Crossover With Non-anime Series Fan Fiction / Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Aka Tenshi ❯ Vol. one, Chap. six: Possession ( Chapter 6 )

Possession

Aka-Kenshin and Kaoru made it to an abandoned field. It was nighttime now. No one was around in sight. The semi-angel scanned the area just to be certain. Yep. They were in the clear.

Aka-Kenshin lightly set down Kaoru and sat down on the cool wet grass. The stars were bright and clear tonight. Stars. It had been a while since he had seen them. In fact, saw the stars. It was on that night. A strong bitterness came over the semi-angel.

 

*Flashback*

1875. Aka-Kenshin from returned from another successful assassination. All he wanted was a good hot meal and to go to bed. But soon, there was a change of plans.

When he made it back to his house, Aka-Kenshin found a young messenger boy waiting for him at the door. Curious, the then fallen angel walked over to him. “What are you doing here?” Aka-Kenshin asked in confusion. The boy didn't answer. He just handed the black scroll to the fallen angel. Aka-Kenshin took it without warning. He tore it open. The messenger boy stood on tiptoes to get a better view of the scroll. Here is what it read:

 

You and I have a score to settle. Meet me out in the rice fields by midnight and come alone. Tell anyone about this, you'll be found in the sea of blood.

 

Aka-Kenshin couldn't help but snicker in amusement. The messenger looked at him as if he was crazy. “A challenge to a duel, huh?” the Angel Killer replied. He blew on the tip of his finger hard. He lightly touched it to the black scroll and dropped it fast. The message instantly caught flames. Aka-Kenshin smirked to himself in pride. “Well then,” he replied. “I accept my opponent's challenge!” The messenger boy's eyes grew big with fear. “My lord!” he cried out. “It could be a trap to kill you! Are you sure you want to go through with this?” The fallen angel turned to the boy as if he was crazy. “What are you still doing here?” he asked flatly. “How much do I owe?” “Nine coalpince.” the messenger boy replied. (Coalpince is hell currency. And nine coalpince= $1.80.) “Fine!” the Angel Killer snapped.

Then, Aka-Kenshin reached into his black sash and pulled out his black leather coin pouch. He pulled the leather string free and reached inside. The fallen angel pulled out nine dull silver coins and handed them to the boy. The messenger took them with a pale face. He decided to get one last full look as his customer. After moments of staring, Aka-Kenshin barked in annoyance, “Well, get gone now!” The boy nodded in terror. “I wish you luck, sama!” he called with a bow. Then, the messenger boy ran away as fast as his little legs could carry him. Aka-Kenshin shook his head as he watched him leave. Then the fallen angel headed off to the abandoned rice fields.

Oh, if he had only listened to that little messenger boy. For the next events would be tragic. Aka-Kenshin stepped into the center of the rice paddy. He looked around slowly. No one was in sight. The fallen angel couldn't even sense anything at all! Aka-Kenshin began to wonder if this really was a trap when he heard snickering in the distance. Aka-Kenshin turned to the front in a snap.

Doc was walking towards him with smirk. He was dressed in his battle black and wine red robes. H e didn't have his usual battle sword with him. Right away, Aka-Kenshin could tell that something was way off!

“So Doc!” the fallen angel snapped. “I don't see why you couldn't challenge me to a duel in person. Are you so scared of me that you send your whipping boy out to me? That's very tragic of the leader of the Rat Pack!” Aka-Kenshin then laughed aloud. Doc said nothing. He just snapped his fingers together loudly. A thousand electric worms attached onto the Angel Killer's body and began shocking him like crazy. “AHHH!!!” he screamed out in pain. Doc just stood there grinning.

“You're very tragic for coming out to the rice fields for a duel. Angel Killer!” Doc called back. You see, rice fields are water battlefields. Lava warm water battlefields. Doc knew this all too well. He was the one who set the trap.

At long last, Aka-Kenshin fell backwards. Doc casually walked over to his fallen victim. He grinned in satisfaction. The fallen angel began talking again, but Aka-Kenshin was far along the paper-thin line of life and death, that he couldn't what he was saying. The last thing the dying fallen angel could remember was the clear and bright stars above as his so-called friends beat him to death.

 

*Present Day*

Aka-Kenshin clinched his fists in anger. “Those bastards!” he thought. “They set me up to kill me out of jealousy! I'll make them pay for even plotting against me!” Oh how he'd like to see Doc's blood on his kantana. His “friend” only betrayed him out of jealousy of his forever-growing strength. Ironically, it wasn't a problem at first. In fact, Doc was proud to have Aka-Kenshin working under him. That was until the angels and Kami from Heaven began offering to take him back. Doc tried to ignore it at first. But when Aka-Kenshin kept getting more and more offers to change teams, fear and jealousy spread through Doc like wildfire. “Idiot know I wouldn't join Heaven under any circumstances!” Aka-Kenshin thought in anger.

Then, he felt something cuddle up against him. Startled, the semi-angel quickly looked down. Kaoru was cuddling close to him. She was in the middle of a peaceful dream. Aka-Kenshin slowly calmed down. “Stupid tart!” he thought happily. Kaoru really had no idea what she had gotten herself into.

That's when it hit Aka-Kenshin. Kaoru was now nothing more than a vessel to him and the Rat Pack. A mere vessel just to be fought over to gain power from. The semi-angel shuttered in disgust at this sickening revelation.

But then he looked down at the vessel again. She looked so peaceful there, sleeping. Aka-Kenshin had to remind himself repeatedly to not get emotionally attached to her. But he had to keep her from the Rat Pack. What to do? What to do? What do without getting attached to her?

Where Do We Go Now?