Assassin's Wish [R. Kyojuro]

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"Akari!!" Her father yelled angrily as she continued to avade her older brother, Giko's attacks.

"FOCUS AND STRIKE DAMMIT" He yelled and quickly punched Akari in the stomach making her cough up blood easily as he grabbed her by the arm and lifted her off the ground.

She sat being lifted of the ground as her father, Alusika, tugged her arm forcefully, causing it to dislocate.

Akari sat in her fathers grip staring at him with a straight face. "Please put me down father" she asked kindly.

His face became one of confusion before he threw her across the room into a wall, she coughed up more blood as she landed on her right hand oddly. Her pale-ish yellow eyes stared at her wrist as she saw the bone begin to crack.

"Ow" she said flatly and got up to go find her mother, Amiko, so she could help heal her wrist.

"Mother?" She asked as she walked into the kitchen alone.

"Oh yes Akari dear?" She said turning her attention to her daughter.

"We were training again could you help me a bit..." She said a little red as she held her left arm.

Amiko turned to her daughter worried and picked her up gently as she brought her to her room.

"Mother can I ask you a question?" The 7 year old asked

"Of course dear" she said as she began to tend to the little girls dislocated left shoulder and broken wrist.

"Are you going to die?" She asked flatly her face turning into one of sadness as she frowned.

Amiko stared at her daughter, wondering how she knew about her being sick.

"You smell of illness. Father and siblings don't smell like that. Plus your movements are slowly getting slower. By the time 6 years pass you may die...." Akari said sadly staring at the bandages her mother wrapped around her wrist.

"Akari dear... I will die soon. I cannot deny that and i'm sorry you have to know." Amiko said hugging the small girl you was on the brink of tears.

"Why must good people always die...." Akari said and fell asleep against her mothers shoulder.

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"AKARI! YOUR ZONING OUT AGAIN GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!!" Alusika yelled as he ordered Sumika, the oldest sister, to attack Akari.

"Father why must good people die?" The Blue haired girl asked, both figures in the room froze.

"Akari......" Anger rose from both family members as they punched Akari in the stomach many times.

This went on for many hours before she passed out. This continued for many months, eventually having scars all up her arms and legs. Even on her back and stomach from being tortured.

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3 years had passed as Akari got older. She was very intelligent despite never going to school.

Akari was in the kitchen with her mother helping cook dinner as the rest of her family piled in to sit.

Everyone got food and ate but halfway through Akari noticed something unusual against the wall.

A sword? She thought but realized she was zoning out as one of her older brothers, Samuki slapped her across the cheek.

"FATHERS TALKING TO YOU!" He yelled angrily.

"Gomen" Akari said flatly, she could be very blunt sometimes, it just added to the way most of her family hates her.

Dinner went on silently, this repeated for days, months, and eventually 2 years passed so Akari was currently 12.

Amiko had gotten very sick, she sat in bed all day suffering when Akari was forced to train.

Everytime Akari came back to see her mother she cried and vented about the awful smell of blood and that it would be better if she was just dead so that her family wouldn't have to train her all the time.

Being the kind mother she was she'd comfort the 12 year old and tell her that it wasn't true.

Every training technique, battle, bruise, scar, was engraved into her mind so that every time the young girl would think or talk about training thats all that she thought of.

The Suji family was sitting quietly at the dinner as they all ate, of course Akari would only get a tiny bit of food she began to get so skinny you could basically see her ribs.

"Akari. I believe it is time for you to start handling the next generation." Her father said as all the children gasped.

Akari sat with a blank face. "What does that mean?" She asked flatly as the atmosphere got tense and anger built up in every single one of her family members except her mother.

"Akari you are inheriting the Suji name." He father said angrily as he shoved his earings through his daughters ears.

She sat as her ears bled wildly and she bowed her head having no other choice.

That night Akari slept with her mother, sensing she was close to death.

"Who are you!!!" Alusika yelled from downstairs.

"Ah We are the hashiras of the demon slayer corps. We heard that you killed one of our slayers, you even have their sword. Why have you killed them?" Another voice spoke.

Akari and Amiko slowly got up out of bed before Amiko collapsed onto the bed again breathing heavily.

"MOTHER!!!" Akari screeched as tears began to roll down her face. Amiko was the only thing that kept Akari going, without her Akari would be nothing without her.

"You can't leave me yet please not yet" Akari began to panic as her mothers breathing was shallow, suddenly a loud bang was heard and a couple of people ruahed into the room where you help your mother's head.

"Hey whats wrong!!" One asked, she had 2 butterfluy hair clips on each side of her head.

Akari ignored all the people beside her and focused on her mother. "Akari dear, you must escape. But before i go..." Amiko brought her daughters ear down

"The bottomless dresser...." She mumbled and went limp.

Tears streamed down Akari's face but she refused to make a sound. She silently took her mothers earings and brought their foreheads together. Her body was already cold.

She sat ignoring all the questions from the Hashiras around her, there was silence when they realized the girl was in greif.

Akari turned to the hashira with tear still falling.

"Why must good people always die?" She asked as they all stared realizing the young girl named Akari....knew everything.