What's Not Said
A Blade of the Immortal Fan Fiction
by: KCC
Disclaimer:
Rights to "Blade of the Immortal"
and its characters belong to Hiroaki Samura
and Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Spoiler Warnings:
This fanfic reveals events that occur
after "Cry of the White Worm Part 2: Path of Blood"
(Issue 11 of the manga series). The story would
only make sense if you've read "Dreamsong"
(Volume 3, trade paperback) or Issues 12 - 18 of
the manga series.
Symbol Guide:
< > thoughts
_ _ emphasis
Part 4
Note: Some of the dialogue here was taken from
Blade of the Immortal "On Silent Wings II" These lines
are indicated by an asterisk.
<So much blood.> "What have I done?" She
let the pike drop to the ground. As though in a trance, she
started walking towards the gate of the dojo. <Why did
he make me do this?>
He had accomplished what he set out to do:
Asano Kurose of the Mutenichi-Ryu was dead. All that
was left of the name was his wife and daughter. He took
one last look at the dead man at his feet and the man's
wife crying hysterically.
"Leaving, sir?"*
He nodded at his companion. <My work here is
done. Now I have to go see to another task.> "I want
everyone back in an hour. The rest is up to you."*
Outside, the warm breeze and the calm of
night were a stark contrast to the bloody sight that
surrounded him. He saw the pike on the ground. <Why
am I not surprised?> He quickened his pace. <She
couldn't have gotten far.>
She hadn't gotten far at all. She rested against
a tree a few yards away. She needed to think about what
she was going to do. She felt his presence before she
even heard him. Without turning around to face him, she
said, "I have done what you needed me to do. You don't
need me anymore."
The footsteps got closer and closer.
"Don't!" She turned around.
He stopped a few feet away from her. "If you
leave, I will find you again. I won't stop until I do."
"I know you will, Kagehisa. I'm counting on it."
She gave him a slight smile -- almost bittersweet.
"You smile, but your eyes tell another story."
"What might that be?"
"Sadness. Always sadness. Sadness that I can
never seem to break through or understand."
"Maybe one day you will." She started walking
away. "I waited to say goodbye this time." The last of her
words sounded like a murmur as she walked farther and
farther away from him.
<Don't leave.> He wanted to run after her.
<Stay with me.> He wanted to shout those words at her.
"Makie Otono- Tachibana, you are mine. By pledge of
honor, you are mine."
He wasn't sure if she heard him. He wasn't
sure if he wanted her to hear. He looked at her figure slowly
disappearing. Then the tears came.
- End -
Author's Notes:
1. I decided that Makie and Anotsu were the same age. Makie
just seems older (how Anotsu describes her in "Dreamsong"
because she has suffered much in her young life. Difficulties like
hers have a way of "aging" a person.
2. I don't know the technical name for Anotsu's "strange axe" or
Makie's pike. Rin referred to Anotsu's weapon as a strange axe
in "On Silent Wings" and Manji referred to Makie's weapon
as a pike in "Dreamsong".
3. I've only read up to volume 6 of the trade paperback
("Dark Shadows") or the equivalent to Issue 34 of the manga series.
4. On the use of contractions: The Dark Horse version of BOTI
uses contractions. I did try my best to use words that didn't sound too
modern.