OKUMURA

Chappy 13

Bon pov:

I watched on in horror as that monster pushed his claws into the paladin's chest, the sickening sound that followed making my stomach churn. The might of the most powerful exorcist of current not being enough to stop or at least contain this demon's ferocity, I watched as he fell to the ground, on his knees, before muttering something to this twisted demon who seemed rather impartial to the situation. They locked eyes for a moment, staring into eachothers souls before Arthur fell to the ground, letting the grasp on his sword falter as he dropped. The demon giving no thought to the fact that he had just killed the paladin, treating it as just another nameless face on the list of what must be hundreds dead in this fight.

My heart shattered as I watched those final moments. The final moments of a great man, the man widely known as the paladin who could kill just about any demon, but he was much more than a pretty poster boy for the order. He was Arthur Agust Angel, known by many, loved by some, feared by others. He lived an amazing life and left a mark, not only on demon kind for wiping out so many of our foes, but also on the people around him, the people he worked with, the people he saved, the people he kept close, all of whom he loved dearly.

I have to avenge him, i have to do this to protect my pride as an exorcist, and my pride as someone who knew Rin Okumura, a strange exorcist who was obsessed with and wanted to become paladin one day and prove to the world that all demons arent bad, and despite his utter lack of promise, chaotic personality and random outbursts that often lead to catastrophe, that some can fight for a good cause and go against their own kind to prove that.

I took in a deep breath and stepped down from the branch I was perched on. I landed on the parched ground which shifted unsteadily underfoot. I looked up at the shell of the man I once knew, let alone considered my friend. I warily made my way over, pulling one of my guns out as i did so. His head snapping up to look at me as soon as he heard my footsteps on the floor and the click of the safety being taken off, watching what I was going to do, deciding if he should deal with me or his wound. I stood still for a moment before he looked back to his damaged shoulder, gripping the handle of the bloodied sword tightly before yanking it harshley out of his flesh, gasping as he did so, as blood spilled over the edges. He dropped the sword onto the ground, it clattering when he kicked it away from him. He shifted his weight, pressing his hand to his shoulder to try to slow the flow of blood. "Why rin? Why did you do this, what made you turn into this" i gestured to him, claws and fangs all ready to attack as I kept my gun trained on him, "this monster, this beast?" I asked him. His eyes drifting back to me as if re-realising that I was here.

I received no answer from him, I shouldn't have expected one in the first place with how scrambled his brain must be at the minute, he wouldn't attack one of his friends if he was in his right mind. I took in a shaky breath as I looked down, tears threatening to fall as I uttered "you know rin?" I sniffed, lowering my gun to point at the floor. "I used to have a really big crush on you, hell, I still do." I glanced back to him as I continued. "I just want you to come back to us, to all of us, we miss you rin, ......... i miss you" i let a solitary tear fall as i looked back up to him, knowing full well what i must do.

He looked back up to me, no emotion on his face. His body moving so that he wasn't slouched, his back straightening and his feet sliding further apart in an attempt to form some form of acceptable stance. He wiped his claws on his jacket as his eyes drifted in and out of reality, his breathing shaky and laborious.

His wound started to slowly heal itself, creating a harsh sizzling noise as it did so, like a crackling fire or cooking bacon in a pan. He glanced back up to me and we locked eyes. I began to slowly make my way towards him. He started to growl lowly, as a warning to stay away. I continued on as the growling grew louder, his eyes narrowing and turning more demonic as he flashed me his fangs. The grip on his shoulder tightening when it didn't heal as fast as he thought it would, clearly having been a more leathat wound than he first expected. He maintained our eye contact as I lifted the gun and pointed it at his head, fear spreading over his features as he looked like a wounded dog. He scrambled away, landing on all fours like some wild beast, his tail thrashing in the air behind him.

