InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Speaking Through Dreams ❯ The Haunting ( Chapter 3 )

Speaking Through Dreams

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha; that right belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. No profit is being made off of this story, so please don't sue me; I have no money.

 

Japanese Words in this Chapter:

Kitsune: fox/fox demon

Inu hanyou: half demon dog

Houshi: a low rank of Buddhist monk; often a wandering one, with combat training

Taijiya: Demon slayer

Oni: Ogre

Hiraikotsu: flying bone

Hijin Ketsuso: Blades of Blood

Shikon no Tama: Jewel of Four Souls

Miko: Shinto (Japanese religion) priestess

Arigato: Thank you

Sengoku Jidai: Feudal Era or Warring-states Era (time period that Inuyasha takes place)

Gomen ne: sorry, pardon me.

Youkai: demon

Youki: the aura that youkai give off (the demonic wind that Inuyasha sees when he first starts using the kaze no kizu or wind scar)

 

Chapter 3: The Haunting

 

Kagome woke up unable to move and with a throbbing headache. She could taste blood in her mouth and, reaching her senses out to her body, Kagome became aware of several huge bruises on her arms, legs, and sides. She tried to sit up but it felt like she was pined down by red-hot pokers on her sides and left leg. A little more awake now, Kagome realized she had several broken ribs, a sprained ankle, and judging by the burning/stinging sensation she felt every time she moved, three deep gashes in from her right shoulder blade down to her left hip. There was also a sort of numb stinging feeling coming from her neck, but she couldn't identify what it was.

 

Realizing she wasn't going to go anywhere soon, Kagome decided to focus her attentions on figuring out her surroundings. First she tried sniffing the air, but quickly decided to discontinue that adventure; the air was filled with the overwhelming sent of blood of all types, human, bear, kitsune, and inu-hanyou, as well as the stinging stench of decay. The only thing sniffing the air was doing was making her tremendous headache worse.

 

That's right, she thought, there was a fight last night. Although the memory was hazy, Kagome distinctly remembered something about the villagers rioting, and then a bear youkai attacking them.

 

With a renewed sense of fear for her friends' lives, Kagome listened intently for any signs that they would be alive. There was the sound of birds chirping and she could hear a squirrel somewhere nearby chewing on a nut. Reaching out her senses further Kagome heard a fire crackling close to her, the rustling of wind blowing through grass, the soft purrs of a cat, someone humming, and although her head was still too hazy to make out any words, she could hear two males talking softly.

 

The two males must be Shippo and Miroku, Kagome thought as she tried to interpret the sounds, the fire is probably a campfire, and the cat's purring might be Kirara being pet by Sango. I sure hope you're right Kagome. Relieved that her friends were still alive, Kagome allowed her mind to rest as her hanyou blood started healing her body and mind.

 

 

“Come on Kagome, you gotta wake up!”

 

Who's there?

 

“I can't figure out what's wrong with her.”

 

That sounds like Miroku's voice.

 

“She's not gonna to die, is she?”

 

And that's Shippo.

 

“Of course not runt! Come on Kagome, wake up.”

 

Inuyasha.

 

“Kagome, wake up, please wake up!”

 

Inuyasha?

 

“Kagome wake up!”

 

Inuyasha?!

 

“KAGOME-SAMA!”

 

“INUYASHA!”

 

“Ouch!”

 

Miroku had been trying to wake Kagome up when she sat up suddenly, hitting her head against his.

 

“Ow, great, and my headache had finally gone away too. Wait, where's Inuyasha?” Kagome twisted and turned her head and torso frantically; trying to locate him in spite of the pain it was causing her back, arms, and basically her whole body. She couldn't smell him anywhere, but that didn't mean anything. She knew he was there.

 

“Kagome, what are you talking about?” Miroku asked as he rubbed his head. He was so confused. Shippo and Sango came over, partially because they were relieved that Kagome was awake but also because they were curious about what Kagome was talking about too.

 

“Inuyasha. I heard him talking to me just now, telling me to wake up. How could you guys not see him? He was right there! What are you, blind? Are you playing some cruel trick or me? Because if you are it's not funny! WHERE DID HE GO?!” Kagome was getting frantic now. She knew he had been there, and not being able to find him was driving her crazy. She moved to get up but was held back by Miroku and Sango.

