I'm Really Shinigami?
Chapter 2
"Ooohhh..man, I remember...everything..." Duo stares
at his demigods, "You guys saved me and the
universe..." "Yeah, well, that's our job." sighs
Fique. Duo's eyes stay wide as he soaks in all the pieces of his
past. "Hey, are you guys the only ones that survived?"
he asked almost afraid of the answer. Sikeeh lowered the scythe
slightly and a small creature appeared on the bed beside Duo.
Shinigami smiled and lifted the cabbit up. Ran-Ohki was dark grey
with black stripes, the red gem on her forehead glistened in the
moonlight. "So you're the only ones that made it. And all
the others?" Fique stared at the ground, "The Being
destroyed them all Master, just like he will you if we do not
hurry."
That brought Duo back to the present, "Where is he?"
"We do not know, only that he is nearby, we must---"
Sikeeh was cut off by footsteps in the hall. "Duo? Who the
hell are you talking to this late at night? It's 3:30 in the
morning!" Heero's annoyed voice penetrated the walls. Fique,
Sikeeh, and Ran-Ohki disappeared just as the door swung open.
"Uh...hi Heero." Shinigami smiled weakly. "Who
were you talking to?" demanded the Pefect Soldier.
"Uh..no one..just couldn't sleep that's all." Heero
didn't look convinced, "Whatever, just shut up ok?" Duo
nodded, "Sure, Heero, I was just going back to bed.."
Grumbing Heero left the room and closed the door behind him. Duo
let out a sigh of relief.
The demigods and their cabbit appeared again, "We must leave
Master." Fique said solemly. "But...I can't just leave,
I have a life here.." Duo complained. "Perhaps you can
still have one, but for the time being we must---" Fique
vanished suddenly. "Mreeeeeoooisssssss"
Ran-Ohki hissed at the empty space where Fique was. "Fique?
Oh shit..he's here!" Sikeeh transformed spontaneously into a
custume identical to the one Fique was wearing, his scythe
replaced by a sword. Duo muttered something and was shround in a
faint golden glow, a long golden scythe appeared in his hands, a
silver glow...Shinigami was dressed in his traditional black
cloak. "If it's a fight he wants, it's a fight he
gets.."
"But Master! You are not strong enough to fight him yet! Let
me go!" Sikeeh protested. "Mrow!" Ran-Ohki meowed
in agreement. "No! The Being mustn't know that I am weak,
and I refused to stand and watch if he kills the rest of my
demigods!!" A corner of the room began to glow blue. Faint
at first, then brighter, and brighter. Two black shadows appeared
against the glowing light. The Being held Fique firmly with one
hand, and smirked at Duo. "Love is a weakness, Shinigami,
you care too much about insignificant beings. And you will perish
because of that weakness." Fique hung limp and unconcious
from the strange creature's arm. The form the Being took was that
of a young man. He had white hair that flowed down to his hips.
He wore a loose black shirt, and slightly baggy pants. A gold
medallion hung from his neck, the design so detailed it was
impossible to tell what it was from afar.
"You cannot defeat me, Shinigami, and soon the balance of
life will collapse and the universe will fall at my feet!"
Sikeeh held his sword out, ready to strike, "Why the hell do
you want to do that?" The Being laughed, "That is for
me to know, and you to never find out." Something about his
voice told Duo that his enemy was avoiding a subject, but he
ignored it for the time being. "Now where were we? Oh yes, I
was just about to destroy you, Shinigami." The Being laughed
as he tossed Fique in the corner. Sikeeh took a step foreward,
rage boiling inside him, a faint blue glow surrounded him, it
slowly turned gold. The demigod's hair whipped around in the
wind. Wind? No it was the energy that flew all around him.
Sikeeh's deep green eyes grew brighter..brighter..to a light aqua
color. Sikeeh's hair flashed pale yellow, again, and again,
faster...staying yellow for longer periods of time..until finally
it stayed yellow.
(A.N.****I know, I know, lame, Super Sayjian Demigod! But I [at the time of writing this] love
describing the transformation from normal to Super Saiyian....Super Demigod? x_X;
I'm such a dork...****)
Just as the enraged demigod was about to rush towards the Being,
Shinigami placed a hand on his shoulder, "We can't fight
here, Heero and the others cannot get involved in this."
"Yes, yes, we can't fight here, Shinigami's precious friends
might get hurt and that would be so sad!" the Being mocked.
Sikeeh growled, and instantly all four of them were in a strange
place. Darkness surrounded them in all sides, there was no floor
or ceiling, no left or right, there was no air. They were in a
break in the flow of time. A tear in time. It was cold, freezing,
but there was no temperature, if they had brought a thermometer
it would probably stay at whatever temperature it was before it
came to the Nothingness. There was no air, but Sikeeh drew
breath, and clear mist came out when he exhaled. There was no
floor, but they stood on something solid. All laws of science and
nature were broken in this impossible place. It's very existence
could not happen, but there were there.
