[Episode 53434] [Episode 53434]"I can't believe that it actually got worse. On the up side, Akane ain't hittin' me for bein' a pervert as much as before. On the down side, she bashes me for everything else, even lookin' at her... not to mention she insists on 'cooking' every single on of my meals now. I gotta get outta here for a while... maybe go on a trainin' trip. Would be better 'en stayin' 'round here." I thought to myself.
"Maybe I can find a cure for my curse... no, that will never happen. I can admit that to myself now at least. Now that I think about it, I'm glad that Happosai drank the nannichuan, after all, look what happened to Taro when he got the octopus water. I'd have ended up as even more of a freak. Besides, the curse can be useful to me, if I could only figure out how to control it, then I'll be happy."
One Month Later: Edge of Nerima.
"I can't believe it took so long to do. Who knew that controling a Jusenkyo curse could be so difficult (Of course if it was anyone else, they would be lucky if they figured it out at all without anyone to guide them). Maybe I should show Ryoga... nah, he'd just get mad at me for trying ta help him or somethin' stupid like that. Oh well. Maybe I'll work on the c-c-c-cat-fist next *shiver,* or not. Oh well, might as well get back to the dojo now."
Two months later: Nerima Park.
Saffron came back for revenge against me, not because he died by the hands of another, but because I, a landling, killed him, and in front of his people to boot. I'm fighting him now. I'm glad that my healing has sped up somewhat since learning to control the curse, but Saffron is also stronger this time, and with more control of his power. I know that I am going to die in this fight, but I plan on taking him with me... and this time, there will be no rebirth. Not after he killed mom and pop. Not after he killed all the Tendos, Kunos (well, he might be forgiven for that), Ucchan, the Nerima contingent of Amazons, and many innocent bystanders (including a couple of American tourists, wanting to see a ward of Tokyo that was known for chaos that tended to be harmless to innocent bystanders most of the time).
I throw two Hiryu Shoten Ha's at Saffron as he throws a giant fireball at me. One of my tornadoes is canceled out by the fireball, but the other makes it through, tearing him up pretty badly, yet not enough to put him down. I use Hinako's 5 yen Satsu on Saffron, then return the energy back to Saffron, causing him to burst into flames in order to be reborn. This time I use a revised 50 yen satsu to take the energy, and simultaneously send it into the sky.
I fall on my face. I should be dead already. My skin is literally burned to a crisp. When I land, much of my skin comes off my body. My body falls unconscious, dies, and is consumed by the fire in the park. By the time the fire is out, my body is nothing but ash.
But something is wrong; my mind is still conscious. There is no white light, no angel of death, and no sign of any form of afterlife. Trying to do a self inventory, I find that I can feel every single molecule of my body.
I'm scared, and for the first time in my life, I'm not afraid to admit it. I can feel my molecules thoughout the city, due to the wind blowing my ashes away. Yet I also feel them being drawn back together. What is going on? Why am I alone? Why can't I just go see my family and friends in the afterlife? PLEASE, SOMEONE ANSWER ME!!!
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