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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsdiYTq49O
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5G9EzfKj1
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzejUYhOhU
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuteoSVsB8
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQvyzlg6u4
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Fh2qXbay
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQSDUNx8cg
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IcJHH1rVh
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxMtgGdEIu
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0JSsUjvni
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNtH2dGZ5w
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXTDkRMMtx
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡockTM1mLos
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP3yNEVT4s
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY574gdHTDd
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl8sW9sZsP
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTFUcOlkzs
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieK2YZpct5
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeEyeg6ORq
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfb8TWLmAV
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v6pHZ6gsm
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP4brTgfGb
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAXi7kK6CI
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuJRWIUuG0
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80lh5jWIeC
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD0Rqu4sfy
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRpQrpUPG0
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfc2XohKfvj
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OKBsGifAR
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... 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoqc0QICpE
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqVqX4qd3b
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVP27dCFd4
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqZZ3m0V6N
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ081rzje43e
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVo14dtDwB
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfR7qHisG8
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGIoFZLlBW
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q7OTo3qRg
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5jN96ymSF
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ESmGeYasi
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1T9JZpeLg
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqh8qgQko0i
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtImYZWQUe0
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. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mjfHJYmOF
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcjWAx4x8i
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
