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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGidOn0p76E
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHfoC671iv
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6lYG424go
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ3FNggDPY
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EgxENqbcE
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8J3v3a3fm
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqWVvLicG1
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3vS2W7iIw
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBEkUhKGl3
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyakhnhaM9K
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vcfNRCSVv
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGuKOYOOFA
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDhDqzVynu
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyVJZMpz8E
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyWXBdhW83
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu3dXgVQMF
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSZoV5huGL
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQUUzv3a4d
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHjS5qMCGG
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXehElpdq1F
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOGx3ngRqG
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV6ciCAZL1
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1rX9MwNkl
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGDucUlOIP
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYq3NKvhn8
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJqsMAlea1
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0LlnaAvAw
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhm1fa8lHn
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbTZ9yLfrx
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... 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJvUWDl317
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OFZ3oWU0J
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYpaskXG5c
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PqVGfgBEB
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUufiZ7FdS
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdQU6JZ8zG
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrmjU1AC4e
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqED0Y7Gpe
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xv48rtSzG
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM6COqrV3e
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn37Nc4PJN
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6mIjawv5i
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXUfhxisZU
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwL2wnnd1P
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aTlZpi3rH
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxy2CXbWzQ
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
