm not crying."

She smiled and wiped the tears off his face.

"Of course not."


aww bby. lemme hug u.

one more from chiz angle. then short epilogue. hopefully.

sorry 4 short chapters. i wanna die.

I think chiz is one of my fav chars lol.

Im kinda a bitch, too.