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Chapter 9
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Akira takes a break after nearly thirty minutes of walking while Kanzaki rests in her arms. She puts him down in front of a tree.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXomneBpZVD
The footsteps were still heard, but Akira didn't care, as long as Kanzaki was alright. She lets herself plop onto the ground.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz7DUbpaeo
Kanzaki's wounds stopped bleeding. A girl suddenly appears and looks at Akira. "Um... Who are you?" the girl asks.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsAuGk6U9Q
Akira stands up. "I could ask the same to you. Why are you here?" Akira asks, suspicious.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gexWEDASP
The girl looks at Kanzaki. "I'm Aoi... Kanzaki's neighbour... I was looking for him... What happened?" Aoi asks, sitting down.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauA41VyNmm
"Go away. Don't come back. Don't tell anyone," Akira says, not even trying to respect Aoi's reason.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwnX1HlOtq
It felt weird. Akira was staring at Aoi, waiting for her to leave. "N-no..." Aoi says while stuttering, her face flushed.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkMvFfC8m5
"What's wrong with you? Weirdo," Akira reacts, a disgusted expression on her face.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBhY3V5f2H
"I... I'm his girlfriend," Aoi explains, looking down. Akira grits her teeth.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDDzfpAglb
"Oh, shut up. I rather die than believe that," Akira says grabbing Aoi's collar. "You monster. I don't fall for lousy traps like yours..." Akira says, the color in her eyes disappearing.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYeVeI491I
"You're not his girlfriend or whatever. You're a ghost," Akira continues, putting more pressure on Aoi's neck.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqMUVVN4WK
"Have you realized now? The kind of people you mess with? Were they really weaker than you? I don't think so. They still want to kill you. Look at the ground," Akira orders. Aoi looks down and sees it...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmTHWvoeDZ
Dead people's hands, pulling her to the ground. "N-no! I'm sorry!" she yells, crying. She... disappeared. Aoi is gone. Murdered by the people she had murdered before...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjAGffolqf
Akira's eyes slowly get their color back. She looks at Kanzaki. "Sorry, I should've came earlier," she says, blaming herself.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25QVvkyq5O
Kanzaki was still asleep. Akira looks at him, a frown on his face. What possessed you to explore the forest...? You knew it was dangerous... But why...?498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0juccCJdCm
Akira buries her face in her knees. The red full moon was still there... Kanzaki opens his left eye, his hair covering his right one.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTIsbJTeeb
He couldn't talk well, considering his injuries. He looks at Akira. "W... Wha..." he pauses mid-sentence, coughing up blood.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiFAIVpwzq
Akira flinches by the sound and stiffens. Her eyes widen as soon as she sees Kanzaki coughing up blood.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iSe7V72Ev
"Are you okay?" she asks, trying to not rush things. Akira has a worried look on her face, but she forces herself to stay calm.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipoZVZkzy5
Kanzaki covers his mouth with his hand. Akira hands him a bottle of water, but then...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk6BTaucVI
A cold hand touches Akira's shoulder, making her shiver. She looks behind her, just to find a ghost there.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CixHXdF2j
Its red eyes were glowing through the black hair. Kanzaki's eye narrows, pushing Akira away. It was Remi.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0lH2V90r3
"Leave her alone..." Kanzaki says, sad but angry at the same time. Akira looks at him.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ0t3HTLs9
"You're inju-" before she could finish her sentence, Kanzaki speaks.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmvDed82ph
"A man is supposed to protect a woman, just run," he says, looking at Akira. Akira turns around, running away.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj715BAoAqH
"Stay safe, please..." she wishes, squinting her eyes. Akira looks at her phone... It was 02:14 a.m.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFmfsfX0U1
How is it so early? It should be over 4 am... Don't tell me...! Akira opens her bag, getting out a book called 'Japan's history' and opens it.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IPNfdDyWi
The book was old, most of the text faded while the years passed.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXAKKLOLb7
Akira reads: "A lot of devils existed back then... One of them named 'Astaroth' can stop time... He is the owner of ghosts, known as... Yurei's... He had promised Chuuya to destroy the world for her... No one knows when exactly... At the time it happens... Time freezes..." Akira's eyes fly over the words, reading it all without even trying to understand.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQePAlfRpJ
"The only solution to stop the curse is... Return the risen to their grave." Akira frowns. "Return the risen... To their grave?" she says, confused.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIQAz2sLkz
She tries to look for a explanation, but can't find one. Before she closes it, she looks in her bag.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn2jixdd0A
After a bit she finds a pen and marks the page. She hears footsteps from the distance.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqDZCQDqcL
Kanzaki arrives, a cut on his cheek. He was panting, trying to catch his breath. He leans on a tree, gesturing her to stay quiet and hide498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wTxJr8PdG
