Yami Shorts

 A Brutal Blow The first thing that Strena could feel when she woke was the presence of something evil all around her. She felt like she was naked and covered in dirt. She could feel like she was in a den of snakes that were pressing their fangs into her, infecting her blood with their venom. Then she looked down at Yukino’s dead body with his blood still mixing with her’s. His body was cold and had already started to swell with wounds all over. His eyes were open and filled with shock. She pulled her hand away and checked his pulse, which just confirmed that he was dead. That was when she heard the sound of Kitsuné Ryu laughing in her ears. She looked at Yukino, but his lips were not moving and then looked all around and noticed that there was none there! Yet she still heard it. She whipped her head all around her to notice that she could see no one laughing. Upon seeing this she realized that the laughing was inside her head! “Thank you for letting me in!” Came a voice that soun...

 Battle Of The Demon Kings The first thing that Wolfox did when they reached the room was put the head of the Oni he had killed on the throne of Kitsuné Ryu. The next thing that he did was notice that he was not there. “So, he is in you old man!” Yukino’s eye turned to a slit and his features changed to ones that were cruel and mischievous. He laughed and laughed like a fox with darkness behind it. “Sooh! You figured me out, did you my old rival?” “Yes!” He roared with a wicked and wild smile. “How could I not? I mean, the old man was far too honest for his own good! After all, once inside, it’s very difficult to get out!” He let out a laugh. “Weeell, it wasn’t him I wanted. However I agreed as I knew that he would lead me to the one that I really wanted!” He dived at Strena. She dived out of the way. She pulled out her blades and pointed them at him. She suddenly felt cold as he looked at them almost like she was somehow naked in her clothes. His eyes widened. “You can wield bo...

 The Oni Guard Pt 5 Chashathrophogh’s Oni  “Cerph’, I want you to get your violin out in the battle against Kitsuné Ryu. So try not to extend yourself.” “Okay!” Yet they came to another set of stairs and walked down them. They all looked up at the final one.  His skin was like a void of darkness that no light could escape with eyes as scarlet as a solar eclipse. His five snow white horns were covered in dried blood. He was surrounded in rusted old crooked tools of ancient torture. He was covered in human skin of all the walls of all walls of life all stitched together with their faces looking at him as tears fell from their eyes. Some were screaming but no sound came out of their mouths. Yet there were three of these that were covering his pelvis like a horrific lion cloth with the weeping heads hanging from the side had their eyes long since plucked out. One was black, one was white and the last was Anuméganese. His tusk-like teeth and fangs were covered in blood.  ...

 The Oni Guard Pt 4 Bash’s Oni  They all walked down to the next floor where they saw an Oni with blue skin and four horns. “Right. Time for me to take this one down!” “Hmmm!” “Shut it and calm down!” He shrugged whimsically. “Didn’t say anything!” “You didn’t need to.” “I’m so looking forward to seeing yours too!” He purred, licking his lips. “I’m looking forward to it very much!” Chashathrophogh smiled with a chuckle. “What?” “I’m looking forward to killing you.” “Oooh! Don’t tease me like that! Especially with my own line!” He let out a groan as Bash walked into the ring. Quickly she pulled out her bow and aimed at the stomach and fired two arrows. He caught them both. She raised her bow and aimed for the left eye. She fired two in rapid succession. He went to catch them both but was only able to catch one. He let out a roar as he charged at her. She ran to the left and fired a row of arrows at him. He dived out of the way. Then landed and continued the charge. She ran on ...

 The Oni Guard Pt 3 Strena’s Oni “Right, your turn next.” Wolfox said, patting her. “I can’t wait!” Cerpheres exclaimed, excitedly. Strena looked at him as he looked drunk. She looked away as her shoulders moved forward as they walked on and down another set of stairs. She soon reached the bottom as the rest followed. Wolfox placed a hand on her shoulder, making her gasp as she tried to get him off her but he was too strong. “You know girl, an Oni head is worth thirty diamond coins in these parts!” She frowned for a moment then her eyes widened. “That’s three billion gold coins!” She exclaimed. “Yes!” She looked on to see an Oni with red skin and three horns in his head. He wore fur around his waist. He looked at the girl and laughed. “Are you really going to let a child that looks not old enough to have full control over her hormones to fight a Lord like me?” She frowned. “Who are you?” “Kurochi Yamishi.” Her eyes widened as a smile played on her lips. “You’re the one that wiped ...

