Chapter 4Miyabi couldn’t take her eyes off the pink, sharp thing that impaled her. She was telling herself that she should be dead by now except she was still breathing. Mimic Rabbit stabbed her in a precise spot that would just go through her body, without hitting any vital organ. The bleeding was minor but if Rabbit pulled the sword out, the blood would surely rush out. She dropped to her knees, with the sword still stuck on her body.
WTF, the sword is enchanted or something? While it's known that with some stab-type wounds, the damage is caused by the exit/removal of the blade rather than by it's entry, but that usually never involved a vital organ being struck. Miyabi's been dealt what should be a fast, and more importantly FATAL blow.
"Why didn't you kill her?" Crosshair Turtle, who was still hiding in the shadows, asked her partner.
"Not yet. She's pretty skilled. I was thinking of convincing her to join us." Rabbit answered as she circled around Miyabi. "If she refuses, that's when I kill her."
Oh crap. The "choice" that isn't really much of a choice, unless you don't have a problem with dying.
"Think about it. If you join us, you can have anything you want, everything you need...especially a bath. If you want, you can bring your girlfriend along."
"She’s not…that's not..."
Eeps.
"I'd rather die than become one of you!" said Miyabi.
"It's a shame. We could really use someone like you." Rabbit told her. She continued to negotiate with Miyabi.
...
What if I told you that we could revive your mother?"
"My...mother...?"
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh boy.
The proverbial carrot has been brought out, and BOY is it a big one.
"And I take a bath before I go to sleep!" Miyabi said as she lunged at Mimic Rabbit.
She was able to slice her in half.
It was just unfortunate that the one she got was another of her copies. The real Rabbit was behind her and held the pink sword at the handle.
Stupid mimicking ability.
"You really want to die badly huh? Very well..."
Mimic Rabbit tightened the grip on her sword then kicked Miyabi away from it.
Miyabi tried to hold her breath, thinking that it would help in preventing the bleeding but it didn't. It was already dark and she could not see how her blood already vandalized the ground. She could also feel the tunic inside her armor getting soaked.
ONOES!!!
"Dammit...I can't believe I lost to a fattie..." murmured Miyabi.
"What did you say?" Rabbit asked as she walked closer to where Miyabi was lying.
"I thought you're already used to being called nam..."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!!!" Rabbit asked while grabbing onto Miyabi's hair.
Hey, right now it's not like Miyabi has much else to lose seeing as how she's dying anyway.
It's true that Mimic Rabbit is used to being called names to the point that she doesn't get affected by them at all.
...
Except when she's called fat.
That's the only word you need to say to light up Mimic Rabbit's fuse.
There was a time when she almost got into a fight with one of the Kings when they were kidding around. It took an entire squad to stop her from getting to the King who made that remark.
Really now? Now I'm curious of a couple of things. Firstly, who was the King that made the remark, and secondly, what happened during the fight?
It was a good thing Crosshair Turtle was around to keep her calm. That's the main reason why they were the ones paired together, so she can keep her in check in case she goes berserk. The two knew each other even before they became part of High-King's hands and Turtle was like an older sister to her.
Ah yes. Smart move indeed. Not good to have a bomb if you don't have a way to keep it from going off.
In one swift motion, the tip of her blade was on the ground once more.
It was over.
"Point blank range and yet you missed." Crosshair Turtle told her as she appeared. "That's not like you."
"S-something...hit me." Rabbit answered as she held on to her chest. She pulled out something and showed it to Turtle. "I-it looks like one of y-your daggers."
One of the Turtle's daggers?
"Poisoned daggers. If the poison doesn't kill you immediately, the jagged edges ensure that it will make the wound larger, in case it gets pulled out."
"I know. I just pulled one from my chest. Now a lot of blood is coming out..."
"..."
Okay, looks like someone's been a bit careless with keeping track of their equipment.
