_XX_ Metamorphose _XX_ Chapter 4: Possessed _
Recap:
"Ah, she saw it."
Nikaido Akira said with emotionless tone as I nod my head, replying to him a 'she sure did'.
"… Do I need to report everything even if it's outside the school? You're not my parents and none of your business anyway."
"Hey, hey, Nikaido Akira you're being too rude here. It sure serves you right if you get something from Aya."
I said as I sense Aya turned black (dark and evil, I guess?) as she reached to the plastic bag which she had been holding since we saw her.
"Do you think my wooden sword is my only weapon…?"
She stares angrily at Nikaido Akira as she flashes the egg tray from the plastic bag.
"OI… Don't think about throwing those eggs aimlessly…"
Aya had thrown the eggs before Nikaido Akira finishes his sentences. He grabbed my hand and run to a place he called as 'shelter', which is the infamous Asamura Kengo's house.
End Recap:
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_X_ Sorano Sayu _X_
After god knows minutes of running and dodging flying eggs that were thrown by Aya, we landed in Kengo's house all safe. We're being lucky this time, god knows when we'll be attacked due to the fellow beside me – who is still holding on my hand when we escaped Aya's evil crutch of flying eggs – whose named as Nikaido Akira.
"Oi."
I said as he gave me an 'I'm currently pissing off, don't even think of making me pissed off more' look while I pointed at my left hand, which his right hand is still holding on. He took a look, and let go of my left hand immediately with hints of embarrassment.
"Alright, let's went in. I'm tired of running anymore."
I said (ordered, if you prefer) as Nikaido Akira just knocked on Asamura Kengo's door. Just one second passed and Asamura Kengo appears in front of us. Okay, that was fast, I must admit.
"Ah! Akira and Sayu! Welcome to my house!"
Asamura Kengo said with a heart-warming smile beaming at us, while both Nikaido Akira and I ignored him and just walked up to his room, with Shirogane following beside us and Asamura Kengo followed behind. Well, I must say, even though Shirogane smiled back at him but since he can't see Shirogane thus you can state that he did not receive back any heart-warming smile from us. Alright, I'm blabbering stuffs, back to the story.
"Hm, Akira… I've known for so long and this is the first time you went to my house! (- Kengo tends to get rejected every time he tries to invite Akira into his house.) And I must say I'm really happy by your sudden appearances with Sayu even though I'm shocked by that fact. (- Please read recap for the cause.) But aren't there some games that friends can play together?"
Asamura Kengo said, as Nikaido Akira ignored him and continues to play with the PS II that belonged to Asamura Kengo, if I not wrong, while I sat at the left side of Nikaido Akira due to the face that there is something for me to lean when I've fallen asleep. I'm tired, and drowsiness slowly overcomes my mind since I do not really get much sleep due to my wound.
"Sorry about that but no; I do not have any game of those."
"What I meant is a game for both of us to play!"
"Come and play then."
"I WISHED! But what you are playing is RPG game…"
As Asamura Kengo's voice trailed off, drowsiness has officially overcome my mind and I fallen asleep.
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_X_ Nikaido Akira _X_
When I was about to reply Kengo, I felt something landed on my left shoulder. I looked and saw Sorano Sayu's coffee brown hair was on my shoulder with her eyes closed. Maybe she's really tired. I looked at her once more till Shirogane's voice rang.
"Ah, Sayu-chan has fallen asleep? It must been a long night for her then… Akira-kun, please help me to tend her for a moment, please?"
"Alright, fine, whatever you want."
I mumbled under my breath as Kengo looked at me with a sorrow look due to the fact that he wanted to play a game with me? I passed him a player 2 remote while he looked at me with confuse.
"You can pretend that you're using player two remote to control over the boss or the monster. Rest assures I will kill it in split second."
"THAT'S PATHETIC! I guess its fine for you to play with all your own…"
"What? If you are not going to play then shut up!"
"S-Sorry!"
Kengo apologized as a female voice of 'I'm back' came from the first floor.
