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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Sept 29, 2011 21:16:15 GMT -5
The thunder boomed echoing around the buildings on the docks, lightning flashed showing Sanjuro's face. It looked like a mockery of the man she remembered. What happened to him? His eyes looked so distant and haunting. Mitsouko remembered she was in the middle of a storm as the cold rain barraging her skin, and it brought her back to the docks.
Mitsouko’s hand instantly slipped to the Nushi Gashinshoutan’s tsuka, while her eyes darted in the rain, not believing what she was witnessing. The man one day she loved was babbling and whistling, few intelligible words behind a mass of nonsense sounds of someone struggling with himself; somehow it reminded her the Isshin no Oni in Three Sides River. His words are a mix of pure anger and pain, and she knew Sanjuro was talking about her. But… what happened? Is that the taint? Was Sanjuro tainted? It cannot be true…
A battery of lighthing hitting the waters made his appearance weird and scary; his face seeming to dissolve in another completely different and alien to all Mitsouko knew... Her training as kenshinzen, attentive to all details of a possible opponent made her notice another strange thing in his figure: one single hand gloved.
Even thinking he could be tainted, she shook him trying to get him to reason, pushing away all precaution. Sanjuro was a formidable adversary if he'd tried to beat her, a massive man almost a feet taller than her; Mitsouko wasn't afraid of him, though.
Please, Sanjuro, listen to me… but her next words failed before his insane laughing and fiery eyes.
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Sept 29, 2011 21:22:54 GMT -5
I was on my knees fighting to stay sane in the barrage of memories and visons rushing before me. I saw the love we experienced and the thoughts I had for our future. Mixed in were the moments Mitsouko shared with Shodai. Whenever I saw the man my Rage flared more and more til I felt a volcano was inside my chest. all other emotion smothered by the burning blazing drive to kill this man. I could swear I could hear the rain hitting my skin sizzle with the heat coming off me.
"good feel the rage boiling forth from inside. Think of the anger. Think of the injustice. Think of the true love ripped from your heart to be given to another, all for politics. Do you want to be in a world like this Sanjuro? It is not a good world, or a fair one. Your own family conspiring against you for powerlust, and to turn on your lord emperor." Sahir laughed and as he talked I felt the embers of destruction fanning in my soul.
Kakita Mitsouko heard this too as Sahir had taken a incorporeal form beside her. She saw what looked mostly a man standing 9feet tall onyx black skin, yellow teeth stained by a green tar, and deep red eyes burning with delight. Horns curling around like a rams sat on his temples promising death.
Lightning flashed and pure delight came over sahir's face, he turned to face her as Sanjuro was on all fours breathing very heavy, pupils dialighted, and veins in his face coming forward while his blood pumped hard and fast.
"See your future Lady Kakita! once Sanjuro dies and I consume his soul I will go into you. HAHAHAHA! This was the best idea I've ever had to travel south!" A smirk appeared on his face as he stared into the eyes of Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Sept 29, 2011 21:42:18 GMT -5
… By Jizo! Mitsouko retreated two steps again, facing the bizarre incorporeal form before her, a demon or creature of another realm devouring Sanjuro’s soul and will somehow, clearly able to take domain over the weakened mind of a man consumed in anger. Gloating at her and the Toku, showing how powerful he was. Mitsouko believed she knew the true Sanjuro. He wasn’t a weak man. Watching Sanjuro in his struggle to set himself free from the entity was a nightmare’s vision.
Set him free, I order you! You will suffer the consequences of touching him, beast!
She tried to study the real enemy, a monster that boast himself of being able to bend Sanjuro’s will to his own. She saw no means to truly attack a bodyless creature, a ghost. What to do?
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Sept 29, 2011 22:02:15 GMT -5
"ORDER ME! I have wandered the wastes of the world for centuries you really think you can hurt me? I will tell you where I reside in his head and heart. You want to hurt me strike him down. I will enter you and then you can fight me in your mind. Maybe you can do better than him. He is nearly broken and ready to eat." A look of satisfaction came over sahirs face.
