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Requiem of Destruction (1x1 with DarkMudkip)

Tears swelled in Minehime's eyes, her stomach dropping. "P-Punished..?" She could smell the faint scent of blood, but had assumed it was coming from the man covered in bandages, and not from somewhere else. Without another word she broke into a sprint down the hall, following the scent of blood through the maze like halls.
 
"No. Stop. Come back." The man called, but his tone was bland and uncaring. The scent took her through many doors and down an almost impossible amount of stairs, where the sounds of Hidemune crying in pain grew louder and louder. He was shackled in place as his back was whipped repeatedly, the busted skin oozing with rich vitae. Hidemune clenched his jaw as tight as he could but his cries were easily torn from him, sweat beading his brow.
 
The doors slammed open and Minehime stumbled in, nearly falling forward, but she caught herself in time. "Hide...mune.." Her eyes widened at the sight before her, tears falling down her face as she watched her only friend he whipped mercilessly. "Stop!!" Minehime darted forward, running straight for Hidemune, tears streaming down her face.
 
"Don't come closer!" Hidemune yelled, his voice strained. The guards made a move to stop Minehime, blocking her from coming any closer to Hidemune.
 
Two guards grabbed Minehime's arms to hold her back, kicking and fighting hard. "Stop hurting him! He didn't do anything wrong! Please!" She begged.
 
"It's ok, Minehime-dono..." Hidemune told her, looking away, "Just go back to my room and wait for me. I won't be much longer." He was shaking, fighting the no doubt waves of agony that pulsed through him.
 
"No! They're hurting Onii-chan! It isn't fair! I was the one who did the bad thing!" She protested through her hiccups.
 
He sat quietly for a moment before giving her a smile, "Onii-chan is doing this to protect you...you don't deserve this, it hurts too much for such a sweet girl like you. Go on now, ok? I'll be back soon..."
 
Minehime's face turned red and twisted in sorrow before she yanked away from the guards, turned and ran from the room.
 
Minehime waited for Hidemune in his room like he had asked of her, crying and wiping at her eyes and nose with her sleeve.
 
After what felt like hours, the door opened and Hidemune wobbled in. He smiled tiredly as he moved to lie on the bed, "Hey, Minehime...sorry I took so long..." He apologized.
 
Minehime started to cry harder when she saw Hidemune, jumping to her feet and running to meet him halfway. "Onii-chan.. You're really hurt..!"
 
He shook his head, "I'm fine now...I went to the healer and they fixed me up. It just hurts to move now..." He told her. He wiped her tears away gently with his thumb, "Don't cry, Minehime...please?"
 
"But you got hurt because of me.." She held onto the bottom of his shirt. "I don't want to hurt Onii-chan..!"
 
"Mini..." He knelt carefully, wincing as he went, "I did that to protect you...it would have been you in that position and it would break my heart in two to see you hurt like that. Look, your cute little horn is gone..." He frowned, "that alone hurts my feelings."
 
She leaned into his chest when he knelt down, holding onto his shirt and crying into it. "Gomenasai.." She apologized to him. "I won't mess up again, I promise... I won't hurt Onii-chan again.."
 
Minehime cried into Hidemune's shirt until she tired herself out, eventually falling asleep leaning up against him, her eyes puffy from crying.
 
Minehime lay curled up to him the whole night, and come morning she was still clutching his shirt, breathing slowly.
 
Minehime blinked and rubbed her eyes, looking up at Hidemune. "Onii-san..?" She sounded groggy, squinting against the sunlight that filtered in through the window from across the room.
 
"My horn hurts.. But I'm ok..!" She paused for a moment. "What about you, Onii-chan..?"
 
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