Waves clashed onto the cliffside as black ominous clouds covered the sky threatening to rain on the edged landscape. Two people stand on opposite sides in a cold atmosphere surrounding them. After a chase between the hunter and the hunted, they ended at the tip of a cliff.

"Please Ran, do this for me."

"No!"

"Ran…"

"No! I won't do it, Shinichi don't make me do this!"

Tears ran down her eyes and her hands quivered at the weight of the gun directed at Shinichi. She knew he had changed, and not for the better. His crimes were unforgiveable in her eyes but doubt still lay in the back of her mind. Before her lies the old Shinichi, fighting against his dark past and trying to make a right, but at the cost of his life, and he wanted Ran to end it. She was torn, she couldn't ignore his past injustice but she also couldn't ignore that it was her childhood friend, who was dear in her heart. She had to make a choice and she decided to follow her heart.

Her shoulders were grabbed and she saw, for the first time, the pain and sorrow in his eyes.

"Shinichi I-"

" Listen to me, I am no longer human. I am a monster, a monster that feasts on the blood of the living and takes enjoyment on the suffering of others. I don't want to live like this anymore and I never asked for this. I didn't want to hurt anyone and apologies won't help but please for me, end my suffering, end my misery. Every day I watched my alter ego killed dozens of people, and I am unable to help them. I'm afraid you will be a victim one day. I'm begging you, as your childhood friend, kill me."

Relaxing his grip on Ran's shoulder, he pointed the gun at his chest. Determined to convince her, he felt all his emotion in each of his words that was said expressively from his heart.

Confusion filled her mind as she couldn't make a decision.

'How he became a monster?'

'Who or what is this alter ego?'

'Is this alter ego the reason why they are dead?'

All these questions swarmed around in her head. She began to wonder as to what happened to Shinichi over the three years he went missing. Her tears were overflowing continuously at the aspect of having to kill, staring into his pleading eyes while he mutters apologies repeatedly like in a trance with his head slightly downwards, his bangs barely covering his eyes. Now that she was close enough she notice his pointed ears and his long canine teeth. Dead silences befall them as rain fell endlessly. As if an invisible signal was sounded, Shinichi shot up from his depression and letting go of Ran, he clutched his head in agony.

Ran was concerned at the new development and was feeling helpless from being unable to do anything as Shinichi backs away at every attempt to help. A glance at his eyes and they were flashing a mix of red and blue which looked like a battle was going on. Currently Shinichi was battling against his alter ego from taking back control. He knew he was fighting a losing battle and looked at Ran once more before he yelled,

"Ran, it's now or never kill me before I turn back, kill me before I kill you too!"

"No!"

"Ran!"

Holding the gun, she aimed at his direction, arms shaking with regret and pain. Her finger was inches away from the trigger and she tried to hold back her tears to no avail. In her blurry sight she saw Shinichi desperately trying to fight his own battle as long as he could to give Ran the chance. Rain poured heavily and lightning flashed in the distance. She have to decide now whether to let him live but she will die as soon as he gets back in control or kill Shinichi and end his suffering. Lightning flashed as a gunshot echoed throughout the rain.