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章 73: 72 Suki Vision 2 Electric Boogaloo

It's a few weeks later when I'm walking back to Suki's room in the morning, despite my room being next to hers I still need to eat, so after I wake up I grab a quick but hearty breakfast and then get back to Suki's room to stand guard and wake her up, but as I am walking back a maid accidentally bumps into me.

She apologises and we both move on, though once I pass a corner I take a small note out of my pocket and read it.

It's time, huh.

I put on a small smile and turn to head in a different direction.

[POV: Suki]

Waking up is always a chore, but at least it is usually somewhat comfortable and Hana let's me take my time to get properly woken up.

That is not what happens today.

Instead, I am woken up abruptly, before the sun has even risen, by the sound of my door slamming open and Suzu rushing in.

"Suki!! Get up, now! We have to go!"

Suzu shouts as soon as she sees me and it has me panicking almost immediately.

"Wha- What's happening?"

I ask but Suzu ignores my question as she runs up to my bed and all but drags me out of it.

"We are under attack. Now follow me."

I've never heard Suzu sound so serious before and that just hammers in what's happening doesn't it.

But wait.

"But what about Daddy?"

"I don't know but I'm sure he will be fine."

Will he? Who is even attacking us? Why are they attacking us? What did we ever do?

"What about Hana, where is he?"

"I don't know!! Ok? I don't know, all I know is that we need to leave, now."

Suzu has never raised her voice at me before and it just makes me realise that she must be just as scared as I am right now, so I stop asking questions and just let her drag me through the house, never mind that I am still wearing my pyjamas.

Suzu drags me by my arm as we leave my room and head for the back courtyard. I don't see any maids or servants walking around like I usually do and it makes everything crep me out, like we're all alone.

Occasionally I hear explosions and the clanging sounds of steel clashing against steel as I try to just focus on my steps instead.

One foot in front of the other, that's all that matters.

Eventually we do reach the courtyard and when we do we are noticed by a couple of Daddies Samurai who quickly rush to our side with shouts of alarm.

"Young Miss! Come, quickly, Lord Nobushi sent us to escort you, there is no time to waste."

I'm not given any time to breathe or even to think as suddenly we are running in a different direction, this time with three Samurai as company.

We don't get far before the enemy makes an appearance.

A ninja appears in front of us like a banshee, the only identifiable thing he wears being a mask that shows a pair of red, stylised insect arms, like that of a mantis, that come up from the corner of his jaws and meet where the mouth would be, as well as the head of a Mantis at the top of the mask.

The Samurai don't pause in there running as they rush to engage the hostile, drawing blades and charging him with a shout.

The ninja isn't even fazed though, as he casually dodges all three of their strikes, not even fighting back, clearly just playing with them.

"Young Miss, run! We will hold him off!"

I don't know what to do, I don't want to just leave them!

Suzu makes my decision for me by running away, having never let go of my arm she drags me with her and it's only now that I realise that I never even got to put on any footwear.

I do my best to ignore the noise as the ninja starts fighting back, and I pretend not to notice when the sounds of battle become sounds of silence.

Suzu keeps dragging my and my feet are hurting but I don't complain, even as we leave the walls of my home and head into the forest, I don't complain.

Even as sticks and thorns and rocks cut into my feet I stay silent. Even as I leave a bloody trail of footprints in my wake, I don't make any sound louder than a whimper.

Even when my home is nothing but a smoking figure in the distance, I say nothing.

Only when Suzu collapses to her knees, bringing me down with her, do I speak.

"Suzu! Haah Are you Hah ok?"

Suzu slowly gets back on her feet, helping me stand too.

"I'm, haaah, I'm ok, haah, come on, we must keep moving."

I don't understand, what is even going on, why do we have to run away. Where is Hana! Why isn't he here to save me!

"Why! Why must we keep moving!? What is happening!"

Suzu not having the energy to keep running, starts walking away, still dragging me by. She speaks up once she has gotten her breath back.

"We are under attack by Konoha-nin. So we need to run, before they capture us."

What will happen if they capture us? Is what I wont to say, but I'm scared, I'm so, so scared and I don't want to hear the answer, I don't want to know what it is, I don't want to die!

So I stay silent, and we keep going. Away, away, away.

I can't help but think, what about everyone else? I tell my brain to be quiet.

What about Daddy, is he safe? Alive? I tell my brain to shut up.

What about Hana? Why isn't he here, protecting me, is he dead too? I cry.

I can't- I just can't take this anymore. I break down crying, this is too much. Suzu calls for me as I fall to my knees, but I hardly hear her. I just want to go home, I want to go back to bed and to get up in the morning complaining to Suzu about Hana like I usually do.

