As Quatra walks back into the house he finds Leiko just getting out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her body and going to the closet to get changed as he told her.
"Who told you to shower?" Quatra asked with a facepalm as he waits for his girlfriend in the living room.
"You should take one too?" Leiko asks as she hurries to pick out clothes in her room. She then stops at the door and takes a look at her boyfriend. "Yeah your definitely taking one." she say in the doorway with her arms crossed.
"Why?" Quatra asked with an eyebrow raised and his arm crossed as well.
"You're covered in blood samurai" she says coolly as she points at him with an eyebrow raised. "How do you not notice that?"
"I'm kind of used to it" Quatra says with no signs of emotion causing Leiko to sweatdrop and walk back into the room, mumbling something along the lines of god damned assassins. Quatra realizing that a shower might be necessary decides to follow her. "Do you still have my clothes from yesterday?" he asked while walking by her on his way to the bathroom.
"Yeah they're in the bathroom" Leiko says while tearing through her drawers apparently looking for something.
"When I come out be ready to go" Quatra orders as he puts his katana on her bed and walks into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him.
After five minutes of searching through the drawers Leiko finds what she was looking for. "Found them!" Leiko screams as she pulls out a pair of black jeans and puts them on the bed with a long sleeved black shirt "That should do for clothes." She says as she gets up and looks down on her bed at what she picked. As she finishes putting on her clothes she notices Quatra's katana on the bed and decides to pick it up and look at it.
"Its lighter than it looks" Leiko says while holding the sheathed katana up to her face. She then draws the katana and notices the serrated edge that is as clean as the day he got it. "that idiot keeps this thing cleaner than he keeps his clothes." She says to herself as she sheathes the katana. She then holds the katana in the same position as Quatra did in his fight against Apophis with bent knees, right hand over the handle, and eyes forward.
"I'm Quatra Mikazuchi and I'm here to kill you" Leiko says in her best Quatra impersonation. She then draws the blade the same way she saw him do it only when she swings the sword someone catches the blade with their fingertips.
"When did you become a master of the Ono-ho Itto sword style" Quatra asks with a raised eyebrow while holding on to his blade. "and the last time I checked my name was Quatra Mikazuchi."
"Sorry Quatra" Leiko says with a weak smile as she sheathes the blade and hands it to him.
"Your form was a little off and when you swung the blade your feet were too far apart" Quatra explains as he walks towards the door. "The Ono-ho Itto sword style is a style that emphasizes footwork. Against an actual swordsman the first strike is never a kill unless your opponent is an idiot." he says while opening the door. "I'll tell you more on the way." he says while signaling that it was time to go.
As Quatra and Leiko walk down the street towards the train station, Quatra explains swordsmanship to Leiko and the different types of sword styles. He explains why he meditates and why practicing everyday is a must to perfect a style.
"That's why you always wake up at unholy hours in the morning?" Leiko asked either amazed at his dedication or just confused as to why someone would willingly do what he does. "To practice your form."
"Yes" Quatra answers. He then turns to look her with a rather stern look as they continue to walk. "Swordsmanship is not like riding a bike. You have to keep practicing constantly, day after day, until you completely learn the form. There can be many different forms in a style and many different styles to choose from. Obviously mastering a style means to learn all its forms to perfection."
"What does this lesson have to do with the style you used against Apophis?" Leiko asks slightly confused. Quatra exhales deeply realizing that he should probably get to the point. Leiko doesn't have the best attention span.
"The Ono-ho Itto sword style I use is a mixture of all of the sword styles I have mastered up to this date." he says as they arrive at the train station. Sensing Leiko was getting ready to ask him to teach her, he changes the subject. "Where the hell is Kyoya? The train leaves in ten minutes and he should have been here before us."
"Isn't that him over there." Leiko says pointing at the bench on the other side where Kyoya was sitting and smoking a cigarette. Quatra and Leiko immediately walk over to Kyoya when they notice that he is also covered in blood.
"You missed one" Kyoya says while shaking his head. He then stands and smirks at him. "That's not like you. I even had to get messy." Saying the last part while gripping his shirt showing the blood.
"Did you get the tickets?" Quatra asked ignoring his brother's attempt to mess with his head.