Sikeeh wasted no time, he rushed at the Being before Shinigami
could stop him. Sikeeh held up a reddish energy ball and hurled
it at the Being, who simply laughed and caught it. "Foolish
demigod! You cannot do anything to me. Hahahaha." the
strange creature fired his own blast, a bright green colored
beam, at the angry demigod. Even as the anger boiled inside him,
Sikeeh was no match for the powerful being, he was thrown aside
like a ragdoll. Shinigami was about to go forward when another
shape appeared in the nothingness. "Tiyan!" Sikeeh
gasped, clutching his side where the Being had struck him. Tiyan
was a demigod as well, but she was dead! Duo was surprised as
well, Ran-Ohki mewed quietly.
The new demigod smiled, "Hi." Tiyan had light purple
hair that flowed down to a little past her shoulders. She wore a
black jacket, purple tank top, and black jeans. The Being
grinned, "What is this? Another demigod? Oh, I recognize
you, you were the one who refused to scream when I killed you.
Why are you alive?" he asked. "Wouldn't you like to
know?" she answered, smirking. The Being frowned, "I
don't like your confidence, demigod, what is your game?"
Tiyan charged at him, not giving the Being any time to react, a
red energy ball appeared in her hands. Tiyan squeezed the energy
ball, it stretched and became a sword. The purple-haired demigod
slashed at the Being. Some of his white hair fell to the ground.
The Being caught Tiyan's arm and held her high above his head.
"Idiot immortal, you think you can defeat me?!" he
hissed at her. Tiyan let out a strangled cry and sliced at the
Being.
Her enemy laughed and threw her at the fallen Sikeeh. She got up,
staggering slightly. "You survived for nothing,
demigod," the Being said, "But I will dispose of you
later, now, I have better things to do.." He turned to Duo,
but Shinigami had disappeared. "What? Where did he go?!
Shit." the Being turned around. Too Late. The side of
Shinigami's scythe connected with the creature's head. He fell to
the ground and flew back instantly. "Shinigami!" he
spit, "ARGGG, I'll get you for that." "We'll
see." Duo answered. The two titans rushed at each other.
Morning came quickly back in the mortal world. "Yo, Maxwell!
You up yet? We were invited to -Reeleena's- for breakfast,
'coming?" Wufei pounded at Duo's bedroom door. No answer.
The door swung open, a grouchy Wufei stood in the doorway,
"Duo! You'd better---Duo? Mawell, where the hell are
you?!" "What's going on, Wufei?" Heero appeared
behind the Dragon. "Maxwell's missing." Heero looked
mildly surprised, "What?" "You heard me Yuy, he
ain't here," Wufei grumbled. "Weird, maybe he went with
whoever he was talking to last night." Now Wufei looked
surprised, "What? Who was he talking to last night?"
Heero shrugged, "I don't know, he was talking to someone, I
came in and told him to shut up but no one was there..."
"Well what do we do?" Quatre asked. "I don't think
he planned to leave for good, his stuff is still here."
Trowa pointed out. "Whatever, as long as he 'delays' this
trip to Relena's I'm happy." mutters Heero.
Shinigami jabbed the young man whom they called the Being is the
stomach, causing him to lurch forward. Taking his opportunity Duo
kicked him in the side and threw him to his left. The Being
recovered quickly, he jumped up and stood in the 'air'. He had a
bit of blood dripping from his mouth, his face was of pure
hatred. The Being vanished and reappeared behind Shinigami, a
staff appeared in his hands and he struck Duo across the face.
The God of Death landed hard on the surface of the strange
dimension. He got up quickly, before his opponent could act, and
slashed with his scythe. Duo managed to snag the Being's pants
and make a diagonal tear. A trickle of blood splashed onto the
fabric. The white-haired being held his staff directly in front
him, making a symmetrical line of his face, his mumbled a few
words, and...Shinigami slammed hard into the Being's side.
"Damn!" cursed the creature, "We already damned,
dammit." answered Duo as he stabbed the Being with the butt
of his scythe.
The Being coughed up some blood. Then vanished. "You're
stronger than I thought, Shinigami. We will fight another
time." his voice echoed across the impossible place.
Shinigami stood panting, Tiyan rushed over to her master,
"You are alright, Shinigami?" Ran-Ohki hopped over and
meowed in concern. Duo forced a smile, "I'm alright, thanks.
How are Fique and Sikeeh?" "Both unconscious, but ok.
You should be returning to the mortal world, the Being won't
touch you for now." she answered. Duo nodded. Tiyan, waved
her arm and the three demigods and Ran-Ohki disappeared. Duo
sighed, reverted back to his regular clothes and vanished. How
was he ever gonna explain this to the guys?
Duo reappeared in his bedroom, to the distress of his friends.
Wufei jumped back surprised, "Maxwell! Where the hell did you
come from??" he screamed at him. Duo sweatdropped,
"Uh...long story." "The longer the better. I'm not
in a hurry to Relena's." Heero said in a monotone voice. Duo
sighed, what could he tell them? That he really was the God of
Death and the balance of the universe depended on his survival?
Would they believe him? Slowly, Duo opened his mouth and started
to tell them everything. His identity, the attack he and his
demigods had suffered from the strangely powerful being. And his
rebirth on Earth.....He watched as his friends' faces twisted in
horror and surprise as he spun his impossible tale.
© Kiriska