Episode IV
"Fighting Alone"
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Drip…drip…drip…
The sound of the television static and the soft blood dripping were the only sounds in the barely lit room, as an eerie silence filled the atmosphere. Kenny glared at the insane looking priest in front of him. The Sword clenched in his hands to his side, as he stared at the other teen in the eyes. Waiting for him to strike.
But to his astonishment, the priest started to dance and sing.
"I'm a priest~ A boy priest~ I cut devil-like people~" The loon sung, spinning around like a ballerina. "I cut them and laugh at them~ I cut the heads of you Devils, and receive my meal~"
Kenny looked at him with a weird out expression. Not too sure what to think of this…person?
The priest stopped dancing and sneered at him. "My name is Freed Zelzan," he said with a formal bow. "I belong to a certain Exorcism organization." Freed closed his eyes and turned his head away, shrugging. "Ah, but just because I told you my name, does mean I want to know yours. It's too much effort to remember a person's name once I killed them. So please scream as much to your hearts content."
'This guy's a fucking Exorcist?' Kenny's glare came back as his fists clench. "Then are you the one responsible for killing this man?"
"That's right." He looked over at the corpse and smirked fiendishly. "The fact that he tried to contact you was proof he's no longer human. End of the line, sinner!" He looked back at Kenny, with his eyes filling again with insanity. "So I chopped him up real nicely, don't you think?"
Kenny only scowled at him.
"Huh," Freed walks up to Kenny and leans his head forward, to where their faces were a few inches away. "Aren't you shocked? Aren't you going to run away?" He smiled at him mockingly. "Don't you already know that this man because a criminal scum. Just like you."
Kenny continued to glare at the crazy priest, but does respond to him. "A priest doesn't harm innocent people, you sick fuck."
Freed looked surprised at first before he throws his head back laughing. "Oh. Ho oh, this is fucking priceless." He looks back at him with a twisted and sadistic smirking face. "You really think a Devil can lecture me? Are you the new kid on the block?" He asked in a mocking tone with venom in it. "Now listen up closely, shitty Devil; Devil used human greed to stay alive. Relying on a Devil proves you're no longer human, see. So that's why people like me kill people like him." He jabs a thumb at the dead body. "I make a live killing sinners like him. It's a good job, really."
Kenny could feel his restraint and a calmness slipping with every word uttered from this man. The thought of this being going around killing people who just contacted a Devil was starting to bring up some bad thoughts. How many innocent people had this priest killed? Were their families on that list? His eyes widen when he started thinking about Rias, Akeno, Kiba, Koneko, Sona and her peerage, and then Mr. Scotts being cut down by Freed. His angered look came back stronger as his blood boils.
"Oh well. If you're just look at me like, that I'll just—"
BASH!
Freed was sent backwards and landed hard on his back. Kenny's right foot stomped down on the floor when he took a step forward. "I don't want to hear another damn word out of your fucking mouth!" He raises his clenched fist up as he glares hatefully at the priest. "I don't give a flying-shit if you're doing this because you're a fucking priest or a servant of God! I'm not going to let you go after everything you did in the past! I'm sending you to Hell myself, you bastard!"
The Exorcist stood back up and looks at Kenny with an expression that borders on anger and excitement. "So that's how you want to play?" His gleeful sadistic smile grew. "Okay then. I was going to jack-it tonight, but I really am wanting to fight some now." He reaches into his priest coat and brings out a one-handed sword with no blade and a silver gun with a cross engraved into the sides. "You're now starting to irritate me with that look, so can I cut you? Can I cut out that Devil heart of yours with this Blade of Light? Can I shoot you? Can really blow your head off with this cool looking gun?" He activates the blade, forming a blade of white light. "OKAY THEN!"
He sprinted towards Kenny before lunging at him and slashing the Blade of Light.
SWIFT!
CLASH!
Kenny blocks the attack.
BWOK!
He then kicked the gun out of Freed's hand.
"What the?" An angered Freed's attention was brought back when he had to parry a downward slash aimed at him. Kenny slashed diagonally left and right at the priest before kicking him in the stomach. Freed stumbled backwards towards the couch. He stopped himself before glaring at Kenny. He lunged at him again, giggling like a madman, and brings his sword down on Kenny, Kenny blocked it before sending a right slash at him, only from the Exorcist to block it.
Freed then began swinging wildly at Kenny. Unformal and imbalanced. Kenny was able to block all the attacks, but was having trouble still and knew he had to go on the offense. After parrying a right slash, he raised his sword and brought down on the priest. The mad man blocks it, but had to block a left swing at him. Kenny then unleashed a series of fast and furious slashes at Freed, as his opponent blocks them with a grin.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
He then swung the Sword rightwards against the Exorcist's Blade of Light. Freed backed away with an excited expression. "Hahaha! Anything else, shitty Devil?"
Kenny only narrowed his eyes. He then placed his hand on the blade and swiped it down the length of the blade. The green light shined in the barely lit room as the Sacred Gear activated. Power soon flowed through his body, getting him ready for attack.
"Oooo~," the deranged priest said gleefully. "A Sacred Gear? Now that makes things even more fun!" He rushed at Kenny a slash downwards. Kenny saw this coming and sidestepped, letting Freed pass by.
SLICE!
"Argh!" Freed lost balance and fell on his hands and knees. The Sword cuts diagonally across his back, leaving him bleeding. He growled while looking over his shoulder at Kenny. "You shitty Devil," he said through his gritted teeth angrily. "You think that you can fuck with me, huh?"
"Sorry, I'm into girls." Kenny pointed his sword at the psychopath. "But I'm going to give you this one chance to surrender."
Freed suddenly gained a sinister smirk. "Then I'll have to punish you, naughty shitty Devil." He turned around and pointed his gun at Kenny.
Kenny's eyes widened.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Kenny ran to the right before the bullets could hit their mark. Freed back rolled into the center of the room, stood up, and started wildly shooting his pistol at him. Kenny runs around the room in circles, as the manic of an Exorcist fires his guns at him. Bullet holes formed everywhere on the walls, as they seemed to follow Kenny as he ran for his life.
He passed a vase before bullets tear it up.
A family picture hanging on the wall is swiftly destroyed.
Four bottles of wine on a wood stand were destroyed, letting the alcohol splatting everywhere on the floor and the wall.
The television takes a fellow hits and blacked out.
Soon, Freed became the only source of light, as the muzzle flashes from his gun lighted up the center of the room. He wasn't even aiming at Kenny any more, only firing the weapon wildly.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha!" Freed laughs hysterically. "THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!"
Click!
"Huh?" He looked down at his gun and pulls the trigger again, only to hear the same click. "Oh crap, now I got to get more blessed bullets." He threw the empty gun over his shoulder. Freed pulled out a candle and lights it with the Blade of Light, bring light back into the room. He sets it on the table before turning to see Kenny staying a few feet away, panting lightly. His sinister smirk appeared again. "Well then, shall we shitty Devil?"
