Cruel || The Banshee and the Beta ➼ TEEN WOLF

Chapter 46 - Divine Move

Sabrina's brows furrowed at the falling snowflakes, she twitched her nose at the sight of one dropping one her nose. She wiped it away, turning around to see that Kira had her hand out, catching the white stuff in her hand carefully. It was silent, nothing but the sound of wind and sounds of the outdoors, until Sabrina cleared her throat and decided to break the tension in the air, "So, I'm gonna take a guess and say this isn't our history room."

Her joke was ignored by the group, and when she realised they weren't answering her and paying attention to something else, the girl spun around, spotting a bandaged figure walking in almost slow motion. Sabrina backed away, her shoulder bumping into her brother's as they stared in apprehension. Lexie noticed the creature very quickly, it was the same one she had seen buried in Eichen House. It was the Nogitsune.

Soon enough, it turned to look at them, a devilish grin appearing on it's covered face before he took further steps forward and causing the redhead to squirm slightly. The closer it got, Kira swung her katana down, not afraid to use it if he tried anything. "Like I promised, Stiles. We're going to kill all of them. One by one!" he yelled and at his words, darkness loomed around, an Oni and it's sword appearing right in front of Kira who swiftly managed to block the hit.

It was time to fight.

At the sight of even more Onis arriving, Kira backed away, the six teens closing in slightly as more and more Onis surrounded them. Sabrina's breathing was heavy as she stood protectively in front of the three defenseless ones, "You know this seems like a lot of effort just to try fight us."

They all glanced at Sabrina unamused, so the Alpha shut her mouth and growled under her breath at the approaching Onis. "What is this? Where are we?" Scott choked out, willing the creature to answer,

"Between life and death."

Both Martins' brows furrowed at the recognition of the phrase, "Bardo." Lydia muttered quietly, yet somehow loud enough for the monster to hear.

"But there are no peaceful deities here, Lydia. You're dying, Stiles. And now everyone you care about is dying, too."

At this, the boy slipped out of the girls' arms slightly, stepping forward and supporting a confused expression,"What? What do you mean?"

"I've captured almost all of the territories on the board, Stiles. The hospital. The sheriff's station. And now the animal clinic." The Nogitsune continued to move around, the teeth in it's mouth dripping with some form of liquid, like blood or saliva. "Do you know the ritual of seppuku, Stiles?"

The Banshee swallowed the lump in her throat, knowing where this was about to lead because she had indeed read up about the ancient ritual, for not only history but for her curious mind. "No, and I don't want to."

"Lexie, how about you fill your friends in." the monster spoke, her name leaving his mouth creating a stain in her mind and making her feel sick. The girl didn't want to answer, she wanted to keep her lips tightly shut but the creature was looking at her so sternly and the Oni were closing in. So she turned to the boy she loved and sighed,

"It's when a samurai disembowels himself with his own sword to maintain his honor." her voice cracked as she looked up at him, Stiles' face contorted with confusion before he turned back to the trickster.

"You want me to kill myself,"

It's head tilted with amusement, it was facing Lexie properly and she knew she had to continue, she had to painfully explain what the Nogitsune wanted, how it wanted Stiles to die in such a specific way, "but that's not the cut that kills him."

"The killing stroke is made by his kaishakunin, who beheads the samurai with his own katana." it paused for a second, earning a few worried glances to spread across the group as they awaited an answer, Sabrina stood there listening to the Japanese words with confusion. She had no idea what they meant and by the look on Kira's face, the girl barely knew herself. "Scott..." at the sound of his name, the True Alpha's eyes widened visibly, the werewolf turning to his best friend and shaking his head.