 

“Listen to me Kagome-chan,” Sango tried, “Inuyasha is not here, that was Houshi-sama that was trying to wake you up.”

 

“She's right Kagome” Shippo piped in, “Inuyasha isn't here anymore, you must have been dreaming it.”

 

“But,” Kagome was very distressed now. She had heard his voice. Hadn't she? “I heard him; I swear heard him…didn't I?” Her eyes were closed now as she fought off tears. The thought of him not being here after she had gotten her hopes up, she couldn't handle it. Not after everything she had just been through.

 

“I'm sorry Kagome-sama, I truly am” Miroku tried to make her feel better. “You have been through a lot recently and are probably under a lot of stress and guilt. Your mind was just playing tricks on you, which wouldn't be hard for it to do after last night. Don't worry, you'll get over it.”

 

“Why? What happened last night?”

 

“Don't you remember what happened after the villagers `escorted' us out of the village?” Miroku asked.

 

No, that's why I asked Kagome thought sarcastically. “No. I remember seeing a bear youkai, but I can't remember what happened after that. It's all hazy.”

 

“Well,” Miroku started, “Sango, Kirara, Shippo, and I were exhausted from trying to fend off the villagers without hurting them and dodging them, so we knew we wouldn't stand a chance against it. The youkai charged at us head on with its claws and we were barely able to dodge it. You leapt up to meet it and swiped at it's shoulder when its claws tore into the ground, but your attack didn't to anything. As you were falling to the ground from you leap, its claws dug into your back and went limp; I thought you had died. We were about to take Shippo and make a run for it, when all of a sudden you jumped out of no where with a red gleam in your eyes and two purple jagged stripes on your cheeks, kind of like when Inuyasha's youkai blood takes over his mind. The youkai swatted you away again and you crashed through several trees before righting yourself and charging back towards it. This time you dodged its claws and you started slashing relentlessly at the youkai's chest in spite of your injuries, tearing chunks of flesh and bone away from its body with each strike. It was truly frightening, seeing you bathed in blood with that demonic gleam in your eyes. After you were done shredding the youkai you started licking the blood off your claws when you started sniffing the air in our direction. Then started charging at us too with the same look of hunger in your eyes. Luckily, before you reached any of us you collapsed on the ground.”

 

Kagome had a look of horror on her face. Not only had she gone full youkai and completely brutalized another youkai, but she had attacked her friends as well. Kagome tried to talk, or get up, or do something to defend herself, but she found that nothing worked. All she could do was sit there, shaking.

 

Sensing her friends despair, Sango walked over. “You saved our lives last night, Kagome-chan. You shouldn't feel ashamed or scared by what you did. You were looking death in the face so your instincts took over to save us.”

 

“Yeah, but I also almost killed you guys too.” That's what your youkai blood wants. That's probably why you did it, why you attacked Sango-chan and Miroku-sama. Maybe you can convince it that they're your friends.

 

`Fat chance. I told you before and I'll tell you again: humans aren't very understanding of hanyous. Especially houshis and taijiya. There is just no way they're our friends.'

 

But we've been traveling together for almost 2 years now, and we look to each other like a family. We take care of each other and feed each other; we look after each other when one of us is sick; if one of us were killed the others would get revenge. Wouldn't that make us like, a pack or something?

 

`Trust. Well, if you put it that way, then yes, they're not just some ningen, they're you pack. Acceptance, wary. But that doesn't mean you'relowering yourguard. You're still adjusting to your body and are very vulnerable. This is the time that youkai are going to be after you the most. They will keep coming after youuntil youkill a bunch of them and scare the others off. Pride. Don't worry;you'll be able to protect yourself.'

 

Ok. And thanks, for agreeing not to kill yourpack family.

 

`Feh'

 

“Kagome-chan?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Are you alright?” Sango asked, “You just spaced out there for a minute.”

 

“Yes, I'm alright,” Kagome forced a smile. “I was just getting my instincts under control.” Kagome sat up (thank you youkai healing) and greeted Shippo and he jumped in her lap and gave her a hug.

 

“I'm so glad you're alright Kagome. Are you hungry? Miroku finished cooking breakfast. Come on, let's go eat.” Kagome smiled at Shippo's enthusiasm. He was always able to make her smile, even in the darkest of times he was like a light to her world; now more than ever since Inuyasha was gone.

