I didn’t wait for the show to end as I left the arena…I had made my point to Fujiko Mine. She was primed for our Queen of the Ring rematch, chomping at the bit for a chance to get her hands on me. She would have that chance soon enough, but it would be on my terms…and no one else’s.
One of the attendants stuck their head in the locker room and told me that my car was ready. I couldn’t have come any sooner, I was ready to leave this town. I covered my head and face with my hoodie as I headed to the exit, content in the knowledge that at least I didn’t have to contend with the presence of my sisters tonight.
The car pulled up and I jumped inside without waiting for the driver to open the door. I spoke to my brother without bothering to turn my head in his direction. “You can tell the driver to head to the airport, Ny and Song aren’t here.”
“Is that right?”
The voice startled me, as I had expected my brother…but instead it was the voice of my sister that greeted me. My eyes were as wide as saucers as I stared at her…wondering if my brother had somehow managed to get to her. When I didn’t see him, I tried to open the door, but it locked, preventing my departure.
I wheeled around and glared at Nyako. “WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?!!”
Last Edit: Aug 5, 2015 16:32:43 GMT -5 by Oni Kymiku
"I'M SAVING YOU!" I yell back to my sister who seems to have the fire of fury burning in her eyes. She's like a caged beast back here in the back with me and Song but I try hard to show no fear and squeeze Songs hand to make sure she knows I'm here with her.
"You have been doing nothing but being self destructive since Senji came here. I will not have you turning your back on the things that made you a better person just to supposedly 'protect us'. You are causing more harm to us than I think Senji is capable of doing by just freezing us out instead of letting us be by your side."
I move up on my seat looking at Oni in the eyes as I could see the rage burning inside of her. "I know what he is up to and I know despite you thinking you can take the hit for us, it will not end. I've seen the reports on him and I'm sure you know they pale in comparison of what he really is. You've tried to warn me, us about him. But instead of letting us help you. You turned your back on us. That is not being heroic or altruistic Kymiku. That's being a coward."
I'm not sure if what I am saying is striking a cord with her as I try to look for even the slightest sense of regret from her, but she has always been good at keeping her emotions hidden just so she wouldn't show weakness.
“…coward…” I let the word trickle off my tongue as I balled up my fist and restrained myself from punching her in the face. It was bad enough that I had to hear that shit from Mine, now my own sister was following in her footsteps. If she had an inkling of what I had gone through…what I was STILL going through, she’d eat those goddamn words.
I narrowed my eyes, trying my best to ignore her ignorant comment. “I’m not playing with you Ny…let me out of this car before you make me do something that I will regret!”
I didn’t know if I would really hit her or not…it was always a mystery to me until I felt my hand connect. That is what happened in the parking lot with SoLo after the last show, and that is what might very well happen again tonight.
SoLo grabbed my arm, pulling on it. “Oni…PLEASE!” She looked at Nyako and then back at me. “Oni…listen to us…we know that Senji is just as bad as you told us he was. Don’t shut us out, please!”
I looked at her, jerking my arm out of her grasp as I looked at Nyako. “Are you sure that you want to take the word of a fucking coward?! I’d hate to risk disappointing you…big sister!” My eyes flashed with absolute rage.
"FUCK YOU AND THIS MARTYR BULLSHIT!" I say as my own rage begins to rise inside of me. She still played at doign what she was doing for our own good. She still pretended we didn't understand what she was going through and to a point she was right but it was only because she chose to lock us out.
How many times over the past year have Song and I tried to show her we were always by her side. No matter what went down, we may have gotten angry at first but in the end we were there for each other. Now she acts like we can't be there for her no matter what was happening. Yes I was blind to the cruelty our brother was capable of but not because I chose to turn a blind eye to it but only because the sister I counted on to show me chose instead to be cryptic and 'sacrifice' herself for the supposed greater good.
I grew tired of this shit. I grew tired of the games being played in LAW and grew tired of the games being played with my own family. I was going to end it one way or another.
"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE TRY TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY ABOUT A DAMN THING ONI! I WAS THERE TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY BUT YOU CHOSE TO JUST BE CRYPTIC ABOUT THINGS! IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OUR FAMILY AND IT'S HISTORY YOU KNOW NONE OF US CAN JUST TAKE THINGS AT FACE VALUE BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS WEARY ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE TRYING TO STAB US IN THE BACK!"
