I'm back! Finally. School has been a bitch but know I have a while before we have to go back. Which means more stories
"The meeting is in 20 minutes," Takashiro said.
He walked away leaving the Zweilts there to drown in their thoughts. Their loyalty and what they knew was right was pulling them in different directions and none of them were sure which path they should follow. The finally started to disperse to their own rooms, the heaviness in the hearts slowing them down.
"Luka," Yuki said sitting on the bed and putting his head in his hands.
"Yuki?" Luka asked looking at the younger boy in worry.
"He's not really abandoning them is he?" Yuki asked worry in his voice lifting his head up.
"Whatever you want to do I'll stay by your side," Luka answered.
"I can't leave Toko, Tsukumo, Shusei, and Hotsuma but can we really just let Senshirou and Kuroto go like that?" Yuki asked looking at him.
Luka was quiet, unsure of what to say. He didn't really understand human emotions since as a demon he didn't have a need for them. The only emotions he possessed were learned from Yuki and this loyalty that Yuki held for all of them only served to confuse him.
"I can't tell you the right answer," he said finally after thinking things over.
"I wish someone could," Yuki said and laid his hands in his head again.
Toko stood there unsure of what to do. As Tsukumo walked to their rooms she followed, abandoning her own room in place of her brothers. They sat there quietly a heavy weight placed on their shoulders and hearts. Their loyalty to Takashiro and their desire to do the right thing at odds with each other and pulling them in different directions with no clear answer on what to do, making them freeze up. They sat patiently trying to figure things out.
"We can't leave Yuki," Tsukumo said, "but he's probably thinking the same thing we are."
"We can't all leave Takashiro," Toko said, "he's done a lot for us."
"But at the same time he's the one who put us in this situation," Tsukumo pointed out.
"We swore are loyalty. What are we supposed to do?" Toko asked.
"There's no black and white answer," Tsukumo said, "We just have to go with what we believe."
Shusei stood there watching Hotsuma punch holes in the wall of their room.
"Everyone is going to leave aren't they?" he turned to Shusei his hands still clenched, blood dripping from his knuckles.
"We could too," Shusei said.
"YOU could," Hotsuma snarled, "We have no guarantee that the leader of a different clan would be willing to pay for me to stay."
Shusei sat there and thought about it. Guiltily he admitted to himself Hotsuma was right. If Shusei left he would be leaving behind Hotsuma, something he couldn't bear to do. That means while everyone else left Takashiro and his wrongs he and Hotsuma would be left behind. They had no choice.
"Let's just get to the meeting," he said quietly and stood, "Maybe we can avoid this all."
They filed in. Like last time they were one of the first there but as everyone filed in they were far apart. They didn't talk or join together. The most noticeable difference was over half of the Zweilts standing there wore red bands with the "Ruthless" kanji inscribed on it. A shiver ran through them as the recognized Davi's group name. Fear filled the hearts of every one of them. Takashiro's decision didn't seem so misguided any longer. Still they couldn't leave their comrades against this.
They watch silently as once again the eight leaders stood once again but no longer together. They were separated. One side contained Davi, Maria, Sienna, and Takashiro while on the other side stood Nikki, Austin, and Alisan.
"I'm sure by now you all know what's going on," Davi spoke smirking. He saw the sea of red bands against the ones without and he knew they would win with the number they had, "We've also heard Nikki would rather surrender than fight with us."
Alisan and Austin both looked shocked, unable to fathom why she would do that.
"I said we weren't fighting, "Nikki confirmed, "but I never said anything about surrendering."
Davi's eyes narrowed.
"How do you expect not to fight? How do you even expect to win?" Davi asked irritated.
"By showing you the consequences of what you're about to do," Nikki said, "But first I need some help. Jack and Kuroto if you would."
The both stepped up confusing everyone.
"What do you expect to prove Nikki?" Davi asked, "If you had God's Eyes, Voice, Light, or Ears up here I could see what you were trying to prove but with these mediocre Zweilts?"
"You mean God's Past and Future?" Nikki asked a smirk now gracing her lips.
"God's Future?" Takashiro asked as Davi asked "God's Past?"
"You weren't there for this lesson Davi," Nikki smirked, "Two new Zweilt abilities were gained. One was God's Past, someone who has the power to control Space."
"And God's Future was the second but it wasn't revealed," Takashiro said.
"That's what I came to talk to you about when you kicked them both out," Nikki explained, "I figured out who was God's Future and what he could do."
"Kuroto?" Takashiro asked, "How do you figure that?"
"He warps time," Nikki smirked, "he's the one and only reason Senshirou's alive. Jack froze space making it so Senshirou was unable to get any worse. Kuroto sped up the time making it so by the time Senshirou woke up he was fully healed even though it should have taken weeks more."
"That still doesn't explain what they can do to help," Davi said impatiently.
"In addition to speeding time he can see glimpses into the future," Nikki said, "Kuroto if you would come here."
Kuroto stood next to her and she took his hand. She whispered some words almost silently and an orange-ish glow swept across the floor.
Suddenly, the New York house changed. Parts of it were aflame and others crumbling. The sky was filled with smoke and the smell of gas filled the air. The Zweilts, from every side looked around, horrified. A scream was heard, directing their attention over to the battle taking place not five feet from them.
Standing there was Davi and Luka. They were going head to head, Yuki standing at the side flanked by a Hotsuma and Shusei. Hotsuma's arm was dripping blood and his face was dirtied. Shusei was in even worse shape. Both of his hands were covered in cuts, clearly rendering his hands unusable. His left shoulder was patched up but you could see the blood seeping out from under the bandages. It was clear that if Luka lost the battle, Hotsuma and Shusei wouldn't be much help, try as they might. Their swords clashed one last time before both were blasted back in an explosion.
There Kuroto stood. A red orange flash raced across the terrain, freezing anything it came in contact with. Soon everyone fighting around was frozen, nobody could move nor did they seem aware of what was going on around them. Kuroto walked over and a blue flash released Luka, Yuki, Senshirou, Toko, Hotsuma, Shusei, and Nikki. They looked over at him.
"We can't keep fighting them like this," Kuroto said, "We'll end up dead."
"Then the only thing we can do is destroy their last two leaders," Nikki said, "then they'll scurry for power and won't be able to fight us anymore."
"That would involve killing Takashiro," Yuki interrupted.
"Would you rather one man or the 32 Zweilts remaining in our group?" Nikki asked, "You've already lost Tsukumo."
"She's right," Shusei said, "this is out last option."
Slowly Kuroto called on his weapon and killed Davi, the blood not yet seeping but the damage he had down irreversible even when he was unfrozen.
"Who will kill Takashiro?" Yuki asked the sadness trickling into his voice.
"I will," Nikki said standing up, "I won't make you kill your old friend."
Everyone watched as she did to Takashiro, what Kuroto did to Davi.
Kuroto unfroze the rest of the people and the Zweilts from the past watched their future selves. People were confused but it was soon clear what had happened. Unable to fathom what had happened and scared that more of it was to come, the remaining Zweilts scattered running away and ducking out of sight before the remaining Zweilts came after them.
Suddenly everyone was pulled out of the vision in front of them and they were once again in front of the now more fragile looking house.
"We divide ourselves and we're doomed and not only will you lose but we lose many more in the biggest battle to come," she stated, "at the end of both battles only 3 living Zweilts will stand. Do you really want to go into this battle with those odds?"
"How do we know it's not a trick?" Davi eyed her suspiciously.
"I've never needed tricks to kick your ass before and I don't need them now. If you don't believe me try your luck," she challenged.
Davi snarled at her.
"One more slip Nikki and your stupid prophesy won't change my mind," he growled and jumped off the stage, snapping his fingers for his Zweilts to follow him.
Takashiro looked over at her and sighed.
"I guess I was wrong. I should have believed in you," he admitted.
"All of us should have," Sienna said.
Nikki turned to the remaining Zweilts.
"You're dismissed for the day," Nikki announced.
Everyone left but the Japanese Zweilts who stood eerily still.
"I'm not forcing you to do anything," Nikki said, "what Takashiro did was wrong but you grew up with him by your side. He's important to you and you put your trust behind him. You'll have to talk to him and decide your future from there."
They all turned to leave.
"Thank you," Shusei said.
"For what?" she asked confused.
"We had a choice," he said, "if it would have come to that."
She smiled a little bit.
"Go with him," she said, "and always stand by his side."
Shusei smiled slightly.
The eight of them walked slowly to Takashiro's room.
Yuki was the first one to go in, Luka hovering behind him. The rest of them followed and soon Takashiro was guiltily staring at Kuroto and Senshirou. The silenced screamed in the room and the tension was so palpable it could have been cut with a knife.
"I'm sorry," Takashiro finally sighed, "I was wrong. I don't want to lose my team because of it though. No matter how long it takes Kuroto and Senshirou will be welcomed back with open arms should they decide to."
The pair looked over at those they called their family.
"Yes we're coming back," Senshirou said, "Right Kuroto?"
"Yeah," Kuroto said, "Of course but right now Senshirou needs some rest. We're going back to the
"When do you think he'll admit it?" Isuzu asked Takashiro later.
"Admit what?" Takashiro asked.
"That he's in love with Senshirou," Isuzu said.
Takashiro smiled slightly.
"I'm not sure," Takashiro said, "but it seems everyone knows but Senshirou."
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