Kenny's only response was readying his blade while glaring at the madman. The two stand there in the room. Freed's sneered at Kenny's scowl. Then they rushed at each other with their blades back.
They stopped before each other and swung at each other simultaneously.
CLASH!
Bring the Sword back, Kenny slashed at the Exorcist's neck, but Freed blocked it before thrusting a stab at Kenny head. He ducked down to avoid the attack, before attempting an upwards slash at his chest. The deranged man jumped back.
He then jumped at Kenny again with his blade raised above his head.
CLASH!
Both warriors found themselves locked with their blades as they stared at one another. The Sword pushes against the Blade of Light, while neither opponent backs off. Freed's sadistic grin widens. "You're getting me all hard now, little boy. That's good, maybe I'll make your death painless, scumbag."
"Shut up, you psychopath," Kenny snapped. "I'm going to make you pay for what you did here tonight!"
The two of them jumped back. Freed insane look grew as he stuck his tongue out again. "Then you're going to have to do better than that, shitty Devil," he exclaimed. "But do know that I'm going to send you back to the pits of Hell from which you came!"
"PLEASE STOP!"
Kenny gasped as his eyes widened in shock. Not believing his ears and hope it was a trick, he turned his head towards the familiar voice. He was left startled to see Asia standing there by the doorway, looking at him with just as much surprise and confusion as he did with her, but with worriedness thrown into the mix. 'What the heck is she doing here?'
BANG!
Kenny cried out in pain after the gunshot goes off. A sharp pain suddenly exploded from his left shoulder, hurting worse that when Dohnaseek stabled him. He placed his left hand on the bullet wounds while stumbling back. His vision began to blur a bit, but he soon takes a firm stand again and focused his vision on the things going on. "Good work, my little assistant," Freed said to Asia, who had her hands over her mouth as she looked on in horror. "You distracted the evil Devil for me." He holds up a second gun that he pulled out of his coat. "Now I can cut him up, like I did with this sinner."
Asia, not knowing what he meant, noticing the corpse and her face filled with dread. "N-Nooooo!" She screamed out in horror. Kenny lifted is head to her, before reaching out to her. He wanted to plead for the nun to look away, but couldn't put it into words as the pain was too great.
"Oh yeah, this is your first time seeing a corpse like this, isn't it, Asia?" Freed asked. "Take a good long look, my dear. This is what we do to humans that are entranced by a Devil. They only deserve to die like this."
The young nun backed away from the dead body and turned towards Freed, only to notice Kenny. Her eyes widened with further shock. "Father Freed…that person…"
"Person?" The Exorcist laughed. "No, no, my dear. This shit here is a Devil."
Asia continued to stare shockingly at the black-haired teen. "Kenny…is that true?" She took a step closer to him. "Are you a Devil?"
Kenny looked at her in the eyes and saw the betrayal she must have felt. He was forced to look down, too ashamed to look at her again.
Freed continued to laugh hysterically—with the ever pinch of insanity in them. "What the fuck is this!? You guys know each other!? Wow! Now this is priceless. The forbidden love between a Devil and a Sister. Are you serious?"
Kenny looked at Asia for a second before lowering his head in shame again. "I'm sorry, Asia. I didn't want you to know because I was afraid of what you would do. I wanted to hide the fact I'm a Devil to protect myself," he admitted with guiltiness before looking up at her, finding the courage to face her. "But I was an idiot to doubt you! I only wish we can become friends."
"Kenny…"
"Ahaha!" Kenny scowled at the priest, who had his head thrown back while laughing. "Devils and humans can never coexist! Especially not someone from the Church. The Devils are the enemies! Also, we are a group of heretics that deserted by God. Asia and I are humans that can't survive without the support of Fallen Angels."
'Fallen Angels?' Kenny questioned in his head. 'But I thought priest and nuns serve God. Why is Asia doing with them?"
"Now all that's left is to kill this trash here." Freed points his Blade of Light at him with his tongue out. "The jobs not done until he's dead. Are you ready?"
Kenny growled at him. "I may have only one arm left, but it's more than enough to rip out that tongue out," he responded, ready to fight to the end. The pain in his shoulder burns as the bullet was still inside, but he had to push through it. He had to overcome this. If not, then Rias would be sad. He'll die here and the Sword will be taken away, never to be seen again while most likely be used to kill innocent people.
Nothing will stop Aku.
The future will be lost.
"Then here I come!" Freed charged at Kenny. But then Asia appears in front of him, much to Kenny's surprise. Her arms spread out as she protected him. Freed stopped and puts on a stern look. "Hey, now. Are you serious? Do you know what you doing?"
Asia stood firmly as she faced the priest. "…I do. But Father Freed, I beg of you. Please forgive this person. Please let him go."
Kenny was left stunned by what was happening. Asia was protecting him, even though he was a Devil?
"I can't stand it anymore," she said fearlessly. "You can't kill people just because they made a pact to a Devil and you can't kill Devils. It's wrong!"
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?" Freed exclaimed with an anguished expression. "Don't talk shit, bitch! You also learned that Devils are trash at the Church! Seriously, is there something wrong with your brain!?"
"There are good people, even among the Devils!"
"There aren't, idiot!"
Asia seemed unnerved at first, but her resolve came back just as strong, if not stronger. "T-That's what I thought until recently…But Kenny is a good person. And the fact that he's a Devil changes nothing! Killing a person is an unforgivable sin! God will dearly punish you for your actions!"
Freed brought the hand with the gun back, rage overfilling his face. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" He swung the gun at her.
SLICE!
Both the priest and Asia were shocked when Kenny grabbed the nun with his left hand, pulled her behind him, and cut the front half of the gun off. The pieces of the severed half fall apart when it hits the floor. Freed points the gun up while looking at it in confusion, before pulling the trigger. It the pistol exploded in his hand, causing the priest to drop it. "Those don't come cheap."
POW!
A swift kick to the head sent the insane man hurdling back while spinning in midair. Crashing and sliding across the table, knocking off the candle, before falling to the ground on the other side.
"I'm only going to tell you this once," Kenny threatened while holding the Sword in front of himself. "Keep away from my friend."
Asia looked at him with a sense of hope. "Kenny."
"Is that right then?" Freed stood back up and looked at them with his sadistic grin. "You're going to fight me? You will die, you know? You will die with a lot of pain? I have no intention of killing you painlessly, okay? Now then. Let's see if I can set a new record for the smallest minced-meat, little samurai wannabe!"
The priest jumped up high with his sword raised above his head.
A familiar magic circle suddenly appeared between the two.
"What's this?"
Suddenly, Kiba jumped out with his sword in hand.
CLASH!
Both Freed's Blade of Light and Kiba's sword locked together.