"Yep" Kyoya says holding up three tickets to show his brother. Quatra and Leiko take the tickets and get on the train followed by Kyoya. When they get into their seats, they start talking and before they knew it Kyoya was the only one awake. Kyoya had a smile on his face while looking at the happy couple sleeping. Leiko using Quatra's shoulder like a pillow and Quatra's head leaning against hers. Eventually Kyoya falls asleep as well.
"Are you ready to initiate the plan Gino?" a dark hooded figure says with a feminine voice, a couple seats behind the sleeping trio.
"Do it Yuri" the man named Gino says in a coarse voice while taking off his hood to reveal a man in his 70's with long gray hair and a gray mustache that covers his entire lip.
The girl known as Yuri gets up and teleports to an unknown location. Two seconds later she comes back with Quatra's katana and Kyoya's zanbato. "Your turn Gino." She says while taking off her hood to reveal short purple hair and purple eyes.
Gino casts a spell that take the form of a black ball of dust hitting the sleeping trio in each of their faces causing nothing to happen immediately.
"Why do we have to do things your way?" Yuri asked with a slightly annoyed look on her face as she sits back down with her hands crossed.
"My way is cleaner" Gino says "And we don't have to explain to the people on the train why they are covered in blood."
"But if anyone were to get involved I would just kill them" Yuri says with a smile.
"If this doesn't work then you can kill them your way, but until then be a good slave and follow orders." he says with a scowl.
"I'm gonna kill you one day" Yuri says while narrowing her eyes at her "master"
"Shh" Gino says silencing Yuri "The show is starting." he says while closing his eyes and entering into a trance like state.
"I feel sorry for them" Yuri thinks to herself. "I would rather fight and die than be killed in my sleep because of a nightmare without being given the chance to defend myself."
"Where the hell am I?" Kyoya asks as he awakens in a dark hallway lit by candles that seems to go on forever. He receives no answer. "Hello" he says once again hearing nothing but the echo of his voice.
"Hello Kyoya." says Leiko with an emotionless face as she walks over to Kyoya. Kyoya noticing that Leiko's sword is out, reaches behind his back for his zanbato but comes up empty. "Leiko is there something wrong?" Kyoya asks with a confused face as he watches her walk slowly. "Cause if there is we can talk this out. Lets not resort to violence, Okay?" he asked as Leiko gets within swinging distance. She then swings the blade aiming for the neck. Kyoya ducks under the swing and kicks her in the stomach sending her sliding back. Kyoya then notices another presence behind him instinctively sidesteps and looks at the person that pops up behind him.
"Dad?" Kyoya asks with a shocked look as Hanzo Mikazuchi stares at him with gold eyes and his arms crossed. "What's going on?"
Hanzo Mikazuchi looks like an older version of Quatra, minus the black stripe in his hair. He is always wearing a black kimono with a gray hakama.
"Kill the girl." Hanzo says plainly.
"But Quatra would kill me." Kyoya says while dodging another one of Leiko's attacks.
"I guess he would." Hanzo says "Quatra was always the better child. The better fighter, the better killer, the smarter..." he continues to rattle off reasons why Quatra is better which frustrates Kyoya into a fit of rage.
"Shut the hell up!" he screams as his zanbato materializes in his hands. He then looks from his father to Leiko who is standing a few feet away with an emotionless face. "Now the real fight begins."
Meanwhile Quatra finds himself waking up by the river back near his house, the sun shining. "Wasn't I on the train?" He asks himself as he sits up and leans backwards on his elbows. "And it was dark when I got on it." He stands up and begins to walk toward his house acting on nothing but instinct. As he arrives at his home he finds that his house is burning. He also hears the sound of a familiar voice calling out from the flames.
"Quatra's not here, get out!" The voice that he recognizes as Leiko says with a strained scream. When Quatra hears that he immediately jumps into the flames that engulfs his home. In what used to be his living room, He finds Leiko on the ground covered in wounds struggling to stand. He also finds a face that shocks him standing over her holding his brother's zanbato.
"It's been a while Mikazuchi" The man says with a sick smile while looking to Quatra.
"What the hell is going on?" Quatra asked while walking over to grab Leiko and get her out of the house. He picks her up and attempts to get out of the house but the man blocks their way out.
"First time I've seen you in years and you're already leaving." the man says with a smirk. The man then holds up the zanbato. "Your brother wasn't very welcoming of me either, but I must admit he leaves the best parting gifts."