 

A loud thundering sound followed by the shaking of the ground snapped Kagome out of her reverie. What's that? she thought to herself. From out of the forest a huge oni appeared, easily 15 feet tall and probably 20 tons judging by the size of its girth. Its pale green skin housed dark brown spots that covered most of its shoulders and upper arm but strayed down at random places on its body, like it had had mud caked to its body that dried, cracked, and had mostly fallen off. The morning sunlight was reflected off its bald greasy head and its mouth was opened, revealing two sets of six inch long razor-sharp teeth. Drool poured out of its open mouth and landed on the only piece of clothing the hideous creature displayed: a brown, animal-skin loincloth that looked as dirty as the creature that wore it was ugly. The oni carried in its hand the large femur of some unknown youkai and carried on its face a look of stupidity. Yet despite the dumb look, the oni was able to speak.

 

“I find breakfast.” It said in a low rumbling voice. “Tasty humans and weak hanyou look good. I kill and eat now.”

 

With that, the oni charged at Kagome, Miroku, and Sango, who were in a slight state of shock at the appearance of a youkai this early in the morning. Miroku knew that he was no use in a battle against a youkai this big, so he took Shippo and Kirara to safety while Sango and Kagome battled the new threat.

 

“HIRIAKOTSU!” Sango yelled as she threw her trademark giant boomerang at the oni. But it simply used its own bone to knock the boomerang away, lodging it in a tree, and kept on charging. Both Sango and, in spite of the immense pain it caused her, Kagome, leapt out of the way as the oni brought its huge bone down right where they had just been.

 

`Anger. Let's take care of this. Pride, pleasure. No one will call you weak and get away with it.'

 

Yeah.

 

Kagome let her youkai instincts take over, and she immediately sprang into action. As the oni swung its bone at Kagome, she leapt over it into the air and swiped her claws at the brute's neck. The ogre tried to swat her away, but was too slow and Kagome easily dodged its hand, doing a back-flip in the air and landing in front of the brute. When she landed Kagome was shocked and disappointed to see that her attack had no affect on the youkai. Even when Sango, who had recovered her hiraikotsu from behind it, brought town the weapon on the ogre's neck it only seemed to be amused by the attack.

 

“Heh, heh, heh.” The oni deeply laughed. “Weak mortals can't hurt me. Skin too thick.” As he spoke, the oni swung its bone at Kagome and Sango, effectively catching them in a state of shock and off guard. Sango flew into a tree and was knocked unconscious. Kagome was able to right herself in the air and dig her claws into the ground, effectively dragging herself to a halt. But when she stood up from the crouch she landed in, Kagome was forced back down in pain. Blood was pouring out of her sides and back. Apparently her youkai healing wasn't fast enough.

 

`Anger, fury! So his skin is too tough is it? That's what he thinks.'

 

Kagome let a smirk appear on her face as she dipped her claws in the blood that was pouring out of her newly reopened wounds. “Hey oni!” Kagome shouted. The ogre clumsily turned to look at her. “Let's see your skin take this. HIJIN KETSUSO!!” Kagome swiped at the air in front of the oni, and two crimson sickles flew from her youki enriched claws into the oni's neck, easily decapitating it.

 

“Who's a weak hanyou now.” Kagome said with a smirk as she watched the lifeless corps of her former opponent fall to the ground. `It was weak. You could've easily killed twenty of them.'

 

Then why are you lying on your back from exhaustion?

 

Indeed, as soon as the oni had hit the ground Kagome was lying on her back in dead exhaust. She was tired and sore before the battle had started. Now she was exhausted and all her wounds that had started to heal were worse than they had been. Miroku had effectively revived Sango (and now sported a lovely hand print for it) and the two of them were talking to her. Something about that being incredible and where did she learn to fight like that, but she didn't care to listen. All she wanted was to lie down and sleep. However, the sound of approaching youkai told her she wouldn't get to rest yet.

 

No less than 100 different youkai, attracted by the smell of blood and the presence of a hanyou, started pouring into the clearing where Kagome and the others were currently located. Dang it. Heh, no rest for the weary, is there? Kagome asked to no one in particular.

