
[3 August 2011 - 11:40]
"I can be your shield, in only one way ..."
Kitsune stared at me.
"... perform a sacred contract between the spirit and the summoning man."
Rei frowned, "What danger would threaten Karin if it did that contract?"
"The aroma of his life will be the attraction of the spirits. Don't worry, I'll always be by her side. Protecting a little girl became my life goal. Whatever he wants will be my command. Whether life or death, our destinies will come together."
"How do I cancel the contract?" Rei's eyeballs did not turn away from Kitsune at all.
"The sacred contract cannot be canceled."
Glug.
I saw a sweat slip down the edge of Rei's face. Surprise made him flinch, as if his mind was busy overcoming various discomforts. I was restless too, considering that this will be the attraction of the spirits for good.
How do spirits exist? Are they as scary as ghosts? Are they gonna bother me? Honestly, just imagine that I'm scared. But ... The scariest thing is to see the person closest to me disappear. Like in the park ..., in the labyrinth ..., uh, considering that my chest hurts!
Rei's hand rubbed the top of my head. "You don't have to do it,"
Rei wasn't looking at me. There was no other way he could find. He was just trying to cheer me up. Increasingly added to the volume of the saltwater puddle in my eyes, which was almost ready to slide down. I was scared, but I also wanted to help. If I do, Kitsune will really be with me, right?
"Like shadow. That close I'll be with you, little girl."
"But shadows don't exist without light, and I don't like to be alone in the dark" I said squeezing the tip of the clothes.
"If you ask, I could be both."
"The light that will always follow you, and the light that will always shine on you."
Suddenly it dawned, our conversation became like a classic romance theater dialogue.
. . Like a shadow, though,
. . without the light, there is no light,
. . If you ask, I could be both.
I even remember the words clearly. "Pfft, haha!" my laugh is ticklish.
Natsu pulled my hand, "The clever fox spirit seduces humans, you can't get close to it,"
"I'll do it" I looked seriously at Natsu. "Wait a minute, I can still get married even though I made a contract with Kitsune, right??" I just need to make sure.
"... jeez, it's too soon for you to discuss marriage!" natsu Protest.
"I'm serious!!"
"of course. The sacred contract does not preclude the bond of marriage."
Rei looked towards me. "Is that all you're worried about?"
"Marriage is important, I want to do it with the person I like!" seruku upheld the principle.
"Who?" search Rei close his face.
"Gee! Y-you're too close!" Both of my hands pushed her shoulders away.
"Tell me, who is that guy?" insist Rei who did not stay away at all.
"I don't know!"
Rei's away. "I'll cancel the ice cream deal."
"Hey! I really don't know!"
"My little girl doesn't lie. No name has been named by him."
Uh! If my mind accidentally mentioned someone's name, Kitsune could tell right away!
"You can't reveal my thoughts! You must ask me permission first!" my protest.
"Only if we contract."
"All right, let's do it!"
"Aish! This idiot, make sure the contract is clear!" Rei clucked in annoyance.
"Hhhhh ...." Rei let out a long sigh while closing his eyes. Most likely it is cooling the head. And when his eyelids opened, the eyeballs moved to glance at me for a moment, before finally looking back at Kitsune.
"What are your big advantages with a contract? Didn't you take a lot of losses? First, your life is restrained because it has to be on Karin's side. Second, your life span must be reduced, because humans live shorter. Thirdly, your pride as a holy spirit will fall because it obeys human commands. Right, right?"
"There was no profit I expected. Just saying the way I can do it. The rest is not coercion."
"Impressing like a desperate fox spirit" Rei quipped. "At least don't make me more suspicious."
"Enough, Rei." My hands are squeezing the ends of clothes. "I'll do anything to protect everyone!" I bet I made a determination.
"It would be useless if we couldn't protect you" Kouga rubbed my head.
"Rei, there's still something stuck in your head, right?" said Kouga who can always understand Rei. I'm glad that Kouga is back as usual.
Rei's gaze highlighted Kitsune with great seriousness. "Show me your real strength. We cannot leave Karin to a weak spirit. Please make us sure ... Kitsunes."
