This is Chapter 11 of the fanfic "Hunter & Prey." It is titled "Faceoff."
Constructive C & C are welcome. Have fun reading.
-Shuuichi Minamino
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HUNTER AND PREY
Ch 11 Faceoff
"Hiei!" Kurama called. "Mate~~!!"
Hiei ignored Kurama and took off toward the forest.
*Shit! Ryuma is part of him and he doesn't even realize it!!* Hiei
thought. *If he dies, what is remained of Ryuma would die with him!*
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Sonoma felt an energy sent him crashing into one of the tree trunks. A
sharp pain shot through his spine as he struggled to stand up.
"I guess you must've been damaged more than I thought," Yukon said coldly.
"I say that we end this hunt tonight, shall we?"
Sonoma didn't reply, he just stared at Yukon. Yukon stared back at him but
then jumped back as the ground before him cracked and shifted. A giant rock
seemed to extend itself from the earth and rised before Yukon.
"It's not going to work this time, Sonoma."
"Guess again, Yukon." Sonoma disappeared and reappeared behind Yukon.
Yukon unsheathed his sword and turned around to slash at Sonoma. Sonoma did
a back flip to avoid the sword. Yukon took a deep breath and fired at Sonoma.
*Electricity...* Sonoma thought. *So he can control electricity, I wonder
what else he can do.*
Sonoma ducked and retaliated with lightning speed. Yukon avoided most of
the kicks and punches but was sent crashing through several trees when he
was caught off guard by Sonoma's other arm.
"Shit!" Yukon hissed. Again he had made the mistake of underestimating his
enemy.
"Yukon, I really don't want to fight you," Sonoma started. "why were you so
persistent about the hunt?"
"None of your fucking business!!" Yukon yelled and attacked. Sonoma leaped
back to avoid the attack but was instead hit squarely on the shoulder. He
gasped in pain as he struggled to maintain a good position for the fight. A
dozen more energy balls hurled their way toward Sonoma. Sonoma tried to
avoid them but the energy balls just kept on changing their trajectories.
He felt himself being hit numerous times before crashing into the rock.
Sonoma gasped as he tried to catch his breath. A sharp pain in his chest
prevented him from getting up. Finally, he gave up and remained sitting on
the ground.
*I hadn't fully recovered yet...* Sonoma realized. *the injury ... oh no,
I'm bleeding internally...*
"Well it seems that my prey has burn out," Yukon said, his golden eyes
glittering maliciously in the dark. "You are going to die tonight. But I
think we should first get something cleared up between us."
With that statement, Yukon's wings ripped out from his back as his claws
extended from his fingers. He leaned toward Sonoma, raised his right arm
and slashed Sonoma across the arm. Sonoma bit his lips as a sharp pain shot
through his arms.
"No reactions huh?" Yukon said. "Should I dismember you first and then kill
you?"
"Why?" Sonoma asked weakly.
"Why?" Echoed Yukon. Then he laughed. "You asked me 'why?' You mean you
don't know why am I going against my policy of a fast painless death?!"
Sonoma looked at Yukon, for a minute he could see anger and pain in those
pair of golden eyes. *What a shame,* he thought sadly. *a beautiful youth
who would rather dedicate himself to killing others than to do something
benevolent...*
"You want to know why I am doing this to you? Why don't you ask yourself,
Sonoma?" Yukon rasped, he leaned forward and kissed Sonoma hard on the lips,
he then broke the kiss and slashed at Sonoma's other arm. Sonoma winced at
the pain, physical and mental.
*God...why didn't I think of that...?* Sonoma thought miserably as he
realized what Yukon meant. *But I did it to save him...*
"Do you remember now, halfling?" Yukon asked cruelly. "True, I may have
abandon the chase long ago had I made up my mind. For a while I was
seriously considering dropping this hunt and call it a truce. But after
what you did to me... I don't give a damn if you did it to save me. I DON'T
need anyone to help me!"
"Yukon..." Sonoma started. "I know how you feel. I ..."
Yukon cut him off. "Oh? You know how I feel? Bullshit! You don't
fucking know how it feels!"
*But I do...* Sonoma thought to himself as the old pain from his memory
surfaced again. *The day Ryuma died...*
"Hn! I see no use to make any more explanations," Yukon hissed. "I'm going
to kill you and I am going to make sure you feel as much pain as possible!"
Electricity wrapped itself around Sonoma's body as Yukon attacked. Sonoma
screamed in agony, the pain was everywhere and it felt as if his body was
being torn apart, physically and mentally.
:Sonoma, if you don't do something, you are going to die.: A distant yet
familiar voice said to him.
*What...?* That was a voice he hadn't heard for years. It sounded like ...
*Ryuma!*
:Yes kid brother, it's me,: The voice replied. :Now get up and defend
yourself!:
*I ... can't... I am losing energy...*
:I'll help you.:
"Have enough?" Yukon asked. "I hate you, Sonoma! Do you know that?!" He
raised his sword.
"I am sick and tired of this. Now die!" He proceeded to plunge the sword
into Sonoma's heart. A black shadow suddenly appeared in the path of the
sword. Yukon's eyes widened in surprise when he realized that the sword had
embedded itself into a fire spirit's body instead. "What?!"
"Hiei! NO~~~~~~!!!" Kurama cried out as he realized what had happened. He
had just arrived a second too late.
"...En...satsu..." Hiei rasped as he struggled to stay conscious.
"Kokuryuha~~~~!!!!"
------------Chapter 11 Faceoff End (TO BE CONTINUED)------------
--Shuuichi Minamino
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* "J'aurais "I would have wanted *
* voulu ne pas mourir. not to die. *
* J'aurais voulu I would have wanted *
* ne jamais grandir. never to grow up. *
* J'aurais I would have *
* voulu me casser l'ame." wanted to rend my soul." *
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* ~Cirque Du Soleil ~Circus Of The Sun *
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