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Kiyo Nakamoto

Kiyo Nakamoto Episode Ten: Lost Boy Jiro and the Love of the Princess

(As the sky grows dark and the hour draws close to midnight, the royal city is as quiet and deserted as an empty wasteland. A woman’s cream can be heard. She’s seen running through the streets at full speed. A shadowed man is chasing her. She cuts through an alleyway and throws anything that gets in her way. She constantly throws bricks and garbage that’s in the alley. The shadowed man dodges everything thrown at him. The woman almost gets to the other side of the alley. The shadow man grabs the woman by her long hair and pulls her to the ground. He pulls a small knife out and forcefully tries to stab her. She gets scared and closes her eyes. The sound of a spark can be heard. An extremely handsome young man, with blonde hair, and dashing eyes is standing over the woman. He’s blocking the knife with his sword.)

Youngman: Leave the lady alone.

(The Youngman pushes forward and the knife falls out of the shadow man’s hand. The Youngman stabs him in the chest, then kicks him off his sword.)

Woman: (Gets extremely happy with hearts in her eyes) Oh, my hero!

(The Youngman lifts the woman up and holds her in his arm. She puts her arms around his neck and smiles at him.)

Youngman: I feel it’s necessary to save such a beautiful woman like you.

Woman: (Giggles) Oh you’re so dreamy… Please lay thy kiss upon me…

Youngman: Anything for a beautiful princess.

(The two of them slowly go in for the kiss until… The Youngman gets hit in the head and wakes up on a bench, in the courtyard of the royal palace. An angry well-dressed man is standing over the Youngman.)

Man: Your performance is sloppy, Jiro. What would the Emperor say if he saw you sleeping on the job like this?!

Jiro: (Stands up and brushes dirt off his clothing.) He’d probably see how much work he makes me do, then give me a few vacation days. Ah, that sounds like a plan.

Man: Your only job, is to clean one area of the royal palace. You hardly ever do that! You are a lazy boy. I should have you kicked out of the palace for this.

Jiro: The emperor agreed to let me live in his palace, as long as I stayed away from the royal women and cleaned one section of the palace. Obviously, there’s something about me he likes. Otherwise, he’d have me kicked out by now. Face it, butler guy; I’m just too lovable. He’d never kick me out.

(Jiro is not talking to Emperor Rokia in his bedroom.)

Roki: Jiro, I’m kicking you out.

Jiro: (Kneeling down) What?!

Roki: You have not honored our agreement, and for that, I unfortunately must banish you from the royal palace.

Jiro: Whoa, whoa, man, Your wife was hitting on me, alright?!

Roki: What?!

Jiro: Wait… Why are you kicking me out again?

Roki: You have not shown any satisfying progress in your duties. My courtyard is a mess. (Stares out his window and faces his back toward Jiro.) Listen, I understand many girls find you very attractive. You are not able to live a normal life because every girl wants you. I felt sorry for you; I agreed to let you live here. But I’m afraid your time here has expired.

Jiro: Please, sir. (Stands up) I cannot stay with anyone else? Only girls will let me live with them, and all they’ll do is obsess over me. Sir, I’m going though something in my life right now. I’m sorry, but I can’t live with anyone else. Please give me another chance.

Roki: I understand you’re looking for love. Having women obsess over your looks 24/7 must give you mixed feelings, but that is no excuse for the way you behave. You are lazy, rude, inappropriate, and immature. I am sorry, but I cannot have someone like you in my palace. I would like you to leave immediately.

Jiro: (Grins) Man, you’re cold. Oh well… I suppose that now our agreement is officially over, I can make a pass at your daughter. Princess Sasha is like me in many ways. I’m sure she will be happy to accept me as her significant other.

Roki: (Turns around and looks at Jiro with an angry face.) I see what you are trying to do! You are in no position to negotiate with me! I should have you killed, for the words you have spoken! But I will send you on your way with a warning.

(Roki lets out a quick and loud scream. A powerful supersonic comes out of Roki’s mouth and hits Jiro. Jiro slams into the wall behind him and the entire wall crumbles into pieces. Jiro hit’s the wall in the hallway outside of Rokia’s room. He falls to the ground and Roki walks up to Jiro.)

Jiro: (In pain) What was that? Man that was a massive blow.

Roki: That was a taste of what I’m capable of. If you so much as look at my daughter the wrong way, I will end your life myself. Do you comprehend the words I speak to you?

Jiro: I understand, Emperor Rokia. I’ll get out of here as soon as possible.