"I do actually have to thank you Mitsouko. you, Kenpachi, and Hirotomo were the key to his downfall. I showed him the greed and betrayal of his kin, how desperately they looked for him once he dissappeared, and do you know what happened when they found him on his ship? They didnt even tell him who he was. They didn't even try to save him and bring their champion back to them. No, no I showed him what they really intend for the noble sons and daughters of Toku." The grin widdened
"I felt how awful his love was. It sickened me when I entered him. Like an infestation inside his soul. I showed him choice moments in your travels and your relationship with this Shodai. I took his true love and twisted it inside him. The best part was when I showed him the kiss between you two. You will never know the satisfaction one gets when you can literally hear a heart break. Its like what you would consider a symphony to your ears. I take great pride in my work you see. All he has left is his fall. I tell you what. When he dies if you choose a samurai near here I will enter them instead of you. Call it a thanks for being my greatest weapon!" Sahir couldn't contain himself and laughed loud and boisterous
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Sept 29, 2011 22:24:07 GMT -5
Mitsouko's head raced, trying to find a solution, while in the other end, her heart burned in pain and shame. It was her fault, she brought Sanjuro to doom with promises she wasn't sure to be able to accomplish. She wasn't owner of her destiny, like a Toku used to be. Better, like Sanjuro was, once. The crunch in her heart listening to the awlful words of the demon, distilling poison, regret and anger to see her drink of it, was making her sick.
No matter the storm raging over the only two people in the dock, the weight on her shoulder for knowing she was in fact, the only blamed for it. Mitsouko tried to keep composure, then tried to not be inflamed by anger, tried to not be blinded by stupid pride or useless shame. She must know if there was something left to be saved. She owed it to Sanjuro. Their meeting few moments ago had left the impression he asked for help. Mitsouko would try, or die trying, to rip off that entity from her first love.
Let me talk with him.
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Sept 29, 2011 23:05:56 GMT -5
"Yesssssssssss, your lament is soo sweet. I take back what I said earlier when you kill Sanjuro i will delight in your anguish. Such a pity I looked into the future, the life with him would have been ideal, your children strong and virtuous. Look and know!" Sahir's eyes began to glow and Mitsouko began to see a life with Sanjuro for a few seconds then the vison faded.
"Begone demon!" Sanjuro weezed
Sahir dissappeared and Sanjuro stood before Mitsouko. barely standing. "Don't listen to it Mitsouko. It lies with the truth. I'm so tired but I had to tell you......you weren't a weapon against me. You were my driving goal, my anchor, my defense against it. We cant let it keep going. I cant die or it will leave into you, I WILL not let that happen. I cant be allowed to move around either, I do not know what it is capable of. You understand? Take this Mitsouko."
Sanjuro handed Mitsouko a rather worn and plain sword sheathed. It has the faded mon of the Toku family on the sheath.
"That is where my soul truely belongs, my family, my clan. The Monkey clan heirloom. The sword of Toku himself passed down to his descendant."
Just then a loud boom and the rain parted. Agasha Shodai landed in front of Sanjuro and Mitsouko blocking his view of her. He stood tall and confidant a look of disgust on his face.
"I will not let you speak your filth to her ever again. Your corrupt essence is not worthy to be in her presence. I will cleanse your soul from your land."
The wind and rain turned against Sanjuro assaulting him where he stood. The world turned red all that existed was HATE, all that burned inside was ANGER, the internal storm inside RAGED.
"I HATE YOU SHODAI, I WILL CRUSH YOUR SKULL IN MY BARE HAND." using the assisted speed in strength given to me by Sahir I leapt at Shodai.
while the storm raged around me I actually leapt at Mitsouko not knowing it was an illusion.
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Oct 6, 2011 18:32:54 GMT -5
Mitsouko saw the motion in Sanjuro’s movements and recognized them as hostile. In a lightning motion that blurred in Sanjuro’s vision she crouched like a cat and sprung away as to free her sword arm. The sound of the falling rain was disrupted by the chime of steel being drawn. Completely drenched from head to toe Mitsouko stood vigilant in the rain a beacon of defiance to Sahir’s influence, but the look on her face was that of deep sadness.
Slowly Sanjuro turned to face her; his eyes glowing red, and the most sinister smile Mitsouko had ever seen on his lips. He raised his head to gaze upon the heavens roaring above and let loose a feral roar with the thunder above. Words stuck into her throat, bitter, full of pain and shame. She has nothing to speak, in fact. The words she has, they were now forbidden. And didn’t matter now, as she knew the real Sanjuro was unreachable at that moment, and he would never could listen any of them. All Mitsouko knew was that love was a strange thing capable to kill with absolute cruelty one person from inside.
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Oct 6, 2011 18:37:54 GMT -5
“Yes good Lady Kakita obviously you will have to strike him down, then I will take your body. Of course one of the heads of defense of the capital could gain audience with the Emperor himself. It will be a hard blow to the Crane when word gets out that the Lady Kakita tried to strike down the Emperor to end the War. I of course will move into the Emperor. Then the true game will begin.” Sahir laughed the most vicious laugh Mitsouko had ever heard.
