Khrushchev smiled waving to the three Samurai who were holding a position of salute.
"Well Love birds allow me to introduce you to your new teammates" with a snap of his fingers the first stepped forward. He had messy brown hair that laid on his shoulders, it was curly and fluffy like a cloud. He had bright blue eyes and wore a yellow bandana on his right arm. He snorted and laughed about something nobody else knew the moment he dropped his salute.
"I'm Anord Khwezi" Anord said a stupid dopy grin still on his face. "Sorry I thought of something silly" He took a deep breath and stoned his face. "Sorry about that"
"Next!!" Khruschev said snapping his fingers, a small petite looking female with a stone-like gaze stepped forward. she had snow-white hair, piercing red eyes, Her hair was beautifully held in a straightened ponytail. She dropped her salute but kept her gaze eternally fixed on me.
"I am Freida Linome, A Luxor" She took a bow and glared daggers at me for something I must've done, but can't remember.
"Very Good!, Next!" A tall man stepped forward. he had a weird head to be completely honest. Half of his head was dyed snow-white like Freida's hair but the other half was dyed completely black. it was strange. He looked like he had no idea where he was either that or he was thinking too hard on something and confusing himself. he was tall, more than a head taller than me. He tapped his chin and brought himself back to reality.
"Uh, I'm Emanuel Iscariot P-Pleased to meet you!" He looked at me with a confused glance. "Do I know you?"
"H-Huh? me?"
"Yeah you"
"I mean you look kinda familiar" I said with a nervous chuckle scratching my cheek.
"maybe it was only my imagination, Sorry"
"No worries mate"
Khruschev turned to me and snapped his fingers.
"Oh me?"
"Yes yes introduce yourself"
"I'm Hoshino Jerohatz" I took a bow, Freida scoffed and turned her head away. "Did I do something wrong?"
"Its your existence that's the problem, a commoner like you, that tramp and this hippy in a squad with me and Emanuel how unseemly" Freida shook her head.
"Look lady, we all passed the gauntlet rite and earned the right to be called Samurai, so stop being a stuffy bitch and shut up"
"Stuffy Bitch?!" Freida raised her hand and slapped me across me the face. "How dare such a rat use such language against me"
"Screw you!!, I'll speak to you any way I want to!! We're equaled in this plaza"
"You can never be my equal"
"Good like I'd want to stand on the same footing as some airhead.
"ENOUGH!!" Khruschev shook his head. "Fight anywhere else except in the plaza, here we are samurai and we are a team" Khruschev said with a powerful fatherly disappointed tone in his voice. Freida huffed folding her arms.
"Whatever!!, I'm going to the barracks"
"Oh no you are not you and Hoshi are going down into Naraku"
"Why?"
"Because ya'll need to learn how to work together, I will not stand for this terrible infighting to continue"
"I refuse to be in that dank, dark and damp dungeon with a rat"
"Oh, are you talking about yourself princess?" I said in retaliation. I crossed my arms and gave Freida a much-deserved glare.
"You insolent"
"Enough Begone of you, You may return in when the dinner bell is rung" Khruschev pointed, to the dungeon's entrance.
"fine" Freida and I sighed in unison, before exchanging glares.
***
descending down the stairs of Naraku I felt a cold chill run down my spine. as if bloodlust was the dungeon's natural stench.
"I don't need your help, I already have a demon of my own thank you!" Freida said tapping on her gauntlet, a small demon appeared it waved and gave a cheery greeting.
"Hee-Hello Master Freida"
"Hello Jack" a bright uncharacteristic smile beamed across her face. She lowered herself to the ground and the small frosty demon leaped into her arms and stood on her shoulder. "I'll be in the second stratum, now if you don't mind I'll be on my way"
"That's not what Captain wanted!" I shouted grabbing her arm. "He wants us to get along, we can just screw around until dinner bell and just lie about being friends"
"That's exactly what a rat would say, wanting to lie" she recoiled her arm turning her head and scoffing.
"Can't you just work with me for Akira's sake women!"
"I refuse!"
"Stubborn bitch"
"Ignorant rat"
"Oh, you know what, let's go down to the second stratum, let's go explore" I dragged her by the arm as she kicked and fought like a stubborn mule.
"Unhand me, commoner"
Going down to the second stratum everything was, eerily still, quiet and the same chill ran up my spine.
"Y-You feel that!?"
"Feel what?"
"that, bloodthirst?"
"I don't know what your talking about?"
"Oh stop playing dumb" I felt a rage bubble inside me, I raised my fist and struck the wall next to me, It seemed to crack, like it was made out of a weaker material than the stone surrounding. Pulling the stone away a large iron door appeared in front of us.
"Master I'm detecting a strong demon ahead are you sure you want to go on?"
I opened the door and Freida followed me. her demon and herself, stepped close to me.
"Mighty dark in here I-Isn't it, R-Rat" Freida's voice shook with a noticeable fear. the sound of metallic chains clanged together somewhere further in the chamber.
soon the sound of footsteps became louder, and louder with every step.
"What's this now, Samurai, Young One's too?"
"W-Who are you, Identify yourself"
"Oh, man, been years since I first heard a voice so commanding" The voice chuckled before charging from the shadows.
The demon stood tall, with rippling grey muscles with white sinew that held his muscles together like rebar wires. bright purple eyes that pierced into the soul. he had stone-like features and pulsing large leg muscles that looked like deadly weapons on their own. the Demon made a bee-line for Freida. Like my body was moved on puppet strings I jumped in the way, The demon's fist passed through my stomach leaving a massive hole. Freida collapsed to the ground, tears rushing down her face, she brought her hands to her mouth and muttered incoherently.
"Why? Why? Why? Why would a rat defend me?"
"Sorry but I'm a samurai, I would rather die than have my teammates needlessly killed!!" I said gripping the Demon's arm as blood ran down my lips. "Run! I'll hold this monster here, Get someone, anyone!!" I said straining as Freida ran away. she was screaming all the way, beyond hysteric and sobbing in cold inhumane fear.
"huh? Do you think a child can just stop me?" He flicked his arm and the next thing I knew I was launched into the wall and blood flew from my mouth. Everything slowly became dark. my body losing strength. I was dying.