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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 30Please respect copyright.PENANARqIIX8yu05
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAXYl3t0sq8j
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAthl4opzbmD
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAUTUHAOTHd6
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAIzqNBDI2mL
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAbosWGwyo7T
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAB9ioDZRr2x
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANACQbbNoqKVB
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAvlUlKkVerT
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 30Please respect copyright.PENANArcZTfXo82k
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAcc15EVsAs6
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAwCyHjgewpO
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAmSfBt53QgA
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAM4s1zFKxC3
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANARYlA2sweUE
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 30Please respect copyright.PENANARNbPGdvEHF
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANA0tMdVqNVeY
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANACgDFItExnm
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAro5CFv2Joj
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAzXkxcXoRO9
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAv6v2ygDAhx
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAlUspqKQHdC
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAQE08fnkcT8
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAL5fC5jarm7
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAUG2m3mp4lt
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAP9YpEUKOeD
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 30Please respect copyright.PENANAPVf4uwyBAF
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAwGloAxTTNx
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 30Please respect copyright.PENANAjHef9QzzE1
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... 30Please respect copyright.PENANAJmpOtT3qiG
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAl1o3weHwOn
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAxI0tGILti5
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 30Please respect copyright.PENANA9fg2vMn8se
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAFJv00h3zFa
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAlb2FZ5QTwH
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAGMft6OPO4d
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 30Please respect copyright.PENANArUaRioDKVO
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAt3Vjt8O6KR
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAf1VzUdkfa1
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANANALKTHw7of
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAxNIZ3X9gHO
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAsJIfNkpdK9
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAlE0GCh6DAz
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. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAoWsZrASL47
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 30Please respect copyright.PENANAUeluqzpvOP
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.