Yumi bursted forward with a lightning slash. While Amaterasu unleashed a solar slash, with the nuclear force of the sun, causing the ground below Yumi to launch her into the sky.
She roared as she brought down her hidden blade on Amaterasu, who hops back and swings her scythe down on the vulnerable Yumi. However, she ducks her head and does a sweep kick that's back stepped. But Yumi doesn't stop there, she swings horizontally her Katana and then tries to stab her through the chin. Amaterasu scoffs with a smirk. Pushing her blade. , she spins around and tries to hit her with the back of the scythe. But Yumi dodges back and the two clash blade for blade.
"I do not die here, Tachibana. The sun must be worshipped." She grinned. Yumi yelled back. "You sound afraid!"
Yumi grabs her Katana by the blade, as she pushes it down. Leaving Amaterasu's face vulnerable for a kick to the face that sends her back a few feet.
However, she rakes her scythe across the ground to kill her momentum. "Good, I like that behavior."
Yumi points her sword. "You're weak." And blurs in speed.
The two clash blade for blade. Parrying each others hits and looking for an opening. Amaterasu tries to overwhelm Yumi with back to back twirls from either side of her scythe, trying to hit Yumi. However Yumi spins past her and slashes her in the back. Grabbing her waist and slamming her back first into the snow as she uses her Katana to pierce through her.
But Amaterasu's Scythe prevents her from doing so. And instead gets the tables back on her as her Scythe is at Yumi's chin just as her Katana is at Amaterasu's face.
"Your people will forget you. You are a beast of mankind."
Yumi gritted her teeth. "If gods like you won't protect us, I will do no one else hasn't."
Yumi gets pushed back and Amaterasu finds her feet, and the two clash blades once more. But This time it's different. Yumi lifts her blade with Amaterasu's scythe. "I'll kill you!" And she cuts her down. But she doesn't stop there. And stabs her through the gut. Her Katana appearing on her back. Driving her into a wall. "Argh!!"
"You will rot on my blade." Yumi glares up at her as Amaterasu coughs blood. But she has a bloody grin on her face. "Ha…. Not before you get pierced by volleys of arrows."
Yumi gets shot in the shoulder, then on the side, and one she blocks herself. But then it's too many. All of the soldiers that she was gonna face all pull out bows and quivers full of arrows. She rips the sword out of Amaterasu as she rolls to the side to prepare to dash away. But she gets hit by arrows everywhere.
She's bathed with them until her running turns into a walk. Her walk into a crawl, her crawl into pants of breathe. She turns around. Bloodied and tired, but willing to resist. She gets on her knees. Putting a foot down to get up. Her Katana a tool to lean on.
Amaterasu regenerates her wound as she walks to Yumi with scythe in hand. Wiping the blood off her mouth. "You forced my hand, Tachibana. I can only blame myself. If it wasn't for me, you would not be here." She looks down coldly at Yumi.Yumi only moving her eyes up. "You are a coward."
"And even with mercy upon my hands. You stay vigilant." She spun her scythe, "Fine." and hit her with the back part of it. Knocking her out cold.
.....
Not long after, Her eyes fluttered lightly, laboured and deep breathing, she woke up slowly. And in front of her, was her uncle. Tied to a pole. Once the blurriness got out of her eyes. She blinked a few times, and furrowed her eyebrows. "…Uncle?"
"Yumi," Lord Takao smiled warmly. "My plum." Yumi whimpered. But she didn't cry, she bowed her head. "I'm sorry, I took longer then i should've."
"It's okay, At long last we reunite." He put his head against the pole. Chuckling weakily, Yumi asked him, "Is there anyone else?"
He responded. "Yes, plenty of soldiers from those demon and Ronin and bastards."
"You mean the yokai?" Her uncle looked at her in the eyes. "Yes." Yumi tried to yank herself out of the ropes. "Try getting out. I'll do the same." She wriggles. Her uncle doing the same.
The two struggled, but both with resolve. Until Takao stopped and stood frozen. "Yumi," He whispered. "Stop."
Yumi stopped. And looked confused, "What?" She turned her head back. Looking at Amaterasu with her outfit ready for war. Yumi looked back and eyes narrowed.
"Cold?" Amaterasu asked Yumi, a blanket in her hand. Yumi didn't even make eye contact. And Amaterasu rolled her eyes. "Ugh."