 

And that is how life was for the next month. Kagome would be attacked by one youkai and defeat it, then hundreds of lesser youkai would come, attracted by the scent of a hanyou's blood. At first Miroku and Sango would help out, but after one week of constant battles like this they were usually too tired to help; so when they were recovering from their exhaust and wounds they would keep Shippo safe with Kirara. When she wasn't fighting, Kagome would help the others by applying the little bit of healer knowledge that Kaede had passed onto her in the past three years. She would combine her modern medicine with herbs to make all sorts of pain-killers, antibiotics, and medicines; she used her youkai senses to make sure they weren't harmful. Then she would apply whatever she knew she needed to onto their wounds before bandaging them up; oddly enough she also perfected her bandaging skills during this time. She learned how to hunt and fish so that she could provide her pack with meals and was quite proficient at it. All her sense were sharpened and after the fist week, Kagome could sense a youkai coming five minutes before it arrived; this made it possible for the others to get prepared (offensively or defensively) so they wouldn't be caught off guard. Kagome, with the help of her youkai blood, learned to fight with her claws and quickly became as quick and agile as Inuyasha was (it's amazing how quickly your body can adjust to sudden pressures like fighting for your life at least five times a day).

 

Throughout the month, in addition to all the things Kagome learned to do to preserve her life and the lives of her pack, Kagome found out about complications because of her transformation, that hadn't immediately surfaced. During one of her battles, for instance, Kagome was shocked to find out that the youkai she was fighting had a shard of the Shiko no Tama, and that she hadn't sensed the jewel shard at all. Also, the first time she tried to use a sacred arrow, she was disappointed to find that it was just a regular arrow. Apparently, becoming a hanyou made her “unclean” and she had lost her powers because of it. She was no longer a miko. She was simply a dirty, evil half breed. Hated by humans and hunted by youkai. The though of never being accepted again would have driven her into a deeper state of despair than the loss of Inuyasha had. The only reason that it didn't was because the constant youkai attacks kept her busy and took her mind off of her problems.

 

After a month, the battles had become less frequent and she was able to start healing her many wounds. Sango and Miroku were thankful for having survived the onslaught and Shippo was especially glad that it seemed to be over; he had been in practically a constant state of panic, seeing his adoptive mother constantly fighting for hers and his life.

 

Since the youkai attacks had all but stopped, Kagome decided that everyone should take a break to rest and recuperate.

 

“I think it would do us all a lot of good right now. We're all exhausted, and I'm out of supplies from my time. Even if my family won't get me supplies, that doesn't mean I can't buy some myself.” Kagome said as they walked towards the well. She was trying to convince the others to take a break with her, since they all desperately needed it.

 

“If you are sure that you can handle being in your time again, then I agree with you.” Miroku said. “But what will you do to hide your youkai features? From what you've told us it doesn't sound like you would make it very far in your time as a hanyou.”

 

“She could use my scarf to tie over her head.” Sango suggested helpfully. “There isn't much left to carry in it anyways. Most of my armor broke when we were fighting last month so I won't need my scarf again until I can visit my village and replace it.”

 

“Arigato, Sango-chan. So when should meet up again?”

 

“Well,” Miroku started; hand on his chin like he was thinking hard, “I think that two days should be enough time to get everything done. Is that enough time for you to visit your village, Sango?”

 

“Yes, that sounds like plenty of time.” Sango said

 

“Hey! What about me? What am I going to do?” Shippo asked in an anxious, worried voice.

 

“Shippo, I want you to stay with Miroku until I get back. Ok?” Kagome said in a motherly voice. You sound like his mother. `That's because you are his mother now. Remember, baka?'

 

“Ok,” Shippo replied slightly downcast. He didn't want to leave Kagome, but he didn't seem to have a choice in the matter.

 

“So we'll meet back here at the well in two days.” Kagome bid her friends farewell and leapt into the well. Before she hit the bottom, Kagome felt a dull pain in her neck. She definitely needed this break. Kagome hit the bottom of the well and felt the now not-so familiar of weightlessness as the time rip opened up and swallowed her in its light purple light. She seemed to float there for a few seconds until she felt her feet on solid ground.

 

But something wasn't right. Kagome's now fine-tuned sense told her that she was not in the well house, but rather still in the Sengoku Jidai. Looking up, Kagome's suspicions were confirmed when she saw sky over head. What is going on? She wondered. You felt the time-rip open, so you know the well still works. So what happened? Not able to find an answer for herself, Kagome decided to climb out and try again. Once again the feeling of weightlessness engulfed her body before being planted firmly on the ground.