"Kenny," he said, smiling at the Pawn over his shoulder, "we came to rescue you."
"Ara ara. It's awfully messy in here." Akeno steps out of the portal. Then Koneko came out.
"…An Exorcist."
A sense of relief overcame Kenny as he saw the other members. He lowered the Sword and sighed. "I didn't think you'd come."
"I'm sorry." Kiba looked back at now angry priest. "But this one belongs to us. We can't let you lay a finger on him!"
"Oh, oh!" Freed's insane side returned with a vengeance, backing away from Kiba. "A mere Devil being concerned about their comrade? What are you guys? Devil Squadron? The Devil Rangers? That's nice. I can feel the heat. I'm getting turned on!" He stuck his tongue out. "So how is it? Are you the one sticking it in, and is he the one bending? So are you guys in that sort of relationship?"
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
Their blade sparked as they clashed their blades. Freed had a sadistically arrogant look on his face with his tongue still hanging out, shaking both his head and tongue. Kiba looked anguished and disgusted as he easily fended off his attacks. "…What a vulgar mouth." He said as they battle. "It's hard to believe you are a priest…Let me guess, you're a Stray Exorcist, right?"
"Yeah, yeah! I'm vulgar! Sorry about that! That's because I stray away! I was kicked out! That's why, screw the Vatican! I'm all right as long as I get to chop up Devils whenever I feel like it!"
Kenny looked at the psychopath. "So there's such thing as rogues Exorcists too, huh?" He flinches when he felt a sharp pain came from his shoulder. But went as fast as it came. Looking down at it, he was stunned to see Asia using her Sacred Gear to heal him with one hand, but her other hand held up the bullet tip.
"Just leave it to me Kenny." Asia healed the wound with little to no trouble.
Kenny looked at her in wonder. 'But how did she get it out?'
CLASH!
Kiba and Freed locked swords again. The blonde has a calm expression, but his eyes have already captured the movements of his foe. The boy priest was still laughing and enjoying the fight. "You are the type of priest that's the most hard to deal with." Kiba said. "Someone who feels like they are living by cutting Devils…the ones who cause the most harm to us."
"Haaaaah!?" Freed hysterically laughed. "You know, I don't want to be told off by a Devil? I'm trying to live now just like other people! I'm not in a position where pest like you can talk down on me!"
"Even Devils have rules." Akeno said with a smiling, but her eyes are serious. Showing signs of hostility towards Freed.
Freed grinned. "Nice. I like those passionate eyes, with that sexy body. Oh, you're the best. I can feel your urge to kill me. Is it love? No. I think it's a killing intent! Superb! This is great! I love the feeling of intending to kill and getting intended to kill!"
"Then disappear."
A large red and black blast of demonic-power suddenly hit Freed in the center mass, knocking him into the wall. The transportation circle disappears and in its place stood Rias. She looks back at Kenny and places a hand on his cheek. "Kenny, I'm sorry. I never thought that a Stray Exorcist would be here. Luckily, there wasn't a barrier, so we were able to get in easily. Did he hurt you?"
"Yeah," Kenny admitted, before transferring the Sword to his left hand, before placing his right hand on the previously injured shoulder. "He shot me in the shoulder, but Asia was able to heal me."
Rias was surprised by the last part and turned her attention to the Sister. At first she was skeptical that the nun would help her servant, but then remember what he said the previous day. Asia had set aside her position as a nun for her servant. "Thank you Asia," she said with a kind smile, "you have my gratitude."
"Oh!" Asia puts up her hands and smiled embarrassingly. "No, it's okay. I'm just glad I'm able to help a friend in need."
Rias warmly smiled at her, before narrowing her eyes and looking back at Freed as he stood back up. Her expression became cold. "Looks like you've been looking after my cute and adorable servant," she said in a low and dangerous voice.
"Yes, yes. I have been playing around with him." Freed taunted her. "I was planning to cut his body all over before raping that slutty Sister, but I was so rudely interrupted and it finished as a dream."
Rias gave the Exorcist no time to ready himself and shoots out a ball of her demonic-power, blowing away a section of the furniture and destroying the wall behind him. "I'll be sure to never forgive you. Anyone who harms my servant, especially my cute samurai, or the innocent will die by my hands," she proclaimed as intense red waves of demonic-power surrounds and radiates off her, causing the atmosphere to freeze.
Koneko detected something coming and turn to Rias. "President, there seems to be a few Fallen Angels heading this way. At this rate, we will be at a disadvantage."
Rias took one last glance at the priest before sighing. "Then we best get moving. Akeno, ready the transportation circle."
"Right!" She closed her eyes and was about the make the circle when…
Crumble…SNAP!
"LOOK OUT!"
Kenny suddenly grabbed her by the waist and pulls her back, just before a burning section of the ceiling falls on top of her. Everyone looked back and gasped when they saw that the back wall was ablaze and the fires were spreading fast throughout the room.
"But how?" Rias looked on in fear and shock.
Kenny looked down to see the candle Freed placed was on the floor, next to broken pieces of the wine glass he shot. "No…"
SLAM!
Kenny's head turned in the direction of the sound and was shocked to see no Freed and the door was closed. Letting go of a blushing Akeno, he rushed over to the door. He tried to turn the knob, but it just wouldn't.
"Haaahahahahahahhahaha!" Freed muffled laugh came from the other side. "Don't try to escape. You'll ruin the fun! Before Asia was supposed to put up the barrier to keep other Devils out, I was able to create one to trap them! Sorry, my dear nun, but you'll have to get burnt. Even though the Fallen Angels told me not to kill, but I can always tell them that you died in the fire caused by the evil Devils. Now burn, bitches!"
Kenny growled through his teeth, hating the insane madman even more. "Bastard!" The sound of coughing brought him back to his comrades. They had their hands and/or fist over their mouths and coughed heavily. Even Asia was coughing terribly.
"We've got to find a way out of here!" Rias exclaimed, couching on her own breath.
"But how?" Kiba fell to one knee.
"Everyone," Kenny said weakly, as the ash and smoke got into him. "I'm sorry for bringing you here." But before he could continue, he was intruded by Asia.
"I wish that the two of us, along with Kenny and his Devil friends, were someplace!"
They all disappear in a flash of pink light.
Kenny and the others were on their knees, cough up the last of the bad air in their lungs before inhaling a large amount of clean, fresh air. "Oh god!" Kenny sits back on his hands as his chest rises and lowers from his heavy breathing. "I'm glad that's…over?" He slows his sentence to a halt when he relies what happened.
Standing to his feet, he looked around to see they weren't in the burning house anymore. Instead, it was dark and small. But something was oddly familiar about it.
Rias moaned as she sat up, rubbing her head. "Where are we?" The other members soon found their baring and looked around the area they were in too. Thinking the same question.
"K-Kenny?"