I ball up my fist and hit the door panel of the car causing Song to jump in fear. I didn't want her to see me get like this but I was damn sure not going to let Oni think she could cower me.
"You think I hadn't learned a damn thing from our father. I know up until possibly a year ago if now until now you looked at me as someone who needed to be sheltered, coddled, kept in the dark of things for my own good. You probably thought I chose all those years ago to stay with mother because I was some weakling. Don't try to tell me you didn't cause I remember that look in your eyes when it happened. How much you pitied and despised me cause of my supposed weakness."
I got right in her face, my teeth grinding as I tried hard not to lash out against her physically. "You forget I was the one who bore the brunt of father's cruel hand before you and Senji were born. I was the one to see all his machinations and his cruelty. I was the one on the receiving end of his 'love'. It wasn't until he had a son he chose to ignore me. Even then he came to realize his daughters were more in his image than his own son was. That's why he hated us so much. Because he felt he was a failure not having a son take after him but pathetic girls be his legacy. I see the same look father gave to me all those years ago in Senji's eyes. He may speak and try to act like an angel that has been misguided but I know the true cruelty he has."
I sit back in my seat. "I didn't want to believe it. That's why I kept pressing you when he first arrived to come straight with me instead of giving me those cryptic words. But instead like all those years ago you looked at me like I was a pathetic loser. Someone who couldn't handle the truth. Now look what is has done to you. Everything you've gained over the past year, you've thrown away in the name of trying to 'save people' when you needed to let us save you instead."
My sister’s words hit me like a slap to the face, but instead of angering me, they shamed me. I knew what she said was true…but still…Nyako only knew as much as she could guess. “You’re right, Ny…” I said as I took off my dark shades and peeled back my hood to show her my bruised face. When they flinched back, I knew that my battered appearance spoke volumes.
SoLo touched my arm, “Oni?!”
I patted her hand to reassure her of my well-being, such as it was. I looked my sister in her eye, “I’m glad that you’re ready listen…but I don’t know if you’re ready to hear. Our brother is a monster Ny…but he is a monster of my own making.” I took a deep breath and turned towards the window, not wanting to look them in the eye.
“You’re right…I do think of myself as a martyr, but that is better than thinking of myself as Dr. Frankenstein. What’s more…that is a lot better than seeing our brother loosed on you, Song, and Alex…” I closed my eyes and shook my head. “Perhaps I was wrong to shut you out at the start…but when you refused to believe me and then I saw him with you…I knew that I had to do something more drastic to keep him away from you…all of you.”
Tapping on Oni's shoulder, Alex waited until her battered "sister" wheeled around to face her.
Alex: Oni...
The name came almost like a sigh rather than a word.
Alex: You've done enough. More than enough. That's why...
Alex sighs again.
Alex: I'm going after him. It may be the only way. Like it or not, Senji's playing you guys. You're fighting back but it's a struggle. He doesn't pay much attention to me. He doesn't really know me, so I'm in a better position to get away from his head games.
Alex rolls her eyes as if she's heard unspoken protests.
Alex: And even if you tell me not to, I'll still do it. I'm annoying like that.
The thought of Alex being anywhere near my brother filled me with dread. She had no idea what she was getting into with him. My rage spiraled up as I whirled on the young girl and grabbed her, “LOOK AT MY FUCKING FACE ALEX!! WHAT PART OF STAY AWAY FROM HIM ARE YOU NOT GETTING?!!”
I turned to SoLo, who had been rendered speechless. “You saw him Song…you saw what he did when you left Jenn’s party!”
SoLo stared at me and the looked at Nyako and Alex. She took a deep breath, “Oni…I saw you smash that man’s hand…after Senji was going to let him go. He promised not to hurt him!”
I shook my head in disbelief at what I was hearing. “JESUS CHRIST SONG!! THIS IS WHY NONE OF YOU ARE EQUIPED TO DEAL WITH SENJI! THIS IS WHY YOU ALL NEED TO STEER CLEAR!!” I struggled to calm myself before I strangled one of them. “Look…you are both basically children…so this might be hard for you to understand…my brother has people raped, beaten, and killed on his say so without batting an eyelash! Senji might have ‘spared’ that man in front of you, but trust me…he was dead the second he laid hands on you! My brother isn’t a good person…he’s a monster…and it takes a monster to deal with a monster!”