(Jiro is wearing black shoes, black pants, a small black coat, and a white undershirt. He holds a sword in his hand. He looks at it in depression, as he sits alone under a shady tree. The tree is on a dirt trail, a few feet away from the entrance gate, to the royal city. A masked women is standing on the other side of the tree. Jiro does not see her, but he knows she’s there.)

Jiro: What are you doing here? I thought you were running away for good this time?

Nurse: I came to see if you needed healing.

Jiro: I’m afraid you can’t heal the pain I’m feeling right now. Only love can feel the hole in my heart.

Nurse: Are you afraid?

Jiro: No… Just a little… Unsure about myself right now.

(The nurse takes her mask off. She is a beautiful young lady, with long, flowing, brown hair. She has a voice like an angel. She sits next to Jiro and kisses him on the cheek.)

Jiro: Please, princess, you’re father has asked me not to be seen with you.

Princess: And since when do you listen to my father?

(The princess stands behind Jiro and bends over. She crosses her arms on Jiro’s chest, closes her eyes, and gives him a gentle kiss on his neck.)

Jiro: (Blushes) Sasha, you know that tickles…

Princess: You mean this… (Kisses his neck again.)

Kiyo: Hey…

(Jiro and Princess Sasha get freaked out. Sasha quickly stands up and gets nervous.)

Sasha: Kiyo, when did you get here?

Kiyomi: How do you know my brother’s name?

Sasha: Well uh…

Jiro: Sasha is the Emperor’s daughter. Lately she’s been sneaking out of the palace and going to different towns and cities, posing as a masked nursed. She has the gift to heal people, so she heals people who needs it.

Sasha: I didn’t want my identity to be revealed, so I wore a mask. If the world knew about me having powers, it would forever change the way the people look at my family. Their feelings would be different and my family could be killed by the people. Also, people from other cities could find out and destroy my family. I can’t let that happen.

Kiyo: So if I bring you to your father and say I saved you from being kidnapped, do you think he’ll give us free food?

Kiyomi: (Puts hand on forehead) Kiyo…

Sasha: You could try it, but I’m not making any promises.

(Kiyo quickly tackles Sasha to the ground and lays on top of her.)

Sasha: Uh… If this is your way of thanking me, I’d like a little less appreciation please.

Kiyo: (Serious) It’s not that!

(Kiyo and Sasha look at the tree that Sasha was standing under. A kunai knife is in the tree. The two of them stand up and see three people in white cloaks standing a short distance from them. The three are assassins. Zazu, Jason, and Aiko.)

Aiko: Oops. I better work harder on my aim.

Kiyomi: Aiko! Why are you here?

Aiko: (Smiles with happiness) Why, i’ve come to kill you, Kiyomi. This time, I won’t fail.

(Aiko throws three kunai knife at Kiyomi. All three are hit and fall to the ground. Jiro is putting his sword away, but is nowhere near Kiyomi. He‘s standing under the tree.)

Kiyo: (Thinking) Seems this guy with the sword has some speed. I couldn’t even see him. I was able to track his movements however.

Aiko: What just happened?

Kiyo: If you wish to kill my sister, you’ll have to get through me first.

Aiko: You do not interest me! (Falls to the ground in pain and screams for a second.)

(Jason looks at Aiko with no emotion. He grabs the back of Aiko’s collar and pulls her up.)

Jason: Get up, Aiko, we’re going into battle.

Kiyo: How’s about We have a two on two fight? I’d love to test my own strength. I’m also curious to see what this guy with the sword can do. He’s obviously pretty quick on his feet, but I wanna see more of what he’s capable of.

Jiro: My name’s not “guy with the sword” okay; it’s Jirotiko Izakuga.

Kiyo: Same difference. Anyway, let’s do this.

Jason: Seems you’ve been hitting the Sake a bit too much. Can’t you see there’s three of us standing right in front of you?

Kiyo: I can see there’s four of you here. One of your teammates stays behind to provide backup for you.

(A small pile of fire slowly forms behind the assassins. It begins spinning faster and faster. A glowing blue ball of energy comes out of nowhere and blows up the pile of fire. The assassins quickly look behind them.)

Jason: What was that?!

Kiyo: (Grins) So I was right.

Zazu: Err. How could you possibly figure that out?

Kiyo: Kiyomi has told me about your assassin faction. (Busts out laughing)

Eli: (Laughing along with Kiyo) I get it!

(Everyone of confused)

Jiro: What’s this guy’s problem?