I lifted my hands and re aimed the gun, firing as Rin dodged with inhumane speed, I let off a rounds in rapid succession as Rin dodged every single one, speeding from left to right, his claws scraping against the ground causing big ugly marks. With every step he took he was edging closer and closer to me, preparing to do the same to me as he did to arthur. I will not let that happen. I started to gradually shuffle closer and closer to arthurs discarded sword, keeping Rin at a set distance with the blessed bullets I was firing at him. I managed to reach the sword and leaned down to grab it, repositioning my gun so that it was in one hand instead of two. I picked up the sword. It being heavier than I imagined, and clutched it in my left hand, leaning the tip on the floor so that I didn't topple over. I kept firing until all I was doing was pressing the trigger, no bullets being fired, and in my panic I tossed the gun to the side and picked up the gigantic sword, using both hands and waited until Rin got close enough before I swung the gigantic chunk of metal towards him. It slammed against him as I managed to pin him down using its giant bulk, as he clawed and scratched, trying to escape and get away or attack and kill me im not sure.

He ducked under the sword as I was sent flying off to the side due to the momentum produced. I turned and swung again, lower this time but that didn't work as he just jumped over it. We continued this dance of death for a while, him dodging all of my attacks and me blocking his claws and fangs with the rather large flat of the sword. At some point I had changed my tactics and, by pure luck, or the fact that Rin was obviously starting to tire, I managed to get a hit in. it left rin with a small gash along his bicep, which healed itself just as fast as it was dealt. That was the chink in his armour, he cant continue these frivolous attacks forever, he has to have a limit.

I continued to attack the boy, that small graze giving me some hope that he wasn't invincible. And I was right, just like in his fight with Arthur he began to tire and eventually began to slow down, giving me some sort of chance. I really don't want to have to do this, I loved him, i still love him. There's no changing that, even though he's like some rabid dog attacking me, I know that he only wants to be accepted. I thrust the sword at him, twisting so it hit him head on. It slammed against him as I managed to pin him down using its giant bulk, as he clawed and scratched, trying to escape and get away or attack and kill me I'm not sure. I looked at the shell of a boy I once knew, the innocent kid I fell in love with is gone now, replaced by this raging beast of which I'm not entirely sure is as evil as it appears. I pulled out one of my guns and aimed it at rins struggling form. "I'm so so sorry rin, i'm not sure what else to do" i whispered to whatever would listen. "But it's hard to see you like this, ya know? You're not in your right mind. Do you realise what you just did? You just killed the paladin rin. The one thing you aspired to be, and here you are about to kill me too, i know that this isn't you, I know that you would never do this, but everyone else in the order is saying that you've just gone berserk. But I believed in you, believed that what they were saying wasn't true but now I know that it is." he paused and looked at me, his mind coming back to reality. Realisation smacking him in the face, his eyes turning glossy as he began to cry. He gradually noticed the marks, looking at me in shock, I was covered in bite marks and scratches from the attacks I couldn't miss or the ones I barely just dodged.

He looked off into space as he said "bon i don't blame you, i know you trusted me to be more than this but, but i can't. I'm just some evil beast that is destined to slaughter everyone. I cant control my inner demons, its just a matter of time before he returns and kills you, i cant hold him down forever and it shows. I let him slip out for what felt like a second and i wake up to find the paladin dead and you injured. I cant do this again bon, i cant hurt anyone else." " what are you going on about, we can just get you some help, counseling something, anything!" i said to him frantically. " no you cant, i cant do this anymore, i love you ryuji, and thats why you have to kill me, i don't want to hurt you anymore, i cant take it so please, please im begging you, or I'll have to do it myself, and I don't want that" he smiled up at me, tears continuing to flow down his cheeks. " kill me .......... Please'' I stared at him shocked, but the look in his eyes said that he was serious. "you sure?" I asked, just to be certain. He nodded. " Just, just tell yukio thanks for being a great lil bro and thank the gang for being great friends for me. Kay?" "Sure" I lifted my gun and placed it against his forehead, tears flooding down my cheeks. "I love you Ryuji'' he said to me. "Adiós'' he smiled, giving a little salute.

I pulled the trigger.

A loud bang resonated throughout the area, the blessed bullet ripping through his skull, his expression at peace. It was a horrible reminder of what I had just done, the sin that I had committed.
I had done it, I killed him, I had killed the love of my life and it hurt more than anything.
It made my heart shatter.