Post by Sango on Jan 31, 2009 0:06:35 GMT -5
Episode 17: It Is A Bad Idea To Look Into Someone's Eyes (Special Mika POV)
Don't look, don't look, don't look, don't look--
I couldn't believe myself that my death was this early.
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts--
I just couldn't. I mean, who would think that their death would be someone eating your leg?
I'm leaving and never coming back--
I tried to push him away. But his claws and teeth were hurting me so much. I could feel the blood pouring away like a river.
Goodbye Mika--
I couldn't see anything, yet I persisted in giving up. I slapped him, I kicked him, I punched his head, but all I hit was air.
What have you done--
I know if I give up I won't ever get to see that person. That person that I've been searching for all of these years. If I gave up, that person would never ever forgive me. I slapped the daimyo again.
How can you say that to Nagato--
Huh? Why am I having this nightmare again at this time? I've got to focus...
The slap was hard and cold on my face. 'I'm so sorry,' I said...
What--where is this coming from--
'You're an oni! You almost killed Nagato-san! If it weren't for Omae-sama, Nagato would be burned to death!!!'
"No, not this again," I murmured blindly, only tormented by the haunting nightmare.
"I can feel the power flowing through my veins..." the daimyo said, pausing to feel the souls he was consuming from me resonating in his body.
I thought I was your friend...
Don't leave me! You said you would be here for me!
You didn't lie right?
........................................................................POV END HERE FOR NOW..............
Sesshoumaru lingered for a few seconds, taking in the air. He could smell a great deal of blood that was mixed in with Rin's scent. And when he held his breath, he could hear a very, very, very faint scream of terror from Mika. His foot plunged into the ground and he started to walk back. Jaken watched him as he brushed pass him.
"We're going back."
"Yes Sesshoumaru-sama," Jaken answered.
.......................................................................POV STARTS AGAIN......................
I grimaced and screamed and shrieked and winced at the pain. It was like surgery without the drug to numb the pain. I bit my lip hard and tried to move but I felt so dizzy, so helpless. Some of my vision had returned now, but I still had not the energy to run away.
"Why is your soul so big??? I'm getting full now," the daimyo said.
My leg was bleeding very badly, but he didn't rip any flesh so far. He did chew on my ankle though, and I believe it was starting to take its toll on me. The daimyo had mutated even more now; his muscles were ripping and bulging. His face was no longer a human face but a face of red hunger.
"You're scared aren't you priestess," the daimyo spluttered. "Are you wondering if anyone's going to save you?"
I didn't reply because I couldn't. I was too tired.
"Heh," he said and screeched a horrible cry.
Just then a snake crawling through the sliding doors bit the daimyo somewhere. The monster screeched again and fell over somewhere. The snake grew larger until it was the size of an average child. The snake transformed and there stood a little girl with white locks.
"Mika, this way!" Yukuro directed.
"I can't move..."
"Oh my... this is...here, take my hand!" she offered. She pulled me up and we exited the dreaded manor.
"Drink some water, your lips are pale." She handed me some water in a wooden cup.
"Wait, Rin...is Rin with you?"
"You mean to say that little girl was with you?"
"They threw her into a dungeon under the manor..." I drank some of the refreshing liquid. It soothed my throat and calmed my heart down. I kept drinking it, as if it was chasing my nightmares away. But no, they were still rerunning all the time in my head.
"I'll go get her. You stay here and stay hidden. Those guards are hot on my tail." She looked at her back. "Not that I have one anyway," she added, trying to make the situation lighter. It was a bad attempt.
I glanced at Yukuro as she stood up slowly and turn her back to me. "I'll be okay," she assured me. Whistling, the snake like creatures surrounded her until all I saw was blue light in front of me. Then when I blinked, she was gone.
But of course, the daimyo would not go down by just a simple bite by a snake. When I drank some more water from the cup, I heard rustles in the bushes and felt my shoulder being cut from something.
"I HATE MIKOS LIKE YOU! DIE!" The daimyo raised his mutated arm that was now like a blade and flung it violently at me. Then he stopped in midair.
Below his neck, a sword pierced his chest. Then with great strength, the sword plunged across the side and cut the daimyo in half. Amounts of blood was splattered across the man who saved me. But not a single drop of blood had stained his silver hair and white kimono.
With just one arm...with just one arm he killed the monster that was killing me. I was such a fool... its all my fault... if I didn't bring Rin inside we wouldn't be in this mess. Why didn't I stay put! But scolding myself didn't make Sesshoumaru any happier.
I took a glimpse at his face. I could see his same usual cool face, but deep within his eyes I could see anger and worry for Rin.
"I'm so sorry... I... its all my fault..." I let my head fall back to the floor. I didn't want him to see my shame.
But he didn't even reply. He took a step forward and then I felt a hand hit my face.
The slap felt cold and hard against my cheek. I wanted to cry and break into a million pieces.
"Sesshoumaru-sama slapped her..." Jaken commented all of a sudden.
"I'm sorry... I was a fool..."
"A fool of fools," he added.
"Mika!" a voice called. I hesitated before I looked up again. Yukuro was carrying Rin, who was in no better shape then me. She was full of cuts and her face was red and her lips pale.
"Rin!" I cried.
Rin's frown broke into a relieved smile and I caught her as she flung into my arms.
"I'm so sorry... I'll never put you in danger ever again. It was my fault..."
"It's okay..." Rin told me.
"Let's go," Sesshoumaru said, turning on his heel.
But before he turned completely away, he glanced at me directly at my eyes. He was worried about me too.
"Are you sick or what? Your cheeks are cherry red! Get up already!" Jaken shouted, his voice piercing through my ears.
