Rio Okotaru Darishimo~ Rio's Inner World ~Kan stood up from her crouched position near the lake. A gentle breeze calmly snaked through her hair, gently blowing it towards the right of her. Looking directly forward, her gaze held steady.
"-She did it.-" Was all Kan muttered into the wind.
Hana stood up from her laid down position on the grass, Kan catching her attention. Looking at Kan with curiosity, she walked to stand next to her.
"+Did what?+" She asked. Kan didn't move from her spot and only kept her eyes staring forward.
"-Look.-" Hana turned her face into the direction of where Kan was facing, the breeze catching her hair also.
"+... Oh my+" Hana proclaimed, both eyebrows raised.
The two were looking at the vast, mirrored lake that covered more than half of the world.... And the crack in the middle of the water.
~ Back to liiiife, baaaack to re-a-li-ty ~Rio had been laying in the same spot on the tatami floor for who knows how long, a puddle of blood mixed with tears had soaked into the flooring beneath her face, growing more and more by the minute. She couldn't move, think or even sleep, the pain in her head still strong despite slowly fading.... All she could do was let out soft, quiet whimpers every now and then while trying to drag her mind away from the pain. Her eyes were tightly squeezed closed.
The sound of her door creaking open alerted Rio, dragging her attention away from the agony and towards the unknown visitor.
Peaking around the edge of the door stood Fumio. He looked around first before stepping into the room and closing the door. Rio hadn't moved nor spoke, too weak to do either...
Fumio Hari Kouineji & Rio Okotaru DarishimoFumio continued to look around before his eyes were almost instinctively pulled to the floor.
"... Huerona?!" He gasped at the sight of the woman on the floor, running immediately to her side while dropping to his knees beside her, eyes tearing up a little.
"Huero-" Rio's breathing had increased rapidly the more closer the visitor had gotten... Once Fumio finally spoke, Rio recognised his voice and urgently forced herself up to scramble away, her back hitting the wall behind her.
"OW!... Fuck!" She had moved way too fast, causing the painful thudding in her head to become stronger.
Fumio looked at her, eyes soft with a slight frown.
"Hu-" "Don't you come any closer! Tell me what you're doing he-Arrrgh" She growled at the pain, trying to ignore it.
"Well?" She shouted.
"You're here to finish the job aren't you?!" Clutching her head with both hands, Rio grit her teeth with only one of her eyes open and glaring at him; her last good eye.
Fumio's lips trembled as a few tears streamed down his face. He shuffled closer to Rio slowly, the latter pushing her back against the wall further.
"I said don't-UNNnn!-m-move!" She yelled louder, the pain worsening by the second. Fumio lifted his right hand slowly, moving it to touch the right side of her face gently. During this, Rio held her breath, keeping dead still as Fumio moved a piece of her hair behind her ear that had fallen in front of her closed eye.
"Hu-Huerona... I-I'm sorry.... I won't hurt you anymore..." He let out shakily, looking at her desperately.
"You've got to be-lieve me... plea-" Rio had interrupted his speech by grabbing Fumio's right wrist with her right hand, moving her left hand to point her index finger diagonally upwards towards his stomach.
"If you've come to deliver the final blow... I'll kill you before I you can make a single move... Or before I die" She looked him in the eye, her voice threateningly low and harsh. Fumio didn't move, he only just continued to look at her in slight shock. Trying to get her forgiveness was going to be harder than he thought... But, then again, it was Huerona after all....
After a short moment of silence, Fumio looked down and sighed, his tears landing on Rio's left hand. Rio was confused as to why he was crying... After all, he was trying to kill her so why the drastic change of attitude?....
Rio would of given him a Hado through the stomach but clearly this guy knew a lot more about her than she knew about him... and herself...
"... Who exactly are you?.... " She questioned, hoping to gain some information out of him. Fumio finally looked up but stayed quiet before moving his hand, along with hers, towards the back of his neck. He made sure he moved slowly so that she wouldn't be startled by the action. Soon, he slipped his hand out of her grip and grabbed her hand instead, continuing to travel to the back of his neck.
"I know alot about you Huerona... ... Can you feel that?" Speaking quietly, Fumio gently stroked Rio's hand against the skin on the back of his neck that'd usually be covered by his hair.
"Wh-what is that?" Rio asked, eye wide as she could feel an indentation on the skin. Fumio looked down again, releasing Rio's hand.
"I-It's a brand... of the number eleven... I know you have the same thing... on your left ankle of the number fourteen" Rio listened quietly, remembering the time he mentioned the number, still a little shocked that he knew about that.
"H-How did yo-" "Because I know you very, very well... I-I'm Kazuhiko Hari... You're Huerona Umeko Hari.... The other guy with reddish blue eyes is Souta Fushimaru Hari..." Fumio uttered, his eye held downwards.
