KNY Fanfic: Priceless Smile

Chapter 41: If Only....

Kano and Haruna can't clearly hear what the two were talking about. But Haruna could smell the demon's scent turned into a suprised one and slowly turning into pure anger and rage, this made her shiver a little.

"You...." The demon growled before looking up to his opponent.

"What? You finally remember me?"

The demon whom Kazumi just called Naruki, dashed forward attempting to grab her neck. She stepped aside and kicked the demon's gut. He controlled his tail to stab Kazumi but she just cut it off again before jumping back. He didn't stop charging and attacking her.

"Just why....WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ALIVE YOU WALKING CORPSE!!!" Naruki shouted still attacking her.

She just kept on dodging his attacks and cutting his arms or tail if needed.

"DAMMIT! JUST HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO LIVE! JUST HEARING YOUR NAME MAKES ME DISGUSTED!!!"

Naruki then leaped forward with his fist ready to punch her but she just backflipped dodging his attack making him punch nothing but air. He could feel his insides heat up because of the rage and anger inside him. He could feel his blood boiling and his desire slowly swallowing him. His only desire right now is to kill his opponent no matter what it takes.

"DIE YOU BITCH!"

He leapt up and sent her a flying kick which she dodged by performing a forward split down the ground before moving her sword to slash him. He jumped back to dodge the slash from her blade.

"Blood Demon Art: Needle Whip!"

Naruki's tail grew longer and attacked Kazumi. Several stabs with immensed speed attacked her spot making the dusts rise up and cover it. As he pant and fell down the ground in one knee, he's eager to see whether his intended target died from his attack.

As the dusts got slowly blown away by the wind, he saw nothing but an empty spot. No body, no blood, only a crushed land from his attack.

"That's a really nice attack. You finally used your blood demon art." A voice from his side said.

He looked up to a tree just to see Kazumi sitting on a branch. Her sword sheathed and not even bruised. This made him whip his tail to the tree trunk cutting the tree down. He stood up again to attack, as he was about to perform another blood demon art, he coughed out blood and fell on his knees. His body slowly twitching.

"Da-Dammit.... I.... can't move." Naruki said slowly feeling the pain in his body.

"Both their swords were coated by poison and so is mine. And you received several slashes and stabs from us." Kazumi said walking towards him.

"Just why!.... Why is it always you?! It's been years of me enjoying my life.... knowing that you're dead! And yet here! Here you are still alive!" Naruki exclaimed panting.
"Whenever the thought of you still being alive show up in my mind.... I couldn't help but feel envy, anger, and hate towards you! You're always the superior one! Even when I kept trying my best.... you're always around! You're always the one being looked up to!"

As Naruki say those words, tears slowly streamed down from his eyes. Even with how much he tried to stop it, the tears won't stop flowing. He slowly looked down.

"Even when your eyes are so empty like that of a corpse.... they still liked you. They still chose you over me."

".... Naruki, don't say that. Asano and Fu liked you. You will always be their friend."

"Then why the hell did they ignore me?!"

"It was because of your own fault too."

Naruki snapped his head up to look at her. He have a look of confusion on his face.