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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyC5DFImr0
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKGNRlszzL
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23ejTpg4ey
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNON0Hvf97
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkWrK15f1t
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhltSviFdx
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXXaxydaKu
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9CROlx5KM
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGbQgH8wTf
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISlh8xsPME
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CvogRpu4X
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxtR1MjMXr
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjhCuRao6f
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrWL9uTnU5
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgITGjhCbY
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8DyZEpjc1
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SoLv0YQSB
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYy84KqqiaB
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALVopNVxUu
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOUU9rIo4R
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJAiKKxnH4
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUxGMD4WRa
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYcda05fQ9
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuwcF62Fg9
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oGpCGPREe
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtTafgAA6a
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8orkChkcMm
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FAKviNlRb
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcVKEJgJDk
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... 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qfgAGciK5
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEMmgoP6GJ
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHS48fLow3
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztjLys1cy5
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2RxEXLfqx
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWvBKu2j9C
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYk8ltJqw6w
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnnfsdYLz1
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbCKQIYggv
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2e6v0zSNG
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu78Jy9MdJ
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vX6ew9dMW
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuqQJzsCtm
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdWORhFcso
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. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29OvrduMSl
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfa2frGvPuY
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
and then Add to home screen.