Shady Times

...The End (Yukio's P.O.V.)

I sighed and looked at the walls surrounding us and the barrier blocking us from going back.

In front of me was Yuzuki, looking down towards the hole ahead of us. I could see her scrapes and cuts from battle were deep and covering her body. To my side was Mitsuko, laying down in a ball position towards the wall... She hasn't said a word since Mamoru did what he did.

"So there goes 2 of Okami... more like 2 and a half." Yuzuki said with a sorrow tone in her voice. "She can't protect herself like this."

"Ill take her on my back... but we will make it to the end, for Mamoru... for Takashi."

Yuzuki sighed, "We can't just leave her?" She said as she slightly smiled

"We could," I responded with a slight chuckle, "but Mamoru would come back to life to kill us."

"I could take him."

"I mean you can't take on someone that is dead"

"I don't care"

I just smiled as she smiled back and said, "You always know how to get me back on my feet, don't you?"

"We are married" I said

"Well, you got me there." She looked down at the hole, "I guess that's our next stop?"

The hole looked like an endless abyss where the darkness just consumed whoever went in. I threw a rock just to make sure it was somewhat safe... Never saw that rock again. We went down together and as we landed on the cold ground under us, we saw a door made of light. We went through and the atmosphere completely changed. The walls looked of a painted nightmare town of despair.

"What is this place?" I asked as I set Mitsuko down and touched the paintings. I felt the actual brick texture on the buildings and the dirt texture of the ground as if it were real.

Yuzuki came close to the painting, "This is the world as it was being taken over by the heartless."

"How can you tell?" I asked as I went towards her looking where she was looking. She was grazing her hand against the crying baby in the image... the baby looked familiar.

"I am starting to remember some things..." Yuzuki said as her legs started shaking until she fell on the ground to cry. "Thats when...she passed... my mother."

I touched the baby's face in the painting and as I grazed the skin, it felt soft and untouched. I went towards Yuzuki and comforted her. "All that matters is that you are here now and without you, we wouldn't be able to come this far." I gave her a kiss, "Let's finish this."

She got up and smiled.

mmmm...mmmm

Mitsuko started regaining consciousness.

"Mitsuko..." Yuzuki and I said at the same time

I started waving my hand in her face. "Hello, Mitsuko, you up?"

"Wh.....Wa..." She started trying to speak and now was falling back asleep again

"MITSUKO!!!"I yelled to wake her up.

We heard shouting and rumbling from above us.

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Mitsuko's P.O.V
I got up and realized this wasn't a dream anymore. "Get up" Yukio commanded

"Where are we?" I asked as I wasn't entirely conscious yet

"No time" Yuzuki said as she picked me up and slung me over her shoulder, "They are coming with no idea of stopping, let's go."