I turned to Nyako, “Ny…keep these idiots away from Senji before they get hurt!!” I reached over and tried the door again, still finding it locked. I kicked the door. “LET ME THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!”
"You are not running this show Oni, I am." I say to her calmly.
She rages against the door trying to break it to get out but I won't let her walk away from us again. She's been doing that way to much as of late especially when she thinks we aren't listening to her. For example the way she keeps throwing it in my face that I didn't want to listen to her when Senji first came back. I was more than willing to hear everything she had to say but she just told me time and time gain to trust her. So yes I began to doubt she had any substance to her warnings, but I didn't for once feel Senji was an angel.
I was ecstatic to see my brother who I thought was dead. For over 8 years I thought he was gone, so I was overjoyed to see him once again. But even during that first meeting I say the ice in his eyes. He put on a good front and if it hadn't been for my dealings with Oni and my work with CTN I might have been oblivious to it. Sure I didn't want to believe he was a monster, but his mannerisms, his quick hints of losing temper, everything else made me realize he wasn't the same little brother I knew all those years ago. I gave him credit for telling me he had done wrong, but I knew it was just the tip of the truth to placate me. As I said I saw what my father was capable of so what Senji had become wouldn't be hard to believe.
"With all due respect Oni, you need to get off your damn high horse and feel your doing this for your penance. I know the person you were before and I also know you had left the part of you far behind. These things you do to yourself you feel you need to to make up for your past. I won't pretend I know or understand everything that went on during that period we weren't with each other. I probably don't want to know. But don't take that to mean I won't listen if you ever want to tell me. I made no illusion that you or Senji were saints. I knew I was asking a lot of you when I asked you to watch over him when father took you away. IT was more than you should have had to do. But I am telling you that you do not need to be the only one to deal with things now. You have the 3 of us to have your back and we've all proven to be tougher than you think we are capable of being. Yes it might not be to your standards in your eyes but you know what we don't need your permission to get involved either."
I look over at Alex. "If Alex feels she needs to confront Senji, then I say let her. Yes I know she can come off naive and what not but we've all been underestimating her since we've met her and felt we needed to protect her but she has more than proven she can handle herself in ay situation. This will be no different. Besides Don't think she's be on her own. She would have back up. If not me, Maleek or someone else."
I look at Song. "And song has proven time again and again herself to be stronger than we have given her credit for. Yes she's dealt with a lot since we came into the picture but hell, she had to deal with Sidney fuckin' Grey before we arrived and she didn't kill her self over that. No I'm not equating what happened to her in the parking lot all those months ago to be on the same level of Grey, but she has proven to be able to stick out the worst."
I turn my attention back to Oni. "As for me. Don't pretend you know what I have been through as I won't pretend what you've been through during all those years we were apart. You do not know the hell I had to go through just to be where I am now. Yes I might have had some what of an easier time for a bit there when I was with Song and her parents, but everything before that and after were hell on earth for me. I've done things I'm not proud of and would not wish on anyone to go through. If you want to compare battle scars sister then lets. Mine may not be as horrible as yours but believe me they aren't for the faint of heart."
I had half a mind to tell her…to tell them all just what they were dealing with…just what I had been going through, but I bit my tongue. If I told them everything…they would react harshly, which in turn would force Senji’s hand. I know they all thought of themselves as being superwomen, but in my experience, no such thing existed. There were no such thing as heroes…only monsters.
“There are only monsters…” I spoke aloud, prompting strange looks from my sisters.
SoLo put her hand on mine, “Oni…Detective Dillon is going to help us.”
“WHAT?! YOU’RE INVOLVING THE POLICE?!” I screamed as I stared at them. “You can’t do that…YOU CAN’T!”
SoLo squeezed my hand, “Oni…this is the answer! This is how we get him away from you…away from all of us!”
I looked at her evenly, “Let me lay this out for you…since you don’t get it! The reason that the police don’t do anything is because he pays them! You saw that yourself! The police were going to put a bullet in your head after that piece of shit was done raping you!”
