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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnT6skRs3X
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8Nx4UK6vy
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA3OcQSAV2
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YSYvaTAD6
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUrMSCMDlT
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4apctvSyao
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksCgrx0FqW
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OQsPGhrQh
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLklbhCnFMH
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLmp1fdls3
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnD7jJM8WX
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5PC3tMSsC
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepPykrLpoB
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbQFSHhDpU
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JYcTpOeUK
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDom7ySZ6V
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtHSwqzkAX
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztHOiYGUBz
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlYYQNigxW
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5FLZBUTkg
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrjhJ6ncNY
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUas1XDvwc
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWSBqoXAY7
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS49V3Q8K80
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qgQWOm5k9
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5Dv2A9vrl
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2kfcTtUxE
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSYKYQJq9h
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYup8STuTR
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... 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvNMHIqJZv
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRKy8pkvMG
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7jbpfNpeb
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20e0WwROZ1
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT0b0HABjK
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTpONdTYl7
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaNY2uV5U7
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi75fFj58W
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmBx6xXgLl
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PCP31U1W8
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuS1Wxb1VG
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qVn8Fwxg0
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCWUABxT8T
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF55Ixgl5CY
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. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1xg312BEZ
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHN4onDx3Y
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