"Asia?" He turned to her. "Are you here, too?"
Yeah, I'm here."
"Well," Kiba said, standing up, "As long as we're away from that Stray Exorcist, then I think things are safe."
Flick.
The light turn on.
"HIIIYYYAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
A wood baseball bat swings in the air…
WHACK!
And hits Kiba over the head.
"GAH!"
The blonde fell to the floor face first, unconscious, as a foot stepped on the back of his head. The owner of the bat and foot points the previously mentioned weapon at him. "Yeah! That's right, son! If you want to break into a girl's house, then you better hope she's not dangerous, pal!"
"Karen?!"
Kenny's little sister, who was wearing a pink Hello Kitty tank top and blue panties, looked up from her victim and saw her older brother, Rias, and other high school kids and a nun looking at her. Completely shocked by the fact that she had just hit Kiba. "Kenny? What are you doing here? I thought you said that you're doing club activities tonight."
Kenny blinked two times before scratching the back of his head nervously. "Oh, uh….Well, you see…" Rias was about to jump in and help when Karen suddenly spoke up.
"How do you have that sword?"
Kenny looked back at his sister, only to see her looking at him with a dangerously serious stare. She walked over to him, causing the older sibling to take a step back, before she grabbed the arm carrying the Sword and bring it up.
"I'll ask again," she said again. "How is it here?"
Kenny was left in absolute shock by how his sister was acting. Normally she's mischievous and playful, but not this time. "How do you know about the Sword," he asked, trying to make sense of things.
Karen's look softens as she looks down. "All of it and more."
They all gathered in the living area as Kenny told Karen about everything that happened to him. He sat on one of the two sofas, in between Rias and Akeno—who for some reason was very close to him. Koneko sat on the left arm rest as Kiba—who regained consciousness—stands on the right side of the sofa. Karen and Asia were on the other sofa facing them, with a tea table in between the two couches. The Sword was back in its sheath resting on the table.
Asia's expression changed throughout the whole story, while Karen's was neutral as she had her arms crossed.
"…and that's everything."
No words were spoken as the young sister looked into Kenny's eyes. Then her face softened and let out a sigh before saying; "So that's how the seal was broken."
"What?" Kenny eyes widened slightly. Karen looked up at her brother, wondering if what she was about to tell him was the right thing to do. But see how he was now a Devil and that he's being attacked by Fallen Angels, then there was no reason to keep the rest of the story hidden. She took in a deep breath.
"I've learned everything from Grandpa, two weeks before his death. As you know Kenny, our family has been keeping Samurai Jack's sword safely secured and ready to be used." She began to explain, as the other focused on her. "For centuries we've hidden the Sword from Aku's followers, knowing that it's the only thing that can hurt their master. In the first few hundred years, they came after the Sword. But soon stopped, those members who went after it were killed in battle. The family continued the plan to pass down the Sword to the eldest child—no matter the gender. The child would receive training from their parents, but not as intense as Jack and not having to travel the world. They still had dreams and futures to follow. It continued on to this day."
"Excuse me?" Rias said. "If that's true, then which one of your parents with the sword carrier before?"
"That would be our mom."
"That make sense." Kenny commented. "Since she was Japanese."
"And mom was the only child of the first son, Grandpa Jiro's older brother; Taro Kurosawa." Karen's eyes narrowed. "Grandpa Taro was stricter than those who came before and wanted to make the next Samurai Jack with mom. He wanted mom to focus only on the Sword more than anything. Then after high school, she was to travel the world and study and learn from the best." Karen then smiled. "Remember when mom would sing to us?"
Kenny's lips formed a fond smile. "Yeah, she had the best voice in the world."
"That's right. She wanted to make music. To become a singer who brought smiles to everyone who listened to her songs. She was even approached by the biggest names in the music industry." The younger sister looked down at her hands, as her fingers were locked together. Her face turned grim. "For what Grandpa told me, mom and Grandpa Taro would fight a lot after she said what she wanted to do. Mom kept the Sword but only to make Grandpa happy. She ran away one night to fulfill her dear, and that when she ran into a young American Army Ranger."
"…Dad."
"Yep." Karen smiled again. "He was stationed there when they met, and they were inseparable. Fate seemed to always have them running into each other. In the end they fell in love, got married, and had us. Grandpa Taro was furious and the two said things that they would regret. She left for America and pursued her singing career, while dad was sent to the battlefields for five tours. He always comes back without a scratch, because he knew mom was singing to herself for him every night to come back home safely."
"Aw~" Asia and Akeno both said.
"My, my. That's truly romantic." Rias complimented.
"Yeah." Karen's smile vanished. "But then the accident happened. Dad was able to come home to see mom's live performance. She was surprised and happy to see him. But then as they were on their way home, a drunk driver hits them, killing them instantly. Luckily Grandpa Jiro was with us when it happened and took us in. Taking us with him back to Japan. Grandpa Taro died a few days later, because of an unusual amount of stress and grief. He was so depressed by not just the fact he lost his daughter, but because he could never tell her how sorry he was."
Everyone looked at Kenny, feeling sorry for him as to lose his parents at a young age. Rias and Akeno both hugged with one arm.
"After Grandpa took us in, he followed the plan. Only this time, without telling you about the Sword. He saw that having the Sword was a terrible burden to have, and Grandpa Taro died because he stressed over the possibility of Aku coming back. So Grandpa was able to teach the two of us basic self-defense and fighting, with you being given sword-training as well. I asked if I could do the training too, and he accepted. We had a great life with him. But as the years passed, his health was getting worse."
"One night, I was up to get a drink of water, when I saw him carrying the Sword to your room. Following him, I saw Grandpa place the Sword inside of your sleeping form, sealing it within you with a magic lock. I asked him what he was doing, startling him. Deciding to tell me the truth, he told me everything and said that if you were to ever be in danger and are in need of help; the seal will break and the Sword will come to you." She looks up at him. "He told me to keep it a secret. Saying that he would have wanted you to live a full life, without knowing the terrible burden placed on you."
Kenny looked at her while the others had many different expressions but still showed sympathy for their newest member. The black-haired male looked down at the Sword and grabbed it. Lifting it up, he's observed the Sword's structure as he was lost in his own mind. He then thought about Jack and how much stress he must have gone through. Being trapped in a future ruled by the one you swore to destroy.
"I'm telling you all this because I wanted you to know the dangers of having it." Karen said to her brother with watery eyes, almost on the verge of crying. "You always have a tendency to stress about things, especially when it came to family and friends, but don't let this be one of them. Stress kills, Kenny, and having the Sword comes with a lot of responsibility. I don't want you to hurt yourself."
"I wouldn't." Kenny said, looking up at her with loving eyes. "Thank you Karen. For being my sister, and for thinking about me."