She throws the blanket into the sky, the heavy storm of wind taking it away. "Your uncle does not know the atrocities you've made through the island, and if I were him. I'd rather drown to find a heir disobey me."
"My niece has done nothing wrong." He claims. Amaterasu only turned her head to Yumi as she stood in the middle of both to see each others face.
"You should ask her." Amaterasu directs him to Yumi. Who is looking at her uncle. With a look of guilt and plead of understating. Her eyebrows unstable,
"Without a doubt, she's the best on the island. My men have been utterly, and completely, overwhelmed. By her way of manners."
She walked up to her. Staring her down. Her eyes burning into hers. "Butchered, Throat slithered, Killing at their most vulnerable."
"She's a living Irony. She started what no one else would, but at the cost of being allies with Demons and Ronin, and enemy of her code." Her uncle was shook by Amaterasu's word. And he looked at her with some fear,
"Is that true?" He asked. Concerned. Yumi only looked down as Amaterasu walked away. She tries to not have the shame to admit her actions.
Amaterasu picked up. "And I understand," She smiled with fake warmth. "I know what it means to be under someone's shadow. The desire to be a somebody, just to be a nobody."
"You win when the world starts and ends on your command. I am that command. You, are not."
"Neither of you." She pointed at either side. Takao spoke with a glare toward Yumi.
"… Well, Are you ashamed? What would your father say—"
"What my father says is not important!" Yumi yells. "My father's dead, in the past. The time is now."
"I saw what everyday people do, what our eyes cannot see from them. They fo what they have to to survive. You told me one day nothing will be the same," Yumi stared into her uncle's eyes. "But you must find resolve. No matter the cost."
Lord Takao could not say anything and let silence speak for itself. And just as he was gonna open his mouth—
"Incredible," Amaterasu interrupted. "How brave. You seem willing to give it all for your people."
Amaterasu grabs Yumi's Katana she had on her hip. Yumi's face in terror as she thinks the unimaginable.
Amaterasu walks blade in hand to Yumi. Closing her eyes as she accepts the worst. But her ropes are cut off. And Yumi looks surprised.
"I want to test you." She hands her Yumi's blade. Yumi looks at her blade. And Amaterasu points at her uncle. "Kill him, and you are free. You can stop this war, with a single, stab."
"Would you want to change the fate of this island?" Amaterasu asks Yumi.
Yumi. Although an expert in her craft. The blade trembled in her hands, she was concerned of herself. Her breathe shakily aligned with her blade. As she swallowed from the dry mouth she had. She looks up at her uncle. And she couldn't help but tear up, And her uncle looks at Yumi with sympathy, "Yumi. I am an old man, Do what you must."
Normally, she would never hesitate to do the dirty. But this time she really though about it. And she looked down, tears streaming down her face as she whimpered. "I can't… I could never—"
"Yes you can, Yumi. Sometimes… even the right thing may seem terrible." He closed his eyes. Expecting genuine honor from Yumi.
Yumi takes a deep breath, and she gets closer to Amaterasu. Every second feels valuable. She narrowed her eyes. And she prepares to stab him. Eyeing him down like a predator.
She pulls back her Katana to thrust. But suddenly—
Fwoosh! She teleported. Behind Amaterasu to stab her. And Amaterasu catches her with a furious glare.
"You idiot!" She slaps her in the face. Putting her down on the floor. Her foot on her back.
Lord Takao screams her name. "Yumi!" But before anything else she grabs the blade. And Yumi's able to see what's she's going to do. "No— please!!"
She throws the blade into her uncles heart. The old man let a loud gasp as the life drained out of his eyes right there and then. His eyes rolling back with his mouth open.
Yumi watched in terror, she was in pure shock. And Amaterasu stomped on her head as she walked forward. Ripping his head off violently. Grabbing the few hairs he had on his receding head of hair. Showing it to Yumi. "You made your own consequences, Now. You must pick again, and if you choose wrong. Your mistake will cost you everything." She grabbed the head with her other and together, she squished the head. Blood splurring all over Yumi. Blinding her from the kick in the face that knocks her out.
Get up.
Ryujin's voice snapped Yumi awake. The only thing that was there was her uncle and the frozen wasteland waiting for her.