Akira nods and gathers her book and puts it in her bag. She goes and hides behind a few bushes...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2FiWLM7kp
The ghosts walk around the forest, their footsteps loud. Akira holds in her breath, looking at Kanzaki.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hR97Gr2ut
Before one of the ghosts arrived, he ran to Akira, grabbed her hand and ran away. Akira's eyes widen as he pulled her with him.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0w3qqNip09
Akira's wrist started hurting because of his grip. Akira looks at him. She hears footsteps behind her, she turns her head to the side...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6EhANMEIP
The ghost grabbed her face, making Kanzaki unable to move. Akira gasps as her hand slips, and she lets go of him.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1TzdnewNf
"Kanzaki... Just go... Please, survive," she mumbled, closing her eyes. The ghost looks at Akira and smirks.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JHk1VknSa
The other ghosts surround her... "Fooooood... Destroy... Hang... Devour...!" they all yell, their deep voices echoing through the forest.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8G7hZ0uVnM
"Don't you dare... Get closer to him..." Akira yells. Akira hugs the ghost, even though it looked like she was hugging herself.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnpPsacEf2
"Stay human... Don't become a monster like them... Deny it," she whispers. Slowly... It feels like her head gets torn off.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYaJNW6TTP
She screams, the pain too much to bear. Akira closes her eyes again, blood coloring the ghost's dress.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTX7pks52l
The ghosts laugh, mocking Akira... Kanzaki looks behind him as he hears a loud scream.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNWCBqL7D9
Akira... I hope you're still okay. He stops running and looks at the tree... How am I at the same place... I swear it was the opposite direction...!498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91afQP3We5
Then he sees it. Akira's bag. He opens it and pulls out the book. Akira had put a mark on the page where the solution was written.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MbGEGiq99
He finds it and reads... "Who's the 'risen'?" he thinks. "An evil person thats alive? A ghost? Uh..." he says out loud.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjyIUJBDkQ
He looks at the blood that was on the ground and realizes that she died.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGwELDDJqK
Sorry... I couldn't protect you... I'm such an failure... Please forgive me, Akira. Tears started streaming down his cheeks.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYb7dd7o22
Suddenly, when his tear falls on the page, it starts giving off a glow... purple light comes out of it, gathering in front of Kanzaki.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nLxFVIvXR
After a while, the book closes... Kanzaki backs off, not wanting to get hurt. The sparks of light forms something...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFAk2fzKnl
A shape, or rather a human being... Maybe a monster. The light vanishes, leaving a little girl there.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9v5MsqfjnM
It felt weird. She wasn't human... Or atleast, she didn't look human. She had purple skin tone, a blindfold in front of her eyes, white straight hair that hung over her shoulders, a horn on the right and left side of her head... She also has wings.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hxy2MgJKU
But what matters right now is... The fact this girl might be dangerous for Kanzaki, or even worse... For Japan.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLAnxFcYbn
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Chapter 10
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Kanzaki studies the creature. She walks closer to him, her wings extended. Every step felt heavy but somehow... Kanzaki felt at ease.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDesrCY7UB
The creature holds her finger up, making Kanzaki unable to move. As if time stopped, just because the creature held a finger up...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4HkTIkjEK
She kept getting closer, until she was right in front of him.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IUNVeOBYI
"What... Are you... Doing... Here?" The creature asks, her voice was deep, even though a hint of happiness blended in.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX2P9sMZi1
Kanzaki gulps, sweat forming on his face. The creature leans even closer, trying to know why Kanzaki isn't answering.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDGRuATniw
"I... The curse..." he says, unable to stop trembling now that she's close. The creature takes a few steps back.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLm0R2My6v
"What... Curse?" she asks. Kanzaki takes a deep breath, trying to calm down. "The Yurei... Astaroth..." Kanzaki says, all the memories replaying in his mind.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZWnqyJMpb
The creature smiles, her sharp teeth on full display. The creature: "Akuma... King of chimera's... Destroyer of... Hell and Heaven... Who are... You?" Kanzaki feels a chill running down his spine...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yQ3JGI3FJ
Her voice... I can't trust anyone. Especially her... Run, Kanzaki. He turns around and was about to run but...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5um2br1AB
Akuma's hand was on his shoulder, not letting him go. She looks at him with a disappointed expression.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8N39rJAqh
"Why... Are you... Trying to run...?" Akuma asks, the blindfold giving off a purple glow over their surroundings.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaD4nPafkf
Kanzaki feels like he's getting pressed on the ground... Even though it was just her hand. Kanzaki froze.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtvASosWrr
"Am I... scary...?" Akuma asks. Kanzaki looks at her, his eyes were wide open.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBEBZ3ozvT
