7 years later..
The thunder crackles as the rain pours down. Kiyomi runs on top of a building and then jumps down between two buildings. She rushes towards the street, but someone jumps down in front of her. She turns around and goes the other way, but someone is standing on the other side.
"Stop trying to run away Kiyomi... You're only going to make this worse on yourself..." Nobunaga says as he slowly walks towards Kiyomi. Kiyomi furrows her eyebrows and pulls her hand out from her sleeve. She flicks her hand and a upside down cross charm drops from her bracelet into her hand.
"Dagger of Death." She says, a dagger appears in her hand and a upside down cross appears at the bottom of her drop chain earring on her left ear.
"Shit..." Nobunaga sighs. Kiyomi throws the dagger at him and quickly jumps up the building. Nobunaga dodges the dagger and goes after her. She holds her hand out as she runs and the dagger returns into her hand.
Dagger of Death... it appears when she says the words "Dagger of Death". A upside down cross charm then appears on her earring. A black dagger laced with poison appears in her hand. It's called the Dagger of Death because a single slice can cause the person's body to decay around the wound. The only way to stop the decaying is for her to die or deactivate her power.
She jumps from building to building. Machi jumps on the building in front of her. Kiyomi jumps down the gap in between the buildings and opens the door to one of the buildings. She runs through the building and down the hall.
She runs towards the front of the building but then gets snatched by Phinks. Kiyomi lets out a shriek noise. She drops the dagger from out her right sleeve and jabs it back towards him but he stops her hand. She then flicks her hand up, causing the dagger to jam into the light above them. The hall around them gets dark and Kiyomi dislocates her wrist to slip out of Phinks's grip. She jumps on the wall and then steps on his face pushing him back. She flips backwards and out the door. She quickly runs down the sidewalk. Feitan runs behind her causing her to get a sudden feeling of fear as he runs after her. She slides left and runs between two buildings. A car stops in front of the gap and Kiyomi jumps over the car. Paku and Shalnark gets out of the car and runs after her.
Kiyomi runs towards a bridge that connects to another city. Feitan grabs Kiyomi by the arms, wraps his arms around her arms and slides one of her feet to the side causing her to fall to her knees. He places his foot on her back and grips her wrists. Feitan slams his foot down and pulls her arms back. Kiyomi feels a popping feeling as her body falls onto the ground. She can't move her arms, but she can feel the intense pain in them. The other members walk over towards her. Feitan sadistically stares at her as she's in pain on the ground.
"We've got her." Paku says into a phone shes holding against her ear. Kiyomi pushes her head onto the ground and tries to stand up but Feitan kicks her back down.
"Stop trying to run away... or else I will break your legs next." Feitan calmly says as he walks over towards her. Kiyomi squeezes her eyes closed and grits her teeth.
"Feitan... Is this fun to you?" Kiyomi seeths. Feitan's eyes narrow at her. A sadistic look in his eyes bore into Kiyomi's. "What do you find-" Feitan grabs her by the neck, almost choking her.
"Talk and I will kill you..." He gibes. Her eyes turn purple and she smiles at him. He lets go of her and jumps back. Her eyes follow him.
"NO! YOU WOULDN'T!" Nobunaga yells as he pulls his weapon out.
"Disappear!" Kiyomi yells causing Feitan to disappear. She quickly rolls over onto her feet and jumps off the bridge and into the water.
"SHIT!" Nobunaga yells as he stops where Kiyomi jumped off.
"Can she even swim with two broken arms?" Phinks asks.
"I don't know..." Machi replies. Nobunaga throws down his weapon and takes off his shirt. "What are you doing?" Machi asks Nobunaga.
"I'm jumping in..." He replies.
"I'm pretty sure she's gone..." Shizuku implies.
"This is why we should of killed her..." Franklin comments.
"The boss doesn't want her killed..." Phinks sighs. Nobunaga looks down at the water and sighs loudly.
BZZZ BZZZ
Phinks pulls the phone from out of his pocket and answers the phone call.
"Feitan... where did she send you?" He asks. Phinks eyes relax and then he sighs. "No, she jumped into the water..." He continues. The phone hangs up and he puts the phone back into his pocket. "Well, we got to report back to the Boss..." Phinks motions as he walks back towards the car.
"Isn't that pen still on Kiyomi?" Machi comments.
"No... she destroyed it earlier... she realized we were able to track her with it." Nobunaga answers.
"Aw- didn't she used to carry that pen with her everywhere she went when she was little...?" Shalnark says.
"Yeah..." Nobunaga listlessly replies.
Kiyomi grabs onto a ledge and pulls herself out of the water. She was able to fix one of her arms since Feitan only broke one of her arms and dislocated the other one. But sadly, the one he broke was the arm she uses to summon her weapons. She lays flat as the rain falls on her. Her arm and body is in immense pain and her voice is gone. When learning to use her power she learned what she can and can not do. For example; she can tell someone to walk away multiple times but she can only tell someone to die or disappear once. She loses the ability to speak for the next few days when using strong words.