Sahir faded before her and she saw the red burn brighter in Sanjuro’s eyes.
“Shodai you are the harbringer of destruction, when I look into the evil of this realm I see you. The Master of the Void indeed. All I ask before the life slowly drains from your body is you look to the point where you courted Mitsouko, and see what has resulted from this. LOOK AT THE RIPPLES NO QUAKES IN THE VOID YOU HAVE CAUSED!!” when Sanjuro spoke both his voice and Sahir’s echoed together.
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Oct 6, 2011 19:01:17 GMT -5
Mitsouko realized somehow Sanjuro thought she was Shodai. She had heard about illusion more than once, but while she strived to dodge and not hurt him, But while she was trying to plan what to do about it, Sahir or whatever the demon named himself spoke about his ominous plot... She froze for a second, shocked. Then, with the realization of what all of this was about, Mitsouko lost her pace, for just a second. The time the mountain Sanjuro was to react with fury and swiftness.
Sanjuro closed the distance too quick. He swung a fist at Mitsouko’s head. She barely was able to sidestep the blow. Sanjuro’s fist connected the courner of the building behind them sending splinters of wood and rock flying into the ally. Mitsouko evaluated the strike and decided her return strike would be one to maim not kill. She darted towards Sanjuro and in one fluid perfect motion she swiped at his legs. Sanjuro, with strength assisted from Sahir’s influence, leaped high into the air, farther up than any mortal should be able to go without aid of the Kami or a monk's tattoo. Sanjuro fell back to the earth punching downward towards Mitsouko’s midsection.
Mitsouko leap backwards feeling the stone from the street flying by her face as Sanjuro connected the street leaving a small crater. She was breathing deeply and was worried she might have to kill Sanjuro. Many things passed by her head during that minimum time left between two movements. Dreams, whispers, memories and facts about what happened with Sanjuro and what was about to happen here. She must protect Hantei, it was why she was there for. Mitsouko in a second decided to do her duty, she could not allow Sahir to get to the Emperor but either way Sanjuro had to be stopped.
Mitsouko decided to use a killing blow that would be slow allowing her to move away and to warn the defenders of this gaijin demon. She moved again towards Sanjuro showing her intent to kill.
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Oct 6, 2011 19:19:34 GMT -5
Sahir noticed this and outstretched Sanjuro’s arms to allow her to do so, a smile on his face.
At the last moment she changed her position to the slow kill, Sahir noticed and in a blurring motion a chime sounded in the ally. Water parted from the sword strike and the sound of steel connecting with rock could be heard blocks away. Sanjuro stood left fist clenching the bald of Mitsouko’s the black glove fell down to the street revealing a red carapace hand with a gaijin glyph burned on the forehand burning with power. Sanjuro smiled wryly at her.
“Ohh it looks like you found me, but no need you will…………………you will………………..” Sahir choked on his words. “What is this trickery?” gasped Sahir.
Sanjuro still holding the blade pushed back sending the hilt into Mitsouko’s sternum sending her flying backwards. As she hit the road she rolled and came up on her feet.
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Oct 6, 2011 20:43:04 GMT -5
As she hit the road she rolled and came up on her feet. Her chest aching as though she was hit by a horse. The pain throbbed through her body. OH Jigoku!
The storm had deserted and isolated them, maybe no one was able to see this epic battle happening in the port. All around was whitened by the fog the strong rain produced. Her knees went weak and wincing. His strenght was too much for her. She wiped water and blood from the forehead, about ten steps from the fallen Toku. Regaining her breath, mind racing again ... She knew she must insist, she must find a way to defeat him.
But then, Mitsouko witnessed a new and astonishing scene:
Sanjuro still holding the blade teeth clenched fell to his knees. Veins appeared in his arms and forehead. He suddenly slumped over breathing very heavy. The rain poured around them as washing their sins away.
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Oct 6, 2011 22:14:16 GMT -5
Sanjuro shaking raised his hand holding the glyph to Mitsouko. “STRIKE!” he yelled at her.
Mitsouko didn’t hesitate she charged and grabbed her sword from his hands and whirled it to strike. in a split second Sanjuro leaped up and swatted to blow aside disarming her. His carapace hand shot up and grabbed her by the throat slamming her against the wall with such force to shake her entire torso. She looked down at her dangling feet two feet above the stones of the street. Feeling the breath creeping out of her body.
“HEHEHEHEHE, That is a really interesting blade you have there. Lady Kakita.”