"Pregnant with young people. You're the only human being who can rule me without a sacred contract."
The wind blew fiercely, rolling like a hurricane. The Kitsune suddenly disappeared, replaced by the appearance of a nine-tailed great beast. The legendary fox was in thick white furry, its height almost crushing the crossbar at the top of the gate. Probably about 11 meters.
"Are you sure? Or ... need I declare the world of borders as a test of strength?"
My face looks. "Can't! A lost spirit will become more uncomfortable!" my barrel.
"Haha. As expected of my girl."
"First you say, little girl. Then the second one: my little girl. And now the third one: my girl. You can't add to or subtract her calls without my permission as her brother!!" oceh Natsu pointed at Kitsune.
"Be careful when you talk. You can be directly thrown to the edge of the cliff," led Akiko with a grinning smile.
"I don't need any advice from you" Natsu looked lazily at Akiko.
"Young man, you don't even meet the qualifications of being the brother of my little girl."
"AH?!!!" Natsu was getting upset.
"Haha,"
We also broke up together. Previously, he had been in a dispute. It wasn't as bad as I imagined. I believe, Kitsune is a good fox spirit.
"There's one secret I'm gonna tell you."
"In my neck is a restraint ring that I can't take off before your adventure ends. So, if you ask me anything about this adventure, I can't answer it."
"I see, you're under Zeroichi-sama's orders. Would you be considered a traitor if you made a contract with Karin? And what's the effect on Karin?"
"Nobody can interfere with the contractual rights of holy beings."
"alright. While it doesn't harm him ...." Rei looked at me. "Hows it? Do you want to?"
"Yes! I want!"
"I am handing over the jewel of my life to the caller, Kaneko Rin."
Zrring !
A round, glowing jewel came out of Kitsune's mouth. I've heard of it, legend has it that Hoshi no Tama or the Star Ball, a jewel representing the power of Kitsune.
A beautiful gem that radiates a golden light. The size was originally as big as a basketball, then slowly shrank, and landed into my chest.
A tap-swussh!
The air around me blew away some small pebbles. My eyes closed, holding back the strange sensation that had started to creep up. Warm, but soon it gets hotter. My chest is burning!
Suddenly, something cold flowed from the back of my right hand. Spread quickly, muffle heat to the whole body—comfortable.
My eyelids are open. It was very surprising to see Kitsune— in his human form— being kissing the back of my hand.
"From now on, I'm yours."
Kitsune's smile. Like an expert with hundreds of hours of flying, he makes excellent use of his charm. It's hard to turn your face away from him right now.
Plaque!
Rei brushed off Kitsune's hand, reclaiming my consciousness. His broad back blocked the view in front of me,
"Just say hello" said Rei coldly.
"It's okay, Rei! I'm just surprised." Both of my hands grabbed Rei's arm. "It looks like thanks to Kitsune, the heat in my body has disappeared,"
Rei's face turned towards me with his eyebrows swooping down. "Hot??"
"Only at the beginning did my jewel enter his body."
"Now, how do you feel?" Yukiko.
"Normal as always" my smile broadened with an arm.
Kriuuukkk~
Ahh ... really my stomach really understands the situation. My hands hugged myself, trying to muffle her voice—shame.
"Does it take a lot of energy to perform a sacred contract?" ledek Rei with a shitty look.
"No energy consumption when—"
"Stop, Kitsune!" I shouted for the first time to give an edict to Kitsune. Sure enough, the fox immediately stopped his words.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scream!" I regret bowing fast. "I'm just upset with Rei, not Kitsune!"
"Little girl, just say it. Do you want to throw him to the edge of the woods?"
"PFFTT—BAHAHA!" natsu's laughter broke.
I can't believe that holy beings are also good at joking. But ... Really joking, right? In the end, we all laughed.
"Now it's time for us to fill up the energy!" invite Kouga first sit down to open the backpack.
While enjoying a simple lunch, Kitsune again reminded some explanations. When the first forest is conquered, Kitsune will open a red gate portal and lead us back to the mainland basin—human world. So on until the ninth forest we explore.
There's nothing more terrifying than a game of death, which we're going to do in nine creepy woods.