Destiny Ninja 2: Kaito

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The Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven approaches in front of my eyes. The last thing I see before closing my eyes is Kaito's eyes looking straight at me.

Kaito, thank you for trusting my words... I am sure you will be able to do it... Because it is you who always have saved me. I... trust your ability, and have faith in you!

Having made up my mind, I close my eyes. And the next moment, the Sword pierces my chest.

"Urrgh..." What... the-? It doesn't... hurt?

Instead of pain, I feel something warm spreading throughout my body from where I have been pierced.

It's warm... Strange, it feels like energy is flowing into me.

My heart throbs loudly. The very moment, the Sword starts emitting a bright light.

"What's goin' on with this light!?" Ran shouts.

"I cannot keep my eyes open! What is happening here!?" Shiroya exclaims.

"[Y/N]! Are you alright!? [Y/N]!" While Kaito calls my name, I have images after images flashing in front of my eyes.

Are these... the memories of the Sword? These are the negative feelings that this Sword had absorbed...

The images of negative feelings inside the Sword show themselves to me as kaleidoscopic video clips. People crying, fighting, and hating each other... But this warm flame envelops every one of them, and when it does, the sorrowful scenes are purified, vanishing into mist.

Oh, now I know... This should be Kaito's flame... His Agni is purifying everything.

Sadness changes into happiness, and anger into calmness. The flame eventually envelops me, and starts to burn a big, black mass inside me.

Is this the curse that it's burning...?

Embraced by a warm, gentle flame that is burning everything, I stand, bathing in its gentleness. Then I open my eyes again to see the morning sun rising from the horizon over the calm sea.

The sun is... rising?

"Is it... over?" Ran says.

"The earthquake has stopped..." Shiroya says.

"[Y/N]...?" Kaito says.

"Am I... still alive?" I look back at Kaito, coming back to my senses little by little. "I'm alive... I'm alive, Kaito!"

"[Y/N]!" I am about to collapse to my knees, but Kaito catches me in his arms. "H-Hey, are you sure you're okay? You're okay, right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine..."

"So, the curse is gone now...?"

"Kaito...!" I feel Kaito's warmth holding me.

I'm alive... I can feel my heart surely beating here!

"I... survived...!"

"Yeah, there's nothing that's gonna kill you now, [Y/N]... Thank goodness!" Overcoming with emotion, Kaito holds me tight. I can't help crying with happiness in his tight embrace.

"Yaaay!" Shiroya cries.

"Yeah! You did it, Kaito! You saved both [Y/N] and Yamato Island!" Ran exclaims.

"Nicely done!" Kikyo says.

"Kaito... I saw your Agni purifying everything." I say. "It was such a warm and gentle flame... You saved me, Kaito. Thanks so much...!"

"Sure...!" In Kaito's arms, I'm relishing the kind of happiness that I have never felt before. Shiroya and ran come running.

Kikyo...?