"Go... Away...!" Kanzaki says, shivering. Akuma backs off, letting him move again. Akuma tilts her head to the side.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uXjcfT64o
"In that case... I'll go," she says, disappearing behind the black fog... Kanzaki clutches his chest.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fOdZ2T3mx
Am I imagining things? Are my eyes deceiving me... Or rather... Can things like this really exist? This can't be real... I'm sure I'm dreaming. All those monsters... That girl... Fumiko... Astaroth... Was it really true? Do monsters really exist? Who's the risen one? What do I even do... All by myself?498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkqPWkdB5a
Kanzaki looks around... The purple glow was gone. She left, leaving him hanging. He takes a deep breath and looks at the blood on the ground.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39ApyZsRCZ
His shoulder started hurting... He looks behind him, noticing the red tree again. As he puts his hands on it...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i5BxkXc3I
His hand just went through it... His eyes widen as he feels something in the tree... He pulls it out, just to find a recorder.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsLCknTfBg
He puts it on... "Whoever is hearing... rustle.... this message... crack... Kill the fake person... Among you all... To stop the curse... rustle... Or it will... Have... Beep..." it stops.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaVkYLBzUX
The connection broke... Kanzaki sighs in annoyance. He tries to turn it on again, but he can't...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczRfwTR9ke
Kanzaki grunts, throwing the recorder far away. It hits the ground and breaks. Kanzaki decides to take a nap but hears someone's breath on his neck.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHfazRKJUI
He looks around, noticing the fog... It keeps getting thicker... It kinda makes him feel... Nauseous.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwEOHAG0e1
"Akira..." he says as the name echoes in his mind. He leans on a tree, looking at the sky that was blurred because of the fog.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXulASJ1Yy
The full red moon was still there, casting a glow over Kawasaki... Kanzaki stands up straight and walks into the fog, trying to find a way out.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRq7C6FzOe
"Go... Further... Deeper... Don't stop," he says as he runs. Suddenly, he bumps onto something... No. Someone.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugpabeKAQe
Kanzaki looks up, just to see Remi there. She grabbed his face, nearly tearing it off but then... The pressure was felt again.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoCkTMRdHl
Akuma wasn't here though... Remi looks around. No one was here other than them...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlX7POW6mM
It was either lurking in the shadows... Or one of them. Another monster, maybe. In the blink of an eye, a loud explosive sound was heard.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3EeUG0P0I
As if people fell on the ground. Remi was looking at the direction where it came from...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1Hn8efwAS
Kanzaki takes the opportunity to run away. Remi doesn't notice, still looking at the direction where the sounds came from.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDcJVL1zzc
The fog started getting even thicker, making Kanzaki unable to see.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUctzw50Zt1
After a while... He feels like he wasn't in the forest. Nevermind, there were still trees around him.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPYkdEvBXf
He reaches his hand out in front of him and finds a doorknob. He turns it and the door creacks open with a loud screech.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0tZ7EEm3t
Kanzaki enters, but everything suddenly lights up. He closes the door first and turns around...498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVVXEOSMFD
Just to find Akira's dead body on the ground, on a devil symbol which smelled like... Blood.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNzWC5oHYe
There were five candles, on each end of the star. Kanzaki's eyes widen.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRsKvH17Fw
Three ghosts appear behind Akira's dead body.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUUHjmdTbf
The left and right one had short hair, allowing Kanzaki to see their mouth. The one in the middle had a blood-stained white burial kimono. "You have arrived..." the one on the left said. "Yurei-sama has been waiting," the right one said, stepping back at the same time as the one on the left. Kanzaki tries to open the door, but it wont... It's... Locked?! He looks back at the Yurei in the middle. "Lets start the ritual..." she says, smirking. Her red eyes were glowing under her black hair. The Yurei started mumbling a few words, as the candles began to melt. Red aura came out of Akira's body... "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Kanzaki yells. The two ghosts appear behind him, holding him. "Watch..." the one on the left said. "How Kawasaki will get destroyed..." the right one finished. The fire started spreading, burning Akira's body. The red aura slowly escaped from an open window. Then... It happened. "Astaroth-sama, bless us with your presence," The Yurei said. The fire stopped. The candles melted, and only steam was seen. When it gets clear, Kanzaki sees him. The devil, Astaroth. He looks at the Yurei and nods at her, acknowledging her presence. He then sits besides Akira's burnt body. Kanzaki held his mouth, knowing arguing to the devil would result in death... But then... Astaroth cut Akira's arm in a swift move and eats it up but quickly swallows it. "It's... Bitter," he says, his deep voice cutting through the silence. The Yurei has a concerned look on her face, but quickly hides it. "Don't worry, Astaroth-sama. We have prepared another meal for you, My Lord," she says, pointing at Kanzaki. Kanzaki gulps as Astaroth looks at him and nods. "Great to hear," he says, smirking.
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