"Ah, sis is back."
Kengo mumbled as the door opened and revealed the lady who makes the three of us jumpy during the visit of Aging.
"Hey Kengo, since dad and mum were on vacation thus we'll have to settle our dinner with instant - AHHHHHHH-!"
She screamed bloody murdered into our ears which make the three, Shirogane; Kengo and I jumped from our seat. Sorano Sayu was asleep, but I think she's awake from the bloody screaming of the lady here. Sorano Sayu opened her eyes, as red crosses all over her forehead and the atmosphere around her changed. She turned to Kengo, and Kengo were shivering all around.
"Hey… Kengo… Can I kill your sister…?"
She said with ominous and threatening tone as she turns and glared at his sis, but after few seconds passed, Sorano Sayu went unconscious and found out that she had fallen asleep again. The atmosphere around turned back to normal and we've noted that never ever make a din when Sorano Sayu is sleeping unless you're courting death.
"… Wow, it's been a long time since she last snapped due to the same reason…"
"… We must swear that we will not make her snap unless we do have a death wish…"
"… She's scary…"
That last sentence was from Kengo's sister, but she resumed back and looked at me sparking eyes.
"Hey, did you go to aging around the time of 17:00 PM?"
"… Hm, yes, why?"
"I knew it! You came here because you and this girl here is a friend of Kengo?"
"… You can say that."
Right at the moment when I replied, she went up to Kengo and gave him a 'thumb-up' for no reason, and went dancing around the room as I laughed.
"Hey, your sister is interesting."
"Yeah… She's a little Looney in the brain, I mean."
Once again, right at the time Kengo replied, Sorano Sayu woke up.
"… Where am I…?"
"You're at Kengo's house."
"… Okay… Did I done anything weird or scary…?"
"Yes. You have done something wrong toward Kengo and his sister."
"… Sorry about what I've caused… I often snap when I'm lack of sleep, especially people make a din when I'm trying to rest."
Sorano Sayu apologized as Kengo's sister just smile and says 'it's okay' and let the matter rested.
"Hello, I'm Asamura Mayu, Kengo's sister."
"I'm Nikaido Akira, and this is Sorano Sayu."
I introduced as Asamura Mayu smiled, but god knows why does she do that, she looked at my direction seriously, like there is something around me except Sorano Sayu and I. Wait, might be because she spotted Shirogane? I looked at Shirogane at the corner of my eyes and found out that he was looking toward her nervously as well.
"… I shall go and prepare some tea."
She said as she stood up all of a sudden and pulls Kengo out of the room. Alright, that was one close matter.
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_X_ Sorano Sayu _X_
By the time that Asamura Mayu and Asamura Kengo left the room, Shirogane loosen his shoulders – a sight of lowering his guard – as I turned and asked him 'what's wrong'.
"… She can see me…"
"Ah?"
"She has the gift of seeing spirits…"
"But she doesn't seem to be like Master…"
"Even though the fact that she is not the same as Master, but if this continues, she might have danger…"
"What kind of danger do you mean?"
"Worst Scenario happen: Being devoured by the darkness."
Shirogane said and by the time that Nikaido Akira was going to reply Shirogane, Asamura Kengo came back into the room.
"Ah, sorry for the Looney actions my sis had done… Oh, did you talk just now?"
"… Kengo you… Came in the room in a bad timing…"
Nikaido Akira stated as he look away from Shirogane and back to the television screen, while my gaze were everywhere around the room since this is the first time I came to a guy's room. Did he hide his hentai magazines under his bed? I stretch my hand under his bed and found nothing. T'ch.
"I'm sorry then… Don't be angry, my sis will make some delicious red-tea for us! Her red-tea is the best! And Sayu, what are you searching for?"
"I was just wondering the fact if you hide your hentai magazines under your bed or other places… And both your sister and you… are having a nice sibling relationship."
"Did we…? We often argue with each other and she would always throw punches and kicks toward me… But, I guess we do really have a nice sibling relationship!"