She smirked at him. "Well, someone has to before you get hitched up." She then got up. "Well, I'm leaving the rest of you to do your thing. And Rias." Said girl looked up at Karen. "I want you to take good care of my brother."
Rias smiled assuredly and crosses her arms under her breast. "Don't worry, I'm not letting anything happen to my cute samurai."
Karen gained a mischievous grin after hearing that last part. "'Cute Samurai', huh?"
"Go to bed."
"Hehe, okay. Good night everyone." Karen left the room and walked up the stairs, leaving the Devils and nun.
After she left, Rias stood up and walked to the head of the tea table and looked at Asia. "Now that we're allowing," Rias stated sternly. "There's now the matter of you, Sister of the Church."
"What do you mean?" Kenny stood up. "She helped us."
"Have I told you nothing?" Rias retorted. "You, me, and the rest of the Occult Research Club are Devils, she's someone who's affiliated with the Angels—our enemy." She picks the bridge of her nose and shakes her head. "I told you about how I'm an heiress to a noble household and a King of my peerage. If word got out—"
"Then would you have wanted me dead? Would that make you happy?"
Rias froze when she heard that one line, as Kenny glared at her. "W-What?"
"Rials, I was up against a psychotic priest with no way out. I could have run away, but I didn't and I'm sorry that I chose to fight alone. But when Asia came in, she could have help Freed destroy me or something worst to happen." Kenny walked up to Rias and stood in front of her. He pointed to the small holding in his shirt where the bullet hit. "I was hit right here, remember. She could have left it to bleed and get worst. But she didn't. That girl that you think is the enemy put her life on the line to protect me. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here."
Rias looked down and frowned, feeling a sense of confliction fill her head. She understood what he was saying and it was clashing with her judgement.
"Rials, you said it yourself that you were thankful of Asia for helping me. You were worried about my well-being and Asia assured you that everything was okay. I get it; you're just looking out for your own, but I can assure you that she's not the enemy you think she is." Kenny then takes a hold of her hand, making Rias suddenly blush. "So please, trust me."
The red-haired beauty looked into her pawn's eyes, seeing the pleading honestly in them. A part of her was a little upset that Kenny thought that she didn't trust him, but set that aside. Sighing and with a defeated smile, she nodded to him. "Okay, I'll trust you." He let go of her hands, much to Rias' unknown disappointment, and looks back at the nun. "I know I said thank you before, but I'll like to say it again. Thank you for saving my servant."
"Oh, you're welcome, but it was nothing really. I just glad I was able to help." Asia replied with her own smile.
"And from what I heard from Kenny, you have the ability to heal any injury." Rias crossed her arms with and impressed look. "Not even leaving a scratch. That's most impressive."
"Thanks."
"Asia." Kenny sat next to her with his upper body facing her. "Why were with that crazy bastard?" Asia frowned at the question and looks down. Kenny was a little more confused. "Who was he anyway?"
"That guy was a Stray Exorcist." Kiba said as he sat down next to Koneko.
"What's that?"
Rias then spoke. "There are two types of Exorcists. The first are the Exorcists who've received the blessing from God to perform exorcisms in the name of justice. This group of Exorcist borrows its power from God and Angels to eliminate the Devils. But then you have the Stray Exorcists."
Kenny's look narrowed. "Like that psychopath?"
Rias nodded to his question. "Exorcism is a holy ceremony that is performed in the name of God. But sometimes, there are Exorcists who start to enjoy killing Devils. They are beings who have found killing Devils as joyous and as their purpose in life. So they get kicked out of the Church without exception. Or they get erased for being found guilty."
Turning his attention to Asia, Kenny asked her, "Does that mean you're one of them, Asia?"
The blonde girl's heart sank when she heard that question. Kenny could see that she was getting uncomfortable and was about to say something when she finally spoke up. "Yes," Asia said softly, "I was expelled from the Church and brought here to work as a nun at the local church." Her fist in her lap clenched tightly. "But I never could have known that what they were doing was so evil. We could never be a part of that…"
Kenny was taken back a little. "We?" Asia looked up at him, looking as if she had told everyone her friend's secret. Which couldn't be farther from the truth.
"I didn't know someone else was with you." Rias said as she and the others looked closer at her. The nun nervously looked around her, before closing her eyes.
"It's okay, you can come out."
Everyone in the room was left breathless when out from behind Asia's neck came a small being. It looked to be a young woman with a curvy finger, with blue skin covering her whole body and lighter blue hair flowing down past her feet. She had two antennas on her head, pointy ears, and a pair of wings on her back.
The little person stepped across Asia's shoulder and nervously waved at everyone. "H-Hello."
"Oh my…" Rias covered her mouth with her hands.
"An actual…" Akeno said with just as much amazement.
"What?" Kenny glanced at each of them, confused by what was happening. "What is it? Who is she?"
"This, Kenny is a Wishing Fairy," Kiba said with a big smile.
"Long ago," Rias continued after claiming herself. "These fairies were considered one of the rarest and most valuable creatures in the world. They were born with the ability to grant five wishes in their life time. This means that they were often captured by humans and those of the supernatural."
"Wow, really?" Kenny looked back at the fairy. She smiles and nods at him. "Then how did you two meet?"
"It was after I…." Asia stopped her sentence and looks down in sadness. The Fairy walks up to her and places a hand on her cheek.
"It's okay Asia." She said in a soothing voice.
"Asia," Rias spoke out, making the Sister look at her. "I know it's painful, but I'd like for you to share with us the reason you were with the Stray Exorcist and Fallen Angels? I'm guessing they were using your power by lying to you about themselves, but why were you with them?"
Silence filled the air as everyone waited for Asia to speak. They didn't have to wait long. She nodded and said, "When I was a baby, I was abandoned by my real parents. They left me in front of a Church in a small town in Europe. They told me they found me because I wouldn't stop crying, so the sweet nuns took me in. One day when I was about eight, a sad little puppy who was hurt who was really hurt, found its way into the Church where I lived. I prayed as hard as I could, hoping God would spare him. And when I did, a miracle happened. After that, I was immediately sent to a bigger Church. Men and Women would come from all over the world, who were really, and I was told to heal them. I was happy to heal them!" The happiness on her face fell as a depressed look covered her. "But then one day, I encountered an unconscious man who was heavily injured. So I used the powers I had to heal him, but…"
"He was a Devil, wasn't he?"
Asia nodded. "When the Church community found out, they kicked me out, branding me a heretic and a witch." She looked at the Fairy and smile. "But then I met this Fairy and she because my friend in my time of need."
"Then came the Fallen Angels…" Kenny muttered grimly, which she nodded in response. "So, what are you going to do? You can't possibly go back to them, not after what happened."
Asia shook her head. "After seeing what they do, I could never go back. Like you said, they'll want me for me power. But…I don't know where to go from here…"
"…We can't just take her back to the Clubhouse." Koneko spoke, causing everyone to look at her. "Even if she's not a bad person, she's still an enemy to Devils."
