krystalkatzficz | Etherin at War (Reply)

Title: Etherin at war,

Author: krystalkatz

rating: pg.

Length: chaptered

Genre: angst, death,

Pairings: Ohno Satoshi/Ninomiya Kazunari, Matsumoto Jun/Aiba Masaki, Ikuta Toma/Yamashita Tomohisa,

Disclaimer: I only own the plot

Nino strode into the camp heavy droplets of rain soaking him but he didn’t notice, his mind was focused on one thing and one thing only. After months of battle, bloodshed, fear it was over, he was here to end it all and take back the thing that had been taken cruelly away. He stalked unopposed towards the largest tent that had the flag of Airith blowing in the breeze. It had been white when the war had started shining bright against the backdrop of the sky now it was more of an ash grey.

Nino stepped into the animal skin tent the hand that wasn’t holding his sword scraped his hair away from his eyes as he looked at his cousin who was still sitting confidently in his replica throne, his clothes were clean with none of the blood and mud was caked onto Nino’s face and clothes. He had barely stepped onto the battlefield throughout any of the war so that was understandable, Nino thought as he swallowed the lump from his throat, His body was trembling but it was with rage and not fear as he stormed over to his cousin. Ryuu’s eyes trembled a little but somehow he managed to keep the condescending smirk on his face as he brought himself up to full height. It lasted only for a few moments and Nino had managed to get him onto his back his sword pressed to his throat.

“Where…Where is he?” He asked his voice shaking still unused to the sensation of talking and it was even worse for the man that was on his back. His eyes widened for a minute before he laughed the insanity in his mind finally showing on his face.

“I see you have finally found your tongue cousin…” He gasped and Nino tensed twisting the sword and pressing it down using all of his slight body weight to keep him in place “My war has done some good…Gone has the silent prince…”

“And here stands the king of Etherin” Nino snarled wondering how, after so much death and violence had taken place, his cousin could still be treating this as a sick game. People had died, losing their lives away from their homes away from the people that loved them alone in blood washed fields. Nino couldn’t count how many of his own men had died friends and ever family and all Ryuu could do was think of it as a hysterical joke. His anger flared again and he dug the sword dug deeper into the throat causing the laughter to die and a babbling gasp to break out as blood began to dribble down over the skin lending on the expensive carpet of the kings tent staining the insignia of Airith “I have won…now tell me where he is and I promise that I will make it quicker than you deserve…”

“…He’s dead…Your little fuck puppy…He’s dead…” Ryuu panted desperately struggling now as if he had only just realised how much trouble he was in. Nino’s heart stopped beating and then broke at the words.

“Liar…” He hissed pressing the sword in deeper knowing that the tremble in his body was fear now though he pushed it away, it wasn’t possible that Ohno was gone he refused to allow it to be real. Ryuu laughed again his body rolling around knocking him off balance for a minute. Nino tried to recover his senses as he held his sword tightly using every ounce of training that he had had in an attempt to counter the clumsy but powerful strikes his cousin was giving him. Ryuu ranted as they fought and, as hard as he tried, he couldn’t ignore the things that he said.

“He died right here in this room…His last word was your name…” Ryuu sneered and Nino darted forward letting out a yell his sword clinging against Ryuu’s as he tried to stab him

“Liar!”

“…No dear cousin, I took him and I made him mine…Right here in this room on this carpet…I think that he enjoyed it…Just like you did…” Ryuu laughed and Nino used his over confidence against him running his sword against his cheek cutting him deep so blood ran down his cheek. “He was a lot more vocal than you were…I wonder if I took you now…”

Nino didn’t allow him to finish letting out a scream he darted forward and sure enough his sword entered his chest pinging against bones as it cut through the soft flesh. Ryuu’s face changed from fun to bewilderment and then shocked realisation as Nino twisted the sword cutting him up and causing him to let out a long drawn out grunt. Nino’s whole body acted on automatic pilot pulling the sword and watching as Ryuu fell to the floor with a low hiss escaping from his throat. The other king fell to the floor his face pressing into the carpet blood, deep and crimson, pooled around him.

“Tell me where he is…” He growled sinking to his knees and grabbing his hair tightly jerking his head back forcing him to look up at him.

“He’s…Dead…” Ryuu whimpered as a bubble of blood popped out of his mouth and his eyes glazed over his pitiful life fading away with a hiss. Nino stumbled backwards hitting anything that he could as he tried to escape the tent.

It was over…They had won but at what cost? Nino thought as he made it out side dropping to his knees his fingers sinking to the mud squeezing it tightly as his body shook.

“My king?” A voice said hurrying to his side and Nino looked up into a face that he didn’t recognise. He blinked away the tears that had formed in his eyes and saw that whoever it was wore the coat of arms of Auai and he whispered shakily;

“It is over…Ryuu…Ryuu is dead…We…Have won…”

A cheer went up ringing around the battlefield as the soldiers of Airith dropped their weapons surrendering completely. Nino got to shaky feet his stomach rolling. We have won, the words rang around and around in his mind, they had won Ryuu was dead but how he wished that it was him. 18 months of a war that had felt like a hell and now it was meant to be over but he couldn’t have the victory that he wanted the victory that he had promised Ohno. Ryuu was dead…But so was Ohno and Nino knew that he would never recover.

TBC

A/N: I know that this is a weird way to start and was short but I promise that it does get better and make more senses…Just bear with me okay?