Okaeri: Part 29: Wartime Woes

Part 29, written by Choco Soong.
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War between Yuke and Yuri begins.
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Yuri, Himitsu and Gump were surrounded by zombies. Yuri hid his fear professionally. Himitsu was muttering a spell under her breath. Gump clutched his thick metal rod as tight as possible. Yuri flicked his knife open and close hesitantly.
‘I have called for backup.’ Himitsu murmured. Yuri and Gump nodded stiffly. ‘On “Go”...’

Yuri and Gump clutched their weapons tighter. Yuri felt sweat forming on his palms and forehead.
‘GO!’ Himitsu yelled and all three of them ran separate ways. Yuri slashed each zombie that came across his path. Yuri growled and pushed the knife deep into each zombie’s heart.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Yuri. It had a head of Turquoise hair. It turned around and grinned. Hikari!
‘Hikari!’ Yuri sighed in relief. More figures appeared.
‘Keep killing those zombies, Yu-kun!’ Hikari said encouragingly.

Yuri nodded and rushed to another zombie, slashing wildly.

Himitsu was casting spells at the zombies frantically. Eien was beside her, throwing vials containing little balls of green fire at the zombies Himitsu had cast spells on.

Gump plunged his metal rod into a zombie’s stomach and pushed it deeper in. The zombie let out an ear-piercing scream and clawed at the rod.

Gump yanked it out, and guts spluttered out from the hole. The zombie screamed and hit Gump in the face. Yuri rushed to Gump’s side and stuck his pocket knife into the zombie’s heart.

Yuke stood in the shadows, waiting for good news.
‘This is getting boring. I think I shall go fight with them.’ Yuke sighed and strode to the battlefield.

Yuke walked calmly to the middle of the field, occasionally stepping over dead bodies of his zombies.
‘Pity… I spent a lot of time transfiguring them…’ He sighed as he dodged his third body.

Finally, he reached a meter away from Yuri. He waved casually at the zombie that was tackling Yuri. It moved away and fought with Hikari instead.

Yuke tilted his head at Yuri. Yuri was covered in blood and sweating like mad.
‘Hello.’ Yuke smiled graciously.
‘What do you want from me?’ Yuri sighed, frustrated.
‘Nothing much. I just want your death.’ Yuke said simply.

Yuri covered his face with his hand.
‘Will my death bring back your dead mother?’ Yuri asked, clearly fed up.
‘No. It would just make me happy.’ Yuke shrugged.
‘Then I guess that’s not worth dying for.’ Yuri snarled and flicked his pocket knife into Yuke’s heart.

Yuke choked. Yuri tilted his head nearer to Yuke’s ear.
‘I’m tired of fighting. I just want to finish this…’ Yuri plunged the knife deeper. ‘quick.’

Yuke laughed dully.
‘At least I killed our father.’ Yuke chuckled. Yuri’s heart lurched.
‘You mean to say… the zombie was him?’ Yuri asked.
‘Of course. What do you think? I made duplicates and turned their clones into zombies instead?’ Yuke laughed. ‘Oh wait… You did…’

Yuri yelled and pulled the knife out and slashed at Yuke’s throat. Some blood spurted out and Yuke fell.
‘Go to Hell!’ Yuri yelled and stepped hard on Yuke’s face.

He stormed off, wiping the blood off of his knife.
‘Yuri!’ Himitsu screamed. Yuri turned around and raced towards her.

Moriko-zombie (It had lived the fall) was trying to scratch her face, and Eien was throwing endless vials at another zombie. Himitsu kicked it and rushed towards Yuri.
‘You were right. My parents are gone. Yuke transfigured them into zombies directly. They are no duplicates.’ Yuri stared straight into Himitsu.

Himitsu looked horrified.
‘I don’t believe it…’ Himitsu stopped short as she turned around and muttered a spell at the zombie.
‘Don’t kill her! It’s Moriko!’ Yuri exclaimed.

Eien threw her last vial.
‘Something’s happening!’ She yelled.

Something was indeed happening.
‘Am I dreaming…?’ Yuri gasped.
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Written by Choco
www.goddofthenewworld.blogspot.com
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Okaeri is a fantasy written by two students.
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