Cowboy Bebop Fan Fiction ❯ Tenshi Trail: Comet ❯ Volume Two, Chapter Twenty: Free at Last ( Chapter 20 )
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Free at Last
Pire and Zo were staring at the man with the glowing red eyes. Zo
whistled as the wood chips started to come together.
“Look who finally decided to show up,” he said. Pire's mouth
started to reform, allowing him to laugh out loud. Spike stretched
his neck from side to side. Miya cocked her head to the side.
“Papa?” she asked. The cowboy patted her on the head.
“Stay back, darling,” he whispered. The little girl lowered her
head. She clung tightly to his leg again and closed her eyes. Spike
turned back to the two devils.
“I don't have time for this anymore,” he said. “I have to find my
daughter and get her family home.”
“Aw, what are you going to do?” Pire asked. The cowboy smirked in
response. He formed his finger into a gun.
“Bang!”
Zo was about to laugh when he froze. His muscular metal body
started to crack and explode. Tiny metal shards went flying
everywhere. Spike didn't flinch when one cut him on the cheek. The
hot blood running down the skin meant nothing to him. Pire hopped
back with his lower jaw dropped.
“Hey… Wait…” the fire demon said. Spike turned his finger to
him.
“Bang!”
Pire smirked as he only had one last thing to say. “We will be back
for you.” His body exploded into ice crystals. The air around
father and daughter returned to normal. Spike lowered his arm to
his side. Not a time to celebrate. He looked down at Miya.
“You ready to go?” he asked. Miya didn't lift her head as she
nodded. Spike patted her on the head.
“Hang on tight,” he whispered. She nodded again. Father and
daughter vanished into thin air.
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Sakura looked like she was about to collapse. Her vision became
blurry. Despite this, a voice filled her right ear.
Hm?
Sweetheart, it's me.
Sakura lifted her head. Papa?
Yes.
Her body was lifted off of the ground. Nuri and Oak looked up.
Smoke came out of the pore of the fire demon's body as it started
to collapse in on itself.
“What is she doing?” he asked. The tenshi-chi lifted her head. Her
eyes were empty as they started to glow. His words floated through
her ear.
Let me be the one in control.
But…
Don't you trust me?
Yes…
Do you want to get back to your family?
Yes! She felt a strong pair of hands embrace her from
behind. The pounding of his heart was enough to set her at ease.
She closed her eyes in her mind. Sakura knew what had to come
next.
Then do this with me. They did all of
this to draw me out. It's time to end this. Let me
take over.
Yes, papa. Sakura's arm lifted up like she was on
strings. The brothers prepared for one more attack. Sakura's lips
curved into an icy smirk.
“This has gone on long enough,” he said through her voice. “Shall
we end this already, boys?” She started chanting under her
breath.
“Couldn't agree more,” Nuri said before his jaw fell off. Oak
looked around in the arm.
“Okay, Yami!” he shouted. “Feel free to come in and finish this!”
Silence. Nuri looked behind him.
“What are you waiting for?!” Oak shouted. “Get out here now!” Yami
only said one answer that changed everything.
“No.”
“What?! What the hell do you mean?!” Oak shouted. Their new
opponent laughed through Sakura.
“You should keep your focus on me,” he said. Sakura drew back her
arm. He said one more thing before they delivered the final blow
together. That message was meant more for the boss than for
them.
Boom!
They didn't just kill the remaining brothers, but the whole maze
was destroyed. The walls, floor, and endless ceiling formed cracks
and shattered everywhere. Sakura slowly collapsed in the empty
space. The last thing she could remember was hearing his voice one
last time.
I will take care of everything from here. Live on without
me.
And then he was gone. It was over.
Sweet Freedom