[Disclaimer] I forgot to do this earlier...
I don't own neither Fate Stay Night or Corpse Party.
Chapter 01: Corpse Party
(Shirou's point of view)
This can't be happening…
I let a girl killed before me...
What makes it worse; she didn't die a normal death…
...
She was smashed to the wall.
Her remains are splattered all over the place.
I was there…
I could have prevented it if I had listened…
I should have listened…
"Hey, kid! Quit lamenting!"
'Hajime' yells at me.
"Did you come to laugh at me?"
I ask him.
Just as he said, I would fail miserably.
"Are you an idiot?! That was a morale support! Now stand up there or I'll make you!"
He was clearly enraged.
Is he mad due my incompetence?
I stay kneeling.
I have no desire to live on.
I have failed you, Dad.
I failed to become a hero…
I failed to save the girl…
"Why you little…"
'Hajime' sends a punch to my head.
He was not there but his punch reaches my head.
He did that telepathically.
"I said get up!"
"Why should I? I failed already…"
"So what…? If one failure is going to stop you, then you're not worthy to be called a hero."
I remain silent.
"Emiya…! A girl is going to get herself killed! The other girl is dead but this girl is still alive! You better save her or I'll pull your ass to do it!"
What did he mean by that…?
"Are you going to save her or are you going to let her choke herself?"
...
I stand up and was about to toss away the bag.
"Where is she?"
"Now, that's the hero I wanted to see! Head over to other side of the room. You'll have to walk over the poor girl… That's the only way you could reach her!"
I'll have to walk over her.
"I'm sorry, Suzumoto-san."
"Don't toss away that freaking bag yet! You'll need all those stuff! Apart from the books though…"
"You manage to jest at time like this? I guess you really are a Magician."
"Sorry kid. I can't help much even though I'm a Magician. You'd better be quick! Time is running out!"
I walk carefully across Suzumoto's corpse.
I carried the bag as 'Hajime' instructed.
The last time I ignored his warning, someone died.
I'd better listen to his warning from now on.
Hang on! I'm coming to save you!
(Ayumi's point of view)
This is all my fault!
If it weren't for me, we wouldn't get into this mess!
Suzumoto-san had to die because of it…
"I'm sorry…"
That was the only thing I could do.
I can't do anything.
I have failed to save Suzumoto-san…
I've failed my friends...
Now, we're going to die because of me.
"Are you finished?"
Suddenly, I heard a voice.
"Did you finish crying yet?"
The voice asks again.
I know the voice well enough.
"Why are you pestering me?"
I heard laughter.
"We're not pestering you. We're trying to save you!"
What did he mean by that?
Can't he see we're dying?
NO, wait…
He's a ghost, so he's enjoying our plight.
That Emiya was his victim.
I was hostile of him because I don't trust any males other than Mochida-kun and Kishinuma-kun.
This ghost is probably having the time of his life when he saw our friend died.
"Aren't you a bit too pessimist? You're thinking badly of me. I could hear your thoughts clearly."
"You can listen to my thought, huh? Fine…!"
I stump my feet.
"Hear me you stupid ghost! I hate you! I hate you and this stupid world! I hate the entire place! I hate everything about it! I hate anything you throw at me!"
I yell to my heart content.
The voice was silent.
I pant due my excessive yelling.
"Done throwing your tantrum?"
This guy just won't go away, would he?
"If you thought I was the villain, then why did I warn you about the doll? Think about it… I'll let you some time alone."
The voice shrivels away.
He did warn us about the doll.
Is he up to something?
…
No, wait…
There is someone else playing with our lives.
If wasn't for her, we wouldn't be in this mess.
Saenoki Naho…
(Shirou's point of view)
He said I should be able to find her this way but I haven't seen anything yet.
Where's the girl he was talking about?
I walk along the corridor and found the lavatory areas.
There's intestine and bile on the floor.
From the looks of it, it was there for a long time.
Suddenly, I heard grunting.
It came from the girl's side.
I trespass it without thinking much.
At first, I thought nothing was there.
After that, I overheard a yelp.
"He… help…"
I walk carefully inside the lavatory.
Who knows what could happen…
I found two doors were open half way.
Then, it suddenly hits me!
I open one of the door.
There is a girl struggling to break free from a rope!
The rope was tied to her neck.
At this rate, she'll die!
I didn't think long and decide to cut it off with my knife.
She fell from the rope and I catches her.
She faint from the pressure.
The rope marking was still apparent at her neck.
She is a teenage girl of average height and below average build with short, brown hair and brown eyes.
She wears a tan-colored sailor outfit with a blue collar and lighter blue cuffs.
Her uniform also consists of a yellow bow held by a blue brooch to the top, and a blue pleated skirt.
It's the same uniform as Shinozaki and Suzumoto!
Her student ID is pinned to the right of her chest.
Her name is 'Nakashima Naomi'.
She also wears black mid-calf socks and blue uwabaki slippers.
Is that their common trend?
Without further ado, I carry her outside.
I place her on the floor.
We were far from the lavatory area.
I don't want to dirty her clothes with bile or grim.
How did she end up like that?
Suddenly, she opens her eyes.
She sits and frantically reaches out for her neck.
She is probably traumatized from the near death experience.
"I'm… alive…"
She says in disbelieving tone.
"You'll have to believe that. You're safe now…"
I comment.
She startles from my sudden comment.
I guess I shouldn't do that to a girl.
"I'm sorry… I wasn't planning to scare you. My name is Emiya Shirou."
"Um… My name is Nakashima Naomi. Who are you? And how did I get here?"
"I found you in the lavatories, tied to a rope. I cut the rope off and carry you here."
She reaches out for her neck again.
Suddenly, her eyes went wide.
"Seiko…! How about Seiko…?! Did you save her as well?"
She clutches my shirt.
I didn't know who this Seiko is but she's probably her friend.
"I'm sorry but you were alone at that time…"
Wait!
There is another stall by her side!
I didn't check it yet!
I rush toward the lavatories again.
I open the other door and found her…
...
She's dead…
I see a teenage girl of somewhat shorter height and below average build with amber eyes and long brown that she styles into two curls on both sides of her head, just beneath her ears.
She was hanging…
Her student ID states her name as 'Shinohara Seiko'.
I was too late…
I lower my head in shame.
Nakashima manages to chase me and saw the fate of her friend.
"No…!"
She cried out.
"I'm sorry…"
I apologize to her.
Nakashima suddenly steps out from the area and run.
I can't have her running around in this hellhole!
I chase after her.
"Wait...!"
The girl suddenly fell next to my bag.
I left my bag not so far from lavatories.
I could hear her sobbing.
...
She was crying both probably from the death of her friend.
I walk silently towards her.
She probably hate me now just like Shinozaki did.
I failed to save their friends.
I saw her rubbing her ankle.
She had a sprained ankle…
It was covered in bandages but it must have been worsening due her outburst earlier.
"Hey…"
I tried to greet her.
She turns her head at me.
"It's my fault…"
She mutters.
"What?"
"It's my fault that Seiko was killed. If we didn't argue earlier, she's probably still alive."
She looks downcast.
From the looks of it, she must have felt it was her fault.
"No, you have nothing to do with that. If anyone to be blame, it's me… I was careless. If I was a bit earlier and be more cautious, I probably can save her. It was my sloppy mistake that causes her death…"
I say this with a grim look.
Suddenly, Nakashima hugs me.
She cries as loud as she can.
I allow her to do as she pleases.
That's the least I could do for her part.
(Shirou's point of view)
It has been an hour since all those nightmare.
Nakashima is sleeping while using my shoulder as her pillow.
She must have been exhausted from all those ordeal.
I was deep in my thought.
What kind of person would kill children?
Is it those ghosts?
Nakashima mumbles in her sleep.
She looks cute while she's sleeping.
"You aren't thinking of doing something naughty, are you?"
I shake my head in denial.
"You could at least warn me when you're going to show up."
