Chapter 9

The time has come. Hei stands at the door of Harvey Nichol, the foreign contractor who is known for his ability to awaken the dead.

'There are implications to this contractor's power...' replays in Hei's head.

He raises his hand and clenches it into a powerful fist. All he has to do is knock and the ball will be put into motion for Yin's awakening.

Knock...knock...knock

The door opens. A young man in his twenties stares back at Hei with a plain expression.

"The black reaper." He starts.

"You know who I am." replies Hei.

"Every contractor knows who you are, infamous, I suppose. Besides I had a call earlier telling me you were coming and I had to co-operate. Sounded like a woman?"

'Misaki.' Hei thinks.

"I assume you want to use my power. Every 'visitor' I have does, then I tell them how it works and they run off."

"Tell me."

"It's true I can revive although...not humans. Only dolls and contractors."

"Then what's the problem?"

"They come back different, human to be exact. That's not all – They have no memory of the life they previously had, It's like they have a whole new one written for them, with entirely different memories."

Hei freezes. Overloaded with questions. Not for Harvey, for Yin.

'would you want this?' 'will you be happy?' 'will I ever see you again?'

The last question sends a crippling pain throughout Hei's whole body.

'What do I do?'

"You okay?" Harvey questions.

'I need to give her a chance to live a life. I,I,I love her.'

"You're sure quiet for someone with your reputation."

"...How do we go about this?" Hei decides.