Kiyomi: I have no idea. Sometimes it’s hard to believe we come from the same mother.

Jiro: (Thinking) This is the first girl I’ve seen in a long time who hasn’t tried flirting me or has fallen hopelessly in love with me. Who is she, I wonder?

(Kiyo and Eli stop laughing.)

Kiyo: Alright, so like I was saying… What was I saying?

(Kiyomi: (Sighs) Kiyo… You were talking about how you knew there were four assassins, instead of three.

Kiyo: Did I say four…? Anyway, Kiyomi told me about how each team of assassins has five members. The fifth is always the leader. The leader only joins his team during special S-Rank assignments.

Jason: And how do you know this isn’t a special S-Rank?

Kiyo: If it was, you wouldn’t have approached us the way you did. Also, you’d be more discrete about being discovered. Listen, I know that four assassins do missions at a time. Only three of you are here, so that means one of your members is in hiding.

Jason: (Grins) Tch, well aren’t we the smart one.

Kiyo: Well… Right now, I’d say I’m the hungry one.

Zazu: Listen, are we going to fight or not?

Kiyo: (Thinking) I can tell Aiko wants Kiyomi dead. She has no intentions to fight us. (Whispers to Kiyomi) Listen to me, Kiyomi, I want you to take everyone and go into the royal city. Me and guy with sword will stay here and fight the two guy assassins.

Kiyomi: (Whispers to Kiyo.) Their names are Zazu and Jason. They’re one of the top assassins who work for Kaji. Be careful, brother.

Kiyo: (Smiles) Meet me at the restaurant closest to the royal palace.

Kiyomi: You‘re the boss.

Jason: What are you whispering about over there? No matter… I’m going to cut all your tongues out anyway. Use them while you still can.

Kiyo: Alright, Jirobo, you take the guy with the red hair and the 8 foot long buster sword; I’ll take the other guy.

Jiro: The only thing I have to fight with, is my ring hilt swiss saber sword. It’s not a sword I use for battles.

Kiyo: Suck it up.

Jiro: (Pulls out his sword) Whatever.

(Kiyomi creates a powerful gust of wind, which she uses to transport Eli, Sasha, Mizuki, and herself. Zazu’s eyes begin to glow green and veins begin popping out of different part of his body. His cloak is covering his body, so only his neck, hands and face can be seen with veins. He pops his neck to get ready for battle. Jason slams his sword on the ground.)

Jason: I’m always a fan for getting wild up.

(Kiyo quickly throws a fireball at Zazu. The fireball gets a few feet away from his face. He stands without fear. Jason extends his sword to the left with one hand and deflects the fireball off his sword. It flies back at Kiyo. The fireball gets 2 feet away from hitting Kiyo. Jason instantly appears in front of Kiyo and deflects the fireball off the sword. Kiyo is amazed at Jason’s speed. Jason quickly teleports back over to his spot. Zazu stands and lets the fireball hit him directly in the face. The fireball blows up and tiny pieces of fire scatter.)

Kiyo: (Thinking) He directly took the hit… What are these guys planning?

(Zazu’s face and chest have severe burns. He stands without moving an inch. After about 5 seconds, His wounds begin to heal.)

Kiyo: (Grins) Well… This should be fun.

Zazu: If that’s all you got, you’re doomed to defeat me. Now! Allow me to show you what I am capable of!

(Zazu stretches his arm at Kiyo with super speed. Kiyo dodges, but is then grabbed by the neck with the other hand. Zazu pushes Kiyo into the city and slams him into a building. Zazu holds Kiyo down by his neck and pulls himself toward Kiyo. He slams into Kiyo and Kiyo flies through the other side of the building. Kiyo is on the ground hurt.)

Kiyo: Well… Seems you’re a lot stronger than I thought. I should never have underestimated you.

Zazu: Silence! I’m not through with you yet.

(Zazu’s arm grows 5 times bigger and increases with muscle. Veins are all around his arm.)

Kiyo: (Thinking) Man! What is this guy’s ability?! Kaji hates people with cursed blood, so that means Zazu’s abilities are a bloodline trait. In that case; he doesn’t use kotoda energy, which means his power is unlimited. (Stands up) My energy is limited. I need to think of something quick.

(Jason strikes at Jiro. Jiro blocks his strike. Jason strikes left, right, down. Jason hops over his sword and spins when his feet touch the ground to try and cut Jiro’s legs with a sweep. Jiro jumps and Jason kicks Jiro in the back, while he’s in mid-air. Jiro flies forward about 20 feet. Jiro stabs his sword in the ground and slides on it for a short time. He does a flip and lands on his feet. He stops the sword and stands on one knee.)

