There is absolutely No Way that in the span of the thousand years of Aku’s reign nobody tried to woo him. He’s the most powerful dude in the world, and it would have been the galaxy, too, if it weren’t for that meddling Samurai and his talking dogs.
“Villainy has a new member!” For a starter being on the side with Crow!
“Ahhh The Great Aku! It’s interesting to meet another villain who succeeded! …For a time at least.”
“That time shall last for all eternity,” the demon corrected with a cold glint of malice in his eyes. Already he could tell this one was a whippersnapper.
“And who might you be?”
“I, am Crow. A name you should learn well. I come from a family of sky pirates who pride themselves on our villainy. The one thing that sets me differently from other people who claim to be evil: I succeed, and for hire.”
“I could send you a resume or… I can gloat about my victories then let you do the same.”
“OR you can answer me this,” Aku interjected. “Have you ever defeated another force of evil — one that is far greater and more terrible than you might ever imagine? Do you have any idea what you will be dealing with when we embark on this quest to free my daughter?”
The Shogun cut a powerful figure as he towered before Crow with claws clasped behind his back expectantly. Villain or otherwise, he had high expectations for those with whom his daughter chose to associate.
i’m still sad of having to say goodbye to Aku on the finale….. so i drew the first meeting i had with the series back when i was 9 years old, which was ‘Aku’s Fairy Tales’. having about 14 years gap between then and now feels like I’m gonna have to say goodbye to a childhood friend and i’m SAD. don’t look at me
Azura flinched slightly at the Shogun’s gentle touch, her face was pale and her eyes were sunken with dark circles. She didn’t look like cheerful self, as if she was left with fatigue and drained of her life’s essense.
“How… did you even get here?” Her breathing was heavy, as if she was doing her best to remain conscious. It was so tempting to fall back to sleep.
“You… you shouldn’t… be here. He’ll know. He’ll…” A tendril slithered to wrap around her throat, slowly cutting her sentence short. The world around them starts to grey out, fading ever so slowly.
“I’m sorry,” she mouthed weakly.
The flinch did not escape his notice but Aku continued to hold and stroke Azura’s tired face. Despite the circumstances, it was so good to see a part of her that was still her true self but Aku knew that time was limited, especially when a tendril began to tighten around her throat.
“Do not worry about that now,” he soothed. “We must free you from his grip before it’s too late.” As the demon spoke, his clawed hands began to pull and tug and tear at the dark binds covering her throat and body.
With Azura looking worse and worse, Aku was growing increasingly frustrated with doing nothing but watch her decline. He needed to speak to her, he needed to see her and not the creature that had possessed her body and threatened to destroy her mind. So as Azura slept between bouts of fighting with the parasitic entity inside her, Aku decided to break his silence as stealthily as possible.
After several long moments of meditation, he entered a trance-like state of mind and began to weave his magic. Dream influence was not something he practiced often as being “subtle” was not one of his finer traits, but perhaps with Azura being held under the hat’s power so forcefully, she would be less likely to wake from the intrusion.
As he ventured into the darkness, the dream yokai began to call out to her, whispering her name in the hopes of finding her. ‘Azura… Azura… Azura…’
The mindscape was vast, littered with cosmic space beyond imagination of a mere human being, galaxies and planets aligned right on top of the scenery. The landscape was filled with gardens with flowers that shone like stars, humming soft music that could lull its owner in a state of calmness. It was beautiful, grandiose, it would’ve been a lovely place to visit if it wasn’t suffocated with the stench of corrupted evil.
As Aku dived deep into the girl’s subconscious, he would find the scenery beginning to be consumed by the sight of a large, dark spider web, tendrils that clung into the trees and oozing with pure, concentrated darkness. It was a mess. Upon closer inspection, the big web looked like a gigantic top hat, with heavy smoke rising from the depths. In the center of it all, Azura was trapped there, her body consumed by the darkness, yet her face was still exposed.
And when she heard a familiar voice calling her out, Azura opened her eyes to see it was.
“Aku…? Is that… really you…?”
So this was Azura’s subconscious mind. Aku was not sure what he’d find here but it was much larger and more vast than he’d expected. Following the corrupted, rotting landscape, Aku came upon an alarming sight. Trying not to be too loud in presence and voice, he approached the captive human carefully.
‘Yes, Azura, I am here,’ he spoke a softly as he was able. The darkness was all over her, consuming her and threatening to creep ever higher. He reached toward her face, the only part of her that still remained uncorrupted, and gently stroked her cheek, letting her know he was really there with her.
“Villainy has a new member!” For a starter being on the side with Crow!
“Ahhh The Great Aku! It’s interesting to meet another villain who succeeded! …For a time at least.”
“That time shall last for all eternity,” the demon corrected with a cold glint of malice in his eyes. Already he could tell this one was a whippersnapper.
The Shogun of Sorrow 