My eyes flashed open and the feelings of the world seemed heightened. All my nerves were on edge and were scraming curses at me for my stupidity. Blood was running like a river out of my chest. With each heart beat blood would lash out. Dam. I moved my hand, sealed up the flesh, and managed to stop what remaining blood I had from leaving.
My eyes caught the fight that was now turning into a stand off. It seemed Suki was trying something. Kyuubi lashed out after several minutes, and Suki was thrown back.
Even with a prevelont lack of chakra, I managed to get to my feet. D. Kyuubi turned his head to me and smirked.
"You live," he said coldly.
"Yep," I answered just as coldly.
"Shall we start where we left off?" D. Kyuubi asked.
"Asssss you wissssh," I said.
"You sounded a bit like Dark for a minute," D. Kyuubi smirked.
"I am not him," I answered.
The fight began again, but this time Kyuubi seemed to be moving slower. We were at the same level now both tired and low on chakra. Fist after fist, kick after kick, we were both to the point of exhaustion.
"You have skill....." D. Kyuubi said, "But Kyuubi is still dying....when Dark suffocated you...I watched.....and I think he was to lax. He didn't make you suffer.....Kyuubi right now is suffering....his entire being is being destroyed. I can feel him now screaming in my head begging for mercy. He is weak."
"You have no idea what Kyuubi-kun is......to anyone......He hassss sssomething because he isss Kyuubi....he isss out fearlesss leader, and I put full faith in hiss abilitiessss. He isss fighting you right now.....and you are growing weaker fighting both of ussss....Kyu-kun will win," I hissed.
"You act as if you have returned to your chess game...." D. Kyuubi said.
"Yesss but thisss time I am not the king....I am a Knight assss I alwaysss am....Kyuubi isss the king in thisss game...."
Suddenly Kai appeared. I looked to him to see him throw something. It was the chess piece! It was Ryusemi! My hand snatched it from the air.
"Lord Hachimata....you are yourself......" ryusemi assessed.
"Yesss.....and I need your help.....be the sword that ssslasshess D. Kyuubi from within..Allow Kyu-kun the chance to free himself....that isss what I need."
"If I take the chakra needed for that jutsu....your body will become completely useless afterwords and you will not wake for many hours," Ryusemi said.
"Take my chakra!" Kai's voice said, "I have a lot!"
"You....you can hear Ryusemi?" I asked looking at Kai.
"It seemes Hachimata that you are not the only one with a completely open mind. This boy was able to contact me faster that our first contact. Hachimata....shal i do it then?"
"Please Hachi! Let me help Kyuubi-san!" Kai said with a pleeding look.
"Fine," I said.
Ryusemi turned into his dragon form and I used the end of the hilt to swing him and slice through D. Kyuubi. It did not hurt his physical form, but he began to start grabbing his head. He screamed out words and yelled to himself.
"Kyuubi," I said, "Thissss issss all up to you now....