"So you killed Kyoya?" Quatra ask as he feels his emotions start to get the best of him. "That is a mistake you won't live to regret" anger evident in his voice.
"Not just him" The man says as he holds up a gold locket and Leiko's charm bracelet. "The list of people close to you that I killed is increasing."
"You killed my sister as well." Quatra say noticing the gold locket in his hands, his anger rising to the boiling point. He then notices the charm bracelet and looks at the women he held in his arms. Leiko's life was fading fast and he had to get her out to get medical attention.
"It's no use." the man say with that sadistic grin "I sliced up her vitals pretty good. I would say my final goodbye if I were you." he says following up with a sadistic laugh that pierces the sky.
"Quatra, Why did this happen?" Leiko says softly with tears in her eyes. "You said you would always protect me. Why did you let him do this?" She says as she goes limp in his arms.
"I'm sorry" Quatra says crying bitter tears as he puts her down on the ground and closes her eyes. As he is kneeling he releases an unholy amount of magic energy the strength of which blows out the fires and whats left of his house. He then looks at the man with gold eyes.
"Shisui, I'm gonna cut out your intestines along with your head and feed them both to the pigs." he says as his katana materializes in his hand. "I'm gonna cut off your arms and legs. Then I'm gonna find you in hell and continue to mercilessly kill you for all eternity."
Back in reality, Leiko is waking up to find that both Quatra and Kyoya are having bad dreams. She immediately turns and begins to shake Quatra. When he doesn't wake up Leiko then tries Kyoya.
"They're not gonna wake up." a voice says from behind Leiko causing her to turn around.
"What do you mean?" Leiko asked narrowing her eyes at the purple haired women in front of her.
"Once Gino gets someone trapped in his illusions it's all over" Yuri says while twirling her finger in the air. "His illusion will cause anybody to self destruct from the inside out." She then teleports behind Leiko. "the only way to stop it is to kill him"
"I don't normally kill but if it is to save the guys then..." She says. She then turns around changing her bracelet into its sword form and swings it at the purple haired women only to find the girl had disappeared. She turns back around to find Yuri sitting on Quatra's arm rest.
"Unfortunately girly, you don't have the ability to kill him." Yuri says in a bored tone with he arms crossed.
"How do you know?" Leiko fires back at Yuri causing her to stand up and look at her.
"Cause in order to kill him, you must kill me?" Yuri says with a smirk. She then teleports behind Leiko, grabs her by her neck and teleports the two of them on top of the moving train. Once they get on top of the train Yuri lets her go. Leiko falls to a knee to catch her breath while Yuri cartwheels on top of the moving train.
"Your death shall release my chains." Yuri says as she looks to the night sky which is clear. "He can't die till I buy my freedom. After that I'll kill him myself." saying this last part with a twisted smile that shakes Leiko to the core.
"She's a slave." Leiko thinks to herself as Yuri babbles on about ways to kill her master. "How sad." She was so focused into her thoughts that she didn't realize that Yuri had pulled out a spade shaped knife. Yuri threw the knife and almost hit Leiko in the head gaining her attention. Yuri teleports to catch the knife that she threw.
"Ah well, enough talking." Yuri says as she opens her hand and flashes five more knives. "Can't buy my freedom if you don't die so..." She then throws the knives straight at Leiko. Leiko manages to dodge five of the six but the sixth hit her in the thigh. Leiko then grabs the knife and pulls it out of her leg and drops it to the ground.
"How did that hit me? I thought she only threw the five but the sixth one was completely invisible." Leiko thinks to herself. Leiko then summons two skeletons and stands her ground.
"Now you're probably thinking you could use your skeletons to block my knives until you figure out the trick to my knives." Yuri says with a smile knowing her plan. "Unfortunately you won't live that long." She then starts throwing knives again this time Leiko dodges all five of them and starts charging at Yuri. Yuri decides to try to teleport again but is caught by a skeleton from behind.
"What the hell!" Yuri thinks as she is being held in place by a rather big boned skeleton. Leiko charges in her sword ready to put an end to the fight. As Leiko makes contact with the sword Yuri teleports, with the skeleton on her back and comes back without it. When she teleports back she picks up all of her knives and throws them at the unsuspecting Leiko. As Leiko turns around she gets hit with one in her leg, one in each arm and three in non vital points on midsection. Leiko falls to her knee again.
