Saturday, December 3, 2005

   Fake Wings, Chapter 15!!!!
YAYZ!! I shall have them up tonight!! MOO HA HA!!

Chapter 15

Hadden and Otomaru saw Izayoi’s gestures. The chubby man recoiled slightly; Izayoi was their strongest warrior. Otomaru tossed his pink hair, patting the old man on the back reassuringly. The boy drew his bokuto, the wooden sword made of very fresh wood.

“Don’t worry, Hadden-sama… I won’t let her touch you.” Otomaru said icily, glad that Izayoi still had to go through another room to reach them. During this time, he could go and fetch Tenji; her day of reckoning was soon to come. The bodyguard left his master, running to where Tenji resided. She was practicing her abilities; she now moved so fast that she was a mere blur amid the dark room.

“What do you want, Otomaru-san?” Tenji asked, looking at the boy in an annoyed way. He had put on a frightened guise, and it was working perfectly. The fox girl saw it and recognized it; Otomaru was never afraid unless it was serious.

“Izayoi!! Izayoi’s been brought back to life and she’s trying to avenge you by killing Hadden!” Otomaru exclaimed, crocodile tears streaming down his face. Tenji was alarmed; it sounded like something her best friend would do. ‘But… I don’t want to be avenged…’ She thought, clutching her umbrella. Then, she bucked up, and flew out of the room, heading for Hadden’s room. Izayoi would be getting a not so pleasant surprise.

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“This little piggy went to market…” Izayoi hissed, chopping of Hadden’s baby finger, “this little piggy stayed home… this little piggy had roast beef, and this little piggy had none!!” She cackled, watching as the fat man writhed in his chair. His mouth was gagged; no screams were emitted. Minoru, Merope, Ian and Krad didn’t dare watch; it sounded gruesome enough as it was. Then, there was a sickening sounding slash, followed by a flopping body and a gasp.

“He… he’s not a real person!” Izayoi said, ushering the others over, “look… his body is full of plants; there’s almost no blood left! But how?” The others were equally as puzzled. Even Merope, who was familiar with even the oddest of alter powers, didn’t recognize this sorcery. However, their trail of thought was interrupted by the sudden interruption of a flying umbrella. It hit all of them, then flew back to it’s owner. Izayoi recognized her immediately.

“Tenji!!” Izayoi cried, running up and hugging her friend, “I saw you die… but how--” She was unable to finish her sentence. Tenji had slapped her hard with her umbrella. The raven haired woman staggered slightly, backing away from her friend. At that moment, she noticed all of Tenji’s changes. Her fur was black and her hair was gray. Her eyes, once green and happy, were yellow and melancholy. She had sprouted wings, covered in thin, orange leather.

“You didn’t have to avenge me, Izayoi.” Tenji said, smiling sadly, “I’m just glad you’re alive. However, I can’t forgive you for killing the man who gave us our home. I challenge you to a fight, here in my living grave. It’s just how I’d like to go.” A tear rolled down her face, then she ran up to her friend at blinding speed, tackling her into the wall.

Izayoi coughed up a little blood, but pulled out the kodachi attached to her boot and threw it at Tenji. The fox girl rolled out of the way; at this rate, Izayoi would never hit her. Sighing, Izayoi unsheathed her nodachi, and their climactic clash began. Sparks flew as the reinforced parasol collided with the gigantic katana. They eventually repelled one another, leaving the other alters stunned.

“You’ve gotten better,” Izayoi said casually, stabbing at her friend, “who’s been training you?” Tenji blocked the strike and pushed her friend back, grinning.

“I’ve been training myself.” Tenji smiled, throwing her parasol at Izayoi, knocking her friend over, “I wanted to get ready to kill Hadden to avenge you.” Izayoi looked dumbfounded, but wound up defending against Tenji’s body charge when she went to grab her umbrella.

“That’s odd. I was avenging you.” Izayoi asked, “how is it that we were led by a plant?” Then, the answer came as a bokuto grew into the room and slashed at the two women. Otomaru stepped into the room, grinning at the alters and Izayoi. His tossed his pink hair, bringing the wooden sword to surround him.

“I did it.” Otomaru grinned, “Hadden used to be a man… before I infected him with chishoku plant. It ate up all his blood ‘till he could only run on the power of the plant, which I controlled.” He chuckled, and then, all became clear. Otomaru was a rogue alter. He controlled plant-life, which was why he had a wooden sword.

“Y’know, I suppose I’d better awaken Shinigami.” Otomaru grinned, holding his hands in an irregular position. They were clamped together, his forefingers intertwined. Then, he began chanting, and Tenji stood stock still. Her body began emanating a black glow, and Izayoi backed away, looking at her friend. Tenji’s eyes rolled back in their sockets, then, there was a bright flash of light. The drop of a body could be heard, flopping lifelessly to the ground. Someone had died.

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