 The Oni Guard Pt 2 Wolfox’s Oni “Are you alright?” Strena asked. “Yeah!” “Your wounds?” “They’re fine. See?” He sang, showing the already healed arms, back and everywhere that he was hurt. Then picked her up and kissed her on the cheek. “Oh, you’re so, so sweet. You do know that?” “Put my niece down now!” He let out a chuckle. “Only if you let my dear old friend collect the next one’s head!” He shook as he rolled his eyes. “Fine!” Soon the cruel face appeared as they walked the set of turquoise marble stairs. Soon they reached the bottom. “You can let go now..” He tapped her nose. “Not until Wolfox has had his fun!” She looked at him with a pale face. “Don’t worry. I’ll look after your beloved uncle’s sweet body. Oh, and if you come out Zarry, I will ask my old friend to hurt you dear niece.” Then a ripple ran throughout Strena’s body as she looked at Cerpheres in alarm. “Can’t. She’s up after you.” “Then take her blades off her!” “Seems unfair.” He walked on and he was approached...

 The Oni Guard Pt 1 Cerpheres’s Oni Strena looked down as Bash, Chashathrophogh and Cerpheres led the group in front of a dark cave that led down to the Underworld. Even though they could go over it, it would have meant that they would have had to climb four mountains which would have spanned a good week and a half. “’Tis the cave that leads to the Underworld or the edge of the Demon Realm as you if the West would say. It is a very dark place guarded by five Oni.” She nodded. “And they are?” “Demons that are the dead of the highly evil. They have been known to beat and torture the dead that have not turned into one.” “So you think that Kurochi is one of them?” “Maybe…” “Looks like Cerpheres will love to meet them.” Bash, Chashathrophogh and Strena said in unison. “You know me so well!” He sang as he sighed. “Might have to do something about that!” He purred as he licked his lips. “Just get in the cave!” “Ooh! Make me!” They raised their feet and kicked him in. “For that you’re the ...

 Ittan-Mornan’s Plea They had travelled a long and great distance and they knew that they were getting close now. Yet, fortunately, nothing happened until dusk came. Yet, when it became dusk, they all saw a strip of cloth in the air. It floated and moved to and fro in the air like a ghostly flag. One that canned closer and closer. Yet this closer and closer and faster and faster. One dived at Strena and she dived out of the way. She pulled out her blades. Then another dived at her. She went to slash it but it weaved out of the way then moved behind her. She spun and flicked out the blades and it rose up. It moved down to wrap itself around her. Yet she swung her blade to where it was going to go. It moved back and came up beneath her. She dived back out of the way. She flicked them down rapidly, one after the other and she was about to cut it, but it moved back and another mover to her blades. She pulled it back as one slithered to her. It went to wrap itself around her hands. When...

 The Tengu, The Kappa  And The Nurikabe They came to another mountain then they looked at the map. They could tell that they were not that far now. Yet, after recording all those people’s stories Strena could not help but feel anger at all of this. She knew that she would kill Lord Kurochi Yamishi the moment that she saw him. She did not care how long it would take but she will take that tyrant down. “Right, we are going through SanYokai Mountain.” “That sounds good!” “This is gonna be interesting.” “Why?” Cerpheres let out a chuckle. “There are three creatures there.” “Which are?” “Yubai, Tengu, Kappa and Nurikaba which are moving brick walls.” They nodded. “What are they?” “What?” “The tengu-’ “Tengu.” “Tengu and kappa?” “The Tengu are creatures that have red skin. A long nose, wings and white hair. The kappa are fish-like creatures that are cucumber fiends that have been known to eat children.” Her eyes widened at that. “What?” “How do you defeat them?” Cerpheres shrugged....