"Yes, those are your daggers. Your poisoned daggers. If the poison doesn't kill you immediately, the jagged edges will ensure that it will make the wound larger in case it gets pulled out."
"Y...you."
"You said that I escaped and left them behind...I was thinking of doing that...but I just made it look that way so I won't have to look for you. I had to conserve my energy so the poison won't spread fast. I also knew that you had the cure with you so I waited for you to bring it out before I made my move." Maimi said as she picked up the vial of the elixir and drank it.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH MAIMI! Excellent thinking on her feet and keeping her wits about her! She stayed calm and not only kept herself alive, but used the Turtle's own weapons against her!
"Also, I wanted to see your face just before you die."
Oh that's so bitchin'.
Maimi walked closer to them and she found out that there was still one vial of the elixir from the pouch that Turtle dropped. She picked it up and showed it to her.
...
Crosshair Turtle crawled and reached for the vial. She was about to hold it but Maimi stepped on her foot, crushing the vial underneath and shattering any chances for her survival.
...
She never imagined that someone as cruel could exist. She could swear that she saw Maimi smile when she stepped on her foot for the second time. That's when she remembered that she was fighting was one of the Kings.
Bad....ASS!
"W-we were fools thinking we could kill one of the Kings..." Turtle said as she sat up. "We underestimated you. K-King of H-Hearts...such an unfitting name for s-someone who obviously d-doesn’t have one…"
"I'm not a King. I am not a King!"
"Maybe you don't remember but you are one of them. And when those two find out, they will hate you, drive you away. You will be alone! You won't have any friends to turn to!"
While Maimi may not remember who she is, it's pretty obvious that she's heard of High-King and knows of the rep they have. Dealing with this new revelation is going to be interesting for her, to say the least. When the others find out the truth, it'll be even MORE interesting (to say the least).
"Oh. I forgot. You never had any of those even back at home. You killed them...except that one girl who had snow-like skin..."
"Shut up!"
"S-she will be the one to c-change your destiny b-because she will be the one who kills you..."
What? What? Wait...who???
"Fang Girl...wake up."
The princess slowly opened her eyes."
"M-Maimi?"
...
"Your friend needs a doctor fast." Maimi told her while pointing at Miyabi who was saddled on her back. "She already lost a lot of blood."
"Miya! Oh no! That is the way to our camp." Airi instructed as she pointed to the east.
At this point, it's going to take one hell of a miracle for Miyabi to be saved. If the Rabbit's sword is still in her, then there
might be a slim chance as the presence of the blade would have kept her wound from opening up too much, which in turn would lessen the amount of blood that she would have lost. If, on the other hand, the sword has been removed, then she's pretty much a goner.
"Are you sure you want to take me to you camp? What if she was right? What if I'm one of your enemies?"
"Nah. You can't be one of them. I trust you."
"Trust me?"
"Yeah! You’re our friend now."
Oh this has so much potential for turning ugly should one of the other people in the camp recognize Maimi for who she really is.
"By the way, how were you able to wake me up? It takes Miya a couple of minutes, sometimes even hours to wake me up." Airi asked.
"Well, I just did what's written in the books." answered Maimi. "Books about how to wake up princesses..."
Oh wait...she didn't...did she? :
"I kissed you."
"Oh! That's great! I didn't know that it was really effective!"
"Amazing isn't it?"
"Yeah. Now there's something I can tell Miya when she...wait, did you just say you kissed me?!"
"Yes. On the lips."
"..."
"Not once, but twice."
"..."
Maimi =
Airi =
Maimi =
Airi =
... 
Maimi =
Airi =
Maimi =
Airi =
"What if it didn't work?!"
"Heh! You should be glad that it did because I have other methods to wake people up."
"Like?"
Maimi whispered something to her.
"EEEEWWWWW!"
WOOOOOOOOO!!!
"You wouldn't want me to do that to you right?"
"..."
"Airi?"
"We won't know unless we try..."
OH FUCK YEAH!!!
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