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Chapter one
It's been three years since the Akuma stopped attacking humans and disappeared; it's gotten to the point where the people who've never seen an Akuma started to believe once again that the demons were merely a myth. That the people who died didn't go out by the hands of monsters in the night, but by accidents or human crimes. I know otherwise.
I will always remember the night those hideous creatures broke into our farm house on the edge of town. My father was locking up the barn late that night, we had a big harvest, it was a night to celebrate; unfortunately my father never got the chance to. The demons surrounded him on his way back to the house, his death was quick. They knew there were others living in the house across from the barn. Our mother was smart, much smarter then many others in our town. She was one of the few who believed the Akuma existed when the rumour first broke out.
It was her precautions that let us live that night, my brother and I. At the first whispers of demons my mother had gotten to work on an underground cellar hidden under the kitchen floorboards.
The three of us were finishing preparing dinner, my mother was putting the roast on the counter and my brother and I were setting the table, when we heard a loud set of explosions coming from the yard. I was too young to know what was happening and Nathan was even younger than I so I doubt he had clue.
"Mummy, what's going on?" my brother asked trying not to stutter.
Even before he finished speaking she was pushing aside the table and opening the secret cellar, "Don't worry honey, everything's gonna be fine."
I almost believed her too, her smile was so pure and honest as she helped us into the dark space. I looked back up at her as she prepared to put the boards back in place; she knew she didn't have much time left.
"Now you listen to me carefully, once I've put the boards back you can't make any noise. You must be as quiet as you can." Her voice was steady as she said this.
"For how long?" I asked in a small voice.
"Not for long, just until tomorrow morning, when the sun is up. Things should be quiet by then." There was a loud noise outside the house causing her to pause before she continued, "Reina… when the sun comes up and everything is quiet take your brother to Mr. Farris's house and tell him what happened. He'll take care of you while I'm gone. I love you." There was a shaky quality to her voice when she said I love you.
I wanted to say it back but I never got the chance, the instant she finished she was putting the boards back in place over our heads. I could hear her move the table back into place and walk toward the entry way. She didn't scream when the Akuma came for her, but we heard her die all the same.
When all was quiet and light could be seen through the cracks in the floor I led Nathan up into the kitchen. The house was a mess; the entrance was completely destroyed leaving a gaping whole in the wall. Our mother was nowhere to be seen, there was nothing but a layer of ash coating the floor and the clothes she had worn last night littered the ground. We went to Mr. Farris's house like our mother told us and we've been living there ever since. It's been 10 years, I'm 18 now and I still believe the Akuma are out there somewhere.
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"Reina, get up! You're going to be late for work again!" Yelled a gruff voice from downstairs. I cracked my eyes open and groaned as the clock across the room struck 8:00. I was supposed to have gotten up 20 minutes ago. I threw the covers off myself, grabbing the clothes I'd set out on the dresser the night before and stumbled my way to the bathroom two doors down the hall. I changed and brushed my teeth and hair at the same time hoping to conserve time. When I finally managed to get downstairs and into the kitchen my adoptive father Jed Farris was already putting my breakfast in a paper bag.
I kissed him on the cheek as I grabbed the bag and ran out the door, "Thanks Jed!"
This would be my third time being late this week; the boss wasn't going to be happy. By the time I got to the station it was 8:43, 13 minutes late. Better, definitely better than last time.
"Miss Reina! You're late… again!" barked a man standing in the doorway to the chief's office at the back of the station.
"Sorry Inspector, I'll try harder tomorrow." I said with a sheepish grin.
"Right, you say that everyday and it hasn't happened so far."
I raised my eyebrows, "That's not true! I'm only 13 minutes late today, I was 21 minutes late on Monday. See I have been getting better." I had a full blown grin on my face now, his eyebrow twitched in response.
"Well at least we know you can actually tell time and haven't been winging it this whole time. Now before you waste anymore of it, report to officer Moore and get some work done."
The rest of the day consisted of loads of paperwork that needed to be filed or stamped. There wasn't a lot for someone in the police force to do know-a-days, they lived in a peaceful town and there was very little crime committed. Any crime that actually was reported was petty theft by a traveler that happened to be passing through. I couldn't help but think while I worked how things were much more lively a couple of years ago.
It's an awful thought, thinking of the Akuma as a way of making work more interesting. If you think about it, shouldn't we be wondering what happened to them? These demons that we've feared for such a long time just up and vanish, it doesn't make sense. There has to be something missing. I wouldn't rest until I figured out what.