 

This time there was no sky over head, so Kagome knew she was in the well house. I wonder what that was. Oh well. You can worry about that later Kagome. Kagome leapt out of the well, only to hit her head on the top of the well entrance. “Ouch! That hurt” She complained as she held her head in her hands. `Annoyance. Well, well, well. Looks like the old man tried to seal the well to keep you out.' Kagome jumped up again, but this time she swiped her claws at the top of the well to break through the weak wooden barrier.

 

“Well, looks like it's time to go shopping.” With that Kagome put on Sango's scarf over her head (making her feel like she was from the middle east) and walked out of the well house. Remembering that she has no money, Kagome took a large sniff of air and was immediately faint from the smell of pollution; that was all she could smell. Concentrating harder, Kagome sniffed again, this time trying to block out the pollution. From what she could smell, Sota was at school and her mother and grandpa were away, probably running errands. Kagome decided to make a quick detour by her house and grabbed some emergency money her mother always kept in the kitchen.

 

Navigating down the noisy streets was a challenge. The smell of so many different people and the stench of pollution was making her dizzy, and everything was so loud it hurt her ears. After a few minutes of stumbling down the crowded streets, Kagome figured out that if she just spaced out (like you would when you're pretending to pay attention in class but you're really just daydreaming) her senses would blend all the sounds and smells together into one giant blob of white noise, and for the most part ignore it.

 

After a few minutes of this her senses picked up something unusual in this era; a faint trace of youki. It wasn't much, but it was enough for her to notice. Kagome was intrigued by this, but wanted to get back to the Sengoku Jidai as soon as possible, so she didn't investigate any further.

 

She finally reached a first aid store, and bought a lot of aspirin, Tylenol, iodine, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, Penicillin, Neomycin, Rifamycin, Gentamicin, Vancomycin, and Amphotericin B. She also purchased gauze pads, bandages, mole skin, some special wood for making splints, and an advanced first-aid book. She made sure that everything was non-scented (pretty easy for her to do with her nose) and biodegradable; the Sengoku Jidai was a very beautiful place, and she didn't want to be the first person to litter in it. After buying all this, along with some other miscellaneous first aid related things, Kagome headed for the supermarket.

 

She had bought some of the basic things they needed: water, random gadgets one would need for hiking/camping or just in general (pencils, paper, flashlights, etc), ramen, knifes, cutting board, utensils, and enough food to last for a while. She packed all this in her back-pack (which was earning her several weird glances for its size), and was about to buy some more bathing supplies when her senses made her stop dead in her tracks. She could smell corpses and graveyard soil, and she could tell that part of her soul was nearby. Sure enough, at the end of the aisle to her right, staring right at her, was Kikyo.

 

How did she get here? This is just too weird. `Danger. You don't trust her. She may not seem to be a threat, mistrust, but something isn't right. Fear, panic, danger. Let's get out of here.' Yeah. Kagome turned around and started walking towards the exit. But if seeing Kikyo wasn't weird enough, after Kagome turned around she saw Kikyo again on the other side of the store. Just staring at her. Now she was starting to get scarred. Kagome ran from the store as fast as she could without drawing attention to herself. She went so fast that she accidentally bumped into a woman on her way out the door.

 

“Gomen…ne…” The person she had bumped into was Kikyo, yet again in a completely different location as before. Kagome was starting to sweat now. How was Kikyo doing that? Without a second's hesitation, Kagome shoved past her and started walking away. Her heart was beating loudly in her throat, her eyes glancing around nervously. Across the street Kagome saw a crowd of people walking along to some important meeting. When they had passed however, instead of seeing the mail box that was there before, she saw Kikyo staring at her, but this time she had a bow in her hand.