"You almost had me there girly." Yuri says. "By the by, You can keep knives I have more." Yuri says with a wicked smile as she holds up five more in each hand. Yuri then makes her move. She begins teleport with speed causing the after images to surround the blue haired girl. Leiko staying calm and thinking fast gets the knives out of her body and throws them at some after images. She then summons skeletons to attack the rest of the after images while she closes her eyes and tries to feel her presence.
"Where is the real you?" Leiko asked as she stands at the ready. She then notices the purple presence behind her. "Got ya." She then swings her sword behind her and hits Yuri. Yuri, who blocks the best she could with a knife, ends up getting cut pretty badly at the shoulder blade getting rid of half of her offensive power.
Yuri grabs her bad shoulder with her good hand and realizes that if she can't throw the blades this would get a lot harder. "This is bad" she thinks calmly as she watches Leiko turn to face her. Leiko takes the stance of the Ono-ha Itto sword style and prepares to fight back.
"I won't lose to you." Leiko says while focusing all of her attention on Yuri.
Yuri stares at her in shock. "She is bleeding from all of her wounds, she is showing sign of fatigue, she should have already went down but something is keeping her standing." Yuri thinks to herself. "I don't know what it is but I can't afford to let her live for much longer." Yuri then removes the tattered tarp that covered most of her. She is seen wearing a now torn and blood covered white tee shirt, purple pants, white and purple shoes and two belts that hold up to a hundred knives each.
Yuri then reaches into one of the belts compartments and pulls out twenty knives with her good arm and places two of them in her mouth and nine in the hand in her bad arm. "The shape my shoulder is in I'm only gonna get one throw before the shoulder gives out." She thinks to herself.
Leiko has taken her stance and waits for the opponent to attack. "I wish she would just give up." Leiko thinks with a frown. "If the circumstances were different I would quit and ask for a rematch at another time. She must really want to be free, but I'm fighting for Quatra and Kyoya's lives and that is what is important to me so with that losing is not an option." Leiko then releases her remaining magic energy while in her stance to create another skeleton this one with samurai's armor and a katana.
Yuri throws the knives in her good arm and teleports behind Leiko and throws the ones in her bad arm causing Leiko to be surrounded by knives on both sides.
"Just like Quatra does it. Close some of the width between my feet and..." She thinks as she swings the sword she manages to parry each knife coming at her on one side, turns around, and dodges the others at a high speed. Leiko then charges at Yuri who throws a knife that was in her mouth at a very high speed that gets knocked down by the samurai skeleton. Yuri then teleports behind Leiko expecting to be able to throw the last knife at a vital, only to see the skeleton charging at her. Yuri takes the knife and blocks the katana using all of her strength.
Yuri takes the advantage of having the easier weapon to use and cuts the skeletons head off. Leiko taking the opportunity, charges and thrust the blade through the skeleton and hits Yuri in right below her right collarbone. Leiko removes the blade allowing Yuri to fall to the ground.
Leiko stand over the purple haired girl with a look of exhaustion on her face. She couldn't bring herself to deliver the final blow as she watched Yuri lose consciousness. She notice two figures behind her but doesn't do anything immediately. After a minute of standing there the adrenaline takes over and Leiko starts to scream a powerful yet still graceful scream that pierces the night sky. She continues to scream until one of the figures wrapped his arms around her and whispers in her ear. Leiko turns around, says something softly in return, and passes out in the figure's arms. The other figure decides to speak.
"One hell of a fight she was in, eh Quatra?" Kyoya says as he stands there with his hands crossed as he looks at both the purple haired girl and Leiko. "Are you gonna clean up?" he asked with his eyebrow raised.
"Right before she passed out Leiko told me to let the girl live and get her some help." Quatra said with Leiko now on his back asleep.
"Did she now?" Kyoya says with an amused tone while grabbing the purple haired girl by the waist and holding her at his side. "Then we will patch them both up and and get them looked at when we get off the train in...two hours" He says with a slightly annoyed tone. "God dammit I'm not gonna get any sleep."
Alright finally chapter seven done.
R and R and I will think you are awesome. Unless you're an ass.
Don't be an ass. :D