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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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxP0kv0FfV
Her movements were slow and careful. When she looked into her parents' room, her eyes widened. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z6hREOlcT
"Kanzaki..." Akira whispered, her voice trembling, tears streaming down her face. Kanzaki flinched. His gaze darts around the room. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVfSust6yj
Akira's parents lay lifeless on the floor, blood on the walls. Strange symbols, drawn in crimson red. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvCTj2WfYN
Those looked like marks people used for a demon ritual. Kanzaki's breath hitched as he saw the figure again. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCdF1mkGEI
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VtoYR4C9U
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJvaR4YVbi
"Akira..." he whispered, grabbing Akira's arm. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5vHcgGs9r
"Who is she?" Akira asked, trembling. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi8KSod1fJ
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0gOx4W7A2
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... 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yMA2jqe2S
"Are you... Challenging me?" she asked, a wide and evil smirk on her face, unseen. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTlWwqidb8
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r13pSxSXb
"R-run..." he whispered, his eyes wide as he struggled to catch his breath. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjj4uxdtYb
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYfE2GfQuo
The faint glow of the red moon casted shadows... But were they really shadows? 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl0z8JJ85i
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbrjG4MXGM
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPD3jc9q396
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2628CrNBQA
His cheeks were red from the impact. "Her parents are... dead," he thought again. What had he just experienced...? 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDa5vI8sX3e
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... 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KxBfs0jV1
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXNtDO3LtD
"Who are you?" Kanzaki asks, making sure to keep distance. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS7zH89VcY
"Momosuke..." she answers, studying his expression. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3RGde8dbj
"What are you doing here...?" he asks, uncertain if she was dangerous. Momosuke stares at the sky for a while. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7uhqU569N
"I wish I was free... Away from those monsters... Freedom never existed for me..." Momosuke says as she revealed her burnt face. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AvNRXGNQz
"What do you mean...?" Kanzaki asks, with a hint of unease in his voice. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIHmWajNWJ
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS6IyDy7N0
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYJpt20gWr
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... 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuGt5h0GYi
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... 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7lucizMPi
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeGQINSIvg
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0WdxFcSVQ
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz0MjhQyhj
"Akira! It's not the right time to think about it... it will be alright!" he said, placing his hands on her shoulders. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8bRxWhpUz
"Really...? If a cursed woman is killing everyone...?" she asked, tearing up. Kanzaki hesitated but pulled her into a hug. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvyN3UCe3w
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmWNPoneox
"Stay with me... And I'll always stay with you," she said, smiling at him as a tear slid to her chin. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡql9KP3nNUC
Kanzaki's mother was in the living room, praying. "Oh, Gin... Rest in peace..." she said as she held her eyes closed... 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17wFnGQhTk
Kanzaki's mother stopped praying and looked at them as they came in. "Welcome home, Kanzaki and Akira," she said, shaking Akira's hand. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTymTuIBvfK
Akira always felt safe when Kanzaki's mother was around. She was kind and a really fun person to talk and play with. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93i7jnB2QB
Kanzaki headed upstairs to his room, Akira followed him. Kanzaki lived alone with his mom since his father went missing. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4yzp4sMlq
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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYrhRKndiC
"We need to make something to kill that woman," he said, his voice firm. Akira nodded, grabbing a map from his desk. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxPmYzmbo1
"Here's my house... Or, where that woman is," she said, pointing to a small street on the map. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEnC7J2EMx
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMmh59ILMw
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nB8WSVvBu
Kanzaki looked at her. She was definitely lying, but he decided to ignore it... for now. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDkjAa9xgT
"Wait, but... What do we make exactly?" she asked, changing the subject. Kanzaki's eyes widened at the realization. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS6HaO77d1
"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. 18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8n6YcMLzV