Jiro: I can’t detect this guy’s movements. I may have to retreat. Or… I can use my secret technique.

(Jiro’s sword shines bright green and powerful blades of wind shoot out of the sword. Jason grips his sword tightly and tiny teeth come out of the edges of the blade. The small sharp teeth on his sword begin to spin like a chainsaw. The force of the spinning chainsaw sucks in the wind blades and spins inside the teeth.)

Jason: Thanks for the present; hope you don’t mind if I return it.

(Jason throws the wind blades back at Jiro. Before Jiro can move, Jason quickly appears behind Jiro and kicks him, making his face smash into the ground. Jason then shoves his sword directly into Jiro’s back. The sword comes out of his stomach and stabs through the ground. The wind blades phase right through Jason’s body, without causing any harm. Jiro is in too much pain to scream. He‘s coughing up blood.)

Jason: What made you think you stood a chance against me?

Jiro: Honestly… I didn’t think I could… Maybe apart of me wanted to die… (Coughs up blood)

Jason: Well, you couldn’t have found a more perfect assassin to do the job. I’m one of the best around.

(Jason slowly pushes the sword into Jiro’s back. Jiro screams for a short time.)

Jason: So what makes you wanna die?

Jiro: I’m useless… I’m 18 years old and I’ve never had any reason for living. I have no family… My parents left me when I was only a child. Because of my looks, women are always attracted to me, but what they offer me isn’t love. I grew up not being loved by anyone. That’s all I really want. I just wanna mean something to someone. But I don’t wanna have to work for it. I only want love.

Jason: (Presses the sword more into Jiro’s back.) I was a lot like you. I too was alone. But I’ve never had feelings nor emotions. I never cared about anyone; not even Aiko. I don’t care about love.

Jiro: Then go ahead and kill me. I have nothing to live for, or look forward to.

Jason: How’s about I give you a gory death? I want you to suffer.

(Jason stabs his 8 foot long sword all the way into his back. He then yanks it out sideways through Jiro’s face and cuts him in half through the middle.)

(Royal city)

(Kiyomi, Eli, and Sasha, are running through the city. They stop all of a sudden.)

Kiyomi: Princess, we don’t have time to stop; Aiko is right behind us!

Sasha: What is this…? (Puts hand on chest) J-Jiro… No, he can’t be…

Kiyomi: What?

Eli: Are you alright, Princess?

Sasha: It’s Jiro… I think he’s… Dead.

Kiyomi: If he is, there is no going back for him. Zazu and Jason are both lethal. When they kill someone, they make sure they can’t come back.

Sasha: But I can heal other people.

(Kiyomi slaps Sasha in the face.)

Sasha: Ouch!

Kiyomi: Just accept that he’s dead! I know you’re feeling upset, but your powers are only strong enough to heal non-fatal wounds. And if he’s dead, you can’t bring him back!

Sasha: I know that… I know I can’t bring him back. I’ve tried doing it, so many times… But I can’t just run away.

(Royal palace)

(Emperor Rokia is sitting in his bedroom. The empress barges into the room in a panic.)

Roki: What seems to be the matter, my dear?

Empress: It seems our daughter Sasha has returned. Not only that; it seems her inner abilities may be awakened.

Roki: The angel within her will once again be released. We must find her now and stop the angel from being reborn!

(Royal city)

(Zazu punches Kiyo through another building. Kiyo lands on his feet. He takes a deep breath and blows fire at Zazu. Zazu walks through the fire with no problem.)

Kiyo: Why is this happening?! My attacks aren’t effecting him at all!

(Zazu’s eyes get bigger and his vision is amplified. He sees Kiyo through the fire and stretches his enlarged arm at him. His giant fist comes out of the fire and slams Kiyo in the face. Kiyo runs into a small house and in crumbles on top of him. Zazu retracts his arms. Kiyo gets out of the ruble of the building enraged. Red fire forms around his body through his anger and fury.)

Kiyo: No more games!!!

Zazu: Well, this is certainly a surprise. Maybe now I’ll have a challenge.

Kiyo: The result of this fight will not be the same as it was with Magnes!

