United at Last
Although he hadn't been there to witness the confrontation himself, Asura already knew what the results were. The Kishin knew exactly how Death was, in fact the Shinigami was predictable. Since Death was so ashamed of him, naturally he wouldn't want to inform Death the Kid of Asura's true identity. The old man wasn't exactly the brightest in the world, despite what he might think, because no matter hard his efforts were he wouldn't be able to pull of the lie once the seeds of doubt were planted. See, the Kishin could read most people very easily and he also knew that Kid was much smarter than the older Shinigami was aware of.
Death was also very stubborn, a trait Death the Kid inherited. However, that would prove to be useful for Asura and not Death. He knew the boy wouldn't be satisfied with Death's answers and when he did finally reveal the truth, it would cause an explosion. Fragments shared a connection of all sorts, including a somewhat emotional one, so naturally Asura could tell when Kid was enraged. Anger mixed with doubt was a fatal combination, which always strengthened the madness that had been slowly festering inside the young Shinigami.
Originally, the Kishin had been on the moon with his clowns, recovering from the 800 years of imprisonment. However, since he knew full well that Kid was going to cave eventually, Asura left the moon's surface so that when the time came, he would be down to collect his brother.
At a distance, it wasn't as easy to sense the younger fragment's presence, however, the closer he got the stronger the sense. The sensation was getting stronger, too. So strong that it made the Kishin shiver. That could only mean good news, though, because that mean that his brother was close, very close. The Kishin's smile quickly changed into a wide Cheshire cat length grin as he knew Kid would be arriving at any minute.
Meanwhile, Death the Kid had been making his way through Death City, eager to get out. Of course, his weapons and friends had tried to catch up to him to stop him but they hadn't suceed. He wasn't going to let them stop him from getting where he needed to be. Now that Death the Kid knew everything, he had no reason to stay and he no longer needed any of them. Good thing his board was fast.
At first Death the Kid thought it was going to be hard to find the Kishin, seeing as he had no idea where he had disappeared to after he was released. However, the young Shinigami couldn't quite understand it, but he felt as if the connection between Asura and him was practically leading him towards the other. Of course, he followed the lead until he could feel that he had reached the presence he had been seeking.
Upon reaching his destination, he automatically spotted the Kishin. In a way it was weird. Only once had Death the Kid actually seen the older fragment in person and that was before he even knew who he was. He had also seen him in his dream but that wasn't the same. It felt so weird physically being in the Kishin's presence but at the same at the same time it made him feel…complete.
The moment the Kishin set eyes on the younger fragment, he was overfilled with joy. Finally, after weeks upon weeks of waiting, his little brother was here. It had taken much longer than Asura had wanted it to but he was a patient man and knew they would eventually reunite. Asura didn't speak up yet, though, instead all he did was watch as Kid stared directly at him, getting off the board. Only then did Asura decide to advance towards the younger fragment.
"I told you it would come to this, little brother, didn't I?" Asura said with a smirk as he looked him over head to toe, noticing just how much Death the Kid's appearance had changed since they last met, probably due to the madness, "Well, I must say, you are looking much better than you did before. How does the madness feel now that you stopped fighting it?"
For a moment, Death the Kid was thrown off guard. What did the Kishin mean by him looking better? As far as he knew, he looked the same as before. Of course, he hadn't really had a good look at himself but now, just out of curiosity, he took the time to do so. Now he could notice the changes. His suit was more symmetrical than it had been before and he wasn't wearing that dreaded skull tie anymore either. Judging by those changes, he could only assume those familiar five lines were over his mouth.
"I'm sorry I didn't believe you, brother. You were right, you were always right about everything… I should have believed you," Kid said with a faint frown before smirking back up at Asura, "How does it feel? It was just like you said before… I feel so free, so powerful… I can barely contain it."
There was nothing that pleased Asura more than hearing his little brother say those words. Of course, he was right, he was always right. After all, he had gone through all of those things too, so naturally he would know everything. He had got what he wanted in the end, his brother. Finally, the hard part was done and he could carry out his plans.
"It's fine, little brother, you didn't believe me because of Father's influence but you can see the truth now, can't you? He never cared about you but you're with me now. You're with your true family, a family you can trust," Asura pointed out as he rested a hand on the younger fragment's shoulder, "I'm glad to see that you've finally joined in me, but we'll need to be going soon but before we do, there is something we should take care of first."
Kid sighed happily before replying, "Father thought that by lying to me he thought he was protecting me, but he wasn't… All he is just a deceiver, he never cared. You're told me the truth from the very beginning. Anyway, what do we need to, don't we have everything?"
Asura wasn't stupid, neither was Kid. There was no way Death would let Kid go without sending out a rescue squad and among that squad would be Death the Kid's weapons. As much as Asura wanted to say that he had fully recovered, he hadn't quite yet. He didn't want to have to deal with such a big problem, yet. Since Kid only just accepted the Madness, he probably wasn't as prepared either and he still needed his weapons.