Sanjuro smiled once again and his eyes kindled back to a red glow. He closed his eyes and licked her cheek as she gasped for air," I can taste your fear it is exquisite. Ohh I forgot to mention I can channel myself into someone near death which by the way would be you Lady Kakita." His smile was very frightening. He closed his eyes to concentrate.
"You need to watch this Sanjuro!" Sahir screamed in his head suddenly he could see fully again as a cloud was lifted from his mind yet he couldnt act. He was killing Mitsouko.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Sanjuro screamed in his head as he fought for control for what seemed an age.
Sanjuro concentrated and calmed himself, "I am the most stubborn man in the Empire, I WILL NOT BOW TO THIS GAIJIN DEVIL YOU ARE NOTHING!"
mustering all his will in one move, hopfully it would work. As he felt Sahir's presece begin to lessen as he channeled Sanjuro acted "Mitsouko." Sanjuro's voice cut through the rain and thunder and Mitsouko heard him and just him. In her last gasps of air she saw him kick her sword straight into the air. Sanjuro caught it and smiled at her like the first day they kissed. Sanjuro then stabbed the sword into the glyph on the hand around Mitsouko’s throat.
The glyph cracked and a bale light erupted from the glyph. The carapace started to fall off in pieces a slime falling with it. Sanjuro dropped Mitsouko down to the ground as she coughed furiously for air then she passed out, breathing. Sanjuro stared at the tip of the blade in his hand. Pulled out the blade with a spurt of blood. Sanjuro tore some of the cloth from his sleeve, and wrapped the wound. He looked down at Mitsouko. His love, he knew what he must do.
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Oct 6, 2011 22:52:25 GMT -5
The impact of the experience of having a demon almost filling her, made Mitsouko's body collapse for few moments, but she woke up with a urge, a sense of she wasn't supposed to be dead now because she had a duty to accomplish. The first thing she noticed was she was sat in a pool of water, the raindrops slashing her hurt flesh. Sanjuro was before her, concerning look. She recollected everything, since their meeting until the gaijin demon trying to choke her, and how Sanjuro used Nushi Gashishotuan to crush that beast. Was that really defeated? Questions spurted over her mind, from the complex things about the evil plans of the creature and prosaic ones, as how many time had passed since everything happened. Time was of the utmost important to her and the Crane armies.
Sanjuro... She turned her eyes to his hand, a washed cloth trying to contain the gravity of the cut. It left not much to be seen. So she asked, truly caring and concerned. Are you okay?
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Oct 23, 2011 20:19:58 GMT -5
Sanjuro stood before Mitsouko on one knee barely able to keep conscious. The rain slowed a little to just barely water sprinkles on his face, and a cool breath brushed past him bringing the scent of the open water to his nose. The weariness and strain started to set in on his body of carrying and fighting a gaijin demon for months. Somehow he felt about 30 years older than he had the night when he encountered the river oni.
As Mitsouko came to the present caught up to Sanjuro and he realized that he had his hands on Mitsouko, the absolute last person he would ever hurt and that demon rode him to do so. Suddenly the weariness didn't matter only his constant regret and disappointment in himself. He looked down at his hand with a puncture in the middle his blood slowly dripping to the wet street. He clentched his fist feeling the sharp pain jolt up his entire body. It shook him out of his cascade of regret.
"Mitsouko I.....I suppose I am better than I have been in a while. It doesn't matter my hand. Are you ok? I am sorry for what it made.....I am sorry for not being strong enough to stop it before it hurt you." Sanjuro had a somber sad expression on his face mixed with a bit of relieve of the demons absence.
Sanjuro somehow seemed older to her. The type of notice of a war veteran after many many years of service. Even with everything that has happened in Sanjuro's life. The race to save Mitsouko. The fight for her courtship. The river oni, and the death of his friend. Carrying the gaijin demon known as sahir. Even with all these things when he looked at Mitsouko he smiled. A sad smile but one none the less.
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Oct 23, 2011 20:36:55 GMT -5
Where are it? she asked, surprised with his reaction; Mitsouko wasn't relieved though. She had witnessed a foreigner demon trying to defile a noble soul, and the victory of Sanjuro in the end. But se also witnessed the cruel intention of that entity. Don't worry about me, Sanjuro. Just please tell me you are well... and say you did it. Just say that demon is no more. The Kakita woman looked into his eyes, seeming how he was different for the young champion once she met and loved. He has true suffering and true experience in his eyes, in his face, in his weary smile. She wasn't concerned about herself, but with Sanjuro, and the ones she needed to protect.
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