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They arrived at the door of her house. Akira silently pulled the key from her pocket and unlocked it. "Ninja material," Kanzaki said, grinning. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA50jAqTQeUr
Her movements were slow and careful. When she looked into her parents' room, her eyes widened. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAQF4oI3Kmzb
"Kanzaki..." Akira whispered, her voice trembling, tears streaming down her face. Kanzaki flinched. His gaze darts around the room. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAxBfwZaGk1O
Akira's parents lay lifeless on the floor, blood on the walls. Strange symbols, drawn in crimson red. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAmze7GAC28w
Those looked like marks people used for a demon ritual. Kanzaki's breath hitched as he saw the figure again. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAD3ZVMEV6kF
A woman in a long white dress sat silently beside the dead bodies. The white fabric of her dress was streaked with blood, and her long black hair obscured her face. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAqAvv11Yprl
A bit of her red glowing eyes was seen under the hair. She was thin, you could nearly see her bones. A dark aura surrounded her. 73Please respect copyright.PENANARRnhSrLrKh
"Akira..." he whispered, grabbing Akira's arm. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAgd93SX5KlD
"Who is she?" Akira asked, trembling. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAjHy7SRbLXd
"Don't... go near her..." Kanzaki whispered, worried. Akira's eyes blazed with fire. The woman's head tilted slowly, as if her neck could barely hold its weight. Kanzaki froze as a soft chuckle echoed, sending chills down his spine. 73Please respect copyright.PENANADT3DoxKOgX
Akira pushed Kanzaki away before lunging herself to the woman. "HOW DARE YOU KILL THEM?!" Akira yelled, grabbing the woman's neck. The woman smiled at her... 73Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9UQcFeBiX
"Are you... Challenging me?" she asked, a wide and evil smirk on her face, unseen. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA9bJQSrsync
Kanzaki stepped forward, grabbing Akira's hand. He covered her mouth and slowly dragged her out of the house. Akira struggled to free herself from Kanzaki's firm grip. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAqPEaDr17LY
"R-run..." he whispered, his eyes wide as he struggled to catch his breath. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAeK8xiqCa3A
The balcony door creaked open, the sound cutting through the thick silence like a blade. From the balcony next to her parents' room, the woman stood motionless, her head facing Kanzaki and Akira. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAN8Y3ykoZKh
The faint glow of the red moon casted shadows... But were they really shadows? 73Please respect copyright.PENANA7IjZXxDjpc
"Run... AKIRA, RUN!!!" Kanzaki yelled, his voice echoing through Kawasaki village. Akira started running, and Kanzaki followed, but then she suddenly went left while he went right. "AKIRA, GO TO MY HOUSE!!!" he shouted as he kept running. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAqLDzUZRX3R
The woman stood silently beside Akira's house, her figure visible in the moonlight as she watched them run away. A cold smirk was on her face. She heads back into the room. The door creaked shut behind her. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAzhi1G0r6gy
Kanzaki glanced behind him, relieved to see that the woman wasn't following him. "What if she went after Akira...?" he thought. "No, Akira isn't that slow. Come back to your senses, punk," he whispered, slapping his own face. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAfDpWZJwJVA
His cheeks were red from the impact. "Her parents are... dead," he thought again. What had he just experienced...? 73Please respect copyright.PENANAYpLJA1LiEC
Kanzaki continues running, trying to get to his house. He stops and tries to catch his breath for a moment. He tilts his head to the side and sees something. It was strange... 73Please respect copyright.PENANABdsaqTBDYy
The person looked like she had no idea where she was... The girl smiled at him, even though her ginger hair covered most parts of her face. Kanzaki took a few steps back. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAaq4nsEE8yp
"Who are you?" Kanzaki asks, making sure to keep distance. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAQVUZSQEWsV
"Momosuke..." she answers, studying his expression. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAh3Xs66nmdq
"What are you doing here...?" he asks, uncertain if she was dangerous. Momosuke stares at the sky for a while. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA6vXOnNmPrM
