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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSmlUb8MGE
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUqfymyguO
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry3ceoQ1Ib
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCDZiX46Rx
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR78etJ069p
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb7LYgYWsM
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGQhJBlcek
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPW7jD0hplJ
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hXLjEJfPy
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkWF2PD1G0
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuIAnTN8du
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0pcT6q4zo
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxd9maxsFSi
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOiKGfEvuX
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRprI1CPWxl
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xzQauU8lB
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhXR4ohFiM
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9HGXTXoFR
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJLsvo27jG
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTlS4gAfAZ
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F9ByVfbcT
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61a1eS9KB4
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW7MArSkn2
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtsAsI7o2o
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlxwYqtnEC
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllWxK4rQHg
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaOhLaSAqJ
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICnc7hTPy6
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBI7aeQeNX
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... 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRiVGvHWCy
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hUBcbrDht
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRrS6awQ24
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pXDmWn9kX
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8SAXfhVGg
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B70OFjvCW
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWhUhi4PBB
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyO3pzxI4bZ
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclGxB3uzpq
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpJpHWPyjC
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZfPYRSVry
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODYJKnS2t1
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZh2e4oVcj
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxtccvjDrD
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. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxO0Gu2Fap
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UzrmPmjMs
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
