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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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZeKb4BFGQ
Her movements were slow and careful. When she looked into her parents' room, her eyes widened. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uwHsUEBDZ
"Kanzaki..." Akira whispered, her voice trembling, tears streaming down her face. Kanzaki flinched. His gaze darts around the room. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpN1dMNoEz
Akira's parents lay lifeless on the floor, blood on the walls. Strange symbols, drawn in crimson red. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrhKXEyVYd
Those looked like marks people used for a demon ritual. Kanzaki's breath hitched as he saw the figure again. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfgCr63e3K
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ekgS9UWFh
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vWskdypee
"Akira..." he whispered, grabbing Akira's arm. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjqIvW0iRY
"Who is she?" Akira asked, trembling. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7tNc2lwqS
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAlp7YDFBn
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... 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqRODWAJu9
"Are you... Challenging me?" she asked, a wide and evil smirk on her face, unseen. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKEzcIhWPY
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVGCcgptgD
"R-run..." he whispered, his eyes wide as he struggled to catch his breath. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzAR094vfU
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiin6awRT5
The faint glow of the red moon casted shadows... But were they really shadows? 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0DS1gyHm6
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHdeM6WWJY
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8hBOQLle0
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IXYntNcXA
His cheeks were red from the impact. "Her parents are... dead," he thought again. What had he just experienced...? 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLE9LYcm31N
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... 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhy0KcFJyM
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPEubEIV1h
"Who are you?" Kanzaki asks, making sure to keep distance. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI08dER4Wi
"Momosuke..." she answers, studying his expression. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8GefuDcN0
"What are you doing here...?" he asks, uncertain if she was dangerous. Momosuke stares at the sky for a while. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fUylDqKLK
"I wish I was free... Away from those monsters... Freedom never existed for me..." Momosuke says as she revealed her burnt face. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNutzKtSdi
"What do you mean...?" Kanzaki asks, with a hint of unease in his voice. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19Q9elkqkl
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth9udcs8x1
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK42nRiTEHG
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... 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyzL4AgU9O
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... 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy748IrvSl8
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCz7f6ZTYo
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCOpnaF2a5
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQsYNzxthZ
"Akira! It's not the right time to think about it... it will be alright!" he said, placing his hands on her shoulders. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbILsXiWQU
"Really...? If a cursed woman is killing everyone...?" she asked, tearing up. Kanzaki hesitated but pulled her into a hug. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuKkK1qksC
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90EkdQZIwr
"Stay with me... And I'll always stay with you," she said, smiling at him as a tear slid to her chin. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvFrzVSzKm
Kanzaki's mother was in the living room, praying. "Oh, Gin... Rest in peace..." she said as she held her eyes closed... 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTK6XRhD7i
Kanzaki's mother stopped praying and looked at them as they came in. "Welcome home, Kanzaki and Akira," she said, shaking Akira's hand. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWvIqoZlOp
Akira always felt safe when Kanzaki's mother was around. She was kind and a really fun person to talk and play with. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmElwYuWVX
Kanzaki headed upstairs to his room, Akira followed him. Kanzaki lived alone with his mom since his father went missing. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyMZkgyzGW
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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsIoDtgn9x
"We need to make something to kill that woman," he said, his voice firm. Akira nodded, grabbing a map from his desk. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eM629hmz4
"Here's my house... Or, where that woman is," she said, pointing to a small street on the map. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgnFOSAOEy
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56rHoaz1TL
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfR1VeIsiE
Kanzaki looked at her. She was definitely lying, but he decided to ignore it... for now. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YLY4z3tzn
"Wait, but... What do we make exactly?" she asked, changing the subject. Kanzaki's eyes widened at the realization. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkH21zOOFl
"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. 63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiCdgoAehN
