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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZksny9BXE
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEdIiWoyZJ
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcnSjuS9a8
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalfzY3vdpR
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDj90KIOMn
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR3aQu5r7K
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB1jA2AvnI
The whispers began softly, like a lullaby. "Fooooood... fooood... fooood..." The chilling voices overlapped. Each word carried a deep, inhuman resonance that seemed to pierce Kanzaki's soul. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fGg70Gh2p
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIOndHI9Po
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAa0Pvir9km
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02ccWgvEZi
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjw9lyGYpA
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvr0LVhYPW
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOsKabYJoU
The whispers tugged at his mind, their promise turning into an eerie silence... Kanzaki manages to move his feet and grab Takahiro's arm, not letting him go. He runs, avoiding the ghosts. "Damn it," Kanzaki grunts. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99v3GGY3mE
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXKKb9sSpL
The way he avoided the ghost, while protecting Takahiro... He didn't leave him alone, just like Yami did...
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Takahiro back then... It all happened on a rainy day. Even though everyone went to school in Shibuya. Takahiro used to walk with Yami, his bestfriend.
(Yami, a 14-year-old boy, born in Shibuya on the 5th of January. He has black hair that can go over his shoulders if combed, its usually in a bun, he has orange eyes. He likes doing sports and is a fan of action.)
Yami had stopped playing with Takahiro after an argument caused by Yami's girlfriend. She accused Takahiro of throwing Yami's brother's ashes, and Yami, siding with her, left Takahiro. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnr51NIombi
Days later, shocking news spread... Yami had been killed. There were only three people in the house at the time; his mother, father, and girlfriend. Suspicion quickly fell on his father, as a bloodstained katana was found among the weapons in his room. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EQmt9yWbX
Despite this, his mother claimed she had been asleep, and his girlfriend, Aoi, denied it, saying she wasn't in his room back then. Yet, the town blamed the father, who was executed for the crime. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1zBQcKuKU
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9tOONZT2c
As they prayed in silence, Aoi suddenly started laughing, her voice unfamiliar. It wasn't the Aoi Takahiro knew... It was someone, or something else. She turned to him, smirking. She confessed her feelings, saying she had liked Takahiro, not Yami. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXujcE2rFiT
Rage boiled inside Takahiro. Unable to stop himself, he slapped her hard across the face, leaving her in tears. But her crying did nothing to calm him down. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYEGO4TB5m
The grief and betrayal consumed him, and for a moment, he came dangerously close to taking her life.
"Why did you pull me if you could just run away alone...?" Takahiro asks. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC12hHRHk3E
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8c2EIptqj
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yhvPxAmiE
He pulls out his phone, taking a quick picture of the bodies hanging in the air. He sends it to Akira and puts his phone back in his pocket. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmdz6qI2x9
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUNdqVQYo7
Akira usually hung out with boys, since she didn't like doing girly things. She was disliked by girls, so she didn't care at all. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HHMIZglmY
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7i1qtbxGM
Remi was there, her lifeless body hung on a branch. Takahiro falls on his knees, his hands in front of his face. "R-Remi..." he stutters. Kanzaki grits his teeth... 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xpa4i8vR1
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd27p35VFe
He's never really been one to comfort someone, especially a person he just met. He lost his sister... How much does that hurt... Because of The Yurei... Everything falls apart. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGfp7ovuLZ
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZcry9Rx4o
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYuilN2fel
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPttMchfzs
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4TtwrcNMc
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdFVa05OMY
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmycP6EH992
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcS2EDlW1VW
I've done this before... with Akira. I can do it again, he mutters, climbing higher and higher despite his trembling limbs and raw hands. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhwby5kySf
When he finally reaches the branch, he pants. With one hand gripping the branch tightly, he uses his other hand to cut the rope with the knife that was in his pocket. The rope snaps, and Remi's body slowly lunges toward the ground. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTyPDNzYc0
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjNU8kWD9Q
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7N5fsAIm2E
His body was screaming in protest. His strength finally gives out. They both fall. Kanzaki twists mid-air, clutching Remi tightly to protect her as they crash to the ground. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkfP3peaaD
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4WFRyIz7A
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