"What?" Kenny stood up abruptly.
"I'm afraid she right Kenny," Rias said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "She's still a nun. An agent of the Angels. If it was found out that she was seen with Devils and was housed by them, then there's going to be conflict."
"But I can't just abandon her." Kenny argued. "We have no idea what they're going to do when they find her."
A moment of silence hangs in the air before his King spoke. "Kenny, please understand that I'm just as worried as you. I may be a Devil, but I'm not without a conscience, and I want her safe too. But I need to figure this out too. If I decide to shelter Asia, it could make us a target. If I let her go, she's going to be taken away right out from under our noses. I've placed your house under my territory, so it's a safe zone for her tonight." Rias, seeing the depressed look on his face grow, lifts his chin up to look at her eyes. "But I promise that I wouldn't let anything happen to her, understand?"
He looked down before looking back up. "I understand."
"Good, then I'm sleeping with you tonight."
"Wait, what?!" Kenny asked, shocked by her claim while blushing. "B-But why?"
"I wanted to try something." She smiled at him. "I've been have trouble sleeping lately. Then I remembered sleeping with you and how easily I fell to sleep. So I'm going to be sleeping with you." "Then can I join you?" The two were surprised to see it was Akeno who said it. "You saved my life at the burning house, so it's the least I can do."
Rias stared at her with a hint of jealousy. But then she sighed. "Fine. I'll allow it."
"W-Wait what!?"
About half an hour later Kiba and Koneko went home, leaving Kenny with Rias, Akeno, and Asia. He offered to let the nun stay in his room, but she insisted that she sleep on the sofa. Eventually he allowed it, and went to bed himself.
But not alone.
Kenny stared up at the ceiling, blush like crazy as each of his arms were in between the breast of one of the two sexy girls. Rias on his right and Akeno on his left. Both were smiling peacefully as they hold an arm closed to them.
He sighed, glancing between the two beauties, Kenny snuggled in with them and close his eyes. Strangely, having both vixens between him was very comfortable.
'You know, I can get used to this.'
—(The next day)—
Rias was able to get Kenny excused from school the next day, so that he could look after Asia. She gave him the assignment to take her on a tour around town. Show her a good time, but keep her safe. He promised to do just that and took the Sword with him.
"You know, I'm kind of seeing a trend here," He muttered to himself with his hands on his fist, thinking about the times he was sent allow before being attacked. The two were seated inside of a burger joint—the only place that'll allow him to have the shinai bag—with Kenny facing Asia from the other side of the table. He had surprisingly learned that the timid girl had ever even tasted a burger before, he was kind enough to buy one for the both of them.
"Is something wrong?" The innocent nun asked him, with the Fairy sitting on her right shoulder.
"No, it's fine." He set his hands on his burger before saying, "Now then, let's eat!"
"Umm…" Asia looked down at the cheeseburger in confusion and embarrassment.
The Fairy notices this. "What's wrong, dear?"
"I don't know how to eat this."
Kenny, who had had his eyes closed has he ate his bite, opened them to look at her before swallowing. "Just pick it up with both hands and take a bite," he said with a smile.
"Are you sure?" Asia looked at him.
"Yep, trust me." He took a big bite of his burger.
"O-Okay, if you say so." Following his example, she grabbed her burger with both hands and proceeds to bite into it. Her eyes widened as the taste and flavors fill her mouth. Asia swallowed the bite and smiles at Kenny. "Oh my, it's so yummy!"
"Let me have one." The Fairy flew over to the other end of the burger and takes a bite—or as much of a bite as she could. "Wow!"
Kenny smiled kindly at them. "And after this, we can travel all over town. I'll show you everywhere fun."
Asia and the Fairy looked a little surprised at him after first, before a bright and happy smile appears on their faces. "Okay!"
After eating their food, Kenny guided Asia throughout the city, while the Fairy hidden behind her blonde hair. He was going to show her the best day he could offer.
They first went to the arcade, where they played many games. From racing games that she wasn't too good at, to Pac-Man and classic Sonic the Hedgehog, where she seemed best at. Then Asia and Kenny challenged each other on a dancing game while the Fairy spectate. Asia won, as Kenny just couldn't keep up.
Then they went into a photo booth, where they took photos of silly faces.
Asia then spotted a claw crane game machine and runs over to it, causing Kenny to follow. Upon arriving, he saw that it was filled with a plush mouse toy call Rache-kun. Looking at the girl, he smile and, without saying anything, places in a quarter and wins her one. Asia was so happy and accepts the gift, saying that she'll always think him of him when she see it.
Now it was the afternoon and the two were now in the park where they first met.
"That was the most fun I ever had," Asia said, smiling as she walked next to Kenny, walking around a large park pond to their left.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did." Kenny smiled at her. He really did like spending time with Asia, with her wide-eyed innocence and kindness, making it hard not wanting to be with her more.
"But a part of me knows what you were trying to do." She implied out of the blue, causing a surprised and confused look from Kenny. "I know that you're trying to show me a good time, just to get my mind off of the Fallen Angels."
Kenny gasped lightly, a little shocked by her. "I just want to get your mind away from them," he said, "by showing you a good time."
"And I thank you." She smiled sadly at him. "But…all I wanted was to create new memories with a friend." Kenny expression turn to surprise. "You've protected me from Father—no—from Freed, and you still wouldn't leave me, even after Rias told you it couldn't work between us."
Kenny looked at her for a second before looking down. "I know," he said solemnly. "I was even going to tell her to disown me, if the conversation went that far. Let me free, and I'd take you to a far away place and set you free to live a peaceful life. Let the three factions come after me for almost starting a war." He suddenly stopped, which caused her too as well, and sat on a nearby stone bench. "But knew that would only break her heart." He slumped forward and rest his elbows on his knees, looking out at the pond. "I can't do that to her. Not after all she's done for me."
"She sounds like she's really great." The Fairy said as she and Asia sat down next to him on either side. "But let me ask, what is your relationship?"
Kenny's cheeks turn red as he looks down at the blue being. "W-what?"
"I can understand that she likes sleeping with you." The Fairy looked at him with a curious expression as Kenny grew redder. "But I do want to know; what is she to you, and what do you think you are to her?"
There was absolute silence. The boy looked at his lap, then looked up at the sky. Birds chirp as they go by.
"I…I can't really easily answer that." He answered contemplatively, as he continues to gaze up at the blue sky and white clouds thoughtfully. "I don't know what you call our kind of relationship. I'm her Pawn, but I try to learn more about her. To be friends with her. But she doesn't really talk about herself, and often sends me to hand out flyers for pacts." He takes in a breath before letting it out. "But, I know that she wants to keep me safe and have a good life. Maybe it's because I'm her Pawn, I don't know."