She rolls over onto her stomach and slowly stands up. She felt super cold and soaked. As she limps her way to a shaded area she then leans against the wall and slides to the ground. Kiyomi slowly closes her eyes and falls asleep.
"What do we do about Kiyomi?" Machi asks Chrollo. Chrollo sits quietly on a box as he examines the pen Kiyomi destroyed.
"We should kill her when we see her again..." Franklin implies. "She knows everything about us... our abilities... names... faces..."
"She's just going through her teenage years... little girls always go through that rebelling stage..." Phinks states.
"Phinks is starting to sound like an old man" Shalnark chuckles.
"Hehe... old man." Feitan laughs. Phinks quickly turns his head towards Feitan and Shalnark.
"I'm surprised she made Feitan disappear... To think she was afraid of him." Nobunaga quietly says.
"Yeah... Does it mean she's becoming bolder?" Shizuku comments.
"No... It doesn't... she wouldn't make him disappear if she was being bold... she would fight him instead." Uvo comments.
"I assume she made him disappear because she was afraid of him... and it was her only way of escaping..." Machi adds.
"Damn... I wish I was there" Uvo sighs. "I would of been able to catch her... unlike yall..." Uvo gibes.
"Riiiight..." Phinks sighs.
"She will come back." Chrollo calmly says. "Let's just focus on the upcoming mission... if you see her before then... do whatever you can to get her... kill her if you have to..." He says as he gets up and walks away. After everyone leaves, Nobunaga and Uvo stay.
"Would you kill her if you caught her?" Nobunaga asks Uvo. Uvo doesn't answer right away and then takes a deep breath.
"No... we raised her. Just like how I have respect for the boss... I can't see myself killing Kiyomi either." Uvo calmly responds.
"Right... I would just punish her..." Nobunaga implies.
"Isn't that more of Feitan's thing?" Machi comments as she walks over to the two of them.
"How long have you been listening?" Nobunaga asks.
"I heard the whole thing."
"What would you do Machi?" Uvo asks her.
"I wouldn't want to kill her either... if that's what you're asking... I don't think the boss would want that either..." She calmly answers. "But knowing Kiyomi... her ability is dangerous and she is hard to control... if the Mafia get's their hands on her we would have no choice but to kill her..." Machi adds. Nobunaga slowly nods and Uvo furrows his eyebrows and crosses his arms thinking about it.
A few months pass and Kiyomi is carrying a basket behind an old lady down a pathway. Right after the fight between her and the Phantom Troupe the old lady found her sleeping under a tree not far from her house. Kiyomi still had a broken arm and a bruised up body. After taking Kiyomi in and caring for her she was able to recover quickly. After recovery, Kiyomi has been helping the woman daily as a thanks for what she has done for her.
She follows the old lady to her porch and places the fruit basket inside the house. Kiyomi walks back outside where the old lady is sitting on her rocking chair.
"Kiyomi... sweetheart~" The old lady smiles at Kiyomi. She looks at the old lady and the old lady hands Kiyomi money. "Take this and go into town to buy yourself something sweet for you to eat." The old lady sooths.
"No... No... It's okay." Kiyomi hesitantly says as she waves her hands and shakes her head.
"Here... I insist. Go treat yourself. You have done so much for me..." The old lady says putting the money in Kiyomi's hand.
"No... but you helped me get better-" Kiyomi says shaking her head and trying to give the money back.
"That was months ago... You still stay and help this old woman... you could have left long ago... This is the least I can do..." She softly says. Kiyomi smiles and takes the money and nods.
"Then I will get us something we both like." Kiyomi bubbles as she skips away. The old lady softly smiles at Kiyomi.
"What a sweet young girl..." A woman says as she walks over towards the old lady's front porch. The old lady looks up at the woman and smiles.
"Karla..." The old lady says.
"Hi Ms. Hahmer." Karla smiles back.
"She is sweet..." The old lady replies.
"Yeah... you're lucky to have such a sweet granddaughter... I hope when I grow older and have grandchildren they treat me as sweet as that." Karla softly says.
"Oh... she isn't my grandchild."
"She isn't? I thought she was." Karla says in a shocked tone.
"No... I found her injured under a tree so I took her in. My grandchildren or children no longer talk to me. So, after my husband died, I've been alone." Ms. Hahmer quietly says. "I was just trying to help Kiyomi... and I expected her to leave after she got better... but she stayed." She smiles.
"Oh..."
"She has made me a very happy old lady for the past few months... I'm grateful for her... I just hope she will be able to find somewhere else to go soon..." She slowly says.
"Why do you say that?" Karla asks.
"I'm afraid when I pass, she will be lost again... and she doesn't deserve that... I wish I can give her more... but I don't know much more time I have left."
"Don't say that Ms. Hahmer..." Karla sadly says. Ms. Hahmer smiles at Karla and takes a deep breath.
"Kiyomi has been through a lot... I just want her to be able to find her purpose and not have to depend on me..." She implies. "She deserves far more than what I can give her... I don't even... deserve her." Karla furrows her eyebrows and gives Ms. Hahmer a sad look.