"Unfortunately, I didn't show up."
"Again with your jests…"
"Congratulations, hero… You manage to save one life."
"Very funny… I failed to save her friend."
"Her friend was long dead before you arrived. There was nothing you can do."
I hang my head in denial.
"But still, she's dead because of me…"
"Whatever, kid… Listen, that Shinozaki girl is going to get herself killed."
I startles.
"What do you mean by that?"
"She's going to entice a 'Vengeful spirit'. You better be there when she does."
"But, how…? I don't know her location."
"I'll tell you later kid."
Nakashima wakes up.
She didn't hear all of that, did she?
She rubs her eyes and turn her face towards mine.
Suddenly, she jumps back.
"I'm sorry…! I didn't mean to sleep on you!"
She apologizes.
It looks like she's an energetic girl.
It's nice to see her as chirpy as that.
"It's fine. Are you okay?"
I ask her.
She relaxes and nods.
"I'm fine for now. Your name was…"
She tries to memorize my name.
"Emiya Shirou."
I answers.
"Thank you, Emiya-kun... For saving me…"
She thanks me.
If I could see my face right now, I'm probably smiling like Kiritsugu.
Suddenly, she let out a small yelp.
Her ankle was acting up again.
"Is it hurting?"
I ask her.
"Yes…"
She replies weakly.
After that, I rummages through the huge bag.
Nakashima had this astonished expression.
I pulls out a first aid kid.
Suddenly, she laughs.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I'm sorry… But you look like Doraemon just now."
Now that I think of it…
I did look just like that anime…
Doraemon would rummage through its pocket whenever Nobita is in trouble.
"Anyway, let me take a good look at your ankle."
She willingly shows the ankle.
I could see a faint blush from her face.
She is letting a strange boy to handle her ankle.
I cut the previous bandages and replace it with new ones.
Her ankle is properly dressed again.
"There you go. You should be able to walk slowly now."
She moves her ankles as gentle as she could.
I could see a little frown appear on her face.
"It still hurts. I don't think I could run…"
She mutters.
"Then, I'll just have to carry you…"
I carry her bridal style.
"Wa… Stop…! This is embarrassing!"
I had my bag on my back so the only way to carry her was this.
"I have no choice. I can't just leave the bag; it has a lot of important stuff. Besides, nobody is going to see us. Or is it a boy you like is lurking around."
I tease her a little.
Oh, my…
That blush makes me wonder...
"The boy you like is around, isn't he?"
"Wha… No…! I don't like Mochida-kun! Not at all…!"
That answer my question.
I ignore her grunting and carry her toward the previous hallway.
...
Suzumoto-san is there...
I should keep that to myself.
I don't want her to be sad from losing another friend.
(Satoshi's point of view)
Yuka, please be safe…!
I will find you…!
I walk my way from a corridor to another corridor.
I cannot seem to find my little sister.
I really hope a miracle would happen and my sister pop out of nowhere back to me.
I suddenly bump into someone.
"Mochida, is that you?"
That voice is…
"Kishinuma, it's you!"
"Great, we can celebrate our little get together later. Shinozaki disappeared."
"What…? She's missing too. You were with her… How did it happen?"
Kishinuma frown.
"I'm sorry to inform you that Suzumoto is dead…"
What…?
Suzumoto-san died…
That's…
"How…?"
"Shinozaki blames herself for her death. We better find her quick before anything bad happens to her."
"My sister was missing too. I want to look for her."
"We better go on separate ways. Let's hope we can find them quicker."
I shake my in disagreement.
"No, we have better chance of survival if we move in large group."
Kishinuma seems reluctant to accept my idea.
"Fine… But don't slow me down! I won't forgive you if anything happens to Shinozaki."
Let's hope we manage to find everyone else safe and sound.
(Shirou's point of view)
"Emiya-kun, I think I could walk now. You can put me down."
This was the hundredth time she told me to put her down.
"Fine… Don't overdue yourself."
I place her feet down carefully.
She manages to stand just fine but with my support.
