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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.
and then Add to home screen.