I don't want any of this.

"Suki! Suki!! Snap out of it! Are you ok!?"

Heh, it's almost funny, how Suzu can't seem to decide between being stern or worrying over me. A strangled laugh escapes my throat from the thought, even though it's not actually that funny.

"Suzu.. I wanna go home."

I clutch her clothes and bury myself in her embrace as I cry. She hugs me back, and for a moment I can pretend everything is ok, that I just had a nightmare and Suzu is here to calm me down, then we can go have breakfast and I can see Daddy and Hana and everything will be fine.

Then cruel reality returns and both of our heads snap to the side at the sound of someone moving through the forest. Suzu gets up and stands in front of me, ready to face whoever appears even though she has as much experience fighting as I do, which is nothing.

My heart is pounding in my chest as my fear spikes as the branches and bushes are pushed apart and someone emerges.

First thing I see is a sword, cutting the bushes, then a hand, then a leg steps through and the clothes are slightly familiar, then I see pink hair and the tension leaves my shoulders.

Hana. It's Hana.

I start crying all over again, only this time in relief. We're saved.

I want to run up to him and hug him, to bask in the warmth and safety of his presence, but I can't make it past my first step as Suzu puts out an arm in front of me to stop me.

I look to her face in shock. What's happening? But Suzu answers my unasked question by posing one of her own to Hana.

"Hana, is that really you?" She asks, with her eyes narrowed in suspicion.

And now that I take a moment to look closer, there is something off about Hana in a way that I can't quite describe, like the uncanny valley effect, it takes me a moment to realise what it is, he's smiling.

Hana is a Samurai and Samurai rarely ever smile, but not only is he sporting a relaxed smile, but it's his posture too, it's completely changed, he is more slouched, relaxed, like he is only now comfortable.

What is going on?

"Of course it's me Suzu, who else could look so dashing with my luscious pink locks?"

What? I know Hana likes to tease sometimes, but isn't this a bit over the top? Not to mention is this really the time?

Even the way he talks is different, he's speaking in a different cadence, his voice much more informal and even more relaxed. Is this really Hana?

"I see-

You do?

"Is Hana even your real name?" Suzu asks with such scathing venom that I flinch slightly in shock. I've never heard anyone sound so angry before and what do you mean is it his real name?

Hana sends Suzu a smirk that somehow seems to make her even more angry as she practically starts growling at him.

"Of course it is, well, technically it is only half of my name, I couldn't be bothered to come up with a whole new one, y'know?"

Despite the casualness of his tone, Suzu reacts like he just slapped her in the face meanwhile I am forcing myself to ignore what his words mean, I don't want it to be true.

Suzu, it seams, doesn't share my apprehension.

"So, you are a traitor then? Did I mean nothing to you? Was our relationship just another part of the mission!?"

It's only then that Hana loses his smile, his face taking a on an almost pained grimace momentarily and as he responds I hear Suzu whispering to me.

"That's not very nice to say, but I understand, truthfully, I enjoyed our time together very much, but I have my orders."

"When I distract him, you run."

I want to argue, but I don't. I want to stay, but I don't. I'm such a coward.

"I loved you, Hana, if any part of you truly felt the same way, then spare me." Suzu says as she walks up to Hana and puts a hand on his chest, leaning close.

I turn around and start running, trying my best to be quiet. I don't hear what they say, and I definitely don't hear the sound of steel puncturing flesh.

I do start running faster though, but because of previous running, I am already exhausted and it's not long before I collapse again, falling to my knees and then to my butt.

I can't breathe. My heart is hammering so hard it feels like it's going to burst free of my chest.

As I lay there, breathing heavily and crying lightly, I hear soft footfalls slowly approach me and I start crawling backwards. I have to get away.

But I am not fast enough, and I see his face for the second time today, only this time there is blood dripping from his sword- don't think about it.

I focus on his face and ignore the rest, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥, as he approaches me with an insultingly fake pitying smile.

As he approaches me I notice that the sun has finally risen, I would be getting out of bed around now. Instead, the sun is behind him, illuminating him like an angel of death as he speaks to me, walking closer even as I continue the futile effort of trying to crawl away.

"Hello, Suki, fancy meeting you here, wonderful weather we're having, no?"

Why is this happening? What did we do wrong? Where's my Daddy?

Despite all the questions I want to ask I can only respond with a whimper as his final step brings him to my feet, bare and bleeding.

Summoning up all of my will I cry out in defiance! Only, I don't, instead what comes out is an even more pitiful whimper.

"W-why?"

"Why indeed Suki. Why, why, why, that is the question, unfortunately I don't think you will like the answer."

I stare at him, this man I thought I knew, and he keeps talking, despite saying I wouldn't like the answer.

