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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoLGS6cswZ
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqFgwv0qqH
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVZnVXRJO8
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrgPeNRAyj
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfKZhZ5VXV
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VQ8qqEJQr
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRIqY6T000
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWnuoCxm1H
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvwpreLjRr
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxQB4VYogK
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUvb4Tjksq
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAngW4ksJIF
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Y47aphxcE
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqiWoat8ZZ
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR07Vuqwp9
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FCzjSK6Bh
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvyX6s0dDy
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE7yrWIcKv
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsH2bYhnxk
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcjcipYaTV
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB7KZAZIQZ
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqQ7iOffZg
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZYiCdDJ6E
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhQzJJToVT
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgESfjYuZoY
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMmRikycKe
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJDi0cLwV8
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhShsgjiNZ
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwtGVsKP87
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... 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfRiBaytvw
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyjH6mwYBK
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3Wc7tRlF5
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqvmuiI1Vp
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovY2JSVA6l
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRCkFSEGQW
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkN4rLpFtV
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm9CNJWiav
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASeDGBvrw0
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uQl0QRDdi
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPlfdFy7lD
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ar09Ong1B
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLXew5NiG8
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHdqss6lrh
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. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqVTdhP9ZJ
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gyxnuRTEa
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