"We're all from the same Clan... The Hari Clan... Our crystals absorb all dispelled attacks... Kido's, Cero's and etcetera...." He moved his hands to lap, gripping the top of his trousers.
"P-Please ... forgive me for what I've done to you... You and Souta are like family to me.... B-but, you left, with Ronda... A-and....." As Fumio continued to talk, more tears gradually began slipping out of his eyes. He lifted a sleeve to try and wipe them away, but that only resorted in more breaking free.
"Y-you know... a-after you left... The Head of our C-Clan.... k-ki.... k-" He was finding it hard to speak about this... but he reminded himself that he was speaking to Huerona, one of only two people that he trusted with his life.
Taking a deep, shaky breath, Fumio closed his eyes, only for a moment to calm himself down before eventually looking back at Rio.
"She... killed... my parents.... and forced me to... watch..."'
"N-NO! D-DON'T!" Kazuhiko's eyes were as wide as plates, tears continuously pouring out of his eye like waterfalls as a huge guy covered in black held his arms. At the time, Kazuhiko was rather young, only about 90-100 years old...
"SHUT UP! You will watch! They are traitors who tried to escape and traitors must be dealt with without any trace of mercy. Pay attention and learn Kazuhiko for this will make you stronger" A woman covered in sheer crystal casing with long, blonde, flowing hair and silvery crystal eyes held up a large, black axe. "PLEASE! DON'T HURT MY PARENTS! P-PLEASE!" Kazuhiko begged and pleaded until his throat was raw...
Beneath the axe were two people; Kazuhiko's sweet mother and dashing father. They were both restrained by a crystal coating around their hands, making it impossible for them to escape.
"Don't worry about us honey, you'll be fine just... take care of yourself.... we'll be watching over you" Kazuhiko's mother attempted to calm the boy down with her soft voice. "Please... relax... Everything will be alright Crimson" His father smirked as his mother smiled. "Just know that mommy and daddy love you so very much... Don't ever forget that my handsome little Prince" "We will miss you-" "ENOUGH! Time to die!" Kazuhiko's eyes widened even further at the voice of the Head of the Clan. He just couldn't stop spewing out tears as he continued to squirm, trying to bread free of the guard's grip. "NO! I LOVE YOU TOO! DON'T HURT THEM!
STOP IT!" He screamed. "Heh... no" The woman finally brought down the axe, delivering the end to the couple's lives... Beheading the two.
Blood splattered everywhere, including across Kazuhiko's face... The young boy dropped to his knees, eyes still wide whilst a deadly silence lingered in the air. His vision was fixed to the rolling heads of his once alive mother and father.
After another silent moment-
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kazuhiko had screamed... He screamed at the top of his lunges, as loud as he possibly could despite his throat raw from previously. His face drowned in tears mixed with his parents blood. This was the day he broke.... His whole world shattered within a mere minute...'
Fumio recited the incident as if it happened just yesterday... down to every minuet detail.... He began crying even more at this point, still trying to stop himself but unable to.
"Y-You lef-t-t... The o-only person-n I-I had-d l-left.... Th-the last person... Wa-was S-Souta.... ..... Th-that Bitch... t-took me in.... And trained me to g-guard her... T-to be he-her p-personal gua-guard dog... ... she raped me... a-abused me... forced me to kill wh-whoever she w-wanted... t-tried to make me h-hate you an-and Souta..." Fumio hunched his body over, his shoulders shaking violently as sobs escaped his mouth.
"I sea-searched for... y-you... everywh-where.... A-after all.... of this t-time you... were right under my nose...." Looking up, his puffy red eyes looked straight at Rio.
"Please... f-forgive me Huerona please! I'm tired of everyone I love leaving me!... I can't do this anymore!..." He squeezed his eyes shut, gritting his teeth.
Rio just sat there, shocked for what Kazuhiko had to go through.
"I-I.. had no idea" She whispered, gulping. Fumio slowly looked up at her again.
"... Please... open your eye..." He uttered. Rio looked down for a moment before looking back up at him and opening it. Her eyes then grew wide suddenly.
"I can.... see" She was able to see even more than she used to with her right eye, able to view the whole right side of her which would of usually been a blind spot. Her vision was also much sharper and crisp.
Fumio's eyes became even more saddened at what he had done to her...
"I-I'm so-s-orry..." His voice shook as he moved forward to hug her.... He cried even more on her shoulder, hugging her tightly. Rio looked at him and thought for a moment before sighing.
"Don't worry... I forgive you... but any funny movements and I'll arrest you..." "Thank you so much... That means alot..." Fumio chocked out, hugging Rio tighter.