"I wish I was free... Away from those monsters... Freedom never existed for me..." Momosuke says as she revealed her burnt face. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAkiWJloAJri
"What do you mean...?" Kanzaki asks, with a hint of unease in his voice. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA4gKx1Zlyf7
"I'm not real. I'm not human... I'm just a mere tool for him..." she says, clenching her fists. "So please... Kill me... I don't want to go back to that place..." Momosuke said before she handed him a knife. Kanzaki threw the knife away. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA38XpMBRqjS
"W-what... Are you talking about...?!" he yells before she was dragged away by a dark figure. Kanzaki freezes... "What was she talking about... Is she in danger...?" he thinks. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA4HxgPRyt2x
He looks at the knife. He realizes on the side, there was written 'Risen'. He was confused but decided to take the knife with him... 73Please respect copyright.PENANAB60neosgCY
Akira's still waiting... I should go. He looks at the spot where Momosuke stood and then runs to his house. Now... Monsters do exist... 73Please respect copyright.PENANA9Bmx7FFWm0
When Kanzaki arrived at his house, he stopped. Akira was there, leaning against the wall. He opened his mouth to speak but hesitated, the words stuck in his throat. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAgSDqraAGtY
Finally, he mumbled, "Monsters... exist." Akira didn't look up, but she nodded. Her eyes were teary because she cried. The cold had left her nose red, but her face was blank, her gaze fixed on the ground. 73Please respect copyright.PENANA4pOyQWYdHo
He took his keys out of his pocket and unlocked the door. He opened it wide, waiting for her to come in. She kept standing there, looking at the sky. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAbZZB1lY9NJ
"Akira! It's not the right time to think about it... it will be alright!" he said, placing his hands on her shoulders. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAiKdzNh8NTt
"Really...? If a cursed woman is killing everyone...?" she asked, tearing up. Kanzaki hesitated but pulled her into a hug. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAgBMA2IoOEB
"It will be alright. We will be the people who solve it. You wanted to become a hero, so now we can!" he said, trying to reassure her. She nodded, wiping her tears away with the back of her hand. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAKIT23wwOJJ
"Stay with me... And I'll always stay with you," she said, smiling at him as a tear slid to her chin. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAwyzdbBdtaE
Kanzaki's mother was in the living room, praying. "Oh, Gin... Rest in peace..." she said as she held her eyes closed... 73Please respect copyright.PENANAUUegPf7fRs
Kanzaki's mother stopped praying and looked at them as they came in. "Welcome home, Kanzaki and Akira," she said, shaking Akira's hand. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAEEheL5j2ya
Akira always felt safe when Kanzaki's mother was around. She was kind and a really fun person to talk and play with. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAMmOKxpHde3
Kanzaki headed upstairs to his room, Akira followed him. Kanzaki lived alone with his mom since his father went missing. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAeemcFjcJLA
His father had gone into the forest to solve an important matter, but he never came back. He closed the door after Akira got into the room. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAvCtpOJat68
"We need to make something to kill that woman," he said, his voice firm. Akira nodded, grabbing a map from his desk. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAPhY8R5djdg
"Here's my house... Or, where that woman is," she said, pointing to a small street on the map. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAZXYYTMuNln
"Considering she didn't follow you or me, she's probably still there," Kanzaki said, before spotting a bit of blood on Akira's finger. "You got hurt without telling me?!" he exclaimed, clenching his fists. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAxyNNjBYhe0
"I... I'm sorry... It just happened when... I don't really know what it was, but it looked like, uhh..." she said, unable to explain. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAADSXlWt2g6
Kanzaki looked at her. She was definitely lying, but he decided to ignore it... for now. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAnRZWWY3LYS
"Wait, but... What do we make exactly?" she asked, changing the subject. Kanzaki's eyes widened at the realization. 73Please respect copyright.PENANAaRin4r5owY
"Well... one thing we definitely have to do is... Run away or... Risk our lives and save humanity, by knowledge of course," he answered. Akira grins. 73Please respect copyright.PENANADxv3Q96PFx