Kami no Hāto

Attack of a God

Lady Vinna stood tall,clad in her black and abit skimpy attire which also served as a fellow regalia. Her long flowing lovely blonde hair being tossed in the gentle breeze behind her. While her stone cold lavander,almost cat like gaze was glued onto the god she had been targeting for decades now.

Yato stood before a tall wilting Cherry Blossom Tree. Its once vibrant buds lay on the ground,losing their lovely color. Yato then picked up a single wilting Cherry blossom bud watching as it immediately shriveled at his touch. "My,look how low you've become." A monotone voice commented,immediately grabbing Yato's attention. He turned to meet the cold gaze of Bishamon who now sat on the back of a fairly large lion,no doubt another one of her fellow regalia.

"Bishamon."Yato breathed before earning a barrage of bullets to come raining down upon him. Quickly Yato dodged the oncoming bullets,taking shelter behind a ragged building. " Hiding already?!" Bishamon shouted angrily while using another one of her regalia called "Kazuma" to pinpoint his exact location.

"Kazuma,location." Bishamon barked before quickly receiving an answer. "South,2.67 degrees to the right." Kazuma informed as Bishamon nodded,calling upon a pair of twin pistols. Aiming towards Yato's current hiding place,shooting off another barrage of bullets towards Yato. Grazing his right shoulder and back.

Yato gritted his teeth,fighting back the urge to release a cry. He held back his cry,gripping into his bloody shoulder before the running away from his hiding spot. Leading Bishamon on a long chase as she simply toyed with him. Using a whip to bind Yato to the ground. He gasped in pain struggling against the whip only earning himself more pain.

"Its useless." Bishamon stated,jumping off of her large beast and landing before the struggling god. Who glared daggars towards her. "I finally have the opportunity to purge your evil presence from the Near and Far Shores." Bishamon stated with a smirk aiming her twin pistols towards Yato who continued to glare.

"You talk of righteousness but what you really want is revenge. Isn't that right Bishamon?!" Yato barked angrily towards the emotionless god who smirked towards him. "So? What of it?" She asked while elsewhere a fee blocks away from the fight Hiyori and Yukine had made their appearance. Hiyori noticing Bishamon and Yato's current condition. "Yato!" Hiyori called out catching the attention of both Bishamon and Yato. "Halfling Hm? What company are you keeping these days?" Bishamon commented before aiming one of her pistols towards Hiyori.

Hiyori stepped away fearfully,earning a single bullet to be shot. "Borderline!" Yukine shouted using two fingers to draw a protective barrier between Hiyori and the bullet. Watching as it disintegrated on contact. Bishamon glared towards the borderline in annoyance before turning her attention back to her prey. "She matters not,only you. God of Calamity." Bishamon stated forming a very large sword in her hands.

She smirked before using all her strength to swing the blade downwards. To give the Yatogami the punishment she believed was justice. Yato closed his eyes tightly awaiting to meet his end. Only to hear the clahing of metal against metal sound around him. Slowly Yato opened his eyes to see the blade of a naginata. Clashing with Bishamon's large blade. But it wasn't the naginata that drew his attention. It was the person who possessed the weapon.

Gripping onto the naginata until her knuckles turned white was a beautiful woman. She had long flowing starless hair which cascaded down her sides in waves,and calm azure eyes which held Yato's attention. The woman was clad in the tradional crimson and white priestess attire. She forced Bishamon to take a careful step back, observing the woman.

"You are-" Bishamon began but was silenced by her regalia Kazuma. "Bishamon Sama!That's not a god its-" "I know." Bishamon spat angrily as the woman weilding the naginata, effortlessly twirled it in between her fingertips. Aiming the sharp blade towards Bishamon. "Repel,those who threaten the sanctity of the Gods,and beings among them. A bid you...away!" The woman chanted as a bright and brilliant azure light began to pour from her naginata and forced Bishamon back a few feet.

Bishamon growled lowly before deciding it best to retreat. Calling off her regalia in the shape of the whip which bond Yato to release him. Immediately the while dissipated and reappeared in Vinna's grip. Her stone cold glare aiming towards the woman who stood before Yato. Without the slightest bit of fear in her being.

In a vicious gust of wind,Bishamon had dissapeared along with her regalia. Hiyori sighed in relief as she watched the women kneel down before Yato,placing her hands over his bleeding shoulder. Beginning to chant an incantation that Yato was not familiar with. "By the powers of the rising sun and the waning moon I beckon the grace to my aid." She whispered before a brilliant azure light began to pour from her fingertips. Immediately beginning to close the gaping wound.

"Your alright now." The woman whispered soothingly to him,her airy voice catching Yato off guard. It was the same voice,the same voice who reassured him everything would be okay before. The same voice he would run to meet under the exact cherry blossom tree they stood underneath. It was the same. And most of all it was her.

"Kureha." Yato whispered into the air,causing the woman to smile before taking a few steps away from the now fully recovered god. The woman bit her bottom lip before she spoke. "It brings me joy,that you remember me. But...I'm afraid right now is not the time." The woman stated,turning towards Yato with a warm smile before her body began to ripple, dissapearing in a flash of azure light.

Yato rose to his feet staring at the spot where the woman once stood. It was her,there was no doubt in Yato's mind. The only question was how. How was she alive? And why didn't she stay around to speak to him? Why?