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Takahiro just noticed the people. Kanzaki takes the flashlight out of his backpack. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRGd4CYRPM
"Takahiro... Have you noticed it about Aoi...?" he asked. Takahiro looks at him. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx57TbsIkC
"What do you mean?" Takahiro asks, narrowing his eyes. Kanzaki sighs and puts the flashlight on. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXl2SxTsc5
"She's watching us," Kanzaki answers. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkej1iFDH8
Takahiro looks up, just to see the dead bodies hanging there. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHastX66B7
"I feel like going back..." Takahiro says, trembling. Suddenly, ghosts appear around the trees... They looked exactly like her. The Yurei. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiKPyVTtRj
"Hashiru... Takahiro..." Kanzaki says, unable to move his feet. Takahiro looks at him, fear in his eyes. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTjV6vfEtq
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx6lx911eI
"Astaroth-sama will be pleased..." one voice hissed, cold. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCHczzJd4r
"No one... NO ONE can trespass..." another growled, its tone dripping with venom. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK00KfXj2sT
"This is our territory... Ours to guard... ours to protect..." A deep voice said, which sounded even worse than the ones before. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXwN5mlmgp
"And ours to destroy!" the final voice yelled, filled with an unholy glee. The air grew heavier, suffocating Kanzaki. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0J3AECLvWg
"Kawasaki... shall FALL..." the voice dripping with venom said again. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pgQ26ZKIZ
"You will DIE..." The words echoed around him, as if the forest itself had come alive, each tree and shadow against him. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQu5VLWcP3e
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkhVv7rn4B
Takahiro was scared, his body almost gave in but... Something about Kanzaki made him want to keep going. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fb2qPnD1P
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5EEjXrOBY
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hm3czS4gH
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQKD4GCcSS
Takahiro didn't expect Yami to die. At the funeral, only two people attended; Takahiro and Aoi. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxkLQzrP8r
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15ccPZm0PD
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamXnWUXUTE
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXsU7FgHEH
Kanzaki looks at him, frowning. "Ha! As if you can actually move when you're scared," he says, rolling his eyes. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6xeAqnTeq
Takahiro bit his bottom lip, ashamed. Kanzaki didn't let go of Takahiro, even though he was staying still. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsAQzMHpuS
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb7iM7zYd9
If Akira was here... The words were just on his mind all the time. They were friends since grade three... 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvqy1VSD3m
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjukQzXr4Yv
He looks at Takahiro... "Are you not feeling well?" he asks as he sees him shivering. Takahiro points at a tree... 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcFRRLeSij
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... 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gmI2oSMI1
He puts his hand on Takahiro's shoulder, trying to comfort him... But he can't. He doesn't know what to say. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeaEpBsmKQ
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL4wWBW71k
"I'm going back... I can't anymore," Takahiro mutters, his voice cracking as he wipes away the tears that were about to spill. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDijZSQPtSi
He stands, his expression a mix of exhaustion and regret. "Good luck, Kanzaki," he adds, pulling Kanzaki into a tight hug before stepping back. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKkKCRYeyH
"You got this!" Takahiro shouts as he walks away. The entrance of the forest wasn't so far away. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgDEWnPXCA
"Bye..." Kanzaki whispers, his voice barely audible as he watches Takahiro disappear into the shadows. He looks up. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZvprOqjud
Remi. She hung lifelessly from a branch, a rope cutting into her neck. Kanzaki clenches his fists, ignoring the burning pain in his hands. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK9O66FFyL
I can climb up and get her... maybe she's still alive, he thinks, determination flickering in his eyes. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5Fo7vsJgE
He places his foot on the side of the tree, gripping its rough bark as he begins climbing. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkNFG6rSay
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U61QwFplL
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fvwvdkZKl
"No!" Kanzaki gasps, lunging to grab her sleeve. His fingers catch the fabric, but her weight drags him down. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS48Om70dH3
His grip on the branch slips, the bark scraping against his hand, leaving fresh cuts. "This is... so damn high!" he groans. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjd9GhePmY
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. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptfnZzi7jK
The impact sends pain through his back. He screams, as he almost got knocked out of breath. 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkJUrAgdCC
Nearby, his phone lies broken on the grass, its screen reflecting the red glow of the moon above.
and then Add to home screen.