As Asamura Kengo replied my question, both Asamura Kengo and I heard Nikaido Akira mumbles 'sister complex' with a smile on his face. Well, I sort of froze since this is the first time I actually saw this mean guy smiled! And, his smile looks nice, not that I wanted to admit but that is a fact.
"What did you say?"
Asamura Kengo shouted and Nikaido Akira's smile disappeared. I had a little disappointment since he only smiled for a moment.
"I'm saying that you've sister complex."
"NO ONE SAID IT WITH A SMILE ON THEIR FACE!"
Both of them went quietly by the time Asamura Kengo shouted as I turned to Shirogane, due to the fact that I sensed something bad is going to happen, but I do not know what it is… T'ch, I hope the omen I sense is one good omen… And now the two of them – Nikaido Akira and Asamura Kengo – resumed in arguing about the game for two of PS II till… a sound of wood being hacked rang on first floor. The four of us ran down and found… a possessed Asamura Mayu…
"S-Sis…?"
Asamura Kengo called as Asamura Mayu gave us a defiant glare. She is being possessed by Kokuchi! Not a ghost; not a spirit but a Kokuchi?
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"What the heck… She just destroyed a wooden wall with her bare hands…"
"Sis… Sis is being possessed again! I must do an exorcism on her! Hey Akira, Sayu, please help me to settle her down while I get something to exorcise the things that possessed her! I'll be right back!"
Asamura Kengo said as he ran back upstairs while both Nikaido Akira and I stare at her. Alright, this is sure one big problem to solve. How do we going to settle her down…? Fight with her? Slam her down on the floor to stop her from moving (impossible)? Damn it, have to think of something before she done some harms on us. As I was thinking, Asamura Mayu had flung toward Nikaido Akira and lucky he dodges it quickly and Asamura Mayu's punch landed on the hard wall. Ouch, that hurts.
"Your name is Akira right…? Do you want to play with me…?"
'Alright, I'm officially being ignored, since Asamura Mayu likes boys that much, a girl like me gets ignore. Well, it's quite a good thing since she doesn't attack me.'
I thought as Asamura Mayu threw another punch toward Nikaido Akira as once again he dodge it to another side – to the back of Asamura Mayu – while I stood at the usual place watching the two of them, as Asamura Mayu's gaze turned toward her back and place it on Nikaido Akira.
"What in the world…! This isn't any kind of possession! Damn it, help me, Sayu!"
"I wanted to, but she doesn't care about me – I mean she does not think me as her threat."
"Ara, are you loathing to play with me? How horrible…"
Asamura Mayu stated which earn my eyes rolling. Somehow her words don't make any sense to me. Well, of course we do not want to play with her since she was possessed by a Kokuchi! Shirogane told Nikaido Akira to be more careful since she is possessed by Kokuchi, not by any weird 'object' and explained why to him. W00t, Asamura Kengo came back and threw something toward Asamura Mayu.
"Sis!"
"W-What? Salt? "
"That's not any ordinary salts! These salts are from Master to get rid of demons!"
"… Alright, does that really help…?"
Nikaido Akira went back to our side as Asamura Mayu was trying to avoid the salts that are thrown toward her.
"Hey, Master's stuffs are useful, as the things that possessed in Mayu's body are slowly disappearing, even though it was in low speed."
I said, watching Asamura Mayu glared at Asamura Kengo and held him high through his neck! Crap! Alright, I'm getting pissed off now. I changed into my Shin form while Nikaido Akira rushed to save Asamura Kengo.
"Hey B***H, your enemy is here."
I shouted with my Crimson Guilt on my hand. Asamura Mayu turned her attention from Nikaido Akira back to me. Why am I doing this, anyway? Maybe it is because I want to save Asamura Kengo? Fine.
"Hey, don't you think that you've left me out all of the fun? I want to play too!"
