26 Chapter 26 (1/2)
”Where is Hanabi?” Shizuka whispered. ”She's your hostage, right? She could be of help right now.”
”I brought her to the Kira organization,” Hanzo whispered back. ”Even if she's here, she wouldn't dare help us. We're not allies.”
”Are you insane?!” Shizuka snarled. ”She could be dead by now. Urgh, sometimes, you look cool yet a certified blockhead.”
”Well, if she's lucky enough, she could be alive,” the assassin replied. ”Instead of worrying about her, you better focus now for we are under their mercy. You know what? I slightly regretted that I came here to save you.”
Shizuka clicked her tongue in annoyance of her partner's idiocy.
Kagura summons her Seimei Umbrella and moves it towards their direction. The demons inside it emerged, attacking and slowing down their movements. But when they thought they succeeded on trapping them, Hanzo summons Hanekage who just woke up from his slumber.
”You, demon,” it cursed at its master so Hanzo tugged at the black chains on its neck to force him in returning back to his original form. Hanekage has no other choice but to follow his orders.
”Don't growl at your master, demon,” Hanzo smirked.
A loud roar echoed throughout the village as the office of the leaders is destroyed by the huge size of Hanekage. Its pointy body made the troops step back. Its purplish eyes, it seems beautiful but dangerous. The archers start shooting it with raining arrows but it did not leave any serious wound on it. Hanekage roared once more, shaking the ground. Hanzo and Shizuka got on top of its head before it flew away, making their escape.
Hayabusa and Kagura attempted to run after them but the chief stopped them.
”Hanekage is way too dangerous for you to go against with,” Chief Haruno said. ”If he is angered, he could destroy the village.”
”Then, is there no other way to defeat Hanzo? He could summon the demon at his own will, is it possible to defeat him?” Kagura asks.
”We have to find a way,” the chief replied.
”Can Hanabi be of help?” Hayabusa asked. ”She knows more about Hanzo, maybe she has an idea of his weakness.”
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”She can help, yes, that's true but she's running away from us. From your marriage,” Kagura commented.
As the Shadow faction set things back after Hanekage's uproar, meanwhile...
”Okay, we got away from them quite easily. Thanks to this monstrous pet of yours,” Shizuka spoke. She felt relieved for they are more than safe. ”I thought we're done for.”
”Hey, stupid girl. I'm not a monster, I'm a demon,” Hanekage wheezed.
”We better get down now,” Hanzo stated as he grabbed Shizuka by the arm and jumped off from Hanekage. He tugged the chains once more and there puffs the dragon form of the demon. He turned back into a dark smoke and it surrounded Hanzo until they reached the ground safely before it vanished.
”That was a great ride,” Shizuka cheered. ”Can we do that again?”
”This ain't the time to play,” Hanzo said seriously. ”Let's hurry back to the Kira organization.”
”Whoah,” Shizuka said with a pained heart. ”You do look grim. I bet you're worried about Hanabi.”
Hanzo did not respond to her which confirmed that her guess is right.
The two heads back to Kyoto while the dark covered the sky. They travelled for days in silence until the assassin girl spoke.
”Hanzo, do you think Hanabi is still alive?” she asks.
Hanzo shrugged his shoulders and replied, ”I do not know either.”
Shizuka narrowed her eyes as she stares at the akuma ninja. ”For what reason did you bring her to the Kira headquarters?”
”She said she wants to avenge her clan so being the nicest person around, I brought her there. She no longer need to waste time and effort in finding them,” Hanzo pointed out. ”If she's got the best luck, she could be alive but if it is the opposite, then she would be at Amaterasu's side right at this moment.”
”How could she fight if she cannot see?” the girl pondered.
”Let us just say that it is part of her training. If she's smart enough to trick her enemies, then lucky for her,” the akuma ninja replied. ”And stop asking about her already.”
”You know what, you bring her to trouble yet you worry about her the most. Can't you decide which is which? Wait,” Shizuka retaliated as she stops on her tracks.
”Now, what? You keep on blabbering about her,” Hanzo sneered as he takes off his mask due to annoyance. He wipes off the sweat from his forehead, trying his hardest to lengthen his patience. Too much talking has never been his forte and he hates too much questions.
”Have you met the Kira's leader? Do you know his name?” the girl asks.
”Shio, that is what he told me before,” the assassin replied. ”What about him?”
”Shio?” Shizuka repeated as she tries to remember who that is. She suddenly slapped Hanzo's back with all her might.
”OW!” he yelped, ”What was that for, you stupid girl?!”
”You just became a bridge to a grand reunion,” the girl mused.
”Grand what?” Hanzo asks in confusion.
”Okay, let me tell you something about Hanabi that nobody else know,” Shizuka stated as she clears her throat.
”You see, Hanabi had been training ever since she was young so she had been trained along with other young men. Shio was one of the best ninja in the Scarlet faction,” Shizuka started but Hanzo butted in.