"Thank you…"
She tries to stand firm.
After that, she manages to walk slowly.
I follow her from behind.
"Hey, Romeo…! Aren't you doing great?"
'Hajime' voice begin to fill the corridor.
Nakashima is shocked from the turn of event and hug me.
"Is…is that a ghost…"
"Yes, I'm a ghost! I am a very big scary ghost that eat little girls, like you!"
"Kyaaa…!"
Nakashima let out a scream.
"Stop toying with her, 'Hajime'. I don't need you to stir things up again."
She calms down a little since I was so calm.
"Having fun over there?"
"No I'm not! Are you going to tell me something or what?"
"Let see… Emiya, there is going to be a huge quake over there. Hang on tight…"
Just as he finished talking the entire, building shakes.
I hold Nakashima close to make sure nothing would happen.
What surprise me most was the floor start to break!
The two of us fell into darkness.
I was holding her tightly.
I don't want to see someone I've just saved die.
(Mochida's point of view)
The entire building begins to quake.
Kishinuma and I held ourselves together.
"The space must've been warped again. We better move quickly!"
Kishinuma issues an order.
I follow his command and run towards a hallway.
Yuka, you'd better be safe.
I'll find you.
(Shirou's point of view)
When I open my eyes, I find myself in some kind of storage room.
I reach out for my head as I've been feeling another headache.
Wait!
Where's Nakashima?
I search for her frantically.
She was nowhere to be found.
"Dammit…!"
I stumps my feet.
Somehow, the bag manages to stay stuck at me.
"Yo kid! Why are you throwing a tantrum?"
"You know why…!? Nakashima is missing…!"
The voice went silent.
"She's all right but she's alone. You'd better find her quick. Anyway, the location where you fell is very convenient."
"What do you mean by 'convenient'?"
"Shinozaki is around that area. Take out that jar of salt. You might find it useful."
I do as he says.
I take out the salt but I had no idea on what to do with it.
I wait for his further command.
For some reason, he didn't say anything.
"Are you kidding me…?! You choose to leave me hanging?!"
I walk around while carrying the big jar of salt in my hand.
I wonder what is it for...
Surprisingly, I bump into Shinozaki.
"Oh, it's you…"
She still presents me with her glare.
"Where's your friendly ghost? Is he playing with another corpse?"
She asks me a hurting question.
"Why are you looking at me like I'm some kind of murderer?"
"Because you're one…!"
I remained silent.
"If wasn't for you and your stupid ghost, we wouldn't be here in the first place…!"
"And, if it wasn't for you… Suzumoto-san would still alive…"
She says while breaking into tears.
I hang my head in lament.
Suzumoto's death is partly my fault.
I should have listened to 'Hajime's advice.
Suddenly, Shinozaki hugs me.
"Um, Shinozaki…"
"I'm sorry…"
I was at loss for words.
"I know it wasn't your fault. I was pinning the blame on you."
I hear her words.
"The truth is I was the reason for all of this. If I hadn't suggested that charm, none of us should be here."
I let her tears soak my shirt.
"In fact, Suzumoto's death was my fault. If I had listened to your ghost, she would still be alive."
From that moment, I decide to hug her back.
"Huh…?"
"No, it's not your fault…"
I says that with determination.
"None of this are your fault. Who would have thought a simple charm like that could be something dangerous."
I tighten my embrace.
"Humans make mistakes. We must learn to move forward from our mistakes."
I tells her and start ruffling her hair.
She didn't resist and resume crying.
(Shirou's point of view)
It's been half an hour since that.
I make up with Shinozaki.
She told me her past regarding her unsightly experience with men.
That was the reason she was hostile towards me.
She didn't trust anyone but herself and some friends.
I could understand her feelings.
It's hard to trust someone when you were betrayed.
After that, she told me about how she found out about the charm.
It was written on the internet in some blog by an author that goes by the name, Saenoki Naho.
"She was the one who told me to fetch that doll."
Wait, is she here?
"Shinozaki, from the way you're telling me, this 'Naho' character is here."
