Nazun
Foolish child. If only you'd come willingly- they'd let you keep your will. You're ruining your chances, Kozuna!
My breathing slowed. I stared up at the night sky with a blank expression on my face. Blood poured from nearly every inch of my body, and my vision blurred more and more with every passing second. My body was cold; death pursued me, but the words that forced their way from my lips wanted otherwise.
Sweet release could've been upon me.
No longer having to serve the Hanakai? It would've been a dream come true.
More helicopters approached in the distance. I turned my head aside as best I could. But the chopper blades' whirring weren't the only noise I could register; the wails of Kozuna's anguish as he dropped back into the sand were far more prominent. He couldn't keep crawling closer, not while the backlash of using his curse too long had finally struck. His friend Yvira could barely do a thing to help with that.
And I winced at the sight.
He won't be able to put an end to me. Damn it, if only I could still control myself!
A voice echoed in my earpiece- the words of another Hanakai member.
"Dri."
Those three letters had been imprinted into my tongue- programmed for usage whenever needed. A sort of call-line for the Hanakai member specializing in portal creation. A person whose name I was never told. They were a high-ranking member of the organization.
I was merely a pawn.
"Even for a whelp, you're pathetic, Nazun."
The ground disappeared beneath my motionless body. A swirling portal opened in place, allowing me to fall through just as the choppers landed. I didn't see much else before my fuzzy vision was consumed in Hanakai darkness.
The appearance of a man cloaked in silver- a member of the Ozukashi High Council- and my feeble arm reaching out to the kid who kicked my own blade through my chest.
"K-kill me, Kozuna…"
A life intertwined with the Hanakai will only lead down the path of enslavement. That's what having the power of a curse seal does to you. That's what it's done to me.
My voice was hushed. I could barely hear myself. Kozuna glared back at me, struggling to keep one eye open as he huffed for air. That one twitchy eye only widened when he saw the portal.
If only I could explain…
"Nazun!"
Blood dripped from Kozuna's face as he dropped, unconscious and twitching. That curse finally wore him out. Yvira quickly started pulling him up and away. She completely ignored me.
The Hanakai won't stop until they get what they want, and Kozuna's gonna need all the help he can get. Keep an eye on him, Yvira.