I said in a sarcastic tone as Asamura Mayu continued to glare at me like I'm her worst enemy, but it's the true since I'm her worst enemy. I'm here to eliminate the Kokuchi(s) in her body! Asamura Mayu smirked as she lunged at me trying to punch at me while I dodge it easily.
"Ha, you missed, idiot!"
Asamura Mayu turned angrier as I agitated her more. It was kind of fun since I can use my full force to eliminate the Kokuchi(s) in her body. Asamura Mayu tried to attack me again but Nikaido Akira turned into his Shin form and pushes me away from Asamura Mayu.
"What is the reason of pushing me away from her?"
"I will get rid of the Kokuchi that was possessed in her."
"Ah, Akira wants to play with me finally…?"
Asamura Mayu said as Nikaido Akira and Asamura Mayu exchanges blow to each other. When the time Nikaido Akira's fist is going to land on Asamura Mayu's face, she closed her eyes and caused Nikaido Akira to hesitates about hitting her which resulting him getting scratches at his cheeks. Asamura Mayu licked the blood on her fingers. Oh, damn it.
"Ah… You're sure gentles to girls… But, I like guys who are wilder…!"
Asamura Mayu lunged toward Nikaido Akira and grabbed his front clothing and slammed him on the floor, hard. Alright, even though I don't like him but he is still my comrade and somehow what Asamura Mayu done to him made me pissed more so I aimed my Crimson Guilt toward Asamura Mayu and shot at her.
"…! Sorano Sayu!"
"Shut up on whatever you wanted to say, Nikaido Akira. We must get rid of her before everything – even us – gets devoured by darkness! Before that happens, I will get rid of her first."
"… Shut up, if you dare to mention about this once again, I will kill you!"
Nikaido Akira said, with every word filled with venom, as I just glared at him with hostility and I pointed my Crimson Guilt at Asamura Mayu once again till Shirogane pushes my hand –the left hand which was holding on my Crimson Guilt – down and smiled at Nikaido Akira.
"Okay then. Both Sayu-chan and I will wait till the last second. But if you failed in the last minute, we will get rid of her. I must tell you something, the chance of calling her back small but not impossible. Try to tell her anything that make her happy; especially the happy memories she had. I must say it again, if you failed, both of us will have to kill her."
"… Alright."
Nikaido Akira said as Shirogane pull me back to the place where Asamura Kengo fainted.
"Sayu-chan, give me a reason on losing your cool again and reacted in that way."
"… This scene… Reminded me of how Shinnosuke-nii and Shiina-nee died…"
I mumbled under my breath as I felt something streamed down on my cheeks. It was my tears, my tears that had once shed for my beloved brother and sister, even though we're not biological siblings. I hid my face in-between my two legs as I held them together in one corner.
"… Are you okay, Sayu-chan?"
"…"
I kept quiet while I sense two gazes on me but I just ignore them.
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_X_ Nikaido Akira _X_
I land my gaze on Sorano Sayu – who is silently sobbing about the memories of her past – with hints of concern after I turned back into my human form as Shirogane just stood beside her quietly.
'… I guess… I'm too harsh to her with my words…'
"Oi, Wake up."
I kicked Kengo's stomach as I reflected on what I had said to Sorano Sayu moment ago.
"I think I'd almost sleep for eternity and could not wake up anymore."
"Stop all your crap. In order to save your sister, I need your help."
At the moment I finished my sentence, Kengo's eyes went wide open and returns to his own idiotic self.
"Oh really…? Akira's actually needed my help… Can I?"
"Yeah, just for your information, your sister's state might worsen, so…"
"No problem! I'm coming to save you, sister!"
Kengo shouted and run toward his sister. What an idiot. I stopped him by kicking his stomach again.
"… Don't run toward her, idiot! Do whatever you want after I have finish my instruction, idiot."
"… Akira… Next time if you want to stop someone… Please shout, and not kick…"
Kengo said as I ignored his complain and start with my explanation.
"First, we must call out to her, to help her regain her consciousness."
"Call her…?"