"It's just my job, nothing more, there is no grand reason, nothing like that, I'm simply doing my job."

He's right, I don't like the answer, it just makes me cry even more. With a jerk, I look down and see a sword piercing my chest, I'm too exhausted to even note the pain, instead I just look to Hana's eyes, silently pleading.

Please don't kill me.

Please.

I don't want to die.

Please.

Please save me.

Please.

Daddy, save me.

My final thoughts as darkness consumes me are thoughts of home, of family.

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A/N: He~llo! Dear readers!

I'm just gonna post both chaps today right now cuz imma be busy today and probs won't find the time otherwise.

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章 74: 73 It's not about the money

As I head towards Nobushi's office I hear the sound of the castles front gate being exploded.

A decoy, obviously, since everyone who is a part of this assault is a ninja and thus there isn't really a need to break open the front door, not when they can just climb over the wall with complete ease.

Anyway, I ignore the signal and keep walking. A servant scurries past me in a panic but loses his head on the way, I just keep walking.

Eventually I do make it to his office only to find it abandoned, which is fine with me. I start rummaging through the place, throwing anything unimportant to the floor and putting everything else into my tattoos.

It doesn't take me long to find what I'm looking for, which is the incriminating documents that I need to bring back for my mission. I also don't find any money in here, don't know why I felt I should inform you of that, but I definitely did not find 150k Ryo cash in the room. Not at all.

Anyway, before I can leave the office I have to dodge to the side to avoid the kunai that flies past where my head was a moment ago. Before anything else can happen I call out.

"Taiwan number one!"

Which gets the Konoha-nin to stop attacking me. That's right, I was allowed to choose some of the code words, and since 'Konoha number one' would be a bit too on the head, I went with this, not that anyone else understands what I mean.

When I first gave the code everyone was like, 'who the fuck is Taiwan?'.

But that just made me laugh so they didn't get an answer.

With my identity confirmed the Konoha ANBU who I don't recognise nods his head and surveys the room.

"you got everything?"

He asks of me and I respond in kind.

"Yup, though there wasn't any Ryo in here when I searched." I kindly inform him.

"ok?" He responds, clearly grateful for the information.

Heh, even through the ANBU mask monotone I can hear his dubious confusion before he shakes his head lightly and gives me a simple nod before departing.

No words needed, everyone has already been briefed, even if there has likely been changes of plan that I have been unable to hear, the base of things stay the same.

Now I only have one thing left to do, typically this is where I say something along the lines of 'tying up loose ends', but honestly I am like a typical villain, in that I would definitely let the hero go so that he can have a training montage and come back with the power of friendship, purely for the extended entertainment.

But orders are orders and I shouldn't disobey them too much, otherwise someone might find out and then I would get my pay cut or something, or tortured, depending on the order I guess.

So I head out, giving Mantis a passing greeting as he stands over the corpses of three Samurai and head into the forest that lies behind Nobushi's castle.

It only takes a few moments of running before I come across a trail of bloody footprints. Hah! I just realised, but this is like Minato and Kushina's romance story but the reverse horror version.

Anyway, I follow the 'red steps of fate' and eventually I come across a fleeing duo.

There you are.

They are both getting up from the floor, likely having just tripped, Suki has snot and tears all over her face and is generally pathetic looking but Suzu has a look of such focus that I find incredibly attractive.

I cut my way through the ferns and low hanging branches only to stop my approach at the suspicious glare Suzu sends my way, but it just makes me smile even wider.

So you noticed that quickly that something was amiss huh? Impressive.

"Hana, is that really you?" Suzu asks, with her eyes narrowed in such suspicion that I can't help but feel a little bit of pride in her, she is perceptive enough to know something is different about me, but not so fast to jump to conclusions as to assume I am either someone else in disguise or actually a traitor.

It impresses me enough that I decide to give a truly honest answer.

"Of course it's me Suzu, who else could look so dashing with my luscious pink locks?"

Honest as in I won't pretend to be someone else, I never said anything about taking the situation seriously.

"I see," she says, "Is Hana even your real name?"

The sheer hatred her voice contains honestly turns me on a little, but now isn't the time for that, instead, it is the time for honesty.

"Of course it is, well, technically it is only half of my name, I couldn't be bothered to come up with a whole new one, y'know?"

It's all true, but she seems to be even more mad now, I guess honesty isn't the best policy? Women huh, so confusing. That's a joke by the way, in case it wasn't obvious but women aren't all that confusing.

"So, you are a traitor then? Did I mean nothing to you? Was our relationship just another part of the mission!?"

Suzu says, though it turns more into a shout at the end there, and really that is just a mean thing to say, of course It wasn't a part of the mission, it was a part of my fun. Besides, way to make everything about you, that's not an attractive trait y'know.

