Tears of Blood | By : SultrySundina Category: +. to F > Blade of the Immortal Views: 1863 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Tears of Blood (My Story Arc: Finale to Blade of the Immortal):
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Chapter 26: One Long Day
Rin would not allow herself to shake with fear. She knew who was kneeling before her. The man who had been haunting her dreams so much lately; Habaki Kagimura. She drew in small, long breaths, trying to calm herself. It would be pointless if she panicked. She had to think of a way to escape, but first, she had to find a way to free herself from the rope restraining her hands and feet.
Habaki looked at Rin. He was surprised to see the fear in her eyes being replaced with anger. "So Asano Rin, would you care to guess why you are here?"
Rin stared at Habaki, she was in no mood to play guessing games with this man. "Bastard! I think I have a pretty good idea!" She spat at him.
One of the guards stepped forth, "How dare you defile Lord Habaki!" and hit Rin across her left cheek.
Habaki stood up and stopped him, gesturing him to leave. Habaki wiped her saliva from his cheek and once again kneeled in front of her, grapping her chin roughly and tilting her head, forcing her to look at him. "Little kenshi, I know who you are. I know why he helps you. Let it also be known that if you wish to leave her alive, you will show more respect and not try anything that will get you killed. You see, I know what you are after, so it would be wise to not disobey me; for I too wish to kill Anotsu Kegehisa, and I will not allow you or that demon to stand in my way. Especially since it was you two that have cost me so much. I know he will come for you, and when he does, I will be waiting. I have time to wait at least a few days." Habaki released Rin's face, stood up and walked out the door without another word to her.
Rin stared at the window. The small flecks of light coming in gave her no bearing as to what time of the day it was, nor did she have any idea how long she had been here. She needed to think of a way to get out, and fast. She knew Habaki's cruelness had no limits; after all, he was the man responsible for the capture and torture of Manji. Rin thought back to those incidents and shuddered. She wanted nothing more now then to put it all behind her. She really wanted to see no more blood spilled, but she knew that the path she had chosen the day she met Manji, would be a bloody one to the end.
She thought of Manji, "Would he be looking for her right now? Was he worried about her? How would he even find her? How did Habaki find her and bring her here, and just where is here?" Rin's thoughts were starting to run rampant and she needed to try to clear her head to be able to think straight.
Rin thought about how much she wanted to be back in Manji's arms. She had never wanted anything more than that right now. It felt so right to be with him now. Her heart started to flutter. What did this mean? Why was only thinking about him making her feel this way? She had to stop thinking about that right now. Right now she needed to focus on how to get out of here, and fast.
Manji woke up as soon as the sun started to shine in his eyes. He sat up, putting his hands on the floor to help steady himself. He was sore all over, and as he looked around all he could see was blood around himself. He groaned, "Fuck, how long was I out?"
Manji continued to scan the room as he stood up and noticed Suzume's body still lying on the floor. He could hear voices downstairs and he decided it would be a good idea if he became scarce. He knew something was up as soon as that woman had come to the room looking for him. Now he needed to find Rin. He knew it wouldn't be as easy as her still being in the bath, especially if Suzume admitted she had seen her. As much as he would have liked to have thought she would not have harmed Rin, he just could not be that naive. "Just my fucking luck. Dammit, let that brat outta my sight for a minute and trouble always follows. Fucking figures."
He groaned, gathered his blades and Rin's belongings, which were already packed, and left the room quickly. The last thing he needed was to be found with that woman's body. He needed to find Rin and get the hell out of this town. He had enough rest to last a good while. Manji peered out of the room, checking to make sure no one was around. He knew the inn was too quiet, even if he could hear a few voices. He couldn't make out what the people were saying but he knew there was only one way down from upstairs. This was not going to be easy considering he was still covered in blood. Then he remembered that there was a bucket of water in the corner of the room and went back in. He changed out of his clothes into a plain bath kimono and washed the blood from his face, chest, and arms. He quickly stuffed his blood stained clothes inside Rin's pack and stepped back out of the room, quietly closing the shoji behind himself; leaving Suzume's corpse behind.
Manji quietly made his way to the stair case and listened to the men downstairs. He could only hear a few voices, but he was finally able to make out what they were saying.
"Hey, do you think we should go up there and check on her?"
"Nah, do you want to be the one she chops up for not listening to her? I sure as hell don't. Fuck don't be an idiot."
"Shut up the both of you, would you already? If he wants to go up let him be a moron, I'm tired of hearing both of you whine; right Maru-sama?"
"Baka-deshi, do not dare be so informal with me. Address me as sensai and nothing else. The three of you stay put. We are all staying right here; where Suzume-dono instructed us to be. She is more than capable of handling him on her own. "
"Hai." The other three replied in unison.
"Four huh, shouldn't be that hard to handle." Manji thought to himself. This was going to be one hell of a tiring day, that was for sure. "Guess I shouldn't have bothered changing or cleaning up."
Manji walked down the steps. He made it a point to be loud to draw attention to himself and smirked at the four men now staring at him wide eyed. They were all dressed in black haori's, and grey hakamas. "I take it breakfast is no longer being served?" He said in a smug, arrogant tone.
"It's him! It's the demon man!" The first man yelled in surprise.
"But...but...Suzume-dono..." The second man started to stammer out.
"What the hell have you done to Suzume-dono?" The third man shouted.
"Well your lady friend was pretty worn out from...you know...so..." Manji's smirk only grew. "She's quite a handful you know."
"You mean...Suzume-dono...and you..." The third man's voice trailed off as he was interrupted by the fourth man.
"Isn't it obvious what he's done you bakas. Kill him!" The fourth man yelled out.
The other three men stood still for a moment before finally drawing their blades from their sheaths and charging at Manji.
"Yeah..." Manji thought, "Definately going to be one long fucking day."
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