She nods.
"She is here but no longer alive. She is only the shadow of her former self."
"She places the charm on internet luring many innocent people into this. Is she aware of it?"
"I don't know. I've only spoken to her once but that was before Suzumoto-san…"
She paused.
I stand up and strap my bag to my back.
I offer her my hand.
"I don't know if we can make it together but we will find a way out. We'll get out of here along with your friends."
She takes my hand with a little blush.
"First, we better find Nakashima. I was with her until the whole place breaks down."
"You were with Nakashima-san? Is she with someone else?"
I paused.
"She was with Shinohara but Shinohara… She died."
Shinozaki hang her heads in lamenting.
"We can mourn the dead but we shouldn't lament for them. Let's move."
Shinozaki and I try to exit the storage room but suddenly, it shuts us in.
"What's wrong?!"
I cannot open the door.
"Emiya-kun, put down that jar of salt and help me open this damn door!"
Shinozaki and I struggle to get the door moving.
Even with the two of us, the door didn't move.
"What's wrong with this place? The door works fine until just now."
Shinozaki says while glaring at the door.
"I'll think of something."
"You'll think of what?"
I hear a voice I didn't recognize.
It came from a bespectacled girl.
She is a teenage girl of somewhat above average height and below average weight.
She has indigo eyes and black medium short hair, with two red hair rings and a red pentagram-shaped hair ornament on the top left part of her head.
She wears a maroon blazer, with a plain white shirt underneath and a plain red necktie, a dark blue skirt, and has a blue jacket tied around her waist.
She also wears crew length black socks and brown shoes.
"Naho-san…"
Shinozaki mutters…
"So, you fail to save your friend? How pathetic… I've given the hint yet you failed."
Shinozaki hang her head in lament.
"Stop right there, Saenoki Naho. You cannot critic her for your incompetence…"
"Hmm… What's this? It's a wannabe hero standing for his wenches."
I find it very offensive.
"Where did you hear that?"
"Who wouldn't recognize Emiya Shirou of Homuhara Highschool? Rumor has it, you're a sucker for helping people. You're quite famous in the internet, you know?"
"I know people have been calling me that. But that only applies to Fuyuki, where did you hear of me?"
"I told you before, I learn about you from internet. Your 'friend' named Matou Shinji was the one who posted it. His thread titled 'Fuyuki's number one Sucker'. I laugh my heart out when I read those."
Shinji did what?
"So what is this 'incompetence' you speak off, hmm?"
I stands up straight.
"I heard you have written certain amount of notes regarding supernatural. Some of the notes mentioned about how a spirit can be appeased by returning a certain object to its owner."
"That is true."
"However, not all spirit can be appeased. Some would just go vengeful and attack the appeasing party. I learn about this from a friend of mine. His name is Ryuudou Issei. He's a son of a Shinto priest. He knows nothing about supernatural but his knowledge regarding spirits are flawless."
"Is that so… I would gladly put those on my notes if I was still alive."
"All in all… Shinozaki cannot be blamed for any of this. She didn't know anything about supernatural in the first place."
The bespectacled girl smirks.
"It's true my notes were incomplete and lead some people astray…"
The girl turn her back on us.
"But she done it anyway and her friend was killed because of it."
Shinozaki lowers her head even lower.
I cannot fight her with words.
She's too smart for me to handle.
"I have a question for you."
"What is it wannabe hero?"
"Why did you post that thread? You knew the charm is dangerous and yet you post it anyway."
She turns her face to us.
This time she had a glare.
"Oh, that… I place it on the internet so my teacher could get more interesting test subjects."
What did she mean by that?
"Do you know what this place is? It's the infamous Heavenly Host Elementary where three children were mutilated. Just like they said, it's cursed."
"My teacher, Kou Kibiki found the existence of this world for quite a while. He manages to extract many ideas for his articles."
Naho twirls like a girl in love.
"One day, he manages to find a way to come into this world. He decides to enter it in order to extract more information for his latest article."
She starts to make a sad expression.