He then took the shinai bag off him, and placed it in his lap. Took out the Sword from the red bag, he then unsheathed it and holds it in front of him. "But…I promised to become the strongest I can ever be and more. To protect her and the others."
Both girls were astonished by his claim, but couldn't help but smile.
"Then I'll be right there with you."
Kenny's head turned towards Asia with wide eyes. "Huh?"
"Are you sure, Asia?" The Fairy flies off the bench, and stares at the nun just as surprised.
"Yes," Asia said with confidence and conviction. "You see, my goal in life is to make as many friends as I can, and have lots of thrilling and fun adventures with them. You've done so little for me, but it's more than enough to let me know; you a true friend. That's it!" She jumped off the bench and stood in front of Kenny. "I'm going to help you on your journey. I'm going to help you beat Aku!"
"Asia…"
"Well, isn't that sweet."
"!" All three looked out at the pond and were shocked and scared to see Yuuma Amano, standing on the surface of the water while cruelly sneering at them. She was in her Fallen Angel form and clothing, but her hair looks like it was back to normal, from when he blew her up.
Kenny scowled. "Yuuma!"
"Raynare!?"
He looks between the nun and Fairy, confused by the name they just called out. "You must be surprised." He whips his head back towards the Fallen Angel, who had a hand on her hip. "My fake means 'ashes', which is what I'm going to turn you into." She then chuckles evilly, making him growl at her. "And poor little Asia," Raynare said tauntingly to scared girl. "I was so worried that you died in the fire. Then our plans would have been in ruins. Too bad I didn't have your little wishing friend then to bring you back to us."
"Lady Raynare!" Asia turned her body completely towards her. The Fairy went and hovered in the air to her right, with both putting on a brave face. "We're not going with you. I'm not going to be a part of your evil doing."
"Neither will I!" The Fairy responded with the same amount of determination.
Raynare only glared at the duo. "Don't think you can run away from me, Asia. You Sacred Gear is essential for our plan. So make this easy on all of you and come with me." She started to approach them, but stopped and growls when Kenny wordlessly steps in front of the two. "Don't you dare look at me like that," she spat out venomously. "A low-class Devil like you has no right to glare at me like I'm lower than you!"
Kenny doesn't let up his scowl.
Raynare started to get even angrier. "Fine…if you wouldn't back down, then I'll kill you right here and now!" She conjured her Light Spear.
Kenny pointed the Sword at her, causing her to take a step back. He then swipes his hand down the length of the blade, summoning the red gauntlet. Raynare showed a shocked expression for a brief moment and then starts to laugh, confusing Kenny.
"I was told from the higher-ups that you had a dangerously powerful Sacred Gear, but it's nothing after all." The Fallen Angel continued laughing, as Kenny started to get annoyed. "Your Sacred Gear is one of the common ones, called a Twice Critical. It doubles the power of the possessor for a temporal time, but having that power is no threat to me. Truly fitting for filth like you."
Kenny continued to glare at her for a moment before smirking. "You right. But if that's the case, then I'm going to need it to beat you."
Raynare stopped laughing and scowled that him, baring her sharp teeth. "What? You think you can hurt me on your own?"
"No." He pointed the Sword at her again. "But this can." He then grabbed it with both hands. 'Alright, Sacred Gear. I need some of that power!'
[Boost!]
The jewel started to glow on the gauntlet.
Raynare sneered before charging in the air at him. "I'll kill you in one move!" She pointed the spear at him as she jetted towards him.
SLICE! DISSSH!
Kenny swung the Sword across and cuts the Light Spear in half, before it broke. A shocked Raynare didn't have time to react when Kenny brought the Sword slashing in the direction it came from.
SLICE!
"GAH!" Raynare stumbled back while holding her bleeding stomach. She looks up to curse at him, but was soon forced back when Kenny tried to downwards cut her. Jumping back a few meters she summons two Light Spears and rushed at him.
CLASH! CLASH!
Kenny parried the right one away before blocking the left. He then kicked her where her wound was, causing her to cry out in pain.
FLAP!
Raynare launched herself in the air.
WAH-SSSSHH!
She dived down him with the spears ready to stab right through him.
Kenny stared at her incoming, waiting for the right moment to dodge. One and a half seconds later, he jumped to the right.
DISH-BOOM!
Raynare stabbed both of them into the stone and concrete walkway. The impact caused a dust cloud to form, covering her figure. Kenny stopped his forward roll and looked back over his shoulder towards the Fallen. He could sense her coming and quickly blocked a downward swing to his head. He quickly parries the second attack and slashes at her head.
She ducked under the blade and thrusted at his head. He moved his head out of the way.
A vibrating sound came at him from the left.
He quickly handed the Sword to his left hand in the reverse grip and held it outwards.
CLASH!
A new Light Spear was sent into the air.
"Well, I guess you were right about him being tough." He looked down from the flying spear and gasped with a worried look.
"Asia!" Said girl was held captive with her arms behind her back by Dohnaseek, while the Fairy was held in a tight grasp by Kalawarner. Both Fallen Angels look at the black-haired Devil with cruel sneers.
Stepping into his line of sight from the right was a girl with blonde hair styled into twin tails and blue eyes, with a large black bow on top of her hair. She wore a Gothic Lolita attire, which consisted of a black Lolita dress with white frills, a large black bow on the front, and a green jewel embedded on the collar, white thigh-high socks, and black shoes.
"What are all you doing here?" Raynare looked at the other Fallen Angels with a bit of displeasure.
"Now, don't be like that Raynee!" The blonde said with a joyful smirk. "We were just coming to tell you that everything is ready." Her eyes looked towards Kenny. "But it seemed like you were busy. Say I have an idea." Her lips formed a joyful evil grin. "Why don't we lend you a hand? It'll more amusing to see him try and fight us all off, before we kill him."
Raynare formed her own evil look. "That sounds fun, Mittelt. Dohnaseek, take them back to base, then return."
"Yes, lady Raynare." A portal opened behind him.
"Stop!" Kenny ran towards him, but was kicked backwards by Kalawarner. Asia and the Fairy struggled in the male Fallen Angel's grasps as he took them away.
"Kenny!" Asia calls out to him, before the portal closed.
Kenny was on his hands and knees when he looked up to see they were taken away. He didn't have time to grieve as Raynare thrusted down at him. He rolls out of the way, only to block a stab at him by Mittelt, before kick her away. Getting back on his feet, Kenny looks right to see Kalawarner thrust at him from the side.
He shifted out of the way and cuts her shoulder, causing her to cry out in pain. Raynare attacked him again, but Kenny blocked it. Then blocked a right swing from Mittelt, before swinging back at the first Fallen to block an attack. Kalawarner slashed at him from the back, forcing him to front roll to the right.
A portal opened in front him as he lay on his stomach and Dohnaseek stepped out. He looked down at him with a sinister smirk. "Miss me, low-life?"
