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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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbAn5JyoO5
Her movements were slow and careful. When she looked into her parents' room, her eyes widened. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J8CQ9BlBB
"Kanzaki..." Akira whispered, her voice trembling, tears streaming down her face. Kanzaki flinched. His gaze darts around the room. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmawfu15eaH
Akira's parents lay lifeless on the floor, blood on the walls. Strange symbols, drawn in crimson red. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25tNXnEG3g
Those looked like marks people used for a demon ritual. Kanzaki's breath hitched as he saw the figure again. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcVjX0gwzF
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYP4JFbJxJ
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYonfls6cV
"Akira..." he whispered, grabbing Akira's arm. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUEFsTQGhQ
"Who is she?" Akira asked, trembling. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dBKWUF2tq
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLQJEhI9Zj
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... 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2GAh8mygv
"Are you... Challenging me?" she asked, a wide and evil smirk on her face, unseen. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1wvnzhCJ0
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCXUDZ2CUK
"R-run..." he whispered, his eyes wide as he struggled to catch his breath. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnb4T8HCr4
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYyl6ak2MZ
The faint glow of the red moon casted shadows... But were they really shadows? 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuFc4vVBMK
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSRGv7lIjv
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG2odTtC4l
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWpybz8zcW
His cheeks were red from the impact. "Her parents are... dead," he thought again. What had he just experienced...? 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolJUhrfNLZ
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... 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAG1kmE3a7C
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DhDIjrFCE
"Who are you?" Kanzaki asks, making sure to keep distance. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAxhtJNYmB
"Momosuke..." she answers, studying his expression. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAA4oBJBM4
"What are you doing here...?" he asks, uncertain if she was dangerous. Momosuke stares at the sky for a while. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKUJS3PfIK
"I wish I was free... Away from those monsters... Freedom never existed for me..." Momosuke says as she revealed her burnt face. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa86jU4eEhC
"What do you mean...?" Kanzaki asks, with a hint of unease in his voice. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2O1i9XKb1
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpiyC4vJmg
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwDRwu9b0i
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... 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6l3pptUwzJ
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... 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FjhIEC4Ft
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcuhzJsPEl
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgaGHqrtGl
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmeSPssg7Q
"Akira! It's not the right time to think about it... it will be alright!" he said, placing his hands on her shoulders. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqjGOzJaTL
"Really...? If a cursed woman is killing everyone...?" she asked, tearing up. Kanzaki hesitated but pulled her into a hug. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh0mWOKOxA
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡie1eC7l9og
"Stay with me... And I'll always stay with you," she said, smiling at him as a tear slid to her chin. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt2LVMXrXR
Kanzaki's mother was in the living room, praying. "Oh, Gin... Rest in peace..." she said as she held her eyes closed... 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUmxPCi122
Kanzaki's mother stopped praying and looked at them as they came in. "Welcome home, Kanzaki and Akira," she said, shaking Akira's hand. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMPAWyzdCT
Akira always felt safe when Kanzaki's mother was around. She was kind and a really fun person to talk and play with. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCEl7toaNv
Kanzaki headed upstairs to his room, Akira followed him. Kanzaki lived alone with his mom since his father went missing. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnH6Qet9VEd
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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHKcfwwbT3
"We need to make something to kill that woman," he said, his voice firm. Akira nodded, grabbing a map from his desk. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P8tV6jC1d
"Here's my house... Or, where that woman is," she said, pointing to a small street on the map. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBr9hENOhZ9
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83JFaB068X
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQn1w6pVTW
Kanzaki looked at her. She was definitely lying, but he decided to ignore it... for now. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpYdSevsqY
"Wait, but... What do we make exactly?" she asked, changing the subject. Kanzaki's eyes widened at the realization. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcltsR1mtvo
"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. 78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LD9xMhJUe