"That's not very nice to say, but I understand, truthfully, I enjoyed our time together very much, but I have my orders."

I respond while pretending not to be able to hear what Suzu is whispering to Suki. She knows I can hear her too, but Suki is too out of it to notice. I guess Suzu just wants a chance to be able to talk to me without Suki overhearing and this is easier than asking for a moment alone.

"I loved you, Hana, and if any part of you truly felt the same way, then spare me, spare 𝘶𝘴." She says as she leans on me, placing a hand on my chest and going to stoke my cheek with the other.

Only, once we both hear Suki leaving, she steps back as if burned and stares at me for a moment with hatred in her eyes, as well as sadness, loss, betrayal, fear and, is that.. hope?

"I'm pregnant. Surprise. Will you still kill me, even knowing you will be killing your own unborn child?"

Huh.

That is one hell of a trump card to play, isn't it? And she said that with such a dead cold tone too.

I take a step closer to her and put a hand over her womb and push a miniscule amount of chakra inside of her to sense with and I can tell that, yes, she is pregnant.

Huh.

"So?"

My response takes her back and shocks her so much that she falls to the floor, but I'm to busy being lost in thought to pay attention to that.

On one hand, I could just do my job and kill her, I don't particularly care about the kid, all lives are equal, young, old or yet to be born, there is no magical feeling of fatherliness that erupts out of nowhere, telling me to be a better man.

I am who I am and that is not going to change. Still. Saying that, I have thought about having kids.

Idly I catch a knife as Suzu tries to stab me in the liver, but I keep most of my focus on continuing my thoughts.

Not because I want to be a dad, fuck no am I raising any kids, Kizashi was enough thank you. But I do think it would be pretty cool to have just a bunch of kids all over the world, even cooler if they actually make a name for themselves.

I could be like Genghis Khan, but without the conquering, because fuck that noise, I don't have the patience for it.

Also, it would be super funny to run into my kids every now and then while I'm traveling.

Just think of all the plot points it would open up!

Decision made, I raise my sword and stab Suzu in the arm, making her call out in pain and covering my blade with her blood.

"Get up, go and run, run far and hope no one else sees you because I won't save you from them. Good luck!"

I turn away, heading for Suki as Suzu hobbles away as fast as she can. I wonder if she will survive. If she does then does this mean I will have the 'Prodigal son hunts down father for abandoning his mother' plot?

I can't wait.

Suzu doesn't even stop to plead for Suki's life, despite loving her more than herself, probably understanding the irrationality behind the action, at least this way one of them might survive.

I pass through some more trees and swiftly some across Suki, sprawled out on the ground as she is, she didn't get very far. As she sees me she starts crawling backwards in a pointless attempt to get further away from me.

"Hello, Suki, fancy meeting you here, wonderful weather we're having, no?"

It's only polite to greet someone before you murder them after all.

"W-why?" She whimpers to me, looking like an abused stray puppy as she does so.

"Why indeed Suki. Why, why, why, that is the question, unfortunately I don't think you will like the answer."

Since she doesn't ask me to elaborates I do so anyway.

"It's just my job, nothing more, there is no grand reason, nothing like that, I'm simply doing my job."

It's the truth, I'm just doing my job that I love, nothing more. And so, without anything else to add, and with Suki unlikely to be holding any conversation right now, I drive my blade through her heart, ending her life once and for all.

Damn. I just realised but I got blood on my kimono, I will have to get it washed when I get back, it's a good thing I'm rich or I'd have to struggle getting rid of bloodstains all on my own. Thankfully though, Konoha's cleaners are understandably experienced at removing bloodstains, so it won't be an issue.

After that I head back to the castle, burning under the rising sun as it is makes for quite the sight. I unseal my polaroid camera and snap a quick picture or two, for the memory book.

Then I keep going, so I can meet up with the others at the rendezvous point.

Then we al head home, a merry bunch leaving nothing but a broken building and rotting and burning corpses in our wake. Granted it wasn't very subtle, but at least our supply lines can be protected now, and this will serve as something of a message.

Work against Konoha and face annihilation.

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A/N: He~llo! Dear readers!

Fuck Kishimoto and his bullshit unexplained bullshit. I'm researching sage mode cuz I want to know how long it takes to learn, the following is everything I can find about how long it takes. ahem.

"It took Naruto a week to master sage mode. He was faster than Jiraiya."

Thats it. WTF! Naruto obv has plot bullshite so I can't use his time as a base mark, how long did it take Jiraya? Longer than a week I guess. I'm going to make it a 5-10 years kind of deal to master it. Seems around right.

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