"Yes. Talk to her with some happy memories, like what all the families done to those in coma, and it will have a better result."
"Alright! Leave it to me, even though I don't know how to…"
Kengo started talking about those funny memories on what happened in his childhood, as I turned to Sorano Sayu at the corner of my eyes. She regains her cool and currently sitting at the corner, looking at how Kengo is trying to regain his sister's consciousness. She did not laugh at any of his memories, but look at Mayu with those icy gazes.
'… If gaze could kill, Mayu will be dead by now.'
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-!"
All of a sudden, Mayu shouted out loud and Sorano Sayu stood up. The floor turned like what happened when I first have the knowing of the world of shadow.
'… This situation… Damn it, we screwed up.'
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_X_ Sorano Sayu _X_
'… It's time.'
I stood up and changed into my Shin form, ignoring the sinking Nikaido Akira and Asamura Kengo.
"… Wait, don't, Sorano Sayu…"
Nikaido Akira shouted but it does not reach my ear.
"… It had failed…? I still do not have the ability to save my sister…? Uh… SISTER!"
Kengo shouted and I sensed that the one I'm dealing now is Asamura Maki. I charged toward Asamura Mayu and pull out the Kokuchi that had been in her body.
"Chains of Abyss."
I mumbled as chains appear from the pool of darkness and chained on the Kokuchi. I shot at the chained Kokuchi repeatedly for god knows how many time till one last bullet left in my Crimson Guilt.
"… Allow me to laugh at your destiny, pathetic Kokuchi."
I mumbled as I send my last to the Kokuchi and 'caused it to disappear. Once the Kokuchi gone, I coughed out and landed on the floor with one leg knelt to support my body.
"Are you okay, Sayu-chan? Now, sit down and rest for a moment."
"… Damn. I'm not the old me anymore, I guess… Just a little upgraded Kokuchi and I'm tired and such."
"You've treated that Kokuchi as 'Him', right?"
"…"
"I guess I'm correct. Don't stress too much on yourself."
Shirogane said, while I just kept quiet. I hate Kokuchi. I hate 'Him'. 'He' is the one who caused Shinnosuke-nii and Shiina-nee to die… I will never forgive him. I clenched my fist at the moment the image formed in my mind.
"… Hey, Sorano Sayu."
I have forgotten that I had my hatred expression as I turn to the person who called me. It's Nikaido Akira. Noticing it's just Nikaido Akira and not 'Him', I soften my expression and unclench my fist.
"… What do you want, Nikaido Akira."
"… I'm sorry for what I had stated, a moment ago… I guess I'm a little harsh…"
Nikaido Akira's facial were pink at the corner while he apologizing to me. I guess this is actually the first time he is apologizing to a person. Corner of my lips rose; I stood up and gently ruffle his hair, even though I need to raise my hand high to ruffle.
"… It's okay. That speech, has not taken into heart."
His facial turn from soft pink to bright pink as I turn to Shirogane and Asamura Kengo, who were chatting in-between themselves. Wait a minute, Asamura Kengo can SEE Shirogane? I turned back to Nikaido Akira, and he is still in his Shin form. I ran up to Asamura Kengo and asked if he could see me.
"Of course I can see you, I'm not blind, Sayu!"
"…"
I ignore him again and think on why he could see us. OH YEAH, I REMEMBER! I finally figured out what caused it and Nikaido Akira then noticed he's still in Shin form. We quickly changed back to normal as Nikaido Akira had a bat on his hand and slowly head to Asamura Kengo.
'… Hey, Nikaido Akira, what are you trying to do to Asamura Kengo? Kill him with that bat?'
"Kengo, you're dreaming currently."
"Me, dreaming?"
"Yes, you're dreaming now and thus the gentle and kind me is going to wake you up."
"…!"
"Don't worry; it will only take a little while."
"NOOOOOOOOOO-"
"Be a good boy and don't move, I will not use as much strength."
"That's not the problem- NOOOOOOOOOOOO-"
"DA DUMP"
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