She looked around. And got up slowly. Crawling toward her uncles body. Laying down with his palm out. Which Yumi takes. Looking at his hand. She takes in the moment. Closing her eyes as she tries to bury her guilt. And she roars her anger out. And that was pushed she needed for her next plan. "My clothes…!!"
She finds her clothes near the poles. And it's her clothes, Katana, and… her uncles Katana.
She doesn't even look at her own masterpiece. Looking at her uncles. Admiring as she grabs it in her hands. "I'm sorry I failed you…" Once she's done putting her outfit on. she puts her uncles blade behind her back.
"It's the girl!" A legionnaire of the group of soldier calls. Blaring his horn every direction. And in the same way every man comes out to hunt her. Resuming where they left off. "I'm the predator. I am the left hand of General Ryuzo."
She immediately stands up. She gritted her teeth. "Move…!"
She blurs in speed as she cuts his head off with a single violent swing. Terrifying the men around her. Lightning strikes down one. And some of them are already looking for the exit.
"Soldiers of the sun!" She yells. "That was your leader! Face the monster you're leader made..!! " She starts her butchering instantly. She slams a smoke bomb into the floor Lightning striking down almost perfectly to blind them before their ultimately dead by chaining assasinations. Furious roars and screams are the last thing they hear and a red canvas as a reminder that she is not a regular human. She's a storm. "Cowards, Die! Rot in hell!!"
Meanwhile, Sugi looked toward the moon as it was thundering. It was night time. What was left of the Ronin and Yokai were left in the hands of their own leaders. "Yumi…"
She muttered, and sighed. Her head tilted down, Yoshio was fixing his outfit, this time, he looked more like a wandering ronin with his dark winter outfit and cape. Going nicely with his straw hat.
"She better not gotten herself killed. She was good with that blade."
"If the thunder keeps coming, it is her." Nurarihyon agreed.
"We'll let her do her work. We must find Tsukoyomi and his burnt castle." Yoshio
Yumi panted as she looked forward. Bodies as pedals for her flower of death. And looked at the dragon armor on her shoulder. Reminded of Ryujin. "I haven't forgot our deal, Ryujin." She teleported with her insane speed.
Meanwhile. A mother and child were hiding in their homes while their father was looking around the house to see if their was a way to escape the village they were in. But the father made a huge mistake, looking out through a window while the monsters called soldiers roam around killing or holding everyone hostage. And the monster catches him. Staring straight at him. The man gasped and grabbed his son and wife and put them in a corner. A blind spot where the enemy cannot see. The father hugged both of them tightly as they whimpered in fear.
The boy spoke first. "Papa, what's happening?"
The father assured his child. "It's going to be okay."
The soldier slid the door open. Glaring at the father. And pointed his sword. "We are raiding for food. Give or lose your head."
The father rushed on his knees to pray. "Please, there is no food. My family are starving too!"
"Silence!" The soldier stabbed him through the chest. The mother instantly yanked her child and covered his eyes. Screaming in fear. The only thing heard are gurgles from the father.
"Liars." The soldier Ripped the sword out of the dead body. "Where is the food!?" He took a step closer. "Where!?"
The boy, scared, but braver than his mom, let go of his mothers arms and went feral. "My boy!" She yelled. Running up to him and biting his thigh. Making the soldier grunt. "You little—" he raised his weapon.
And suddenly got a hidden blade to the side of the neck. And was yanked back. The family gasping. The boy was frozen in fear, and went to his mom again.
Yumi pants as she looks at the boy. "…You're safe." She says with pity in her eyes. The boy hidden in her mothers breast.
The mother looked at Yumi's appearance. But she bowed. "I lost hope before you came."
Yumi looked at the dead body. And looked back at her. The boy reminded her of youth when she had the same thing happen to her. "Hold. And Don't move until my queue." She nodded before she left. Before she put on her hood and had a look of rage on her face.
Soldiers were laughing as they enjoyed their new territory. One was dancing in the middle in front of everyone else.
And it'd be his last. A sticky bomb lands on his chest and explodes into his chest cavity and the others around him. Impacting all of them.
He whimpers as he looks at his friends, dead right there and then.
Yumi drops down and stabs him in the shoulder. Her hand over his mouth. Ripping it out of him.