Kenny rolled right to avoid the spear stabbing down. He quickly stood up and looked around him.
The Fallen Angels soon circle him in the air, looking down at him with icy sneers.
He glanced at all of them with his scowl. He was getting tired as he panted, but he had to how out.
Raynare landed on the ground and swung at him, but he blocked it. Then Kalawarner glides down and tries to cut him from behind. But her wings flapping alerted him, making Kenny turn and block the attack. Mittelt threw her Light Spear. He dodges, before Dohnaseek comes down with his spear over his head. Kenny puts his sword up and blocks the attack.
Raynare attacked again with a swing. Then Dohnaseek thrusted at him. Then Mittelt dive bombed. Then Kalawarner threw. But Kenny blocked and parried all of them, but a worried and uncertain look appeared on his face.
CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!... CLASH!...
STAB!
Kenny stopped as he froze in place, with his eyes wide open and jaws hanging down when he gasped out in pain. Front of him was Raynare, smiling sadistically at him, as her Light Spear pierced thought his abdomen.
STAB!
STAB!
"GAH!" Two Light Spears went through his legs, causing him fell to his knee. He gritted his teeth as the explosion of pain fill his very being while blood pours out of his wounds. But then, a spear runs through his right arm, causing him to let out a painful yelp and drop the Sword.
Groaning and grunting in pain, Kenny looked over at the fallen sword. He reached for it with his one good arm. But before he was half way, a black gloved hand snatched it from the ground. "N-no…" he struggled to speak and looked, but at the evil being.
"My," Raynare said mockingly while running two fingers across the blade, "what a beautiful sword." She turned towards a blood-leaking Kenny and grinned evilly. "I think I'll keep it."
"N-no." Kenny reached out to her, only to fall forward on his hands. "You can't." Raynare suddenly kicked him in the face. Kenny fell on his stomach.
"You think you can beat me? You think that you can touch me, filth?" Raynare stepped on the side of his head, causing more pain for Kenny, as she sneered down at him. "I'm a Fallen Angel, you are nothing more than a filthy low-life Devil. Without this sword you're lower than nothing. Now you're going to lay here in your own blood, and forever remember how you fail to protect one little girl, Kenny Kurosawa."
They all disappeared with feathers falling all around him.
Growling through his teeth, Kenny struggled to get to his knees and hands. "Argh! Mgh!" He reached into his pocket and placed his phone in front of him. Suddenly feeling his mouth being filled with blood, he turned away and coughed it up.
Turning on his phone as he struggled to his feet, Kenny scrolled through his contacts and pressed on Rias' name.
He then got to his feet and stood up, with the phone ringing his hand. His grip loosened and it slips out of his hands.
"Kenny? Is that you?"
Kenny's eyes narrowed while he blinked. His vision blurred, as all the pain was going away. But he couldn't feel anything.
"What's wrong? Is everything okay? Please, answer me!"
His eyes closed and his mind went blank. He fell forward and into the water. He doesn't sink, but floated on the surface, as a massive amount of blood turned the water around him red.
"Kenny what was that?! Where are you? Kenny?...KENNY!"
To Be Continued…
{Playing Shine by Mr. Big}
[Instrumentals] The opening fades into the inside of a dark room with the moonlight coming from the window. The light moves against the wall, turning the areas that became covered by it a light blue. As it gradually shifts, it soon reveals the handle of the Sword, as the weapon leans up against the wall. The light then touches the unsheathed blade, causing it to reflect and shine off the metal.
[I never really feel quite right] Kenny, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans, was out at night standing in an open plain with a few trees behind him. His hair flying in the wind and his hands in his jean's pockets as he looks upwards, the green grass under and around him flowing against the wind as well.
[And I don't know why, all I know is something's wrong] The scene stays like this for a moment, before switching to present a close up of his face. Showing an expression that tells the viewer he was deep in thoughts, as his black eyes weren't focused and his lips were parted a small bit.
[Every time I look at you, you seem so alive] High up on a white balcony in the night time, Rias stands there in a white sundress, with her arms on the railing as she leaned on it while looking up at the moon. She face carries a bright smile as her vixen figure is seen slightly through the dress as it and her elegant crimson hair flies in the wind gracefully while glowing into moonlight.
[Tell me how do you do it, walk me through it] The scene changes to show different images. The first was of Akeno as she smiles sweetly at the viewer in a lovely kimono, holding an umbrella in her arms with her in a bun. The next image is of Kiba as he stands in a gym, wearing Kendo equipment and the mask tucked under his armpit, giving the camera his charming smile, while in the background were many girls smiling at him back with hearts in their eyes.
[I'm following every footstep] Koneko's next shown, sitting on the sofa in the clubhouse with a piece of chocolate in her mouth, looking at the viewer blankly as she holds up her hand in a peace sign. The final image shows Asia in her nun outfit, brushing a few stray hairs behind her right as she smiles brightly, while standing in the park with the playground behind her.
[Maybe on your own you take a conscious step] Returning back to Rias, the camera shows her up close from the left side, with twinkling stars shining in the background. Her bright expression turned to a sad look as her gaze fell. She placed a hand on her left breast and sighs with her eyes closed.
[Do you wanna give it up? All that I want…] Her eyes opened, but only half way. Showing that she's hurt in some way and sadden about something. The camera then shows the left side of her, before Rias turns her head to the left and a surprised expression appeared on her face.
[Is for you to SHINE~] The scene changes to a white surrounding and the camera moves upwards, showing Kenny in his average school uniform, with his back facing the camera, the Sword in his right hand, and the scabbard in his left as his long black hair flows in the wind.
[SHINE~ down on me] The camera zoomed out to show Rias, now naked, staring at Kenny's back with her right shoulder facing the viewer and her head turned towards him.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] A side angled view, and Kenny now is seen facing Samurai Jack, whose ghost stands a few feet from him. The camera focused on Kenny face for a movement, before switching over to Jack's. The samurai gives him a smile and disappears. Kenny lets out a sigh with his eyes closed, as he was now standing on a cliff as the sky turns orange in the afternoon.
[SHINE~] Rias, now fully dressed in her usual school uniform, walked up to his right and places a hand on his shoulder. Kenny looks at her as she gives him a smile, then Akeno comes up and stand with him too. Then Asia, Kiba, and Koneko.
[SHINE~ down on me] Kenny smiles fondly at them for a moment, before his expression quickly turned serious and he faces forward. The others do the same, readying themselves for battle.
[SHINE on this life that's burning out] The scene changes to show their backs and zooms out to revival Aku's towering silhouette before them, with the setting sun behind his head.
[SHINE~] The image then changes into a watercolor-like painting. Then everything fades out, as the song comes to an end.
And that is the end of the fourth episode of The Red Dragon Samurai. Favorite, Follow, and Review please. And if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't be a douche at it. Just walk away.
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