SoLo took her hand back and covered herself as she glanced over at Nyako, whom she obviously hadn’t told the entire story to. Seeing the looks on their faces did fill me with a sick sense of satisfaction. I glared at Nyako, “You’re in over your head. Even if Dillon isn’t dirty…he’s surrounded by a nest of vipers…and if even one of them finds about you trying to inform on Senji…being tied up and beaten will be the very least of your worries!”
Alex's chin started to tremble at the threats, but she knew that someone had ti stop it and felt that she still had the best chance.
Alex: You won't stop me, Oni. We're a family. Someone messes with one of us, they mess with all of us. Maleek would be a great help.
Alex turns to face Nyako.
Alex: Ny, if you want to help, I'd love it, but you'd be far more at risk than me or Maleek. Oni...
Alex turns back to Oni and grabs her hands, looking up into her eyes. Their massive size puppy-dog innocence still showing a glint of steely determination.
Alex: Nothing bad will happen to me. He won't touch me like he would you or Ny. He doesn't know me like that and I'm tougher than those poor souls he's broken before. I can do this.
Why was it I was always the last to know about things. As much as I pressed on everyone to tell me what was going on, it wasn't until afterward and after the damage was done I find out about things. First Oni's late night beatings, then her relationship with Kreese which ended in the attempted murder of him, now this. Granted I feel guilty about Song being assaulted. I should had made sure Song left with Maleek and I but during the party I lost sight of her and didn't think to look for her. Still, Song seemed to be getting as bad as Oni was with keeping secrets that would cost her in the end, but that was something that would be dealt with later. Right now it was about Oni.
I glance over at Song who seems to not want to make eye contact at me. I look away back at Oni. "That is more information you've shared with us since everything started up so it's a good start. Hell you blame us for trusting the wrong people, but you didn't make sure we'd have the knowledge on who we could trust and not trust. As I said I'm not going to pretend to know the world you were involved in, but you want us to be safe then you need to tell us what to look out for and why. I'm not saying it would stop us from trying to help you, but we would be able to be more careful in things than stumbling our way through and possibly getting ourselves killed."
I take Oni's hand and squeeze it. "You want the best for us. You've tried to hold us at a distance since Senji has came to town, but the fucked up thing about it Oi is that as a family, we do not know when to quit for our own good. When one of us are in deep shit we will be there no matter what. Blood or not. I think we've proven that time and time again. Are we stepping into a game we probably will lose. More than likely yes, but if it's for you it's worth the risk Oni. As much as you feel you don't deserve our love, respect, and help, your going to get it. If we have to walk through hell just to make sure it all ends then we will. But this is not your fault. We chose to do it. Only thing we want from you is to tell us what we need to know."
I sit back once again and look at everyone in the car. "I trust Dillon, but I know he can only do so much. I also know he really has no vested interest in your well being more or less. Does he want something to happen to you or us? I doubt it, but in the grand scheme of things I think he's more worried of making his case than what happens to all of us. So that's how it is going to be."
For the first time and a long time, I truly felt that I wasn’t alone anymore. With my sisters around me, I felt stronger…but my fear was now greater. They didn’t understand what they were up against…and because I couldn’t dissuade them from this course of action…I was left with but one choice. I looked at them all evenly as I spoke…doing my best to keep my emotions in check…
“You want to know what you are dealing with? Here it is…in a nutshell…our brother is the head of the Tao Yuai Jigyo Kumiai…the largest of the Korean Yakuza clans. Our father always wanted his son to succeed him…and he did…right after he slit his throat and blamed it on his rivals.”
I looked at Nyako, “Our father is dead…” I added, “…for real…”
Taking a breath, I continued on, “Unlike our father, Senji has always wanted to spread the influence of our family beyond Japan…and he has begun that process in earnest now. He has already spread his influence throughout Asia and Europe…and now he has been focusing his attention on America. He has used the travels of LAW as a cover to go from city to city and forge alliances with other gangs…using their connections instead of his own…that is why Dillon cannot trace him.”
SoLo finally perked up, “THIS IS GREAT! We can just tell Dillon how he is doing this and he can bust his ass and send him to jail!”
I shook my head, “Its not that easy…as I said, Senji uses connections outside of the Tao Yuai Jigyo Kumiai. Not even I am privy to all of the details of how he is forging his connections…but perhaps if I were to…fully submit to all of his desires…perhaps I could find out.”
