𝙸𝚝 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝙴𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 (𝔾𝕚𝕪𝕦𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕠) {𝓚𝓝Ⴘ}
𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 8: 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭
Warning: This chapter may be lightly disturbing to some sensitive readers due to low-level gory description.
Author POV:
"Oh... oh my." Shinobu gasped at the group of wounded Slayers.
"It's... a Hashira... two... they've come..," a Slayer gasped, choking out the words and spitting out blood at the same time, "Finally."
"Please, don't bother with us! Find the demon. We're being controlled, we're not ourselves!" A female Slayer sobbed, "I've never been this strong!"
The remaining standing Slayers charged at the two pillars, wielding their katanas. Each one's body was moving on it's own, bent at unnatural angles.
Because the demon doesn't care if their bones get broken, Shinobu thought bitterly as she dodged their attacks. They only used the most basic swords skills- no techniques or fancy footwork, only blunt jabs and sharp slices.
"We can't kill these Slayers," Giyu said coldly, "It won't do any good. The demon will have more controlled weapons. Cut of the strands."
Shinobu nodded and the two set to work slicing away all the connecting webs, but they only re-attached themselves.
At this point, many Slayers were begging to be killed.
"Just end my misery," a Slayer cried, "Everytime I get up, my body hurts like hell. My bones are all broken- even if I survive this, I'll never be of use to anyone again. Please, just kill me already."
"No," Shinobu gritted her teeth, "We're not going to give up on you."
"Actually, we might have to," Giyu said bluntly.
"What?" Shinobu spun to face him.
"Look."
He pointed at the group of still surviving Slayers. Suddenly, all their necks were turned completely around and with an eerie snap, the whole group of soldiers were dead.
"There's no time to mourn them," Giyu stepped over the dead bodies, "We have to find the demon, right away."
"Yes." Shinobu was shook at the gruesome sight, and stopped for a short prayer for their wellbeing in heaven, then quickly followed the water pillar.
After a few minutes of running deeper into the forest, they were met with another similair group.
Except one person changed it all.
Giyu POV:
I could reconise the coral-pink haori tossed on the ground any day.
It was Himari's.
I shakily looked up, and saw her.
Right there.
Controlled.
And wounded.
"G-giyu?" Himari looked up, trembling, "Oh... I did want to see you again before I died."
"You're not going to die," my voice shook.
I took a good look at her, hoping my statement was true.
There was blood splattered on her face and uniform, but from the angle it looked like it wasn't her blood.
She had a gash along her arm and no doubt she had broken bones. She was bruised and bloody, her face grimy with ash and her beautiful long hair was cut unevenly, presumingly from someone's katana. It was now just shoulder-length, the ragged edges looking limp and lifeless like her eyes. Her glasses were broken and shattered, her beloved haori ripped on the ground.
"I'm being controlled... please, save me..," Himari choked out the words, tears dripping down and running along her bruised face, "We were forced to kill each other. I came with a whole team of Kinoe Slayers... but... I'm one of the few to still be breathing..."
Suddenly, she let out an unhumanly shriek as her arm bent back at an unnatural angle.
My eyes filled with tears at the sight and I stood frozen to the ground as Shinobu quickly slashed away the threads connected to Himari and her body slumped to the ground, lifeless.
I stared at the sight, trembling violently.
Himari.
The last person I cared about.
Was everyone I loved doomed to die? Was I cursed to always be alone? I was never meant to have anyone who cared for me. Look what had happened to Himari. If I had only gotten here sooner... and to think I'd been so selfish. I should have gotten here yesterday.
"Giyu." I was dragged back to Earth by Shinobu's gentle voice and light touch. "We have to go."
I nodded, and followed her silently as she ran about, trying to track down the demon.
My heart was thumping violently and my vision was blurred. I didn't want to leave Himari there but I knew I couldn't leave Shinobu to find the demon herself.
But I wasn't even focusing on my own footsteps. I wasn't staying alert or looking for the demon.
I was wrapped in my own thoughts, thinking over and over again...
Why wasn't it me?
It should have been me.
I always fail to protect the ones I love.
I'm just a failure.
I don't deserve to love.
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