 

`Fear!' Kagome broke into a run. The loud noises and strong smells of the city were overwhelming her senses. Conversations blared in her ears, sewer gas burned her nose, a car stopped went in front of an empty street corned. When it passed, Kikyo was right there taking an arrow out of her quiver. People blurred past her; she could no longer distinguish between the different sounds. Kikyo was in a store window to her left, putting an arrow in the notch of the bow. `Fear!' Down the street! The street was crowded with people that Kagome dodged, and behind each person was Kikyo. `Fear!' Kagome's heart beat so hard it felt like it was going to break out of her chest. Sweat was pouring off of her and running into her eyes. Kikyo was everywhere she was. `Fear!' There was no escape! `Fear!' Take a left! The street was crowded with Kikyo, nobody was on the street anymore except a crowd of Kikyo. `Fear!' Kikyo pulled back the bow. Now a right! `Fear!' Everyone on the sidewalk looked exactly like Kikyo. `Fear!' The shrine is just a few meters away! `Fear!' Kikyo was everywhere she looked! There was no way to escape! `Fear!' There's the well house! `Fear!' Kikyo was on the shrine-grounds, and aiming the arrow at Kagome! `Fear!' I did it! There's the well! `Fear!' Kikyo was aiming down into the well and released the arrow. Safety!

 

Kagome breathed a sigh of relief as the feeling of weightlessness filled her body. She had made it. Soon she would be with her friends and they would be able to tell her what had just happened. Kagome's feet touched solid ground and she climbed out of the well… and found herself face to face with Kikyo. `Fear!'

 

A/N: I'm glad to have gotten more reviews this time! (that whole preview thing seems to work). Thank you so much, your reviews mean a lot to me and are greatly appreciated. So to encourage even more of you who are reading this but not reviewing, (you know who you are *sends them an evil glare*) here's a preview of the next chapter, Bloodlust and the Second Message:

 

Kagome's eyes started to glow red as Kikyo fired another arrow at her, but this time she dodged it with ease and leapt out of sight. Before Kikyo could grab another arrow, Kagome had dropped down from above her, snapped her bow in half and grabbed Kikyo by the neck, starring at her with her blood red eyes. And before Kikyo could retaliate, Kagome had thrown her into a tree.

 

“You'll pay for that.” Kikyo said. As she stood up. She sounded like she wasn't scarred, but Kagome could clearly smell fear radiating off her; it was making her hungry. `Pleasure.' Kikyo looked into Kagome's eyes, and a chill colder than her non-existent heart made its way down her spine. She had believed that Kagome was incapable of killing another human, but the color of her eyes told her otherwise. Her eyes told her exactly what Kagome wanted at that moment. What she was lusting for.

They were the color of blood.

 

A/N: I would like to apologize for taking this long with the update when I said it would be sooner. I had an error on my review page and I couldn't read any but the first one. Eventually I just sent myself a review as a test and that seemed to fix it. So sorry about that; it won't happen again. Also, I'm glad to have gotten more reviews this time! (that whole preview thing seems to work). Thank you so much, your reviews mean a lot to me and are greatly appreciated. So to encourage even more of you who are reading this but not reviewing, here's a preview of the next chapter, Bloodlust and the Second Message:

 

Kagome's eyes started to glow red as Kikyo fired another arrow at her, but this time she dodged it with ease and leapt out of sight. Before Kikyo could grab another arrow, Kagome had dropped down from above her, snapped her bow in half and grabbed Kikyo by the neck, starring at her with her blood red eyes. But before Kikyo could retaliate, Kagome had thrown her into a tree.

 

“You'll pay for that.” Kikyo said. As she stood up. She sounded like she wasn't scarred, but Kagome could clearly smell fear radiating off her; it was making her hungry. `Pleasure.' Kikyo looked into Kagome's eyes, and a chill colder than her non-existent heart made its way down her spine. She had believed that Kagome was incapable of killing another human, but the color of her eyes told her otherwise. Her eyes told her exactly what Kagome wanted at that moment. What she was lusting for.

They were the color of blood.

 

Tyashaay14: Glad you liked it, and happy I could make you cry (not making fun of you or anything, that's exactly what I was going for).

 

Shesshomaruluver1723: …exactly. All those things you said, about different things being ooc, yeah, I did that on purpose. Don't worry, you find out why everything seems a little…off. Eventually anyways… *evil snicker* But anyways I totally agree about what you said; that was actually my one idea towards not waiting until the fic was finished to post it; because it's done, everything is pretty much set in stone now. All the helpful criticism will only help me for my next fic (it will be Teen Titans. I'm almost ready to start writing it [I have the entire story, including a prequel, mapped out], I just can't think of a title [names and summarizations are my greatest weakness]) But those reviews are still considered and appreciated.

 

Again, thank you to those who have reviewed. Until next time…

 

Akuhonou Ryuu