She jumps onto the roof and blow darts hit every one of the soldiers holding hostages. And they were poisonous because of the blood coming out. Kunai's to the archers.
Soldiers protecting the outside of the farmstead failed their jobs of invaders. Yumi front flips and stabs one in the throat slamming them down and rolling forward as she does a cartwheel motion with her Katana as she cuts the arteries of the second one as blood splurs out. The noise loud enough for the solider behind him to notice. And he pulls out his weapon and swings down on Yumi who glares at her enemy from below.
But she parries and spins past him and stabs him in the side.
The last man was grabbed in an arm lock and slammed to the floor and stabbed in the gut not one man alive.
She looks up front. More and more blood spills. But she cannot stop. "It's safe." She whistles for her horse. Galloping off.
She lets the villagers know. And they come out of their homes. looking at the atrocities. But they're thankful that their alive. Hugging each other.
While she was galloping she swore to herself, "Your next, Susanoo."
It was raining and storming. And soldiers in another territory were in a fire camp telling stories. "She's terrifying… she killed Han and let me live, telling me to tell the goddess she's coming…!"
The soldier next to him rolled his eyes. "She can't be that scary," the man drank from his horse milk.
"Apparently, thunder strikes every time she's near!" And almost like he called her. Thunder struck. Scaring the men.
"It's her!" He yelled. And synchronized terror came in as they rushed away.
A man who stands out from his crowd looks back. "What's wrong? Scared of a little thunder?"
His eyes open as he realizes who and what appears in a strike of thunder. Yumi walks up to him. "You're one of Amaterasu's legionnaires. Where is she going?"
"I won't tell you. I need your head first." He steps back. "The second to last legionnaire was killed by cutting his head off, it was you. And for that, I'll kill you."
Yumi sighed. Closing her eyes. "News gets by fast," She pulled out her Katana. Glaring at him.
"How confident are you, that you can slit my throat?"
"No." He yanks his arrow into the bow. "I'll pierce it!"
It launched but Yumi cuts through the arrow. And immediately a whimper of a pup came from the man who kneeled in fear as he fell down. "That was my last arrow, I swear!"
Yumi points her Katana at his chin. "Choose your words carefully."
"She's going to Tsukoyomi castle. She's going to rebuild it."
Yumi narrowed her eyes. "For what?"
"She says she's taking what should've been hers, that's all I know, I swear!"
Yumi sheathed slowly. Her eyes never leaving his body. "… Start again. Start another life, or I'll have to end your current one." He does as he's told and runs away.
At Tsukoyomi castle…
"Gods…" Yoshio looks terrified. In front of him, Sugi and Nuraihyon. In the remains of the moon gods castle, Was Tsukoyomi's dead body.
"I cannot blame him, he lost everything after what happened with Amaterasu."
"She's a different beast..." Nuraihyon was shocked.
Suddenly, Wind moved aggressively. It was Fujin, he landed in front of them.
"Bastard!" Sugi yelled. Pulling out her Katana. "What are you doing here?"
"I am not here to fight," Fujin looked up. "I'm here to warn you."
"…" Sugi lowered her weapon in confusion. "How? Why?"
"Amaterasu is on her way here. She wants to make this castle hers, start her era of chaos and destruction."
"Why are you telling us this? Who are you?" Yoshio looked at Fujin. And Sugi for explanation.
"This is Fujin, god of the wind. Yumi and I fought him and his brother, Raijin."
"What happened to your brother… did it not affect you?" Sugi asked concerned. Fujin stood up.
"Yes." His eyes looked down and back up. "Both me and my brother are very dear to each other."
"But we didn't know what to do, so we did our sister told us to. And look it what it let to."
"I am only following my heart. Something my little brother would want me to do."
"My sister is blind to any and everything related to honor." He puts his hand on his chest. "I don't think I can do it alone."
Sugi felt pity for this god. And she looked at Yoshio. And Yoshio agreed.
"I guess we can need your help," Sugi shook his hand. "Where's Yumi?"
"Yumi fought Amaterasu, but lost. The last thing I saw was her tied to a pole with Lord Takao…. He tragically lost his life to my sister."
Sugi huffed. "Hmph." Knowing the pain Yumi felt. "And Yumi?"
"She was spared, and she's coming for the storm god."