But I didn't care. My attention was only on the daiyoukai that had stolen my heart. The only man that had ever touched my soul that way.
Don't look, don't look, don't look, don't look--
I couldn't believe myself that my death was this early.
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts--
I just couldn't. I mean, who would think that their death would be someone eating your leg?
I'm leaving and never coming back--
I tried to push him away. But his claws and teeth were hurting me so much. I could feel the blood pouring away like a river.
Goodbye Mika--
I couldn't see anything, yet I persisted in giving up. I slapped him, I kicked him, I punched his head, but all I hit was air.
What have you done--
I know if I give up I won't ever get to see that person. That person that I've been searching for all of these years. If I gave up, that person would never ever forgive me. I slapped the daimyo again.
How can you say that to Nagato--
Huh? Why am I having this nightmare again at this time? I've got to focus...
The slap was hard and cold on my face. 'I'm so sorry,' I said...
What--where is this coming from--
'You're an oni! You almost killed Nagato-san! If it weren't for Omae-sama, Nagato would be burned to death!!!'
"No, not this again," I murmured blindly, only tormented by the haunting nightmare.
"I can feel the power flowing through my veins..." the daimyo said, pausing to feel the souls he was consuming from me resonating in his body.
I thought I was your friend...
Don't leave me! You said you would be here for me!
You didn't lie right?
........................................................................POV END HERE FOR NOW..............
Sesshoumaru lingered for a few seconds, taking in the air. He could smell a great deal of blood that was mixed in with Rin's scent. And when he held his breath, he could hear a very, very, very faint scream of terror from Mika. His foot plunged into the ground and he started to walk back. Jaken watched him as he brushed pass him.
"We're going back."
"Yes Sesshoumaru-sama," Jaken answered.
.......................................................................POV STARTS AGAIN......................
I grimaced and screamed and shrieked and winced at the pain. It was like surgery without the drug to numb the pain. I bit my lip hard and tried to move but I felt so dizzy, so helpless. Some of my vision had returned now, but I still had not the energy to run away.
"Why is your soul so big??? I'm getting full now," the daimyo said.
My leg was bleeding very badly, but he didn't rip any flesh so far. He did chew on my ankle though, and I believe it was starting to take its toll on me. The daimyo had mutated even more now; his muscles were ripping and bulging. His face was no longer a human face but a face of red hunger.
"You're scared aren't you priestess," the daimyo spluttered. "Are you wondering if anyone's going to save you?"
I didn't reply because I couldn't. I was too tired.
"Heh," he said and screeched a horrible cry.
Just then a snake crawling through the sliding doors bit the daimyo somewhere. The monster screeched again and fell over somewhere. The snake grew larger until it was the size of an average child. The snake transformed and there stood a little girl with white locks.
"Mika, this way!" Yukuro directed.
"I can't move..."
"Oh my... this is...here, take my hand!" she offered. She pulled me up and we exited the dreaded manor.
"Drink some water, your lips are pale." She handed me some water in a wooden cup.
"Wait, Rin...is Rin with you?"
"You mean to say that little girl was with you?"
"They threw her into a dungeon under the manor..." I drank some of the refreshing liquid. It soothed my throat and calmed my heart down. I kept drinking it, as if it was chasing my nightmares away. But no, they were still rerunning all the time in my head.
"I'll go get her. You stay here and stay hidden. Those guards are hot on my tail." She looked at her back. "Not that I have one anyway," she added, trying to make the situation lighter. It was a bad attempt.
I glanced at Yukuro as she stood up slowly and turn her back to me. "I'll be okay," she assured me. Whistling, the snake like creatures surrounded her until all I saw was blue light in front of me. Then when I blinked, she was gone.
But of course, the daimyo would not go down by just a simple bite by a snake. When I drank some more water from the cup, I heard rustles in the bushes and felt my shoulder being cut from something.
"I HATE MIKOS LIKE YOU! DIE!" The daimyo raised his mutated arm that was now like a blade and flung it violently at me. Then he stopped in midair.
Below his neck, a sword pierced his chest. Then with great strength, the sword plunged across the side and cut the daimyo in half. Amounts of blood was splattered across the man who saved me. But not a single drop of blood had stained his silver hair and white kimono.
With just one arm...with just one arm he killed the monster that was killing me. I was such a fool... its all my fault... if I didn't bring Rin inside we wouldn't be in this mess. Why didn't I stay put! But scolding myself didn't make Sesshoumaru any happier.
I took a glimpse at his face. I could see his same usual cool face, but deep within his eyes I could see anger and worry for Rin.
"I'm so sorry... I... its all my fault..." I let my head fall back to the floor. I didn't want him to see my shame.
But he didn't even reply. He took a step forward and then I felt a hand hit my face.
The slap felt cold and hard against my cheek. I wanted to cry and break into a million pieces.
"Sesshoumaru-sama slapped her..." Jaken commented all of a sudden.
"I'm sorry... I was a fool..."
"A fool of fools," he added.
"Mika!" a voice called. I hesitated before I looked up again. Yukuro was carrying Rin, who was in no better shape then me. She was full of cuts and her face was red and her lips pale.
"Rin!" I cried.
Rin's frown broke into a relieved smile and I caught her as she flung into my arms.
"I'm so sorry... I'll never put you in danger ever again. It was my fault..."
"It's okay..." Rin told me.
"Let's go," Sesshoumaru said, turning on his heel.
But before he turned completely away, he glanced at me directly at my eyes. He was worried about me too.
"Are you sick or what? Your cheeks are cherry red! Get up already!" Jaken shouted, his voice piercing through my ears.
But I didn't care. My attention was only on the daiyoukai that had stolen my heart. The only man that had ever touched my soul that way.