Balance Problems Part 9
EW Aruke lunged for EW Enma with his daggers, activating the Nature magic as he went. EW Enma dodged and tried to burn him, but EW Aruke dodged and used his vines to restrain EW Enma. Then, he tried to stab EW Enma with his dagger, only for the Youkai to burn the vines away and punch him with flames erupting from his hand.
Keisuke's eyes widened, "EW ARUKE-SAN!" as he tried to run forward seeing the Fate Changer fall to the ground roughly, only for him to shoot back, "This is my battle, Keisuke! I need to end him!"
EW Ryaku was being held back by vines, but he was crying, "NO! PLEASE, DON'T DO THIS ARUKE-SAN! YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO END!"
EW Aruke got to his feet, looked at EW Ryaku with a sad smile, and whispered, "I'm so sorry Ryaku..." before he turned back and activated the Blazing magic.
EW Enma arrogantly laughed, "Fool! I am not burnt by flames! It will strengthen me instead!"
"I'm not thinking of that, Enma," EW Aruke shook his head.
"Watch it! It's Enma-daiou!"
"You don't deserve honorifics! Not after what you've done!"
"I SAVED our world!"
"THAT'S JUST AN EXCUSE! YOU ENJOY WATCHING PEOPLE DIE! YOU WANT TO KILL MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN! HOW MANY LIVES DO YOU WANT TO TAKE AGAIN?! WERE NURARIHYON, KAIRA, NEKOKIYO AND INUMARO NOT ENOUGH?!" EW Aruke hissed out.
"They had to die for the world-"
"YOU'RE DELUSIONAL! YOU JUSTIFY EVERY SINGLE ACTION YOU DO BY SAYING THAT IT'S FOR THE BETTER GOOD!? Well, guess what?! I KILLED MORE THAN YOU JUST TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE! I KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE FOR THE MISTAKES YOU MADE! I KILLED THEM ALL FOR THE AGENCY, WHO YOU BOASTED AS YOUR TROPHIES! YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SAY THAT IT WAS FOR THE WORLD!!!! YOU ONLY CARED FOR YOURSELF! YOU WANTED TO WATCH THE WORLD BURN! And I'm going to end it!" EW Aruke roared, summoning more and more flames as he charged at EW Enma.
EW Enma's eyes widened, "Wait hold on what are you doing?!"
EW Aruke put more vines to EW Enma before he tackled EW Enma to the ground, getting his dagger out, "I'm ending this, ONCE AND FOR ALL!"
Then, he stabbed EW Enma in the chest.
EW Enma screeched in pain, but gradually the scream grew softer and softer as he stopped breathing.
EW Aruke slowly let the Blazing magic leave him, closing his eyes while looking up at the sky, which was slowly clearing up.
A tear fell down his cheek, "Keita, Fumika, Mafuyu, everyone... You can rest easy now. Please keep watching over your kids and Akino..." before he suddenly collapsed on the ground.
"EW ARUKE-SAN!" Keisuke ran over, but EW Ryaku beat him to it, lightly punching EW Aruke, "Why!? WHY?! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THAT?! You... You knew that using the Blazing power would bring you closer to death..." His body shook, tearing up uncontrollably as EW Bao En and EW Kai hugged him, also crying.
"A-Aruke... W-Why did you..." EW Touma stumbled over to them, with EW Natsume helping him as he spoke.
EW Aruke smiled weakly, "Because you're my family. No matter how many times you try to kill me, hurt me, use me... I would do that in a heartbeat."
EW Akino went over, his face shadowed at first, but it gradually looked at EW Aruke, and everyone could see the tears flowing freely down his cheeks.
"D-Dad... I-I.... I'm so sorry!" he went to his knees, sobbing to no end as he hugged EW Aruke. The father struggled to hug him back, only for EW Akino to shake his head. That's why EW Aruke just accepted it.
Keisuke had EW Aruke's head on his lap, and he watched all these exchanges with a sad smile. He remembered how hard it had been for him to see Kenji get hit by a truck, and to know the entire truth about the "accident". Shuka put a hand on his shoulder seeing this, and Keisuke mouthed his thanks to her. She just smiled back.
EW Aruke's breathing gradually grew shallow, but he still took the time to whisper out his will on the spot.
"I trust the Agency to not continue their conquest any longer, so I want you guys to help restoration no matter how others view you," he began. EW Touma and Tenade both nodded, trying not to show their own tears. They were obviously not used to having someone kill for them.
"I want Chenhua to keep being Akino's father, and to keep him safe, because honestly... I don't deserve him."
EW Akino sniffled as he hugged EW Rau, unable to look at EW Aruke now.
"I want you guys to repent and make up for what you've done. I know it'll be a long journey, but you guys can do it. But to keep the balance... You guys can be pranksters instead... You don't have to make it so extravagant again, if you know what I mean," EW Aruke's eyes twinkled a bit, causing EW Keisuke to giggle a bit. EW Natsume laughed hearing that, while EW Akinori looked away, blushing to no end.
"I want you to give a proper apology to your family for what you thought they did, and to throw tomatoes at the ones who mistreated you. You can give EW Enma a funeral... I don't mind...But if you do, throw tomatoes instead of flowers at his grave."
The EWs were all roaring in laughter now. EW Ryaku chuckled a bit, "You're making them laugh now that you're on your deathbed, huh?"
EW Aruke smiled at the teen, "Yeah... Speaking of which, Ryaku, I want the LEs to watch over them in my stead. I want you to be their friends and defend them if needed."
EW Ryaku nodded, a sad smile on his face as he noticed the short breaths, "Goodbye, Aruke-san..."
EW Aruke smiled, "Goodbye, Ryaku, Akino, everyone...."
With that, he closed his eyes, perfectly content with his last moments.
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