"I'm afraid we don't have everything yet, but we only need one little thing and we can be on our way," Asura sighed before grinning once more, "There is no way Father would have let you go and not sent someone to get you back. By now he has probably already sent those friends of yours as well as your weapons. Since you've only recently gave into your madness, we still aren't prepared yet, to be ready you'll need to obtain your weapons first."
His weapons? Why exactly would Kid need his weapons when he could simply use his new powers? But Asura had his reasons and in the end, they would have less enemies to deal with. However, the problem was going to be persuading his weapons to join him. Oh well, if that's what needed to be done, he would do it.
Meanwhile, the twins hadn't even tried to talk to Death. Their Meister had already taken off and if they waited, it would probably be too late for them to find him. It probably would have been wiser to talk to Lord Death but at the moment, that was the last thing on their mind. So. The Thompson Sisters followed their Meister.
They weren't for sure where he was going but it was somewhere out of Death City. No matter what they wouldn't stop looking for him and would dare not return to Death City without Kid because the truth of the matter was, they were worried about him. What if the Kishin got him and swallowed his soul? Even worse, what if the Kishin took him?
Once they got out of town, they found themselves in an unknown area. It was funny, they had probably been through here maybe once or twice but never without Kid. How were they going to find him in this mess? However, they did have a feeling that Kid was somewhere around here. It wasn't no sensation or connection but just a gut instinct. Luckily for them, Kid wasn't that far away from them.
"Yoohoo, Kid! Where are you? Are you out here?" Patty shouted out as she looked around for him and kept walking, "Come on out so we can talk to you!"
"Hey, Kiddo-kun, where the hell are you?" Liz shouted as well, though she sounded less childish than Patty, who actually sounded more serious than usual as the two wouldn't stop looking everywhere they could, "Please let us help you."
Much to their surprise, the first thing they would see was none other than the Kishin himself, who was only grinning at them. It seemed as if he had been waiting for them, or something.
"It's you! Look, tell us where kid is and you won't get hurt," Liz snapped as she glared coldly at the Kishin, who seemed unaffected by her anger, in fact he seemed more amused than anything, "What the hell are you grinning at? I swear if you've hurt Kid…"
"I would appreciate it if you stopped threatening my brother like that," Kid said as he stepped out from behind the Kishin, "As you can see, he has done nothing to me. In fact, I feel so much better than I did before I left Death City."
To say the girls were in shock would be an understatement. Before they never got a look at Kid but now that he was in plain sight and not running, they could see his appearance. Their eyes widened at the sight. Kid…. His appearance had drastically changed. The Kishin must have done something to do him, because they could just feel the madness radiating off of him.
"Hey, Kid, what is wrong with you? You look funny…" Patty commented in confusion as she scratched her head, though concerned, "Did that mean Kishin do that to you?"
"Patty, can't you feel that madness radiating off of him? Something is very wrong with him," Liz said and looked at her Meister with sad eyes before taking a step towards him, "Whatever he did to you, we'll fix it… Just please come with us to Death City, that's your home…"
Kid clenched his fists and shook his head before snapping, "Who said I need fixing? I'm perfectly fine and there is no way I'm going back there." A grin formed on the young Shinigami's face, "Sorry I ran out on you but that's why we waited for you. I won't be going to Death City but you'll come with me."
Patty may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but she was smart enough to tell that if they came with him it wouldn't be too good. Liz was right, she could feel that madness come over her and she could feel something sinister from Kid. Why did he want them?
Liz was feeling the same way. There was just something about the way that Kid spoke that made her uncomfortable. Whatever he wanted them for wouldn't be good, at least that's what she thought.
"I'm sorry Kid, but if you won't come with us willingly, we will have to take you by force," Liz said sternly but kept a distance as the air around them seemed to get colder, "The Kishin has too much of an influence on you, so we have to take you away from him."
For a moment, it seemed like Asura was going to snap on them but Kid put on his chest as if to hold him back. It seemed to work too, as the Kishin only backed away but kept a cold glare on the twins.
"I told you, my brother did nothing to me but if you don't shape up I'll let him kill you," Kid said seriously, his facial expression turning just as serious as he held out his hands. "Come to me right now, that is an order."
The twins looked at each other in uncertainty. They could tell by the tone of Kid's voice that he wasn't playing around, which meant his threat was real. If they didn't go with him, they would die. So as much as they wanted to be stubborn and steal Kid away, it seemed impossible at this point. So, Liz just simply nodded at Patty, who returned the nod with a sad expression before their bodies glowed.
Within seconds there were a pair of weapons in Kid's hands. Now that Kid had obtained them, everything was taken care of.
"Now that that is settled, let's get going before anyone else shows up," Asura commented before taking Kid's arm, "I'll take you up to the moon, that's where I've been hiding. We'll be safe there."
Kid didn't question Asura, no, all he did was nod and they were off to the moon.
|Sorry it's been so since I updated but here it is! As always, let me know what you think and let me know if you see anything that I should fix.|