(The fire around Kiyo gets absorbed through his hands. He creates a massive amount of fire and uses it to push himself at an incredible speed. He slides on the ground with his arms behind his back. He’s being pushed like a jet. Zazu cocks his enhanced fist back. Zazu waits until Kiyo gets close. Kiyo’s fists are consumed by fire. The two of them throw a punch at each other and causes a massive explosion through the city. Flames are everywhere. Building are all set on fire, and smoke is consuming. Almost every building in the royal city is on fire. Sasha is looking at the flames, while running toward Jiro. She stops looking at them and focuses all of her attention on Jiro. She stops in front of him and sees his body. A tear falls from her eyes. Jason is standing over Jiro’s body, with his sword on his back.)

Sasha: Jiro…

Jason: What a beautiful city. It looks even better when it’s in flames.

Sasha: Shut up… You don’t get to talk. For what you did to Jiro… I will kill you!

(Royal city)

(Zazu’s clothing is damaged. He’s bleeding all over his body and he’s missing one arm, and half of a leg. He regenerates within a few seconds, but his body is still in pain. Kiyo jumps out of the flames and punches Zazu in the face. Kiyo is also bleeding, but his clothes aren’t too damaged.)

Zazu: Even with the power you’ve shown me, you’re still not strong enough to kill me.

Kiyo: I’ve learned that as a fighter… It is inevitable for me not to take a life. Just because I kill someone, that doesn’t make me evil. So I will kill you right now.

(The empress and Rokia are running through the royal city.)

Empress: She’s right outside the city.

Rokia: How did this happen? How did my city just burst into flames? (Thinking) Is this Kaji’s doing?

(Jason and Sasha are still talking. Energy is flying around everywhere through the fury and anger of Sasha‘s rage.)

Sasha: Jiro was someone I cared about. I could be myself around him and he never judged me! I never had to hide from him. Even though he feared my father, he was always there for me when I needed him! Now you took him away from me…

(A white rainbow-ish aura surrounds Sasha’s body.)

Jason: (intrigued) Those colors around her body… I see it now. I see what Ming was really trying to tell me… For the first time in my life… I feel something… So this is what it feels like to have emotion.

(White spheres, with a rainbow center, form in Sasha’s hand. Sparkling stars hover over the spheres. She throws the sphere at Jason and it slams him into a tree. The sphere then blows up and stars spread out everywhere and slowly fade away. Jason’s entire chest and stomach has been blown open. With the last bit of energy he has left, he slowly struggles to walk toward Sasha.)

(Royal city)

(Kiyo raises his hand up in the air. All of the fire in the city is all sucked into Kiyo’s palm. It takes about 30 seconds for every inch of fire to be sucked in. He points his palm at Zazu.)

Kiyo: Now feel the heat of my rage!

(Kiyo turns all of the fire he absorbed into a powerful beam of fire. He shoots it at Zazu and the blast hits him directly. The blast pushes him back as he screams. The blast is about to hit the emperor and empress, as they get close to Sasha. Roki uses his mind to make the blast go around him and the empress. The blast hits Jason and both Jason and Zazu are blown away. No fire can be seen anywhere. Kiyo runs over to where everyone is. Kiyomi and Eli are where Sasha is too. Everyone looks down at Sasha, as she cries over Jiro’s body. It is silent.)

Kiyo: (Kneels down next to Sasha.) There’s no need to cry, Sasha…

(Sasha looks at Kiyo, and Kiyo smiles at her.)

Kiyo: You can heal people, remember?

Sasha: I’m not strong enough to heal people who have fatal injuries, or who have died.

Kiyo: I felt your power. You have an angel living inside of you. You have the power, you just need to learn how to use it.

Sasha: I don’t know how… Please help me, Kiyo.

Kiyo: Think about why you’re healing him. Remember your reason.

Sasha: I want him back… I never knew I felt this way about him, until after he died. I think I… love him.

Kiyo: Show the angel within you your love. Show her your true feelings…

(Sasha closes her eyes and puts her hands on Jiro’s back. A blue light, with sparkling stars, shines. Jiro’s body slowly heals within seconds, and he comes back to life. He starts coughing.)

Sasha: Jiro!

(Sasha hugs Jiro as tight as she can, and gives him as much love as possible.)

Jiro: I understand how you feel about me, Sasha… I want to forever be by your side.

Roki: (Thinking) Who would have thought this is how things would end up?

Empress: So she was able to tame the angel within her. We always thought it would consume her.

(Watching from a far distance, is Osmodeus.)

Osmodeus: (Says to self) What beautiful abilities. I cannot wait to take them from you, Princess Sasha. Now I’ve learned the key to obtaining your abilities; I will take what belongs to me.

TO BE CONTINUED…