"He only found a way to enter but not exiting. Sensei is probably stuck here with same stuff all day long."
She smirks at us.
"So, before I enter this world. I decide to place it on the internet. That way many people would come here to be my teacher's field study. I am sure he would be happy."
This girl is sick!
"For that reason you made thousands of innocent people die! Don't you know how wrong that is?!"
Shinozaki suddenly yells.
Naho smirks wider at her comment.
"Of course… You occults lover are nothing more than trashes in the first place. You have no worth in this world."
Shinozaki becomes enraged.
"I don't think your Kibiki-sensei is all that great."
I made a comment nonchalantly.
"What did you say?"
Her face turns blank.
Shinozaki was startled by my change of demeanor.
"If your sensei can sacrifice lives as if it was nothing, that means he's worse than a trash."
I assert my comment.
"Take that back…! He is the best teacher the world has ever known! You know nothing about him!"
Her face was brimming with rage.
It looks like I manage to push her buttons.
"Like I said, he's a trash! Nothing more and nothing less…"
Naho's face contorts and changes.
Suddenly, her figure transform into some blobbing monstrosity.
It charges toward me.
I almost caught off guard but manage to barrel roll.
Shinozaki survive the attack because she fell from the shock.
Black Naho didn't care about her; she only cares about killing me.
That's good.
At least Shinozaki is out of harm.
"Hey kid! Open the freaking salt jar! Sprinkle some of it towards it!"
Hajime decides to 'voice' up.
It's about time!
I open the jar.
The black creature lunges at me again.
I toss a good chunk of salt toward it.
Suddenly, it growls and shrieks as if it was hurting it.
"Kid, toss the lighter at it!"
The Magician instructs me.
I lighten up the lighter and toss it at the creature.
The monster burns down with a shrilling shriek.
It smolders until it left behind a nametag and a baby statue.
"Emiya-kun, are you okay?"
Shinozaki hold out her hand at me.
I take her hand.
Her hand are covered with salt.
"I wish you cleaned up first."
She says before pouting.
"I'm sorry…"
I wipe the salt off with my handkerchief.
I offer her the handkerchief so she could clean her hand.
"Nice work there, kid!"
"I forgot about you… Did you really need to leave me hanging like that?"
"Well, I thought you would figure it out."
"Like hell I would know salt works against ghosts!"
"Not just salt. Black pepper work as well. If you need protection against ghosts, draw a circle using salt. They couldn't move pass those."
"Anything else I should know?"
Shinozaki was looking at me with wonder.
I was talking with a ghost-like person.
"Pure iron works great against ghost. It doesn't kill them but it can ward them away!"
"Iron, got it…!"
"It's pure iron…! Steel won't work!"
"Pure iron got it…!"
"One more thing… you can only exorcise a ghost if you have enough components and a fulfilling condition. Just now, you manage to exorcise Naho. Her ghost was made of her own body making it possible to burn her away!"
"Really…? Then, I just had to burn them away!"
"That won't work! As I said, you'll need components and conditions!"
"Okay, got it…!"
After that, he went silent.
"So, what is your relationship with this ghost-person?"
Shinozaki asks me the question that has been bothering her.
"He's not a ghost. He's a Magician."
"What…? He's a magician?"
"To sums it up, yes…"
"You mean he does magic tricks and stuff?"
I think Shinozaki got a different view regarding Magicians.
"I'll explain later."
I close the salt jar and place it inside my bag.
I hope wouldn't need it so soon.
The door was unlocked so we can get out from the room.
The two of us walk along the corridor until we meet a friend.
It was Nakashima!
"Nakashima-san…!"
Shinozaki cries while hugging her friend.
"Shinozaki-san…!"
Nakashima hugs her back.
A lot happened to us but the end is far from near.
#Chapter End#
[Author's note]
I dedicate heartfelt gratitude to those who willingly spend their time reading my story.
As a writer, it feels good to know some people are actually reading my story.
It's not good, I know that.
Because of that, I post it here.
I need help from experienced readers to improve myself.