I could tell by the blank stares that none of my sisters had any idea of what I was talking about. I looked at each of them in turn as I spoke plainly and without a hint of emotion; “Oh! Didn’t I tell you? In addition to being a sadist, our brother also enjoys incest…no…he LOVES it!” I paused, looking off into the distance for a moment as I gathered my thoughts, speaking out loud as I did. “The only thing that I can think of that he likes more is beating the shit out of me…” I threw up my hands and gave a slight chuckle, “Of course, that might be because I never do what he tells me to do…which is to bring the three of you to him.”
The looks on their faces was priceless and I would have paid good money for a family photo right now, but I’d have to settle for committing this to memory. “So…since everyone here is so hell-bent on taking one for the team…which of you is it going to be?”
I really wanted to laugh, but I kept my face even as I stared at each of them…
After a moment, a sneaker stomped onto the floor as Alex marched forwards in determination.
Alex: Oni, I get it. We all get it. Your brother...your whole family's messed up. I'll just keep saying it, I'm not giving up on this! You guys realise I lived in Japan for a while, right? I actually lived in a Yakuza-heavy neighbourhood. I mean, you know what most Yakuza are like. Don't bother them and they don't bother you. Well, I dated this guy...Junichiro...son of a Yakuza boss it turned out. We're still friends.
Alex could practically feel the shocked reactions to her revelation.
Alex: Nothing dodgy happened while I was arround him. As I say, most Yakuza are reasonable folk...in a way. Just saying, I can get...protection. Not too fond of starting a gang war, but if you're worried I'm gonna get hurt...don't.
In typical fashion, Alex did not disappoint…though it remained to be seen whether the other two sisters would be as eager to confront my sadistic twin. I looked at SoLo. “Song?”
She looked at me and then at Nyako with a worried look on her face. “Ny…?”
Before I can reassure Song the partition to the front of the Limo slides down. I turn to see Syn glancing back to us and a look of determination on her face. None of her usual slyness or anything but pure business.
"Both Nyako and Song will fall under the protection of me and my family." She says.
I look at her quizzically unsure what she's talking about and back at Song to see if she has any idea. Song looks to me just as confused abut the whole matter. Before we can ask her what she is talking about she puts up a hand to silence us.
"My family has a vested interest in what is transpiring. Let's just say they are not too happy with the influence your brother seems to be spreading here in the states. His actions in Europe has already disrupted many things for them and now this? They are willing to assist in order to make things right."
Syn holds Oni's glare as I look between the both of them wondering what is going on. "I hope this is alright with you of course Oni. I do not want to step where my help is not needed." Syn says to my sister with a slight bit of animosity in her tone.
Lucas Dupree: Sorry guys I have been battling an illness all week, I will be posting a quick fashion of results in a few minutes and the card for the next show afterwards.
Mar 31, 2018 15:59:07 GMT -5
Kayla Winters: No problem man, personal health is way more important than our lives playing fake wrestlers
Mar 31, 2018 17:07:31 GMT -5
bonniemcbody: Hopefully you're winning the battle, Lucas.
Mar 31, 2018 18:23:17 GMT -5
Alicia Lukas: Orange juice and sprite jeremy....
Mar 31, 2018 20:17:53 GMT -5
Alicia Lukas: and some fortnite
Mar 31, 2018 20:17:59 GMT -5
Lucas Dupree: Well, I finished LAW #79 in short form, just to get it done. LAW #80's card is up.
Apr 2, 2018 3:54:37 GMT -5
bonniemcbody: Best of luck, Seleana.
Apr 2, 2018 10:16:32 GMT -5
Elizabeth Blackwell: I regret to infrom y'all that ill most likely miss the LAW deadline. Alot of work over the last few days and going into next week. I appologize to Sam and everyone and promise to be back full strength at the next LAW
Apr 6, 2018 20:50:43 GMT -5
Elizabeth Blackwell: Well it's been fun guys. Look forward to seeing y'all in other places
Apr 15, 2018 19:05:53 GMT -5
Orchid: Sucks to hear, I been in talks with someone about getting a feud going to come with an Orchid return but I guess I was a tad bit late. I hope she sees my last PM so we can still get something going elsewhere.
Apr 15, 2018 19:19:56 GMT -5
Britney: Hoping to find a all Girl fed
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