Darkness

Day Twenty-Five, Part Two

         We went out into the balcony again. There was no doubt that it was not only Shiyou Ruyuki who ordered it, but also the other Gods and Goddesses. Someone must be afraid that the repercussions would spread to the Human World, or Ninjenkai as we called it. Then again, their doubts were well-founded. Ever since the removal of the Dimensional Barriers, demons and some humans were allowed to travel through and fro easily.
         "I received news from Jakana," she said. Jakana was a youkai in our pay and quite trustworthy.
         "'Nee-chan, there's been talk of having the Tournament as soon as the funeral's over. We all know how devastating that can be," she said.
         "I know. None of the others are ready and if there was an assassination attempt..."
         "We will be able to handle it. Don't sell us short, Naoko. We've been in Makai longer than you have," Kurama said, interrupting us.
         I could only look sheepish. I'd forgotten that there were others who were just as good, if not better, than us in some matters. In any case it was the safety of the students, particularly Shuura, that I was worried about.
         "If Makai assassins really wanted to kill us off Naoko, we couldn't hide. They're as safe as they can be here compared to anywhere else," Kurama said.
         "No one knows that we're here anyway. Besides, if you can't trust Dumbledore, who can you trust?" he continued.