Maki
Hachi had said to stay at home, but I had make sure he was ok. I had learned Hachi's chakra signature and knew where he was, but then something changed. In his place was a darker chakra.
"Dark....." I whispered, "I have to stop Hachi."
I ran and fast. I had to get to Hachi and Kai. As I came up my eyes widened in shock. Dark was sitting on the ground leaned against a wall seming not to care about anything while Kai and Kyuubi were yelling at him.
"Give back Hachi!" Kai yelled.
"Dark you can't stay in that body forever," Kyuubi commented, "If you keep Hachimata locked up long enough the stress is going to end your life."
"Heh like I care. You'll do sssomething before that or Hachimata will die with me. I could care lessss about death at thisss point. Hachimata nearly put me in the grave ssseveral timesss but couldn't bring himssself to finish the job.And besssides all I have to do isss sssit around and wait until D. Kyuubi finissshes hiss buisnesss," Dark comented.
"We don't have time for this!" Kyuubi growled, "Kai I leave this in your hands. Bring back our Hachi. I have to stop D. Kyuubi."
"Do what you have to," Kai said back, "I will bring Hachi back...."
Kyuubi teleported away leaving Kai and Dark. Dark layed further down on the ground and it looked like he was sleeping.
Kai
"Dark!" I yelled, "Give back Hachi!"
Dark sat up and looked at me.
"And why would I do that?" he asked.
"Because I'll make you!" I answered, "Twin blades! Freezing air!"
Dark
"Twin Blades Freezing air!" Kai yelled.
I did a few back flips and dodged his attacks easily. Kai seemed very strong indeed. Suddenly I felt Hachi breaking away from me. It seemed he was doing the same trick Kyuubi had. We split completely and I hissed at him.
"Dark....you can't win," Hachi hissed, "I'll kill you here and now."
"Assssss if," I retorted.
Hachimata
I broke free of Dark and around each of our necks were the chess pieces, the knights. I grabbed mine and sumoned Ryusemi. Dark grabbed his and formed a sword. I felt nothing in it but a lust for blood.
"If I kill you while we're ssssssepereate you will die alone," I hissed.
"Then I will jussst kill you," Dark answered.
The fight began as our explosive chakra smashed into each other. Sowrds slashed and metal clanged. Neither of us was going to give in.
"Kai!" I yelled, "Thiss iss my fight but protect yourself!"
Kai nodded, but suddenly I felt a chakra....it was Maki's! My eyes met hers and I felt fear like electricity.
"You ssseem to have noticed what I have noticed," Dark smirked, "And sssince we are no ssseperate, I will kill her with no after thoughtssss."
Dark broke away from my slashes and ran at Maki. Kai noticed this and repelled Dark.
"Don't you dare touch my sister!" Kai yelled using his twin blades to force Dark back. Had Kai always had so much power?
"Fine then boy. I will deal with thisss after I kill Hachimata," Dark hissed.
"Hachi is stronger than you," was Kai's only reply.
Kai was right. I was stronger than Dark! Dark retruned and stared at me for a full second before the fight began again. My slashed were faster than his and thanks to Ryusemi I had the energy I needed to keep going. Suddenly something jumped to the front of my mind. It was a memory of some sorts.....actually a string of memories. They seemed to come from the darkness itself.
"Dam," Dark swore grabbing his head, "Dam Dam Dam DAM! No!"
I saw images of Suki and others I knew. What were these? Memories? When the memories stopped Dark swore one more time.
"What were thossssse?" I asked coldly.
"Hachimata-dono.....those were the memories of Suki you had to give up to destroy her darker side.....it seems that when I took them and converted them to power...the remenants lived inside Dark......"
"Dam you Hachimata.....Dam you," Dark swore several times over, "Thossse are mine! Thossse are the only thingsss we don't ssshare and you now know of them.....Dam you! Am I no longer ssspecial? Are we truely the ssssame now?"
"Dark.....we are not the sssame even now. Your intentionsss to harm no matter what the original intent are evil and sssinful. I will dessstroy you for thossse."
"Hachimata....I do not appreaciate sssomeone who issss me in all waysss I will be the one to kill you," Dark answered.
The fight dragged on until both of us were beyond exhausted. Dark was breathing heavily and I as well. Neither of us came out scot-free in any of the attack the other threw at us. I could barely stand, but I had to.
"Hachi.....mata......," Dark breathed, "I.....I will......kill you."
"No.....I will.....kill you," I answered inbetween huffs.
